Location: Grand Forks, ND
Date: October 17 – 24
Time: Varies
The month of October will be alive with the undead when Zombie Fest 2013 brings some ghoulish events to Grand Forks! October 5: Frankenweenie & Kids Costumer Contest – 1:00pm at GuestHouse Inn and Zombie Prom from 5:00pm – 12:00am at Guesthouse Inn (fun regional bands, adult costume contest, Dance ‘til You Drop Contest, food and full bar, make-up booth, photo booth). October 17-19 & 24-26: “Neighborhood III Requistion of Doom” at Empire Arts Center. October 24: Zombie Movie Fest at Fire Hall Theatre.
“Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom” Performance:
Location: Empire Arts Center in Grand Forks
Date: October 17 – 19
Time: 7:30 – 9:00pm
Cost: $15 Individuals, $12 Students and EAC Members
In a suburban subdivision with identical houses, parents find their teenagers addicted to an online horror video game. The game setting? A subdivision with identical houses. The goal? Smash through an army of zombies to escape the neighborhood for good. But as the line blurs between virtual and reality, both parents and players realize that fear has a life of its own.
MMA Locked & Loaded:
Location: Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, MN
Date: October 18
Time: 8:00pm
Cost: $30 – $50
Title Fight: Tony Cantrell vs. Justin Likness Also appearing: Andy Jack, Dustin Scwindt, Andres Murray, Mike Hattch, Travis Blackbird, Shane Nelson. Card subject to change.
Author Sena Jeter Naslund:
Location: Zandbroz Variety Store in Fargo
Date: October 18
Time: 5:00pm
Cost: Free
She will be signing copies of her books, “Ahab’s Wife,” “Abundance,” and her just-released “The Fountain of St. James Court.”
Comedian Billy Gardell Performance:
Location: Dakota Magic Casino in Hankinson, ND
Date: October 18
Time: 8:00pm
Cost: $25 in advance, $35 at the door
Join Billy Gardell from TV’s “Mike and Molly” for a night of laughs.
Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead:
Location: Fire Hall Theatre at 412 2nd Ave N in Grand Forks
Date: October 18 – 19
Time: 9:30pm
The Late Night Series is back by popular demand with this provocative parody of the Peanuts Gang as teenagers. They are questioning EVERYTHING as they struggle with identify issues. Strong language: 17 & older or if accompanied by an adult.
Quilting on the Red Quilt Show:
Location: Alerus Center in Grand Forks
Date: October 18 – 20
Time: Friday 5:00 – 8:30pm, Saturday 9:00am – 5:00pm, Sunday 9:00am – 4:00pm
Cost: $5.00. Children under 12 are free. Each lecture is $10
Events include lectures by Mary Fons and Cindy Brick, silent auctions, and quilt shows. A full schedule is available at http://www.northstarquilters.org/quiltshow.html.
ValleyCon 39:
Location: Doublewood Inn at 3333 13th Ave S in Fargo
Date: October 18 – 20
Time: All day
Cost: Adults $40, Students $23, kids age 5 – 12 $19
featuring the best in film and television, books, game tournaments, comics, books, toys, art and fun for all. Guests include authors Alan Dean Foster, C.E. Murphy, actresses Chase Masterson, Zoie Palmer, comic artists Christopher Jones. A complete list of events is available at www.valleycon.com.
25th Annual Fargo Christmas Show:
Location: 207 4th St N in Fargo
Date: October 19 – 20
Time: Saturday 9:00am – 5:00pm, Sunday 11:00am – 4:00pm
Cost: $3
The 25th Annual Fargo Christmas Show includes over 260 booths showcasing products hand made from across the US. Over 140 exhibitors will fill their booths with arts, crafts and baked goods that all have a touch of being hand made.
Jazz Into Fall Concerts:
Location: Fargo Public Library Main Branch, 102 3rd St. N.
Date: October 20, 27
Time: 2:00 – 3:00pm
Cost: Free
Join us for free jazz concerts for the first four Sundays in October. Concerts start at 2 p.m. in the community room at the downtown Main Library. October 20th concert features Jazz Nickel.
National Day on Writing:
Location: Plains Art Museum at 704 First Ave N in Fargo
Date: October 20
Time: 2:00pm
Cost: Free
Students at all levels will participate in the Red River Valley Writing Project’s National Day on Writing by using the visual art in the Solien exhibition as a starting point for original pieces written in the galleries and shared with each other at the end of the day.
Celtic Thunder in Concert:
Location: Chester Fritz Auditorium at UND in Grand Forks
Date: October 21
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: $57 – $73
The awesome power of world music and live performance are taken to the next level with Celtic Thunder’s new show MYTHOLOGY. The world-renowned supergroup continues to astonish audiences, traveling as easily across the genres of folk, traditional Irish, adult contemporary, rock and classical crossover, as they travel the world, performing for an ever-growing number of fans. MYTHOLOGY presents the perfect blend of entertainment, ideology and Gaelic spirituality, providing a modern twist on the old Celtic storytelling tradition.
Disney Live! Pirate and Princess Adventure:
Location: Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks
Date: October 21
Time: 6:30pm
Cost: $20, $30, $50
Mickey and Minnie are taking their seats for this never-before-seen live show featuring your favorite characters from Disney Junior’s hit series, Sofia the First and Jake and the Never Land Pirates. Get swept up in the excitement as Sofia and her family prepare for a special royal celebration that helps us all learn the true meaning of being a princess. Then it’s off to Never Land where Jake and his swashbuckling friends Izzy and Cubby, with a little help from Peter Pan, battle Captain Hook to unlock treasure hidden inside a mysterious volcano.
The ABBA Show:
Location: Chester Fritz Auditorium in Grand Forks
Date: October 22
Time: 8:00pm
Cost: Adult: $56/$46; Child & Student: $32
Showtime Management is proud to announce the return of The ABBA Show! With over 3000 international performances in 23 countries, The ABBA Show will revisit theatres across the globe in 2013. Performed by internationally acclaimed impersonators ABBAsolutely FABBAulous, The ABBA Show invites you on a musical journey into the magic, talent and history that is the legacy of ABBA.
Newsboys – Restart Tour:
Location: First Assembly of God Church at 3401 25th St. in Fargo
Date: October 22
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: $15 – $35
Newsboys are a Christian pop rock band founded in 1985 in Mooloolaba, Australia. They have released 16 studio albums, six of which have been certified gold.
College Football:
October 19, 2:30pm – University of North Dakota vs. Sacramento State
Fargo Force Hockey:
October 17, 7:05pm vs. Cedar Rapids
High School Sports:
Boys’ Varsity Football:
October 17, 9:00am – Heart O’ Lakes Football Day at FargoDome
October 19, 1:00pm – Fargo South vs. Fargo Davies
October 19, 1:30pm – Fargo North vs. Devils Lake
Girls’ Varsity Volleyball:
October 18 – 19, 22 – 23 – Varsity Tourney at Moorhead
October 22, 7:00pm – Fargo Davies vs. West Fargo