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John Lamb

Reporter

For almost 30 years John Lamb has been covering arts and entertainment in the Red River Valley. He started writing for the High Plains Reader in 1997 and moved to The Forum in 2002. He is an Annenberg fellow, an occasional judge for talent shows and food contestants and co-hosts the weekly “Gardening Together: The Podcast.” He's rubbed shoulders with Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain, drank with National Book Award winner Colm McCann, had coffee with Grammy-winning classical musician Peter Schickele and interviewed countless other artists, actors, musicians, writers and assorted interesting people. Contact John at jlamb@forumcomm.com.

How the Korean-born 17-year-old found her voice through Shakira and hip-hop and being true to herself.
The country music festival runs Aug. 6-8 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
Refunds for the three-day festival must be requested by 5 p.m. Thursday, July 18, the first day of the event.
“Travel has changed my life for the better and I want to share that with people,” Rodemerica founder Erick Roder said.
Officer Andrew Dotas was released on Saturday from Sanford Health.
The only known flyer from the doomed show in Minnesota became the most expensive concert poster sold at auction. Buddy Holly and several other musicians died on their way to the show in 1959.
For decades, Richardson ran two letterpresses out of his south Fargo home. He died July 27 under hospice care at 91.
Before you set off firecrackers, Forum reporter John Lamb suggests cracking a smile with some Inde-pun-dence Day humor.
Matt Halvorson, who now lives in Seattle and releases music under performing name Cousin Wolf, knocks it out of the park with the Major League Baseball opening day release of “Roger Maris."
While you may not be able to sit down with loved ones for a post-meal board game, you can still take part in some social-distanced turkey day trivia.