Jane Anderson is the Executive Director of the Thief River Falls Area Community Theater. The organization will be holding auditions for three upcoming productions and Jane talks about the audition process and the storyline behind each of the planned shows.

• Sunday, February 21st – Thief River Falls Concert Association presents “California Dreamin”, Pop/Rock Hits of the 60’s. Showtime is 7:30pm in the Lincoln High School Auditorium in Thief River Falls.

• Saturday & Sunday, February 20th & 21st – The stage production of “Harvey” will be performed at Red River High School in Grand Forks. Curtain time is 7 pm Saturday and 2 pm Sunday.

• Saturday, February 21st – A free movie with be shown at the Grand Forks Public Library, beginning at 2 pm.

• Saturday & Sunday, February 20th & 21st – The International Eelpout Festival is being held this weekend in Walker, MN at Leech Lake.

• Sunday, February 21st – A free lecture series called “Entertaining History 2016” will be continue this Sunday at 2pm in the Myra Museum/Campbell House in Grand Forks. Retired UND professor Dr. Ken Dawes will speak on the topic “German POW’s in Grand Forks during WWII.”

• Thursday, March 3rd – Thief River Falls Concert Association presents the International String Trio. The trio consists of violin, guitar and bass. Showtime is 7:30pm in the Lincoln High School Auditorium in Thief River Falls.

• Sunday, March 6th – The Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra will perform at 2 pm at the Empire Arts Center in downtown Grand Forks.

The guest is NDMOA Deputy Director Matt Wallace.

• Sunday, February 14th – A Country, Gospel & Old Tyme music jam will be held on Sunday, February 14th, Valentine’s Day, from 2 pm to 5 pm at the Greenbush Community Center in Greenbush, Minnesota.

• Thursday, February 18th – The Confucius Institute at the University of Minnesota Crookston will present an Evening of Chinese New Year Celebration on Thursday, February 18th, at 5 pm in Bede Ballroom at UMC. The event is open to the public and includes a dinner, folk songs, folk dance and other entertainment.

• Sunday, February 21st – The Thief River Falls Concert Association presents “California Dreamin”, Pop/Rock Hits of the 60’s. Showtime is 7:30pm in the Lincoln High School Auditorium in Thief River Falls.

• Saturday, February 13th – The Greater Grand Forks Young Professionals presents the return of the “Frosty Bobber” winter carnival in downtown East Grand Forks and Grand Forks. Events include a Soup-R-Chili Cook-Off, educational tent for children, cardboard sledding, sleigh rides, cocoa and s’more stations and other outdoor winter activities for the entire family. All activities are free with the exception of the ice fishing tournament.

• Friday, February 12th – The stage production “Falsettos” continues this weekend at the Empire Arts Center in downtown Grand Forks. Performance times are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm.