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See the stars in North Dakota
North Dakota is filled with unique, small-town theaters that
give visitors an authentic vintage theater experience with up-
to-date technology.
“Little has changed since picture shows made their debuts.
Technology in the film room has evolved but the ambiance of
a dark theater, buttered popcorn and a movie with friends is
the same as it was when Marlon and Marilyn and the Duke
filled the screen,” says Deanne Cunningham, group travel
marketing manager with North Dakota Tourism Division.
Frost Fire Summer Theatre
The Kenmare Theatre and the Harvey Central Cinema—
located in their namesake cities—both show first-run mov-
ies. The Fargo Theatre will host the 17th annual Fargo Film
Festival March 20–24, featuring more than 100 films and a
range of social events and panel discussions.
“Under its iconic marquee, visitors will enjoy the art deco
interior and Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ in their full glory,”
Cunningham says. “Fargo opens its arms to filmmakers from
all genres, including international, animated, documentary
and narrative features and shorts.”
She also says there are summer theater performances in
some of the state’s most beautiful areas.
“The ‘Medora Musical’ opens in June in the outdoor Burning
Hills Amphitheatre, surrounded by nature and the Badlands,”
she says.
Performances run June through August at the LaMoure
County Summer Musical Theatre, featuring a World War I-era
auditorium on the Chan SanSan Scenic Backway.
Other venues with performances in June and July include
Frost Fire Summer Theatre in Walhalla, Fort Totten Little Theatre
in St. Michael, Prairie Regional Center for the Arts in New
Rockford and Sleepy Hollow Theatre and Arts Park in Bismarck.
For more information, contact Cunningham at
[email protected] or visit ndtourism.com.
the wildest
way into
yellowstone:
Carl Preussl (1894-1951).
Old Faithful, 1929. Oil on
canvas. Buffalo Bill Center
of the West. Designated
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It all begins in Cody.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
■ Cody Nite Rodeo
■ Old Trail Town
■ Buffalo Bill Dam...and more!
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Call your group tour pros in Cody, Wyoming:
claudia wade, Cody Country Visitors Council
yellowstonecountry.org | 307-587-2297
debra elwood, Buffalo Bill Center of the West
centerofthewest.org | 307-578-4114
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February 2018