March 16th, 2022
April 1-30, West Acres, East Wing
fmva.org
Artists will be filling a storefront at West Acres with their local creations starting April 1 and continuing thru the entire month. Participants are members of the Fargo Moorhead Visual Artists. An artists’ reception will take place Tuesday, April 19 from 6 - 8 pm. That’s a great opportunity to meet and talk with local artists with FMVA. Their next big annual event, of course, will be the Studio Crawl in early October.
March 16th, 2022
Saturday, March 19
7:00 p.m.
fargofilmfestival.org/
Settling into our seats to the sounds of the Mighty Wurlitzer organ, the smell of fresh popcorn lingering in the air, gives us a little shiver of anticipation that only live cinema can provide. See the best of the best in the crowd-pleasing Saturday night session. The fun starts with the Two Minute Movie winner and continues with “Like The Ones I Used To Know,” a Canadian coming of age story that was also screened at Sundance and SXSW…
March 16th, 2022
North Dakota Museum of Art
Open 9am-5pm
261 Centennial Dr Grand Forks, ND
A cultural gem dotting the Red River Valley landscape. Current exhibitions include Uffda: The Folk Art of Emily Lunde, on view through March 30. Laurel Reuter, former NDMOA director said of this North Dakota folk artist: "Were the people of North Dakota to name their treasures, Emily Lunde would certainly be among them. She is one of the state's eminent folk artists and unofficial cultural historian." While…
February 24th, 2022
Sat. March 18, 8-howling
The Aquarium above Dempsey’s
Who wants to miss a night of techno? Heck no– not us! Stay in Crew presents DJs Lauryn Leslie 8-9:30 pm, Andy Fargo 9:30-11:30 pm, and Mike Gervais 11:30-2 am. Be sure to shine up your dancin shoes because these beats will be sure to get your toes tappin’. Vax card/negative test within 72hrs required at door, masks encouraged
February 24th, 2022
March 11-12
West Acres Mall
ungluedmarket.com/the-annual-craft-fest
Get crafty at one of the most creative gatherings in the state. Now in its 12th year, this engaging festival is a love letter to the modern craft movement in all its quirky, passionate, inclusive glory. Shop for unique, handmade creations from 70+ artists and makers from across the region, attend free craft sessions on Saturday, enjoy food, drinks and snacks from local vendors or just walk the halls of West Acres and soak…
February 21st, 2022
February 26, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Plains Art Museum
In the Plains Art Museum’s parking lot, a wood-fired barrel sauna will host up to six people for each one-hour session. There will be two stations in the changing tent adjacent to the sauna as well as restrooms indoors. Indoors, the Red River Finns will serve coffee and cookies in the reception area where guests can view a display of sauna memorabilia, such as a sauna bucket and brush, sauna thermometers, the artist impression of the old…
February 16th, 2022
February 19, 6pm
TAK Music Venue, Dilworth
In its 25th and final year, the Annual Celebration of Women and Their Music affected people and lives in ways oftentimes not easily calculated. But Deb Jenkins and her circle had a vision and they breathed life into it. Since then, countless women of every age and background joined forces to impact their community and to bolster music journeys for budding artists and musicians. And, like previous event years pre-pandemic, the Celebration…
January 21st, 2022
February 8, 7pm: https://tinyurl.com/5n929y22
February 9, 6 pm: https:// tinyurl.com/ef9kexr7
Looking for a night in? The bestselling author's unique point of view.: ND son Chuck Klosterman gives virtual readings from his latest book, "The Nineties." In the beginning, almost every name and address was listed in a phone book, and everyone answered their landlines. By the end, nobody picked up their new cell phone if they didn’t know who it was. That's just one example: the 90s brought…
January 20th, 2022
Now through February 26
Various locations in Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo
We can’t escape winter, so we might as well embrace it with six weeks of indoor and outdoor winter fun. Bundle up for outdoor movies, cardboard sled races, a winter birding festival, a youth ice fishing derby and plenty of chances to lace up your ice skates and enjoy complimentary hot cocoa around a crackling bonfire. Gather a group to try snow kickball, broomball or bowling or challenge…
January 20th, 2022
Thursday, February 10
Dating back to its inception and some $112 million in contributions later, the longest-running public fundraising event of its kind is slated again for Thursday, Feb. 10. Running for 24 hours, and with over 500 participating charities there for you to easily support with your donations, there are bunches of reasons to get involved early, particularly prizes to be won by those pledging to donate or volunteer. Big prizes: a car, health club…
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