NBC’s original 1954 Tonight Show was hosted by Steve Allen. My parents sometimes tuned it in after I was sent to bed. Ernie Kovacs took over in ’56 before handing the reins to Jack Parr in ‘57, who then passed the baton to Johnny Carson in ’62. Johnny maintained the top-rated ...
The Minot Symphony Orchestra opens Season 101: American Road Trip with the presentation of "An American Landscape" on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. in Minot State University’s Ann Nicole Nelson Hall. The season opener explores the American landscape through music and film scores, beginning ...
WILLISTON — Experience the fort in a whole new light during the annual “Ghost Walk” on Saturday, Oct. 10, 6-8 p.m. at Fort Buford State Historic Site near Williston. The family-friendly event is free and open to the public. The “Ghost Walk,” presented by the Fort Buford Sixth Infantry Regimental Association, explores the site’s lesser-known stories, lingering mysteries and eerie atmosphere after dark. By lantern light, hear tales drawn from documented events, frontier hardships, unexplained encounters and the people who once lived and worked at the post. This experience is ...
The Northwest Arts Center opens the fall semester at Minot State University with multiple exhibitions featuring a diverse range of artwork. It is the 31st year for the INT’L All Media annual juried exhibition, on display concurrently with "What The Print?," drawn from the MSU Collections, ...
Editor’s Note: This column is a continuation of Berg's Wednesday, Sept. 9, column. By 1890, another Lutheran pastor was serving Mouse River Country communities. This was John Pedersen. He was born in Norway and moved to the United States in 1870. He was ordained in the Norwegian and ...
Western Plains Opera’s season opening production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance” will take place Friday, Sept. 11, and Saturday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. in Ann Nicole Nelson Hall at Minot State University. The production is directed by Ted Christopher, produced by ...
