Fargo Monthly October 2014

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Dinner For YOu! One of the easiest ways to notice the growth in Fargo is the development of new leisure and dining establishments. I don’t know where we stand in the nation for most dining spots per capita but we have got to be up there. Let’s face it, this is a foodie town.

At Fargo Monthly we hope to expand on the demand for dining resources in the future. We are looking at potentially teaming up with a mobile app company to bring real time dining and drinking deals along with a dining hotspots or specials section in the back of the magazine.

I’m also proud to announce that in the first quarter of 2015, I will be a part of a new restaurant next to NDSU campus called Herds and Horns. Thanks to all that were a part of this issue for helping put everything together. Let us know if we missed your restaurant and we will make sure to add it in the future.

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My Favorite New Restaurants I had my first Potbelly Sandwich in Chicago about eight years ago and I am pumped it’s in Fargo.

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I’m at Scratch Deli in Downtown Fargo about three times a week.

Awesome fresh sandwiches, soups and specials.

The Blarney Stone is one of the best atmospheres in town. The Irish stew brings me back to my younger years growing up in a predominantly Irish community.

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Contents

45 Collaborative Workspace Now is a great time to get involved in the startup community. We take a look at how that group is supporting themselves by helping each other out.

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Tattoo Expo

Some big names are coming to town for the Rough Rider Tattoo Expo.

The New Restaurant Issue

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Chills & Thrills

The dining scene is booming in Fargo-Moorhead. We take a look at some of the most recent offerings in the culinary scene.

Your guide to Halloween haunts.

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Little Shop of Theatre

A new year starts for College Theatre.

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Event Calendar

Stay on top of what’s happening in the community with our event calendar.

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Live Music Calendar

Find out where your favorite band is playing this month.

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Drink Specials

Wondering where to go for a drink? We have a list of FargoMoorhead drink specials.

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24 The Story of Scheels

Musicians to Watch For

We spent some time with the CEO of Scheels for an exclusive photoshoot and interview about his family’s history and the future of the company.

OB Juan and The Amigos just want to have fun.

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New Restaurants = A strong Community

The restaurant business can say a lot about a community.

In an industry where the average net profit margin for a restaurant with a $25 average ticket price is only 1.8 percent, restaurants are popping up left and right. The continued expansion of restaurants shows off three great aspects of our community.

For one, we are a people who enjoy our food and restaurants. According to the Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitors Bureau, there are 381 restaurants in the FargoMoorhead-West Fargo area. When you consider that the greater Fargo-Moorhead area has a population of about 170,000 people, you begin to see how many restaurants our community actually operates.

The restaurant business doesn’t just show our affinity for dining out, though. It also showcases our economic status.

When times get tough, one of the first things that people forgo in their budget is dining out. That’s not the case in our neck of the woods. We’ve survived the economic hardships and continue to enjoy a night out on the town.

Finally, the restaurant business highlights the attitude of our community. Sure, there are plenty of chain restaurants opening up, which is great and they all have their own place. However, what really stands out is the number of local places opening. From fine dining like Rustica, to food on the go like Romo’s Tacos, the number of places opening up is outstanding. Within the last year we’ve had places like Blackbird Woodfire, D’Vine, The Boiler Room, Shotgun Sally’s, Hennessey’s Irish Pub and countless others open their doors. Our community is embracing these new endeavors and keeping the money within our city. After all, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration, locallyowned businesses return about 60 cents of every dollar to the community, while chains only return about 20 cents.

While it may seem trivial, the opening of new restaurants isn’t just good for our tastebuds; it’s also good for our community.

I don’t know about you, but all this talk about restaurants is really making me hungry.

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here is somewhat of a misconception out there that the Downtown Community Partnership (DCP) is a part of the City of Fargo. Even though we have a strong relationship with our public partners, the DCP is not a city department. We are a separate, private, North Dakota nonprofit corporation dedicated to promoting and advocating a better downtown.

Our overall vision is for downtown to be a thriving, vibrant, innovative and sustainable heart of the region. Our board of directors consists of 15 voting members who represent over 175 investors. DCP investors range from large corporations with over a century of presence in our community, to newlyopened enterprises. The DCP dates back to 1969 as a merchants association, known then as Park & Shop. From there, the name evolved to the Downtown Business Association, then to the DCP in the late 1990s.

Many people publicly recognize the DCP through our long-standing, promotional traditions like the Downtown Fargo Street Fair, Cruisin’ Broadway and the Xcel Energy Holiday Lights Parade.

Over the past decade, the DCP has also been a strong advocate for publicly

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supporting causes or policies that will improve downtown. These have included the Renaissance Zone Program, Railway Quiet Zones and the Business Improvement District.

Over the past year, the DCP Board of Directors has met on many occasions with elected officials, city staff and their consultants regarding Red River flood protection for downtown and a new City Hall. Overall, the board of directors is pleased with the progress of these projects.

With the popularity of downtown growing, there is increased demand in closing Broadway for special events.

Closing Broadway too frequently can adversely affect commerce, but downtown should remain the center for community special events. The longtime vision (going back to 2001) in the City of Fargo’s Downtown Framework Plan, is to make second Avenue North – from NDSU’s Barry Hall to the Hjemkomst Center – into another pedestrian friendly area like Broadway to use as an alternative to host special events.

A critical component of this second Avenue North Gateway is linking the riverfront with the Downtown core,

eventually building another span across the Red River to the Hjemkomst Center connecting pedestrians and bicyclists with Moorhead.

Even though Phase 1 has connections planned at two other points along the Red River, at first Avenue North and fourth Avenue North, these connections converge pedestrian and bicyclists with vehicular traffic. The DCP Board of Directors truly feels a dedicated pedestrian and bicycle link with the Red River aligned with the second Avenue North Gateway will attract crowds, not cars. The attraction of crowds along this gateway will ignite further redevelopment, creating synergy between the riverfront and the existing downtown core. In the future, this gateway can serve as home for other amenities that downtown lacks today like an ice rink, splash pad, farmers market area, small performance pavilion and recreational trails.

The DCP Board of Directors feels such access to the riverfront can be integrated into the planned protection with an elevated pedestrian bridge over second Street North and the flood wall, or through the use of protected flood panels.

Deferring such a critical link to a Phase 2 with no defined timeline stunts potential redevelopment of the riverfront and downtown as a whole.

We strongly encourage the City Commission to reconsider integrating this missing link in Phase 1 of the Flood Protection Plan in taking a big step in making second Avenue North Gateway a reality.

Hahn is the President/CEO of Downtown Community Partnership.

The DCP is a non-profit group dedicated to be promoters, educators, advocates and visionaries for Downtown Fargo and Moorhead. mike@downtownfargo.com

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GREG TEHVEN’S

STARTUP COMMUNITY

SPOTLIGHT COUNT YOURSELF IN

It was a tough time for me. Down in the dumps, I felt little hope and excitement for life. It was a time where I was left without a company to build, without a problem to solve, without a place to call home. I was traveling and found myself in a community of folks in Sydney, Australia. And yet, even with all the support and encouragement, I was feeling isolated. It was then that a good friend named Steve challenged me. He encouraged me to “count myself in.” I remember looking at him, wondering, what exactly was he thinking and how this might be applied. I had been raised to wait to be invited to the neighbors, to join a game in the park, etc. And yet, Steve was pushing my thinking, encouraging me to realize I was part of the community and I was already invited to participate.

He was right. When I counted myself in, I was able to enjoy life more, experience more and be more. The same thing goes for our the individuals in our community.

As we explore the startup community, and the quick progress we are making, it’s happening because people are counting themselves in. Jake Clark and John Schneider didn’t wait for the city to ask them to sell them 3D printers or 18

create a new market for the emerging technology, they simply saw the challenge, and counted themselves into the solution. West Fargo Public Schools watched the impact of TEDxFargo continue to rise, so they reached out, and asked if they could have their administration help plan the event, volunteer on the day of and bring 100 of their team. They chose to contribute and found a way to help without being asked. Studies have shown recently that the percentage of young women involved in technology is decreasing. Yet Shannon Luney and Megan Beck didn’t wait for someone to ask them to help, they simply saw a possible solution and have been building Girl Develop It for the last few months.

It’s folks like Clark and Schneider, the administration at West Fargo Public Schools, and Luney and Beck that inspire me. They are building within and on top of our existing programs. They are believing in themselves and their ideas.

They are adding value and impacting the entire community.

Time and time again, people have asked me, “How can I get involved? How can I help?” It’s a hard question for me to

answer, as I don’t always know the individual’s skills or talents, interest or passion. Yet, I wish they would simply count themselves in and show up. I was told recently that passion isn’t discovered from thinking or reflecting, it’s a result of doing and experience.

If Fargo is going to live up to its potential and the possibility of becoming one of the greatest cities in the world, each and every one of us needs to count ourselves in. We don’t have to wait until the next election to be chosen, or raise our hand in class and ask for permission. We must draw from within and solve the problems and create the opportunities our city needs.

We have watched 3D printing come alive in our community, TEDxFargo get an unlikely partner and have witnessed countless folks that work tirelessly to create a special place to live. So please, the next time you see an opportunity to make an impact, contribute an idea or build something special, count yourself in and take the risk by doing something great for others. It can be exciting and who knows what passion may be uncovered or careers created.

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Real Estate

REAL ESTATE You don’t have to drive around the city much to realize that construction is booming. We took a look at this growth by comparing the total number of building permits in Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo. Check out the staggering amount of money being brought into our city by this construction boom. By Andrew Jason

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Parking $14,491,301 Lots

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43 New Commercial Building

$243,392,723

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Miscellaneous Work

$22,001

Building New Dwelling

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$47,030,101 New Garage Building

$706,150

27 Building New Multiple

$89,860,000

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Foundation

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$7,548,060 Building New Rowhouse

$4,650,000 Building New Twinhomes

$4,674,000

Church Buildings

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$3,319,619 Demolition

$152,600

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Building Move

$139,000

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$101,303,075

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$47,507,243

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$11,842,368

1,635 Total Value

$576,638,241

Fargo VS west fargo sioux falls

721 Building Permits

Total Value

$176,890,246

They’re not identical, but Sioux Falls, S.D., and Fargo are very similar. While Sioux Falls has a larger population, the two have similar geographic locations (within their respective states), demographics and agriculturebased economics.

We compared the building permits of Sioux Falls and Fargo to see what some of the similarities and differences there are.

Fargo, Moorhead, West Fargo

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Total Value

2,907 Building Permits Total Value $812,746,654 Sioux Falls, S.D.

8,171

Building Permits (so far in 2014)

Total Value $396,700,000

* Stats from Jan. 1,2014 - Aug. 31, 2014

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THE STORY OF SCHEELS 112 YEARS OF HISTORY

6,000 EMPLOYEES

24 LOCATIONS

1 FAMILY

The story of how a home and hardware store turned into one of the largest sporting goods stores in America.

By Andrew Jason

Photos by J. Alan Paul Photography

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This store in Reno, Nev. is the largest Scheels at 295,000 sq ft.

Photo courtesy of Scheels

learn about the history of Scheels, you have to go back to a year when the first Rose Bowl game was played, a quart of milk cost six cents and Frederick A. Scheel was a potato farmer.

In 1902, Scheel earned $300 from his first harvest of potatoes and started the first Scheels, a hardware and general merchandise store in Sabin, Minn.

Over the past 112 years, Scheels has grown from a hardware and housewares store to a full-fledged sporting goods store chain with two dozen locations. For the last 43 years, Steve D. Scheel, CEO of Scheels, has witnessed the evolution of the store.

“I remember when we were a hardware store,” said Scheel. “I used to travel with my dad when I was a teenager to the stores and spent three or four hours walking around the stores. I loved the hardware business. I loved the motor shops. I loved the sporting goods aspect of it.”

ALL IN In 1989, Scheels made a drastic change when it opened up its first all sports and sportswear store in Grand Forks, N.D., and they haven’t looked back since. With 24 locations across the Midwest, Nevada and Utah, the company is growing rapidly. At the start of September, Scheels opened up its new, 222,000-square-foot store in

Billings, Mont., and is working on opening stores in Overland Park, Kan., and Rochester, Minn. This is something Scheel is very proud of.

“Being a private company, we can put all the resources in our next single project, rather than a lot of our competition that’s public,” said Scheel. “They have to really watch what they spend on – facilities, inventory and salaries…

We can throw all our resources at one project.”

EMPLOYEE OWNED It’s not just the owners who benefit from the growth of the company.

Scheels is an employee owned company. After employees work 1,000 hours and are at least 21 years old, they are rewarded with stock. As the company grows, so do their stocks.

“The benefits of it are, when you take a new associate that’s coming aboard, it’s intriguing for somebody that’s part time,” said Fargo Scheels Store Leader Bill Nelson. “But it’s really intriguing when it’s somebody looking for a career, because it reinforces what we’re talking about in terms of ownership and empowering those individuals.”

I think Fargo is getting a better and better name all the time, but we’ve known for years that it’s a wonderful place to have our corporate headquarters and raise a family.”

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Giving Back Scheels prides itself on its involvement in the communities where its stores are located. According to Steve D. Scheel, Scheels supports 220 local agencies within this region. “Whether it’s the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts, the high schools, the universities, it’s just phenomenal the number of people that call on you for donations when you’re visible in the community like we are. We have to look at them and we have a certain amount that we allocate each year to charity and some deserve more than others, but just about everyone that comes and talks to us, we look closely to see if they have any merit at all.”

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

FAMILY BUSINESS

Scheels isn’t just known for its retail; it is also recognized for its involvement in the community.

Scheels is a sponsor of many organizations and events in FargoMoorhead, including the Fargo Marathon, Oak Grove’s Scheels Center for the Performing Arts, the Scheels Center for NDSU basketball and countless other projects. Community involvement is something that’s important to the leaders of Scheels.

Steve D. Scheel has led the company as CEO since 1991 and his son, Steve M. Scheel, currently the president of Scheels, is set to take over the reins. Some may wonder what it’s like to work so closely with family. According to Steve D. Scheel, he enjoys working with his son and they are able to get along most of the time.

“Our culture has always been, when we do well in business, we can do good in the community,” said Scheel. “All of our store leaders are expected to get involved and submit projects that we will support in their local communities.”

“I think my son has been all eyes and ears learning from, not just me, but the other leaders in the company,” said Steve D. Scheel.

“He’s been in the company nearly 25 years now. He brings some talents as far as a high IQ and a good mind.

We work really well together.”

