With temperatures cooling from the recent warm spell, here are some fun ways to spend your time inside this weekend.
‘Picturing Nam’ reception
Thursday, April 25
The Vietnam War ended 44 years ago this month, but the conflict is hardly a distant memory as the events that transpired shaped the way society now views military deployments. The photographic show “Picturing Nam: U.S. Military Photography of the Vietnam War” displays some of the evocative images from the National Archives in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts, Minnesota State University Moorhead through May 25. From jungles to cities, swamps to ships, military photographers captured the feeling and mood of war. A reception for the exhibit will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 25.
Motionless in White
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Thursday
Sanctuary Events Center, 670 Fourth Ave. N., Fargo, will be no place for quiet reflection on Thursday, April 25, when Motionless in White plugs in. If you need to know what you’re in for, the metalcore band spells it out in its song, “LOUD.” The group’s latest album, “Disguise,” comes out in June, so expect some new tunes in their setlist. Tickets are $40 for this all-ages show, starting at 7:30 with Wilson, followed by Atreyu; https://jadepresents.com or 866-300-8300.
Great Plains Harmony
Friday
A couple of area churches will be hearing some sweet sounds a little early this weekend. Great Plains Harmony brings its unified voice to Bethel Church, 2702 30th Ave. S., Fargo, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, and to Trinity Lutheran Church, 210 Seventh St. S., Moorhead, at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 27. The shows feature the whole chorus as well as quartets mixing classic hymns with contemporary worship tunes and a few twists mixed in. Tickets are $10 and $15, plus fees; https://www.brownpapertickets.com .
‘Cry It Out’
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Friday & Saturday
Parenting is filled with joy and stress and lots of awkward moments you're not sure if you should laugh at. Theatre B, 215 10th St. N., Moorhead, taps into all of the emotions for the comedy, “Cry It Out.” Molly and Lina have little in common, other than being new moms. The blossoming friendship gets cloudy when an outside third mother works her way into their coffee klatch. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27, and runs the next three weekends. Tickets range from $7 to $25; http://www.theatreb.org or 701-729-8880.
Tribute to Neil Young
Friday
Fargo-Moorhead artists have paid tribute to Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and Tom Petty, and now it’s time for Neil Young to get some more love. “Rockin’ in the Free World” isn't just a great Young song, it's the third nod to the legendary singer-songwriter and members of The Human Element, Boots, The Pat Lenertz Band, Deb Jenkins and Rick Todd bands will jam out some of the guitarist's greatest numbers. The venue has moved this year to Sanctuary Events Center, 670 Fourth Ave. N., Fargo, with music starting at 8 p.m. Friday, April 26. Tickets for this ID-only show are $10 and $15; https://jadepresents.com or 866-300-8300.
George Pfeifer
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Sunday
George Pfeifer has been a part of the Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, 521 Main Ave., Moorhead, seemingly since it first started almost 59 years ago. The Twin Cities painter returns for another show of watercolor and oil paintings of landscapes simply called “Recent Work.” What’s not simple is the artist’s skills with a brush and his eye for rich colors. He’ll talk about his style during a gallery talk at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28, during a reception from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.; https://www.therourke.org or 218-236-8861.
