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It’s a Rap

September 7th, 2016

Thursday, September 15, 7-11pm

The New Direction, 14 Roberts St N downstairs, Fargo

Last shows at the city’s only DIY venue, rap and hip hop by Nappy Niglet x Dono Gerard, Triz, Mil, and Cody Stroh. $7, all ages. TND say it’s the last rap show, but Ryan Hoffart says there’s another one on Saturday. The Saturday show could be something else disguised as rap, always a possibility at TND.

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​Terror Pigeon with Real Dom, Uncle Dad, GALS & Sleep Mask

September 7th, 2016

Tuesday, September 13, 9:30pm-12:00am

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

Terror Pigeon: loving, fun, truthful, polite, pal incarnate; Real Dom: simultaneous dance, perspiration, and mystical powers; Uncle Dad: ready to bring it, this is gonna be crazy; no gals in GALS but they do look good in wigs; Sleep Mask: the openers emit bleep bloops that will make you melt. $5, 21+

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​Midco Kids Fest

September 7th, 2016

Tuesday, September 13, 5:30-7:30pm

Bluestem Center for the Arts, 801 50th Ave SW, Moorhead

Free family fun, Penny and Pals, inflatable games, pony rides, kite flying, carriage rides, balloon tying, Play-Doh station, photo booth, treasure hunt. Decorate your bike for the bike parade! Free hot dogs, chips, and pop while supplies last. Part of Greater Moorhead Days, celebrating the city.

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Reception: Michael Waltz, TECHISM exhibit

September 7th, 2016

Saturday, September 10, 5-7pm

The Spirit Room, 111 Broadway N, Fargo 

Human reliance on technology in the form of digital prints and drawings. Michael says, “The works in this show are a call for the concrete...being able to transmit an idea efficiently requires a stripping away of abstracts in order for the receiver to interpret the information with clarity.”

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​Fargo Brewing Co: 6th Anniversary Party

September 7th, 2016

Friday, September 9, 4-11pm

610 University Dr N, Fargo

30 beers, 12 casks, 3 original lemonade infusions, and their new Scottish Wee Heavy beer. 2 stages, 7 bands: Diane Miller, Pat Lenertz, Moody River, Tom Peckskamp, Flatlands, Boots. Their address is weird. The entrance is on 7th Avenue North, across the street from the Family Fare parking lot.

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​Zhimin Guan: Opening Reception

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.

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​David Twamley’s Street Art Collages

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.

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​Exposure Pop-up Festival Party

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.  

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Tech Tailgate

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. 

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​Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion

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. 

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