MORE THAN JUST A STORE Another component Scheels retail stores are often recognized for is the attractions within the store. Fargo Scheels has a café with gelato and fudge, a shooting gallery, president walk of fame and, most notably, a Ferris wheel.

This Ferris wheel is something that Scheel came up with and has incorporated into seven of their stores. The idea is to make Scheels an attraction rather than just a retailer.

“It took us too long to realize that we need to be more than just retail,” said Scheel. “We look at it as the Disneyland of sporting goods, where people come as a family and really enjoy the day. They can eat in the restaurant. They can drink Starbucks coffee. They can ride the Ferris wheel and shoot in the shooting gallery and, oh by the way, we stock about 2 million items they can look at, too, because we cover the whole gamut of sports.”

While the company doesn’t focus more than four or five years out, the future of Scheels doesn’t appear to be slowing down. According to Scheel, they would like to eventually have stores in Denver; Boise, Idaho; Minneapolis and even Frisco, Texas, yet they are happy where they are and couldn’t be happier being located in Fargo.

“I think Fargo is getting a better and better name all the time, but we’ve known for years that it’s a wonderful place to have our corporate headquarters and raise a family,” said Scheel. “From the school systems in Fargo-Moorhead to the giving nature of this community, we just couldn’t have a better place to have our headquarters.”

Photo courtesy of Scheels

Our culture has always been, when we do well in business, we can do good in the community. All of our store leaders are expected to get involved and submit projects that we will support in their local communities.”

– Steve D. Scheel

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Brand New FINE DINING AT ITS FINEST Just to make your mouth water, below are some of our favorite menu items from Rustica. Hungry yet?

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Salisbury Steak with Broiled Portobello Mushroom Fried egg, sherry winecarmelized onions and parmesan mashed potatoes

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Portobello Mushroom Torta Rustica Roasted vegetables, fresh mozzarella and pestro in puff pastry

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Balsamic Beef Flat Iron Steak

RUSTICA One of Fargo’s most popular restaurants just got a sister. Eric and Sara Watson, the masterminds behind Mezzaluna, opened Rustica in the old John Alexander’s space last month. Rustica’s cuisine comes from Italian and Spanish influences and dishes include Salisbury steak with broiled Portobello mushroom, paella and pan-roasted beef filet medallions.

Search Rustica on Facebook 315 Main Ave, Moorhead

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Five olive relish, roasted garlic polenta and chevre stuffed roma tomato

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Peppercorn Broiled Walleye Fillet and Sweet Garlic Shrimp Smoked tomato sauce, fingerling potatoes and saffron onions

SCRATCH DELI

ROMO’S TACOS

MILKHAUS ICE CREAM Milkhaus officially started Dec. 16 of last year. This ice cream company started by Chris Wilkes and Seth Locken serves up some unique ice cream flavors, including bacon, green tea, salted caramel, rhubarb and hickory smoked vanilla. You can find their ice cream at Red Raven, Atomic Coffee on Broadway, Dunn Bros. on 25th St. and 45th st. They also hope to be in Hornbachers stores soon.

Come hungry to Romo’s Tacos. The burritos are sure to satiate any hunger out there. Romo’s Tacos has three locations: 3402 13th Ave. S, Suite H, Fargo, in the former location of Bertrosa’s in the basement of the Black Building at 118 Broadway, Fargo and a food truck on 1st ave and 14th st. Along with their signature burritos and tacos, they also offer quesadillas, nachos and combination plates.

Linda Kennedy opened up this madefrom-scratch deli. You can build your own sandwiches made with their homemade bread. That same bread is also available to buy by the loaf. Along with sandwiches, they also sell salads and desserts made from scratch. facebook.com/scratchsandwich 68 Broadway, Fargo

facebook.com/RomosTacos 3402 13th Ave. S, Suite H, Fargo

facebook.com/Milkhauscream

Z!NG DINNER IN A DASH As everyone gets busier, people are having trouble finding the time to make their own nutritious meals. Jean Maaske is out to change that with Z!ng Dinner In A Dash. The concept behind this takeand-bake restaurant is that people can go onto the app and order one of their 39 dishes. They are then able to pick up their meals at the restaurant, bring them home and heat them up for a healthy homecooked meal. zingdinner.com 3241 42nd St. S, Fargo

Blueberry Custard

SANDY’S DONUTS AND COFFEE SHOP The ever-popular Sandy’s Donuts has decided to open a second location in Downtown Fargo. With a wide variety of donuts, Sandy’s has been serving FargoMoorhead since 1983. While the downtown location won’t offer breakfast and lunch like the West Fargo location, it will have extended hours – staying open until 10 p.m. sandysdonuts.com 300 Broadway, Fargo

RED SILO STUDIO

JUICE IT Looking for a healthy alternative for lunch?

Juice It has the answer for you. This local juice and smoothie bar offers a wide range of smoothies, juices, wheat grass and much more. People are also able to add flax or chia seed and protein to their drink. It’s also a great way to get your daily serving of fruits and vegetables as one of the juices provide five to seven servings and the smoothies offer two to four servings of your recommended daily intake of fruits and vegetables. juiceitjuicebar.com 4302 13th Ave. S. Suite 18, Fargo

Last month, Red Silo Studio took the plunge and moved into their neighbors location that was formerly housed by Uncorked. This arts and crafts store just opened up their new lunch counter, which contains a soup of the day, build your own sandwiches and homemade treats. The lunch is a perfect complement to the unique products. Owner Todd Cody highly recommends the kuchen. facebook.com/redsilostudio 12 Broadway, Fargo 33

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Chains FIREHOUSE SUBS Firehouse Subs is expanding so rapidly, the company is opening 93 restaurants this year. Fargo’s Firehouse Subs was the 805th of 810 locations for the chain, which was founded by former firefighting brothers and includes firefighting décor. The Fargo restaurant includes a mural dedicated to the Fargo and West Fargo fire departments. Firehouse Subs’ best seller is its Hook & Ladder sandwich, a turkey, ham and Monterey Jack cheese on a toasted sub roll and the chain is known for its signature hot sauce. Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation has given $10.1 million to first responders and public safety organizations in 41 states and Puerto Rico.

5675 26th Ave., Fargo firehousesubs.com

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SONIC, AMERICA’S DRIVE-IN If the line of cars extending for blocks was any indication, Fargo residents are ready for more fast food choices in the area. Either that, or Fargonians really love Cherry Limeades. Either way, Sonic has been non-stop busy since it opened Aug. 30. So busy, the Fargo Rotary has been directing traffic. The chain raised money for the Rotarians during its first month of being open. Sonic is known for its skating waitstaff and carside service, although it’s drive-thru, which is open from 6 a.m.midnight, is also popular.

4470 28th Ave. S., Fargo sonicdrivein.com

MARCO’S PIZZA A year ago, a Marco’s Pizza opened in West Fargo. Two months ago, another opened in south Fargo. In fewer than six months, another Marco’s Pizza will open in north Fargo. And the company is looking for franchisees to open stores in Jamestown and Devil’s Lake, said Joe Deck, the area representative for Marco’s.

Deck attributes the company’s popularity to the baked-fresh-daily dough and the four-cheese blend, which he says is the company’s signature, much like KFC’s secret recipe.

POTBELLY SANDWICH

CLASSIC ROCK COFFEE

At most delis, it’s soup and a sandwich for lunch. At Potbelly Sandwich Shop, it’s that soup and sandwich sometimes includes live music. Potbelly, a chain that started in Chicago that now operates more than 300 locations, is known for its food, live music and eclectic décor.

Among the menu favorites are the meatball sandwich, shakes and smoothies, and the farmhouse salad.

The concept is similar to a Hard Rock Café, although Classic Rock Coffee’s main draw is coffee. The shop, which features rock-and-roll memorabilia and hand-painted murals, also serves soups, sandwiches, protein shakes, smoothies, beer and wine. In addition to the food and drinks, Classic Rock Coffee also sells t-shirts, mugs, pint glasses and more, stamped with Fargo, of course.

4445 17th Ave. S, Fargo facebook.com/ PotbellySandwichShopFargoND

1650 45th St. S., Fargo classicrockcoffee.com/fargo-nd

PARADISE DONUTS AND DELI

TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFÉ

Al Farahmand opened Paradise Donuts and Deli, a donut shop based out of Missouri, earlier this year. Donut shops run in his blood as some family operate a donut shop down in his native Texas. Paradise Donuts serves a variety of donuts with unique flavors, including banana cream with vanilla wafer or cereal toppings.

They also serve sandwiches, soups and kolaches – a bread roll filled with sausage, egg and cheese.

It’s a lot more than frozen drinks.

Tropical Smoothie Café also serves salads, wraps, sandwiches, flatbread pizzas, vegetarian items and even breakfast. A favorite at the Fargo location is the ginger miso chicken bowl, as well as the many superfood smoothies with ingredients such as kale, beets, blueberries and mangos.

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BARBARIC BREWS Porter

DREKKER’S BREWING Craft beer lovers, there’s a new option for you in town. Drekker’s Brewing is a new brewery that opened in the beginning of October in downtown Fargo. Comprised of Mark Bjornstad, Mason and Darin Montplaisir and Jesse Feigum, Drekker’s Brewing will have a taproom set up in the brewery so customers can enjoy their beer from grains to glass. drekkerbrewing.com 630 1st Ave. N, Suite 6, Fargo

A smooth, rich, and enjoyable porter with prominent notes of dark chocolate and coffee. Full of character while finishing clean.

Black IPA Black as night and hoppier than a traditional IPA. Strong hop flavor and aroma are surprisingly balanced by a dark, subtly roasted malt profile. This beer might look intimidating but is very approachable, drinkable and quickly becomes a crowd favorite.

American IPA

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Pleasant hop aroma and flavor are in balance with a rich, toasted malt backbone making for a very clean and enjoyable IPA.

Irish Red An irish-style red ale, this beer is full of interesting, smooth flavor. Caramel sweetness is balanced against a slight roasted character with a finishing dryness from local honey.

American Pale Ale Pale in color but enough flavor to satisfy. Light and fresh hops are forward in the aroma. Light body with subtle caramel and biscuit notes. Fresh and flavorful hops finish with interesting character.

American-Style Wheat A classic American-style wheat beer that is incredibly drinkable.

Soft body and a fresh-baked bread aroma dominate with a subtle hint of lime creating a refreshing finish.

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BLUE GOOSE CAFÉ

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL

After the success of Granville Wood’s Blue Goose Café in the Great Northern Bicycle Company, he’s expanding into the space in the Plains Art Museum that formerly housed Café Delight. Wood will be bringing his extensive experience to create high-end salads, soups and sandwiches. He hopes to eventually make the Blue Goose Café into one of the premiere lunch destinations in Fargo-Moorhead.

Based in Denver, Chipotle (pronounced chi-POAT-lay) has become somewhat of a cult classic among burrito aficionados.

During the first quarter of 2015, Fargo will have its own Chipotle, according to Danielle Winslow, a Chipotle spokeswoman. The chain is known for using organic ingredients and naturallyraised meats for its menu items.

1680 45th St. S., Fargo chipotle.com

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PANDA EXPRESS Panda Express is opening its second location in Fargo. The fast-casual Chinese restaurant first opened on the NDSU campus and now is launching a second spot at the Prairie Stone Center, alongside several other new restaurants. Panda Express is in a building spurt, having opened 100 new restaurants last year.

A Red Robin is planned to open a new restaurant at 4159 17th Ave. S, in Fargo. The restaurant will be approximately 4,300 square feet.

Red Robins are known for their gourmet burgers, but also serves salads, sandwiches, entrees and soups. There are more than 470 locations in the U.S. and Canada.

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TOASTED FROG While the store is keeping its mouth shut about an exact date for their grand opening, it will happen this year.

Based out of Grand Forks, ND, there is another Toasted Frog in Bismarck. The diverse menu ranges from appetizers, salads and soup, to lavosh and woodfired pizzas. The new location is sure to provide that same quality and taste to Fargo-Moorhead. toastedfrog.com 305 Broadway, Fargo

UNCLE MADDIO’S PIZZA JOINT

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Uncle Maddio’s, a pizza and panini restaurant concept that is expanding across the country, is closing in on its Fargo opening date. The Atlantabased company has locations in 14 states, including a restaurant in Minot. This will be its first in Fargo.

The chain uses fresh ingredients with dough baked daily to construct made-to-order pizzas.

Based out of Fergus Falls, MN, Stumbeano’s is a coffee roaster that has operated for the last 10 years. They have been wholesalers in Fargo for the last nine years but are now opening their own coffee shop in the basement of the Loretta Building. The focus of the shop is all about coffee and will include a manual coffee brewing bar. They will also offer a variety of sweets, will seat 12-16 and will be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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HENNESSEY’S IRISH PUB 4323 45th St. S, Fargo 701-566-8770 Hennessys-irishpub.com

It’s more than a wee bit Irish.

Hennessy’s is so Irish, it’s even outfitted with a snug, a private nook commonly found in Irish pubs.

The bar and restaurant refers to itself as 100 percent Irish because the interior, from the flooring to the artwork to the bar and furniture, was constructed in Ireland.

“I studied in London for a semester and I enjoyed the pub idea,” said Owner Dave Erickson, who also owns The Bulldog Tap next door, as well as the Red Hen Taphouse in Dilworth, Minn. “And I thought this area, South Fargo, could use something non-sports-bar related.”

While it’s not an official sports bar, there are several large flatscreen TVs throughout the building. And although it’s an Irish pub, there are American entrees and beers on the menu, Erickson said.

The most popular items include pub pretzels, beef stew, flatbread pizzas, reubens and fish and chips.

There are many Irish and Scottish whiskeys and bourbons to choose from and Erickson said the extensive beer list, including the rotating beers on tap, are a big hit with customers.

“I think people explore further than they would expect themselves to.”

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The Name The entire interior, including the ashwood bar, furniture, flooring and artwork was constructed in Dublin, Ireland. It was shipped to Fargo and Irish workers came to put it together. Eight carpenters and two painters did the work in mid-February.

Dublin Hennessy’s is not a misspelling of the popular cognac, Hennessey. The pub gets its moniker from family. Hennessy is the maiden name of Owner Dave Erickson’s wife’s grandmother.

Outdoor Seating Construction was recently completed on Hennessy’s outdoor patio, which should be open to customers this month.

Music Hennessy’s has a small stage and features live music on Wednesday and Saturday nights.

