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22 MEET YOUR LOCAL CELEBRITIES There's more than meets the eye, or ear, when it comes to the familiar names and faces you recognize in the community. Meet a few of our local celebrities and find out what they do when they're not in the spotlight and why they love their careers.

60 52 BEST SOUP DISHES IN FARGO-MOORHEAD 58 NEW DIRECTION FEST 5 60 TRIPWIRE Local band Tripwire is doing some rewiring, making a few changes and kicking it up a notch for a stellar year ahead. 67 BEST DATE IDEAS IN FARGOMOORHEAD 72 WINTERARTS FESTIVAL 2016: SHAKESPEAREFEST This year's annual festival is dedicated to one of the most iconic figures

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in history: Shakespeare. Here's the scoop on how to get involved and check out a list of various Shakespeare-themed events happening through the beginning of March. 77 I RUN 4 80 A MIRACULOUS OPPORTUNITY Read about a captivating journey to Fargo from a Nepalese student at Fargo South High School.

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE 44 5 Things to Eat and Drink This Month 48 Culinary Spotlight 50 Mixologist of the Month 84 Startup Spotlight 88 Photos: NDSU's FCS National Championship RESOURCES 99 The Hotlist (Our must-see events) 101 Event Calendar 108 Live Music Calendar 111 Drink Specials 118 Monthly Finds: Gifts Galore 122 College Specials

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Merriam-Webster’s definition: “the state of being famous or celebrated.” he stories you will read in this month’s cover story talk of people who are well-known in our area because of the great things they are doing for our community and even on a national level, in some cases. Whether it’s the local news or inspirational music, these local “celebrities” bring something to the table that the community benefits from, and in my eyes, that’s why the rest of us pay attention to them. That’s why we can consider them “celebrated.” Out of the individuals that I had the privilege of talking to for our cover story this month, many of them also talked about how much they love what they do. I’d need more than one page to list the bits of advice from the people that inspired me, but two in particular stuck out in my mind. Chris Hanson of “Chris, John and Jane in the Morning” on BOB95 FM said, “If you don’t have fun with what you do, it’s just got to be the worst.” Plain and simple, right? 16 | FEBRUARY 2016 | FARGOMONTHLY.COM

And Tom Szymanski, Chief Meteorologist at KFGO, had a great piece of advice that he used to tell students when he spoke in classrooms all over the FM area. “Some people may go through their whole life not having enjoyed what they do, but if I had to do what I’ve done all over again, I probably would. I always told kids when I talked a lot about careers, is that you know you’re doing the right thing in your life when your alarm rings on a Monday morning and you want to get out of bed. But if it rings and you complain, and you don’t want to go, then you might want to rethink what you’re doing.” Although this issue is about highlighting what the public might not know about these familiar names, I think it’s also about realizing the importance of loving what you do and embracing your community. Because if these people didn’t love what they do, would they still have this local fame?

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Number of wires used in Tripwire’s photoshoot. This is actually a complete guess off the top of my head, but we used a heck of a lot of wires for this fun photoshoot with a local band. See it for yourself on page 60.

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Number of bands playing New Direction Fest 5. Get the lineup of all the regional and local bands playing at the New Direction’s annual music festival in Downtown Fargo on page 58.

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running morning show in town, Hanson also creates imaging for the stations and works with commercials and various events. Although irregular hours, working in a deadline business and trying to make clients happy can pose challenges, Hanson wouldn’t have it any other way – even if it means going to bed before his kids some nights.

OR MANY, his voice is recognized as the one they hear on their drive to work in the morning. While many fans may not be able to easily put a face to the voice they hear on their favorite station, that’s not the case when it comes to Chris Hanson. As a host for BOB95 FM’s “Chris, John and Jane in the Morning” show and a television host for “Poker Nights in America,” Hanson’s level of recognition in the community goes beyond just a voice behind a microphone. “In radio, it used to be where you’d always wonder what your favorite DJ or radio host looked like. The Internet has changed that now,” said Hanson. “But in TV, I’m always taken aback when someone says, ‘Hey I saw you on TV Monday night,’ when I’m really used to going through a drive-thru and having them say, ‘Are you Chris from BOB? You really sound like him.’” A career in radio happened by somewhat of a surprise. After only one day at a TV internship, Hanson quickly realized it wasn’t what he wanted to do. Conveniently, leaving the television station that day, he ran into the program director at the radio station, who suggested that he try radio. Hanson hadn’t really thought about it, as he had spent a few years as the sports editor at NDSU’s The Spectrum and couldn’t decide if print media was the right path either. Today, Hanson has found himself working in radio over the last 20 years or so and absolutely loves it. “If you don’t have fun with what you do, it’s just got to be the worst," said Hanson. "Hanging out with Jane and John every day is just a blast. We have so much fun. We have a very interesting dynamic between the three of us.” On top of being one of the stars of “Chris, John and Jane in the Morning,” the longest-

“There’s a lot of behind-the-scenes work. Everybody thinks we just walk away at 9 a.m. when the show’s over but that’s not the case,” Hanson said. “I’ll be honest, the best part of my job is from 5:30 – 9 a.m. when I’m on the air every day.” Hanson doesn’t just have a voice that is easily recognized – his face is too. Many who know Hanson as a radio host don’t know that he is also a television host for a nationwide show called “Poker Night in America” on the CBS Sports Network. Hanson travels 10 to 15 weeks out of the year to attend poker events all over the country, and all of the post-production and editing is done back in Fargo.

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“Just be real. That’s what’s tough. People relate to me being a dad of four kids getting poop on my fingers changing a diaper. You can’t fake that stuff.”

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“We have a nationally-televised show that’s seen by millions of people every week and it’s a ton of fun," said Hanson. "People might know me because I’m on BOB95, but they don’t know me for the TV show. But then the people that know me for the TV show don’t know that I also do radio.” As if he couldn’t get busier, Hanson also hosts various events and occasionally does ring announcing for MMA matches. He even drove for Uber this summer. Both left fans wondering things such as, “Why is the guy from the radio in a suit standing in a blood-covered ring?” and “Why is the guy from the radio driving me home?” For Hanson, at the end of the day it all comes down to loving what you do and taking public recognition as job well done. “Someone asked if it ever gets annoying to be recognized and I always say no, because obviously we must be doing something right in our job when people recognize you and they feel comfortable enough to approach you. Having them recognize me is a lot better than not having them recognize me,” Hanson said.

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Chris klieman NDSU Football Head Coach

comfortable?’ When I came here with my kids’ ages, the school systems were so important to my wife and I. We were really pleased with the Fargo Schools and our kids felt really welcome. It was a great fit for all three of my kids.”

HEN CHRIS KLIEMAN

first came to Fargo to interview for a position with the NDSU football team in 2011, the only knowledge he had of the community was when he came as an opponent. As he visited NDSU, he was surprised by the size of the FargoMoorhead community. “We were really impressed with the size, really impressed with how friendly the people were and how many things there were to do here,” said Klieman. “I brought my family out here three months after I started work here. My kids loved it. It was a great school, a lot of things to do and I felt really welcome here. My whole family did.” Even those that know nothing about NDSU football are probably familiar with Klieman. He was hired as an assistant coach to the NDSU football team and worked his way up to the head coach position in 2014 after long-time coach Craig Bohl left. Along the way, Klieman was an integral part of winning five straight FCS National Championships. However, when Klieman came here, he could never have known about the longevity of how long he’d be in this community, as coaching isn’t known for its job security. “In our business, you never know. You really don’t,” said Klieman. “You always go into it saying, ‘If I end up being at a place for five years, 10 years, long term, can your family adapt? Can your family be

The Klieman family has made themselves at home in the community. With three children, they are actively involved in the schools and sports team in town. In fact, his son Devin, was a starting defensive back and wide receiver for Shanley High School’s football team. This created quality family bonding time, as Devin learned a lot about football from his father and NDSU. “He’s grown up along Bison Football,” said Klieman. “I coached defensive backs before being the head coach, so every defensive back that’s been through here since I’ve been here has been a great mentor to Devin and he looks up to all those guys.” As an honorary citizen, although he fails to see himself as one, Klieman has become a Fargo celebrity, which he has embraced when out in public. “Bison fans are a big part of this community,” said Klieman. “You have to embrace that. I don’t mind embracing it. I think it’s part of the job and it’s part of the job that I enjoy: visiting with all of the people that don’t have to follow you guys but they do and that's so important to Bison football success.” Having worked at other FCS schools such as Northern Iowa and Missouri State, Klieman has witnessed the fans in other communities. He said that Fargo and NDSU’s fan base has no comparison. “I’ve been mostly at FCS schools of this size throughout my career,” said Klieman. "This is the best fan base of any of the FCS schools that I’ve been at. When you think of how much coverage there is from newspaper to television to Fan Fest days in August where you get thousands of people here to the tailgating to walking into a SCHEELS and having its own section of Bison gear. It’s unmatched at any place I’ve been.” It’s apparent that Klieman has become a part of Fargo and that is something that he encourages in his players.

“We appreciate so much of the support that all of our athletic programs get, as well as how great these student-athletes are at all these sports and how much they give back to our community,” he said. “Although we encourage giving back to the community, a lot of these guys do things on their own. Whether it’s reading to elementary schools or going to the hospital and visiting people, our guys really love giving back to the community because they see how much community support there is.”

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or heard by so many people each day. While some television personalities can easily disguise themselves or look different in public than they do on air, Szymanski can’t hide anywhere.

OM “TOO TALL” SZYMANSKI knew at a young age that he wanted to study weather when a meteorologist from his hometown visited his third-grade class and his teacher told him to give other students a chance to ask questions. “I always was interested in weather forecasting. I used to watch out the window at the sky as a kid. I’d try to look at our barometer and make my own predictions and it became kind of fun for me,” said Szymanski. Szymanski had started in radio in 1982 while studying as a graduate student and worked in radio for six years before he ever got in front of a television camera. 1988 was when Szymanski first got involved in TV, and broadcasted weather in a few other cities before he found himself in Fargo in 1992. Szymanski grew to become one of the most recognized names in North Dakota media as “Too Tall Tom” while heading the weather department at KVLY-TV in town from 19922007. After a corporate buyout resulted in changes within the station, Szymanski found himself leaving Fargo with a new weather job at KXMB Television in Bismarck, N.D., until an offer came to him this past year. “I wasn’t sure if I wanted to quit television, but it had some things about it that I was growing to dislike," he said. "The thing that really tipped it toward me coming back here was that the station in Bismarck got bought by a big corporate entity. I didn’t want to take that chance again.” Szymanski left Bismarck television to return to Fargo radio as the chief meteorologist at KFGO in November 2015. You can hear him today broadcasting the weather in the early hours of the morning. “I think the comment I always thought was interesting that I got when I was recognized in public was, ‘You look much smaller on TV than you do in person,’” said Szymanski. Standing at 6 feet 9 inches with a deep, charismatic voice, Szymanski has a stature and sound that’s hard to forget when he’s seen 30

“The thing that I’ve always said about being on TV and being recognized is that even if you’re having a bad day, it’s always important to put your best foot forward when someone says hi to you because it may be the one and only time they ever meet you, and if you give them a bad impression, that’s really all they have to work with,” he said. Most people know Szymanski for being a huge Green Bay Packers fan, but they might not know that he played college basketball against Magic Johnson, he's spoken at many schools as a meteorologist, came in second place in a “Dancing with the FM Stars” local fundraiser competition roughly 10 years ago and he’s a devoted golf player with his wife, Janel. Szymanski is, perhaps, best known for one of his favorite moments working in television. February 1996, the temperatures in Fargo were absolutely frigid. Szymanski was getting calls left and right being asked to do cut-ins on stations all over the nation to show people how cold it was in Fargo. He remembered an experiment that he had done as a kid.

Advice For Pursuing The Industry

“Develop a thick skin. You’re going to be criticized a lot, especially in the weather business because in my line of work, particularly, it’s the prediction business. People will always try to find a reason why you’re wrong or how bad you are at your job.”

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“I remembered that when you took boiling water and if it was incredibly cold and you threw a cup of that water into the air, instead of freezing into ice, it just burst right into a cloud. It goes straight to the gas phase because of the extreme temperature change,” he said. “It looked like fireworks. The camera angle was perfect.” That display on the 10 p.m. news that night was picked up at stations all over the nation and even his parents saw it on TV in Mexico while they were on vacation. The next day, he appeared on the Today Show, and did similar experiments to show how cold it was in the area. Surprisingly enough, Szymanski’s nickname of “Too Tall Tom” didn’t come from his time as a basketball player. He gave it to himself so that he didn’t have to live out his entire career with people confused about how to say his last name. Thankfully, it stuck, and it’s something that makes him memorable in the community he’s so happy to be back in.

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@tallweatherguy 645 followers

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tom szymanski Chief Meteorologist - KFGO

kristi larson Reporter â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Valley News Live

Local Celebrity RISTI LARSON’S whole day was thrown off schedule the morning of Nov. 5, 2015. She woke up late, which was still an unreasonable hour to most people, and was running late to her job as a reporter at KVLY. To top it off, she selfadmittedly wasn’t looking her best that day either. Little did she know, this would be a day she’d remember the rest of her life. Twitter

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She made it through her daily morning show segment on KVLY and was doing the news minutes on “North Dakota Today”, counting down the seconds until she could go home. However, out of the corner of her eye, Larson saw a man walk onto set and realized he was going to walk into the shot. She quickly glanced over and realized it was her boyfriend of five years, Jaron Conner.

However, this moment almost never happened, as Larson never intended to go into TV. In fact, her first major in college was elementary education, but to find out why she decided to be on TV, you need to go back to her high school volleyball coach.

As she predicted, he walked into the shot, got down on one knee and said, “I’ve loved you since I first met you, you’re my best friend, my soul mate and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?”

“I was never like, ‘I want to be on the news,’ but when I was thinking of changing majors, my mom had reminded me that one of my volleyball coaches had us do a strengths skill test to see what you’d be good at later in life. My communications was way high. My mom was actually the one who had reminded me of that and had suggested, ‘What do you think of being a reporter?’”

While the proposal was shocking, it was what happened afterward that really surprised Larson and Conner. The genuineness of the moment and the joy on Larson’s face made the event what viral videos are made of.

Apparently mom knows best, as Larson’s career has taken off. After graduating from MSUM, she got a position at KVLY and worked her way from a sports reporter to her current position as morning reporter.

Where You Can Find Kristi “I have an obsession with pickles. I don’t know what it is. I love them. I just tried the Toasted Frog cheesy pickles. Oh my God. If someone wants to send me a wedding gift of one of those big Costco jars of pickles, they’d be my number one fan.”

“He told me that he never really thought that this would happen,” said Larson. “I knew that it would be popular in the area but he didn’t know that it would go international. That’s crazy to me. I still can’t wrap my head around that part.”

The video was shown on “Good Morning America”, “The Early Today Show”, “Inside Edition” and countless others in the U.S. and abroad. While the video spread across the country, it also spread on Valley News Live’s Facebook Page, reaching 4,800 likes and 138 shares.

Larson’s day begins at 2:30 a.m. to be on the KVLY morning show at 4:30 a.m. every day. She is usually on location with people from around the community covering different events and news. This has let her do everything from traveling to New York City to flying in a stunt plane. There is one thing that she particularly loves, though. “I think what else has been fun is you get to connect with a lot of different people,” said Larson. “It’s just fun to get to do some of that stuff that people normally wouldn’t get to do like shake the new coach's hand, get to interview them or get to talk to them. Thankfully, I get to.” So whether it’s riding in an Aerobatics Aircraft or gaining national attention with her marriage proposal, Larson has a message for her viewers. “Thanks for letting me, be me.” 33

and put pressure on yourself not to mess up,” Bommersbach said. “It was hard not being able to have much crowd interaction, and I thrive on that because I can’t pick up on visual cues.”

HEN HE WAS just 3

years old, Joe “Blind Joe” Bommersbach asked his accordion-playing grandfather if he could sing with him and his buddies, and remembers belting out a killer version of “Frosty the Snowman.” At the age of 5, Bommersbach started to realize that his favorite musicians were playing the guitar. After a trip to Sears, Bommersbach had himself a guitar that was different than what the average person is used to playing with. “He (my grandpa) raised the strings up on it and tuned it to an open chord like a dobro and then secured wooden mailbox letters to the neck of the guitar,” said Bommersbach. “Then he taught me the letters that corresponded with the notes so I could feel my way up and down the neck as I was playing. That’s basically how I started playing and singing.” The miraculous thing about Bommersbach’s talent is that he has been blind since birth after being born three months premature. His parents were told that he had a 98 percent chance of not making it, and that if he did, he would be severely multi-handicapped. Although there is speculation as to what exactly caused his retinas to never attach, it never stopped Bommersbach from getting where he is today. Growing up in Fargo, he never stopped playing. Near the end of his teenage years, he knew he wanted to pursue music seriously and years later, that dream would become a reality. More commonly known as Blind Joe, he got his rise to recognition outside of North Dakota and Minnesota by competing on NBC’s "The Voice" in 2015. After making it past open call auditions and being selected for country star Blake Shelton’s team in auditions, Blind Joe was eliminated two rounds later, but considers himself incredibly lucky for the learning experience. “It was such a confidence-booster to be complimented by stars that I looked up to, but it would be hard to do something like that again. You have so much time to freak yourself out 34

Despite the challenges, it didn’t take long before he struck a chord in the hearts of viewers and soon became hard to forget. “I’m always going to be the blind country dude from The Voice,” he said. “But I wasn’t there to win. I just wanted people to know that I was making real music, so it was a launch pad for me and a way for people to remember me by.”

FIND JOE AT HIS FAVORITE PLACE TO PLAY

Blind Joe was no stranger to recognition in the region after playing so many shows around North Dakota and Minnesota. During his time on "The Voice," he watched his social media accounts blow up and never thought he would be the type of person who fans would recognize all over the nation.

