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Arts and Entertainment

Local art installation embraces discomfort

Artist Arvin Davis, a self described military brat, first moved to Minot from Germany when he was 15. He moved away after graduation, and Davis said while it is surprising he later returned and remains in Minot, he believes location should never inhibit any creative person’s production. ...

RETIREMENT’S COMIC RELIEF: Discernment reveals finer things in life

Growing up in Kansas during the 1950s was quite ordinary. Dad and his father built the 840 sq. ft. house my sister and I grew up in during 1948 with lumber from our great-grandparents’ barn torn down three counties away. It was a comfortable house, except in the summer if no cool breezes ...

Minot High Playmakers to present “Little Women”

“Little Women,” based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott and adapted for the stage by Thomas Hischak, will be performed by the Minot High Playmakers Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 19–21, at Minot High School’s Arvel Graving Theatre. The coming-of-age story, set during the American ...

Concert celebrates Valentine’s Day

The Brass Band of Minot, the only British-style brass band in North Dakota, will celebrate Valentine’s Day with a pops concert with a Valentine’s twist titled “Let the Show Begin” on Sunday, Feb. 15, at 4 p.m. in Minot State University’s Ann Nicole Nelson Hall. The concert will ...

Retirement’s Comic Relief: Mani-pedi tale remains cringe-worthy

Mother was a widow in her 80s during the early 2000s and managed reasonably well living alone. She kept track of and paid her own bills but appreciated help from my sister with grocery and other shopping needs now and again. This was also around the time I traveled to Kansas to pay Mom a visit. ...

Effort underway to save Norsk Hostfest’s traditions

A former Miss Norsk Hostfest has launched an effort to keep the essence of Norsk Hostfest alive. Amber Grause of Bismarck, who has a long family tradition with Hostfest and served as Miss Norsk Hostfest in 2007, is encouraging people who want to see the festival continue in some form to show ...