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Contents 46 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

81 HEALTH

83 Homegrown Beauty

47 Our Agenda

84 Your Body in Love

48 One ‘Giant Dark Comedy’: Tiny Moving Parts 50 Celebration Of Women And Their Music 52 Ladysmith Black Mambazo

86 Blue Zones – Move Naturally 88 Preventing the Inevitable

93 BUSINESS

93 Fargo Vs. Sioux Falls

54 Bill Engvall Interview

94 Others Boutique

59 COMMUNITY

96 Startup Community Spotlight

59 What The United Way Does for Our Community

99 The Honey B Soap Company

61 Five Family Resources

104 Valley Prosperity Partnership

62 Community Ed Classes

106 Lynette Lewis Interview

65 The Return of SURGE 68 Derby for the Vets 70 Downtown Update

73 DINING

73 Our Pick of the Month

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111 IN EVERY ISSUE 111 Events Calendar

118 Live Music Calendar 120 Drink Specials 126 Monthly Finds

75 Mixologist Kent Larsen

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76 Culinary Spotlight 78 How the Heck Do You Say That?

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CORRECTION In the January 2015 Fargo Monthly article “Soaring to New Heights” about Hector International Airport, it was incorrectly stated that there is a plan for a $20 million runway reconstruction project. In fact, it is for a west taxiway reconstruction project. Also, the $20 million parking ramp is not finalized. It is in the planning stages, as well as an elevated walkway.

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very issue of Fargo Monthly brings with it a series of interviews, stories, connections and challenges.

This month is dedicated to our blossoming technology community, which I admittedly knew very little about just one month ago.

But by getting plugged in to so many incredible area start-ups as well as nationwide businesses that got their start here, all I have to say is this: How cool is Fargo-Moorhead?

We have hundreds of determined people trying to mold this area into the country’s next technology hot spot. Or as we debated greatly, Silicon Prairie — or Tech Mecca — or Virtual Valley. (We spend a lot of time discussing things like that.) Editorial Director Andrew Jason and I met so many intelligent and passionate entrepreneurs and innovators over the last month. One thing I noticed in each of them was their attitude; they loved their jobs and they weren’t afraid to take risks.

This world needs more people with that kind of spirit. Lucky for us, lots of them are already here.

Growing up in Fargo, I never saw too far past my day-to-day comings and goings.

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Like so many people, no matter where they live, it was just my hometown.

Now I’ve realized that my hometown is actually pretty awesome, even oneof-a-kind. For those of you who have relocated to Fargo, I hope you see it too. We are in the midst of not only a rapidly expanding technology scene, but a flourishing arts community and a higher education wonderland. Together they make Fargo-Moorhead a force to be reckoned with.

The last few months have been a transitional period at Spotlight Media.

Wish me luck, because it’s time for me to try and fill the shoes of my mentor and good friend, Andrew Jason. But don’t worry, he’s not going anywhere.

You can still reach him at andrew@ spotlightmediafargo.com as he continues his role as editorial director.

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TECH MECCA WE’VE COME A LONG WAY FROM OUR FOREFATHERS. WHILE AGRICULTURE AND THE RURAL LIFE IS STILL BOUNTIFUL, THE TECH INDUSTRY HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THANKS TO THE WORK OF EMERGING PRAIRIE AND COUNTLESS OTHERS, FARGO-MOORHEAD IS BECOMING A TECHNOLOGICAL DESTINATION. FROM HEALTHCARE SOFTWARE TO MICROSOFT TO DRONE TECHNOLOGY, WE CELEBRATE THE TECH SIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY. Welcome to the Tech Mecca.

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The group publishes news about startups, technology and innovation on its website, emergingprairie.com. The team holds events like the weekly 1 Million Cups and the networking event Startup Drinks. Finally, they advocate for the entrepreneurial community in Fargo-Moorhead by working with the Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation. A year ago, the group had no staff.

Emerging Prairie now has seven employees and has made a lot of headway in the last year.

GFMEDC to NDSU Research and Tech Park, it’s been cool to see these different relationships come together,” said Joraanstad.

“When we started, we didn’t have any of those set up for Emerging Prairie. We’ve built those out and it’s been a big part of our success.”

“In the last year, Emerging Prairie has established itself as supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem as well as providing thought leadership for the region,” said Emerging Prairie Co-Founder Greg Tehven.

“What our whole goal has been is to inform and connect the community in order for the community itself to activate,” said Joraanstad. “It’s not our job to turn those groups on or to start those groups. … We’re forming and connecting people.”

Emerging Prairie is really strengthening the role it plays in the community. The group recently converted to a nonprofit, which Co-Founder Jake Joraanstad hopes will help them better complete their mission.

“We’ve felt like we’ve had the shoe on the wrong foot for a while by being a corporation,” said Joraanstad. “We should have been a nonprofit with the way we’re focused on community, supporting and serving the community. A nonprofit makes a lot more sense for us.”

Emerging Prairie still has many goals they’d like to accomplish.

The group has its eyes set on further collaboration with the universities to get students more involved in the entrepreneurial community.

“We’re exploring the idea of building a speakers bureau, of getting entrepreneurs in the classroom to share with folks on what’s happening and technology,” said Tehven.

Although Emerging Prairie is working toward bringing the entrepreneurial community together, the group believes that one of the best things they can do for entrepreneurs is to step aside and let them lead.

It’s hard to quantify the work that Emerging Prairie does, but Joraanstad told a story that really illustrates the good that the group is doing in the community.

“Botlink here in town that does drone software recently spoke at 1 Million Cups,” he said. “In the following weeks (they) received an investment that came from being at 1 Million Cups and being featured online. All of a sudden, Bam! Here comes the investor they’ve been looking for. It’s a big deal for them.”

The number of self-organized learning groups popping up is impressive. There are currently Fargo Mobile Tech Meetups, FM Developers, Red River Web Group, Fargo Game Makers and much more.

In order to make being a nonprofit work, Emerging Prairie will need to gather the support of the community, which they’ve done a good job of so far.

Fargo has also recently seen an upsurge in the number of entrepreneur events. The Midwest Mobile Summit brings people interested in mobile development together at the Fargo Theatre for a couple of days of talks and presentation.

Misfit Con is an annual event aimed at artists and draws people from across the world to a weekend of networking and presentations. Emerging Prairie works closely with both of these events.

“Working with everybody from the guys up at Innovate ND to

“It’s fun when you can tell someone that the event you

held had hundreds of people at it, if not thousands,” said Joraanstad. “I think the thing that Emerging Prairie does really well, when they (visitors) come, we take advantage of it. We set up dinners and we set up people to hang out with them in the morning for coffee that may be good connections for business, friendship or other purposes.”

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STARTING AND GROWING A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS IS A DAUNTING TASK. BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE TO LEASE AN OFFICE, FURNISH THE SPACE, TOP IT OFF WITH A SUITABLE INTERNET CONNECTION AND MAKE SURE THERE’S ENOUGH COFFEE TO FUEL THE STREAM OF BRILLIANT IDEAS. LUCKY FOR UP-AND-COMING COMPANIES, COCO IN DOWNTOWN FARGO HAS GOT IT ALL TAKEN CARE OF. 20 | FEBRUARY 2015 | FARGOMONTHLY.COM

CoCo was founded in the Twin Cities with a mission to provide budding entrepreneurs and businesses a place to co-work and collaborate. Founder Don Ball explained that when starting a new business venture, people put themselves on a serious learning curve.

“Let’s say I’m a technical person and I decide to do a software startup: I suddenly have to know at least enough to hire or convince someone to join me. I have to know about marketing.

I suddenly have to know about how to structure my business.

I might have to learn about investments,” Ball said. “…

We’ve just found this again and again that you suddenly have to become — not a master — but you have to be able to deal with all these other domains that your success will be dependent on.”

By creating an environment where entrepreneurs can foster relationships and ideas, CoCo has helped dozens of businesses get on their feet.

Being surrounded by likeminded entrepreneurs, CoCo members have the opportunity to do what Ball called “deep networking.” It’s more than shaking hands and exchanging business cards.

“Co-working fills this need of people who are in that highly inquisitive learning state where if they discover on Monday that they have to pivot their business and take a different approach, they need to be able to find on Monday the people who are going to help them do that,” Ball explained. “... You don’t know who you’re going to need yet, but the minute you figure it out,

you want to not have to go too far to find them.”

From videography company Grassfire Storytellers to large entities like US Bank, more and more businesses are making their way to CoCo. A significant number of businesses at Coco’s Fargo location are tech startups, including product strategy company Codelation.

Ball and his team had been looking for a perfect place to expand the alternative workspace. CoCo found that place in Fargo-Moorhead.

“We knew (Emerging Prairie Founder) Greg Tehven when he was back here in the Cities, and he had always been a real vocal advocate. Then when he moved back, he was even more vocal and had been saying, ‘You should really pay attention to what we’re doing up here,’” said Ball. “And then at some point, it wasn’t just his words anymore; we were getting wind of all the stuff happening in Fargo via other channels.”

As Fargo-Moorhead continues to establish its name as a technology hotspot, CoCo is an ideal opportunity for new companies. Rachel Sternhagen, Fargo’s community manager, explained that instead of fretting about startup costs and to-do lists, businesses can become members of CoCo as they get off the ground.

Community tables, conference rooms, individual workspaces and more fill the location that was once Merchants National Bank in downtown Fargo.

Bright walls, old bank vaults and a gourmet kitchen — not to mention one Gigabit Internet — add unique touches to the space.

“We really want members to be able to focus on the core of their dreams, and so we don’t want people to get bogged down with things like when their Internet goes out,” Sternhagen said. “That is one of the things

Codelation called CoCo home once a week until they recently leased an office space in the Black Building next door. For networking purposes as well as an attempt at more visibility, Codelation Founder Josh Christy is glad they got involved.

that we would really like to see members embrace is the idea that you come to CoCo and you get to focus really on what you need to focus on instead of all of the clutter that can come from trying to operate your own home office or rent your own office space. … If there’s an issue with the heating or the cleaners, they don’t have to worry about that — I worry about that.”

Memberships vary depending on the needs of the company.

For those needing an office space once a week, that option exists. For those wanting to use the space exclusively, they can purchase a membership with 24/7 access.

“It’s good from a livelihood, energy standpoint to be able to see what everyone’s doing,” Christy said. “… You’ve got other young professionals down here that you wouldn’t run into otherwise, so by being downtown we can really facilitate those social collisions and really help grow visibility for us, but also expose new people that may not know so much about the tech space.”

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estled away in the fifth floor of 51 Broadway in downtown Fargo is the Greater Fargo-Moorhead Economic Development Corporation. Unbeknownst to many in the community, this corporation is tirelessly working to improve our community and economy. The man behind this ambitious mission is President Jim Gartin. We sat down with him to talk about tech companies in Fargo-Moorhead.

Q: Why do you think Fargo is attractive to tech companies?

A: “I think it probably started with Great Plains (Software) and Microsoft and the development and growth of that market. … I think that was the catalyst years ago and I think what’s happened is that grew and people saw the success of that and it has just started to build upon itself.

“You have that main catalyst, and then you have the addition of a research university right in your backyard at NDSU and just out of sheer research and some of the programmatic things that they’re doing, you also start to see opportunities come out like Myriad Mobile.”

Q: The majority of startups are from local people. Why is that good for Fargo?

A: “We have a whole concept called economic gardening.

Economic gardening is when you take your existing companies, especially your tech and your fast growth companies, and you do exactly what a gardener does: you nurture them. You really spend a lot of time, energy and effort in helping them grow. That internal growth is one of the most powerful growths a community can have. … You bring a company in from the outside, they do the work, but those dollars go back to the corporate headquarters outside of the state of North Dakota.”

Q: How is the GFMEDC doing that gardening?

A: “We have to understand who we are and what our position is in the process. The entrepreneurial development has to come from the entrepreneurs. It can’t come from organizations like ourselves, the university, the Chamber of Commerce or anywhere else. It has to come from the entrepreneurs. …

“We need to leave our institutional egos at the door. A lot of organizations have these giant institutional egos that think they’re the ones that have to drive the process. If they do, it will fail.

The entrepreneur has to drive it.

They’re the ones taking the risk and they’re also the ones who will either lose or reap the rewards.

The only thing we can do is be there to support them.”

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Q: Can you talk about some of the incentives from North Dakota?

A: “There are what are called TBEG (Technology-Based Entrepreneurship) grants, which are technical assistance for startups. The grants can provide funding assistance in the beginning area where they’re proving the concept. A startup may get up to $10,000 for Phase I, and if Phase I proves successful, they may receive up to $14,000 for Phase II. Along with TBEG, enrollment in the InnovateND program can bring an additional $31,500 through three Phases. It was so successful that the funding ran out this biennium. We’re hoping that the state really pushes that up and puts more dollars in that TBEG grant and other programs.”

Q: North Dakota needs to focus on its infrastructure.

How do you think it stacks up today?

A: “We think that connectivity and bandwidth are two of the most important things for entrepreneurs anywhere. The stronger cores that we can make of that, and it’s been proven

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across the country when you create core sections or areas with one-gig plus internet and bandwidth, it will attract technology companies because that’s the core of their industry. … We think it’s absolutely critical that the whole Dakota Fiber Initiative be pushed forward.

We’d love to see additional funding from the state of North Dakota. We also understand that business, local communities and counties have to take a part and have a stake in that financial expense as well.”

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rom entrepreneurial boot camps to mentoring to business coaching, Innovate ND can help those who are confused about where to begin with their startup.

Jared Stober, entrepreneurship program manager of Innovate ND, helped start the company Flax USA, a company that distributes flax seed across the world. His principal job now at Innovate ND is to help support entrepreneurs in their journey, whatever their idea may be.

“What we want to do is create a program that really caters to each business’s uniqueness as well as the stage that they’re at,” said Stober. “Some are completely green and have an idea on a napkin and have never done a business before. Others are on their second or third business and know exactly what to do.”

Innovate ND helps support these entrepreneurs through a variety of ways. For an entry fee of $250, members are given access to entrepreneurial tools, education and resources. When a member has joined, they are given various vouchers to use toward creating a business plan, prototype development and coaching, consulting and marketing assistance. In order to access these vouchers, members must work with entrepreneurial

centers, which are located across the state. According to Stober, joining an entrepreneurial center is one of the best moves an entrepreneur can make when starting off.

“The nice thing about the entrepreneurial centers is that they can guide you to the next direction,” said Stober.

“Entrepreneurial centers are never designed to be the onestop-shop for every question.”

Fargo has two entrepreneurial centers: NDSU Research and Technology Park and the Regional Small Business Center.

The latter isn’t set up to work with Innovate ND yet but Stober hopes this will happen by summer.

The NDSU Research and Technology Park offers the technology incubator, which provides resources and advice, as well as a professional office space, to anyone starting a tech-based company. Several prominent tech companies like Intelligent InSites, Myriad Mobile, Appareo Systems and Elinor Specialty Coatings have started in this incubator.

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centers, Stober has noticed an increase in the number of tech startups popping up across the state, especially in Fargo.

“Fargo is definitely an area that you’re seeing a lot more tech-based companies come out of. It’s even becoming a destination. In North Dakota’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, Fargo has a huge role with the work that is being done with Emerging Prairie and different activities and startups that are going on. …

Fargo is really leading the way in tech in North Dakota. ”

Q: What advice do you have for anyone interested in starting in the tech realm?

A: “If you have an idea, you need to start. So many good ideas sit in people’s minds. … The biggest thing is that if you fail, that’s part of the process. Then the next business will be so much better.

You can’t be afraid to fail. You just have to go out and do it.”

Q: Why is it important to promote the tech industry?

Now that we have your attention, North Dakota offers a Technology-Based Entrepreneurial Grant for individuals launching a tech-based company. Due to increased demand, the grant has run out of funding but Stober is hopeful that the program will receive more funding from the legislature.

A project can receive up to $10,000 for Phase I and up to $14,000 for Phase II. Innovate ND also offers up to $17,500 in vouchers, which essentially act as grants.

The grants from Innovate ND aren’t technology specific, though, and are open to entrepreneurs in other industries. More information can be found at innovatend.com.

A: “With all the activity going on in the state, it’s not just oil driven. … Look around, especially in Fargo, you’re seeing more and more tech move into the area. … It’s a whole different industry and that’s the whole thing: diversifying the economy.

North Dakota is heavy in ag and energy. Those are the two most volatile markets out there.

Programs like this help diversify the economy and help bring in different industries.”

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WHEN TODD REYNOLDS LEFT MICROSOFT IN 2009, HE WAS SURE THERE WERE LESS THAN HALF A DOZEN TECH BUSINESSES HE COULD MOVE TO. TO HIS SURPRISE, THERE WERE OVER 40. FAST FORWARD FIVE YEARS LATER AND FARGO-MOORHEAD BOASTS MORE THAN 80, ONE OF THEM BEING EVOLUTION1, WHERE REYNOLDS HOLDS THE TITLE OF CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER. Whether you’re on your own health plan or still on your parents’, Evolution1 has one goal in mind: make it simple to get reimbursed for health care expenses. With the swipe of a pre-loaded debit card, they’ll take care of the rest.

“Whether the insurance company will pay 80 percent or 60 percent or 40 percent or they’ll pay 100 percent, it doesn’t matter. You swipe that card and walk home and you don’t worry about it,” Reynolds said. “We take care of moving the money to the correct people relative to what it’s supposed to be moved

on, relative to the care you had, and that’s how we make it simple for you.”

Employees using the 1Pay debit cards can opt for plans like a Health Savings Account, Flex Spending Accounts and more — the decision is in their hands, or what Reynolds and Evolution1 refer to as “consumer-directed health care.”

As the behind-the-scenes driving force, the company works closely with partner organizations like Fargo’s Discovery Benefits who go directly to employers to sell Evolution1’s technology. In conjunction with their partner organizations across the nation, Evolution1 currently serves more than 10 million consumers.

“This is putting the ability to choose whether we go to the doctor on ourselves. When you have typically the employer or somebody else’s money you’re spending, you’ll then go spend it all the time,” Reynolds said. “… When it’s consumerdirected, that money, even if the employer might put a little bit of money in that account, I can put some in there, I can take that tax benefit from it, and then I get to use it as I see fit. So it’s putting it on the consumer as to what and when and how they spend those dollars, and they’re a little more conservative typically.”

Evolution1 offers products like 1Pay, the debit card system and 1View, a single view of all your health care expenses. They recently launched 1Mobile, where users have a one-stop shop for all their health care needs. “(This) generation of users don’t want to get on the laptop, they want to do it all on their phone,” Reynolds explained. “So that’s kind of the cool tech stuff that we’ve been introduced to in the last couple of years. I can submit my receipts, I can go to the doctor, I can take a picture of that receipt so my debit card is correct, and all that sort of stuff.”

Many companies that use their services have their own apps.

In fact, hundreds of mobile apps have been created that are powered by Evolution1 but branded by the companies like US Bank, HSA Bank and more, Reynolds explained.

“I think the biggest thing is the

stretch to going mobile,” he said. “… The other thing, Apple’s come out with Apple Pay and that’s probably our next new adventure. Once that starts to get more real time with the consumer market, we’ll be into that world as well. As those changes come up, we need to adopt the technology to make it work, make it easier for everybody to use.”

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TRUE INNOVATION COMES WHEN SOMEONE SEES A PROBLEM AND CREATES A SOLUTION. THAT’S WHAT SHAWN MUEHLER, ALEX KUBE AND LUKE HULS ARE DOING WITH BOTLINK. DRONES ARE BECOMING MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BUT WITH THIS INCREASED AVAILABILITY COMES AN INCREASED DANGER. FROM JULY 1 TO THE END OF NOVEMBER, THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION REPORTED 25 INCIDENTS IN WHICH A SMALL DRONE ALMOST HIT AN AIRPLANE. Botlink is an app that allows operators to simply and safely pilot their drones. When connected with the drone, the app will tell the user if they are in an airfield, where other drones and planes are located and warn them if they’re in prohibited territory or in the flight path of other planes.

kinks in the app. This company, which began a year ago, has come a long way, but they couldn’t have done it on their own. The three guys received a lot of support from the community as well as other institutions.

“Botlink is a safety, communication, collaboration and control platform,” said CEO Muehler. “What it does is it allows a drone operator to simply, safely and reliably operate their drone and for them to know what’s going on around them.”

“Everybody’s (in the entrepreneurial community) genuinely interested in seeing everyone succeed,” said Huls.

“It’s really collaborative that way.”

The idea for Botlink spawned from the minds of Kube, Muehler and Huls. About a year ago, the three of them began to brainstorm ideas before finally beginning coding six months ago.

Botlink received the Technology Based Entrepreneurship Grant from the state of North Dakota, which helped them get off the ground by purchasing computers, drones and other equipment.

Botlink is offering three different tiers of their app. The first-tier will be a free version of the app that is available to anyone.

The second-tier allows users to communicate with air traffic control, control drones and other features. The third-tier uses a dashboard and will be primarily for commercial use.

“The return on investment on this is huge,” said Muehler.

“Instead of the guy going out to the field, building his mission and go fly, ... literally all he does is just goes and flies because the guy at the office is doing all the missions. Instead of doing four fields a day, he can get eight to 10 a day.”

The company really took

The three of them had several mentors throughout the whole process of starting the business that were able to put them in contact with connections such as Innovate ND, NDSU Research Park and several other connections.

off after Muehler presented at 1 Million Cups, a weekly speaking platform for entrepreneurs. Within a week, Botlink received four offers from various investors. They accepted an offer and are now hiring up to 12 people and expanding their office.

“I felt as if Greg (Tehven, cofounder of Emerging Prairie) lit the spark in our company,” said Muehler. “1 Million Cups got the match going and it was the community that turned it into a fire.”

“The connections just started building and building until we’re at the point we’re at now,” said Muehler. “Fargo really does have this underground tech community that’s thriving.”

With calls coming from around the world interested in their software and a new office in the Black Building that is eight times the size of their previous office, Botlink’s company is soaring off just like the drones they’re working with.

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The drone connects wirelessly with your phone.

As you fly your drone, it will track its path and show, in real time, where you’re at on your phone.

If you enter controlled airspace or in the flight path of another aircraft, a warning will pop up.

botlink.io

botlinkapp

As long as we’re on the subject of drones, the Red River Valley is quickly becoming known as a hotbed for drone technology.

Companies like Botlink, Appareo Systems and Snowy Owl Productions are helping push the industry forward in our community.

Schools like the University of North Dakota and the Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, Minn., are helping advance technology research in the area. NCTC received a $4.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to provide an unmanned aerial systems maintenance program.

There is also a lot of potential for

drone use to monitor the health of crops. A company called Vine Rangers out of California monitors the health of vineyards through specialized cameras attached to the drones. Last month, Vine Rangers owner David Baeza expressed interest in bringing this technology to the Red River Valley.

