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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…
by Brittney Goodman | Cinema | February 26th, 2016
…Really bad movies can be a really good time. And when it comes to so-bad-it’s-good films, it’s hard to beat the 1982 movie “Pieces.” How much fun is it to watch an insane serial killer trying to create a human jigsaw puzzle using body parts, and college students — specifically…
by HPR Contributor | Culture | February 26th, 2016
…FM Comic-Con 2016 a draw for big names and big funBy Ben HaugmoThe 6th annual Fargo-Moorhead Comic-Con is coming up, bringing with it vendor and attractions to suit fans of all ages.The guest of honor this year is comic book artist Robert Atkins, who has worked on publications like Deadpool, GI…
by Brittney Goodman | Culture | February 25th, 2016
…The 6th annual Unglued: Craft Fest is coming to Fargo on February 26 and 27 at the Plains Art Museum. I spoke with Ashley Morken, owner of Downtown Fargo’s Unglued and organizer of the event, as well as two participating makers, Ashley Nordberg of Ashley Beth Pottery, Fargo, and Laura…
by Jamie Hutchinson | Music | February 25th, 2016
…Merrill Piepkorn isn’t the biggest Bob Dylan fan. He finds Dylan’s trademark nasally voice difficult to understand and as a harmonica player himself, he dislikes Dylan’s handling of the instrument, which he admits are limited by the harness Dylan wears.“I always looked at Bob Dylan and his talent from kind…
by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | February 25th, 2016
…The folks at the NDSU Memorial Union Gallery are inviting the citizens of Fargo-Moorhead and beyond to dust off their cameras and participate in a 48 hour photo shoot to encourage family friendly urban exploration in our city. The event was designed by Anthony Faris, the Memorial Union’s newest gallery…