CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Out & About: May 11-20

Friday, May 11 “iDance,” presented by students of The Dance Academy, 7 p.m., Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, 714 13th St., Worthington. Tickets available in advance at Center Sports or at the door 30 minutes before the performance.

May 11, 2012

Out & About: March 30-April 10

Friday, March 30 27th annual Cruise & Vacation Dinner, a fundraiser for the Worthington Area YMCA, featuring entertainment by the Johnny Holm Band, Minnesota West Community and Technical College gymnasium, Worthington campus. For ticket information, phone 376-6197.

March 30, 2012

Out & About: Jan. 13-20

Friday, Jan. 13 11th annual Spaghetti Supper, serving pasta with homemade sauce, garlic bread, relishes, dessert and beverage, 5 to 7 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 230 Clary St., Worthington. Singles-Couples Dance, with music by DJ Donnie, 7:30 p.m., Elks Club, Storm Lake, Iowa.

January 13, 2012

Out & About: Jan. 9-16

Friday, Jan. 6 Singles Dance, a fundraiser for Beginning Experience of Southwest Minnesota, music by Mylan Ray, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. with roast beef sandwich fundraiser at 11 p.m., Hadley Community Center, Hadley. “The Jungle Book,” presented by Missoula Children’s Theatre and featuring local talent, 7 p.m., Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington. Box office open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday; phone 376-9101.

January 05, 2012

Out & ABout: Nov. 18-Dec. 3

Friday, Nov. 18 Vendor Fair and Bake Sale, a fundraiser for Farley’s & Sathers Relay for Life Team, 2 to 7 p.m., American Legion Hall, Round Lake. Sunset Cottage Open House, a holiday fundraiser, coffee and cookies served, free-will donations, 3 to 8 p.m., Sunset Cottage, 1950 S.W. First Ave., Worthington.

November 18, 2011

Out & About

Friday, Sept. 16 King Turkey Day, with beer garden, food vendors, inflatable carnival, Foul Play events beginning at 6:30 p.m., pingpong ball drop at 7:30 p.m. and monster screen movie at 8 p.m., downtown Worthington.

September 16, 2011

Out and about

Friday, Aug. 26 Spaghetti Supper, serving all-you-can-eat pasta, garlic bread and coffee, 5 to 8 p.m. or until gone, Eagles Club, 205 Oxford St., Worthington. Little Rock Corn Show, with 1 p.m. kid races and antique display, entertainment at 6 p.m. and button drawing at 7 p.m., Little Rock, Iowa.

August 26, 2011

Out & About

Friday, July 22 Railroad Days, with antique tractor ride at 9 a.m., flea market, Top Dog contest, car cruise-in from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m., , poker run, card tournament, fireworks at 9:30 a.m. and other events, Sanborn, Iowa. Pioneer Days, with bake sales, bridge and cribbage tournaments, 6:30 p.m. kiddie parade, kids’ carnival, water fights and tractor pull and other events, Milford, Iowa. Go to www.milford.ia.us/mcc/pioneer-days for a full schedule of events.

July 22, 2011

Out & About

Friday, July 1 Independence Day Celebration, with food stand, musical entertainment by Marcoux Corner, fire truck rides, saddle horse rides, carnival booths, rock climbing wall, petting zoo and kiddie train rides, 6 p.m., with fireworks at dusk, Village Northwest Unlimited, Sheldon, Iowa. Currie Fourth of July, with beanbag tournament beginning at 6:30 p.m., Currie. “Bedroom Farce,” 8 p.m., Okoboji Summer Theatre, U.S. 71, Okoboji, Iowa. Phone (712) 332-7773.

July 01, 2011

Out & About

Friday, June 17 Fulda Wood Duck Festival, with carnival, Starfire concert from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and fireworks at dusk, Fulda. Good Ole Summertime, with glo-golf tournament, Sibley, Iowa. For more information, contact the Sibley Chamber of Commerce, (712) 754-3212, or go to www.sibleyiowa.net. Ice Cream Days, with basketball tournament, smile contest, ice cream social, Kids Ice Cream Cone-ival, grand opening of the Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor featuring Tonic Sol-fa, concert and BMX exhibition, LeMars, Iowa. Phone (712) 546-8821.

June 16, 2011

Out & About

Friday, June 10 Benefit Fundraiser, for 4-year-old Anthony Bents who is fighting cancer, matching funds from Thrivent, 5 to 7:30 p.m., Elks Lodge, 1105 Second Ave., Worthington. Ellsworth Family Fun Days, with baked potato feed from 5 to 7 p.m. and Little Miss Ellsworth pageant at 7 pm., followed by “Minute to Win It,” Ellsworth.

June 10, 2011

Out & About

Friday, May 20 Orange City Tulip Festival, with flower show, car show, quilt show, amusement rides, Straat Feest, street scrubbing, 2:15 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Volksparade, horse-drawn trolley rides, puppet show, “Godspell” performed at 8 p.m. and other events, Orange City, Iowa. Go to www.octulipfestival.com; or phone (712) 707-4510. OrangeRind Film Festival, featuring original films from filmmakers from across Iowa, 8 p.m., England Proscenium Theatre, Northwestern College, Eighth Street Southeast and Albany Avenue, Orange City, Iowa. Memory Brothers, 7 to 10 p.m., Table 316, 316 N. Okoboji Grove Road, Arnolds Park, Iowa. Reservations recommended; phone (712) 332-6090.

May 20, 2011

Out & About

Friday, May 6 10th annual Prairie Elementary Carnival, admission fee for children to play on inflatables, games and redeem prizes, adults free, 5 to 8 p.m., Prairie Elementary School, 1700 First Ave. S.W., Worthington. “Lie, Cheat and Genuflect,” a dinner theater production of the Reading Community Players, dinner at 5:30 p.m., play at 7 p.m., Reading Community Center, Reading. For tickets, phone (507) 478-4229, 376-7223 or 926-5404. “Broadway — Here and Now,” presented by the Prairie Arts Chorale, 7:30 p.m., Redwood Valley High School, Redwood Falls. Go to www.prairieartschorale.org. Singles Dance, sponsored by Beginning Experience of Southwest Minnesota, music by Christopher Jon, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., The Caboose, 1045 Craig Ave., Tracy.

May 06, 2011

Out & About

Friday, April 29 “Lie, Cheat and Genuflect,” a dinner theater production of the Reading Community Players, dinner at 5:30 p.m., play at 7 p.m., Reading Community Center, Reading. For tickets, phone (507) 478-4229, 376-7223 or 926-5404. Prom Revisited, an adult prom sponsored by the Iowa Rock ’n’ Roll Music Association, music by the D.C. Drifters, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m., Majestic Pavilion, U.S. 71 and Lake Street, Arnolds Park, Iowa. Phone (712) 338-2096, or go to iowarocknroll.com/events.php.

April 29, 2011

Out and About

Friday, April 8 Knights of Columbus Fish Fry, serving fish, baked potatoes, beans, salads, coffee and juice, 5 to 7 p.m., Elks Lodge, 1105 Second Ave., Worthington. “The Wizard of Oz,” presented by the Prairie Arts Continuum, 7 p.m., Business, Arts & Recreation Center, 1012 Fifth Ave., Windom. Phone (507) 831-2375 for ticket information.

April 08, 2011