Tim Brookins (Distinguished Engineer)

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STEP INTO TIM BROOKINS’ SMALL OFFICE AND YOU’LL BE LEFT A LITTLE UNDERWHELMED. TWO WHITEBOARDS ARE COVERED IN CODE THAT IS INDECIPHERABLE TO MOST HUMAN BEINGS. HIS MESSY DESK IS COVERED WITH PAPERS, CHARTS AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE. You wouldn’t guess that this is one of only 100 or so Distinguished Engineers out of almost 130,000 employees at Microsoft. You would never guess that Brookins has been to Bill Gates’ house numerous times for supper. You definitely wouldn’t guess that he is a West Fargo native and NDSU graduate who started at Great Plains Software and worked his way up to the upper echelons of Microsoft. However, he’s done all of this and more.

Microsoft’s leadership ladder is a bit different than other companies. Where many take their programmers as they advance in the company and move them into managerial roles, Microsoft takes its programmers and elevates them into Distinguished Engineers. Brookins was given this appointment from Chief Technical Officer, who was Bill Gates at the time.

from NDSU, the only option for Brookins as a software developer was at Great Plains Software. As the company grew and attracted more talent, offshoot companies began forming. Jeff Young and Todd Reynolds, two former Great Plains employees, are new key leaders with Evolution1, a healthcare software company.

Many employees who work at Intelligent InSites, another healthcare development company, started out at Great Plains Software. The examples of Great Plains Software alumni that started their own businesses go on.

“I’m a dedicated technical person but at a high level,” he said. “I spend a lot of time on technical strategy, what’s the next technical innovations and helping solve the hardest technical problems in the division.”

The Fargo Microsoft office handles customer service, accounts payable and product development. Brookins works with the latter. The majority of his time is spent working on Microsoft’s Dynamics Software. This business software is a customer relationship management software with many add-ons for businesses.

Brookins gave an example of what Dynamics does. When you buy a candy bar with a credit card on a Delta Airlines flight, the flight attendant swipes your card on a Windows phone. That then communicates with the rest of Delta, keeping track of how many have been sold. Brookins is the go-to man for any problems that can’t be solved in his division. He has a colorful analogy for what he does.

“You ever watch ‘Pulp Fiction’? You know the wolf who shows up in the tuxedo to help clean up problems? That’s me. For technical issues, I’m kind of the wolf.”

Brookins would have never reached where he’s at without Great Plains Software. After receiving his master’s degree, Brookins planned on traveling to Silicon Valley but he heard about Great Plains, which would eventually be bought out by Microsoft. Not planning on staying, Brookins stayed and was

there through the Great Plains Software merger in 2001.

“There was a lot of cultural mismatch,” Brookins said.

“Microsoft was the people who are smartest and can yell the loudest, get their way. Great Plains was coming from a company that, first of all, was Midwestern to begin with, and Doug (Burgum) had done a really good job at going above and beyond being Midwestern and teaching us respect. We used to have the three Cs: courage, caring and commitment.”

The number of tech firms in Fargo has grown rapidly.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were nearly 3,300 employees in the technology sector in 2014. With the growth of companies and organizations, Brookins is excited.

“It’s really become amazing how much opportunity there is in Fargo,” said Brookins.

Brookins’ mind is constantly on the go. With a side business in the works (see sidebar on next page), Brookins is constantly impressed with the Fargo entrepreneurial landscape. His desk might just be a metaphor for his mind: crowded, busy and full of great ideas.

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The brainchild of Brookins, ProudCrowd is a company that aims to sell apps to university athletics programs.

Best known for Bison Tracker, the app that can track fans when they travel to the game, allows fans to check in at games and carries other information like rosters, schedules and more. The project was a work of passion for Brookins, who just wanted to help out his alma mater.

“I wanted to do something so I could spend more time writing code,” said Brookins.

“I’m a member of the NDSU Alumni Association and they were after me to build them an app. I went and built them a cool app a few years ago.

It then turned out that people thought it was really cool.”

The company launched last year and Brookins hopes to partner with other universities this spring. For more information, go to proudcrowd.com.

The Bison Tracker saw immense use the week of NDSU’s championship game in Frisco, Texas, for NDSU’s FCS Championship game last month. Each dot is an actual user as they travel down to the Lonestar State.

21,627 users 300,000 screen views Anytime from 6 a.m. to midnight, there were between 150-250 users at all times

Shane Waslaski (President/CEO)

THE MISSION OF INTELLIGENT INSITES, ONE OF FARGO’S BIGGEST AND BRIGHTEST TECH COMPANIES, IS TO OPTIMIZE EFFICIENCY IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY. FROM BEGINNING ON A PALM PILOT TO LANDING A DEAL WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, THE COMPANY HAS MADE SERIOUS STRIDES SINCE IT BEGAN AS GRUBY TECHNOLOGIES IN 2003.

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Intelligent InSites President/ CEO Shane Waslaski broke down the current state of health care into three components: cost, complexity and consumerism.

Waslaski explained that over the last 30 years, health care costs have continued to escalate, accounting for one-fifth of the American economy. The complexity of health care involves an unending stream of patients, providers, medical equipment, claims and more — not to mention human life.

Lastly, patients are consumers.

They expect a quality experience at hospitals and clinics.

“If we’re committed to making the experience better, we should be able to not only make it better, we can transform it,” he said, “and that is what gets us to our belief here is that we want to transform the experience of how we receive health care by using our Intelligent InSites platform.”

By utilizing Real Time Location System environments, patients, hospital employees, equipment and more are tracked to streamline workflow efficiency. Things like patient information remain up-todate through this technology, ensuring an all around improved patient experience.

“The objective is not just about saving money; it’s about really transforming an experience for the patient, that the patient can leave their care knowing they’ve been healed,” Waslaski said. “… It’s not just about trying

to make things more efficient and have less frustration, but I think the environment of all those converging forces is really focusing people on the idea that health care is supposed to be about healing.”

In 2013 Intelligent InSites landed a monumental contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs, and they are now deploying their services at 152 VA Hospitals across the nation as well as 12 clinical mail order pharmacies.

“I think it’s exciting also for the VA in the sense that there’s a tremendous amount of innovation and innovative spirit that had to go into them deciding to do this,” Waslaski explained. “This is not a technology that is deeply embedded across health care; it’s in its early to mid phases of being introduced. And the VA chose to make a commitment to veterans to say, ‘We also think it’s important for veterans to have that experience as well.’”

Next, the Hospital Corporation of America invested in Intelligent InSites last spring.

“It makes us a better technology company because we now have the largest governmental agency in health care utilizing our platform,” he said. “What that’s grown into is we also have another customer who’s the largest for-profit health care organization in the country. …

It positions us as an enterprise solution to health care.”

proved beneficial for Intelligent InSites. As the company continues to further its reach, Waslaski sees a growing business community that is ready to shine.

“There is a unique commitment to nourishing businesses here in this community. You have people who come together; they look beyond what they might get out of the situation and they genuinely want to nurture and nourish others into growing great businesses,” he said. “…

There’s this altruistic attitude that you see in business leaders who have been in their fields for many, many years, and you also see it in real young leaders.”

Waslaski said Fargo’s business leaders seem to have the desire to bring the right people together at the right time and find ways to help innovations flourish, as their company has over the last 12 years.

As for the future of Fargo’s technology scene, he foresees its presence becoming bigger and better.

“I think what you’ll see is this epicenter of robust leaders in the technology sector, he said.

“This part of the country is maybe not traditionally thought of as a place for that, but we have all of the elements converging right now for that to become the case. It’s vibrant, excited individuals who want to be part of what technology is doing in every industry, not just what we’re doing in health care.”

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VALLEY NEWS LIVE

Get the latest Fargo-Moorhead news on this app designed by Myriad Mobile. From StormTeam updates to North Dakota Today and the Bison Huddle, you can catch the headlines without waiting for the 6 o’clock news. valleynewslive.com

BISONTRACKER Born and bred in Fargo, ProudCrowd created the must-have app for Bison games. This past season saw more than 20,000 users, 60 percent of which launched the app at least three times a week. Keep track of the score, team stats and just how many fans are migrating to each game. proudcrowd.com

RED RIVER VALLEY SNOW DAY SANFORD HEALTH FITKIDS: MOVE2DRAW Sanford Health teamed up with WebMD and Fargo app-builders Myriad Mobile. Together, they created a series of exciting apps that encourage kids to stay active, including move2draw. This app allows you to walk, bike or run all while drawing a picture.

It’s the heart of winter, and the Valley’s weather can prove unpredictable from time to time. Use this app created

by Forum Communications to find out if schools are canceled, area businesses are closed or religious services are postponed.

move2draw.com fit.webmd.com

TACO JOHNS MEDYTEX Still in development, this app helps provide instant feedback on your health care experiences. Rather than wait months for your provider to hear how your visit went, they can see your survey in real time to ensure faster responses and improvements. medytex.com

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Don’t forget to check in during your next visit to Taco John’s. With this Myriad Mobile app, you can complete challenges like Cat Scratch and the Flamin’ Hot Cheeto Photo Challenge for a chance to earn coupons and free food.

BUZZCUT Stay plugged in to bar, restaurant and music venue specials in Fargo-Moorhead. Choose from Downtown Fargo/NDSU, South Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo neighborhoods to find deals close to you. Headed to the Twin Cities? This app will save you money left and right there, too. buzzcutmobile.com

SIMPLE IN/OUT

By utilizing geofence technology, Simply Made Apps created this mobile app for a wide variety of companies and organizations to keep track of employees through their cell phones without the task of signing in and out. simpleinout.com

GOODSURV This isn’t your typical survey review app. Head to an area business, take a survey on your experience there, and two awesome things happen: 1) you could win cool prizes and 2) for every 50,000 surveys completed, they will donate $1,000 to charity.

EASY MOBILITY Agricultural technology continues to evolve, so popular crop insurer QBE NAU collaborated with Myriad Mobile to create a free crop insurance app for iPad devices. Users can perform a host of tasks from reporting acreage to monitoring claims. naucountry.com/technology/ easymobility

goodsurv.com

MPR NEWS Myriad Mobile teamed up with Minnesota Public Radio, the largest public radio network in the nation. The app is constantly updated with stories, weather updates and more. It also allows you to live stream stories straight from segments like The Current, Classical MPR and Radio Heartland. mpr.org

NODAK MUTUAL INSURANCE

As North Dakota’s largest property insurer, Nodak Mutual’s mobile app is the simplest way to keep track of your insurance policies. Users can pay their bill or make claims through this Myriad Mobile app.

Don’t miss this year’s Midwest Mobile Summit, a two-day conference bringing together some of the nation’s mobile technology frontrunners. This event is full of inspiring keynote speakers and breakout sessions, along with delicious food and a ton of awesome people.

Find out more at midwestmobilesummit.com

nodakmutual.com

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Where

FAMILY & FRIENDS

can experience a

TRADITIONAL Italian meal.

Left to right: Bill Burgess (founder/ iOS developer), Randy Fish (senior software architect) and Brandon Medenwald (founder/web developer) FOR LONGTIME FRIENDS BILL BURGESS AND BRANDON MEDENWALD, ALL THAT STOOD BETWEEN THEM AND A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT WAS THE THING THEY NEEDED THE MOST: A GOOD IDEA.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SOON!

Toscana 202 Broadway N. Fargo

701.235.9100

For far too long, Medenwald used subpar in/out systems that attempted to keep track of a company’s employees on a whiteboard or bulletin board. When he moved to a digital in/out board at his last job, the same troubles remained: people forgot to sign in and out and data was constantly out of date.

The company, officially dubbed Simply Made Apps, launched in January 2011 and now serves thousands of users around the globe from Fargo to Finland. Companies that range from IT staffs to firefighters use the app for a host of reasons, including timekeeping, emergency management and more.

“We didn’t want it to be super flashy like the product that he (Medenwald) was using beforehand, like 100 different things you could do and it was just always confusing and cluttered,” Burgess explained. “We kept it simple, and because of keeping it simple, it allowed people to basically spin it off and use it for all these different scenarios.”

“At the time I’d been joking for years already about using this other digital in/out board that was awful,” Medenwald said. “I’d been joking that I could do a better job in a weekend than these guys had with their product.”

From their cozy office in downtown Fargo, the men and their team of five (plus the office dog Bisou) are able to handle any and all support issues that arise. Over the last four years, they’ve collected every feature request that customers have made, steadily improving the app over time.

Then it occurred to him: capitalize on the fact that people are rarely without their cell phones. He approached Burgess with the idea of creating an in/out app that utilizes geofencing, or GPS-based boundaries.

Once Burgess was on board, the two men and another developer locked themselves in Medenwald’s basement for 48 hours.

Simply Made Apps has developed a couple of spin-off apps for the Simple In/Out software. Users can hook up to an Android TV to view employee status on the big screen as well as FrontDesk, which uses iPad and Android tablets that never leave the office.

Copious amounts of coffee, beer and Futurama episodes later, Simple In/Out was born.

simplymadeapps.com simpleinout.com

FARGO MOBILE TECH MEETUP Meeting every third Wednesday of the month, this group will bring speakers to discuss the latest in mobile technology. meetup.com/Fargo-Mobile-Tech-Meetup

FARGO-MOORHEAD CONTENT STRATEGY

THERE ARE MANY RESOURCES OUT THERE FOR ANYONE STARTING A BUSINESS, ESPECIALLY A TECH-BASED BUSINESS. WE DID THE RESEARCH AND FOUND DOZENS YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF. * SPECIAL THANKS TO EMERGING PRAIRIE

For those interested in improving their website, this group discusses the best practices for creating effective content as well as other subjects on web content. meetup.com/Fargo-Moorhead-ContentStrategy

FM DEVELOPERS GROUP

sMeetups and Social Events

Come together with other developers to discuss what your peers in the community are doing.

As an added bonus, there’s usually free pizza.

MEETUP.COM

E-COMMERCE BREAKFASTS

Meetup.com is a powerful tool to gather people together to discuss ideas. People are constantly planning meetups for various groups in Fargo-Moorhead. Go to the website and search Fargo for a list of all the meetups.

This occasional meetup brings together the e-commerce community for an early morning discussion on the latest problems and innovations in their industry.

fmdevelopers.com

emergingprairie.com

FARGO MOORHEAD GAME MAKERS

GIRL DEVELOP IT FARGO

This group hopes to provide a local platform for anyone interested in web development.

All are welcome to attend their events.

Providing news and meet ups for any game makers in Fargo-Moorhead, this group is perfect for anybody with an idea of game development.

The developer community is 91 percent male. This group hopes to provide a place for other women developers to ask questions and work together.

fargogamemakers.com

facebook.com/GDIFAR

1 MILLION CUPS FARGO

PRAIRIE I/O

Dubbed the “church of entrepreneurs,” this weekly event at The Stage at Island Park brings entrepreneurs to speak on their latest innovations.

Prairie I/O has some ambitious goals. It hopes to grow a network of “high tech nerds” and engage and encourage discussion within the tech community. They hold two regular meetups, Interface Fargo and NSFargo.

emergingprairie.com/1-million-cups-fargo

prairie.io

RED RIVER WEB GROUP

meetup.com/fargo-web-group

FARGO 3D PRINTING, MAKERS AND DESIGNERS MEETUP 3D printing is a way to affordably create products for your business. Discuss the possibilities with other 3D printing nerds. meetup.com/Fargo-3D-Printing-Meetup

STARTUP DRINKS This monthly networking event changes venues but always brings together fellow entrepreneurs for networking and socializing. emergingprairie.com/startup-drinks

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EDUCATING THE FUTURE TECH ENTREPRENEURS A state-of-the-art new STEM classroom and lab building is coming to NDSU. The state-funded building will have classrooms, labs and study areas and will focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses, better known as STEM. This building will bring NDSU students into the 21st Century but also will address the work force problem in Fargo-Moorhead. Many community leaders believe there is a lack of a qualified work force in Fargo-Moorhead in the technical areas.

Conferences and Hackathons CULTIVATE.YOU MAY 20

This two-hour event hopes to encourage, inspire and bring new ideas to the region with technology, innovation and entrepreneurship. arthurventures.com/cultivate

HEALTH PITCH FARGO DATE TBD

Health Pitch Fargo brings regional innovators who are out to change healthcare on an international level. Several speakers come together to pitch their ideas at this event.

SQUARE FEET

MIDWEST MOBILE SUMMIT MAY 20 AND 21

This two-day conference brings speakers across the nation to discuss what’s happening in mobile by having presenters, breakout sessions and case studies.

FLOORS

midwestmobilesummit.com

TEDXFARGO JULY 23

The 109,000 square foot building will have three floors of active-learning classrooms with start-of-the-art technology.

Many of the labs will feature specialized equipment like fume hoods and biosafety cabinets. The design will break away from the typical university design.

“We are using what is called a universal design approach,” NDSU President Dean Bresciani said, noting an estimated 4,000 to 5,000 students will use the building each day. “It means it is for everyone to use. No department or college owns a floor in the building, a wing in the building or even a classroom. They share the building and most of the space within it.”

The STEM building is expected to be completed by spring 2016 and will be located on the east side of the Memorial Union.

The international phenomenon TEDx has come to Fargo. The event brings speakers to come together to discuss ideas worth sharing. tedxfargo.com

“I think that it’s getting better but it’s something that needs to be strengthened even more,” said Jim Gartin, president of the Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation. “There has to be more doors and windows open in the universities so that industry can access helpful data information and vice versa.”

students will use the building every day

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THE ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITY AWARDS

Last month Emerging Prairie presented a variety of awards at the first ever 1 Million Thanks, an event to thank the people who support the entrepreneurial community. PHOTOS BY STUDIO BRI

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD

BLAINE AND AMANDA BOOHER Blaine and Amanda came to Fargo last year with their company Clifton Labs, a computer engineering company. Since moving to Fargo, the couple has become involved in the community by starting a kickball league, joining Startup Weekend and supporting many other events. cliftonlabs.com

BELIEF AWARD

DR. DAVID WELLS Dr. Wells is a professor in the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department at NDSU. He was awarded the Belief Award for his continual support of Emerging Prairie and going out of his way to encourage and invest in his students.

TEAM PLAYER

MYRIAD MOBILE This mobile development company has become the hottest startup in Fargo-Moorhead. Named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 30 Startups to Watch, the company is heavily involved in the FM community. Myriad Mobile founder Jake Joraanstad was an original founder of Emerging Prairie. myriadmobile.com

CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD

JIM GARTIN AND DR. SUSAN MATHISON Gartin is the president of the Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation and Mathison is the founder of Catalyst Medical Center.

The two of them are strong supporters of the entrepreneurial community and act as mentors and continually support startups. The duo is indelible to the entrepreneurial landscape of Fargo-Moorhead. gfmedc.com catalystmedicalcenter.com

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR COURTNY EVANSON

The winner of North Dakota’s Women’s Startup Weekend in 2014, Evanson is the founder of Nevaeh. This company created a massage table that doubles as a breast pumping station, creating a more comfortable environment than most breast pumps. As a single mom, her company has seen a lot of success this year. facebook.com/innovativemother 44 | FEBRUARY 2015 | FARGOMONTHLY.COM

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Co-Working Spaces and Incubators COCOFARGO 1 Providing a workspace for startups, with a membership CoCo Fargo provides meeting rooms, Wi-Fi, printers and a community manager who can help you get started. cocomsp.com/locations/fargo

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LAKE AGASSIZ DEVELOPMENT GROUP BUSINESS INCUBATOR Located downtown, the incubator holds 23 businesses and provides services like conference rooms, telephones and, most importantly, seminars for entrepreneurs. lakeagassiz.com/pages/ BusinessIncubator

Venture Capital, Funding Opportunities and Advice ARTHUR VENTURES

NDSU TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR This is the perfect spot for tech startups.

When admitted, the incubator can provide client networking, coaching, financing/venture capital and much more. ndsuresearchpark.com/incubator/Pages/ default.aspx

UND CENTER FOR INNOVATION Based in Grand Forks, N.D., the Center for Innovation was one of the first entrepreneurial centers in the country. This center manages two tech incubators.

Arthur Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on software companies. Working with a $43 million fund, investments range from $500,000 to $3 million. arthurventures.com

WEST CENTRAL SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER Based out of the Offutt School of Business at Concordia College, this center provides financial projections, loan packing, market analysis and research and much more. cord.edu/sbdc

INNOVATE ND North Dakota provides grants to entrepreneurs in several areas. The Technology-Based Entrepreneurship Grant can go to certain companies in the tech industry. innovatend.com/entrepreneur-resources/ grants

innovators.net

ND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER Whether getting started, maintaining or planning on growing, the ND SBDC helps with business plans, financial analysis, funding your venture and more. ndsbdc.org

VALLEY ANGEL INVESTMENT FUND FARGO STARTUP HOUSE 2 Standing apart from other places like it, the Fargo Startup House is 100 percent free and brings together six participants under one roof to develop their business ideas. facebook.com/fargostartuphouse

Headquartered in Grand Forks, N.D., the Valley Angel Investment Fund works with a community to raise the funds you are looking for. valleyangelinvestmentfund.weebly.com

FARGO BRANCH OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION From start to finish, the Small Business Administration can mentor you in all aspects of starting a business. sba.gov

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Bill Engvall Interview pg 54

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE? 18th at 7:30 p.m.

Scheels Arena 5225 31st Ave. S, Fargo jadepresents.com/so-you-think-you-candance-fargo

Celebrating its momentous 11th season, the top 10 finalists of So You Think You Can Dance? are making their way across North America, performing in more than 70 cities.

The show features this season’s most popular routines, as well as pieces created specifically for the nationwide tour.

MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS 20th at 8 p.m.

Fargo Theatre 314 Broadway N, Fargo jadepresents.com/men-mars-womenvenus-fargo

This hysterical 90-minute live comedy show based off the popular book will have couples elbowing each other all evening as they see themselves on stage presented via different vignettes. Topics will cover everything from dating to marriage to the bedroom. Mature audiences recommended.

LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO 27th at 8 p.m.

Fargo Theatre 314 Broadway N, Fargo jadepresents.com/ladysmith-blackmambazo-fargo

Ladysmith Black Mambazo celebrates over 50 years of joyous and uplifting music. Within this music are the intricate rhythms and harmonies of their native South African musical traditions. In those years, the a cappella vocal group has created a musical and spiritual spirit that has touched a worldwide audience.

Our February Agenda Here’s what we plan on checking out this month, and we suggest that you should too.

BILL ENGVALL LIVE 27th at 8 p.m.

Dakota Magic Casino 16849 102nd St. SE, Hankinson, N.D. dakotamagic.yapsody.com

Join award-winning comedian Bill Engvall for a night of laughs as he performs his stand-up talent at his live show. Engvall was a member of the popular Blue Collar Comedy Tour with fellow comedians Jeff Foxworthy, Ron White and Larry the Cable Guy.

FARGO BACON AND BEER FESTIVAL March 7th at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Scheels Arena 5225 31st Ave. S, Fargo baconandbeerfargo.com

Sample over 100 beers and watch the area’s top restaurants competing to take home the festival’s Squealer Award. The mission of the festival is to provide education, recognition and gluttony of America’s favorite past-times while showcasing the stars of Fargo-Moorhead.

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ONE ‘GIANT DARK COMEDY’

TINY MOVING PA

RTS

From signing with Triple Crown Records to playing South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, 2014 was a year of milestones for Tiny Moving Parts.

