Metro Lights: April 24 – 30

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

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