Morning – In The Community

LIVE: Gourmet Lutefisk

FARGO — Would you pay $85.00 for a plate of lutefisk? Or would someone have to pay you? Gourmet lutefisk is coming to downtown Fargo, and it’s even got its own documentary crew. Organizers at the Sons of Norway say the $85.00-a-plate, 150-seat event is sold out as of Friday afternoon. The dinner is the work of an award-winning Norwegian…

LIVE: Thinking Outside the Box for Folks in Need

FARGO — It’s time to start thinking outside the box when it comes to keeping families in need fed through the holidays. That’s why the Salvation Army in Fargo is accepting applications for their Christmas Food Box program. They’re asking low-income folks and those going through medical or other financial crises to apply. The deadline to apply for the annual…

LIVE: Balkowitsch Book Signing

BISMARCK — He’s one of the most celebrated photographers in North Dakota. And he’s out with his third book. Wet plate photographer Shane Balkowitsch is signing copies of his third volume of portraits of native American tribal members this weekend. The book features hundreds of images of his subjects taken in a Civil-War era technique. It’s one of the oldest…

LIVE: Showing You CAARE

WEST FARGO — A West Fargo-based bird rescue is asking for help from the public after being forced to close its facility in May because of a deadly and contagious parrot disease. CAARE Avian Rescue volunteers shut down its building six months ago when a parrot came in and began to lose its feathers, testing positive for avian circovirus, or…

LIVE: Unmasking the Artist Behind the Post.Mortem Shoppe

FARGO — It’s less than a month until Halloween, and Halloweenies tend to start to quake in their boots this time of year at the thought we might be caught without a costume on the big day. But Fargo based maskmaker and costumer “Vincent Thorn” has you covered this Halloween, both literally and figuratively. He launched his in-store selection of…

LIVE: Festive Fall Foliage

MAPLEWOOD STATE PARK, Minn. — With the sudden change to cooler weather, conditions are just right to hit major fall color through our parts of Minnesota soon. And at Minnesota’s Maplewood State Park, the fall foliage is just starting to show hints of the overwhelming display of color to come. Park rangers there say within days of this cool weather,…

LIVE: Eating to a State Of Bliss

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Food coma fans unite: believe it or not, in spite of the national attention North Dakota’s been enjoying for its food scene, there’s still stuff out there to discover and devour. That’s according to Grand Forks-based travel writer Nicole Kringstad, who’s doing a book tour through the region with her new release, “Unique Eats and Eateries…

LIVE: Breakfast and Blooms

FARGO – Hope Blooms, a local non-profit dedicated to repurposing flowers, is hosting an informational event called “Breakfast and Blooms” October 11 at Sons of Norway-Fargo at 9:30 a.m. The organization has been working with local grocery stores and end of life services to bring recycled flowers to nursing homes, shelters, recovery centers and many more organizations in need. To…

LIVE: Turning Up the Heat at the FM Symphony Orchestra

FARGO — Desire. Jealousy. Revenge. Murder. Things are really heating up in Fargo this weekend, and we’re not just talking about the weather. The Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra kicks off Concert Week 2024 with a bang this weekend, the first in a series of themed shows. This weekend’s theme is “Passion.” You’ll hear a series of intense pieces from both familiar…