BisonArts Gala
June 22 in Fargo: BisonArts, an organization formed to support the Division of Fine Arts at North Dakota State University, will present the BisonArts Gala, a celebration of music, theater and visual arts, at 5:30 p.m. June 22 at the NDSU President's House. NDSU Bison Ambassadors will highlight and discuss the architectural details of the President's House. A 7:30 p.m. performance will feature the BisonArts Singers. Tickets: $75; go to www.ndsualumni.com or call (701) 231-6814.
IPPL fellows
Deadline to apply July 1: Applications for 2010-11 Visiting Fellowships at the Institute for Philosophy in Public Life at UND will be accepted through July 1. The IPPL cultivates philosophy among the general public and bridges popular philosophy with academic research by providing resources and opportunities to engage with general audiences and by offering a venue for presenting work. An IPPL Visiting Fellowship is intended for philosophical professionals who seek an intensive short-term period to work on a specific project free from the intrusions of daily work and family responsibilities. Visiting fellows are in residence at the institute for two weeks. They receive travel, meal, housing allowances, a $1,000 stipend, access to the UND library and all relevant university resources, a $500 grant to purchase research materials to be housed within UND's Chester Fritz Library and an office. In exchange, fellows make at least two public presentations suitable to lay audiences and write a 10- to 15-page article. Application: philosophyinpubliclife.org. Info: ippl@und.edu .
Free at the fair
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Minnesota State Fair: The Minnesota State Fair entertainment lineup features more than 100 acts -- all free with the price of admission at the fair, which runs from Aug. 26 through Labor Day, Sept. 6, in St. Paul. This year's Bandshell Tonight! Series features Boyz II Men, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Rosanne Cash, Trampled By Turtles, The Family Stone and The Lost Trailers. Bandshell daytime: Jeff Allen, Gwen Sebastian and Breakaway, Tonic Sol-fa, Bellagala Big Band, Monroe Crossing, Steve Meisner, The Haygoods, InPulse, Marcoux Corner. Other free acts: Neil Dynamite, Maria Isa, The Belfast Cowboys, Power of 10, Dosh, Martin Zellar and the Hardways, Info: mnstatefair.org/.
Ukrainian film
Film screening June 6 in Winnipeg: The Holodomar of 1932-1933, one of the most tragic events in Ukraine's history, was a Soviet Union engineered famine in which millions starved to death. Now, Ukrainian director/screenwriter Anna Gin is bringing her acclaimed film "Stone Mill (Zhorna)" to the Winnipeg Art Gallery. It will be screened at 2 p.m. June 6 in Muriel Richardson Auditorium. Tickets: $10, available at the door. This event is a partnership between the Department of German and Slavic Studies, University of Manitoba; the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Carpathia Credit Union; and Canad Inns.
