The Western Plains Opera is producing one of Giacomo Puccini’s most beloved operas, “La Boheme,” but with a local twist by incorporating the artwork of artist Walter Piehl into the production. The opera follows a circle of bohemian-like artists and friends while they traverse life and ...
Minot State University’s 2024 Homecoming will be celebrated with multiple events during the week of Sept. 11-14. “Homecoming is a special time of year for our alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends of the university,” said Courtenay Brekhus, Minot State’s director of alumni engagement. “With a variety of fun events planned, we are very excited to welcome everyone back to campus.” The week kicks off with the MSU Alumni Association and MSU Development Foundation’s annual President’s Club Luncheon, honoring donors who contributed $1,000 or more. The luncheon is set ...
“The Great Open: Photographs from North Dakota” is on display at the Northwest Arts Center’s Walter Piehl Gallery through Saturday, Sept. 21. A culmination of a multi-year project by internationally known photographers Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb, the exhibition is touring the state through the North Dakota Museum of Art’s Rural Arts Initiative. In 2019, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Museum commissioned the artists to create a body of photographs probing the essence of North Dakota’s current landscape, people, and way of life. The Great ...
Summertime in North Dakota — where the days stretch on forever, the skies put on a show, and the road trips? Oh, they’re nothing short of “Legendary”! Sure, you could say I’m a bit of a road trip junkie, even in the winter when the snow adds that extra sprinkle of “adventure” (or “slip-and-slide,” depending on your driving skills). There’s something wildly freeing about hitting the road with a destination in mind but no clue how you’re getting there. Some of my best memories involve random pit stops, chats with the nicest strangers, and stumbling upon hidden ...
Over the past few years, the Roosevelt Park Zoo has expanded its commitments to conservation efforts for many of the animal species they care for. With the establishment of a Conservation Committee in 2021, this staff driven committee sets priorities for how the funds raised are distributed. ...
Once again excitement and uncertainty are in the air as area schools resume classes. Will old friends be back? What will teachers be like? Where will new rooms be found and what will new subject matter involve? As teachers prepare, an element that might not be top of mind is what impact their work will have on students’ lives and those with whom they come into contact decades later. On April 14, 1866, a notable educator, Johanna Mansfield Sullivan, was born in Massachusetts to immigrants who had fled Ireland’s Great Famine. At age five Johanna suffered an eye infection that led to ...
