Magic City Campus brings ‘Shrek the Musical’ to the small stage

The lovable green ogre will be on stage this weekend at Magic City Campus. Joe Skurzewski with KMOT News has the details.

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Watch & Learn: When an Actor Gets the Accent Right

There’s a ton of hard work and talent that goes into sounding authentic on the stage and screen. And rightly so, the nuance of language and the way we all deliver it is nearly infinite. Check out this article and video from Wired for an expert’s evaluation on a lot of famous performances.

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White Cloud, North Dakota’s legendary albino bison, dies

White Cloud was a lesson for the odds makers and an indication of the sacred for the many indigenous peoples of North America. She was 19-years old and was visited by approximately 3 million people during her lifetime.

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21 of the best photos of the supermoon from around the world

The moon has been really super the last few days, and it’s brought out scores of photographers looking for that one remarkable shot. Here’s a collection of the better ones as collected by Business Insider writer Dave Mosher via Science Alert.

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Dickinson City Commission revisits alcohol ordinance and license caps

The Dickinson City Commission is taking a ground up look at the City’s liquor licensing structure and regulations. Specifically, they’re holding a series of public meetings to see if they should restructure penalties for infractions that more properly incentivize license holders and consider adjusting or removing the license cap structure. We’re having the same discussion

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Minot Symphony Goes Latin for Saturday Concert

The Minot Symphony Orchestra will be performing their second concert of the season tonight at MSU. The music featured will have a flavor inspired in Latin America.

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In Red Wing, MN, big-league arts find a small-town audience

Red Wing is a small town of 16,000 on the banks of the big river, but the community has developed a varied and eclectic arts scene that is proving to be a boon residents and businesses alike. The cover image above by Marianne Combs of MPR is the Red Wing Depot, home to the Red Wing Arts

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Nostalgic for Yesteryear? PMJ’s Santeria Will Take You Back to the 1940s

  Post Modern Jukebox takes modern pop music and rearranges it. Their latest offering is below, and it’s a version of Sublime’s Santeria in the style of 1940’s big band. They’re a regular feature on The Minot Voice because they force us to hear a different perspective, but they do it in a way that we’re

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Liquor Licenses: Committee Discusses, Agrees to Discuss Further

An ad hoc committee formed to look at Minot’s liquor licenses with the hopes of finding policy more suited to the current needs of the city discussed the City’s license cap regulations yesterday. The current laws tie the number of available licenses to population; the committee tabled the issue for further discussion.

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ND Strong Works to Support Fledgling Film Industry

Minot has a small, but passionate group of film producers and artists, and they’re working to bring attention to the industry as an economic engine for the state. You can find them under the banner of ND Strong, a non-profit organized to advocate and educate for the film business.  

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Watch & Listen: Guns N Roses November Rain Like You’ve Never Heard it

The band is called Steve’N’Seagulls and they’re a regular feature on The Minot Voice because of their Scandinavian heritage, musicianship, and the alternative style arrangements they bring to the songs they choose to cover.

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Prairie Roots looks to spring opening of downtown Fargo grocery store

A newly opening food cooperative in Fargo has found a new home in downtown Fargo. Prairie Roots will be open to the public as well as members and will focus on locally sourced foods.

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U.S. craft beer market shows signs of slowing down

Craft beer has been growing at an impressive clip for the past 20 years, but there are signs that the industry is stagnating. There’s only so much room on the grocery store shelves. Learn more about the trend from the Star Tribune.

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‘This is Spinal Tap’ Star and Writer Taking Studio to Court over Royalties

It may be the movie that created the ‘mockumentary’ genre. It also went all the way to eleven. The movie was so successful that you’d assume that as a writer and star, Harry Shearer would have made some money off it over the last 32 years. Technically, you’d be right — he’s been paid $179 dollars.

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Listen: Blue Rodeo is coming to Estevan

One of Canada’s most famous bands will be stopping in to play a show in Estevan this January. Blue Rodeo has been touring for more than 30 years and sold over four million albums. Have a listen below before buying tickets.

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Scientists have recreated an ancient mead from 2,500 years ago

What do you get when you team an archeologist who discovers an ancient burial plot with a cauldron of booze with a group of scientific-minded brewers? A modern take on ancient mead recipe. But be careful if you get a taste, the alcohol content was higher than the average domestic beer.

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