Things are getting bizarre in downtown Fargo tonight, with the return of the Night Bazaar. Folkways is hosting the free event tonight and September 16th from 6 to 10 p.m. There will be some things you don’t normally see at outdoor events in town: dance troupes, henna tattoos, a poet who will write an individualized poem about you. Organizers…
A non-profit new to our region is helping people rebuild their lives one step at a time. Mile in my Shoes started in the Twin Cities a few years ago. They’re expanding to the Fargo area this summer. Volunteers run with people who are trying to get their lives back on track. The first local run was last week…
The spotlight shines on Grand Forks this weekend with two big events going on side-by-side. Happy Harry’s Rockin’ Up North Fest is bringing country music stars like Diamond Rio and Joe Nichols to East Grand Forks on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. At the same time, the Downtown Development Association is hosting a Street Fair Friday and Saturday, featuring local…
The rural/urban divide is the focus of an upcoming docuseries centered around life in Otter Tail County. Cory Hepola hosts “Hey It’s Cory Hepola” on WCCO radio in the Twin Cities. He’s also a Perham, Minnesota native who went to college in Moorhead. His new video series, “Rural by Choice”, examines why people chose to live rural life. He…
It’s a good thing creativity comes with the territory. That’s because the creative types at the Plains Art Museum had to do some fast thinking about how to pull off the return of the Art Gala safely. Usually, the Gala takes place in May, and at that point, museum folks were still working to plan the Gala’s return, this time…
WE Fest is back after taking 2020 off. We talk to WE Fest General Manager Mark Bjerke about the excitement surrounding the return to the Soo Pass Ranch, and what fans will find different after the festival took a year off. Find out more about WE Fest and getting tickets for this year and next year by clicking here….
We are just one day away from the return of the American Heart Association Fargo Heart Walk. The walk starts Thursday, August 5th at 5 p.m. at Urban Plains Park in South Fargo. You can still sign up a team for free. You can go to FargoHeartWalk.org or by downloading the Heart Walk app on Android and iPhone. The…
Golden Drive’s biggest event of the year is making some permanent changes with the hopes of collecting even more supplies for people experiencing homelessness in our region. The big annual Community Event at Bonanzaville was replaced with a more low-key drive called the Relief Event. After COVID forced the change last year, Golden Drive said it was so successful…
We are one week away from the Fargo Heart Walk’s return to an in-person event. There’s still plenty of time to sign up. This year’s walk is Thursday, August 5th at Urban Plain Park in South Fargo. The American Heart Association is bringing it back in person after going virtual last year. KVRR’s Adam Ladwig will help emcee the…
FARGO (KVRR) – A new mural is up in downtown Fargo honoring one of the greatest jazz musicians ever and his ties to Fargo. A mural of Duke Ellington now adorns the side of the Rhombus Guys building in the alley on the south side of Main Avenue. The mural is near the former site of the Crystal Ballroom, where…
