Editing Grand Forks, North Dakota (section)

===Arts and theatre===
Due at least in part to the presence of the [[University of North Dakota]], Grand Forks offers a variety of arts and cultural events.<ref name="arts">{{cite web |url=http://www.visitgrandforks.com/main.php/arts |title=Arts |access-date=June 11, 2007 |publisher=Greater Grand Forks Convention & Visitors Bureau |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070530221400/http://www.visitgrandforks.com/main.php/arts |archive-date=May 30, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.novac.org/ |title=Northern Valley Arts Council |access-date=June 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608165422/http://www.novac.org/ |archive-date=June 8, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.culturepulse.org/ |title=CulturePulse |access-date=June 11, 2007 |publisher=CulturePulse.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607192512/http://www.culturepulse.org/ |archive-date=June 7, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[North Dakota Museum of Art]], on the UND campus, brings many nationally touring exhibits to Grand Forks as well as the work of regional artists.<ref name="ndmoa">{{cite web |url=http://www.ndmoa.com/History.html |title=NDMOA History |access-date=June 11, 2007 |work=North Dakota Museum of Art |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813141022/http://www.ndmoa.com/History.html |archive-date=August 13, 2007 }}</ref> In addition to the Museum of Art, UND offers other gallery space for student art. UND also has Theater Arts and Music departments.<ref name="und"/> Students stage theater productions each year at the Burtness Theater on campus.<ref name="burtness">{{cite web |url=http://www.und.edu/dept/dtheater/burtness.html |title=Burtness Theater |access-date=June 11, 2007 |publisher=University of North Dakota |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071018161555/http://www.und.edu/dept/dtheater/burtness.html |archive-date = October 18, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> UND's [[Chester Fritz Auditorium]] also brings music and theater events to Grand Forks, including national touring companies of [[Broadway theatre|Broadway musicals]].<ref name="cfa"/>

The Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra has been performing since 1905<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ggfso.org/ |title=Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra |access-date=June 11, 2007 |publisher=Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113153221/https://www.ggfso.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the Grand Forks Master Chorale was formed in 1983.<ref name="arts"/> Both groups stage productions each year at various locations in the community. The North Dakota Ballet Company is headquartered in Grand Forks and often performs at the Chester Fritz Auditorium.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://learn.aero.und.edu/organization.asp?SideBarID=30023 |title=North Dakota Ballet Company |access-date=June 11, 2007 |publisher=North Dakota Ballet Company |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113153235/https://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=2 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Grand Forks City Band was formed in 1886 and still stages shows year round.<ref name="arts"/>

The Empire Arts Center, in [[downtown Grand Forks]], is home to several cultural events throughout the year. The Empire, a 1919 movie theater, was restored after the [[Red River Flood, 1997|Flood of 1997]] and now includes performance space, a large movie screen, a gallery, and space for artists.<ref name="empire">{{cite web |url=http://www.empireartscenter.com/ |title=Empire Arts Center |access-date=June 11, 2007 |publisher=Empire Arts Center |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113153234/https://www.empireartscenter.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Fire Hall Theatre, also downtown, is used by community members to put on several theater productions each year.<ref name="arts"/> The [[Summer Performing Arts Company]] (SPA) is a popular summer arts program for area K–12 students. SPA stages three major musicals mid-July.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spacompany.org/ |title=Summer Performing Arts Company |access-date=June 11, 2007 |publisher=Summer Performing Arts Company |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113153237/https://www.spacompany.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Myra Museum, on Belmont Road near the [[Greater Grand Forks Greenway]], is a small history museum with exhibits that trace local history from the Ice Age, through settlement, and into the modern age. Other buildings on the Myra Museum grounds include the original 1868 Grand Forks Post Office, a 1917 one room school, and the historic Campbell House.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grandforkshistory.com/index_files/page0001.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705233702/http://www.grandforkshistory.com/index_files/page0001.htm |archive-date=July 5, 2007 |title=Myra Museum |access-date=June 20, 2007 |publisher=Grand Forks County Historical Society }}</ref>