The band spent more time on the road than on their stomping grounds, and it looks like their lives won’t be slowing down any time soon.

All in the Family

Pictured above, left to right Matt Chevalier: Bass/Vocals Dylan Mattheisen: Guitar/Vocals Billy Chevalier: Drums

By Lisa Marchand Photos by J. Alan Paul Photography

For over a decade brothers Matt and Billy Chevalier and their cousin Dylan Mattheisen have been making music together since they were middle schoolers in Benson, Minn. One might think the routine would get old for three guys who grew up together, tour together and, well, do everything together. But it doesn’t.

“I think it’s really easy,” Mattheisen said. “We all get along. We’ve been playing for so long together, so we know what to do, what not to do and how to not push each other’s buttons too much.”

If they get irritated with each other on the road, Billy Chevalier explained that being related is a benefit more than anything.

“When we get mad at each other,

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we make it kind of a joke so it’s funny — and depressing,” said Billy Chevalier.

“Being in a band is like a giant dark comedy,” Matt Chevalier added.

“Oh My God, What are We Doing?”

In the wake of their first album “This Couch is Long and Full of Friendship,” Tiny Moving Parts set off on tour. Night after night they played for decent-sized crowds, until one show in New York City where the audience consisted of the other band’s girlfriends.

The band agreed it was one of their worst shows of the tour.

But lucky for them, there was a monumental player in the crowd

that night — Fred Feldman, the owner of Triple Crown Records.

“That whole tour, we were playing probably in front of like 40 to 70 people a night,” Mattheisen said.

“And then that show he came to, there was like seven people and he was just in the corner with his baseball cap on, probably drinking a Diet Coke, just scouting us.”

Scouting Tiny Moving Parts led to signing the band, and after months of negotiations (and an absurd amount of pages), they signed a record deal with Triple Crown Records in February 2014.

“We never thought we’d ever get to the position that we’re in. It’s been working out so well,” said Mattheisen. “I remember when we had the supper with Fred Feldman, the Triple Crown owner, and we were actually reading the contract

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MEET THE BAND

Billy

If you could breed two animals together to defy the laws of nature, what new animal would you create?

Who’s the best looking bandmate?

Who snores the loudest?

Who gets the most homesick on tour?

Who would win in a drinking competition?

Who’s the ugliest crier?

Dylan

Dylan, definitely!

None of us!

Me, Billy.

I know no limits.

Dylan, he’s the only crier.

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and we were like, ‘Oh my god, what are we doing?’ But it was awesome. It was a great thing.”

A great thing, indeed. The band can’t seem to quit touring or growing their fan base.

On the Road Again For the majority of 2014, Tiny Moving Parts toured coast to coast promoting their sophomore release “Pleasant Living.” Touring has changed a bit since they first started out, but they’re still having a blast.

“I remember our first tour ever was with the band Sunrise Sunset. I was in that at the time,” Billy Chevalier said, “and we crammed both bands — it was nine of us and there was eight seats in the van. We’d have to drive through the nights because the van would overheat in the days,

and we’d have to get sandwich meat because we were too poor to eat out or anything. Now it’s completely different, but we still loved touring back then, too.”

Soon they’ll be crossing the Atlantic for their first European tour that starts March 19. This time they’ll be sharing a van with Philadelphia band Modern Baseball, playing 11 cities in just under two weeks.

Modern Baseball has been to Europe before, but Tiny Moving Parts will be experiencing it for the first time.

“It’s going to just be us three that are naïve to everything over there,” Billy Chevalier said with a laugh.

“We’ll have people to ask when we don’t know what’s going on.”

After that, it’s back to the States for Tiny Moving Parts, and they’ll probably hit the road again at the first opportunity.

The van life has become second nature, and that’s all right with them. Either way, they’d probably be hanging out anyway.

“It’s one of those things where people ask if we get sick of touring and we really don’t, because if we weren’t on tour we’d be in their basement watching TV together,” said Mattheisen.

“It’s always us three.”

Check out the extended interview about TMP’s “good bad luck,” signing a record deal and the Fargo music scene.

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Celebration of Women

& Their Music WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE IF A BUNCH OF TALENTED WOMEN TOOK OVER DOWNTOWN FARGO FOR A WEEK? That was the question Deborah J. Jenkins asked herself in 1998 after the inaugural Celebration of Women and Their Music. Seventeen years later, her vision has become a reality.

“It’s not just about the show and the artists, but about the community...And the community just keeps giving back.”

Deborah J. Jenkins, founder of Celebration of Women and Their Music

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FRIDAY, FEB. 20 7-9 p.m. at ecce art + yoga Reina del Cid (all ages, $15) 8-11 p.m. at HoDo Haley E. Rydell (21+, no cover) 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. at Radisson Sneaky Wild Oats & Peggy Bartunek (21+, no cover)

SATURDAY, FEB. 21 4-5 p.m. at Studio 222 VIP Party (21+, $50)

A Little for Everyone This year’s bash encompasses five days of art and music beginning Feb. 18 with a meet and greet for award recipients, and wrapping up Feb. 22 with a master class and concert with singer Chastity Brown.

With so many events spread out over the week, spectators have a chance to see performances at their convenience, whether that’s catching the Pat Lenertz Band on Thursday or attending one of Saturday’s postshow parties downtown.

The main event, which takes place at 6 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 21 at the Fargo Theatre, is a series of performances by some of this year’s and past award recipients as well as musicians from around the region and country.

Rosie Sauvageau has been involved with Celebration of Women and Their Music since she was a 2006 award winner. She explained why it truly encompasses the entire community—no matter age or gender.

“A lot of people think that Celebration of Women is just for women, and that is just not the case,” Sauvageau said with a laugh.

“We bring artists from all around the nation; it’s different every year. There’s pre-shows, there’s post shows. … We have shows that are all ages, we have shows that are 21 plus. We have enough shows throughout the week that there’s at least one part of this whole event that anyone could attend.”

Community Support Celebration of Women and Their Music is a nonprofit organization that awards money to female artists graduating high school who are ready to take the next step in their art.

The artists who perform throughout the week are not paid to play on stage, but are volunteering their time and talent to inspire young women in their chosen field. “(We’re) giving them the nudge and letting them know that they’ve been recognized,” Jenkins said, “and we’d like to help enhance what they’re doing, help mentor what they’re doing.”

6 p.m. at Fargo Theatre Celebration of Women and Their Music (all ages, $20/adult, $15/student) Following main event at Studio 222 Post-Party No. 1 (all ages, $5) 10 p.m. at The Aquarium Post Party No. 2 (21+, $5)

SUNDAY, FEB. 22 Master Class with Chastity Brown at NDSU Chastity Brown in concert at NDSU Beckwith Recital Hall ($15)

The seven to eight awards that the budding artists receive are gifted by members of the community. And Jenkins wanted one thing to be clear: the money that the women receive are just that: awards. They are not scholarships that go directly to a school, although the young recipients are free to spend the money how they wish, which could include funding their education.

However, there is one $500 scholarship that is awarded at the main event, which is through the Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation.

“It’s not just about the show and the artists, but about the community,” Jenkins said.

“And the community just keeps giving back.”

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo FEB. 27 AT 8 P.M. @ FARGO THEATRE

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outh African supergroup Ladysmith Black Mambazo is headed to the Fargo Theatre Feb. 27. We caught up with alto singer Albert Mazibuko who’s been a member of the band since 1969, so he walked us through their first meeting with Paul Simon, the iconic Mean Girls line and their promise to Nelson Mandela.

Q+A Q:

Are you ready to come to Fargo? I hope you’re ready for our winter.

A:

“Yes, we have been coming to the USA every year from January ‘til March since 1988. Later in the year some years as well. The winter in the USA is not fun, or easy for traveling, but we’ve become accustomed to it…maybe. We were in Fargo a few years ago and it was less than zero degrees that day. Maybe this time we’ll bring some of that warm African weather—but don’t hold me to that.

However, we know for certain the inside of the Fargo Theatre will be hot with our singing and dancing.”

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our concert you will experience South African singing and dancing that isn’t easily found anywhere else in the USA. That’s certainly a big part of it. Also, since we are from South Africa and we have the experiences from apartheid, people want to share in the freedom we’ve been enjoying these past two decades ever since Nelson Mandela became president. You know, Mandela started calling us ‘South Africa’s Cultural Ambassadors to the World.’ He told us we needed to travel the world for as long as possible and to sing for peace. This is something we intend to do. Since he passed away a little over one year ago, we take this mission very seriously.”

Ladysmith Black Mambazo has been around for over 50 years. What’s the secret to the group’s success?

“Well, not one thing, I would say. We’ve been told by many people that they love us because we stay true to our culture and traditional style. When you come to

Q:

Why a cappella? What elements does that style of music bring as opposed to a fully instrumented group?

A:

“Well, one part of this answer is that the style of music we perform, isicathamiya, is an a cappella style so if you want to sing it, it must be a cappella and this is the style we want to sing. Also, musical instruments are wonderful, but is there really anything more authentic and beautiful than the human voice? I don’t think there is.”

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It says on your website that by the end of the 1960s you guys were banned from competitions because you were so good. How did that feel?

“It was an honor but it felt terrible. It was our way of helping our lives and our families. Winning farm animals and some money was important. Then they stopped us to give the other groups a chance for the prizes. Oh well, it seems to have worked out best for us.”

Your website also talks about the style of music you use— isicathamiya. Why does that have such an influence on Ladysmith Black Mambazo?

Let’s talk about your first meeting with Paul Simon.

What was that like?

A:

“So amazing. We didn’t know who he was other than that he was a big American star. Being approached by someone we heard was a huge star was such a great moment for us. Our founder, Joseph Shabalala, would always tell us that we would break out of South Africa and be heard all over the world. We trusted him and believed him but we just didn’t know how that would happen. Then Paul Simon called us. We met him in London at Abbey Road Studios. It was so magical. We were ready to explode with joy and Paul could see this and he was so excited too. It was a very great time.”

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Q:

You’ve also worked with a ton of other famous artists. Who stands out the most?

A:

“So many different people and different styles—Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton, Josh Groban, Emmylou Harris, Natalie Merchant and so many others. Just last year we sang with a fella named David Guetta who is one of the biggest names in electronic style of music. Who could imagine us with him? Then in October we did a concert at New York City’s Carnegie Hall and Dave Matthews joined us for some songs.”

“It’s a very important style and tradition in South Africa. It dates back to the early 1900s. We learned this style of singing when we were young and living on the farms outside of Ladysmith, South Africa. So it also has deep roots for our personal history, not just South Africa. Plus it’s so beautiful!”

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as huge as that was. The album won all the Grammy Awards and then we won our first Grammy Award. Then we toured with Paul for three years singing everywhere around the world. And then we began touring on our own since then. It’s been over 25 years of touring the world every year. We’ve won four Grammy Awards; we’ve recorded with many of the greatest artists in the world.

It’s been a magical journey. It’s been a journey no black South African had any reason to imagine happening.”

Did you have any idea of the wave of fame that would come after his “Graceland” album?

“No way we could imagine anything

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Is South Africa still the band’s home base? If so, what are the benefits and/or downfalls of that?

“Yes, we all live in or near the city of Durban, which is on the Indian Ocean and is the second biggest city in South Africa. It’s wonderful there.

No downfalls, other than the time it takes to fly to Europe or to USA. South Africa is so beautiful….and warm all year round. It’s home and it’s where our history is. Deep roots.”

At this point, how many Grammys have you been nominated for? How many have you won?

“Sixteen nominations and four Grammy Awards. In fact, we just won our fourth in January 2014 for our recent CD, ‘Singing For Peace Around The World.’ It’s a very important CD for us because it’s about our mission in singing and performing.

When we recorded it we dedicated it to Nelson Mandela and then the day after it

was nominated for the Grammy, President Mandela passed away. So it became even more important for us. Of course when we won the Grammy Award last year we dedicated that Grammy Award to President Mandela.”

Q:

I have to ask — how do you feel about being part of such an iconic line in the movie “Mean Girls”?

A:

“You know, that’s such a great thing! Some of us in the group like to read Twitter to see what people write about us and we like to respond too. Any time that movie is on TV there is a big rush of ‘You love Ladysmith Black Mambazo’ tweets that go out so we always know when the movie is on. It’s funny how many young people don’t realize we are a real group. They’ll see our concert poster or CD somewhere and tweet that out and say, ‘I never knew they were a real group!’ It’s fun to be part of American movies and shows like that.

We’ve been mentioned in Family Guy, too, and other shows.”

Q:

Anything else you would like to add?

A:

“We’re so honored that the Fargo Theatre has us coming to Fargo. It’s been so many years that we have been singing in the USA and it’s never ever lost on us the appreciation of the American people for us and us for them. We hope people will decide to come see our show so we can share our music and dancing with North Dakota. We know everyone will truly enjoy the experience.”

Fargo Theatre

314 Broadway, Fargo

tickets300.com/ladysmithblack-mambazo-fargo

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Blue Collar

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lue Collar Comedy king Bill Engvall returns Feb. 27 when he’ll perform at Dakota Magic Casino.

God only knows who booked this Texas native for North Dakota in February, but he’s still excited. From the overwhelming success of Blue Collar Comedy to his recent knee replacement (thanks, Dancing With the Stars), we had a nice chat with the down-toearth funny man.

Interview by Lisa Marchand

FEB. 27 AT 8 P.M. @ DAKOTA MAGIC CASINO

Q+A Q:

I have to tell you, you’re coming to Hankinson, N.D., and the temperature is currently nine below zero.

A:

“Yeah, it’s funny because I literally just looked at my wife and I said, ‘Who booked me in North Dakota in February?’” (laughs)

Q:

So how does that make you feel? Are you excited?

A:

“Actually, I love playing up there. I’ve played up there before. They’re great people, and obviously by that time everybody’s ready to get out and have some fun, so it’s nice to be able to provide that outlet for them.”

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Q:

What’s the premise behind this tour?

A:

“It’s going to be fun because everybody knows me from talking about being a dad and raising kids and being a parent and a husband. Well now my kids are grown and my wife and I are on our own, so it’s kind of forced me to go back and write the way I did before we had kids. So the shows I’m bringing in there, I talk some about being on Dancing With the Stars, which then led to my knee replacement, which then led to the theory of, ‘What else is going to go now?’ It’s like the knee replacement, then next it’s the hip. You have this fear that at some point the doctor’s going to look at your wife and go, ‘Ma’am, seriously, it would just cost less to put him down.’”

Q:

I was going to ask you about Dancing With The Stars. You made it to fourth place, that’s awesome.

A:

“Yeah, well listen, my fans got me to fourth place. It was not me. I had a great time doing it. One of the ABC execs I think kind of summed it up and he said, ‘You became everybody’s next door neighbor.’ It’s funny ‘cause I had stuff said to me like, ‘You have no technique. I’m not sure what you’re doing out there, but yet we kind of enjoy it.’” (laughs)

Q:

You have so much in your repertoire — CDs, movies, your TV show, your standup,

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A:

“Overall I think the standup is the best experience, just because I love that. I love making people laugh, just that live, in the moment kind of thing.

Having my own sitcom was really cool, too. That was also very cool when you walk on a studio lot and there’s your name on a door (and) it says ‘The Bill Engvall Show.’ That was pretty much the pinnacle. I just enjoy doing stuff like the Dancing With the Stars thing — I was going to turn it down, and my wife said, ‘I think you ought to do this.’”

Q:

Is it difficult performing on the road? I’m sure it’s a little different now that your kids are all grown.

A:

“Yeah, it was definitely hard. I mean listen, I missed my kids walking and talking for the first time; that’s

something I’ll never get back just because I was on the road. But my family has been so wonderful and so supportive. My kids, there’s been moments when I’ve said to them, ‘Look, I’m really sorry I was gone so much during your childhood.’ And they’re like, ‘Dad, it’s what you do. It’s your job.’ They’re very cool, well-rounded kids. They’re doing great, and I give credit to my wife because she did most of the raising when they were young.

Dad would come home and it was party time. It had to be difficult, but now they’re just such great people, and they’re good people. They’re not leaches on society and stuff. Were there difficult moments on the road? You betcha. But in the end, I’m glad that whatever power of being led me to what I’m doing because I just love it.”

Q:

That’s been wildly successful.

How did that all come about?

A:

Let’s talk about the Blue Collar Comedy Tour and everything that came with it.

“(I)t was the perfect storm. It was four guys that were very funny, and we exposed ourselves — actually that sounded horrible — we found an audience that had been largely overlooked. Television tends to think there’s only people that live in LA in New York. They don’t see the people in Hankinson or in Chicago or the Midwest. So when this group appeared and we were just doing good, clean standup funny stuff, the people just jumped on the bandwagon. There were moments that I’ll never see again. I remember one night, I forget where we were, but everybody came from different directions. We did the show, and they had four limousines for us — why I don’t know — but they had four, and we drove out to the airport and everybody got onto a private plane; there was four private planes set up. I looked at (Jeff) Foxworthy, I remember saying, ‘This Interview continued on next page

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Q:

I was going to ask about the other guys in Blue Collar Comedy.

A:

“They’re exactly the same way you see them on stage. It was so funny because we used to laugh, ‘cause everybody always wanted backstage passes. And I was like, ‘This ain’t Aerosmith.’ It’s not like there’s an open bar and girls running around. It’s four guys and a plate of cubed cheese, which was literally us. (laughs) We didn’t have a big

“It’s cool to know that someday when I’m sitting on the porch with my grandkids, if one of them happens to bring up Blue Collar I can say, ‘Yeah your granddaddy was part of one of the biggest comedy tours to ever hit this country.”

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writer and fancy stuff and video games backstage. We just showed up, did our stuff and then went home.”

Q:

You were originally going to be a teacher, were you not?

A:

“Yeah, I was. Obviously life led me in a different direction, but I always feel like teachers are entertainers in their own right. My proof to this is if I say to you, ‘Name me your favorite teachers over your whole educational career,’ you could do it. The reason I say that you could is because they made learning fun.

They were entertaining in their own right. I just think it’s sad that we pay them what we do and yet we say, ‘Here’s my kid. Educate them and make them a good person. Here’s your 20 bucks.’”

Q:

Anything you’d like to add about this tour?

A:

“Tell ‘em to come on out. You’re going to be snowbound and crazy, so come on out, let’s have a great time and cut loose in Hankinson.”

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The Return of SURGE pg 65 Downtown Update pg 71

UNITED WAY By the Numbers United Way of Cass-Clay connects people to people, needs to resources and experts to advocates to improve lives and advance the common good throughout the Cass and Clay counties.

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On average, 59% comes from individual donations

(That’s 28,000 people, 6,000 of them children.)

School Supply Drive

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GO COMMUNITY Rheault Farm See website for seasonal hours

2902 25th St. S, Fargo

Owned by the Fargo Park District, Rheault Farm is the destination for various festivals, events and classes that take place all year long.

The park is equipped with picnic shelters, bunkhouses, playgrounds, a barn, farmhouse and much more to make family events as enjoyable as possible. The entire site can also be rented for company and organization events. Be sure to check out the famous Santa Village during the winter months. fargoparks.com

The Children’s Museum at Yunker Farm Winter Hours: Tues-Sat 10a.m.-5p.m.

Sun 1p.m.-5p.m.

1201 28th Ave. N, Fargo

Yunker Farm was specially created for children and families. The museum contains a handful of exhibits that engage, educate and encourage creativity and interaction with children and parents. This family destination offers a variety of educational programs, fun events and outreach programs. Along with the exhibits, Yunker Farm is home to a miniature train, carousel, playground, pumpkin patch, nature trails, mini golf and a whole lot more. There’s something for everyone to do, so don’t hesitate to find out why Yunker Farm is one of Fargo’s favorite family outings.

Family Resources The Fargo-Moorhead area has a variety of facilities that are the perfect destination for a number of family events and educational outings. Find something for everyone in the family to enjoy from our top five picks in the FM area.

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Bonanzaville USA Open May-October

1351 Main Ave. W, West Fargo

Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive Center Mon-Sat 9a.m.-5p.m.

Sun Noon-5p.m.

202 1st Ave. N, Moorhead

Red River Zoo Winter Hours: Saturdays & Sundays 10a.m.-5p.m.

4255 23rd Ave. S, Fargo

Bonanzaville is a unique pioneer village and museum operated by the Cass County Historical Society. The site offers tours through a number of historic buildings and artifacts that are sure to give anyone in the family an exciting cultural experience. The area is available for reservation and is home to many special events throughout the warmer months. Parents and children can learn about the history and culture of the Red River Valley at this must-see attraction.

The Hjemkomst Center is a unique family facility that has something to offer for the whole family. The museum hosts a variety of special exhibits and cultural events that are perfect for children and parents. Many spaces on the property can be rented for weddings, meetings or other various needs. Be sure to stop by and see the popular Norwegian landmarks such as the Stave Church and the Viking ship.

Your entire family will enjoy the outstanding living collection at the area’s zoo. The zoo is home to several endangered species that live and breed in natural habitat exhibits throughout the site. Various educational events and interactive classes take place throughout the year, and it also contains a carousel area that is available for reservation.

The whole family can enjoy the wonders of wildlife right here in the FM area.

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Education Classes

Our community is filled with people of all ages who strive to learn, and those who live to teach others.

While this is clearly not even a fraction of what this city has to offer for educational classes, we thought we’d share a few resources that caught our eye.

By Erica Rapp

Plains Art Museum

Monoprint

Feb. 12-26 Thursdays 6-9 p.m. $80 Members, $100 Non-members (16+)

Creatively Uncorked

Songbird Painting Party

Feb.11 7-9 p.m. $40 Registration required

SquareOne Kitchens

1650 45TH ST. S. FARGO, ND center0542@waxcenter.com

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“Just for the Health of It: Probiotic Vegetables” Tuesday, Feb. 24 7-8:30 p.m. $25

Get to know the art of printmaking and seize the opportunity to make oneof-a-kind prints of multiple styles.

704 1st Ave. N, Fargo 701-232-3821 plainsart.org/learn/monoprint

No artistic ability needed!! This is a social painting party and a relaxing environment to paint a masterpiece in. Enjoy dinner and drinks from the Gastropub while instructors aid you in your artwork. Take home your masterpiece at the end.

Fargo Billiards and Gastropub 3234 43rd St. S, Fargo 701-282-4168 creativelyuncorked.com/events/songbird-2112015

SquareOne Kitchens offers a number of classes that focus on a variety of different topics. This class will be taught by a certified holistic nutritionist and will showcase the benefits of using fermented vegetables to create probiotic-rich foods, with demonstrations included.

1407 1st Ave. N, Fargo 701-388-1137 squareonekitchens.com/classes.php

Unglued Market

Concrete Balloon Bowls

Thursday, Feb. 26 6 p.m.

Visit ungluedmarket.com for pricing.

Learn a simple way to make modern bowls out of concrete by just using a couple of balloons, a special concrete mix and a few tools. You’ll be able to create a small modern bowl that can be used for a variety of things.

