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WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FARGO MONTHLY AND UNITED WAY OF CASS-CLAY TEAM UP TO BRING YOU 35 LOCAL WOMEN WHO ARE CHANGING THE COMMUNITY.

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Women’s Leadership Program

28 35 UNDER 35 The women you're about to meet come from all walks of life, but have one thing in common: they are all part of this year's United Way 35 Under 35 women's leadership program. You'll also find success stories about a few of the program's alumni and a list of resources on how to get involved with other women in the community.

74 65 VEGAN & VEGETARIAN DINING GUIDE 68 BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE SERVICE INDUSTRY From the guy who delivers the beer you're drinking to the folks who keep the sidewalk clean, we decided to highlight a few people who are involved in the important parts of the service industry that you probably never think about. 74 FARGO FILM FESTIVAL 2016 77 "THE GOOD FATHER" This thriller short film born out of North Dakota

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talent is scheduled to be shown at this year's Fargo Film Festival. 80 HARDWOOD PRAIRIE PLAYHOUSE: "COPS & ROBERTS" 82 Q&A: AMY ANDERSON OF THE LPGA 84 TAILWIND TATTOO 87 UNSEEN This international nonprofit based out of Fargo is working to help end trafficking around the world. 92 A NIGHT TO SHINE

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE 56 5 Things to Eat & Drink This Month 60 Culinary Spotlight 62 Mixologist of the Month 94 Photo Gallery: AC/DC Live at the Fargodome 100 103 110 112 120

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March is Women’s History Month!

t seems as though we all have strong, famous female leaders and figures that we look up to or admire for different reasons. A few names come to mind: Marilyn Monroe, Marge Simpson, Beyoncé, Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Eleanor Roosevelt – you get the idea. But what about right here in our own city? This community is chock-full of strong, inspirational women that are leaders in business and life in general. With United Way of CassClay’s help, we were able to feature 35 powerful women in the community when, realistically, we could easily list hundreds. The 35 women that you’ll see featured in this month’s cover story are a part of United Way’s 35 Under 35 women’s leadership program, and we couldn’t be more honored to give them the community spotlight they deserve. After being around these women and chatting with a few, I learned that it’s important to make your ideas heard and to get involved, because there’s a good chance that someone else shares the same needs as you. Don’t be afraid to take a leap of faith

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with an idea. Don’t be afraid to let others know your struggles. Know your strengths and don’t hesitate to step outside of your comfort zone. To some, it may seem generic, but it’s all easier said than done. I’ve realized this program gives women the opportunity to build self-confidence and make all of those things happen for themselves and for each other. My message to this year’s group of ladies is a simple “thank you.” Thank you for getting involved and being a role model for others. I’d also like to take a second to thank United Way of Cass-Clay and Kristina Hein, their marketing and brand management director. We could not have put this month’s cover story together without her brilliant leadership and organizational skills. Hats off to you! As a child of the ‘90s and a lifelong fan of the Spice Girls, there is one particular phrase that comes to mind to sum everything up: “girl power.” Don’t forget it.

Erica Rapp

35 UNDER 35 United Way’s 35 Under 35 women’s leadership program has a mission to mobilize, energize and inspire emerging female leaders to make a difference in our community. The program meets monthly January through June and focuses on various issues relating to young female leaders. Applications for the 2017 program will be available in the fall of 2016. Any woman age 18 to 35 may apply. For more information and application requirements, visit unitedwaycassclay.org.

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UR COMMUNITY is chock-full of

powerful women who are leading the way. The women you’re about to meet come from all walks of life, but have one thing in common: they are all part of this year’s United Way 35 Under 35 women’s leadership program. With a common commitment to improving our community and growing professionally and personally, these women exemplify what it means to be a true leader and an inspiration to others. By Erica Rapp | Photos by J. Alan Paul Photography Disclaimer: Member not pictured - Brooke Erstad

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Alycia Peter

Education Solutions Manager Rasmussen College Q: What is the most rewarding part

of your job? A: "The most rewarding part of my job at Rasmussen College is meeting a potential student at one of our employer partners and watching them take a leap of faith to return to school. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an amazing experience to witness students walk across that graduation stage and get the type of career they dreamed of."

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Ashley Berkenpas

Shireen Alemadi

Q: In your professional role, you

Q: If you could have dinner with

Section 8 Coordinator - Fargo Housing & Redevelopment Authority assist individuals with housing. How will the leadership skills you gain through this program increase your ability to assist individuals in our community? A: "I love having new networking opportunities and believe 35 Under 35 will provide that. I also look forward to using the skills I learn about my leadership style to strengthen my connections in the community. I hope to stop any apprehensions or answer any questions individuals may have about the population I work with."

Director of Community Outreach - Minnesota State University Moorhead one powerful female leader, who would it be and why? A: "Melinda Gates. She believes in the power of philanthropy to build a better world. Through the Gates Foundation, she works to empower women, eliminate poverty, reform education and improve public services. She embraces her role, understands the immense responsibility and embraces the opportunity to give back. She is the embodiment of what it means to be an influential leader."

Erin Kuehl

Registered Nurse - Essentia Health Q: In your role in the NICU at

Essentia, you are faced with many challenges. What advice would you give when it comes to managing stressful situations? A: "Depend on your teammates. There is great power in our ability to come together to provide positive outcomes for our patients. Know the strengths of your team members, and use those strengths to empower each staff member to do their best work, every day. It is also important to know your resources, and when to tap into them to provide the best outcomes."

Sharon Andrews

AVP/Assistant Credit Review Manager - First International Bank & Trust Q: Why did you pursue the

opportunity to participate in this program? A: "Ultimately, I pursued this program to help others and collaborate with professional women on how we can make a larger impact in our community that exceeds my volunteer efforts alone. The knowledge and skills gained from this program, coupled with the strong connections I have formed, will allow me to accomplish my goal of making a difference in the FM community."

Megan Beck UI/UX Designer - CoSchedule/ Girl Develop It Fargo

Q: Statistics show a lack of women

in your field. How and why would you encourage women to consider your industry as a career path? A: "The technology industry is a field with endless possibilities. It can be challenging, rewarding and inspiring. And yet, women hold only 26 percent of computing-related occupations. We need to do a better job of exposing women to careers in technology, encouraging them to enter the field, and ridding the industry of the 'male-only' stigma its held for decades. As a co-leader of Girl Develop It Fargo, we aim to do this by teaching women software development through in-person courses and creating a network of empowered women in the community." 35 32 | MARCH 2016 | FARGOMONTHLY.COM

Elise Siverson Tax Manager - Eide Bailly LLP Q: As a tax manager, this is a

busy season for you. Why is it important to step away from your professional role to focus on leadership development? A: "Leadership does not come naturally for me. I spent a lot of my life as a painfully shy person. As an adolescent, I would never have imagined myself in a leadership role; I was very comfortable as a wallflower. It’s important in my current position to be an impactful leader and I’m lucky that my employer wholeheartedly supports professional development. 35 Under 35 offers a unique opportunity to not only develop my leadership style but to do so with remarkable women. Although it is a bit more of a challenge juggling this commitment during my busiest season, I know the sacrifice will be well worth the reward."

Stephanie Schroeder Communications Director Discovery Benefits

Q: Discovery Benefits is known for

its positive company culture. Why is philanthropy important when it comes to creating a positive culture for your employees? A: "We have a 'work hard, play hard' culture at Discovery Benefits, but we firmly believe that culture is more than just having fun. It’s about instilling your core values in everything you do, which for us means embodying the values of leadership, open communication, continuous learning, integrity and teamwork. Volunteering together helps us stay true to all of these values but especially teamwork. There’s no better way to come together as a team than when you’re working in support of a cause you care about and are having fun while doing it." 35

Bonnie Oelschlager Marketing & Communications Manager - Hospice of the Red River Valley

Q: What advice would you give the

next generation of aspiring female leaders? A: "Be relentlessly curious and hungry to learn. Listening and asking good questions go hand-in-hand. To be a good leader, you must know how to listen, and want to listen, and be fueled by curiosity and empathy."

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Natalie Silva Human Resources Generalist -

Amber Vogel Director of Consulting - Network

Q: Why did you pursue the

Q: Why is leadership development

Magnum Electric, Inc.

opportunity to participate in this program? A: "Community is very important to me, specifically the people in it. I strive to stay involved and give back as much as possible. In doing so, I hope to make a powerful and positive impact through leading by example. I knew the 35 Under 35 program would significantly assist in developing the essential leadership skills needed to make the most dynamic and residual impression Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m capable of."

Center, Inc.

important when it comes to keeping customers satisfied with the services your company provides? A: "Our customers rely on us to understand their business strategy, facilitate conversations and align their business challenges with the right solutions. Technology changes so quickly, we have to take chances and be creative, which requires a variety of leadership skills and collaboration. Leadership development prepares us to develop strategic partnerships, be better problem solvers and provide innovative solutions."

Jeanine Larson Director of Public Relations &

Kali Mork Director of Sports - Fargo-

Q: In your past experience, you

Q: Why is it important to network

Team Development - Heritage Homes and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Premier Properties have worked in the media. How has that helped shape who you are today? A: "Beginning my career as a reporter and an anchor gave me the great opportunity to meet people from all walks of life and have the ability to tell their stories. My eyes were opened to hardships people face, and I learned a great deal about compassion while connecting through storytelling. In this high pressure role, I also learned to prioritize, create content under pressure and effectively communicate. I believe members of the media are held to a higher standard and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve continued to strive to maintain my professionalism throughout the communication roles in my career."

Moorhead Athletic Commission Powered by the Fargo-Moorhead Convention & Visitors Bureau with other female community leaders? A: "As the unofficial mantra of my alma mater says, 'the strength of the Herd is the Bison, and the strength of the Bison is the Herd.' All of the amazing women I am having the opportunity to learn about and network with through this program have numerous thoughts, opinions and talents. As individuals, we each have much to contribute to our community and could definitely make a difference on our own. However, if we join together and offer one another support, both professionally and personally, we can create the momentum necessary to really affect change." 35

Rachael Lawson Executive Assistant - United Way

Jenny Miner Project Manager - CoreLink

Q: How will you take what you

Q: Why is it important for women

of Cass-Clay

learned through this program and apply it to your role at United Way? A: "Throughout this program I have learned about my strengths, my weaknesses and how to use this skillset to work with others that have different strengths. I am prepared to use this deeper knowledge of myself to help strengthen my relationships with coworkers, volunteers, investors and more. In my role, I am the liason between United Way and anyone who wants to become involved by attending an event or volunteering for events such as School Supply Drive and Day of Caring. As the first person a guest meets when they reach out to United Way, I always aim to make sure they have a positive interaction with both me and our organization." 35

Administrative Solutions

to come together in a setting like this? A: "I think it is critical for young leaders to have the opportunity to connect and thrive in a supportive atmosphere like 35 Under 35. It helps to facilitate ideas, change and motivates the younger generation to make changes in our community."

Laura Bryson Loan Officer - Freedom

Katie Ehlis Owner/Consultant - Katie Ehlis

Cheri Haarstick Manager - Fiebiger, Swanson,

Q: How do you think you will

Q: Tell us about why you decided to

Q: If you could have dinner with

Community Credit Union approach your professional and personal life differently after experiencing this program? A: "After completion of this program, I will approach my professional and personal life in a more energized and efficient way. I will not be afraid to take a risk and achieve the long and short term goals that I set for myself and really find my voice to communicate my ideas. The skills I will learn here will help me to be a better co-worker, wife, mom and friend."

Learning & Development

start your own business. A: "My husband and I moved to Fargo in 2014 and I was adjusting to life as a first-time mom. I had just left my position at Red Robin Inc. in Denver, Colo., and I realized what I enjoyed most about my previous positions was working with teams to design innovative, engaging solutions. Learning is about the experience, not just completing a course or checking a box. Learning happens when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re engaged, inspired and allowed to critically think about the content or topic at hand. After discussions with a close mentor and support from my husband, I decided that I wanted to take a risk and change how others perceive the importance of learning and development in their organization."

West & Co., PLLP

one powerful female leader, who would it be and why? A: "Mary Kay Ash, businesswoman and founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc. Her business plan is designed to allow opportunities for women to advance personally and professionally by helping others succeed. The business opportunities her company and vision have provided has empowered women all over the world. Her story and business model are truly inspirational and admirable."

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Kylie Seaberg Inside Opportunity Executive Microsoft

Q: Microsoft is one of the world's

largest companies. How can one be a good leader and make a difference in a large organization? A: "Microsoft empowers their employees to be leaders whether they hold a title or not. They encourage each of us to share our voice and ideas, as this fosters growth amongst others. I am empowered each day to take on leadership roles, whether it's with my team or within the Fargo campus. These experiences allow me to lead and encourage others while making a difference within Microsoft."

Trish Enger Regional Operations Manager,

Shannon David Assistant Professor/Interim

Q: What have you learned from

Q: In your role at NDSU, you help

ND/SD - HUB International Insurance

35 Under 35 so far? Why is it important to you? A: "35 Under 35 has taught me that regardless of what role you play in your current job, life or even circle of friends, there is always room for improvement and growth. It has taught me different ways to communicate and work more closely with others that have a different learning or communication style then I do. It has also taught me to push my boundaries and move outside of my comfort zone."

Clinical Education Coordinator North Dakota State University build career skills for students. What advice do you give to students when they embark on their careers? A: "The first piece of advice I share with students is to believe in themselves and be confident in the skill set they developed while attending NDSU. Their coursework has provided them with the knowledge to be great, so they need to believe in themselves and show their true value."

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Ashley Martodam Insurance Agent - Great North

Angela Hagen Project Management Manager -

Katherine Orth Patient Support Services

Q: What have you learned through

Q: Why are programs like

Q: How can you use the skills

Insurance

this program that you hope to pass on to the next generation of female leaders? A: "There’s a saying 'it takes all sorts to make the world go around.' This has never been clearer to me. We all need to do a better job at looking for the positives in those around us and push aside the negative. We need to utilize each other's strengths and lean on one another for help because we can’t be good at everything. We truly can have it all: success, leadership, friends and a family – but we can’t do it all alone."

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NAU Country Insurance

this important for the larger community and not just the women who participate? A: "Anytime you have a group of intelligent and motivated individuals together, amazing things can happen. In this case, the 35 Under 35 program brings together a great group of women, empowers them and challenges them to make a difference. We will all carry these experiences back to our families, friends, co-workers and communities individually. We also make the connections in this program to give back to our community as a team, which is when the truly amazing things will happen."

Manager - Family HealthCare you've acquired in your role at Family HealthCare to help our community? A: "My passion for healthcare and teamwork drive me to engage members of our community. Networking is important to quickly see how much we have in common. When we put ourselves out there, we can connect and share ideas to better our community and help those in need."

Kimberly Peterson Chief Operating Officer (COO) -

Bethany Kleven VP/Private Banking Officer - Bell

Q: What advice would you give the

Q: What have you learned from 35

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next generation of aspiring female leaders? A: "Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid to be who you are in the workplace and in your personal life. Stand up for what you feel is important and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t settle. The right business will appreciate the uniqueness of you and will be understanding of the values that you stand for. Make a point to put your phone down, make a call and keep up with personal relationships. It is becoming a lost art, but the genuineness will be refreshing."

State Bank & Trust

Under 35 so far? A: "35 Under 35 has opened my eyes to all of the great women that we have in our community. Our class has a diverse group of experience in many different industries and it is exciting to see the energy we share for making a difference in our community."

Lisa Klabunde School Counselor - West Fargo Public

Jill Piela E-Marketing Specialist - Doosan

Q: The West Fargo School District is

Q: How do you work toward

Schools/Cheney Middle School

growing at a fast pace. How have you been able to keep responding to the needs of students during this growth? A: "Our school district population has been growing, which creates growth and change in our individual schools. The students that I work with at the middle school level have needs unique to them, their background, and their developmental level. I think we respond to this growth by being proactive and getting in the classrooms once a month with our middle level students and offering a variety of small group counseling opportunities for students to connect, learn from each other and find common ground. In order to meet the needs, we as professionals need to grow, change and continue to sharpen our skills." 35

Bobcat Inc.

achieving work-life integration? A: "Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a struggle to keep both personal and professional lives running smoothly but it all comes down to planning and priorities. I spend time on the weekend prepping for the next week; birthday parties, social events, work meetings, but especially meal planning. During the week when work is in full force and the kids' activities are happening, we still try to have dinner as a family. Some days all you get is that dinner to be together as a family and that time is so short that we make it a priority. Work can always pick up again once the kids are in bed."

Abby Boggs-Johnson Digital Marketing Manager -

Christen Anderson Director of Sales and Marketing -

Q: What advice do you have for

Q: Why is it important for women

Onsharp

women when it comes to creating your personal brand through social media? A: "It’s important to put your best professional self forward while still being yourself. You want to let people know what kind of a person you are in addition to your professional role. You’re a human with interests and passions beyond your work. At Onsharp, when we create social employee programs or do coaching, we emphasize making sure that human side of individuals has the chance to shine through in their digital presence. It makes a difference. And don’t be afraid to share exciting things you’ve done. It’s okay to have pride in your achievements and let people know about them."