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VINYL TACO It’s all about the sights, sounds and tastes at Vinyl Taco. Seemingly always packed for lunch, the eatery is an ideal workday getaway, with bands like Fleetwood Mac and David Bowie playing on the turntables behind the bar. The front windows open like garage doors for great street watching, there’s the antique Coca-Cola coolerturned-couch, original artwork and the massive bison amid liquor bottles. Besides the tacos, Vinyl Taco is known for its drinks and is open late.

520 First Ave. N., Fargo vinyltaco.com

SWEETO BURRITO From its origins as a food truck alongside the oil fields of western North Dakota, Sweeto Burrito is quickly finding success in the burrito business. In December, the company opened its first brick-and-mortar store in downtown Fargo. Since then, it’s become a staple of the downtown Fargo scene, from the lunchtime shirt-and-tie crowd to the late night revelers.

Wurst Bier Hall has added new menu items since its January opening. A couple examples include knoephla soup and drinks such as the Black Rumpkin, a mix of Jack-O Traveler and Guinness.

The German beer hall with its communal tables and countless beers and sausages has become a downtown landmark in less than a year.

601 First Ave. N., Fargo wurstfargo.com

SHOTGUN SALLY’S ROCK AND ROLL SALOON Keep your pants pulled up when you go to Shotgun Sally’s. Its new dress code attracted some media attention, but customers seem pleased with the result. The new entertainment venue is quickly becoming known for drawing in national artists, like Saving Abel, which performed there in August. The beers, burger baskets and patio parties are also customer favorites.

1515 42nd St. S., Fargo shotgunsallys.com

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BUN APPETIT BAKERY BANGKOK CORNER There are a number of specials and happy hours to choose from at Bangkok Corner, which is now open all day Saturdays and Sundays. The menu offers a fusion of Thai, Korean and Japanese dishes and is known for its sushi. Salads, specialty rolls, rice dishes and soups can be found on the menu of one of the few Thai restaurants in town.

Bison fans may want to be aware of the cream horns served at Bun Appetit.

The bakery operates out of a brick-andmortar storefront on NP, as well as a food truck that recently made an appearance at GameDay on Broadway. Scones, thumbprint cookies, sandwich cakes, Hokkaido cupcakes and Mexican coffee buns are just a few of the sweet treats that can be found at Bun Appetit.

1450 25th St. S., Fargo bangkokcornerfargo.com

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D’VINE Michael and Heidi Rohr have created an unique nook among some of the trendiest stops along Broadway. D’Vine uses reclaimed wood frames and exposed brick in the 45-seat, Swissinspired getaway. Visitors won’t miss the dramatic bulb chandelier, or the extensive wine collection. Small plates range from $3-$22, so while the setting is high end, the prices are reasonable.

PEOPLE’S ORGANIC They may serve organic and local food items, but they’re no grass grazers at People’s Organic. The restaurant/bar has a number of vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free dishes on the menu, as well as bison burgers and fries, fish tacos and turkey and bacon sandwiches.

People’s is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and has a long list of coffees, beers and wines available.

2653 45th St. S., Fargo peoplesorganic.com

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MAIN SQUEEZE The Main Squeeze serves a variety of freshly-mixed juices in adorable Mason jar mugs with other healthy items, like their popular salads, veggie trays and breakfast wraps. Menu items are all fresh and mostly organic, without sweeteners or additives. The juice bar has a fun environment with colorful couches, TVs, a patio and live music some nights.

2502 S. University Dr., Fargo facebook.com/ TheMainSqueezeNorthDakota

MAX LOUNGE Adding to the new hotspots in West Fargo, Max Lounge is home to live music, martinis and yes, chicken and waffles. The venue is a contradiction of sophistication and simplicity between items like the crepe of the day and its game-day specials. Max Lounge hosts a late happy hour (9-11 p.m.) and alternates its music nights between acoustic and DJs. 1410 Ninth St. E., West Fargo facebook.com/MaxLounge

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BLACKBIRD WOODFIRE In March, the food truck Truck Pizza became Blackbird Woodfire, bringing artisan, woodfired pizzas, as well as tapas and craft beers to a permanent location in downtown Fargo. The ingredients change with the seasons, like the asparagus pizza that was popular during the summer. As Fargo transitions into colder weather, Blackbird has added new dishes, such as the mojo pork pizza, maple chili pork kabob and harvest mixed green salad, served with a pumpkin vinaigrette.

206 N. Broadway, Fargo blackbirdwoodfire.com

THE BOILER ROOM Whether it’s the Scotch eggs or the Whiskey Wednesdays, The Boiler Room has a lot going on downstairs.

The new restaurant/bar opened after extensive renovation to the Loretta Building and was outfitted with industrial, steampunk-inspired design elements, like gears from scrap yards and reclaimed wood from Asian shipping crates.

210 Broadway Ste. 90, Fargo boilerroomfargo.com

BLARNEY STONE IRISH PUB This fall, the Blarney Stone has become football central, with Saturday breakfasts that include a tour through the Bloody Mary bar, several flatscreen TVs and an extensive beer selection.

The menu features authentic Irish dishes such as Guinness Irish stew, shepherd’s pie, reuben sandwiches and fish and chips. There are also plenty of American food options, like the giant burger and fries baskets.

1910 Ninth St. E., West Fargo blarneyirishpub.com

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Business 10 million: Number of selfemployed workers in U.S. 6.6 percent of the workforce is self-employed

Out of the Garage The New Entrepreneurial Landscape

By Gigi Wood

Selfemployment was at 7.2 percent in 2006

Only North Dakota and Washington have seen increases in self employment since 2009

5 percent: North Dakota’s selfemployment numbers have increased that much since 2009

Source: Government data, CareerBuilder report.

From New York City to San Francisco, coworking spaces are popping up across the country, and now Fargo has its own.

Coworking has been a buzzword of the entrepreneurial scene for the past decade.

The communal work spaces offer all the traditional office resources – coffee, printers, land lines, meeting rooms – to entrepreneurs, freelance, contractors and others who would otherwise work from home or coffee shops.

Many cities have sponsored the coworking spaces as a way to spur business development in downtown areas. Some of Fargo’s collaborative/coworking spaces were spearheaded, however, by private entities. And those groups are aiming for a more than affordable office space.

They want to create places that promote working partnerships and eventually, innovation.

CoCo Fargo is a coworking space that opened downtown Sept.

15 and hosted grand opening events the week of Sept. 22, including talks by some of the region’s entrepreneurial leaders.

Fargo Startup House is a program designed to house aspiring tech entrepreneurs in a supportive environment: a house in Fargo where the participants live and work together. Meld Workshop, on the other hand, started last fall as space for people who needed equipment such as 3-D printers and laser cutters to build things, closed in August.

In this issue of Fargo Monthly, we visited with organizers of each space to discuss what’s working, and what isn’t.

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THE NEW CO-CO-CO WORKING SPACE

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WHAT REALLY DREW US WAS THE ENERGY (OF FARGO).

GREG (TEHVEN OF EMERGING PRAIRIE) INTRODUCED US AND HE HINTED THAT A REVOLUTION WAS COMING. WE CAME TO TEDX AND THERE THE ENERGY WAS REALLY PALPABLE. WE HADN’T SEEN ANYTHING QUITE SO MAGNETIC.” – COCO COFOUNDER DON BALL

They were drawn to Fargo.

CoCo cofounders Don Ball and Kyle Coolbroth were looking to expand beyond the Twin Cities and liked what they saw in Fargo. The two run CoCo Minneapolis, CoCo St. Paul and CoCo Uptown in Minneapolis, which are coworking spaces for individuals and groups. During the naming process, words such as collaboration, community and coworking, all with the same prefixes came up and the name CoCo was formed.

After visiting Fargo, they decided to open their fourth location downtown.

“We were invited to Fargo and there was so much activity, especially in the creative and technology fields, which is one of the things we typically look for,” Ball said. “What really drew us was the energy (of Fargo). Greg (Tehven of Emerging Prairie) introduced us and he hinted that a revolution was coming. We came to TEDx and there the energy was really palpable. We hadn’t seen anything quite so magnetic. We went for it when we had the space identified.”

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events took place, including noon talks by area entrepreneurial and business leaders. The space was initially to open in early August, but construction delays pushed the date back.

Organizers hope users will come together for group breakfasts and other meals at the kitchen. A major component of coworking is the potential business connections that can be created between users.

The coworking space is located on the second floor of the 93-year-old Merchants National Bank Building, 122 N. Broadway, above King House Buffet. Upon entering the building, stone steps lead upstairs, where major renovations have modernized the space, including some of the original bank vaults, which have been converted into meeting and brainstorming rooms.

“Those who come one day a week don’t have as much exposure to people and that life-changing environment to make connections and learn about opportunities,” Ball said. “The kitchen is such a key part of the space. We want their work and social lives to be connected.”

The walls were painted in “techie” shades of orange, blue, green and purple. Group meeting spaces were created using reclaimed wood. Whiteboard paint was applied to many of the walls. Fiber, Wi-Fi Internet service with fast upload and download speeds was installed. Roundedbulb chandeliers and natural light brighten the space. But the most popular feature of CoCo Fargo will likely be the communal kitchen, where coffee is always available.

“Coffee is the elixir that gets people talking and meeting and connecting,” Ball said.

There aren’t rules for the CoCo space, rather a general understanding to be “cool, not sales-y” with fellow users, or, as Ball refers to it, “pints before pitching.”

Prices to use the space range from $70 for individuals to $1,400 for groups per month.

There are also meeting rooms for rent.

“We’ve had a lot of inquiries about the space and requests for tours,” said Rachel Sternhagen, the on-site manager for CoCo Fargo.

The 6,000-square-foot space can accommodate up to about 100 people. For more information on CoCo Fargo, visit cocomsp.com/locations/fargo.

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It’s a global invitation to launch in Fargo.

Fargo Startup House is a business incubator for aspiring entrepreneurs wanting to focus on their work, be connected to business resources and receive mentoring from highlyrespected tech gurus.

Miguel Danielson, a Fargo attorney heavily involved in the local entrepreneurial scene, as a co-founder of Emerging Prairie and a sponsor of 1 Million Cups events, announced in July his idea for the Fargo Startup House.

Emerging Prairie is an online publication about the local startup community, but more importantly, the organization orchestrates events to bring together entrepreneurs, mentors and others to create connections and new businesses. The group, which started a year ago, is growing and recently moved into new space at 503 N. Seventh St., Ste. 109, in downtown Fargo.

As part of that initiative, Danielson bought a house near downtown and invited the world to apply to the “co-living incubator.”

Those accepted to Fargo Startup House will receive six months of free rent, utilities and commercial-grade, fiber-optic Internet service, as well as mentoring, business resources and networking opportunities. One of the mentors will be Tim Brookins, distinguished engineer at Microsoft. And participants will receive a membership to CoCo Fargo, the new coworking space downtown.

“We wanted to try to spur as much activity in the world of tech-focused startups in FargoMoorhead as we could,” Danielson said.

In his work, Danielson has helped startup companies and thought a co-living space could help facilitate a young company’s success.

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ONE OF OUR OVERALL GOALS IS TO HAVE AT LEAST SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO COME HERE TO BUILD COMPANIES TO DECIDE THAT FARGO IS A PLACE THEY WANT TO EXPLORE LIVING.” – MIGUEL DANIELSON

“(We thought) if we could have a place where they could live together and have that kind of 24-hour contact with each other, and allow it to lead to the type of collaboration and friendship and community that those types of situations lead to – like in the dorms or in fraternities or intentional communities of all sorts around the country – that we might get some really good results,” he said.

In return, Fargo Startup House residents are expected to put all their time and effort into growing their businesses. At the end of the six months, participants will be evaluated and could be asked to stay another six months.

“It’s an easy pathway to another six months if you’re doing adequate work toward your goal,” he said. “So even if they were struggling to find customers or market traction or struggling to find revenue, if they appear to be 100 percent committed to their startup, then that will be more important to us than any of those other things.”

While the invitation to participate in Fargo Startup House was global, the “serious applications” all came from within the United States. The group pushed back the

application deadline and move-in date to recruit more potential applicants; they received about 20 applications total.

“I think that ended up being the right move, based on the applicants we got after the date we would have originally closed the application process,” Danielson said.

At press time, organizers were waiting to hear back from applicants who were chosen as candidates for the house. Once those offers have been accepted and confirmed, Danielson will publicly announce the first residents, who are expected to move in by the end of October.

There are six bedrooms in the house and Danielson expects four to six participants to start, with possibly more joining on a rolling basis.

“One of our overall goals is to have at least some of the people who come here to build companies to decide that Fargo is a place they want to explore living, even after the Fargo Startup House and potentially build their business or another business in the community,” he said.

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MELD NO MORE Entrepreneur closes maker space to focus on business

At its peak, Meld Workshop had about 30 members. The business, a collaborative, industrial work environment, also known as a maker space, needed about 20 more to break even.

“Some of them (members) wanted to have more access during the daytime and when I was at my full-time job, I could only be here so often,” said Meld Founder John Schneider. “And some of them wanted the more diverse equipment.”

Located at 3041 Main Ave., Fargo, Meld Workshop provided 3-D printers, laser cutters, metalworking, woodworking and other industrial equipment members could use to build and create a variety of objects.

quired taking a class to use it and when the instructor backed out, the equipment sat unused. Schneider eventually sold much of it.

Some members would use the equipment to create scale models of potential new products, others used it to create molds for new industrial parts.

“A maker space can work in Fargo, it really can,” Schneider said. “But you need to have the people who are committed to sharing the workload. I think the ideal spot for it would be a college or university.”

“Think of it as a gym membership, so they had access to the space, they could come in and use the equipment,” Schneider said.

If he had a chance to do it all over again, Schneider would have started Meld Workshop as a nonprofit, which would have given the company the capability to receive sponsorships and equipment donations from area businesses. More promotion and more organizers were also needed, he said.

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was trying to do this all on my own,” he said. “It’s just too difficult with nights and weekends for one person to try to do.”

The equipment at Meld Workshop is still available for use, but by appointment only. For more information, visit meldworkshop.com.

A lifelong entrepreneur, Schneider started his first business in eighth grade, as a beekeeper selling honey. Later, he sold individual Lego pieces on eBay. Schneider graduated from North Dakota State University in 2012 with a degree in marketing and web design. While he was starting Meld, he worked at Sundog full-time, until he quit earlier this year to pursue his latest venture, Fargo 3D Printing.

In January, he and Jake Clark, a designer, launched the company, which sells 3-D printers, services the equipment and teaches classes on how to use the equipment.

