Corks & Canvas Art and Wine Walk:
Location: Downtown Fargo
Date: June 13
Time: 5:00 – 9:00pm
Visit unique shops, view live and local artists, attendees 21 and older can purchase a wristband at a participating business for $15 to sample wines.
Bike Night:
Location: Gio’s Event Center, 123 21st St. S. in Moorhead
Date: June 13
Time: 5:30 – 9:00pm
Cost: Free
New and classic motorcycles showcased outside, also vendors and food; music and dancing in the event center, freewill donations accepted for Dorothy Day Food Pantry.
“Beyond the Rainbow”:
Location: Historic Holmes Theatre, 826 Summit Ave. in Detroit Lakes
Date: June 13
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: $20/adults and $10/students
A celebration of Grand Rapids, Minn.,-native Judy Garland, with her life story woven into her legendary Carnegie Hall concert. Presented by St. Paul’s History Theatre.
Wine and Roses:
Location: The Stage at Island Park, 333 4th St. S. in Fargo
Date: June 13
Time: 6:30pm
Cost: $35
Annual fundraiser benefiting the Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre, also silent and live auction.
MSUM Straw Hat Players Present “The World Goes Round”:
Location: Gaede Stage, Minnesota State University Moorhead
Date: June 13 – 14
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: $10-$25, membership packages available.
Enjoy the song and dance of John Kander and Fred Ebb, the team that brough the musical masterpieces “Cabaret” and “Chicago.”
Lost in Living Film:
Location: Fargo Theatre, 314 Broadway
Date: June 13
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: Free
Director Mary Trunk and all four women in the film will be attending. Colleen Sheehy, Director of The Plains Art Museum will moderate a Q & A after the screening. Lost In Living is a funny and poignant film about four mothers and their struggles and triumphs to raise children and make art.
Friday Night Races:
Location: River Cities Speedway at 2300 Gateway Dr. in Grand Forks
Date: Every Friday from May 17 through September 13
Time: Hot Laps at 6:30pm, Racing at 7:30pm
Every Friday, mid-April through mid-September, River Cities Speedway will be alive with the sights and sounds of Premier Racing! Outlaw Sprints, Late Models, Midwest Modifieds and Street Stocks will all vying for the checkered flag on one of the region’s best 1/3-mile dirt tracks.
Author Christina Baker Kline:
Location: Zandbroz Variety, 420 Broadway in Fargo
Date: June 14
Time: 6:30pm
Cost: Free
Baker Kline will sign copies of her book Orphan Train.
Three Dog Night in Concert:
Location: Shooting Star Casino, Mahnomen, Minn.
Date: June 14
Time: 8:00pm
Cost: $15, $25, $35
The legendary American rock band best known for their hits “Mama Told Me Not Come,” “Joy to the World,” Never Been to Spain” and “One.”
Star Party on the Prairie:
Location: MSUM Regional Science Center at Buffalo River State Park 16 miles east of
Moorhead off Highway 10
Date: June 14
Time: 9:00 – 11:00pm
Cost: Free
Learn how to find constellations, see the Milky Way, nebulae and star clusters through telescopes provided by the Science Center.
Midwest Kid Fest:
Location: Island Park at 302 7th St S in Fargo
Date: June 14
Time: 11:00am – 7:00pm
Cost: Free
Island Park will be filled with music, laughter and bright colors as children play and learn. The fest hosts 30 interactive educational booths, many carnival games, entertainment stages and strolling entertainment. Before the event begins participate in the 2013 Teddy Bear Parade at 10:30am.
Friday, June 14
FM’s Finest:
Location: 2nd Ave N, Fargo, ND (Between Broadway & The Alley)
Date: June 14
Time: Gates open at 5:00pm
Cost: Free
See local fan favorites GO MURPHY, HEAVY IS THE HEAD, & POITIN play an outdoor concert on the corner of Broadway & 2nd Ave N.
FM RedHawks Baseball vs Gary SouthShore RailCats:
Location: Newman Outdoor Field in Fargo
Date: June 14 – 161
Time: Friday 7:00pm, Saturday 6:00pm, Sunday 1:00pm
The FM RedHawks are a member of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball Clubs.
Art & Wine Walk 2013:
Location: The two starting locations are the GuestHouse TownHouse hotel in Grand Forks and the Blue Moose Bar & Grill in East Grand Forks.
