Wonder of the World:
Location: Empire Arts Center in Grand Forks
Date: January 23 – 25
Time: 7:30 – 9:30pm
Cost: $15, $12 for students and EAC members
Nothing will prepare you for the dirty little secret Cass discovers in her husband’s sweater drawer. It is so shocking that our heroine has no choice but to flee to the honeymoon capital of the world in a frantic search for the life she thinks she missed out on. It’s a wild ride over Niagara Falls in a barrel of laughs as Cass embarks on a journey of self-discovery that has her crossing paths with a blithely suicidal alcoholic, a lonely tour-boat captain, a pair of bickering private detectives and a strange caper involving a gargantuan jar of peanut butter, all of which pushes her perilously close to the water’s edge.
The Fab Four:
Location: Fargo Theatre
Date: January 23
Time: 8:00pm
Cost: $35 – $45
The Fab Four is elevated far above every other Beatles tribute groups due to their precise attention to detail. With uncanny, note-for-note live renditions of Beatles’ songs, the Fab Four will make you think you are watching the real thing. This incredible stage show includes three costume changes representing every era of the Beatles ever-changing career. This loving tribute to the Beatles has amazed audiences all over the world, including Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, The United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico and Brazil.
Music Performance Scholarship Concert:
Location: Memorial Auditorium at Concordia College
Date: January 23
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: Free
Come out and join us for the Music Performance Scholarship Concert.
UND Music Showcase Concert:
Location: Chester Fritz Auditorium in Grand Forks
Date: January 24
Time: 4:00pm
Cost: Free
The Department of Music presents a Showcase Concert featuring ensembles and chamber music.
The Singers in Concert:
Location: Memorial Auditorium at Concordia College
Date: January 24
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: $10 – $25
A Minneapolis-based ensemble dedicated to giving world-class performances of the finest choral literature.
Josh Harty in Concert:
Location: The Listening Room at 111 Broadway N in Fargo
Date: January 24
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: Free
No one knows what it is like to come from the Heartlands of America more than singer and songwriter Josh Harty. From his roots in Fargo, North Dakota with a preacher / police officer as a father, to his travelling the country with a 1965 Gibson guitar on his back, Harty embodies every nook and cranny of Americana, and his music is evidence of that.
Comedian Scott Hansen:
Location: Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes, MN
Date: January 24
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: $10 – $15
An evening of award-winning standup comedy as seen on HBO, Showtime and A&E.
Red River Valley Boat and Marine Products Show:
Location: Fargodome
Date: January 24 – 26
Time: Friday 12:00 – 9:00pm, Saturday 10:00am – 8:00pm, Sunday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Cost: Adults $7.50, kids $2.50, under 5 free
The Boat and Marine Product Show includes the latest models of Fishing Boats, Pontoons, Runabouts, Speed Boats, and Personal Watercraft. See the newest innovations in marine electronics and accessories GPS, Docks, Trailers, Riggings and so much more.
Sunshine Fest:
Location: Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks
Date: January 25
Time: 8:00am – 12:00pm
Cost: Varies
Sunshine Fest is the Sunshine Memorial Foundation’s annual event that each year helps to raise money for charitable causes. The event consists of a 5K outdoor fun run and an indoor 3K walk, a health and wellness fair, music, fun activities and dozens of amazing prizes. Sunshine Fest 2013 is going to be our most exciting event yet as all money raised will be going to the Sunshine Memorial Foundation in support of our new project, the Proposed Sunshine Hospitality Home! We’d love to have you join us, because everyone could use a little more ‘Sunshine’ in January.
Kourage for Kyle Benefit:
Location: Grand Forks County Office Building at 151 S Fourth St
Date: January 25
Time: 11:00am – 2:00pm
Cost: Donation
A Kourage for Kyle Benefit will be held to assist Kyle Johnson, 28, a Grand Forks Health Department Mosquito Control worker who was critically injured Aug. 21, 2013, when a train struck a work vehicle occupied by Johnson and a co-worker. Johnson, the son of Les and Deb Johnson, Grand Forks, currently is in rehabilitation at Courage Center in the Twin Cities metro area. The Jan. 25 benefit features a baked potato, chili and toppings feed, plus a silent auction and a bake sale.
