Programming: October 27

October 27 - Closing Day/Halloween

LIVE MUSIC

10:00-11:30 - 

11:30-12:30 - Twelve Strings

12:30-2:00 - Dakota Dutchmen

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PROGRAMMING AND KIDS ACTIVITIES

Prairie Public

Imagination Playground with Boys and Girls Club

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NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

eFargo

• Efargo, a research team at North Dakota State University, works to research, design and test creative solutions to create environmental resiliency especially in energy use and carbon emissions. In partnership with the City of Fargo, efargo won the Georgetown University Energy Prize in 2017, a two-year competition in which fifty semi-finalist cities across the United States took innovative actions to reduce energy use and carbon emissions.

American Association of University Women

Programming: October 20

October 20

LIVE MUSIC

10:00-11:30 - Golden Blends

11:30-12:30 - The JT Kennelly Band

12:30-2:00 - Warren Christensen

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PROGRAMMING AND KIDS ACTIVITIES

Prairie Public

Imagination Playground with Boys and Girls Club

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NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

F5 Project

• F5 Project believes what happens in one’s past does not need to determine one’s future. With ongoing communication, safe and affordable housing, employment, healthy socialization and transportation, F5 helps transition citizens from confinement to a new life. Currently, F5 Project serves former offenders of Cass County, North Dakota.

Northern Plains Sustainable Ag

Programming: October 13

October 13 - Alpaca Day

LIVE MUSIC

10:00-11:30 - Crop Dusters 

11:30-12:30 - Fancy and the Functional

12:30-2:00 - Jake Ingamar

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PROGRAMMING AND KIDS ACTIVITIES

Family Wellness

Imagination Playground with Boys and Girls Club

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NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

Emergency Food Pantry

• The Emergency Food Pantry in Fargo provides food to people in need in Cass and Clay Counties. We work in coordination with volunteers, other agencies and businesses to serve our clients and enhance their lives.

High Plains Fair Housing Center

• High Plains Fair Housing Center is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that works to eliminate housing discrimination and to ensure equal housing opportunities for all. The Center assists people in North Dakota who believe they have experienced discrimination while attempting to rent or purchase housing, provides community education to promote fair housing, and conducts preliminary investigations of potential housing discrimination.
   
   

Programming: October 6

October 6 - Fall Festival

LIVE MUSIC

10:00-11:00 - Jake Ingamar

11:00-11:30 - Gasper’s School of Dance

11:30-12:30 - The Jenny Coins

12:30-2:00 - Polka by the Meat Rabbits

COOKING DEMONSTRATION

12:30-1:00, Broadway Stage

Join Megan Myrdal, Family Nutrition Program Agent from NDSU Extension - Cass County to learn to make Squash Soup!

Recipe cards + samples provided.

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PROGRAMMING AND KIDS ACTIVITIES

Professional Photographer Fall Photo Booth with M.Schleif Photography

Free Face Painting

Free Gourd Painting Station

Fargo Public Library

Inspire Lab

Imagination Playground with Boys and Girls Club

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NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

CHARISM

• Since 1994 CHARISM has been working towards building stronger neighborhoods by building stronger people. They do this by providing: Educational afterschool programs for 250 low income children, Mentorship programs for 50 at risk youth, Grocery Assistance Program for over 600 families overcoming challenges, and Skill development, community resources, and positive family events to increase opportunities. CHARISM, along with the support of the community, helps “Change the Story” for all the kids, youth, adults, and families they serve!

Programming: September 29

September 29

LIVE MUSIC

10:00-11:15 - Jade Teather

11:15 - Red River Dance

12:30-2:00 - Jessica Vines

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PROGRAMMING AND KIDS ACTIVITIES

Rourke Art Museum

Red River Dance

Imagination Playground with Boys and Girls Club

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NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

Youthworks

• Youthworks is a 501(c)3 non-profit providing youth and family services throughout North Dakota since 1986. Celebrating 30 years, as a homeless youth program in the state of North Dakota, Youthworks provides support services to youth and their families helping to meet goals for strong, healthy relationships. Offices are located in Fargo and Bismarck with services extending to the surrounding counties. Youthworks focus and expertise is working with homeless, runaway, trafficked and at-risk teens as well as parents and young adults under 22 years old. Visit youthworksnd.org.

