HPR Calendar

Your place to come for the largest listing of events from Fargo-Moorhead to Grand Forks and the rest of the Red River Valley.

Best Bets for August 1, 2008

Punk Rock Potluck

Price: $6
When: 6:00 PM
Where: Red Raven

The Hot Button

Price: $3
When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Nestor
Phone (venue): 701.232.2485
21+, ID Required

Best Bets for August 6, 2008

Chris Koza Band with Lucille Black and Mark Proulx

Price: $5
When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Aquarium
Phone (venue): 701.235.5913
21+, ID Required

Best Bets for August 7, 2008

Agent Biscuit

Price: no cover
When: 8:30 PM
Where: HoDo Lounge
21+, ID Required

Best Bets for August 8, 2008

Jon Wayne

When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Nestor$5
Phone (venue): 701.232.2485
21+, ID Required

Weezfest!

Price: $3
When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Aquarium
Phone (venue): 701.235.5913
21+, ID Required

Best Bets for August 9, 2008

“I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change”

Price: $15 to $18
When: 2:00 PM
Where: Empire Arts Center
Phone (venue): (701) 746-5500

Up In Smoke Poetry Slam

Price: $2
When: 7:00 PM
Where: Usher’s House
Phone (venue): 218.287.0080

Best Bets for August 10, 2008

Jass Festival

When: 4:00 PM
Where:

Bike Polo

When: 6:30 PM
Where: Island Park

Best Bets for August 11, 2008

Sera Cahoone with Chrissie Jo & the Gobs and Amanda Standalone & The Pastry Shop Girls

Price: $6
When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Aquarium
Phone (venue): 701.235.5913
21+, ID Required

Best Bets for August 12, 2008

Kottonmouth Kings and Tech N9ne

Price: $25 advance/$28 day of show
When: 8:00 PM
Where: The Venue @ The Hub
Phone (venue): 701.478.HUB7

Best Bets for August 14, 2008

Starlight Movie Night

Price: Free
When: 8:00 PM
Where: Roosevelt Park

Charlie Parr

Price: $3
When: 9:00 PM
Where: Hotel Donaldson
Phone (venue): 701.478.8888
21+, ID Required

Handsome Furs

Price: Advance $8, $10 at the door
When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Aquarium
Phone (venue): 701.235.5913
21+, ID Required

Best Bets for August 15, 2008

Daniel Conti

Price: $5
When: 10:00 AM
Where: The Nestor
Phone (venue): 701.232.2485
21+, ID Required

EMPIRES

Price: $5
When: 6:00 PM
Where: Red Raven Espresso Parlor
Phone (venue): 701.478.7337

New Stuff at the Upfront

Price: Free
When: 7:00 PM
Where: Upfront Gallery

Rude Talk

Price: $5
When: 9:00 PM
Where: Crosstown Lounge
Phone (venue): 701-757-0162
21+, ID Required

Teaberry Music Fest

Price: Free
When: 9:00 PM
Where: Teaberry, 119 Broadway

Best Bets for August 16, 2008

ND Horse Park Concert Series

Price: race admission, $3 in advance, $4 at the gate
When: 7:15 PM
Where: North Dakota Horse Park

Best Bets for August 17, 2008

Dorian Michael

When: 8:00 PM
Where: Cork ‘n Cleaver

Best Bets for August 18, 2008

Triclops!

