Special Events
Thursday, Feb. 10
2nd Annual Death by Chocolate Charity Event from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn in Fargo hosted by the Girl Scouts-Dakota Horizons featuring a dessert competition, wine tasting, appetizer selections, silent auction and more; contact (701) 293-7915 for more information
Thursday, Feb. 10 through Sunday, Feb. 20
Detroit Lakes Polar Fest with the Polar Plunge, Polar exporer Lonnie Dupre, $30,000 in prizes given at the Poles ‘N Holes Fishing Derby, fireworks at the city beach, Little Sweetheart Dance, cross country skiing, ice skating, turkey bowling, snowmobile races, Ice Tee golf, and so much more at this wallet friendly 10-day event; more detail in next week’s Metrolights or call (218) 844.4221 Ext. 114 or email Pete: polar Pete@gmail.com or viva@dlccc.org
Friday, Feb. 11
Free Friday Movies at 1 p.m. at the Carlson Library in South Fargo
Saturday, Feb. 12
“Winterfest,” a day of outdoor events from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. along the river in downtown East and Grand Forks with a 5k and 10k race, cross country skiing, bikecicle race and more; see www.grandforksgov.com/greenway
The “3rd Annual Frozen Feat 5k/10k” and the “Lithia Motors 5k run/walk and 10k“- part of Winterfest with registration starting at 8 a.m. at the Grand Forks Herald Community Room in Grand Forks; new this year is the Frosty Beard/Frosty Snow Mask contest for those who cross the finish line with the most frost!
Kiwanis Pancake Karnival at 7 a.m. at the Fargodome for awesome pancakes, more space, less lines, fun and games with Games Galore and free parking; $5. tickets at local stores and at the door
Ice Buster Daze from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with an ice fishing contest, Radar Russ, Eagles Breakfast, Meatball supper from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Eagles with a dance to follow at 9 p.m. at the Red Lake River in Crookston, Minn.
Celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Reynolds Sweetheart Dinner and enjoy a five course meal of your choice; reservations only at the Beehive (701) 847-2181; proceeds benefit community projects
Red River Singles. Sweetheart Dance and Alumni Night from 8:30 to 12:30 p.m. at the Sons of Norway 722 2nd Ave. N, Fargo, ND. Music by Lute Smiley. For more info go to www.red-river-singles.org or call 701-541-1183.
“Chrissa Stands Strong“ discussion of the American Girl Book Club at 2 p.m. at the Moorhead Library
Teen Pool Party from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Fargo South Pool on 15th Ave. in Fargo
2011 USA Curling National Championships at the Scheels Arena in South Fargo
Felted Bag workshop from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Moorhead Library
Saturday, Feb. 12 and Sunday, Feb. 13
HCSCC Winter Clearance Sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday with special titles of new books on sale for 50 percent off at the Hjemkomst Center Heritage Gift Shop in Moorhead.
Sunday, Feb. 13
Comstock House Event from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Hemkomst Center in Moorhead for a Vintage Hat Show and Women’s History for an entertaining show of history and fashion. $5 reservations required at (218) 299-4221
Lidgerwood KC Buffalo Supper from 4 to 7 p.m. at the KC Hall in Lidgerwood, N.D.
Festival of Singing at 7 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church in Fargo
Monday, Feb. 14
Valentine’s Day Sandbag Production from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Coliseum at 807 17th Ave. N in Fargo to check in, hop on a shuttle to Sandbag Central; call (701) 293-6462 for more information
Junie B Jones Mushy Gushy Valentine Party at 4 p.m. at the Main Fargo Library downtown
The Case of the Disappearing Planet at 2 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday at the Planetarium at the Minnesota State University in Moorhead
“R2-D2 Loves You!” to craft a perfect Valentine at 7 p.m. at the Moorhead Library
Tuesday, Feb. 15
Computer Lab at 4:30 and 6 p.m. at the Main Fargo Library downtown
Tuesday Teen Computer Night from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Moorhead Library to do homework, play games, and have fun.
Wednesday, Feb. 16 and Thursday, Feb. 17
International Crop Expo from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks; free and open to the public
Seasonal Stuff
“Northern Exposure” photography contest submissions due to the Campbell Library in East Grand Forks February 10; the Campbell 2011 Poetry Contest for adults is taking entries through Feb. 19; prizes awarded Feb. 28
Hoglund’s Clydesdales free sleigh rides every Saturday afternoon (weather permitting) from 1 to 4 p.m. through February at Edgewood Chalet Golf Course in Fargo; see: http://dakotacarriagecompany.com for more information
Open Swim sessions from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through March at the Fargo South High School. $2 for youth and $3.25 for adults; $6.50 for families
Outdoor skating rinks are located throughout Fargo offering public skating and hockey with heated warming houses and a rink attendant Monday through Friday from 3:30 to 8 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday from noon to 8 p.m.
