Metro Lights: February 12 – 18
Backstage Benefit Concert featuring Maura Ferguson & Natasha Thomas:
Location: Empire Arts Center in Grand Forks
Date: Feb 12
Time: 8:00pm
Cost: $5 cover charge
Join Empire Theatre Company alums and community theater veterans, Maura Ferguson and Natasha Thomas, for a very special Backstage Project! Rhombus Guys will provide a cash bar and coffee is courtesy of Urban Stampede.
As part of the Giving Hearts Day valley-wide fundraising event, proceeds from this event go to the Empire Arts Center Backstage Project.
REACH Giving Hearts Day Event:
Location: Garrick Theater in Hawley, MN
Date: Feb 12
Time: 8:00am – 8:00pm
Cost: Donation
REACH will be hosting a family-friendly community event at the Garrick Theater on Thursday, February 12 to coincide with Giving Hearts Day, a 24-hour online fundraising event. All events are free. Computers will be available for those interested in making a donation to REACH. Donations of $10 or more will be multiplied through a match by generous local donors. All are invited to stop by at your convenience!
•8-10am: Coffee & Donuts
•10am: Bingo
•11-1:30pm: Pulled Pork lunch (Take out boxes will be available!)
•11:00-1:30pm: Viewing of A Place at the Table, a documentary featuring families receiving federal food assistance and panel discussion featuring hunger locally and beyond.
•3-6:00pm: Kid-centered activities
•6:30-8pm: Coffee, Dessert and Fashion Show, featuring Dress for Success Red River Valley
Darin Henze and Friends:
Location: Plains Art Museum in Fargo
Date: Feb 12
Time: 12:00pm
Cost: Free
Giving Hearts Day performance by Darin Henze and friends.
Red River Valley Veterans Concert Band:
Location: Edgewood Vista in Fargo
Date: Feb 12
Time: 6:30pm
Cost: Free
The Red River Valley Veterans Concert Band will perform a free concert for residents and guests at Edgewood Vista. The concert band’s mission is to promote patriotism through music. The 50 pc band will perform a variety of music.
“The Metal Children”:
Location: Frances Frazier Comstock Theatre at Concordia College
Date: Feb 12 – 14
Time: 8:00pm
Cost: $5 – $10
Based on playwright Adam Rapp’s own experiences with the banning of his novel in Reading, Penn., the show examines moral duty and the role of censorship in literature for today’s youth.
Shanren in Concert:
Location: The Ember in Grand Forks
Date: Feb 13
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: $5
Experience the joyful music of Shanren: literally “mountain men.” Hailing from ethnic minority groups who live in the beautiful mountains of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, this Chinese folk-fusion band presents the rich but largely unknown heritage of Southwestern China.
Go Pink with the Dragon:
Location: Nemzek Fieldhouse at Minnesota State University Moorhead
Date: Feb 13
Time: 6:00pm
Cost: $9
The 8th Annual Go Pink with the Dragons is scheduled on Friday, February 13, 2015. The Dragon’s Women’s Basketball team, led by Head Coach Karla Nelson, sponsors Go Pink with the Dragons as a community service to educate and raise awareness about the importance of screening for breast cancer and other cancers. This event also raises funds for the MSUM Go Pink Scholarship and the Sanford Health Roger Maris Cancer Center.
I Love You Just Like This Storytime:
Location: Barnes and Noble in Fargo
Date: Feb 14
Time: 11:00am
Cost: Free
Join us for Valentine’s Day Storytime and activities featuringI Love You Just Like This. There are many ways to say ‘I love you’ – and Elmo and his Sesame Street friends are ready to tell you.
Rustic Oaks Open House:
Location: Rustic Oaks at 12155 3rdSt. S. in Moorhead
Date: Feb 14
Time: 12:00pm
Cost: Free
Enjoy complimentary bites & bevs, and wine & beer tasting! Visit with vendors, enjoy music & mingling, tour the venue, & more!
Open Swim:
Location: Fargo South High School
Date: Feb 14 – 15
Time: 1:00pm
Cost: $2.50 – $3.50
The public is welcome at the Fargo South High School Indoor Pool today for open swim.
Valentine’s in the Xerzone:
Location: Fercho YMCA
Date: Feb 14
Time: 1:00pm
Cost: Free
Join us for Valentine-themed fitness activities, healthy snacks, fun themes, and family fun!
Saturday Flicks:Gnomeo and Juliet:
Location: West Fargo Public Library
Date: Feb 14
Time: 1:00pm
Cost: Free
Valentine’s Day Fun at the library! Join us for Valentine’s Day card making at 1pm and a showing of the movie Gnomeo and Juliet (G) immediately following at 2pm. Popcorn and treats will be available during the movie. Open to all ages. No registration required
The Ralph’s Community Skate 2015:
Location: Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks
Date: Feb 15
Time: 2:00 – 4:00pm
Cost: Free
It’s that time again! REA is hosting the 2015 Community Skate held in both the Olympic rink as well as the Main Bowl. Please enter in the Olympic Arena. The arena will not be providing skate rental, but Gerrells is offering rentals in its store.
The Great Gatsby– Movie:
Location: West Fargo Public Library
Date: Feb 16
Time: 1:30pm
Cost: Free
Aspiring writer Nick Carraway falls under the spell of millionaire Jay Gatsby as he helps connect Gatsby with Carraway’s unhappily married cousin. From the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Enjoy this 2013 version of the movie with free popcorn on your holiday; then check out the classic novel in one of West Fargo Public Library’s other available formats! Drop off kids 9 and older at Lego Mania next door to the movie!
Pints for Pads for Kenya:
Location: The Fargo Brewing Co.
Date: Feb 17
Time: 5:30pm
Cost: See event details
Join us to help make sanitary pads for girls in rural Kenya, you can sew, cut fabric, package pads or just drink beer to support the project; bring a sewing machine to make pads or consider bringing a donation of pre-washed flannel, PUL, colorful girls’ panties in size medium or large or cash/check, proceeds benefit the Faraja Family Resource Center in Chogoria, Kenya.
Author Karen Babine:
Location: Zandbroz Variety Store in Fargo
Date: Feb 17
Time: 6:30pm
Cost: Free
She will read from her new book “Water and What We Know.”