Programming: September 22

September 8 - Pets Day

LIVE MUSIC

10:00-11:30 - Hot Lunch

11:30-12:30 - Matt J

12:30-2:00 - Warren Christensen

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PROGRAMMING AND KIDS ACTIVITIES

Creative Plains

Family Wellness

Imagination Playground with Boys and Girls Club

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NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

4 Luv of Dog Rescue

• 4luvofdog is a volunteer run, non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing and rehoming dogs. They are based in Fargo, North Dakota. The majority of their dogs are in foster homes, with a few residing at our facility. 4luvofdog does not receive any government funding and relies upon grants, fundraising and your generous donations to pay their expenses.

Homeward Animal Shelter

• Homeward Animal Shelter is a local and community-funded, non-profit animal shelter. Its mission is: “Rescue. Shelter. Protect. Rehome.”. It provides a second chance at happiness to lost, abandoned and owner-surrendered animals and educates the community in the proper, loving and kind treatment of animals. Homeward Animal Shelter is committed to preventing animal overpopulation and spays/neuters all animals 6 months or older before adoption. Over the past 52 years, Homeward Animal Shelter has placed over 35,000 animals in lifelong homes. To find out how you can support Homeward Animal Shelter, please visit http://www.homewardonline.org.

Programming: September 15

September 15 - Welcoming Week

LIVE MUSIC

10:00-11:30 - Jeffrey Lackman

11:30-12:30 - Ricot Aladin

12:30-2:00 - Kwaician Traylor

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PROGRAMMING AND KIDS ACTIVITIES

Imagination Playground with Boys and Girls Club

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NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

New American Consortium for Wellness and Empowerment

• The New American Consortium for Wellness and Empowerment, formerly called the Refugee Consortium of North Dakota, was founded in 2015 by leaders of 3 ethnic community-based organizations in the F/M Area. The Consortium was created out of need to streamline funding and provide more of a structure to maximize resources for these communities, as well as many others. Many of the ethnic communities had similar needs so instead of duplicating service, we were created as an umbrella organization that could allow the communities to maintain their own unique identities, while still building social connections and making the most of the resources we have to offer.

Cultural Diversity Resources

• Cultural Diversity Resources has been seeking to educate, connect & empower minorities, New Americans, and local citizens with social and economic disparities to achieve success since 1994. Serving as an intercultural bridge, CDR partners with local agencies and ethnic communities to help individuals and families access information and services such as food, nutrition, English classes, interpreters, transportation, jobs, education, youth, family engagement and cultural activities. CDR focuses on outreach and collaboration for community members from diverse backgrounds to foster a community that supports one another to achieve social and economic success. “Give individuals/ families the fish and you feed them for a day, teach individuals/families to fish and you feed them for a lifetime. “

Programming: September 8

September 8 - Alpaca Day/College Day

LIVE MUSIC

10:00-11:30 - FM Symphony

11:30-12:30 - Courtney Utz

12:30-2:00 - The North 40

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PROGRAMMING AND KIDS ACTIVITIES

Fargo Public Library

• Book Reading

Imagination Playground with Boys and Girls Club

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NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

FM Symphony

• The Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra serves the community by enriching, educating and engaging audiences of all ages through inspired performances of orchestral and chamber music.

Reform Fargo

• Reform Fargo is a team of passionate people from across the political spectrum who believe in better government through better electoral systems.

Programming: September 1

September 1

LIVE MUSIC

10:00-11:30 - Jacob Hoffman

11:30-12:30 - Aimee Klein

12:30-2:00 - Kwaician Traylor

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PROGRAMMING AND KIDS ACTIVITIES

FM Science Alliance

Imagination Playground with Boys and Girls Club

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NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

Alzheimer's Association

• Formed in 1980, the Alzheimer's Association advances research to end Alzheimer's and dementia while enhancing care for those living with the disease. The Minnesota-North Dakota chapter serves all of our community members throughout each state through care consultations, education, presentations, and fundraising events. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer's.

