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25th Annual

BADGER LAKE

DRAGON BOAT BASH by hailey brueschke

Dragon Boat Racing will return for its 25th year this Summer during the annual Badger Lake Dragon Boat Bash on August 12 & 13.

Highlighting the celebration is Band K, taking the stage at 7 p.m.

Their signature style has become synonymous with a diverse collection of classic rock and country.

“With origins dating back 2,300 years, dragon boat racing is the most fun, unique cultural event featuring adrenaline-pumping action,” said Co-Chair Linda Donner, “Teams race in authentic 46-foot-long, Hong Kong-style dragon boats. They rave about the excitement, friendly competition, and community spirit surrounding the sport.”

“Band K is fresh to Fort Dodge and even has a connection to the annual Dragon Boat Bash.” Donner explained, “The lead singer’s wife is a paddler and they have been to the past 3 events. He reached out to us wanting to get involved and help promote Dragon Boat races. We love their sound and can’t wait to see them perform.”

The celebration will end on Friday night with Band K performing again and a firework finale.

The two-day event kicks off Friday night at 5:30 p.m. with the team dinner. Following the dinner will be presentation of colors and introduction of teams.

Before the concert will be the Awakening of the Dragon.

Traditionally held on the fifth day of the fifth moon on the lunar calendar, the Dragon Boat Festival commemorates the life and death of the ancient patriot-poet Qu Yuan who lived from 340278 B.C. Donner said, “The awakening is part of the tradition and heritage of the sport. Our way of showing the honor to the Chinese culture who were the founders of the sport. It is a tradition found at every dragon boat event.”

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Saturday’s activities will begin at 7 a.m. with the Lions Club Pancake Breakfast.

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Racing starts at 8 a.m. and will go on throughout the day. Each race will consist of one 300-meter heat. All teams will compete in at least 1 time trial race.

The teams will be ranked based on total times of time trial race/races and grouped into divisions based on those rankings. The top teams in each division will compete for divisional championships.

A Breast Cancer Survivor Ceremony precedes their divisional championship race.

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The first breast cancer team in Fort Dodge started 15 years ago, making the flower ceremony an important tradition in breast cancer survivor Dragon Boat racing.

Immediately following the breast cancer survivor races, survivor teams come together in a place on the water where the audience on shore can be part of the flower ceremony, and the boats are rafted together.

“Usually a commentator, often a breast cancer survivor, will say a few words about breast cancer awareness, the importance of celebrating the lives of survivors, of offering hope to those still battling cancer, and of honoring those who tragically have lost the battle to the disease,” said Donner.

The day will end with the Award Ceremony.

“People love it,” said Donner. The thrill, the teamwork, the adrenaline, the costumes, the interaction in the boat, everything. People are drawn to this sport, to each other in a setting that exemplifies human connectivity on a level comparable to nothing else. People who never thought of themselves as athletes can thrive in a dragon boat, and people who are athletes discover a challenging alternative to general sports.”

There will also be a silent auction that opens Friday night and goes until noon the next day for guest to participate in. All the funds from the silent auction goes to uninsured costs for patients at the cancer center.

“The awakening is part of the tradition and heritage of the sport. Our way of showing the honor to the Chinese culture who were the founders of the sport. It is a tradition found at every dragon boat event.”

Co-Chair Linda Donner When the music begins, each paddler raises a pink flower above her head and holds the hand of a fellow paddler in the next boat.

With flowers raised, the paddlers sway to the music, and the audience on shore, many of whom have relatives and friends affected by the disease, raise their flowers and sway with the paddlers. At a signal, the paddlers and those on the shore toss the pink flowers on the water, both to celebrate survival, and to remember those who did not survive.

New this year on Saturday, the Cub Scouts will be holding a rain gutter regatta race for the kids. In this race the scouts propel the sailboat by directly blowing on the sail through a drinking straw. The boat cannot be touched with hands and the first boat to reach the end of the gutter is the winner.

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The 25th Annual Dragon Boat Bash will be held Friday, August 12 at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, August 13 at 7 a.m. at Badger Lake Kennedy Park.

