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April 2025
After School Art Experience-Spring 2025
Art After School is Back for the New Year! Join Miss Jess in this 6 week after school class that focuses on providing a creative and emotional outlet in diverse mediums for students. Original programming. discussion and student interest guide the program. With the Long X Arts Foundation, your child will receive hands-on, interactive, original programming that is specifically tailored to your child’s interests and abilities. This could include but is not limited to: ceramic arts, glass fusion, painting, egg…
Find out more »May 2025
“Uff-Da” Art Exhibit by Emily Lunde
Emily Wilhelmina Dufke Lunde was born in northern Minnesota and, as she says, “with a handle like that you had to have a sense of humor.” Laurel Reuter says of this North Dakota folk artist: “Were the people of North Dakota to name their treasures, Emily Lunde would certainly be among them. She is one of the state’s eminent folk artists and unofficial cultural historian.” As both artist and author, Mrs. Lunde has recorded the life of Scandinavian immigrants settling…
Find out more »Paper Rose Class
Create your own mini flower bouquet that will last forever, just in time for Mother's Day! In this class, we'll be picking from pretty-colored scrapbook papers to make these adorable paper roses to brighten up our houses or gift to the loving and beautiful mothers in our lives. "I'll love you 'till the last flower dies..." Each participant will be able to make at least 2-3 paper flowers that they can take home with them. Space is limited, so sign…
Find out more »Spring Fever Watercolor Workshop
Spring Fever Watercolor Workshop! Shake off winter and get ready to paint the beauty of spring! In this beginner-friendly watercolor workshop, you’ll learn how to draw and paint trees, flowers, and grasses—everything you need to capture the season from local artist Belinda Dixon. We’ll cover washes, backgrounds, and how to bring a landscape together. By the end of class, you’ll have a finished landscape painting ready to frame! All skill levels welcome—beginners encouraged! Cost: $50 – All supplies included! Thaw…
Find out more »Street Corner Symphony
Mark your calendars for the perfect Mother's Day Date! Join us for the a cappella music of Street Corner Symphony followed by special desserts and coffee to make it a sweet afternoon out. Street Corner Symphony is a Nashville-based male a cappella ensemble that was a runner-up on NBC’s Sing Off in 2010. Street Corner Symphony moves seamlessly between most styles of music, feeling at home in all of them. Not many concerts can be equally enjoyed by both young…
Find out more »Air Clay Gnome Class-FREE
Come unwind and get creative with us on Syttende Mai with these cute clay Scandinavian gnomes! This is a free make-and-take project with white, air-dry clay. You can color your project with markers or paint at home, once the clay has dried. Part of the Syttende Main Open House Event featuring complimentary Scandinavian treats! Ages 5+ recommended.
Find out more »Syttendi Mai Open House
Celebrate Norwegian Independence Day with us at The Merc at the Long X Visitor Center! Enjoy complimentary Homemade Norwegian Treats Bring the kids for a FREE air dry clay gnome making class Celebrate the opening of the Uff-Da: Folk Art Show by Emily Lunde
Find out more »Paint a Glass Tumbler Open Studio
Come and see Miss Jess at the Long X Art Gallery to paint a glass tumbler. Use your tumbler to get 40% off all dirty sodas, drinks, and floats at The Merc for the whole year! Stop in anytime from 10 am - 4 pm to paint a tumbler that can be used for a discount on drinks until April of next year! You'll need to bake the glass paint in your oven at home. We'll give you instructions when…
Find out more »Strummin’ and Hummin’-Beginner Guitar Workshop-May
Join local musician David Cooper for this beginners guitar class! Start with an instrument orientation and tuning course followed by two 30-minute song learning sessions, learning basic chords and strumming. Come away knowing the basics of two songs and song sheets to help keep you practicing! Ages 14 + $35 per person (bring your own guitar) $45 per person (we provide the guitar for the night)
Find out more »June 2025
Sabrina Ramey “Made of Prairie” Art Show
Sabrina is a Williston photographer who has lived in North Dakota since she was 19 and loves exploring county backroads and prairie trails with her dogs. She enjoys matching old maps with current landmarks and researching older buildings that are still standing out on the prairie. Occasionally she can even talk her husband or son into coming along with her; they are always supportive of her passion in many other ways. The guys accept endless deliveries of large canvases in…
Find out more »July 2025
Debbie Kauffman “Polymer Skies”
Artist Statement The snapshots I capture during my walks and travels have become the inspiration for a series that explores the use of fiber and stitch to share the natural world that surrounds me. It is a means to give a voice to my thoughts, express my concern for the environment and illustrate the love I have for this place, I call home. The prairies, known for its vast open spaces, offers stunning views of the skyline. By creating these…
Find out more »Oda Hjertine Voltersvik Pianist Concert
Join us as we welcome internationally renowned Norwegian Pianist Oda Voltersvik in concert in Watford City. Oda, “(… ) an extraordinary Scandinavian artist!” (Per Brevig, Musicians Club New York), has performed at venues and festivals such as Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, Victor Borge Hall, Wigmore Hall, St Martin in the Fields, the Norwegian Opera House, Palermo Classica Festival, Paul Constantinescu International Festival and Bergen International Festival (May 2025). She has achieved great reviews internationally on her recordings “Neo” (solo), “Firebird”…
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