Community Calendar

This month, we are partnering with the ND Department of Environmental Quality for Water Wonders Preschool Discovery Hour. Join us for a wave of hands-on fun, where you and your little explorers will dive into the science of water through exciting activities!

Bring your preschoolers to discover:
- Marker Chromatography
- Sticky Ice
- Water Striders
- Cork Sailboats
… and more water wonders!

August 13 & 16 | 9:00 to 9:45 AM
at North Dakota's Gateway to Science
Free Program | Best for ages 3–5

Preschool Discovery Hour is proudly sponsored by Essentia Health!

The Confluence Learning Lab is a FREE monthly, one-hour program designed for children ages 8+ to explore the rich history and natural wonders of the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center and Fort Buford. Each session focuses on a unique topic, such as Ice Age animals, glaciers, STEAM topics, regional history, life in the barracks, Lewis and Clark, indigenous history, and more. Participants will enjoy an engaging lecture about the topic, followed by a related craft, interactive game, or hands-on science experiment. This program integrates North Dakota school standards, ensuring an educational experience that blends history, nature, science, and creativity in every session.

The State Historical Society of North Dakota is hosting “Paint Badlands Watercolors With Artist Paul Noot,” a landscape watercolor painting workshop, at the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum, Bismarck, on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 6-8:30 p.m.

Before brush meets paper, participants will seek inspiration in the upcoming exhibit “Medora: Artist. Heiress. Bear Hunter. Namesake of a Wild West Town,” which features 26 original works. Artist Medora Manca (1856-1921) is best known as the namesake of an 1883 boomtown founded by her French husband, the Marquis de Morès. While here, the accomplished artist painted beautiful watercolors of the area’s Badlands. The couple’s hunting lodge is now Chateau de Morès State Historic Site.

This workshop is open to ages 16 and older. Participants will be guided through creating their own one-of-a-kind watercolor masterpiece. All supplies will be provided.

Registration is required. Tickets are $25 plus taxes and fees, and can be purchased at PaintBadlandsWatercolors.eventbrite.com. Registration closes Friday, Aug. 22.
For more information, contact Education Outreach Supervisor Madison Milbrath, shsprograms@nd.gov or 701.328.2794. The ND Heritage Center & State Museum is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Find upcoming State Historical Society of North Dakota events at history.nd.gov/events.

A weekly seminar for divorced, widowed or separated participants to learn to rebuild their lives after the loss of a love relationship. It discusses rebuilding blocks related to the loss and help to provide an understanding of the past relationship and moving forward in a healthy way. Based on a study guide by Dr. Bruce Fisher

Adaptive Dance Classes

Dance is for everyone!

We have six different sessions for our adaptive dance program.

September 5 - October 3

October 17 - November 21

January 9 - February 6 

February 27  - March 27

April 10 - May 1

Classes are once a week during each session on Friday nights from 5:45-6:15pm

Make Your First Dance Unforgettable
 Turn your wedding first dance into a magical memory with our professional wedding dance lessons.
 Wedding Dance Workshops – Join our 4-week series, with each week featuring a different dance style.

 No Experience? No Problem. – Our lessons are designed for all levels and paced to help you feel confident and look incredible.
Book now and create a first dance you’ll remember forever.

The Timeless Traditions Workshop is a hands-on, one hour program held once a month, designed for children and beginner adults eager to explore the practical skills of the 19th-century frontier. Each session introduces a new skill, such as embroidery, quilting, butter-making, leatherworking, drop spindling, 3 Sisters gardening, soapstone carving/whittling (child safe version), dried herb caches, basket weaving, flint knapping, Tipi set up, ink making, paper making/journaling, rag rugs, tin lanterns, Mandan pottery, etc. Participants will learn the history behind the craft, observe a demonstration, and complete a small project using provided supplies.

Adaptive Dance Classes

Dance is for everyone!

We have six different sessions for our adaptive dance program.

September 5 - October 3

October 17 - November 21

January 9 - February 6 

February 27  - March 27

April 10 - May 1

Classes are once a week during each session on Friday nights from 5:45-6:15pm

Make Your First Dance Unforgettable
 Turn your wedding first dance into a magical memory with our professional wedding dance lessons.
 Wedding Dance Workshops – Join our 4-week series, with each week featuring a different dance style.

 No Experience? No Problem. – Our lessons are designed for all levels and paced to help you feel confident and look incredible.
Book now and create a first dance you’ll remember forever.