Go and Do - Local Area Events

06-19 Epworth Vacation Bible School: 6 to 8 p.m., Oleson Park Band Shell. Will feature music, Bible stories, a Mission project, discovery, and crafts. Snacks will be provided. more »»

06-20 Join Dodger Cyclists for a bike ride on the new Fort Dodge/Webster County Trail. (This is the first session in a series in July, August, September, and October.) For more information, contact Webster County Conservation, 1415 Nelson Ave., 576-4258 or email: conservation@webstercountyia.org. more »»

06-21 Fort Dodge Noon Lions will serve Lunch on the Plaza from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. more »»

06-21 Sweets by Candi & Company will be hosting a cupcake fundraiser on Friday, June 21 to help maintain Patterson field & continue the program for youth baseball that Jerry Patterson founded over 40 years ago. more »»

06-21 Epworth Vacation Bible School: 6 to 8 p.m., Oleson Park Band Shell. Will feature music, Bible stories, a Mission project, discovery, and crafts. Snacks will be provided. more »»

06-22 Farmers Market is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the northwest corner of the Crossroads Mall parking lot. more »»

06-22 Market on Central is located on Historic Downtown Fort Dodge. A Farmers Market with fresh produce, baked goods, meats, eggs, honey, jams and jellies, pasta and pasta sauce, unique home made items and crafts, art, entertainment, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner vendors. more »»

06-22 Tamera Will Wissinger will be signing her book "Gone Fishing" a novel in verse for children from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 22nd at Book World in the Crossroads Mall. The author will also include a reading from her book and snacks after the presentation. more »»

06-22 Shellabration 2013 featuring Styx The iconic rock band Styx will headline Shellabration 2013, Fort Dodge’s concert event of the summer. Slated for Saturday, June 22nd, the event will once again take place at the Oleson Park Bandshell in Fort Dodge. more »»

06-23 Attend the brunch, silent auction, and bake sale for the Jodi and George Lawman family benefit. Jodi is battling malignant metastatic melanoma cancer and the expenses incurred are huge and ongoing. Enjoy delicious sausage or ham egg bake, biscuits and gravy, fruit, and beverages. more »»

06-25 Experiments & Adventures in Art Four-Day Art Camp for Children ages 6 to 8 Instructor: Devon Black For children ages 6, 7 & 8 years old Dates and Times: Tue., Wed., Thurs. & Fri. more »»

06-28 Dinner: Pulled pork sandwiches catered by Howard Ball. Served 5 to 8 p.m. in the Hall. Auction: 7 p.m. Bid on various items that have been donated by area individuals and businesses. Street Dance: 8 p.m. to Midnight. more »»

06-29 Meet at the Root Cellar Prairie and join prairie biologist, Bill Johnson, for a bit of prairie history and plant ID. When: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. more »»

06-30 7:30 p.m. at Karl L. King Band Shell in Oleson Park. Free admission courtesy of the City of Fort Dodge. Jerrold Jimmerson conductin. more »»