What has wigs, an accordion player and a fire-eating man? The answer to that perhaps strange question is Stage Door Productions’ winter small cast musical “Forever Plaid.” According to Alyssa Sparks, the director of the play, the show revolves around four young men: Jinx, Sparky, ...
In the ever-changing world of auto body repair, Curt Bacon, a former motorcycle racer, has to keep up. And though it might seem like a paradox, it’s fixing the kinds of motorcycles he pulled the throttle on for decades that relaxes him the most at age 66, providing an anchor through ...
The 28th annual Trinity Hospice Ball will be Feb. 1 at the Best Western Starlite Village Inn & Suites, 1518 Third Ave. N.W. The ball begins at 6 p.m. with a social hour, followed by dinner and a program at 7 p.m. and dancing at 8:30 p.m. A silent auction will run throughout the ...
One of the United States’ premier choral ensembles will be touring through Fort Dodge to showcase its vocal talents Jan. 26 as part of its 2020 Winter Tour. Under the direction of Andrew Last, associate professor of music and director of choral activities at Luther, the program will ...
Among the goals of the Webster County Fair Board is making sure that not only is the fair a fun event, but a fun event that keeps getting better every year. To help achieve that, the board is hosting a night of Dueling Pianos featuring Andy Anderson and Mike Leeds, whose act is described as ...
Several area photographers are being featured in an exhibit at the Blanden Memorial Art Museum that will run through March 7. “Analog It” is a film-based juried photography exhibit that currently occupies the second floor gallery at the Blanden. The idea for the exhibit came from a ...
HUMBOLDT — Laughter and live music will be featured during an upcoming evening of entertainment that will help raise the money needed to buy a new ambulance for Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Bob Stromberg, who coauthored the theatrical show ‘‘Triple Espresso (A Highly Caffeinated ...
ROLFE — In retirement, author and former educator Denise Wasko has taken up a less conventional hobby. After 30 years working as a teacher for area schools and as an educator at Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency, the teacher’s ideal pet turned out to be an alpaca. “Well, you have ...
I am an avid reader. That saying may not do my habit justice. When I finish a book, I often start right into another one. Sometimes I immediately start rereading the one I just finished. I currently in the middle of reading four books, three of which I have already read. But I enjoy ...
Prairie Lakes Church is working to bring the magic of Christmas and the love of Jesus to dozens of local children who might need an extra boost to get through the holiday season. For the third year, PLC is participating in the ministry of Prison Fellowship’s Angel Tree to provide ...
When I was given the task of building a gingerbread house with my 6-year-old nephew and writing about it, my first thoughts were, “That’ll be too easy.” Boy, was I wrong. Let me start off by saying that I have not built a gingerbread house in nearly 20 years. The last time, I was ...
Christmas carols, hot chocolate, Santa Claus and history will all come together next weekend for the third annual Christmas Caroling Through History event on Dec. 15 in the Oak Hill Historic District of Fort Dodge. Festivities will begin at 5 p.m. at the Ringland-Smeltzer House, 1019 ...
Fort Dodge Choral Society and Jive for Five! brass quintet will share the joy of Christmas music at 3 p.m. on Dec. 15 at First United Methodist Church, 127 N. 10th St. The concert, entitled “Silent Night,” is preceded by a 2 p.m. reception and the opportunity for audience members to join in ...
Take a journey through a variety of Christmas music, including classics and contemporary songs, this year at Iowa Central Community College’s holiday concert. Will Lopes, director of vocal music, and Paul Bloomquist, director of instrumental music, describe the concert to be performed ...
Every family has its own Christmas traditions. Many of these come from ancestors from other countries. Here are a few of these traditions and where they came from. Germany From Germany we get the traditional Christmas tree. The tradition of decorating a Christmas tree was brought here by ...
If a disclaimer can be attached to the Thanksgiving turkey cooking directions given by a small sampling of Cooper Elementary School students, it’s this. “Actual results may vary,” and “Don’t try this at home.” Noah Simon, 5, knew to put the bird in the oven. His time and ...
Des Moines-based jazz singer Max Wellman, who first appeared with the Fort Dodge Area Symphony in 2013, will perform several popular holiday tunes, including “O Christmas Tree,” “Jingle Bells,” “Toyland” and “Silent Night.” Wellman and vocalist Katy Merriman will sing duets to ...
Shop, play and feast at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village Opera House this holiday season during the second annual A Dickens of a Christmas on Saturday. Come join the many “Shoppe Keepers” where guests will discover countless treasures as the marketplace captures Christmas during the ...
By Hailey Brueschke editor@messengernews.net Hawkeye Community Theatre brings fun, family Christmas entertainment to life this holiday season. The theatre’s upcoming show, ‘‘Mother Goose’s Golden Christmas,’’ bears very little resemblance to the traditional ‘‘Mother ...
There’s nothing like the first day of a week of vacation. The possibilities of what to do stretch out in front of you and it seems like it’s going to last forever. (Cue the sound of birds happily chirping) Then the reality of your vacation plan — the Great 2019 Garage Cleanout and ...