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Comic Book artist to speak Saturday at Mulberry Center Church

Phil Hester will be speaking at the Mulberry Center Church at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Hester is a full-time comic book artist who illustrates and creates for the top comic book companies, in addition to creating characters that have made their way to film and television. Hester will both demonstrate some of his creative skill, talk about his path to this type of a career, and have books available for purchase. There is no fee to attend the program, however a freewill offering is encouraged to assist with the costs of upkeep of the church and programs.

Wilson Brewer Park and Depot Foundation meets Wednesday

The Wilson Brewer Park and Depot Foundation will be meeting Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at the Depot basement at the Wilson Brewer Park. Note the new meeting time. They will be meeting each month on the third Wednesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. The Wilson Brewer Park is located at 220 Ohio St. in Webster City.

Comic Book Artist presents program at Mulberry Center Church Saturday

Phil Hester, a professional American comic book artist, will be presenting a program at the Mulberry Center Church on Saturday at 1 p.m. The church is in Wilson Brewer Park located at 220 Ohio St. Hester has created characters that have appeared in films such as “Suicide Squad” and “Ant-Man” in addition to television shows like “Arrow,” “Batman: The Caped Crusader” and “Superman and Lois.” Hester lives in North English, Iowa.

Glass sculpture workshop at Legacy Learning-Boone River Valley Thursday

A workshop to design a one-of-a-kind piece of yard art with recycled glass will be held at the Legacy Learning-BRV on Thursday. The workshop will run from 5:30 p.m through 8 p.m. The studio is located at 719 Seneca St. The instructor is Renee McDonald. The workshop cost is $45. Participants should bring glass vases, serving bowls or other tempered glass pieces to personalize the project. To register, go to www.llbrv.org or call 515-835-1264.

The Cat Hut still accepting donations for rummage sale

The third annual Kitty Rummage Sale will be held Friday and Saturday. Donations from the community are still being accepted this week. The last day to take items to The Cat Hut is tomorrow during their open hours from 1 to 5 p.m. Donations can also be taken to The Ed Prince Building at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday and Thursday. This rummage sale is specifically to benefit cats and kittens in Hamilton County. The sale will be held from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. This will be held at the Ed Prince Building, Hamilton ...