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by HPR Contributor | Culture | March 2nd, 2016
…Dempsey’s Public House celebrates its tenth anniversaryby John Strand and Tom BixbyAfter Ralph’s Corner closed, was there ever going to be a bar and music venue where we could hang out with friends and feel at home? And for the musicians, a venue where talented but untried bands could get their start?…
by Särah Nour | Writer's Block | February 27th, 2016
…On March 1, Minnesota State University Moorhead’s Glasrud Distinguished Lecturer Series will host a panel with writer, shaman and activist Ruth L. Schwartz, with a lecture at MSUM’s Library Porch followed by a reading at the Red Raven Espresso Parlor. Both will be free and open to the public.Her books…
by John Showalter | Arts | February 27th, 2016
…The winter season has a reputation for being one of the gloomier times of the year, even in a place as acclimated to it as North Dakota. The short days and lack of variety of color seem to bring out the melancholy aspect of people. Shelby Steidl, a senior art…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | February 27th, 2016
…As sharp and entertaining as the man it examines, Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You” is a substantive chronicle of one of the most influential television creators/producers in the history of the medium. While some degree of hagiography is inevitable on the heels of…
by Granville Wood | All About Food | February 27th, 2016
…Five courses of bacon paired with five craft beers. When I was asked to cover this dinner I asked myself as a chef, “What would I make if I was cooking it?” It’s a normal reaction for chefs. When we watch shows like “Top Chef” and “Chopped” we wonder what…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | February 27th, 2016
…Shouldn’t Everyone Carry Blood-Red Poppies?Every time a soldier was shot and fell in the satiric movie “Oh What A Lovely War” the screen went red and a red poppy grew. The symbol of a red poppy for a death on the battlefield came out of the horrendous casualties in World…
by HPR Contributor | Best Bets | February 27th, 2016
…Sunday, Feb. 28, 6-11 p.m.The Crystal Ballroom, Ramada Plaza & Suites, 1635 42nd St. S.With High Plains Reader’s Cocktail Showdown wrapping up, it’s time for the Bartenders Battle. The top eight bartenders will go head to head mixing a craft cocktail in front of their peers within a set time…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | February 27th, 2016
…Sunday, Feb. 28, 9 p.m.The Aquarium (Dempsey’s upstairs), 226 Broadway N.The Madison, Wisc., quartet are bringing their slow, heavy riffs to Fargo. The stoner metal band released four albums and multiple EPs since forming in 1995. They reunited last year following a split in 2009 and now, they’re taking some…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | February 27th, 2016
…Sunday, Feb. 28, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Mezzaluna, 309 Roberts St. N.Kelly Coxsyn and friends host the Winter Pride Drag Brunch at Mezzaluna, with a delicious brunch buffet. Bottles of champagne and carafes of orange juice are available for $30, and there will be two for $10 mimosas. The show…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | February 26th, 2016
…Saturday, Feb. 27, 7-11 p.m.The New Direction, 14 Roberts St. N.Black Ring Rituals presents the industrial noise music of Minneapolis bands Gnawed and Straight Panic. Gnawed is a death industrial project which has played noise festivals around the country, while Straight Panic is a power electronics band who made their…