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Minot Symphony musicians to perform in Bottineau

BOTTINEAU – The Minot Symphony Orchestra has announced it will hold an outreach concert and artist clinic day in Bottineau. The organization will be represented by the SubZero Winds, a woodwind quintet composed of five members of the Minot Symphony Orchestra – Dr. Elizabeth Demme, flute; Tim Baumann, oboe; Dr. Charlie Young, clarinet, Sheri Lien, bassoon; and Dr. Deanna Carpenter, horn. The quintet will provide a day of school engagement events to K-12 students at Bottineau Public School, including a free public concert at the Bottineau High School Auditorium on Wednesday, Oct. 28, ...

Minot High Playmakers present ‘Annie’

The Minot High Playmakers will present the musical “Annie,” on Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 29-31, at Minot High School in the Arvel Graving Theatre. Based on the comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie is the story of a young orphan girl who captures everyone's hearts despite living a ...

Brass Band salutes veterans, first responders

The Brass Band of Minot will open its 2026-2027 season with a patriotic concert, "America 250: The Brass Band of Minot Salutes Veterans & First Responders," at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18, in Ann Nicole Nelson Hall on the Minot State University campus. The concert is both a tribute to the ...

RETIREMENT’S COMIC RELIEF: Memories made with circus in town

After his acquisition of Scudder’s American Museum in New York City during 1841, 86 million onlookers subsequently viewed Phineas T. Barnum’s accumulation of wild animals, including beluga whales, lions, tigers, two headed snakes and the first hippopotamus ever seen in the United States. ...

Carve Wars contributes art to Minot

Minot's first ever Carve Wars took place Tuesday-Saturday, Oct. 6-10, at the Minot Moose Lodge, where the public was invited to watch five artists over five days create large-scale sculptures that will become a permanent display in the community. While Carve Wars competition is usually ...

Art to beautify more Minot street corners

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 ...