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October 2023
MCCT Presents: The Hairdresser’s Code
McKenzie County Community Theater will be having its first performance debut during the Rough Rider Center's Fall Festival! The show is a hilarious 10-minute comedy called "Hairdresser's Code." The show has everything an audience wants: murder, comedy, crazy hair, and a clueless cop. There will be three performances of the show at 12:30, 1:30, and 2:30. Watch and learn more about how you can get involved with live theater in McKenzie County!
Find out more »POSTPONED-Main Street Summit Art Show
DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE MAIN STREET SUMMIT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. STAY TUNED FOR INFORMATION ON A RESCHEDULE DATE! Featuring local artists showing and selling their work during North Dakota Main Street Summit and Watford City High School Cultural Fair in Watford City! Wednesday, October 25 8 am - 7 pm Rough Rider Center Lower Level Stop by to make your mark on a community painting. Featured artists include KaratKake Art Dave's Guitar We 3Bs Photography-Maria Borkowski Bold West Art-Afton…
Find out more »POSTPONED: Nashville Bluegrass comes to North Dakota
DUE TO WINTER WEATHER, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. WATCH FOR UPDATES COMING SOON! Two of the nation’s top touring bluegrass bands are joining forces for a 6-day tour of North Dakota, with a stop in Watford City at 7 pm on October 25 in the Rough Rider Center. The event is free and open to the public thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Watford City Area Chamber of Commerce! Seth Mulder & Midnight Run and The Waddington Brothers…
Find out more »Marilyn Niewohner Open House
Closing Reception Join us for a special reception to meet Marilyn and explore the gallery. Bring the kids to make fairy wings! Refreshments and snacks Saturday, October 28 1-4 PM Long X Arts Gallery Androit Enchantment Marilyn Niewoehner is an artist who is well-known for her works in many mediums, but it is her expressive modern art paintings in watercolors, oils, and pen and ink that bring out some of her most dynamic creations. Drawing on her home economics BS, she first started her artistic…
Find out more »November 2023
Doug Engberg-Art on Leather Exhibit
The Long X Arts Gallery hosts the late Williston artist Doug Engberg's beautiful art on leather exhibit, featuring wildlife and landscapes of western North Dakota intricately burned and painted on large pieces of leather. His show will open on November 3rd and run through December 29. Stop in to view this beautiful work Mon-Sat. 10 am - 5 pm and join us for an open house (more information coming soon). Visiting the gallery is free and open to the public!…
Find out more »Art in Business
Door 204- Bryan Fevold Photography | Diane Kay Photography | Karatcake Art Elle’s Boutique LLC- Nikki Rodriguez Fine Art Larsen Service Drug & Soda Fountain- Chad Ziemendorf Photography Long X Arts Foundation-Doug Engberg Art on Leather Pioneer Gifts & Books and Long X Visitor Center-Trish Stevenson Fine Art Shopmeyersds-Bold West Art Saddle Up - Saddles, Tack and Western Wear- We Three B's
Find out more »Snowman Ornament at Parade of Lights
Our Christmas season traditions continues with this cute snowman ornament! Bring the family, grab a hot beverage at Door 204 and we'll help you make this cute ornament. All supplies included. Free for all ages!
Find out more »December 2023
Open Mic Night
Come and perform during the Jingle Bell Jog in the Rough Rider Center Coffeeshop! To sign up email taneekaj@roughridercenter.com or vastiec@roughridercenter.com
Find out more »Making it Merry Open House
Pioneer Gifts and Books and the Long X Arts Foundation are Making it Merry with Pride of Dakota Food Samplings and Locally Made Gifts! Give a bit of North Dakota this Season Shop, sip and check off your Christmas list! Join us for the Vintage Christmas Tree Class @ 2 PM in the Gallery! Click here to register
Find out more »Open Casting for “Almost, Maine”
The McKenzie County Community Theater is putting on a production on February 10th, 2024 of "Almost, Maine" a modern love story set in the town of Almost, Maine. They are seeking actors for this play and are hosting an open casting call on December 3rd at 6pm at the Long X Arts Center (100 2nd Ave SW, Watford City). Practices for the play will start in January and will be every Sunday night of that month. Because the play will…
Find out more »January 2024
Charles Beck: Artist and Muse Art Exhibition
The Long X Art Gallery is pleased to offer this incredible art exhibit January 12 - March 2, 2024. Free and open to the public Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm in the Lower Level of the Long X Visitor Center. CHARLES BECK (b. 1923 - d. 2017, Fergus Falls, MN) Charles Beck was born in 1923 in Fergus Falls. Beck began drawing in grade school where he would trade his works for candy and marbles. He attended Concordia College…
Find out more »“Almost, Maine”
Almost, Maine is a play by John Cariani, comprising nine short plays that explore love and loss in a remote, mythical almost-town called Almost, Maine. The McKenzie County Community Theater will be performing it as their first full length play on February 10. Time and place TBA.
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