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A few years ago, when Schneider first heard about 3-D printing, he was fascinated and wanted to learn more.

He taught himself about the technology, which is in high demand as the machines become more affordable and easier to use.

With the rise of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education, 3-D printers are becoming more common in North Dakota classrooms. Schneider’s company teaches educators, as well as small business owners, how to operate them. The company is also selling machines internationally and is working toward producing 3-D printer “ink.”

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The city of Fargo is gearing up for its firstever tattoo convention. Sailor Jerry presents the Rough Rider Tattoo Expo, which will take place in late October in conjunction with local shops Dead Rockstar and No Coast Tattoo.

Attendees can expect tattooing on site, celebrity appearances, contests, collaborative art and live music for entertainment. Celebrity guests Brett “Big Schwag” Wagner (house emcee) and Corey Miller were able to provide Fargo Monthly with a brief Q&A about their background and their upcoming journey to Fargo. By Erica Rapp

Corey Miller As a major influence in the tattoo industry, Miller is the owner of Six Feet Under Tattoo and was a former core tattoo artist on the reality series “L.A Ink.”

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names in the business; I’ve been doing this for 30 years, you know?”

How did you get started in the tattoo industry?

“I got started tattooing as a teenager hanging out with the wrong crowd. I had some guys that were doing street tattoos that lived in my apartment building. I did my first tattoo on myself when I was 15. I started making my own tattoo machines. The early 80s punk rock music scene kind of fueled all that.

I was never a formal apprentice either; I just started hanging out in tattoo shops when I was 16.”

Who are your biggest artistic influences?

“When I started, my first influences were from the style I liked, the black and grey style. So I kind of radiated to the best guys in that business.

Jack Rudy and the guys at Tattooland out here in Southern California were some of the best ones. Mark Mahoney and Freddy Negrete were also in that kind of circle. There are just too many

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something that’s cool and start tweaking it and making it stupid, but I was lucky to get that chance to represent tattooing. Television as a whole is hard, but I’m proud of what we did on ‘L.A Ink’ looking back on it. It was life changing, but I don’t think it changed me that much. There is just so much beautiful tattooing going on all around the world and so many amazing artists out there now and it’s really amazing.”

What is your most memorable tattooing experience?

“I would have to say that it has to be tattooing rockstars and stuff like that.

Not that I tried to follow them and tattoo them, but I tattooed James Hetfield of Metallica and I was extremely thrilled to tattoo them. He’s a bigger-than-life rockstar and he’s a super nice guy. And I was doing that kind of stuff way before I was on television.”

How did being on reality television help or hurt your business?

“I don’t really know if it really helped it, but it definitely fueled business as a whole. It definitely brought tattooing into the living room of people. It can be good and it can be bad but it’s what you make of it, and I think I would do it again. Typically Hollywood will take

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Have you ever been to Fargo?

What are you expecting or looking forward to?

“I still can’t believe I’m getting requested to come out to Fargo. My wife was really excited when I told her we’re coming here because of the movie, I think we’re going to try and do some cool photo-ops while we’re there. I really want to check out some antique stores. And I’m stoked for the afterparties of the expo, but I heard I’m going to need a good jacket. I’m really looking forward to coming out there.”

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“Big Brett Schwag” Wagner Wagner has been in the entertainment business for more than 20 years, starring in over 60 different television shows and films, with some of his biggest projects being the host of “Monster Garage” on the Discovery Channel, FX’s “Sons of Anarchy” and various horror films.

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How did you get started in the entertainment business?

“When I was very young, I never left my television set. I loved the ‘Twilight Zone,’ sci-fi and horror movies. I knew when I was an early teenager that I wanted to be an actor. I got an agent when I was 21. At night, I worked as a bodyguard for bands and at bars in Hollywood, and during the day I auditioned for acting roles. During my 30s, I had more experience and I was able to make a living off of it.”

What is your favorite television moment that you’ve been a part of?

“Hosting television shows and especially my own show, ‘Past Times’, has been really cool. Getting to work on and going under makeup for the movie ‘The Crazies’ in 2010 was very exciting. I was pretty tickled pink about being on the cover of that DVD. Working on the first season of ‘Sons of Anarchy’ was very thrilling as well, along with ‘The Mentalist.’ I’ve also been on quite a few Disney shows. I’ve really loved all of it.”

What do you enjoy doing most out of all of your projects? (Reality TV,

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“Reality shows and game shows, like when I worked on “Monster Garage,” is always fun. I really like working with a live crowd and being spontaneous. I liked being able to improvise and I got to do that with live television shows. It keeps things exciting and unexpected.”

Where did your nickname come from?

“The “Big Schwag” was my pro-wrestling name. A couple years later when I became the voice of ‘Monster Garage,’ I asked the Discovery Channel producers if I could use that as my name and they were cool with it. People on that show knew me as the Big Schwag, but I was known by my real name on other shows. It’s kind of like having a double life.”

Have you ever been to Fargo?

What are you expecting or looking forward to?

“I have never been to Fargo. I hear a lot about it, and that it’s more progressive than TV makes it out to be. Ten years ago, I would have thought it was just a stop sign and a few older people. I hear it has a lot of cool things to do. I did Google Fargo… I know about The Hub and some sort of raceway. I also hear about a place you have called Sweeto Burrito and we don’t have those in California. I know there’s good music and awesome tattoo artists there. I think the expo is going to be a big hit and that a lot of people will show up.”

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Friday, Oct. 24 from 4 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 25 from 1 a.m. – 10 p.m.

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One-Day Admission $16 Two-Day Admission $26

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FEATURED ARTISTS & SHOPS No Coast Tattoo Dead Rockstar Addictions Tattoo & Piercing Paul Johnson – 46 and 2 Tattoo Tanna Hill – Dead Rockstar Eric Noble – Empire Tattoo Tom Doherty – Diamond in the Rough Tattoo Co.

For more information and a schedule of events visit roughridertattooexpo.com or like them on Facebook at facebook.com/roughridertattooexpo.

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As the leaves change color and the brisk air falls upon the Midwest, the season of fall brings with it the timeless tradition of Halloween. FargoMoorhead and its surrounding areas offer a variety of Halloween activities for people of all ages that go beyond the traditional trick-or-treating and pumpkin carving. Aside from the candy and costumes, Halloween is about horror for some folks and a few of the places listed below will be sure to scare your socks off. // By Erica Rapp

THE HAUNTED CORN MAZE This Halloween spot offers a range of family-fun activities. Guests have the option to navigate through a haunted or un-haunted corn maze, or participate in traditional Halloween day activities. Activities include pumpkin carving, hayrides, mazes, games and more. Party rooms are also available through advanced booking. hauntedcornmaze.com

ACRES OF TERROR

10 miles south of Moorhead on Highway 75

WHEN Sept. 27 – Nov. 2 Pumpkin Patch/Family Fun Days/ Un-Haunted Corn Maze Saturdays 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Haunted Corn Maze Fridays & Saturdays 7 p.m. – midnight COST (Un-Haunted) Adult - $12, Youth - $10 (Haunted) Adult - $15, Youth $12 *College nights - $3 off with college ID on the last three Thursdays of October

Leonard, ND - 16 miles south of Casselton, N.D. on Highway 18

This horror tour is formed out of the abandoned Leonard School House, which only makes sense with the many strange occurrences and claims of the building being haunted. Guests can expect to get a full tour of the acres with a spooky school navigation, a haunted house, strange bus rides and a trek through the grounds. The tour can take anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour and a half, depending on how fast you can run. acresofterror.net

WHEN Sept. 12 – Nov. 1 Fridays and Saturdays Dusk – 1 a.m.

COST Adults - $20 each Youth - $12 each (10 and under) Group rates available

lls BUFFALO RIVER PUMPKIN PATCH

4.25 miles east of Glyndon, MN on Highway 10

If anyone is looking for a place to have fun with the entire family, this is the place to be. The pumpkin patch offers a wide range of activities and fun weekend events. Guests can enjoy a petting zoo, mazes, a horse drawn wagon ride through their “Not So Scary Haunted Forest,” pumpkin decorating and Cowboy Camp. Parties and events are available for booking as well.

WHEN Sept. 20 – Oct. 26 Fridays 3-6 p.m.

Saturdays & Sundays 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

COST $5 per person | Tickets are $1 for various attractions

buffaloriverpumpkinpatch.com

THE HAUNTED FARM

10 miles south of Moorhead on Highway 75

Guests will be in for a hair-raising journey at The Haunted Farm. This area features a trek through a haunted house and dangerous woods with various spine-tingling attractions.

Expect to have bone-chilling encounters with an insane clown room, a morgue, killer caves, creepy dungeons and more. hauntedfarm.com

DAKOTA CARRIAGE COMPANY PUMPKIN PATCH This fall attraction offers more than 15 acres of fun for all ages. With all inclusive gate admission, guests have access to over 25 attractions including horse rides, a petting zoo, mazes, outdoor games, train rides and plenty of new activities. This pumpkin patch also hosts special events for assisted living, day cares and schools for anyone interested in fun field trips. dakotacarriagecompany.com/PumpkinPatch

WHEN Oct. 3 – 25 and Halloween night Fridays and Saturdays 7 - 11 p.m.

COST $15 per person $20 per person for VIP guided tour

7414 40th Ave. N, Fargo

WHEN Sept. 20 – Oct. 26 Fridays 3 - 6 p.m.

Saturdays 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Sundays 1 - 6 p.m.

COST Fridays $5 Saturdays and Sundays $6 Ages 1 and under free

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College GameDay Last month Fargo was once again honored by hosting College GameDay in Downtown Fargo.

Our sister publication “Bison Illustrated� was there covering the activities. We borrowed some of their photos so you can relive the event.

Photos by J. Alan Paul Photography

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FOUR TALENTED MUSICIANS JUST HAVING A GOOD TIME

It’s important to not take yourself too seriously. It’s safe to say that OB Juan and the Amigos aren’t guilty of that. This side project composed of Andrew Overby, Joel Sandgren, Jake Schaefbauer and Dan Olson are just out to do something different and have some fun.

By Andrew Jason | Photos by J. Alan Paul Photography

JOEL SANDGREN Upright Bass

JAKE SCHAEFBAUER Lead Guitar and Vocals

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THEIR NAME OB Juan is Overby’s nickname because he is a self-professed Star Wars nerd. While all the members are in different bands, they are also friends. A heads up to Lucasfilm, though. “It’s OB Juan with different spelling to avoid copyright. I don’t want George Lucas suing me,” said Overby.

THEIR BEGINNING Overby and Olson are both in the popular band O’fosho, while Schaefbauer is in The Vistas, but they wanted to try something different. Overby approached Schaefbauer about starting a country-rock band. Schaefbauer had the same idea. Suddenly the band was born.

CHECK THEM OUT FOR YOURSELF You can see OB Juan and the Amigos at Dempsey’s on Wednesday, Oct. 8.

THEIR MUSIC This country-rock band performs “70s acoustic stoner country rock” as Overby explained. Right now they are performing songs by Crosby, Stills and Nash, The Band and The Grateful Dead and are working on originals. The group compares themselves to Fargo musician Pat Lenertz’s former band, The Legionnaires, because they are performing country-rock with humor. “It’s almost like Pat’s grown up so he doesn’t want to sing those songs anymore but I haven’t,” Overby said.

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THEIR PERFORMANCES They performed for the first time in August at Dempsey’s and have a deal to play there every second Wednesday of the month. The band is enjoying how laid back they can be together. “It’s definitely more relaxed,” said Overby. “We have a lot of pressure in O’fosho. We’re on the road traveling… This is just fun.”

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VETERAN FARGO ARTISTS SHOWCASE WORK Three veteran artists have ongoing and upcoming exhibits at various art venues in the area. Mike Marth, a multimedia sculptor; Wayne Gudmundson, a photographer and Barbara Hatfield, an artist who produces 2-D and 3-D pieces, have shows at ecce art + yoga, Plains Art Museum and Rourke Art Museum, respectively. We chatted with each artist to discuss their work and their upcoming shows.

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Barbara Hatfield

Barbara Hatfield Installation Artist Rourke Art Museum 521 Main Ave., Moorhead Through Oct. 12

Barbara Hatfield prefers to create artwork where audiences can draw multiple, unique interpretations.

“It doesn’t hurt to shake things up a bit or to look from a different vantage point,” she said.

“Living with the things we know [the chairs are not for sitting]” is the title of her current exhibit at the Rourke Art Museum, where she hopes audiences will freely interpret her various drawings, paintings and installation work, including 3-D pieces.

Hatfield is a North Dakota native and an MSUM graduate, and she lived in Fargo during the 1980s and 1990s, teaching elementary art and serving as the director of NDSU’s gallery for nine years. Her work appears in private collections around the world and in the permanent collection of the North Dakota Museum of Art. She says this is her first exhibit in the area in over a decade.

Her exhibit at the Rourke is sensitive to the architecture of the gallery’s space she says,

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and she has worked to create an immersive environment for audiences to explore. She is featuring a combination of her newer and older work that experiments with a variety of textures and colors.

“I’m really interested in the characteristics of different materials,” Hatfield said.

By making choices – with textures and colors – audiences are receiving messages, so each decision needs to be wellconsidered.

Creating art can be a daunting task she says, but also a liberating one.

“It’s an opportunity to immerse myself in what is essentially...a solo and private process that finds its way into a public sphere,” she said.

Her work has allowed her to learn about herself and the world.

“I guess I’ve always been a person who is really interested in asking a lot of questions and in the process of discovery.”

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Arts Mike Marth Multimedia Artist ecce art + yoga 216 N. Broadway, Fargo Opening reception: Oct. 3, 6-8 p.m.

Exhibit runs Oct. 3-Nov. 2

Where do you get your inspiration?

“Inspiration is something that I think is both external and internal. I think you’re half missing it if you’re just waiting for some external stimuli to provide inspiration.

It’s also that you are inspired in your seeking, and empathizing with your environment. I don’t know where the inspiration comes from. I don’t know that it has a source. It’s just sort of this throbbing interaction between me and everything that I encounter.”

Mike Marth’s work is two sides of the same coin: industrial and organic.

Mike Marth, the well-known Fargo multimedia sculptor who has taught, created and shown art in the area since he moved here in 1996, opens his newest exhibit this month. His untitled show opens at ecce art + yoga with a reception Oct. 3.

Those familiar with Marth will notice subtle changes in his work, which has slowly evolved since his 2000 debut of “A Decade of Still Life.” Many of those pieces included everyday objects, such as coffee cups and doorknobs, while the materials in his most recent work have slightly deviated from that period.