The Fargo Theatre

“What really floored me was when we would be out on the road and I would be at a truck stop or something, and someone would come up to me and say, ‘Oh my gosh, you’re Blind Joe from The Voice.’ It’s very flattering and I don’t think I’ll ever get used to it,” said Bommersbach. Since he’s mainly recognized from television these days, there are plenty of things that fans may not know about “the blind guy from TV.” He’s a huge nerd, obsesses over technology and loves old-school video games. Before his time competing on reality TV, Bommersbach also taught blind and visually impaired people throughout the state of Minnesota how to use accessibility software for computers and phones. As far as the future goes, Blind Joe has a world of opportunity in front of him. He’s been extensively touring the nation with his sidekick and wife, Liann, and will soon be working on recording an EP that was made possible by various fan fundraisers. When Blind Joe left "The Voice," Blake Shelton told him, “Don’t worry about it. I’ll call you and we’ll make it work for you.” Whether or not that happens, Blind Joe won’t be disappearing from the limelight anytime soon and his passion for music is nothing short of inspiring.

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@theblindjoe 6,227 followers

Facebook Page "Blind Joe" 7,495 likes

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blind joe Musician/"The Voice" 2015 Contestant

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joseph olivieri Owner - Josefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School of Hair Design

go anywhere he wanted, he ended up back in Fargo and has ran Josef’s School of Hair Design for the last 50 years.

LTHOUGH JOSEPH OLIVIERI was

born in Dilworth, Minn., and has spent most of his life in Fargo, but he’s still not used to the cold. He doesn’t mind the snow, but it’s the cold that gets to him. And at 90 years old, who can blame him? Olivieri’s name is synonymous with Josef’s School of Hair Design, but the road that brought him here took him through a tour in Italy during World War II, hair school in Hollywood, Calif., and traveling and working all around the world. After celebrating his 90th birthday last year, Olivieri looked back on his life in a business that treated him well. “The beauty business has been very good to me,” said Olivieri. “I love what I do and I do what I love. I’ve never regretted it. To this day, I still love it and I believe if people would do what they love, they’d never get tired of going to work or going to their job.” As the son of a railroad man, Olivieri was a selftitled hell raiser in high school. He was drafted into the Army and shipped to basic training three days after graduating. From there, he went to Italy to serve during World War II. His life was irrevocably changed from this experience. “What did you learn? You learn a lot of discipline,” he said. “You learn you don’t have a life of your own. You go from a kid to a man quick. You don’t have time to think. That’s life.” After the service, life continued to happen quickly for Olivieri. His brother was becoming a barber and encouraged him to become one as well. Olivieri said forget that, though. If he was going to do that, he was going to spend his time working with beautiful ladies as a hair stylist. The education and travel continued for Olivieri. He studied in Fargo and Hollywood before traveling the world and competing in different hair competitions. Despite the fact that he could

Despite being a self-learned man, Olivieri recognizes that he didn’t get where he is on his own. “I raised a lot of hell in this business. I had a lot of fun in this business. I never knew where I was going in this business because I didn’t know my own talents. Thank God that the people around me were generous enough to see what I didn’t see and encourage me. They saw things in me that I didn’t see in myself,” he said. At 90 years old, Olivieri is more active than some 21-year olds. He tries to go out and socialize at least three times a week and frequents many lively establishments such as the Old Broadway, the Sports Bar and Fort Noks. He said that this is one of the reasons he’s in such good shape. “I think young. I don’t think old. I feel young. No matter how I feel, I always wake up with a smile in the morning. Working in our business, you’ve got to be upbeat. When I go out and socialize at night and I’m around these young people, they’re so gracious to me. We high five and we all act and react alike.” This ties in with a philosophy that Olivieri practices in his life. “I sort of preach, and I preach to my students, that people don’t do enough for themselves. You’ve got to treat yourself better in life because if you don’t keep yourself whole, you’re not going to treat anybody else good. Sometimes, people are trying to do things for everybody and they haven’t done anything for themselves. How can you do anything for anybody if you’re not whole yourself?” Olivieri said. As birthdays are usually a time for reflection, Olivieri believes he made the right choice by staying in Fargo. “I could have worked any place in the world. I had the credentials to do so. I chose Fargo because they’re the greatest people in the world. I made a great living here. I wouldn’t want to be any place else,” he said. Even if he does hate the cold.

Event

JAFA 2015 Saturday, February 27 at 7 p.m. The Josef's Annual Fashion Awards is coming back for its 11th year. This runway show will feature roughly 250 models who will walk the runway with hair, makeup and wardrobe done by Josef's students and alumni. This is a unique event that is a blast and pulls out all the stops with lighting and production. General admission tickets are $15. josefsschoolofhair design.com/jafa Ramada Plaza & Suites 1635 42nd St. S, Fargo

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jeff kolpack Sports Reporter â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fargo Forum

IF YOU don’t recognize his face, you’re sure

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to recognize his name, as it’s been printed in the newspaper nearly every day since 1990. Jeff Kolpack is one of the most well-known sports reporters in the area and has been bringing the sporting world to the masses through the Fargo Forum for the last 25 years. Kolpack’s plan had always been to cover sports and college football, which is his favorite, but he had never planned to do it in Fargo for as long as he has.

WHERE TO SPOT KOLPACK Edgewood Golf Course

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Advice For Pursuing The Industry

“Do everything you can. Be well-versed in writing. Take speech classes or join a club. Get used to the video and TV end of everything and the social media aspects.”

“Division I football kind of came to me. I was getting a little bored covering Division II, and when NDSU made the jump to Division I, that was like a resurrection of sorts for me writing-wise,” said Kolpack. “When that came along, it was really cool and fun to cover, and it hasn’t died down at all.”

If you ask Kolpack what some of his most memorable moments are of the last 25 years during his time at the Fargo Forum, he could give you a different answer every day. But one particular memory currently stands out in his mind that solidifies his love for what he does. “Being at the first FCS tittle game in Frisco, Texas, and seeing this wave of Bison fans and I just thought, ‘Where did these people come from?’ I remember being at the Fargodome and there were 7,000 people, and in Frisco, in 2011, there were 16,000 Bison fans, and it hasn’t slowed down. The wave of masses, it still blows me away,” he said. While it’s obvious that Kolpack eats, sleeps and breathes anything in the sports world, especially college football, many might not know about his side projects. In addition to being a reporter, Kolpack also runs a Bison Media Blog and hosts two radio shows: “Kolpack and Izzo” on WDAY AM 970 from 9 – 11 a.m. every Saturday and the seasonal “Golf Show with Jeff Kolpack” on the same station every Saturday from 8 – 9 a.m. April through August. But it doesn’t stop there. Around this time last year, Kolpack began writing a Division I college football book about NDSU, beginning with the 2003 season leading up to current times. Kolpack’s father, Ed, was a sports writer for 39 years and had written a similar book about NDSU football from 1964 to 1991, and right

before NDSU won their third championship in 2013, Kolpack was urged by his older brother, Dave, to write their dad’s sequel. He told himself that he would work on the book a little bit each day, whether it was two words or two chapters, and he held true to that for a few months before he ran into various delays. As it turns out, the Bison kept winning and the dynasty still hasn’t ended, so the delays have only proven to be blessings in disguise. “After the fourth win, I thought, you know, the dynasty isn’t really done yet. This year (2015), if they lose, then it’s over. Four in a row, dynasty is over. If they win this year, it’s five in a row and nobody has every done that before. That’s a dynasty, and I would call that a conclusion to my book, too. “Everything is on the table. I don’t want it to be, ‘rah, rah, everything is great,’ because that hasn’t always been the case. My job as a reporter all of these years is to tell it like it is, so my aim with this book is to do just that. It’s a book of truth,” Kolpack said. When so many people see Kolpack’s name each day, a little bit of public recognition is bound to happen. With the evolving industry and the wider use of video and social media in news, Kolpack has become a little more visible. “The beauty of being a newspaper guy for so many years is that nobody really knew you, they just saw your name and read you. So I’m not too comfortable being that guy whose face is out there a little bit and that’s been an adjustment for me,” he said. Ultimately, being recognized is a good thing for Kolpack. He considers it job security with a sense of knowing that people are reading his work and that they’re on board with it. Overall, Kolpack embraces the evolving nature of the business and the opportunities it gives him to do more with his career, which is why the Fargo Forum has been such a rewarding place for him to be.

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Maybe you're looking for a good place to take that special someone for a tasty Valentine's Day dinner, or maybe you're in the mood to try something new. Either way, these five items are sure to satisfy, so give them a try. By Erica Rapp | Photos by Paul Flessland

Having trouble choosing what type of brew you're in the mood for? That's what flights are perfect for. Pictured Left to Right • Warsteiner Premium Verum 4.8% ABV, Classic light-bodied German pilsner • Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Leicht 2.7% ABV, German Hefewiezen light yeast-wheaten beer • Dinkelacker Märzen 5.6% ABV, spicy, rich and full-bodied Oktoberfest/Märzen that's exclusive to Würst Bier Hall • Spaten Optimator 7.6% ABV, classic German dark beer, bottom-fermented Doppelbock

630 1st Ave. N, Fargo wurstfargo.com

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House margaritas are half price every day from 4 - 6 p.m., 9 p.m. - close and all day on Tuesdays.

Char-broiled strips of marinated chicken breast lay on a bed of sautĂŠed onions and green peppers and are served with Spanish rice, refried beans, flour tortillas and garnished with lettuce and pico de gallo for the perfect build-ityourself fajita lunch. And don't forget to wash it all down with a tasty house margarita. This lunch meal is available from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

814 Main Ave, Fargo 3155 45th St. S, Fargo mexicanvillage.com

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â&#x20AC;&#x2039; our typical ramen just got a whole lot better. Ramen Y bathes in a tonkatsĂş soup, aka pork bone broth, along with a soft boiled egg, sliced pork belly, seaweed, scallions, a hot dog and dumplings. Perfect for a cold winter day, this ramen dish can be created to your liking with a variety of broth, meat and toppings of your choice.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2039;â&#x20AC;&#x2039; While on the lighter side of a typical meal, this unique salad flaunts some big flavor to boot. This rotisserie chicken salad is adorned with jicama, red bell pepper, roasted corn, black beans, avocado, red onion, tortillas and arugula and topped with a chipotle lime vinaigrette for that classic Southwestern flavor.

1555 44th St. S, Fargo portercreek.com

Following courses of soup and salad comes this impressive 10-ounce filet that's topped with onion tanglers and sits on a red wine-soaked cedar plank. To compliment this thick cut of meat, sides of grilled salt-and-pepper asparagus and house-made garlic mashed potatoes beautifully grace the plate.

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soup By Eric Watson | Photo by Paul Flessland

a child, I remember eating my motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s potato soup. It was a simple concoction of shredded russet potatoes, water, onions, salt and pepper. For some reason, I remember enjoying this dish. Nowadays, I prefer to take a slightly more exciting approach to soup making. Delicious soups certainly donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to be complex. They simply need to possess the necessary layers of flavor and textures needed to excite the average palate.

Eric Watson is the owner of Mezzaluna, Rustica and Mosaic Foods in Fargo. He is also the founder and president of the Fargo branch of the American Culinary Federation.

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oup making typically consists of a few simple components. First is the mirepoix. This is a French word used to describe the onions, celery and carrots. Many nationalities have their own variations. In Spain and Italy, it’s Soffrito (onion, garlic and tomato). In Germany, it’s Suppengrun (carrot, celeriac and leeks). In the American south, it’s the Holy Trinity (onion, celery and green bell peppers). These vegetable combinations will provide the flavor base needed to create a soup’s foundation. The second thing to know is, of course, the primary body of the soup. This may be potato or vegetable for a puree soup or diced meat for a broth soup. Next would be the liquid, typically a stock or broth, sometimes with the addition of cream or milk. This is oftentimes the most important as it lends the most flavor and texture that is nearly impossible to achieve with water alone. Finally, we have the garnishing element. This could be barley, pasta or any other number of items. Regardless of the ingredient combination, you’ll need to have a clear

understanding of technique in order to achieve a well-executed soup. Things like the difference between sweating and caramelizing the mirepoix, the proper caramelization of meats or thickening with roux, cornstarch slurry or simply using a puree. This column doesn’t allow me the room to explain appropriately but I could define my approach to soup making by quoting cookbook author, Laurie Colwin from “Home Cooking:" “There is nothing like soup. It is by nature eccentric. No two are ever alike, unless of course you get your soup in a can.” I realize this may seem like vague advice, but cooking never seems to be an exact science for me. If you find yourself struggling with soups, just remember, I’ve worked with many professional cooks who fail miserably with soup production. There’s so much more to making soup than simply following a recipe. You have to use your senses. You have to taste and adjust as you go. Like other dishes, the final outcome may also depend on your passion and desire to cook good food. It always helps to be in a good mood when trying to create great food.

recipe

Serves 6-8

Potato & Brie Soup with Roasted Garlic & Smoked Bacon ingredients • 1 lb. leeks, cleaned, white part only • 4 ea. garlic cloves, thinly sliced • 3 tbsp. nutter • ¼ cup Sherry wine, dry • 1 qt. chicken stock or broth • 2 cup heavy cream • 1 lb. russet potatoes, peeled and diced • ½ lb. brie cheese, rough chopped • 2 ea. heads, roasted garlic * • ½ tsp. white pepper • 2-4 tbsp. salt, adjust as needed for topping • 1 tbsp. scallions, thinly sliced • As Needed - crispy croutons • As Needed - bacon, crispcooked, chopped

instructions

Place leeks, garlic and butter in a medium-sized soup pot and sauté lightly. Add sherry wine and reduce slightly. Add chicken stock, heavy cream and potatoes. Simmer until potatoes are tender. Place soup mixture in a blender (small amounts at a time) and quickly process with cheese and roasted garlic. Repeat process until all soup and cheese is blended smoothly. Season soup with salt and white pepper. Garnish with scallions, croutons and crisp bacon. * For roasted garlic. Wrap two heads of garlic in aluminum foil and bake at 225 degrees for approximately 90 minutes. Let cool slightly and cut heads in half. Squeeze with your hand to remove the roasted garlic.

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Mixologist of the Month

A Warm Delight from

Joe Ficenec @ The HoDo Lounge 101 Broadway N, Fargo hoteldonaldson.com

Bartender Joe Ficenecâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s twist on the classic hot buttered rum will give you the kick of warmth you need during the frigid winter months, not to mention it boasts some pretty big flavor. This tasty cocktail will leave you feeling cozy inside and might be your new favorite drink. By Erica Rapp | Photos by Paul Flessland

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Where do you draw inspiration for your own drink recipes? “It’s kind of just when I’m in the mood, for example, a mocha, I’ll try to come up with a coffee recipe. That’s how it started, with what I was feeling I guess. Usually then when someone else comes up with something, I say to myself, ‘I think I can do something similar that’s good, too.’”

What type of drinks do you enjoy making? “I really like vodka as a whole. I love how versatile it is, and there are still a lot of classic cocktails that have vodka. You can pretty much adapt it to whatever your palette is at the time. I do really like rum, too, and working here, I’m getting used to whisky as well.”

What’s a piece of advice you’d give to another mixologist?

"Your Favorite drink" • 1 oz. honey butter & brown sugar mix • 1 ½ oz. Mount Gay Barbados Rum • ½ oz. RumChata • 4 oz. hot water • Cinnamon & nutmeg for garnish

“Learn how to improvise. I think a lot of people are so in one shape, and I feel like the one thing I have learned that other people haven’t is that there are so many things you can mix and match and swap out for one another. If you don’t have something, you have to use something else. I think that’s kind of been my key for being a successful bartender.”

Can you tell us about the drink? “We’re calling it ‘Your Favorite Drink’ right now because so many people come in and ask us, ‘What’s your favorite drink?’ So we thought it would be fun to call it that for the time being. It’s a twist on hot buttered rum. It’s a pretty cool recipe. It was sort of a collaboration of a bunch of different ideas, and then I just tweaked it a little bit.”

Mix together equal parts honey butter and brown sugar in a separate bowl. Scoop an ounce of the mixture into a snifter glass, then add both spirits and hot water over the honey butter mixture and stir together. Add a few dashes of cinnamon and nutmeg over the top of the drink as a garnish.

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cajun cafĂŠ Spice up your life with a little bit of jambalaya from the Cajun CafĂŠ. This hearty dish is a tomato-based stew made up of peppers, onion, rice and Cajun sausage and houses a savory and spicy flavor that will send your heart straight to Louisiana.

1324 25th Ave. S, Fargo

Toscana This hearty vegetable soup is loaded with plentiful grilled veggies: zucchini, yellow squash, roasted red peppers, tomatoes and spinach. It's also cooked in a light tomato broth, making it vegetarian friendly.

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nichole's fine pastry Nichole's Fine Pastry doesn't just specialize in the sweets their lunch menu is always a hit. Pair your lunch with a hot bowl of savory soup, which rotates daily so that you have a variety of tasty options throughout the week. Pictured here is Minnesota Wild Rice (left) and chili (right) in crafty mugs.

13 8th St. S, Fargo nicholesfinepastry.com

â&#x20AC;&#x2039;Doolittles woodfire grill A side of sausage and potato soup from Doolittles is sure to complement any meal. Italian sausage, roasted potatoes and kale are bathed in a chicken stock-based broth to create this savory soup dish.

2112 25th St. S, Fargo doolittles.com

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acapulco mexican restaurant You'll be hard-pressed to find a savory soup dish at Acapulco that won't satisfy you. Pictured here is the 7 Mares Seafood Soup (above top) that's loaded with mussels, scallops, shrimp, octopus, a vegetable medley, tilapia, crab legs and oysters in a spicy broth. Also, the Chicken Rice Soup (above bottom) is a popular menu item with it's hefty amounts of shredded chicken, rice, tomatoes, onions and cilantro in a savory chicken broth.

