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by Jack Dura | Theatre | September 9th, 2015
…For Tim Larson, the Theater Lab is all about uniqueness. The new theater company gets off the ground in the next two weeks with its first production, offering a show with different staging, a small cast and a stretch of the imagination. “The Zoo Story,” the Theater Lab’s premiere show,…
by John Strand | Editorial | September 9th, 2015
…The little newspaper that could turns 21 with this edition of HPR. We are proud as all get out and hope you bear with us as we reminisce and acknowledge.The High Plains Reader no doubt has had a storied past. Good and bad. It’s never been easy, but whoever said…
by Diane Miller | Best Bets | September 3rd, 2015
…Tewaukon Music FestivalSat, Sept. 5, 11 a.m.Coteau des Prairies Lodge, 9953 141st Ave SE, Havana, NDSpend the day outdoors with you family and camping under the stars, listening to music from up and coming regional artists such as Kat Perkins, Tigirlily, Jessie Veeder, 2 Mile Finale and Frost Fire. With…
by Stephen Anderson | Music | September 3rd, 2015
…A few years ago, in a now-famous appearance on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” comedian Louis C.K. went on a tangent that decried us as a society for griping about our #firstworldproblems. In the skit, he claimed that “everything is amazing, and nobody’s happy,” pointing out that we’re more irritated…
by Chris Hennen | News | September 3rd, 2015
…Later this month, a series of events called Welcoming Week will happen throughout Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo to mark ways the community can celebrate refugees coming to the region with open arms. In light of that and a recent controversy over some refugees coming to Fargo through Lutheran Social…
by Taylor Blumer | Culture | September 3rd, 2015
…The hilly, rural area surrounding the quiet hamlet of Rollag, Minn., will transform during this Labor Day weekend, as thousands of people from all walks of life gather for a multi-day happening to enjoy food, music and … steam engines?That’s right. The 62nd Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (WMSTR) –…
by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | September 3rd, 2015
…Wycinanki, pronounced vee-chee-nine-key, is the Polish art of papercutting. The distinguishing factor is the colorful, often symmetrical, layered paper cutouts. Tower City-based Meridee Erickson-Stowman learned the folk art wycinanki from Leona Wojcik Barthle, a woman of Polish descent who was based out of Sioux Falls, S.D. The pair met in…
by Sabrina Hornung | All About Food | September 3rd, 2015
…Rainy Days and Mondays tend to bring me to Downer…but really so have sunny days and any other day of the week. Why Downer you may ask? The town itself has a population of less than 100 and is located between Barnesville and Moorhead and is home to The Mainline…
by Sabrina Hornung | Music | September 3rd, 2015
…In 2004 Chris Lindstrom and his bandmate Chris Moore wanted to throw a party—a BIG party. Both were active in the music scene and the idea of a battle of the bands came about. Add a $10 30 pack of Hamm’s as an entry fee, enter 10 bands…
by Rob Port | Say Anything | September 3rd, 2015
…Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, a Democrat, had some sharp words for the approach to climate policy taken by his state’s Republican-led western neighbor.“These other states like North Dakota ... just have their heads in the sand and want to profit and then pollute our air accordingly,” Dayton said during an…