The Laramar Ballroom’s goal of supplying live entertainment to Fort Dodge and the surrounding area resumes with its annual spring show Friday, May 16. The concert features three country singers with Iowa ties: Blake Jack, of Brooklyn; Xolex, of Chariton; and Spencer Suchan from ...
Celebrate May and all its sunshiny goodness with adult coloring at FDPL. Join us for our next sessions on Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the large meeting room and again from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the lobby conference room. We provide hundreds of coloring sheets and a variety of supplies for you to use. Coloring enthusiasts are also welcome to bring their own materials and projects to enjoy a relaxing, creative atmosphere with others. For more information, please contact the Library at 515-573-8167, ext. 6229, or visit www.fortdodgelibrary.org.
WEBSTER CITY — Kendall Young Library will be having a variety of teen events throughout May. Teen Lounge — Patrons in sixth through 12th grades are invited from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays. Teen Lounge will happen on Tuesday, May 19, and May 26. As a special event, this Tuesday, current fifth graders are invited to join the Teens for an afternoon of Bingo. 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 ...
The plant and garden sale hosted by the Fort Dodge Federated Garden Club will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, unless sold out earlier, at the Fort Dodge Lions Den, 731 Expo Drive. The sale will include annuals, perennials, herbs, and vegetables, plus garden-related books, magazines, and tools. In addition, there will be canning jars (some blue), garden art, and garden-themed puzzles and decor.
Taking a slogan from The Masters, the 43rd annual Friends of St. Edmond Ball will be held on Saturday, May 9 at the Laramar Ballroom. Titled, “A Tradition Like No Other,” co-chairs JB and Laura Bunda and Jake and Jen Crimmins have been putting together a night to remember. “This ...
Kevin Mason will be at the Fort Dodge Public Library, 424 Central Ave., to discuss his new book “Retracing the Dragoon Trail in Iowa” at 6 p.m. on May 12. In his book, Mason traces Iowa’s transformation from prairies and wetlands to farms, towns, and transportation networks, beginning with the 1835 expedition of the First U.S. Dragoons. He connects these changes to Manifest Destiny, military expansion, and settler colonialism, while highlighting the often-overlooked perspectives of the Sauk, Meskwaki, Dakota, and other indigenous nations. But Mason doesn’t just write about ...
