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by HPR Staff | Culture | June 24th, 2015
…Meet 5 local firework experts ... Dave Reuter of Memory FireworksFavorite fireworks as a child:Sparklers and ground-bloom flowersFavorite fireworks as an adult:M5-artillery shellsExploding Rainbow—multi shotSedona—multi shotPrairie Rose—multi shotWhat got you into fireworks?Actually, my wife had worked here in the summer for a few years.…
by Diane Miller | Culture | June 18th, 2015
…“As a minimalist, everything I own serves a purpose or brings me joy. Everything else is out of the way,” Joshua Fields Millburn said to HPR in an interview at Twenty Below Coffee.Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, The Minimalists, were in Fargo for the Misfit Con this past May. During the…
by Chris Hennen | Culture | June 17th, 2015
…Annual celebration aims to promote tolerance and diversityAs UnityND prepares to hold its second annual Unityfest celebration, the man who was the reason for its formation may be resurfacing. UnityND was formed to battle a group of white supremacists who tried to take over the small town of Leith, ND. Last…
by Diane Miller | Music | June 17th, 2015
…The following list might not be the five biggest upcoming concerts, though they certainly feature some of the most one-of-a-kind acts in the country. Tickets are still available for all these shows.ESPERANZA SPALDING @ THE FARGO THEATRE, JUNE 20Esperanza Spalding is arguably one of the best jazz musicians of her…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | June 17th, 2015
…Esperanza SpaldingSat, June 20, 8 p.m.Fargo Theatre, 314 Broadway, FargoOne of the most critically acclaimed jazz musicians of the last decade, Esperanza Spalding brings her double bass stylings to the Fargo Theatre on Saturday. She won a Grammy for Best New Artist in 2011, becoming the first jazz musician ever…
by Chris Hennen | News | June 17th, 2015
…HPR looks at the potential field of candidatesNorth Dakota political observers have already started speculating about who might run for governor in 2016 as those choices and the ultimate winner could shape the North Dakota political landscape for a long time. While Republicans have had a stranglehold on statewide offices…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | June 17th, 2015
…“Girlhood,” Céline Sciamma’s third feature and the conclusion of what the filmmaker considers a coming-of-age trilogy, continues her engagement with the bildungsroman. Not as contained as debut “Water Lilies” or as directly preoccupied with gender as “Tomboy,” “Girlhood” follows the trajectory of teenager Marieme (Karidja Touré), a bright young woman…
by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | June 17th, 2015
…Two 1973 westerns from late in John Wayne’s career came out on Blu-ray this month from Warner Home Video, “Cahill United States Marshal” and “The Train Robbers.” While neither ranks among the iconic actor’s best work, both are underrated, solid examples of the genre. Just three years before his final film,…
by Granville Wood | All About Food | June 17th, 2015
…Burgers, burgers, burgers. Gotta love a great burger grilled in the great outdoors, with charcoal, wood or gas. Regardless, you are outside in the summer grilling. Damn, I get hot just thinking about standing over a robust fire in a wet bathing suit, watching slow cooked briskets on the smoker…
by Deb Jenkins | All About Food | June 17th, 2015
…With the summer here and the vegetables growing and popping up out of our beautiful soil it makes me think that I should broaden my horizons and try some new veggies.I say new because, believe it or not, I just don’t have a hankering for one of them. People are totally surprised and…