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June 2023
ND Parks Gallery Open House and Landscape Drawing
Enjoy cookies, lemonade and FREE ICE Cream as you explore our most recent exhibit, Art in the Parks! Grab a lapboard and use our artist's-quality chalk pastels to draw the world around you, with Miss Jess as your guide! FREE and open to all ages! Ice Cream Donated by Pioneer Gifts and Books. “Art in the Parks” is a collection of work inspired by North Dakota’s state parks. The exhibit is free and open to the public and comes to…
Find out more »July 2023
“Flow & Pop” Gallery Open House and “Hello Girls” Preview
Regional Artist Katie Vasbinder's work will be on display in the Long X Arts Gallery June 30-Aug 25 2023. Celebrate with us at our Open House event. Stop in to the gallery for refreshments and to take a first look at Vasbinder's ceramic work. At 5:00 pm we will be previewing the Fargo/Moorhead Community Theater's show "The Hello Girls," a musical that will be playing in the Watford City High School Theater on Saturday, July 8. Meet the cast and…
Find out more »The Hello Girls
Fargo-Moorhead Community theater visits Watford City for their production of The Hello Girls. Join us for an evening of live, professional theater! Tickets on sale soon! From New York to Paris, from ragtime to jazz: THE HELLO GIRLS chronicles the story of America’s first women soldiers in this new musical inspired by history. These intrepid heroines served as bilingual telephone operators on the front lines, helping turn the tide of World War I. They then returned home to fight a…
Find out more »“Buddy the Dog” Author Meet & Greet & Signing
Meet Gretchen Stenehjem, local author of the heartwarming story "Buddy The Dog." Purchase the book about Buddy's search for friends who will learn to embrace each other's differences and get it signed by Gretchen! Refreshments served!
Find out more »The American Bombshells-Veteran’s Park Dedication
All are invited to the dedication of the Veteran's Memorial Park. Entertainment by The American Bombshells, a modern day twist on the Andrew Sisters, serving as Ambassadors of America's Gratitude with a show that dazzles in three part harmony! Free and open to the public
Find out more »Art in the Park
Music, Family Entertainment, Baby Pageant, Food, Local Arts and Crafts, Hands-On Art Activities, Indoor Art Show at First International Bank and Trust Gallery on Main Street Free for all ages! Registration open for Artists and Food Vendors here or call 701-770-8659
Find out more »Community Theater Meeting
Interested in forming a community theater program in McKenzie County? Join us for a meeting of minds to see if we can make this happen! Refreshments and treats served!
Find out more »Kid Summer Art Camp-Session 3
Summer creative fun is right here at the Long X Art Gallery! Join us for a four-day camp for ages going into 1st grade and up! All classes 10 am - 12 pm at the Long X Art Gallery Choose one or both sessions! July 25-28 (Art Show on July 28) Free T-shirt with each registration $120 per child Call or email about multiple child discount or tuition assistance! 701-770-8659 or longxart@gmail.com In addition to registration, please fill out the…
Find out more »August 2023
Little Mo Writers Tour – Watford City
Join us for a public reading, discussion, small group writing workshop and/or young writers bootcamp with authors Debra Marquart, Tayo Basquiat, Erika Bolstad, and David Bjerklie! Event is FREE with registration! - Main session includes a public reading and discussion with the four tour authors. Registration is required for this and all other sessions - The Small Group Writing Workshop session is open to adult participants ages 18+. To get the most of this workshop, participants are asked to submit…
Find out more »Kids Craft at Ribfest
Stop by Door 204 during Ribfest to make a Theater Themed Craft with us! And learn more about Watford City's new Community Theater endeavor. 12 noon-6 pm Follow Watford City Community Theater on Facebook
Find out more »The Radio Stars at Stonehome
The Radio Stars are back in Watford City, bringing with them their harmonies and familiar tunes to the patio of Stonehome. With Merrill Piepkorn on guitar and harmonica, Gregg (Smokey) Temple on steel, electric and acoustic guitars, Loy Larson on fiddle and mandolin and Jim Allen on bass, there will be something for everyone to tap their toes to. Grab a friend, grab your favorite drink and we'll see you there. The group will move to the gallery of Outlaw's…
Find out more »September 2023
Feek’s Vision Film Screening
Catch the showing of a revealing new documentary about rodeo's most influential bucking horse bloodline at Six Shooter's Showhall during the Wild West NDRA Rodeo Finals Weekend in Watford City! Special welcome from the filmmakers. Feek’s Vision, is the inspired production of filmmaker and photographer Ken Howie (Special Cowboy Moments, Hardship to Freedom). In the 1930s, C.E. “Feek” Tooke foresaw the end to the availability of renegade horses as rodeo stock and envisioned a program for breeding horses with a…
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