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by HPR Staff | Best Bets | May 15th, 2025
…Saturday, May 24, 7 p.m.The Aquarium above Dempsey’s, 226 N. Broadway, FargoBe a part of a 20+ year tradition: ten bands enter The Aquarium and just one leaves with the ultimate prize — 300 cans of Hamm’s beer and the coveted championship belt. 2024 champs Rana Danta will ascend the…
by John Strand | Editorial | May 15th, 2025
…By John Strandjas@hpr1.com One description that perhaps aptly describes the mental state of many lately is that they feel they are attached to a string. Or several strings. Call it the notion that people are played like puppets, the sensation of a pulling on one’s own lifeline — and the…
by HPR Staff | Culture | May 12th, 2025
…Back-to-school season is on the horizon, but there’s still plenty of summer left. Check out our favorite August attractions and events in North Dakota and western Minnesota. And if if you missed them, here are a few excellent May events, June events and our July calendar as well. Happy planning! Emo Night FargoAugust 1, The Aquarium, FargoCassandre 3000 brings…
by HPR Staff | Culture | May 12th, 2025
…July means we’re deep into summer and ready to find new ways to cool off, connect with our neighbors and have fun. Whether you want a road trip, a staycation or a way to shake yourself out of a midweek slump, these are our picks for the best events and attractions all…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | May 12th, 2025
…Saturday, May 17, 7- 9 p.m.Spirit Room, 111 Broadway N., Fargo Armed with a 12 string guitar, multi-octave voice and a mountain dulcimer, Claudia Schmidt combines story, song, poetry and a dash of theatre in a one-of-a-kind performance. With over 50 years of experience performing and writing under her belt,…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | May 12th, 2025
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comIn which century would you love to live, the 14th or the 22nd?History tells me we are in a period where Americans are fighting for their choice. Just 48 hours after Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933, several trade agreements were about to expire. With…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | May 12th, 2025
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.com Of the many photographs that help tell the story “I Know Catherine, the Log Lady,” the one of David Lynch dressed as FBI Regional Bureau Chief (and later Deputy Director) Gordon Cole saying something amusing to a laughing, slightly out of focus Catherine E. Coulson is my favorite.…
by HPR Staff | Culture | May 12th, 2025
…This summer is action-packed, so High Plains Reader is making it easy to maximize those long summer days. Check out some of our favorite June events below and review our May 2025 Summer Events Calendar to find events you might have missed.And we’re just getting started. We share lots of great events happening this July…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | May 5th, 2025
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comWhat age has been determined to be the worst in world history?Historians have estimated about one third of the population of Europe died of the bubonic plague, also known as the black plague, from the fifth century through the 15th century of the Middle Ages. The early years…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | May 5th, 2025
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.com Anchored by the dependable Florence Pugh, “Thunderbolts*” easily tops “Captain America: Brave New World” to make it the most satisfying MCU movie of 2025 — so far. The asterisk alludes to an alternative title that appears onscreen as one of several end-credits revelations, but an equally welcome…