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​Beginner Bike tune-up workshop

May 22nd, 2019

Saturday, May 25, 12-2 p.m.

Wild Terra Cider, 6 12th St N, Fargo

Nature of the North is partnering with Nickel's Bike Shop to bring you a workshop geared towards everyday bicycle maintenance. Learn the essentials of getting your bike up and running, including: Tires, Brake Adjustments, chain and gear maintenance. Following the event, the group will take a bike ride together and visit a few of the local DIY Bike Stands you might not know of! 

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The Rockin’ Jake Band at TAK Music Venue

May 22nd, 2019

Friday, May 24, 7:30 p.m.-12 a.m.

TAK Music Venue, 1710 Center Ave, Dilworth

Five-time winner of Off Beat Magazine’s coveted Best of the Beat New Orleans Music Awards for best harmonica player, Jake has been hailed by many as one of the premier harmonica players in the country. His sound is a hybrid of second line, swamp funk, blues and zydeco, with influences from Paul Butterfield, Big Walter Horton, James Cotton, The Meters, WAR, J. Geils Band, Clifton Chenier and the Fabulous Thunderbirds.

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A History of the Dakota POW Letters

May 15th, 2019

Tuesday, May 21, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. 

Hjemkomst Center, 202 1st Ave N, Moorhead 

Free lecture from Dakota Studies professor and Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate elder Dr. Clifford Canku. One of the authors of 'Dakota Prisoner of War Letters: Dakota Kaskapi Okicize Wowapi,' Canku delivers a history of the 1862 U.S. - Dakota War and an introduction to his work researching and translating the Dakota Prisoner of War Letters.

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OHMME with The Electric Blankets, and Plumslugger

May 15th, 2019

Thursday, May 23, 8-11:30 p.m.

The Aquarium, 226 N Broadway, Fargo

Celebrated by Noisey as the “Heart of Chicago’s Music Community” OHMME is an experimental female duo. Both are classically trained musicians and are involved in performing and working for venues within the Chicago experimental music scene.

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​Spring Fling

May 15th, 2019

Saturday, May 18, 9 p.m.-12 a.m.

Fargo Elks, 3435 N Broadway, Fargo

Celebrate Spring with Azalia Selena Cruz, Sascha Hottie, and Brittany Brooks plus hometown queens Mia Starr, SHEa Hazard, and Tequila Mockingbird. Co-hosted by Honey Bea with additional appearances by Heidi Mi-Feelings and Summer Fun. 

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​13th annual ArtSee

May 15th, 2019

Friday, May 17, 5-8 p.m.

North Dakota Museum of Art, 261 Centennial Dr, Grand Forks

A showcase of both up-and-coming and established artists. Mingle with talented local and regional artists, purchase original pieces and just experience regional art in a variety of mediums!.

Enjoy drinks and appetizers and check out some live music while you’re at it.

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Mother’s Day at the Zoo

May 8th, 2019

Sunday, May 12, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

4255 23rd Ave S, Fargo

Bring Mom or Grandma to the Red River Zoo this Mother’s Day and see animal mamas and their babies, an overdose of cuteness and we like it. You can talk to the animals and some of them know their names! Taivan, Shan Tou, Amara, Sural, Ella, Sirius, Butler, Orion, Annabelle, Elvira, Mozart, Jiang Li, Quanli, Subitai, Mattie, Yukiko, Eva, and Moose.

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The Band That Fell to Earth: A David Bowie Tribute Band

May 8th, 2019

Saturday, May 11, 7 p.m.-midnight

TAK Music Venue, 1710 Center Ave, Dilworth, Minn.

A 6-piece Minneapolis-based David Bowie Tribute Show featuring Ms. Bailey Ann as David Bowie. Sing along to “Space Oddity,” “Suffragette City,” “Moonage Daydream” and more! Bailey and the band will have you singing, dancing, laughing, maybe even floating in space! With 2 guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, and 5½ voices.

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​Linebenders Improv Comedy Fundraiser

May 8th, 2019

Friday, May 10, 8:30-10 p.m.

Mainline Bar & Grill, 9571 HWY 9 S, Downer, Minn.

Kelso Anderson and Derrek Christensen qualified to compete in a national high school speech tournament in Dallas, so the Linebenders are helping raise some money to send them south! Funds raised will go to help cover expenses related to their participation in this distinguished tournament. A night of killer improv for a cause? Yes please!

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​Opening Reception: Naomi Ramona Schliesman & Zara Ramona Hahn

May 8th, 2019

Friday, May 10, 6-8 p.m.

Kaddatz Galleries, 111 W Lincoln Ave, Fergus Falls MN

Just in time for Mother’s Day! Naomi Ramona Schliesman and her three-year-old daughter Zara Ramona Hahn have collaborated on a body of work called “Enlightenment.” The show consists of two-dimensional pieces that Hahn and Schliesman worked on independently, as well as pieces they worked on together. 

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