Friday night’s tickets to the concert costs $5 per person. On Saturday, the Dragon Boat Bash is free and open to the public to watch the competition.

Information on how to register a team, sign up to volunteer or donate items for the silent auction can be found at www.bldba.com.

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by hailey brueschke

Stage Door Productions will present their summer children’s musical, “Shrek The Musical Jr.” “Shrek The Musical Jr” is based on the Oscar winning DreamWorks animation film. Everyone’s favorite ogre, Shrek, leads the cast of fairytale misfits on an adventure to rescue a princess and fine true acceptance. Part romance and part twisted fairytale; Shrek Jr is an irreverently fun show with a powerful message.

In a faraway kingdom, the green ogre Shrek finds his swamp invaded by banished fairytale misfits, runaways who’ve been cast off by Lord Farquaad, a tiny terror with big ambitions. When Shrek sets off with a wise-cracking donkey to confront Farquaad, he’s handed a task – if he rescues feisty Princess Fiona from the dragon-guarded tower, his swamp will be returned to him. But, a fairy tale wouldn’t be complete without unexpected twists and turns along the way.

“The show is hilarious,” says director Alyssa Sparks. “The musical includes all the characters you know and love from the Shrek movies – Donkey, Fiona, Dragon, Shrek (of course), Gingy, Pinochhio, Lord Farquaad…and so many more. Really, all the fairytale characters you can imagine.”

When it came to choosing which musical to do this summer, Megan Cassady, Music Director, knew they wanted something with a large cast.

“We have seen a significant growth in our summer musical productions in the last 5 years. When I started in 2017, we had about 40 students participate.

This year, we are double that, explained Cassady. We were looking for a musical that would give many students a chance to either have a singing or speaking part. This musical allows for us to have 56 roles, and that is not including many of the dance features that Emily is orchestrating. This gives many students opportunities to be in the spotlight.”

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Sparks added, “This is a huge cast of over 70 kids aging in range from kindergarten age to just-graduated seniors. From little to big, they are all taking this show so seriously. They are jumping into their characters and are showing sides of themselves that they may not have known existed.

Watching them start to come out of their shells, especially the younger kids in the cast, has been really fun to see.”

Songs audience members can expect to hear include fan favorite “I’m a Believer,” “This is how Dreams Come True,” “Forever,” “Big Bright Beautiful World,” and many more fun songs.

“I love this music, said Cassady. “It is so upbeat and fun to listen to. It has been an exciting challenge for the students to tackle as years past we have done Disney musicals that have songs that most people already know. This year, they are learning all of these songs from scratch.”

“Shrek The Musical Jr” will be performed on Thursday, July 21 and Friday, July 22, and Saturday July, 23 at 7p.m., with an additional matinee at 2 p.m. on Saturday. All shows will be at the Fort Dodge Middle School, 800 N 32nd St. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children age 5 and up. They can be purchased at Hy-Vee, 115 S 29th St., and online at www.stagedoorfd.org.

“Come see all the talented kids in Fort Dodge and the surrounding communities. They have been working so incredibly hard to make sure that they put on a successful show and have learned an incredible amount about musical theater and, more importantly, about themselves. They’ve been having fun and I think you’ll really see that on stage at showtime, said Sparks.”

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The Gowrie Area Arts council presents the second annual Bandshell Bash this summer, featuring Nashville recording artist, Lilly Winwood, daughter of legendary British rockstar, Steve Winwood.

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Winwood is the daughter of Rock & Roll Haller of Famer Steve Winwood.

She was born in Nashville but moved back to England with her family when she was younger. She decided to return to Nashville to work on her music career.

Her music style is described as country americana. She has also been described as singer/songwriter who is wise beyond her years.

Winwood released her full-length debut album, “Time Well Spent,” last year. This 11-track album tells tales or heartbreak and self-destruction behavior, while also recognizing and promoting growth and lessons learned. Her latest release is sleep issues.

“Lilly has an incredible voice, and she is an excellent song writer. This is her first performance in Iowa ever and you are not going to want to miss it,” added Davis.

