What's Happening for September 13, 2012

The “What’s Happening” calendar features information on benefits, fundraisers and cultural events in the area. To list an event, call Ben Rodgers at 952-8455 or email brodgers @jamestownsun.com. Any admission charge or fee for events must be included. A contact name and telephone number are required for Sun questions. Rummage sales will not be published.

Music/Drama/

Comedy

“The Odd Couple,” a dinner theater production by 2nd ACT Community Theater, is at 6 p.m. Sept. 20-22 at the Arts Center with the show at 7 p.m. A 2 p.m. matinee is also on Sept. 22. Tickets for the dinner theater are $20 for Arts Center members and $25 for nonmembers. Tickets for the matinee are $7 for Arts Center members and $10 for others. Tickets can be purchased in advance only at the Arts Center or by calling 251-2496.

A bluegrass jam session is at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Barnes County Historical Society, 315 Central Ave. N, Valley City. Anyone can bring an instrument and play; there is no admission charge.

Comedian Adam Grabowski will perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Reiland Fine Arts Center’s DeNault Auditorium on the campus of Jamestown College. Admission is free for JC students with an ID or $5 for the public.

Jamestown Community Open Mic is at 7 p.m. every fourth Tuesday at Grace Episcopal Church, 405 Second Ave. NE. All performers are welcome.

Around Town

Wood carving with a local wood carving group is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays in the Arts Center’s Hansen Studio. There is no charge. Call Andy Kudrna at 320-5075 with questions.

A square dance and lunch, with the Jamestown Square Steppers Square Dance Club, is at 2 p.m. Sunday at the James River Senior and Community Center. There is no admission charge.

Special Events

“Travels in Vietnam and Cambodia,” a lecture by Dr. Diana Skroch, Valley City State Univeristy, is at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, at the Barnes County Historical Society, 315 Central Ave. N, Valley City. There is no admission charge.

“The Expansion Project and Future of SHSND,” a lecture by Claudia Berg of the State Historical Society of North Dakota, is at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24 at the Barnes County Historical Society, 315 Central Ave. N, Valley City. There is no admission charge.

Museums/

Libraries/etc.

National Buffalo Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and AAA members, $10 for a family and $1 for children ages 6 to 18.

Stutsman County Memorial Museum hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through September. The museum is located at 321 Third Ave. SE. There is no admission charge.

Alfred Dickey Library hours are 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. To access the Story Line, call 252-7464. The library is located at 105 Third St. SE.

Stutsman County Library hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The library is located at 910 Fifth St. SE.

The Arts Center, 115 Second St. SW, Jamestown, is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and by appointment Sunday. There is no admission charge.

The Putnam House in Carrington is open for special events and by appointment by calling 701-652-2090. There is no admission charge.

The Barnes County Historical Museum, 315 Central Ave. N, Valley City, is open year round from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is a freewill donation.

The Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile Historic Site near Cooperstown is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Admission is $10 for adults, $3 for children, $1 for a child, $30 for family season passes and $15 for an individual season pass. Contact Mark Sundlov at 701-797-3691 for more information.

Midland Continental Railroad Depot Featuring Peggy Lee in Wimbledon, N.D., is open by appointment by calling 701-435-2333. Admission is a freewill donation.

The Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center near Pingree is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. The refuge trail system is open daily sunrise to sunset.

Art

Mosaic framed mirrors with Molly McLain is at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 2, 4 and 9 at the Hansen Arts Studio. Cost is $40 for Arts Center members and $50 for others. For more information, call 251-2496.

Ernest Hubacker’s art is on display at Unison Bank for the month of September. Unison features a new artist in its lobby each month.

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