The Fort Dodge Choral Society will present an afternoon of choral music by composers and poets who have been banned through the ages. The concert will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, 239 N. 11th St. Admission is by season ticket or $12 at the door.
POMEROY — Michael Charles and his band will perform from 5 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 1 at Byron’s, 112 S Main St., Pomeroy. Charles is in the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame under the “Master Blues Artist” category, a 10 times Grammy-elected artist and a long-time touring artist performing at Byron’s in Pomeroy for almost two decades.
FONDA — Joel Wernimont takes the stage at the Fonda Arts Center at 2 p.m. on Nov. 8. The location is the morthwest corner of Fourth and Main. Admission, as always, is free, as are refreshments. Wernimont was born and raised on a farm in western Iowa and studied Music Composition at McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, Minnesota. While initially focusing on writing and recording music for TV advertisements in the Twin Cities, he later transitioned to Nashville to write for other artists and define his own sound. His story and lyric driven Americana music is rooted in the ...
The Friends of the Fort Dodge Library announce this fall’s installment of the Brown Bag Briefings. They are held at noon every Thursday in the meeting room of the Fort Dodge Library, 424 Central Ave. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lunch. Water, coffee and cookies will be provided. The briefings last one hour and the public is invited to attend. There is no charge for admission. Thursday: Shelly Bottorff will join us for an inside look at what is happening in the Fort Dodge Fine Arts, including Historic Phillips auditorium, and explore the success of FD TEA.
POCAHONTAS — The PocaHAUNTus haunted house till be held from 7 to 10 p.m. today at the Firemen’s Shed next to the Pocahontas Fire Department. Admission is $15, cash only.
The Fort Dodge Chili Lovers’ Society 44th annual Chili Cookoff will be held from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m at the Fort Museum, 1 Museum Road. Judges taste test will be held at 1 p.m. and winners announced at 3 p.m. Public tasting will be held from 1:30 to 4 p.m. The cost is $5 for a sample cup to try all chilis.