Magic City Lions Club will be installing more traffic signal cabinet art at five additional intersections, possibly as early as this fall. The Minot City Council approved the art wraps at its meeting Monday, Oct. 5. The signalized intersections where cabinets will be wrapped are South ...
A chainsaw wood-carving competition will be held in Minot from Tuesday through Saturday, Oct. 6-10. It will take place in the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #822 parking lot. The competition is free to attend and open to the public. Carve Wars, started by Joe Wenal, a professional chainsaw carver, is a competition in which participants race to create wood carvings as quickly as possible, although the Minot competition will be based more on quality than speed. The Minot competition also will be judged by votes rather than auction prices, the usual scoring method for the Carve Wars ...
The North Dakota String Teachers Association is sponsoring the 44th annual State Orchestra festival at Minot North High School on Friday, Oct. 2, and Saturday, Oct. 3. This annual event is a sight-reading festival that draws orchestra students from around the state. There will be 170 students on stage. The students will see the music for the first time at the initial rehearsal on Friday afternoon and perform in concert on Saturday at 2 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public. This year’s guest conductor is director of the Minot Symphony Orchestra, Efrain Amaya, from Minot ...
The Taube Museum of Art has scheduled adult classes and Halloween events for a fun-filled October. Three classes will be offered Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Taube. Paint a Skull with EJ Rose is open to all skill levels and ages from noon-2 p.m. Watercolor Basics with Judy Quill from 1-4 p.m. also is open to all skill levels and those interested in learning watercolor techniques or honing their skills. October Fest Beer Stein Making with Rhonda Weninger is a 21 and older event from 6-8 p.m. Also on Saturday, Oct. 17, the Taube will host three sessions of Flashlight Tours & Ghost Stories ...
As kids in the 50s, Dad loaded my sister and I along with Mom into the car during the first week of September most every year. It was time for our annual trip to local new car lots. They were easy to find—with spotlights shining skyward from each one, visible from wherever in town you ...
Midwest MonsterCon, a yearly convention held in Minot around Halloween since 2024, will be two days long this year. Michael McCloud, founder of Midwest MonsterCon, said the event will feature All Rolled Up, Cryptic Creations, Mythic Emporium and other vendors, celebrity guests, movies, games, ...
