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by Sabrina Hornung | Music | January 29th, 2016
…Iowa-based singer songwriter William Elliott Whitmore plays sold-out shows throughout the Midwest, including his upcoming sold out show at The Fargo Brewing Company on January 31. HPR had the opportunity to catch up with him and discuss his musical beginnings as well as his latest albumHPR: Where did you find…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | January 29th, 2016
…Sunday, Jan. 31, 9 p.m.The Aquarium (Dempsey’s upstairs), 226 Broadway, FargoThe Minneapolis punk trio, who were inspirational behind the feminist riot grrrl movement, will play Fargo for the first time since reuniting in 2015. The band formed in 1987 and released three albums in the ’90s before playing their last…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | January 29th, 2016
…Sunday, Jan. 31, 1:30 p.m.Great Rides Fargo, 425 Broadway N, FargoBorder Battle Bike Race on the Red River returns this winter. The 10K course takes riders through bike paths, prairie tundra and on the frozen Red River. The race offers two categories for participation, skinny bikes (tires less than three…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | January 29th, 2016
…Saturday, Jan. 30, 6:30 p.m.The New Direction, 14 Roberts St. N, FargoA benefit show for Project HART will be held with a variety of bands performing. Project HART is a transitional housing program for homeless veterans where residents work toward independent living. Kipp G, Crab Legs, Too Fast for Frank…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | January 29th, 2016
…Warning: Spoiler AlertLeading all Oscar challengers with a total of twelve nominations, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s “The Revenant” has to overcome a few daunting statistics reported by prognosticator Scott Feinberg in order to win Best Picture. Feinberg notes that only one movie in the last fifty years (“Titanic,” which, coincidentally starred…
by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | January 29th, 2016
…Charles Beck is one of Minnesota’s most recognized and treasured artists. His work depicts the rural landscapes that he often observed as an Otter Tail County native. He has worked with a variety of media ranging from sculpture, printmaking, and painting. Beck was born January 31, 1923 and is a…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | January 28th, 2016
…The world is becoming a better place—but are we becoming a better people?The other night I watched James Billington of the Library of Congress award 82-year-old Willie Nelson the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. I am not a fan of country music, Willie’s main talent, but he…
by Jack Dura | Culture | January 28th, 2016
…Sites to see in these locales are the top five destinations as chosen by the New York Times in its article “52 Places to Go in 2016.” Theodore Roosevelt National Park of western North Dakota took the No. 5 spot, selected for its embodiment of conservation that President Theodore Roosevelt…
by Taylor Blumer | Culture | January 28th, 2016
…It’s a popularly held assumption that residents of the Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo area have no choice but to suffer through an annual affliction: severe winter. However, locals here know that this is hardly the whole truth, and it’s high time to show that we embrace the cold rather than hide from…
by Brittney Goodman | All About Food | January 28th, 2016
…No two chilies are exactly alike – Is yours spicy? Smokey? Sweet? Chunky? Brothy? Beans or no beans – all are welcome to compete. This popular regional phenomena, the Coors Light Chili Cook-off, sponsored by Bergseth Brothers, is in its twenty-seventh year. Bars throughout the region are currently hosting contests,…