408 Broadway N, Fargo.

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Plains Art Museum

Basic Drawing

Feb. 5–March 26 Thursdays 6 -9 p.m. $128 Members $160 Non-members (16+)

Unglued Market

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March 11 6-8 p.m. $5 plus cost of glass project selected Registration Required

If you’re looking for basic art classes, this is for you. The class will introduce basic techniques and materials to those who have little art experience, and you can learn the fundamentals of drawing.

704 1st Ave. N, Fargo 701-232-3821 plainsart.org/learn/basic-drawing

Fluid, free spirited colors and bold geometric lines are some of the things that will be touched on in this class. Learn some new watercolor techniques while you create a beautiful piece of art for yourself.

408 Broadway N, Fargo.

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What starts out as a flat sheet of paper is transformed into something right out of an ultra-cool furniture store. You’ll learn origami basics to assemble this modern fixture and you’ll even be provided with a cord and a socket for your shade, so that it’s ready to hang when you get home.

408 Broadway N, Fargo 701-205-1597 ungluedmarket.com

This class is available for ages 14 and up and you can learn the basics about glass fusing, which is stacking layers of glass to make designs when it is melted together in a kiln.

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THE RETURN OF

SURGE Fargo resident Matt Winans played a major role in the comeback of SURGE soda, an iconic product of the ‘90s, with his work behind the SURGE Movement.

By Erica Rapp Photos by J Alan Paul Photography

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F

or fans of the ‘90s that are thirsty for a taste of nostalgia, it’s time to celebrate the return of a classic beverage with a kick: SURGE. The popular citrus-flavored soda is back after a 12-year hiatus, and Fargo resident Matt Winans played a huge part in convincing the folks at Coca-Cola to rerelease Mountain Dew’s first competitor.

SHARING THE LOVE

Winans, 25, is an MSUM graduate that works in interactive multimedia and web design. Just for fun, Winans created a Facebook fan page for SURGE soda in November of 2008, and at the time he also had a hobby of collecting and reselling old cans of the soft drink.

He used social media as a platform to let people know what he was doing and to share his love for a nostalgic product. The page quickly gathered thousands of likes with an overwhelming amount of participation and interaction from fans, which was when Winans realized the power of social networking and what it can accomplish.

After some time, Winans was unsure about what to do with the page’s rapid growth and wanted it to be put to better use.

Another Facebook organization called the SURGE Movement, an online group dedicated to convincing Coca-Cola to bring back the soda, caught Winans’s attention. He became connected with founder Evan Carr of San Jose, Calif., whom Winans gave administrative privileges to his powerful fan page in hopes of boosting participation in the movement, but he quickly changed his mind about stepping away.

“After that, something in my heart kind of told me that that guy is trying really hard to bring this stuff back, and I wanted to do something to help him out,” said Winans.

He offered to do some production work and spent over 50 hours creating an inspirational video for the movement called “We Will Surge Coca-Cola on August 1, 2012,” that promoted a day for everyone to call CocaCola and bombard their phone lines.

“People were blown away by the video, and that’s what really made me want to keep doing this,” expressed Winans. “I was overwhelmed by how much people appreciated it and wanted SURGE to come back.”

THE MOVEMENT

Shortly after graduating college in 2012, Winans became an official administrator of the SURGE Movement along with Sean Sheridan of Murphy, Texas. The trio put in endless amounts of work to lead the group, and Winans claims that none of it would have been possible without the three of them working together as a team.

The group used various tactics in order to grasp the attention of the Coca-Cola Company. According to Winans, every last Friday of the month was a day that everyone would call the company’s headquarters and request the return of SURGE, also known as “Surging Days.”

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REMEMBERING SURGE SURGE is a citrus soft drink that was developed

by Coca-Cola in 1996 with hopes to compete with Pepsi’s Mountain Dew. A few years after its release, sales began to slip and the Coca-Cola Company ceased production on the bottled and canned forms of the soda in 2002 and fully discontinued its fountain syrup by 2003.

Coca-Cola tried again with their creation of Vault soda in 2005, but that was later discontinued by the year 2011. After Vault disappeared was when the SURGE Movement began on Facebook in hopes of convincing Coca-Cola to bring back the favorite soda of the 1990s.

saw the participation of hundreds of fans.

A PLEASANT SURPRISE

Coca-Cola was a tough corporation to crack, but in September of 2014 the efforts of Winans and his comrades paid off with the company’s public announcement that they would rerelease SURGE as an Amazon exclusive. The trio was flown to their headquarters to celebrate with the rest of the Coca-Cola Company, a time

It was incredible to be able to represent thousands of people, and I almost didn’t feel worthy.

What it was and where this has all gone is really amazing.”

that Winans claims was an extremely special event in his life.

“It was incredible to be able to represent thousands of people, and I almost didn’t feel worthy,” he said. “What it was and where this has all gone is really amazing.”

Extended interview online at

fargomonthly.com

RESURGING THE FUTURE

So, the real question here is this: is SURGE back for good? Will it soon be available in grocery stores or remain as an online exclusive? Although Winans can’t give details regarding the company’s plans with the soda, he believes that this year will see the full return of SURGE. According to the company’s Twitter account, “2015 will be a big year” and that’s just enough to keep fans excited.

It may be just a soft drink for some, but like many other discontinued products of that past, SURGE is associated with good memories and icons of nostalgia. It’s not often that a company decides to bring back a former flop (nobody needs purple and green ketchup again) and that’s what makes the efforts of Winans and the rest of the SURGE Movement so special.

surgemovement SURGE.Soda

“We Will Surge Coca-Cola on August 1st, 2012” youtube.com/watch?v=UlYvBbiLQEs

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2015

Derby for the Vets

I

t’s time to start putting your mechanical skills to work for a good cause.

The Derby for the Vets is a yearly fundraiser that involves a Pinewood derby car race and a silent auction.

Derby media relations director Dan Jacobson visited with Fargo Monthly to get the word out about this wonderful event for America’s heroes.

By Erica Rapp Photo by Tiffany Swanson

The event is free and is open to persons 21 years of age or older.

Jacobson says that donations of all sorts are welcome, and even being there is a major contribution itself. Anyone can register for the event, even on the day of the race. So if you’re thinking that this is something that interests you, don’t hesitate to grab a partner and start building a derby car.

The cost for registration is $15 per car if you’d like to receive a car kit to work on, or you can build your own and pay $15 the day of the event. The folks at the Downtown Fargo VFW, where the event will be held, can give you more information on the car kits and rules for the race.

While the races will be taking place, a silent auction and food will be available. A wide variety of items from local and national businesses, such as a free plane ride and dinners at high-end restaurants, will be auctioned off to help raise the quality of life for those who have served our nation. All of the money will be donated to improving the quality of life for veterans, and

nobody organizing the event takes a dime of the profit.

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“My goal is to always double the funds raised every year, and so far every year we have succeeded,” said Jacobson. “It’s getting to be a huge event so we are taking the event to the next level with a goal of $6,000.” Speaking of goals, Jacobson is predicting close to 100 cars being entered in the race this year, as opposed to around 70 last year and 17 the year before.

“I really feel like this is an exciting event for downtown Fargo and a great benefit for America’s veterans.”

Dan Jacobson, derby media relations director

Jacobson’s goal is to make this a first-class and exciting event not only for veterans, but for downtown Fargo itself with the help of local businesses such as WDAY TV and Radio, The Forum and “Spider” Steve Johnk of “Spider & Company.”

“I believe that this is one of the biggest fundraisers for the vets in the state of North Dakota,” said Jacobson. “I really feel like this is an exciting event for downtown Fargo and a great benefit for America’s veterans, so I’m trying to take everything to the next level and provide as much as I can.”

Downtown Fargo VFW (Post 762) 202 Broadway N, Fargo

Search: Derby for the Vets

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Why Entrepreneurs & Technologists Like Downtown

By Mike Hahn

I

f you walk around downtown Fargo, you can see the names of many of Fargo’s greatest entrepreneurs preserved in the buildings they helped build.

Look up and you will see such names as Burgum, Floyd, Kopelman, F.O. Kneer, Lowden, Frank Lynch, Porterfield and Watkins — just to name a few. From the turn of the 20th century to the turn of the 21st century, these entrepreneurs understood that downtown is the community’s center for creativity and innovation. It’s where people gather and interact to discuss business, ideas, innovations and trends. Downtowns are the preferred place for new entrepreneurs and fledging technologists to locate. There are many reasons why they like downtown, but here are a few:

Urban Amenities

Unlike “Generica,” a term that describes a typical suburban strip filled with corporate/ national brand stores located in Everywhere, USA, downtown offers a creative urban work environment rich in history with restaurants, cafés, pubs, recreation, arts, entertainment and residential living all within walking distance.

Transportation Access

Millennials entering the workplace today have a different view of commuting than their parents. They’re more receptive to public transit, walking and bicycling. Many are so strapped with student loan debt they often bypass automobile ownership. Downtown offers a multitude of options for transportation with density for built-in walkability, buses and easy bicycle access. These options can all be integrated together in providing an urban lifestyle different than previous generations.

Proximity to Higher Education

With over 30,000 college students, downtown is within a four-mile radius of North Dakota State University, Concordia College, Minnesota State Community and Technical College and Minnesota State University Moorhead.

These four institutions provide the right combination of knowledge, creativity and optimism with downtown adding an element of street smarts. It’s a dynamic combination that individuals seek to fine-tune their professional skills in an ever-changing world. Proximity to higher education is a plus for businesses in recruiting new talent and in retaining creative talent who are eager to innovate.

Sense of Place

After spending all day working out in cyberspace or in the cloud, entrepreneurs and technologists want to live in an area with a sense of neighborhood. Walkability is key here and for Midwesterners who have grown up with the automobile, this is sometimes hard to understand.

Many entering the workforce want a neighborhood in which they can walk a few blocks and meet friends at a coffee shop, restaurant or pub. They want to be connected with like-minded people in a collaborative office environment like CoCo. Or they want the option of starting in a downtown studio apartment or possibly moving into a house adjacent to downtown, but still having walkable access to desired amenities.

Photo by J. Alan Paul Photography

Although great strides have been made in making downtown Fargo a desirable place for new entrepreneurs and fledging technologists, more needs to be done.

Continued improvements need to be made in downtown infrastructure to make sure we are fully digital with reliable public Wi-Fi. Once permanent flood protection is in place, the riverfront can be a catalyst for new urban living spaces creating a dynamic new 24/7 neighborhood. Public bicycle sharing through Great Rides is coming this spring to Fargo, but options should be explored to include car sharing similar to Zipcar.

Madison, Wis., the Twin Cities, Sioux Falls, S.D., Winnipeg or whoever — will become the next “in” place.

In every sense, for downtown to continue to attract entrepreneurs and technologists of the future, it must be reflective of a 20th century downtown with 21st century technology.

Downtown also needs a small market that offers an assortment of groceries, fresh products and specialized spirits.

In 2014, the City of Fargo set a record in building permits with over $1 billion being registered. However, the downtown core, from the Red River to University Drive, from Island Park to the main Sanford Health campus, only captured about $13 million of the total value, with just three projects valued at $1 million or more. As a community, we must make more strides in preparing the central city making it more appealing to a future workforce.

This can be done by developing a new Downtown Master Plan that includes a thorough data analysis to determine what the Fargo market can support and where infill is most appropriate. If we do not strive to improve downtown even more, our competition — be it

Mike Hahn

Mike Hahn is the President/ CEO of the Downtown Community Partnership.

REACH OUT Questions? Comments?

Contact Mike Hahn at: Mike@downtownfargo.com

Mixologist of the Month pg 74 Culinary Spotlight pg 76

DINING

How the Heck Do You Say That? pg 78

OUR PICK OF THE MONTH

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f you haven’t been to the Boiler Room to try their Scotch Eggs, your life is incomplete. These eggs are wrapped in sausage, breaded, deep-fried and then served with a spicy maple aioli. Weird? Yes. Delicious? Absolutely!

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It plays off the cranberry flavor of an original cosmopolitan. But the pomegranate flavor is easier to palette because it has a little bit more flavor and isn’t as strong as cranberry.”

POMEGRANATE COSMOPOLITAN · 1 ½ oz. Deep Eddy Cranberry Vodka · 1 ½ oz. Pama Pomegranate Liqueur · Splash of cranberry juice · Splash of lime juice Shake in tumbler and strain into martini glass.

Mixologist: Kent Larsen Three Lyons Pub

By Erica Rapp Photos by Sadie Lascelles

K

ent Larsen is no stranger to producing quality work in the bar and restaurant industry.

Formerly a kitchen manager and cook, Larsen currently finds himself mastering the art of mixology at the Three Lyons pub in West Fargo. After being a culinary manager for Playmaker’s (formerly located in what used to be The Hub) for six years, Larsen was hired as the general manager for the British-American Three Lyons Pub in December 2007.

Larsen’s Pomegranate Cosmopolitan creation is a current twist on a cosmopolitan, which has been a classic drink in the realm of mixology for years. Larsen has noticed that pomegranate has been a growing trend in drink flavors, and decided to incorporate it into a familiar cocktail creation that everyone can enjoy.

“It plays off the cranberry flavor of an original cosmopolitan,” explained Larsen. “But the pomegranate flavor is easier to palette because it has a little bit more flavor and isn’t as strong as cranberry.”

A Collaboration of Flavor The combination of cranberry vodka with pomegranate liqueur gives the drink the perfect amount of sweetness with a tiny touch of bitter that won’t leave your stomach hanging in a sugar overdose. The unique blend of fruit flavors will leave anyone wanting more off of Larsen’s drink menu, which includes a special section of his martini mixes much like this one.

Speaking of menus, Larsen writes the drink and food menus for the pub to incorporate as many options as possible for customers.

He aims to rotate recipes according to the time of year, so that anyone can enjoy the perfect summer cocktail or a warming, winter drink.

THREE LYONS PUB 675 13th Ave. E #104, West Fargo

FIND THEM ONLINE AT:

threelyonspub.com OR: SEARCH FACEBOOK FOR:

Three Lyons Pub

On that note, be sure to catch a taste of the pomegranate cosmopolitan while you can – and its red color is perfect for the lovely month of February.

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Poor service.

Loved it!

My new favorite restaurant.

CULINARY SPOTLIGHT Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones But… Bad Yelp Reviews Can Never Hurt Me

By Eric Watson

A

s a high school student my critics consisted of my mother, stepfather and older brother. I spent countless hours not only cooking new dishes for my immediate family but also setting the table for a unique culinary experience (or at least what I considered unique as a 16 year old).

My mother and stepfather were saints; they never had a negative thing to say regarding my cooking. Now that I think about it, I wish they had been a bit more willing to criticize, to provide me with some motivation to do better. But I realize they were simply trying to encourage my talents the best they knew how.

My brother was a different story, though. He never hesitated to point out my mistakes and mocked my cooking abilities as though he was pulling in a handsome salary to do so. He seemed to take great pride in eating half of what I had prepared and then announcing to all of us that he was throwing the remainder in the garbage. He then explained to me that what I had just prepared was, for the most part, inedible and that I should never attempt such endeavors again any time soon. (I’m paraphrasing of course.)

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I wish I could be so lucky today to receive such candid and face-to-face criticism. Don’t get me wrong here, I’m not suggesting that I somehow revel in the criticisms of my culinary failures. I’m simply suggesting that today’s social media has created a medium in which folks from around the country, or the world for that matter, can express themselves more freely than ever before and sometimes that expression is a delivered void of any sense of responsibility or morality.

The majority of social media-based reviews that our restaurants receive are quite good, and I must admit that I love receiving such great feedback. I will always appreciate our customers’ accolades and praises. It’s the random, obscure, out of nowhere, over the top, negative review that really hits me like a ton of bricks — the type of comments that keep me up at night. The type of comments that shouldn’t bother me but unfortunately sink in. I remember the day when people had to talk trash the old-fashion way — face-toface with another breathing human being.

A harshly worded paragraph or two from a person that I’ve more than likely never met,

Eric Watson Eric Watson is the owner of Mezzaluna, Rustica and Mosaic Foods in Fargo.

He is also the founder and president of the Fargo branch of the American Culinary Federation.

is like a dagger to the heart. I think to myself, “Does this person realize that I have a wife, kids, mortgage, car payments and a desire to do my best? I’m just like you.”

I made a promise to myself a long time ago. I will never leave a comment via social media regarding my negative experiences at a restaurant, regardless of what city or country I’m visiting. I believe in Karma. I believe that everyone deserves a second chance. Maybe even a third chance for that matter.

For those of you who avoid negative and destructive comments via social media, thank you. For those of you who are simply afraid to confront the situation at hand, face to face, maybe I should introduce you to my brother.

REACH OUT eric@mosaicfoodgroup.com

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How The

HECK

Do You

Y A S ?

THAT

W

e’ve all been there. We’re trying a restaurant we’ve never been to before and we see a dish that catches our eye.

Feeling brave, we sheepishly point at it and mumble something, completely butchering the pronunciation. Fargo Monthly hopes to take away the guesswork by showing you the proper pronunciation of these dishes.

Not only are their names unique, they’re also delicious.

By Andrew Jason and Erica Rapp Photos by Tiffany Swanson and Andrew Jason

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BANGAN BHARTHA (By-ghan Bar-ta)

India Palace brings authentic Indian cuisine to the frozen tundra. This dish, which is made of eggplant, is perfect for vegetarians. It is cooked with tomatoes, onions and green peas and packs just the right amount of heat.

India Palace 5050 13th Ave. S, Fargo indiapalacefargo.com

KUA GAI (Kwa-Guy) Formerly Café 21, Bangkok Corner is now serving up fresh Thai food. The Kua Gai is cooked in high heat to lock in all of the flavors. The stir-fry dish is cooked with flat rice noodles, eggs, cabbage and green onion and a choice of chicken, pork or beef.

Bangkok Corner 1450 25th St. S, Fargo bangkokcornerfargo.com

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ZACATECAS BURRITO (Zak-ah-take-ahs)

GALACTOBOURIKO

Now that Juano’s and John Alexander’s have joined forces in downtown Fargo, they are still serving up a great combination of Mexican and American dishes.

A Mexican staple, the Zacatecas Burrito is served in a black bean tortilla with meat/seafood choice, feta cheese, tomato, red onion and cilantro.

(Gal-act-o-bur-iko) Good luck with the pronunciation of this one. Chef Anthony Bachman calls this dessert the cousin of baklava.

The seminola custard comes between sheets of fillo and is baked and topped with a honey cinnamon sauce for a rich, pastry-like taste.

John Alexander’s 402 Broadway N, Fargo john-alexanders.com

Santa Lucia 1109 38th St. S, Fargo santaluciainc.com

SPAETZLE DUMPLING (Schpetz-Lee)

Würst Bier Hall does it again with this authentic German dish smothered in their homemade gravy and comes with a generous serving of sauerkraut. Piping hot, it is the perfect dish to warm you.

Würst Bier Hall 630 1st Ave. N, Fargo wurstfargo.com

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February 14, 2015 • 5-10 pm Select a Dinner to Share Land and Sea Dinner • $139 per couple Appetizer: Bacon Wrapped Beef Tenderloin in Port Mushroom Demi Glaze Shrimp Bisque or House Garden Salad 7 oz Tenderloin Filet Mignon and 8 oz Lobster Tail White Asparagus and Herb Yukon Gold Potatoes Red Velvet Cheesecake Split of Brut Champagne

The Valley Dinner • $70 per couple Appetizer: Bacon Wrapped Beef Tenderloin in Port Mushroom Demi Glaze Shrimp Bisque or House Garden Salad Morel Roasted Half Chicken Reggiano Mashed Sweet Potatoes Balsamic-Braised Brussel Sprouts and Cipollini Onions with Natural Herb Pan Jus Red Velvet Cheesecake Split of Brut Champagne

Reservations Recommended (701) 281-7105 Dinner accompanied by piano and violin music.

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Homegrown Beauty pg 83 Your Body In Love pg 84

HEALTH

Blue Zones pg 86 Preventing The Inevitable pg 90

HEART DISEASE By the Numbers February is American Heart Month. Although massive strides have been made in heart disease research, it still accounts for hundreds of thousands of American deaths per year. Here, we break down the need-to-know statistics about heart disease in North Dakota and the entire country.

#1 killer

of men and women worldwide

North Dakota deaths caused by heart disease in 2012

32% American women die from heart disease every year, taking more lives than all cancers combined

North Dakota has the

14th

highest obesity rate

1 in 3

715,000 people

in the nation

190,379

Projected number of North Dakota heart disease cases in 2030

have a heart attack each year in the U.S.

According to the World Heart Federation, there are

22 different

types of heart disease

*Sources: American Heart Association, Center for Disease Control, State of Obesity & Mayo Clinic 81

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HOMEGROWN

Beauty

The Fargo-Moorhead area is filled with local residents that use their talents to hand-make bath and beauty products.

Some of them are available at local shops and boutiques, while others are still working to get there. We’ve featured a few of the community’s local creators and some of their products that you may not know about.

By Erica Rapp Photos by Tiffany Swanson and J. Alan Paul Photography

THE HONEY B SOAP COMPANY Soap Blocks Prices start at $5.49 and vary with type. See site for details.

LADY GYPSY JEWELRY Jar of Bubble Bath $8 Bath Bombs $6 each

PISCES PIECES Roll-On Perfume $8 Eye Shadows $7

POWDER & PANDEMONIUM Liquid Pigments $12 each

WHERE TO BUY

WHAT TO KNOW

(See pg. 99 for area locations & to learn about the business)

All of The Honey B’s products are all-natural and hand-made by local resident Brittany Sinclair in her home.

Sinclair has done endless research on the harsh chemicals typically found in store-bought soaps to ensure they never end up in her products. Her bars of soap and more are available in a plethora of scents and designs.

WHERE TO BUY

WHAT TO KNOW

thehoneybsoapcompany.com Also available on Facebook.

Search: The Honey B Soap Company

ladygypsy.storeenvy.com Also available on Facebook.

Search: LadyGypsy Jewelry

WHERE TO BUY Available on Facebook.

Search: Piscespieces Available at Unglued Market

WHERE TO BUY powderandpandemonium.com Also available on Facebook.

Search: Powder and Pandemonium Available at Hair Success Salons in Fargo & Hideaway Salon in Moorhead

What started off as a jewelry business between Moorhead friends Megean Mackowick and Katie Nicklay is now branching out with all-natural bath and beauty products. Mackowick formulates hand-made bath bombs, bubble bath soap, bath salts and more that are 100 percent vegan and guarantee a relaxing experience.

WHAT TO KNOW

Christy Lawler of Fargo is the creator behind jewelry, bath bombs, powders and more that are sold at Unglued Market. The roll-on fragrances and mica-based eye shadows are only a fraction of what this company has to offer when it comes to hand-made goods.

WHAT TO KNOW

Fargo resident Alexandra Kollman started her own makeup company and hand-makes the products out of her home. She formulated and designed her products so that her aunts with breast cancer could still safely wear makeup. The all-natural liquid pigments can be used in a variety of ways such as eye shadow, liners, glitter, lip color and more.

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This is Your Brain on

Love

February is the month of love.

Being the inquisitive journalists that we are, we wanted to know exactly how love works — and it’s the brain holds the key to that head-over-heels feeling, not the heart. (February would be a lot less cutesy if your Valentine’s Day cards were covered in little brains.)

