Author: Alex Bertsch

LIVE: It’s a Yippie Kay Yay Christmas

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Yippie Kay Yay! The directors at Stage West are bringing a new take on a hotly debated Christmas classic to the stage. “A Very Die Hard Christmas” is a musical parody of the controversial holiday classic, with 80’s jokes and smooth rock jams accompanying John McClane’s battle against terrorist Hans Gruber. They’re promising a performance with…

LIVE: Surviving the holidays as an introvert/extrovert couple

MOORHEAD, MINN. (KVRR) – The holidays are a stressful time for all couples, but especially when one is an introvert and one is an extrovert. That’s why Moorhead Community Education is offering classes to help those couples better understand each other, and learn to accept their eccentricities. They say that opposites really do attract, but that over time, and especially…

LIVE: Slumberland gives beds to kids in need

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – There’s nothing quite like going to sleep in your own bed, and Slumberland is helping make sure that kids in the metro get to have that experience. It’s the 30th year of their Homes for the Holidays event, where they work with The Salvation Army, The Knights of Columbus and other partners to provide beds and…

LIVE: Tubas take the spotlight, spreading cheer at TubaChristmas

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s a family of instruments usually relegated to the bass line and the background, but at TubaChristmas, the tubas, euphoniums, baritones and sousaphones get their chance to shine and spread some Christmas cheer. The event has been going on across the country for over 50 years, and in the Fargo-Moorhead area for almost as long. It…

LIVE: Latino Networking FM and The Indigenous Association talk about Latino Holiday Potluck

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Latino Networking FM and The Indigenous Association are coming together to give their communities a great chance to come together. They’ll be hosting a Latino Holiday Potluck Party at The Indigenous Association in Fargo, where attendees can build bonds while breaking bread. They say that the events they host have helped connect people across the Latino…

LIVE: NDSU students talk massive success of NMDP Drive

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – An update to a story we brought you earlier this week, students at NDSU saw huge success registering people for the National Marrow Donor Program. The NMDP keeps a registry of potential bone marrow donors who could be a match for someone fighting some types of blood cancer. Thirty percent of blood cancer patients have a…