What do you get when you put four musicians in a room with one cello? The cool thing about music is you’d probably get a something different each time. But in this case, the outcome is particularly impressive. Check out the Wiener Cello Ensemble in this great performance.
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Leaders in Grand Forks gathered recently to question whether the community would be served well by sort of a parent arts organization — on that could advocate and assist other specialized arts organizations.
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The epic arctic poem by Robert W. Service is also the feature of this week’s quote. Here it is as read by the late Johnny Cash.
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Headlined by Kenny Chesney on Friday and KISS on Saturday, the second weekend at the 2016 North Dakota State Fair is likely to draw the biggest crowds. The full concert line up follows below in a news release from the NDSF media department. — Official News Release, North Dakota State Fair — Kenny Chesney, KISS,
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We’ve watched over the past 10 plus years as abuses and cover ups have come to light. It’s a disturbing part of the Catholic churches recent past, and the story is not yet full told. This story from the Fargo Forum takes on the delicate subject.
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The dark days of winter can be hard to bear. Sometimes what you need is a really stupid and pointless gesture, something that does nothing but make you smile and think for a split second — something like a pair of frozen pants. Photo by Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune. Could this be a fun addition
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What would happen if you mashed up audio of several live Queen performances and pulled out all the instrumentation and crowd noise? You’d get an acapella version of We are the Champions sung by Freddy Mercury with a few added harmonies. And when you listened, you’d be impressed.
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Netflix’s streaming service doesn’t deliver the newest movies and releases, but there is an impressive back catalog available. But they’ve got a problem, the algorithm they use that suggests movies and content makes it virtually impossible to just browse content. Well, now there’s a solution. We’ve thrown together a simple tool that allows you to
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Little known fact: the first mosque in America was built in Ross, ND — 80 miles west of Minot. A few decedents of those early Muslim settlers are still in the area, and the Fargo Forum’s Archie Ingersoll tracked them for an interview.
Read & Share sourced from: InForumSam Harris is an author, neuroscientist, and philosopher. His worldview is well-informed and he communicates it clearly. As the rhetoric in presidential debate escalates, grab a cup of coffee or tea and read this interview he gave to Salon.com for a more considered point of view.
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From our ‘On the Internet’ category a very impressive performance. There’s not much to say about this other than you’ll witness talented piano player cover a classic pop song and you won’t regret watching it.
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The movie Revenant was based on an actual grizzly bear mauling that took place near the North Dakota/South Dakota border. Hollywood, of course, took their artistic liberties with the story, but a glimpse of the historical account shows there was no need.
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Rewind a hundred years and give Hey There Delilah by the Plain White T’s a listen as reinterpreted for the period by Post Modern Jukebox.
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The Red River Runs Through It, a documentary film on the Fargo music scene of the 1990s is in the works and looking for funding through and Indigogo page located here. From the page: It’s cold in the middle of nowhere. A faceless suburb to nothing in the third least populated State. A city that
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In the bizarro world constructed by J. Matthew Turner, one of the 80’s iconic movie characters is actually a passive-aggressive bully in disguise. If you weren’t born between the years 1972 and 1982, it’s probably best to just ignore this, but if you were — consider this your daily dose of pointless, but awesome.
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A new illustrated history explores beer’s journey from the cradle of agriculture, to the rise and fall of Ancient Rome, to the modern-day craft beer heyday. Get the full story along with a Q & A with the author and illustrator from NPR.
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