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to come together in a setting like this? A: "It’s been difficult to meet women who have similar aspirations and goals as I have: big. I quickly realized this is due to the fact that these women’s days are packed being employees, volunteers, mothers and more. Luckily, 35 Under 35 did the heavy lifting for me by finding these amazing women and highlighting how this program excels in connecting women. This program not only excels in networking but also provides an environment that allows us to remove the daily noise of our lives and focus on how we can become better leaders in our careers, communities and personal lives."

Erin Koeppe Assistant Director of Human

Resources/Talent Management Concordia College Q: Your employer is a liberal arts

college. Why do you think it is important to never stop learning? A: "I’m proud to work for an institution that values a whole approach to education for our students. I think an important part of education is not necessarily what is learned, rather the critical thinking skills that are developed and the ability to apply a concept to our everyday lives. Challenging our students to reflect on how they can create impact within their communities, no matter what their career path, is what sets Concordia apart. I think it is important for all of us to never stop acquiring knowledge and skills that can benefit one another."

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Nicole Welle Entrepreneur, Personal Coach,

& Marketing Strategist viaONEHOPE/Pediatric Therapy Partners Q: What have you learned about

the importance of early childhood education throughout your role at Pediatric Therapy Partners? A: "What has struck me most is how critical the first three years of development are for a human being. It affects his or her whole life, either positively or negatively. The human brain is so malleable, but no more so than during those first few years. It can change the entire trajectory of a child’s life. As a mom of three kids, I’ve always believed that the most important parenting tools are simple: books, songs, playtime, intuition and love. Pediatric Therapy Partners and Early Intervention Partners have only confirmed this for me." 35 44 | MARCH 2016 | FARGOMONTHLY.COM

Kelsey McFarlane Web Proofreader - Swanson Health Products

Q: In your experience with this

program, what excites you about the support that you will give and receive through this program? Why is a network of female support important? A: "I am thrilled to be making connections with other women in the community who are driven and goal-oriented. For me, it is important to have a network of female support because often we lack the confidence to pursue our goals in what is a still male dominated workplace. While having only been in the program a short time, I feel more empowered and confident in my own abilities because of the connections and friendships I have made here. With this network, I have had many uplifting interactions with the other participants and cannot wait to see the relationships develop further."

Aimee DeSherlia Youth Court Coordinator -

Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota Q: You work with young people

on a daily basis. How can our community take an active role in supporting young people? A: "I think that it is important not to judge or label the youth in our community. These kids are our future. If we don’t invest in their success now and provide support as they grow, then we are putting the future of our community at risk. Every child has the potential to do great things if they are being supported."

35 Under 35 Alumni

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PUSH

It all started with a coffee date. That is,

after meeting a year ago and discovering that they were both alumni of the 35 Under 35 program. Chelsea Monda, Senior Client Consultant at Sundog, and Carrie Carney, Director of Marketing & Communications at Eventide Senior Living, began meeting monthly together over coffee to discuss goals and ideas. Once they began inviting other women to join, they soon realized that there was a need for a small-group discussion program. “We invited other women with different backgrounds and experiences to offer different perspectives. They added greater accountability and more ideas. Thus, PUSH was born,” said Carney. Using what they learned as alumni from the 35 Under 35 program, Monda and Carney launched their monthly coffee meetups into a fullfledged women’s resource program based off of the Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo Chamber’s monthly Women Connect event in January 2016. So far, they’ve seen great success. “People seem really excited and they’re really taking it and making it their own, We’re happy to provide the discussion topics, but if they want to make it a book club or turn it into a certain theme or emphasis, it’s really theirs to take and do what they want with it,” Monda said.

What is PUSH? PUSH stands for pursue dreams, unite women, shatter barriers and have heart. The program brings women together for coffee, conversation and the opportunity to share aspirations and gain support in achieving goals. Its mission is to create a supportive network of women who empower each other to grow personally and professionally. “It’s a group of women that are for women. The overall goal is to help women set and achieve their goals and to really help them build their own groups and networks,” said Monda.

HOW TO GET STARTED 1.

Join the FMWF Push Facebook Page (Search “FMWF Chamber PUSH".)

Review the kickoff packet and discuss the rules of engagement (found online).

Form your group, hold meetings and invite others.

The group starts with Coffee Connects, where anyone can form or join groups around certain topics. Many discussions are based off of the Women Connect event’s topics, but groups are free to manage their group as they please, making it a great small-group program for more individual interaction. It’s open to women of all ages, backgrounds and disciplines. Learning from the 35 Under 35 Program “A common theme that I really took with me was thinking outside of your comfort zone and setting goals outside of your comfort zone. PUSH allows us to set goals and to hold one another accountable for them, and sometimes that means going outside of our comfort zones,” said Monda. “One of the session speakers said, ‘share your goals, because your goals can also serve someone else.’ This is exactly what happened with PUSH, and it’s a great example of women empowering others. We shared our idea with others and learned that Women Connect was looking for a small-group concept to help continue the conversations after their events,” said Carney. Contact Information: Chelsea Monda Carrie Carney push@fmwfchamber.com fmwfchamber.com/PUSH

35 Under 35 Alumni

Amber DeKrey 35

Doosan Bobcat Inc.’s LEAD Event

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LEARNING FROM THE 35 UNDER 35 PROGRAM

When Amber DeKrey, Sales

and Marketing Analytics Manager at Doosan Bobcat, was in the United Way 35 Under 35 program, she realized that she wanted to share the wealth. In other words, she wanted to share what she had been learning throughout the program and the impact it had on her with the women in her company. “It was the 35 Under 35 program that inspired me to challenge myself to try and drive growth with the women in my company and to keep that impact going. The momentum from the program was really exciting and led to pitching an idea. That idea was the Doosan Women’s LEAD Event,” said DeKrey. DeKrey took it upon herself, with the support of other women in the company and the president, to plan an event that gathers the women in the company’s North Dakota and Minnesota locations in order to learn from each other. Her first LEAD Event, which stands for Leadership, Exploration And Development, happened in October 2015 and due to the overwhelmingly positive feedback, she hopes to make it an annual occurrence for the women of her company. “I rolled it out as a training opportunity with open enrollment and it was filled within two days of opening it. I think it spoke to a

desire in the company for us as women and future leaders wanting to develop professionally and strengthen relationships,” said DeKrey. About The Event “The purpose of the event for Doosan Bobcat Inc. women is to develop the leadership capacity of women and cultivate a cross-functional network to support future collaboration and growth. What I really wanted to do was inspire and empower women employees to make an impact at our company so we can drive growth,” said DeKrey. According to DeKrey, the event left women feeling inspired and empowered to do more. The women loved learning from each other and found that they were excited to apply what they had learned from the event to their professional lives. Looking back, DeKrey knows that she applied what she learned in the United Way 35 Under 35 program to this event, and her newly found skills benefitted the entire company. “They were excited for a new opportunity for growth and development, and to be supported by Doosan Bobcat Inc. to take the time to do so. I think that’s so important because The 35 Under 35 program really inspired me to take that next step to do more and make a difference,” she said. For more information, visit bobcat.com.

“What I learned through the program is to go for it and although it might be scary, to take the step forward to making a difference. And it can be one small thing that leads to another thing that can make a big change. I left feeling very inspired.”

“It also helped me with a new form of confidence with the self-awareness and reflection that happens during the program. It’s amazing what learning from other leaders and their journeys can do, and I wanted to instill that in others with the LEAD event.”

"Relationship building and having connections with other women in the area is such a powerful tool with a lot of momentum to do good. You use that to drive change within the community.”

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Junior League of Fargo-Moorhead 1

Junior League of Fargo-Moorhead is an organization of women committed to improving the community and promoting volunteerism. Members must be area women age 21 or over with a strong interest in community betterment and involvement. JLFM hosts informational meetings throughout the year that prospective members are welcomed and encouraged to attend. You can contact fmjrleague@yahoo.com for more information.

Upcoming Event

Lunafest March 31st at 7 p.m. Enjoy great short films by, for and about women while supporting the Junior League of FargoMoorhead. Tickets can be purchased at lunafest.org/fargo0331. Fargo Theatre 314 Broadway N, Fargo fmjrleague.org facebook.com/ JLFargoMoorhead

North Dakota Women's Network

Ready to Run Bismarck April 17th from 1:30 -5 p.m. This is a bi-partisan program for women who want to run for office, seek higher office, work on a campaign or simply learn more about the political system. The Ready to Run event is your one-stop training for getting involved in public life and office with hands-on lessons from elected leaders, campaign consultants and more. Bismarck Public Library 515 5th St. N, Bismarck ndwomen.org 3 Dress For Success Red River Valley

This national nonprofit's local branch provides professional interview and employment attire for women. You can also volunteer to help with special events, mentoring, interview coaching, the suiting program and working in the career center. dressforsuccess.org/ redrivervalley facebook.com/ dressforsuccess redrivervalley

For over 50 years, this next-to-new clothing drive was the Junior League's primary fundraiser.

This coalition of North Dakota women is on a mission to "improve the lives of women through communication, legislation and increased public activism." Visit their website for a list of events and more.

Upcoming Events:

Feminist First Friday Every first Friday of the month, women gather across the state to discuss political, social and economic issues and more at 5:30 p.m. at Fargo Billiards and Gastropub (3234 43rd St. S, Fargo). 35 50 | MARCH 2016 | FARGOMONTHLY.COM

Girl Develop It Fargo

Girl Develop It is an international non-profit organization that offers software development training for women of all backgrounds. Courses are taught at various levels. Keep up with their website or Facebook page for more information on seminars and monthly meetups. girldevelopit.com facebook.com/GDIFAR meetup.com/ Girl-Develop-It-Fargo

Fargo-Moorhead Women's Business Exchange

The WBE (Women's Business Exchange) is a local women's business organization that's dedicated to helping working women achieve success and growth in entrepreneurship, business and their careers. facebook.com/ WBEFM

Women's Impact

Forum Communications' nonprofit organization has a whole host of useful resources and events for area women to empower each other and get involved in the community. It's currently made up of a group of dedicated volunteers who oversee the online community and events as they stay dedicated to grow and spread their mission. The organization also publishes a biannual magazine by the same name. womensimpact.org facebook.com/ WomensImpact

Women Connect

Women Connect is a Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo Chamber of Commerce program that focuses on developing female professionals through sessions that focus on topics important to a woman’s professional and personal life. The Women Connect event addresses unique challenges professional women face in today’s business environment and provide connections and an opportunity to socialize with and encourage one another.

PUSH PUSH (Pursue dreams, Unite women, Shatter barriers, Have heart) is a new extension program of Women Connect that brings women together to ask tough questions, challenge the norm and to empower each other personally and professionally. You can create your own group about certain topics, invite others to join and register it as an official PUSH group for others to know about.

fmwfchamber.com/push

Upcoming Events:

Women in Business: How to Embrace Being Dubbed a Mean Girl March 22nd from 3:30 5 p.m., Social 5 - 6 p.m. This monthly session will feature guest speaker Jodi Duncan, who grew up with four older brothers and never clearly understood the world of sisterhood and women. Duncan, who is the President of Flint Communications, will present on why assertive women are inappropriately pegged as "mean girls", what you can do about it and how to have constructive conversations. Registration in advance is required and cost varies. Avalon Events Center 2525 9th Ave. S, Fargo Shattering Gender Barriers – Five Generations of Women in Our Community April 26th from 3:30 5 p.m., Social 5 - 6 p.m. This interactive discussion will be led by Tamara Anderson, team performance strategist at Dale Carnegie Business Group of ND, and will feature five generations of women in our community who have successfully

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shattered gender barriers to become successful by standing for what they believe in and supporting other women to help them do the same. Registration in advance is required and cost varies depending on chamber membership. 窶帰valon Events Center 2525 9th Ave. S, Fargo fmwfchamber.com/ womenconnect

P's and Q's Etiquette

With the help of a grant from the FM Area Foundation's Women's Endowment fund and her own personal struggle to fit in growing up, former Mrs. North Dakota International Rachel Stone has created a program for young women that offers classes covering a range of topics such as finding role models, self-esteem, being a leader, bullying, table etiquette and the importance of education. It's never too early to start girls out on the right path and as women, to encourage youth throughout their journeys into adulthood. Search P's and Q's Etiquette on Facebook.

Women's Business Center

The Women's Business Center in Bismarck, operated by the Center for Business & Technology, is a large proponent of women in business and leadership roles. Every year is filled with leadership programs and seminars to help females across the state enhance their learning and advance their careers.

Upcoming Event:

Leading Ladies Luncheon In honor of Women's History Month, the Center for Business & Technology in Bismarck will be holding a luncheon to commemorate women who have had a significant impact on North Dakota. Women of all roles attend this event to hear from inspiring panelists. March 9th from 11 a.m. 1 p.m. Holiday Inn 3803 13th Ave. S, Fargo

March 23rd from 11 a.m. 1 p.m. Ramkota 800 3rd St. S, Bismarck trainingnd.com facebook.com/ trainingnd

Vision to Reality Initiative

When several FargoMoorhead women asked themselves how they might help their mothers, sisters, daughters and friends realize their full potential, Vision to Reality Initiative was born. This nonprofit association provides women the knowledge, resources and support they need to build on their personal and professional achievements with the help of one another. In addition to regular monthly meetings where members share their talents, Vision to Reality organizes focus groups, workshops, meditation classes and communitywide events. Monthly meetings are currently held every second Saturday of the month from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the Winds for Change Healing Center (3402 15th St. N, Fargo).

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EAT & DRINK

Mexican, Irish, American â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we took our taste buds across the world to find you some of the tastiest eats in Fargo-Moorhead.

By Andrew Jason and Paul Flessland Photos by Paul Flessland, Danielle Wente and Andrew Jason

SHRIMP COCKTAIL This decadent appetizer is set to impress on its presentation alone. Shrimp tails are cooked in their own juice and served in a snazzy cocktail dish with a special sauce, onions, tomatoes, avocados and cilantro. Acapulco Mexican Restaurant

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Rosey's Mac 'n Chorizo on Cheddar Jalape単o Corn Bread Forget everything you thought you knew about grilled cheese and mac and cheese, because Rosey's Bistro is about to blow your mind. Using sharp Wisconsin white cheddar cheese and chorizo for their mac, the two dishes are eloquently married between two slices of cheddar jalape単o cornbread. Paired with a roasted jalape単o and tomato sauce, this dish will surely fulfill your cheesy fantasies. Rosey's Bistro

212 Broadway N, Fargo roseysfargo.com

bangers & mash As the pinnacle of Irish cuisine in Fargo-Moorhead, Blarney Stone is the place to be on St. Patrick's Day. This dish tops mashed potatoes with four authentic Irish sausages (bangers), onion gravy and green onion. The Blarney Stone Pub

1910 9th St. E, West Fargo blarneyirishpub.com

Buffalo Blue Cheese and Chicken Pizza While every single pizza at The Brickhouse Taverns is made fresh per order, the Buffalo Blue Cheese and Chicken pizza definitely wins first place in our books. From the made-fromscratch dough to the fresh sauce, cheese and red onions, you won’t be disappointed with this pizza. The chicken is marinated in the tavern’s very own buffalo sauce and cooked to perfection. Once all tossed together on the dough, the pizza is placed in the tavern’s 2,200-pound pizza oven from Italy and cooked for exactly five minutes. Fast, fresh and tasty – not much beats that. The Brickhouse Taverns

935 37th Ave. S. Ste. 136, Moorhead brickhousetaverns.com

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the union With beef straight from NDSU Meat Science, you know your burger is going to be fresh. Along with quality, the Union Burger delivers fresh taste. With ground beef, cheddar, bacon, BBQ sauce and topped with buttermilk onion straws, the burger isn't fancy, but it is delicious. Herd and Horns

1414 12th Ave. N, Fargo herdandhorns.com

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the irish and Their Potatoes An age-old love affair By Eric Watson | Photo by Andrew Jason

very year when St. Patrick’s Day rolls around, I feel compelled to provide at least a couple of Irish-themed specials on our menu. The problem, though, is that I struggle to find anything outside of the standard Irish foods repertoire. I always find myself coming back to corned beef, lamb stew and champ. So, I’ve come to terms with the fact that, no matter how creative I feel like getting, the only thing folks really want to eat on St. Patrick’s Day are the tried and-trues of Irish fare.

