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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
September 14th, 2022
September 29
Fargo Brewing Company
The founder, lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the punk rock band Against Me!. Debut solo studio album, Stay Alive, 2020. One of the first highly visible rock musicians to come out publicly as transgender. Her description of gender dysphoria: “...a feeling of misalignment. Where the gender you feel (internally) doesn't match up with your assigned gender at birth. When you're too young to know what it is, it turns into shame…The cliché is that…
September 14th, 2022
September 23
Our very own columnist and man of letters at the Northern Great Plains History Conference (NDPHC), held at the Radisson. In the morning he'll be giving a paper entitled "Sarah Vogel and the Progressive Strain in Red State North Dakota: A Family Tradition.” In the afternoon, from 3:30-5:30, at Zandbroz Variety, he'll be doing a joint "History and Folksong" Session with NDSU's Tom Isern. Bob Dylan will definitely be featured, among others. You can get further information…
September 14th, 2022
September 22
6 to 10pm
Join skateboarders, hip-hop dancers, jugglers and more than 40 vendors for the final Night Bazaar of the season. The free event is kid and dog-friendly. Local skateboarders perform on the ramps as a mini skate park takes over the western portion of Broadway Square. The event also features dance performances by the All-Star Afro Dance Group, The Krownz and Fargo Flow. Other performers include Kati Rose Hicks, an aerialist, hoop dancer and juggler, as well as DJ NuAge…
September 3rd, 2022
September 8-11
Grand Forks
The Grand Forks Greenway rocks with food trucks, family-friendly entertainment (like yoga and dance classes, puppet shows and juggling) and live music on three stages. Headliners include Yonder Mountain String Band, Manic Drive, Gear Daddies and Big Head Todd & The Monsters. Bring cash to purchase food tickets and enjoy mixed drinks and craft beer from Grand Forks breweries. Buy tickets online, at HB Sound & Light in Grand Forks or at either Grand Forks Happy…
August 27th, 2022
Sunday, September 4
Bayfront Park, Duluth
Honor the Earth presents An All-Star lineup of artists and environmental activists at this year’s annual Water is Life festival. This year’s lineup includes Ani DiFranco, The Indigo Girls, Low, Dessa, Gaelynn Lee, and many other musical acts. Hosted by Winona LaDuke, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai -- a lead actor in the popular and critically acclaimed FX/Hulu streaming series, Reservation Dogs -- and Land and Water Protector/ model Quannah…
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By Winona LaDukewinona@winonaladuke.com The business of Indian Hating is a lucrative one. It’s historically been designed to dehumanize Native people so that it’s easier to take their land. ‘Kill the Indian, save the man,”…
SHSND delves into their ornament collectionBy Jenny Yearoushistory@nd.govIn 2017 we received Christmas ornaments from the North Dakota Former Governors’ Residence. The ornaments were gifts from local chapters of the Germans from…
Saturday, December 21, 7 p.m.Drekker Brewing, 1666 1st Avenue N, FargoEmbrace the naughty and celebrate the dark side of the solstice. From 7-close, Drekker’s mavens of mischief transform their taproom. There’s a photo booth,…
By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.com I’m really sick of the “Nobody wants to work anymore” narrative. Like, really sick. I can’t hide the eye rolls and I don’t even try to hide them anymore. In fact, I feel like they’ll…
By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comA new type of Civil War: “smash-and grab” capitalism and healthcare The Divided States of America has the greatest economic inequality among wealthy nations on Planet Earth and has birthed a…
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 Gionrickgion@gmail.com In this land of hotdish and ham, the knoephla soup of German-Russian heritage seems to reign supreme. In my opinion though, the French have the superior soup. With a cheesy top layer, toasted baguette…
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By John Showalterjohn.d.showalter@gmail.com Local band Zero Place has been making quite a name for itself locally and regionally in the last few years. Despite getting its start during a time it seemed the whole world was coming to…
By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.com Writer-director Nicole Riegel’s sophomore feature “Dandelion” is now playing in theaters following a world premiere at South by Southwest in March. The movie stars KiKi Layne as the…
By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comIn 1974, the Jamestown Arts Center started as a small space above a downtown drugstore. It has grown to host multiple classrooms, a gallery, performance studio, ceramic studio and outdoor art park.…
By John Showalterjohn.d.showalter@gmail.comHigh Plains Reader had the opportunity to interview two mysterious new game show hosts named Milt and Bradley Barker about an upcoming event they will be putting on at Brewhalla. What…
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…
By Josette Ciceronunapologeticallyanxiousme@gmail.com What does it mean to truly live in a community —or should I say, among community? It’s a question I have been wrestling with since I moved to Fargo-Moorhead in February 2022.…
By Faye Seidlerfayeseidler@gmail.com On Dec 5, the Turning Point USA chapter at North Dakota State University hosted an event called BisonFest. This event featured Chloe Cole, a former trans kid, known for detransitioning and…
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By Curtis W. Stofferahn, Ph.D.Curtis.stofferahn@email.und.edu In June, two events markedly contrasted the difference between two different visions of agriculture: precision agriculture and regenerative agriculture. The dedication…
