Community Calendar

Cashman Nursery and Landscaping in Bismarck, ND, will be hosting 'Spruce Top Make and Take' workshops during the month of November, 2025. We are offering classes on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays during November.

Now that your flowering annuals are gone, replace them with fresh new winter color, sure to last all winter! Spruce up the entry of your home or business with Spruce Tops in your pots! We are offering over twenty 'Make and Take Spruce Top Pot' classes at Cashman Nursery! These classes fill each year, so call today to reserve your spot at 701.222.3333.

Each spruce top pot includes a 12″ pot, potting soil, spruce tops and red twigged dogwood branches. Price is $49/person/pot. We will have extra embellishments and bows available for purchase to add even more personality to your pot, if so desired! We recommend that each participant bring gardening gloves to wear while they work. We will be hosting the workshops in our heated greenhouse, so not outside, but still nice to wear clothing you can wear while you work comfortably.

For complete details about class, such as the dates, times, and details, visit our website at www.cashman-nursery.com or find us on Facebook.

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.

Cashman Nursery and Landscaping in Bismarck, ND, will be hosting 'Spruce Top Make and Take' workshops during the month of November, 2025. We are offering classes on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays during November.

Now that your flowering annuals are gone, replace them with fresh new winter color, sure to last all winter! Spruce up the entry of your home or business with Spruce Tops in your pots! We are offering over twenty 'Make and Take Spruce Top Pot' classes at Cashman Nursery! These classes fill each year, so call today to reserve your spot at 701.222.3333.

Each spruce top pot includes a 12″ pot, potting soil, spruce tops and red twigged dogwood branches. Price is $49/person/pot. We will have extra embellishments and bows available for purchase to add even more personality to your pot, if so desired! We recommend that each participant bring gardening gloves to wear while they work. We will be hosting the workshops in our heated greenhouse, so not outside, but still nice to wear clothing you can wear while you work comfortably.

For complete details about class, such as the dates, times, and details, visit our website at www.cashman-nursery.com or find us on Facebook.

Portrait in Seven Shades tells a story about seven painters; not through words, as in a museum description, but through music performed by the Kicks Band of Fargo-Moorhead.

Join us for a family-friendly holiday tradition! Fraser, Ltd.’s Festival of Trees highlights Christmas trees sponsored and/or decorated by community businesses, organizations, and families. This event brings the community together to provide Christmas trees for families in need and helps financially support Fraser, Ltd.

Don’t miss:

🎅 Santa’s Mailbox – Bring your kids to drop off their letters to Santa in the big red mailbox. All ages are welcome!
🧤 The Art of Humanity Glove Drive – This holiday season, donate new adult warm gloves to support homeless youth and young adults. Donations can be dropped off at The Art of Humanity Tree during our festival or at Fraser, Ltd. (2902 South University Drive, Fargo).

Hillsboro, ND – November 3rd, 2025

The Traill County Arts Coalition will exhibit the work of the late Hillsboro artist John Carroll Pederson (1928-2025) November 13th- December 13th at “The Arts House” in Hillsboro, ND. The exhibit will feature a selection of Pederson’s work that will be for sale through silent auction during the exhibit. Proceeds from the auction will go towards an arts scholarship in John’s name.

John Carroll Pederson (1928-2025), a self-taught artist from Hillsboro, North Dakota, was a man whose life revolved around his passions for drawing and painting. From a young age, he was deeply inspired by the "homespun American life" depicted on Norman Rockwell's Saturday Evening Post covers. This admiration led to a defining moment in his life: a pilgrimage to Rockwell's home in Massachusetts, where he was welcomed as a guest and learned from the famous artist. John considered this week a high point of his life.

John's career was a tapestry of artistic pursuits. After serving in the Army, where he did some illustration work, he spent 15 years at Dakota Photo Engraving Co. in Fargo. He also applied his artistic skills to commercial work, painting billboard signs along I-29 and creating logos and nameplates for local newspapers. Around 1971, he began making a living as a full-time painter and taught adult education classes in Hillsboro. His fine art subjects were diverse, ranging from Abraham Lincoln and old comedians to airplanes and local Red River Valley landscapes.

“An Art-Filled Legacy” Artworks by John C. Pederson
November 13th – December 13th, 2025

Showings by Appointment Only

Open Houses: November 15th 10:00am-5:00pm
December 13th 10:00am-5:00pm
Reception 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Bidding Closes at 5:00pm December 13th

For More information contact:
Eric A. Johnson
Phone: 701-799-6518
Email: tcac701@gmail.com
Website: www.TraillCountyArts.com

A fun weekly dart league for beginners and seasoned players to join; while raising awareness and money for those in our area who are battling cancer. We play at various bars, so must be 21 to join. Every team must have a woman player weekly. Doubles teams for now, but can also have subs. Any questions please call Dakota Music at 701.223-7588.

Join us for a family-friendly holiday tradition! Fraser, Ltd.’s Festival of Trees highlights Christmas trees sponsored and/or decorated by community businesses, organizations, and families. This event brings the community together to provide Christmas trees for families in need and helps financially support Fraser, Ltd.

Don’t miss:

🎅 Santa’s Mailbox – Bring your kids to drop off their letters to Santa in the big red mailbox. All ages are welcome!
🧤 The Art of Humanity Glove Drive – This holiday season, donate new adult warm gloves to support homeless youth and young adults. Donations can be dropped off at The Art of Humanity Tree during our festival or at Fraser, Ltd. (2902 South University Drive, Fargo).

Hillsboro, ND – November 3rd, 2025

The Traill County Arts Coalition will exhibit the work of the late Hillsboro artist John Carroll Pederson (1928-2025) November 13th- December 13th at “The Arts House” in Hillsboro, ND. The exhibit will feature a selection of Pederson’s work that will be for sale through silent auction during the exhibit. Proceeds from the auction will go towards an arts scholarship in John’s name.

John Carroll Pederson (1928-2025), a self-taught artist from Hillsboro, North Dakota, was a man whose life revolved around his passions for drawing and painting. From a young age, he was deeply inspired by the "homespun American life" depicted on Norman Rockwell's Saturday Evening Post covers. This admiration led to a defining moment in his life: a pilgrimage to Rockwell's home in Massachusetts, where he was welcomed as a guest and learned from the famous artist. John considered this week a high point of his life.

John's career was a tapestry of artistic pursuits. After serving in the Army, where he did some illustration work, he spent 15 years at Dakota Photo Engraving Co. in Fargo. He also applied his artistic skills to commercial work, painting billboard signs along I-29 and creating logos and nameplates for local newspapers. Around 1971, he began making a living as a full-time painter and taught adult education classes in Hillsboro. His fine art subjects were diverse, ranging from Abraham Lincoln and old comedians to airplanes and local Red River Valley landscapes.

“An Art-Filled Legacy” Artworks by John C. Pederson
November 13th – December 13th, 2025

Showings by Appointment Only

Open Houses: November 15th 10:00am-5:00pm
December 13th 10:00am-5:00pm
Reception 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Bidding Closes at 5:00pm December 13th

For More information contact:
Eric A. Johnson
Phone: 701-799-6518
Email: tcac701@gmail.com
Website: www.TraillCountyArts.com

Sign-up starts at 7:30pm

Open Mic hosted by Travis Neros

All music, readings, comedy, etc are allowed

Come hangout! :)