The Bandshell Bash 22’ will be on Saturday, August 6 from 7 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. at the Gowrie City Park, 1407 Market St.

“We started the Bandshell Bash last year as a way to raise funds for the Arts Council,” said Duane Davis, member of the Gowrie Area Arts Council.

That way we can do other programs and activities throughout the year including a Christmas concert, placing painted rocks in surrounding area parks, pumpkin painting, ice skating in the park, and scholarships for students.”

This year’s bash opens with special guest, Jesse Wilson and Friends, taking the stage at 7p.m. Guest can expect a variety of country with a little rock.

Jesse also just released a new song called “My Girl, My World.”

Lilly Winwood then will begin her performance around 9 p.m.

Davis said, “Winwood is a rising star, who is going to be a big name someday. She is following in her dad’s footsteps, and this is the perfect opportunity to see her perform for free.”

Admission to the show is free. All ages are welcomed, and guest are asked to bring a lawn chair as it is festival style seating.

There will be food, pop, water, and beer available for purchase throughout the night. No outside food, beverages, or coolers are allowed on the grounds.

Gowrie Area Arts Council would like to thank their sponsors for Bandshell Bash 22: Kemna Auto, WCCTA, Wild Rose Casino, K97, Security Savings Bank, Casey’s, Heartland Bank, Visions Auto Glass, Shimkat Motors, Bruntlett Elevator, Palmer Swank Funeral Home, Josh Carlson, Community State Bank, Gowrie Service, Strategy Ag, Bruce Funeral Home, Addison James Boutique, Jim & Jennifer Carlson, MTE Commodities, Carson-Stapp Funeral Home, Farm & Town Insurance, National Gypsum Co, Ben Carlson, Hometown Tax & Recordkeeping, Mundt’s Service Center, The Dayton Leader, Peterson Post 431, The Gowrie News, Sons of the American Legion, The Roadworx Shopper, Sam’s Body Shop, Twist & Shout, Woodruff Electric, Gowrie Family Chiropractic, Invision FNM, G3G, Proficient Concrete & Landscaping, KGK Farm, The Drill Barbershop, K.C. Nielsen LTD, Vicky’s Dance Academy, Anderson Machinery Sales, Kwik Trip.

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Webster City Community Theater bring the Church Basement Ladies back for more laughs in “A Second Helping” “Church Basement Ladies—A Second Helping” is the sequel to “Church Basement Ladies,” which WCCT presented in 2017. The musical comedy series was inspired by the books of Janet Letnes Martin and Suzann Nelson, authors of the best-seller “Growing Up Lutheran.” The script was written by Gretta Grosch with music and lyrics by Drew Jansen and Dennis Curley. It is presented through special arrangement with Troupe America, Inc.

Other crew members are Mark Dohms, prop master; Anne Blankenship, wardrobe mistress; Judy Johnson, stage manager; Kirk Greenley and Jack Barner, light/sound technicians; Alan Yungclas, set carpenter; Peter Ohlert, set painter; Carol Zills, set artist; Doug Getter, box office manager; Stephanie Hill, house manager; and Cathy Olson, usher captain.

“Church Basement Ladies—A Second Helping” will be presented July 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, and 16 at 7 pm and July 10 and 17 at 2 p.m. at Webster City Community Theatre, 1001 Willson Avenue in Webster City.

“A Second Helping” picks up the story in 1969 with the world changing. As Vietnam War protests swell and women everywhere demand equal pay for equal work, the finely tuned ladies running the church basement kitchen face changes of their own.

Tickets are $15. All seats are reserved. Box office hours are 5-7 p.m. weeknights, 10 am to noon on Saturdays and one hour before each show. In addition to the box office, tickets can be reserved by calling 515-832-4456 and leaving the following clear message: name, phone, date of show, number of tickets. Tickets can also be ordered online at wcctboxoffice@gmail. com

From the elderly matriarch to the young mom-to-be, these women find strength in each other as they deal with the joys and upheavals from below the House of God. The play is set in the basement kitchen in a small Lutheran church in rural Minnesota in 1969-1970. The pastor and denizens of the kitchen contend with a high school youth group gathering, a potluck for the missionaries visit, a congregational meeting, and the baptism of the new baby.

