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Let’s Talk: North Dakota’s Anti-Discrimination Bill

by Faye Seidler | Culture | February 15th, 2017

…On February 10th, a majority of House Republicans rejected the Anti-Discrimination Bill that would make it illegal to discriminate on basis of sexuality or gender identity. Their reasons for rejection were very similar to the reasons they rejected similar bills in 2009, 2013, and 2015. They perceived this bill as…

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Sycophants, plutocrats, and pitchforks

by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | February 15th, 2017

…The game is riggedLast year 25 American hedge fund managers, whose income tax rate is about half of what their secretaries pay, made enough billions to fully pay the salaries of over 450,000 teachers. Thirsty and hungry at Super Bowl 51 this year? A glass of beer was $12 and…

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​Celebration through the years

by Ashley Murtha | Music | February 15th, 2017

…You sit in the Fargo Theatre talking with your neighbor when the lights go out. You turn towards the stage and watch as the first performer walks to the middle and prepares to start their performance. Finally you are immersed in beautiful music from some of the best female performers…

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​Bare necessities: MSUM’s ‘Full Monty’ promises raucous fun

by Brittney Goodman | Theatre | February 15th, 2017

…The MSUM School of Performing Arts version of “The Full Monty” is an Americanized pop-rock musical stage version adapted from the 1997 British film of the same name. And they are bringing it to local audiences February 15 – 18 at the Hansen Theatre. All shows start at 7:30 p.m…

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Goodman revisits Oklahoma City

by Greg Carlson | Cinema | February 15th, 2017

…Veteran filmmaker Barak Goodman’s “Oklahoma City” is a timely and sobering historical document with unsettling connections to the ugly “alt right” rhetoric touching the increasingly tense national political climate.Following a Sundance Film Festival world premiere, the feature debuted on PBS’ “American Experience” February 7, 2017. In the film, Goodman uses…

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Strangers in a strange land

by Tom Bixby | Editorial | February 15th, 2017

…They met in Minneapolis, at the bus station. They were both from Ghana, and both had been refused asylum in the U.S. They decided to go to Canada, and took a bus to Grand Forks.Razak Iyal, 35, says only that he had political and other problems. Seidu Mohammed, 24, was…

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​Off With Their Heads acoustic tour

by Jack Stenerson | Music | February 15th, 2017

…Off With Their Heads have been making waves in the underground punk scene ever since their formation in 2002 and after their signing to Epitaph Records in 2010 have been slowly gaining worldwide attention. We had the chance to do a quick Q&A with singer and founding member Ryan Young…

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​Vagina Monologues

by HPR Staff | Best Bets | February 9th, 2017

…Tuesday, February 14, 6 - 7:30 PMNDSU Memorial Union Century Theatre, 1401 Administration Ave, FargoThe Vagina Monologues is made up of multiple monologues read by many different women and is written from the perspective of the vagina. Each of the monologues deals with an aspect of the feminine experience. The…

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​February Valley City Bluegrass Jam Session

by HPR Staff | Best Bets | February 9th, 2017

…Saturday, February 11, 1 - 5 PMBarnes County Museum, 315 Central Ave N, Valley CityThis jam session, sponsored by the Bluegrass Association of North Dakota and the Barnes County Museum, will feature acoustic-only music from professionals as well as beginning bluegrass musicians. This event is free and open to all…

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​I’ll Cover You: Dinner, Ditties and Dancing

by HPR Staff | Best Bets | February 9th, 2017

…Tuesday, February 14, Doors 6 PM, Dinner 7 - 10 PMSanctuary Events Center, 670 4th Ave N, FargoSpend Valentine’s Day at the Sanctuary Events Center for an evening filled with food, music and dancing. A social hour opens the event before the four-course dinner. During the social hour and the…

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