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by HPR Staff | Best Bets | August 29th, 2018
…Saturday, September 1, 9-11 p.m.Junkyard Brewing Co, 1416 1st Ave N, MoorheadCharlie Young of the Moody River band will tantalize your ear holes with a solo set of old time folk tunes. Killer music, good company, and tasty brews—what more could a guy or gal ask for?
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | August 29th, 2018
…Thursday, August 30, 5-7pmSpirit Room, 111 N Broadway, Fargo“I created each piece with nothing but spontaneity in mind. No sketches. No cemented plans, but fluidity. I painted exactly what I was feeling or needing to express at the very time of sitting down at my easel. It was an outpouring…
by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | August 29th, 2018
…There was one quote that really resonated within me in this week’s issue of High Plains Reader and it was part of C.S. Hagen’s “Voting Methods” story. Jed Limke, the man behind the Approval Voting Army said,“...in recent years a certain apathy has seemed to hover over local elections with…
by Sabrina Hornung | Culture | August 29th, 2018
…With summer winding down, there’s still time to pencil in a weekend trip. Instead of heading east to lakes country we suggest exploring a few of North Dakota’s hot spots. There’s something for everyone here in the Flickertail state, whether you choose an outdoor adventure, scout out museums or historic…
by John Showalter | Humor | August 29th, 2018
…Not only does the Fargo-Moorhead area have a vibrant music scene, but a burgeoning comedy scene as well. I have had the pleasure of providing coverage for some exciting moments in the Fargo comedy world in the last few years and made some new friends along the way. One of…
by HPR Contributor | Theatre | August 29th, 2018
…by Stella Mehlhoffstellamehlhoff@gmail.com“Our mission is to invigorate civic conversation through intimate and transformative storytelling.” This statement posted on Theatre B’s website and tacked to their studio wall in bright yellow paper is well embodied by the company. Theatre B’s “A Beautiful Hell” is all promised; intimate, transformative, and the start of…
by Jim Fuglie | Last Word | August 29th, 2018
…In the halcyon days of the 1970s in North Dakota, when the state was a quieter, kinder, friendlier, more thoughtful place, the Legislature passed a bill, and the Governor signed it, designating the Little Missouri as our state’s only official State Scenic River, and creating a commission to look out…
by HPR Contributor | Culture | August 29th, 2018
…by Nathan Arelarel.nathan@hotmail.comAt first this was going to be an article arguing that video games are art. This is an issue that I find very important and feel many people are unaware of. Video games are a relatively new medium changing the culture as we know it and yet are often…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | August 29th, 2018
…Just How Long Will Our Democracy Last?A truth hit me the other night while Corky and I were watching Simone Biles defend her national championship in gymnastics. Our democracy is very young and vulnerable. One of our daughters was a very competitive gymnast in middle and high school and was…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | August 29th, 2018
…The borders of the real and imagined assume a prominent place in Josephine Decker’s “Madeline’s Madeline,” the new feature from the talented filmmaker of “Butter on the Latch” and “Thou Wast Mild and Lovely.” As a richly layered metanarrative that utilizes the vehicles of acting, performance, and improvisation as the…