Cast members under the direction of Wil Groves are Dane Barner as Pastor E.L. Gunderson, Sunshine Duffy as Karin Engleson, Greta Nelson as Beverly Signe Engleson Hauge, Crystal Gordon as Vivian Snustad, and Melissa Hindt as Mavis Gilmerson.

WCCT proudly announces its 55th Season: “Arsenic and Old Lace” October 12-16, 2022; “One Christmas Eve in Evergreen Mall” December 7-11, 2022; “Shrek the Musical Jr.” February 17-19 and 24-26, 2023; “These Shining Lives” April 13-16, 2023; “The Sound of Music” July 7-9 and 12-16, 2023.

“Groves recruited two members of the “Piece Makers” quilting group at First Congregational UCC Church to create the baptism quilt used in the final scene of the show” said Loween Getter, production manager. “Verna Bierle and Dalene Schlitter created the quilt that will be on display in the lobby.”

Groves’ Assistant director is Dane Barner, music director; Angela Rottering, assistant director; Lindsay Henderson, choreographer; and Loween Getter, production manager.

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a look back

By Tom Tourville

ROCKIN’ IN THE COURT OF THE

ROYAL EMPERORS During the bulk of the ‘60s there were probably 15,000-20,000 garage bands spread across the Midwest at one time or another. Usually when I speak of a band being “one of the best” they were a group that really stood out from all the rest. A band that could really cover a a hit record, a band had a non-stop touring schedule or a band that always seemed to find and keep the very best musicians. This “one of the best band’s” is Owatonna, Minnesota’s, The Royal Emperors.

They got their start in 1963 when three Owatonna, MN junior and senior high school kids came up with the idea to start a band. They consisted of: Greg Northrup-keyboards, Fred Richmond-drums and Tom Grunwald-guitar. Greg’s older brother, Richard was playing with Soma Records recording artists, the Radiants, so there was always band gear laying around the Northrup house. Soon they added Ken Travagilo on bass. They started with the name of The Emperors and now as a four- piece band.

The group caught the eye of Mankato, MN booking agent, Don Madison and were quickly added to Madison’s roster of acts at his Madison Productions and at the same more musicians would be joining the band. They included Tim Lindsey on vocals, Mike Doyle on keyboards with Northrup would be playing bass. Richmond left the band The Emperors brought in the dynamic drummer, Randy Schmidt.

Schmidt played the double bass drums and was one of the first drummers to do so in Minnesota and Iowa. The band actually put him out front where he would draw a crowd all onto his own.

The Emperors would see a name change as Madison changed them from simply the Emperors, to the Royal Emperors, taking the idea from the Royal Guardsmen of “Snoopy Vs The Red Barron” fame.

The band’s sound was actually based upon the music of the Buckinghams and the Young Rascals.

In the Fall of 1967, the band went into the studio and recorded two songs for Mercury Records. Mercury had already had success with Omaha’s Rumbles and Mason City, Iowa’s, Pete Klint Quintet. Both Emper-

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ors songs were covers and Mercury wanted originals like the Rumbles were recording, so the band did not see their efforts released. The lack of original material cost them their Mercury Records recording contract.

Soon the Royal Emperors were one of the biggest draws in Iowa, Minnesota and Eastern South Dakota. They were very popular in the Fort Dodge area.

There practically wasn’t a ballroom that did not feature the band.

Since the groups inception they were a Buckinghams influenced band. They were especially adept at re-creating Buckinghams material. They were booked to open for the Buckinghhams at Okoboji, Iowa’s famed Roof Garden Ballroom in June of 1968.

As luck would have it, a tornado came through Okoboji the night before the show and took the roof off the ballroom. The show was canceled. Another missed opportunity.

By late 1968, Summer was coming to an end and many of the band’s members were heading off to college. One could see the band starting to dissolve.