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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.

his year, I’m going to pander to my audience that is this potato loving population of the Red River Valley. I’m going to speak about champ, boxty and colcannon - three potato dishes that scream Irish like no other. Let's start with champ. This is about as easy of a potato dish that exists. Few food dishes are simpler than cooking peeled potatoes, handmashing them with butter and seasonings and topping with spring peas, butter and scallions. Simple but delicious. Now for the Boxty. It seems as though every nationality has its own interpretation of potato pancakes. For the Irish, it’s boxty, a mixture of mashed potatoes and shredded potatoes

Serves 4-6

mixed with seasonings and griddled. This potato dish can also be baked or fried in order to produce a varied texture and appearance. Lastly is the Colcannon. This simple dish is mashed potatoes with the addition of a nutritious hearty green leafy vegetable. I suppose, for some folks in the Red River Valley, the addition of blanched kale would simply ruin a bowl of potatoes, but I think it makes a boring dish come to life. So, in closing, I’d like to say that I only have one hardline rule for my staff when it comes to making food and drinks on St. Patrick’s Day: if you put green food dye in it, you’re so fired!

recipe

Colcannon with Kale & Bacon ingredients • 3 lb. russet potatoes, cleaned • 4 oz. butter • 1 ½ cup whole milk • 1 lb. green kale, finely shredded • ½ lb. bacon, cooked and chopped • 4-6 scallions, finely chopped • As Needed: chopped parsley, salt & black pepper • As Needed: butter, cubed

instructions 1. Steam the potatoes in their skins for 30 minutes. Peel them using a knife and fork. Chop with a knife before mashing. Mash thoroughly to remove all lumps. Add one stick of butter in pieces. Gradually add hot milk, stirring all the time. 2. Boil the kale in salted water until it turns a darker color. Drain thoroughly before returning it to the pan. 3. Add kale, scallions and bacon to mashed potatoes, stirring them in gently. Season with salt and pepper. 4. Serve in individual soup plates. Make an indentation on the top of each portion and add cubed butter into each indentation. Sprinkle with parsley.

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Mixologist of the Month

a clever classic from

Taylor snelling @ mezzaluna 309 Roberts St. N, Fargo dinemezzaluna.com

aylor Snelling at Mezzaluna has combined classic spirits for a flavorful cocktail that’s unique and easy to sip on while still possessing bold, clever flavor. You can enjoy this drink similar to how you would enjoy a fine scotch, but it’s even better because it can truly cater to anyone’s flavor.

By Erica Rapp | Photos by Paul Flessland

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What do you like about bartending at Mezzaluna? “I just love the connections and the people you meet each night. You really get a chance to make someone’s night whether they’re in by themselves, out for business or on a date.”

Where do you normally get inspiration for your drinks? “It can be anything. During the summer, if it’s a hot day and I’m feeling like something refreshing and thirst quenching, I can come up with something based off of that. I’ll go back to those feelings of where I was at, so pretty much anything can be a cause of inspiration, it’s just seeking it out.”

a monkey's pipe • 2 ½ oz. Monkey Shoulder Blended Scotch Whisky • ½ oz. Madeira Fortified Wine • 2 dashes Angostura Bitters • Banana

Can you describe the drink? “The Monkey Shoulder is a whisky scotch that’s infused with bananas, so it’s a great way to get people drinking more scotch. It has those sweet, caramel, vanilla notes that you usually get from a bourbon but at the end, you’ll have that nice, lasting oakiness from it. It’s meant to be more of a beginner’s scotch. And then the Madeira fortified wine has a lot of residual sugar that counteracts the alcohol taste."

Stir spirits and bitters together in a separate container or glass before pouring it into a snifter glass. Take a few slices of banana, sprinkle the flat sides with light brown sugar and bruleé lightly with a kitchen torch for the garnish. If you aren’t able to bruleé the bananas, you can leave them as is or try an orange peel.

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The

Life

Taco Bros. Food Truck

By Erica Rapp | Photos by Paul Flessland and J. Alan Paul Photography

Vegan options

Vegetarian options

Red Raven Espresso Parlor V

Sloppy duck (Barbecue mock duck sandwich) Try:

Atomic Coffee V

Vegan/vegetarian baked goods and wraps, rotated daily Try:

Uncle Maddio's Pizza

(Seasonal) V

t's no secret that Fargo-Moorhead is booming with unique restaurants and creative eats. And luckily, for the non-meat-eaters or the dairyfree folk, most of these local restaurants offer great vegan and vegetarian options. That's why we created a glimpse of the many dining options with veg-friendly menu items, and we even asked a few local vegetarians and vegans for their dish recommendations.

Mexillent tostada platter with vegan mayo Try:

Josie's Corner VG

Try:

Grilled veggie panini

Paradiso Mexican Restaurant V

Try: Southwest veggie quesadilla. Steer clear of the cheese and sour cream if you're vegan.

Vinyl Taco V

Try:

Vegetarian taco

Veggie Surpreme (sans cheese if needed) with a helping of fries Try:

Their menu will give you the lowdown on what’s vegan, gluten-free and made from scratch, so you’re never left questioning where your food comes from or how fresh it is.

Grand Junction V

If pizza is what you’re craving, Uncle Maddio’s has your back. Their menu offers standard fare, as well as the option to create your own pizza. With 25 different veg-friendly toppings to choose from, plus a variety of sauces and cheeses, this is the spot to get your pizza fix.

Try:

The Greek

This Mediterranean classic comes topped with a tomato basil sauce, organic baby spinach, mozzarella and feta cheese, red onions, black olives and artichoke hearts, and it's drizzled with a homemade Greek dressing.

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Everest Tikka House Get your share of savory Indian and Nepalese food with the Everest Tikka House's diverse menu that's filled with more vegan and vegetarian options than you can count. You can also request to have menu items outside of the vegetable

specialties made to cater to your needs. On top of it all, they also offer a great buffet so that you can eat any way you please. Food is also available for delivery or pickup. Try:

Paneer makhani

cubes of cottage cheese are cooked with cubed onions, peppers and a creamy tomato sauce for a tasty pairing with soft, garlic butter bread and a side of white rice.

WĂźrst Bier Hall VG

Sweet Pptato fries. This is usually served with a marshmallow fluff, but stay clear of that and try something like the sweet chili sauce. Try:

Pounds VG

Black bean burger. You can also replace the meat patties and buns with vegetarian options on any of their burgers. Try:

Dempsey's V

Toscana

On Wednesday nights at Dempsey's, you can get your fill of $1 tacos. With the option to build your own, vegetarians and vegans can load up on rice, beans and veggies for a delicious custom taco. Try:

The Hotel Donaldson V

Try:

Wasabi Sushi & Asian Grill V

Try:

Vegetable roll

The quinoa burger

Rhombus Guys V

Thin crust Backpacker pizza with Daiya cheese Try:

Drunken Noodle V

Vegan yakisoba with extra veggies. Try:

CafĂŠ Aladdin V

Try:

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Falafel

King House Buffet VG

Tofu (special order) with broccoli. Try:

Osaka Sushi & Hibachi V

Try:

Roll

Osaka Green Volumes

Jade Dragon VG

Try:

Vegetable or tofu pho

Enjoy Chef Mirco Morganti, who is from Lucca, Italy, and his team's delicious and authentic Italian meals. While not everything on their menu is vegetarianfriendly, the ones that are will be well worth the trip. Try:

Zuppa All' Ortolana

This hearty vegetable soup is loaded with plentiful grilled veggies: zucchini, yellow squash, roasted red peppers, tomatoes and spinach. It's also cooked in a light tomato broth, making it vegetarian-friendly.

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Moorhead Billiards VG

JalapeĂąo mac 'n' cheese Try:

Izumi Sushi & Hibachi

JL Beers

(Four area locations)

Leela Thai V

Pad Thai with mock duck Try:

Just because you aren't a meat-eater doesn't mean you can't enjoy a hearty, juicy burger. At JL Beers, you can substitute a black bean burger patty to make any burger creation on their menu vegetarianfriendly. The Classic Burger with black bean, wild rice and quinoa patty sub. Try:

This popular menu item can be made vegetarian-friendly with a tasty patty made from black beans, wild rice and quinoa. Extra toppings include a special sauce, lettuce, tomato, pickles and red onions.

At first glance, you'll see quite a few meat options on The Boiler Room's menu, but don't let that stop you from enjoying their great food. The Boiler Room will happily cater to vegetarian and vegan preferences, but you can also try a few other things on their menu such as their glutenfree Greek salad, veggie salad or a tasty lettuce wrap with zucchini substituted for chicken.

Mango's Mexican & American Grill

Crazy Roll. Izumi also has a wide variety of vegetable and potato rolls, as well as many vegetable dishes from their all-youcan-eat noodle, teriyaki and hibachi menu.

Smiling Moose Deli

Potato burrito

Thai Orchid VG

Eggplant Delight (sub tofu) Try:

Hippie Chick P. You can also build your own sandwiches, and all of the bread is vegan.

Scratch Sandwich & Deli Co. VG

Crave Burger V

Try:

The King Burger (sans bacon, inspired by Elvis) Try:

Wild mushroom pizza

India Palace V

Mushroom masala balti. For vegans, they also offer coconut milk as a substitute for dishes. Try:

Bangkok Corner VG

Sweet and sour entrĂŠe with tofu

Try:

Blackbird Woodfire Pizza

Vegetarian Field Day

Tutti Frutti V

Soy latte. The frozen yogurt and soy flavors are changed on a daily basis so that you can try something new each day. Try:

Toscana Downtown VG

Try:

Vegetable soup

The Boiler Room Try:

Grilled zucchini melt

Grilled zucchini is served on sourdough bread with mozzarella cheese, tomato pesto, mayo, olives, feta cheese and tomatoes for a delicious, meat-free Mediterranean flavor.

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D O HO The Jobs That Make The Service Industry Work

he booming service industry in FargoMoorhead has many moving parts that keep it running, and most consumers don't realize what goes on behind the scenes of their favorite establishments. From the guy who delivers the beer you're drinking to the folks who keep the sidewalk clean, we decided to highlight a few people who are involved in the important parts of the service industry that you probably never think about. By Drew Balstad Photos by Paul Flessland

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ameripride stats

Founded in 1889

Has operated in Fargo for 68 years

Andy Kays

AmeriPride Linen & Uniform Services

hen a drink gets spilled in a bar or restaurant and gets quickly wiped up with a towel, you have Andy Kays to thank for that towel being there. Kays is a customer service representative for AmeriPride Linen & Uniform Services here in Fargo. His job includes sales and delivery of multiple products that enhance almost any business you go into, from bars and restaurants to dental offices and automotive shops. Common deliveries include towels, linen, mop heads, uniforms, floor mats and rugs for doors. “I think half the time people just come in the door, wipe their feet and move on,” Kays said. “I don’t think a lot of people are thinking, ‘I wonder where that comes from,’ or ‘I wonder who does that.’” But providing great service from behind the scenes is what his job is about. “Usually you try to do the job where (a business’s) customers don’t see you,” said Kays. “It’s almost like a secret job. You don’t want anyone to know you’re doing it, but the stuff has got to get there.”

100,000 gallons of water used per day

AmeriPride also provides embroidery and screen printing services, as well as disposable paper goods. “If you need it or want it, we can find a way to get it,” said Kays. Part of doing his job at the highest level is trying to anticipate the needs of his customers before they need to ask for things. He keeps an eye on the weather during the changing seasons, and when it’s going to snow, he gets his customers extra rugs and mats before they have to ask, so their floors don’t get dirty before he gets there. “The ultimate goal is to have them succeed so that you succeed,” Kays said. “There’s no reason to deliver mats or towels to bars when nobody’s going there. If it’s not clean, eventually they’re just going to close up.” Largely, though, Kays takes pride in providing the best service to his customers he can. “You treat people with respect, and do the job they ask. Generally, people appreciate that,” said Kays. “I would say when I do my job, it’s not a front. I guess I’m just a happy-go-lucky person. I want to make sure everyone else is happy.”

65,000 pounds of washed product per day (Towels, uniforms, mops, mats, linen, etc.)

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Joe Helton Bergseth Bros.

hen the common patron sits down to enjoy a pint of the finest lager an establishment has to offer, very little thought goes into how it got there from where it was brewed. The journey from brew kettle to glass is a long one, with a lot of moving parts. Fargo native Joe Helton is one of those important parts. Helton is a delivery driver for Bergseth Bros., a local beer distributing company. He confessed that before he started delivering beer, he didn’t think much about how it got there. “I didn’t know anything about it. I’d just show up at a bar and say, ‘Hey, I’ll take this and be on my merry way,'” Helton said. “I didn’t even think twice about it. I didn’t think, ‘There’s somebody that brought this here and worked hard to do their job to get that here for us.' There’s a whole long line of people who are working to make this happen.” His role at Bergseth consists of driving a truck full of kegs, bottles and cans of his company’s products to all the different locations that sell them. On the face of it, it seems simple. But that doesn’t mean that it’s easy. On an average day, he’ll be making between 15-20 stops and hauling 50 cases of beer and up to 80 kegs per day. “There’s no shortage of drinkers in this town,” Helton quipped. “It’s no secret this town loves to drink.” The job can, at times, be

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360 kegs of beer

1,000 cases of beer

don’t know if its going to be a big order or a small order,” Helton said. “Some days, I swear the kegs feel heavier.” Helton emphasized that being a part of the beer industry is what he’s passionate about. “I really care about what I do. I feel like I’ve found my niche in life and it’s this industry,” Helton said. “I want the best for my accounts. I want them to be happy. I want them to know that I’m here and I care. I’m someone they can count on. I’m really lucky to be with a great and fantastic company, with Bergseth. It’s family-owned and-operated. You’re not a number. They care about you, and they want to be the best. It’s awesome being part of something great.”

80 stops

Roughly 70,000 pounds of beer per week

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Jenni Carriveau Republic National Distributing

hen the newest flavor of your favorite liquor hits the shelves, it could very well be Jenni Carriveau that helped get it to your favorite local establishment. Carriveau is a premise sales representative for Republic National Distributing Company. "On premise" means that she deals with bars and restaurants or other places that don’t feature the option for off-sale liquor. Originally from Fargo, Carriveau spent several years in the Bay Area working as a server, bartender and eventually manager of a restaurant. When she came back to Fargo, an opportunity to move to the distribution side of the industry came up. “It intrigued me,” Carriveau said. “I

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could see myself doing three jobs: I’d want to own a restaurant, do real estate or do this. I like the struggles of it. I like working through all the problems.” Having been on both sides of the industry, Carriveau is uniquely qualified to understand the needs of each establishment. “I don’t want to waste anybody’s time,” said Carriveau. “I was a buyer before, so I know what they’re looking for. I know the pushbacks. You don’t just want to sell someone a product, you want them to be able to sell through it. Because you have to see them the next day. It’s not going to do anybody any good.” With more than 50 accounts, Carriveau is on the road, in town, all day, making sure that each business has what it needs. Beside sales calls, there are many other

Sells wine from 15 different countries

Sells around 100 cases of wine/liquor in a slow month

aspects to the job. “It’s like a whole other job of being a deskworker, with all the extra hours of returning emails and phone calls,” Carriveau said. “Plus, getting coasters, posters and accessories for all the different accounts. There’s a lot of organization that is needed.” But the best part of the job, Carriveau said, is the relationships she’s formed with the people she gets to interact with. “The longer you’ve been in the business certainly helps. You have to build those relationships,” said Carriveau. “If you trust me, then you’re going to trust what I’m saying. You’re going to trust that this product is going to work for you. I like going to different places and getting that relationship and helping businesses. It’s fun to help grow people’s businesses with them.”

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Tammy Cromwell Business Improvement District (BID)

f you’ve ever been downtown in Fargo for an event or parade and noticed how clean the streets were, Tammy Cromwell was the one out there with a broom and dustpan making sure it looked that way. Cromwell had been cleaning all her life, so when she was hired full time in 2014 at the Business Improvement District (BID), she knew she had found a job she would excel at. The BID is an 85-block district where commercial property owners are assessed to make their neighborhoods better by going beyond the basic services provided by the city. The BID boundaries extend from the Red River to University Drive and from the base of Island Park to the Sanford Health campus. When they see her on the streets, sweeping or picking up trash, a lot of people think that she works for the city, something that she is quick to correct. The BID is actually a public/private partnership involving the Downtown Community Partnership and the City of Fargo. Each day, Cromwell patrols the streets, broom and dustpan in hand, cleaning up any trash or debris that has accumulated. “You name it, I’ve picked it up,” Cromwell said. Common things she finds are wrappers, broken bottles, gum

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HOOD or the remnants from people who have gotten sick. And, of course, cigarette butts. “(People) throw it right beside the garbage can,” said Cromwell. Aside from the daily cleaning, Cromwell’s job has her doing detail work that improves the overall aesthetic of Downtown Fargo. She paints the light poles, maintains the numerous planter beds and power washes the sidewalks. She also maintains and waters the hanging flower pots during the summer. During the winter, the BID is in charge of the LED lights that adorn downtown. Though Cromwell is the BID’s only full-time employee, in the summer, and during other high volume times,

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Roughly 103,000 LED winter lights

she gets some part-time people to help out. “It’s not an easy job, per se. You have to have a certain attitude to do this job,” Cromwell said. “It’s not for everybody. It’s not hard. We got deadlines, but we just need to work together to get it done. I wouldn’t make someone do something that I wouldn’t do.” Overall, Cromwell takes pride in what she does and is dedicated to her work. “I’ve been brought up to do your job the best that you can, whether you like it or not,” Cromwell said. “And I got the opportunity to do this, so I’m going to do it the best that I can. I just happen to enjoy doing it.”

