Metro Lights: April 24 – 30
The John Scalia Band Performance:
Location: Brick & Barley Bar & Grill at 9 North 3rd Street in Grand Forks
Date: April 24
Time: 10:00pm – 1:30am
Cost: $3 cover, no tickets necessary
John Scalia, a member of the band Dirty Word (featuring Kat Perkins from The Voice), is bringing is own crew to Grand Forks from Minneapolis. Specials for the evening include $3 taps and half off pizzas 10:00pm to close. All customers must be 21+.
Toddler Dance Party:
Location: Fargo Public Library Carlson Branch
Date: April 24
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Cost: Free
Calling all toddlers…it’s time to get your winter wiggles and giggles out at our Dance Party just for little ones. There will be lots of music, fun, snacks and dancing. No registration is required.
Lunafest:
Location: Fargo Theatre
Date: April 24
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: $10
The 2ndannual Lunafest will begin with a Social & Silent Auction at 6pm. Films begin at 7 pm. Lunafest is a traveling film festival that travels to over 150 cities. Trailers for the films can be found at www.lunafest.org/the-films. All proceeds go to benefit the Junior League of Fargo-Moorhead Community Indoor Park and its community outreach programming and the Breast Cancer Fund.
Author Joanna Narum:
Location: Zandbroz Variety in Fargo
Date: April 24
Time: 6:30pm
Cost: Free
She will discuss and sign copies of her new book,How My Mom’s Stage 3B Cancer Was Cured.
The Living Roots of Music:
Location: Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead
Date: April 24
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: Adults $10, students $7
Musician Lauren Pelon traces the story of music and performs music from around the world on an assortment of unusual but authentic instruments.
“Clybourne Park” Performance:
Location: Theatre B at 716 Main Ave in Fargo
Date: April 24 – May 17
Time: Thursday – Saturday 7:30pm, Sunday 2:00pm
Cost: $5 – $20
Wickedly funny and fiercely provocative play about race, real estate and the volatile values of each inspired by Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun.”
The One Minute Film Festival:
Location: Plains Art Museum in Fargo
Date: April 24 – 30
Time: All day
Cost: $5
The One Minute Film Festival offers an opportunity to playfully rethink what short films can be by presenting hundreds of one-minute films created by more than 300 artists from the East Coast and other regions over a ten-year period. Most are not primarily filmmakers but work in a wide array of mediums, from painting and sculpture to architecture and performance art. The One Minute Film Festival comes to Fargo as a traveling exhibition from the Museum of Contemporary Art-Massachusetts (MASS MoCA).
“Last of the Boys” Performance:
Location: Greater Grand Forks Community Theatre
Date: April 24 – May 3
Time: Thursday – Saturday 7:30pm, Sunday 2:00pm
Cost: $15 or $12 for seniors, students, military
A powerful drama about two Vietnam Vets, a widow, a daughter, and the ghosts that haunt them.
Written by Steven Dietz, directed by Kathy Coudle-King, assisted by Patrick Pearson, starring Rob Howard, Jerry Whery, Emily Elisabeth Caballero, Sandy Grissom, and Camron Burton. Musical accompaniment by Ron Franz. Warrior Words – monologues by living ND Vets will be shared during intermission. Not intended for children.
Dueling Duo Piano Show:
Location: Brick & Barley Bar & Grill at 9 North 3rd Street in Grand Forks
Date: April 25
Time: 10:00pm – 1:30am
Cost: $8
The Dueling Duo is coming to Grand Forks! Andy Gibson and Ryno make a great pair and can do almost any request you throw at them! To add to their already amazing show, they have a very talented saxophone and fiddle player, Dan Witte, that joins them. Tickets are on sale now at Brick & Barley and include your first drink! All customers must be 21+.
Clayton Thompson Benefit:
Location: West Fargo VFW Post #7564 at 308 Sheyenne Street
Date: April 25
Time: 4:00pm
Cost: Free
Social, food, music, guest speaker, door prizes, bake sale, silent auction and meat raffles. Last silent auction ends @ 9pm. Please join us to support Clayton and help him pay for his substantial medical expenses. Online donations may be made at www.dakmed.org/lendahand, click “Donate” and select Clayton Thompson Benefit. Lend A Hand is providing up to $5,000 of matching funds!
68th Annual KEM Shrine Circus:
Location: Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks
Date: April 25 – 27
Time: Fri 3:00pm and 7:00pm, Sat 10:00am, 2:00pm, and 7:00pm, Sun 2:00pm and 6:00pm
Cost: $14 at the door, $12 pre-sale. Children 8thgrade and under free with paying adult
The 68th Annual KEM Shrine Circus returns to Ralph Engelstad Arena for three days of fun for all ages!
