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Avery Bardole Age: 19 • Hometown: Jefferson, Iowa College & Major: Iowa Central Community College, culinary arts Future Occupation: I want to own and run my own restaurant

What art and culture classes are you currently taking at ICCC?

I am taking both concert band and choir, and I play in the jazz band as well. I also take meat and fish fabrication, international cuisine, culinary nutrition, culinary math and hospitality professionalism.

How were the arts a part of your life growing up?

The arts were big growing up. Singing in church on Sundays was the start of it, and with all of my family being involved musically and dramatically, it was just natural that I got into it as well.

What has been your favorite cuisine to prepare at Willow Ridge?

I really enjoyed preparing the Moroccan menu for Willow Ridge because it showed the different things you can do with vegetables and spices, not necessarily relying on meats to make the dish work.

How will, if any, music be a part of your life in 10 years?

I hope that I will be able to participate in choirs or do stage productions, but no matter if I can participate or not, I will always be looking to go to a concert or musical.

What will life be like for you in 25 years?

I hope to be a head chef at a Michelin Star restaurant, or owning my own restaurant working for a star.

You can have lunch with one person, living or dead, famous or not anywhere in the world, who do you choose and, why and where would you go?

I would want to eat a meal with Anthony Bourdain because he has traveled the world many times over in search of the best food and cooking techniques. His knowledge is vast and I hope that I can follow in his footsteps one day to learn all I can about the culinary world.

What do you most enjoy about being a student at Iowa Central Community College?

I think the best thing about Iowa Central is the opportunity you get to do whatever you want. I am able to cook all day learning from international chefs, play saxophone in the band, sing songs conducted by the man that composed them, and end the day acting on stage. Iowa Central allows me to do all of the things that I love to do.

Go to www.fineartsassociation.com for a list of upcoming events and our members….. Over 60 events each month!

To become a member or let us know about an event contact:

Shelly Bottorff, Executive Director • fdfinearts@gmail.com

City Connect FORT DODGE

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE THIS SUMMER!

ADULT AND TEEN SUMMER READING PROGRAMS

Beginning June 6th, adults can come in and pick up a reading log; each log returned gets entered to win a weekly prize, and all logs get entered into a grand prize drawing. Also beginning June 6th, teens can come in and sign up and get a log; the first three logs returned get a prize, and any additional logs get entered into a grand prize drawing.

We will also be posting trivia questions each week, for both adults and teens, that are camping/outdoors themed to go with the Summer Reading theme—Read Beyond the Beaten Path. This year also sees the return of Where is Ozworld. Each week we post a picture of Ozworld somewhere in the area, and adults and teens get to guess where he is to win prizes. For teens, we have One Liners, where we post the first line of a book and teens pick the book they think (or know) it’s from.

For programs, we will be hosting a trail mix bar in June so adults and teens can come in and create their own trail mix. We will have a terrarium program in July for adults and teens to make a terrarium to take home. Teens can write their own spooky story, and library staff will read them and pick a winner. Other teen programs being planned are sun print art and rock painting.

FORT DODGE PUBLIC LIBRARY CHILDREN’S SUMMER READING PROGRAM

“Read Beyond the Beaten Path” is the theme for this year’s Children’s Summer Reading Program at the Library. All activities are fr ee. Reading and Activity Logs for families and children 0-14 are available to build literacy skills and earn a special reward. Children may visit beginning June 6th to pick up their logs. Summer Storytime will be held on Wednesday and Thursday mornings at 10:30 for 2-6 years old. Parents may call the Children’s Dept. beginning June 2nd to register for Storytime. Tuesday Morning Adventures will be held on Tuesdays at 10:00 for children of all ages and no registration or fee is required. Families can enjoy adventurous morning programs featuring Butterfly Fly tents, Foam Blaster experiments, Bubble making stations and magicians will all be a part of the fun in June and July.

Help build a LEGO City- Earn LEGOS when you check books to help build a city that by August will feature thousands of LEGOS.

Annual Summer Games- Estimation Jars, Library Exploration Challenge, Friends Summer Art Contest and Grab n’ Go work sheets to practice Math and Literacy skills. These fun and simple activities will be available all Summer.