March 25th, 2016
Saturday, March 26, 6‐11 p.m.
Red Raven Espresso Parlor, 916 Main Ave.
Local rapper J‐Sauce presents the 19th annual SpringJam, a hip hop event featuring regional artists performing live. Artists include Afro Preachah, Excell Bills, Jones, Dyami King, M.I.C., DJ Big O, DJ Donny Dahl, Chef, LAW, Toke and The Pedestrians, J‐Sauce and more. Tickets are $10 but those who bring a canned good will receive $2 off admission. This is an all‐ages event, but there will be a full bar for those 21 and…
March 24th, 2016
27th Annual Easter Eggstravaganza
Friday and Saturday, March 25‐26, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Children’s Museum at Yunker Farm, 1201 28th Ave. N.
This long‐standing annual event allows children to greet the Easter Bunny, dye eggs and create spring crafts. Easter egg hunts will be held at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. each day. There will also be treats for every child. The admission price is $5 per person, but members and children aged one and younger get in for free.
March 24th, 2016
D Mills & the Thrills Fifth Anniversary Show
Friday, March 25, 10 p.m. Sidestreet Grille & Pub, 404 Fourth Ave. N.
D Mills & The Thrills will perform Sidestreet as a celebration of their five years of playing together. The hip‐hop group is a full‐fledged seven‐piece band, complete with guitar, keys, bass and drums. They play original songs in addition to covering artists such as Wu Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest and Rage Against the Machine.
March 24th, 2016
Thursday, March 24, 6‐8 p.m.
Ecce Art Gallery, 216 Broadway N.
In its third installment, Ecce Art Gallery will present a series of unseen drawings, prints and collage from abstract artist Timothy Ray. Each year the gallery reveals pieces from the late artist honoring Ray’s commitment to the area’s arts culture. Ray taught art at various high schools in Manitoba and at several colleges and universities in the United States, including Minnesota State University Moorhead, where…
March 18th, 2016
F‐M Ballet artistic director Matt Gasper will give a ballroom dance lesson to the public with a special performance of “Sleeping Beauty” by the F‐M Ballet dancers to follow. In addition to food and drinks and music entertainment, there will be a silent auction held to support expenses incurred by F‐M Ballet performances, outreach and educational activities. Tickets for the spring ball are available at tututix.com/client/fmballet for $25. Combo tickets are available for the spring…
March 18th, 2016
The Quilters’ Guild of America presents Spring Fever Workshop, a workshop designed to celebrate National Quilting Day. The event allows community members to show and tell, see award‐winning quilts and take courses on one of three topics. The courses include miniature‐pieced blocks, strip‐pieced runners or small quilt, and embellished motifs for crazy quilts. The free afternoon event, which begins at 1:45 p.m., features the show and tell and award‐winning quilts. Registration forms are…
March 18th, 2016
North Dakota’s oldest motorcycle club will host their 41st bike show at the Ramada’s Crystal Ballroom. The event will feature two classic Harley Davidson panheads, a Hydra‐Glide and a Duo‐Glide and a custom mystery bike built by Lil’ Evil. There will be a bike show party with Hit Master Mobile Music on Saturday from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. The event will include a fish pond, animal balloons and cartoons for children’s entertainment. A silent auction will be held Saturday at 10 a.m.…
March 18th, 2016
Newly established act The Shuttles will perform a show at 20 Below Coffee. The band plays a variety of music, including funk, rock and blues. Early tickets can be purchased for $7 at eventbrite.com while door prices are $10. Coffee or tea is offered with each ticket purchase.
March 7th, 2016
Help fight prostate cancer by partaking in a fundraiser that sets ’stache against ’stache. This month-long fundraiser encouraged men to put down the razor and let their facial hair grow all for this Bros on Broadways competition. Prizes will be given for best moustache, beard, costume, group, most grizzly and best of show. Last year, Bros on Broadway raised $70,000 through the combined efforts of teams, sponsors and the…
March 3rd, 2016
Twin Cities rockers The 4onthefloor will be passing through Fargo on their spring tour. Their stompin’ blues music is carried by the thumping sounds of four bass drums played by their four members. Delta blues and hoedowns from America’s past and present have inspired their original material and their signature stomp can be heard on covers, which range from Wilco to Tom Jones.
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