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by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | April 17th, 2019
…The Nordic ModelDr. Thea Hunter, a graduate of Columbia University and an adjunct professor of history at a number of elite colleges and universities, recently died at age 63 of extreme capitalism—and asthma—because of lack of health insurance and health care. She started her career at Western Connecticut State University…
by C.S. Hagen | News | April 17th, 2019
…BISMARCK – The day a U.S. Congressional House election subcommittee traveled to Standing Rock to hear Native leaders speak about being disenfranchised from voting in North Dakota, a state senator posted to social media saying they should abstain if they don’t like it. “If they are denouncing our voting then they…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cocktail Showdown | April 10th, 2019
…Well shiver me timbers. After weeks of sampling some of the finest drinks in F-M from more bars than we could shake a belaying pin at, the results of High Plains Reader’s 6th Annual Cocktail Showdown are in! For nine weeks, three judges were presented with a shot or after-dinner drink (depending…
by John Showalter | Theatre | April 10th, 2019
…Countless examples can be found throughout the history of great art that was only recognized as such after the life of the artist that created it. Such is true of Georges Bizet’s opera “Carmen.” While its reception during his lifetime could be arguably be referred to as ‘lukewarm’, it went…
by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | April 10th, 2019
…It allows us to spread information, allow half-truths and falsities. It serves as a platform for us to display our triumphs, tragedies, hardships and cat pictures. Yes, I’m rhapsodizing about social media. Depending upon how you adjust your settings social media could very well be our generation’s party line. Or…
by Sabrina Hornung | All About Food | April 10th, 2019
…After three years Jon Beyer aka “Jonny B” has become the face and the beard behind Jonny B’s Brickhouse in Jamestown North Dakota. Besides the largest selection of craft beers between here and Bismarck, wood-fired pizzas and tasty burgers, he’s found another way to make dough via frozen pizzas and…
by HPR Contributor | Music | April 10th, 2019
…By Gary Usseryusseryg@gmail.comFYB. Three letters, three words, well known by the guys who make up Cascades, and anyone who is a fan of the five-man band. When asked what genre best describes their sound, I was bombarded with at least a dozen different categories, and sub-categories. We finally narrowed it down…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | April 10th, 2019
…Tuesday, April 16, 5-8 p.m.Hjemkomst Center, 202 1st Ave. N, MoorheadWhat’s one way you can help support local art? Check out the opening reception for the FMVA BIG Art Show and see how to become a member. Here’s to another year of celebrating local art with one of the biggest…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | April 10th, 2019
…Sunday, April 14, 7 p.m.The Aquarium, 226 N BroadwayTo say that we were pretty stoked to hear that JD Mcpherson was coming to the Aquarium would be an understatement. Shine up your dancing shoes and get ready to tap your toes to the rockabilly/Americana stylings with support from local blues…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | April 10th, 2019
…Sunday, April 14th, 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.Fargo Theatre, 314 N. Broadway, FargoFollow Filmmaker and Director Jessica Wunderlich and Producer and ASAH President Deb Dawson to South Sudan, Kenya, and Uganda. The film chronicles ASAH’s story against a background of South Sudan’s early history, its independence from Sudan, the eruption…