Programming: August 25

August 25 - Kids Day

LIVE MUSIC

10:00-11:00 - Dan Christianson

11:00-12:00 - Penny and Pals

12:30-2:00 - Warren Christensen

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PROGRAMMING AND KIDS ACTIVITIES

Family Wellness

• Healthy Cooking Classes

CrossFit Fargo

• Fitness for Kids

Imagination Playground with Boys and Girls Club

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NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

GleaND

• GleaND is a volunteer powered network serving North Dakota and Clay County, Minnesota. Our goal is to capture excess produce from local growers and channel it through the charitable feeding networks we serve. These donations ensure all families in our communities have access to fresh, healthy foods. 2018 marks our pilot season, in which are partnering with five producers in the Fargo-Moorhead area who will donate excess crops to local food distribution agencies.

Programming: August 18

August 18

LIVE MUSIC

10:00-11:30 - Jon Walters

11:30-12:30 - Jeffrey Lackman

12:30-2:00 - Jessica Vines

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PROGRAMMING AND KIDS ACTIVITIES

Fargo Public Library

• Book Reading

BUZZ LAB

Imagination Playground with Boys and Girls Club

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NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

C.L.E.A.N.

• Citizens Local Energy Action Network (C.L.E.A.N.) serves the Fargo/Moorhead community to work for continuous sustainability, emission reductions, and efficiency improvement in the energy sector, and alternative fuels for transportation. They are committed to improving the local environment in our community by fostering partnerships with area businesses, government, community leaders, and our neighbors to create a cleaner, safer place to live and work.
  
  C.L.E.A.N spearheads comprehensive energy studies for the Fargo/Cass County area and Moorhead/Clay County. They believe the results of our studies will show our community better ways of achieving sustainability for municipal projects.
  
  In addition, C.L.E.A.N. has worked on a 30-year plan to make Fargo/Cass County an air pollution-free zone. By encouraging the development and implementation of local renewable/sustainable energy generation plants that will both keep energy generation dollars in our community, promote the use of electronic vehicles, and reduce the concentration of bio-accumulative nanoparticle pollutants generated by the burning of fossil fuels.

Programming: August 11

August 11- National Farmers Market Week

LIVE MUSIC

10:00-11:30 - Merrill Piepkorn and the Radio Stars

11:30-12:30 - Matt J

12:30-2:00 - The jazz committee

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PROGRAMMING AND KIDS ACTIVITIES

NDSU Extension - family nutrition program

• Cooking/Fruit & Vegetable Tasting

Imagination Playground with Boys and Girls Club

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NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

Audubon Dakota

• Audubon Dakota’s mission is to: make a tangible impact for birds and wildlife; emphasize programs and projects with a compelling landowner interest; envision our work as something bigger; and embrace innovation and leadership One of their initiatives is the Urban Woods and Prairies program, which restores native prairie and woodland vegetation in urban sites in the Fargo-Moorhead area, Grand Forks, Minot, and Bismarck. Beyond their urban conservation work, They also have Audubon Conservation Ranching. This program enhances and restores habitat for grassland birds by partnering with ranchers to implement sustainable grazing practices while empowering conscious consumers to support on-the-ground conservation through their purchases.

Programming: August 4

August 4

LIVE MUSIC

10:00-11:30 - FM Symphony

11:30-12:30 - Wyatt Dronen

12:30-2:00 - Warren Christensen

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PROGRAMMING AND KIDS ACTIVITIES

Peter the Slug - Book reading

Streets Alive!/ Great Rides

 

Imagination Playground with Boys and Girls Club

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NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

FM Symphony

• The Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra serves the community by enriching, educating and engaging audiences of all ages through inspired performances of orchestral and chamber music.

Programming: July 28

July 28

LIVE MUSIC

10:00-11:30 - Lacey Guck

11:30-12:30 - Courtney Utz

12:30-2:00 - Jake Ingamar

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PROGRAMMING AND KIDS ACTIVITIES

Rourke Art Museum

• Art Demos

Imagination Playground with Boys and Girls Club

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NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

Project Express

• Project Express is a budding non-profit in the Fargo area created by three Davies high school students working to create change in the community. The Project Express Mission statement is as follows, "We strive to advocate and bring awareness to the benefits of expressing thoughts and emotions through the creative arts for people struggling with mental illness." We do this through a 50/50 approach. 50% of our work is advocating for the benefits of creative expression through informational packets, social media campaigns, and community outreach and activities like the Red River Market. The other 50% is direct donations to the Village Family Service Center for use in their art therapy programs, these donations are raised through the selling of t-shirts and other merchandise with the Project Express logo on them. This merchandise not only benefits the Village through the donations that come from them, but also benefits the community by inspiring an important conversation about mental health, and how to maintain it through positive expression and creativity.

