Thursday, May 11
Senior Meals: Buttermilk Chicken and baby baker potatoes. Meals are served at the Hjemkomst, call 299-5519 for more info.
Baby Bounce: 10:30 am – 11:00 am. Moorhead Public Library at 118 5th St. S. Free.
Friday, May 12
Senior Meals: Roast turkey/dressing and mashed potatoes/gravy. Meals are served at the Hjemkomst, call 299-5519 for more info.
“Great Performances: Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway’s Best” Presentation: 8:00 pm and 9:00 pm. A revue of milestone Broadway shows and songs from 1973 to 2023 hosted by two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster. See full schedule at www.prairiepublic.org/television
Saturday, May 13
Fargo Birding Festival: 7:00 – 11:00 am. Forest River Park in Fargo. Join the Fargo Park District and Audubon Great Plains for a morning of birds and binoculars in beautiful South Fargo. This birding festival is held in Forest River Park, which is designated as an Important Bird Area by the National Audubon Society and Birdlife International. All skill levels are welcome, and no registration is required for this free event.
Spring Plant Sale: 8:00 am – 1:00 pm. Northern Plains Botanic Garden Society Greenhouse at 1211 28th Ave. N. in Fargo. An assortment of locally grown plants will be sold, including perennials, annuals, wildflowers, vegetables, and herbs. All proceeds benefit the Northern Plains Botanic Garden Society and the Northern Plains Botanic Garden.
Annual Book Sale: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm. Moorhead Masonic Family Center at 1815 11th St. N. in Moorhead.
Coffee & Critique: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum at 521 Main Ave. in Moorhead. The Rourke invites you to Coffee and Critique, an informal monthly community critique for bouncing ideas off your fellow artists and gaining fresh perspective from others in and outside of your own discipline. Bring your unfinished work and mull it over. Bring your own supplies for open studio time. Or simply pull up a chair for coffee and fellowship with the artistic community. This event is free and open to all media and all career stages.
Bee House Making and Pollinator Discussion: 2:00 – 3:00 pm. Gooseberry Mound Park Small Shelter in Moorhead. Participants will make simple bee houses, and the United Prairie Foundation will also have some liatris corms to be re-potted and given away. Crystal Rayamajhi from the City of Moorhead and John Devries from United Prairie Foundation will share information. Please bring a relatively skinny plastic bottle to create the bee house. Organizers will provide the rest of the supplies. This will be a family-friendly event and a fun way for kids to make a Mother’s Day craft while learning how to help our pollinators. Free.
Sunday, May 14
“Masterpiece” Television Series: 8:00 pm on Prairie Public. One of the greatest novels in the English language comes to television on “Masterpiece” in a four-part adaptation of Henry Fielding’s Tom Jones, bringing mid-18th-century England to life in all its passion and prejudice, luxury, and loose morals. See full schedule at www.prairiepublic.org/television
Monday, May 15
Senior Meals: Smothered pork chop and smashed potatoes. Meals are served at the Hjemkomst, call 299-5519 for more info.
Moorhead Art & Culture Commission Meeting: 4:30 pm. Hjemkomst Center at 202 1st Ave. N. in Moorhead.
“Dancing with Welk” Author Visit with Chris Vondracek: 6:30 – 7:30 pm. Fargo Library Main at 101 4th St. N. in Fargo. Dancing with Welk tracks Vondracek and his band
“People of the North” Television Series: 8:00 pm on Prairie Public. See full schedule at www.prairiepublic.org/television
Tuesday, May 16
Senior Meals: Swedish meatballs and mashed potatoes/gravy. Meals are served at the Hjemkomst, call 299-5519 for more info.
Clay County Commission Meeting: 8:30 am. Clay County Courthouse at 807 11th Street N. in Moorhead. Meeting Rooms A & B.
Buckthorn Pruning Volunteer Event: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. MB Johnson Park in Moorhead. Volunteers will be using pruners supplied by Audubon Great Plains to trim back buckthorn regrowth to help keep this invasive species at bay. Snacks and water will be available.
Buckthorn Pruning Volunteer Event: 4:00 – 6:00 pm. Gooseberry Park in Moorhead. Volunteers will be using pruners supplied by Audubon Great Plains to trim back buckthorn regrowth to help keep this invasive species at bay. Snacks and water will be available.
Storytime + Craft: 6:30 – 7:30 pm. Moorhead Public Library at 118 5th St. S. Help your child develop exceptional reading skills by bringing them to Storytime. Afterward, kids can create simple crafts to take home. Free.
The Reading List Book Club: 7:00 – 8:00 pm. Moorhead Public Library at 118 5th St. S. On the Third Tuesday of each month, a librarian leads a book discussion on a title from one of our own to-be-read lists. This month’s pick is “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson. Free.
“American Masters: Nam June Paik” Documentary: 8:00 pm on Prairie Public. See full schedule at www.prairiepublic.org/television.
Wednesday, May 17
Senior Meals: Lemon pepper fish and vegetable rice pilaf. Meals are served at the Hjemkomst, call 299-5519 for more info.
Storytime: 10:30 – 11:15 am. Moorhead Public Library at 118 5th St. S. Free.
Moorhead Business Association Let’s Talk Business: 12:00 – 1:00 pm. Moorhead American Legion at 303 30th St. N. Featuring Moorhead Sausage Fest.
Memory Café: 1:00 – 2:30 pm. Bethel Church at 2702 30th Ave. S. in Fargo. Topic: Driver Safety for Seniors Panel Discussion with Joy Tanberg, OTR/L, DRS; DJ Colter, DJ Colter Insurance; and Jordan Weir, Attorney, Vogel Law. Call 701-404-6712 for more information.
Cooking Matters at the Store: 1:00 – 3:00 pm. Moorhead Public Library at 118 5th St. S. Practice skills like buying fruits and vegetables on a budget, learn how to compare unit prices to find the best bargains, learn how to read food nutritional labels, and identifying foods with whole grains, all while sticking to your budget! Participants will receive a workbook full of tasty recipes with tips on buying healthy and low-cost foods, a reusable grocery bag and a $10 gift card (while supplies last). Space is limited so register today!
Ask-a-Techspert: 3:00 – 4:00 pm. Moorhead Public Library at 118 5th St. S. Free.
Lego Club: 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Moorhead Public Library at 118 5th St. S. Join us for a weekly program to challenge kids’ creativity as they build amazing structures using LEGOs. This event is geared towards ages 5-10. Free.
“Wild Scandinavia” Television Series: 7:00 pm on Prairie Public. See full schedule at www.prairiepublic.org/television