Special Events
Thursday, Feb. 3
Meet a Monster Truck Driver at your Library at 4 p.m. at the Fargo Main Library downtown
“Feast of Famine,” to learn about the grey wolf’s hunting and feeding behavior at 7 p.m. at the Red River Zoo in Fargo
Thursday, Feb. 3, Friday, Feb. 4, Saturday, Feb. 5 and Sunday, Feb. 6
McLaughlins Product Show and Sale from noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Fargo Civic Center Centennial Hall in Fargo
Friday, Feb. 4
Swing Dance Club from 8 to 11 p.m. at Nemzek Hall at MSUM in Moorhead
Fargo-Moorhead Roller Derby Girls from 7 – 10 p.m. at the Fargo Civic Center Arena in Fargo
Fargo Force and Fargo All City Youth Hockey partner for Children’s Cancer Benefit at 7:35 pm.. at the VFW in West Fargo
Fargo Motor Patrol Fish Fry from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at the Fargo Civic Center
League of Women Voters First Friday presentation the topic “Immigration Issues in Fargo-Moorhead and Beyond” with speaker Darci Ashce from Lutheran Social Services at 11:30 a.m. at the Sons of Norway in Fargo; lunch available
Friday, Feb. 4 and Saturday, Feb. 5
Don’t forget the earplugs to see and hear Grave Digger, El Toro Loco, Monster Mutt, Nitro Circus, Bounty Hunter, Black Stallion and more for Monster Jam 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Fargodome
32nd Annual 2011 Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society Conference at 7:30 a.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Ramada Plaza Suites in Fargo
Saturday, Feb. 5
Make “Wild and Wooly” creatures, paintings or accessories at the Felting Series from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Moorhead Library; future workshops will create bags or accessories (noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 12 and 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 19). Call (218) 233-7594 for more information.
The 20th annual North Dakota Museum of Art Gala Benefit Dinner and Silent Art Auction at 5:30 p.m. at the North Dakota Museum of Art in Grand Forks
Candlelight Cross Country Skiing in cooperation with Buffalo River State Park from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the MSUM Science Center at Buffalo River State Park in Glyndon, Minn.
Saturday Story time at 10 a.m. at the Northport Branch of the Fargo Library
Cookbook Festival with area non-profits sell their cookbooks to raise funds for their organizations at West Acres Shopping Center in Fargo
Monday, Feb. 7
Fifty Years of Peace Corps Series begins at 7 p.m. with “Peace Corps Ukraine during the Orange Revolution” at the Moorhead Library; other programs at 7 p.m. Feb 14 and 28; call (218) 233-7594 for more information.
Tuesday, Feb. 8
“Winter Dance Party Documentary Filmmaker Meet and Greet” at 6 p.m. at the Moorhead Library. Meet Sevan Garabedian talk about the plane crash that took the lives of the Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly to examine the “Day The Music Died.”
Seasonal Stuff
“Northern Exposure” photography contest submissions due to the Campbell Library in East Grand Forks February 10; the Campbell 2011 Poetry Contest for adults is taking entries through Feb. 19; prizes awarded Feb. 28
Hoglund’s Clydesdales free sleigh rides every Saturday afternoon (weather permitting) from 1 to 4 p.m. through February at Edgewood Chalet Golf Course in Fargo; see: http://dakotacarriagecompany.com for more information
Open Swim sessions from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through March at the Fargo South High School. $2 for youth and $3.25 for adults; $6.50 for families
Outdoor skating rinks are located throughout Fargo offering public skating and hockey with heated warming houses and a rink attendant Monday through Friday from 3:30 to 8 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday from noon to 8 p.m.
Sledding at Edgewood Chalet and Dike West from 3:30 to 8 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Open public skating from 11 a.m. to noon Saturdays and 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Veterans Memorial Arena; call for (701) 433-5370
Bring your friends and meet new ones at Wii Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the Moorhead Library to play “Rock Band,” “DDR,” Guitar Hero,” board games and more
Theatre & Live Performances
Thursday, Feb. 3 through Saturday, Feb. 5
“The Underpants: A Wild and Crazy Farce,” presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays through Feb. 27 at Theatre B downtown Fargo
The Concordia College 2011 Midwinter Piano Festival celebrating the music of Franz Liszt at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, and 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Concordia Christiansen Recital Hall in Moorhead
Stand-up comedian Dave Landau at Courtney’s Comedy Club at 8 p.m. at the AmericInn in Moorhead
Friday, Feb. 4
Legendary Three Dog Night in a sold out show at 8 p.m. at the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, Minn.
