When Fargo native Brenda Weiler visits Zandbroz Variety to perform and sign copies of her new CD on Friday, she'll be dragging a load of impressive awards behind her: the Minnesota Music Award for best singer/songwriter in 2002, an MMA best folk/acoustic artist award in 2001 and the award for best female vocalist in 2000. We could go on. But despite the success that this decade has brought the singer-songwriter, Weiler has also seen heartbreak in the loss of her sister to suicide in 2005. Her latest album, "End the Rain," is a collection of songs she wrote in the wake of that event, and they are recorded on the album in the order in which they were written. Her show and signing begin at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 and a nonperishable food item for charity. (701) 239-4729.
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