Dr. Jenny Frissell of Prairie St. John’s in Fargo broke love down to a science for us.

At the beginning of a relationship, most couples describe intense feelings of euphoria.

The same region activated in people with obsessive compulsive order is also active when we fall in love, explaining why people often become “obsessed” with their partner. (caudate nucleus)

(caudate nucleus)

Dr. Jenny Frissell is a psychologist at Prairie St. John’s who received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She completed her clinical internship at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.

Frissell’s clinical work is primarily with inpatients and partial hospitalization patients. She conducts psychological evaluations and provides individual therapy. She has a strong interest in using psychological testing to help patients better understand themselves and discover solutions to their difficulties.

Romantic love activates a person’s “reward center,” the same part that is activated when a person experiences the rush of cocaine.

(ventral tegmentum area [VTA]/reward center)

Love is addicting and there is significant overlap between research on romantic love and addiction.

People experience intense cravings, withdrawal and willingness to take risks. (VTA/ reward center)

Researchers have found that rejection can actually cause physical pain.

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Marital satisfaction is linked to longterm life satisfaction, happiness and physical and mental health, so we put it to the test.

Collectively, these couples have been married almost 90 years — and they’re still in love and having quite the time.

Jay and Gail Taylor Married 29 years

Gail: “Everything kind of evens out a little bit and then more of the day-to-day things kind of take over. You kind of get your head back, if you will.”

Jay: “Because your head is out there during that first couple of years.

What could you compare it to? I don’t know what you compare it to. Madly in love, would do anything, walk across burning coals.”

Gail: “But you never would now, right?”

Jay: “Well, I’d try to find an alternate route. I’d still end up at the same place but I’d try to find a better way around.”

For longterm couples, certain parts of the brain are less active, like the part of the brain associated with negative judgment. (frontal lobe)

After a break-up, the reward center remains activated, explaining why we continue to focus intensely on the other person. (VTA/

Studies have found that for couples who are still in love after 25 years, their reward center remains active. (VTA/ reward center)

Bev and Erwin Fossum Married 58 years

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Erwin: “Good fighters.”

Bev: “We never ever went to bed mad, I don’t think. ... We’d have a fight and it was over.

Neither one of us carry a grudge, so I think that’s one of the keys to a long marriage.”

Bev: “Doing things together, and then the children and the grandchildren. It’s been a fun ride.”

Erwin: “I wouldn’t be able to make it without her. She does everything: takes care of all the appointments, finances. I don’t even know if I have 10 bucks or 1,000.”

The area of the brain associated with deep emotional attachment is still active. (amygdala)

In one study, 12 percent of people who were rejected experienced moderate to severe levels of depression. (amygdala & hippocampus)

reward center)

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ast month we introduced our yearlong feature in coordination with Blue Zones™, a Minneapolis-based company started by author Dan Buettner. They have discovered nine commonalities among the world’s longest living citizens. Their mission is to apply these lessons, or the Power 9®, in American communities to create more Blue Zones. Fargo Monthly’s goal is to introduce to the citizens of Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo these concepts in hopes that our community can work toward the coveted title.

By Lisa Marchand | Photo by J. Alan Paul Photography

Move Naturally The first of the Power 9® is “Move Naturally.”

People who live the longest tend to find ways to move naturally, like gardening in the summer, using the stairs or walking to work.

Dan Buettner explains this lesson in depth in his book “The Blue Zones.” Centenarians in the Blue Zones™ routinely walk or participate in moderate exercise. “It’s free, easier on the joints than running, always accessible, and if you’re walking briskly, may have the same cardiovascular benefits as running,” Dan Buettner said in his book.

message was ‘How can people be mindful to deconvenience their homes and give themselves an opportunity to move naturally as much as possible?’”

We caught up with a Fargoan who walks to work nearly 365 days a year.

Maybe it’s the weatherman in him, or maybe he’s just stubborn. Either way, the elements rarely stop John Wheeler from legging it to both of his jobs.

An Epiphany

Tony Buettner, vice president of product and business development, explained that it’s not just about walking. It’s about making your life a little less convenient and a little more active.

Wheeler has been the face of WDAY weather for almost 30 years and has also been an adjunct professor at North Dakota State University for 13. From his home in the Hawthorne neighborhood just south of downtown Fargo, he walks several miles a day.

“The longest living populations lived in environments that nudged them into frequent movement, regardless of what that was,” Tony Buettner said. “Our

From his house to the WDAY studio is a 12-minute walk, and it takes him 45 minutes to get to NDSU. He’s been walking to

WDAY for as long as he can remember, while he initially drove to his teaching gig. But after his first year at NDSU, he made a change.

“I just kind of had this epiphany one day that I needed to lose to some weight, so one of the things I decided to do was I would start walking to campus every day,” Wheeler said, “so I started doing that then and I never stopped.”

“Four-Walled to Death” Wheeler’s time spent walking prevents him being “four-walled to death,” especially during North Dakota winters.

“It’s my time,” he said. “It’s head-clearing and it’s a little bit invigorating. By the time I get to NDSU in the morning, I’ve worked up a little bit of a mild perspiration no matter what the temperature is.”

Research is unconfirmed how much Vitamin D a person needs every day. But living in an

Here is an excerpt from Dan Buettner’s “The Blue Zones.” If you’d like to read more — and we highly suggest that you do — the book can be purchased online and at Barnes and Noble.

“Have fun. Keep moving. – Make a list of physical activities you enjoy. Rather than exercising for the sake of exercising, make your lifestyle active. Ride a bicycle instead of driving. Walk to the store. At work, take a walking break instead of a coffee and donut break. Build activity into your routine and lifestyle. Do what you enjoy. Forget the gym if you don’t like it — you’re not likely to go there if it’s a chore. Don’t force yourself to do things you dislike.”

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I’m not an athlete and I’m not that tough.

I just decided that being outside is good for me, so I walk. It’s really as simple as that.”

– John Wheeler

Below are a few excerpts from Dan Buettner’s “The Blue Zones.”

area that sees full days of sunlight less than half of the year, this weatherman soaks up as much as he can.

“We have long stretches in November, December where it’s just gray, gray, gray.

Think about the time around Christmas — I think we had eight days in a row without sunlight,” Wheeler said. “Now as we get in to January, February, March, we get more (sunny) days like this, but they’re really cold, and so if you don’t get outside and do something, you’re not getting any sun. You’re inside the four walls. It doesn’t matter what the weather’s doing if you’re inside all day.”

Making it Routine Aside from what could be long-term health benefits, Wheeler reaps the perks in other ways.

He rarely fills up his truck, and he’s most likely

lessening his carbon footprint significantly.

“I think there’s something about using less energy, particularly energy that has to be pulled up out of the ground,” he said. “It’s probably in the long run a good idea, no matter what your politics are.”

But Wheeler was adamant that what he does is in no way martyrdom. Despite braving the elements, he doesn’t think twice about it. Walking has become a part of his daily routine. “I’m not an athlete and I’m not that tough. I just decided that being outside is good for me, so I walk. It’s really as simple as that.”

Perhaps this simple habit will add years to his life, and quality years at that. According to research by Blue Zones, Wheeler has a great thing going — so fingers crossed it rubs off on more of this area’s citizens.

The Blue Zones™ pilot project began in Albert Lea, Minn., in 2009. In one year, 16,000 people in the community lost 12,000 pounds and walked over 75 million steps.

Albert Lea, Minn.

Inconvenience yourself. – By making life a little tougher, you can easily add more activity to your days. Little things, like getting up to change the channel or taking the stairs, can add up to a more active lifestyle. Get rid of as many of the following as possible: TV remote control, garage door opener, electric can opener, electric blender, snow blower, and power lawn mower. Be ready to use as many of these as possible: bicycle, comfortable walking shoes, rake, broom, snow shovel.

Walk. – This is the one activity that all successful centenarians did–and do–almost daily. It’s free, easier on the joints than running, always accessible, invites company, and if you’re walking briskly, may have the same cardiovascular benefits as running. After a hard day, a walk can relieve stress; after a meal, it can aid digestion.

Plant a garden. – Working in a garden requires frequent, low-intensity, full-range-ofmotion activity. You dig a plant, bend to weed and carry to harvest. Gardening can relieve stress. And you emerge from the season with fresh vegetables–a Blue Zones trifecta!

Additional online content

bluezones.com/2014/02/mindless-exercise-live-to100-without-even-trying bluezones.com/2014/04/power-9

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Preventing the Inevitable

By Lisa Marchand Photos by Andrew Jason

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If it were possible to prevent heart failure for around $100, would you lay down the cash?

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anford Health is giving people the chance to do just that with heart, lung and vascular screenings that give patients a glimpse into their states of health. Brothers Charlie and John Skarphol have a new lease on life thanks to the program, as well as their younger sister Mary Wolf.

Sister Knows Best Wolf has worked as a surgical nurse for nearly 30 years, so she had heard of Sanford’s preventive screenings before. It wasn’t until she went in and took some tests that she encouraged her six brothers to do the same.

With a CT scan calcium score of zero — scores of up to 400 are considered normal — Wolf was in good standing.

But their father passed away of a heart attack at 71; their mother had bypass surgery and has six stents. Most of their dad’s brothers died from heart failure by their early 70s.

Considering their extensive family history of heart disease, having the rest of the Skarphol siblings look into their heart health seemed like a no-brainer.

“I talked to my brothers and encouraged them to all go in and get checked out considering my dad and his problems that he had,” said Wolf. “My dad was 42 when I was born, and I don’t ever remember him not taking nitro, not having chest pain, not eating Tums or stretching, because I knew he had angina. So I encouraged them to go in and get the screening done, and good thing they did.”

Charlie In May 2014 Charlie Skarphol, 65, went to his first vascular screening appointment.

Three months later, he returned for a CT scan when they discovered a calcium score of 753 — a number significantly higher than his sister’s.

In early September he met with cardiologist Susan Farkas. They did additional testing including an angiogram, an X-ray of the arteries in your heart, which resulted in Charlie Skarphol learning that he was going to need bypass surgery. At the time, he wasn’t

Since the Sanford Center for Screening opened in 2013:

2,930 patients have received heart, lung & vascular screens

203 patients have been referred to a cardiologist which has resulted in:

stents

open heart surgeries

valve replacement/ AAA repair

Cost of heart, lung and vascular screenings: $50 for 1 $75 for 2 $100 for 3

My dad was 42 when I was born, and I don’t ever remember him not taking nitro, not having chest pain, not eating Tums or stretching because I knew he had angina. So I encouraged them (my brothers) to go in and get the screening done, and good thing they did.”

- Mary (Skarphol) Wolf

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Charlie Skarphol (left), 65, received a quadruple bypass after his preventive screenings at Sanford. His brother John Skarphol (right), 56, needed two stents after doctors discovered upwards of 99 percent blockage in his heart.

aware of the exact blockage in his heart, but the next day he saw cardiovascular surgeon Roxanne Newman.

pains. I just kind of thought that being I was getting tired I was just getting old basically.”

“That’s when I found out I had blockages in four of my arteries,” Charlie Skarphol said, “and she scheduled bypass surgery for the first of October.”

But for his younger brother John Skarphol, it was a different story.

In a matter of five months, he had gone from going about his normal routine to undergoing a quadruple bypass. Oddly enough, he hadn’t been experiencing any symptoms out of the ordinary — or so he thought.

“I knew at some point in time I probably would have some kind of issue,” Charlie Skarphol explained.

“The good thing is I caught it way in advance of any issues. I wasn’t having any signs of, what I consider signs of, shortness of breath, chest

John For some time John Skarphol, 56, had been experiencing pain in his left arm and tightness in his chest, two classic signs of heart problems. He scheduled his screenings at Sanford shortly after his brother’s.

His vascular echo came back clear. He passed his stress test. A few days later he had a calcium CT scan scheduled, but since the first two tests came back negative, he didn’t plan to go. But his sister urged him to do one more test.

His calcium levels were around 960.

Catching it early, the surgery was done under no stress. It wasn’t like I was in trouble — I was close — but it wasn’t like I had a heart attack so they were trying to fix it after there was damage to the heart. It was catching it early enough so that it could be done without any damage.” - John Skarphol

“I knew Charlie was right around 800,” he said. “I felt sorry for the nurse because as soon as she told me, I must have turned white. I said, ‘You have got to be kidding me. I know what that means.’ I know that 400 is really bad and I was at like 960, so I knew I was in trouble.”

a surgical nurse. A patient coming in prior to a damaging heart event is much easier to operate on than someone in an emergency situation.

A few days later John Skarphol’s cardiologist, Rawa Sarji, ordered an angiogram. They discovered one part of his heart had between 98 and 99 percent blockage, which led to two stents.

“I think you look at life a lot differently,” Charlie Skarphol said. “You realize how close you were to not being here potentially. You need to really love each day; I think that’s become more important.

I kind of look at my surgery as my new birth date.”

“I would have never survived a heart attack,” he said.

The brother’s near-scares gave them a second chance to lead healthier, happier lifestyles.

Another part of his heart is blocked, but according to him, it’s in a bad spot.

Doctors told him he may need to consider open-heart surgery, but not for a few years.

A New Birth Date Younger brother John Skarphol is approaching the end of his cardiac rehab program. Three times a week he goes to Sanford where he exercises and has his heart checked to ensure he’s making progress.

“I used to wake up in the mornings nauseous and I’m not nauseous anymore,” John Skarphol said. “I actually wake up like I’ve slept. … I don’t have any heartburn.

Everything changed.”

Charlie Skarphol completed his program early, which he attributes greatly to catching his heart problems before a damaging event like a heart attack.

“I was in and out of there in four weeks, where I’m quite sure some of my co-hearts are still there in rehab because of the events,” he said. “So I think it’s important that you take a proactive approach to your own health and do preventive screenings so that you can be ahead of the event.”

Each of the siblings echoed that sentiment.

Their sister, Wolf, looks at it from the perspective of a sister as well as

To schedule a screening, call 701-23-HEART

sanfordhealth. org/services/ heartvascularscreenings

Sanford Center for Screening 1720 S. University Dr, Fargo

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The Honey B Soap Company pg 99 Valley Prosperity Partnership pg 104 Lynette Lewis Interview pg 106

FARGO VS SIOUX FALLS By the Numbers This month we decided to compare how Fargo-Moorhead stacks up against one of our neighbors: Sioux Falls, S.D. Separated by about 250 miles, the two cities share comparable populations and economies. What do the numbers have to say about how we compare to our neighbor though?

Population

Average Hourly Wages $19.63

$18.85

Fargo 113,658

Fargo Area

Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls 164,676

$22.33

U.S. Average

Labor Force

2.2%

Fargo Unemployment Rate Fargo

124,600

Sioux Falls

137,400

2.9%

Sioux Falls Unemployment Rate

Average Weekly Wages Cass County

Minnehaha County

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(Left to right) Sarah Strong (Retail Associate) Laura Morris (Founder) Jodi Regan (Operational Director) Keely Ronnevik (Retail Associate)

Others Boutique Shopping That Gives Back Twice Others is a new boutique in town that was started with the spirit of giving back. The shop is filled with one-of-a kind and handmade items from regional and local vendors, and 100 percent of the profits are donated to a cause. Essentially, everyone can give back to the community simply by shopping. Too good to be true?

Everyday Inspiration

By Erica Rapp Photos by J. Alan Paul Photography

Founder Laura Morris and her husband sought to make a difference that went beyond working for a nonprofit organization or donating to a cause. Constantly inspired by those who do good work, the couple wanted to find a way to bring the community together through everyday actions and incorporate that into their lives. They began to ask themselves, “How can we support nonprofits in their endeavors and make a bigger impact worldwide through everyday actions?”

“We were going to start a nonprofit but there were a lot of struggles with trying to get funding and having admin costs,” explained Morris.

“That’s where the idea for the store came from.

We can essentially use the store to fund the nonprofit and have it fuel itself.”

Morris teamed up with operational director Jodi

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Regan, and Others was born and opened for business in November 2014.

The Double Give Back Regan explained that at the point of sale, the vendor gives back through a donation of profits or by creating jobs. Any profit that the store itself makes is donated to their own initiatives that align with the products or any organizations that the vendor supports.

“We started with a few inspirational vendors that eventually led us to others, and we wanted to choose products and organizations that will have a lasting and worldwide change,” said Morris. The idea is to have everybody supporting everyone, so the store partners with local vendors and helps them find an organization they’re excited about.

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The boutique does not source anything that is made in sweatshops, and most of the items are handmade and limited. “The chances of us getting stuff back in after it sells out is low. Keeping a high volume of goods on the shelves can be tough,” said Regan. “It is both a blessing and a curse.”

Along with this, they make sure that all items are made responsibly or through fair trade. They seek to choose items from small businesses that source raw materials in a socially responsible way, or organizations that give their profit to charity.

They say that this allows those who make the products to get a sustainable hourly wage.

Keely Ronnevik and Sarah Strong. What started out as just a boutique and having no retail experience, Morris and Regan have found themselves with a movement that is snowballing into a variety of ways to bring the community together.

“We want people in Fargo to know that they can change the world just by shopping. You don’t just have to volunteer your time or work for a nonprofit, but of course those are also great ways to give back as well,” said Regan.

“Our goal is to help people internationally to be able to support themselves and their families and to get themselves educated,” said Morris.

As far as the future goes, the store is working on hosting workshops and classes for even more community outreach. They will also continue to partner with charities to do local give back days, which is something that has been successful for them so far.

The shop aims to have something in the store for people of all ages and all types, and at every price point. Regan explained that people can find unique things without having to pay designer prices, and more of the money will go back to the people who made the goods.

Morris said they would also like to utilize the open area in the front of their store. With free Wi-Fi and “pay what you can” espresso, they hope to have a community space where people can come to take a break or work in a quiet area.

The Snowball Effect The store doubled in staff size two months after its opening, and brought on retail associates

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“It just started as a store and it’s snowballing into many different things. We want to keep the momentum going,” said Morris. “We’re always aiming and working toward forward movement.”

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Unsung HEROES

By Greg Tehven

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ften times, when folks think about entrepreneurship and startups, they picture the glamor and the fame attained by a very small minority. They think of the names they read on the lists of the most wealthy Americans, those who wear hoodies on Saturday Night Live or the charismatic leader calling forth a vision into a new technological frontier.

Yet many forget about those that are building, creating and putting their imagination to work to test the current state of our world. These are the unsung heroes of our startup community, and they need our support.

Let me introduce you to the Developer.

The Programmer. The Scientist. These folks work tirelessly to improve. They are dedicated to mastering their craft and improving the human condition. They are problem solvers, curious and at times a bit whimsical. They test us, the push us and they are the ones leading us into the future.

In our community, these technical geniuses are getting organized and they are doing some incredible work. They are staying up late helping to figure out how iBeacons can be used in retail. They are helping drones communicate in the air. They are exploring how sensors can communicate between farmers and

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Greg Tehven

Greg Tehven is an entrepreneur advocate and one of the original founders of Emerging Prairie.

machines. They are having a lot of fun as well, testing how our smartphones can communicate with vending machines. They are all around us and they are driving our community forward, driven by passion for exploring new realms and solving problems.

My challenge to you is, when you learn about an entrepreneur or hear about a great new question, ask yourself these questions: Who is the creative genius behind the effort, the cause, the company and how can I help them? What questions can I ask them to show them the world is interested? What advice can I provide them? What customers can I put them in front of? What resources can I help them tap into from my own network?

Look for them. Find them. They may be some of the most under-appreciated folks in our community and they are heroes doing incredible work. Here’s to you, Mr. and Mrs. Programmer. Thank you for driving us forward.

THINGS TO WATCH PRAIRIE I/O

This community of top technical talent is trying to connect the technical group and unite the Silicon Prairie. With a variety of events, the group hopes to connect, encourage discussion and create a mentorship program. prairie.io @prairieio facebook.com/prairieio

STARTUP WEEKEND FARGO

March 27 - 29 Have an idea but don’t know where to start? This weekend brings hopeful entrepreneurs to work as a team to finish a project. With help from the team, judges and mentors, the weekend hopes to inspire ingenuity and problem solving. fargo.startupweekend.org facebook.com/StartupweekendFargo

HACK FARGO

Like Startup Weekend, Hack Fargo brings developers and designers to flush out an app, website or prototype in a limited time.

Nothing like a deadline to bring about creativity. hackfargo.co twitter.com/hackfargo

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Foaming Happiness The Honey B Soap Company

By Erica Rapp Photos by J. Alan Paul Photography

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rittany Sinclair was a local physical science teacher before she made the decision to pursue the soap business. She makes soap, lip balm, lotion, scrubs, oils bath salts and shaving soaps and it’s all done right out of her laundry room.

my house. Then other moms started coming to me and asking if they could buy it from me,” said Sinclair. From there, it was a snowball effect.

The Beginning

The Suds

One day while in the shower, Sinclair was reading a bottle of soap when a life-changing speculation popped into her head.

“This lightning thought hit my brain and it said, ‘Make your own soap!’ So I did. My husband thought I was just being a crazy pregnant lady,” explained Sinclair.

Aready having a science background, Sinclair went about researching the process of making soap as much as possible via the Internet and checking out books from the local library. Once Sinclair began making her own soap in her home, it didn’t take long for others around her to notice.

“It was just going to be for us; I was trying to de-chemical

The popularity of her hand-made beauty products led Sinclair to leave teaching during her third pregnancy in May of 2012. Although Sinclair loved teaching and had a hard time parting with her students, she realized that her children were more important and wanted to be home with them.

Sinclair’s basic knowledge of science and chemistry are a huge aid to understanding what does what in the process of saponification, stating that the process is quite chemically complex.

Her products are concocted mostly of coconut and olive oil.

The coconut oil is what gives the soap lather, and she has found that olive oil works great for everyone’s skin. She also uses cocoa butter, honey, shea butter, goat milk and almond milk and always looks forward to researching new oils.

As far as scents go, Sinclair uses a variety of essential oils and things like oxides, ultramarines, herbs and minerals for

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Here are a few of the places you can find The Honey B Soap Company:

FARGO Tochi, Unglued, Red Silo Studio, Eco Chic Boutique

GRAND FORKS Kittsona

JAMESTOWN Grandma Gertie’s Attic & Kustom Creations

BISMARCK Eco Chic Boutique

ONLINE thehoneybsoapcompany.com

coloring and appearance. After reading up on some of the harmful chemicals that are found in colognes and perfumes, she wanted to make sure that she had a safer alternative to smelling great.

After some heat and a few chemical reactions – the product goes through saponification and becomes what we know as “soap.” It takes Sinclair about an hour per batch, but the finished blocks of soap have to sit about two months to cure and become firm.

Maintaining Eco-Friendliness It is clear that Sinclair is extremely conscious of what goes in the body, and what gets put on the outside of it.

According to Sinclair we absorb 60 percent of what we put on our bodies, so “if you won’t eat it, why would you put it on your body?”

“Everything that I put in the formulas is not organic, some of it is, but it is definitely 100 percent natural. There are no preservatives, artificial colors, petroleum products and no synthetics,” she explained.

