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​Holiday Winterfest and Xcel Energy Holiday Lights Parade

November 27th, 2022

Downtown Fargo and Moorhead

December 3

2:00-6:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

downtownfargo.com

Fargo-Moorhead kicks off the holiday season with a spectacular lighted parade. Look for colorful floats, marching units, regal horses, lighted vehicles of all kinds and waving dignitaries from Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo. The parade route starts at Center Avenue and 8th Street in Moorhead at 6:30 before cruising into Downtown Fargo. Make a day of it by stopping by the Holiday Winterfest on 2nd Avenue in…

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​AN ACT OF GOD

November 17th, 2022

Theatre B, 215 10th St N, Moorhead

Opening night, Friday, Nov 25, 7:30-9:30pm, tix $5 to $50

The theatre for the brave and curious in its 20th season! “In An Act of God, the universe’s greatest comedian, God, revises the Ten Commandments. She wants to clarify a few things.” “So deliriously funny as a sort of amateur theologian and stand-up comedy genius rolled into one.” “No mere spoof of Bible stories...In typical Theatre B fashion, An Act of God invites the audience to…

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​Welcome to My World: Susan Morrissey

November 16th, 2022

Friday November 18, 6:30 to 8 p.m (for members)

Sunday 20 November, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m (Public)

Rourke Art Gallery and Museum

In 1966 Jim O’Rourke presented Susan Morrissey her first art exhibition, now a lifetime of work graces its walls. Morrissey is a mixed media artist who originally hails from the wilds of Barnes County, and has exhibited throughout the country since 1979. Hear all about it at her 2 p.m. gallery talk on Sunday! The exhibition will be on view until January 2023.

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Glamour and Ghouls

November 1st, 2022

American Legion, East Grand Forks, Saturday, Nov. 5, doors 7pm, show 9pm

BJ Armani presents a drag show you won’t want to miss. 

Miss Rigby 2022 Bad Karma, All American Goddess 2022 Kamaree Williams, Shea Hazard and Clint Liquor.

"THIS SATURDAAAAAAAY  Costumes welcome!!!!!  Let's make some money for the Santa Claus Ladies!!!!"

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​One Book, One Community

October 22nd, 2022

The Centrum, Concordia College

Thursday, October 27 doors 6:30pm, presentation 7pm

Explore the themes of “The Night Watchman” with a free presentation by author Louise Erdrich, offered as part of the One Book, One Community Fargo Moorhead and West Fargo program. This event will be held at The Centrum on the campus of Concordia College. The doors will open at 6:30pm. Admission is free; pre-signed books will be available for purchase from Zandbroz Variety. Parking on the Concordia…

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​Blank Skate Project

October 22nd, 2022

Friday, October 28, 5-8pm

Fargo Brewing Company

Blank Skate Project

Friday, October 28, 5-8pm

Fargo Brewing Company

50 artists from throughout the area transform blank skateboards into individualized works of art, which will be auctioned off (silent auction) to benefit Hawks Nest, aka North Dakota Skateboarding Association. To promote visibility of skateboarding in the Fargo-Moorhead area to build more ramps, host more open skates, and get more kids on boards. A free of charge, all-ages…

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​North Dakota Human Rights Film and Arts Festival

October 22nd, 2022

In-person screenings statewide November 1 - December 6

Online at human-family.org/ndhrff/ November 6 - December 11

The state’s only film festival to focus on human rights, civil rights and social justice returns to Fargo November 1-5. Events include filmmaker workshops at the Plains Art Museum, lunches and panel discussions at the Fargo Public Library, and film screenings and Q&A sessions with filmmakers at the Fargo Theatre. The festival moves to The Empire Art Center in Grand Forks…

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​Norwegian Language Classes: Sons of Norway

October 22nd, 2022

722 2nd Ave N, Fargo; (701) 371-0425

Meetings/classes are on the eight Mondays in October and November, 7 to 9pm.

Classes are in progress, but you can start anytime! They present opportunities to experience both the culture and the language of Norway. Study Norwegian with experts! Classes include beginner-level to advanced Norwegian language. If you are wondering if it’s worth it to study the language of a country of five million people, see how you feel after the next two U.S.…

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​VCSU Presents: Norse Sky

October 20th, 2022

Saturday, October 22, 1pm

Rhoades Science Center Planetarium, room 309, Valley City

Stories told through the lens of Norse sagas, deities Loki, Freya, Odin and more. Enjoy an afternoon of Norse sky stories and learn about the heavens as seen by Scandinavian ancestors. Check out North Dakota’s only planetarium just one hour west of Fargo. While you’re there make a day of it. Visit the Barnes County Museum, stop by the OG Pizza Corner or Viking Room Cafe, and take a drive around Bald…

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​R.A.C.E.: Are We So Different?

September 14th, 2022

Fargo City Hall, thru Sept. 30 

Fargo City Hall, 225 4th St. N. 

A powerful mini-exhibition coupled with community engagement conversations about race are front and center in City Hall through the end of September. Sponsored by YWCA Cass Clay and the City of Fargo, the mini-exhibition located on the…

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