When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Aquarium
Phone (venue): 701.235.5913
21+, ID Required

Best Bets for August 19, 2008

10th Anniversary: Hopperstad Stave Church

Price: $30
When: 6:00 PM
Where: Hjemkomst Center

Best Bets for August 20, 2008

Russ Pfaff Jazz Quartet

When: 5:30 PM
Where: Plains Art Museum

Best Bets for August 21, 2008

Jenny Morris & Friends

Price: $8
When: 7:30 PM
Where: Empire Arts Center
Phone (venue): (701) 746-5500

Best Bets for August 22, 2008

Dale Fest

Price: $5
When: 8:00 PM
Where: Hotel Donaldson
Phone (venue): 701.478.8888
21+, ID Required

Legionnaires

When: 9:30 PM
Where: Fargo VFW
Phone (venue): 701.235.8243
21+, ID Required

Best Bets for August 23, 2008

Kanser

Price: $6
When: 6:30 PM
Where: The Aquarium
Phone (venue): 701.235.5913

Mystical Overtones

Price: $3
When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Nestor
Phone (venue): 701.232.2485
21+, ID Required

Best Bets for August 24, 2008

“Salsa del Sol”

When: 1:00 PM
Where: Island Park

Best Bets for August 25, 2008

A Great Conversation With Phil Jackson

When: 5:00 PM
Where: Chester Fritz Auditorium
Phone (venue): (701) 777-4090

Best Bets for August 26, 2008

Jonny Lang

Price: $45
When: 7:30 PM
Where: Fargo Theatre
Phone (venue): 701.235.4152

Tsavo

Price: No cover
When: 9:00 PM
Where: Terminal Bar, 409 E. Hennepin, Minneapolis
21+, ID Required

Best Bets for August 27, 2008

F-M Leonard Peltier Support Group

When: 6:30 PM
Where: Moorhead Public Library
Phone (venue): (218) 233-7594

Best Bets for August 28, 2008

Divas Of Improv

Price: $8
When: 8:00 PM
Where: Howard Johnson Hotel
21+, ID Required

Best Bets for August 29, 2008

Dingus

Price: $5
When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Aquarium
Phone (venue): 701.235.5913
21+, ID Required

Best Bets for August 30, 2008

Aqua Fest

Price: Advance $17, At the Door $20
When: 6:00 PM
Where: The Aquarium
Phone (venue): 701.235.5913
21+, ID Required

Lucyd

Price: $3
When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Nestor
Phone (venue): 701.232.2485
21+, ID Required

Best Bets for August 31, 2008

History Rocks

Price: $5, Children under 12 get in free with the admission of an adult
When: 1:00 PM
Where: Grand Forks HIstorical Society

Events for August 21, 2008

Avalanche

When: 9:30 PM
Where: Pistol Pete’s
Phone (venue): 701.478.4012
21+, ID Required

Indiecannesdance

Price: $2
When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Aquarium
Phone (venue): 701.235.5913
21+, ID Required

Roosters

When: 10:00 PM
Where: Windbreak Saloon (Next To The Flying J)
Phone (venue): (701) 282-5507
21+, ID Required

Events for August 22, 2008

“Oklahoma”

When: 1:30 PM
Where: Fargo Public Library-Carlson Branch
Phone (venue): (701) 476-4040

Flashback

When: 8:30 PM
Where: West Fargo VFW
21+, ID Required

Blues Tonic

When: 9:00 PM
Where: American Legion
Phone (venue): 701-293-3930
21+, ID Required

Avalanche

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Pistol Pete’s
Phone (venue): 701.478.4012
21+, ID Required

Rumblefish

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Speck’s Bar
Phone (venue): (701) 232-0202
21+, ID Required

Betty Does

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Hooligan’s
Phone (venue): (701) 373-0770
21+, ID Required

C. William Miles

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Chester Fritz Auditorium
Phone (venue): (701) 777-4090

Methuselah

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Rick’s Bar
Phone (venue): 701.232.8356
21+, ID Required

The Blackwells

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Spirits Lounge (Holiday Inn)
Phone (venue): (701) 277-7330
21+, ID Required

Poitin

When: 9:30 PM
Where: Dempsey’s Public House
Phone (venue): (701) 235-5913
21+, ID Required

Love at Bombsite with Fup and Sleeping in Gethsemane

Price: $3
When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Aquarium
Phone (venue): 701.235.5913
21+, ID Required

Mindfunk Allstars

Price: $3
When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Nestor
Phone (venue): 701.232.2485
21+, ID Required

Blue 42

When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Venue @ The Hub
Phone (venue): 701.478.HUB7
21+, ID Required

Dirty White

When: 10:00 PM
Where: Hooligan’s
Phone (venue): (701) 373-0770
21+, ID Required

Events for August 23, 2008

Ewa Tarsia’s Solo Exhibition Artist Reception

When: 6:00 PM
Where: North Dakota Museum of Art
Phone (venue): (701) 777-419

Kanser (with full band), Blueprint, Illogic and Me & You Crew

Early All Ages Show.

