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by Greg Carlson | Cinema | January 18th, 2024
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comThe rough UK equivalent of America’s hedonistic spring break rite of passage, the annual descent of sun-seeking young people on tourist-friendly coastal resorts in Greece, Spain, and other spots following stressful academic exams conjures up youthquake fantasies and parental nightmares in equal measure. The provocative title of filmmaker Molly…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | January 18th, 2024
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comThere are signs 2024 is going to be a disastrous yearMy favorite philosopher William Shakespeare was said to recognize 20,000 flowers and often used their qualities to complete a scene, to add meaning to plot and dialogue, and to put another hat or cloak on a character. He…
by HPR Contributor | Arts | January 18th, 2024
…By Alicia Hegland-Thorpe, Arts Midwest The Sacred Pipe Resource Center, a Native community center in Mandan, North Dakota, empowers Native artists to become catalysts for change to help heal their communities. Nestled along the banks of the Missouri River, the communities of Bismarck and Mandan, North Dakota bear witness to a…
by HPR Staff | All About Food | January 18th, 2024
…By Rick Gionrickgion@gmail.comIn the upper Midwest, a bowl of knoephla soup is where dumpling dreams are made. And lately, my dumpling dreams have frequently come true. Let me explain a bit more. If you’ve been checking out the Fargo-Moorhead Eats Facebook group lately, you know that I’ve been on a knoephla…
by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | January 18th, 2024
…By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comLocated in the heart of downtown Jamestown, North Dakota, The Arts Center is a hub of activity. Whether you spend a summer afternoon enjoying live music and an art market at the Arts Park, or whether you opt to take a pottery class, a Ukrainian Pysanka class, or learn how…
by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | January 18th, 2024
…By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comHigh Plains Reader had the opportunity to chat with Erin Shapiro, the new Executive Director at the Plains Art Museum. A native of upstate New York, Shapiro has worked at a number of museums throughout the Midwest and even Honolulu, Hawaii, at the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives.…
by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | January 18th, 2024
…By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comOur Opinion: Reinvigorate that sense of wonderThis month’s focus at High Plains Reader is the State of the Arts. From a regional standpoint, we’re small but mighty – and there are so many organizations that go above and beyond that deserve a shoutout and are certainly worth a day…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | January 11th, 2024
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.com The combination of biographical information and artist statement found under the “about” tab at Ann Oren’s website partly reads, “By dissolving distinctions between plant, animal and human, she asks what it is to be human in an ecosystem immersed in digital culture. Questions about intimacy and identity…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | December 27th, 2023
…ByEd Raymond fargogadfly@gmail.com Tevye: “Oh, Lord, You Made Many, Many Poor People. If I Were a Rich Man……… Whenever Corky and I get a chance to watch “Fiddler on the Roof” we make some popcorn. The short stories about Jewish life titled Tevye the Dairyman and His Daughters were written…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | December 22nd, 2023
…By Greg Carlson gregcarlson1@gmail.comIn a movie year that brought to life an iconic plastic fashion doll and a theoretical physicist who ushered in the Atomic Age, there was no shortage of memorable characters. But for my money, the crown for the most remarkable cinematic creation of 2023 sits atop the…