The Week Ahead -- Stuff Coming up

By Paulette Tobin

Generally I try to post "The Week Ahead -- Stuff Coming Up" on Mondays. It's a listing of some of the area arts & entertainment activities in the next week. Well, it's Tuesday, and I didn't get around to posting it until now. So sue me. Here it is.

Wednesday, GF/EGF

Storytime, 10 a.m., East Grand Forks Campbell Library; (218) 773-9121.

(Above: Elmo from "Elmo's Green Thumb")

Sesame Street Live “Elmo’s Green Thumb, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., Alerus Center; (800) 745-3000.

“The Blues Brothers,” Art & Democracy Film Series, 7 p.m., Empire Arts Center, Grand Forks; ippl@und.edu.

Karaoke, 9 p.m., Down UNDer Sports Bar, Grand Forks.

Whisky Sam, 9:30 p.m., Diamond Lounge, Grand Forks.

BearCat Karaoke, 10 p.m., O’Really’s Irish Pub, Grand Forks.

Out of town

North Dakota State Fair, Exhibits open, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; carnival, 1 p.m. to midnight, Minot. Grandstand: The Devonshires & Classic Car Show; www.ndstatefair.com/.

“Fiddler on the Roof,” 2 p.m., Frost Fire Theatre, Walhalla, N.D.; (701) 549-3600.

“Doo-Wop Wed Widing Hood,” 7:30 p.m., Warroad (Minn.) High School; (218) 386-3435.

“Seussical the Musical,” 7:30 p.m., Hansen Theatre, Roland Dille Center for the Arts, Minnesota State University-Moorhead; (218) 477-2271.

“Breaking Up is Hard to Do,” 8 p.m., Dakota Prairie Regional Arts Center, New Rockford, N.D.; $19; (701) 947-2174.

“Greater Tuna,” 8 p.m., Chief Theatre, Bemidji; (218) 751-7270.

Thursday, July 30 GF/EGF

Summer Reading for Children, Gallery of Artists Final Party with magician/balloon sculptor Jeffrey Salveson, 2 p.m., Grand Forks Public Library, (701) 772-8116.

Storytime, 7 p.m., East Grand Forks Campbell Library; (218) 773-9121.

Jazz Night, 8 to 11 p.m., ‘l Bistro, Canad Inns, Grand Forks.

Open mic night, 9 p.m., Mike’s Pizza, East Grand Forks.

Whisky Sam, 9:30 p.m., Diamond Lounge, Grand Forks.

Out of town

North Dakota State Fair, Exhibits open, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; carnival, 1 p.m. to midnight, Minot. Concert: Gary Allan; www.ndstatefair.com/.

“Doo-Wop Wed Widing Hood,” 7:30 p.m., Warroad (Minn.) High School; (218) 386-3435.

“Seussical the Musical,” 7:30 p.m., Hansen Theatre, Roland Dille Center for the Arts, Minnesota State University-Moorhead; (218) 477-2271.

Comedian Bill Engvall, 8 p.m., Dakota Magic Casino, Hankinson, N.D.; (800) 325-6825.

“Breaking Up is Hard to Do,” 8 p.m., Dakota Prairie Regional Arts Center, New Rockford, N.D.; $19; (701) 947-2174.

“Greater Tuna,” 8 p.m., Chief Theatre, Bemidji; (218) 751-7270.

Friday, July 31 GF/EGF

Premiere Screening for UND Movie Making Camp, 7 to 9 p.m., Empire Arts Center, Grand Forks; $2.

Whisky Sam, 9:30 p.m., Diamond Lounge, Grand Forks.

Fire, 9:30 p.m., Charlie Brown's, Grand Forks.

Out of town

North Dakota State Fair, Exhibits open, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; carnival, 1 p.m. to midnight, Minot. Concert: Dierks Bentley; www.ndstatefair.com/.

Ribbon Cutting, 11 a.m., followed by open house, Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile Site, near Cooperstown, N.D.; (701) 797-3712.

Fargo Blues Festival, 2 p.m. music begins, Newman Outdoor Field, Fargo; 866) 55-BLUES; (218) 287-7775.

Deuce of August Festival, events begin, 4 p.m., Mountain, N.D.; www.august2nd.com/.

Whose Line is it Anyway? With Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, 7 p.m., Northern Lights Casino, Walker, Minn.; (877) LIGHTS-9.

Summer Safarii “101 Dalmatians Kids,” 7 p.m., Northland College Theatre, Thief River Falls; (218) 681-2148.

“Doo-Wop Wed Widing Hood,” 7:30 p.m., Warroad (Minn.) High School; (218) 386-3435.

“Seussical the Musical,” 7:30 p.m., Hansen Theatre, Roland Dille Center for the Arts, Minnesota State University-Moorhead; (218) 477-2271.

Marshall County Fair Rodeo, 7:30 p.m., Warren, Minn.

“Breaking Up is Hard to Do,” 8 p.m., Dakota Prairie Regional Arts Center, New Rockford, N.D.; $19; (701) 947-2174.

“Greater Tuna,” 8 p.m., Chief Theatre, Bemidji; (218) 751-7270.

Saturday, Aug. 1 GF/EGF

Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Grand Forks Town Square; (218) 779-1382. Entertainment: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Whiskey Sam, 9:30 p.m., Diamond Lounge, Grand Forks.

Fire, 9:30 p.m., Charlie Brown's, Grand Forks.

Out of town

Registration for tours/events at Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile Site, 9 to 5 p.m., Griggs County Museum, Cooperstown, N.D.; (701) 797-3712.

North Dakota State Fair, Exhibits open, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; carnival, 1 p.m. to midnight, Minot. Concert: Good Charlotte; www.ndstatefair.com/.

“Doo-Wop Wed Widing Hood,” 10 a.m., Warroad (Minn.) High School; (218) 386-3435.

Deuce of August Festival, events begin, 10:30 a.m., Mountain, N.D.; www.august2nd.com/.

Fargo Blues Festival, noon, Newman Outdoor Field, Fargo; 866) 55-BLUES; (218) 287-7775.

“Fiddler on the Roof,” 2 and 6 p.m., Frost Fire Theatre, Walhalla, N.D.; (701) 549-3600.

Marshall County Fair Rodeo, 7:30 p.m., Warren, Minn.

“Breaking Up is Hard to Do,” 8 p.m., Dakota Prairie Regional Arts Center, New Rockford, N.D.; $19; (701) 947-2174.

Whose Line is it Anyway? With Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, 7 p.m., Northern Lights Casino, Walker, Minn.; (877) LIGHTS-9.

“Greater Tuna,” 8 p.m., Chief Theatre, Bemidji; (218) 751-7270.

Sunday, Aug. 2 GF/EGF

Sunday Morning Coffee Riders, 8 or 10 a.m., Starbucks, 13th Avenue South & Washington Street, Grand Forks.

Chuck Gust Band, 5 to 9 p.m., American Legion Club, East Grand Forks.

Out of town

Deuce of August Festival, events begin, 11 a.m., Mountain, N.D.; www.august2nd.com/.

“Fiddler on the Roof,” 2 p.m., Frost Fire Theatre, Walhalla, N.D.; (701) 549-3600.

“Breaking Up is Hard to Do,” 8 p.m., Dakota Prairie Regional Arts Center, New Rockford, N.D.; $19; (701) 947-2174.

Monday, Aug. 3 GF/EGF

Out of town

Tobin is arts & entertainment reporter at the Grand Forks Herald, Grand Forks, N.D.

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