Soon the Royal Emperors were another on the list of amazing bands that helped build the sound of the Midwest during the ‘60s. and a break-up was on the horizon.

Many of the members of The Emperors still live in and around Owatonna. In 1989 the band reunited for their high school reunion in Owatonna. From all reports they hadn’t lost much from their hit days from the ‘60s. How can one go wrong with “Kind Of A Drag,” “Don’t You Care” and “Good Lovin.”

The Royal Emperors were popular at Fort Dodge’s Plamor Ballroom when Darlowe Oleson was the owner of the ballroom. Darlowe did a lot of business with Madison Productions, so they played the Plamor numerous times. The band was also booked at Dakota City’s Star Ballroom numerous times.

Hopefully you saw this amazing group at either of the two ballrooms.

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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer

ELVIS

truck driver and occasional singer to being the most famous man in the world. Parker, Elvis’ controversial manager and promoter, may not have known much about music, but he saw what Elvis did to an audience with his proto-punk stylings, gyrating hips and blend of country and R&B and knew there was money to be made off this kid.

The story is actually first framed as the morphine memory of Parker, who is dying in an austere hospital room overlooking the gaudy Las Vegas strip two decades after Elvis had passed. Parker tells the audience that he is not the villain. This is surely his prerogative and probably something he believed to be true despite all the evidence to the contrary that this carnival huckster ultimately broke his fragile star (or at least set him on a path to inevitable ruin). And yet the fact that even under mountains of prosthetics and a strange accent that it is still Tom Hanks with his endlessly empathetic eyes may have you second guessing yourself, or understanding why Elvis might have second-guessed himself. The artifice of his performance fits in the context of Luhrmann’s theatrical storytelling.

The brief life of Elvis Presley is not something that fits neatly into a conventional biopic formula, though many have tried. It was, perhaps, always going to take a director as wild and visionary as Baz Luhrmann to do something that evokes the essence of the King’s 42 years. Luhrmann knows better than to adapt a Wikipedia page when it comes to a such a singular, larger-than-life star whose legend has only intensified and obscured almost a half a century after his death. Plus, he found a perfect star in Austin Butler, who fearlessly embodies the icon without ever slipping into impersonation.

With “ Elvis,” which arrives in theaters Friday, Luhrmann and Butler have created something gloriously messy — a maximalist opera of contradictions, styles, truths, myths, memories and headlines. It doesn’t explain, apologize or concern itself with logic. Dates and locations, when they’re conveyed at all, often fly by with little fanfare in montages of newspaper headlines or broadcasts. No one who doesn’t already know the facts of Elvis

Presley’s life is going to ace any trivia round about him after this film. It sidesteps or completely disregards some seemingly significant things like the fact that he met Priscilla (given depth by Olivia DeJong) when he was 24 and she was 14. His entire Hollywood career is summed up in a quick montage that ends with Tom Hanks’ Colonel Tom Parker saying in voiceover that “we had a lot of fun.”

Perhaps it’s because there are other moments that Luhrmann and his team of screenwriters deem more important — Elvis’ early acts of rebellion in defiance of local politicians, the death of his mother, the assassinations of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and John and Robert Kennedy, the 1968 leatherclad comeback special and the gilded cage of his Las Vegas residency, among them.

And still, this almost three hour extravaganza that takes you from cradle to grave (and beyond) goes by in a fizzy, glittery, sweaty flash that does not leave you unsatisfied. It is propelled by Butler’s transcendent portrayal of Elvis from age 17 on, capturing his almost overnight ascent from a scrawny

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Running time: 159 minutes

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Though the film is flimsy with biographical facts, it does make sure to put Elvis’s Mississippi and Beale Street influences front and center. We see him soak up everything from the sensuality of the juke joints and the rapture in the Pentecostal revival tents he saw as a child to the work of Black artists like B.B. King (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), Big Mama Thornton (Shonka Dukureh), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Yola), Little Richard (Alton Mason) and Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (Gary Clark Jr.) he’d see later.

