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4th of July @ Bonanzaville

July 3rd, 2017

Tuesday, July 4, 7:30am till late

1351 Main Ave W, West Fargo

Vietnam Veterans 5k/10k run/walk; historic shooting of the anvil; train & wagon rides; face painting; fireworks. 

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​Blues, Beer, and BBQ!

June 29th, 2017

Friday, June 30, 5-10pm

Detroit Mountain Recreation Area

29409 170th St, Detroit Lakes

Minnesota blues legend Lamont Cranston, with special guests The Soulmates. Scenic lift rides, lifts open noon-8pm. Proceeds to fund Kiwanis Scholarships at MSCTC, one of the nation’s highest-rated community colleges. Rain or shine, tickets $10.

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​Streets Alive

June 22nd, 2017

Sunday, June 25, noon to 5pm

HQ: Great Northern Bicycle, 425 Broadway N, Fargo

Route this time is entirely on the Fargo side, including newly reconstructed 2nd Street. Play, engage in a more physically active lifestyle, experience your community in a new & strenuous way. Activity Alley, Yummyland, Baby and Me, Zoomobile. 701-280-1796

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​Parking Lot Party

June 22nd, 2017

Friday, June 23, 6pm till late

Sidestreet Grill, 404 4th Ave N, Fargo

The best way to spend Friday evening, hipping and hopping in Sidestreet’s parking lot with Kipp G, Circle of Heat, and for the first time in several months, D Mills & The Thrills. Parking lots attract congenial crowds and we’ll be there. 701-271-0092

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​The Hive

June 22nd, 2017

Friday, June 23, 2:30-3:30pm

Plains Art Museum, 704 1st Ave N, Fargo; 701-232-3821

Opening reception: Buzz Lab interns launch their mobile educational space, lead free tours of the Pollinator Garden and Buzz Lab exhibition, and raise The Hive. They are king bees, baby: together they can make honey, and let you come inside the museum.

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​‘Much Ado About Nothing’

June 22nd, 2017

June 22, 23, 24, 30, July 1, 7pm; July 2, 2pm

Detroit Lakes City Park, Park Blvd, Detroit Lakes, 218-844-4221

Six performances, weather permitting, of perhaps Shakespeare’s best comedy. Benedick and Beatrice, a couple for the ages. Detroit Lakes Shakespeare in the Park’s 8th annual season, and they get better every year. Free and open to the public.

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​Pekin Days Art Show

June 22nd, 2017

June 22-24, 10am-7pm; June 25, 10am-4pm

121 Main Street and in the Park, Pekin, N.D.

Street dance, vendors, music, activities for kids, community lunch, ice cream social, horseshoe tournament, chalkfest with ribbons, art show in auditorium. Not so very far away, on Highway 15 just this side of Devils Lake. 701-381-9747

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​American Cancer Society Bark for Life

June 14th, 2017

Thursday, June 22, 5:30-9pm

Elmwood Park, 500 13th Ave W, West Fargo

Walk event for dogs and their owners (noncompetitive and friendly, of course), to raise funds and awareness of the American Cancer Society’s fight against cancer. Walk, demonstrations, contests, games. Bring your best four-legged friend. 701-232-1385

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​Open Mic for Slam Poetry

June 14th, 2017

Tuesday, June 20, 7:30-9pm

Frothy Stache, 805 30th Ave S, Moorhead

Not an opportunity to slander people you don’t like. Poets and non-poets read their work without props, costumes, or music. They are evaluated by five randomly selected judges, not necessarily poets. FS does moustache rides (?) and trivia games. 218-284-9900 

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58th Midwestern Exhibition: Revolution

June 14th, 2017

Sunday, June 18, 2-5pm

The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum

521 Main Ave, Moorhead

80 artists from across the continent invited to submit work on the theme of revolution, awards selected by a panel of journalists. Array of artfully prepared foods and beverages available at the preview on Sunday. Do not miss. 218-236-8861

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