Sledding at Edgewood Chalet and Dike West from 3:30 to 8 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Bring your friends and meet new ones at Wii Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the Moorhead Library to play “Rock Band,” “DDR,” Guitar Hero,” board games and more
Theatre & Live Performances
Thursday, Feb. 10
Music for the Heart – Free Lunchtime Concert Series with members of the FM Symphony at noon at The Sanford Medical Center Atrium on Broadway in Fargo
Fargo North High School Concert Choir at 6:30 p.m. presents their annual “Taste of the Season” variety show, silent auction, and dessert social in the Fargo North Theatre
Rhythmic Circus “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now” tap dancers on everything from sand to folding chairs at 7:30 p.m. at the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes, Minn.
“One False Move” at 7:30 p.m. to hear this opera based on the Mean Girls story, performed by a cast of talented regional high school girls in their operatic debut at the Moorhead High School
Thursday, Feb. 10 through Saturday, Feb. 12
“The Underpants: A Wild and Crazy Farce,” presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays through Feb. 27 at Theatre B downtown Fargo
Saints and Sinners Comedy Tour with Patrick Jolle and Matthew Lumpkin at Courtney’s Comedy Club at 8 p.m. at the AmericInn in Moorhead
“Are We There Yet? A Family Survival Guide” a musical dinner theatre at 6:30 p.m. curtain at 7:30 p.m. at the Howard Johnson Inn in Fargo
Thursday, Feb. 10 through Sunday, Feb. 13
“Ah, Wilderness” by Eugene O’Neill at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Concordia Frances Frazier Comstock Theatre in Moorhead
Concordia Band Home Concert at 4 p.m. at the Concordia Memorial Auditorium in Moorhead
Friday, Feb. 11
“The Vagina Monologues” presented by the Minnesota State University Moorhead in partnership with V-Day at 9 p.m. at the MSUM Theatre in Moorhead
Brenda Weiler Live with a mix of old and new songs from 8 to 10 p.m. at ecce art + yoga on Broadway in Fargo
Red River Valley Hymn Sing with Merrill Piepkorn, Robin Allebach, Jim Gurney and Bill Tweton at 7 p.m. at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Fargo
Noon Valentine’s Day Concert with Darin Henze from noon to 1 p.m. at the Café Muse of the Plains Art Museum in Fargo; bring your sweetheart!
Friday, Feb. 11, Saturday, Feb. 12
“Vagina Monologues” presented at 7:30 and 10 p.m. by the Greater Grand Forks Community Theatre at the Fire Hall Theatre in Grand Forks
Friday, Feb. 11, Saturday, Feb. 12 and Sunday, Feb. 13
The Tony Award winning musical “The Drowsy Chaperone,” from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre in Fargo
West Fargo High School presents “Hairspray” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the West Fargo High School Theatre
Saturday, Feb. 12
“The Second Helping: The Church Basement Ladies Sequel” at 3 and 7 p.m. at the Chester Fritz Auditorium on the UND Campus in Grand Forks
“Beauty and the Beast” UMC Musical at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Minnesota Crookston Kiehle Auditorium in Crookston, Minn.
Sunday, Feb. 13
Join other fans for a long-awaited performance by Dwight Yoakam at 9 p.m. the Dakota Magic Casino in Hankinson, N.D.
The valley’s opera stars in a recital at the College High School Vocal Exchange at 2 p.m. at the Fox Recital Hall in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts at MSUM in Moorhead
“Night Shadow” rings in the truth of what is happening in many war torn countries at 2 p.m. at the Fire Hall Theatre in Grand Forks
Concordia Band Home Concert at 4 p.m. at Memorial Auditorium on the Concordia College Campus in Moorhead
“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead with proceeds benefiting Minnesota Food Share and the Lost and Found Ministries
Monday, Feb. 14
Darin Henze and Friends Valentine Concert at noon at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo; free
The Valentine Concert with guest pianist Marta Liedo presented by the UND Chamber Orchestra and the Buffalo Commons Chamber Music Society at 8 p.m. at the Josephine Campbell Recital Hall in the Hughes Fine Arts Center on the UND Campus in Grand Forks
Wednesday, Feb. 16
Sarah Morrau with Rebekka DeVries and Molly McLain for the Rush Hour Series from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo
The Heart of the Writer with author Patricia Cumbie at 5 p.m. with a writer’s workshop and 7 p.m. presentation at the Hawley Library in Hawley, Minn.