It’s all presented without commentary, judgment or much introspection. Is it a cop out? A choice? Is it daring the audience to make their own conclusions? Whatever it is, it’s at least consistent with a movie where “Dr. Nick” and his pills seem to just appear out of the blue. And, again, “Elvis” seems to be more about getting you on a gut, emotional level than inundating you with facts and complexities around race and business in mid-century America.

Luhrmann never does anything by half measures, but perhaps one of the most striking thinks about “Elvis” is how ultimately restrained it is in the end. This could have been a wall-to-wall Can-Can fever dream, full of rhinestones and dizzying camera movements. There is some of that, certainly.

But Luhrmann and his collaborators reserve most of that chaotic energy for the stage, and more specifically Elvis’s person. It is as though the wildness of all of Luhrmann’s films is bursting out of Butler’s Elvis, through his hip thrusts and sweat and that booming, beautiful voice.

rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association for “substance abuse, strong language, suggestive material and smoking

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Amigos.................................. 280 N. 1st St. Applebee’s.......................... 2810 5th Ave. S Bloomers on Central.......... 900 Central Ave. Brownie’s Cafe.................1712 Central Ave. Buffalo Wild Wings......................2909 5th Ave. S. Buford’s Steakhouse & BBQ.. 1518 3rd Ave. N.W. CasaBlanca Steak House........................ Hwy 169 Central Perk & Dessert.................... 14 S. 14th St. Community Tap & Pizza..............2026 5th Ave. S. Peking Garden...............................510 5th Ave. S. Frenzy Cafe.................................3232 1st Ave. S. Harty’s Caddy Shack.................1101 Central Ave. Hacienda Vieja............................ Crossroads Mall Ja-Mar Drive-In.............................. 329 S. 25th St.

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Lizard Creek Ranch..................1762 Johnson Ave Lefti’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill..2001 2nd Ave. N. Lomitas Mexican Restaurant.......2223 5th Ave. S. Mineral City................................2621 5th Ave. So. Ninja Sushi Steak House............... 407 S. 25th St. Perkins...........................................511 S. 32nd St. Pizza Ranch................................ 3311 5th Ave. S. Sneakers...................................1317 Central Ave. A Pinch of Love Cafe..................... 850 S. 18th St. Shiny Top Brewing........ 520 Central Ave. Tea Thyme...................................2021 6th Ave. S. The Sports Page.......................... 2707 N. 15th St. Tom Thumb Drive Inn.......................... 1412 A. St. Tres Amigos.................................3521 5th Ave. S. Tropical Smoothie..................2813 1/2 5th Ave. S. Village Inn.................................... 2002 N. 15th St. Willow Ridge Golf Course........1788 Madison Ave. Zakeer’s Family Restaurant.........425 2nd Ave. S.

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drinks: 4th Street Depot................ 300 S. 4th St. Brass Monkey.................... 15 N. 10th St. Buck’s Fireside Lounge..... 16 N. 11th St. Bootleggers.................. 1239 S. 22nd St. Crickets Lounge........... 512 Central Ave. Dodge City Bar............. 915 Central Ave. Dodger Tap........................ 22 N. 12th St. River Hops.................. 1014 Central Ave. Kingz Lounge....................... 16 N 7th St. Shiny Top Brewing........ 520 Central Ave.

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Hawkeye Theatre’s- A Ghost Story 7:00 PM

July 7

Rod Johnson LIVE at Shiny Top 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Shiny Top Brewing 520 Central Ave, Fort Dodge

July 1

Vineyard Vibrations: Adam Girard 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Soldier Creek Winery 1584 Paragon Ave, Fort Dodge

July 2

Special Event Neil Anders & the Brothers Merrit LIVE at the Winery 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Soldier Creek Winery 1584 Paragon Ave, Fort Dodge

Artist Reception with Deidra Miller-Clay Music Extravaganza- Ice Cream Social 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM First United Methodist Church Shiny Top Brewing Perry, IA 520 Central Ave, Fort Dodge, IA

July 2-4

Wesley’s 150th Celebration

July 3

Band TBA at the Winery 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Soldier Creek Winery 1584 Paragon Ave, Fort Dodge