“I like to take commonplace materials and place them as new forms. I want people to have to decipher what the source materials are,” he said. “As I moved away from still life, I moved into different materials, like cracked corn and coffee beans.”

Industrial materials have always been a part of Marth’s work.

Lately, he has incorporated more of the organic.

“With the industrial and the organic, I do find it really exciting where those two different types of material seem to overlap,” he said. “For example, you look at a piece of old, rusty metal. It has such an organic pattern to its surface and you look at the way the metal deteriorates, it resembles the dirt surface of the ground or the surface of certain plant forms or organic forms. In a lot of ways, those materials are very similar.”

In recent months, Marth has been using birch bark.

“At the beginning of the year, the materials were things people are maybe more familiar with, like wire, screws, hardware stuff,” he said. “But the second half or so of the year, I started doing some smaller pieces with this birch bark.”

Marth’s exhibit runs until Nov. 2.

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It’s all about what you know.

And retired Minnesota State University Moorhead mass communications professor Wayne Gudmundson knows a lot. The noted photographer extensively researches his subjects, reading countless books and interviewing experts, before shooting a single largeformat photograph.

“You have to know what’s in front of the camera. So the research, the reading, all those things are very important,” he said. “It just opens so many doors. If you talk about something in an informed way and you know something about what it is, people will listen and give access to that. You just learn so much more, rather than saying, ‘what’s that?’”

Using his knowledge to capture the moment is something he’s mastered throughout his more than four-decade-long career, whether it’s shooting the North Dakota landscapes he’s so well known for, hunting down ancient Vikings sites in Iceland or Native American massacre sites in Arizona.

“Ultimately, I want my photographs to evoke some kind of sense of that place, a quality that place evokes, if it’s serenity or some quirky anomaly where something’s out of place,” he said. “I want my pictures to be about something and if they can, evoke the feeling I have while I’m there, in response to that.”

His most recent exhibit, 47 Degrees North: Daybreaks at Bad Medicine Lake at Plains Art Museum, ended Sept. 14. It focused on how sunlight reflects and refracts off the lake and his house in a unique way, because of the Earth’s curvature at 47 degrees North latitude.

His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and in museums in San Francisco, Montreal and Reykjavik in Iceland, among other galleries.

Wayne Gudmundson Photographer Upcoming exhibits The Bakken Boom: Artists Respond to the North Dakota Oil Rush Plains Art Museum 704 First Ave. N., Fargo Jan. 30-Aug. 16

Gudmundson has produced nine books, several documentaries and helped put together more than a dozen books with his documentary photo students at MSUM, and more than 40 literary books while he was director of New Rivers Press at MSUM. He is finishing a 10th book.

Starting in January, Gudmundson will be part of a group exhibit, The Bakken Boom: Artists Respond to the North Dakota Oil Rush, at Plains Art. “Those are more portraits, which are very different from the usual landscapes I do,” he said.

Wayne Gudmundson

He typically works on five or six projects at a time. The White Earth Indian Reservation and North Dakota rural post offices are a couple of his current projects. He also recently spent a week in the Burgundy wine district of France shooting the agricultural landscape.

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Theater

By Baylye Anderson | Photo by Andrew Jason

A New Year Starts for

COLLEGE THEATRE With school back in session, college theatre departments are back in rehearsal and preparing for show debuts this fall.

Concordia College

Les Miserables Nov. 13th-22nd This musical centers on the tragic story of Jean Valjean, a man who spent 19 years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his family. Now that he has been released, he hopes to begin again, but must overcome obstacles placed in his way by Jovert, a merciless police inspector.

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North Dakota State University

Minnesota State University, Moorhead

Little Shop of Horrors

Jungle Book

Oct. 23rd-25th Oct. 29th-Nov. 1st

Nov. 22nd

In this musical comedy, Seymour, a down-on-his-luck florist, pines after Audrey, his coworker at the flower shop. Meanwhile, he begins raising a plant that develops an appetite for human flesh.

Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves, learns to adapt to life in the jungle with the help of his animal friends.

Creating A World NDSU is putting on Little Shop of Horrors for their musical this fall. Many people are familiar with the set of this play and more specifically with the wicked and murderous plant, Audrey.

For their production, Director of NDSU Theatre Hardy Koenig and Scenic Designer Tiffany Fier wanted to keep the iconic image while putting their own unique spin on it.

“We decided to build it ourselves, so we had the ability to go design-wise where we wanted to go,” Fier said.

“One of the things I didn’t want to do was that cartoony plant. I kind of wanted to lean toward the dark side a bit,” said Koenig.

Although Fier did look at past versions of Audrey from other productions, she easily came up with multiple versions of her own.

Fier’s initial design was similar to a Venus fly trap, but she later began incorporating reptilian elements which were inspired by some attributes she noticed on pictures of dinosaurs.

To the side, you can see how Fier’s version of Audrey progressed throughout the design process.

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Food

CONSOMMÉ: THE BEST SOUP YOU’LL NEVER MAKE

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f you’ve never attended culinary school or spent time as a culinary apprentice, you may not appreciate what I’m about to discuss. If you don’t consider yourself a food nerd or marvel in the natural process of coagulating proteins, then you may not appreciate what I’m about to discuss. However, if you appreciate an amazing food dish that is the labor of several hours of preparation, then you may appreciate consommé.

The basic definitions of soup certainly don’t do justice to the sophisticated and refined, richly fortified and carefully clarified broth that is consommé. The process required to produce a consommé is time consuming and certainly requires patience and attentiveness. In some professional kitchens, consommé may be considered “old school.” That’s because it is. However, old school doesn’t have to mean boring or irrelevant. Consommé is a timeless food concept that continues to teach solid technique and the importance of patience in the kitchen.

Three days is the typical amount of time required to produce a quality consommé.

The first day involves producing the stock and ensuring that it is well chilled before the next session. The second day is for fortifying, whether through slow simmering reduction, incorporation of meat trimming or the combination of both and, of course, properly chilling the broth before the next step. The third day is where the real magic happens.

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The actual production of consommé starts with a chilled and well-fortified broth. In the broth, you will add mirepoix (onion, carrot, celery), aromatics (fresh thyme, peppercorns, bay leaves), fresh egg whites, tomato product and fresh ground meat.

Doesn’t sound overly appealing at first, I know. The proteins of the eggs and meat, however, help to latch onto particles as the liquid is slowly brought up to temperature and eventually to a slow steady simmer. Once the meat, eggs, mirepoix and aromatics have reached approximately 140 degrees Fahrenheit, the mixture will begin to form a solid mass, known as a raft, and will float to the top. At that time, a small hole must be cut in the raft to allow the broth to breathe through. This hole is known as a chimney and will be used to skim any floating debris until the broth has reached its final stage of clarity. At that point, the consommé can be ladled out of the pot and strained through a fine strainer or coffee filter for final clarity assurance.

Trying to sum up the process of consommé in roughly 400 words is a bit challenging and certainly doesn’t do this soup any true justice. My suggestion to you is to pull up a YouTube video for further reference. Or better yet, stop into Rustica or Mezzaluna. You never know when we may be “whipping” up some consommé. At the very least, the aroma and flavor of consommé will remind you of grandma’s house, even if you’re not a food nerd like me.

REACH OUT 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. eric@mosaicfoodgroup.com

BEEF CONSOMMÉ Ingredients

• 1 cup tomato puree

• 1 pound lean ground beef

• 10 whole black peppercorns

• 15 egg whites • 1 large yellow onion, small diced • ½ pound carrot, small diced • ½ pound celery, small diced • 5 whole garlic cloves

• 3 bay leaves • 3-5 fresh thyme sprigs • 2 tablespoons salts • 2 tablespoons vinegar, red wine or sherry wine • Dry sherry wine, as needed

Serves 4-6

Instructions Using your hands, mix the ground beef, egg whites, onion, carrot, celery, garlic, tomato puree and aromatics in a large bowl until combined. Refrigerate until the mixture is very cold, at least 30 minutes.

Stir the vinegar and salt into the egg white–beef mixture and transfer it to a large saucepan. Pour in a gallon of chilled stock and stir to combine. Place the pan over medium heat and stir occasionally until a soft, gray mass forms (the raft) and rises to the surface, about 25 minutes.

Reduce the heat to low so that the liquid is barely simmering. Using a slotted spoon, create a 2- to 3-inch hole on the edge of the raft to create a chimney.

Keep the mixture at a low simmer, basting the raft about every 10 minutes with liquid from the chimney opening, being careful not to disturb the raft, until the liquid is completely clear and the flavors have developed, about 30 minutes.

Adjust the heat as necessary to maintain a low simmer and to keep the raft intact.

Carefully ladle the consommé into a cheesecloth lined strainer. If any small sediment remains, pass the consommé through a strainer lined with a coffee filter.

In a warm soup bowl or bouillon cup place a splash of sherry wine and soup garnish of choice (make sure soup garnish is free of oil and fat.) At the table, slowly pour hot consommé over soup garnish in front of guest.

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Drinks

MIXOLOGIST Ben Becker went from fine wines at Doolittle’s Woodfire Grill on the southside, to Spicy Chihuahuas at Vinyl Taco downtown, and that’s just fine with him.

By Andrew Jason Photo by J. Alan Paul Photography

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ecker, who has been slinging drinks for more than five years, came to Vinyl Taco in February and is enjoying the change of scenery.

“I really enjoy being downtown, especially with the spots they are making to make downtown hopping,” said Becker. “I would like to see some people who live on the outskirts of town trek into the city more, but I’m certainly not complaining with what we have.”

This Mexican bar/restaurant, which serves authentic street food, such as tacos served in cardboard trays, is also known for its drinks menu.

Becker recommends Vinyl Taco’s most popular

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drink, the Cadillac Margarita, which includes Milagro Tequila Silver, Cointreau, simple syrup and fresh lime juice with a salted rim and a lime wedge.

Vinyl Taco’s drink menu is seasonal, giving the bar/ restaurant some cocktail variety and capitalizes on new trends as fall rolls into the area.

“Obviously, people have a habit of becoming obsessed with the pumpkin,” Becker said.

“Pumpkin is good and as fun as it may be, it’s sort of holiday specific. We wanted to do more seasonally specific drinks … We were looking for earthy, rich fall/autumn, spicy drinks to get away from the summery citrus, light drinks.”

Becker believes that The Clove Shack, (recipe to the right) is that perfect drink. The clove flavor stands out but isn’t in your face and it’s light enough to drink a couple, he said.

As a Mexican restaurant, Vinyl Taco serves plenty of tequila, which Becker is liking more by the day.

He prides himself on the fact that they are only serving quality tequila, which he promises, “won’t leave you hating Vinyl Taco in the morning.”

THE CLOVE SHACK • • • •

1 ½ oz. Milagro Reposado ½ oz. clove simple syrup ½ oz. Cointreau 2 oz. orange juice Mix in shaker and pour over ice.

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Music

MUSIC SPOTLIGHT THE END OF ANOTHER ERA Last month, I got a little nostalgic in my reminiscing about the 10,000 Lakes Festival. The timeframe in which that festival was held will always, in my mind, be an era of growth and national notoriety for the Fargo-Moorhead music scene. This month, I’m going to get a little nostalgic on you again, as I heard some unfortunate news earlier this summer about a venue that has brought to our community the same musical growth and notoriety. After 62 years, Johnson’s Barn (or otherwise known simply as ‘The Barn’) will discontinue hosting events and the farmstead it sits on is for sale.

For anyone who is not aware of what The Barn is, it is simply that, a barn. However, this barn has an enormous hayloft that has been converted to a music venue equipped with a stage, finished hardwood dance floor, equipment lift, a kitchen and plenty of parking.

It is located on Brian Johnson’s land just north of Arthur, N.D. The building was moved onto the land 62 years ago and in the 1950s Herb Johnson, Brian’s father, started hosting ‘barn dances’ in the building. Since then, the venue has hosted a great variety of musical acts, from jazz to country to rock bands, jam bands and electronic dance music artists. It has been a diamond in the rough for so many people in the Fargo-Moorhead area for decades and holds a very special place in my heart.

In the summer of 2009, my Sovereign Sect band mate, Chris Patano and I had the idea to host an EDM event at The Barn. It wasn’t a new idea at all, as several EDM events had been hosted there in the late 90s and early 2000s.

However, due to circumstances that I will not go into detail about, EDM was unofficially not welcomed out in Arthur. We felt the timing was right to bring this style of music back to the barn (which is ironically what we titled our first event) and so we talked with Johnson, booked a date and threw our event. It went amazingly 80

well. We were able to book one of our favorite EDM artists, we had a great crowd and, most importantly, we started what would be a great relationship with Johnson, who welcomed us to book his venue whenever we wanted.

Over the span of three years, Sovereign Sect and Peaceful Plains Productions hosted over 14 events at The Barn. These events were great. They were a lot of fun and every time, everyone seemed to be having a blast. But the opportunity to throw these events isn’t the main reason The Barn holds such a special place in my heart. It was what Johnson and his barn did for my band that makes it so special.

Johnson’s Barn gave my band and production company the opportunity to work, share the stage, make friends and build relationships with some of the biggest artists in the EDM industry.

Without The Barn, many of these artists may not have made it to Fargo and without The Barn we most likely would have never had the opportunity to perform with some of the artists we were lucky enough to perform with.

The three years that Sovereign Sect was performing at The Barn, in my opinion, were the best years of the band’s career so far. Then in 2012, due to massive discrimination directed toward our band, our fans and all those who

attended our events out in Arthur by the Cass County Sheriff’s Department, we were forced to cease our events. But The Barn lived on just as it had for 50 some odd years before and what it did for my band in three of the 62 years it operated was priceless.

I want to take this opportunity to thank Brian, Becky and Eric Johnson for everything that they have done for my band, my production company and myself.

Thank you for always working with us, thank you for always believing in us, thank you for having our backs and thank you for the opportunities that you and your wonderful venue gave us. I firmly believe that Sovereign Sect would not be where it is today or where it will be tomorrow without you guys. Thank you from the bottom of my heart and I wish you all the best of luck.

Long live The Barn!

REACH OUT seth.holden.722@gmail.com

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CALENDAR Stay up to date with what’s going on in the area.

