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Exhibition features mezzotints at Northwest Arts Center

The Northwest Arts Center presents “Umbrae,” a solo exhibition by Mississippi artist and INT’L All Media 2024 Best of Show recipient Jacob Crook, is being presented by the Northwest Arts Center in its Walter Piehl Gallery until Dec. 20. According to arts center information, the ...

Christmas at the Zoo set for Dec. 6

Roosevelt Park Zoo and the Greater Minot Zoological Society will unveil Christmas at the Zoo – Guess Who’s Green & Will Be There Too! on Saturday, Dec. 6. The festive celebration will take place at the zoo from 9 a.m.-noon. This year, Christmas at the Zoo gets a fun, new twist. Guests are encouraged to don their coziest family-friendly pajamas and join everyone for a magical morning of holiday cheer. The day kicks off with a pancake breakfast and there will be festive activities. Children can take home a special holiday craft. There will be time to visit the zoo’s animals. ...

Prairie Fare: Feeding the mind — How nutrition supports mental health

I usually begin my column with a story to make you smile or even chuckle. This one is a little more serious, but I hope you find some helpful ideas. Most of us know someone — a family member, friend or acquaintance — who has faced mental health challenges. Maybe you’ve experienced ...

Brass Band of Minot to present ‘Christmas Brass & Bells’

The Brass Band of Minot will present “Christmas Brass & Bells” Sunday, Nov. 23, at 4 p.m. at Minot State University’s Ann Nicole Nelson Hall. Admission is free, and a freewill offering will be accepted. The concert is dedicated to the memory of founding Brass Band of Minot member Wally ...

Fort Stevenson hosts Dickens geocache ornament exchange

GARRISON – Twelve ornaments are awaiting discovery at Fort Stevenson State Park during the annual Dickens Village Festival in Garrison. Each Friday of the festival – Nov. 28, Dec. 5 and Dec. 12 – the park will publish the GPS coordinates of four geocaches containing an ornament, each a first-to-find prize. The park asks that visitors collect only one ornament per family. Coordinates will be posted on the park’s social media page. Following the traditional practice of “take something, leave something” in geocaches, participants are asked to bring an ornament to exchange. ...

Retirement’s Comic Relief: Key elements of true gentleman

Relaxing in my favorite chair recently, Rita handed me a publication to which she subscribes and said, “I thought you might find the article titled “The True Gentleman” of interest. Written by Alexander Green, Chief Strategist for a national Investment club, the work brought to light elements offered by a twice divorced woman armed with a Sears & Roebuck-length laundry list of personal characteristics to avoid when selecting a husband. Her advice included sidestepping “any man who sends birthday cards to his ex-girlfriends… whose plants are all dead… whom your mother ...