The Foreigner

July 6, 2010 Hawkeye Community Theater will present their July production of ‘The Foreigner”, from July 11th through the 17th. Written by Larry Shue, all indications are that this is a great comedy sure to brighten your warm, muggy summer. » Full Story

• From the Editor
• Citizen of the Year
• Relay for Life Ceremony
• A Mile of Runway...

From the Editor

March 9, 2010 Featured on the cover are some of the students from St. Edmond High school, who are busy rehearsing for their spring musical, Once on this Island,which will be held the last weekend of March. Different from anything St. Edmond has done, it offers a bit of the fanciful and mystical. The story centers around a star-crossed‚ love and takes place on a Caribbean island. Both directors say this will be a show filled with great music and lots of talent. Make plans now to attend. » Full Story

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Roof Garden Ballroom

July 6, 2010 I have often said, there is not a week that goes by when someone doesn't ask me, "When did such and such (fill in bands name) play the Laramar or Roof Garden Ballrooms?" » Full Story

• The Crew Cuts
• Ray Ruff & The Checkmates
• Remembering the Sensational Rising Suns
• The Bell Notes Play Fort Dodge

The first couple of nights on the treadmill

January 28, 2010 I went looking for a climbing wall last week and thought it was the beginning of a new life of fitness and exercise. I hadn’t gone climbing since college, but when I found out the south side Des Moines YMCA not only had a climbing wall but it was indoors (away from what’s turning out to be a motivation killing Iowa winter) I was even more eager. I thought about it all day at work. I pictured a two-story granite-looking wall for scaling, and I was ready to get to the top. I had been jogging a lot recently, but looking for something a little more interesting in terms of a work out. » Full Story

• Hilarious Spit Take
• Lights Out
• Both of Sundays
• Stocked with Excuses

Carepages - A Resource for Connection

July 6, 2010 What do you do when you find out that you or a family member is faced with a long-term battle with a medical challenge? How do you communicate with family and friends without it imposing on the time you need with your ill loved one? » Full Story

• The American Red Cross
• Puppy Love
• Haiti in Need
• Live Simple, Give More, Expect Less

How Did You Get This Number

July 6, 2010 Sloane Crosley is back with another collection of stream-of-consciousness stories and digressions on her everyday occurrences. Crosley’s stories start with the broadest of topics (a vacation to Europe, apartment hunting, etc.) and build into a world for readers completely different from what they might expect. An essay about her trip to Alaska starts as a fish out of water story of a city girl in a rural town, and soon dissolves into her account of being a bridesmaid (familiar territory for Crosley) before changing focus again into a nature adventure. » Full Story

• The Magicians
• Methland
• Studs Terkel Working
• Me and Snap

A-Team

July 6, 2010 Well it was about time we got some fun brainless humor this summer, bring on The A-Team! Directed by Joe Carnahan, we are finally able to sit back and enjoy a buttered-popcorn-action-packed-film. Back in the 1980’s this TV show wasn’t probably the most popular movie on the block. But this movie adaptation certainly brings on the excitement, as well as all the mayhem and machismo one can handle. » Full Story

• Precious
• Up in the Air
• Avatar
• 500 days of Summer

The Wrestler

May 28, 2009 ANNE VS. NICK: This month Twist & Shout thought it might be fun to give you two different views of the same movie, one from Anne, and one from Nick. » Full Story

H & K featuring Heather and Kelly

May 27, 2009 Who says you can’t catch a rainbow? The two Fort Dodge musicians and friends have with their new cd, “Catch a Rainbow.” » Full Story

Pick up a copy

May 28, 2009 Pick up a copy of Twist and Shout at locations through out the Fort Dodge area. » Full Story