Big plans and a nightmare to remember at the Plains
The Plains Art Museum Spring Gala returns May 2 with food, fun, an art auction and a sneak preview of a brand new building…
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And it’s a beautiful day: Coen brothers’ ‘Fargo’ 30 years later
by Blaise Balas | Apr 14, 2026
"Fargo” endures as an American masterpiece and has not lost its unsettling appeal over the past three decades.
Read NowFargo Theatre Centennial Film Series: ‘Fargo’ — in conversation with Peter Stormare
by Greg Carlson | Apr 13, 2026
HPR film editor Greg Carlson spoke with "Fargo" actor Peter Stormare ahead of his “return” visit to Fargo.
Read Now‘Art is, at times, a criminal act:’ graffiti legend SHOCK UC MSK
by Jacinta Macheel Zens | Mar 30, 2026
See work by renowned graffiti writer and multimedia artist SHOCK UC MSK at North Dakota Museum of Art’s exhibit, “Re-arming Language: Post-graffiti Artists” from…
Read NowPoitras and Obenhaus honor Hersh in ‘Cover-Up’
by Greg Carlson | Mar 2, 2026
The great documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras had to work diligently to convince Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh to be the subject of one of…
Read Now2026 Fargo Film Festival arrives on the centennial of the Fargo Theatre
by Reagan Mueller | Feb 23, 2026
The 26th edition of the Fargo Film Festival provides a beacon of warmth for the FM community and beyond. Beginning March 17 and concluding March…
Read NowJoe Ellis: Graffiti expert, collections consultant and overall cool guy
by Jacinta Macheel Zens | Feb 23, 2026
While researching the upcoming exhibition, “Re-Arming Language: Post-Graffiti Artists,” which opens March 5 at the North Dakota Museum of Art (261 Centennial Dr. in Grand Forks), I…
Read NowUnglued Craft Fest returns
by HPR Staff | Feb 23, 2026
A favorite since 2011, Unglued Craft Fest 2026 features over 70 indie crafters from throughout the region, with booths chock full of handmade goodies…
Read Now57th annual UND Writers Conference: ‘Fables & Futures’
by HPR Contributor | Feb 23, 2026
Mystery. Whimsy. Tales yet to be told. Join us on the UND campus from Wednesday, March 25, through Friday, March 27, for the 57th…
Read NowHinds and Manville take a ‘Midwinter Break’
by Greg Carlson | Feb 23, 2026
Rather than a complex and nuanced presentation of spousal disharmony, “Midwinter Break” opts for a hammer instead of a scalpel.
Read NowGraffiti legends showcased at the NDMOA
by Jacinta Macheel Zens | Feb 17, 2026
“Re-Arming Language: Post-Graffiti Artists” will be on display at the North Dakota Museum of Art in Grand Forks from March 5 to May 10.
Read NowCheers to 100 years of the Fargo Theatre
by Sabrina Hornung | Feb 16, 2026
There’s a certain kind of magic to the Fargo Theatre. It’s a place to escape to for the small fee of the price of admission.…
Read NowLove and hate: Fennell goes to ‘Wuthering Heights’
by Greg Carlson | Feb 16, 2026
Literature purists who will judge Emerald Fennell’s decadent, gorgeous, horny and high-calorie interpretation of “Wuthering Heights” on the basis of its fidelity to the 1847…
Read NowDavis spend ‘The Best Summer’ with Beastie Boys and friends
by Greg Carlson | Feb 9, 2026
For the Generation X members obsessed with the incredible 90s music scene that gave us everything from the DIY exuberance of riot grrrl founding…
Read NowLowthorpe adapts popular memoir ‘H is for Hawk’
by Greg Carlson | Feb 4, 2026
A little more than a decade following the publication of the popular Helen Macdonald memoir upon which it is based, a feature film version…
Read NowDaCosta visits ‘The Bone Temple’
by Greg Carlson | Jan 26, 2026
The versatile Nia DaCosta follows her underseen and underappreciated “Hedda” (one of my 2025 favorites) with the first female-helmed entry in the 28 Days/Weeks/Years Later…
Read NowReichardt pulls a heist: ‘The Mastermind’
by Greg Carlson | Jan 19, 2026
There is a great scene in the middle of Kelly Reichardt’s excellent movie “The Mastermind” when protagonist James Blaine Mooney (Josh O’Connor) is chastised…
Read Now‘Snowflake Spectacular:’ A Winter Showcase
by HPR Staff | Jan 15, 2026
This is a family-friendly event showcasing pole, aerial and belly dance performances by performers of all experience levels.
Read NowNaomi Jaye Directs Britt Lower in ‘Darkest Miriam’
by Greg Carlson | Jan 12, 2026
Writer-director Naomi Jaye adapts fellow Canadian Martha Baillie’s 2009 novel “The Incident Report” as a potent and introspective character study. Retitled “Darkest Miriam,” Jaye’s movie…
Read NowFastvold marks the agony and the ecstasy if ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’
by Greg Carlson | Jan 5, 2026
Director Mona Fastvold’s “The Testament of Ann Lee” frequently writhes and gesticulates with a hypnotizing mysticism that mirrors the fervor of its title character. At…
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