Music of the Sun:
Location: Roland Dille Center for the Arts at Minnesota State University Moorhead
Date: January 25
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: $28
The string quartet Ethel and Native American flutist Robert Mirabel present a program inspired by the sun mythology of Native America.
Pancake Breakfast:
Location: Ground Round Grill & Bar at 2800 32nd Ave. S. in Grand Forks
Date: January 25
Time: 8:00am
Cost: $5
Fundraiser for Feed My Starving Children.
Planetarium’s One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure:
Location: Minnesota State University Moorhead
Date: January 25 – 26
Time: 11:00am Saturday, 2:00pm Sunday
Cost: $2.50 – $5
Big Bird, Elmo and their friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu, take viewers on a journey of discovery! One World, One Sky is a 27-minute fulldome planetarium show that follows Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a Muppet from Zhima Jie. Together, they take an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the moon, where they discover how different it is from Earth.
Friends & Neighbors Foreign Film Fest:
Location: Fire Hall Theater in Grand Forks
Date: January 26, February 2
Time: 1:00pm
Cost: Free
Friends and neighbors are invited to take in 3 award winning films: Jan. 26th – Pray the Devil Back to Hell (Liberia); and Feb. 2nd – The First Grader (Kenya). Discussion with new residents who are originally from these countries will take place following each film. Concessions for purchase at the theater. May not be suitable for children.
Sesame Street Live: Make A New Friend:
Location: Alerus Center in Grand Forks
Date: January 28, 29
Time: Tuesday 6:30pm, Wednesday 10:30am
Cost: $16 – $28
Elmo, Grover, Abby Cadabby, and their Sesame Street friends welcome Chamki, Grover’s friend from India, to Sesame Street. Together, they explore the universal fun of friendship and celebrate cultural similarities, from singing and dancing, to sharing cookies! Join the fun and make a memory with your friends and family!”
“Stomp”:
Location: Chester Fritz Auditorium in Grand Forks
Date: January 28 – 29
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: $20 – $47
STOMP is explosive, inventive, provocative, witty, and utterly unique—an unforgettable experience for audiences of all ages. The international percussion sensation has garnered armfuls of awards and rave reviews and has appeared on numerous national television shows. The eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments – matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps – to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms. Year after year, audiences worldwide keep coming back for more of this pulse-pounding electrifying show.
Fargo Force Hockey:
January 24, 7:05pm vs. Waterloo
January 25, 7:05pm vs. Waterloo
High School Sports:
Boys’ Varsity Basketball:
January 23, 7:30pm – Fargo South vs. Red River
January 24, 7:30pm – West Fargo vs. Fargo Davies
January 24, 7:30pm – Shanley vs. Moorhead
January 28, 7:30pm – Fargo North vs. Fargo South
January 28, 7:30pm – West Fargo vs. Grand Forks Central
Girls’ Varsity Basketball:
January 23, 7:30pm – Fargo North vs. Wahpeton
January 24, 5:45pm – West Fargo vs. Fargo Davies
January 25, 2:00pm – West Fargo vs. Bismarck
January 28, 5:45pm – Fargo North vs. Fargo South
January 28, 8:30pm – Moorhead vs. Crookston
Girls’ Varsity Hockey:
January 24, 5:15pm – Fargo North vs. Bismarck
January 24, 7:30pm – Fargo South/Davies vs. Williston
January 24, 8:00pm – Moorhead vs. River Lakes
January 25, 4:30pm – Fargo South/Davies vs. Minot
January 28, 5:15pm – Fargo North vs. Park Rapids
January 28, 8:30pm – Moorhead vs. Bemidji
Boys’ Varsity Hockey:
January 23, 7:30pm – West Fargo vs. Jamestown
January 23, 7:30pm – Moorhead vs. St. Cloud
January 25, 3:15pm – Fargo South vs. Grafton
January 28, 7:30pm – Fargo North vs. West Fargo