Price: $6
When: 6:30 PM
Where: The Aquarium
Phone (venue): 701.235.5913

Kanser (with full band), Blueprint, Illogic and Me & You Crew

Price: $6
When: 6:30 PM
Where: The Aquarium
Phone (venue): 701.235.5913

Horse Park Concert Series: Boomtown

When: 7:00 PM
Where: North Dakota Horse Park

Sketch Comedy Troupe

When: 7:00 PM
Where: Roland Dille Center for the Arts-Fox Recital Hall

Flashback

When: 8:30 PM
Where: West Fargo VFW
21+, ID Required

Rumblefish

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Speck’s Bar
Phone (venue): (701) 232-0202
21+, ID Required

Methuselah

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Rick’s Bar
Phone (venue): 701.232.8356
21+, ID Required

Blues Tonic

When: 9:00 PM
Where: American Legion
Phone (venue): 701-293-3930
21+, ID Required

The Blackwells

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Spirits Lounge (Holiday Inn)
Phone (venue): (701) 277-7330
21+, ID Required

The Legionnaires

When: 9:30 PM
Where: Fargo VFW
Phone (venue): 701.235.8243
21+, ID Required

Avalanche

When: 9:30 PM
Where: Pistol Pete’s
Phone (venue): 701.478.4012
21+, ID Required

Betty Does

When: 10:00 PM
Where: Big D’s (Fargo)
Phone (venue): 701-241-4FUN
21+, ID Required

Mystical Overtones with Christopher Flitton, Fighting at a College Level and The Decomposuers

Price: $3
When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Nestor
Phone (venue): 701.232.2485
21+, ID Required

Kanser (with full band), Blueprint, Illogic and Me & You Crew

Late 21+ Show.

Price: $6
When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Aquarium
Phone (venue): 701.235.5913
21+, ID Required

Events for August 24, 2008

HPR Best Bet!

“Salsa del Sol”

Island Park Outdoor Festival. Nine-piece salsa band from the Cities.

When: 1:00 PM
Where: Island Park

Roosters

When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Windbreak Saloon
Phone (venue): 701.282.5507
21+, ID Required

Sketch Comedy Troupe

Price: $5
When: 10:00 PM
Where: Roland Dille Center for the Arts-Fox Recital Hall

Events for August 25, 2008

HPR Best Bet!

A Great Conversation With Phil Jackson

From Williston to Los Angeles and everything in between.  We won’t miss this one.

When: 5:00 PM
Where: Chester Fritz Auditorium
Phone (venue): (701) 777-4090

The Well Hungarians

When: 7:30 PM
Where: MSUM Student Union

Events for August 26, 2008

Summer Concert in the Garden

Price: $5
When: 6:00 PM
Where: North Dakota Museum of Art
Phone (venue): (701) 777-419

Karen Solgaard

Price: $15
When: 7:00 PM
Where: Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive Center
Phone (venue): (218) 299-5511

JONNY LANG w/ Jason Eskridge

Price: $43
When: 7:30 PM
Where: Fargo Theatre
Phone (venue): 701.235.4152

Jonny Lang

Price: $45
When: 7:30 PM
Where: Fargo Theatre
Phone (venue): 701.235.4152

Tom Roble

When: 7:30 PM
Where: The Winery
Phone (venue): 701-237-WINE
21+, ID Required

Kenyon Williams and Ryan Jackson: “The Mathematics of Resonant Bodies”

When: 7:30 PM
Where: Roland Dille Center for the Arts-Fox Recital Hall

Funk You

When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Aquarium
Phone (venue): 701.235.5913
21+, ID Required

Events for August 27, 2008

Blind Joe’s Alcoholiday

Join the gang at Rascals this Friday in celebration of a much needed “alco-holiday”! Featuring performances by Fargo favorite, Blind Joe! The celebriation lasts all day, the show begins after 9pm.

