Rising country music sensation Bailey Zimmerman will kick off the North Dakota State Fair’s Grandstand Showpass performances on Friday, July 18. Known for hits such as “Fall in Love” and “Rock and a Hard Place,” Zimmerman continues to captivate fans with his chart-topping songs and ...
The Minot Symphony Orchestra is looking for lyricists and poets to help celebrate its 100th season in 2025-26. Through a collaboration with Minot State University, student, community and professional musicians come together to make up the symphony, currently under the direction of conductor Efrain Amaya of the MSU music faculty. “We are asking writers, wordsmiths and poets with a deep connection to the Magic City to submit a 20 to 40 line poem to be considered to celebrate Minot in all things the Magic City represents,” MSO Executive Director Ellen Fenner told the Minot City ...
Fourteen days from now, the inhabitants of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue will change. It might or might not be as you wished it would be. Some are excited and hopeful about what the next four years hold while others are less convinced. Either way, with another election behind us, perhaps we can find a way to tone things down. As John Lennon explained in a 1969 song, “All we are saying, is give peace a chance.” In the fall of 1960 Richard Nixon and John Kennedy were vying for keys to the White House. During fourth grade social studies class, Mrs. Keiser spent most of an hour bending our ...
Although typically walking home from elementary school in November, 1959, I instead waited in the building’s entry as snowflakes flew sideways past the front door. Mother would pick me up that day. On either side of the narrow passage were windowed display cases, the contents of which changed from time to time. That particular day, words not typically encountered by fourth graders like me were thumbtacked inside along with an explanation of their meanings. One lengthy word caught my eye. I decided to memorize how to spell the unfamiliar word, and began to repeat the letters over and ...
Last weekend, a good friend and I donned our aprons for what’s become a cherished annual tradition: the Christmas baking weekend. Imagine two grown women turning a kitchen into a Christmas sprinkle covered war zone, laughing like kids, singing Christmas carols slightly off-key, and burning through every classic Christmas movie we could stream. The result? A mountain of goodies that could supply Santa’s workshop for a decade and an unspoken agreement that no calorie counts exist in December. Our husbands eagerly anticipate this event — not for the camaraderie, mind you, but for the ...
Roosevelt Park Zoo is welcoming the New Year with a special Zoo Years Eve event on Jan. 4 and 5 from 5-8 p.m. See the Zoo in a whole new light as the Tiger Trail path through the African Savanna is transformed with lights and luminaries. Warm up in the tropical Aviary, where hot chocolate and cookies will be available. “Winter can feel long, so we’re thrilled to offer a fresh and exciting event for our community,” said Elly DesLauriers, executive director of Minot Park District. “The Tiger Trail is already a captivating space with its cat bridges, and seeing it illuminated at ...