1150 36th St. S, Fargo acapulcomexicanfargo.com

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sandy's donuts In addition to making delicious donuts, Sandy's also serves lunch and that includes great soups, sandwiches and more. Try a bowl of their classic Chicken Noodle soup (right) with chicken, chicken broth, carrots, celery, noodles, thyme, salt and pepper. Or, try the heartier side with a bowl of their Harvest Potato & Ham soup (left), which is a combination of ham, chicken broth, potatoes, carrots, red pepper, yellow pepper, onion, celery, garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, whole milk, butter and flour.

300 Broadway N, Fargo 301 Main Ave. W, West Fargo sandysdonuts.com

w端rst bier hall European comfort food will definitely warm your heart in the winter time, and the W端rst Bier Hall has some soup dishes that will do just that. You can't go wrong with their Borscht (left), which is a hearty classic made from beetroot, or their creamy Knoephla soup (right) with dumplings made to perfection.

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NEW NEW DIRECTION DIRECTION FEST

By Erica Rapp Photos by Kaytlin Dargen

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FEBRUARY 19, 20, 21

The New Direction 14 Roberts St. N, Fargo

usic lovers unite at this year's fifth annual New Direction Fest. The New Direction is an allages DIY venue in the heart of Downtown Fargo that hosts entertainment acts of all types in a cozy community spot. But this isn't just any ordinary music festival. The lineup is filled with bands from the area and the region, not to mention that the venue has been through quite the journey to get where it's at today.

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Jack Stenerson is a local music promoter and co-owner of The New Direction.

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New Direction used to be home to the Red Raven Espresso Parlor, where four local music promoters, Jack Stenerson, Jed Felix, Chuck Wang and Rusty Steele, frequently booked shows. When the Red Raven announced its relocation back in 2010, Stenerson contacted the landlord about reopening the space as a full-time venue. The spot was theirs as of March 1, 2011 and the New Direction was born. "It was a learning experience from the beginning because we had to transform from promoters into business owners," said Stenerson. "From then until summer of 2013, we brought some great shows to the venue but always struggled with money. It was rare that we didn't have to pay something out of pocket during that time." That summer, the decision was made to close the space for financial reasons. Support from the community started pouring in, and expression of sadness about the closure rained from many local music lovers. Coincidentally, the space was bought by new owners around the same time, and Stenerson said that they were able to work out a more viable lease contract that allowed them to reopen. They haven't had to pay any out-of-pocket money since. "It has become a self-sufficient space and one that continues to

grow not just in the FM area, but in the whole midwest. Every time we get a big name through, it brings out people that would not come to the venue otherwise," Stenerson said. New Direction Fest started out of a need to have shows during a slow month. There were zero shows booked in January 2012, so co-owner Chuck Wang decided to make a three-day festival featuring 15 local bands and artists. The festival was a huge success, and Stenerson took over booking for the second year and has been doing so ever since, making it bigger and better each year with acts from all over the region. "My proudest point was when a band came through during New Direction Fest 4 and said, 'We are so excited to be able to finally play at the most iconic venue in the midwest,'" said Stenerson. New Direction Fest 5 is special because it not only marks the fiveyear anniversary of the fest, but the venue as well. One of the benefits of the fest is that it brings together people who wouldn't normally attend to experience new bands, and generates followers for the bands and the venue itself. "We never imagined doing this for five years when we first opened and it's such a cool feeling," said Stenerson.

Friday, February 19

• Crab Legs • Tiny Moving Parts • Kipp G • Unturned • Baltic to Boardwalk • Thin Ice

Saturday, February 20

• Infinite Me • Pierre • The Jazz Committee • Problem of Pain • Casual • Lost Cause • Pass The Flask • Late Night Acoustic Show at 11:30 p.m. with Kyle Colby, Grazing, Most Simple, Kwaician

Sunday, February 21 • Swing Low • Faye • High Hopes • Household • Avoid

*Exact order TBD and schedule to change.

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REWIRED

wire Local band Trip Is Turning Up The Voltage Meet Mark Arneson, Tim Melin, Lars Hegland and Brandon Cummings. When you put them on a stage together with some instruments, they’re known as Tripwire. These talented musicians have been rocking the regional and local scenes for the last 11 years, but they’re not just your average cover band. They’re one great big ball of energy and entertainment that will leave you captivated with the urge to move your feet, and this year they’re making some exciting changes.

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ripwire has

recently had a change in member lineup for the first time in five and a half years. To maintain the same foursome for that long of time is usually unheard of in their industry, but all members are excited about the change. Cummings, who had formally played in a cover band from the Twin Cities called Ageless, is the newest and youngest member of the band, but you would never guess he was “the new kid” by how well he fits in already.

tim melin • Maple Grove, Minn. • Guitar, drums, violin, saxophone, mandolin, keys, bass, trumpet, harmonica, melodica, vocals

“His band had opened for us a few times and so when the position became available, he popped into our heads,” said Melin. “He’s really talented and our fans have welcomed him like he’s their best friend.”

“What made it so much easier is that we didn’t have to take him (Cummings) away from another band and his wasn’t together anymore. We didn’t want to be that band that took from another local band,” said Arneson. Now that the task of finding a new bass player has been taken care of, Tripwire plans to get back to writing an album of original music due to be released sometime this year. Described by the members as something along the lines of “up-tempo snappy pop-rock” and “catchy, poppy fun rock stuff”, the ultimate goal with their original album is to incorporate the excitement of their live show into recordings. “It’s been put on the backburner a little bit since we’ve been changing members, but we’ll get back in it fullcircle this year. That’s the goal,” said Hegland. “We have some stuff in the can already. We have songs ready and lots of different parts so we’re polishing those up and figuring out what else we can put together,” said Melin.

Lars Hegland • Fargo, N.D. • Guitar, keyboard, bass, harmonica, drums, vocals

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That being said, their multi-genre live show is one of “complete chaos” that you’ll find yourself longing to see again. Tripwire has truly found their niche in entertainment, incorporating comedy and choreography into their music sets,

Brandon Cummings • Lakeville, Minn. • Bass, keytar, mandolin, keyboard, beatbox, percussion, vocals

Mark Arneson • Glyndon, Minn. • Drums, trumpet, kazoo, vocals

which is something that has resulted in them being booked solid for months at a time all over the Midwest. “People will tell us that we’re infectious with the way we laugh with each other on stage and that all goes right down to the crowd. We love that, because we’re always okay with laughing at ourselves,” said Arneson. After shadowing the band before playing shows full-time, Cummings will be the first to say that, “if you’re not dancing, people will look at you funny and try to pull you in.” Tripwire fans aren’t just fans, they’re true friends, which is something they consider pretty special. With all of the great “rewiring” changes happening and their big plans for the future, these men won’t be letting their musical momentum die anytime soon.

UPCOMING LOCAL AND REGIONAL SHOWS: Friday, February 12 The Windbreak Fargo, N.D. Friday, February 26 Z103 House of Rock Fergus Falls, Minn. Saturday, February 27 JC Chumley's Moorhead, Minn. Friday, March 11 Shotgun Sally's Grand Forks, N.D. Thursday, March 17 Shotgun Sally's Fargo, N.D. Saturday, March 19 Zorbaz Detroit Lakes, Minn.

BEHIND THE SCENES

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behind the scenes: tripwire It took a good amount of work, fun work that is, to make this photography magic happen. On a bitter cold night in January, Tripwire loaded their gear in to our office basement. We then created this instrumental scene and littered it with old wires. Here are a few photos we captured of the crazy moments behind the scenes.

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BEST DATES

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now is on the ground. Love is in the air. Little cupids are flying around with their arrows ready to smite anyone who's smitten. We're here to help you make this Valentine's Day the most romantic one ever. Here are some of our ideas for the best dates in Fargo-Moorhead. // By Andrew Jason

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FARGO THEATRE

Get Your Blood Pumping

Working out with your significant other has been proven to increase the longevity of relationships, so why not go get your blood flowing this Valentine's Day? SKY ZONE skyzone.com/fargo COUPLES YOGA facebook.com/elementsfargo LASER TAG thunderroadfargo.com

Movie Nights

Relive the glory days of cinema by attending the Fargo Theatre's Classic Film Series. This monthly event features movies from bygone days of the golden age of cinema. This month, the Fargo Theatre will feature "Breakfast at Tiffany's" on Thursday, February 11 at 7:30 p.m. fargotheatre.org Note: You can also get $5 movie tickets on Tuesday nights at Marcus Theatres.

BOILER ROOM

Learn Something New

Why not learn something new with your significant other? Cooking, art and mixology classes are all at your disposal in our community. MIXOLOGY CLASSES Boiler Room facebook.com/boilerroomfargo

COOKING CLASSES squareonekitchens.com

Bridgeview Liquor facebook.com/BridgeviewLiquor/ events

PAINTING CLASSES creativelyuncorked.com/creativelyuncorked-moorhead-studio

99 Bottles facebook.com/99BottlesMHD/events

ART CLASSES clayyourway.com

Shake Your Money Maker

Get your blood flowing and your hips loose by hitting up some of the different dance groups in town. You are able to come and go from these groups and no membership is required. From square dancing to waltzes, you can find something for all dance styles.

NORTHERN LIGHTS BALLROOM DANCE CLUB northernlightsballroom.org FM SQUARE DANCERS ASSOCIATION fmsquaredancers.org FM SWING DANCE CLUB facebook.com/groups/ fmswingdanceclub

Help Others

Make Valentine's Day about someone else by giving back to the community. If you go to impactgiveback.org/volunteer, you can search area non-profits in our community and filter them by your skills. Good at carpentry? The Impact Foundation will tell you where you can help out. impactgiveback.org/volunteer

6. Unique

Do you really want to impress your partner? Dakota Carriage Company offers carriage rides in Fargo. In fact, they will be offering carriage rides outside of the Hotel Donaldson for Valentine's Day. Watch their website and Facebook page for more information. dakotacarriagecompany.com

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Laughing with your partner has been proven to improve relationships and, thankfully, the FM area has more and more options for live comedy.

Get Outdoors

There is something beautiful and euphoric about the great outdoors. It may be cold, but that doesn't mean you can't get out there and enjoy Mother Nature. Check out some these great cross country trails you can hit with your significant other.

COURTNEY'S COMEDY CLUB 600 30th Ave. S, Moorhead courtneyscomedyclub.com LEVEL TWO COMEDY CLUB 201 5th St. N, Fargo (The second floor of the Radisson) facebook.com/level2comedy

FARGO Edgewood Golf Course 19 Golf Course Ave. N, Fargo 1.8 miles, 3.1 miles

LINEBENDERS IMPROV COMEDY SHOW Feb. 13 and 14 Moorhead Center Mall linebenders.com

Lindenwood Park 1905 Roger Maris Dr. S, Fargo 3.5 miles Prairiewood Golf Course 22 Prairiewood Dr. S, Fargo 1.8 miles MOORHEAD MB Johnson Park 3601 11th St. N, Moorhead 2.36 miles Viking Ship and Davy Park 202 1st Ave. N, Moorhead 2.17 miles WEST FARGO North Elmwood Park 500 13th Ave. W, West Fargo .5 miles South Elmwood Park 535 13th Ave. W, West Fargo 1 mile Rendezvous Park 1055 32nd Ave. W, West Fargo 1.2 miles

See A Comedy Show

Drekker Brewing Company

Show Off Your Knowledge

There are plenty of bars and restaurants around town that offer trivia nights. Team up and test your knowledge together by checking out these great events. MONDAYS Rhombus Guys rhombuspizza.com TUESDAYS Pounds poundsfargo.com Fargo Billiards fargobilliards.com

WEDNESDAYS Drekker Brewing Company drekkerbrewing.com THURSDAYS Rhombus Guys rhombuspizza.com FRIDAYS Dempsey's dempseyspublichouse.com Vic's 512 Center Ave, Moorhead (Moorhead Center Mall) The Bowler thebowlerfargo.com 71

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WinterArts Festival 2016:

"Though this be madness, yet there is method in 't." Events through March 5 By Erica Rapp Photos by Paul Flessland

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– Hamlet (Act II, Scene II) he annual WinterArts Festival is much more than an arts event. It’s an entire month, and more, in the dead of winter that’s filled with concerts, plays, beer tastings, dance, pop-up performances, lectures, discussions, films, visual art, community reads and so much more than you would ever imagine. In conjunction with Theatre B, many area organizations such as the local universities, The Arts Partnership, the FM Symphony, FMCT, Fargo Public Library and many more regional groups will be hosting various events in honor of this year’s focus: William Shakespeare.

This year’s festival is also known as ShakespeareFest, and will bring together artists and experts of various disciplines in order to shed all sorts of light on such a popular guy in history, right in time for the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. “I think that’s what ShakespeareFest is looking to do. I think it celebrates Shakespeare as a cultural icon but at the same time it looks at that and says, ‘Okay what does that actually mean?’” said Dr. Verena Theile, festival committee member, associate professor at the NDSU English Department and Shakespeare aficionado. “It will give more of that critical perspective with events that

Theatre B will be doing various performances through the festival, including "Equivocation" by Bill Cain. Their theatre will also be slightly remodeled to resemble Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.

engage different theories or cultures so that you can look at this cultural icon in ways that you might not have before.” Events range from productions by the NDSU Theatre department and the FMCT to lectures by the NDSU English Department and disciplines within the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Heck, there will even be beer tastings at the local breweries with the best Shakespeare puns around. And it doesn’t end there. There’s something happening nearly

every single day through the beginning of March to celebrate and study the work of Shakespeare. The possibilities are endless for you to engage artistically within the community around a subject that is so well known, and frankly, fun to learn about. And don’t be surprised if you spot Shakespeare himself roaming the streets of the city. Schedule of events on next page.

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Events

Here are a few of the events that will be taking place throughout ShakespeareFest. The full list is extensive and subject to change, so visit winterartsfest.org for more happenings and details. Cosgrove Seminar: Shakespeare & Crime “Justified or Justice Denied” The Case of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. 9th from 2 – 3 p.m. Organized by Brady Bergeson and Verena Theile of the NDSU English Department – academic talks and video clips courtesy of Jeff Bumgarner (NDSU Criminal Justice & Political Science) and Verena Theile (NDSU English)

NDSU Memorial Union – Meadow Lark Room 1401 Administrative Ave, Fargo

“I Hate Hamlet” 12th, 13th, 18th, 19th, 20th at 7:30 p.m., 14th and 21st at 2 p.m.

This Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre production by Paul Rudnick is a fun twist on a Shakespeare classic. The play is about a young and successful television actor who relocates to New York, where he has the opportunity to play Hamlet on stage. But, he hates Hamlet.

The Stage at Island Park 333 4th St. S, Fargo

ShakesTalk & TeaTime 13th and 27th from 5:30 – 7 p.m.

Roundtable discussion with appetizers and finger food, participants include Doug Lanier (University of New Hampshire), Verena Theile (NDSU English), Hardy Koenig (NDSU Theatre), Adam Kitzes (UND English), Kody Jones (FMCT), Chelsea Pace (NDSU Theatre), Jeff Bumgarner (NDSU Criminal Justice).

FMCT Atrium 333 4th St. S, Fargo

Writing Workshop: Write Like Shakespeare 17th from 2 – 3 p.m

Presented by Karen Pierce of the NDSU Center for Writers and Verena Theile of the NDSU English Department.

NDSU FLC Room of Nations 1401 Administrative Ave, Fargo

“Equivocation” by Bill Cain 5th – 27th: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.

William Shakespeare is commissioned to write the “true historie” of the gunpowder plot to blow up parliament. But as the king’s men investigate the plot, they discover that all is not as it seems. This company of six at Theatre B will bring over 40 characters to life in this high-stakes political thriller.

Theatre B 716 Main Ave, Fargo

“slashrosalind” 17th, 18th and 19th from 6 – 7 p.m.

An interactive live performance hosted by Andrew Mara of the NDSU English Department and Chelsea Pace and Matthew Dryburgh of the NDSU Theatre & Performing Arts Department.

ecce art + yoga 216 Broadway N, Fargo ShakesBeer Happy Hour 18th from 5 – 7 p.m.

Music and live performances hosted by Verena Theile of the NDSU English Department, NDSU Theatre & Performing Arts, FM Symphony, Theatre B and Junkyard Brewing Company. Featured beer: “Wild Bill’s Braggot”

Junkyard Brewing Company 1416 1st Ave. N, Moorhead

Shakespeare Up Close 21st from 2 – 4 p.m.

Concert presented by the FM Symphony and Theatre B.

First Presbyterian Church 620 2nd Ave. N, Fargo

“Romeo & Juliet” 25th – 27th and March 2nd – 5th at 7:30 p.m.

This popular tragedy, written by William Shakespeare early in his career, will be presented by the NDSU Theatre & Performing Arts Department. As one of Shakespeare’s most popular works and the most widely adapted, this classic tale tells of two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families.

NDSU Askanase Auditorium 1497 12th Ave. N, Fargo

“Still a Dick”: Richard III as Media Manipulator 26th from 4:30 – 6 p.m.

Hosted by the NDSU English Department, NDSU Theatre & Performing Arts, NDSU Visual Arts, NDSU Landscapre & Landscape Architecture. Academic talk with tea and cookies with Jennifer Roberts-Smith of the University of Waterloo Speech Communication & Theatre Department. Social with appetizers and food to follow at Pounds in Downtown Fargo from 6:30 – 7 p.m.

