September 28th, 2016
Friday, September 30, October 1, 7 & 8
1930 130th Ave S, Moorhead
Halloween preview. The surrounding woods teem with shocking creatures such as lumbering hideous zombies, killers, madmen, and clowns from South Carolina. This season inspired by “Nightmare on Elm Street.” We might take nieces and nephews and leave a few of them behind. $10
September 21st, 2016
Tuesday, September 27, gates 5pm; show 6pm
Bluestem Amphitheatre, 801 50th Ave SW, Moorhead
Millions of records sold, thousands of miles on the road, collaborate with the best, are the best at what they do. G Love & Special Sauce (one band, not two) does alternative hip hop, is known for their “sloppy” and laid back blues sound. Originally scheduled for August 9 -- all tickets sold for that date will be honored.
September 21st, 2016
Sunday, September 25, 12-5pm
Rheault Farm, 2902 25th St S, Fargo
Barrel train and horse-drawn carriage rides, straw bale maze, carnival games, strolling clown with balloon animals, Clay County 4-H animals, face painting, arts and crafts in the Peter Peter Pumpkin Factory, pumpkin decoration, and more than a thousand pumpkins in the Pumpkin Patch, all of them for sale.
September 21st, 2016
Sunday, September 25, 3pm
Zandbroz Variety, 420 Broadway N, Fargo
North Dakota’s poet laureate will read from his poetry chapbook, “Land of Sunlit Ice,” a signed and numbered limited edition, letterpress printed by students for NDSU Press. Books are available for purchase now and the evening of the event.
Free and open to the public.
September 21st, 2016
Saturday, September 24, 7:30pm
Fargodome, 1800 University Dr N, Fargo
The charismatic country superstar, with singer/songwriter RaeLynn, who was a contestant on season 2 of The Voice. $39.75, 59.75, 79.75, 169, $269. For $469, you sit in the first five rows, get into the pre-show party first and hear Blake do two acoustic numbers, Q & A session with Blake, autographed guitar, and more.
September 21st, 2016
September 24, 10am-5pm; September 25, 10am-4pm
Fort Ransom, N.D.
Art show and unique artist demonstrations; displays of local and regional artists at the Bear Creek Art Gallery; food court, entertainment. No pets, please. In the scenic and heavily wooded Sheyenne River Valley. $2 for adults, $1 for children ages 6-14, preschool get in for free. Info (701) 973-4461.
September 21st, 2016
Friday, September 23, 9:30pm
The Aquarium, 226 Broadway N, Fargo
We were hoping she would come back from the Cities and here she is, and, we hope, here to stay. She says she’s had some of the best nights of her life at 226 Broadway, and this will be another one. And congratulations, Diane Miller, on being named director/promoter at the Aquarium. Big hugs from all of us at HPR!
September 14th, 2016
Tuesday, September 20, 6-8pm
RiverZen Studio, 315 Main Ave, Suite 101, Moorhead
Conducted by Kim Jore, a class in “the art of capturing the light as it hits the land and water, through watercolor.” $50, (701) 293-2030. For Kim fans, an alert: the Fall Festival has apparently been postponed, is now scheduled for September 24, not the 17th. More about that next week!
September 14th, 2016
Saturday, September 17, 9pm-12am
The Aquarium (Dempsey’s upstairs), 228 Broadway N, Fargo
Yultron the producer, singer, songwriter, and rapper, wrote a #1 single in Korea, collaborated with West Coast rapper YG, was recently killin’ it in the Las Vegas underground circuit. His sound has been compared to the “playlist” generation-- if you go see him twice, he’ll be playing something different the second time.
September 14th, 2016
Reception, Fri, Sept 16, 5-7pm,
Memorial Union, NDSU
The Holler House band used icons and designs to represent or “brand” places and people the band encountered touring. In Gallery B, 11 artists take part in a juried exhibition about issues of immigration, isolation, and conflict. Heavyweight jurors include Lynette Miranda and Anthony Stepter.
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