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F M Volunteers For Ukraine Holds First Public Fundraiser

F-M Volunteers Raise Much-Needed Money for Ukrainian Refugees

The final total has not yet been confirmed, but the event raised at least $10,000 for refugees and their families.

September 21, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, MN – Dmytro Selchenko is one of many Ukrainians who was forced to flee his native country when Russia invaded. He settled in the Fargo-Moorhead area, and began working for TrueNorth Steel, a company that has been eager to put refugees on their payroll. “We have 8 Ukrainian employees and their families that really are counting on our community,…

Celebration of Chinese Culture Comes to Fargo Public Library

The event was the fourth in the running series "Know My Culture."

March 16, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. – Traditional forms of Chinese dance were just some of the ways people got a taste of Chinese culture at the Fargo Public Library this weekend. The event was part of the “Know My Culture” series. This particular iteration came from the North Dakota Asian-American Arts and Cultural Initiative. It also featured a presentation on Chinese history, and…

Odissi Dance Company brings traditional Indian dance to Fargo

October 29, 2023

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Odissi Dance Company along with other artists traveled to Fargo for the Nach-an Odissi exploration. Odissi Dance Company educates the American people about Odissi, an ancient Indian classical dance form. Artistic director for Odissi Dance company, Aparupa Chatterjee said, “Odissi dance company is just a small sheltered version of the dance school here in the…

Fargo Public Schools & Y94 get kids stuck inside moving

May 8, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Public Schools is encouraging students to stay active with a morning dance to get their bodies moving. Students from Ben Franklin, Carl Ben Eielson, and Discovery Middle Schools are dancing their mornings away. At 10:00 a.m. Friday, the dance party took place in each student’s homes as three songs played by local radio station Y94. Discovery…

“Ties and Tiaras” Valentine’s dance celebrates local families while giving back

It's Mission Fargo's first year hosting the event

February 9, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — A local organization is encouraging families to dance the night away while giving back to the community. Mission Fargo is hosting its first ever Ties and Tiaras Valentine’s Dance at the Ramada in Fargo. The father-daughter dance is for families to let loose and have fun while raising money for Mission Fargo’s Lost Boys Fund. The organization…

The F-M Community Celebrates The New Year With A POWWOW

The event was hosted by First Nation Electric and Members of the Fargo Native American Commission

January 11, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.- A traditional Native American dance kicked off the celebration that has been going on in the F-M area over the past seven years. “We have a lot of Native American people who live here from other reservations and its nice for us to provide an opportunity for everybody to come together and when we do that in the community….

“Pangea: Cultivate Our Culture” Celebrates 25th Year

The event celebrates diversity through music, dance, and food

November 16, 2019

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MOORHEAD, Minn. – “Pangea: Cultivate our Culture” is a yearly multi–cultural event that celebrates all the diversity in the F–M community. “We love the idea of celebrating the great diversity in our community and to have an opportunity, give an opportunity for everyone to showcase the best in their culture even as they are assimilating to American culture. They have…

Dancing To Donate, Davies Dancers Raising Cash For Nationals

August 9, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — Kicking donations into high gear. It’s what Davies High School’s Eagle Elite Dance team is doing to make it to nationals. The team is raising cash by running a car wash where they accepted donations of any amount. The team hopes the money here can help get them to Orlando Florida to the UDA Nationals. The girls…

Cambodian Orphanage Shares Hope in Dance with Park Christian School

The group is performing traditional Cambodian dances at schools and churches across the United States and Canada

October 8, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Rescue Cambodia Orphanage made a stop at Park Christian School in Moorhead to perform traditional Cambodian dancing. The Cambodian dance group is made up of twelve Cambodian teens from the rescue orphanage. The group performed Hope in Dance to the kindergarten through twelfth graders at Park Christian School. The teens from Rescue Cambodia Orphanage are performing at…

Gasper’s School of Dance Holds Open House Ahead of New Season

They're also celebrating their 40th anniversary

August 30, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — The start of the new school year also means the start of dance season. Gasper’s School of Dance held an open house all week, and they’re also celebrating their 40th anniversary. There were games, prizes, and a sale for dance clothes and shoes. More than 200 students have come through and registered. Classes start next week. Gasper’s offers…