• July 20th-24th – Marshall, Warren. The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council is sponsoring live music at the fair. Performing on Sunday, July 24th at the Vonasek Stage will be the Woodpicks bluegrass band, the Popple Ridge Pickers, playing gospel and bluegrass music and the Overtones – a regional gospel music group. All performances are free and open to the public.

• Friday, July 22nd through Tuesday, July 26th – The Summer Performing Arts Company (SPA) presents “Mary Poppins” at the Red River High School Performance Hall in Grand Forks

• Friday, July 22nd through Sunday, July 24th – it’s “Celebrate Kennedy Days.” Events include a 5K Run, Food, Games, live music and a street dance – all in Kennedy, Minnesota.

• July 27th through July 29th the TRF Area Community Theatre Production of “How to Eat Like a Child” will be onstage at the Northland Theater in TRF. Curtain time each evening is 7:00 pm.

• Wednesday, July 28th
 Friends & Neighbors Day from 4pm – 6pm in Karlstad, MN. There will be entertainment and refreshments & entertainment.
 Free Lutheran Church of Roseau is celebrating their 50th Year Anniversary. Scheduled are live music, a program and a picnic.
 Gazebo Park Concert 6:30 – 8pm Entertainment by Steve Hoffer & Friends.
 Floyd B Olson Gazebo Music in the Park. 7pm. Entertainment by Jordynn Johnsrud.

Retired northwest Minnesota farmer Paul Tandberg is an active member of the Thief River Falls (MN) Area Community Theater. The latest production of the organization is “Over the River and Through the Woods.” Paul discusses the organization, the production and his work within the artistic community in the region.

Host, Carl Unbehaun, presents a cavalcade of songs by Minnesota songwriters along with his musical musings! On this show, we feature new artist, Eddie Kidd, from Park Rapids MN. Our outstate artist is Cameron Blake from Michigan, and we tell about plans to serve Minnesota microbrews at US Bank Stadium.

Northwest Minnesota County Fairs / 2016
13-17 Hubbard, Park Rapids
13-17 Pennington, Thief River Falls
14-16 Mahnomen, Mahnomen
14-17 Clay, Barnesville
14-16 Lake of the Woods, Baudette
17-22 Roseau, Roseau
20-24 Marshall, Warren
 Monday, July 18th through Thursday, July 21st – The TRF Area Community Theatre presents “Over the River & through the Woods.” Curtain time is 7:00 o’clock each evening at the Northland College Theater in TRF.
 Thursday, July 21st – The Floyd B. Olson Gazebo Music in the Park series continues with featured entertainer Rod Overcashier. The gazebo is in downtown Thief River Falls.
 Friday, July 22nd through Tuesday, July 26th – The Summer Performing Arts Company (SPA) presents “Mary Poppins” at the Red River High School Performance Hall in Grand Forks
 Friday, July 22nd through Sunday, July 24th – it’s “Celebrate Kennedy Days.” Events include a 5K Run, Food, Games, live music and a street dance – all in Kennedy, Minnesota.
 Saturday, July 16th – The Art & Winer Walk is this Saturday, July 16th from 1 until 5 pm in downtown East Grand Forks and Grand Forks.
 Friday, July 15th through Sunday, July 17th – SPA presents “Oklahoma” at Grand Forks Central High School.

The guest is NDMOA Deputy Director Matt Wallace.