THE POETICS OF COLOR ART EXHIBITION Oct. 2nd to Nov. 2nd, Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Visit this study of color put on by photography students and discover the many ways that color can affect art, life and people. The public reception for the event will be held on Oct. 2nd from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Awards will be given at 4:30 p.m. If you miss the public reception, the artwork will remain on display during gallery hours. concordiacollege.edu Cyrus M. Running Gallery 901 Eighth St. S., Moorhead NIGHT OF NATURALISM 4th at 8 p.m. and 5th at 2 p.m.

These one-act plays range from the natural period like “Miss Julie” and “On the High Road.” These shows are directed and performed by Concordia students. concordiacollege.edu/theatre Francis Frazier Comstock Theatre Concordia College 901 Eighth St. S, Moorhead FALL CHORAL CONCERT 5th at 2 p.m.

The NDSU Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers will be performing for the first time this school year. ndsu.edu Festival Concert Hall at NDSU 1301 12th Ave. N., Fargo NDSU HOMECOMING 6th - 11th The Bison will be celebrating their homecoming with a parade followed by a party along with tailgating and many other

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events. Check the website to stay involved in all of the activities. ndsu.edu/homecoming NDSU 1340 Administration Ave., Fargo MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 8th at 7:30 p.m.

Spend some time laughing with four women as they address the problems of growing older through song and dance. Enjoy hit songs from the 60s, 70s and 80s in this silly and lively celebration of women. fargodome.com FargoDome 1800 University Dr. N., Fargo CHALLEY SCHOOL OF MUSIC INAUGURAL CONCERT 8th from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Boston Brass will be performing classical brass music along with their own original jazz tunes on a variety of brass instruments in a free, family-friendly event. ndsu.edu/performingarts/music Festival Concert Hall at NDSU 1301 12th Ave. N., Fargo GAME CHANGER SERIES- BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: AMERICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST 9th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Stay informed on the situation in the Middle East and U.S. involvement. This event will allow you to gather the facts behind all of the headlines and hype. Well-informed and involved speakers will share their stories. events.publicbroadcasting.net Fargo Theatre 314 Broadway, Fargo

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KEGS & CANVAS – ART AND ALE WALK 9th from 5 to 9 p.m.

Come and enjoy the beer version of the populars Corks and Canvas event.

Downtown businesses will have some beautiful art on display while offering some great beers to choose from. Tickets can be bought at any participating business. downtownfargo.com/events Downtown Fargo FARMER’S MARKET 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th from Noon to 7 p.m.

Every Thursday, outside West Acres between Forever 21 and Sears there will be locally-grown produce from a variety of vendors. westacres.com West Acres Shopping Center 3902 13th Ave. S., Fargo

Fargo Theatre 314 Broadway, Fargo CONCORDIA HOMECOMING 10th to the 12th Celebrate the homecoming of the Cobbers all weekend with events like concerts, balls, parades and more. Check out their website to keep track of their full schedule. concordiacollege.edu Concordia College 901 Eighth St. S., Moorhead FARGO MINI MARATHON 11th at 8 a.m.

Take part in the 5K, 10K or, if you’re really ambitious, the half marathon. Make sure you register soon to take part in the festivities.

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fargominimarathon.com Fargo Civic Center 207 Fourth St. N, Fargo

WHAT’S YOUR HAPPY?!

WELLNESS FAIR 10th from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Stop by and visit different booths which offer services to improve your wellness focusing specifically on embracing happiness. herofargo.org Edgewood Vista 4420 37th Ave. S., Fargo NDSU HOMECOMING PARADE 10th at 5:30 p.m.

Members and organizations from the NDSU community along with businesses in the area encourage you to join them for the annual homecoming parade. Help build support and excitement for the upcoming game. Join in on the party following the parade.

6TH ANNUAL BRUCE GNADT MEMORIAL VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT 11th Come as an individual and leave as part of a team. This fun event will allow you to play volleyball alongside fellow community members and friends. fargoparks.com Sports Arena 2001 17th Ave. S., Fargo NDSU 5K RUN 11th at 8 a.m.

Kick off the day of homecoming alongside fellow Bison fans and community members with this 5K run. Explore the NDSU campus while enjoying some company and exercise.

ndsu.edu/homecoming/parade Downtown Fargo Broadway, Fargo

ndsu.edu Wellness Center 1707 Centennial Blvd., Fargo

DEUCES WILD DUELING PIANOS 10th at 8 p.m.

See the act that is known around the country. Enjoy their high-energy piano playing broken up by comedy. This quirky duo encourages audience participation so you will feel as though you are part of the act.

COBBER 5K FUN RUN/WALK 11th at 9 a.m.

Get active at your own pace with the Cobber 5K run. The exercise, scenery and company will make this a great start to your day.

fargotheatre.org/events

- NIGHTLIFE

- MUSIC

concordiacollege.edu South of Memorial Auditorium 901 Eighth St. S., Moorhead

- ARTS

- FAMILY

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Event Calendar FARGO STEP OUT: WALK TO CURE DIABETES 11th at 10 a.m.

Walk and fundraise to cure diabetes. Bring your family and enjoy music, food and activities. Everyone is welcome. main.diabetes.org Scheel’s Arena 225 31st Ave. S., Fargo BREAST FRIENDS FASHION SHOW 11th at 11 a.m.

The Surviving in Style fashion show features, not only designer clothes, but also 30 models who are all either breast cancer survivors or their close family members are.

Any free will donations will be given to FM Breast Friends, a support group for women who are dealing with or are survivors of breast cancer. fmbreastfriends.com Moorhead Center Mall 510 Center Ave, Moorhead AWESOME ART AFTERNOON 11th from 1 to 3 p.m.

This event allows your child to build a variety of projects which they will be allowed to take home. All supplies will be provided during this afternoon of fun and creativity. fargoparks.com Robert D. Johnson Recreation Center 1104 Second Ave. S., Fargo CONCORDIA VS. CARLETON 11th at 1 p.m.

Be sure the Cobbers have your support at their homecoming game. Join current students, alumni and community members for the matchup against Carleton. concordiacollege.edu Jake Christiansen Stadium 901 Eighth St. S., Moorhead NDSU BISON VS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 11th at 1 p.m.

Get ready to cheer on the Bison as they give it all they’ve got in their homecoming game against Southern Illinois. If you’re not able to make it to the game, you can catch it live on KVLY.

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CONCORDIA WOMEN’S SOCCER VS. HAMLINE 11th at 1:30 p.m.

Catch the women’s soccer team take on Hamline in this exciting home game. concordiacollege.edu Concordia Soccer Field 901 Eighth St. S., Moorhead CONCORDIA MEN’S SOCCER VS. HAMLINE 11th at 4:00 p.m.

See the men of Concordia and Hamline face off as part of homecoming weekend. concordiacollege.edu Concordia Soccer Field 901 Eighth St. S., Moorhead HOMECOMING CONCERT 11th at 6:30 p.m.

Join Concordia’s school of music as they put on their own celebration for the Cobber’s homecoming. concordiacollege.edu Memorial Auditorium 901 Eighth St. S., Moorhead JAZZ ENSEMBLE CONCERT 12th at 2:30 p.m.

The Concordia Jazz Ensemble will entertain you during their first concert of the year. concordiacollege.edu Buxton/Hansen Hall 901 Eighth St. S., Moorhead PERFORMING ARTS SERIES PROJECT TRIO 12th at 7 p.m.

Stop in for a night of chamber music put on by three performers from New York. The high energy music will be performed on cello, flute and bass. concordiacollege.edu Memorial Auditorium 901 Eighth St. S., Moorhead GOURMET SOUP KITCHEN 13th at 5:30 p.m.

Raise money for the homeless by enjoying gourmet soups prepared by celebrity chefs.

This event also includes a program with special guests and both a live and silent auction.

1080 28th Ave. S., Moorhead

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The Force will face off against the Lincoln Stars. fargoforce.com Scheel’s Arena 225 31st Ave. S., Fargo BEATS ANTIQUE 16th at 8 p.m.

The trio Beats Antique is known for their unique sound, which they create by mixing samples from different genres of music.

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jadepresents.com/beats-antique-fargo The Venue at The Hub 2525 Ninth Ave. S.W., Fargo TIMEFLIES 17th at 7 p.m.

The duo comes back for their second performance in Fargo. The group has released two albums in their original style which combines elements of pop and electronic dance music.

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NDSU BISON VS. INDIANA STATE 18th at 2:30 p.m.

Cheer on the Bison as they take on Indiana State. You can also support the Bison from your living room by watching the game on KVLY. gobison.com FargoDome 1800 University Dr. N., Fargo

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THE BIG ONE ART AND CRAFT FAIR: FARGO CHRISTMAS SHOW 18th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 19th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The 26th Annual Fargo Christmas Show includes over 240 booths showcasing products hand made from across the US. Over 140 exhibitors will fill their booths with arts, crafts and baked goods that all have a handmade touch. thebigone.biz Fargo Civic Center 207 4th St. N, Fargo

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JAZZ JAM 19th from 7 to 9 p.m.

MSUM School of Performing Arts sponsors this night of jazz hosted by Dr. Michael J. Krajewski. This jam session is free and features local, talented performers looking to showcase their talents by performing jazz for a live audience. mnstate.edu/music Red Raven Espresso Parlor 916 Main Ave, Fargo NDSU WIND SYMPHONY 19th at 7:30 p.m.

Join the NDSU School of Music for the performance of the wind symphony.

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ndsu.edu Festival Concert Hall at NDSU 1301 12th Ave. N., Fargo FAMILY VOICES OF NORTH DAKOTA NAVIGATING CROSSROADS TO HOPE GALA 23rd from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Be a part of the first annual gala event put on to celebrate the donations and services of Family Voices of North Dakota. This special night will also include a wine tasting, cash bar, entertainment, an award ceremony and a live and silent auction. fvnd.org Doublewood Inn 3333 13th Ave S, Fargo

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HEARTWAVE 23rd from 5 to 8 p.m.

HeartSprings, a non-profit organizations that provides therapies for veterans and others living with life altering chronic conditions, is holding a fundraiser which will feature entertainment and live and silent auctions. Tickets will be sold in advance and at the door, or you can buy a table for your company. heartspringscenter.com The American Legion 503 Third Ave N, Fargo DIERKS BENTLEY RISER TOUR 23rd at 7:30 p.m.

This country star has two platinum and one gold album in the U.S. Hear many of his 12 No. 1 hit singles live. He will be joined

by Randy Houser along with “The Voice” winner Cassadee Pope. fargodome.com FargoDome 1800 University Dr. N., Fargo

FARGO FORCE VS. BLACK HAWKS 24th at 7:05 p.m.

Support the Force as they go head-to-head with the Waterloo Black Hawks.

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fargoforce.com Scheel’s Arena 225 31st Ave. S., Fargo

25th at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are now on sale for the fall brawl.

Fights will include Tim Johnson vs Travis Wiuff, Marriah Prussia vs Summer Bradshaw, Jeremy Stetz vs Ben Pierre St and many more. There will also be a pre-show ring girls bikini contest. dakotafc.com Scheels Arena 5225 31st Ave. S, Fargo

ALTRUSA/YWCA BABY SHOWER 24th from 5 to 9 p.m. and 25th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Members from Altrusa International will be inside Kmart collecting baby items, which will be donated to the YWCA Emergency Shelter. Stop by to do your shopping and help out community members in need.

Kmart 2301 S. University Dr., Fargo ROUGH RIDER TATTOO EXPO 24th and 25th Come to learn more about the history of tattooing and see a variety of styles that make the industry what it is today. You may even run into one of the celebrities who will be making appearances on site, such as Corey Miller from “LA Ink.” There will also be after parties at varying locations downtown where the public is welcome.

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jadepresents.com Fargo Civic Center 207 Fourth St. N., Fargo BOO AT THE ZOO 25th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Check out the Red River Zoo’s spooktacular Halloween event that comes complete with activities, trick-or-treating, creepy critter encounters, pumpkin carving and even a cockroach races.

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LECTURE SHAPING THE PHILOSOPHY OF RACE 28th at 7 p.m.

Sit in on this interesting and in-depth discussion by intellectuals from different areas of the country. Morrie Jones Conference Center A-B, Knutson Campus Center 901 Eighth St. S., Moorhead CHER WITH PAT BENATAR AND NEIL GIRALDO 29th at 7:30 p.m.

This veteran entertainer and musical legend is making her way through a 49-city tour.

Spend the night with this star celebrating her latest album release.

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fargodome.com FargoDome 1800 University Dr. N., Fargo HOMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS 1st and 2nd from 12 to 5 p.m.

Get in the holiday spirit with local designers who will be decorating homes around the FM area. A variety of homes will be decorated, including the historic Rourke home. Portions of the proceeds will be given to the Giving Tree and the YWCA Emergency Shelter.

redriverzoo.org Red River Zoo 4255 23rd Ave. S, Fargo

facebook.com/fmhomesfortheholidays Fargo Moorhead Visitor Center 2001 44th St. S., Fargo

MOONLIGHT MONSTER MASH 25th from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Dress up and join other families for an early Halloween celebration. There will be games, snacks, a haunted attic and music provided by a DJ.

HALLOWEEN MASQUERADE BALL 1st at 8 p.m. to the 2nd at 12 a.m.

