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by HPR Contributor | Culture | April 27th, 2016
…Alicia Underlee NelsonIn 1976, a gallon of gas cost 59 cents, The Wings hit “Silly Love Songs” topped the Billboard music charts, Gerald Ford was in the White House and the Plains Art Museum burst on to the Fargo-Moorhead art scene. Now, 40 years later, the museum is celebrating with…
by HPR Contributor | Beer Snob | April 27th, 2016
…by Ben RodgersDoor County, Wisconsin, is just as rife with art galleries and wineries as it is with kayak tours and shipwrecks. People from across the Midwest come here to escape from everyday life. But underneath the allure of vacation destination, the people that live here year-round are a unique breed.…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | April 27th, 2016
…To be, or not to beTwo very important issues were presented to the world on the 400th anniversary of the death of the world’s greatest playwright and poet, William Shakespeare. Pope Francis, in his “Amoris Laetitia” (The Joy of Love), struggled to answer some of the questions about sex and…
by Särah Nour | Writer's Block | April 27th, 2016
…This Saturday, Fargo’s own Zandbroz Variety will be celebrating Independent Bookstore Day, an all-day event that’s free and open to the public. Zandbroz will only be one of hundreds of bookstores participating in this event, which is meant to generate not only sales but also appreciation for bookstores in the…
by Särah Nour | Arts | April 27th, 2016
…Next week, Fargo’s chapter of The Goddard School will hold their 4th Annual Art Fair to raise funds for their early childhood education services. This family-friendly event will be free and open to the public.Eleven paintings, all created by students, are currently on display in classroom windows, along with bidding…
by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | April 27th, 2016
…While students prepare to survive final exams and end-of-semester projects over the next few weeks, two underrated films dealing with more extreme types of survival just came out on Blu-ray this April 5 and 19.A British film released in the U.S. in 1955, “The Purple Plain” (1954) is a well-produced…
by Jamie Hutchinson | Music | April 27th, 2016
…HPR caught up with local musician and former “The Voice” contestant Blind Joe before his Fargo Lions Club benefit show at the Fargo Theatre last Friday. Although he lost “The Voice,” the experience propelled his career. He’s been touring the U.S. nonstop while also working with school assemblies and he…
by HPR Contributor | Theatre | April 27th, 2016
…by Alex HuntsbergerIn an age when producers in theatre, television and film are all searching their couches for viable IP (Intellectual Property) to convert into new content, I suppose an Addams Family musical was inevitable—even if it wasn’t that advisable. The show was panned when it opened on Broadway in…
by Chris Hennen | News | April 27th, 2016
…The City of Fargo was asked this week to have police and firefighters carry Narcan, which can reverse overdose effects, to combat the recent epidemic. They decided to have firefighters carry the drug, not police. The city also issued a statement from Fargo Mayor Dr. Tim Mahoney. HPR spoke with…
by Brittney Goodman | Culture | April 27th, 2016
…May, which is National Bike Month, is just around the corner, and so is warmer weather in our area. Two years ago, Great Rides purchased two pedicabs and now for the second season you will see these two bicycle-powered cabs moving people from place to place, especially in the downtown…