FACES AND PLACES: Sertomans Kay Derry and Paul Waind organize Greater Grand Forks’ Fourth of July festivities

The Fourth of July came early again this year for Sertomans Kay Derry and Paul Waind. “It begins on the third,” said Derry, who co-chairs the Sertoma Club event with Waind. That’s the day she and Waind begin setting up. If you count event planning and meetings, preparation for the Independence Day celebration began last October, Waind noted.

It's fair week in GF

Here’s the schedule for the Greater Grand Forks Fair and Exhibition, which opened Wednesday at the Grand Forks County Fairground.

Rembrandt von Tupa

THE LIST: 'Mr. Smith' . . . Art exhibits . . . 'Basement Ladies,' etc.

The movie “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” will be shown for free at 7 tonight at Empire Arts Center in Grand Forks as part of the Art & Democracy film series.

Galleries: Ben Trapnell Photography ... Andrew Starck exhibit ... etc.

A list of local and regional art exhibits.

THEATER: ‘Bat Boy’ entertains, asks the public for acceptance

Any time a plot involves rape, incest, monsters, murder, animal orgies and an unhappy marriage, it sounds like a serious play that will be seriously depressing.

Grand Forks Fair to run June 24-28

The Greater Grand Forks Fair & Exhibition will open June 24 and run through June 28. It will bring more carnival rides and a new Megapass ride ticket, free entertainment and nightly bingo plus motocross, demolition derby and racing to the grandstand.

Blues on the Red

2009 Blues on the Red announces musical lineup

Blues on the Red, the second annual musical event set for three summer Saturdays in Grand Forks Town Square, will kick off June 27, the Greater Grand Forks Convention Visitors Bureau has announced.

Season of summer concerts

NDMOA grants music, art and outdoors lovers a chance to mingle
The North Dakota Museum of Art in Grand Forks is planning another season of summer concerts in the Sculpture Garden, an opportunity for lovers of music, art and the outdoors to bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy an evening’s entertainment.

Summer Performing Arts

THEATER: SPA rocks ’50s theme

The 22nd season of Summer Performing Arts will rock a 1950s musical theme with “Damn Yankees” and “Bye Bye Birdie” as its main shows plus a musical revue based on that era’s great girl groups.

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