‘Art-A-Fair’ celebrates a decade of encouraging high school students to participate in the arts

By Lonna Whiting, January 15, 2024 MOORHEAD — While arts and humanities programs are being reconfigured or canceled altogether at colleges and universities around the country, you’d assume something like Minnesota State University Moorhead’s Art-A-Fair participation would wane as well. Untrue. Now in its tenth year, the event brings hundreds of high school students and teachers from North Dakota, Minnesota and […]

Narrative 4 Exchange: Communities of Care

Tuesday, January 16 | 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. | Comstock Memorial Union 105 A Narrative 4 story exchange will invite students to participate in storytelling that is designed to teach compassion and empathy and develop strong leaders in the classroom and community. See how Narrative 4 works: Visit the MLK Day website for all events.

MLK Day Celebration – Umoja 55

Monday, January 15 | 6 to 8:30 p.m. | Fargo Theater Umoja 55: Dreamers Unite showcases the power of dreams, unity, and hope, particularly among the youth, as they present their artistic interpretations of MLK’s vision. The keynote speaker will be MSUM’s Zinnia Marquette, Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator. In the 55 years since Dr. King’s death, our nation continues to […]

MLK Day “Communities in Action, Empowering the Dream”

Monday, January 15 | 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Locations Vary | Concordia College A variety of sessions will be free and open to the public, including a keynote by Funmilola Fagbamila (pronunciation: Foo-mee-loh-luh Fog-buh-mee-luh), a Nigerian-American playwright, actress and scholar. Her internationally touring stage play, “The Intersection: Woke Black Folk,” has been met with critical acclaim by thinkers […]

MLK events kick off with comedian Chinedu Unaka

Friday, January 12 | 7 p.m. | Centrum, Knutson Campus Center | Concordia College MSUM joins Concordia College’s MLK Day kickoff event featuring Los Angeles-based comedian, actor, and writer Chinedu Unaka (pronunciation: Chin-eh-doo Oo-nah-kahs). He recently performed as a featured comedian on “Comedy Central Presents” and as a special guest on the “Arsenio Hall Show.” Raised by parents who emigrated from […]