When: 1:27 PM
Where: Rascals
Phone (venue): (218) 287-1846
21+, ID Required
HPR Best Bet!

F-M Leonard Peltier Support Group

It’s been 33 years since the shootout at Jumping Bull Ranch, and Leonard Peltier has been in prison for more than 30 years.

When: 6:30 PM
Where: Moorhead Public Library
Phone (venue): (218) 233-7594

Carmen the Cactus

When: 8:00 PM
Where: Hotel Donaldson
Phone (venue): 701.478.8888
21+, ID Required

Gordon Court

When: 8:00 PM
Where: Fort Noks
Phone (venue): 701-478-9191
21+, ID Required

Deadly Electric Blonde

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Rick’s Bar
Phone (venue): 701.232.8356
21+, ID Required

Fallback

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Rick’s Bar
Phone (venue): 701.232.8356
21+, ID Required

Great Outdoors

When: 9:30 PM
Where: Pistol Pete’s
Phone (venue): 701.478.4012
21+, ID Required

Cassie Mae

When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Windbreak Saloon
Phone (venue): 701.282.5507
21+, ID Required

Events for August 28, 2008

Lance Johnson on the Mighty Wurlitzer

When: 12:00 PM
Where: Fargo Theatre
Phone (venue): 701.235.4152

“Find Anthony Ant”

When: 6:30 PM
Where: West Fargo Public Library
Phone (venue): (701) 433-5460

UND vs. Texas A & M

When: 7:00 PM
Where: Alerus Center, Grand Forks

Nita Velo and Scott Gundvaldson Concert

Price: $10 / $12
When: 7:30 PM
Where: York Mills Regional Cultural Center

Tucker’d Out

When: 7:30 PM
Where: The Winery
Phone (venue): 701-237-WINE
21+, ID Required

Last Call Jam Band & Jam Session

When: 8:30 PM
Where: Speck’s Bar
Phone (venue): (701) 232-0202
21+, ID Required

Fargo Elks Karaoke

When: 8:30 PM
Where: Fargo Elks
Phone (venue): 701-293-5151
21+, ID Required

Karoake Lady

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Moorhead VFW
21+, ID Required

Whiskey Sam

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Diamond Lounge
Phone (venue): (701) 772-8700
21+, ID Required

Fallback

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Rick’s Bar
Phone (venue): 701.232.8356
21+, ID Required

Great Outdoors

When: 9:30 PM
Where: Pistol Pete’s
Phone (venue): 701.478.4012
21+, ID Required

Identity 5

When: 10:00 PM
Where: Joe Black's, Grand Forks
21+, ID Required

October Road

When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Windbreak Saloon
Phone (venue): 701.282.5507
21+, ID Required

The Hub Bar and Grill Open Mic

When: 11:00 PM
Where: The Hub Bar and Grill
Phone (venue): 701-746-7443
21+, ID Required

Events for August 29, 2008

“Swing Kids”

When: 1:30 PM
Where: Fargo Public Library-Carlson Branch
Phone (venue): (701) 476-4040

Divas and Rockstars Karaoke

When: 8:00 PM
Where: Divas and Rockstars
Phone (venue): (701) 356-SING
21+, ID Required

Boomtown

When: 8:30 PM
Where: West Fargo VFW
21+, ID Required

American Legion Karaoke (except on live band nights)

When: 9:00 PM
Where: American Legion
Phone (venue): 701-293-3930
21+, ID Required

Neptune Men

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Speck’s Bar
Phone (venue): (701) 232-0202
21+, ID Required

S.O.L.

