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- Happy In Fargo 2-12-25
Happy In Fargo 2-12-25
Come on people now. Smile on your brother. Everybody get together. Try to love one another. Right now.

February 12, 2025 Edition
Have fun in Fargo Moorhead. Be GENIUNELY kind and caring to each other. Support small businesses. Support others. To quote one of my favorite songs by Nada Surf: “Always love. Hate will get you every time.”
So Many Activities!
Check out the calendars for Brewhalla, Unglued and The 1889 for events & workshops. Some sell out early, so look at them well in advance.
Fargo-Moorhead Winter Pride - 2/11-2/16
Unkaroake Night - 2/12 6pm Troll Lounge
AAF-ND Presents: TV Timeout 2025 - 2/12 7pm Brewhalla
NDSU Women’s BBall vs SDSU - 2/12 7pm Scheels Center
Swoon Valentine Pop-Up Bar - 2/13 & 2/14 Synclaire Events Venue
Unglued Galentines Craft Party - 2/13 6pm Brewhalla
Galentine's Sip & Sweat - 2/13 6pm Cellar 624
Fargo Force vs Omaha Lancers - 2/14 7pm Scheels Arena
Grown & Sexy: Soiree - 2/14 8pm Cellar 624
Below Zero Wrestling presents Winter Slam - 2/15 6pm Red River Valley Fairgrounds
Fargo Force vs Omaha Lancers - 2/15 6pm Scheels Arena
Rock The Boat - 2/15 7pm Hjemkmost Center
Love Bombed Winter Pride Dance Party - 2/15 7pm Jasper Hotel
StartupBREW Fargo - 2/19 8:30am Prairie Den
Music Makes The People Come Together - follow Fargo Underground to stay up to speed on music (& more). Many concerts promoted by Jade Presents (see here).
Acoustic Fest - 2/13 6pm Suite Shots
Rick Adams - 2/13 6pm Vic’s Lounge
Moving Parts - 2/13 7pm Troll Lounge
King Sage - 2/14 7pm Troll Lounge
The Lollygaggers - 2/14 9pm Dempsey’s
Love & Hip Hop Party - 2/14 10pm The Aquarium
SHANIA/SWIFT + Party In The Back - 2/15 8pm Dive Bar
The Music Of ABBA - 2/15 8pm Dakota Magic Casino
Harvard Bass, Guy Jean, ILLUSION & INDAVOID - 2/15 9pm The Aquarium
Blind Pilot with Kacy & Clayton - 2/16 8pm The Aquarium
Pass the Flask, Pipe Strip & Grandma’s Side Piece - 2/16 7pm The Aquarium. FREE.
Collective Soul - 2/17 7pm Scheels Arena
Donny Dahl Acoustic Nights - 2/19 9pm Dempsey’s
LOL - follow Jade Presents, The Cellar At Front Street Taproom, Boss’s Comedy Club to catch most local shows
Open Mic Comedy - Wednesdays at 8pm The Cellar At Front Street Taproom
Riley Cosgrove & Dontrell Towsend - 2/13 The Cellar At Front Street Taproom
Amy Silverberg & Tido Maldonado - 2/14 & 2/15 The Cellar At Front Street Taproom
Howie Mandel - 2/19 Scheels Arena
Josh Wolf - 2/20 Fargo Theatre
Get In My Belly!
Fargo Moorhead Eats - this Facebook Group is the best place in town to learn about local food & drink, and ask questions.
El Zagal Wild Game Feed - 2/15 El Zagal Shrine
Wine Not Wednesday - 2/19 Luna. Reservations required.
You may have saw that Nova Eatery plans to takeover the old Bernbaums spot. As part of that, they are utilizing this crowdfunding campaign to access some early/faster $.
Mango’s is now re-opened at 3333 US-10 Frontage Road in Moorhead (old Boulder Tap location east of Target).
Black Cat Bakery opened this week at their new Moorhead location, at 801 Main Ave.

Yay, Mango’s is back open in Moorhead (photo cred Rick Gion)
Stage & Screen & Arts & Humanities
What’s playing at the Fargo Theatre? This month’s classic film is Four Weddings And A Funeral on 2/14.
Critical Grooves Book Lab: The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson - 2/13 6:30pm Plains Art Museum
The Heart Show: Tainted Love Reception - 2/14 3-5pm The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum
Birds Of North America - 2/21-3/9 Theatre B
Fargo-Moorhead Symphony’s “A Night at the Oscars!” - 2/22 7:30pm Fargo Theatre
Fargo Think & Drink. Justice on Trial: Does Fair Process Matter More Than the Verdict? - 2/23 4pm Troll Lounge
Beetlejuice Jr. - 2/27-3/2 Horizon School in Moorhead
FM Opera: Scalia/Ginsburg & Trial By Jury - 2/28-3/2 Concordia College
Acts Of Kindness
Check out all the individuals you can support via Lend A Hand Up.
Paige Tollefson Benefit - 2/15 Sunset Lanes
Brandi DesMarais Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction - 2/23 Sts. Anne & Joachim Church
If you know of upcoming fundraisers, etc., please feel free to email [email protected].
Shout-outs & Shameless Plugs & Misc
If you are a North Dakota homeowner, the 2025 property tax credit application portal is open. Homeowners with an approved application may receive up to a $500 credit against their property tax obligation. To be eligible for the credit, you must own a home (house, mobile home, town home, duplex, or condo) in North Dakota, and reside in it as your primary residence.
How awesome is the packaging for these kids meals (below) at Unicorn Park Fine Foodery?
Save The Date
15th Annual Unglued: Craft Fest - 3/7 & 3/8 West Acres Mall
Fargo Film Festival - 3/18-3/22 Fargo Theatre
The Breakfast Club with Molly Ringwald - 3/22 Fargo Theatre
Fargo Think & Drink: Disinformation and Conspiracy Theories - 3/23 Troll Lounge
2025 She Overcomes Women’s Conference - 3/27 Synclaire Events Venue
An Evening With The Outsiders With Special Guest C. Thomas Howell - 3/28 Fargo Theatre
Tom Segura - 4/17 Scheels Arena
MURS - 4/24 The Aquarium
Tiffany Haddish - 5/9 Dakota Magic Casino
ZZ Top & The Wallflowers - 6/10 Bluestem
Chicago (band not the musical) - 6/14 Scheels Arena
Trampled By Turtles - 7/19 UP District Festival Field
Sierra Ferrell - 7/28 UP District Festival Field
Rainbow Kitten Surprise with Medium Build - 8/5 UP District Festival Field