Date: June 15
Time: 1:00 – 5:00pm
Cost: Map costs $15
Join us for the seventh season of the annual summer Art & Wine Walk, co-sponsored by the Greater Grand Forks Convention & Visitors Bureau (GGFCVB) and the North Valley Arts Council (NoVAC). Stop by either of our starting locations between 1 and 4:30 p.m. to purchase your map which lists all the participating downtown businesses that are hosting a regional or local artist.
At 5 p.m. bring your map to the Wrap Up Party, held at the Empire Arts Center, and turn it in to be eligible for one of the many prize bags given away. There will also be champagne and appetizers provided by the GGFCVB.
Turkey BBQ:
Location: Aneta, ND
Date: June 15
Time: 4:30 – 7:30pm
53rd year of annual event roasts more than 300 turkeys over coals in the city park.
Knights of Columbus Bike Run:
Location: Knights of Columbus at 915 1/2 Main Ave in Moorhead
Date: June 15
Time: 8:30am – 11:00pm
Cost: $30 per rider or $40 with passenger, $15 for dinner and concert only
Also a children’s event with inflatables, games and food, pig roast and concert following the run, silent auction throughout the day. Proceeds for all events benefit Boys & Girls Club of the Red River Valley.
Turtle Fest:
Location: Turtle River State Park
Date: June 15
Time: All Day
Cost: Free
Join the Friends of Turtle River for a family fun day. Minnow racing, geocaching, a bouncy house, a fishing derby, arts and crafts, and much more! Lunch will be available for purchase.
There will be no vehicle admission fees charged.
George Morrison: Art, Life, and Legacy:
Location: Plains Art Museum, 704 1st Ave. N. in Fargo
Date: June 16
Time: 10:00am – 5:30pm
Cost: Free
Celebration of the late artist marks the opening of the touring exhibit, “Modern Spirit: The Art of George Morrison,” with a series of talks through the afternoon, followed by an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m.
Turtle Fest:
Location: Perham, MN
Date: June 16 – 23
Time: All day
Events daily through June 23 include garage sales, medallion hunt, food vendors, arts and craft vendors, dog expo, turtle races, parade, street dance, class reunion, stage coach rides, demolition derby.
Symphony of the Soil Premiere:
Location: Fargo Theatre, 314 Broadway
Date: June 18
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: $15 – $100
Screening of the film Symphony of the Soil directed by Deborah Koons Garcia.
Red River Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition Opening Reception:
Location: Hjemkomst Center, 202 1st Ave. N. in Moorhead
Date: June 18
Time: 6:00 – 8:30pm
Cost: Free
Over 300 artists from across the U.S. and Canada will participate for cash awards and prizes, watercolor artist and teacher Arne Westermann will be the juror of the show.
Community Block Party:
Location: Village West Park, 4415 9th Ave. Circle S. in Fargo
Date: June 18
Time: 5:30 – 8:00pm
Cost: Free
Karaoke, inflatable games, crafts, face painting, free food while supplies last.
Rourke Art Museum’s 54th Midwestern:
Location: Rourke Art Museum, 521 Main Ave. in Moorhead
Date: June 18
Time: 6:00 – 9:00pm
Cost: Free
Annual invitational features works from more than 70 artists on the theme, “Signed. Sealed. Delivered.”
“Godspell”:
Location: Hansen Theatre, Roland Dille Center for the Arts, MSUM
Date: June 18 – 19
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: $10 – $25, membership packages available.
Presented by the Straw Hat Players, based on the Gospel according to St. Matthew, this musical features a string of well-loved songs including “Day By Day.”
Wild West Jamboree:
Location: Rendezvous Park at 1055 32nd Ave. NW in West Fargo
Date: June 19
Time: 5:30 – 7:30pm
Cost: Free
Enjoy a Rootin’ Tootin’ good time with activities including music with “Silverado,” free carriage rides, gunny sack races, barrel car rides, a petting zoo, roping demos, face painting, kite flying and other western games. Pony rides will be offered for $2. Refreshments will be served for a minimal charge. Bring your lawn chair or blanket.
Fargo Theatre Kids’ Flicks – The Croods:
Location: Fargo Theatre, 314 Broadway
Date: June 19
Time: 10:00am and 1:00pm
Cost: $3
The Fargo Theatre is offering kids’ flicks each Wednesday throughout the summer. Tickets are $3, small popcorn and pop is $2.