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Fargo-Moorhead Social & Word of Mouth Network January 5, 2012

Shenanigans. SOCIAL Green and Yellow National Championship viewing party Sat 1/7, 10am, Big Ds. Kickoff at 12 noon. Bison Bash at the Hub Sat 1/7, 9am. Prizes will be given away, including 3 lucky winners of a pair of 2012 Bison football season tickets. Latern Lit Ski and Snowshoe Sat 1/7, 5-7:30pm, Itasca State Park near Park Rapids, Minn. Starts at the Jacob V. Brower Visitor Center, classic ski, skate ski or snowshoe at your own pace along the kerosene lantern lit route. Bring along smores fixings or hotdogs for cooking at the campfire. Candlelight Ski Snowshoe/Hike Sat 1/7, 6-9pm, Alexandria. Ski or snowshoe by moonlight along the candle-lit trails of Lake Carlos. Warm up by the wood stove and enjoy refreshments in the shelter afterwards. Bring your own skis. Snowshoe rentals available. Ski passes are $6/day and can be purchased at the park. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Through the weekend Comedian Chris Karney Courtneys Comedy Club New Years Musical Revue Features songs from Flower Drum Song, My Fair Lady, Gypsy, Evita, South Pacific, and more; family friendly show features performers of all ages celebrating the New Year with song and dance. The Stage at Island Park Thursday January 5 Post-Traumatic Funk Syndrome HoDo, 8pm, $5 cover Double Forte JT Cigarros The Roosters Windbreak, 9pm Friday January 6 Eldon Johnson and Mikey C. Dempseys, 9:45pm The Roosters Windbreak, 9pm October Road OLearys Moorhead, 9:30pm Saturday January 7 Dave Ferreira The Avalon, 8pm. $10 cover includes a drink and food. Free admission is eating at Taste of Italy. Les Muchow The Winery, 7:30pm Betty Does Windbreak, 9pm

The Ciro and Topher Show Fargo VFW, 9:30pm October Road Big Ds, 9:30pm

Sunday January 8 Second Sunday Singer Songwriter HoDo, 7pm, featuring Brooks West, Bill Lempe, Tom Peckskamp, Pat Lenertz, and Michael Pink Jazz at the Red Raven Red Raven Espresso Parlor, 7:30-9:30pm. Jam session, all experience levels welcome. FARGO THEATRE www.fargotheatre.org for show times My Week with Marilyn (R) Critics are raving about Michelle Williams incandescent transformation into Marilyn Monroe in this new biopic. Set during the filming of The Prince and the Showgirl, actor/director Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh) clashes with his troubled star. Meanwhile Monroe attempts to escape the demands of the limelight by stealing time with a young member the films crew. Melancholia (R) This beautiful movie about the end of the world has captured the imaginations of critics everywhere and continues to be named one of the years best films. As feuding and volatile families gather to celebrate the marriage of Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgard), a planet called Melancholia is on a disastrous collision course with Earth. Young Goethe In Love (NR) After aspiring poet Johann Goethe fails his law exams, he is sent to a sleepy provincial court to mend his ways. Instead, he falls for the lovely Lotte, a young woman who is promised to another man. The affair becomes the inspiration for a novel that would captivation Europe and launch the Romantic movement. Classic Film Series: The Godfather - $8 admission, including wine tasting featuring Coppola wines. Wine tasting 5:30-7:30, show time at 7:30. Special Event! Prairie Public and the Fargo Theatre are proud to present a free premiere screening of Downton Abbey Season 2. Thurs, 1/5, 7-8:30pm, Fargo Theatre Off Broadway screen. Seating is limited. Tune into Prairie Public 1/8 as the most talked about miniseries of 2011 returns. PLAINS ART MUSEUM www.plainsart.org www.facebook.com/plainsartmuseum YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORK www.fmwfchamber.com/ypn www.ndyp.net YPN Happy Hour! Wed 1/18, 5:15 p.m., Luckys 13 Pub, 4301 17 Ave, Fargo. Make your first new contacts of 2012 with the YPNs monthly Happy Hour! Mingle, talk about what you did over the holidays, and expand your social and business connections. Complimentary appetizers will be provided. Drinks are on your own nickel. This is a FREE event. No registration required. YPN Business Coaching Series: Leadership and SelfDeception Wed, 1/25, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Uncorked, 12 Broadway N, Ste B, Fargo. What if conflicts at home and conflicts at work stemmed from the same cause? What if we unwittingly perpetuated

the very problems we are trying to solve? Imagine conflict and stress subsiding at work and at home. Selfdeception touches on the very foundation of culture, teamwork, and performance in every organization. The concepts also transfer to family relationships and parenting skills. This workshop, based on concepts by the Arbinger Institute, will show how most personal and organizational problems result from a pervasive yet littleknown problem called selfdeception and can help transform your organization and family to improve performance, relationships, and get results. $20 | Registration required. YPN Happy Hour! Wed, 2/15, 5:15 p.m., Radisson Hotel Fargo, 201 5 St N, Fargo. Didnt celebrate Valentines Day? No bother! Come and celebrate the day AFTER Valentines Day with the Young Professionals Network. Mingle, talk about the weather, and get to know some of the regions young professionals. Complimentary appetizers will be provided. Drinks are on our own nickel. This is a FREE event. No registration required.

SPORTS www.fmredhawks.com www.fmderbygirls.com www.gobison.com www.msumdragons.com www.gocobbers.com www.fargoforce.com Fargo Force vs Sioux City Fri, 1/6, 7:35pm. Fargo Force vs Sioux City Sat, 1/7, 7pm. SHOUT OUT Go Bison! Show those Texans you dont mess with North Dakota. SHAMELESS PLUG We cant tell you how much we love peanut butter and pickles on toast. Oh wait, we just did. GOOD CAUSE Music for Hope Fri 1/13 & Sat 1/14. Theatre B and The Christopher Gabriel Program present Music for Hope, a benefit for the Rape and Abuse Crisis Center. Two days of great local music for a great cause. Admission $10. Doors open at 6:30pm, music at 7pm. JOBS www.careerfm.com Sundog, winner of several Best Places to Work awards, is hiring! Many positions available, including Analysts, Creative Writers, Developers, and more! Visit Sundog Careers page for more information. TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT Control is an Illusion, Just Let It Go Tues 1/24, 3-5pm, Job Service. Teresa Lewis with The Growth Coach will be presenting this FREE workshop. She will discuss a place we have all been wasting precious time and energy worrying about things outside of our control. What can we control? How do we keep energized with whats happening

around us in the world today? This session will challenge you to take accountability for your actions and your results in your professional and personal life. RSVP to jrostber@nd.gov or 239-7304. Connecting Generations to Build Your Business featuring Jason Dorsey, The Gen Y Guy Fri, 2/17, 8-11:30am, Ramada. A proud member of Gen Y (who texts his mom every day), Jason Dorsey has been featured as a generational expert on 60 Minutes, 20/20, The Today Show, The View, in Fortune Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and over 100 other media outlets. Jason draws upon his unique perspective as a member of Gen Y who has spoken with 400,000 of his peers on issue ranging from workplace beliefs and education preferences to online shopping habits. Jason is also known for memorable quotes, like this recent one published in the Wall Street Journal, Yes, if I go to a hardware store, I want advice from someone over 60, because he could build my house with a screwdriver. But if I walk into an Apple store, I want the young person with blue hair and stretched earlobes, because he can talk to my computer. Presented by The Chamber. $65 for employees of Chamber-member businesses. $85 for general admission. Register

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