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…
September 17th, 2015
Dig it!
Archaeology week and archaeological finds in Clay County-a chat with MSUM’s Dr. George Holley
By Sabrina Hornung
HPR: What is your background and how long have you been at MSUM?
Dr. George Holley: I am originally from New Orleans, La and have been doing archaeology since 1973 in various parts of the United States (Arizona, Louisiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Minnesota and North Dakota) and Belize. I am currently a professor in the Department of Anthropology and Earth…
September 16th, 2015
By Chris Carpenter
It’s a beautiful weekend to go to Gooseberry Park in South Moorhead. That’s because on Saturday, Sept. 19, Pagan Pride Day festivities will be held at Gooseberry.
As you enter the park, you’ll see a normal gathering of people, similar to a street fair.
There will be rows of tables where you begin discovering a different path than the one you have followed before. Tables covered with soaps, herbs or, on occasion, an interesting array of crystals. You’ll come…
September 10th, 2015
This weekend I made my first-ever visit to Prince’s studios and concert space known as Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minn., in an attempt to see the Purple One himself. He didn’t promise to appear at this weekend’s three nights of what was billed as international dance parties in celebration of his new album “HitNRun,” which was being streamed starting at midnight on Labor Day, but then again he never does. The conventional wisdom was the higher than normal $40 cover charge…
September 3rd, 2015
The hilly, rural area surrounding the quiet hamlet of Rollag, Minn., will transform during this Labor Day weekend, as thousands of people from all walks of life gather for a multi-day happening to enjoy food, music and … steam engines?
That’s right. The 62nd Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (WMSTR) – Minnesota’s other great get-together – runs from Friday, Sept. 4 at 6 a.m.through the afternoon parade on Monday, Sept. 7. WMSTR has officially assembled every year since…
September 3rd, 2015
By Brent Behm
This spring, the unused, unwanted and sometimes unbroken items that were taking up space in the various residences of the Fargo-Moorhead area found their way to the collective curb for the annual cleanup. A bewildering array of furniture, appliances, mattresses, large plastic toys and more were tossed aside in favor of more space or perhaps in favor of some new replacement. These massive piles were comprised only of those items that wouldn’t fit in the dumpsters supplied…