Sinclair also tries to be environmentally conscious when it

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comes to packaging by avoiding plastic as much as possible.

She’ll use metal over plastic but when it comes to her lip balm tubes, she doesn’t have much of a choice. “They make paper tubes but they’re about five times the cost. People just aren’t ready for that; there’s no demand, but I’d like to see that change,” said Sinclair.

A Bubbling Future Sinclair frequently thinks about opening retail space for The Honey B Soap Company, but isn’t quite ready. She is confident that her business will grow and has the potential to be financially successful. With the help of her husband, who is also a science teacher, the two have decided to “let the kids grow and let the business grow” for now and see where the future takes them.

As of right now, Sinclair will continue to make her products in her laundry lab and is maintaining her goal of taking home a profit that is equivalent to what she was paying for daycare. She’ll continue to experiment with endless combinations and will never stop taking notes, because she’s learned a few times that some scents simply do not blend well with others.

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With one of the best economies in the country, you might be surprised to hear that a new group is connecting the Red River Valley to fight some of our biggest issues. What are those issues and will they be able to reach all their ambitious goals? That’s what the Valley Prosperity Partnership is trying to find out.

By Andrew Jason

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nly 80 miles separate Fargo and Grand Forks, but in many ways the economies are connected. The Red River Valley has many of the same strengths and weaknesses. The Valley Prosperity Partnership hopes to leverage collaboration between the two communities. The Partnership was the brainchild of Bill Marcil Sr. who believed there was need to bring the business community together in the Red River Valley.

“This was a thought for strictly business leaders,” said Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation President Jim Gartin. “The perception of working on areas that are jointly of concern to the valley as a whole, not just Grand Forks, not Fargo, not Wahpeton or not all the way up to Thief River Falls. Anything in the valley was a concern.”

Marcil Sr. donated $100,000 to get the

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partnership off the ground. Twenty-two business leaders joined the organization, each donating $20,000 to participate in this “pay to play” organization. With a budget of $540,000 the partnership hired Fourth Economy, a national economic development-consulting firm, to analyze the area and its greatest needs.

Fourth Economy recognized six main goals that the valley needs to address in the near future. (See sidebar for the full listing of priorities.) For feasibility sake, the Partnership recognized three main priorities to focus on. The three were: 1. Attract, Develop and Retain Talent 2. Ensure Water Security and Management 3. Expand Research Capacity and Relevancy Once the priorities were finalized, work groups were created and planning began. After a year of planning,

Jim Gartin (left) is the President of the Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation and acts as treasurer for the the Valley Prosperity Partnership. Steve Burian (right) is the Co-Chair of the VPP along wtih Tammy Miller. Together they are working to unite the Red River Valley businesses community.

work began implementing those priorities. (The full strategic plan can be found on the Partnership’s website, valleyprosperitypartnership.com.) Right now the Partnership is working heavily with the legislature.

“We then created a legislative agenda initially focusing on the North Dakota Legislature,” said Co-Chair of the Valley Prosperity Partnership Steve Burian. “But we’ll also move to the Minnesota side because it really is a cross-river, cross-stateboundary approach to things.”

Work is well under way to enhance the Red River Valley’s economy despite the fact that it is one of the strongest economies in the country. Burian believes now is the proper time to be working on these goals.

“We actually feel that it is the best time to do it when things are strong because we’re planning not in a position of desperation; we’re planning in a position of strength.”

While Grand Forks and Fargo may be rivals in many aspects – business, sports and attractions – the Partnership is bringing people together to unite in one common goal.

"We are stronger together," said Co-Chair Tammy Miller. "The issues we need to address are bigger than any one community can solve and require collaboration. We are one region, one valley and when people visit or move here, they enjoy the entire region.

The VPP is working to ensure continued economic prosperity so the Red River Valley will remain a vibrant place to live, work and play and a great place to call home."

The Select Six

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Attract, Develop and Retain Talent

2

Ensure Water Security and Management

3

Expand Research Capacity and Relevancy

4

Accelerate Entrepreneurial Activity and Output

5

Invest in Critical Infrastructure Development and Capital Improvement Projects

6

Define and Improve the Internal and External Perception of the Valley

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LYNETTE LEWIS

Climbing the Ladder

in Stilettos Interview By Andrew Jason

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ast month, author and speaker Lynette Lewis spoke at the first ever Women Connect event.

We met up with the speaker before she came to town to talk about loving your job, wearing fur coats and working in New York City on Sept. 11.

ABOUT WOMEN CONNECT

Q+A Q:

How do you view women in the workplace compared to men?

A:

“I think women appreciate the ability to feel like their entire life is woven together. In other words, they don’t need to go to work and leave their heart at home. Oftentimes, it takes some planning to do that. Men tend to segment the areas of their lives into what I refer to as ‘file folders:’ ‘OK, I’m going to work; I’ve pulled the file folder. I work, I’m focused on it. I close the folder; I put it away and go home.’

“Where women tend to feel the sense that all file folders need to be open at

the same time. I may be at the office, but we’re aware of the fact that my kid needs to be picked up from school or that I’ve got to go to a certain event that night. More importantly, my passion for different things in life, I’d love to see it weave into what I’m doing on a daily basis, not necessarily being what I’m doing on evenings and weekend activities. I like to talk about how women can feel a greater sense of all things being woven together for an overall sense of fulfillment and reward.”

Q:

Is that something you found in your previous jobs or is that

Women Connect is a new program from the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce aimed at developing females in the work force. The program hopes to address challenges women face in the work place and work to solve those through networking and inspiration. Watch fmchamber.com for more events.

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“We spend most of our waking hours on our jobs; it only stands to reason that it would be great if those things and activities were really what we’re meant to be and do.” something that you came across as you went off on your own?

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“Everything I’m teaching is directly out of my personal experience. Certainly I’ve taken examples and other things from other people from whom I’ve learned from: mentors, books, research. For me personally, there are a number of different seasons of where I was struggling with the sense of, ‘OK, maybe I like my work, but my personal life, I want to see some things change there.’ I got married later in life so I had many years where my career was my main focus and I sometimes felt lost in my career and that my personal life wasn’t as alive as I wanted it to be. I really – out of some of my darkest, deepest struggles – went after this kind of thing. What is my purpose?

Why am I here? It goes beyond that job.

How do I write a purpose statement?

How do I get a definition? Out of that purpose statement really got to be what I call a ‘compass.’ A purpose statement is like a compass. It helps you see what you’re doing in your life through the lens of your purpose and get rid of the things and move away from the things, increasingly, that don’t fit as well and move more proactively towards those activities, people, projects, areas of interest that really align with what you love the most and what your purpose is most in life.”

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Did you realize you weren’t happy and was there one big breaking point that made you pursue your own?

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“Right after 9/11, I was working in New York City. It was right in the middle of everything as far as impact goes. I

was out of the city a few hours away but my office was right in the middle of the city. I noticed that after that had happened, there was less time and focus from my boss and other people who I would typically look to for guidance and direction. They were either busy with their own agendas, their own plans and the whole office was in chaos in a lot of ways because we were disbanded. We were in different locations. I remember walking home one day and staying at the Marriott Marquis where our office was located and I started thinking, ‘Nobody at this company knows what I’m passionate about. They don’t have time or interest in where I’m going and all the things that I really love to do, I do on the evenings and weekends. I’ve got to find a way to get more out of this because they’re not going to do it for me and I can’t leave.’ I didn’t feel the liberty to quit my job. I liked it to some degree. It was kind of a second juncture in my life when I started focusing on it. The first would have been right around the time I turned 30 and I looked at things and thought, ‘Wow, it looks a little different than I thought it would be at 30.’ That kind of drove me to some real evaluation.”

lynettelewis.com To read the full interview with Lewis, go to

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In one of her top-selling books, Lewis shares her story of waiting until 42 to marry. She fills her book with helpful advice for working women and finding the love of your life.

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FM COMMUNIVERSITY / WINTER 2015

February through March Engaging classes for people of all ages and educational backgrounds.

For class schedule, go to fmcommuniversity.org or call 218-2993438.

EGGS & ISSUES

3rd at 7:30 a.m.- 8:30 a.m.

Listen to Laura McCarten, Minnesota regional vice president of Northern States Power, describe the future of the electric generation industry and its impact on the economy. McCarten will draw from her 30 years of experience in utility operations, customer and community relations and energy policy issues. fargomoorheadmncoc.weblinkconnect Radisson Hotel 201 5th St. N, Fargo

MEET MR. BEETHOVEN

5th at 7 p.m.

To help celebrate BeethovenFest, the FM Symphony Orchestra is holding a familyfriendly concert, hosted by Beethoven himself. There will be some of Beethoven’s greatest music and some surprises. fmsymphony.org NDSU- Festival Concert Hall 12th Avenue N. and Bolley Drive, Fargo

NDSU MEN’S BASKETBALL VS. OMAHA 5th at 7 p.m.

gobison.com Scheel’s Arena 5225 31st Ave. S, Fargo

JAZZ NICKEL COMBO

5th at 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Enjoy jazz standards with vocalist, tenor sax, trombone, guitar, bass and drums.

Free for all ages. jazznickel.com Basie’s Restaurant & Lounge 1635 42nd St. S, Fargo

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Performances February 5-28.

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinee at 2 p.m.

Feb. 15 Come to Theatre B for this incredible collaboration with the Fargo/Moorhead Symphony. Featuring Concordia Music Department Chair John Roberts on piano, this play simultaneously shows an ailing Beethoven and the journey of a musicologist diagnosed with ALS. theatreb.org Theatre B 716 Main Ave, Fargo

PJ WALSH

5th-7th. Thursday at 8 p.m., Friday & Saturday at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

Join comedian PJ Walsh with opening act Mike Moses.

courtneyscomedyclub.com Courtney’s Comedy Club 600 30th Ave. S, Moorhead

ANNUAL CONCORDIA FACULTY ART EXHIBITION

6th at 5 p.m.-7 p.m.

Join this free public reception, featuring various works of the talented Concordia Art Department faculty. The exhibit will be open until April 12th. therourke.org Rourke Art Museum 521 Main Ave, Moorhead

LUTHER COLLEGE NORDIC CHOIR 6th at 7 p.m.

Known as one of the top college choirs in the nation, join the Luther College Nordic Choir as they are conducted by Dr. Allen Hightower and perform memorable choral works.

Call 563.387.1357 or go to tickets.luther. edu for tickets Trinity Lutheran Church 210 7th St. S, Moorhead

BOEING BOEING

6th, 7th,, 12th-14th at 7:30 p.m. and 8 th& 15th at 2 p.m.

Directed by Shanara Lassig, this show recently enjoyed hit revivals in London and New York. Set in 1960s Paris, the show is full of slapstick comedy that is sure to bring laughs. fmct.org The Stage at Island Park 333 4th St. S, Fargo

MOMMY AND ME TYME

7th from 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Join Sorock Childcare for this fun interactive class that gives parents an opportunity to get creative with their children. There will be different engaging activities planned, from cooking to painting and even some silly dance classes. Come for 45 minutes of nonstop fun and exploration! sorockchildcare.com Sorock Childcare 200 5th St. S. #105, Moorhead

CONCORDIA MEN’S/WOMEN’S TENNIS VS. BETHEL 7th at 2:30 p.m.

NDSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS

concordiamn.prestosports.com Courts Plus 3491 University Dr, Fargo

gobison.com Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse 1301 Centennial Blvd, Fargo

KIWANIS PANCAKE KARNIVAL

6th at 7 p.m.

CONCORDIA MEN’S HOCKEY VS. ST. OLAF 6th at 7 p.m.

concordiamn.prestosports.com Moorhead Sports Center 324 24th St. S, Moorhead

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FARGO FORCE VS. SIOUX CITY 6th at 7:05 p.m.

fargoforce.com Scheels Arena 5225 31st Ave. S, Fargo

7th from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Come on out to the FargoDome and enjoy the largest pancake feed in town at the Kiwanis Pancake Karnival. Inflatable games and free parking are also available. facebook.com/fargokiwanis FargoDome 1800 University Dr, Fargo

ONE WORLD ONE SKY: BIG BIRD’S ADVENTURE

Saturdays at 11 a.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. through March Join MSUM for their newest planetarium show. With brilliant light and color, interact and watch the stars twinkle over Sesame Street. mnstate.edu/planetarium MSUM Planetarium-Bridges Hall, 1104 7th Ave. S, Moorhead

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CONCORDIA WOMEN’S TENNIS VS. ST. SCHOLASTICA

gobison.com Scheel’s Arena 5225 31st Ave. S, Fargo

concordiamn.prestosports.com Courts Plus 3491 University Dr, Fargo

7th at 2 p.m.

8th at 4 p.m.

CONCORDIA MEN’S HOCKEY VS. ST. OLAF

NDSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. SOUTH DAKOTA

concordiamn.prestosports.com Moorhead Sports Center 324 24th St. S, Moorhead

gobison.com Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse 1301 Centennial Blvd, Fargo

7th at 2 p.m.

15TH ANNUAL WINTER BLUES FEST

7th at 4 p.m.

Now with more tables and a larger dance floor, the artists at this year’s fest include Big George Jackson Blues Band, Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames, Sena Ehrhardt and Corey Stevens. Enjoy the after-fest at the Baymont Inn Lounge. All ages show.

Tickets $25 in advance. fargobluesfest.com Baymont Inn & Suites 3333 13th Ave. S, Fargo

FM CHAMBER CHORALE: “A SINGING VALENTINE”

7th at 6 p.m.

This enjoyable evening features dinner, wine and auction items. This benefit event raises funds that support the artistic ventures of the Chamber Chorale, so bring a date and a generous spirit. The evening concludes with a performance featuring love songs from the stage and screen. Call 701-238-0970 for more information. mchamberchorale.org Ramada Plaza Suites & Conference Center 1635 43rd St. S, Fargo

NDSU WRESTLING VS. UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY 7th at 7 p.m.

gobison.com Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse 1301 Centennial Blvd, Fargo

CONCORDIA MEN’S TENNIS VS. ST. SCHOLASTICA 8th at 12:30 p.m.

concordiamn.prestosports.com Courts Plus 3491 University Dr, Fargo

8th at 2 p.m.

“JELLY BEANS THE CHEETAH AND HOPE” BOOK SIGNING

11th, Call 701-281-1002 for times Published by author SissyMarySue, this rhyming story is about empathy, our shared humanity and connection to all.

With help from 13 interns, this book was published with the goal to “empower youth with empathy to spring into compassionate action, in their families, schools, communities and in service to our world.” sissymarysue.weebly.com Barnes and Noble 1201 42nd St. S, Fargo

GENERATIONAL MARKETING: HOW AGE IMPACTS YOUR APPROACH

11th at 11:20 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Jodi Duncan, president of Flint Communications, Inc., will cover key points on why different generations consume and respond to your communications differently. She’ll discuss how to profile your ideal customers and prospects and find the best ways to reach them as well as how the same product or services can have solutions for different audiences. fargomoorheadmncoc.weblinkconnect. com Ramada Plaza & Suites and Conference Center 1635 42nd St S, Fargo

CONCORDIA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE 11th at 5:45 p.m.

concordiamn.prestosports.com Concordia College Memorial Auditorium 901 8th St. S, Moorhead

CONCORDIA MEN’S BASKETBALL VS. GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE

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11th at 7:45 p.m.

concordiamn.prestosports.com Concordia College Memorial Auditorium 901 8th St. S, Moorhead

GIVING HEARTS DAY

12th all day Dakota Medical Foundation and Impact Foundation jointly host this 24-hour online give-a-thon. On Giving Hearts Day, a chorus of voices, joined with DMF and Impact marketing, creates a flood of compassion, awareness and donations. impactgiveback.org

TRAMPOLINE-A-THON

12th at 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

TNT Kid’s Fitness & Gymnastics will be participating in Giving Hearts Day! Join TNT and jump in the TrampolineA-Thon for a half-hour slot. All of the generous contributions for the day benefit their special needs program and fitness opportunities for underserved youth.

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tntkidsfitness.com TNT Kid’s Fitness & Gymnastics 2800 Main Ave, Fargo

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CCRI POLAR PLUNGE

12th from 3 - 6 p.m.

The CCRI Polar Plunge is done in conjunction with Giving Hearts Day. All funds raised are used to impact the lives of people with disabilities in our community.

Each individual must raise a minimum of $75 to participate. creativecare.org Mick’s Office Parking Lot 10 8th St. S, Moorhead

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2ND ANNUAL WINE ABOUT WINTER AND SWEET TREAT STROLL

12th from 5 - 9 p.m.

This pre-Valentine’s event held in Downtown Fargo is geared to show the community everything downtown has to offer. The evening will be filled with shopping, wine sampling, and sweet treats from local bakeries, restaurants and cafes. In order to participate in the event shoppers must purchase a $20 wristband and be 21 or older. Wristbands are available the day of the event at participating stores. downtownfargo.com

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THE METAL CHILDREN

12th-14th at 8 p.m. and 15th at 2 p.m.

Enjoy the Concordia College Theatre Department’s newest main stage production. Based on playwright Adam Rapp’s own experiences with the banning of his novel in Reading, PA, the show examines moral duty and the role of censorship in literature for today’s youth. concordiacollege.edu Concordia College 901 8th St. S, Moorhead

AMBER PRESTON

12th-14th. Thursday at 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.

Join comedian Amber Preston with opening act Will Spottedbear courtneyscomedyclub.com Courtney’s Comedy Club 600 30th Ave. S, Moorhead

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HOLIDAY PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT WITH THE YMCA

13th from 5:30 - 9 p.m.

Drop your children off at the Fercho YMCA and enjoy a night to yourself. While away, your children will enjoy Valentine’s Day games in the gym, have access to the kids’ gym and xerzone, and be able to utilize the Playstation facility. Ages 6 weeks-11 years. Snack included (not supper.) ymcacassclay.org Fercho YMCA 400 1st Ave. S, Fargo

RED RIVER ZOO’S PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT

13th from 6 - 9:30 p.m.

Parents can have a great night out while the kids enjoy a wild time at the Zoo full of fun, games and activities! Activities include carousel rides, animal encounters, games, puzzles, crafts, and a nature themed movie.

A snack of popcorn and hot chocolate is also included. For children ages 3-12 (must be potty trained.) redriverzoo.org/events Red River Zoo Carousel Pavilion 4255 23rd Ave. S, Fargo

MSUM WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. MINNESOTA DULUTH

MSUM MEN’S BASKETBALL VS. MINNESOTA DULUTH

msumdragons.com Alex Nemzek Hall 1711 6th Ave. S, Moorhead

msumdragons.com Alex Nemzek Hall 1711 6th Ave. S, Moorhead

13th at 6 p.m.

CONCORDIA WOMEN’S HOCKEY VS. ST. MARY’S 13th at 7 p.m.

concordiamn.prestosports.com Moorhead Sports Center 324 24th St. S, Moorhead

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JOSEF’S’ ANNUAL FASHION AWARDS

13th at 7 p.m.

JAFA celebrates their 10-year anniversary as the biggest and best runway show in the Midwest. Over 250 models walked the runway while Josef ’s students and alumni once again set new standards in the industry. Tickets are $12 at the door or $10 at any Josef ’s location.

Search “Josef’s School of Hair Design” on Facebook The Venue 2525 9th Ave. S, Fargo

FARGO FORCE VS. GREEN BAY

13th and 14th at 7:05 p.m.

Force fans won’t want to miss this exciting two-night event as Fargo takes on Green Bay. fargoforce.com Scheels Arena 5225 31st Ave. S, Fargo

13th at 8 p.m.

RED HOT RUN

14th at 8:30 a.m.

Recommit to your health and your loved ones in the YMCA’s First Annual Red Hot Run on Valentine’s Day! Walk or run and then enjoy hot chocolate, coffee, soup, prize drawings and an award ceremony following the event. See prices and registration information online. YMCA members get a discount. solemotionrace.com Fercho YMCA 400 1st Ave. S, Fargo

AWESOME ART AFTERNOON

14th from 1 - 3 p.m.

Love art but hate the mess? Bring your child to these interactive art programs brought to you by the Fargo Park District.

Have fun while building a variety of take home projects. All creative materials will be provided. fargoparks.com/events Robert D. Johnson Recreation Center 1104 2nd Ave. S, Fargo

CONCORDIA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. ST. THOMAS 14th at 1 p.m.

concordiamn.prestosports.com Concordia College Memorial Auditorium 901 8th St. S, Moorhead

DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Performances 13, 14, 20 & 21 at 7:30 p.m. and 15 & 22 at 2:30 p.m.

Watch the Sheyenne and West Fargo High School Theatres come together for this production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. west-fargo.k12.nd.us/schools/wfhigh/ activities/drama/ Sheyenne High School Auditorium 800 40th Ave. E, West Fargo

CONCORDIA WOMEN’S HOCKEY VS. ST. MARY’S 14th at 2 p.m.

concordiamn.prestosports.com Moorhead Sports Center 324 24th St. S, Moorhead

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NDSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. OMAHA

14th at 2 p.m.

gobison.com Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse 1301 Centennial Blvd, Fargo

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concordiamn.prestosports.com Concordia College Memorial Auditorium 901 8th St. S, Moorhead

MSUM WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. ST. CLOUD STATE 14th at 4 p.m.

msumdragons.com Alex Nemzek Hall 1711 6th Ave. S, Moorhead

LOVE IS IN THE WORKS V-DAY EVENT

14th from 5 - 7 p.m.

Inspired by their new exhibit, complementary wine and beer, appetizers, music performed by the FM Symphony Orchestra’s Opus 3 String Trio and a live art demonstration by Emily Williams-Wheeler will be at this Valentine’s Day event. $20 per person, 50 percent of ticket sales go to the FM Symphony Orchestra.

Search “Love Is In The Works” on Facebook Uptown Gallery 74 Broadway, Fargo

MSUM MEN’S BASKETBALL VS. ST. CLOUD STATE 14th at 6 p.m.

msumdragons.com Alex Nemzek Hall 1711 6th Ave. S, Moorhead

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26TH ANNUAL SWEETHEART BALL

14th from 6 p.m. - midnight In its 26th year, the Sweetheart Ball is the biggest event to benefit the Ronald McDonald Houses in Fargo. Perfect for your Valentine’s Date night, this enchanted evening is filled with dinner, live and silent auctions, and live entertainment. $75 per person, $600 per table. Reservations required.

Call 701.232.3980 or visit rmhcfargo.org Holiday Inn 3803 13th Ave. S, Fargo

NDSU WRESTLING VS. NWCA NATIONAL DUALS/MINNESOTA 15th at 2 p.m.

gobison.com Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse 1301 Centennial Blvd, Fargo

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FORUM

19th from 8 - 9:30 a.m.

Join The Chamber for the 2015 Economic Outlook Forum to learn about global and local economic trends and see what business leaders in the community reported regarding last year’s economic performance. fargomoorheadmncoc.weblinkconnect. com Holiday Inn Fargo 3803 13th Ave S, Fargo

2015 STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT

19th-21st all day Head to the FargoDome to check out North Dakota’s best wrestlers compete.

