Breaking News

Lifestyle Briefs

KYL schedules children’s programs

WEBSTER CITY — Kendall Young Library Children’s Department will hold a variety of programs in November. Weekly Programs Children’s Mini Makerspace (Family) stop in from 3:30 to 6 p.m. on Mondays in November to get creative. This come and go time will offer a variety craft supplies to make creations on your own or the option of a special craft activity to get you started. Families are invited to color, paint, and glue together. We are excited to see all the artwork. Dates are Nov. 2, 9, 16 and 31. Wild Things (TK to second grade) will meet from 3:45-5 p.m. on Tuesdays in ...

Kendall Young Library announces teen events

WEBSTER CITY — Kendall Young Library will be having variety of teen events throughout November. Teen Lounge — Patrons in sixth through 12th grades are invited from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Nov. 3, 10, and 17. Join us weekly for special activities, video games, snacks, crafts, board games, and more. This time and place is perfect to hang out with friends and is a come-and-go style event. Homeschool TECH BUILD — Students will have time to explore and build with Snap Circuits from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Nov. 12. This is designed for youth 2nd-12th grade and will be held each month in the ...

Choral Society concert will focus on works of banned composers and poets

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.

Michael Charles will perform at Byron’s on Nov. 1

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.

Joel Wernimont will perform at Fonda Arts Center on Nov. 8

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 ...

Brown Bag Briefings at FD Public Library

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.