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July 2023
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…
Find out more »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…
Find out more »Western Art Show & Cowboy Poetry Gathering
September 22-23, 2023 During the ND Rodeo Association Finals McKenzie County Ag Expo Celebrate our western heritage at the North Dakota’s Rodeo Finals. Enjoy the art show featuring western artists, makers, crafters and hands on classes and demonstrations and sit down between rodeos to listen to some of the best storytellers in the genre! Then dance the nights away with internationally touring western swing band, Sam Platts and the Plainsmen. Friday, September 22 6 – 8 PM-Western Art Show 7…
Find out more »Birch Biting Demonstration at Western Art Show
Join North Dakota's Poet Laureate Denise Lajimodiere as she demonstrates the art of birch biting during the Western Art Show and Cowboy Poetry Gathering where she will be selling her work as well as reading her poetry. Birch bark biting is a precontact art done by all tribes in the northern hemisphere where there are birch trees. Bark is carefully harvested in the spring, doing no harm to the living tree. The bark is carefully and patiently peeled into layers…
Find out more »Community Read -Author Talk & Signing
Join Pioneer Gifts and Books and The Long X Arts Foundation as we host a Community Read of "While the Windmill Watched." This story chronicles that decade through the lives of the Pfeiffer sisters, Jackie and Janine, as they grew up on a farm near Menoken, North Dakota. Written in four voices—each sister, the sisters together, and the windmill—the book describes how many of the social and technical innovations that occurred mid-century played out in the daily lives of farmers,…
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