32 trash cans

26 benches

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Days & Nights of Film

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Emily Beck is the executive director of the Fargo Theatre

March 15-19

very year, the Fargo Film Festival is one for the books. Filmmakers of all sorts from around the world submit their award-winning work, and this year the Fargo Theatre will be celebrating its 90th birthday at the same time. Executive director of the theatre Emily Beck filled us in on a few great things to expect this year.

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1. Fargo Theatre’s 90th Anniversary

The Fargo Film Festival usually takes place earlier in March, but it was moved back this year so that it would coincide with the theatre’s 90th birthday. Opening night, March 15, will feature a regional film about Viking culture, and, of course, there will be birthday cake.

awards. It’s a lot more light-hearted and many of them are funny.”

5. “Welcome to Leith” “Lost Conquest” A film that dives into 1000 A.D. and the lost conquest of the Viking Age in Minnesota.

This film, which Beck says will be a big focal point this year, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last year and was shot in North Dakota. It’s about the people of small town Leith, N.D., reacting against a white supremacist who moves to town and starts buying property as a means of taking it over.

2. Film Selection

This year, 303 films were submitted and just under 100 were selected to be shown. A team of close to 70 volunteers judged each category and helped decide which films made it into the festival. Like every year, numerous awards will be given throughout the festival for a variety of categories.

3. Workshops

Last year, the Fargo Film Festival held special lunch panels and workshops with notable figures in the film industry, including an animator from Cartoon Network. This year, they plan to hold workshops again, but the special plans for that will be revealed at a later date.

4. 2-Minute Movie Contest

Friday, March 18 at 9:45 p.m. “The 2-minute movie contest is really popular, and it’s judged separately from the main festival," said Beck. "People from all over the world submit movies that are two minutes or less, and we’ll show a bunch of them and give out

6. “Wildlike” This film is about a 14-year-old girl who is sent to stay with her uncle in Alaska after the death of her father and hospitalization of her mother. This Narrative Feature winner will play on closing night as part of the festival’s “Best in Fest” showcase.

7. The Details

March 15–19 from 10 a.m. – roughly 9 p.m. each day (festival begins at 2 p.m. on opening day). Tickets can be purchased at the theatre or at fargotheatre.org. Go to fargofilmfestival.org for a complete list of showings. Fargo Theatre 314 Broadway N, Fargo 75

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Fargo Film Festival

"The Good Father" A thriller short film born out of North Dakota talent

aniel Bielinski,

writer, producer and designer of “The Good Father” collaborated with fellow University of Mary professor and director Marek Dojs, along with the university’s students and the community of Bismarck-Mandan, to create this 18-minute

thriller short film that hopes to drive awareness to the great potential and talent in North Dakota that needs to be nurtured into a real industry. Shot and cast completely in the Bismarck-Mandan region, “The Good Father” tells the story of an isolated loner who

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works as a dishwasher in a family restaurant. When he witnesses a possible situation of child abuse in his neighbor’s home, he decides to take matters into his own hands, but his good intentions quickly lead to his life spiraling out of control in a series of unpredictable events.

brought together New York professionals and an entire arts community in a collaborative effort to kick-start professional narrative filmmaking in western North Dakota. Bielinkski states that he has been submitting the film to festivals across the country and world, and it will even have a showing at this year's Fargo Film Festival.

This polished film, with its high industry standards,

Film Themes “Two themes resonated strongly with me as I visually constructed and edited the piece. First, there is the increasingly isolated world that we so often find ourselves in. ‘The Good Father’ shows someone lost in this world, someone whose actions spring from that overwhelming isolation. The next theme is the place of, and confusion about, fatherhood. There are three ‘fathers’ in this piece, and none of them are ‘good.’” - Marek Dojs, director

Here’s what Bielinski has to say about why he believes the project was groundbreaking for the University of Mary and the BismarckMandan community. • “It is an absolutely professional, festivalworthy film.”

• “The film was cast, shot and produced entirely in Bismarck-Mandan.”

• “This film provided UMary students with a very unique college experience of being on a professional film set. Even undergraduate film schools like NYU or regional ones do not offer their students the opportunity to work on a full-fledged professional film set.”

• “This was a huge networking effort with industry professionals in the region and across the country. The cinematographer from New York took it upon himself to create a real learning environment for everyone involved.”

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• “It was a huge collaboration with the Bismarck-Mandan arts community.” • “The Bismarck-Mandan community now looks to the University of Mary as one of the forces to be reckoned with in terms of North Dakota filmmaking. There was a tremendous wave of enthusiastic local support from the project.”

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Showing: Saturday, March 19 at 11 a.m.

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Harwood Prairie Playhouse’s 32nd Annual Production

"Cops & Roberts"

This annual comedy production from the Harwood Prairie Playhouse is sure to leave you in a fit of laughter.

“Cops & Roberts” Written by David Lassig Directed by Shanara Lassig

Tickets: $12 Senior Night (March 17): $10 tickets for everyone

Evening Performances: March 4, 5, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 at 7:30 p.m. Matinee Performances: March 6, 13, 19 at 2 p.m.

Performed at Dawson Hall in Bonanzaville 1351 Main Ave. W, West Fargo

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irector Shanara Lassig, along with her husband and writer of the play David Lassig, have been at the helm of Harwood Prairie Playhouse since the early 2000s, and say that audience members have become yearly regulars that look forward to the performances each year. “Farces are what we like the best, with that theme of mistaken identities, slapstick comedy and silliness. It just

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Synopsis

This year's production, "Cops & Roberts," is set in the 1960s, where a husband and wife are both trying to have an affair. Each of them plan to go away for the weekend, or so they say. Soon, their home becomes a tangled mess when characters such as a chef, a Santa Claus burglar, cops, a masseuse and more become involved and stir things up in one big love triangle (or more like an octagon). It’s full of crazy twists and turns that are sure to bring plenty of laughs.

works with our audience. You’ll never find an audience like the Harwood audience. They just laugh and have the greatest time ever. You don’t hear that kind of laughter in theatre anymore,” said Shanara Lassig. The Harwood Prairie Playhouse is a nonprofit group that has been around for 32 years and has generated quite a cult-like following. David and Shanara Lassig met through the theatre company and ended up playing husband and wife together on stage before they got married. On top of them both being actors or directors each year, David Lassig is the president of the theatre company and also writes many of the productions, and Shanara Lassig is a board member. This year’s production will feature performers old and new from all over

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the Fargo-Moorhead theatre community. That being said, there are plenty of performance dates throughout the month of March for you to get your taste of this grand comedy performance. And, like most, there’s a great chance you could become a regular. prairieplayhouse.org 81

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THE LPGA’S North Dakota

Sweetheart

t just 23 years old, Amy Anderson is the only LPGA player from North Dakota and has recently kicked off her tournament season in places such as the Bahamas, Florida and Australia. Even though she and the rest of the LPGA tour ladies are busy traveling the globe for golf, Anderson had time to give us an update on her life and talk about how she got to where she is today.

After growing up right outside of Fargo, what made you decide to play collegiate golf at NDSU? “Since I graduated high school at 16, I didn’t want to move across the country right away. I also wanted to stay near my swing coach for those four years because I had my sights set on professional golf after college. I visited other schools, but the athletic department at NDSU had such a great culture and I loved the academic faculty that we talked with. I didn’t fully realize until after I was there for a couple years how special of a place it really is.” You’re only 23 years old and have accomplished so much. What do you see the next five years being like for you, in terms of goals and plans? “I can’t believe this is already my

third year on the LPGA Tour. Over the past couple years, I’ve been building a support team around me who I trust. My focus is more on the process and pursuing perfection. I let the results just happen.” FM

Can you talk about your recent experience volunteering in Africa? What did you learn that will stick with you the most? “I went to Zambia in December with LPGA Hall of Fame member Betsy King and three other current players on tour. Betsy’s charity, Golf Fore Africa, has raised almost $4 million for projects over in Africa. Seeing what life was like for villages without access to clean water, and then witnessing how different their lives were with the wells Golf Fore Africa provided

Interview by Erica Rapp Photos courtesy of Amy Anderson

About AMY: 23 years old from Oxbow, N.D. Grew up home schooled with her older brother, Nathan After winning the 2009 U.S. Women’s Junior Golf championship, she chose to play collegiate golf for NDSU Broke the NCAA record for most career victories with 20 Two-time All-American Qualified for LPGA Tour in 2014 Only LPGA player from ND 2 career top-10s 82 | MARCH 2016 | FARGOMONTHLY.COM

Amy Anderson appeared on the cover of Bison Illustrated, Fargo Monthly’s sister publication, in 2013. The story focused on her dominance in collegiate golf, even though she had to practice in the cold Fargo winters.

was something I’ll never forget. For some, it meant being able to go to school instead of spending all day retrieving water for their families. For countless others, it means they will no longer be at risk of water-borne diseases. Before this experience, I never realized how simple it is to change or even save a life. “One of the things that stuck out to me was the culture of the villagers. They were so anxious to give, even though they had nothing. At each of the villages we visited, they wanted to share what they had with us. I talked to one dad who had two biological children but had also raised more than 15 orphans. The way they share and take care of each other was really inspiring to me.”

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When you joined the LPGA tour in 2014, were there any challenges that you faced that you’ve overcome now? “A big part is adjusting to playing 20 to 30 worldwide events on the LPGA Tour and handling all the travel and coordination that comes with that lifestyle. I am getting more comfortable with that aspect of tour life and also am happy to start seeing some of these golf courses for the second or third time.” What was the biggest adaptation for you, going from collegiate golf to a professional tour? “In college, we would play a tournament for a couple days and then come home and have a couple weeks off. This gave me a lot of time to work on technique in between events. Now, playing tournaments week after week, I have to make adjustments during tournaments, which can be difficult. Sometimes when making changes, you have to get worse to get better, and when that process occurs during competition, it can be frustrating.” What do you enjoy doing most when you’re home from tour? “When I’m home, I enjoy getting to see to my friends, work with my coach, read books and cook at home.” You passed your CPA accounting exam while being on tour. How did you make time for studying? “I honestly have no idea how I did it. I would study whenever I had free time – on the plane, during rain delays, before/after practice. It’s something that I really wanted to accomplish, and I am proud and relieved to have completed the exam.”

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Tailwind Tattoo Back To The Homeland

By Erica Rapp Photos by Paul Flessland

argo has a new tattoo shop, but the artists are no strangers to the area. Aaron and Ellie Maher have been tattooing since 2004 and 2000, respectively, and have opened up a new shop called Tailwind Tattoo as a husband-and-wife tattooing duo. But how they got back to Fargo after previously working here before involves a little bit of family history.

Artwork by Aaron

It all started with Ellie Maher, her two siblings and their mother, who all opened Dead Rockstar in Fargo back in 2000 as a family business. Aaron Maher was hired as a tattoo artist in 2004, and the two went on to marry in 2007. By that time, the shop had 15 employees and the next year decided to expand their business to a second location in Bismarck, N.D. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when the couple moved to Bismarck with Ellie Maherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister to run the second Dead Rockstar location. After a few changes had happened within the family, Aaron was made co-owner of the Bismarck shop and operated it along with his wife. January 2012 was when ownership officially changed and the name of the shop became Tailwind Tattoo.

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Artwork by Ellie

After eight years in Bismarck, the couple decided to return to Fargo at the end of 2015 and open up their own shop with just the two of them as employees. Ellie Maher’s siblings still own and operate Dead Rockstar in Fargo, so even though Tailwind Tattoo has been moved to the same turf and they are technically business competitors in a way, everyone still remains close friends and family. “So far, we’ve had a lot of people from Bismarck follow us here, but we’ve also had clients come back to us from when we worked with them the first time we were in Fargo, so that’s great,” said Ellie Maher. “We’ve really downsized and we like that. We don’t have to have employees, and we don’t have to deal with walk-ins since it’s byappointment only.”

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Tailwind Tattoo’s Fargo move has allowed the couple to find their true balance in tattooing. While Ellie Maher specializes in feminine styles, portraits, colorful and softer looks, Aaron has a style that's definitely more masculine with strengths such as Japanese art, new school and illustrative pieces. “Everyone says that Ellie can read people’s minds. She just has this intuition and knows exactly what people want,” said Aaron. Overall, they’re pretty versatile with what they can create and balance each other out quite well, which is something that makes this couple one heck of a team.

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SHINING A LIGHT ON THOSE

UNSEEN 30 million people in slavery. 153 million orphaned children. One billion people going hungry every day. Than Baardson and the team at Unseen in Fargo are fighting to eliminate these overwhelming statistics and are somehow doing it with a smile on their faces.

By Andrew Jason Photo of Than Baardson by Paul Flessland, other photos submitted by Unseen

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T There are more slaves today than ever before. This fact, provided by Unseen, is staggering and shows the work that Unseen’s mission of partnering, equipping and training nonprofits who are working in fighting human trafficking, caring for orphans and ending cycles of poverty, is crucial. These numbers make you wonder how the team keeps going. However, Executive Director Than Baardson is keeping the hope alive. “We get asked a lot, ‘How much of your day is spent weeping?’” Baardson said with a laugh. “Not really much because within each of those awful situations is this glimmer of hope in that hope is alive and well. We get to see that day in and day out.” It is those stories of hope that Unseen is helping to tell. You can think of Unseen as an ad agency for nonprofits. Unseen partners with nonprofits around the world that are working with trafficked women and children. They train these organizations how to ask for help, fundraise and catapult their missions so that they can help rescue more women and children.

Than Baardson is the executive director for Unseen Ministries, an international nonprofit based out of Fargo working to help end trafficking around the world.

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Bonita Thompson is the founder of a nonprofit group called Home of New Beginnings. Based in Thailand, this group works to help women trapped in sexual slavery break out of their bonds. A couple of years ago, Unseen and Home of New Beginnings began working together. Thompson, in an

email interview, said this was a huge benefit to her nonprofit. “The best summary would be: professional, relational, prayerful and very encouraging,” Thompson said. “Never did I feel as though this was someone from America telling us how to do ministry in Thailand. The team members were all good listeners and, though they were each competent in their own field (two videographers, two photographers, one writer), all desired to capture and highlight the issues here and the strengths of Beginnings in addressing those.” To discover the origins of Unseen, you have to go back several years. Baardson grew up in Fargo-Moorhead and graduated from Park Christian School in 2004. He immediately joined the Air National Guard and graduated from the fire academy. That’s when his life got interesting. Baardson traveled the world with the Air Guard and lived in Italy for six months. He eventually transferred into public affairs and worked in broadcast journalism before starting his own side production company. However, Baardson, who’s still in the Air Guard, felt something was missing. “One night, I ran into a photographer by the name of Tonya Martineau,” Baardson recalled. “My wife and I were at an event and saw Tonya and knew that she had been working on her photo career in South Korea. We didn’t know that Tonya had also been working to document the story of women who had been coming out of trafficking. I walked up to her and said, ‘Tonya, I’m sick of the daily grind. I’m sick of what we’re doing. Do you want to start a non-profit?’ That’s how we co-founded it together.”

3,500 $410,000 The number of volunteer hours last year

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"The U.S. is the largest giving nation in the world. At the height of the recession, so when America was at its worst in recent history, our giving, as a whole, went down less than three percent, which really says a lot about what this country is capable of.”

“In year one, we saw an almost six-fold return on every dollar we invested in those groups,” Baardson said. “Coming back, the next few years were really dedicated to continuing to help more and more organizations but also continuing to document and continue to get the policies and structures in place to really make sure that this is something that’s going to continue for years and years. It’s not going to be a simple flash and burn with no results coming after that.”

As of now, Unseen currently works with 16 nonprofits around the world, has worked with over 42 and has a list of 35 other nonprofits that they want to work with. Baardson and the team are careful to work individually with each nonprofit they partner with. Thompson sent a list of eight ways that Unseen helped her organization. However, there was one thing that Unseen did that really helped out Home of New Beginnings.

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“The most helpful for us has been the video of our Bangkok ministry,” said Thompson. “It tells in five minutes what used to take me an hour to present to a group. So it has not only proven to be a great piece of communication, it has been pivotal in raising some of the support that has happened in the last year.”

