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Lunch Aid announces concert to address food insecurity in Fargo-Moorhead

All the proceeds raised from the concerts will go directly to Heart-n-Soul.

FARGO, N.D.–Lunch Aid is planning a concert series to raise money for Heart-n-Soul’s Community Lunch Program in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Heart-n-Soul prepares up to 500 free lunches for local families and seniors every weekend. The concert series will begin Monday, August 24 and end on Thursday, August 27. Seven bands will be featured throughout the four nights and each show…

Block 9 partners reveal official name of community plaza

The community plaza has been named Broadway Square.

FARGO, N.D.–The Block 9 partners got together Thursday morning to reveal the name of the community plaza. The public-private partnership, made up of the Kilbourne Group, R.D. Offutt Company and the City of Fargo, announced Broadway Square as the official name. The Block 9 partners also revealed the logo and introduced the Block 9 plaza manager, Ana Rusness-Peterson. Once construction…

2020 live horse racing at North Dakota Horse Park is a go

Races begin this Friday and Saturday, and continue next weekend

FARGO, N.D. — If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, live horse racing is a good bet. The races begin this Friday and Saturday at the North Dakota Horse Park in Fargo and will continue next weekend. Event organizers have added hand sanitizing stations across the park, are encouraging people to wear face masks, and ask anyone who’s…

Author of “The Wax Pack, on the Road in Search of Baseball’s Afterlife” discusses book

Brad Balukjian talks about his book with Chief Meteorologist and baseball lover Rob Kupec

Fargo:  Have you ever wondered where some of the athletes you loved as a kid are now? Brad Balukjian from California was inspired by a pack of baseball cards to track some former major leaguers down. Chief meteorologist and baseball fan Rob Kupec talked with him recently. (Note to see the entire interview go to our Entertainment page) Rob Kupec: …

Tom King talks with Fargo fans, says comics industry doing well during pandemic

FARGO, N.D. – Thanks to the internet, comic book fans got to hear how a writer used his experiences as a former CIA operative to write the series Sheriff of Babylon. Eisner award-winning scribe of the Vertigo Comics books Tom King was the special guest of Fargo comics shop Paradox Comics-N-Cards’ Paratalks Graphic Novel Club. He talked about crafting characters…

LIVE: Home is Where the He(Art) Is

After being stuck at home all these months, a new art exhibit shows us why there's really no place like it.

A new show with a fresh perspective on the place we call home is open for the first time since the pandemic struck, at the Nemeth Art Center in the heart of lakes country. The show, called “Of Course, Where Else” highlights the work of Minnesota and North Dakota-based artists. It gives new interpretations of our upper Midwestern homes at…

Jade Presents seeks support to “Save Our Stages”

FARGO, N.D.–Jade Presents and other local venues are asking for support from concert goers and local government officials to help save independent music venues across the United States. Jade Presents hosts music events at venues such as Bluestem Amphitheater, Fargo Theatre, Sanctuary Events Center, Fargo Brewing Company and The Aquarium. A campaign titled “Save Our Stages” was created by National…

Blake Shelton with special guests to perform at Encore Drive-In Nights at Red River Valley Fair

The concert is from 4:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

WEST FARGO, N.D.–The Red River Valley Fair will be hosting another Encore Drive-In concert featuring Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and Trace Adkins on July 25. The concert will be similar to the Drive-in concert featuring Garth Brooks. Concert goers will be asked to remain in their vehicles. No more than six people will be allowed in each vehicle, and RVs…