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Weekend Watch: Fargo tribute to mark North Dakota songstress Peggy Lee’s birthday

Sure, you know Peggy Lee is North Dakota’s favorite daughter. And you know her birth name was really Norma Deloris Egstrom. And if you like the late-great vocalist’s style, you also know that singer Stacy Sullivan, backed by pianist Jon Weber and bassist Steve Doyle, will pay tribute to the late-great star Saturday night at The Stage at Island Park.

• Peggy Lee ranks 93rd on list
• Peggy Lee was born Norma Deloris Egstrom

Josh Harty’s new album has him touring the world

FARGO – Josh Harty’s new album is called “Nowhere.” It’s a misleading title as it is the exact opposite of where the singer/songwriter is headed. Since recording the disc, the Madison, Wis.,-based singer/guitarist has been a road warrior, playing dates out east, down South and over in England, Scotland, Ireland and Holland.

• Josh Harty

Lamb: Love comes running

By all accounts the Fargo Marathon is a smashing success. But there is always room for improvement. The annual event gets more than 20,000 people coursing through Fargo-Moorhead, inspiring even thousands more to get active.

• John Lamb

Written in flesh: Tattoos take on more text

FARGO - The tats, they are a-changing. Tattoos, that is. Tribal bands are out and text is in. Script on skin is the current trend in body art making up the bulk of the business for local shops. While the tattoo artists’ busy schedules have them seeing more green, some feel a lack of artistry in writing.

• Katina Rorvig's tattoo
• Addictions tattoo artist Nate Mastrud works
• Katina Rorvig's second part of tattoo

Review: Nickelback Bush-whacked at Fargodome

FARGO – On Saturday, the Fargodome was a sea of crushed water cups and sweaty people in vibrant colors as runners finished the Fargo Marathon. Sunday night it was littered with empty keg cups and sweaty people in Ed Hardy T-shirts for the return of hard rockers Nickelback.

• Nickelback
• Photo gallery: Nickleback at the Fargodome
• Gavin Rossdale

Go With The Flow

Looking for the peak time for runners at a certain place? Here’s a peek into the future with The Forum’s own Mr. Wizard.
FARGO – Saturday’s Fargo Marathon’s 10K, half- and full-marathon courses snake through miles of Fargo and Moorhead.

• Forum photo editor Mike Vosburg

First Cruisin’ Broadway of season tonight

FARGO – On Saturday morning, runners’ shoes will be pounding the pavement around town for the Fargo Marathon. Tonight, though, a different kind of rubber will roll in downtown Fargo. The first Cruisin’ Broadway of the summer makes tracks up and down Broadway starting at 5 p.m.

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Southern appeal: Lynyrd Skynyrd sells out Shooting Star Casino

FARGO – It is 1,660 miles southeast to Jacksonville, Fla., but the Sun State’s favorite sons, Lynyrd Skynyrd, have a spot in the hearts of folks on the northern Plains.

• Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Rickey Medlocke

Love 'em or hate 'em, Nickelback, playing here Sunday, says they'll never make the Hall of Fame

Nickelback has millions of fans, sold more than 21 million records in the U.S. alone, six platinum albums, 10 top 40 hits, and five top 10 hits, including the No. 1 “How You Remind Me.” Despite the success, fame and money, there is one thing the hard rockers will never get, says singer/guitarist Chad Kroeger.

• Nickelback at the Fargodome

Moorhead photographer Wayne Gudmundson’s work featured in ‘Faces of the Oil Patch’ documentary

FARGO - Well-known in the area as a photographer of the land and sky, Wayne Gudmundson trained his eye on an entirely different subject for his latest project: people.

• Mylo Wisness and one of his granddaughters

Columns

Lamb: ’Tis the tweed season

Any day now the Rourke Art Museum will name a new director to replace founder James O’Rourke, who died in March.

• John Lamb

Lamb: 85-year-old Dempsey's bartender tapping into youth

Dempsey’s Public House has a reputation for attracting a diverse clientele.

• Bob Russell
• John Lamb

Lamb: Tuning in to ‘ah-one, an-ah-two’

The verdict is in on the new TV season and it’s a split decision for the latest female-fronted shows.

• John Lamb

Lamb: Lovett ‘don’t Tolerate’

Lyle Lovett and his Large Band’s Wednesday concert at Bluestem Center for the Arts was a nearly flawless two and a half hours of vibrant music – and 15 seconds of dread, for me.

• John Lamb

Lamb: A new part for Dorgan?

Rightfully so, the media’s focus this past week was on the Republicans’ major gains in the midterm elections.

Lamb: ‘Prairie Home’ horror

Looking for a late-summer read and wanting something more substantial than the latest “Twilight” knock-off but more fun than Jonathan Franzen’s latest greatest, most American-est novel?

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Lamb: Fargo’s future found in the roll of the dice

With city elections coming on June 8, there’s been a lot of talk about the future of Fargo and who will take it in which direction. But if you’re interested in getting a glimpse a little further into the future, say 1,040 years, the man you want isn’t on the ballot.

Lamb: More than meets eye to metal legend Dio

You know how you’ll always remember where you were when you heard some bit of horrible news, like John F. Kennedy had been shot or the Minnesota Vikings had traded for Herschel Walker or someone was making a movie of the “Saturday Night Live” MacGruber sketch? I was chopping cilantro in my mother’s kitchen on Sunday when a National Public Radio newscaster announced Ronnie James Dio had succumbed to stomach cancer at age 67.

Lamb: Columnist has bone to pick with zombies

Blood. Guts. Mindless people pawing at your head, mumbling something about admiring you “braaaains.” It’s just another Saturday night in downtown Fargo, right?

Lamb: Paradox heroes to the rescue

The way people were talking in the days leading up to “Iron Man 2” opening at the Fargo Theatre, you would’ve thought the venue was hosting a battle royale between the superhero and some equally destructive villain, not just a film.