Thursday - Saturday
Merrill Piepkorn's voice is known to many in the area as that of North Dakota Public Radio's "Hear It Now." Fans can tune in to a different outlet for Piepkorn's pipes by checking out his band, The Radio Stars. The country and Western band features guitarist Gregg "Smokey" Temple and drummer Joe McBride from Piepkorn's 1970s heyday act, Skunk Hollow. Rounding out the group is Loy Larson on fiddle and mandolin and bassist R.P. Sell. You can catch the country troupe swinging at the Hotel Donaldson Lounge, 101 Broadway, tonight. No cover for this ID-only show. (701) 478-1000. Family audiences can catch the set, and a barbecue at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Messiah Lutheran Church's Hoedown at 2010 Elm St., Fargo. The group plays at 7. (701) 237-6770. The group closes out its weekend Saturday at the Howard Johnson, 301 3rd Ave. N., Fargo. There's a $5 cover for this ID-only show. (701) 232-8850.
