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Comedian Nate Bargatze returns for third Fargo show in four years
10+ hour, 30+ min ago (283+ words) Nate Bargatze is from Nashville, Tenn. , but he's finding a home-away-from-home here in Fargo. When the comedian plays the Fargodome Thursday night, it will be the third time in less than four years he's performed in town. A big part…...
Nine years after first staging 'American Idiot,' director says it's even more relevant now
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (765+ words) WEST FARGO " Rebecca Meyer-Larson has been directing shows in Fargo-Moorhead for 37 years. She has one personal rule. "I don't repeat shows," she said. "I just don't repeat shows. But this one felt like we should probably do it." She's talking…...
Cartoon: Downtown desires
1+ week, 5+ day ago (14+ words) In Forum Scotch Anderson comments on the goods sold at downtown Fargo businesses....
Comedian Matt Rife adds Fargodome date
2+ week, 2+ day ago (197+ words) For almost 30 years John Lamb has been covering arts and entertainment in the Red River Valley. He started writing for the High Plains Reader in 1997 and moved to The Forum in 2002. He is an Annenberg fellow, an occasional judge for…...
April Fools' Day: The past of the pranks
3+ week, 1+ day ago (353+ words) The true history surrounding April Fools" Day is mostly a mystery, with many theories and stories accompanying the 'silly' holiday. Some also speculate that the holiday is linked to the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. During the arrival of…...
John Mulaney, Mike Birbiglia latest acts booked for Bluestem
4+ week, 20+ hour ago (159+ words) MOORHEAD " Comedians John Mulaney and Mike Birbiglia will play Moorhead's Bluestem Amphitheare on Sunday, Aug. 23. Mulaney wrote for "Saturday Night Live" from 2009 to 2012 and has gone on to host the show as well as star in a number of comedy…...
Cartoon: Four seasons
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (15+ words) In Forum Scotch Anderson comments on the swings in temperature this time of year....
No joke, Josh Duhamel keeps Fargo Theatre audience in stitches with comedy 'Preschool"
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (594+ words) FARGO " Josh Duhamel may be best known for his recurring role as Lennox in the "Transformers" action movies and various romances, action movies and thrillers. Yet the actor's comedy chops were on full display Wednesday night at the Fargo Theatre…...
Trygve Olson cartoon: Intelligence gathering
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (37+ words) In Forum Trygve Olson cartoon: Intelligence gathering Angela Lipps, a 50-year-old grandmother from Tennessee, was wrongfully jailed for nearly six months due to a facial recognition error by the Fargo Police Department....
Josh Duhamel talks about his new film and coming back home
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (906+ words) FARGO " Coming from the other side of North Dakota, Josh Duhamel grew up looking at Fargo with awe and unease. "Growing up in Minot, Fargo was always the big city," he said. "It had the schools that kicked our ass…...