This ball is all inclusive starting with valet parking. There will be live music and dancing. Enjoy an open bar and hors d’oeuvres along with a gift bag to take home with you. The ticket price includes a donation to Gigi’s Playhouse.

fargoparks.com Fargo Youth Center 2500 18th St. S., Fargo DAKOTA FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS FALL BRAWL

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Music

LISTEN TO THE MUSIC Stay on the scene with our guide to Fargo-Moorhead’s local music.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3RD Terror Pigeon – The Aquarium Poitin – Dempsey’s Rolling Stoners – JT Cigarro Ethan Rooney – Max Lounge Save Me CJ – Pickled Parrot Brat Pack – Shotgun Sally’s Smoking Gun – Speck’s Tune in Tokyo – Spirit’s Lounge (Holiday Inn) Neptune Men – VFW Downtown Tripwire – The Windbreak SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH Mitchell Dick – The Aquarium Pat Lenertz Band – Dempsey’s TRITA – Garage Bar Blind Joe – Hennessy’s Irish Pub Save Me CJ – Pickled Parrot The Blues Band – Radisson – Level Two Slamabama – Shotgun Sally’s Smoking Gun – Speck’s Tune in Tokyo – Spirit’s Lounge (Holiday Inn) Illest the duo, Money Stackz, JPD, Hollywood Sunrise, N$G/The Wizardly Toke – The New Direction Neptune Men – VFW Downtown Lost Highway – The Windbreak

OCT. 5TH - 9TH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5TH Carnage – The Aquarium Singer/Songwriter Night hosted by Darrin Wentz – HoDo Ciro & Topher Show – The Windbreak TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH Brother Lynch – The Aquarium Vinegar Strokes – JC Chumley’s WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH Merchandise – The Aquarium OB Juan and the Amigos – Dempsey’s InFringe – Hennessy’s Irish Pub Mick Klein – JT Cigarro THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9TH Deb Jenkins Band – HoDo Dedrick Clark and the Social Animals – Max Lounge

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16TH Pat Lenertz Band – HoDo Vinegar Strokes – JC Chumley’s Anthony Chaput – Max Lounge Todd Sisson – Tailgator’s Jake McVey – The Windbreak

OCT. 17TH - 18TH

Todd Sisson – Tailgator’s Roosters – The Windbreak

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17TH Circle of Heat – The Aquarium Johnny Cash Tribute Band – Dempsey’s Mick $ Rich – Max Lounge Joy Ride – O’Kelly’s Boomtown – Shotgun Sally’s Flashback – Speck’s Confusion – Sidestreet Wilson Bradley Band – Spirit’s Lounge (Holiday Inn) Some Kind of Nightmare, They Live, Slave to the Mushroom Cloud, Bloody Cape, No Thumbs Up – The New Direction COD – VFW: Downtown Jake McVey – The Windbreak

OCT. 10TH - 11TH FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10TH Soap & Useful Jenkins – The Aquarium GrooveTones – Dempsey’s Warren Christensen – Max Lounge Neptune Men – O’Kelly’s 24Seven – Pickled Parrot Twice as Hard – Speck’s Helena Handbasket – Spirit’s Lounge (Holiday Inn) KNDS Birthday Bash (Day One), Baltic to Boardwalk, The Alleles, Blackjack, Sequoia – The New Direction Ciro & Topher Show – VFW: Downtown Roosters – The Windbreak

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18TH Into It. Over It. – The Aquarium Boots – Dempsey’s Kenny Rudd – Hennessy’s Irish Pub Silverado – JC Chumley’s Someday Heroes – JT Cigarro Jack MacArthur – Max Lounge Rhyme Or Reason – Shotgun Sally’s Flashback – Speck’s Wilson Bradley Band – Spirit’s Lounge (Holiday Inn) COD – VFW: Downtown Fly Wheel – The Windbreak

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11TH Go Murphy – The Aquarium Heavy is the Head – Dempsey’s Eden Parker Band – Hennessy’s Irish Pub 40 Watt – JT Cigarro 24Seven – Pickled Parrot 32 Below – Shotgun Sally’s Twice as Hard – Speck’s The San Haven Chuckle – Sidestreet Helena Handbasket – Spirit’s Lounge (Holiday Inn) KNDS Birthday Bash (Day Two), Astronomique, Stick Figure Biography, DJ SuperTOM – The New Direction Ciro & Topher Show – VFW: Downtown Iron Horse – The Windbreak

OCT. 19TH - 23RD SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19TH Michael D Band – The Windbreak

OCT. 12TH - 16TH

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST Captured! By Robots – The Aquarium Vinegar Strokes – JC Chumley’s

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12TH KNDS Birthday Bash (Day Three), Pyrrhon, Artificial Brain, Benefactor – The New Direction Slamabama – The Windbreak

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND Isaac Schwartz – Hennessy’s Irish Pub Ciro – JT Cigarro

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH Larry and His Flask – The Aquarium

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD Ex Hex – The Aquarium Carluster Crumplebee Orchestra – HoDo Warren Christensen – Max Lounge Rosedale, Bear North, The Last Echo, The New Arizona, Most/Simple – The New Direction Silverado – The Windbreak

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH Carbon Leaf – The Aquarium Go Murphy – Dempsey’s Greg Breske – Hennessy’s Irish Pub Vinegar Strokes – JT Cigarro

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OCT. 24TH - 25TH FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24TH Tattoo Expo After Party with In Defence and Continental – The Aquarium Poitin – Dempsey’s COD – O’Kelly’s Tune In Tokyo – Pickled Parrot Redline – Shotgun Sally’s Confusion – Speck’s Moody River Band – Sidestreet S.O.L. – Spirit’s Lounge (Holiday Inn) Serial Hawk, Benefactor – The New Direction Flashback – VFW: Downtown Pop Rocks – The Windbreak SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH J Abilities & Sean Anonymous – The Aquarium Black River Revue – Dempsey’s Urho – Hennessy’s Irish Pub Tune In Tokyo – Pickled Parrot Power Play – Shotgun Sally’s Confusion – Speck’s Cold Hard Cash – Sidestreet S.O.L. – Spirit’s Lounge (Holiday Inn) Grim Light, Wanderer, Lost Cause, Chris Bernstorf, Atrocites, Swing Low, Bergeron – The New Direction Flashback – VFW: Downtown Redline – The Windbreak SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26TH Rock Soldiers – The Windbreak

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH Eden Parker Band – Dempsey’s Lars and the Joe Pony Show – Hennessy’s Irish Pub Megan Johnson – JT Cigarro THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30TH Drag Show – The Aquarium Bras on Broadway – HoDo Jacked Up – The Windbreak

VENUES Need to find the hotspot? Look no further than this helpful guide.

PICKLED PARROT

THE AQUARIUM

226 Broadway, Fargo (Above Dempseys)

505 3rd Ave N, Fargo

DEMPSEY’S

RADISSON - LEVEL TWO

dempseyspublichouse.com

Radissonfargo.com

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thepickledparrotbar.com

226 Broadway, Fargo

201 5th St. N, Fargo

GARAGE BAR

SPECK’S

HENNESSY’S IRISH PUB

SIDESTREET

hennessys-irishpub.com

sidestreetpubfargo.com

3108 9th St. S, Moorhead

2611 Main Ave, Fargo

4323 45th St. S, Fargo

301 3rd Ave. N, Fargo

HODO

SPIRIT’S LOUNGE (HOLIDAY INN)

hoteldonaldson.com

fargohi.com

101 Broadway, Fargo

3803 13th Ave. S, Fargo

JC CHUMLEY’S

TAILGATOR’S

jcchumleys.com

tailgatorsfargond.com

1608 Main Ave, Moorhead

322 Main Ave, Fargo

JT CIGARRO

THE NEW DIRECTION

jtcigarro.com

facebook.com/thenewdirection

4554 7th Ave. S, Fargo

14 Roberts St. N, Fargo

MAX LOUNGE

VFW: DOWNTOWN

1410 9th St. E, West Fargo

202 Broadway, Fargo

maxloungend.com

WINDBREAK

3150 39th St. S, Fargo

O’KELLY’S

thewindbreak.com

3800 Main Ave, Fargo okellys.net

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31ST Halloween Party – The Aquarium D Millz and the Thrills – Dempsey’s DJ P – Max Lounge Frost Fire – O’Kelly’s Loy Ave – Pickled Parrot Junk FM –Shotgun Sally’s Liquored Up (Costume Party) – Speck’s Renegade DJ – Spirit’s Lounge (Holiday Inn) Halloween Cover Show – The New Direction Pat Lenertz Band – VFW: Downtown 32 Below – The Windbreak

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DRINK SPECIALS

Check out our guide to the best drink specials in town! For a more in-depth listing, visit fargomonthly.com MONDAY

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$.99 16 oz. Miller, Coors & Bud $1.99 Dos Equis Amber

$3 Margaritas (original, rocks or blended) All Day

$4.99 pitchers of Miller, Coors & Bud $5.99 Dos Equis

$1.50 domestic beer & regular margaritas

$5 Jumbo Margaritas

$2 Mexican beers

$2.50 Morgans& Bacardi Limon $3 Iced teas

2 for 1 everyday Noon - 7 p.m.

2 for 1 everyday Noon - 7 p.m.

2 for 1 everyday Noon - 7 p.m.

2 for 1 everyday Noon - 7 p.m.

2 for 1 everyday Noon - 7 p.m.

2 for 1 everyday Noon - 7 p.m.

2 for 1 everyday Noon - 7 p.m.

$2 off margaritas $3 Coronas/ Corona Lights

$2 UV vodkas

Ladies Night $3 Cosmos and Applebitinis, $5 Sangrias, $10 house wine bottles

$2 Long Island teas $3 Jeremiah Weed teas

$5 mucho drinks

$5 sangrias

$8 pitchers of Bud Light

Happy Hour drink specials All Day

Mini Mug Night

Mug Night

$3.75 Stoli’s $5.75 domestic pitchers

$3 Windsors, Morgans, Bacardis, Smirnoffs and Jim Beams

$3.75 Bloody Mary/ Caesars 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Mug Night

$4 32oz domestic draws $3.25 wells

$5 Housemade Sangria & $2 PBR Pounders 3 - 6 p.m.

$5 Housemade Sangria & $2 PBR Pounders 3 - 6 p.m.

$5 Housemade Sangria & $2 PBR Pounders 3 - 6 p.m.

2 for 1 appetizers Texas Hold ‘Em tourney 7:30 p.m.

College ID Night $5 Cover Free taps and wells 9 p.m. - Midnight

Ladies Night All you can drink wells for $5 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

3 for 1s 9 p.m.Midnight

The Bowler 2630 S University Dr, Fargo

$2.50 Morgans all day, $2.50 Bacardi’s all day & $3 Tito’s all day

$2.50 Morgans all day, $2.50 Bacardi’s all day & $3 Tito’s all day

$2.50 Morgans all day, $2.50 Bacardi’s all day & $3 Tito’s all day

$2.50 Morgans all day, $2.50 Bacardi’s all day & $3 Tito’s all day

$2.50 Morgans all day, $2.50 Bacardi’s all day & $3 Tito’s all day

$2.50 Morgans all day, $2.50 Bacardi’s all day & $3 Tito’s all day

Borrowed Buck’s Roadhouse 1201 Westrac Dr, Fargo

Birthday Buckets

Mug Night

$.50 taps $1 Morgans $1 Teas 8 p.m. - Midnight

$3 Coronas, Crown Royals, Stolis 9 p.m. - Midnight

$2 tall taps $2 Morgans $2 bomb shots 8 - 11 p.m.

$2 tall taps $2 Morgans $2 bomb shots 8 - 11 p.m.

Buffalo Wild Wings 3 area locations

Happy Hour All Day $1 off well drinks 9 p.m. - Midnight

$2 Jeremiah Weeds $3.50 energy blasters 9 p.m. - Midnight

$2.99 tall domestic taps All Day 2 for 1 well drinks 9 p.m. - Midnight

$3 teas All Day 2 for 1 Morgans 9 p.m. - Midnight

$3.50 Mexican bottles/pints $3.50 jumbo margaritas All Day

$3.75 Bloody Marys/Caesars 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

$2.50 You-call-its 9 p.m. - Midnight

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

$3.50 tall domestic taps 6 p.m. - Close

$2.75 domestic bottles $3.50 Ice Holes 8 p.m. - Midnight

$3.50 UVs and Bacardis 8 p.m. - Midnight

$3.25 Morgans $3.75 Crowns 8 p.m. - Midnight

$3.75 Stolis and Jack Daniels 8 p.m. - Midnight

$3.50 Smirnoffs and Windsors 8 p.m. - 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 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Big Mug Monday $4.95 beers $3.25 refills $2.95 10 oz wells

Happy Tuesday Happy Hour prices 4 p.m. -Close $2.95 Stumplifters

$2.75 old school beers $2.75 Morgans and Windsors

$.75 taps 8 p.m. - Close

$6 select domestic beers & a shot $2.95 teas & Stumplifters

Acapulco 1150 36th St S, Fargo, ND

Alibi Lounge & Casino 1340 21st Ave. S, Fargo Applebees 4 area locations

Bison Turf 1211 N University Dr, Fargo Blackbird Woodfire 206 Broadway, Fargo Bomb Shelter 325 10th St. N, Fargo

2 for 1 appetizers until 9 p.m.

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$3 tall domestic drafts, wine and margaritas 5 for $10 buckets of beer All Day $2.95 Bloody Marys/Caesars 8 a.m. - Noon $3.25 Jack Daniels $2.95 UV vodkas

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Dempsey’s 226 Broadway N, Fargo

Rum-Day: $3 Malibus, Bacardis & Morgans

$2 domestic taps or 2 for 1 wells

$3 premium wells

$3.25 specialty or import bottles or taps

$3 Old Styles and $4.25 Jamesons

$3 Old Styles and $4.25 Jamesons

Happy Hour drink specials 4 p.m. 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

$3.25 Crown Royals

$2.75 Bacardis

$2.50 Windsors

$2.95 Morgans $3.75 Jack Daniels

$3.25 import bottles $2.95 Jim Beams

$3.25 import bottles $3.75 Jagermeisters

$2.50 rail vodkas $2.50 Windsors

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

Happy Hour 4-7 p.m. $2.25 taps

Happy Hour 4-7 p.m. $2.75 select whiskeys $2.75 import bottles $2.75 Micro Domestic Beers

Happy Hour All Day

$3.50 Bloody Mary 2 - 6 p.m. $3.25 Bacardis, Morgans, Malibus All Day $3.25 Chuck Norris shots

Any special throughout the week is honored all day long.

$5 cocktails, martinis, wines, spirits & skinnies (low cal drinks) from 3 to 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close

$5 cocktails, martinis, wines, spirits & skinnies (low cal drinks) from 3 to 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close

$5 cocktails, martinis, wines, spirits & skinnies (low cal drinks) from 3 to 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close

$5 cocktails, martinis, wines, spirits & skinnies (low cal drinks) from 3 to 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close

$5 cocktails, martinis, wines, spirits & skinnies (low cal drinks) from 3 to 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close

$5 cocktails, martinis, wines, spirits & skinnies (low cal drinks) from noon to 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close

$5 cocktails, martinis, wines, spirits & skinnies (low cal drinks) from noon to 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close

Labby’s Grill & Bar 1100 19th Ave. N, Fargo

$2.50 domestic/ $3.50 import bottles 8 p.m. - Close

Mug Night 5 - 9 p.m.

$3.50 teas 3 p.m. - Close

$2.95 selected pounders 8 p.m. - Close

$1 off bottled beers and drinks 9 p.m. - Close

$1 off Bloody Marys/Caesars 9 p.m. - Close

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

$2.25 short domestic beers

$2.50 Coronas/ Corona Lights 1/2 price margaritas

$3 tall domestic taps 3 p.m. - Close

1/2 price bottles of wine $2 PBR bottles 3 p.m. - Close

Happy Hour 3 - 6 p.m.

