Author holds book signing at air base
Friday at the Grand Forks Air Force Base Exchange: North Dakota author Paula F Winskye will be signing books at the Grand Forks Air Force Base Exchange from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as part of her fall book tour. Since her first novel in 2003, Winskye has published 14 titles, including three romances, a middle grade novel and four volumes of the Collins Family Saga. Her books are available in both paperback and electronic formats. For more info: winskyebooks.com.
Junk Prom
Through Saturday at the All Seasons Garden Center: The Junk Prom will feature vintage finds and antiques from more than 30 vendors from North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota. Junk Prom started Thursday and continues Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost: $5. For more info: (218)779-7993
‘Waiting for Godot’
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Through Saturday at Burtness Theatre: “Waiting for Godot,”UNDTheatre’s first show of the season, is performed at 7:30 each night at the Burtness Lab Theatre. For more info: (701) 777-2587.
Zombie Music Fest
Saturday at the Muddy Rivers Town House: The North Valley Arts Council will host the fourth annual zombie music fest from 7 p.m. to midnight. There will be a DJ, a zombie makeup booth and a contest for costumes. Cost: $5. From 1 to 3 p.m. there will be a kid’s zombie fest. Come dressed in your Halloween costume. There will be a showing of a Halloween-themed movie, and all kids will receive a prize. No cost. For more info: novac.org or (701) 772-3710.
Museum of Art Exhibits
Through Sunday at Museum of Art: The North Dakota Museum of Art has opened three new exhibits. In “Fractured: North Dakota’s Oil Boom Exhibition,” photographer Terry Evans and journalist and filmmaker Elizabeth Farnsworth explore the impact of the current oil boom on the Williston Basin region. “Bead” by Glen Hanson, which runs through Oct. 12, displays a Lakota technique consisting of beads layered down in rows of seven on deer hide. Finally, “Robert Rauschenberg: Four Decades of Work on Paper” features lithographs and prints. Cost: $5 suggested donation. For more info: (701) 777-4195.
Concert in the Galleries
Sunday at the North Dakota Museum of Art: The Pacifica Quartet will perform at 2 p.m. Cost: regular tickets: $20, member tickets: $18, student/ military: $10, children under 12: free. For more info: pacificaquartet.com
East Grand Forks Craft Fair
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Saturday and Sunday at VFW Arena and East Grand Forks Civic Center: The East Grand Forks Craft Fair will feature more than 130 vendors form across the region. It will be held in the VFWArena and the East Grand Forks Civic Center, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: $2.
‘Grand Corks’
Thursday at the Grand Historic Event Center in Grand Forks: The Anne Carlsen Center will be hosting a “night to remember” starting at 5:30. This fun-filled evening will support the work the Anne Carlsen does in and around Grand Forks. Area chefs will compete in a dessert wars challenge, with attendees choosing the winner. The evening will also include wine and beer tasting, appetizers, a silent auction and a “wine walk.” Cost: $65. To register: grandcorks. annecarlsen.org/register/. For more info: (701) 371-3554.
