Don’t walk away: MacDonald is ‘Finding Emily’
“Finding Emily” won’t threaten “When Harry Met Sally” as the modern-era gold standard for the friends-to-lovers rom-com, but the adorable Rice and Fearn play…
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River Runs Red: A Taste of Fargo-Moorhead at Harold’s on Main
by HPR Staff | Aug 28, 2026
Hardcore, punk and metal at Harold's on Main, with Swing Low's first show in four years and Daikaiju's masked marauders.
Read NowIn Schoenbrun’s tent: ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’
by Greg Carlson | Aug 27, 2026
Schoenbrun’s follow-up to “I Saw the TV Glow” deftly blends comedy, eroticism, gore and VHS-era nostalgia into an intoxicating brew of deeply personal storytelling.
Read NowMuiderman Theatre: a hidden gem in the Red River Valley
by HPR Staff | Aug 23, 2026
A luthier's living room in Thompson, North Dakota, where world-class guitarists play to thirty people once a month.
Read NowDani-Rae Clark, Kit Pines and Owen Broke at the Aquarium
by HPR Staff | Aug 18, 2026
Nashville-based queer Americana singer-songwriter Dani-Rae Clark plays the Aquarium on Wednesday, August 19, with Kit Pines and Owen Broke — and a two-step lesson…
Read NowMitchell takes dino movie fans to ‘The End of Oak Street’
by Greg Carlson | Aug 17, 2026
An inexplicable cross-time event drops a family struggling with internal domestic peril into a prehistoric bubble of run-for-your-life peril.
Read NowGluck clocks romantic comedy in ‘One Night Only’
by Greg Carlson | Aug 10, 2026
We land in a version of America in which the government has implemented a prohibition on unmarried intercourse for all but twelve free-for-all hours…
Read NowManic pixie dream woman: ‘The Philadelphia Story’ at 86
by Blaise Balas | Aug 3, 2026
“The Philadelphia Story” is one of the only screwball comedies to actually deal with the real world repercussions of its plot points.
Read NowAraki makes long-awaited return with ‘I Want Your Sex’
by Greg Carlson | Aug 2, 2026
"I Want Your Sex" draws heavily from the filmmaker’s love for classic screwball comedy and talent for button pushing.
Read NowRomvari remembers: ‘Blue Heron’
by Greg Carlson | Jul 27, 2026
Talented filmmaker Sophy Romvari creates an extraordinary and extraordinarily cinematic evocation of memory and grief.
Read NowFiber Arts Festival returns to Fargo
by HPR Staff | Jul 26, 2026
Attend classes, browse vendors and learn new techniques at the Fiber Arts Festival August 1-2.
Read NowYour attendance is requested: RSVP to Wilde’s ‘Invite’
by Greg Carlson | Jul 20, 2026
Working from a script by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack, Olivia Wilde puts her own stamp on Cesc Gay’s play “Los vecinos de arriba."
Read Now‘Back to the Future’ and the anatomy of fun
by Blaise Balas | Jul 20, 2026
Many people cite “Back to the Future” as their favorite movie. It is, as has been the case for a majority of the films…
Read NowByrdwatchers: Gunther and Schwam provide sex education
by Greg Carlson | Jul 13, 2026
The provocatively titled documentary “Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story” educates viewers with a history lesson covering the wild high seas of a…
Read NowNick Shoulders: Apocalypse, Never! Tour
by HPR Staff | Jul 9, 2026
“Refugia Blues” is Shoulders’ fifth album and he’s turning off the amp and taking a step toward the acoustic nature of the traditional southern…
Read NowPerry explores the video rental store in ‘Videohaven’
by Greg Carlson | Jul 6, 2026
Alex Ross Perry's “Videoheaven” is "a nearly 3-hour long analysis of the rise and fall of brick and mortar movie rental."
Read Now‘Supergirl’ makes a wobbly test run
by Greg Carlson | Jul 1, 2026
For the devoted readers held in thrall to the stirring and poignant source material, the movie stings with disappointment...
Read NowBryan Bielanski to play Parachigo
by HPR Staff | Jun 24, 2026
Bryan Bielanski brings his upbeat brand of folk rock to Parachigo in Fargo on June 30.
Read NowA half century of ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’
by Blaise Balas | Jun 21, 2026
Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” is among the most famous stories of the American counterculture. Adapted for the screen…
Read NowPromoter Jade Presents declares bankruptcy
by Bryce Haugen | Jun 16, 2026
The curtain has come down on Jade Presents. Fargo-Moorhead’s largest event promoter has brought thousands of shows — more than 150 per year — and…
Read NowHPR talks with actor Stephen Tobolowsky
by Greg Carlson | Jun 8, 2026
High Plains Reader film critic Greg Carlson chatted with actor Stephen Tobolowsky ahead of his appearance in Fargo.
Read NowPlains Art Museum renovation and expansion planned
by Sabrina Hornung | May 21, 2026
The Plains Art Museum in Fargo will break ground on a major renovation and expansion of its permanent collection facility.
Read NowMaster of clay, Louie Albertson
by Jacinta Macheel Zens | May 12, 2026
High Plains Reader spoke with ceramicist Louie Albertson about his career, inspiration and creative process.
Read NowStill strange after all this time: Tech N9ne’s ‘Strange Wid It’ tour
by John Showalter | Apr 15, 2026
Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Tech N9ne has established himself among the royalty of Midwestern hip-hop over the course of more than…
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