“Kickin’ up Kountry” continues its run Thursday June 12th through Saturday, June 14th at the Wagon Wheel Ridge in Karlstad, Minnesota. Stage performers include; Aaron Tippin. Gene Watson, Sawyer Brown, Shenandoah and Highway 101’s Paulette Carlson.

The Warroad Summer Theater presents “Love, Sex and the IRS”, Thursday, June 12th through Sunday, June 15th at the Warroad High School. Curtain time is 7:30 Thursday through Saturday, with a 2:00 pm matinee on Sunday, the 15th.
The 2014 “Grand Cities Art Fest” kicks off on Saturday, June 14th and Sunday June 15th. Over 150 artisans and crafters will fill downtown Grand Forks and East Grand Forks offering everything from handmade jewelry and clothing to pottery and wooden furniture. There will also be live music and dozens of food vendors. The event is Free & Open to the Public this Saturday, June 14th & Sunday, June 15th.

Roseau’s “Scandinavian Festival” is Friday, June 20th and Saturday, June 21st. Events include the “Wilcox family Fiddlers” at 7 pm on Friday the 2oth at the Roseau School Theater. Saturday, there’s a pancake breakfast from 8 until 10 at the Four Seasons Center – artists, crafters and vendors in and around the Roseau City Center all day – An “Immigrants Tale” presentation by Ole Oleson and Roger Hellsveg at the library – “Music on the Patio” starting at 11 am and featuring Willow Creek, Jody Kirkeide, the Lubben Brothers and the Overtones and a “Scandinavian Smorgasbord” will be served Saturday evening from 5 until 7 pm at the Roseau City Center.

The 37th Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival and the Midwest Viking Festival, presented by Nordic Culture Clubs and the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, will take place Friday, June 27th, and Saturday, June 28th, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead, MN. The festivals are a celebration of Old and New World Scandinavian tradition, providing the community with wonderful entertainment, food, and educational and cultural activities.