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by Sabrina Hornung | Music | July 12th, 2017
…Peter Yarrow is an American singer and songwriter who found fame with the 1960s folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Yarrow co-wrote one of the group’s greatest hits, Puff, the Magic Dragon.A veteran of Greenwich Village and a lifetime dedicated to his causes—at 79 Yarrow has no plans of…
by Jack Dura | Outdoors | July 12th, 2017
…Frost smoke rolled off the water and gathered in the middle of the lake, obscuring anything and everything beyond the battered dock.Somewhere in the mist, Canada geese called. The sunrise sparkled through the trees and a night light over a cabin window flicked off as the morning arrived.This is Lake…
by Jacinta Macheel Zens | Arts | July 12th, 2017
…At 94 years old, acclaimed regional printmaker Charles Beck continues to work on artworks every day. Although he has had to stop his daily printmaking practice and now lives in a nursing home, Beck has not been detoured from continuing to create art. Instead of printmaking, Beck now uses acrylic…
by Jack Stenerson | Music | July 12th, 2017
…Salt Creek is an indie/post-rock band based out of Lincoln, Nebraska. They just released their new EP, Where Strangers Go, to critical acclaim and the #5 spot on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart. High Plains Reader: Congratulations on the new record hitting the billboard charts! How did you find out?Nathan Richardson,…
by Chuck Solly | Culture | July 12th, 2017
…They are pretty cool! I am sure you have friends or colleagues who don’t use Windows as their operating system. Trying to open files that have been created on another operating system used by your friend can be a huge hassle. PDF files make this possible. PDF stands for Portable…
by HPR Contributor | Best Bets | July 12th, 2017
…By Mrisha Sharmamrishamsharma@gmail.comPhotos: Mrisha Sharma“I really enjoy being a functional human being in the society, still living like this. This way of life is actually working out and I am actually happy with it.”Ida Frisch and her boyfriend, Martin Osvold, are temporarily crashing in an art studio in Hausmania, located…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | July 12th, 2017
…What are the best laid plans for our future?Israeli historian Tuval Noah Harari recently made a fascinating declaration in an article about the future: “People living in the 12th century knew pretty well what the 13th century would be like. Now we are in the first part of the 21st…
by Chris Larson | Beer Snob | July 12th, 2017
…On the Wednesday before the 4th of July, in the slightly secluded “back room” of Rosey’s Bistro and Bar, a Whiskey and Wine Bar popped up almost without notification. The small but comfortable 20 seat space features exposed brick, both painted and unpainted, and is augmented with filled in doorways…
by Paige Johnson | Music | July 12th, 2017
…Minot-based pop, punk, rock group Vanity Plate is releasing their first album, Not Cool, after previously releasing two EPs. With their new album, Vanity Plate is touring the region and the country, hitting Fargo on July 17. Jazmine and Zach Schultz, founding members and vocals and guitar for the band,…
by Paige Johnson | Culture | July 12th, 2017
…National and international quilts on display through October 10Quilt by Diane SiebelsQuilts are a fixture on beds and couches, but what about on walls? At the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, “Quilt National ‘15” brings the medium from cozy comfort to art form in their latest exhibition.The quilts…