Flatlands Tomorrow Night

Stop by for the fine acoustic rock stylings of Flatlands tomorrow night, 9 p.m., no cover, 21+. Special guest for the evening: Alex Rydell of Fargo-favorite Celtic group Poitin.

Lunch specials for April 27 - May 2

(Lunch specials available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All-day menu also available)

Shrimp and Tofu Spring Roll with cucumbers, carrots, ginger and peppers accompanied by wasabi aioli, sriracha and unagi - $9

Turkey Club - Bacon, lettuce, avocado, mayo and havarti cheese on sourdough, served with sweet potato chips* - $9

Juicy Lucy - Beef burger stuffed with pepper jack cheese and topped with bacon, fried jalapenos, lettuce, tomato, onion and chipotle aioli, served with sweet potato chips - $9

Hot Roast Beef on sourdough with demi and vegetable, served with mashed potatoes - $9

(*sub fries, cup of soup, side salad or fruit + $1)

Opening at Theatre B - "Zara Spook and Other Lures"

Theatre B's new show, "Zara Spook and Other Lures," is a comedy by Joan Ackerman directed by Theatre B founding member Lori Horvik. Click here for details, show times and ticket prices.

American Herro - A Film and a Feast

The film "American Herro" details Herro Mustafa's journey from a refugee camp fleeing terror in Iraq to Minot, ND where she overcomes her frightening first years to eventually achieve the American dream.

Herro is now the Senior Advisor to Vice President Biden for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Her work over the past two administrations has been instrumental in making progress towards peace.

The film will be shown this Sunday, April 26th, at 4 p.m in the Fargo Theatre. It is free and open to the public. Herro and filmmaker Kirk Roos will be available for a question and answer session following the screening of the documentary. A Kurdish dinner will follow at the HoDo Restaurant for a free will donation.

Celebrating National Poetry Month - Elizabeth Harris and Marco Candida

Join us this Friday, April 24th at 7 p.m. for part three of our National Poetry Month reading series featuring a dual reading from Elizabeth Harris and Marco Candida. Elizabeth will read a selection of translated work (including some of Marco's) and Marco will read his own work in Italian.

Marco Candida is from Tortona, Italy, and is considered a rising star in Italian fiction. In the last two years, he has published three novels and a story collection with such prestigious presses as Sironi Editore. Candida is currently a research/creative scholar at UND, where he is working with Elizabeth to translate his second novel, Il diario dei sogni (Dream Diary). He was also a featured writer at UND's 2009 Writers Conference.

Elizabeth Harris is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at UND. Some of her recent translations, stories by Giulio Mozzi, appear or are forthcoming in The Literary Review, The Missouri Review, and The Kenyon Review.

New Rivers Press Reading Tonight at Zandbroz

We've been celebrating National Poetry Month with a fantastic series of readings here at the HoDo, but we're not the only ones celebrating verse: the New Rivers Press (based out of Minnesota State University-Moorhead) will host a reading tonight at Zandbroz Variety in downtown Fargo. A handful of NRP writers will be on hand, so there will be a pleasant variety of readings to complement the surroundings.

The fun starts at 6 p.m. with a reception to follow.

Lunch specials, April 20 - 25

(Good from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday - Saturday)

Wedge salad with bleu cheese crumbles, bacon, apple vinaigrette and pink sea salt - $8

Spicy tuna melt with pepper jack cheese and tomato on sourdough, served with sweet potato chips* - $9

Sausage pizza on rosemary flatbread with caramelized onion, sun-dried tomato pesto and provolone cheese - $9

BLT-A - Bacon, lettuce, tomato and avocado with mayo on ciabatta served with sweet potato chips* - $9

(substitute fries, cup of soup, side salad or fruit, +$1)

Looking for a Summer Party Spot?

The breeze is growing sweeter and the sun is beginning to really shine ... meaning summer is right around the corner. Now's the time to think about the ideal place for a memorable party in the months ahead.

Our Sky Prairie rooftop patio offers space for 40 people and is tailor made for birthdays, socials, anniversaries, casual business meetings or even small weddings. You'll have a bird's eye view of downtown Fargo and a perfect place to celebrate with your colleagues or friends.

Dates are still available. Give us a call at 701.478.1000 for details or to reserve this dramatic event space. Click here for more information.

April's Flavor of the Month - Family Favorites

It's been a rough couple of weeks for us in the F-M area. Certainly, we'd all like the opportunity to take a deep breath and sit down for a comfortable meal.

