Halloween is a fun time for a lot of kids and adults, but for people on the autism spectrum, Halloween can sometimes be a struggle. Costume and makeup textures can be distracting, irritating or too stimulating. Meeting strangers trick or treating door to door can be overwhelming. And pets, especially big dogs who want to come to the door to…
A Moorhead native is taking on one of the most iconic roles in modern American literature. Oh, and she’s doing it under the bright lights of Broadway. Nina Grollman will play Scout in Aaron Sorkin’s re-imagining of To Kill a Mockingbird. She takes over early next month. The play isn’t a straight re-telling of Harper Lee’s story. It’s an…
What better way to wake up on a beautiful October morning than with several thousand bugs staring hungrily back at you? Halloween or not, for Kari Sunderland, that’s exactly how every morning can go at her Davenport, ND-based business, Creepies & Co. Sunderland started her bug-farming when a chicken of hers needed better nutrition. Live prey is great for a lot…
Have you ever wanted to impress a wolf or a camel with your beautiful artwork? You can help turn the Red River Zoo into a mosaic of colorful art this weekend. The annual ChalkFest celebration is this Saturday, October 5th. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., admission is free. The zoo will provide chalk for you to decorate pretty…
Just in time for Halloween, superheroes, monsters and villains are descending on the Fargo metro area. And they’ve landed right inside the Morning Show studio. It’s all part of a brand-new exhibit coming to the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead. “America’s Monsters, Superheroes and Villains: Our Culture at Play” is open now, featuring one of the largest collections in the country…
We’ve all been there. Masks that don’t quite fit, wigs that itch, wings that bash against everything you walk by, even costumes that leave you with a scary Halloween chill and a shivery breeze right where you’d really rather be covered instead. Dressing up in costume is a big part of Halloween, and getting the right costume together can make…
What started as a side attraction at ValleyCon years ago is now so big it needs its own, entire weekend. The Fargo Fantastic Film Festival focuses on the cinema of the fantastic — and it’s a place to let your imagination soar. Every genre from thrillers to horror to sci-fi to adventure and more is on offer through Saturday downtown…
College kids have already started the semester, but even if your kids are years away, there’s something coming up on the calendar you won’t want to miss. FAFSA — or federal student aid — open up its application process on October first. And because it’s first-come, first-served, the time is right for parents and students to start filling out their…
It may be the beer, or just the fabulous outfits, but Hankinson’s Oktoberfest is almost ready to hit the two-decade mark. It will be officially 18 years of knoephla, hammerschlagen and oompa bands in the southern valley when Oktoberfest starts this weekend. And to hear Beth Tiegs tell it, this year’s is bound to be another blowout celebration of all…
It’s been a decade since Roers Keller Williams’ Chili Feed started warming tummies as well as hearts and souls across the region with 3 crockpots and a cause in mind. Today, the chili feed’s estimated to be the largest of its kind in the Fargo metro area. This year, they’re expecting about a thousand people to show up with donations…
