May 8, 2021
Blanden Memorial Art Museum, 920 Third Ave. S., is holding a story quilt virtual art class from 10 to 11 a.m. May 15. The class will be held online on the Blanden’s Facebook page. The first 25 art kits are free, additional kits are $10. Register at www.blanden.org or call 573-2316. Kits must be picked up by 4 p.m. Thursday.
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Apr 3, 2021
The Blanden Memorial Art Museum, 920 Third Ave. S., has new exhibitions for the spring of 2021. The new exhibits transfer the mind into a colorful array of lineal details using common, everyday objects by Roger Feldhans to the ethereal, soft tones mixed in with the heritage from family images and stories. It is a great opportunity to come visit the museum during the springtime weather.
In the Upstairs Gallery is the Color Bomb! exhibition. Color is one of the most potent elements found in nature. An element of light and psychology, color is used in cultures worldwide and throughout history to forge connections with the universe. There is a strange mystifying relationship between science, art, and color manifested by artist Roger Feldhans. This exhibit is on display until May 15.
-Messenger photo by Kriss Nelson
Meg Beshey, museum assistant at the Blanden Art Museum in Fort Dodge uses acrylic paint to decorate an Easter egg. -Messenger photo by Kriss Nelson
Easter eggs can be decorated in a variety of ways including with melted wax, a flame, paint, glue and more. The hand painted eggs in the center bowl are from Portugal and were a gift from Meg Beshey’s father to her mother. -Submitted photo
Boiling red onion skins and red vinegar was supposed to make for a red tint to an Easter egg. In this case, Meg Beshey said changed the eggs to a green color with a marble look.
Apr 1, 2021
The Fort Dodge Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S., will open at noon today. It will be closed in the morning because city employees will be attending a mandatory all-staff meeting.
The Fort Dodge Public Library, 424 Central Ave., will also open at noon. Library staff will be attending the same city meeting.
The Blanden Memorial Art Museum will be open from 1 to 4 p.m.
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