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by Chris Larson | Beer Snob | July 19th, 2017
…The Red River Zoo is inviting adults to gather their friends and tap into your wild side for one special night of fundraising. Zoo Brew is back again at 7pm on Thursday evening, July 27th, and with even more beer to sample than last year and beautiful summer weather on…
by Paige Johnson | Theatre | July 19th, 2017
…Summer Arts Intensive performs main stage musicalUnder the summer sun, something’s begun, taking over those summer nights. The 1978 movie and musical hit Grease is taking stage as part of the Summer Arts Intensive in West Fargo. In 2010, Adam Pankow started the program to bring arts to students during…
by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | July 19th, 2017
…Fourteen years ago this month, entertainment icon Bob Hope died at age 100. Born in 1903, Hope performed in vaudeville and theatre in the 1920s and 30s, moved into radio and films in the 1930s, and by the 1940s was a major movie personality known just as much for his…
by Sabrina Hornung | Music | July 19th, 2017
…The High Plains Reader had the opportunity to chat with Goo Goo Dolls Bassist Robby Takac about their origins, their ever evolving sound, and the impact of “Iris.”High Plains Reader: You grew up in Buffalo New York. What was the music scene like when you first started? Robby Takac: Our first…
by Sabrina Hornung | Culture | July 19th, 2017
…Photo by Sabrina HornungSurrounded by a tumbleweed-ridden wood fence, the Schafer jail is a small structure in rural McKenzie County built of native fieldstone and concrete. It was built in 1910 and is one of very few structures that remain in the former county seat. Outside of the building is…
by Hee Han | Music | July 19th, 2017
…There is good news for our community members who love music but have a hard time with crowds. Prairie Musicians is back with an all-new season, with regional talent performing live on the Prairie Public studio soundstage. It is on Friday evenings. Prairie Public recognized that there were many talented…
by C.S. Hagen | News | July 19th, 2017
…BISMARCK – When Kyle Thompson decided to speak out against tactics used along the Dakota Access Pipeline, it wasn’t because of a change of heart.“I’ve always tried to look out for the best interests of everyone,” said Thompson, the former program manager for Leighton Security Services, Inc. “Just because I…
by C.S. Hagen | News | July 19th, 2017
…MANDAN – After being handcuffed, forced to strip, locked in dog cages, and hauled to jails across the state, hundreds charged with crimes during the Dakota Access Pipeline controversy are finding vindication through North Dakota’s court system. Officially, 761 people were arrested during the months-long opposition to the 1,172-mile Dakota…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | July 19th, 2017
…Joon-ho Bong’s Okja, currently on Netflix instant watch, competed for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in May, where its premiere—beset by an early aspect-ratio glitch—met with jeers and cheers. Critics have been mostly kind to the movie, although Stephanie Zacharek voiced a strong…
by Charlie Barber | Last Word | July 19th, 2017
…“…the struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” – Milan Kundera“It may seem kind of bleak to say that the future of our planet rests in large part on the consciences of Republican politicians. But it kind of does, at least right now. The thing…