Daily tickets may be purchased when the tournament begins, only season tickets may be purchased in advance. fargodome.com FargoDome 1800 N University Dr, Fargo

NDSU MEN’S BASKETBALL VS. IUPUI 19th at 7 p.m.

gobison.com Scheel’s Arena 5225 31st Ave. S, Fargo

AL JACKSON

19th-21st. Thursday at 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 and 10:30 p.m.

Join comedian Al Jackson with opening act Jamie Blanchard. courtneyscomedyclub.com Courtney’s Comedy Club 600 30th Ave. S, Moorhead

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MSUM FOUNDERS SCHOLARSHIP GALA

20th 5:30 p.m. social, 7 p.m. dinner and program The evening includes an elegant dinner and dessert, silent auction, complimentary champagne and hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, mystery wine sale and music by Post Traumatic Funk Syndrome. Scholarship recipients will speak at different points throughout the event. Proceeds from the evening support students receiving the Founders Scholarship and ensure the continuation of this scholarship program. mnstate.edu/foundersgala MSUM- CMU Ballroom 1104 7th Ave. S, Moorhead

FARGO FORCE VS. SIOUX FALLS 20th at 7:05 p.m.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE?

18th at 7:30 p.m.

Celebrating its momentous 11th season, So You Think You Can Dance’s Top 10 finalists are making their way across North America, performing in more than 70 cities.

The show features this season’s most popular routines, as well as original pieces created specifically for the nationwide tour. jadepresents.com Scheel’s Arena 5225 31st Ave. S, Fargo

fargoforce.com Scheels Arena 5225 31st Ave. S, Fargo

MEN ARE FROM MARS- WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS

20th at 8 p.m.

This hysterical 90-minute live comedy show will have couples elbowing each other all evening as they see themselves on stage.

Presented via different vignettes, topics will cover everything from dating to marriage to the bedroom! Mature audiences.

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fargotheatre.org Fargo Theatre 314 Broadway N, Fargo

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BRET MICHAELS

20th at 8 p.m.

Best known as the lead vocalist of 1980s hit metal band Poison, Michaels has also starred in several reality TV shows such as Celebrity Apprentice and Rock of Love on VH1.

StarCasino.com Shooting Star Casino 777 S. Casino Road, Mahnomen, MN

CONCORDIA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. AUGSBURG 21st at 1 p.m.

concordiamn.prestosports.com Concordia College Memorial Auditorium

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TRADITIONAL HIGH TEA AT BASIE’S

2st at 1:30 p.m.

Featuring an exquisite selection of finger sandwiches, sweet treats and white glove service, as well as a variety of teas. Includes a glass of champagne. $35 per person. Please make reservations by calling 701-281-7105. ramadafargo.com/restaurant Basie’s Restaurant & Lounge 1635 42nd St. S, Fargo

NDSU MEN’S BASKETBALL VS. FORT WAYNE 21st at 2 p.m.

gobison.com Scheel’s Arena 5225 31st Ave. S, Fargo

NDSU MEN’S BASKETBALL VS. FORT WAYNE 21st at 2 p.m.

gobison.com Scheel’s Arena 5225 31st Ave. S, Fargo

CONCORDIA MEN’S BASKETBALL VS. AUGSBURG 21st at 3 p.m.

concordiamn.prestosports.com Concordia College Memorial Auditorium 901 8th St. S, Moorhead

UNGLUED CRAFT GALA

21st from 5 - 9 p.m.

The Unglued Craft Gala is a night of relaxed shopping, live jazz, a free wine ticket, appetizers, and $5 Unglued Cash that can be spent at the booth of your choice. Come back the next day for the free Unglued Craft Fest. Tickets $15 advance or $20 at the door. ungluedmarket.com Plains Art Museum 701 1st Ave. N, Fargo

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CELEBRATION OF WOMEN AND THEIR MUSIC

21st at 6:00 p.m.

Founded in 1998, the event celebrates the talent and artistic camaraderie of women in the Fargo-Moorhead region. Each year brings newcomers to the stage as well as returning favorites from previous years. The money raised at this event helps fund an annual scholarship awarded to one or more local high school senior female artists to go toward continuing her education. $21-$51 +fees. Call box office at 701-205-3182. fargotheatre.org Fargo Theatre 314 Broadway N, Fargo

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UNGLUED CRAFT FEST

22nd from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.

In its fifth year, the Unglued Craft Fest features carefully curated modern handmade makers, artists, and crafters at the Plains Art Museum. Get crafty and bring a little excitement to the cold winter days with free workshops for kids and adults, live music, free gallery admission and more! ungluedmarket.com Plains Art Museum 701 1st Ave. N, Fargo

MEMPHIS

23rd at 7:30 p.m.

From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis where rock and roll was born comes a hot musical that bursts off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love. fargodome.com Gate City Bank FargoDome 1800 N University Dr, Fargo

FARGO POLICE COFFEE WITH A COP

25th from 9 - 9:30 a.m.

Every last Wednesday of the month in 2015, officers from the Fargo Police Department and community members will come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build relationships, and drink coffee. Coffee will be provided, courtesy of McDonalds. All community members are invited to attend. cityoffargo.com McDonalds 905 Main Ave, Fargo

ROMI/ EO JULIET

25th-28th at 7:30 p.m.

Join MSUM’s theatre department for this provocative new adaptation of Shakespeare’s text. The plight of the “star-crossed lovers” is re-understood for the modern age as Romeo struggles with his identity because he was born into a girl’s body and named – “Romi.” Rejected by his own family, he struggles to understand what true love is when he finds it in Juliet. mnstate.edu/theatre MSUM- Gaede Stage 1104 7th Ave. S, Moorhead

NDSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. DENVER 26th at 7 p.m.

gobison.com Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse 1301 Centennial Blvd, Fargo

NEXT TO NORMAL

26th-28th and March 4th-7th at 7:30 p.m.

NDSU Performing Arts presents Next to Normal, modern rock musical about the devastating toll of mental illness on a contemporary suburban family. This musical is heartbreaking, humorous and takes an unflinchingly authentic look at a family struggling with the effects of bipolar disorder. ndsu.edu Walsh Studio Theatre Askanase Hall 12th Ave. N. and Albrecht Blvd. Fargo

KEVIN MCCAFFREY

26th-28th. Thursday at 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 and 10:30 p.m.

Join comedian Kevin McCaffrey with opening act Chad Thornsberry. courtneyscomedyclub.com Courtney’s Comedy Club 600 30th Ave. S, Moorhead

MSUM LASERFEST 2015

26th– March 8. Times vary, see website for details.

Rock out under the dome in an experience like none other in the Fargo-Moorhead area.

Treat your senses to pulsing beats, incredible imagery and dazzling laser light effects.

Featuring music from over five decades, hearts, eyes and ears will enjoy the dazzling colors and laser art set to a collection of musical delights in an immersive visual environment. From Rock to Pop, Metal to Alternative there is sure to be something for the whole family. mnstate.edu/planetarium MSUM Planetarium- Bridges Hall 1104 7th Ave. S, Moorhead

RED RIVER VALLEY HOME & GARDEN SHOW

27th from 3 - 9 p.m., 28th from 9 a.m.

- 6 p.m., March 1st from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

The HBA of FM’s 54th Annual Red River Valley Home & Garden Show is the premiere home and garden event in the region, offering the largest showing of exhibits under one roof and featuring the most current products and trends. hbafm.com FargoDome 1800 N University Dr, Fargo

LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO

27th at 8 p.m.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, celebrates over 50 years of joyous and uplifting music.

Within this music are the intricate rhythms and harmonies of their native South African musical traditions. fargotheatre.org Fargo Theatre 314 Broadway N, Fargo

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BILL ENGVALL LIVE

27th at 8 p.m.

After success on the popular Blue Collar Comedy Tour with fellow comedians Jeff Foxworthy, Ron White and Larry the Cable Guy, award-winning Bill Engvall is sure to bring a night of laughs as he displays his stand-up talent for his live show.

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dakotamagic.yapsody.com Dakota Magic Casino 16849 102nd St. SE, Hankinson, ND

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2015 DERBY FOR THE VETS

28th at 12 p.m.

Support the veterans in your community at the 2015 Derby for the Vets. The event is a 21+ Pinewood Derby and silent auction that has become the biggest Downtown Fargo fundraiser for veterans in the area.

100 percent of the money raised goes to area veterans.

Search “Derby for the Vets” on Facebook VFW 202 Broadway N, Fargo

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PEDALING FOR POSSIBILITIES

28th from 1 - 5 p.m.

Pedaling for Possibilities is IPAT’s annual stationary bike event fundraiser. The sole purpose of the event is to raise money to purchase assistive technology (AT) devices and services for people residing in North Dakota and Moorhead. ndipat.org/pedaling-for-possibilities NDSU’s Wallman Wellness Center 1707 Centennial Blvd, Fargo

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YOUTH ICE FISHING DERBY

28th from 1 - 2:30 p.m.

Ages 15 and under are invited to fish for perch, bluegill and northern pike. Holes will be pre-drilled for participants and trophies will be awarded. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. Free hot cocoa and t-shirts while supplies last. Call 701.499.6090 for more information. fargoparks.com Woodhaven South Park & Fishing Pond 4802 Woodhaven Dr. S, Fargo

DYLANFEST

28th at 2 p.m.

Head to the Fargo Theatre for a celebration of the life, times and music of Bob Dylan!

Fifteen different acts will each present their own unique stylings of Dylan tunes. Solo artists, duos, trios and big bands will all be featured. Admission: $10-$25 +fees. Call box office at 701.205.3182. fargotheatre.org Fargo Theatre 314 Broadway N, Fargo

SPELLING BEE AT THE BEEFSTEAK CLUB, PART II

28th at 9 p.m.

After November’s Spelling Bee was a huge success, it’s back for another!

Search “The Beefsteak Club” on Facebook The Beefsteak Club 612 1st Ave. N, Fargo

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FARGO BACON AND BEER FESTIVAL

March 7th at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Sample over 100+ beers and watch the area’s top restaurants competing to take home the festival’s Squealer Award. jadepresents.com Scheels Arena 5225 31st Ave. S, Fargo

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LISTEN TO THE MUSIC STAY ON THE SCENE WITH OUR GUIDE TO FARGO-MOORHEAD’S LOCAL MUSIC.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH Poitin – Dempsey’s Low Standards – O’Kelly’s Greg Rekus, Bloody Cape, The Contraceptives, Narcissistic Youth, Mr. Meaner & The Penitentiaries – The New Direction Mourning After – The Pickled Parrot Songwriter Night – The Red Raven Someday Heroes – Spirit Lounge at the Holiday Inn Silverado – Shotgun Sally’s Flashback – Speck’s Bar Road Trip Radio – Rick’s Bar Trailer Choir – The Windbreak Pat Lenertz Band – VFW Downtown The Roosters – VFW West Fargo SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH Egypt – The Aquarium C.O.D – Dempsey’s Blind Joe – Hennessy’s Irish Pub Loy Ave – Hooligans Matt Johnson – Max Lounge Mourning After – The Pickled Parrot Maker’s Market – The Red Raven Someday Heroes – Spirits Lounge at the Holiday Inn Skyline – Shotgun Sally’s Flashback – Speck’s Bar Road Trip Radio – Rick’s Bar Sell Out Stereo – The Windbreak Boots – Sidestreet URHO – VFW Downtown The Roosters – VFW West Fargo

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH Singer/Songwriter Night with Darrin Wentz – The Hodo Elliott Brood – The Aquarium October Road – The Windbreak

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH O’Fosho – The Aquarium Dirty Word – The Windbreak TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH The Vinegar Strokes – JC Chumley’s WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH David Lee – Dempsey’s Fancy That – Hennessy’s Irish Pub Wayne McArthur Acoustic Show – Shotgun Sally’s Disparo!, Ferel Teens, Narcissistic Youth, Bottle Wound – The New Direction

Ciro and Topher – Hennessy’s Irish Pub THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH October Road – The Windbreak San Haven Chuckle – The HoDo Warren Christenson – Max Lounge Old Time Jam – The Red Raven Blue Belle’s Valentine’s Burlesque Show – Shotgun Sally’s

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH The First Timers – Max Lounge That 1 Guy – The Aquarium A Celebration of Women and Their Music: Pat Lenertz & Friends – The HoDo 8th Annual Liquid Ice Promo Girl Contest – Shotgun Sally’s Tyler Stevens – The Windbreak

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FEB. 20TH - 21ST

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH Reina Del Cid – The Aquarium Pat Lenertz Band – Dempsey’s Mike Holtz – Max Lounge Ciro and Topher – Lucky’s 13 Tracings (CD Release), Alistair Hennessey, High Hopes, Bomb Da Von – The New Direction Ska Skank Redemption – The Pickled Parrot Some Sh*tty Cover Band – Shotgun Sally’s C.O.D – VFW Downtown Tripwire – The Windbreak Renegade DJ – Spirits Lounge at the Holiday Inn Gun Shy – VFW West Fargo

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH 32 Below – Shotgun Sally’s Cosby Sweater – The Aquarium The Brave – Dempsey’s A Celebration of Women and Their Music: Pat Lenertz & Friends – The HoDo The Deadbeats – Lucky’s 13 Frost Fire – O’Kelly’s A Celebration of Women and Their Music Pre-party: Sneaky Wild Oats – The Radisson (Level Two) New Direction Fest 4 Day One – The New Direction Ciro and Topher – The Pickled Parrot Low Standards – Rick’s Bar Mick & Rich – Speck’s Bar Wilson Bradley Band – Spirits Lounge at the Holiday Inn Kapeesh – VFW Downtown Silverado – VFW West Fargo Sweet Siren – The Windbreak

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH Kumncyde – The Aquarium Heavy is the Head – Dempsey’s Troubadour – Garage Bar Weeping Willards – Hennessy’s Irish Pub Mark Proulx – Max Lounge October Road – Hooligans Jimmi & The Band of Souls – The Radisson (Level Two) Ciro and Topher – Lucky’s 13 Ska Skank Redemption – The Pickled Parrot Some Sh*tty Cover Band – Shotgun Sally’s Rienda Del Cid – Sidestreet Dirty Word – The Windbreak C.O.D – VFW Downtown Gun Shy – VFW West Fargo Renegade DJ – Spirits Lounge at the Holiday Inn

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST A Celebration of Women and Their Music After Party – Dempsey’s Red Rose – Dempsey’s Kenny Rudd – Hennessy’s Irish Pub Save Me CJ – Hooligans Joyride – Lucky’s 13 Redline – JC Chumley’s Kid. – Max Lounge New Direction Fest 4 Day Two – The New Direction Ciro and Topher – The Pickled Parrot Davis? – Sidestreet Low Standards – Rick’s Bar Mick & Rich – Speck’s Bar Wilson Bradley Band – Spirits Lounge at the Holiday Inn Boomtown – Shotgun Sally’s

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH Open Mic Night With Mick Klein – Shotgun Sally’s WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH Urho – Dempsey’s

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FEB. 22ND – 26TH SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND New Direction Fest 4 Day Three – The New Direction Jazz Night – The Red Raven The Roosters – The Windbreak TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH Open Mic Night With Mick Klein – Shotgun Sally’ s WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH Measures – Hennessy’s Irish Pub THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH The Blue Wailers – The HoDo The Vinegar Strokes – JC Chumley’s Celtic Jam – The Red Raven Silverado – The Windbreak

FEB. 27TH – 28TH FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH Moon Duo – The Aquarium Poitin – Dempsey’s DylanFest, Jessie Veeder – The HoDo Mike Holtz – Max Lounge C.O.D – O’Kelly’s Tune In Tokyo – The Pickled Parrot San Haven Chuckle – Ricks’ Bar The Coolers – Speck’s Bar Redline – Shotgun Sally’s 8th Hour – Spirits Lounge at the Holiday Inn Road Trip Radio – VFW Downtown Thunder Ridge – VFW West Fargo Junk FM – The Windbreak SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH San Haven Chuckle – Hennessy’s Irish Pub Cheap Girls – The Aquarium Boots – Dempsey’s Ciro and Topher – Hooligans Kid. – Max Lounge Straight Panic, A Gray Mass, Breathing Signal, Monowolf, STD Death – The New Direction Tune In Tokyo – The Pickled Parrot The First Timers – The Red Raven Go Steve Jones – Rick’s Bar The Coolers – Speck’s Bar Less Than Organic and Red Eye Ruby – Sidestreet October Road – Shotgun Sally’s 8th Hour – Spirits Lounge at the Holiday Inn Road Trip Radio – VFW Downtown Thunder Ridge – VFW West Fargo Lost Highway – The Windbreak

LOCAL MUSIC VENUES NEED TO FIND THE HOTSPOT? LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THIS HELPFUL GUIDE.

THE AQUARIUM

O’KELLY’S

DEMPSEY’S

PICKLED PARROT

226 Broadway, Fargo (Above Dempsey’s) facebook.com/pages/The-Aquarium

Kelly Inns, Ltd., 3800 Main Ave, Fargo okellys.net 505 3rd Ave N, Fargo thepickledparrotbar.com

226 Broadway, Fargo

dempseyspublichouse.com

RED RAVEN

GARAGE BAR

916 Main Avenue, Fargo redravenespressoparlor.com

3108 9th St. S, Moorhead

Search The Garage Bar on Facebook

HENNESSY’S IRISH PUB

RICK’S

HODO

SHOTGUN SALLY’S

HOOLIGANS

SIDESTREET

2721 Main Ave, Fargo ricks-bar.com

4323 45th St. S, Fargo hennessys-irishpub.com

1515 42nd St. S, Fargo shotgunsallys.com

101 Broadway, Fargo hoteldonaldson.com

301 3rd Ave. N, Fargo sidestreetpubfargo.com

3330 Sheyenne St.., West Fargo hooliganswestfargo.com

SPECK’S

JC CHUMLEY’S

2611 Main Ave, Fargo

1608 Main Ave, Moorhead jcchumleys.com

SPIRIT’S LOUNGE (HOLIDAY INN) 3803 13th Ave. S, Fargo fargohi.com

LEVEL TWO (RADISSON) 201 5th St. N, Fargo radissonfargo.com

TAILGATORS

LUCKY’S 13

322 Main Ave, Fargo tailgatorsfargond.com

luckys13pub.com

VFW: DOWNTOWN

4301 17th Ave. S, Fargo

202 Broadway, Fargo

MAX LOUNGE

VFW: WEST FARGO

1410 9th St.. E, West Fargo maxloungend.com

308 Sheyenne St, West Fargo westfargovfw.com

NEW DIRECTION

WINDBREAK

14 Roberts St. N, Fargo

3150 39th St. S, Fargo thewindbreak.com

facebook.com/thenewdirection

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DRINK SPECIALS

Check out our guide to the best drink specials in town! For a more in-depth listing, visit fargomonthly.com MONDAY

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$.99 16 oz. Miller, Coors & Bud $1.99 Dos Equis Amber

$3 Margaritas (original, rocks or blended) All Day

$4.99 pitchers of Miller, Coors & Bud $5.99 Dos Equis

$1.50 domestic beer & regular margaritas

$5 Jumbo Margaritas

$2 Mexican beers

$2.50 Morgans& Bacardi Limon $3 Iced teas

2 for 1 everyday Noon - 7 p.m.

2 for 1 everyday Noon - 7 p.m.

2 for 1 everyday Noon - 7 p.m.

2 for 1 everyday Noon - 7 p.m.

2 for 1 everyday Noon - 7 p.m.

2 for 1 everyday Noon - 7 p.m.

2 for 1 everyday Noon - 7 p.m.

$2 off margaritas $3 Coronas/ Corona Lights

$2 UV vodkas

Ladies Night $3 Cosmos and Applebitinis, $5 Sangrias, $10 house wine bottles

$2 Long Island teas $3 Jeremiah Weed teas

$5 mucho drinks

$5 sangrias

$8 pitchers of Bud Light

Happy Hour drink specials All Day

Mini Mug Night

Mug Night

$3.75 Stoli’s $5.75 domestic pitchers

$3 Windsors, Morgans, Bacardis, Smirnoffs and Jim Beams

$3.75 Bloody Mary/ Caesars 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Mug Night

$4 32oz domestic draws $3.25 wells

$2 PBR Pounders 3 - 6 p.m.

$2 PBR Pounders 3 - 6 p.m.

$2 PBR Pounders 3 - 6 p.m.

2 for 1 appetizers Texas Hold ‘Em tourney 7:30 p.m.

College ID Night $5 Cover Free taps and wells 9 p.m. - Midnight

Ladies Night All you can drink wells for $5 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

3 for 1s 9 p.m.Midnight

$2.50 Morgans, Bacardi’s & $3 Tito’s all day, Buy one drink/beer, get 2nd for $.55

$2.50 Morgans, Bacardi’s & $3 Tito’s all day, Buy one drink/beer, get 2nd for $.55

$2.50 Morgans, Bacardi’s & $3 Tito’s all day, Buy one drink/beer, get 2nd for $.55

$2.50 Morgans, Bacardi’s & $3 Tito’s all day, Buy one drink/beer, get 2nd for $.55

$2.50 Morgans, Bacardi’s & $3 Tito’s all day, Buy one drink/beer, get 2nd for $.55

$2.50 Morgans, Bacardi’s & $3 Tito’s all day, Buy one drink/beer, get 2nd for $.55

Borrowed Buck’s Roadhouse 1201 Westrac Dr, Fargo

Birthday Buckets

Mug Night

$.50 taps $1 Morgans $1 Teas 8 p.m. - Midnight

$3 Coronas, Crown Royals, Stolis 9 p.m. - Midnight

$2 tall taps $2 Morgans $2 bomb shots 8 - 11 p.m.

$2 tall taps $2 Morgans $2 bomb shots 8 - 11 p.m.

Buffalo Wild Wings 3 area locations

Happy Hour All Day $1 off well drinks 9 p.m. - Midnight

$2 Jeremiah Weeds $3.50 energy blasters 9 p.m. - Midnight

$2.99 tall domestic taps All Day 2 for 1 well drinks 9 p.m. - Midnight

$3 teas All Day 2 for 1 Morgans 9 p.m. - Midnight

$3.50 Mexican bottles/pints $3.50 jumbo margaritas All Day

$3.75 Bloody Marys/Caesars 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

$2.50 You-call-its 9 p.m. - Midnight

Bulldog Tap 4265 45th St. S. Ste. 161, Fargo

$3.50 tall domestic taps 6 p.m. - Close

$2.75 domestic bottles $3.50 Ice Holes 8 p.m. - Midnight

$3.50 UVs and Bacardis 8 p.m. - Midnight

$3.25 Morgans $3.75 Crowns 8 p.m. - Midnight

$3.75 Stolis and Jack Daniels 8 p.m. - Midnight

$3.50 Smirnoffs and Windsors 8 p.m. - Midnight

$3.50 tall domestic taps & import bottles All Day

$3 tall domestic drafts, wine and margaritas 5 for $10 buckets of beer 3 - 6 p.m.

$3 tall domestic drafts, wine and margaritas 5 for $10 buckets of beer 3 - 6 p.m.

$3 tall domestic drafts, wine and margaritas 5 for $10 buckets of beer 3 - 6 p.m.