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July 6

Fort Dodge Coin Club Show 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Opera House At Ft Museum 1 Museum Road, Fort Dodge

Park & Play with Parks & Rec FREE Event at Snell Crawford Park Cabin, Fort Dodge

July 14

Vineyard Vibrations: Elias Netz 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Soldier Creek Winery 1584 Paragon Ave, Fort Dodge Hawkeye Theatre’s- A Ghost Story 7:00 PM Wright County Fair Tractor Pulls

July 9

Hawkeye Theatre’s- A Ghost Story 8:00 PM, Matinee Cory Waller & Little Texas at Wright County Fair j u l y

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Hawkeye Theatre’s- A Ghost Story 7:00 PM

16th Annual Angel Ride to Save the Tatas 11:00 AM • Amgios 280 N 1st Street, Fort Dodge

Ribbon Cutting: The Green Dragon Bookshop 4:00 PM

Bingo at the Winery!

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Soldier Creek Winery 1584 Paragon Ave, Fort Dodge, IA

Summer Adventure Fantastic Foam Show Fort Dodge Public Library 10:00 AM – Noon

July 8

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Ben Scruggs LIVE at Shiny Top 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Shiny Top Brewing 520 Central Ave, Fort Dodge, IA

July 15

Vineyard Vibrations: Solo Republic 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Soldier Creek Winery 1584 Paragon Ave, Fort Dodge

July 16

Weinwandertag 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Soldier Creek Winery 1584 Paragon Ave, Fort Dodge, IA

July 17

Tom Shadonix LIVE 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Soldier Creek Winery 1584 Paragon Ave, Fort Dodge Music on the River with Evan & Weston 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM • Amigo’s 280 N 1st Street, Fort Dodge t w i s t

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Leading Ladies of Fort Dodge 12-1pm @ ICCC; guest speaker Representative Ann Meyer

July 20

Britt Car Cruise- Britt, Ia

July 21

Shrek Jr. with Stage Door Productions 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Fort Dodge Middle School 800 North 32nd Street, Fort Dodge Ryne Doughty LIVE at Shiny Top 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Shiny Top Brewing 520 Central Ave, Fort Dodge

July 22

July 24

July 30

Bingo at the Winery!

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Soldier Creek Winery 1584 Paragon Ave, Fort Dodge

Fort Frenzy Quad-con Music on the River with Tank Anthony 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Amigo’s Fort Dodge

July 28

Ethridge Netz LIVE at Shiny Top 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Shiny Top Brewing 520 Central Ave, Fort Dodge

July 29

Lunch on Central 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Downtown Fort Dodge. Fort Dodge New Location: Between the Webster County Courthouse and the Fort Dodge Messenger.

Vineyard Vibrations: Kris Karr Band 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Soldier Creek Winery 1584 Paragon Ave, Fort Dodge

Vintage Café LIVE at the Winery 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Soldier Creek Winery 1584 Paragon Ave, Fort Dodge, Ia

Shrek Jr. with Stage Door Productions 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Fort Dodge Middle School 800 North 32nd Street, Fort Dodge

Vineyard Vibrations: Salty View 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Soldier Creek Winery 1584 Paragon Ave, Fort Dodge

July 23

July 29

Shrek Jr. with Stage Door Productions 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Fort Dodge Middle School 800 North 32nd Street, Fort Dodge

July 13-17 FRANKLIN COUNTY FAIR July 13-17 WEBSTER COUNTY FAIR July 13-18 POCAHONTAS COUNTY FAIR July 21-24 PALO ALTO COUNTY FAIR July 19-25 HUMBOLDT COUNTY FAIR

Lunch on Central 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

July 26-30 SAC COUNTY FAIR

Vintage Cafe’ Live; Salty View at Soldier Creek Winery Fort Frenzy summer concert series with Jeremy Ober of Brutal Republic

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shiningstar Lea Chua Chiaco Age: 7 Grade/School: 3. 2nd Grade in St. Edmond Catholic School Hometown: Fort Dodge • Instrument: Violin

When did you first become interested in learning music?