Tonight's Flavor of the Month will provide that comfort. We're offering our interpretations of some family classics to share around our tables - true comfort food. Have a plate or two to share and remember that our dining room is casual, so come as you are. Plus, Tom Mooridian will be in the house to provide dinner music. Call 701-478-1000 for reservations.

Tonight's menu:

(all items serve 2-3)

.salads.
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Wedge
Caesar
Mixed greens
$12 each

.appetizers.
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Antipasto plate roasted and marinated cold vegetables with assorted meat and cheeses $15

Cheese curds $12

.entrees.
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Mac and cheese with truffle oil $18

Meatloaf with a sweet tarragon glaze, mashed potatoes and vegetable $29

Shrimp scampi over basmati rice with vegetable $32

Smoked chicken served whole with a sage cherry gravy, stuffing and vegetable $28

Roasted ND beef sirloin with a pan jus sauce, roasted potatoes and vegetable $33

.sides.
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Mashed potatoes
Rice
Roasted potatoes
Stuffing
$8 each

.desserts.
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Oreo & white chocolate cookie à la mode
Banana split
$10 each

Celebrating National Poetry Month - Heidi Czerwiec

Join us for our second installment in our National Poetry Month reading series this Friday, April 17th at 7 p.m. with poet Heidi Czerwiec. The reading is free and open to the public.

Heidi is assistant professor of Literature and Creative Writing at the University of North Dakota, where she is also the Director of the annual UND Writers Conference. She is the author of "Hiking the Maze" (Finishing Line Press, 2009) and has poems and translations published or forthcoming in Measure, Nimrod, Evansville Review, Southern Indiana Review, Hunger Mountain, and International Poetry Review. Copies of "Hiking the Maze" are available at Zandbroz Variety in downtown Fargo and at www.amazon.com. Copies will also be available at the reading.

"Hiking the Maze" is a patient meditation on the spirit of landscape and its effects on humanity. Heidi is a warm and engaging individual with plenty of stories to share.

Celebrating National Poetry Month - Kevin Carollo

Kevin Carollo kicks off our National Poetry Month reading series with an evening of wry and witty verse. He teaches world literature and writing at Minnesota State University Moorhead and has published poems in Conduit, Court Green, Cranky, Lungfull!, and elsewhere. He is the winner of Cream City Review’s 2009 Beau Boudreaux Poetry Prize, judged by Arielle Greenberg. A regular contributor to Rain Taxi Review of Books, Kevin has also translated two novels from French.

Kevin infuses his poetry with animal imagery, words like "gazillion," and the tasks of manipulating the world into something that can be confidently understood. He reads this Friday, April 10th, at 7 p.m. in Stoker's in the Basement. There is no cover and the reading is open to the public.

Two Many Banjos, But Who's Counting?

There must be something in the water in Duluth. For a relatively quiet and unassuming city, it is birthing notable country/folk/bluegrass acts like there's no tomorrow. Trampled By Turtles and the beloved Charlie Parr all call Duluth home.

Enter Two Many Banjos, yet another quality act emerging from Duluth (featuring Dave Carroll of TByT) with a bona fide bluegrass sound, but one that doesn't step on anyone's toes. They draw equally from the old Hank well of personal demonics and the bright swing of Lyle Lovett. They'll find a happy home in the HoDo Lounge this Thursday, April 9th at 8 p.m. No cover, 21+.

Celebrate National Poetry Month with Us

For this season so new and formidable,
do something that transforms and delights.
Find yourself immersed in verse

for these three Fridays. Listen
in on the discourse of humans
that call this region home

for now or forever. Let words
be the signposts of myth and desire,
put them on, try them out.
Take them home.

All readings are at 7 o'clock p.m.
and held in Stoker's in the Basement.
All readings are free and open to the public.
Learn more at our Facebook page.

Back to Normal

(Sigh of relief.)

After a marathon session of moving furniture, food, office machines and art yesterday, we've managed to get the HoDo back to looking like its old self. With that, we are pleased to announce that we're in the process of getting back to business as usual.

Huzzah!

A couple notices:

*The HoDo Lounge will be resume normal hours today, opening at 11 a.m. for lunch. The HoDo Restaurant will reopen tomorrow, Thursday, April 2nd.

*The Roster McCabe show scheduled for tomorrow is still on. Come on out and boogie your tension away. No cover, 21+.


*Thank you, too, for all of the warm thoughts that have come from far and wide as we endured this past week. It helped. It really did.

See you at the HoDo!