Singer, songwriter, musician, teacher Peter Mulvey touring with his 12th CD, “Letters from a Flying Machine,“ at 7:30 p.m. at the Listening Room of the Spirit Room downtown Fargo
“Frozen Fantasy” sponsored by Fargo Parks is a semi-formal evening of music, dancing and refreshments for the whole family from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Doublewood Inn in Fargo
Saturday, Feb. 5
“Home is where the Art is” where you can view and bid on artwork created by local artists with items from the Lake .Agassiz Habitat ReStore from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the Spirit Room downtown Fargo. Ticket price includes wine and appetizers
Dr. Terry Shoptaugh discusses German-Jewish immigration and his book “You Have Been Kind Enough to Assist Me” at 2 p.m. at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead; free, exhibits extra
Cathedral School Mardi Gras with a social at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m., live auction at 8:30 p.m. and games throughout the evening at the Crookston, Minn. Cathedral School; call (218) 281-1835 for tickets
The 3rd Annual Barnesville Wine Gala from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Galaxie Supper Club near Barnesville, Minn. Featuring wine, beer, hor d’oeuvres and a silent auction
Sunday, Feb. 6
Trollwood Performing Arts School Music Man Audition Workshop from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Bluestem Center for the Arts at 801 50th Ave SW in Moorhead, Minn.
Monday, Feb. 7
NDSU Art Cinema Series presents “The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum” at 7 p.m. at the Fargo Theatre
Wednesday, Feb. 9
F-M Golden Notes New Horizons Band at 2 p.m. at Arbor Park Assisted Living in Moorhead
Arts Exhibits
Boerth Gallery
Karen Bakke, “The Alpha and the Omega,” portrait studies on display through February 28 the proceeds benefiting charitable organizations
Cyrus Running Gallery – Concordia College
Annual Concordia Faculty Art Exhibit through Feb. 18
East Grand Forks Library
“Jack Frost” middle and high school artists exhibit in various media through Feb. 19; free
Green Market Kitchen
“Exploring Now: 365 Days to 50,” Claudia Pratt photographs through February; free
Historical & Cultural Society of Clay County Hjemkomst Center
“Georgetown: Transportation Crossroads,” and exhibit looking at the importance of Georgetown in the Red River Valley’s transportation network
“Becoming American: Teenagers & Immigration” featuring 50 black-and-white portraits capturing first generation immigrants and children of immigrants
Nichole’s Fine Pastry, Fargo
“Art Aprons-On the Go,” mixed media through Feb. 26
“Earthworks: Prairie Interactions” mixed media and photography by Molly McLain presented by A Woman’s Perspective through March 26
NDSU Memorial Union Gallery
“Memory as a Memorial,” the baccalaureate show by Beth Anton
Northern Lights Art Gallery in Mayville, N.D.
Quilters’ Kaleidoscope exhibit through Feb. 11; free
Eric Johnson prints through March 11
Plains Art Museum
“The Print Renaissance Comes to Fargo” through May 29
The North Dakota Mural by James Rosenquist
“Wait and See” by Chris Walla a location specific installation series at the Café Muse
“The White Album: The Beatles Meet the Plains” through April 17, 2011
Red River Health
“Cairns,” Lynn Fundingsland photographs through March
Renaissance Gallery – NDSU
“Ordinary Vikings” exploring cultural practices and tribal nature
The Rourke Art Museum
Contemporar Icelandic Art, “Into the Tussock” through March 20
“My Father’s World,” an exhibit of original American landscape by artist Birger Sandzen
“Midwest by Midwestern” a look at 50 years of the organization’s signature summer art show
The Rourke Art Gallery: 523 SO. 4th St.
Jessica Matson-Fluto‘s “Speaking Figuratively”
VIP Room
Photographs by Bruce Crummy and Dan Koeck through March
Pubs & Clubs
Thursday, Feb. 3
Jazz at Basie’s from 7 – 9 p.m. at the Ramada Hotel in Fargo
Michael D at 7:30 p.m. at the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, Minn.
Dirty Word at McKracken’s in Burnsville, Minn.
Charlie Parr at 9 p.m. at the HoDo Lounge of the Hotel Donaldson downtown Fargo
Jazz Night from 7 to 10 pm at ‘l Bistro with
Carmen the Cactus at Torge’s in Austin, Minn.
The Great Outdoors at the Rockin’ Horse in Minot, N.D.
Tripwire at the Zoo in Aberdeen, S.D.
Friday, Feb. 4
Brat Pack Radio at 9:30 p.m. at the Venue at the Hub in Fargo
Sott Cichs Birthday Party with The Lost Angel Crew, Meek Ent and more at the Nestor Tavern in Fargo
Michael D at 7:30 p.m. at the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, Minn.
At The Emporium at the Windbreak Saloon in Fargo
Boomtown at the R&J Event Center in Verndale, Minn.
The Roosters at 7 p.m. at Legends in Breckenridge, Minn.
Simon Rowe Trio with the Nick Fryer Trio at Studio 222 downtown Fargo
Rhyme or Reason at Big Daddy’s Lounge in Grand Forks
24 Seven at the Burnt Creek in Bismarck, N.D.
Betty Does at Big D’s in Fargo
Carmen the Cactus at the Powerhouse Bar in Proctor, Minn.
Dirty White at Hooligan’s in West Fargo
Dirty Word at Spike’s in Faribault, Minn.
Face for Radio at O’Leary’s in Moorhead
The Great Outdoors at the Rockin’ Horse in Minot, N.D.
Joyride at the Diamond Lounge in Grand Forks
October Road at the Sandbar II in Detroit Lakes, Minn.