23rd Annual Hands-On Learning Fair:
Location: Purpur and Gambucci Arenas in Grand Forks
Date: April 26
Time: 9:45am – 1:00pm
Cost: Free
The Hands-On Learning Fair is marking its 23rd year as a FREE community celebration. Exciting learning activities for children birth to age 7 are offered, including art, science, water play, music, dramatic play, stories and much, much more. Early Years are Learning Years is the theme for this year’s learning fair, which is in observance of the Week of the Young Child and Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Sheyenne High School Rodeo:
Location: Schollander Pavilion at Red River Valley Fairgrounds
Date: April 26 – 27
Time: 8:00am
Cost: $8, free for children 10 and younger
Come see the best rodeo high school has to offer. Sponsored by the Sheyenne Red River Rodeo Club.
Antique Show:
Location: Red River Valley Fairgrounds
Date: April 26 – 27
Time: 9:00am
Cost: Free – $2
Join us for an Antique Show at Red River Valley Fairgrounds.
Family Day at the Museum:
Location: North Dakota Museum of Art in Grand Forks
Date: April 26
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Cost: Free
Family Day is a day where children of all ages and adults come together to work on projects that help us understand the Museum exhibit or learn about techniques and materials. Drop in or stay the entire time. There is no admission, although donations to cover materials are always welcome.
Haydn’s Creation:
Location: Chester Fritz Auditorium in Grand Forks
Date: April 26
Time: 8:00pm
Cost: $27 for adults, $22 seniors, and $17 for students
The Grand Forks Community Chorale presents Franz Joseph Haydn’s Creation under the baton of Artistic Director Dr. Joshua Bronfman. This choral masterwork will combine the talents of Grand Forks newest choir, the Grand Forks Community Chorale, with UND’s Concert Choir, Varsity Bards, and Allegro Women’s Choir, as well as players from the Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra. The performance is sponsored by the Grand Forks Master Chorale and the UND Department of Music.
Cooking with the Kiddos:
Location: University of North Dakota Wellness Center in Grand Forks
Date: April 27
Time: 1:00pm
Cost: $5 per child, parents free
An important part of learning how to take care of yourself is eating fresh, healthy foods. Cooking with the Kiddos will use fun, creative kid-friendly recipes to help increase their awareness, appreciation, and knowledge of healthy eating while making it fun to eat their veggies!
Cosmic Colors: An Adventure along the Spectrum:
Location: Planetarium at MSUM
Date: April 27 – 28
Time: Sunday at 2:00pm, Monday at 7:00pm
Cost: $2.50 – $5
Why is the sky blue and Mars red? What color was a dinosaur? Take an amazing journey through the world around us and the universe under a rainbow of cosmic light, after the show take a look at the spring sky using the digital projector.
Walk with Courage:
Location: Scheels Arena
Date: April 30
Time: 5:00pm
Cost: Adults $30, Children 12 and younger $10
A fundraiser for the Red River Children’s Advocacy Center, Fargo. Register at www.rrcac.org
High School Sports:
Girls Varsity Softball:
April 24, 4:30 and 6:30pm – Fargo North vs. Devils Lake
April 24, 4:30pm – Fargo South vs. Valley City
April 26, 1:00pm – Fargo South vs. May-Port CG
April 29, 4:30 and 6:30pm – Fargo North vs. Red River
April 29, 4:30 and 6:30pm – Fargo Davies vs. Fargo South
April 29, 4:00 and 6:00pm – DGF vs. Moorhead
Boys Varsity Baseball:
April 24, 5:00 and 7:00pm – Fargo North vs. West Fargo
April 24, 5:00pm – Moorhead vs. Sauk Rapids
April 25, 5:00 and 7:00pm – Shanley vs. Fargo North
April 25, 5:00 and 7:00pm – Fargo Davies vs. Fargo South
April 25, 5:00 and 7:00pm – West Fargo vs. Wahpeton
April 26, 2:00 and 4:00pm – Fargo Davies vs. Bismarck St. Marys
April 28, 5:00pm – DGF vs. Fargo North
April 28, 4:30pm – Moorhead vs. Fergus Falls
April 29, 5:00pm – Fargo North vs. Grand Forks Central
April 29, 5:00 and 7:00pm – Fargo South vs. Devils Lake
April 29, 5:00 and 7:00pm – Shanley vs. Fargo Davies
April 29, 5:00 and 7:00pm – West Fargo vs. Valley City
Girls Varsity Soccer:
April 24, 7:00pm – West Fargo vs. Fargo North
April 24, 7:00pm – Fargo South vs. Shanley
April 24, 7:00pm – Fargo Davies vs. Red River
April 27, 6:30pm – Fargo Davies vs. West Fargo
April 29, 7:00pm – Fargo North vs. Shanley
April 29, 7:00pm – Fargo South vs. Fargo Davies