July 13th, 2017
July 13 - 16, Thursday through Sunday
Main Ave E & 6th St NE, Barnesville, Minnesota
A four day celebration featuring 4H exhibits, entertainment including minnow races, a ranch rodeo, demolition derby and so much more.
http://www.mnclaycountyfair.com or call (218) 354-2675 for more information
July 13th, 2017
July 11-16, Tuesday through Sunday, 11am-9pm
1805 W Main Ave, West Fargo
ATMs in fairgrounds; Baby Care Center; tickets $5, $10, under 5 free; get your hand stamped to get back in; auto racing at 6pm, concerts at 8pm; Information Building, friendly knowledgeable staff; lost & found 701-282-2200; service dogs only; smoking area, wheelchairs available.
July 12th, 2017
By Mrisha Sharma
mrishamsharma@gmail.com
Photos: Mrisha Sharma
“I really enjoy being a functional human being in the society, still living like this. This way of life is actually working out and I am actually happy with it.”
Ida Frisch and her boyfriend, Martin Osvold, are temporarily crashing in an art studio in Hausmania, located in the center of Oslo, Norway. Hausmania was an abandoned building occupied by squatters until 1999. Now it is a cultural center for artists and musicians in…
July 6th, 2017
Saturday, July 8, 10am-2pm
409 Broadway N, Fargo
All winter we missed the Red River Market and we’re so glad to see their trademark vintage Chevrolet pickup, every Saturday this summer and fall. Experience the joys of locally produced food; see the friends you somehow only run into at the market.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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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