Arts Exhibits
Atomic Coffee – Fargo
Janna Warcup water media on paper and canvas through February
Boerth Gallery
Karen Bakke, “The Alpha and the Omega,” portrait studies on display through February 28 the proceeds benefiting charitable organizations
Cyrus Running Gallery – Concordia College
Annual Concordia Faculty Art Exhibit through Feb. 18
East Grand Forks Library
“Jack Frost” middle and high school artists exhibit in various media through Feb. 19; free
Green Market Kitchen
“Exploring Now: 365 Days to 50,” Claudia Pratt photographs through February; free
Historical & Cultural Society of Clay County Hjemkomst Center
“Georgetown: Transportation Crossroads,” and exhibit looking at the importance of Georgetown in the Red River Valley’s transportation network
“Becoming American: Teenagers & Immigration” featuring 50 black-and-white portraits capturing first generation immigrants and children of immigrants
Nichole’s Fine Pastry, Fargo
“Art Aprons-On the Go,” mixed media through Feb. 26
“Earthworks: Prairie Interactions” mixed media and photography by Molly McLain presented by A Woman’s Perspective through March 26
NDSU Memorial Union Gallery
“Memory as a Memorial,” the baccalaureate show by Beth Anton
Northern Lights Art Gallery in Mayville, N.D.
Eric Johnson print exhibit through March 11; free
Plains Art Museum
“The Print Renaissance Comes to Fargo” through May 29
The North Dakota Mural by James Rosenquist
“Wait and See” by Chris Walla a location specific installation series at the Café Muse
“The White Album: The Beatles Meet the Plains” through April 17, 2011
Red River Health
“Cairns,” Lynn Fundingsland photographs through March
Renaissance Gallery – NDSU
“Ordinary Vikings” exploring cultural practices and tribal nature
The Rourke Art Museum
Contemporar Icelandic Art, “Into the Tussock” through March 20
“My Father’s World,” an exhibit of original American landscape by artist Birger Sandzen
“Midwest by Midwestern” a look at 50 years of the organization’s signature summer art show
The Rourke Art Gallery: 523 SO. 4th St.
Jessica Matson-Fluto‘s “Speaking Figuratively”
Third Street Gallery
Tricia Halvorson Lunski, “the Thons” exhibit through Feb. 28
VIP Room
Photographs by Bruce Crummy and Dan Koeck through March
Pubs & Clubs
Thursday, Feb. 10
Dirty Word at McKracken’s in Burnsville, Minn.
Two Days Notice at the Red Carpet in St. Cloud, Minn.
Willie Akins Quartet at 8 p.m. at Studio 222 downtown Fargo
Jazz at Basie’s from 7 – 9 p.m. at the Ramada Hotel in Fargo
Cooper Hollow at 7:30 p.m. at the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, Minn.
Michael Pink at 9 p.m. at the HoDo Lounge of the Hotel Donaldson downtown Fargo
Friday, Feb. 11
Fat Daddy’s at Big Daddy’s Lounge in Grand Forks
24 Seven at Big D’s in Grand Forks
8th Hour at the Trax in Jamestown, N.D.
Cooper Hollow at 7:30 p.m. at the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, Minn.
Acoustic Addiction at O’Kelly’s in Fargo
At The Emporium at the Original in Minot, N.D.
Billy D & the Crystals at Captain T’s in Lisbon, N.D.
Boomtown at the M&J Saloon in West Fargo
Carmen the Cactus at Hooligan’s in West Fargo
Dirty Word at the Windbreak Saloon in Fargo
Face for Radio at El Roco in Grand Forks
October Road at the Benton Station in Sauk Rapids, Minn.
The Roosters at the Blue Goose in Garrison, Minn.
The SOL Band at the Spirits Lounge of the Holiday Inn in Fargo
Tripwire at Z103 in Fergus Falls, Minn.
Troubadour at the VFW in West Fargo
Tune In Tokyo at Big D’s in Fargo
Two Days Notice at O’Leary’s in Moorhead
Hillybilly Mafia at Exit 1 Lounge at the Dakota Magic Casino in Hankinson, N.D.
Willie Akins Quartet at 8 p.m. at Studio 222 downtown Fargo
Saturday, Feb. 12
Fat Daddy’s at Big Daddy’s Lounge in Grand Forks
North Country Fiddle and Dance Hoe-Down from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at Whitey’s Café in East Grand Forks
24 Seven at Big D’s in Grand Forks
32 Below at the Loud American Roadhouse in Sturgis, S.D.
8th Hour at the Last Chance Bar in Grafton, N.D.