NDSU Renaissance Hall Room 114 650 NP Ave. N, Fargo

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Timothy Boyle, a Crookston, Minn. native, was a two-pack-a-day smoker and unhappy with his health. After making the decision to give up smoking, he ended up replacing one bad habit with another by packing on the weight and fulfilling his need for tobacco with food. By Erica Rapp // Photos by J. Alan Paul Photography and courtesy of Tim Boyle

“ Timothy Boyle, founder of I Run 4

decided I was going to take what I would have spent on cigarettes for the month and spend it on running gear. $310,” explained Boyle. The next day, Boyle said he ran three and a half miles and a total of 77

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It’s amazing because we’ve created so many extended families." - Boyle 22 that same week. Despite the pain, it felt good to breathe and he was instantly hooked on running. With his new passion for running came constant injuries, and Boyle started to lose motivation. After hitting the Internet for some inspiration, he found a quote that said, “I run because I can. When I get tired, I remember those that can’t run, what they would give for this simple gift I take for granted and I run harder for them.” He posted the quote

on Facebook and received a response from a friend with Down syndrome, Michael Wasserman, which said, “You can run for me anytime!” That was when Boyle started I Run 4, also known as I Run 4 Michael, in January of 2013, a nonprofit organization that serves adults and children with special needs through running and other athletic events. The organization has expanded into other branches that honor different causes, such as siblings of disabled individuals and remembering those who have passed. I Run 4 also hosts virtual races, where you can compete in a race no matter where you are and the money raised is donated to charity. When you sign up to be a member, you are paired with a buddy outside of your

location. These matches can be with individuals with disabilities or special needs or siblings of said individuals. The purpose of matches is to allow runners to run for someone other than themselves and to dedicate every mile they run, whether it’s through exercise or races, to their buddy. “Once you’re matched up, it’s no longer about you and it’s about them. That’s what this whole group is based on. It’s about the buddies. It’s amazing because we’ve created so many extended families,” said Boyle. Since it’s birth three years ago, Boyle stated that his goal was to get at least 500 members. Today, there are 37,000 members of the group and they’ve had around 13,000 matches in all 50 states and in 29 countries. The organization has been

Boyle ran the full Fargo Marathon in 2015 while pushing Carsen Schmidgall, who has Cerebral Palsy.

Ainsley's Angels Roll With the Wind 15k in Jacksonville, N.C.

featured on popular media outlets such as Runner’s World Magazine, USA Today and even Facebook itself. As the founder of the group, Boyle has found himself at the center of a lot attention. But what it comes down to is that he doesn’t ever want it to be about him, but about the buddies that members are running for. He’s even sworn that his beard won’t be shaved until the organization reaches 50,000 members, a goal that is truly for everyone but himself.

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A Miraculous Opportunity A Fargo South Studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Remarkable First Hand Account of Coming to Fargo BY NARAYAN DAHAL

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he students of Leah Juelke’s English Language Learner class have spent the semester writing about their journeys to America. The project started when Lost Boy John Bul Dau came to speak at Fargo South High School. Dau was one of the Lost Boys of Sudan who was featured in the award-winning documentary "God Grew Tired of Us." He now runs the John Dau Foundation. After meeting with Dau, Juelke’s students have been writing their own stories for the last two months about their journey of coming to Fargo. We chose Nepalese student Narayan Dahal’s harrowing story of coming to Fargo to feature in this issue. You can read all of the students’ stories at ellfargosouth.weebly.com. Disclaimer: The students in the classes have only been learning English for two to five years. The text has been edited slightly for readability, but, for the most part, it is left as Dahal wrote it.

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"We are going to the United States!" I happily yelled to my brothers.

“No way! We are not. You are lying,” my older brother said. “No, I am not lying. We are really going. I swear!” I yelled. My brothers started laughing at me because they thought that I was joking with them. “Go ask mom,” I said to them. My brothers ran to the other room and I heard them asking my mother many questions. “It’s true, we are leaving,” my mom happily told them. It was January 2011 when my parents were discussing resettlement. My brothers weren't at home and I had to go to school. I was so excited when my mom told me that we were starting the process for resettlement. There were only six people in my family. Compared to other Bhutanese families, mine is small. We spent some great times with each other, playing soccer and watching movies. I was six years old when I started elementary school in the refugee camp. Our classrooms were made of bamboo. They were in a small hut that held 35-40 students in one classroom. Our living standards were very low. It was hard to go to school

in the rain because we didn’t have a school bus or a car, so we had to walk. The road was so slippery in the camp. We could have sadly fallen down and broke our legs and nobody would have known. When we started our resettlement process, we had to go to a city called Damak. We had to go to Damak every two or three months for the legal process. We completed the resettlement paperwork on April 19, 2012. Finally, when the day came, we took all of our baggage to the airport. We took our first flight from Chandragadhi to Kathmandu. We had to stay in Kathmandu for five days because of bad weather. Even with the weather, it was a good time because we got to spend time with family and friends. After five days, we took a flight from Kathmandu to Hong Kong. It was morning when we got to Hong Kong. “How long is it going to take to reach our destination?” I asked my brother. “We still have 18 hours to go,” he said. We had to stay in Hong Kong for eight hours. My whole family slept for the eight hours until a stranger suddenly woke us up because it was already time for our flight. It took more than 18 hours to get to Los Angeles. When we got there, we had to do many things at the social security office like get our fingerprints taken and get our 81

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height and weight measured. After three hours, we took our flight from Los Angeles to Fargo, North Dakota. It was summer time when we got there. It was so beautiful. There were lights everywhere and it looked like a fantasy. Our relatives and friends were at the airport to pick us up when we landed at 11:30 p.m. We didn’t know where we were or where we were going to sleep. My family and I happily decided to stay at our relative’s home. I was amazed at how beautiful my relative’s home was. When we got there, my dad asked me, “Narayan, what smells bad?” “Maybe it’s their air freshener,” I said. “It is the chemical things made out of powder.” “You are right. That is what it is. Why do they want fake smells?” my dad asked. It was around 4 a.m. when we finally went to bed. In the morning, we had to go to Lutheran Social Service (LSS) and I was so nervous. A tall white guy asked many questions about my family’s background. When we left the office, I asked my brother, “Yatro america ma thulo thulo ghar haru khaile banyeko hola?” “Dada le vannu vayo logbog 1920’s ma hola,” he answered. “What if we had the same roads and buildings back in our country?” I asked him.

"Being a refugee is not easy. Some people will ignore you, some will make fun of you, but hopefully some

“I wouldn’t have come to America,” he said. As we got home from the LSS office, we ate Asian food and curry from our country. I didn’t like it because the taste was totally different than what I was used to. I threw all the food in the trash after that. Later, I went to the park with my friends. We had so much fun there. While my friend and I were playing basketball, one white guy came up to us and asked, “Do you guys have a cigarette?” “We don’t smoke, sorry,” my friend replied. As he left there, I was curious as to why this stranger had asked us for a cigarette. “Why did he ask us for a cigarette?” I asked my friend. “Here, people aren’t shy,” he said. I thought it was weird because back in Nepal, strangers did not ask you for anything. Two days later, we went to see our new apartment. It was so different than our home in Nepal. We went inside the apartment and it looked really nice and very clean. As I looked around the apartment, I noticed all the buildings and it was way different than the small hut we used to live in the refugee camp in Nepal. I thought to myself how much my life had changed. It was unbelievable. I was so happy about what we now had. Almost everyone in my family was anxious to go grocery shopping for the first time. My family and friends came with us to help. We all got into the store and started looking for pasta. I looked over and saw a man looking at us. “Are you new here?” he asked. “Yes, we are,” I said.

will show you love

“If you guys need help, let me know and I will help you with anything,” he said.

and compassion."

“Sure, thanks,” I said.

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about the author Narayan Dahal came to the U.S on May 24, 2012. He has six family members in his household. He speaks three languages; Nepali, English and Hindi. His favorite sport is soccer and his favorite subjects are math and science. He is 18 years old. He has been learning English for almost four years. Someday he wants to be a great soccer player.

about the project The 22 students worked with students from MSUM, NDSU, The Giving Plus Learning Program, NDSU professor Kevin Brooks’ class and volunteers from The Refugee Consortium. Juelke’s student teacher, Kalai Laizer, who is from Tanzania, also worked closely in writing and publishing these stories. The students presented their stories at a public reading last month. All the students’ stories can be found online at ellfargosouth.weebly. com.

nepali language glossary • “Yatro America ma thulo thulo ghar haru khaile banyeko hola?” “When did America build the roads and buildings?”

People were so nice here. We walked around the store but I didn’t find anything good. We left and went home. When I got home, everyone was sitting on the couch, but I felt uncomfortable. I went in my room and tried to sleep but I never felt tired. I didn’t think that we were going to sleep well because now we had a different type of bed than what we had before. It was now made of fabric and had metal springs. Back in Nepal, our beds were made out of bamboo. I had that for more than 15 years. That night I didn’t sleep. Soon it was December 2012, and everyone was celebrating Christmas in Fargo. I had no idea what Christmas was. My brother and I went to the supermarket to get some food. As we were on our way I asked my brother, “Christmas vaneko k ho?” “Christmas is the holiday honoring the birth of Jesus Christ,” he said.

• “Dada le vannu vayo logbog 1920’s ma hola,” “During the 1920s, I think,”

“Why don’t we celebrate it?” I asked.

• “Christmas vaneko k ho?” “What is Christmas about?"

We got into the supermarket and my brother showed me a Christmas tree that had lights on it. I told him to buy it, but we didn’t have enough money. I wanted to be like the other people around me and at least have decorations for the holidays, even if my family didn’t celebrate it. I wanted to fit in. It was snowing outside and we didn’t have a car, so we walked. We didn’t have anything to eat at home. We had a really hard time during the winter season because we were new in the U.S. We didn’t have a lot of basic necessities and it was hard to get around.

“We are Hindu and we have a different culture,” he replied.

Being a refugee is not easy. Some people will ignore you, some will make fun of you, but hopefully some will show you love and compassion. I have gone through hard times, but I’m still happy to be living in the United States of America.

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INSIDE MY TRIP TO THE

state of the union Tuesday, January 5 – 4:30 p.m. Prairie Den

I received an unexpected call from United States Senator John Hoeven’s staff inviting me to attend the State of the Union as his guest. I quickly made arrangements with the Emerging Prairie team, booked my flight and started to prepare to attend President Obama’s final State of the Union. It was the start to a week I would never have predicted.

Tuesday, January 5 – 8 p.m. Fargo

It was time to make phone calls. I had no idea what to expect. Who would be there? What would I wear? Would I embarrass myself? I started

to call around looking for advice. My dad’s college friend Jim Wieland had gone with Representative Rick Berg. He answered my call and shared his enjoyment of the day and offered one quick tip: limit my water intake for the day, as restrooms were restricted during the address. Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer had attended a few and gave some insight on how to approach standing up and clapping, which was something I was very nervous about. I shared the news with my grandmother and she demanded I wear a tie. (She was right.)

Tuesday, January 12 – 3:30 p.m. Russell Senate Office Building

I was invited to join Senator Hoeven

By Greg Tehven

for a TV interview. I met him at his office and we headed to a gathering spot where all the major TV stations were set up for the day. While we were preparing for our remarks, I became overwhelmed. Over my right shoulder was Bernie Sanders of Vermont and over my left shoulder was John McCain of Arizona. Seeing a current presidential candidate and a former presidential candidate in real time made me realize I was surrounded by folks that are making a massive impact in the world.

Tuesday, January 12 – 4:15 p.m. Senator Hoeven’s Office

After the interview, I chatted with Senator Hoeven and his staff. It was exciting to hear them share the

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appreciation for the entrepreneurs in our state. They offered praise to the teams at Botlink and Appareo for their continued growth. They offered encouragement for the efforts of Drone Focus and 1 Million Cups. My favorite part of the conversation though, was when Senator Hoeven said, “Greg, how can we help?”

Tuesday, January 12 – 6:45 p.m. Senator Hoeven’s Office

It was nearly time. I was set to meet up with Senator Hoeven in his office before heading to dinner. I was wearing a tie that the NBC film crew tied for me moments before and a suit jacket I borrowed from one of Senator Hoeven’s team members. I waited for him in his

conference room where the magnitude of my evening started to become clear. In the senator’s conference room was a Phoenix International tractor and a declaration from Appareo. Both reminders of early stage companies’ past. It became clear to me that the work of our early stage companies did matter, and the seedling of ideas could influence the folks in our nation’s capital.

Tuesday, January 12 – 7:30 p.m. The Capital

In accordance with tradition, I joined the senators and their guests for a chicken pot pie dinner. The whirlwind experience was fascinating. I learned about Sanford’s activities in Sioux Falls from

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Greg Tehven (left) with North Dakota Senator John Hoeven.

Senator Thune’s wife in South Dakota, picked up some marriage tips from Delaware’s Senator and shared a laugh with Senator Franken of Minnesota. I was impressed by Senator Hoeven’s ability to share a laugh and smile with nearly everyone in the room. It made me proud to be from North Dakota, where my senator has strong relationships with members of both parties. The highlight came during a chat with New Jersey Senator Booker as we discussed how we could collaborate in the drone industry.

Tuesday, January 12 – 8:58 p.m The Gallery

I had a seat! I was seated in the back row of The Gallery facing where our President would address the nation. The room was filled. I failed to locate Jim Harbaugh and Michael Keaton. However, the most breathtaking moment was when Michelle Obama entered the gallery and took her seat. It was the moment when I realized I was part of a special gathering where the entire world was paying attention.

Tuesday, January 12 – 10:30 p.m. Somewhere in the Capital

After the address, I took some time to reflect on what I had just heard. The President had celebrated the impact of learning to code and the possibility of starting a company in a day. He challenged the nation to use its creative genius to cure cancer once and for all. He encouraged all of us to realize that companies of all size, including startups,

need to have their voices heard. He asked how the entire country could innovate, not just the creative centers in Boston, Austin and Silicon Valley. And he touched me, when he asked, how we could love unconditionally.

Wednesday, January 13 – 5:40 a.m. BWI Airport

Back at the airport, I was ready to head home. The previous 24 hours had moved quickly and gave me tremendous insight into a world that was new to me. I smiled, knowing that I live in a state with senators and a representative that care about my startup community. I grinned knowing that they cared, were paying attention and truly want to help. I realized that the work that is happening from a grassroots effort in a sparsely populated state was gaining the attention of the nation.

It also became clear to me that our community needs to keep its head down. That we must continue to take risks, collaborate and work to make an impact. Our work isn’t about helping folks get rich quick or grow for the sake of growing. It’s about improving the human condition, solving problems and positively impacting the lives of all people.

Attending the State of the Union was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I wore my tie with pride, limited my water intake and joined the President’s campaign to increase the amount of love in our world. It made me proud to be a North Dakotan and to continue the efforts to make our community one of the most innovative places on the planet.

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s you've probably heard, the North Dakota State University Bison football team achieved it's fifth straight national championship in January. With a 37-10 win over the Jacksonville State University Gamecocks, the Bison became the first team in college football history to have five consecutive national championships and we were there to capture all of the excitement in Frisco, Texas. Congratulations to the Bison football team! Photos by Paul Flessland

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DISTURBED

10th at 6:30 p.m.

BACON & BEER FESTIVAL

March 5 from noon - 8:30 p.m.

After announcing a hiatus in 2011, Grammy Awardnominated, multiplatinum hard rock monsters Disturbed has returned with a bang. The band hit the scene again in June 2015, releasing their first album in five years called "Immortalized." With popular hits such as "Down with the Sickness" and "Stricken", fans are sure to have a rockin' good time. Opening bands include Saint Asonia and Age of Days. jadepresents.com Civic Center 207 4th St. N, Fargo

The annual Bacon and Beer festival by Bernie's Wine and Liquors is back with plenty of eats and drinks to go around. The mission of the festival is to provide education and recognition of America's favorite hobby while showcasing the experts of beer and swine in the area. Two two-and-a-half-hour sessions will be available for the general public, as well as two separate sessions for VIP ticket holders. Must be 21 years of age or older. jadepresents.com

Scheels Arena 5225 31st Ave. S, Fargo

AC/DC

11th at 6 p.m.

AC/DC's "Rock or Bust" World Tour will be stopping in Fargo after the band's massive year consisting of kicking off the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, headlining at the Coachella music festival, performing 17 shows in Europe, 14 in North America and 11 in Australia and New Zealand. With hits such as "Thunderstruck," "You Shook Me All Night Long," "Highway to Hell" and many more, fans are sure to have a roaring good time and a have blast from the past. Doors open at 6 p.m. with show time of 7:30 p.m. fargodome.com

"ROMEO & JULIET"

25th – 27th and March 2nd – 5th at 7:30 p.m.

CELEBRATION OF WOMEN AND THEIR MUSIC 20th at 6 p.m.

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Founded in 1988 by local resident Deb Jenkins, this event celebrates the talent and artistic camaraderie of women in the FargoMoorhead area. Each year brings newcomers to the stage as well as returning favorites from previous years. Celebrating its 19th year, this musical event will donate all money raised to an annual scholarship award given to a local high school senior female artist.

NDSU Askanase Auditorium 1497 12th Ave. N, Fargo

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Fargo Theatre 314 Broadway N, Fargo

Fargodome 1800 University Dr. N, Fargo

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CALENDAR 1 MILLION CUPS

Every Wednesday from 9:15 - 10:15 a.m.

Join the vibrant entrepreneurial community of Fargo-Moorhead and Emerging Prairie by participating in an event filled with guest speakers, tons of coffee, ideas and excellent networking opportunities. 1millioncups.com/fargo The Stage at Island Park

333 4th St. S, Fargo

MIXOLOGY LAB

Every Sunday at 7 p.m.

Every Sunday until Memorial Day at the Boiler Room, you can participate in a mixology lab to learn about different spirits and even try your own hand at creating one yourself. Two area award-winning mixologists host the class and registration includes four hand-crafted cocktails plus appetizers for $30. boilerroom.com The Boiler Room

210 Broadway N, Fargo

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS 4th from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Once again, the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce is hosting one of the best networking events. This time, it's happening at the Courtyard by Marriot and is sponsored by Advanced Business Methods.

fmwfchamber.com Courtyard by Marriot

of Fargo-Moorhead. facebook.com/WBEFM Usher's House

1080 28th Ave. S, Moorhead

20/20 FARGO'S SECOND ANNUAL BREWERY TOUR 6th at 2 p.m.