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Baardson attributes much of the success of Unseen to Fargo, and America’s, generosity. “The U.S. is the largest giving nation in the world,” he said. “At the height of the recession, so when America was at its worst in recent history, our giving, as a whole, went down less than three percent, which really says a lot about what this country is capable of.” It’s not just the U.S. that is so generous, but, according to Baardson, Fargo is a great place to run a nonprofit. “Fargo has been incredibly supportive of this mission from day one,” he said. “Whether it’s from our donor base to our volunteer base.” However, that doesn’t mean there’s not more that the community can do for Unseen. “Fargo has already done so much, but the more people that know that this is a need and that this is happening, the better,” Baardson said. “Businesses have started coming up with some very creative ways to support this mission and to help out and that’s making a massive difference. The churches in this area have been fantastic. Seeing that there is a place for everybody within this mission to tackle something like 30 million slaves, whether it’s in North Dakota or whether it’s global, is going to take a lot of people coming behind it. We have some big goals set up for us in the future. We really need Fargo and the people in this town to just continue to be fantastic and supportive.” For More Information weareunseen.org facebook.com/UnseenMinistries 125 8th St. N, Fargo 320-433-1125

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A Night to Shine

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King & Queen

By Andrew Jason Photos by Paul Flessland

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ast month, 125 kids and adults with special needs became kings and queens for a night. Hope Lutheran Church in South Fargo packed with close to 500 people who attended and worked the Night to Shine sponsored by the Tim Tebow

125 GUESTS attended the Fargo Night to Shine

250 VOLUNTEERS assisted with the Fargo Night to Shine

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can do,” said volunteer Judy Siegle. “To have a night when you are not sidelined, you are center, up-front, raised up and celebrated for your gifts and abilities, it’s an incredible feeling. We hope they will experience God’s love in this place in a profound way.”

Foundation. The Night to Shine event provided a prom experience for individuals with special needs, an experience that is typical for most but something that many with special needs miss out on. “I think when your life has been impacted by disability, you often can’t do what the general population

MORE THAN 200 Night to Shine events around the world

The event included everything from a red carpet entrance and shoe shining to crowns and tiaras. There were beauticians to do attendees’ hair, karaoke, food and much more to make attendees feel special. “Our intent is to have everybody feel like they’re a king or queen and they are kings and queens,” said Jeff Pederson, co-chair of the event. “It’s a wonderful event for people with disabilities to participate in and have a night of entertainment and enjoyment.”

32,000 PARTICIPANTS around the world attended a Night to Shine

48 STATES participated in a Night to Shine

To learn more about Night to Shine, go to timtebowfoundation.org.

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ustralian rock and roll legends, AC/DC, shook up the Fargodome on their "Rock or Bust" world tour last month and we were there to capture every moment of the magic from "Thunderstruck" to "Hells Bells" and everything in between. Photos by Paul Flessland

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12th at 7 p.m. Who's ready to rock? Thirty-four years into their career, Slayer remains as one of the pre-eminent punk thrash bands that helped establish the genre metal heads continue to admire. Slayer is a five-time nominated and twotime Grammy Award-winning metal powerhouse that will bring you an aggressive live show that's guaranteed to entertain fans old and new. Opening acts include Testament and Carcass. Doors will be open at 6 p.m. jadepresents.com Fargo Civic Center 207 4th St. N, Fargo

What are you looking forward to this month? Here's what we've got on our radar and what we're excited about. Visit our event calendar on page 103 for even more happenings in the area.

Gree n be er ? 3 We're th ere. St. Patrick's Day Parade Fargo Film Festival

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15th - 19th at various times This year's annual Fargo Film Festival will also be celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Fargo Theatre on its opening night. The Fargo Film Festival is an international festival that features five days of independent, silent and classic films from filmmakers of all types. Awards will be given in various categories such as Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Documentary Short, Best Animated Feature and much more. fargofilmfestival.org Fargo Theatre 314 Broadway N, Fargo

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12th at 1 p.m. Grab your green attire and hit the streets of Downtown Fargo for the 20th annual St. Patrick's Day parade that will bring out your inner Irish spirit. Spectators should arrive early in order to get a good viewing spot. And don't forget about the actual date of St. Patrick's Day (March 17th) so you can hit your favorite pub for some tasty green beer. fmstpats.com Broadway - Downtown Fargo

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National Puppy Day

march 23 Who doesn't love cute, adorable puppies? March 23 of this year is supposedly National Puppy Day, and regardless of the countless "national days" out there, this is one that we can easily pay attention to. If you don't have a pup of your own to cuddle up next to, think about adopting one locally from the Homeward Animal Shelter. homewardonline.org Homeward Animal Shelter 1201 28th Ave. N, Fargo

Ja zz nig hts ha ppen every m onth too! Jazz Nights

If you're in the mood to kick back, relax and enjoy the smooth sound waves of local jazz musicians, you're in luck. On various days throughout the month, Basies (located in the Ramada Plaza & Suites) hosts various jazz musicians and bands from the area. Visit our live music calendar on page ?? for the full month lineup. basiesfargo.com Basies Restaurant & Lounge 1635 42nd St. S, Fargo

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Mike Green and Shane Copland will be performing two shows per night at the Level 2 Comedy Club. Get your tickets in advance for good seats. facebook.com/level2comedy Radisson

201 5th St. N, Fargo

"COPS & ROBERTS"

4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 17th - 19th at 7:30 p.m. and 6th, 13th, 19th at 2 p.m.

1 1 MILLION CUPS

Join the vibrant entrepreneurial community of Fargo-Moorhead and Emerging Prairie by participating in an event filled with guest speakers, tons of coffee, ideas and excellent networking opportunities.

different types while working with a variety of materials. With a fun learning atmosphere, you can create many things your heart desires at the cost of just $30 per person each class. Red River Coffee Co.'s menu will also be available for purchase during the event. Call 701-5408712 to register, seating is limited.

Every Wednesday from 9:15 - 10:15 a.m.

1millioncups.com/fargo The Stage at Island Park

carriestwistedart.com Red River Coffee Co.

333 4th St. S, Fargo

2600 52nd Ave. S, Fargo

MIXOLOGY LAB

FARGO STARTUP WEEKEND

Every Sunday until Memorial Day at the Boiler Room, you can participate in a mixology lab to learn about different spirits and even try your own hand at creating one yourself. Two area awardwinning mixologists host the class and registration includes four hand-crafted cocktails plus appetizers for $30.

Some of the Red River Valley's best developers, designers, marketers, and other non-coders will be coming together to pitch their business idea and work on launching their own business. If you have an idea you've been dying to get off the ground, this is the perfect time to do it.

210 Broadway N, Fargo

LEVEL 2 COMEDY WITH MIKE GREEN AND SHANE COPLAND

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CARRIE'S TWISTED ART

These public classes are a great place to learn painting techniques of all

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4th and 5th at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Every Thursday from 7 - 9 p.m.

SPORTS

prairieplayhouse.org Bonanzaville (Dawson Hall)

1351 Main Ave. W, West Fargo

4th - 6th

Every Sunday at 7 p.m.

The Harwood Prairie Playhouse will be presenting their 32nd season of comedy and theatre with their production of "Cops & Roberts" by David Lassig. The story is a groovy farce that takes place in the 1960s and revolves around a married couple that finds themselves in a home filled with lovers, cops, a chef, a masseuse and an infamous Santa Claus Burglar after supposedly going away for the weekend. The performance will leave you with plenty of laughs and crazy twists. Tickets are available at the company's website or at their box office, located at Yunker Farm.

FM DERBY GIRLS VS. MANKATO AREA DERBY GIRLS

5th at 7 p.m.

fmderbygirls.com Skate City

3302 Interstate Blvd. S, Fargo

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH MENTORING – NOW IT'S YOUR TURN 7th from 4:30 - 6 p.m.

Join the Women's Business Exchange as they talk about how to implement mentorship into your life and business. Tickets are $25 for early registration or $30 at the door. facebook.com/WBEFM Usher’s House

700 1st Ave. N, Moorhead

Get ready for some drinks and laughs at the upper-level bar of the Radisson hotel in Downtown Fargo. Comedians

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7th at 5:30 p.m.

This group is a monthly platform for public dialogue that hopes to discuss essential 21st-century questions. The group meets the first Monday of the month in the evening at the troll bar at the Sons of Norway. The meeting involves 20 minutes of conversation between two dynamic speakers followed by 20 minutes of group discussion. facebook.com/GROUPTHINKfargo Sons of Norway

722 2nd Ave. N, Fargo

WHISKEY FEST II 8th from 6 - 8 p.m.

Organized by Republic National Distributing Company, Fargo Whiskey Fest is back for round two. The event will showcase premium products and educate consumers about new ideas, trends and recipes that will enhance their appreciation of spirits. Nationallyrenowned brand ambassadors will team up with the finest mixologist from Fargo-Moorhead to provide a spectacular presentation of well-crafted designer cocktails. Tickets are $25 and include whisky-themed hors d'oeuvres by Mosaic Foods. eventbrite.com Plains Art Museum

701 1st Ave. N, Fargo

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH & WOMEN'S DAY CELEBRATION 8th at 7 p.m.

This year on International Women's Day, the HBO film "Iron-Jawed Angels" will be shown at the Fargo Theater for free. This film tells the remarkable and littleknown story of a group of passionate and dynamic young women who put their lives on the line to fight for American women's right to vote. Along with the viewing of the film, locally elected women leaders will be honored. There will also be innovative educational activities, free appetizers and a cash bar. ironjawedangels.eventbrite.com Fargo Theatre

314 Broadway N, Fargo

LEADING LADIES LUNCHEON 9th from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

The Center for Technology & Business holds two Leading Ladies Luncheons annually to Celebrate Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s History Month featuring women panelists representing a variety of historic roles in the state. The intent of the luncheons is to create an intimate experience with audience participation and open

discussion among the panelists about their experiences as women leaders of varying backgrounds. The events are open to the public and everyone is invited to attend. Those in attendance will also be reminded that the celebration includes them and their own personal achievements. trainingnd.com Holiday Inn

3803 13th Ave. S, Fargo

LEARNING TO LEAD

9th from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

The vast majority of individuals in leadership roles have never had any formal training in leading people. At this session, Steve D. Scheel of SCHEELS will share with attendees proven habits that SCHEELS works hard to teach each of their 450 leaders. Hosted by the FMWF Chamber of Commerce. Registration includes lunch and is $25 per person in advance and $35 at the door for Chamber members. $45 in advance and $55 at the door for non-members. fmwfchamber.com Ramada Plaza & Suites and Conference Center

1635 42nd St. S, Fargo

STARTUP DRINKS

10th from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Engaging conversations, connections and community building. That's what Emerging Prairie's monthly Startup Drinks is all about. This event is open to all people with an interest or involvement in the startup community in the Red River Valley region. There's a cash/credit bar of wine and beer and just good times, in general. emergingprairie.com The Prairie Den

122 1/2 Broadway N, Fargo

"THE ELEPHANT MAN" BY BERNARD POMERANCE

11th, 12th, 17th - 19th at 7:30 p.m.; 13th and 20th at 2 p.m.

Presented by the Tin Roof Theatre Company, this drama is based on the life of Joseph Merrick, who lived in London in the late 19th century. As a deformed man who had been a freak attraction in traveling side shows, Joseph received the care of a young doctor and his belief that he could become a regular man was never to be realized. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the box office at 701-235-6778. tinrooftheatre.org The Stage at Island Park

333 4th St. S, Fargo

FARGO FORCE VS. DES MOINES BUCCANEERS 11th and 12th at 7:05 p.m. fargoforce.com Scheels Arena

5225 31st Ave. S, Fargo

LEVEL 2 COMEDY WITH JOHN RUSSELL 11th and 12th at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Get ready for some drinks and laughs at the upper-level bar of the Radisson hotel in Downtown Fargo. Comedian John Russell will be performing two shows per night at the Level 2 Comedy Club. Get your tickets in advance for good seats. facebook.com/level2comedy Radisson

201 5th St. N, Fargo

SLAYER

12th at 7 p.m.

The long-reigning titans of thrash metal, Slayer, has returned with their 11th album "Repentless." The album is crushing, brutal and everything against mainstream in that classic Slayer way. Thirty-four years into their career, Slayer

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12th at 1 p.m.

Grab your green attire and hit the streets of Downtown Fargo for the 20th annual St. Patrick's Day parade that will bring out your inner Irish spirit. Spectators should arrive early in order to get a good viewing spot. People and vendors are welcome to participate in the parade and registration is free. fmstpats.com Broadway - Downtown Fargo

CELTIC FESTIVAL

12th from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

remains as one of the pre-eminent punk thrash bands that helped establish the genre that metal heads continue to admire. Slayer is a five-time nominated and two-time Grammy Award-winning metal powerhouse that will bring you an aggressive live show that's guaranteed to entertain fans old and new. Opening acts include Testament and Carcass. Doors will be open at 6 p.m. jadepresents.com Fargo Civic Center

207 4th St. N, Fargo

KIWANIS PANCAKE FESTIVAL 12th from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Stop by the 58th annual Kiwanis Pancake Karnival for a hearty breakfast of sausage, all-you-can-eat buttermilk or buckwheat pancakes with syrup and butter, orange juice, milk and unlimited coffee. This annual charity fundraiser has been nationally recognized and raises money to benefit multiple area youth groups and community projects including the Special Olympics, the YMCA, Fraser LTD, Sanford Children's Hospital, Trollwood Performing Arts, the YWCA and more. fargokiwanis.org Fargodome

1800 University Dr. N, Fargo

ST. PATRICK'S DAY 5K WALK/RUN 12th at 10:30 a.m.

The Lake Agassiz Pacers will be holding their staple running and walking event throughout Downtown Fargo as a kick-off to the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. Grab your green gear and get ready to cover city streets and local bike paths starting and finishing at Great Northern Bicycle Company. An award ceremony with food and drinks will be held afterward for participants. fargomoorhead.org Great Northern Bicycle Company

425 Broadway N, Fargo

Celebrate the rich culture of the seven Celtic nations with its intriguing history, arts and traditions at the 13th annual Celtic Festival. You can enjoy Celtic music played by great bands in the region, watch dancers perform traditional routines, try a variety of Celtic foods and participate in various cultural activities. fargoparks.com Heritage Hjemkomst Center

202 1st Ave. N, Fargo

CONCORDIA TENNIS VS. ST. OLAF

12th - Women's at 2 p.m. and Men's at 5 p.m. gocobbers.com Courts Plus

3491 University Dr. S, Fargo

ICE SKATING REVUE

12th at 7 p.m. and 13th at 2 p.m.

At the end of each year's ice skating season, students from each of the Fargo Park District's classes presents an Ice Skating Revue to show off what they've learned and their skills. Registration forms for performers are available at the park district's website and will be mailed to skaters in each session. fargoparks.com Coliseum

807 17th Ave. N, Fargo

ED KOWALCZYK

13th at 8 p.m.

As the lead singer of the popular alternative rock band Live, Ed Kowalczyk helped transform one of the most successful American post-grunge bands of the '90s who came to fame with their 1994 sophomore album "Throwing Copper" and its hit single "Lightning Crashes." As a solo artist, Kowalczyk will be performing shows in celebration of the iconic album's 20th anniversary. jadepresents.com Fargo Theatre

314 Broadway N, Fargo

2 UGLY FOOD OF THE NORTH 14th from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

The FM Sustainability Network was started as a way to connect community members interested in learning about and interacting with others interested in the environment. Megan Myrdal and Gia Rassier from Ugly Food of the North will speak at this free event at the Prairie Den. facebook.com/fmsustainabilitynetwork Prairie Den

122 1/2 Broadway N, Fargo

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER: AN EVENING OF EDUCATIONAL POSSIBILITIES FOR WOMEN 15th from 5:45 - 8 p.m.

Women are invited to learn about the non-traditional paths to higher education and to form networks with other women. Caitlin John, an NDSU student who has overcome several barriers, will be doing a brief presentation. There will then be a roundtable discussion over dinner. This is a free event, but registration is required and it is limited to 60 women. ndsu.edu NDSU Memorial Union: Prairie Rose Room

1301 12th Ave. N, Fargo

AAF-ND'S MARCH LUNCHEON SPEAKER: MATT WEGERER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR & DESIGNER AT WHISKEY DESIGN 15th from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

aaf-nd.org/events Courtyard by Marriott Fargo-Moorhead

1080 28th Ave. S, Moorhead

FARGO FILM FESTIVAL

15th - 19th at various times

This year's annual Fargo Film Festival will also be celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Fargo Theatre on its opening night. The Fargo Film Festival is an international festival that features five days of independent, silent and classic films from filmmakers of all types. Awards

will be given in various categories such as Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Documentary Short, Best Animated Feature and much more. fargofilmfestival.org Fargo Theatre

314 Broadway N, Fargo

1ST ANNUAL YEA! INVESTOR PANEL SHARK TANK 16th at 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Everyone is invited to attend and support the inaugural Fargo-Moorhead Young Entrepreneurs Academy. A panel of 12 investors from local businesses will hear pitches from local middle school and high school students in a competition based on ABC's "Shark Tank" series. Attendance is free, registration required. fmwfchamber.com Offutt School of Business

1104 7th Ave. S, Moorhead

SHINEDOWN 16th at 8 p.m.

