Metro Lights: June 26 – July 2
Summerthing Kids 2014:
Location: University Park in Grand Forks
Date: June 26
Time: 5:00 – 8:00pm
Cost: Free
Soak in summer this June with an evening of family fun in one of Grand Forks’ most beautiful parks. Find tents full of hands-on activities for kids, including building, painting, gluing and creating. Live kids music completes this celebration of sweet summertime.
Red River Fine Art Show:
Location: Moorhead Center Mall
Date: June 26
Time: 10:00am – 8:00pm
Cost: Free
Shop and view visual works in a variety of media while listening to music, sponsored by the Red River Watercolor Society.
Pepsi Appreciation Day:
Location: Northside Recreation Pool at 801 17th Avenue N in Fargo
Date: June 26
Time: 1:00pm
Cost: Free
Free pool admission all day. Free Pepsi products and hot dogs will be served before the first session while supplies last.
Watermelon Festival:
Location: Gooseberry Park in Moorhead
Date: June 26
Time: 2:00 – 4:00pm
Cost: Free
Inflatable games, face painting and fresh watermelon.
Professor Freeze:
Location: West Fargo Public Library
Date: June 26
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: Free
Professor Freeze visits the WFPL. Fun with liquid nitrogen! Explore its properties as Professor Freeze wows and amazes you. Presented by Don Carey- NDSU.
City Band Concerts:
Location: Grand Forks County Historical Society
Date: June 26
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: Free
Join the Grand Forks City Band while they perform for their fans.
Scandinavian Hjemkomst and Midwest Viking Festivals:
Location: Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead
Date: June 27
Time: 10:00am
Cost: $5 – $10
The Midwest Viking and the annual Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festivals are a celebration of Nordic culture from ancient times to today. Visitors get two festivals for the price of one with living history demonstrations outside and contemporary music, food and vendors inside. HCSCC members get in free.
Cully’s Kids Celebrity Weekend:
Location: Fargo
Date: June 27 – 28
Time: All day
Cost: Varies
10-year event finale, Friday’s events include a golf tournament at Oxbow Country Club, kids’ picnic, games and activities on Saturday at Newman Outdoor Field, Fargo, and a silent auction and social Saturday night at Usher’s House, Moorhead.
A Smile for Braydon Spaghetti Feed and Silent Auction:
Location: Eagles Club in Wahpeton
Date: June 28
Time: 4:00pm
Cost: Free will offering
To Benefit Wahpeton’s Braydon Lay-Janke, born March 27th 2014 with a Double Cleft Lip and Open Palate. The mounting travel expenses, special equipment cost and medical expenses are becoming overwhelming for his Mom and Dad (Nicole Lay and Jesse Janke).
Blues on the Red Summer Music Series 2014:
Location: Grand Forks
Date: June 28
Time: 6:00 – 10:00pm
Cost: Free
This annual summer happening features the region’s top blues musicians and some of the best food around. We are happy to partner with Wild Hog Smokehouse in 2014, as they will be providing the food and beverages in the beer garden and food vending area! Beer garden area is available for those over 21. June 28: Headliner: Mooseknuckle Brothers; Opener: Cole Allen Band.
The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra Concert:
Location: Myra Museum and Campbell House, Grand Forks County Historical Society
Date: June 29
Time: 2:00pm
Cost: Free
The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra is the namesake of the original Glen Miller swing band and has been touring constantly since 1953. Performing timeless favorites like “In the Mood” and “String of Pearls,” this is a special event that you won’t want to miss. In addition, we will be honoring all American veterans during the program; especially our World War II veterans. Please bring a lawn chair and enjoy a great afternoon of Big Band Classics at the historical society.
Stengrim Benefit:
Location: Alvarado Community Center
Date: June 30
Time: 5:00 – 8:00pm
Cost: Donation
Kongsvinger Lutheran Church of Rural Oslo, MN, is sponsoring a Spaghetti Supper Benefit for Judy Stengrim of Warren, MN. Judy is undergoing prolonged medical treatment at the Mayo hospital for complications resulting from a fall earlier this year and subsequent MRSA staph infections.
Go Hawaiian for Hospice:
Location: Choice Financial – Parking Lot at 4501 23rd Avenue South in Fargo
Date: July 1
Time: 11:00am
Cost: $5 suggested donation
Choice Financial invites the community to “Go Hawaiian for Hospice!” For a suggested donation of $5, attendees will enjoy a pig roast, French fries, fresh pineapple and Hawaiian punch. In addition to delicious food, prize raffles will take place during the event. Proceeds will directly benefit Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Gooseberry Park Players:
Location: Fargo Public Library – Main Branch and Carlson Branch
Date: July 2
Time: 10:30am (Carlson Branch) and 11:30am (Main Branch)
Cost: Free
Members of the Gooseberry Park Players will perform songs and scenes from “The Sound of Music.”
Stuffed Animal Slumber Party:
Location: Moorhead Public Library
Date: July 2
Time: 2:00pm
Cost: Free
Bring a stuffed animal to spend the night at the library.
Kids’ Flicks:Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure:
Location: Fargo Theatre
Date: July 2
Time: 10:00am and 1:00pm
Cost: $3
Join us for a special showing ofPee-Wee’s Big Adventure.
Area Sports:
FM Redhawks:
July 26 at 7:02pm vs. St. Paul Saints