The young professionals group, 20/20, will be hosting its second annual brewery tour. A bus will pick up attendees at the Old Broadway and will take guests to all four of the breweries. Tickets are $25 and can be found on Eventbrite. Go to their Facebook page for more information. facebook.com/20.20Fargo The Old Broadway

22 Broadway N, Fargo

“EQUIVOCATION” BY BILL CAIN

5th – 27th: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.

716 Main Ave, Fargo

CONCORDIA MEN'S BASKETBALL VS. SAINT MARY'S (MINN.) 8th at 7 p.m.

gocobbers.com Concordia College - Memorial Auditorium

901 8th St. S, Moorhead

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH MENTORING - HOW IT'S DONE! 9th from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

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Deidre Hillman from ND Center for Business will talk about how to switch from being a mentee to a mentor. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. Lunch at Usher's is included. This event is through the Women's Business Exchange

FAMILY

700 1st Ave. N, Moorhead

DISTURBED

10th at 6:30 p.m.

After announcing a “hiatus” in 2011, Grammy Award-nominated, multiplatinum hard rock monsters Disturbed has returned with a bang. In 2010, the group’s goldcertified fifth album, "Asylum", became their fourth consecutive No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200, an accolade shared only with Metallica and Dave Matthews Band. The band returned in June 2015, releasing their first album in five years called "Immortalized." With popular hits such as "Down with the Sickness" and "Stricken", fans are sure to have a rockin' good time. Opening bands include Saint Asonia and Age of Days. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with a show time of 7:30 p.m. jadepresents.com Fargo Civic Center

207 4th St. N, Fargo

GIVING HEARTS DAY 11th all day

Dakota Medical Foundation and the Impact foundation jointly host this 24-hour online give-a-thon. On Giving Hearts Day, you can go online to donate to the charity of your choice and the recent years have seen a growing success in fundraising by charities of North Dakota and Western Minnesota. impactgiveback.org

FM POWER LUNCH

11th from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

This free lunch from Bethel Church offers a Christian based message for business professionals. This month will feature national inspirational speaker Dawn Kaiser. RSVPs are appreciated, but not necessary. bethelfc.com Bethel Church

2702 30th Ave. S, Fargo

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as "Thunderstruck," "You Shook Me All Night Long," "Highway to Hell" and many more, fans are sure to have a roaring good time and have a blast. Doors open at 6 p.m. with show time of 7:30 p.m. fargodome.com Fargodome

1800 University Dr. N, Fargo

SHAKESBEER HAPPY HOUR â&#x20AC;&#x2039;11th from 5 - 7 p.m.

Drekker Brewing Company and the FM Symphony Renaissance Ensemble will be hosting music and live performances as a part of this year's WinterArts Festival, ShakespeareFest. The featured beer will be "Honest as Puck", and you might even see Shakespeare and Falstaff roaming around. winterartsfest.org Drekker Brewing Company

630 1st Ave. N, Fargo

32ND ANNUAL SQUIRT INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY TOURNAMENT 11th - 14th, 18th - 21st, 25th - 28th fargohockey.org Various venue locations

I HATE HAMLET

12th, 13th, 18th, 19th, 20th at 7:30 p.m., 14th and 21st at 2 p.m.

2 MIXOLOGY CLASS: WINE 11th from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Join 99 Bottles and local Sommelier Jean Taylor for a wine class dedicated to expanding your knowledge and appreciation of wine. This class will cover wines from Washington and other California regions and is for ages 21 and older. Purchase of a $20 will get you the hourlong class and six wine samples. Tickets are available for purchase on eventbrite.com. facebook.com/99BottlesMHD 99 Bottles

924 Main Ave, Moorhead

AC/DC

11th at 6 p.m.

This Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre production by Paul Rudnick is a fun twist on a Shakespeare classic in honor of this year's WinterArts Fest celebrating Shakespeare. The play is about a young and successful television actor who relocates to New York, where he has the opportunity to play Hamlet on stage. But, he hates Hamlet. His dilemma deepens with an appearance by the ghost of an actor who formally lived in the apartment, and the contrast between the two actors makes for a interesting turn of events and dialogue. fmct.org The Stage at Island Park

333 4th St. S, Fargo

NDSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL VS. IUPUI 12th at 7 p.m.

gobison.com Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse

1301 Centennial Blvd, Fargo

LEVEL 2 COMEDY

12th and 13th at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Get ready for some drinks and laughs at the upper-level bar of the Radisson hotel in Downtown Fargo. Comedians BT and Tiffany Norton will be performing two shows per night at the Level 2 Comedy Club. Get your tickets in advance for good seats. facebook.com/level2comedy Radisson

201 5th St. N, Fargo

BAD WEATHER BURLESQUE 12th at 7 p.m.

Local troupe Bad Weather Burlesque presents to you their performance of "Cirque de RisquĂŠ" with specials guests, the Vendetta Vixens. Enjoy dinner and the show with a dinner buffet from 7:15 - 8:15 p.m. and a show time of 8:30 p.m. Tickets for both dinner and show tickets are $30 and tickets for the show only are $10. Doors for dinner open at 7 p.m. and doors for show-only ticket holders open at 8:15 p.m. This event is for ages 21 and older and cash bars will be available throughout dinner and the show. Tickets are available at the Holiday Inn front desk or at fargohi.com. fargohi.com Spirits Lounge (Holiday Inn)

3803 13th Ave. S, Fargo

FRENCH COOKING WITH YOUR VALENTINE

12th and 13th from 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. and 14th from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Grab that special someone for a special evening where you can prepare a delightful Frenchinspired meal together. In this 60/40 hands-onto-demonstration class taught by Chef Randall Toenges, the two of you will first prepare a Frisee salad, then Tournedos de boeuf and potatoes for a main course and a silky French pudding for dessert. Registration in advance is required and classes include a demi bottle of red wine to complement the meal. squareonekitchens.com Square One Rental Kitchen & Event Center

1407 1st Ave. N, Fargo

RED RIVER ZOO PARENTS' NIGHT OUT 12th from 6 - 9:30 p.m.

Celebrate Valentine's Day early and drop the kids off at the Red River Zoo. They'll enjoy a night full of fun games and activities while going on a "whodunnit" adventure, where they will learn how to identify animals by what they leave behind. Cost varies for zoo members and non-members and registration in advance is required. redriverzoo.org Red River Zoo

4255 23rd Ave. S, Fargo

27TH ANNUAL SWEETHEART BALL 13th at 6 p.m.

In its 27th year, the Sweetheart Ball is the biggest event to benefit the Ronald McDonald House in Fargo. Perfect for your Valentine's Day date night, this enchanted evening is filled with dinner, auctions and live entertainment. Advance ticket purchase is required. Doors open at 6 p.m. with dinner and dancing to follow at 7 p.m. rmhcfargo.org/events/sweetheart-ball Holiday Inn

3803 13th Ave. S, Fargo

CHRISTOPHER TITUS

13th at 7 p.m.

Comedian Christoper Titus is currently touring with his new one-man show, titled "Angry Pursuit of Happiness." Not happy to just do the same old comedy bits, Titus makes sure

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he changes up topics, sticks to a theme and takes the crowd on a ride of laughter. His comedy is known as part rant, part confession, part therapy and always funny with his reputation of a hard, funny comic who takes no prisoners. Doors are at 7 p.m. with a show time of 8 p.m. jadepresents.com Fargo Theatre

314 Broadway N, Fargo

WINTER 2016 KIDS' FLICKS 13th at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Bring the family to enjoy the Fargo Theatre's showings of "The Peanuts Movie." All seats are $3 and you'll be able to get a small soda and a popcorn for only $2. fargomoorhead.org Fargo Theatre

314 Broadway N, Fargo

MIXOLOGY CLASS: BRANDY 15th at 6 and 7:30 p.m.

Join 99 Bottles and their team member Evan Christie for the monthly mixology class that will feature brandy. Christie will help you discover how you can become your own bartender with simple ingredients and popular spirits. This night of education will feature Non-Cognac Brandy - Raynal VSOP, Cognac - Remy Martin VSOP, Calvados Pere Magloire with cocktails the Sidecar, B&B and the Diki-Diki Cocktail. This class is for ages 21 and older. Tickets are available for purchase on eventbrite.com. facebook.com/99BottlesMHD 99 Bottles

924 Main Ave, Moorhead

FARGO FORCE VS. OMAHA 15th at 6:05 p.m. fargoforce.com Scheels Arena

5225 31st Ave. S, Fargo

RAGTIME THE MUSICAL 15th at 6:30 p.m.

The stories of an upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant and a daring young Harlem musician unfold in a New York, turn-of-the-century setting. All three characters are united by their yearning and belief in a brighter tomorrow, and their captivating stories are set to theatre's richest Tony AwardÂŽ-winning score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with a show time of 7:30 p.m. fargodome.com Fargodome

1800 University Dr. N, Fargo

LUNA FARGO BEER AND BACON DINNER 17th at 6 p.m.

Chef Ryan Nitschke will be preparing five

bacon-inspired courses to be paired with five beers from local breweries including Fargo Brewing Company, Junkyard Brewing Company, Drekker Brewing Company, Kilstone Brewing, and Laughing Sun Brewing in Bismarck, N.D. At the dinner, Jade Presents will be giving away a set of VIP tickets and General Admission tickets to Bernie's annual Bacon & Beer Festival. Tickets are $55 each and there will be a social at 6 p.m. with dinner starting at 6:30 p.m. fmbeer.com Luna Fargo

1545 University Dr. S, Fargo

POWER UP YOUR MESSAGE: WHAT TO SAY, HOW TO SAY IT & WHEN TO SHUT UP 17th from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Dawn Kaiser, inspirational speaker and author of "Joy Notes: 90 Days of Delight", will help attendees take a deeper look at communication. You'll discover how to connect their head to their heart in conversations. Tickets are $25 per person in advance or $35 at the door for Chamber members or $45 in advance or $55 at the door for non-members. fmwfchamber.com Hilton Garden Inn

4351 17th Ave. S, Fargo

NDSU MEN'S BASKETBALL VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS 17th at 7 p.m. gobison.com Scheels Arena

5225 31st Ave. S, Fargo

WRITING WORKSHOP: WRITE LIKE SHAKESPEARE 17th from 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3 p.m

Learn how to write like the popular cultural icon William Shakespeare. As a part of this year's WinterArts Festival, ShakespeareFest, this workshop will be presented by Karen Pierce of the NDSU Center for Writers and Verena Theile of the NDSU English Department. winterartsfest.org NDSU FLC Room of Nations

1401 Administrative Ave, Fargo

YPN NEW MEMBER SOCIAL 17th from 4:30 - 5:15 p.m.

Thinking about joining the Young Professionals Network? Then you need to check out this event. Free to attend, this event lets you connect with other members and learn more about the program. Registration is required. fmwfchamber.com Slammers at Red River Lanes

707 28th Ave. N, Fargo

FEBRUARY OFF THE CLOCK

POLAR PARTY

Come for the bowling, stay for the networking. Young Professionals Network members will receive a discount of $3 per game and free shoe rental. There will also be tasty snacks served at this free event.

Bundle up for a variety of winter activities that include sleigh rides, cross country skiing, outdoor games, bonfire, tasty hot chocolate and much more.

17th from 5:15 - 7:30 p.m.

fmwfchamber.com Slammers at Red River Lanes

707 28th Ave. N, Fargo

“SLASHROSALIND”

17th, 18th and 19th from 6 – 7 p.m.

An interactive live performance hosted by Andrew Mara of the NDSU English Department and Chelsea Pace and Matthew Dryburgh of the NDSU Theatre & Performing Arts in conjunction with this year's WinterArts Festival, ShakespeareFest. winterartsfest.org ecce art + yoga

216 Broadway N, Fargo

2016 STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT 18th - 20th at 10 a.m. fargodome.com Fargodome

1800 University Dr. N, Fargo

LEVEL 2 COMEDY

19th and 20th at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Get ready for some drinks and laughs at the upper-level bar of the Radisson hotel in Downtown Fargo. Comedians Tommy Ryman and JD Provorse will be performing two shows per night at the Level 2 Comedy Club. Get your tickets in advance for good seats. facebook.com/level2comedy Radisson

201 5th St. N, Fargo

MSUM MEN'S BASKETBALL VS. BEMIDJI STATE 19th at 8 p.m.

msumdragons.com Alex Nemzek Hall

1104 7th Ave. S, Moorhead

20th at various times

co.clay.mn.us Northeast Park

1817 8th Ave. N, Moorhead

CELEBRATION OF WOMEN AND THEIR MUSIC 20th at 6 p.m.

Founded in 1988 by local resident Deb Jenkins, this event celebrates the talent and artistic camaraderie of women in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Each year brings newcomers to the stage as well as returning favorites from previous years. Celebrating its 19th year, this musical event will donate all money raised to an annual scholarship award given to a local high school senior female artist. debjenkins.com/celebrationofwomen.html Fargo Theatre

314 Broadway N, Fargo

DERBY FOR THE VETS 20th from noon - 4 p.m.

This one-day event will be a fundraiser for the VA hospital and veterans with local residents and businesses competeing in an adult pinewood derby contest. You can spend the day having racing fun, food, live art painting, auctions and much more to help a great cause. This year will also have a "brand challenge" class, where corporations, nonprofits, businesses and personal brands get a special place on the derby track and can compete in other races. Register today and get started on your derby car kit.

Search "2016 Derby for the Vets - Adult Pinewood Derby" on Facebook. Downtown Fargo VFW

202 Broadway N, Fargo

GROW FEST

20th from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Bring the family and enjoy over 20 kids' games, face painting, silent auctions, a root beer float stand and much more at this year's Grow Fest. The proceeds of

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this fundraiser will go toward the addition of a sensory garden and improvement of the five senses exhibit at the Children's Museum at Yunker Farm.

23rd from 3:30 - 6 p.m.

1301 Centennial Blvd, Fargo

This Women's Connect event will feature Lieutenant Colonel Teresa Luthi McDonough and Major Penny Ripperger, both members of the 119th Wing of the North Dakota Air National Guard. They will touch on several subject such as their personal views on how to earn respect, overcoming the sometimes negative stereotype of being a confident woman and most importantly, staying true to oneself. Tickets are $25 in advance or $35 at the door Chamber members $45 in advance or $55 at the door for non-members. Social hour will happen from 5 - 6 p.m.

21st from 6 - 7 p.m.

2525 9th Ave. S, Fargo

moorheadcentermall.com Moorhead Center Mall

510 Center Ave, Moorhead

NDSU WRESTLING VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 21st at 2 p.m.

gobison.com Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse

fmwfchamber.com Avalon Events Center West - Prairie Rose Room

YOGA WORKSHOP: YIN YOGA Let yourself enjoy a quiet and reflective experience that will take you through a practice targeting the hips, groin, spine, lower back and shoulders through yin yoga. This form of yoga works deeply into the connective tissues, heals joins and increases flexibility. Cost is $10 for YMCA members and $20 for non-members. ymcacassclay.org/yoga Fercho YMCA

400 1st Ave. S, Fargo

WOMEN CONNECT: LEADING OUTSIDE OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE

BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY 23rd at 6:30 p.m.

Now in its 25th amazing year, the "World's Most Successful Rock 'n' Roll Musical" continues to captivate audiences around the world. Viewed by more than 20 million people in over 20,000 performances worldwide, this production and has been seen on Broadway, throughout Canada, the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Germany, Scandinavia, South Africa, the Netherlands and Singapore and has won numerous awards along the way. Buddy tells the story of Buddy Holly through his short yet spectacular career, and features the classic songs, "Peggy Sue", "That'll Be The Day", "Not Fade Away" and many more. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with a show time of 7:30 p.m. fargodome.com Fargodome

reconcile their feuding families. ndsu.edu/performingarts NDSU Askanase Auditorium

1497 12th Ave. N, Fargo

FARGO FORCE VS. LINCOLN 26th and 27th at 7:05 p.m. fargoforce.com Scheels Arena

5225 31st Ave. S, Fargo

LEVEL 2 COMEDY

26th and 27th at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Get ready for some drinks and laughs at the upper-level bar of the Radisson hotel in Downtown Fargo. Comedians Stewart Huff and Jordan Mather-Licht will be performing two shows per night at the Level 2 Comedy Club. Get your tickets in advance for good seats. facebook.com/level2comedy Radisson

201 5th St. N, Fargo

RED RIVER VALLEY HOME & GARDEN SHOW 26th from 3 - 9 p.m, 27th from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., 28th from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The Red River Valley Home & Garden Show, now in its 55th year, has been the region's premiere event in the home and garden industry. It features over 110,000 square feet of exhibit space and showcases the diverse products and services available in today's building industry with quality exhibits. fargodome.com Fargodome

1800 University Dr. N, Fargo

"ROMEO & JULIET"

25th – 27th and March 2nd – 5th at 7:30 p.m.

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UNGLUED: CRAFT FEST

26th from 5 - 9 p.m. and 27th from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

This year's sixth annual Unglued: Craft Fest will inspire you with over 70 carefully curated, modern, handmade makers, artists and crafters from around the area. The night of the 26th will be the Gala Night, which is a fancy evening of open shopping, drinks and appetizers by Mosaic Catering, live jazz and more. On Saturday the 27th, you'll get free admission to the craft fest celebration to check out the 70 vendors, get swag bags, groove to live music, attend free demos and workshops and enjoy the craft beer garden courtesy of Drekker Brewing Company, Fargo Brewing Company and Junkyard Brewing Company. There will also be a new variety of workshops for kids and a young makers market. ungluedmarket.com Plains Art Museum

704 1st Ave. N, Fargo

TRIVIA NIGHT & SILENT AUCTION CASS COUNTY SPECIAL OLYMPICS 27th from 6 - 10 p.m.