Shinedown has built their name on rock songs both brutal in power and epic in scope with popular hits such as "Heroes", "Sound of Madness" and "Second Chance." Now, with their latest album, Shinedown veered away from that densely layered palette and took a more direct approach to their style. Featuring the hit single â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cut the Cord,â&#x20AC;? the new album "Threat to Survival" finds this multi-platinum-selling band achieving their most powerful sound ever. The opening act will be the Virginmarys and doors will be open at 7 p.m. jadepresents.com Fargo Civic Center

207 4th St. N, Fargo

LEVEL 2 COMEDY WITH NICHOLAS ANTHONY AND GREG BERMAN 18th and 19th at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Get ready for some drinks and laughs at the upper-level bar of the Radisson

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at the door for Chamber members and $45 in advance and $55 at the door for non-members. fmwfchamber.com Avalon Events Center

2525 9th Ave. S, Fargo

UNITED WAY ANNUAL MEETING & AWARDS 24th at 11:30 a.m.

1 hotel in Downtown Fargo. Comedians Nicholas Anthony and Greg Berman will be performing two shows per night at the Level 2 Comedy Club. Get your tickets in advance for good seats. facebook.com/level2comedy Radisson

201 5th St. N, Fargo

AWESOME ART AFTERNOON 19th from 1 - 3 p.m.

Looking for a great afternoon activity to keep the kids entertained? Bring your children to these monthly interactive art programs to have fun while building a variety of take-home projects. All creative materials will be provided, and this program is free thanks to a grant from Xcel Energy. Adult supervision is required. fargoparks.com RDJ Recreation Center

1104 2nd Ave. S, Fargo

COSMIC BOWLING 20th from 1 - 3 p.m.

Bring the whole family and enjoy a night of wild bowling. The music and lights of cosmic bowling will add fun and excitement to the party atmosphere. Prizes will also be given away throughout the event. Registration in advance is required and the cost is $9 per person. fargoparks.com West Acres Bowl

3402 Interstate Blvd. SW, Fargo

GREENSKY BLUEGRASS

20th at 7:30 p.m.

The five members of Greensky Bluegrass have created a defiant, powerful sound that's rooted in classic string band America. Members describe their style as "the complete opposite of bluegrass.

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So, by definition, they are contrasting everything that isn't bluegrass with everything that is." Their unique sound is a testament to their enduring vision and endless dedication. Doors will open at 7 p.m. jadepresents.com Fargo Theatre

314 Broadway N, Fargo

MIXOLOGY CLASS: VODKA 21st at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Taught by team member Evan Christie, this night of education and handcrafted drinks will feature Stolichnaya, Hangar One and Prairie Cucumber vodkas, where you will learn how to make a Vesper Martini, a Dreamy Dorini and a classic vodka tonic. Two time slots are offered and class space is limited, so registration in advance is required. Tickets are $20 per persona and include the 60-minute class, three drink recipes and samples. Must be 21 years of age or older with a valid ID. facebook.com/99bottlesMHD 99 Bottles

924 Main Ave., Moorhead

WOMEN IN BUSINESS: HOW TO EMBRACE BEING DUBBED A MEAN GIRL 22nd from 3:30 - 5 p.m.

Jodi Duncan, who is president of Flint Communications, will present on why assertive women are inappropriately pegged as "mean girls," what that means and what to do about it. Duncan will cover how to build a business culture that allows both men and women to have direct, fruitful conversations without being interpreted as mean or callous and still show that we are caring, connected human beings. $25 in advance and $35

All are invited to join United Way at their 2016 annual meeting and Live United Awards. The event will consist of a celebration of the award recipients, honoring the most generous workplaces, United Way's report to the community and results of investments, lunch, networking and much more. Register individually or as table sponsorships in advance. Sponsorship includes reserved seating, signage with company logo and recognition in the program. unitedwaycassclay.org Ramada Plaza & Suites

1635 42nd St. S, Fargo

MSUM WOMEN'S TENNIS VS. NORTHERN COLORADO 25th at noon

msumdragons.com Courts Plus

3491 University Dr. S, Fargo

LEVEL 2 COMEDY WITH MAGGIE FARIS AND RON PLACONE 25th and 26th at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Get ready for some drinks and laughs at the upper-level bar of the Radisson hotel in Downtown Fargo. Comedians Maggie Faris and Ron Placone will be performing two shows per night at the Level 2 Comedy Club. Get your tickets in advance for good seats. facebook.com/level2comedy Radisson

201 5th St. N, Fargo

EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA

25th and 26th from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Bring the family and hop on over to Yunker Farm to meet the Easter Bunny, create spring crafts, dye eggs and join in on Easter egg hunts at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Admission is $5 per person and members and children under the age of one are free. childrensmuseum-yunker.org The Children's Museum at Yunker Farm

1201 28th Ave. N, Fargo

ZOOCATION!

28th from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

If school's out, skip the daycare center or babysitter and let your child spend the day at the zoo. Children will enjoy a mellow day of exploring the zoo,

AN EVENING WITH GREG BROWN

April 1st at 8 p.m.

Known as one of the leading contemporary folk artists of the American Midwest, Brown's music reflects a poetic soul with his deep, craggy voice that expresses his quirky humor and the mysteries of life. With a career that's expanded more than five decades, Brown has earned a passionate following for his heartfelt music. Doors will open at 7 p.m. jadepresents.com Fargo Theatre

314 Broadway N, Fargo

2 playing games and meeting some of the animals with the guidance of the zoo's education department. Other activities include crafts, outdoor games, science experiments and carousel rides. Preregistration is required and cost depends on zoo membership status. Available for grades one through five. redriverzoo.org Red River Zoo

4255 23rd Ave. S, Fargo

NDSU WOMEN'S SOFTBALL VS. UND 30th at 4 p.m.

gobison.com NDSU - Shelly Ellig Track and Field Facility

1625 14th St. N, Fargo

314 Broadway N, Fargo

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association will bring over 200 professional contestants from 14 states and Canada to compete in seven action-packed events. Each performance matches the sport's toughest athletes against the award-winning Stock of Mosbrucker Rodeos on the roughest playing field in America, all as they try to qualify for the Wrangler National Finals. Professional cowboys and cowgirls will compete in categories such as bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, Ladies WPRA Barrel Racing, team roping, bull riding and more. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. each night. mosbrukerrodeos.com Fargodome

1800 University Dr. N, Fargo

April 1st - 3rd

Enjoy great short films by, for and about women while supporting the Junior League of Fargo-Moorhead. Tickets can be purchased at lunafest.org/fargo0331. fmjrleague.org Fargo Theatre

April 1st and 2nd at 7:30 p.m.

2016 NDGOP STATE CONVENTION

LUNAFEST

31st at 7 p.m.

PRCA RODEO

The North Dakota Republican party will be hosting their annual event to nominate candidates for various state and federal offices on behalf of the official party. Registration in advance is required and various depending on membership. ndgop.org Scheels Arena

5225 31st Ave. S, Fargo

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MUSIC MARCH 4TH - 5TH FRIDAY, MARCH 4TH Bad Bad Hats - The Aquarium Basement Brew - Dempsey's Dan Christianson - Junkyard Brewing Company Madd Hatter - Lucky's 13 Pub FM All Stars - Pickled Parrot Hangman's Joke - Rick's Bar Mick $ Rich - Speck's Bar 8th Hour - Shotgun Sally's Portland Junction - Spirits Lounge Acoustic Wood - VFW: Downtown Chancey Williams & The Younger Brothers Band - The Windbreak SATURDAY, MARCH 5TH The 4onthefloor - The Aquarium Headband Jam - Dempsey's Chris Holm - Junkyard Brewing Company Madd Hatter - Lucky's 13 Pub FM All Stars - Pickled Parrot Hangman's Joke - Rick's Bar Mick $ Rich - Speck's Bar The Vistas - Sidestreet Peskey Kids - Shotgun Sally's Portland Junction - Spirits Lounge Acoustic Wood - VFW: Downtown October Road - The Windbreak

MARCH 6TH - 10TH SUNDAY, MARCH 6TH Ed Huttlin (Pianist) - Basies Beer & Hymns with Warren Christensen Junkyard Brewing Company Live Karaoke with The Big Beat Band Shotgun Sally's Butters Toast & Jam Band - The Windbreak MONDAY, MARCH 7TH Tristan Larson - Junkyard Brewing Company TUESDAY, MARCH 8TH Black Tusk - The Aquarium

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STAY ON THE SCENE WITH OUR GUIDE TO FARGO-MOORHEAD’S LOCAL MUSIC.

The Cropdusters - Junkyard Brewing Company WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9TH Zach & Terry Show - Bar Nine Kill Ritual - Garage Bar Bros on Broadway - The HoDo Anthony Chaput - Junkyard Brewing Company Conveyer, For the Win, Until We Are Ghosts, Desire - The New Direction THURSDAY, MARCH 10TH Kathie Brekke & 42nd Street Jazz Band Basies Auratone - The HoDo Ciro - Junkyard Brewing Company The Valley Blues Band - Proof Artisan Distillers Old Time Jam - The Red Raven Contention - Shotgun Sally's The Roosters - The Windbreak

MARCH 11TH - 12TH FRIDAY, MARCH 11TH P.O.S (Aquarium & Dempsey's 10th Anniversary Party) - The Aquarium Nicholas David (Dempsey's 10th Anniversary Party) - Dempsey's Poitin - Junkyard Brewing Company The Deadbeats - Lucky's 13 Pub Contention - Pickled Parrot 8th Hour - Rick's Bar Liquored Up - Speck's Bar o'Fosho - Sidestreet Pop Rocks - Shotgun Sally's Ciro and Topher Show - Spirits Lounge C.O.D - VFW: Downtown The Roosters - The Windbreak SATURDAY, MARCH 12TH Har Mar Superstar (Aquarium & Dempsey's 10th Anniversary Party) - The Aquarium Kathie Brekke/Kent Karch Duo - Basies Confusion - Dempsey's Lonesome Dan Kase - Junkyard Brewing Company

The Groovetones - Lucky's 13 Pub Contention - Pickled Parrot Liquored Up - Speck's Bar Johnny Holm - Shotgun Sally's Ciro and Topher Show - Spirits Lounge C.O.D - VFW: Downtown Lost Highway - The Windbreak

MARCH 13TH - 17TH SUNDAY, MARCH 13TH Beer & Hymns with Tom Peckskamp Junkyard Brewing Company Live Karaoke with The Big Beat Band Shotgun Sally's Lars and Joe Pony Show (Full Band) - The Windbreak MONDAY, MARCH 14TH Mike and Ethan - Junkyard Brewing Company TUESDAY, MARCH 15TH The Cropdusters feat. Jake Schaefbauer Junkyard Brewing Company WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16TH Lars and Joe Pony Show - Bar Nine The Cropdusters feat. Dan Kaufman Junkyard Brewing Company THURSDAY, MARCH 17TH Irish Punk Cover Sets - The Aquarium Kathie Brekke, Russ Peterson & 42nd Street Jazz Band - Basies Poitin (St. Patrick's Day Party) - Dempsey's The Sidemen - The HoDo Matt Johnson (St. Patrick's Day Party) Junkyard Brewing Company Tripwire (St. Patrick's Day Party) - Shotgun Sally's 32 Below (St. Patrick's Day Party/Ladies Night) - The Windbreak

MARCH 18TH - 19TH FRIDAY, MARCH 18TH Bernie Fest - The Aquarium Church of Cash Acoustic Happy Hour - Bar Nine Church of Cash - Dempsey's Tom Peckskamp and Charlie Young Junkyard Brewing Company The Misadventures - Lucky's 13 Pub Atrocities, The Death in Me, Timecat - The New Direction Flatlanders - Pickled Parrot Phoenix Rises - Rick's Bar

GO MUSIC Hardwood Groove - Sidestreet Ultrasound - Shotgun Sally's Rhyme or Reason - Spirits Lounge Roadtrip Radio - VFW: Downtown Some Sh*tty Cover Band - The Windbreak SATURDAY, MARCH 19TH Timmy Williams of "Whitest Kids U Know" - The Aquarium Ed Huttlin (Pianist) - Basies Boots with Brothers Burn Mountain Dempsey's The Roosters - JC Chumley's Megan Johnson - Junkyard Brewing Company Flatlanders - Pickled Parrot Heart's Icky and A Million Souls - Rick's Bar Supercruiser and Go Murphy - Sidestreet Rock Godz - Shotgun Sally's Rhyme or Reason - Spirits Lounge Roadtrip Radio - VFW: Downtown Some Sh*tty Cover Band - The Windbreak

MARCH 20TH - 24TH SUNDAY, MARCH 20TH Beers & Hymns with Dan Christianson Junkyard Brewing Company Live Karaoke with The Big Beat Band Shotgun Sally's Butters Toast & Jam Band - The Windbreak MONDAY, MARCH 21ST Dean Johnson - Junkyard Brewing Company TUESDAY, MARCH 22ND The Cropdusters - Junkyard Brewing Company Greg Rekus, Pass the Flask, No Thumbs Up, Low Speed Chase, Vote for Aaron The New Direction WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23RD Common Ground Co. - The Aquarium Shaun Mitzel - Bar Nine Anthony Chapu - Junkyard Brewing Company THURSDAY, MARCH 24TH Russ Peterson Quartet - Basies Uli Jon Roth with special guests Jennifer Batten and Andy Timmons - Garage Bar Kapeesh - The HoDo Ciro - Junkyard Brewing Company Celtic Jam - The Red Raven The Roosters - Shotgun Sally's Redline - The Windbreak

MARCH 25TH - 26TH FRIDAY, MARCH 25TH That 1 Guy - The Aquarium Alex Rossi - Dempsey's Matt Johnson - Junkyard Brewing Company Q5 - Lucky's 13 Pub Jazz Night - The New Direction Mourning After - Pickled Parrot Save Me CJ - Rick's Bar D Mills & The Thrills - Sidestreet The Roosters - Shotgun Sally's Flashback - VFW: Downtown Redline - The Windbreak SATURDAY, MARCH 26TH Egypt (Release Party) - The Aquarium Ed Huttlin - Basies davis? - Dempsey's Warren Christensen - Junkyard Brewing Company Often Enough - Lucky's 13 Pub The Odd Life, What Kingswood Needs, Pretty Hardly, Free Truman, Independent Study - The New Direction Mourning After - Pickled Parrot IV Play - Shotgun Sally's Flashback - VFW: Downtown 8th Hour - The Windbreak

MARCH 27TH - 31ST SUNDAY, MARCH 27TH Beer & Hymns Easter Edition with Dan Christianson - Junkyard Brewing Company Live Karaoke with The Big Beat Band Shotgun Sally's Butters Toast & Jam Band - The Windbreak MONDAY, MARCH 28TH The Main Squeeze - The Aquarium Dan Christianson - Junkyard Brewing Company Souls, SeeingxRed, Shame, Barbarian, Swing Low - The New Direction

LOCALMUSICVENUES NEED TO FIND THE HOTSPOT? LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THIS HELPFUL GUIDE.

