Best Bets

Zine Launch Party/Artist Talk

May 2nd, 2018

Thursday, May 10, 6-8 p.m.

Plains Art Museum, 704 1st Ave N, Fargo

Resident artist Cayla Skillin-Brauchle is scoping out FM for fodder for her hand drawn and screen printed zine. Come to the launch, learn about the project and bring home a copy of the zine. First 30 visitors have the opportunity to aid in the creation of the limited edition zine.

Read more...


​Peelander-Z with FUP at the Aquarium

May 2nd, 2018

Sunday, May 6, 6-9 p.m.

Aquarium, 226 N Broadway, Fargo

According to Peelander lore, this Japanese action punk band is from the Z area on the Planet Peelander but are now based out of Austin Texas and they are here to take over the Aquarium. Onstage antics aren’t just limited to punk rock--their show has been known to include human bowling, kung fu action and wrestling. Sounds like some extraterrestrial contact you won’t want to miss!

Read more...


​Mother’s Day Art Market

May 2nd, 2018

Saturday, May 5, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

APT, A creative incubator, 225 4th Ave. N, Fargo

Shop around and enjoy the work of local artists grab a ‘mom’osa while the kids experience “Plants of the Past.” NDSU Department of Geosciences are collaborating with APT and the kiddos have a chance to see and touch fossils from across the globe and create colorful flowers for mom. Choice Financial is joining in on the fun by revealing three limited edition debit cards featuring the work of artists…

Read more...


​Fargo Feminist First Friday

May 2nd, 2018

Friday, May 4, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Fargo Billiards and Gastropub, 3234 43rd St S, Fargo

An all ages monthly gathering of North Dakota Women’s Network members and friends from across the state during Happy Hour--appetizers are half price before 6. Organized for leisurely discussion of mutual interests regarding social, political, and economic issues. If you aren’t in Fargo, look for other gatherings throughout the state in Bismarck, Dickinson, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Minot, Valley City,…

Read more...


​Re: Generation Tour with Abe, Arlo and Sarah Lee Guthrie

May 2nd, 2018

Friday, May 4, 7:30 p.m.

Historic Holmes Theatre, 800-898 Summit Ave, Detroit Lakes, MN

Arlo Guthrie, folk music royalty, Woodstock veteran and son of legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie hits the stage with the next generation of Guthries--his children Abe and Sarah Lee. Maybe best known for “Alice’s Restaurant,” Guthrie’s powerful and often satirical writing style has captured the heart and ears of folk enthusiasts everywhere.

Read more...


​The 4onthefloor with Stovepipes

April 25th, 2018

Friday, April 27, 9pm-howling

The Aquarium, 226 N Broadway

With each member armed with a bass drum this footstompin’ four piece is here to kick FM into a dance-dance overdrive. There’s a reason they’ve oft been referred to as one of the most entertaining bands in the midwest.

Read more...


​Come to Wurst to elect the best!

April 25th, 2018

Tuesday, May 1, 5:30-7:30

Wurst Bier Hall, 630 1st Ave. N, Fargo

Live auction, local celebrities, a brat bar, and a cash bar for a suggested $35 donation. All proceeds benefit the 2018 Democratic legislative campaigns in Cass County. Also a little birdie told us it’s Rick Gion’s birthday to boot--so let’s celebrate with a boot!

Read more...


​Escape from the Zoo+the Antidonts with Mr. Meaner

April 25th, 2018

Wednesday, May 2, 9pm-howling

The Aquarium, 226 N Broadway

Featuring members of Daze N Daze--Houston based Escape from the Zoo is coming to Fargo to thrash your socks off for the show of the year. Keep an ear out for the Antidonts and local heroes: Mr. Meaner, Pass The Flask, Super Cruiser, and Germ Circus.

Read more...


​Kid’s Science Day: Female Scientists

April 25th, 2018

Saturday, April 28, 1-4pm

Comstock House, 506 8th St S, Moorhead

Costumed historians discuss the work of female scientists from the Victorian era through the early 20th century. Learn about their contributions in the fields of archaeology, astronomy, solar energy and DNA.