Gather a team of eight of your smartest friends, colleagues and family members for a fun night of trivia and a silent auction that benefits the Cass County Special Olympics athletes. This event is for ages 21 and older and it is recommended that you register your team in advance to get a spot. Tickets are available at eventbrite. com. eventbrite.com Speedway Event Center

RED RIVER VALLEY SPORTSMEN SHOW

March 3rd from 5 - 9 p.m., 4th from noon - 9 p.m., 5th from 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., 6th from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The annual sportsmen's show will include five shows about everything you love when it comes to boats, camping and RVs, hunting and fishing, travel and outdoor education. This event is fun for the whole family and will also feature daily seminars from outdoor pros. fargosportshow.com Fargodome

1800 University Dr. N, Fargo

680 Main Ave. W, West Fargo

DYLANFEST II 27th at 2 p.m.

If you're a Bob Dylan fan, you'll want to be a part of this celebration of the life, times and music of the legendary musician. Fifteen different acts of big bands, trios, duos and solo artists will each present their own unique stylings of Dylan tunes from rock and reggae to jazz and country and much more. Doors open at 1 p.m. with a show time of 2 p.m. facebook.com/DylanfestFargo Fargo Theatre

314 Broadway N, Fargo

JAFA 2015

27th at 7 p.m.

This year's Josef's Annual Fashion Awards through Josef's School of Hair Design is coming in hot for its 11th year. This runway show will feature roughly 250 models who will walk and display their hair, makeup and wardrobe done by Josef's students and alumni. This is a unique award event that pulls out all the stops with lighting and production. General admission tickets are $15. josefsschoolofhairdesign.com/jafa Ramada Plaza & Suites

1635 42nd St. S, Fargo

FARGO STARTUP WEEKEND March 4th - 6th

Some of the Red River Valley's best developers, designers, marketers, and other non-coders will be coming together to pitch their business idea and work on launching their own business. If you have an idea you've been dying to get off the ground, this is the perfect time to do it. facebook.com/StartupweekendFargo Various locations

BACON & BEER FESTIVAL

March 5 from noon - 8:30 p.m.

The annual Bacon and Beer festival by Bernie's Wine and Liquors is back with plenty of eats and drinks to go around. The mission of the festival is to provide education and recognition of America's favorite hobby, while showcasing the experts of beer and swine in the area. Two two-and-a-half-hour sessions will be available for the general public, as well as two separate sessions for VIP ticket holders. Must be 21 years of age or older. jadepresents.com Scheels Arena

5225 31st Ave. S, Fargo

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FEBRUARY 5TH - 6TH RIDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH F Ghost Channels - The Aquarium Poitin - Dempsey's Gina Powers Band - Junkyard Brewing Company Low Standards - Pickled Parrot Songwriters Night - The Red Raven Frost Fire - Rick's Bar Often Enough - Speck's Bar Alex Rossi Band - Sidestreet The Roosters - Shotgun Sally's Boomtown - Spirits Lounge Groovetones - VFW: Downtown Good For Gary - The Windbreak ATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH S MCs vs. DJs battle hosted by Tony the Butcher - The Aquarium Ed Huttlin (Pianist) - Basies Deb Jenkins Band - Dempsey's Tanner Brethorst and Alex Meine Junkyard Brewing Company Free Hip Hop Night - The New Direction Low Standards - Pickled Parrot Elisium and A Dying Tide - Rick's Bar Often Enough - Speck's Bar Devon Worley - Shotgun Sally's Boomtown - Spirits Lounge Groovetones - VFW: Downtown Good For Gary - The Windbreak

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UNDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH S Beer & Hymns with Tanner Brethorst and Alex Meine - Junkyard Brewing Company Butter's Toast & Jam Band - The Windbreak UESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH T Fat Tuesday Pancake Feast with

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The Cropdusters - Junkyard Brewing Company EDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH W Pete Sampris Band - Bar Nine Tom Peckskamp - Junkyard Brewing Company Live Karaoke with The Big Beat Band Shotgun Sally's HURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH T Grindflicks movie night: Lady Terminator - The Aquarium David Ferreira Trio - Basies Sasha Mercedes - The HoDo Megan Johnson - Junkyard Brewing Company Old Time Jam - The Red Raven 8th Hour - Shotgun Sally's October Road - The Windbreak

RIDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH F Pert Near Sandstone - The Aquarium Carluster Crumplebee Orchestra Dempsey's Matt Johnson - Junkyard Brewing Company Skyline - Pickled Parrot Roadtrip Radio - Rick's Bar Dick Wrinkle - Speck's Bar Shane Martin Band - Shotgun Sally's The Coolers - Spirits Lounge C.O.D - VFW: Downtown Tripwire - The Windbreak ATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH S Go Murphy, At The Emporium, The Edith Massey - The Aquarium Ed Huttlin (Pianist) - Basies San Haven Chuckle - Dempsey's Anthony Chaput - Junkyard Brewing Company Skyline - Pickled Parrot A New Machine - Rick's Bar

FEBRUARY 14TH - 18TH UNDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH S Ed Huttlin (Pianist) - Basies Beer & Hymns with Dustin Ellingson and Dan Christianson - Junkyard Brewing Company Valentine's Day Special with the Johnny Vegas Show - Shotgun Sally's Lars and Joe Pony Show - The Windbreak

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Kapeesh - Sidestreet Strange Daze - Shotgun Sally's The Coolers - Spirits Lounge C.O.D - VFW: Downtown Boomtown - The Windbreak

ONDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH M Liquid Stranger - The Aquarium Dan Christianson - Junkyard Brewing Company UESDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH T The Cropdusters - Junkyard Brewing Company EDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH W Lars and Joe Pony Show - Bar Nine Warren Christensen - Junkyard Brewing Company HURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH T Kathie Brekke, Russ Peterson, Kent Karch, Mike Krajewski, Joe Riewer Basies Celebration of Women and their Music: The Pat Lenertz Band - The HoDo Ciro - Junkyard Brewing Company Zeus Jupiter, Ill Bleed, No Ban Clan, The Wizardly Toke, MayyDayy, Daddy Dollaz, A-Roe, Fly Mob, DJ Punky - The New Direction October Road - Shotgun Sally's Redline - The Windbreak

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FEBRUARY 19TH - 20TH FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH David Bowie Tribute - The Aquarium Q5 - Dempsey's Celebration of Women and their Music: Tabah - The HoDo Matt Johnson - Junkyard Brewing Company New Direction Fest 5 - The New Direction Helena Handbasket - Pickled Parrot Mix Theory - Rick's Bar Liquored Up - Speck's Bar 32 Below - Shotgun Sally's Acoustic Addictions - Spirits Lounge Roadtrip Radio - VFW: Downtown Redline - The Windbreak ATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH S Celebration of Women and their Music (After Party) - The Aquarium Ed Huttlin (Pianist) - Basies Circle of Heat - Dempsey's Billy Lurken - Junkyard Brewing Company New Direction Fest 5 - The New Direction Helena Handbasket - Pickled Parrot Mix Theory - Rick's Bar Liquored Up - Speck's Bar Carmen and the Cactus Reunion Show - Sidestreet Unleashed - Shotgun Sally's Acoustic Addictions - Spirits Lounge Roadtrip Radio - VFW: Downtown Bratpack Radio - The Windbreak

FEBRUARY 21ST - 25TH SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST Beer & Hymns with The Cropdusters Junkyard Brewing Company New Direction Fest 5 - The New Direction Live Karaoke with The Big Beat Band Shotgun Sally's Butter's Toast & Jam Band - The Windbreak TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD The Cropdusters - Junkyard Brewing Company WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH Real Truth Record Release Party (Aquarium Night at Dempsey's) - The

Aquarium The Vinegar Strokes - Bar Nine Tom Peckskamp - Junkyard Brewing Company THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH Russ Peterson Quartet - Basies Screaming for Silence, Sleep Signals Garage Bar davis? - The HoDo Dan Christianson - Junkyard Brewing Company Boomtown - Shotgun Sally's Silverado - The Windbreak

FEBRUARY 26 - 28 TH

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH Poitin - Dempsey's Matt Johnson - Junkyard Brewing Company Save Me CJ - Pickled Parrot Celtic Jam - The Red Raven Twice as Hard - Speck's Bar Some Sh*tty Cover Band - Shotgun Sally's 8th Hour - Spirits Lounge Blue Grit - VFW: Downtown Pop Rocks - The Windbreak SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH FM Pride Winter Dance Party - The Aquarium Ed Huttlin (Pianist) - Basies Ciro and Topher Show - Dempsey's Tripwire - JC Chumley's Anthony Chaput - Junkyard Brewing Company Gnawed, Straight Panic, Monowolf, Edwin Manchester, Concrete Skirt, Telavag - The New Direction Save Me CJ - Pickled Parrot Wayland - Rick's Bar Boots - Sidestreet Twice as Hard - Speck's Bar Redline - Shotgun Sally's 8th Hour - Spirits Lounge Blue Grit - VFW: Downtown Hitchville - The Windbreak SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH Bongzilla - The Aquarium Beer & Hymns with Nolan Wiesz Junkyard Brewing Company Live Karaoke with The Big Beat Band Shotgun Sally's Butter's Toast & Jam Band - The Windbreak

LOCALMUSICVENUES NEED TO FIND THE HOTSPOT? LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THIS HELPFUL GUIDE. THE AQUARIUM

226 Broadway, Fargo (Above Dempsey's)

BAR NINE

1405 Prairie Pkwy #301, West Fargo

BASIES RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE 1635 42nd St. S, Fargo (Ramada Plaza & Suites)

DEMPSEY’S

226 Broadway, Fargo

GARAGE BAR

3108 9th St. S, Moorhead

THE HODO LOUNGE 101 Broadway, Fargo

JC CHUMLEY'S

1608 Main Ave, Moorhead

JUNKYARD BREWING COMPANY 1416 1st Ave. N, Moorhead

THE NEW DIRECTION 14 Roberts St. N, Fargo

PICKLED PARROT 505 3rd Ave N, Fargo

THE RED RAVEN

916 Main Avenue, Fargo

RICK’S BAR

2721 Main Ave, Fargo

SHOTGUN SALLY’S 1515 42nd St. S, Fargo

SIDESTREET GRILLE & PUB 404 4th Ave. N, Fargo

SPECK’S BAR

2611 Main Ave, Fargo

SPIRITS LOUNGE (HOLIDAY INN) 3803 13th Ave. S, Fargo

VFW: DOWNTOWN 202 Broadway, Fargo

THE WINDBREAK

3150 39th St. S, Fargo

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Domestic bottles $1.99, Malibu $2.25, Select Whiskey drinks $2, $.99 tap beers 2 - 6 pm

Import bottles $2.25, Bombay Sapphire and Hendrick’s Gin $2, Select Rum $1.99, $.99 tap beers 2 - 6 pm

Select wine by the glass $2.50, Absolut Vodka $2.50, Homemade Sangria $4, $.99 tap beers 2 - 6 pm

Happy hour 11 am - 2 pm and 6-9 pm, Margaritas $5, Domestic beer $1.99, select Tequilas $4.50

Happy hour 11 am - 2 pm and 6-9 pm, Margaritas $5, Import beer $2.25, select Tequilas $4.50

Happy hour 11 am - 2 pm and 6-9 pm, Margaritas $5, $1 off specialty drinks, select tequilas $4.50

All day $1.50 off cocktails and beers, Bloody Mary Special $2.50

Alibi Lounge & Casino 1340 21st Ave. S, Fargo

2 for 1 every day Noon - 7 pm

Happy Hour Applebees from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - close and 4 area locations $6.99 domestic pitchers

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - close and $2 wells

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - close and ½ Price Bottles of Wine, $3 Bud Light Ritas

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - close and $2 Long Island Teas

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - close and $5 Mucho Drinks

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - close and $5 Sangrias

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - close and $6.99 domestic pitchers

Mini Mug Night

Mug Night

$3.75 Stoli’s $5.75 domestic pitchers

$2.75 Windsors, Morgans, Bacardis, Smirnoffs, Jim Beams and domestic bottles

$3.50 Bloody Mary/ Caesars 11 am - 4 pm, Mug Night, $3.50 Jack Daniels and $3.75 premium pints

$3 wells and $3.75 32oz domestic draws

$2 Pounders 3 - 6 pm

Happy Hour 4 - 6 pm and 10 pm to midnight

Happy Hour 4-6 pm and 10 pm to midnight

Happy Hour 4-6 pm, 10 pm to midnight, Service Industry Night: 50% off all drinks 8 pm to close

College ID Night: $7 cover with free taps and wells 9 pm - midnight

Ink & Drink Night: $4 pitchers from 9 pm - close

3 for 1s 9 pm - midnight

3 for 1 drinks 9 pm - midnight

2 for 1 appetizers until midnight

Mug Night

$.50 taps $1 Morgans $1 Teas 8 pm - Midnight

2 for 1 domestic bottles, Jack and Jack Honey 8 pm - Midnight

$2 tall taps $2 Morgans $2 bomb shots 8 - 11 pm

Bison Turf 1211 University Dr. N, Fargo

Happy Hour drink specials All Day

Blackbird Woodfire 206 Broadway N, Fargo The Boiler Room 210 Broadway N, Fargo

Happy Hour 4-6 pm, 10 pmmidnight, Service Industry Night: 50% off all drinks 8 pm to close

Bomb Shelter 2 for 1 appetizers 325 10th St. N, Texas Hold ‘Em Fargo tourney 7:30 pm Borrowed Buck’s Roadhouse 1201 Westrac Dr, Fargo

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$3 Captain $3 Captain $3 Captain $3 Captain $3 Captain $3 Captain Morgan/ Morgan/ Morgan/ Morgan/ Morgan/ Morgan/ Barcardi/Chuck Barcardi/Chuck Barcardi/Chuck Barcardi/Chuck Barcardi/Chuck Barcardi/Chuck Norris & Ninja Norris & Ninja Norris & Ninja Norris & Ninja Norris & Ninja The Bowler Norris & Ninja Turtle Shots, Turtle Shots, Turtle Shots, Turtle Shots, Turtle Shots, Turtle Shots, 2630 University $3.50 Tito’s Vodka, $3.50 Tito’s Vodka, $3.50 Tito’s Vodka, $3.50 Tito’s Vodka, $3.50 Tito’s Vodka, $3.50 Tito’s Dr. S, Fargo $4 Jack Daniels $4 Jack Daniels $4 Jack Daniels $4 Jack Daniels $4 Jack Daniels Vodka, $4 Jack & Crown Royal, & Crown Royal, & Crown Royal, & Crown Royal, & Crown Royal, Daniels & Crown Happy Hour: $1 Happy Hour: $1 Happy Hour: $1 Happy Hour: $1 Happy Hour: $1 Royal off all drinks off all drinks off all drinks off all drinks off all drinks

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$3 Captain Morgan/Barcardi/ Chuck Norris & Ninja Turtle Shots, $3.50 Tito’s Vodka, $4 Jack Daniels & Crown Royal

Buffalo Wild Wings 3 area locations

Happy Hour All Day

2 for 1 wells 9 pm - midnight, Happy hour 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - midnight

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm midnight

$3 Long Island Iced Teas all day, Happy hour 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - midnight

$4 margaritas on the rocks, $4 Mexican pints and $4 Mexican bottled beer all day

$4 Bloody Marys and Caesars form 11 am - 5 pm

$3 you-call-its from 9 pm - midnight

Bulldog Tap 4265 45th St. S. Ste. 161, Fargo

$3.50 tall domestic taps 6 pm - close

$2.75 domestic bottles 8 pm - midnight

$3.50 UVs and Bacardis 8 pm - midnight

$3.25 Morgans $3.75 Crowns 8 pm - midnight

$3.75 Stolis and Jack Daniels 8 pm - midnight

$3.50 Smirnoffs and Windsors 8 pm - midnight

$3.50 tall domestic taps & import bottles All Day

Chili’s Grill and Bar 3902 13th Ave. S, Fargo

$3 tall domestic drafts, wine and margaritas 5 for $10 buckets of beer 3 - 6 pm

Chub’s Pub & Package Place 421 University Dr. N, Fargo

Big Mug Mondays: $5.95 New Mug & $3.95 Refills

$2.50 You Call It, “Top Shelf Excluded”

Big Mug Wednesdays: $5.95 New Mug & $3.95 Refills, $2.95 Morgans

$1 Taps, $2.95 Icehole and Fireball

Domestic Beer & A Shot For $7, Old School Teas & Stumplifters $2.95

$2.95 Bloody Mary’s & Caesars 8 am – Noon, $3.25 Jack Daniel’s, $2.95 PBR Tall Boy’s

Sunday Funday, $1 Off Drinks In Your Chub’s Sweatshirt

Dempsey’s 226 Broadway N, Fargo

$2.75 Old Style, $3 well drinks, $4 Jameson, $4.50 import or specialty taps from 4 pm - 7 pm

$2.75 Old Style, $3 well drinks, $4 Jameson, $4.50 import or specialty taps from 4 pm - 7 pm and $3 premium wells

$2.75 Old Style, $3 well drinks, $4 Jameson, $4.50 import or specialty taps from 4 pm - 7 pm

Happy Hour drink specials 4 pm - close

D’Woods Lounge 3333 13th Ave. S, Fargo

$2.75 domestic bottles $3 Bacardis

$2.75 domestic bottles $1 off martinis

$3.50 Stolis $3.50 domestic taps

$3.50 Crown Royals $3.50 taps

$3.75 teas $3 Windsors

$3 Smirnoffs $3 Morgans

Empire 424 Broadway N, Fargo

$3.50 Crown Royals

$2.95 Bacardis

$2.75 Windsors

$2.95 Morgans, $3.95 Jack Daniels

$3.50 Stoli, $3.25 Jim Beams

$3.50 import and craft bottles, $3.95 Jagermeisters

$2.75 vodkas and Windsors

$4 pints from 4 - 6 pm

Fort Noks Bar of Gold 52 Broadway N, Fargo

Happy Hour 4-7 pm $4.25 Margarita’s, Long Island Ice Tea’s & $15 buckets of beer

Happy Hour 4 - 7 pm $2.25 taps

Happy Hour 4 - 7 pm, $2.75 select whiskeys, import bottles and micro domestic beers