THE AQUARIUM

226 Broadway N, Fargo (Above Dempsey's)

BAR NINE

1405 Prairie Pkwy #301, West Fargo

BASIES RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE 1635 42nd St. S, Fargo (Ramada Plaza & Suites)

DEMPSEY’S

226 Broadway N, Fargo

GARAGE BAR

3108 9th St. S, Moorhead

THE HODO LOUNGE 101 Broadway N, Fargo

JC CHUMLEY'S

1608 Main Ave., Moorhead

JUNKYARD BREWING COMPANY 1416 1st Ave. N, Moorhead

LUCKY'S 13 PUB

4301 17th Ave. S, Fargo

THE NEW DIRECTION 14 Roberts St. N, Fargo

PICKLED PARROT 505 3rd Ave. N, Fargo

PROOF ARTISAN DISTILLERS 414 4th Ave. N, Fargo

THE RED RAVEN

916 Main Ave., Fargo

RICK’S BAR

2721 Main Ave., Fargo

SHOTGUN SALLY’S 1515 42nd St. S, Fargo

TUESDAY, MARCH 29TH The Cropdusters - Junkyard Brewing Company

SIDESTREET GRILLE & PUB

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30TH The Vinegar Strokes - Bar Nine Nick Foytik - Junkyard Brewing Company

SPECK’S BAR

THURSDAY, MARCH 31ST Kathie Brekke, Mike Krajewski & 42nd Street Jazz Band - Basies BDP - The HoDo Anthony Chaput - Junkyard Brewing Company Boomtown - The Windbreak

404 4th Ave. N, Fargo

2611 Main Ave., Fargo

SPIRITS LOUNGE (HOLIDAY INN) 3803 13th Ave. S, Fargo

VFW: DOWNTOWN

202 Broadway N, Fargo

THE WINDBREAK

3150 39th St. S, Fargo

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Acapulco 1150 36th St. S, Fargo

Domestic bottles $1.99, Malibu $2.25, Select Whiskey drinks $2, $.99 tap beers 2 - 6 pm

Import bottles $2.25, Bombay Sapphire and Hendrick’s Gin $2, Select Rum $1.99, $.99 tap beers 2 - 6 pm

Select wine by the glass $2.50, Absolut Vodka $2.50, Homemade Sangria $4, $.99 tap beers 2 - 6 pm

Happy hour 11 am - 2 pm and 6-9 pm, Margaritas $5, Domestic beer $1.99, select Tequilas $4.50

Happy hour 11 am - 2 pm and 6-9 pm, Margaritas $5, Import beer $2.25, select Tequilas $4.50

Happy hour 11 am - 2 pm and 6-9 pm, Margaritas $5, $1 off specialty drinks, select tequilas $4.50

All day $1.50 off cocktails and beers, Bloody Mary Special $2.50

Alibi Lounge & Casino 1340 21st Ave. S, Fargo

2 for 1 every day Noon - 7 pm

Happy Hour Applebees from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - close and 4 area locations $6.99 domestic pitchers

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - close and $2 wells

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - close and ½ Price Bottles of Wine, $3 Bud Light Ritas

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - close and $2 Long Island Teas

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - close and $5 Mucho Drinks

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - close and $5 Sangrias

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - close and $6.99 domestic pitchers

Mini Mug Night

Mug Night

$3.75 Stoli’s $5.75 domestic pitchers

$2.75 Windsors, Morgans, Bacardis, Smirnoffs, Jim Beams and domestic bottles

$3.50 Bloody Mary/ Caesars 11 am - 4 pm, Mug Night, $3.50 Jack Daniels and $3.75 premium pints

$3 wells and $3.75 32oz domestic draws

$2 Pounders 3 - 6 pm

Happy Hour 4 - 6 pm and 10 pm to midnight

Happy Hour 4-6 pm and 10 pm to midnight

Happy Hour 4-6 pm, 10 pm to midnight, Service Industry Night: 50% off all drinks 8 pm to close

College ID Night: $7 cover with free taps and wells 9 pm - midnight

Ink & Drink Night: $4 pitchers from 9 pm - close

3 for 1s 9 pm - midnight

3 for 1 drinks 9 pm - midnight

2 for 1 appetizers until midnight

Mug Night

$.50 taps $1 Morgans $1 Teas 8 pm - Midnight

2 for 1 domestic bottles, Jack and Jack Honey 8 pm - Midnight

$2 tall taps $2 Morgans $2 bomb shots 8 - 11 pm

Bison Turf 1211 University Dr. N, Fargo

Happy Hour drink specials All Day

Blackbird Woodfire 206 Broadway N, Fargo The Boiler Room 210 Broadway N, Fargo

Happy Hour 4-6 pm, 10 pmmidnight, Service Industry Night: 50% off all drinks 8 pm to close

Bomb Shelter 2 for 1 appetizers 325 10th St. N, Texas Hold ‘Em Fargo tourney 7:30 pm Borrowed Buck’s Roadhouse 1201 Westrac Dr, Fargo

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$3 Captain Morgan/Barcardi/ Chuck Norris & Ninja Turtle Shots, $3.50 Tito’s Vodka, $4 Jack Daniels & Crown Royal

Buffalo Wild Wings 3 area locations

Happy Hour All Day

2 for 1 wells 9 pm - midnight, Happy hour 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - midnight

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm midnight

$3 Long Island Iced Teas all day, Happy hour 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - midnight

$4 margaritas on the rocks, $4 Mexican pints and $4 Mexican bottled beer all day

$4 Bloody Marys and Caesars form 11 am - 5 pm

$3 you-call-its from 9 pm - midnight

Bulldog Tap 4265 45th St. S. Ste. 161, Fargo

$3.50 tall domestic taps 6 pm - close

$2.75 domestic bottles 8 pm - midnight

$3.50 UVs and Bacardis 8 pm - midnight

$3.25 Morgans $3.75 Crowns 8 pm - midnight

$3.75 Stolis and Jack Daniels 8 pm - midnight

$3.50 Smirnoffs and Windsors 8 pm - midnight

$3.50 tall domestic taps & import bottles All Day

Chili’s Grill and Bar 3902 13th Ave. S, Fargo

$3 tall domestic drafts, wine and margaritas 5 for $10 buckets of beer 3 - 6 pm

Chub’s Pub & Package Place 421 University Dr. N, Fargo

Big Mug Mondays: $5.95 New Mug & $3.95 Refills

$2.50 You Call It, “Top Shelf Excluded”

Big Mug Wednesdays: $5.95 New Mug & $3.95 Refills, $2.95 Morgans

$1 Taps, $2.95 Icehole and Fireball

Domestic Beer & A Shot For $7, Old School Teas & Stumplifters $2.95

$2.95 Bloody Mary’s & Caesars 8 am – Noon, $3.25 Jack Daniel’s, $2.95 PBR Tall Boy’s

Sunday Funday, $1 Off Drinks In Your Chub’s Sweatshirt

Dempsey’s 226 Broadway N, Fargo

$2.75 Old Style, $3 well drinks, $4 Jameson, $4.50 import or specialty taps from 4 pm - 7 pm

$2.75 Old Style, $3 well drinks, $4 Jameson, $4.50 import or specialty taps from 4 pm - 7 pm and $3 premium wells

$2.75 Old Style, $3 well drinks, $4 Jameson, $4.50 import or specialty taps from 4 pm - 7 pm

Happy Hour drink specials 4 pm - 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

$3.50 Crown Royals

$2.95 Bacardis

$2.75 Windsors

$2.95 Morgans, $3.95 Jack Daniels

$3.50 Stoli, $3.25 Jim Beams

$3.50 import and craft bottles, $3.95 Jagermeisters

$2.75 vodkas and Windsors

$4 pints from 4 - 6 pm

Fort Noks Bar of Gold 52 Broadway N, Fargo

Happy Hour 4-7 pm $4.25 Margarita’s, Long Island Ice Tea’s & $15 buckets of beer

Happy Hour 4 - 7 pm $2.25 taps

Happy Hour 4 - 7 pm, $2.75 select whiskeys, import bottles and micro domestic beers

Happy Hour All Day

Happy hour 4 - 7 pm, $3.25 Stolis, $3.25 Goldschlager and Icehole and $2 wells and bottles from 8 - 10 pm

$3.50 Bloody Mary 2 - 6 pm, $3.25 Bacardis, Morgans, Malibus, All Day, $3.25 Chuck Norris shots & $2 wells and domestic bottles from 8 - 10 pm

Any special throughout the week is honored all day long

Frank’s Lounge 2640 52nd Ave. S, Fargo

Happy Hour 4 - 6 pm and 9 pm - midnight: $1 off spirits, wine and beer

Happy Hour 4 - 6 pm and 9 pm - midnight: $1 off spirits, wine and beer and half price wine glasses and bottles

Happy Hour 4 - 6 pm and 9 pm - midnight: $1 off spirits, wine and beer

4Happy - 6 pmHour and 9 pm - midnight: $1 off spirits, wine and beer and $1 off bottles and cans of beer

$4 Grey Goose and Crown Royal drinks, $5 off any Frank's apparel

$5 build-yourown Bloody Mary or Mimosa bar 11 am - 4 pm

$5 build-yourown Bloody Mary or Mimosa bar 11 am - 4 pm, All day Happy Hour, half price tap beer all day

Golf Addiction 4474 23rd Ave. S, Fargo

Mulligan Monday – Twofers on all taps

Twosday $2 domestic bottles

Apple Winesday - ½ Priced appetizers & wine

Thirstday $2 Green Cup Fills

$5 domestic pitchers

$2 Green Cup Fills

$1 PBR Pounders & $2 Green Cup Fills (22oz of beer in a Green Golf Addiction Cup)

Fargo Brewing Company 610 University Dr. N, Fargo

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$3 tall domestic drafts, wine and margaritas 5 for $10 buckets of beer All Day

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Granite City 1636 42nd St. S, Fargo

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$5 cocktails from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - close

$5 cocktails and bottomless mimosas from noon - 5 pm and 9 pm - close

Happy Hour Happy Hour Happy Hour 3 - 6 pm and 3 - 6 pm and 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - close, 9 pm - close, 9 pm - close, Thursday night $2.50 domestic $3 mimosas, Football specials, pints, $3 craft/ $3 PBR pounders $3 mimosas, import pints, and $2.50 $3 PBR pounders $2.50 Snortie Brew Snortie Brew and $2.50 Pints and $3 pints all day Snortie Brew mimosas all day pints all day

Happy hour 3 - 6 pm, $2.50 Snortie Brew Pints, $3 PBR pounders and $3 mimosas all day

$5 Bloody Mary bar 9 am - 4 pm, $3 Bud Light Pounders during the game, $3 screwdrivers, $3 PBR pounders, $3 mimosas and $3 Snortie Brew Pints all day

$5 Bloody Mary bar 11 am - 4 pm, Happy Hour 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - close, $3 mimosas, $3 screwdrivers, $3.50 craft pounders and $3 domestic pounders all day

$1 off wine, beer and drinks, $3 mimosas, Herd and Horns $3 PBR pounders 1414 12th Ave. N, and $3.50 Snortie Brew Pints all Fargo day, Monday night Football specials Labby’s Grill & Bar 1100 19th Ave. N, Fargo

$2.95 Morgans, $3.95 margaritas, $12.50 buckets of beer

32oz Mug Night - All tap beer and select liquor

$3.50 jumbo Long Island Teas, $5.25 top shelf Long Island Teas

Poor boy pounder night

$1 off all bottled beer and drinks 9 pm - close

$3.95 Mimosas, Screwdrivers, and Bloody Marys from 9 am - 3 pm

$2.95 pounders

Lucky’s 13 Pub 4301 17th Ave. S, Fargo

$2.25 short domestic beers

Half off Margaritas and $2.50 Coronas

$3 tall domestic taps 3 pm - close

½ price bottles of wine $2 PBR bottles 3 pm - close

Happy Hour 3 - 6 pm

9 am - 2 pm $2.50 Mimosas and Bloody Marys

Happy Hour all day – $1.25 off all drinks & $2.50 mimosas 12 - 4 pm

Happy Hour 4 - 6 pm and 9 - 11 pm: $3 tap beer, $2 off select cocktails, $1 glass of wine

Happy Hour 5 - 7 pm

Happy Hour 10 pm-close with 2-for-1 drinks

$3 UV Vodka

$3 Bloody Marys and Caesars with UV Vodka until 4 pm

Pay The Day Taps 8 - 10 pm College Night $2.75 select drinks 9 - 11 pm

$3.50 pitchers 8-10 pm, College Night $2.75 select drinks 9-11 pm

Mezzaluna 309 Roberts St. N, Fargo

* This is not a full list of specials. Specials subject to change. For updated and entire list of specials, go fargomonthly.com.

The Northern 325 10th St. N, Fargo

Happy Hour 5 - 7 pm

NoBull Country Club 609 NP Ave, Fargo O’Kelly’s 3800 Main Ave, Fargo

Rum Monday: $3 Malibu and Captain Morgan

$3 Long Island Iced Teas and 23oz. domestic taps

Whiskey Wednesday: $3 Bison Ridge and Windsor

Barcardi Party: $3 Barcardi White, Limón or Black Razz

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

$2.95 Bloody Marys/ mimosas/SkipN-Go Naked 11 am-2 pm

Wine Club Night from 4 - 10 pm

$5.95 Pitchers ($8.95 Craft and Import) all day & 2 for 1 drinks from 3-6 pm

Ticket Tuesday - $3.50 Mugs 6 - 10 pm Happy Hour 3 - 6 pm with 2-4-1 drinks

Happy Hour 3-6 pm with 2-for-1 drinks

Happy Hour from 4 to 9 pm and $2 pounders, $2.50 domestic bottles, $4 Fireball and select parrot jars

Happy Hour from 4 to 9 pm and $3 Ice Hole and Captain Morgan, $4 select parrot jars and $4.50 shots

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Happy Hour 3-6 pm with 2-for-1 drinks

Happy Hour 3-6 pm with 2-for-1 drinks, College Night: $2.75 select drinks 9-11 pm

$2.95 Bloody Marys/mimosas & select drinks 11 am - 2 pm, College Night $2.75 select drinks 9-11 pm

Happy Hour from 4 to 9 pm and $4 Water Moccasins, $7 craft tap parrot jars and $8 well drink parrot jars

Happy Hour from 4 to 9 pm and $3 Ice Hole, $4 Crown Royal and $5 Patron

Happy Hour from 4 to 9 pm and $3 Malibu, Windsor and Chuck Norris

Happy Hour all day

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Happy Hour from 4 to 6 pm and 9 pm to close, $1 off local beers

Happy Hour from 4 to 6 pm and 9 pm to close, $5 Midwest Martinis

Happy Hour from 4 to 6 pm and 9 pm to close, $ 1 off craft pounders

Happy Hour from 4 to 6 pm and 9 pm to close, $4 Bulleit

Happy Hour from 4 to 6 pm and 9 pm to close, $5 cucumber Bloody Marys

$2 off top shelf liquor & $1 off beer Wells & wine by the glass

$2 off all glasses of wine and $1 off beer and wells

$2.50 16oz taps $2 domestic $3 premium $5 long island teas

Free pint of Rhombus Beer with a Rhombus Growler fill from 6 pm-close

Half off glasses and bottles of wine starting at 6 pm

$4 pints of Rhombus beer starting at 9 pm

Late Night Happy Hour from 10 pm-close

$4 craft beer pints starting at 9 pm

Bloody Mary Bar from 11 am-4 pm, $5 well vodka, $6 premium vodka,$3 you-call-its for service industry all day

$3.05 Morgans $3.45 tall domestic taps 4:30 pm - close

$3.75 Crown Royals $3.95 Crown Blacks

$2.95 Bacardis/ domestic bottles 4:30 pm - 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 pm - close

$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 pm (2 for 1 drinks)

$2.50 Homemade Bloody Marys w/ beer chaser 10 am - 4 pm

$1 off drinks from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - midnight

$1 off drinks from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - midnight and ½ price bottles of wine

$1 off drinks from 3 - 6 pm and 9 pm - midnight and $1 wells, $2 domestic bottles and $3 domestic beers/premium wells

Ladies Night: $5 all you can drink from 9 pm -midnight

$7 bottomless mimosas/bloody marys/domestic taps from 10 am - 2 pm

$3 Bloody Marys and $7 bottomless mimosas from noon - 6 pm

Sickie's Garage 3431 Fiechtner Dr. S, Fargo

$2 Sailer Jerry and Absolut, $3 Jack Daniels and Redbull shots, Happy Hour 3 - 6 pm and 9 - 11 pm with $2.50 domestic taps and wells

Big 98.7 Happy Hour 4 - 6 pm with $.98 domestic taps, Q105 $1.05 drink tickets 7 - 9 pm, $2 Sailer Jerry and Absolut, $3 Jack Daniels and Redbull shots, Happy Hour 3 - 6 pm and 9 - 11 pm with $2.50 domestic taps and wells

Rock 701 $1.07 drink tickets 5 - 7 pm, $2 Sailer Jerry and Absolut, $3 Jack Daniels and Redbull shots, Happy Hour 3 6 pm and 9 - 11 pm with $2.50 domestic taps and wells

$2 Sailer Jerry and Absolut, $3 Jack Daniels and Redbull shots, Happy Hour 3 - 6 pm and 9 - 11 pm with $2.50 domestic taps and wells

$2 Sailer Jerry and Absolut, $3 Jack Daniels and Redbull shots, Happy Hour 3 6 pm and 9 - 11 pm with $2.50 domestic taps and wells

Happy Hour 3 - 6 pm with $2.50 domestic taps and wells

Happy Hour 3 - 6 pm and 9 - 11 pm with $2.50 domestic taps and wells

Sidestreet Grille & Pub 301 3rd Ave. N, Fargo

$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

$3.50 Stolis, $3.75 Summit pints

$3.75 Jack Daniels, Jack Honeys and Jim Beams $3.75 New Belgium bottles

$2 off all pitchers $3 rail vodkas $1 off u-call-its Service Industry Night

Slammer’s Sports Bar & Grill 707 28th Ave. N, Fargo

$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

$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

Speck’s Bar 2611 Main Ave, Fargo

$2.95 pounders

$3 Bacardis and Jim Beams

$2.95 Morgans $3.95 Jack Daniels

$2.95 whiskeys and Barefoot wines

$3.25 import and craft beers, $3.25 Smirnoffs

$3.25 UV drinks

$2.75 wells, $3.35 20oz taps

Spirits Lounge 3803 13th Ave. S, Fargo

$2.50 Captain Morgan and $3.50 Malibu all day, $3 jumbo domestic beers and $1 well pours from 4-7 pm

2-for-1 cocktails all day, $3 jumbo domestic beers and $1 well pours from 4-7 pm

$3 Crown Royal and $4 Jameson all day, $3 jumbo domestic beers and $1 well pours from 4-7 pm

