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by Chris Larson | Cocktail Showdown | January 31st, 2019
…It’s always good to be missed and I’ve heard the same phrase, or a variation of it, from many readers over the last month or so….”when are you (HPR judges) starting the Cocktail Showdown?” While this year’s edition of the High Plains Reader’s Cocktail Showdown has begun a bit later…
by HPR Contributor | Culture | January 30th, 2019
…By Gabrielle Herschgabby gabbyhersch@gmail.comIt was about a year ago when I turned to my friend and said, “Dude, we should start a podcast.”“Okay,” he said. “What do I have to pretend to be an expert in?”But podcasts – especially the more recent ones in the ever-evolving and growing world of…
by C.S. Hagen | News | January 30th, 2019
…BISMARCK – Forty-three years ago, North Dakota became the 34th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and now white male legislators want to take it back. Republican Representative Chuck Damschen proposed House Concurrent Resolution 3037 to the Sixty-sixth Legislative Assembly, to withdraw the state’s ratification of the 1972 bill.…
by HPR Contributor | Music | January 30th, 2019
…By Jacques Harvieuxjacquesthejock@gmail.comTo live in the Fargo-Moorhead area and not have heard of D Mills and The Thrills would be nearly impossible. The rapper and band have been all over town opening up for acts from all over the country and filling venues all around the region. Diane Miller the…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | January 30th, 2019
…Thursday, February 7, 6-8:30 p.m.Dakota Medical Foundation, 4141 28th Ave. S, FargoSouth Sudan READS invites you to a potluck and conversation among immigrant communities. Dr. Gatluak Thach is the keynote speaker and is a refugee, activist and founder of Nashville International Center for Empowerment(NICE).
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | January 30th, 2019
…Tuesday, February 5, 6-7:30 p.m.Historical and cultural center of Cass County, 202 1st Ave. N, MoorheadFM music veteran Bill Law and the voice behind the radio show “The Law of Jazz” on Prairie Public will lead a discussion on the intersections of World War I and American jazz music. A…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | January 30th, 2019
…Saturday, February 2, 6:30-9:30 p.m.North Dakota Museum of Art, 261 Centennial Drive, Grand ForksHors d’oeuvres begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by a Far North Spirits toast and dinner at 7:30 p.m. Attendees may purchase art from the “This Week Only,” an invitational exhibition showcasing the works of artists from throughout…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | January 30th, 2019
…Saturday, February 2, 5:30 p.m.Barnesville VFW, 206 Front Street SSocial hour begins at 4:30 p.m. and “oysters” start at 5:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit the band and the VFW. Music provided by Matt Aakre. You’d be “nuts” to miss out on a night of food and fun like this!
by HPR Contributor | Theatre | January 30th, 2019
…By Nataly Routledgenatalyroutledge@googlemail.comIf you put today and the early 1970’s on a timeline, you’d find close to 50 years spanning between the two. That’s half a century, arguably a long time in the life of a human. Simultaneously, many people live to be much older than 50, and there are…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | January 30th, 2019
…A Formula for Trouble: Sex and ReligionHumankind has had two major vexations for thousands of years: sex and religion. Sex has caused wars between individuals and among groups since Lucy decided to go to the back of the cave with another relative of Homo Erectus. Religion has caused more wars…