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by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | March 30th, 2016
…It’s about that time when we ask our readers to call the shots. The Best of the Best is coming around the corner and we at the High Plains Readers want you to tell us the best bands, the top artists, the best eats, drinks, and everything in between. On…
by Chris Hennen | News | March 30th, 2016
…For the second year in a row, the Fargo police department talked to venues who had agreed to host the annual Spring Jam hip hop concert hosted by rapper J-Sauce aka Jason Grant and tried to convince them not to hold the event. They brought up the incident at last…
by John Strand | Best Bets | March 30th, 2016
…Thursday, March 31, 7:30 p.m.Fargo Theatre, 314 Broadway N.Lunafest is a film festival featuring short films made by women, for women and about women. The festival works to give women an opportunity to tell a story through film, but also as a way of raising money for nonprofits in communities…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | March 30th, 2016
…Thursday, March 31, to Saturday, April 2, 7:30 p.m.Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre, 333 Fourth St. S.Stephen Karam’s play “Speech and Debate,” directed by Pennie Fike, follows three teenage misfits from Salem, Ore., who attempt to expose a drama teacher who preys on teen boys. Secrets become currency as stakes rise in…
by HPR Contributor | News | March 30th, 2016
…The 47th Annual UND Writers Conference, “The Art of Science,” will take place April 6-8, 2016 at the Memorial Union on UND’s campus in Grand Forks. The Conference will feature authors/artists who incorporate the hard sciences into their work. The Conference will feature readings, panel discussions, book signings, workshops, and…
by Jamie Hutchinson | Music | March 30th, 2016
…With the many projects violinist Sarah Neufeld is involved in, it’s hard for her to catch a break from it all and do her own thing. But with her two bands — Arcade Fire and instrumental band Bell Orchestre — taking some time off, she finally has time to do…
by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | March 30th, 2016
…I’ve been spending a considerable amount of time in nursing homes lately. One for my grandmother’s two week rehab after a broken hip and also participating in the North Dakota Council on the Arts Art for life program, which we’ll elaborate on later. This experience has opened my eyes for…
by Raul Gomez | News | March 30th, 2016
…I was told several times on my trip about how Austin was the fastest growing city in the United States, How there are 1,000 people coming to the city every single day. That last figure sounded, and was indeed far fetched. The actual figure is somewhere from 110 - 150.…
by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | March 30th, 2016
…Sports fans of the Upper Midwest may have special interest in a classic film released to Bluray this month, since the title is “The Vikings” and one of the sequences features fighting hawks. The Norse setting also depicts the ancient heritage and culture of many North Dakota-Minnesota-Wisconsin families.Serious analysts might identify some…
by John Showalter | Culture | March 30th, 2016
…Anyone who has lived in the Dakotas for an extended period of time is aware of the long history we have with the original inhabitants of this land. It has been a tumultuous time for the Ojibwe, Sioux, and other tribes in this part of the country. Only a few hours’ drive can…