$4 Stoli all day, $1 selected drafts until keg is done, $3 jumbo domestic beers and $1 well pours from 4-7 pm

$3 jumbo domestic beers and $1 well pours from 4-7 pm

$3 jumbo domestic beers until 4 pm

$3 jumbo domestic beers all day

Sports Bar 619 NP Ave. N, Fargo

$2.50 tap beer pints, $3.50 talls

$2.50 Stolis & $3.50 Stolis with energy drink

College Night: ½ price domestic pitchers

$2.95 Jack Daniels, Captain Morgan, Bombay Sapphire and Grey Goose

½ off pitchers 7 - 10 pm

$3 pounders, $3.50 Bloody Marys

Pounds 6 12 1st Ave. N, Fargo

Radisson 201 5th St. N. Fargo

$2 off martinis $1 off beer Wells & wine by the glass

Rhombus Guys Pizza 606 Main Ave, Fargo Rick’s Bar 2721 Main Ave, Fargo Rooter’s Bar 107 Broadway N, Fargo

Shotgun Sally’s Rock and Roll Saloon 1515 42nd St. S, Fargo

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Tailgators Sports Cafe 1322 Main Ave, Fargo VFW: Downtown 202 Broadway N, Fargo Vinyl Taco 520 1st Ave. N, Fargo

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$3.50 Crown Royal, $3 UV Vodka Flavors, Football Night: $3.50 Bud & Bud Light aluminum bottles 6 - 10 pm

$3 domestic bottles, $3 Captain Morgan

$8 domestic pitchers, $2.50 Schnapps, $2.75 well drinks

$3.50 import bottles and gator teas, $2.50 Schnapps, Football Night: $3.50 Bud & Bud Light aluminum bottles 6 - 10 pm

$3 Bacardi, $2.75 Windsor, $3 Chuck Norris shots and Jag Bombs

$3.99 Bloody Marys, $1 off whisky, $3.25 domestic pints and bottles, $3.25 Wonder Woman

$3 Captain Morgan

$6 domestic pitchers

$3 Windsor

$3 domestic pounders and bottles

$3 teas

Happy Hour 11 am - 5 pm

Happy Hour All Day

$2 off jumbo 32 oz. Margaritas

$2 PBR Pounders, $1 off Almond-Ritas

$1 off Padre’s Root Beer Float

$2 off all tequila shots

$1 off Cadillac Margaritas, $2 Margaritas 9pm-close

$1 off Lavender Lemonades, $1 off Sangria, $2 Margaritas 9 pm - close

$2 drinks 9-11pm, $2 select bombs shots 9-11pm

2 for 1's from 9 pm to midnight

The Windbreak 3150 39th St. S, Fargo

$1 off drinks from 3 - 6 pm and 9 - 11 pm

Ladies Night: Ladies drink free from 9 pm midnight, Guys $2.50 from 9 - 11 pm, $2 select bomb shots 9- 11 pm

Woody’s Bar 1550 32nd Ave. S, Fargo

Happy Hour All Day ($1 off all drinks)

$3.30 Captain Morgan, $3.30 Bacardi and Flavors

$3.30 Deep Eddy Vodka, $3.30 Glasses of Bota Box Wine

$3.85 Crown Royal, $3.85 Jack Daniels

$3.30 Captain Morgan, $3.50 Long Island Iced Tea

$3.30 Bloody Mary and Caesars, $3.30 import bottles

$3.30 Bloody Mary and Caesars, $6 domestic pitchers, $8 import pitchers

Bar Nine 1405 Prairie Pkwy, West Fargo

$3 tall domestics, $3 Stolis and $3 Jack Daniels 8 pm

$2 domestic pints and wells 8 pm

Mug night 8 pm $5 mugs

$2.50 domestic bottles, $3 well specials 8 pm

$2.50 Morgans and Bacardis 8 pm

$3 teas and bomb shots 8 pm

$6 domestic pitchers and $2.50 Icehole All Day

Blarney Stone 1910 9th St. E, West Fargo

Happy Hour 3-6 pm and 9 pm-close, $1 off drafts, $1 off bar pours, $1 off house wines

VIP Day: Mug club members get an extra $1 off discounted beer, Happy Hour 3-6 pm and 9 pm-close

$2 off popsicle drinks, Happy Hour 3-6 pm and 9 pm-close

VIP Day: Mug club members get an extra $1 off discounted beer, Happy Hour 3-6 pm and 9 pm-close

Happy Hour 3-6 pm and 9 pm-close, $1 off drafts, $1 off bar pours, $1 off house wines

Free trip through the Bloody Mary bar or free mimosa with purchase of breakfast entrée, Happy Hour 9 pm-close

Happy Hour all day, VIP Day: Mug club members get an extra $1 off discounted beer

The District Waterhouse and Kitchen 3179 Bluestem Dr, West Fargo

$1.50 off signature drinks

$1.50 off wine and beer taps

Half price bottles of wine and featured taps

ABC at the D: $3.50 Absolute, Bombay and Crown Royal

$1.50 off rum and vodka drinks

$1.50 off Sangrias and whiskeys

$1 off all drinks all day

$2.50 domestic bottles All Day

$3 domestic talls All Day

$3.50 well margaritas, $3 Corona and Dos Equis

$2.50 Morgans and Bacardis All Day

$3 well drinks 7 pm - close

$3 bomb shots 8 pm - midnight

$3 Captain Morgan, domestic bottles, Bloody Marys and Caesars all day

$4 Craft Taps 4 pm - close

$4 Crown Royal 4 pm - close

$4 Captain Morgan 4 pm close

$4 Fireball 4 pm - close

$4 Tito's Vodka 4 pm - close

$3.50 Morgan and Bacardi

$3.50 Jack Daniels, Jim Beam and Jameson, $4.50 Crown Royal

$3.50 UV, Wave and Titos

$3.50 Windsor, $3.00 Solo Cups: Bud Light Coors Light Miller Lite

$3.00 Solo Cups: Bud Light Coors Light Miller Lite

Happy Hour All Day Service Industry Night: $3.50 youcall-its

$3 Jag and Jack Daniels, $7.50 Miller Lite Pitchers

$3 Windsor, Canadian Club, Jack Daniels and $14 bucket of domestic beers

$3 Captain Morgan, Bacardi and domestic bottles

$3.50 bomb shots and Tito’s Vodka

Bloody Mary and Caesar specials all day, $3 Fireball and Tuaca

$7.50 Coors Light pitchers, $3.50 Crown Royal, Bloody Mary and Caesar specials all day

WEST FARGO

Hooligans 3330 Sheyenne St, West Fargo Pickled Parrot West 1410 9th St. E, West Fargo Pub West 3140 Bluestem Dr, West Fargo

$3.50 tall domestic beer, $4.50 tall craft beer

Rookies 715 13th Ave. E, West Fargo Silver Dollar Flying Pig 221 Sheyenne St, West Fargo

Happy Hour from 4:30 - 6:30 pm

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 and $7 import pitchers

$2 whiskey drinks

$2 rum drinks

$2 vodka drinks

$3 Bloody Mary’s and/or Caesars

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$3.50 Jameson and $1 off bottled beer 8 pm - close

$3.50 Bloody Marys, Caesars and Mimosas, $5 teas and $6 Patron margaritas 8 pm - close

Happy Hour All Day

Fireball Friday $3, Extended happy hour 3-8 pm from 7 - 11 pm

Sex with Strangers $3, 10 am - 1 pm $4 Bloody Marys & Caesars from 7 - 11 pm

$2.75 pounders all day, Service Industry Special: well drinks & domestic beer $2 from 7 to 11 pm

Mug night

$3 off all pitchers 7 pm - close

Tall beers for the price of short 7 pm - close

½ price bottles of wine, $5 classic and $8 top-shelf martinis 7 pm - close

Town Hall Bar 103 Main Ave. W, West Fargo

$3 Captain Morgan, $3.50 Crown Royal, $3.50 Washington Apples from 7 to 11 pm

$3 32oz domestic Mongo Mugs, Ladies night $1 off drinks, $3 shots from 7 - 11 pm

Hump Day Happy Hour 3 - 7 pm, Windsor $3, Wu Tang Shots $3 from 7 - 11 pm

Rum Night $3 Cristal & Limon, Domestic Pitchers $6 from 7 - 11 pm

VFW: West Fargo 308 Sheyenne St, West Fargo

$2.50 regular domestic beers and Windsor

12 inch pizza and a pitcher of beer for $11

$3 Barcardi, Morgan, Mike’s Hard Lemonade or Wine Coolers

$3.50 25oz tap beers, $3 25oz amber tap beers and import/ premium bottles

Work Zone 701 Main Ave. E, West Fargo

$3 Jag shots, $3 Tuaca, Mug Special $6.50 with $3.50 refills

$3 Bacardi and Ice Hole

$3 Dr. Mac shots, Mug Special $6.50 with $3.50 refills

$3 Morgan, Malibu and Jag

$3 Jack and Jims

$3 Bloody Marys and Caesars, $3 craft and imports

$5.50 domestic pitchers, $3.50 Buccas, $3 Bloody Marys and Caesars

Dave’s Southside Tap 803 Belsly Blvd, Moorhead

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm, $3.50 tall domestic taps from 7 pm - close

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm, $2.50 domestic bottles and wells 7 pm - close

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm, $3 Captain Morgan and Fireball from 8 pm - close

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm, $6.50 domestic pitches from 8 pm - close

Happy Hour from 3 - 6 pm, $3.50 Stolis and Bacardis from 8 pm - close

$3.50 Long Island Teas and Crown Royals 8 pm - close

$3.50 tall domestic taps and import bottles all day

JC Chumley’s 1608 Main Ave, Moorhead

Happy Hour 5 - 6:30 pm, $4 domestic mug fills 8 pm midnight, $2.50 Captain Morgan 8 pm - close

Happy Hour 5 - 6:30 pm, $4 domestic mug fills, $3 Smirnoff

Happy Hour 5 - 6:30 pm, $3.50 import pints 8 pm midnight, $4 bomb shots 8 pm - close

Happy Hour 5 - 6:30 pm, $3.50 Fireball 5 pm - midnight, $2.50 domestic bottles and Captain Morgan 8 - 10 pm

$5.25 Bloody Marys and Caesars, $5 endless Mimosas 11 am - 4 pm, $4 Busch Light mug fills with student ID 8 pm - midnight, $8 domestic pitchers all day

$2.50 domestic bottles and wells 11 am - close

$2.50 pounders, $2.50 youcall-its 8 pm - midnight

Jell-O shot raffle 10 pm - 1 am, $2.75 wells, $4 domestic mugs, $3 Busch Light and Old Style mugs, $2.50 panty shots

$2.75 pounders, $3 Ice Hole 8pm - midnight

Bloody Marys and Caesars starting at $5.25 and $5 endless mimosas, $6.50 domestic pitchers 11 am - 4 pm, $4 domestic pitchers 4 pm - midnight

Happy Hour all day, $.50 off all drinks, $4 Bloody Marys and Caesars, 2 for $5 Miller Lite Pounders

Three Lyons Pub 675 13th Ave. E, West Fargo

MOORHEAD

$2.50 Captain Morgan, Mick’s Office $3 import taps, 10 8th St. $4 domestic mug fills, $4 bomb S, Moorhead shots 8 pm midnight

$3 domestic pints, $3.50 select import pints 8 pm - midnight

Happy Hour 4 - 6 Happy Hour 4 - 6 Happy Hour 4 - 6 Happy Hour 4 - 6 Happy Hour 4 - 6 pm and 9 - 11 pm: pm and 9 - 11 pm: pm and 9 - 11 pm: pm and 9 - 11 pm: pm and 9 - 11 pm: $3 tap beer, $2 off $3 tap beer, $2 off $3 tap beer, $2 off $3 tap beer, $2 off $3 tap beer, $2 off select cocktails, select cocktails, select cocktails, select cocktails, select cocktails, $5 woodfire $5 woodfire $5 woodfire $5 woodfire $5 woodfire pizzas pizzas pizzas pizzas pizzas

Rustica Tavern 315 Main Ave, Moorhead

Happy Hour from 1 - 7 pm and $4 scratch teas

Happy Hour from 1 pm - midnight

Happy Hour from 1 - 7 pm, $5 all you can drink for ladies from 9 pm - midnight, $3 pounders (all day) $2 Morgans and $3 bomb shots (9 pm midnight)

2 for 1 drink specials from 4 - 6 pm and $2 domestic bottles from 7 pm - midnight

2 for 1 drinks from 4 - 6 pm

$5.25 pitches of Budweiser, Mich, Amber Boch, Bud Light, Miller Light and Foster and 2 for 1 drink specials from 4- 6 pm

$2.75 22oz grande beers, $4 Sam Adams, Red’s Apple and Bells and 2 for 1 drink specials from 4- 6 pm

$6 pitchers of Bud Light, Shock Top, Miller Light, Coors Light and Nordeast, 2 for 1 drink specials 4-6 pm

Bloody Mary specials, $6 pitchers of Bud Light, Shock Top, Miller Lite, Coors Light and Nordeast 9 pm - 2 am

Grand beers $2.75 (all day)

$2.75 Morgans

2 for 1 8 - 11 pm

$2.75 whiskeys

Ladies night 8 - 10 pm $5 pitchers

Late night Happy Hour 9 pm - midnight

$5 pitchers All Day

Bloody Mary special

O’Leary’s Pub 808 30th Ave. S, Moorhead

Happy Hour from 1 - 7 pm and $5 domestic mugs, $6 import mugs (8 pm - midnight)

Speak Easy 1001 30th Ave. S, Moorhead

Vic’s Bar & Grill 427 Center Ave, Moorhead

Happy Hour 5 - 6:30 pm, $2 domestic bottles and wells 5 pm - midnight

Happy Hour from 1 - 7 pm, $3 perfect pint of Guinness and Irish car bombs (9 pm - 12 am)

Happy Hour from 1 - 7 pm, $10 all you can drink (11 am - 2 pm) Mimosas, Bloodys and domestic taps

Happy Hour from 1 - 7 pm and $5 domestic pitchers

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Since this issue is dedicated to the great women in our community, we decided to highlight some of the stylish women's fashion that can be found at a few of Downtown Fargo's wonderful boutiques. By Erica Rapp | Photos by Paul Flessland

COCOBELLE SANDALS A great pair of sandals go a long way. These adorable, ankle-strap beaded sandals will make a great addition to any warm weather outfit. $119 Fowlers Heritage Company 210 Broadway N, Fargo facebook.com/FowlersHeritage

HOME STATE SHIRTS Rep the love you have for your home state with these casual, buffalo plaid home state shirts. And, they're exclusively made for LOT 2029, so you won't be able to find these unique tees anywhere else. $38 each LOT 2029 612 Main Ave., Fargo lot2029.com

VEST The beauty of this green khaki vest is its versatility and endless options for trendy layering, not to mention that the back of it is a knitted, aztec print to spice things up. $47, Plaid Shirt $50 LOT 2029 612 Main Ave., Fargo lot2029.com

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TORO BOOTIES These boots might mean business, but they're also a great accessory for just about any outfit whether it's a night out on the town, a casual lunch or an important meeting. These could really be your go-to choice in footwear. $34.50 Proper & Prim 315 Broadway N, Fargo properprim.com PLATE NECKLACE â&#x20AC;&#x2039;â&#x20AC;&#x2039;This necklace is a beautiful blend of metal parts and pearls for the ultimate classy, yet exotic look. $28 Kittsona 610 Main Ave., Fargo kittsona.com

EDGY SOFT PANTS These pants could be worn as business attire with the bold lines and grey tone of the style, but they're also soft, incredibly comfortable and have more of a legging-type feel. It's the best of both worlds. $28 Proper & Prim 315 Broadway N, Fargo properprim.com

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DENIM JACKET Every basic wardrobe needs a denim jacket. It's a piece of clothing that has lasted throughout the decades and is still going strong. Get your hands on this denim beauty and you'll be able to pair it with more things than you think, such as the casual geometric top pictured here. Jacket - $54 Top - $32 Kittsona 610 Main Ave, Fargo kittsona.com

BOOTIE WEDGES The best part about sneakerstyle boots is when they come in an adorable wedge form. These tan, laced beauties will dress up an average outfit, plus they're low-heeled and easy to walk in. $40

LAYERED SKIRT You can pair this square-patterned, layered A-line skirt with a casual tee or a formal top for any sort of look with a unique flair. $41 LOT 2029 612 Main Ave., Fargo lot2029.com

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SPRING OUTFIT Say goodbye to the melting snow in style. You can rock a spring dress while having a sweater athand in case it's still a little chilly, plus it looks great even when it's wrapped around the waist. Floral Dress - $55.50 Knit sweater - $34.50 Triangle Necklace - $18 Bar Necklace - $11.25 Proper & Prim 315 Broadway N, Fargo properprim.com

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