October 15th, 2015
Next Thursday, for the sixth year in a row, NDSU’s Alumni Center will host Wags, Whiskers and Wine, an annual fundraiser for the Homeward Animal Shelter. This includes wine tasting, local cuisine, auctions and a live jazz band, with all proceeds going toward providing services for shelter animals, such as vaccinations, spaying and neutering, leashes, food and toys.
According to Special Events/PR Coordinator Heather Klefstad, the event begins at 6:00 p.m. and goes until 9:00 p.m., with…
October 8th, 2015
By John Showalter
Body hair waxing has been the butt of its fair share of jokes, whether there are some guys on a night out joking how they can’t understand how women do it, to women saying it’s the reason they opt for a razor, to pranks on roommates and humorous movie scenes. But what if you could get those arms and legs or that back and chest silky smooth for a good cause? And coupling that with good food, drinks, music and laughs?
That is what Paul Evans is going to be doing for…
October 8th, 2015
Local skater starts crowdfunding campaign to purchase skateboards for youth
By Jamie Hutchinson
When local skaters noticed the number of kids at Fargo skate parks who were interested in skateboarding but didn’t have the means to purchase a board, they decided to do something about it.
Luke Hampton, a native of Fargo-Moorhead now based in Minneapolis, set up a crowdfunding campaign to help purchase skateboards for Fargo-Moorhead youth. The campaign, which is titled “build the Fargo…
October 7th, 2015
By Jamie Hutchinson
To Aaron Swinkels, co-owner of antique store Junk Giant, there’s an art to selling antiques that extends beyond buying as low as you can and selling as high as possible. That art is about community and contrast.
“I price to where people can afford it here,” Swinkels said. “Hopefully, I can move a lot of stuff and make a living that way rather than sitting on a few really uber, high-end pieces and just waiting to make a killing on them.”
The store, which opened…
October 2nd, 2015
By Brittney Goodman
On Saturday, Oct. 3, from 1-8 p.m., Unglued Market comes to the Fargo Brewing Company for a free celebration of local handmade modern crafts, live music and craft beer.
During Unbrewed Craft Fest, 20 local makers will sell their handmade wares. Live polka music will happen in mid-afternoon, Oktoberfest games will be played and Oktoberfest beer will be on tap. Unglued will also be sponsoring the opportunity to make a glass-etched beer mug that…
October 2nd, 2015
By John Showalter
If you’ve driven through a rural area (and there are a lot of those in the Midwest), you may have run across them. Panels of painted wood or metal hung on a barn or some other building, or even freestanding in someone’s lawn, painted with a quilt design. They are called barn quilts, and usually form a “quilt trail” that goes along a route, adding a splash of color to the countryside and drawing attention to country properties and architecturally, aesthetically…
October 2nd, 2015
By Jamie Hutchinson
Hot rod enthusiasts will soon have an opportunity to buy, sell, barter and trade car parts when Suedes Car Club wheels its way into Top End Dragways to host its annual fall swap meet Sunday, Oct. 4.
The event will give hot-rodders the opportunity to find the parts they need to complete their projects or sell parts they no longer need.
“People show up with items to sell, whether it’s new stuff or old stuff,” said Stefan Robinson, president of Suedes Car Club.…
October 1st, 2015
Peruvian-born and Grand Forks-based ceramic artist Guillermo Guardia traded the mountains for the prairie in the early 2000s. HPR relishes the opportunity to discuss his upcoming exhibition at The Uptown Gallery in Downtown Fargo and his experiences as a resident artist in rural North Dakota.
HPR: What kind of work will be featured in your upcoming exhibition?
Gulliermo Guardia: I called the exhibit 2 Verdades/2 Truths. I am bringing two bodies of work, puzzle sculptures and baby…
September 25th, 2015
by Brittany Goodman
Last year’s Handmade Home Tour was such a success that Ashley Morken, proprietor of Unglued Market, decided to do it again. Unglued Market, focusing on “modern handmade crafts,” started out as a craft fest five years ago and due to popular demand she has had a storefront for three years, located at 408 Broadway, Fargo. It features work by local artists and crafters, and the shop serves as a hub for those interested in modern crafting, and also includes social…
September 24th, 2015
By John Showalter
This coming weekend marks another turning point for the Fargo comedy scene. On the evenings of Sept. 25 and 26, the Hotel Radisson downtown will be hosting the grand opening of its new Level 2 Comedy Club with a show headlined by stand-up comedian Al Jackson of Comedy Central, TBS, BBC and Showtime fame.
Not only that, but the event will be featuring the comedy stylings of our very own Adam Quesnell and Janna Syverson, who will be performing one last grand hurrah before…
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By Alicia Underlee NelsonCitizens will rally in support of democracy and civil libraries in Minot on April 19 from 3-5 p.m. The event will begin at Minot City Hall (10 3rd Ave. S.W.) and participants will walk toward Broadway.…
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