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Spirits Lounge (Holiday Inn)
Phone (venue): (701) 277-7330
21+, ID Required

Fargo Elks Karaoke

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Fargo Elks
Phone (venue): 701-293-5151
21+, ID Required

Peppers Karaoke

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Moorhead VFW
21+, ID Required

Whiskey Sam

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Diamond Lounge
Phone (venue): (701) 772-8700
21+, ID Required

Great Outdoors

When: 9:30 PM
Where: Pistol Pete’s
Phone (venue): 701.478.4012
21+, ID Required

Jazz on Tap

When: 9:30 PM
Where: ‘I Bistro @ Canad Inn
Phone (venue): (701) 792-1960
21+, ID Required

8th Hour

When: 9:30 PM
Where: Fargo VFW
Phone (venue): 701.235.8243
21+, ID Required

HYENTYTE W/ WBPN

Price: $5
When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Nestor
Phone (venue): 701.232.2485
21+, ID Required

Dingus and Ugly Fat Kids with Dynamiteasaurus and Sleeping in Gethsemane

Price: $5
When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Aquarium
Phone (venue): 701.235.5913
21+, ID Required

Betty Does

When: 10:00 PM
Where: Hooligan’s
Phone (venue): (701) 373-0770
21+, ID Required

October Road

When: 10:00 PM
Where: Windbreak Saloon (Next To The Flying J)
Phone (venue): (701) 282-5507
21+, ID Required

Events for August 30, 2008

PluckStruck

When: 10:30 AM
Where: Town Square Farmer’s Market, Downtown Grand Forks

“Yatra: A Journey Through Timeless India”

Price: $5
When: 6:30 PM
Where: Festival Concert Hall-NDSU

Horse Park Concert Series: Kevin Diehl

When: 7:00 PM
Where: North Dakota Horse Park

“Edges”

When: 7:30 PM
Where: Gaede Stage-Roland Dille Center for the Arts

Divas and Rockstars Karaoke

When: 8:00 PM
Where: Divas and Rockstars
Phone (venue): (701) 356-SING
21+, ID Required

Boomtown

When: 8:30 PM
Where: West Fargo VFW
21+, ID Required

S.O.L.

When: 8:30 PM
Where: Spirits Lounge (Holiday Inn)
Phone (venue): (701) 277-7330
21+, ID Required

Deadly Electric Blonde

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Rick’s Bar
Phone (venue): 701.232.8356
21+, ID Required

The Bowler Karaoke

When: 9:00 PM
Where: The Bowler
Phone (venue): (701) 293-0200
21+, ID Required

Whiskey Sam

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Diamond Lounge
Phone (venue): (701) 772-8700
21+, ID Required

Platinum Rose

When: 9:00 PM
Where: Mainline Bar &Grill
Phone (venue): 218-789-7610
21+, ID Required

Slammer’s Sports Bar Karaoke

When: 9:30 PM
Where: Slammer’s Sport Bar And Grill (Red River Lanes)
Phone (venue): (701) 235-1912
21+, ID Required

Neptune Men

When: 9:30 PM
Where: Speck’s Bar
Phone (venue): (701) 232-0202
21+, ID Required

8th Hour

When: 9:30 PM
Where: Fargo VFW
Phone (venue): 701.235.8243
21+, ID Required

LUCYD W/ BLACK EYES DOLLS EYES and GO STEVE JONES

Price: $3
When: 10:00 PM
Where: The Nestor
Phone (venue): 701.232.2485
21+, ID Required

October Road

When: 10:00 PM
Where: Windbreak Saloon (Next To The Flying J)
Phone (venue): (701) 282-5507
21+, ID Required

Events for August 31, 2008

October Road

When: 10:00 PM
Where: Windbreak Saloon (Next To The Flying J)
Phone (venue): (701) 282-5507
21+, ID Required

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