Happy Hour All Day

Happy hour 4 - 7 pm, $3.25 Stolis, $3.25 Goldschlager and Icehole and $2 wells and bottles from 8 - 10 pm

$3.50 Bloody Mary 2 - 6 pm, $3.25 Bacardis, Morgans, Malibus, All Day, $3.25 Chuck Norris shots & $2 wells and domestic bottles from 8 - 10 pm

Any special throughout the week is honored all day long

Frank’s Lounge 2640 52nd Ave. S, Fargo

Happy Hour 4 - 6 pm and 9 pm - midnight: $1 off spirits, wine and beer

Happy Hour 4 - 6 pm and 9 pm - midnight: $1 off spirits, wine and beer and half price wine glasses and bottles

Happy Hour 4 - 6 pm and 9 pm - midnight: $1 off spirits, wine and beer

4Happy - 6 pmHour and 9 pm - midnight: $1 off spirits, wine and beer and $1 off bottles and cans of beer

$4 Grey Goose and Crown Royal drinks, $5 off any Frank's apparel

$5 build-yourown Bloody Mary or Mimosa bar 11 am - 4 pm

$5 build-yourown Bloody Mary or Mimosa bar 11 am - 4 pm, All day Happy Hour, half price tap beer all day

Golf Addiction 4474 23rd Ave. S, Fargo

Mulligan Monday – Twofers on all taps

Twosday $2 domestic bottles

Apple Winesday - ½ Priced appetizers & wine

Thirstday $2 Green Cup Fills

$5 domestic pitchers

$2 Green Cup Fills

$1 PBR Pounders & $2 Green Cup Fills (22oz of beer in a Green Golf Addiction Cup)

Fargo Brewing Company 610 University Dr. N, Fargo

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$3 tall domestic drafts, wine and margaritas 5 for $10 buckets of beer All Day

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Granite City 1636 42nd St. S, Fargo

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$5 cocktails from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - close

$5 cocktails and bottomless mimosas from noon - 5 pm and 9 pm - close

Happy Hour Happy Hour Happy Hour 3 - 6 pm and 3 - 6 pm and 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - close, 9 pm - close, 9 pm - close, Thursday night $2.50 domestic $3 mimosas, Football specials, pints, $3 craft/ $3 PBR pounders $3 mimosas, import pints, and $2.50 $3 PBR pounders $2.50 Snortie Brew Snortie Brew and $2.50 Pints and $3 pints all day Snortie Brew mimosas all day pints all day

Happy hour 3 - 6 pm, $2.50 Snortie Brew Pints, $3 PBR pounders and $3 mimosas all day

$5 Bloody Mary bar 9 am - 4 pm, $3 Bud Light Pounders during the game, $3 screwdrivers, $3 PBR pounders, $3 mimosas and $3 Snortie Brew Pints all day

$5 Bloody Mary bar 11 am - 4 pm, Happy Hour 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - close, $3 mimosas, $3 screwdrivers, $3.50 craft pounders and $3 domestic pounders all day

$1 off wine, beer and drinks, $3 mimosas, Herd and Horns $3 PBR pounders 1414 12th Ave. N, and $3.50 Snortie Brew Pints all Fargo day, Monday night Football specials Labby’s Grill & Bar 1100 19th Ave. N, Fargo

$2.95 Morgans, $3.95 margaritas, $12.50 buckets of beer

32oz Mug Night - All tap beer and select liquor

$3.50 jumbo Long Island Teas, $5.25 top shelf Long Island Teas

Poor boy pounder night

$1 off all bottled beer and drinks 9 pm - close

$3.95 Mimosas, Screwdrivers, and Bloody Marys from 9 am - 3 pm

$2.95 pounders

Lucky’s 13 Pub 4301 17th Ave. S, Fargo

$2.25 short domestic beers

Half off Margaritas and $2.50 Coronas

$3 tall domestic taps 3 pm - close

½ price bottles of wine $2 PBR bottles 3 pm - close

Happy Hour 3 - 6 pm

9 am - 2 pm $2.50 Mimosas and Bloody Marys

Happy Hour all day – $1.25 off all drinks & $2.50 mimosas 12 - 4 pm

Happy Hour 4 - 6 pm and 9 - 11 pm: $3 tap beer, $2 off select cocktails, $1 glass of wine

Happy Hour 5 - 7 pm

Happy Hour 10 pm-close with 2-for-1 drinks

$3 UV Vodka

$3 Bloody Marys and Caesars with UV Vodka until 4 pm

Pay The Day Taps 8 - 10 pm College Night $2.75 select drinks 9 - 11 pm

$3.50 pitchers 8-10 pm, College Night $2.75 select drinks 9-11 pm

Mezzaluna 309 Roberts St. N, Fargo

* This is not a full list of specials. Specials subject to change. For updated and entire list of specials, go fargomonthly.com.

The Northern 325 10th St. N, Fargo

Happy Hour 5 - 7 pm

NoBull Country Club 609 NP Ave, Fargo O’Kelly’s 3800 Main Ave, Fargo

Rum Monday: $3 Malibu and Captain Morgan

$3 Long Island Iced Teas and 23oz. domestic taps

Whiskey Wednesday: $3 Bison Ridge and Windsor

Barcardi Party: $3 Barcardi White, Limón or Black Razz

Old Broadway City Club 22 Broadway N, Fargo Old Broadway Grill 22 Broadway N, Fargo

OB Sport Zone 22 Broadway N, Fargo

Pickled Parrot 505 3rd Ave. N, Fargo

$2.95 Bloody Marys/ mimosas/SkipN-Go Naked 11 am-2 pm

Wine Club Night from 4 - 10 pm

$5.95 Pitchers ($8.95 Craft and Import) all day & 2 for 1 drinks from 3-6 pm

Ticket Tuesday - $3.50 Mugs 6 - 10 pm Happy Hour 3 - 6 pm with 2-4-1 drinks

Happy Hour 3-6 pm with 2-for-1 drinks

Happy Hour from 4 to 9 pm and $2 pounders, $2.50 domestic bottles, $4 Fireball and select parrot jars

Happy Hour from 4 to 9 pm and $3 Ice Hole and Captain Morgan, $4 select parrot jars and $4.50 shots

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Happy Hour 3-6 pm with 2-for-1 drinks

Happy Hour 3-6 pm with 2-for-1 drinks, College Night: $2.75 select drinks 9-11 pm

$2.95 Bloody Marys/mimosas & select drinks 11 am - 2 pm, College Night $2.75 select drinks 9-11 pm

Happy Hour from 4 to 9 pm and $4 Water Moccasins, $7 craft tap parrot jars and $8 well drink parrot jars

Happy Hour from 4 to 9 pm and $3 Ice Hole, $4 Crown Royal and $5 Patron

Happy Hour from 4 to 9 pm and $3 Malibu, Windsor and Chuck Norris

Happy Hour all day

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Happy Hour from 4 to 6 pm and 9 pm to close, $1 off local beers

Happy Hour from 4 to 6 pm and 9 pm to close, $5 Midwest Martinis

Happy Hour from 4 to 6 pm and 9 pm to close, $ 1 off craft pounders

Happy Hour from 4 to 6 pm and 9 pm to close, $4 Bulleit

Happy Hour from 4 to 6 pm and 9 pm to close, $5 cucumber Bloody Marys

$2 off top shelf liquor & $1 off beer Wells & wine by the glass

$2 off all glasses of wine and $1 off beer and wells

$2.50 16oz taps $2 domestic $3 premium $5 long island teas

Free pint of Rhombus Beer with a Rhombus Growler fill from 6 pm-close

Half off glasses and bottles of wine starting at 6 pm

$4 pints of Rhombus beer starting at 9 pm

Late Night Happy Hour from 10 pm-close

$4 craft beer pints starting at 9 pm

Bloody Mary Bar from 11 am-4 pm, $5 well vodka, $6 premium vodka,$3 you-call-its for service industry all day

$3.05 Morgans $3.45 tall domestic taps 4:30 pm - close

$3.75 Crown Royals $3.95 Crown Blacks

$2.95 Bacardis/ domestic bottles 4:30 pm - close

Mug Club Night $3.75 Jack Daniels/teas

$3.25 UV vodkas

$3.25 import and specialty bottles $3.25 Ice Hole shots

$3.35 tall domestic taps All Day $2.75 well drinks 4:30 pm - close

$2 12oz domestic draws All Day

$2.50 domestic bottles All Day

$2.50 Morgans & Windsors All Day

$2.50 teas $7.50 domestic pitchers

Happy Hour from 4:30-6:30 pm (2 for 1 drinks)

$2.50 Homemade Bloody Marys w/ beer chaser 10 am - 4 pm

$1 off drinks from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - midnight

$1 off drinks from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - midnight and ½ price bottles of wine

$1 off drinks from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - midnight and $1 wells, $2 domestic bottles and $3 domestic beers/premium wells

Ladies Night: $5 all you can drink from 9 pm -midnight

$7 bottomless mimosas/bloody marys/domestic taps from 10 am - 2 pm

$3 Bloody Marys and $7 bottomless mimosas from noon - 6 pm

Sickie's Garage 3431 Fiechtner Dr. S, Fargo

$2 Sailer Jerry and Absolut, $3 Jack Daniels and Redbull shots, Happy Hour 3 - 6 pm and 9 - 11 pm with $2.50 domestic taps and wells

Big 98.7 Happy Hour 4 - 6 pm with $.98 domestic taps, Q105 $1.05 drink tickets 7 - 9 pm, $2 Sailer Jerry and Absolut, $3 Jack Daniels and Redbull shots, Happy Hour 3 - 6 pm and 9 - 11 pm with $2.50 domestic taps and wells

Rock 701 $1.07 drink tickets 5 - 7 pm, $2 Sailer Jerry and Absolut, $3 Jack Daniels and Redbull shots, Happy Hour 3 6 pm and 9 - 11 pm with $2.50 domestic taps and wells

$2 Sailer Jerry and Absolut, $3 Jack Daniels and Redbull shots, Happy Hour 3 - 6 pm and 9 - 11 pm with $2.50 domestic taps and wells

$2 Sailer Jerry and Absolut, $3 Jack Daniels and Redbull shots, Happy Hour 3 6 pm and 9 - 11 pm with $2.50 domestic taps and wells

Happy Hour 3 - 6 pm with $2.50 domestic taps and wells

Happy Hour 3 - 6 pm and 9 - 11 pm with $2.50 domestic taps and wells

Sidestreet Grille & Pub 301 3rd Ave. N, Fargo

$3.75 Jamesons, $.75 off craft bottles

College night with ID All Day Happy Hour

$3 Windsors $2.50 domestic pints $3 Leinenkugels and Nordeast pints

$3 rums $.75 off domestic bottles and micro craft pints, $5 perfect storms

$3.50 Stolis, $3.75 Summit pints

$3.75 Jack Daniels, Jack Honeys and Jim Beams $3.75 New Belgium bottles

$2 off all pitchers $3 rail vodkas $1 off u-call-its Service Industry Night

Slammer’s Sports Bar & Grill 707 28th Ave. N, Fargo

$3.15 Miller High Life bottles $3.40 Bacardi Limon and Sailor Jerrys

$3.15 Bud and Bud Light Bottles

$3.15 Bud and Bud Light bottles $3 white zin and merlot wines

$3.15 Coors Light and Mich Golden Light bottles

$3.15 Bud and Bud Light bottles. $3.40 Morgans

$3.75 Bloody Marys and Caesars, All Day well specials $2.75

$2.80 All wells, $5.25 Busch Light pitchers

Speck’s Bar 2611 Main Ave, Fargo

$2.95 pounders

$3 Bacardis and Jim Beams

$2.95 Morgans $3.95 Jack Daniels

$2.95 whiskeys and Barefoot wines

$3.25 import and craft beers, $3.25 Smirnoffs

$3.25 UV drinks

$2.75 wells, $3.35 20oz taps

Spirits Lounge 3803 13th Ave. S, Fargo

$2.50 Captain Morgan and $3.50 Malibu all day, $3 jumbo domestic beers and $1 well pours from 4-7 pm

2-for-1 cocktails all day, $3 jumbo domestic beers and $1 well pours from 4-7 pm

$3 Crown Royal and $4 Jameson all day, $3 jumbo domestic beers and $1 well pours from 4-7 pm

$4 Stoli all day, $1 selected drafts until keg is done, $3 jumbo domestic beers and $1 well pours from 4-7 pm

$3 jumbo domestic beers and $1 well pours from 4-7 pm

$3 jumbo domestic beers until 4 pm

$3 jumbo domestic beers all day

Sports Bar 619 NP Ave. N, Fargo

$2.50 tap beer pints, $3.50 talls

$2.50 Stolis & $3.50 Stolis with energy drink

College Night: ½ price domestic pitchers

$2.95 Jack Daniels, Captain Morgan, Bombay Sapphire and Grey Goose

½ off pitchers 7 - 10 pm

$3 pounders, $3.50 Bloody Marys

Pounds 6 12 1st Ave. N, Fargo

Radisson 201 5th St. N. Fargo

$2 off martinis $1 off beer Wells & wine by the glass

Rhombus Guys Pizza 606 Main Ave, Fargo Rick’s Bar 2721 Main Ave, Fargo Rooter’s Bar 107 Broadway N, Fargo

Shotgun Sally’s Rock and Roll Saloon 1515 42nd St. S, Fargo

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$3.50 import bottles and gator teas, $2.50 Schnapps, Football Night: $3.50 Bud & Bud Light aluminum bottles 6 - 10 pm

$3 Bacardi, $2.75 Windsor, $3 Chuck Norris shots and Jag Bombs

$3.99 Bloody Marys, $1 off whisky, $3.25 domestic pints and bottles, $3.25 Wonder Woman

Happy Hour All Day

$3.50 Crown Royal, $3 UV Vodka Flavors, Football Night: $3.50 Bud & Bud Light aluminum bottles 6 - 10 pm

$3 domestic bottles, $3 Captain Morgan

$8 domestic pitchers, $2.50 Schnapps, $2.75 well drinks

$3 Captain Morgan

$6 domestic pitchers

$3 Windsor

$3 domestic pounders and bottles

$3 teas

Happy Hour 11 am - 5 pm

Vinyl Taco 520 1st Ave. N, Fargo

$1 off Cadillac Margarita

$1 off Butterscotch Café

$1 off Padre’s Root Beer Float

$1 off Lavender Lemonade

$1 off moonshine, $2 margarita 9 pm - close

$1 off Sangria, $2 Margaritas 9 pm - close

The Windbreak 3150 39th St. S, Fargo

$1 off drinks from 3 - 6 pm and 9 - 11 pm

$2 drinks and bomb shots from 9 - 11 pm Ladies get free taps and wells from 9 pm to midnight

$1 u-call-its 9 - 10 pm $2 u-call-its 10 - 11 pm $2 bomb shots from 9 - 11 pm

2 for 1's from 9 pm to midnight

Woody’s Bar 1550 32nd Ave. S, Fargo

Happy Hour All Day ($1 off all drinks)

$3.30 Captain Morgan, $3.30 Bacardi and Flavors

$3.30 Deep Eddy Vodka, $3.30 Glasses of Bota Box Wine

$3.85 Crown Royal, $3.85 Jack Daniels

$3.30 Captain Morgan, $3.50 Long Island Iced Tea

$3.30 Bloody Mary and Caesars, $3.30 import bottles

$3.30 Bloody Mary and Caesars, $6 domestic pitchers, $8 import pitchers

Bar Nine 1405 Prairie Pkwy, West Fargo

$3 tall domestics, $3 Stolis and $3 Jack Daniels 8 pm

$2 domestic pints and wells 8 pm

Mug night 8 pm $5 mugs

$2.50 domestic bottles, $3 well specials 8 pm

$2.50 Morgans and Bacardis 8 pm

$3 teas and bomb shots 8 pm

$6 domestic pitchers and $2.50 Icehole All Day

Blarney Stone 1910 9th St. E, West Fargo

Happy Hour 3-6 pm and 9 pm-close, $1 off drafts, $2.25 bar pours, $1 off house wines

VIP Day: Mug club members get an extra $1 off discounted beer, Happy Hour 3-6 pm and 9 pm-close

$2 off popsicle drinks, Happy Hour 3-6 pm and 9 pm-close

VIP Day: Mug club members get an extra $1 off discounted beer, Happy Hour 3-6 pm and 9 pm-close

Happy Hour 3-6 pm and 9 pm-close, $1 off drafts, $2.25 bar pours, $1 off house wines

Free trip through the Bloody Mary bar or free mimosa with purchase of breakfast entrée, Happy Hour 9 pm-close

Happy Hour all day, VIP Day: Mug club members get an extra $1 off discounted beer

The District Waterhouse and Kitchen 3179 Bluestem Dr, West Fargo

$1.50 off signature drinks

$1.50 off wine and beer taps

Half price bottles of wine and featured taps

ABC at the D: $3.50 Absolute, Bombay and Crown Royal

$1.50 off rum and vodka drinks

$1.50 off Sangrias and whiskeys

$1 off all drinks all day

$2.50 domestic bottles All Day

$3 domestic talls All Day

$3.50 well margaritas, $3 Corona and Dos Equis

$2.50 Morgans and Bacardis All Day

$3 well drinks 7 pm - close

$3 bomb shots 8 pm - midnight

$3 Captain Morgan, domestic bottles, Bloody Marys and Caesars all day

$4 Craft Taps 4 pm - close

$4 Crown Royal 4 pm - close

$4 Captain Morgan 4 pm close

$4 Fireball 4 pm - close

$4 Tito's Vodka 4 pm - close

$3.50 Morgan and Bacardi

$3.50 Jack Daniels, Jim Beam and Jameson, $4.50 Crown Royal

$3.50 UV, Wave and Titos

$3.50 Windsor, $3.00 Solo Cups: Bud Light Coors Light Miller Lite

$3.00 Solo Cups: Bud Light Coors Light Miller Lite

Happy Hour All Day Service Industry Night: $3.50 youcall-its

$3 Jag and Jack Daniels, $7.50 Miller Lite Pitchers

$3 Windsor, Canadian Club, Jack Daniels and $14 bucket of domestic beers

$3 Captain Morgan, Bacardi and domestic bottles

$3.50 bomb shots and Tito’s Vodka

Bloody Mary and Caesar specials all day, $3 Fireball and Tuaca

$7.50 Coors Light pitchers, $3.50 Crown Royal, Bloody Mary and Caesar specials all day