Programming: July 21

July 21 - Open During Street Fair

LIVE MUSIC

10:00-11:30 - Tristan Larson

11:30-12:30 - Kwaician Traylor

12:30-2:00 - Hot Lunch

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PROGRAMMING AND KIDS ACTIVITIES

Creative Plains Foundation

• Art activities

Imagination Playground with Boys and Girls Club

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NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

Metro COG - Metropolitan Food Systems Plan

Growing Together Community Garden

Programming: July 14

July 14 - Opening Day

LIVE MUSIC

10:00-11:30 - Tristan Larson

11:30-12:30 - Eric Jacobson

12:30-2:00 - Jazz Committee

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PROGRAMMING AND KIDS ACTIVITIES

YMCA Cass Clay

Imagination Playground with Boys and Girls Club

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NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

International Water Institute

• Information about watershed education programs
• Interactive activities/games
• Our mission: To foster watershed stewardship through leadership in decision support, environmental monitoring, and educational programming.
  
  The International Water Institute works with local partners in the Red River of the North Basin to lead the River Watch and River of Dreams programs at more than 25 schools in Minnesota and North Dakota. Staff are heavily involved in water quality monitoring, data interpretation, and development of tools to support natural resource decision-makers.

North Country National Scenic Trail

• The North Country National Scenic Trail is a 4600 mile hiking trail that starts in NY and ends at Lake Sakakawea in ND. We have access to the trail just south of Fargo. Our chapter, the Dakota Prairie Chapter, builds and maintains trail, as well as sponsors monthly hikes and events, such as the exposition, which is about hiking and backpacking.

Roasted Potato Salad

This recipe is based on one from Thug Kitchen, but it’s been modified a bit. We took out the swears and swapped some of the ingredients for things that are made closer to home (like apple cider vinegar instead of lemon juice or vegetable oil instead of olive oil). Enjoy!

Serves 4 as a side

Ingredients

1 pound small potatoes
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp salt

Dressing

1/2 cup parsley
1/4 cup onions
1 clove garlic
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp water

Directions

Preheat oven to 400º

Scrub your potatoes and cut into bit sized pieces. Toss them in the oil, paprika and salt and spread them on a cookie sheet. Roast for 13 minutes, then flip them over with a spatula and roast the other side until their cooked through (about 13 minutes again).

In a food processor, combine all the other ingredients. 

Take the potatoes out and let cool. Then pour them and the dressing into a bowl, toss and cover. Put in the fridge (1 hour - overnight). Then open up, salt and pepper to taste and serve. You can sprinkle a little chopped parsley or sliced green onions on top if you like. 

Roast Beet Pickles

This is my mom’s pickled beet recipe and a great way to add some flavor to any plate. You can serve them as a side, on top of a salad, or just eat them out of the jar with the fridge door open… not that that’s ever happened.

Makes 3 quarts

Ingredients

16 good sized beets (or 32 small, 1-3 inches)
4 cups vinegar (or 2 cups vinegar, 2 cups water if you want a milder flavor)
2 cups sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tbsp allspice
1 tbsp mustard seed
1 tbsp cloves
1 tsp salt

Directions

Scrub your beets a bit to get the dirt off and trim off tops and the scraggly root part. If you’re planning to peel your beets don’t worry too much about cleaning them well. If you’re planning to leave the skins on, which is fine for younger, smaller beets, scrub hard! 

On a cookie sheet, lightly coat your beets with olive oil. Roast at 350º F until you can pierce them with a fork. If you’re working with larger beets you plan to peel, roast them until the skins are loose. Then cool and peel easily. If you’re not planning on peeling and are working with younger beets, you can roast to taste - beets can be eaten raw so you can’t undercook a beet. 

