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“Weekly Arts Calendar”
Thursday, July 23rd through Sunday, July 26th

• The Summer Performing Arts of Grand Forks present “Once on this Island” at Red River High School in Grand Forks. Performances dates are Friday, July 24th through Tuesday, July 28th. Curtain time at 7:00 pm. The Sunday matinee on the 26th begins at 2:00 pm.

• The Marshall County Fair in Warren, MN runs this weekend through Sunday, July 26th.

• The summer music series called “Blues on the Red” continues this weekend in downtown Grand Forks. The opener at 6:00pm is RB Stone, followed by headline performer Reverend Raven and the Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys. The event is free.

• The North Dakota Museum of Art’s “Summer Concerts in the Garden Series” continues on Tuesday evening, July 28th. Featured performers include Joshua James from Salt Lake City, Utah. The gates open at 5:30, opening act at 6 followed by the headliner, Joshua James. Food will also be available.

• The musical group Porcupine Creek will perform on stage in the gazebo at Riverview Park in Roseau, MN on Thursday, July 30th at 6:30 pm.

• The Pequana and Prairie Fire Children’s Theater presents “Sleeping Beauty” at 7:00 pm on Friday, July 31st at the Lake of the Woods School Auditorium in Baudette, Minnesota.

• A Vehicle Show & Picnic Supper is scheduled at the Kittson County Museum in Lake Bronson, Minnesota on Friday, July 31st from 4:00 until 7:00 pm.

• The annual “RiverFest” at the Hartz Park in Thief River Falls, July 31st through August 8th. There will be live music, food and craft vendors and other entertainment for the entire family.

• Saturday, August 1st there’s a Bluegrass Festival at the Historic Baudette Depot in Baudette, Minnesota featuring four bluegrass bands. The music begins at 3:30pm.

• The North Star Stampede and Rodeo is scheduled this weekend through Sunday in Effie, Minnesota. Effie is north of Grand Rapids, near Bigfork, Minnesota.

Host, Carl Unbehaun, presents a cavalcade of songs by Minnesota songwriters along with his musical musings! Once again, we pay tribute to the original compositions by members of the Minnesota Association of Songwriters. A new song by Bob Muscovitz and we share news about an Icelandic beer flavored with the smoke from sheep dung!

Ron West chats with Matt Wallace of the ND Museum of Art.

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• The Empire Arts Center of downtown Grand Forks is having a “Family Day” on Saturday, July 18th, from 10 am to 12 noon. The day is to help celebrate Empire Theatre Company’s upcoming musical, Into the Woods. Children of all ages are invited to meet some of their favorite storybook characters, participate in games and crafts, and enjoy a sneak peek performance by the cast of Into the Woods. Admission is free.

• The North Dakota Museum of Arts’ 2015 Summer Concerts in the “Garden Series” continues on Tuesday, July 21st. Live music begins at 6 pm with headline performer Lydia Loveless on stage at 7 pm. The NDMOA is located on the UND campus in Grand Forks.

• The Summer Performing Arts of Grand Forks present “Once on this Island” at Red River High School in Grand Forks. Performances dates are July 24th through the 28th. Curtain time is 7 pm with a Sunday matinee at 2 pm.

• Always Lost: A Meditation on War art exhibit is now open to the public on the Northland East Grand Forks campus. The art exhibition is in the commons area of the campus until July 22nd.

• The Lake of the Woods County Fair runs this weekend through Sunday in Baudette, MN.

• The Pennington County Fair runs through this weekend as well, in Thief River Falls.

• Drayton, North Dakota’s “RiverFest” is July 16th through the 19th.

• The Roseau County Fair is scheduled for July 19th through the 24th in Roseau, MN.

• The Thief River Area Community Summer Theater presents “The Nerd” at the Northland Theater, July 20th through the 23rd. Curtain time is 7 pm.

• The Marshall County Fair in Warren, MN runs July 22nd through the 26th.

• The “Iron Man Car Show” is this weekend in Chisholm, MN.

• And the 80th Annual “Northwest Water Carnival” runs Friday through Sunday, this weekend, in Detroit Lakes, MN.

Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC) Executive Director Mara Hannel gives an update on the NWMAC mission, services, service area and upcoming, short-term grant application deadlines.