Tailgators Sports Cafe 1322 Main Ave, Fargo VFW: Downtown 202 Broadway N, Fargo

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Hooligans 3330 Sheyenne St, West Fargo Pickled Parrot West 1410 9th St. E, West Fargo Pub West 3140 Bluestem Dr, West Fargo

$3.50 tall domestic beer, $4.50 tall craft beer

Rookies 715 13th Ave. E, West Fargo Silver Dollar Flying Pig 221 Sheyenne St, West Fargo

Happy Hour from 4:30 - 6:30 pm

Spicy Pie 745 31st Ave. E. Ste. 110, West Fargo

$1 off 20oz taps or $.75 off 16oz taps

$3 you-call-its

$6 domestic and $7 import pitchers

$2 whiskey drinks

$2 rum drinks

$2 vodka drinks

$3 Bloody Mary’s and/or Caesars

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$3.50 Jameson and $1 off bottled beer 8 pm - close

$3.50 Bloody Marys, Caesars and Mimosas, $5 teas and $6 Patron margaritas 8 pm - close

Happy Hour All Day

Fireball Friday $3, Extended happy hour 3-8 pm from 7 - 11 pm

Sex with Strangers $3, 10 am - 1 pm $4 Bloody Marys & Caesars from 7 - 11 pm

$2.75 pounders all day, Service Industry Special: well drinks & domestic beer $2 from 7 to 11 pm

Mug night

$3 off all pitchers 7 pm - close

Tall beers for the price of short 7 pm - close

½ price bottles of wine, $5 classic and $8 top-shelf martinis 7 pm - close

Town Hall Bar 103 Main Ave. W, West Fargo

$3 Captain Morgan, $3.50 Crown Royal, $3.50 Washington Apples from 7 to 11 pm

$3 32oz domestic Mongo Mugs, Ladies night $1 off drinks, $3 shots from 7 - 11 pm

Hump Day Happy Hour 3 - 7 pm, Windsor $3, Wu Tang Shots $3 from 7 - 11 pm

Rum Night $3 Cristal & Limon, Domestic Pitchers $6 from 7 - 11 pm

VFW: West Fargo 308 Sheyenne St, West Fargo

$2.50 regular domestic beers and Windsor

12 inch pizza and a pitcher of beer for $11

$3 Barcardi, Morgan, Mike’s Hard Lemonade or Wine Coolers

$3.50 25oz tap beers, $3 25oz amber tap beers and import/ premium bottles

Work Zone 701 Main Ave. E, West Fargo

$3 Jag shots, $3 Tuaca, Mug Special $6.50 with $3.50 refills

$3 Bacardi and Ice Hole

$3 Dr. Mac shots, Mug Special $6.50 with $3.50 refills

$3 Morgan, Malibu and Jag

$3 Jack and Jims

$3 Bloody Marys and Caesars, $3 craft and imports

$5.50 domestic pitchers, $3.50 Buccas, $3 Bloody Marys and Caesars

Dave’s Southside Tap 803 Belsly Blvd, Moorhead

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm, $3.50 tall domestic taps from 7 pm - close

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm, $2.50 domestic bottles and wells 7 pm - close

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm, $3 Captain Morgan and Fireball from 8 pm - close

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm, $6.50 domestic pitches from 8 pm - close

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm, $3.50 Stolis and Bacardis from 8 pm - close

$3.50 Long Island Teas and Crown Royals 8 pm - close

$3.50 tall domestic taps and import bottles all day

JC Chumley’s 1608 Main Ave, Moorhead

Happy Hour 5 - 6:30 pm, $4 domestic mug fills 8 pm midnight, $2.50 Captain Morgan 8 pm - close

Happy Hour 5 - 6:30 pm, $4 domestic mug fills, $3 Smirnoff

Happy Hour 5 - 6:30 pm, $3.50 import pints 8 pm midnight, $4 bomb shots 8 pm - close

Happy Hour 5 - 6:30 pm, $3.50 Fireball 5 pm - midnight, $2.50 domestic bottles and Captain Morgan 8 - 10 pm

$5.25 Bloody Marys and Caesars, $5 endless Mimosas 11 am - 4 pm, $4 Busch Light mug fills with student ID 8 pm - midnight, $8 domestic pitchers all day

$2.50 domestic bottles and wells 11 am - close

$2.50 pounders, $2.50 youcall-its 8 pm - midnight

Jell-O shot raffle 10 pm - 1 am, $2.75 wells, $4 domestic mugs, $3 Busch Light and Old Style mugs, $2.50 panty shots

$2.75 pounders, $3 Ice Hole 8pm - midnight

Bloody Marys and Caesars starting at $5.25 and $5 endless mimosas, $6.50 domestic pitchers 11 am - 4 pm, $4 domestic pitchers 4 pm - midnight

Happy Hour all day, $.50 off all drinks, $4 Bloody Marys and Caesars, 2 for $5 Miller Lite Pounders

Three Lyons Pub 675 13th Ave. E, West Fargo

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$2.50 Captain Morgan, Mick’s Office $3 import taps, 10 8th St. $4 domestic mug fills, $4 bomb S, Moorhead shots 8 pm midnight

$3 domestic pints, $3.50 select import pints 8 pm - midnight

Happy Hour 4 - 6 Happy Hour 4 - 6 Happy Hour 4 - 6 Happy Hour 4 - 6 Happy Hour 4 - 6 pm and 9 - 11 pm: pm and 9 - 11 pm: pm and 9 - 11 pm: pm and 9 - 11 pm: pm and 9 - 11 pm: $3 tap beer, $2 off $3 tap beer, $2 off $3 tap beer, $2 off $3 tap beer, $2 off $3 tap beer, $2 off select cocktails, select cocktails, select cocktails, select cocktails, select cocktails, $5 woodfire $5 woodfire $5 woodfire $5 woodfire $5 woodfire pizzas pizzas pizzas pizzas pizzas

Rustica Tavern 315 Main Ave, Moorhead

Happy Hour from 1 - 7 pm and $4 scratch teas

Happy Hour from 1 pm - midnight

Happy Hour from 1 - 7 pm, $5 all you can drink for ladies from 9 pm - midnight, $3 pounders (all day) $2 Morgans and $3 bomb shots (9 pm midnight)

2 for 1 drink specials from 4 - 6 pm and $2 domestic bottles from 7 pm - midnight

2 for 1 drinks from 4 - 6 pm

$5.25 pitches of Budweiser, Mich, Amber Boch, Bud Light, Miller Light and Foster and 2 for 1 drink specials from 4- 6 pm

$2.75 22oz grande beers, $4 Sam Adams, Red’s Apple and Bells and 2 for 1 drink specials from 4- 6 pm

$6 pitchers of Bud Light, Shock Top, Miller Light, Coors Light and Nordeast, 2 for 1 drink specials 4-6 pm

Bloody Mary specials, $6 pitchers of Bud Light, Shock Top, Miller Lite, Coors Light and Nordeast 9 pm - 2 am

Grand beers $2.75 (all day)

$2.75 Morgans

2 for 1 8 - 11 pm

$2.75 whiskeys

Ladies night 8 - 10 pm $5 pitchers

Late night Happy Hour 9 pm - midnight

$5 pitchers All Day

Bloody Mary special

O’Leary’s Pub 808 30th Ave. S, Moorhead

Happy Hour from 1 - 7 pm and $5 domestic mugs, $6 import mugs (8 pm - midnight)

Speak Easy 1001 30th Ave. S, Moorhead

Vic’s Bar & Grill 427 Center Ave, Moorhead

Happy Hour 5 - 6:30 pm, $2 domestic bottles and wells 5 pm - midnight

Happy Hour from 1 - 7 pm, $3 perfect pint of Guinness and Irish car bombs (9 pm - 12 am)

Happy Hour from 1 - 7 pm, $10 all you can drink (11 am - 2 pm) Mimosas, Bloodys and domestic taps

Happy Hour from 1 - 7 pm and $5 domestic pitchers

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GIFTSGALORE Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and while we definitely don't know your special someone as well as you do, we thought we could still suggest a few great gift ideas from all over Downtown Fargo. By Erica Rapp | Photos by Paul Flessland

UPCYCLED TIES FOOTBALL MARRIAGE SIGN

LEATHER WALLET

Eloise Boutique 14 8th St. S, Fargo facebook.com/EloiseFargo

Halberstadt's on Broadway 102 Broadway N, Fargo halberstadtsmensclothiers.com

If your significant other loves football, they might like to hang this wooden phrase sign in their man cave, too. $24.95

Any man can use a durable wallet. This Florsheim leather wallet will be the perfect fit for any guy in your life. $35

BEARD OIL & BALM

If your significant other is a lumberjack of manly sorts, there's no doubt he could use some beard treatments to tame his grizzly face-mane. Whether it's oil or balm, these state-made products from 701 Bread Co. will leave all facial hair looking spiffy and smelling wonderful. Balm - $18.99 Oil - $17 Fowler's Heritage Company 210 Broadway N, Fargo facebook.com/FowlersHeritage

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Each bowtie and necktie at Aendee is handcrafted from high-quality, secondhand shirts so every piece is unique. You can even bring in your own shirts to create heirloom pieces for that special someone. Neckties - $50 Bowties - $35 Aendee 5 8th St. S, Fargo aendee.com

BLOODY MARY MIX

This mix from Stonewall Kitchen is sure to satisfy any Bloody Mary lover. With a subtle kick, a zesty amount of lemon and a handful of seasonings, this mix will allow anyone to craft the perfect morning cocktail. Kittsona also sells plenty of other great cocktail mixes so that you can find the perfect gift for anyone. $7 Kittsona 610 Main Ave, Fargo kittsona.com

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LOST IN FARGO MERCHANDISE

COMIC BOOK STORY OF BEER

That's right, it's a story about beer in comic book form. If there's a graphic novel lover or beer aficionado in your life, this book is your ticket to an ideal present. $18.99

Represent the city you live in with quality clothing that's speciallydesigned and locally-made by the company Lost in Fargo. These soft, comfortable garments are perfect for anyone who wants to show a deeper love for Fargo and come printed in various designs. Hoodies - $54 Tees - $20 Halberstadt's on Broadway 102 Broadway N, Fargo halberstadtsmensclothiers.com

Zandbroz Variety 420 Broadway N, Fargo zandbroz.com

CUSTOM BARREL

For the wine and whiskey lovers, this barrel can be custom made to say anything you'd like it. What can be more enjoyable than pouring a drink straight from your own barrel? 2 liter - $89.95 5 liter - $109.95 Eloise Boutique 14 8th St. S, Fargo facebook.com/EloiseFargo

OILS AND BALSAMICS

Oils and balsamics are great for any cooking lover, someone who loves to entertain and anyone that just loves treating themselves to great food products. Pinch & Pour has over 30 different oils and balsamics to choose from and the selection is always changing. And, if you bring the bottle back cleaned, you can get it refilled for $1 off the original price. $12.95 or $17.95 Pinch & Pour 210 Broadway N, Fargo pinchandpour.com

VANILLA INFUSION KIT

Many baking nuts would love to receive this from their special someone. This kit allows you to make your own vanilla extract and all you have to do is fill the bottle of vanilla beans with premium vodka and let it sit in a cool, dark place for one to three months. You can even reuse the vanilla beans for several years. $30 Eloise Boutique 14 8th St. S, Fargo facebook.com/EloiseFargo

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FINCHBERRY SOAP

These handmade bars of soap are vegan-friendly and almost too beautiful to use. Any gal is sure to be impressed by the look of these bars and they come in many styles and scents. $9 each or 4 for $32 Eloise Boutique 14 8th St. S, Fargo facebook.com/EloiseFargo

LIBRARY OF FLOWERS PERFUME

What women doesn't want to smell their best? This honeycomb-scented perfume from the Library of Flowers line is the perfect combination of sweet and refreshing. $55 Zandbroz Variety 420 Broadway N, Fargo zandbroz.com

BEAR OVEN MITTS

Everybody loves a cute, whimsical gift every now and then. There's nothing better to do the job than these adorable, yet durable, bear claw oven mitts. $22 Kittsona 610 Main Ave, Fargo kittsona.com

NECKLACE & BRACELET

Let your lady shine with these sparkling pieces of jewelry. Necklace - $20 Bracelet - $24 Kittsona 610 Main Ave, Fargo kittsona.com

TERRARIUMS

The beauty of terrariums is that they're incredibly decorative and customizable in so many ways when it comes to jar style, plant type and accessories. Get your loved one a custom terrarium and let them know that they can take a specialty class on its care and creation from Eloise Boutique. $5 - $25 for plants, $6 - $35 for vases and jars, prices vary for rocks and other additions. Eloise Boutique 14 8th St. S, Fargo facebook.com/EloiseFargo

WINE PEARLS

Everyone has at least one wine fanatic in their life. These wine pearls are great for giving wine a nice and easy chill without having to use ice cubes. All you need to do is freeze them and drop them in your wine and your problems are solved. $16.95 Eloise Boutique 14 8th St. S, Fargo facebook.com/EloiseFargo

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With Your College ID

Almost 30,000 college students will be flocking back to the local universities this month. We remember college and the penny pinching. We present to you our guide of college discounts so you can save a pretty penny on your next night out.

Arby’s 10 percent off your meal with ID. 1117 38th St. NW, Fargo 1415 42nd St, Fargo 3185 25th St. S, Fargo 3108 Highway 10 E, Moorhead

HERD AND HERNS College specials with vaild student ID, all day, every day. $3 chips and salsa, $5 hamburger and fries or soup and salad, $6 Mama's mac, $7 pulled pork and fries, $1 fountain soda, $2 pint of Snorties, $3 domestic pints, $4 tall Snorties, $5 Thunderstruck pint or cocktail 1414 12th Ave. N, Fargo

Babb’s Coffee House 15 percent off with ID. 604 Main Ave, Fargo

King House 10 percent off your meal with ID. 122 Broadway N, Fargo

Bomb Shelter $7 all you can drink taps and wells from 9 p.m. – midnight on Tuesdays with college ID. 325 10th St. N, Fargo

Pancheros Mexican Grill Free beverage with ID and purchase of entree. 4761 13th Ave. S, Fargo 803 Belsly Blvd, Moorhead

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Buffalo Wild Wings 10 percent off your meal with ID. Sundays are half-off your meal with ID. 1515 19th Ave. N, Fargo 1501 42nd St. SW, Fargo 2201 1st Ave. N, Moorhead Cherry Berry 20 percent off on Thursdays with ID. 1100 19th Ave. N, Fargo 4265 45th St. S, Fargo Extreme Pita Free combo with purchase of pita. 5050 13th Ave. S. #6, Fargo 4265 45th St. S. #113, Fargo

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o t h e r Courtney’s Comedy Club 1/2 off a ticket with ID. courtneyscomedyclub.com 600 30 Ave. S, Moorhead Doyle’s Cab 1/2 price cab rides with ID. 701-235-5535 ecce art + yoga $8 student drop-in rate for yoga classes. ecce216.com 216 Broadway N, Fargo

FARGO AIR MUSEUM

ROURKE MUSEUM

FMCT $8 tickets on Thursdays. fmct.org 701-235-1901 FM Derby Girls $10 with ID fmderbygirls.com Fargo Civic Center: 207 4th St. N, Fargo Fargo Air Museum $7 student tickets. fargoairmuseum.org 1609 19th Ave. N, Fargo Fargo Force Advance ticket for $9.95 or $12.95 the day of the show. fargoforce.com Scheels Arena: 5225 31st Ave. S, Fargo Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County $7 discounted tickets. hcscconline.org Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Register at joann.com/studentprogram.html to get 10 percent off purchases. joann.com 4340 13th Ave. S. #101, Fargo The Limited 15 percent off in-store purchases with ID, can’t be combined with any other in-store promotion. thelimited.com 3902 13th Ave. S, Fargo (West Acres Mall) Marcus Theaters $5 movie tickets + a free small popcorn on Thursday nights with ID. marcustheatres.com 4101 17th Ave. SW, Fargo 3931 9th Ave. S, Fargo

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MATBUS Unlimited free rides to students from NDSU, MSUM, Concordia and M State with ID. matbus.com Plains Art Museum Free admission with ID. plainsart.org 704 1st Ave. N, Fargo Rourke Museum Free student admission for free. therourke.org 521 Main Ave, Moorhead Sam’s Club College students get a discount on membership and savings on school supplies. samsclub.com 4831 13th Ave. S, Fargo 2800 27th Ave. S, Moorhead Spirit Room Student discount for classes offered at the Spirit Room. spiritroom.net 111 Broadway N, Fargo Sunset Lanes Bowling from 9:30 – 11:30 p.m. on Thursdays for $6.45. bowlingsunset.com 620 U.S. 75, Moorhead Theatre B Student tickets for $5 on Thursdays and $10 all other days. theatreb.org 716 Main Ave, Fargo YMCA Student/youth rate of $30 per month if you’re 8-24 years of age. ymcacassclay.org 4243 19th Ave. S, Fargo 4225 38th St. SW, Fargo 400 1st Ave. S, Fargo