Slice your beets into bite sized pieces. 

Prepare your pickling liquid by combining all the other ingredients in a large jar. Then just plop your beets in and allow to pickle for 4-24 hours. Then strain and serve. 

If you want a milder flavor, you can rinse the beets before you serve them.
Also, consider holding onto that pickling liquid. It’s great to throw some hardboiled eggs in there! 

Recipe: Manoomin (Wild Rice) and Swiss Chard Salad

This recipe is based on Heid E. Edrich’s Original Local: Indigenous Foods, Stories, and Recipes from the Upper Midwest (available at Fargo Public Library!). We modified it to use the greens available from our local farms and it was delicious! We also substituted vegetable oil for olive oil, and apple cider vinegar for balsamic vinegar which reduced the number of miles our ingredients had traveled a ton. Best of all - you can do all the prep steps ahead of time and then just assemble and dress the salad right before dinner.

You can buy Manoomin (a.k.a. Minnesota Wild Rice) at Hornbacher’s, but if you want something really special, consider ordering online from Red Lake Nation Foods - it’s a tribe-owned business that uses traditional methods to harvest the rice in northern Minnesota.

Serves: 4 as a side, 2 as a main

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup uncooked manoomin/wild rice (1.5 cups cooked)
• 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts, lightly toasted
• 1 tsp better than bouillon
• 3 cups swiss chard
• 2-3 tbsp minced fresh mint
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 large teaspoon mustard
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 6 tbsp vegetable oil
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Rice

Rinse rice by running it under cold water in a strainer. Bring 1.5 cups of water to a boil and pour in 1/2 a cup of rice. Bring back to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer until rice is tender and has absorbed the water (35-45 minutes). This will make 1.5-2 cups of cooked rice. When it’s done cooking allow to cool and then refrigerate until you’re ready to mix your salad.

Hazelnuts

Toast hazelnuts on a cookie sheet at 375ºF for 15 minutes. Once cool chop roughly and set aside.

Dressing

In a blender or water-tight food processor blend garlic clove. Then add bouillon, vinegar, mustard and maple syrup and blend until combined. While running the blender on low speed, drizzle in oil. Salt and pepper dressing to taste.

Final Steps

Wash and chop chard and mint. Mix chard, mint and hazelnuts into rice. Finally add dressing, toss and serve. (For prettiness you can save a mint leaf to place on top of the salad.) 

Find more wild rice recipes here.

Recipe: Tip-to-Root Beets

This beet recipe is based on one from April Bloomfield’s A Girl and Her Greens: Hearty Meals from the Garden (available at Fargo Public Library!) but has been altered to use more local ingredients, like apple cider vinegar and onion. It’s a delicious way to use the whole vegetable and it’s a great make-ahead recipe too.

Serves: 4-6 as a side

Ingredients

• 20 golf ball sized beets with greens
• 6 garlic cloves un peeled
• 6 sprigs thyme
• salt
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp finely chopped onion
• 2 tbsp salt
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar

Directions

Make a broth with salt, garlic and thyme. Set to boil.

Trim beets leaving 1/2 inch of stem and 2” of root. Scrub the beet clean and set aside. Rinse leaves and stems. Cut stems off leaves, and cut stems down to 1” pieces (bite-sized). Set aside. Double rinse beet leaves and roughly chop them to bite-sized pieces. Set aside.

Boil beets in broth for 30 minutes, until they allow a fork to pierce them but are not mushy.

Use a slotted spoon to remove beets from broth. Quarter beets taking care to cut so you have a bit of the root and stem on each piece. Place in a bowl with vegetable oil and finely chopped onion. Cover and refrigerate.

Keep the broth boiling and scoop out the garlic and thyme. Dump in the stems and cook, stirring occasionally until they’re tender (3-4 minutes). Remove stems with a slotted spoon. Cover and refrigerate.

Add the greens to the water and stir, remove as soon as they start to turn bright green. Strain out of broth and refrigerate.

To Serve

Start by placing leaves, then cover with stems and as many beets as you’d like (8 quarters looks nice as a side). Drizzle with a little apple cider vinegar and serve. Enjoy!