Academy Award Winner Susan Sarandon to campaign in Iowa with Ice Cream Icons Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield and Actors Jonathan Sadowski, Brendan Hines and Justin Long
DES MOINES, Iowa -- On the heels of a continuous surge and growing enthusiasm for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign in Iowa, six celebrated activists and actors will join the stump for Sanders across the Hawkeye state.
Kicking off Monday, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, founders of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, return to the campaign trail in Iowa. Additionally, humanitarian, political activist, Emmy Award nominee and Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon, actor Jonathan Sadowski (best known for his role in She’s the Man), TV star Brendan Hines (Scorpion, Scandal, and Suits) and actor Justin Long (Comet) will campaign across Iowa for Bernie Sanders.
Upcoming events are listed below by date and surrogate:
Monday, January 25 - Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield
Noon Meskwaki Senior Lunch with special guests Ben & Jerry, Meskwaki Senior Center, 301 Meskwaki Road, Tama
Information for the public: This event is invite only.
3:00 p.m. Meet & Greet with Bernie Sanders and special guests Ben & Jerry, Newton Bernie 2016 Field Office, 201 1st Ave W, Newton
Information for the public: This event is invite only.
7:30 p.m. CNN Democratic Presidential Forum “Watch Party” with special guests Ben & Jerry, Jonathan Sadowski and Brendan Hines, Varsity Theater, 1207 25th St, Des Moines
Information for the public: Doors open at 7pm. This event is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged.
Tuesday, January 26 - Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield
3:00 p.m. Meet and Greet with special guests Ben & Jerry, Winterset Bernie 2016 Field Office, 404 S 4th Ave, Winterset
Information for the public: This event is free and open to the public.
5:00 p.m. Meet & Greet with special guests Ben & Jerry, J’s Pizza & Steakhouse, 108 E Washington St, Clarinda
Information for the public: This event is free and open to the public.
7:00 p.m. Precinct Captain Training and Mock Caucus with special guests Ben & Jerry, Dripps Coffee, 1010 S Main St Suite 800, Council Bluffs
Information for the public: This event is free and open to the public.
Tuesday, January 26 - Jonathan Sadowski, Brendan Hines and Justin Long
3:00 p.m. “Phone Bank & Chill” with Jonathan Sadowski, Brendan Hines and Justin Long, Des Moines Bernie 2016 HQ, 3420 Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, Des Moines
Information for the public: This event is free and open to the public.
6:30 p.m. “Talk Bernie to Me - LGBT x Art x Politics” with special guests Jonathan Sadowski, Brendan Hines, and Justin Long, Ritual Cafe, 1301 Locust St #D, Des Moines
Information for the public: This event is free and open to the public.
Wednesday, January 27 - Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield
11:30 a.m. Iowa Falls Senior Lunch with special guests Ben & Jerry, Iowa Falls Senior Center, 218 River St, Iowa Falls
Information for the public: This event is invite only.
5:15 p.m. Meet & Greet with special guests Ben & Jerry, Zombie Burger, 300 E Grand Ave, Des Moines
Information for the public: This event is free and open to the public.
6:00 p.m. “WTF’S a Caucus?”, Drake University, Shivers Courtside Club, 2601 Forest Ave, Des Moines
Information for the public: This event is free and open to the Drake community.
Wednesday, January 27 - Susan Sarandon
Noon Women for Bernie Luncheon with special guest Susan Sarandon, Location TBD, Des Moines
7 p.m. Mason City Town Meeting with Bernie Sanders and special guest Susan Sarandon, Music Man Square, 308 S Pennsylvania Ave, Mason City
Information for the public: Doors open at 6 p.m. This event is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged.