Read more...


Glitz & Growlers

April 25th, 2018

Saturday, April 28, 9pm

Prairie Brothers Brewing Company, 4474 23rd Ave South, Fargo

Pole performances, contortionists, glitter, glamorama, burlesque and beer. Who could ask for anything more? Performances by Ketel Wonder, Frisk E. Business, Ava X. Posed, Sasha Savage, Monaco Maneater, and KC Vine.

Read more...


Tracker Pixel for Entry Blackbird Tracker Pixel for Entry Fiddle Tracker Pixel for Entry Gruff Tracker Pixel for Entry Empire Tracker Pixel for Entry Farrms Tracker Pixel for Entry 7Clans

Recently in:

By Alicia Underlee Nelsonalicia@hpr1.com Ten North Dakota communities will participate in the nationwide No Kings Day of Peaceful Action on October 18. The grassroots movement is a nonviolent protest against President Trump’s…

By Michael M. Millermichael.miller@ndsu.edu The Northwest Blade, from Eureka, South Dakota, published a wonderful story in August 2020. It’s called “Granddaughter keeps Grandmother’s precious chamomile seeds,” by Cindy…

Sunday, October 19, 10 a.m.Buffalo River State Park, 565 155th St. S., Glyndon, MNHosted by the Red River Valley Chapter of Herbalists Without Borders at Buffalo River State Park for a fun fall day full of flora. (Say that three…

By John Strandjas@hpr1.com Yes, we know, everywhere you look, the world situation is mental. It’s almost inescapable just how tenuous life’s circumstances are. And how they are mostly — pretty much entirely — out of our…

By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comWill we be banging or whimpering at the end of the American empire?T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Hollow Men” accurately portrays the end of most empires in his first lines: “We are the hollow men/…

By Rick Gionrickgion@gmail.com Holiday wine shopping shouldn’t have to be complicated. But unfortunately it can cause unneeded anxiety due to an overabundance of choices. Don’t fret my friends, we once again have you covered…

By Rick Gion and Nichole Hensenrickgion@gmail.com The wait is finally over. Those who have visited Nichole’s Fine Pastry & Cafe lately know about the recent major additions and renovations that have taken place over the past…

By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.com Dakotah Faye is a hip-hop artist from Minot, North Dakota, and he’s had a busy year. He’s released two albums. This summer he opened for Tech N9ne in Sturgis and will be opening for Bone…

By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.com Dream-factory documentarian Alexandre O. Philippe connects with a Hollywood legend in “Kim Novak’s Vertigo,” the latest in a series of features exploring the filmmaker’s many…

By HPR staffsubmit@hpr1.com Mark the first weekend of October on your calendar. It’s the weekend of the Studio Crawl, which takes us all on a wonderful, metro-wide tour of our talented (and often wacky) arts community. On October…

Press release“Shakespeare with a sharpened edge.” To launch its 2025 – 2026 season, Theatre NDSU is thrilled to team up with Moorhead-based organization Theatre B to perform a co-production of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and…

By Annie Prafckeannieprafcke@gmail.com AUSTIN, Texas – As a Chinese-American, connecting to my culture through food is essential, and no dish brings me back to my mother’s kitchen quite like hotdish. Yes, you heard me right –…

By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comNew Jamestown Brewery Serves up Local FlavorThere’s something delicious brewing out here on the prairie and it just so happens to be the newest brewery west of the Red River and east of the…

Press Release As Breast Cancer Awareness Month begins, Essentia Health is highlighting an innovative — and recently expanded — program that brings early breast cancer detection services to rural communities. Essentia’s mobile…

By Alicia Underlee NelsonProtests against President Trump’s policies and the cuts made by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are planned across North Dakota and western Minnesota Friday, April 4 and…

By Vern Thompsonvern.thompson@rocketmail.comMoral accountability and the crisis of leadership  As a recovering person living one day at a time for the last 35 years, I have learned not to judge others because I have not walked in…