Metro Lights: May 15 – 21
“A Mighty Fortress is our Basement – Church Basement Ladies” Performance:
Location: Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes, MN
Date: May 15
Time: 2:00 and 7:30pm
Cost: $26
It’s 1960 and Beverly gets her first pair of high heels for confirmation; Pastor announces his impending nuptials; Mrs. Snustad and Mrs. Gilmerson plan a food booth at the County Fair to raise money; and Mrs. Engelson embarks on a spontaneous driving lesson. Through it all, these “bulwarks never failing” stand strong in their faith as in their friendships.
53rd Annual Fish Fry:
Location: El Zagal Shrine Temple in Fargo
Date: May 15
Time: 5:00 – 8:00pm
Cost: $18 in advance, $20 at the door
The El Zagal Arab Patrol Shriners will host their annual all-you-can-eat fish fry fundraiser on Thursday. The menu will feature Alaskan walleye, smelt, coleslaw and baked beans. Door prizes and raffling will be held. The public is invited to this 21-and-older event.
Silver Follies: A Decade of Musicals:
Location: The Stage at Island Park in Fargo
Date: May 15 – 18
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: $6 – $16
Revue-style musical tribute will feature songs from “Grease,” “Bye Bye Birdie,” “Anything Goes,” “Once Upon a Mattress,” “Lil Abner,” “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” “Red, Hot and Cole,” “Side by Side by Sondheim,” “Bugsy Malone Sr.,” and “Carol Burnett Skits and Songs.”
Friends & Family BBQ:
Location: Rasmussen College in Fargo
Date: May 15
Time: 5:00pm
Cost: Free
Kick off the summer with us! – Food – Inflatables/Games for kids – Green Screen for kids – Information on Rasmussen College! Community members welcome!
Trinkets & Treasures Showcase:
Location: Best Western Doublewood Inn in Fargo
Date: May 15
Time: 5:30pm
Cost: Free
Trinkets & Treasures Showcase is a marketplace of crafters, artists and vendors of products and services for home and health. The Showcase is open to the public and admission is absolutely free. Come check out the products available.
Theory of a Deadman in Concert:
Location: The Venue at The Hub in Fargo
Date: May 15
Time: 5:30pm
Cost: $25 – $27
The platinum-selling Vancouver quartet builds arena-ready hooks around hard rocking stories of good times, bad times and everything in between. Theory of a Deadman—Tyler Connolly [Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar], David Brenner [Rhythm Guitar], Dean Back [Bass], Joey Dandeneau [Drums]—are telling the whole truth and nothing but the truth, like it or not.
“Clybourne Park” Performance:
Location: Theatre B at 716 Main Ave in Fargo
Date: May 15 – 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.”
Neko Case w/the Dodos in Concert:
Location: Fargo Theatre
Date: May 16
Time: 8:00pm
Cost: $35
Neko Case has always been brave, but with her latest album she proves herself fearless. With her forthcoming Anti- release, The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You, the singer known as much for her restless musical curiosity as her clarion voice charts a powerfully personal course across the rocky landscape of childhood, love, and loss. Originally formed in 2006 as Dodobird by multi-instrumentalist Meric Long, unpredictable San Francisco indie-rock duo The Dodos acquired their new moniker with the arrival of Logan Kroeber, a fellow West Coast artist whose penchant for experimental drumming and progressive metal melded perfectly with Long’s interest in West African Ewe drumming and country blues fingerpicking.
Corks & Canvas:
Location: Empire Arts Center in Grand Forks
Date: May 16
Time: 6:00 – 8:00pm
Cost: $45 per person
A girls’ night out, a creative date, an opportunity to relax, whatever your reason – Corks + Canvas is for you! Enjoy two hours of creativity in the unique space of the Empire Arts Center, guided by talented artist Jessica Mongeon. Wine and all supplies are provided…just bring yourself and a friend or two. And don’t worry, absolutely no experience is necessary.
Aaron English & Shane Alexander in Concert:
Location: The Listening Room at 111 Broadway N. in Fargo
Date: May 16
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: $10
Aaron English & Shane Alexander Music by both Aaron and Shane has been featured on Bones. Shane has licensed over 80 songs for television shows, including The Real World, Laguna Beach, Brothers & Sisters, Bones, Big Shots, White Collar, Criminal Minds, and Wildfire.
Syttende Mai Celebration:
Location: First Lutheran Church in Fargo
Date: May 16
Time: 11:00am – 1:30pm
Cost: $10 at the door
Located in Celebration Hall, lunch, rommegrot, lefse and other Scandianvian treats, entertainment by the Sons of Norway Accordion Band.
Hattie Kauffman Book Signing:
Location: UND Bookstore in Grand Forks
Date: May 16
Time: 11:00am
Cost: Free
Emmy Award-Winning national senior news correspondent Hattie Kauffman (CBS News, Good Morning America, 48 Hours, The Early Show) will be in Grand Forks May 15 and 16, 2014 as she makes a stop on the tour for her best-selling book, Falling into Place: A Memoir of Overcoming, whose paperback edition is being released nationwide this month.
Long Live the 80s Concert Staring Warrant and Winger:
Location: Scheels Arena in Fargo
Date: May 17
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: $20 – $75
At its core, WARRANT is an American rock band through and through. The band first came into the national spotlight with their debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich. This album produced Radio and MTV chart toppers “Down Boys,” “Sometimes She Cries,” and the massive hit “Heaven” which reached #1 in Rolling Stone and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in a row. Winger is an American hard rock band from New York City. Their debut album, Winger, came out on Atlantic Record’s label in 1988 and achieved platinum status in the United States and gold in Japan and Canada. It spawned such hits as “Seventeen” and “Headed for a Heartbreak.”
