In 2002, Jason Padgett was just an average guy. Not the best student; he had graduated from high school a few years back, just. He got by selling futons and spending his off time pumping iron and partying. But a brutal attack changed all that. Muggers jumped him outside a bar and left him on the sidewalk, a victim of severe head trauma.
Karl L. Stewart, author of two Legend of See Bird Westerns and The Seventh Cruise, a World War II novel, will sell and sign copies of his books 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, October 1, at Chapter 52 Bookstore.
Teen readers are the lucky ones; the book club at the Fond du Lac Public Library, Pizza & Pages, puts a tasty twist on the standard by combining great reads with an activity and pizza.
Kids ages 6 to 12 who attend school in Fond du Lac School District get a bonus: early release on the first Fridays of the month starting in October. Parents perhaps aren’t as thrilled. The Fond du Lac Public Library has stepped in with a free program, Half Day Parties, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. every first Friday of the month starting October 7.
Learn how to make kombucha, an ancient fermented tea packed with probiotics, at 1 p.m. Saturday, October 1, at the Fond du Lac Public Library’s Idea Studio demonstration kitchen.
Outdoor writer and wildlife biologist Bob Willging will answer that question in his History at Home programs at 2 p.m. and repeated at 6 p.m. Thursday, October 20, at the Fond du Lac Public Library. The program is free; no registration required.
Think Halloween pumpkins should be cute? Scary? Look like your uncle Harvey? It’s all good for the Fond du Lac Public Library’s Pumpkin Decorating Contest.