$3 tall domestic drafts, wine and margaritas 5 for $10 buckets of beer 3 - 6 p.m.

$3 tall domestic drafts, wine and margaritas 5 for $10 buckets of beer 3 - 6 p.m.

Big Mug Monday: $4.95 New Mug, $3.95 Refills

$2.50 You Call It, “Top Shelf Excluded”

Happy Hour 4 p.m. – close, $2.95 Domestic Taps, Bottles and Wells, $2.95 Iceholes

$1 Taps, $2.95 Icehole and Fireball

Domestic Beer & A Shot For $7, Old School Teas & Stumplifters $2.95

Acapulco 1150 36th St. S, Fargo, ND

Alibi Lounge & Casino 1340 21st Ave. S, Fargo Applebees 4 area locations

Bison Turf 1211 N University Dr, Fargo Blackbird Woodfire 206 Broadway, Fargo Bomb Shelter 325 10th St. N, Fargo The Bowler 2630 S University Dr, Fargo

Chili’s Grill and Bar 3902 13th Ave. S, Fargo Chub’s Pub & Package Place 421 N University Dr, Fargo

2 for 1 appetizers until 9 p.m.

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$3 tall domestic drafts, wine and margaritas 5 for $10 buckets of beer All Day $2.95 Bloody Mary’s & Caesars 8 a.m. – Noon, $3.25 Jack Daniel’s, $2.95 PBR Tall Boy’s

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Dempsey’s 226 Broadway N, Fargo

Rum-Day: $3 Malibus, Bacardis & Morgans

$2 domestic taps or 2 for 1 wells

$3 premium wells

$3.25 specialty or import bottles or taps

$3 Old Styles and $4.25 Jamesons

$3 Old Styles and $4.25 Jamesons

Happy Hour drink specials 4 p.m. close

D’Woods Lounge 3333 13th Ave. S, Fargo

$2.75 domestic bottles $3 Bacardis

$2.75 domestic bottles $1 off martinis

$3.50 Stolis $3.50 domestic taps

$3.50 Crown Royals $3.50 taps

$3.75 teas $3 Windsors

$3 Smirnoffs $3 Morgans

Empire 424 Broadway N, Fargo

$3.25 Crown Royals

$2.75 Bacardis

$2.50 Windsors

$2.95 Morgans $3.75 Jack Daniels

$3.25 import bottles $2.95 Jim Beams

$3.25 import bottles $3.75 Jagermeisters

$2.50 rail vodkas $2.50 Windsors

Fort Noks Bar of Gold 52 Broadway N, Fargo

Happy Hour 4-7 p.m. $4.25 Margarita’s, Long Island Ice Tea’s & $15 buckets of beer

Happy Hour 4-7 p.m. $2.25 taps

Happy Hour 4-7 p.m.,$2.75 select whiskeys $2.75 import bottles $2.75 Micro Domestic Beers

Happy Hour All Day

Happy Hour 4-7 p.m. $3.25 Stolis All Day $3.25 Goldschlager & Icehole 8 p.m. - 1 a.m.

$3.50 Bloody Mary 2 - 6 p.m., $3.25 Bacardis, Morgans, Malibus, All Day $3.25 Chuck Norris shots

Any special throughout the week is honored all day long.

Granite City 1636 42nd St. S, Fargo

$5 cocktails, martinis, wines, spirits & skinnies (low cal drinks) from 3 to 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close

$5 cocktails, martinis, wines, spirits & skinnies (low cal drinks) from 3 to 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close

$5 cocktails, martinis, wines, spirits & skinnies (low cal drinks) from 3 to 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close

$5 cocktails, martinis, wines, spirits & skinnies (low cal drinks) from 3 to 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close

$5 cocktails, martinis, wines, spirits & skinnies (low cal drinks) from 3 to 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close

$5 cocktails, martinis, wines, spirits & skinnies (low cal drinks) from noon to 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close

$5 cocktails, martinis, wines, spirits & skinnies (low cal drinks) from noon to 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close

Labby’s Grill & Bar 1100 19th Ave. N, Fargo

$2.50 domestic/ $3.50 import bottles 8 p.m. - Close

Mug Night 5 - 9 p.m.

$3.50 teas 3 p.m. - Close

$2.95 selected pounders 8 p.m. - Close

$1 off bottled beers and drinks 9 p.m. - Close

$1 off Bloody Marys/Caesars 9 p.m. - Close

Lucky’s 13 Pub 4301 17th Ave. S, Fargo

$2.25 short domestic beers

$2.50 Coronas/ Corona Lights 1/2 price margaritas

$3 tall domestic taps 3 p.m. - Close

1/2 price bottles of wine $2 PBR bottles 3 p.m. - Close

Happy Hour 3 - 6 p.m.

$2.50 mimosas $6.75 BLT Bloody Marys

Happy Hour 5 - 7 p.m.

Happy Hour 5 - 7 p.m.

Happy Hour 5 - 7 p.m.

Happy Hour 5 - 7 p.m.

Happy Hour 5 - 7 p.m.

Happy Hour 5 - 7 p.m.

Wine Club 4 - 9 p.m.

Pay the Day Taps College night: $2.50 misc. drinks from 9-11 p.m.

$1.50 Taps, teas & Captain, College night: $2.50 misc. drinks from 9-11 p.m.

Northern Gentleman’s Club 325 10th St.. N, Fargo Old Broadway City Club 22 Broadway N, Fargo Old Broadway Grill 22 Broadway N, Fargo OB Sport Zone 22 Broadway N, Fargo

Pickled Parrot 505 3rd Ave. N, Fargo

1/2 Price Bottles of Wine 5 - 10 p.m. $5.95 Pitchers ($8.95 Craft and Import) all day & 2-4-1’s drinks from 3-6 p.m.

Wine Club Night from 4 - 10 p.m.

Happy Hour all day – $1.25 off all drinks & $2.50 mimosas 12 - 4 p.m.

$2.95 Bloody Marys/mimosas/ Skip-N-Go Naked 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

$2.95 Bloody Marys/mimosas/ Skip-N-Go Naked 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $2.95 Bloody Marys/mimosas/ Skip-N-Go Naked 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.

2-4-1’s drinks from 3-6 p.m.

$2.95 Domestic Pints 6-close & 2-4-1’s drinks from 3-6 p.m.

2-4-1’s drinks from 3-6 p.m.

College night: $2.50 misc. drinks from 9 - 11 p.m.

College night: $2.50 misc. drinks from 9 - 11 p.m., 99 cent teas & select dom. bottles 7-9 p.m.

Happy Hour from 4 to 9 p.m. $2.50 Domestic Bottles, $4 Domestic Tap Jars, $3 Fireball (9p-close), $3.50 Jameson

Happy Hour from 4 to 9 p.m. $3 Ice Hole, $3 Morgans, $4 Domestic Tap Jars, $4.50 Chuck Norris

Happy Hour from 4 to 9 p.m. $7 Craft Tap Jars, $8 Well Jars, $4 Water Moccasins

Happy Hour from 4 to 9 p.m. $3 Ice Hole, $4 Crown Royal, $5 Patron

Happy Hour from 4 to 9 p.m. $3 Malibu, $3 Windsor, $5 Chuck Norris

* This is not a full list of specials. Specials subject to change. For updated and entire list of specials, go fargomonthly.com.

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$2 off martinis $1 off beer Wells & wine by the glass

$2 off top shelf liquor & $1 off beer Wells & wine by the glass

$2 off all glasses of wine & $1 off beer Wells & wine by the glass

$2.50 16 oz. taps $2 domestic $3 premium $5 long island teas

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m.

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m.

1/2 off wine 6 p.m. - Midnight

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m. $2 off original cocktails from 6 to close

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m. $5 domestic pitchers 9 p.m. to close

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m. $2 off all canned/ bottled beers and 2 for 1 rail drinks from 9 to close

2 for 1 rail drinks $4 craft pints 9 p.m. - Close

$4 Build Your Own Bloody Mary Bar from 12 to 5, $3 You Call It’s for service industry all day

$3.05 Morgans $3.45 tall domestic taps 4:30 p.m. - close

$3.75 Crown Royals $3.95 Crown Blacks

$2.95 Bacardis/ domestic bottles 4:30 p.m. - close

Mug Club Night $3.75 Jack Daniels/ teas

$3.25 UV vodkas

$3.25 import and specialty bottles $3.25 Ice Hole shots

$3.35 tall domestic taps All Day $2.75 well drinks 4:30 p.m. - Close

Rooter’s Bar 107 Broadway N, Fargo

$2 12oz domestic draws All Day

$2.50 domestic bottles All Day

$2.50 Morgans & Windsors All Day

$2.50 teas $7.50 domestic pitchers

Happy Hour from 4:30-6:30 p.m. (2for-1 drinks)

$2.50 Homemade Bloody Marys w/ beer chaser 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Shotgun Sally’s Rock and Roll Saloon 1515 42nd St. S, Fargo

$1 off drinks 9 p.m.

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$1 off drinks 9 p.m.

- Midnight

$1 off drinks 9 p.m.

- Midnight ½ price bottles of wine

$1 off drinks 9 p.m.

- Midnight

$3.75 Jamesons $.75 off craft bottles

College night with ID All Day Happy Hour

$3 Windsors $2.50 domestic pints $3 Leinenkugels and Nordeast pints

$3 rums $.75 off domestic bottles and micro craft pints $5 perfect storms

$3.15 Miller High Life bottles $3.40 Bacardi Limon and Sailor Jerrys

$3.15 Bud and Bud Light Bottles

$3.15 Bud and Bud Light bottles $3 white zin and merlot wines

$2.95 pounders

$3 Bacardis & Jim Beams

Spirits Lounge 3803 13th Ave. S, Fargo

Buckets of beer- 4 for $12. Bottled beer is priced at $4 every day.

Sports Bar 619 NP Ave. N, Fargo Tailgators Sports Cafe 1322 Main Ave, Fargo

Radisson 201 5th St. N Fargo Rhombus Guys Pizza 606 Main Ave, Fargo

Rick’s Bar 2721 Main Ave, Fargo

Sidestreet Grille & Pub 301 3rd Ave. N, Fargo Slammer’s Sports Bar & Grill 707 28th Ave. N, Fargo Speck’s Bar 2611 Main Ave, Fargo

$3.50 Stolis $3.75 Summit pints

$3.75 Jack Daniels, Jack Honeys & Jim Beams $3.75 New Belgium bottles

$2 off All pitchers $3 rail vodkas $1 off u-call-its Service Industry Night

$3.15 Coors Light and Mich Golden Light bottles

$3.15 Bud and Bud Light bottles. $3.40 Morgans

$3.75 Bloody Marys and Caesars All Day well specials $2.75

$2.80 All wells $5.25 Busch Light pitchers

$2.95 Morgans $3.95 Jack Daniels

$2.95 whiskeys & Barefoot wines

$3.25 import and craft beers $3.25 Smirnoffs

$3.25 UV drinks

$2.75 wells $3.35 20oz taps

All drinks are doubles for price of singles on Tuesdays from 7-11 p.m.

Tea Night- $3 teas from 7-11 p.m.

Ultimate Margarita Night-$12 21 ounce ultimate jumbo margarita

$2.50 tap beer pints $3.50 talls

$2.50 Stolis & $3.50 Stolis with energy drink

College night 1/2 price any beer

$2.95 Jack Daniels, Morgans, Bombay Sapphires & Grey Gooses

1/2 off pitchers 7 10 p.m.

1/2 off pitchers 7 10 p.m.

$3 pounders $3.50 Bloody Marys

$3.50 Crown Royals $3 UVs

$3 domestic bottles and $3 Morgans

$7.25 domestic pitchers $2.50 Schnapps $2.75 well drinks

$3.50 import bottles $3.50 gator teas $2.50 Schnapps

$3 Bacardis $3 Chucks/Jag Bombs $2.75 Windsors

$3.75 Bloody Marys $1 off whiskeys $2.90 domestic pints and bottles

$3.75 Bloody Marys $1 off whiskeys $3 domestic pints and bottles

$5 select Jack Daniels

$3 martinis 1/2 off bottles of wine

$3 select appetizers and drinks

Happy Hour during Bison game

$5 select drinks & Happy Hour during Vikings game

$6 domestic pitchers

$3 bar pours

$2.75 domestic pounders

$3 domestic bottles $3 long island teas

Happy Hour 11 a.m.

- 5 p.m. $3 Long Island teas

Happy Hour All Day

$1 off Bourbons

$1 off Moonshine and $1 margaritas from 9 p.m. to close

TGI Fridays 4100 13th Ave. S, Fargo VFW 202 Broadway N, Fargo Vinyl Taco 520 1st Ave, Fargo

$3 Bloody Marys $7 bottomless mimosas

$2.75 Morgans

$1 off Margaritas

$2 PBR Pounders 8 p.m. to close

$1 off Mexico Mule

$1 off Sangria, $3 Mimosas from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. and $1 margaritas from 9 p.m. to close

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Windbreak Saloon & Casino 3150 39th St..

S, Fargo

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SUNDAY

Ladies night 9 p.m. - midnight, $2 drinks from 9 - 11 p.m., $2 select bomb shots

$1 u-call-its 9 - 10 p.m. $2 u-call-its 10 - 11 p.m.

$1 u-call-its 9 - 10 p.m. $2 u-call-its 10 - 11 p.m.

Service industry night 2 for 1’s from 9 p.m.

- Midnight

Happy Hour All Day. $1 off drinks

Domestic bottles & Morgans for $2.95

$2.75 Windsors $2.85 Jack Daniels

$3.50 Long Island teas $3.95 Crown Royals

$3.30 Smirnoffs $3.85 Malibus

$5.95 domestic pitchers and $3.30 Bloody Marys and Caesars until 5 p.m.

$5.95 domestic pitchers and $3.30 Bloody Marys and Caesars until 5 p.m.

$1 off beer, wine, & cocktails 3-6 p.m. $3.25 tall domestic taps 7 p.m. - close

$1 off beer, wine, & cocktails 3-6 p.m. $2.50 domestic bottles 9 p.m. close

$1 off beer, wine, & cocktails 3-6 p.m. $3 Captain Morgan and Chuck Norris 8 p.m. - close

$1 off beer, wine, & cocktails 3-6 p.m. $5 pitchers of PBR 8 p.m. - close

$1 off beer, wine, & cocktails 3-6 p.m. $3.25 Stolis and Bacardis 8 p.m. close

$3.50 Crown Royals & Long Island Teas 8 p.m. - close

$3.25 tall domestic taps & import bottles All day

Service Industry Night: $2.50 youcall-its and $3.50 Morgans from 9 p.m. to midnight

$.50 domestic taps from 7 to 9 p.m. and $ domestic bottles and wells from 9:30 to 11 p.m.

$2.50 domestic pints and $3.50 premium pints from 8 p.m. to midnight

$6.50 domestic pitchers and $2.50 Smirnoffs from 9 p.m. to midnight

$2.50 domestic bottles and Captain Morgans from 8 to 10 p.m.

$6 domestic pitchers

$2.50 domestic bottles and wells all day

2 for 1 wells 9 p.m.

- close

$3 imports

$5 cover for ladies night, guys get in free from 9 p.m. midnight

$3.50 32 oz. Mug night and refills on domestics

Free Jello shots with drink order 9 p.m. - close

$4 32 oz. Mug day refills all day

$4 Bloodies, Caesars and Margaritas all day

Speak Easy 1001 30th Ave. S, Moorhead

$1.75 bottles $4 martinis

2 for 1 drinks

$4.25 pitchers

$1.95 22oz beers $3.25 Sam Adams & Shock Tops

$4.25 pitchers

Bloody Mary specials $4.95 pitchers

$1.95 grande beers All Day

O’Leary’s Pub 808 30th Ave. S, Moorhead

Happy Hour 1 p.m.

- 7 p.m.

Happy Hour 1 p.m.

- 7 p.m.

Happy Hour 1 p.m.

- 7 p.m.

Happy Hour 1 p.m.

- 7 p.m.

Happy Hour 1 p.m.

- 7 p.m.

Bloody Marys special

Sunday Funday $5 domestic pitchers All Day

$2.75 Morgans

2 for 1 8 - 11 p.m.

$2.75 whiskeys

Ladies night 8 - 10 p.m. $5 pitchers

Late night Happy Hour 9 p.m. Midnight

$5 pitchers All Day

Bloody Mary special

$3 tall domestics, $3 Stolis & $3 Jack Daniels 8 p.m.

$2 domestic pints & wells 8 p.m. -

Mug night 8 p.m. $5 mugs

$2.50 domestic bottles, $3 well specials 8 p.m.

$2.50 Morgans and Bacardis 8 p.m.

$3 teas & bomb shots 8 p.m.

$6 domestic pitchers & $2.50 Icehole All Day

$2.50 domestic bottles All Day

$3 domestic talls All Day

$3.50 well margaritas, $3 Corona & Dos Equis

$2.50 Morgans & Bacardis All Day

$3 well drinks 7 p.m. - close

$3 bomb shots 8 p.m. - Midnight

Max Lounge 1490 9th St.. E, West Fargo

Happy Hour 4 - 6 p.m. & 9​ - 11 p.m. & Service industry night- $2 off drinks from 4 p.m. - Close

All bottles of wine 1/2 price​ all night. ​ Happy Hour 4 - 6 p.m. & ​9 - 11 p.m.

Martinis will be $9 all night. Happy Hour 4 - 6 p.m. & ​ 9 - 11 p.m.

Happy Hour 4 - 6 p.m. & ​9 - 11 p.m.

Happy Hour 4 - 6 p.m. & ​9 - 11 p.m.

Happy Hour 4 - 6 p.m. & ​9 - 11 p.m.

Rookies 715 13th Ave. E, West Fargo

$5 AngryBalls, $14 Bucket of Beers, $3.50 Crown Royal

$2.50 house Wines, $5 house Martinis

$14 Buck of Beers, $3 Malibu Drinks

$3 Windsor/Jameson/Canadian Club, $3 domestic Bottles

$3.50 Bomb Shots, Vodka Drinks and $5 Vodka Redbulls

$3.50 Morgan & Bacardi, $3 Fireball shots

$3 Sunday Funday Shot, $3.50 tall domestic taps, $2.50 domestic bottles

Silver Dollar Flying Pig 221 Sheyenne St., West Fargo

Happy Hour 8 p.m.

- 12 a.m.

Happy Hour 8 p.m.

- 12 a.m.

Happy Hour 8 p.m.

- 12 a.m.

Spicy Pie 745 31st Ave. E. Ste 110, West Fargo

$1 off 20oz taps or $.75 off 16oz taps

$3 you-call-its

$6 domestic & $7 import pitchers

$2 whiskey drinks

$2 rum drinks

$2 vodka drinks

$3 Bloody Mary’s and/or Caesars

Three Lyons Pub 675 13th Ave. E, West Fargo

Mug night

Mug night

Tall beers for the price of short 7 p.m. - close

$1 off Long Island teas & $5 martinis 7 p.m. - close

$2.75 Windsors $1 off bottled beer 8 p.m. - close

$3.50 Bloody Marys, Caesars & domestic pints until 6 p.m.

Happy Hour All Day

$3 Captain Morgan, $3.50 Crown Royal, $3.50 Washington Apples from 7 to 11 p.m.

$3 32oz domestic Mongo Mugs, Ladies night $1 off drinks, $3 shots Rumple Minze, Goldschlager & Romana Sambuca from 7 to 11 p.m.

Hump Day Happy Hour 3-7 p.m., Windsor $3, Wu Tang Shots $3 from 7 to 11 p.m.

Rum Night $3 Cristal & Limon, Domestic Pitchers $6 from 7 to 11 p.m.

Fireball Friday $3, Extended happy hour 3-8 p.m. from 7 to 11 p.m.

Ron Diaz Night $2.75, Sex with Strangers $3, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. $4 Bloody Marys & Caesars from 7 to 11 p.m.

$2.75 pounders all day, Service Industry Special: well drinks & domestic beer (12oz cans and bottles) $2 from 7 to 11 p.m.

$3 Jag $6.50 mug $2.50 Ice Hole

$3 Bacardis $2.75 Dr. Mcgillicuddy’s

$3 Jeremiah Weed $3 UV vodkas

$3 Morgans $2 Jags

$3 Jack Daniels

$3 Jim Beams $3 Bloody Marys/ Caesars

$3 Bloody Caesars $3.50 Sambuca

Woody’s Bar 1550 32nd Ave. S, Fargo

MOORHEAD Dave’s Southside Tap 803 Belsly Blvd, Moorhead JC Chumley’s 1608 Main Ave, Moorhead Mick’s Office 10 8th St..

S, Moorhead

Vic’s Bar & Grill 427 Center Ave, Moorhead

WEST FARGO Bar Nine 1405 Prairie Pkwy, West Fargo Hooligans 3330 Sheyenne St., West Fargo

Town Hall Bar 103 Main Ave. W, West Fargo

Work Zone 701 Main Ave. E, West Fargo

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Gifts

Monthly Finds

As many know, February is the month of love with Valentine’s Day being smack dab in the middle.

Valentine’s Day doesn’t just have to be for your significant other; you can show your love for friends and family as well. Aside from the holiday, a thoughtful gift is sure to brighten anyone’s day.

We collected a list of a few fun items that we found around Downtown Fargo.

By Erica Rapp Photos by Tiffany Swanson and J. Alan Paul Photography

WITTY CARDS

Spice up your gift-giving game with some quirky cards. Others carries a variety of cards for numerous occasions, so you can tell your best friend or your loved ones how awesome they are in a fun way.

Others 17 7th St. S, Fargo othersshop.com $4.50 each

MEN’S & WOMEN’S FRAGRANCES

Fowler’s has a wide selection of quality and limited fragrances for both men and women. Cologne and perfume make classic gifts for people of all ages and types, so be sure to check out their selection.

Fowler’s Heritage Company 210 Broadway N, Fargo facebook.com/FowlersHeritage Men’s Caswell Massey Newport Cologne $36, Women’s Royal Apothic Terra Firma Perfume $40

HENRY TIN CANDLES

Candles not only make a room smell great, but they can also look great at the same time. These candles make perfect gifts for any occasion with their fun designs and unique scents.

O’Day Cache 317 Broadway N, Fargo odaycache.bigcartel.com $7.97

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“FARGO IS FOR LOVERS” TEE

Show our city and the people in it some love for Valentine’s Day and rep the community with a variety of Fargo and North Dakota themed tees at Unglued.

Unglued Market 408 Broadway N, Fargo ungluedmarket.com $25

SPECIALTY KITCHEN ACCESSORIES

We probably all know someone that loves to bake, and we probably all know someone that loves bacon.

Zandbroz has a variety of fun kitchen accessories that cater to your loved ones’ favorites.

Zandbroz Variety 420 Broadway N, Fargo zandbroz.com Apron $33.50, Dish Towel $13.95)

PEPPERCORN SPICE SET

Pinch & Pour has a variety of unique culinary and dining gift sets for the ultimate cook or entertainer in your life.

Some options include this peppercorn selection, a master baker set and collections of specialty drink spices.

Pinch & Pour 210 Broadway N, Fargo pinchandpour.myshopify.com $26.99

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