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by HPR Staff | Best Bets | September 25th, 2019
…September 27-29Veterans Memorial Arena, 1201 7th Ave. E, West FargoRIIE is an event combining two separate genres that align when we compare the skill, artistry, and expression shared by tattoos and motorcycles. The weekend-long, all ages event features live tattooing from local and regional artists, custom motorcycles, and much more.…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | September 25th, 2019
…Thursday, September 26, 7 p.m.Prairie PublicThis 60-minute documentary tells the compelling stories of the women who settled the North Dakota prairie, and of the new generations, ages 15 to 92, who continue to work on the farm. These women embody the German-Russian expression “Arbeit macht das leben suess” … “Work…
by HPR Contributor | Arts | September 25th, 2019
…By Lonna Whitinglonna@lonna.coNot long ago at a North Dakota nursing home located in Nelson County, a storyteller from The North Dakota Council on the Arts helped an elderly woman express in writing an important milestone from her long life as part of the Art For Life program.In the story, the…
by John Showalter | Arts | September 25th, 2019
…Shared passions can lead to lifelong partnerships, and that is certainly the case for Cameron Peterson and Annette “Nettie” DuBord. The two are not only husband and wife as well as MSUM alumni, but each are talented and successful printmakers in their own right, whether working together or striking out on…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | September 25th, 2019
…Will Henry Ford Be Worshipped As A God Again?A chimera is a living thing that has cells from two or more animals. The Greeks created a mythological creature called a chimera from the parts of a lion, goat, and snake. Scientists have been intrigued for years with the idea of…
by HPR Contributor | Arts | September 25th, 2019
…By Kim JondahlSometimes the curious, behind-the-scenes stories of museum artifacts are as intriguing as the actual pieces. In the little-known story of a painting of Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull hanging in the State Museum, the art, the subject, and the artist all share remarkable roles.I’ve walked past this 1890…
by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | September 25th, 2019
…In early October 2018, I had the opportunity to participate in a two week Hinge Arts Residency in Fergus Falls Minnesota. The application wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be but I still sweated my way through it. Naturally I was pleased as punch when I found out…
by Alicia Underlee Nelson | Culture | September 25th, 2019
…It’s prime Oktoberfest season, both in Germany and here in the upper Midwest. I visited a biergarten and a beer tent at Oktoberfest in Munich (the place where the party started way back in 1810), then bellied up to a communal table at Cannstatter Volksfest in Stuttgart to hoist a…
by HPR Contributor | Last Word | September 25th, 2019
…By Dayna Del Valdayna@theartspartnership.netWelcome to HPR’s big art issue! I was delighted at the invitation to write a guest column for this issue because, as you may know, the work we do at The Arts Partnership (TAP) is all in service to #supportlocalart and the artists who make it. And…
by HPR Contributor | Arts | September 25th, 2019
…By Kristin Gruberperriex1@gmail.com “Art is a nation’s most precious heritage. For it is in our works of art that we reveal to ourselves and to others the inner vision which guides us as a nation.” - Lyndon JohnsonIt’s only a matter of time before Fargo-Moorhead lands on the “Best Cities for…