April 23rd, 2023
Rourke Art Museum, 521 Main Ave, Moorhead
Sunday, April 30, 2023, 5 to 7pm
Join us for an enjoyable evening of wine, hors d’oeuvres, music by Silver Winds Flute Quartet, and fundraising for the people of Southern Sudan. PACODES (Panyijiar Community Development Services) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, founded in Fargo by the Lost Boys and Girls of Southern Sudan and local concerned citizens in 2007. PACODES has helped provide support to the Nuer region of Southern Sudan, which…
April 14th, 2023
Red River Rainbow Seniors LGBT Lounge & Learn |
Tuesday, May 16, 5:30-7 pm (in-person)
Back by popular demand, Susan Johnson-Drenth, whose practice areas include elder law and estate planning, will cover legal issues of interest to the group. Join us and bring your questions for this valuable presentation tailored especially for our LGBT audience. There is no charge to attend and a meal will be provided.
To register, go to: events.aarp.org/LGBT5-16-23.
April 13th, 2023
Butler Arena, RRV Fairgrounds
April 22-23, 10am-5pm Saturday and 10am-4pm Sunday
Erik Estrada, paranormal researcher Adrian Lee, Rat Rod Magazine Founder Steve Thaemert, acclaimed comic book artist John Bivens, comic author Eliot Rahal, and many more. Displays for crafters and motorheads: Herbie the Love Bug,the Ghostbusters Ecto-1 and others. $10 Adults, $8 for Teens 13-17, Students/Educators, Veterans, Seniors, First…
April 5th, 2023
Armory Event Center, 904 Center Ave, Moorhead
Enjoy fantastic music from six amazing local bands at “The Chris Hanson Tribute – A Benefit” on Saturday, April 15th, from 6:00pm until midnight!
The FM Kicks Band, The Cropdusters, Fat Daddy’s, Gina Powers Band, Guys and Dahls, and Helena Handbasket are getting together for one incredible night to celebrate and raise money in honor of our good friend, Christopher Hanson.
We are partnering with the organization Lend A Hand Up which is…
March 29th, 2023
Fargo Theatre, Thursday April 13, 2023
Competition submission deadline April 11
Topics of suicide prevention and mental health: films will receive scores for their use of script, performance, camera, sound, editing and theme. Selected films will be awarded cash prizes of up to $1,000. Two categories: High School, open to students in grades 9-12 in North Dakota and Minnesota, and College/Young Adult, for individuals between the ages of 18 and 25 and associated with a college, university or…
March 11th, 2023
Tuesday, March 21, 6:30pm
Zandbroz Variety, Fargo
Author of “Boys and Oil: Growing Up Gay in a Fractured Land” Taylor Broby will discuss the important role libraries play in their communities as sanctuaries of acceptance. He will explain both ND House Bill 1205 and Senate Bill 2360, that if passed, ND libraries will be limited, censored, and punished for having books considered deviant in regard to sex and sexuality, and will explain how these bills indirectly target LGBTQ…
February 15th, 2023
Saturday, March 11 @ 11 am
Downtown Fargo
An eagerly anticipated spring ritual is Downtown Fargo’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Tens of thousands of people brave the elements and line the streets. It’s festive and it’s green. Green beer, hats, sequins, makeup, facepaint, glitter, and, yes, more green beer. Did we mention green, yet? No worries about parking with the local ramps near the parade route. And by all means drop in at the local establishments and boutique businesses lining…
February 15th, 2023
Reception March 1 5-7 pm, Gallery talk at 5:30pm
NDSU Memorial Union Gallery
Zig Jackson is the first indigenous photographer to win a Guggenheim. Forty analog processed photographs will be on display from January 24-March 1st, the reception is free and open to the public. The MU Gallery is located on the second floor of the Memorial Union on the NDSU campus. Jackson is of Mandan, Hidatsa,and Arikara descent, was raised on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota and attended…
February 15th, 2023
Tuesday, February 28, at 7:30 pm
Roland Dille Center for the Arts Gaede Stage
Angela Harrelson, George Floyd’s aunt and author of “Lift Your Voice: How My Nephew George Floyd's Murder Changed The World,” will speak at Minnesota State University Moorhead and engage in a moderated discussion. There will be a book signing after the event.
Harrelson is also the co-founder and co-chair of the George Floyd Global Memorial, whose vision is to bring community development to Minneapolis and…
February 11th, 2023
29409 170th Street, Detroit Lakes
Northern Minnesota’s beloved bump. Skiing and snowboarding, especially this weekend, after the mini-snowfall / cold snap, maybe the last winter sports of the season. And the Mountain Mammoth art structure should be finished. Leonic Collective artists from Minneapolis-St. Paul have created a giant woolly mammoth, building it from sticks and branches. A permanent exhibit, it’s in the children’s playground area and is “interactive” and we’re not…
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By Johnathan Campbell history@nd.gov Since Halloween is just around the corner, I thought I’d share three mysterious — and mildly creepy folktales — that have been shared about the Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site,…
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By Jim Fugliejimfuglie920@gmail.com As a political columnist, I know I should be writing an election preview for the issue of this paper that comes out just a couple weeks before what is being labeled, once again, as “the most…
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