September 7th, 2016
Thursday, September 8, 6-8pm
Ecce Art Gallery, 216 Broadway N, Fargo
Professor Guan goes on investigating the possibilities of landscape, repays repeated visits. He’s an original, yes, but the first time we saw his work we shivered, because Caspar David Friedrich lives on in him. Do not miss.
August 31st, 2016
Reception: Thursday, September 8, 6-8pm; artist’s talk, 6:30pm
Spirit Room, 111 Broadway N, Downtown Fargo
Colorful photo collages, inspired by the artist’s time in Los Angeles before moving to North Dakota. The exhibition will be up from September 4 to October 18 in Gallery I, free and open to the public.
August 31st, 2016
Thursday, September 8, from 5pm
Corks & Canvas, Plains Art Museum, Sazerac’s Alley, Atomic Coffee
First, wine and art at downtown galleries; 7-8pm, Plains Art for George Slade of the Minnesota Center for Photography; 8-11pm, experimental film, local photographers’ work on sale at Sazerac’s and Atomic Coffee.
August 31st, 2016
Thursday, September 8, 5-8pm
Brews on Broadway, 409 Broadway N, Fargo
There are a lot of tech meetups now and it’s hard to know which to go to. Tech Tailgate say they are the coolest meetup around. Plenty of beer, so why not go and see if it’s true? In the former Schumacher Goodyear Building.
August 31st, 2016
September 2-5
27488 102nd Ave S, Rollag, Minn.
Gas tractors, prairie tractors, threshing machines, gas engines, all displayed and worked. One of the largest steam shows in the world, with working antique equipment on 200 acres of beautiful showground.
www.rollag.com for info on camping and local accommodations.
August 31st, 2016
Friday, September 2; gates 5pm, show 7pm
Bluestem Amphitheatre, 801 50th Ave SW, Moorhead
17 Million records sold. Megahits: Buddy Holly, Undone, Say It Ain’t So, El Scorcho, Hash Pipe, Island in the Sun, Beverly Hills; and now, in their tenth album Weezer (The White Album), the singles King of the World and Thank God for Girls. If you haven’t seen them before…$39.50-$85.00
August 31st, 2016
Friday, September 2, 3-11pm
Newman Outdoor Field, 1515 15th St N, NDSU Campus
Some of the best hip hop acts going: Ludacris, B.o.B, Big Reeno, Hopsin, Futuristic. In honor of Big Reeno’s mother, who died of cancer, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society. All ages, $66 in advance, $76 on the day of the event.
August 24th, 2016
August 26-27
Barnesville, Minn.
Rated one of the best festivals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
Two entire days of everything you could possibly do to a potato. Dozens of activities, street fair, horse-drawn carriage. Plus smorgasbord: lefse, potato dumplings, potato sausage, baked potatoes, and potato pancakes.
August 24th, 2016
Thursday, September 1, gates at 5pm, show at 6
Bluestem Amphitheatre, 801 50th Ave SW, Moorhead
Jam band from Upstate New York, bluegrass and beyond. Popular? Very. At the level of PHISH and The Grateful Dead. All ages. $19.50 on the grass, ten dollars more for a bench seat, and ten dollars more than that for a closer chair.
August 24th, 2016
Wednesday, August 30, 12pm
Island Park Gazebo
According to the FED UP! facebook page, “The mission of the FED UP! Coalition is to create one voice calling for an end to the epidemic of drug addiction and overdose deaths attributed to opioids,” and create a federal response to the epidemic. The rally will include speakers from 12-3pm followed by a memorial walk to the Veteran’s Memorial Bridge, and then conclude with a short ceremony.
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