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​NDSU vs. Indiana State

November 9th, 2016

Saturday, November 12, 2:30pm

FargoDome, 1800 University Dr N, Fargo

NDSU beat Indiana State last year, 28-14, in front of all their fans, and the Sycamores will be looking for revenge. NDSU has one of the best tailgating scenes around. Load your pickup bed, dress your pet dog in NDSU colors, and come on out! 

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​Concordia College Theatre: Big Fish

November 9th, 2016

Friday, November 11, 8pm; November 13, 2pm

Frances Comstock Theatre, 901 8th St S, Moorhead

Whimsical and entertaining tale about family, life’s journey, and searching for the truth. Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman, tells tall tales, and his son Will is determined to find the truth behind them. $10 adults, $5 students and seniors.

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​ZOOcation: Watch Your Step Trek

November 9th, 2016

Friday, November 11, 8am-3pm

Red River Zoo, 4255 23rd Ave S

Under the supervision of the education department, children in grades 1 through 5 enjoy a mellow day of exploring the zoo, playing games, and meeting the zoo’s animals up close. Children must bring a bag lunch. $40, members $35. 

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​The Pig & the Pint

November 9th, 2016

Thursday, November 10, 6pm

The Sanctuary, 670 4th Ave N, Fargo

Bernie’s Liquor goes the whole hog, presents swine dining. Local restaurants are each given half a pig to prepare and a brewery to partner with. An intimate evening with chefs, brewmasters, and an abundance of suds and pork dishes. 21+  

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Sabrina Hornung: Public Opening

November 2nd, 2016

Sunday, November 6, 1:30-4pm; artist talk, 2pm

Rourke Art Museum, 521 Main Avenue, Moorhead

Public opening of the “Sod Breakin’ and Reclamation” exhibition in the Katherine Kilbourne Burgum and Gustavian Galleries, the regional artist’s first in two years in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Full disclosure: we’re blowing our own Hornung for HPR Editor-in-Chief Sabrina!

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​Alan Jackson with Lauren Alaina

November 2nd, 2016

Saturday, November 5, 6:30pm doors; 7:30pm show

Scheels Arena, 5225 31st Ave S, Fargo

If you have the slightest ear for country music, you can’t miss this one. Alan is the only artist, besides Lennon and McCartney, to have written more than 20 number one songs. 25-year career: “How did all this happen? From where we came from, to come up here, my wife Denise thinks this is divinely orchestrated.”

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​Heidi Fedde Reception at the Spirit Room

November 2nd, 2016

Saturday, November 5, 3-5pm, artist talk at 3:30pm

The Spirit Room, 111 Broadway N, Fargo

Fedde’s “Retrospective: Outdoor Spaces” is a collection of paintings, photographs, and drawings inspired by outdoor scenes, in Gallery I of the Spirit Room, free and open to the public, sponsored by the Arts Partnership and the North Dakota Council on the Arts. 

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​TrapCity, stereoGO, MVNIV, Trill Logic, Mezra, and The BlueMan

November 2nd, 2016

Friday, November 4, 9pm-1:50am

The Aquarium (Dempsey’s upstairs), 226 Broadway N, Fargo

Trap music uses contrasting synthesizers, “cinematic” strings, pitched-down vocals, and especially its engine, the Roland 808 drum machine. Ominous bleak and gritty lyrics about street life, poverty, and violence in the inner city -- the “trap.” A great show, but u gotta be in the mood. 21+, $8 advance, $13 door.

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​Once Upon a Mattress

November 2nd, 2016

November 4-5 & 11-12, 7:30pm; November 6, 2pm

West Fargo High School Commons, 801 9th St E, West Fargo

This princess, like Hans Christian Andersen’s, must detect the presence of a pea under 20 mattresses, but also undergo other ordeals, including playing the minstrel’s lute, lifting barbells, and drinking herself unconscious. As complicated as farce, good fun and good experience for West Fargo HS actors and actresses. 

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​F-M Ballet World Premier: Spirit Rising

November 2nd, 2016

Friday, November 4, 7pm

8th Street Studio Cooperative, 11 8th St S, Fargo

The storytelling choreography of the ballet connects us to a time and land long passed away. Nimuu is the name given to the remains of a woman found during the construction of Highway 59. Marcella Rose will speak about her personal discovery of Nimuu and the process of creating the bronze statue of her.

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