The “What’s Happening” calendar features information on benefits, fundraisers and cultural events in the area. To list an event, call Kathy Steiner at 952-8449 or email ksteiner@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 are not published in What’s Happening.
Music/Comedy/Drama
“Noises Off” is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 12-14, at the LaMoure County Summer Musical Theater. Performances are at 8 p.m. June 12-13 and 2 p.m. June 14. To obtain tickets, call (701) 883-5230. Box office hours are noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday beginning Monday.
Special Events/Around Town
Stutsman County North Dakota Relay for Life begins at 2 p.m. Friday and ends at 2 a.m. Saturday at the University of Jamestown’s Taylor Stadium. On Friday, opening ceremonies are at 6 p.m., the Miss Jamestown contest is at 8 p.m., and the luminary ceremony will be at 9 p.m. For more information, call (701) 250-1022 or email kent.anderson@ cancer.org.
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The North Dakota Firefighters Association Parade is at 5 p.m. Friday starting in the Jamestown Civic Center west parking lot. About 30 fire trucks will exit onto 2nd Avenue Northeast, then turn right on 3rd Street Northeast. It will follow 3rd Street Northeast to College Road and end at the p arking lot for Taylor Stadium at the University of Jamestown.
A Benefit Bike Ride for Shawn Durfee is Saturday and begins at the Corner Bar in Jamestown. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. and kickstands go up at noon. The cost is $20 per driver and $10 per passenger. For more information, contact Ryan Walsh at (701) 320-9267 or Dennis Barton at (701) 269-2556.
A “Wild West Shootout” is at 3 p.m. Saturday at Frontier Village. Admission is free.
The annual North Dakota Farm Toy Show is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 20, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, June 21, in the LaMoure school. Events include farm toy exhibitors, displays and crafters. Also on Saturday are a kids’ pedal tractor pull at 1 p.m. and a toy auction at 6 p.m. The Toy Farmers Museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 per person; age 12 and younger are admitted free.
The Prairie and Potholes Birding Festival is June 10-14 at Carrington.
The Running of the Pink is at 9 a.m. Saturday at R.M. Stoudt.
The annual Kite Festival is June 12-14 at Meidinger Park. Air games will be available on Saturday. The event is from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There is no admission charge.
The Jamestown Parks and Recreation Department offers supervised activities in Meidinger, McElroy, Nickeus and Leapaldt parks for children ages 6-12. Activities including arts, crafts, games and more are from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The program is free. Parents are responsible for transportation.
Museums/
Libraries/etc.
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National Buffalo Museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and AAA members, $10 for a family and $1 for children ages 7 to 18.
Alfred Dickey Library hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. To access the Story Line, call 252-7464. The library is located at 105 3rd St. SE. Storytime for toddlers and preschoolers is from 10 to 10:30 a.m. and 6 to 6:30 pm. Tuesday; no large groups due to limited space. No registration required for storytime.
Stutsman County Library hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The library is located at 910 5th St. SE.
Stutsman County Memorial Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Front Porch Chats will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 14, and run each Sunday through August.
The Arts Center, 115 2nd St. SW, Jamestown, is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday or by appointment. 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 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Thursday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. to May 15. 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.
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Midland Continental Railroad Depot Featuring Peggy Lee in Wimbledon, N.D., is open from 1 to 4 p.m. daily through Labor Day and other times by appointment. For more information or to make an appointment, contact Mary Orn at (701) 435-2875. Admission is a freewill donation.
Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center is open year-round from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding federal holidays. The refuge trail system is open daily from sunrise to sunset.
Art
“Born of Sand, Forged in Fire: Glass Art” art exhibit by various artists is on display through Saturday at the Arts Center, 115 2nd St. SW. The exhibit is free.
Classes/Groups/Etc.
Wood carving with a local wood carving group is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday in the Arts Center’s Hansen Arts Studio. There is no charge. Any skill and interest level welcome. Call Andy Kudrna at 320-5075 with questions.
