Author: Emily Welker

LIVE: Bliss in Springtime

FARGO — It’s the perfect music to get you thinking about the beauty of springtime, the outdoors, and all the joy it can bring in springtime. It’s “Masterworks 4: Bliss,” the concert coming up this weekend at the Fargo-Moorhead symphony. It’ll feature not just the symphony and selections by Mozart and Rachmaninoff, as well as a solo by violinist Sonja…

LIVE: Wild About Spring

FARGO — When spring finally hits here in the upper Midwest we’re usually more than ready to cut loose and get a little wild. And this weekend, they’ve got all the things you need to launch yourself into outdoor recreation season at the annual Sportsmen’s Show at the Fargodome. Not only do they have the ever-popular trout pond back so…

LIVE: Sticking with It: 15 Years of the Unglued Craft Fest

FARGO — It’s kept creative people sticking together in our community for fifteen years this weekend. And you can help them celebrate by coming out to the 15th Annual Unglued Craft Market in Fargo. Opening night is Friday at the West Acres Mall with the Crafty Lounge, and three different things you can make, including a succulent craft Fest founder…

LIVE: A Seven-Planet Sight to See

FARGO — There’s just something magical about the number seven. Lucky number seven, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, the seven seas, the seven wonders of the world. And tonight, you can see a really special group of sevens take their places in the night sky. It’s a rare glimpse of all of the seven other planets of our solar…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Harper

FARGO — Talk about an angel of a dog. Harper the Australian cattle dog/blue heeler is resting her wings at a metro-area boarding facility, courtesy of the folks at Kritter Krazy Reptile and Exotic Rescue in Bottineau, N.D. They specialize in being one of the rare rescues that takes in reptiles, birds, pocket pets and other exotics, but their mission…

LIVE: Self-screen Your Heart Health Online

FARGO — With all its complicated feelings, the human heart can be a mysterious thing. But your heart health shouldn’t be. That’s why Essentia Health is launching an online heart assessment tool you can take to find out your risk of heart disease. Doctors say signs of heart disease can be hidden, with symptoms you don’t notice, until it’s too…

LIVE: Big Voices, Big Personalities in Fargo Moorhead Opera’s “Scalia/Ginsburg”

FARGO — People can get pretty loud when they’re talking about politics. But they don’t have anything close to the volume these voices do. The 2015 opera “Scalia/Ginsburg” is coming to the stage in the metro, courtesy of the Fargo Moorhead Opera. It’s described as a “love letter” to the late, iconic Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and her best friend in…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Bea

VALLEY CITY, N.D. — Think this winter’s been tough on you? Then you can relate to little Bea the pit bull. Volunteers with Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals say they found her and a companion dog dumped at a Valley City-area rest station in the freezing cold earlier this winter. There’s no telling how long the two dogs were out…

LIVE: Strike A Blow Against For Kids Who Need Mentors

FARGO — It’s been 30 years of giving kids and teens in the region the right relationships they need to tackle the journey toward adulthood. But this year, the wait list for kids looking to match with mentors at Big Brothers Big Sisters is almost as long as the list of kids they’re currently serving. That’s part of what officials…