Doors open at 5 p.m. for the concert, which is being presented by the Brady O’Brien Live non-profit organization. Local musicians Brady O’Brien, Grace Casciato and Tammy Johnson take the stage at 6 p.m., with Stevenson to follow at 7 p.m.

Stevenson’s performance will include his Gospel Music Association Dove Award-winning song, “Eye of the Storm,” as well as tracks from his new album, “Able.”

A number of area churches joined to form a committee and help bring Stevenson to Fort Dodge, including Holy Trinity Parish, Prairie Lakes Church, CrossWay Evangelical Free Church, Trinity United Methodist Church and Victory Christian Fellowship in Jewell. Pastor Gabriel Casciato and his wife, Wendy, of CrossWay teamed with Amy Kaufman of Prairie Lakes and donated the remaining balance from the “Disciple” concert at the Laramar last November to support this cause.

Stevenson, an American Christian singer and guitarist, became a Grammy and Billboard Music Award nominee as a co-writer of TobyMac’s 2014 hit single, “Speak Life.” His first studio album, “Fresh Start,” was released in 2015 and eventually reached the Top 10 in Billboard Magazine for top Christian albums.

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Grammy-nominated songwriter and national recording artist Ryan Stevenson is performing at the Laramar Ballroom in Fort Dodge tonight.

Stevenson has landed six songs on the Billboard charts since becoming a solo artist, and “Eye of the Storm” became gold certified. The single has over 40 million streams on Spotify, and spent 16 weeks at the top of the Christian radio charts.

Stevenson has a number of other popular songs to his credit with radio success, including “When We Fall Apart,” featuring Vince Gill and Amy Grant. He has over a million monthly listeners on Spotify.

Stevenson’s most recent EP, “Sails,” was released June 21.

Stevenson, a native of Oregon who was a paramedic before becoming a full-time musician, debuted at the Grand Ole Opry last August.

Sponsors for Saturday’s concert include the Iowa Outdoor Store and Sleep Inn of Fort Dodge (Sapphire Level); DJ Campney and Rasch Construction (Gold); and Central Iowa Distributing, CrossWay Church, Disciple Proceeds, Flooring America Design Center, Lifestyles Moving, United All-Stars, Walker Bike Store, Mason O’Brien, Laurie Miller and Webster Glass (Silver).

General admission tickets are $10 at the door, or available in advance at www.bradyobrienlive.com and www.ryanstevensonmusic.com.