Syttende Mai Celebration:
Location: Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead
Date: May 17
Time: 9:00am
Cost: $20 age 13 and older, $15 age 12 and younger
Sponsored by the Nordic Culture Clubs to celebrate Norway’s Constitution Day, events include Nordic Footprints 5k Walk/Run, Polse Fest, food, Viking games and more.
Rumble in the Valley Roller Derby Tournament 2014:
Location: Purpur and Gambucci Arenas in Grand Forks
Date: May 17
Time: Doors open at 7:45am, Championship Bout at 8:00pm
Cost: $5 for an all-day pass, kids 12 and under and military personnel w/ID are free
All the action starts early and there will also be concessions and vendors all day. Teams competing include: Sugar Beaters; SCAR Dolls; Bombshell Brawlers; A-Town Roller Girlz; Whistle Punks; Fargo Furies; Gang Green and Nodak Knockouts. Tickets are $5 for an all-day pass; kids 12 and under and military personnel w/ID are FREE.
Safety Safari:
Location: Red River Zoo in Fargo
Date: May 17
Time: 3:00pm
Cost: Free
Take a walk on the wild side as you enjoy the animals and learn about child safety through fun activities, games, a rollover simulator and more; bike helmets and fittings are also available for a $10 donation. Sponsored by AAA, Safe Kids and Sanford Children’s
Big & Rich in Concert:
Location: Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen., MN
Date: May 18
Time: 6:00pm
Cost: $40 – $75
Big & Rich is a rowdy country music duo that knows how to pump up the crowds flocking to their shows. Composed of Big Kenny and John Rich, both of this band’s talented members are songwriters, vocalists and guitarists. Their successful career can be attributed to the band’s chart-topping hits, including: “Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy,” “ Wild West Show,” “8th of November,” “Comin’ to Your City,” “ Country Done Come to Town” and “Look At You.”
41st Annual Art Olson Swap Meet and Car Show:
Location: Bonanzaville in West Fargo
Date: May 18
Time: 8:00am – 4:00pm
Cost: $5, free for children 12 and younger
41st Annual Art Olson Swap Meet and Car Show. Lunch and beverages available.
Pancakes with a Princess:
Location: East Grand Forks VFW
Date: May 18
Time: 9:00am
Cost: $6
Pancakes & sausage prepared by the GF Air Force Base finest fire fighters, and music provided by the Fire Hall Princesses. Proceeds to benefit brick repair on the 109-year old Fire Hall Theatre.
Spring Art Mania:
Location: Veterans Memorial Arena in West Fargo
Date: May 18
Time: 1:00pm
Cost: Free
Be creative, get messy and have fun while making several works of art! Learn new art techniques while experimenting with watercolors, paints, chalks and pastels. Other spring themed art projects will include wood art and fun craft items. This free event is for youth 6 to 12 years of age.
Hooked on Fishing:
Location: Ryan Lake at 2401 47th Ave. S. in Grand Forks
Date: May 18
Time: 1:00 – 4:00pm
Cost: Free
Have the kids bring home supper, while they learn the basics of lures, casting, cleaning, regulations and other responsible angler information (fish tales optional). This event is hosted by the Grand Forks Park District and sponsored by the GF County Wildlife Federation, the ND Game and Fish Department and Scheels Sports.
Summer Grind:
Location: Dike West in Fargo
Date: May 18
Time: 4:30pm
Cost: Free
The Summer Grind Exhibition provides divisions for 13 & under and 14 & up participants. Participants are required to wear a helmet and should bring their own skateboard. Prizes will be given to participants in each division.
High School Sports:
Girls Varsity Softball:
May 15, 4:30pm – Fargo South vs. Moorhead
May 15, 4:30 and 6:30pm – Fargo Davies vs. Shanley
May 16, 7:00pm – West Fargo vs. Fargo North
May 16, 4:30pm – Fargo South vs. Devils Lake
May 16, 5:00pm – Moorhead vs. Fergus Falls
May 17, 11:00am and 1:00pm – Shanley vs. Fargo North
May 17, 5:00 and 7:00pm – West Fargo vs. Valley City
May 19, 4:30 and 6:30pm – Fargo Davies vs. Red River
Boys Varsity Baseball:
May 15, 5:00 and 7:00pm – Fargo South vs. West Fargo
May 15, 7:00pm – Shanley vs. Fargo Davies
May 16, 5:00 and 7:00pm – Fargo Davies vs. West Fargo
Girls Varsity Soccer:
May 15, 7:00pm – Fargo South vs. Grand Forks Central
May 15, 5:00 and 7:00pm – West Fargo vs. Fargo Davies
May 16, 6:00pm – Fargo South vs. Devils Lake
May 17, 1:00pm – Fargo South vs. West Fargo
May 19, 7:00pm – Fargo Davies vs. Fargo North
May 19, 6:00pm – Fargo South vs. Red River
May 20, 5:00 and 7:00pm – West Fargo vs. Red River
May 20, 7:00pm – Fargo South vs. Fargo Davies
Girls and Boys Varsity Tennis:
May 15 – 17 – East Region Tournament in Grand Forks
Girls and Boys Varsity Track:
May 16 – Moorhead in MN State Tournament in Stillwater
May 17, 1:00pm – East Region Tournament in Grand Forks