The Plowboyz at O’Kelly’s in Fargo
Rhyme or Reason at Bid Daddy’s in Grand Forks
Silverado at Chase on the Lake in Walker, Minn.
Smoking Gun at the Alibi Lounge of the Vista Inn in Fargo
The SOL Band at the Long Hall Saloon in Grand Forks
Tripwire at the Spirits Lounge of the Holiday Inn in Fargo
Two Days Notice at Big D’s in Grand Forks
Saturday, Feb. 5
Bad Mojo at the Hodo in the Hotel Donaldson downtown Fargo
National recording artists: Stella, CHRONOCIDE, bingebot at the Nestor Tavern in Fargo
24 Seven at the Burnt Creek in Bismarck, N.D.
At The Emporium at the Windbreak Saloon in Fargo
October Road at the R&J Event Center in Verndale, Minn.
Betty Does at Big D’s in Grand Forks
Boomtown at the Eagles in Wahpeton, N.D.
Carmen the Cactus at the Powerhouse Bar in Proctor, Minn.
Dirty Word at the Manhattan Beach Lodge in Cross Lake, Minn.
Face for Radio at the Warehouse on 3rd in Devils Lake, N.D.
The Front Fenders at Pit 611 in Audubon, Minn.
Fuse at the Eagles in Park Rapids, Minn.
The Great Outdoors at the Rockin’ Horse in Minot, N.D.
Joyride at the Diamond Lounge in Grand Forks
Rhyme or Reason at Big Daddy’s in Grand Forks
The Roosters at Benton Station in Sauk Rapids, Minn.
The Shaker’s at the Tri-Lake’s Roadhouse in Lake Park, Minn.
Silverado at Chase on the Lake in Walker, Minn.
Smoking Gun at the Alibi Lounge of the Vista Inn in Fargo
The SOL Band at the Long Haul Saloon in Grand Forks
Two Days Notice at Big D’s in Grand Forks
Tripwire at the Spirits Lounge of the Holiday Inn in Fargo
Wicked Antix at the Cattleman’s Club in Lisbon, N.D.
Michael D at 7:30 p.m. at the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, Minn.
Monday, Feb. 7
Jazz with the Allen Carter Big Band at 8 p.m. at Studio 222 downtown Fargo
Tuesday, Feb. 8
Live music with the Nick Fryer Trio from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Dunn Bros. Coffee on 25th St. in Fargo
Against Me! With Cheap Girls and Fences at the Venue at the Hub in Fargo
Wednesday, Feb. 9
Songwriter’s Night each Wednesday from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Perspective’s Lounge of the Radisson Hotel downtown Fargo
National recording artists: Brand New Sin, with Beneath me, As of Yet, Kill the Sky at the Nestor Tavern in Fargo
DJ Logic and Sovereign Sect at the Venue of the Hub in Fargo
Dirty Word at Bunker’s in Minneapolis, Minn.
Karaoke
Thursday, Feb. 3
Ashmore Karaoke with Dave at 9 p.m. at JC Corral in Dilworth, Minn.
Ashmore Karaoke with Pepper at 9 p.m. at the Bowler in Fargo
Ashmore Karaoke with Deb at 8 p.m. to midnight at the Teamsters in Fargo
Karaoke with Frank Collins at 9 p.m. at Rooters Bar downtown Fargo
Karaoke with Gary at the Elk’s River Queen in North Fargo
Friday, Feb. 4
Karaoke at the Town Hall Bar in West Fargo
Ashmore Karaoke with Deb at 9 p.m. at the Crowbar in Sabin, Minn.
Ashmore Karaoke at 9 p.m. at the VFW in Moorhead, Minn.
Ashmore Karaoke for the Teamsters Make-a-Wish with registration at 6 p.m. and singing at 7 p.m. Fridays through March 5 at the Teamsters Club in Fargo; sing for $50 for charity!
Saturday, Feb. 5
Karaoke at O’Kelly’s in Fargo
Ashmore Karaoke at 9 pm at the Bowler in Fargo
Ashmore Karaoke at 9 p.m. at the Silver Dollar in West Fargo
Ashmore Karaoke at 9 pm at Bordertown in West Fargo
Monday, Feb. 7
Karaoke with Frank Collins at 9 p.m. at Rooters Bar downtown Fargo
Tuesday, Feb. 8
Pepper’s Karaoke at 9 p.m. at the Bowler in Fargo
Wednesday, Feb. 9
Pepper’s Karaoke at 9:30 p.m. at the Northern in Fargo
The Karaoke Lady at 8:30 p.m. at Specks in Fargo
Karaoke with Ken Littlefield at 9 p.m. at the Vista Inn Suites in Fargo
Mark Your Calendars!
Feb. 10-11: Willie Akins Reunion Tour at Studio 222
Feb. 12: Hitterdal Jazz
Feb. 13: Dwight Yoakam at the Dakota Magic Casino
Feb. 18: Gretchen Wilson at the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, Minn.
Send your event information for publication in Metrolights by Monday of each week to leybou@gmail.com or call
(218) 284-1288.