The tale may be as old as time, but where it’s being told is brand new. Iowa Central Community College will christen its new Center for Performing Arts and renovated Decker Auditorium with Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.” Shows will be April 25-28. Shows on April 25, 26 and 27 ...
The Fort Dodge Area Symphony will present the final concert of its 2023-2024 season at 7 p.m. April 27 in the Fort Dodge Middle School Auditorium, 800 N. 32nd St. Please note that the April concert will take place on Saturday evening instead of our usual Sunday afternoon. Titled “Scenes of Seville,” this concert will feature winners of the symphony’s 2024 Young Artists Competition. Since the start of this competition in 1966, over 200 young musicians living and studying in Iowa have been given the opportunity to perform as soloists with our orchestra. This year, the symphony ...
The third and final indoor concert for the 2024 season by the Karl L. King Municipal Band will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Fort Dodge Middle School Auditorium, 800 N. 32nd St. There is no admission charge, with these concerts being provided by the city of Fort Dodge for everyone’s enjoyment. Conductor Jerrold P. Jimmerson has once again planned an enjoyable program of band music. Dan Cassady serves as the assistant conductor of the band, and Paul Bloomquist will be the band’s announcer. Compositions by the band’s namesake, Karl L. King, on this hour-long concert will ...
Eleven-year-old Winnie Foster was taking a stroll through the woods when she met Jesse Tuck. Winnie and Tuck become friends and through their friendship, she finds out that Jesse and his family are keeping a secret and Winnie wants in on it. Winnie then has the decision of being a part ...
The Almost Home Humane Society of North Central Iowa is getting ready for a night of fun, food and fundraising to help all the dogs and cats at the shelter during the 13th annual Fur Ball. The ball will begin at 6 p.m. April 13 at Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota, 2723 Fifth Ave. ...
Friends of Byron is pleased to announce the Nashville Songwriter Showcase, a benefit concert to save Byron’s Bar in Pomeroy from being closed down by the city of Pomeroy. The concert takes place at 7 p.m. Friday at the Historic Phillips Auditorium, 1015 Fifth Ave. N. Tickets are available online at Ticketleap.com. Tickets can also be purchased at the door or reserved at Byron’s. Tickets are $50 per person. Headliners are Kevin Gordon, whom Rolling Stone has called a “juke-joint professor emeritus,” and has had songs covered by the likes of Keith Richards, and Amelia White, ...