What’s the hardest part about playing in front of other people?

At age 4, I started learning to play the violin. I And why?

also began voice lessons with Mrs. MaryAnn Sometimes, when there are a lot of people, then McSweeney last summer of 2021.

I feel like there are way too many eyes on me. I cannot see my mom or dad, so I try to just focus Do you have a musical family? on my violin.

My grandpa and brother play the violin and piano. My dad used to play the euphonium.

What are some of your other

hobbies?

What do you think about while performing?

I love to sing and dance. I like to read books about animals and Junie B. Jones. I also love I mostly try to focus on my violin. I check my to go swimming, and hangout with my friends. that my bow is straight and my fingers look good.

If you could pick anywhere in the

world to visit, where would you go and who would you take with you?

Why?

Do you get nervous on stage? If so, how do you overcome your nerves?

I would go to a super nice beach like Maui. I I do not get too nervous because I have been would take my mom because she will make on stage a lot of times. When I do get nervous, things better all the time.

I try not to look at anyone and just look at my fingers and my violin.

If you could go to any live music

What do you most enjoy about playing in front of other people?

And why?

performance, who would you like to see?

I would love to see Justin Bieber and hear him sing Ghost.

I get to show people how I am improving at playing the violin. I practice a lot at home, so it is fun to play in front of other people too. They get surprised when they hear me play because I am very little.

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artistspot Did you grow up in a musical household?

I grew up listening to music. No one really played instruments in our household but Mom and Dad always listened to country music.

Back in the 70s, they followed a band around the band’s name was the Steve Bledsoe Band. I would tag along and I just loved listening to their music. I watched my Dad help them equalize their mix during their gigs and I loved it!

I also watched him during his time at ICCC when he was teaching broadcasting so I learned so many different aspects of the electrical part of engineering.

At what point did you take an interest in sound engineering?

When I was kid, I actually wanted to be a performer. I learned guitar and would put on my own shows in my mind and in our basement but, I was just way too shy. I couldn’t do it. I tried to play Christmas songs for our family during the holidays but I just froze . So, I learned I’m most comfortable behind the board.

Mark Gales

Hometown: Fort Dodge • Profession: Live Sound Engineer

10. What has been the biggest change you’ve seen in sound production over the years?

Going to digital with lighting and sound gear has been a game changer. Not only being compact but more energy efficient and just lighter weight.

You still going to be doing this in 25 years?

I will do it as long as my body allows!

What would you tell a student or young adult, interested in getting their feet wet in your career field?

First of all, you have to be passionate about doing this kind of work.

You have to be able to take what you can get for work and try anything and everything. It never hurts to have a second job while you’re getting started. Start training your ear. Listen for instrumentation, listen for highs/lows, bass/treble and the various drum kit pieces just learn it all.

What are some of your most memorable moments during a gig?

Around 1995, I was at the Laramar Ballroom when the Ski Band was opening for Fog Hat. Ed Wilson was running sound for the Ski Band.

I watched him like a hawk. He taught me about the balance of a show.

Making sure the vocals are always at the forefront and adjusting the bass and treble as needed. I knew in that moment, on that night, that this is what I wanted to do.

I was also fortunate to work with Andy Anderson from 1998 – 2021.

He helped me learn more about multiple monitor mixes.

What is the most challenging thing to happen during a gig?

The first national act that I ever ran monitors for was Blue Oyster Cult. To say I was scared doesn’t even describe it. Before the band arrived, we had spent some time getting everything dialed in. I was in control of their monitors and made some adjustments throughout and the show went off without a hitch. After I survived this show, I knew that I could make it through any gig.

What type of show is your favorite to work?

I really enjoy motorcycle rallies. It’s fun to work monitors for their events. Sometimes there are as many as 10 – 12 monitor mixes and I like the challenge.

What type of show is your favorite to work?

Head East, Atlanta Rhythm Section, The Byrds, Spencer Davis Group, Rick Derringer, Delbert McClinton, Samantha Fish, and many many others.

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