Hillybilly Mafia at Exit 1 Lounge at the Dakota Magic Casino in Hankinson, N.D.
Acoustic Addition at Dusty’s in Casselton, N.D.
At The Emporium at Army’s West in Dickinson, N.D.
Betty Does at the Oxbow Country Club in Oxbow, N.D.
Boomtown at the M&J Saloon in West Fargo
Dirty Word at the Minnewaska House in Glenwood, Minn.
Face for Radio at the El Roco in Grand Forks
The Fuse/Vibe at the Eagles in Alexandria, MN
Joyride at the VFW in Dilworth, Minn.
Nasty Habit at Legends in Breckenridge, Minn.
October Road at the Little “I” Dance at NDSU in Fargo
The Past Due Band at the Sweetheart Ball of the Holiday Inn in Fargo
The Plowboyz at the Snowmobile Run in Lancaster, Minn.
Rhyme or Reason at JC Chumley’s in Moorhead
The Roosters at the Blue Goose in Garrison, Minn.
Silverado at Hagge’s in Mapleton, N.D.
The SOL Band at the Spirits Lounge of the Holiday Inn in Fargo
Tripwire at the Denim & Diamonds in Hewitt, Minn.
Troubadour at the VFW in West Fargo
Tune In Tokyo at the Southgate Casino in Grand Forks
Two Days Notice at O’Leary’s in Moorhead
Cooper Hollow at 7:30 p.m. at the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, MN
Michael Garfield at 8 p.m. at the HoDo Lounge of the Hotel Donaldson downtown Fargo
Motorhead with Clutch & Valiant Thor at 7:30 p.m. at the Venue of the Hub in Fargo
Monday, Feb. 14
As I Lay Dying with Winds of Plague, After the Burial and The Suit at 6:30 p.m. at the Venue of the Hub in Fargo
Salsa Dancing at 8:30 p.m. at the Red Raven Espresso Parlor in Fargo
Tuesday, Feb. 15
The Great Outdoors at the Lonesome Dove in Mandan, N.D.
Wednesday, Feb. 16
Songwriter’s Night each Wednesday from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Perspective’s Lounge of the Radisson Hotel downtown Fargo
Dirty Word at Bunker’s in Minneapolis, Minn
The Great Outdoors at the Lonesome Dove in Mandan, N.D.
Karaoke
Thursday, Feb. 10
Ashmore Karaoke with Dave at 9 p.m. at JC Corral in Dilworth, Minn.
Ashmore Karaoke with Pepper at 9 p.m. at the Bowler in Fargo
Ashmore Karaoke with Deb at 8 p.m. to midnight at the Teamsters in Fargo
Karaoke with Frank Collins at 9 p.m. at Rooters Bar downtown Fargo
Karaoke with Gary at the Elk’s River Queen in North Fargo
Friday, Feb. 11
Karaoke at the Town Hall Bar in West Fargo
Ashmore Karaoke with Dave at 8 p.m. at the VFW in Pelican Rapids, Minn.
Ashmore Karaoke at 9 p.m. at the VFW in Moorhead, Minn.
Ashmore Karaoke for the Teamsters Make-a-Wish with registration at 6 p.m. and singing at 7 p.m. Fridays through March 5 at the Teamsters Club in Fargo; sing for $50 for charity!
Saturday, Feb. 12
Karaoke at O’Kelly’s in Fargo
Ashmore Karaoke at 9 p.m. at the Bowler in Fargo
Ashmore Karaoke at 8:30 p.m. at the Wild Rice in Fargo
Ashmore Karaoke at 9 p.m. at Bordertown in West Fargo
Monday, Feb. 14
Karaoke with Frank Collins at 9 p.m. at Rooters Bar downtown Fargo
Tuesday, Feb. 15
Pepper’s Karaoke at 9 p.m. at the Bowler in Fargo
Wednesday, Feb. 16
Pepper’s Karaoke at 9:30 p.m. at the Northern in Fargo
The Karaoke Lady at 8:30 p.m. at Specks in Fargo
Karaoke with Ken Littlefield at 9 p.m. at the Vista Inn Suites in Fargo
Mark Your Calendars!
Feb. 18: Gretchen Wilson at the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, Minn.
Feb. 19: Emerald & Ice Gala at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks
Feb. 19: A Celebration of Women and Their Music at the Fargo Theatre
Feb. 26: “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” at the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, Minn.
March 12: St. Patrick’s Day Parade downtown Fargo
Send your event information for publication in Metrolights by Monday of each week to leybou@gmail.com or call
(218) 284-1288.