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Instrument Petting Zoo for Adults with FM Symphony Orchestra

A One Book, One Community special Monday Meetup
2026-09-28 18:00:00 2026-09-28 19:00:00 America/Chicago Instrument Petting Zoo for Adults with FM Symphony Orchestra Do you love music? Join us to see and try out a variety of orchestra instruments, with Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra. Moorhead Public Library - Presentation Hall

Monday, September 28
6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Moorhead Public Library

Presentation Hall

Do you love music? Join us to see and try out a variety of orchestra instruments, with Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra.

Join us to see and try out a variety of orchestra instruments! Staff from Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra will provide the instruments and demonstrations; you provide the curiosity and questions! This is a special event in our Monday Meetup for adults series, and is part of our One Book, One Community programming this year. There is no charge to attend, and registration is not required.

This year's title for the One Book, One Community series is "The Birth of Loud," by Ian S. Port. For more information and a schedule of all events, visit 1book1community.org.

FM Symphony Orchestra is partnering with area libraries for this year's One Book, One Community series, and will offer complimentary tickets to library cardholders for the 2026-2027 Masterworks Concert Series. Cardholders can present their library card at the box office for one ticket voucher while supplies last that can be redeemed for up to two adult tickets and two student tickets once per season. For more information, visit www.fmsymphony.org/check-out-the-fmso.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Entertainment | Arts, Crafts and Hobbies |

TAGS: | orchestra | monday meetup | instruments |

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