$2.50 mimosas $6.75 BLT Bloody Marys

Happy Hour 4 - 6 p.m. & ​9 - 11 p.m. & Service industry night- $2 off drinks from 4 p.m. - Close

All bottles of wine 1/2 price​all night. ​ Happy Hour 4 - 6 p.m. & ​9 - 11 p.m.

Martinis will be $9 all night. Happy Hour 4 - 6 p.m. & ​ 9 - 11 p.m.

Happy Hour 4 - 6 p.m. & ​9 - 11 p.m.

Happy Hour 4 - 6 p.m. & ​9 - 11 p.m.

Happy Hour 4 - 6 p.m. & ​9 - 11 p.m.

Northern Gentleman’s Club 325 10th St. N, Fargo

Happy Hour 5 - 7 p.m.

Happy Hour 5 - 7 p.m.

Happy Hour 5 - 7 p.m.

Happy Hour 5 - 7 p.m.

Happy Hour 5 - 7 p.m.

Happy Hour 5 - 7 p.m.

Old Broadway City Club 22 Broadway N, Fargo

$5.95 pitchers

$2.95 domestic pints 6 p.m. - Close

$2.50 selected shots/drinks 9 p.m. - Close Wine Club Night

U-Pay-The-Day Tap beers are the price of the date 8 - 10 p.m.

$2.95 Bloody Marys/mimosas Skip-N-Go Naked 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

$2.95 Domestic Pints 6 p.m. - Close

Wine Club Night

Fort Noks Bar of Gold 52 Broadway N, Fargo

Granite City 1636 42nd St S, Fargo

Max Lounge 1380 9th St. E, West Fargo

Old Broadway Grill 22 Broadway N, Fargo

JT Cigarro 4554 7th Ave. S, Fargo

1/2 Price Bottles of Wine 5 - 10 p.m.

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

$2.50

Mug Night

Ladies Night

domestic bottles

$3

wells All Day

5 p.m. - Close

$5 domestic taps and wells

Happy Hour 4-7 p.m. $3.25 Stolis All Day $3.25 Goldschlager & Icehole 8 p.m. - 1 a.m.

$2.50 mimosas $6.75 BLT Bloody Marys 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

$2.95 Bloody Marys/mimosas/ Skip-N-Go Naked 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

2 for 1 rum drinks

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

$3.75

$2.50

Bloody Mary’s

5 p.m. - Close

$10

all you can drink mimosas

domestic bottles

$3

wells All Day

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Happy Hour from 4 to 9 p.m. $2 PBR and Busch Light Pounders, $2.50 Domestic Bottles, $4 Fireball, $4 Parrot Jars

Happy Hour from 4 to 9 p.m. $3 Ice Hole, $3 Captain Morgans, $4 Parrot Jars, $4.50 Chuck Norris

Happy Hour from 4 to 9 p.m. $4 Water Moccasins, $7 Parrot Jars Craft Beer, $8 Parrot Jars

Happy Hour from 4 to 9 p.m. $3 Ice Hole, $4 Crown Royal, $5 Patron from 4 p.m. to close

Happy Hour from 4 to 9 p.m. $3 Malibu, $3 Windsor, $5 Chuck Norris

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

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

$2 off all glasses of wine & $1 off beer Wells & wine by the glass

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

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m.

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m.

1/2 off wine 6 p.m. - Midnight

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m. $2 off original cocktails from 6 to close

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m. $5 domestic pitchers 9 p.m. to close

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m. $2 off all canned/ bottled beers and 2 for 1 rail drinks from 9 to close

2 for 1 rail drinks $4 craft pints 9 p.m. - Close

$4 Build Your Own Bloody Mary Bar from 12 to 5, $3 You Call It’s for service industry all day

$3.05 Morgans $3.45 tall domestic taps 4:30 p.m. - close

$3.75 Crown Royals $3.95 Crown Blacks

$2.95 Bacardis/ domestic bottles 4:30 p.m. - 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 p.m. - Close

Rooter’s Bar 107 Broadway N, Fargo

$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 p.m. (2for-1 drinks)

$2.50 Homemade Bloody Marys w/ beer chaser 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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

$1 off drinks 9 p.m.

- Midnight

$1 off drinks 9 p.m.

- Midnight

$1 off drinks 9 p.m.

- Midnight ½ price bottles of wine

$1 off drinks 9 p.m.

- Midnight

$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

$3.15 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

$2.95 pounders

$3 Bacardis & Jim Beams

$1 off bar pours & jumbo beers 4 - 7 p.m.

Sports Bar 619 NP Ave. N, Fargo Tailgators Sports Cafe 1322 Main Ave, Fargo

Pickled Parrot 505 3rd Ave. N, Fargo

Radisson 201 5th St N Fargo Rhombus Guys Pizza 606 Main Ave, Fargo

Rick’s Bar 2721 Main Ave, Fargo

Sidestreet Grille & Pub 301 3rd Ave. N, Fargo Slammer’s Sports Bar & Grill 707 28th Ave. N, Fargo Speck’s Bar 2611 Main Ave, Fargo Spirits Lounge 3803 13th Ave. S, Fargo

TGI Fridays 4100 13th Ave. S, Fargo

SUNDAY

$3 Bloody Marys $7 bottomless mimosas

$3.50 Stolis $3.75 Summit pints

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

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

$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

$2.95 Morgans $3.95 Jack Daniels

$2.95 whiskeys & Barefoot wines

$3.25 import and craft beers $3.25 Smirnoffs

$3.25 UV drinks

$2.75 wells $3.35 20oz taps

$1 off bar pours & jumbo beers 4 - 7 p.m.

$1 off bar pours & jumbo beers 4 - 7 p.m.

$1 off bar pours & jumbo beers 4 - 7 p.m.

$1 off bar pours & jumbo beers 4 - 7 p.m.

$2.50 tap beer pints $3.50 talls

$2.50 Stolis & $3.50 Stolis with energy drink

College night 1/2 price any beer

$2.95 Jack Daniels, Morgans, Bombay Sapphires & Grey Gooses

1/2 off pitchers 7 10 p.m.

1/2 off pitchers 7 10 p.m.

$3 pounders $3.50 Bloody Marys

$3.50 Crown Royals $3 UVs

$2 domestic bottles and $3 Morgans

$7.25 domestic pitchers $2.50 Schnapps $2.50 well drinks

$3.50 import bottles $3.50 gator teas $2.50 Schnapps

$3 Bacardis $3 Chucks/Jag Bombs $2.75 Windsors

$3.75 Bloody Marys $1 off whiskeys $2.90 domestic pints and bottles

$3.75 Bloody Marys $1 off whiskeys $2.90 domestic pints and bottles

$5 select Jack Daniels

$3 martinis 1/2 off bottles of wine

$3 select appetizers and drinks

Happy Hour during Bison game

$5 select drinks & Happy Hour during Vikings game

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

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VFW 202 Broadway N, Fargo

$2.75 Morgans

$6 domestic pitchers

$3 bar pours

$2.75 domestic pounders

$3 domestic bottles $3 long island teas

Happy Hour 11 a.m.

- 5 p.m. $3 Long Island teas

Happy Hour All Day

Vinyl Taco 520 1st Ave, Fargo

$1 off Margaritas

$2 Tecate 8 p.m. to close

$1 off Mexico Mule

$1 off Bourbons

$1 off Moonshine

$1 off Sangria

Ladies night: Free Miller Light taps and wells 9 p.m. Midnight

$1 u-call-its 9 - 10 p.m. $2 u-call-its 10 - 11 p.m.

$1 u-call-its 9 - 10 p.m. $2 u-call-its 10 - 11 p.m.

Service industry night $2 u-call-its 9 p.m. - close

Windbreak Saloon & Casino 3150 39th St. S, Fargo Happy Hour All Day. $1 off drinks

Domestic bottles & Morgans for $2.95

$2.75 Windsors $2.85 Jack Daniels

$3.50 Long Island teas $3.95 Crown Royals

$3.30 Smirnoffs $3.85 Malibus

$5.95 domestic pitchers and $3.30 Bloody Marys and Caesars until 5 p.m.

$5.95 domestic pitchers and $3.30 Bloody Marys and Caesars until 5 p.m.

$1 off beer, wine, & cocktails 3-6 p.m. $3.25 tall domestic taps 7 p.m. - close

$1 off beer, wine, & cocktails 3-6 p.m. $2.50 domestic bottles 9 p.m. close

$1 off beer, wine, & cocktails 3-6 p.m. $3 Captain Morgan and Chuck Norris 8 p.m. - close

$1 off beer, wine, & cocktails 3-6 p.m. $5 pitchers of PBR 8 p.m. - close

$1 off beer, wine, & cocktails 3-6 p.m. $3.25 Stolis and Bacardis 8 p.m. close

$3.50 Crown Royals & Long Island Teas 8 p.m. - close

$3.25 tall domestic taps & import bottles All day

Service Industry Night: $2.50 youcall-its and $3.50 Morgans from 9 p.m. to midnight

$.50 domestic taps from 7 to 9 p.m. and $ domestic bottles and wells from 9:30 to 11 p.m.

$2.50 domestic pints and $3.50 premium pints from 8 p.m. to midnight

$6.50 domestic pitchers and $2.50 Smirnoffs from 9 p.m. to midnight

$2.50 domestic bottles and Captain Morgans from 8 to 10 p.m.

$6 domestic pitchers

$2.50 domestic bottles and wells all day

2 for 1 wells 9 p.m.

- close

$3 craft and import beers 9 p.m. - close

$5 ladies night 9 12 p.m.

$6 Mugs & $3.50 refills 9 p.m. - close

Free Jello shots with drink order 9 p.m. - close

Mug day all day $6 32oz mugs and 4$ refills

$4 Bloodies, Caesars and Margaritas all day

Speak Easy 1001 30th Ave. S, Moorhead

$1.75 bottles $4 martinis

2 for 1 drinks

$4.25 pitchers

$1.95 22oz beers $3.25 Sam Adams & Shock Tops

$4.25 pitchers

Bloody Mary specials $4.95 pitchers

$1.95 grande beers All Day

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

Happy Hour 1 p.m.

- 7 p.m.

Happy Hour 1 p.m.

- 7 p.m.

Happy Hour 1 p.m.

- 7 p.m.

Happy Hour 1 p.m.

- 7 p.m.

Happy Hour 1 p.m.

- 7 p.m.

Bloody Marys special

Sunday Funday $5 domestic pitchers All Day

$2.75 Morgans

2 for 1 8 - 11 p.m.

$2.75 whiskeys

Ladies night 8 - 10 p.m. $5 pitchers

Late night Happy Hour 9 p.m. Midnight

$5 pitchers All Day

Bloody Mary special

$3 tall domestics, $3 Stolis & $3 Jack Daniels 8 p.m.

$2 domestic pints & wells 8 p.m. -

Mug night 8 p.m. $5 mugs

$2.50 domestic bottles, $3 well specials 8 p.m.

$2.50 Morgans and Bacardis 8 p.m.

$3 teas & bomb shots 8 p.m.

$6 domestic pitchers & $2.50 Icehole All Day

$2.50 domestic bottles All Day

$3 domestic talls All Day

$3.50 well margaritas, $3 Corona & Dos Equis

$2.50 Morgans & Bacardis All Day

$3 well drinks 7 p.m. - close

$3 bomb shots 8 p.m. - Midnight

$5 Angry Orchard Pint with Fireball Shot& $14 Bucket of Domestic Beers (5 beers)

$3.50 Jack Daniels and Crown Royal Drinks & $14 Bucket of Domestic Beers (5 beers)

$14 Bucket of Beers

$3.50 Windsor and Canadian Club Drinks & $14 Bucket of Domestic Beers (5 beers)

$3.50 Titos Vodka, $4 Icehole Shots & $5 Vodka Redbulls

$3.50 Morgan and Bacardi Drinks & $4 Fireball shots

$3.50 Tall Domestic Taps, $3 Domestic Pounders & $14 Bucket of Beers (5 beers)

Silver Dollar Flying Pig 221 Sheyenne St, West Fargo

Happy Hour 8 p.m.

- 12 a.m.

Happy Hour 8 p.m.

- 12 a.m.

Happy Hour 8 p.m.

- 12 a.m.

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 & $7 import pitchers

$2 whiskey drinks

$2 rum drinks

$2 vodka drinks

$3 Bloody Mary’s and/or Caesars

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

Mug night

Mug night

Tall beers for the price of short 7 p.m. - close

$1 off Long Island teas & $5 martinis 7 p.m. - close

$2.75 Windsors $1 off bottled beer 8 p.m. - close

$3.50 Bloody Marys, Caesars & domestic pints until 6 p.m.

Happy Hour All Day

$2.75 Captain Morgan, $3 Crown Royal & $3 Washington Apples from 7 - 11 p.m.

$3 32 oz. Mongo Mugs, $1 off drinks for ladies & $3 shots from 7 - 11 p.m.

$2.50 Windsors, $3 Jeremiah Weed, $3 Chuck Norris from 7 - 11 p.m

$5 pitchers, $2.75 Bacardi & $3 Bazooka Joes from 7 - 11 p.m.

Happy Hour from 4 - 8 p.m. and $3 Ice Hole shots from 7 - 11 p.m.

$3.50 Bloody Marys/Caesars from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., $2.50 Ron Diaz & $3 Jag Blasters from 7 - 11 p.m.

$2.75 Pounders, $3 Seagram’s & $3 Charlie Sheens

$3 Jag $6.50 mug $2.50 Ice Hole

$3 Bacardis $2.75 Dr. Mcgillicuddy’s

$3 Jeremiah Weed $3 UV vodkas

$3 Morgans $2 Jags

$3 Jack Daniels

$3 Jim Beams $3 Bloody Marys/ Caesars

$3 Bloody Caesars $3.50 Sambuca

Woody’s Bar 1550 32nd Ave. S, Fargo

MOORHEAD Dave’s Southside Tap 803 Belsly Blvd, Moorhead JC Chumley’s 1608 Main Ave, Moorhead Mick’s Office 10 8th St. S, Moorhead

Vic’s Bar & Grill 427 Center Ave, Moorhead

WEST FARGO Bar Nine 1405 Prairie Pkwy, West Fargo Hooligans 3330 Sheyenne St, West Fargo Rookies 715 13th Ave. E, West Fargo

Town Hall Bar 103 Main Ave. W, West Fargo

Work Zone 701 Main Ave. E, West Fargo 94

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