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‘Let’s Start the New Year Right ‘

There is “Plenty to be Thankful For” this holiday season as Comedia Musica Players presents Irving Berlin’s famous “Holiday Inn” musical Nov. 7-9 at the Historic Phillips Auditorium. “Holiday Inn has some recognizable music in it and is just a sweet and happy storyline where ...

Trick or Treat

Local Trick or Treat Dates Saturday, October 26th Trick or Treat through the gardens: 3 to 5 p.m., Smitty’s Lawn and Landscape, 7 S. 23rd St. Livermore Haunted Forest: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Livermore Pool Park, freewill donation. Moorland Trick or Treat: 5 to 7 p.m. PocaHAUNTus ...

Bill Stamats: Two of a Kind

The Blanden Memorial Art Museum will be holding an exhibition of work from artist Bill Stamats from Nov. 2 through Jan. 18.. The exhibition is titled “Two of a Kind” and works as a retrospective of the different works by the artist. To understand the art is to understand the artist and ...

FD Area Symphony to open 75th season on Sunday

The Fort Dodge Area Symphony will present the first concert of their 75th anniversary season at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Fort Dodge Middle School Auditorium. This concert will feature music by Brahms, Puccini and the world premiere performance of Matthew Kennedy’s “Symphony No. 2.” Also, ...

‘Community Garden’

Iowa Central Community College’s fall theater production, Community Garden, digs into the many ways that taking care of the environment also helps people to take care of one another. The play, written in 2023 by Justin Borak, will be presented Oct. 17-20 at Decker Auditorium in the ...

Hawkeye Community Theatre to present ‘The Game’s Afoot’

“The Game’s Afoot” is coming soon to a theater near you — the Hawkeye Community Theatre, that is. The mystery-comedy, written by Ken Ludwig, is about a Broadway star who is well-known for playing Sherlock Holmes. He throws a dinner party that turns into a murder mystery filled with ...