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Screenprinting Salon with Katy Seals

October 2nd, 2019

Oct 8 - Oct 9

Center for Creativity Plains Art Museum, 720 1st Ave N, Fargo

This water-based screen print workshop will focus on approaches to screenprinting that are less toxic and more fun! Through hands-on demonstrations, learn how to use common household items as part of your screen printing practice. 

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​2019 FM Crossroads Powwow

October 2nd, 2019

October 5-6

Scheels Arena, 5225 31st Ave S, Fargo

Native American Juried Arts and Crafts Festival and pow wow featuring a wide variety of dance categories from children to elders. 

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​Screening of ‘First Daughter and Black Snake’

October 2nd, 2019

Saturday, October 5, 3-5 p.m.

Glasrud Auditorium, Weld Hall

Documentary film by MSUM Alumni Keri Pickett, followed by discussion by filmmaker and Winona Laduke. In 1993, Keri Pickett received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award and in 2018 a life-time achievement award from Minnesota State University. She has been awarded grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and awarded fellowships from the Bush Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Target Foundation as well as…

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Chalkfest

October 2nd, 2019

Saturday, October 5, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Red River Valley Zoo, 4255 23rd Ave S, Fargo

This year’s ChalkFest featured visual artist Mark Elton will create chalk artwork at the Zoo entrance. Elton is an artist, author, and animator. There will be performances by musicians, storytellers, and dancers. Local musician Ricot Aladin, Kicks Band of Fargo-Moorhead, Bill Thomas a storyteller, and musician, will be sharing various folk tales and musicThe FM Ballet will perform to Michael Jackson’s…

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An Acoustic Evening with Rick Adams & Friends at TAK

October 2nd, 2019

Friday, October 4, 8 p.m.-10 p.m.

TAK Music Venue, 1710 Center Ave, Dilworth MN

Matt AakreMichael Pink and Shaun Mitzel Live join Rick Adams at TAK Music Venue for a show of epic proportions!

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​The Doobie Brothers

September 25th, 2019

Thursday, October 3, 8 p.m.

Fargo Civic Center, 207 4th St N, Fargo

“Listen to the music!” The iconic 70s rock group will be “Rockin’ down the highway” to grace the stage and the Fargo Civic.

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​America’s Monsters, Superheroes, & Villains: Opening Reception

September 25th, 2019

Tuesday, October 1, 5-8 p.m.

Hjemkomst Center, 202 1st Ave N, Moorhead

"America's Monsters, Superheroes, and Villains: Our Culture at Play" comes from the Minneapolis-based project SuperMonsterCity, and offers a nostalgic and insightful look at America's supernatural favorites in vintage toys, models, trailers, and posters from one of the largest private collections in the United States. Be sure to come in costume!

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​Hamlet at Theatre B

September 25th, 2019

September 27-October 20

Theatre B, 215 10th St. N, Moorhead

Shakespeare's classic tale of ambition and deception. When a king dies, his eldest son should ascend the throne: "The king is dead; long live the king!." But that's not what happens in Denmark.

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​Roughriders ink and iron tattoo expo

September 25th, 2019

September 27-29

Veterans Memorial Arena, 1201 7th Ave. E, West Fargo

RIIE is an event combining two separate genres that align when we compare the skill, artistry, and expression shared by tattoos and motorcycles. The weekend-long, all ages event features live tattooing from local and regional artists, custom motorcycles, and much more. RIIE will be donating a portion of ticket sales to Make-A-Wish North Dakota.

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​Women Behind the Plow - Television Premiere

September 25th, 2019

Thursday, September 26, 7 p.m.

Prairie Public

This 60-minute documentary tells the compelling stories of the women who settled the North Dakota prairie, and of the new generations, ages 15 to 92, who continue to work on the farm. These women embody the German-Russian expression “Arbeit macht das leben suess” … “Work makes life sweet.” The project was inspired by the book of the same name written and edited by Sue Balcom.

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