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Doors for the concert, presented by the nonprofit organization Brady O’Brien Live, open at 5 p.m. Local musicians Brady O’Brien, Grace Casciato and Tammy Johnson will take the stage at 6 p.m., with Stevenson following at 7 p.m.

Stevenson’s performance includes his Gospel Music Association Dove Award-winning song, “The Eye of the Storm,” as well as tracks from his new album, “Capable.”

Several area churches joined together to form a committee to bring Stevenson to Fort Dodge, including Holy Trinity Parish, Prairie Lakes Church, CrossWay Evangelical Free Church, Trinity United Methodist Church and Victory Christian Fellowship in Jewell. Pastor Gabriel Casciato and his wife Wendy of CrossWay joined with Amy Kaufman of Prairie Lakes and donated the remaining amount of the “Pupils” Concert at Laramar last November to support this cause.

Stevenson, an American Christian singer and guitarist, was nominated for a Grammy and a Billboard Music Award for co-writing TobyMac’s 2014 hit single. “Talk about life.” His first studio album, “New Beginning,” was released in 2015 and eventually reached Billboard Magazine’s top 10 for best Christian albums.

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Grammy-nominated songwriter and national recording artist Ryan Stevenson performs tonight at the Laramar Ballroom in Fort Dodge.

Stevenson has placed six songs on the Billboard charts since his solo career and “The Eye of the Storm” was certified gold. The single was streamed over 40 million times on Spotify and topped the Christian radio charts for 16 weeks.

Stevenson has a number of other popular songs with radio success, including “When we fall apart” with Vince Gill and Amy Grant. He has over a million monthly listeners on Spotify.

Stevenson’s latest EP, “Sail”, was released on June 21st.

Stevenson, an Oregon native who worked as a paramedic before becoming a full-time musician, made his Grand Ole Opry debut last August.

Sponsors for Saturday’s concert include Iowa Outdoor Store and Sleep Inn of Fort Dodge (Sapphire level); DJ Campney and Rasch Construction (Gold); and Central Iowa Distributing, CrossWay Church, Disciple Proceeds, Flooring America Design Center, Lifestyles Moving, United All-Stars, Walker Bike Store, Mason O’Brien, Laurie Miller and Webster Glass (Silver).

General admission tickets are $10 at the door or available in advance at www.bradyobrienlive.com and www.ryanstevensonmusic.com.