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Circus plans Bemidji visit next week

BEMIDJI - The Great American Family Circus will come through Bemidji next Wednesday and Thursday at the Beltrami County Fairgrounds. Shows will begin at 7 p.m. each day. The circus...

news / entertainment Fri, Jul 06, 2012 - 1:49pm

Don Zieman of Bemidji, a popular local musician, is shown performing at the Northwoods Folk Collective at Rail River Folk School. Submitted photo

Northwoods Folk Collective still clicking

The Northwoods Folk Collective has a long history of providing an opportunity for artists in all genres to meet and perform their craft. "The collective started in 1993 with song...

news / local / entertainment Thu, Jul 05, 2012 - 12:38am

Bagley actor Brody Paggen, left, is shown on stage with Artistic Director Terry Lynn Carlson, who is working on some finishing touches to the technical aspects of "Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music" by Lee Blessing on stage now at the Paul Bunyan Playhouse. Patt Rall | Bemidji Pioneer

Paul Bunyan Playhouse: He's back for another show

Sometimes when your parents break up and you're the only child, either maturity comes quickly or you do a lot of "acting out." A youngster from Bagley, 12-year-old Brody Paggen,...

news / local / entertainment Thu, Jul 05, 2012 - 12:34am

Harrowing night at the Playhouse, but show goes on

BEMIDJI - As I drove by the Jaycees Water Carnival about 6:30 p.m. Monday, I wondered why people were still on the rides when lightning was brightening the skies over...

news / local / entertainment Wed, Jul 04, 2012 - 1:03am

Actors Brady Paggen, lying down, threatened by Pete Simmons, and, from left, Erin Mae Johnson, Adam Rausar and Heidi Berg rehearse a scene from the play "Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music," the third play of the summer at the Paul Bunyan Playhouse. The play opens tonight and runs through July 14. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

'Nice People' bring the bar to stage

BEMIDJI - Maybe it's the full size pickup parked on the stage of the Chief Theater or maybe it's the Texas twangs emanating from the same place. Whatever it is,...

news / local / entertainment Wed, Jul 04, 2012 - 12:49am

Pioneer Previews: First Friday loaded with options

The Bemidji Area Community Band will begin their Independence Day Band Concert at 7 tonight on the Bangsberg Performing Arts Complex green on Birchmont Drive N. and 14th Street. The...

news / local / entertainment Sun, Jul 01, 2012 - 12:00am

Chase Miles, left, and Brooklynn Coleman take a spin Friday afternoon on the Himalaya at the amusement park beginning the celebration for 68th annual Bemidji Jaycees Water Carnival. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Taking a spin on the Himalaya

Chase Miles, left, and Brooklynn Coleman take a spin Friday afternoon on the Himalaya at the amusement park beginning the celebration for 68th annual Bemidji Jaycees Water Carnival. Monte Draper...

news / local / entertainment Sat, Jun 30, 2012 - 12:00am

Patriotic songs focus of next band concert

BEMIDJI - The Bemidji Area Community Band will host its annual Independence Day concert at 7 p.m. Sunday on the green next to Bangsberg Hall on the Bemidji State University...

news / local / entertainment Thu, Jun 28, 2012 - 12:00am

Good Noise, a group that is gaining in popularity throughout the region, is composed of members (from left) Jordan Lindquist, Eric Carlson, Katie Houg, Mark Bauer and Brett Cease. The band will play from 6-8 tonight in Park Rapids. Submitted photo

Bemidji band makes ... well, noise

BEMIDJI - A Bemidji band that is making itself known throughout the area is Good Noise, a high-energy five-piece ensemble with a wide range of musical styles. They will be...

news / local / entertainment Thu, Jun 28, 2012 - 12:00am

'Evening on Broadway' set July 19

BEMIDJI - Invitations are going out this weekend for an "Evening on Broadway" with producer Fulton Gallagher at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 19 at the Hampton Inn and Suites...

news / local / entertainment Thu, Jun 28, 2012 - 12:00am

Maestro JoAnn Falletta, left, of the Buffalo Symphony is shown with Beverly Everett at the conclusion of her "Shadowing" fellowship. Everett is pleased they developed a "wonderful friendship and collegial relationship." Submitted photo

Grant gives Everett chance to find mentor

BEMIDJI - One of the first applicants to receive a fellowship from Region 2 Arts Council/McKnight Career Development Fellowship was Beverly Everett, musical director of the Bemidji and Bismark-Mandan (N.D.)...

news / local / entertainment Thu, Jun 28, 2012 - 12:00am

Poetry workshops planned July 8

BEMIDJI - Poetry Workshops with two nationally acclaimed writers will be held in Bemidji to be followed by a reading July 8 at the Wild Rose Theater. Jules Nyquist moved...

news / local / entertainment Thu, Jun 28, 2012 - 12:00am

Jeremiah Liend has written and produced a series of six one-act plays, which will be presented at 7:59 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Bangsberg Main Theater. Mitch Blessing, left, Mackenzie Lindahl and Jesse Whiting rehearse the play "Bagged Lunch." Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Jeremiah Liend's 'Out of the Fez' features six one-act plays

Jeremiah Liend has written and produced a series of six one-act plays, which will be presented at 7:59 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Bangsberg Main Theater. Mitch Blessing, left,...

news / local / entertainment Thu, Jun 28, 2012 - 12:00am

The Loon Opera Company production of "Madama Butterfly" by Puccini opens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Bemidji High School Auditorium. The production is a fully-staged opera with English supertitles projected on a screen above the action for the audience to follow the storyline. The orchestra is made up of players from the Bemidji Symphony, St. Cloud Symphony and the Greater Grand Forks Symphony under the baton of musical director Matthew Goinz. A second performance will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets ...

Opera's professionals, local talent ready for 'amazing' show starting Thursday

BEMIDJI - The time spent in preparing for a fully-staged and orchestrated opera is a daunting task even for professionals in the Loon Opera Company's production this summer. Darla Diltz...

news / entertainment / local Wed, Jun 27, 2012 - 12:00am

Pioneer Previews: Lake Bemidji Summer Concert Series begins

The Lake Bemidji Summer Concert Series will showcase acoustic guitar player Tim Sparks beginning at 1:30 p.m. today at the amphitheatre at the Lake Bemidji State Park. Admission to the...

news / entertainment Sun, Jun 24, 2012 - 12:00am

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