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Introduction to Metal Casting: Rings and Pendants

March 28th, 2018

Thursday, April 5 through April 26

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

Artisans developed lost wax casting in the bronze age and most contemporary commercial jewelry is still produced this way. Includes all tools and materials; Instructors: Mike Kolesar and James Wolberg. $136; non-members $170; (701) 551-6100

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​Pairing Nonprofits With Professionals

March 28th, 2018

Thursday, April 5, 3-7pm

Drekker Brewing Co, 630 1st Ave N Ste 6

Buy yourself a beer and join us! Non-profits from the F-M area are looking for volunteers and board members. Would you like to offer your skills to assist the mission and vision of a non-profit? Open house style, stop by anytime. (701) 540-6808

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Easter Sunday Brunch

March 28th, 2018

Sunday, April 1, 10am

Rustica Eatery & Tavern, 315 Main Ave, Moorhead

Six courses, featuring devilled eggs, pizza, Caesar salad or tabbouleh or crab bisque, pancakes, Swedish meatballs, toasted almonds and fresh berries. We won’t have room for the 6th course, dessert. $19; under 12, $9. (218) 227-5388

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​An Evening With The Quarterly

March 28th, 2018

Saturday, March 31, 10pm

The Aquarium, 226 Broadway N 2nd floor

That name because they rarely appear. Among the best Grateful Dead-like jam bands, and so local they never go beyond the Fargo city limits. Impressive sound and lighting set-up by Mike Nelson & Josh Vorwerk. Hosted by Pat Lenertz & Diane Miller. $12, (701) 235-5913

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​The Conor Lee Quartet at The HoDo

March 28th, 2018

Thursday, March 29, 8pm

Hotel Donaldson, 101 Broadway N

Interesting and quite original. Rhythm section-based, combines the jazz tradition with hip-hop and rock. Originals and arrangements of jazz standards written by Lee. Repays listening or is a perfect background for drinks with friends at the HoDo. (701) 478-8888

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​Sabrina Hornung: Trail dust and sentiment

March 28th, 2018

Thursday, March 29, 5-7pm

Kaddatz Galleries, 111 West Lincoln Ave, Fergus Falls

Hornung’s work explores the prairie through a variety of mediums smiling cowgirls and vast landscapes. Mixed media, cyanotype, and scherenschnitte. Artist talk and reception Thursday, exhibit on view through the month of April.

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​Shibori+Indigo Dyeing

March 21st, 2018

Thursday, March 29, 6-7:30pm

Make Room, 17 8th St S at Main Ave

They love indigo, a natural plant that produces the bluest of blues. Come and learn how to use indigo in dyeing, and practice the art of Shibori (Japanese tie-dye) to create gorgeous patterns, symmetrical and geometric or free-form and flowing. $30, (701) 203-2256

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​F-M Jazz Orchestra: Spring Fling Concert

March 21st, 2018

Monday, March 26, 7-9pm

Dempsey’s Irish Pub, 226 Broadway N

John Pederson is proud of the orchestra he’s gathered, practicing a dying American art form and preserving our heritage in their Big Bands Charts and Composers Series. We don’t often have the chance to hear a big band swing, especially live. (701) 235-5913

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​D Mills & The Thrills: 7-Year Anniversary Show

March 21st, 2018

Saturday, March 24, 9pm 

The Aquarium, 226 Broadway N, 2nd floor, Downtown 

We won’t say anything about our favorite hip-hop band. We like them so much we might start babbling. Openers hip-hop DJ Yann Niteka and R&Ber Fargo native Denham, back from the far distant south, all of them and us in joyous celebration. (701) 235-5913

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​March For Our Lives F-M

March 21st, 2018

Saturday March 24, 12 noon

Sanctuary Events Center, 670 4th Ave N

Students rally in Washington and communities across the country to demand action from our leaders. Join students and allies as we fight for an America that is free from gun violence. Gather at noon to create posters, march in Downtown Fargo. (701) 404-9006

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