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We are excited to announce the agenda for this year's Main Street Summit. The Main Street ND Summit is your chance to join forces with local leaders, experts, and passionate citizens. Together, we'll share winning strategies, spark fresh ideas, and chart a course for regional prosperity. This year's theme, "Regional Prosperity," is your call to action. Bring a neighbor, colleague, or classmate – and get ready to return home energized and equipped to build a brighter future for your community.
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| Tuesday August 27th | ||
| 10:00 am-Noon | Exhibitor Set-Up | Rough Rider Center |
| Noon | Registration Opens | First International Bank gallery, 100 N. Main |
| 1:00 pm | Golf Scramble | Fox Hills Golf Course |
| 1:00-3:30 pm | AG & Energy Bus Tour Sponsored by North Dakota Petroleum Council | First International Bank gallery, 100 N Main |
| 1:30-3:30 pm | Theodore Roosevelt National Park Guided Bus Tour Sponsored by ND Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives | First International Bank gallery, 100 N Main |
| 1:00-5:00 pm | Arts Across the Prairie - Region 8 Site Tour Sponsored by North Dakota Council on The Arts | First International Bank gallery, 100 N Main |
| 4:00-5:00 pm | Arts and Culture Tour Main Street Community Development Tour | First International Bank gallery, 100 N Main |
| 5:00 pm | Main Street Kickoff/Street Fair | Downtown Watford City |
| 6:00-8:00 pm | Exhibitor Set-Up | Rough Rider Center |
| 7:00-9:00 pm | Golden Hour Photography Tour Sponsored by Strengthen ND | First International Bank gallery, 100 N Main |
| Wednesday August 28 | ||
| 7:30 am | Sunrise 5K | Rough Rider Center |
| 8:00 am | Registration Opens | Rough Rider Center |
| 8:00-9:00 am | Continental Breakfast | Main Stage |
| 8:00-5:00 pm | Sponsor Exhibits Open Art Show | Rough Rider Center |
| 9:00-3:00 pm | Main Street Farmer's Market & Maker's Fair Featuring Pride of Dakota Products and Local Craftsmen | Rough Rider Center |
| 9:00-9:15 am | Welcome Watford City Mayor Phil Riely & Emcee Miss Shannan Paul | Main Stage |
| 9:15-10:00 am | Morning Keynote Address Governor Doug Burgum | Main Stage |
| 10:00-11:00 am | Leadership Passport Shane Feldman | Main Stage |
| 11:00-11:15 am | Break | |
| 11:15-12:15 pm | Concurrent Sessions | |
| The Art of Attraction: How Artists Create Meaningful Places - ND Council on the Arts (NDCA) Teva Dawson | Main Stage | |
| Finding YOUR Trailhead to the ONE Thing YOU Can't Not Do Nick Ybarra | Auditorium | |
| My Town: You Have What Everyone's Searching For Moderated by Cory Hepola Ellen Huber, Laurie Odden, Ashley Berg | Ballroom I | |
| Avoiding Pitfalls: Planning & Zoning Basics Scott Harmstead & Jake Walters | Ballroom II | |
| 12:15-1:15 pm | Lunch | Main Stage |
| 1:15-2:15 pm | Concurrent Sessions | |
| Leaders of Tomorrow: Insights from Watford City Youth Ambassadors Moderated by Pat Bertagnolli Watford City Youth Ambassadors | Main Stage | |
| Regional Councils for Regional Prosperity Moderated by Ali Demersseman, EDA Mitch Calkins, Teran Doerr, Briselda Hernandez | Auditorium | |
| Rapidly Growing Communities: Best Practices in Preparing for Industry Development: Moderated by Representative Jim Grueneich Nick Phillips, Michael Hoagberg, Kelvin Hullet, Rich Garman, Doug Goehring | Ballroom I | |
| Built It and They Will Come - Make it Happen in Your Town (NDCA) Moderated by Jess Christy Brooklyn Engelhart & Antoinette Heier | Ballroom II | |
| 2:15-2:30 pm | Break | |
| 2:30-3:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions | |
| Getting Beyond the STP (Same Ten People) in Small Communities: How to Unlock the Next Generation of Civic Volunteers Rebecca Undem | Main Stage | |
| Watford City Community Development: Driving Rooftop Creation through Pathway to Purchase Program & Downtown Redevelopment Plan Vawnita Best, Daniel Stenberg & Jake Walters | Auditorium | |
| Cultural Asset Mapping: Put Your Communities' Strengths on the Map! (NDCA) Teva Dawson | Ballroom I | |
| Regional Prosperity in Placemaking: Opportunities for Collaboration in Tourism & the Arts Amy McCann and Rhea Beto & Cole Garman | Ballroom II | |
| 3:30-3:45 pm | Break | |
| 3:45-4:45 pm | The Power of Community Voices: How Storytelling Shapes our Future - (NDCA) Torrie Allen | Main Stage |
| 5:00-7:00 pm | Governor's Main Street Awards Social All Attendees are Welcome | Outlaw's Bar & Grill |
| 5:30-7:30 pm | Artistic Reception (NDCA) | Long X Arts Foundation |
| 5:30-9:30 pm | Little Market/Green Mile Block Party | Long X Visitor Center/Watford City Children's Park |
| 6:45-7:00 pm | Feature Film Welcome & Introduction Daniel Stenberg, Nick Ybarra | Six Shooters Showhall |
| 7:00-9:30 pm | Free Movie Screening End of the Rope/Maah Daah Hey | Six Shooters Showhall |
| 7:00 p.m. | Main Street Bison Sip 'n Paint | Long X Visitor Center |
| Thursday August 29 | ||
| 9:00-12:00 pm | Sponsor Exhibits Open | Rough Rider Center |
| 8:00-4:00 pm | Art Show | Rough Rider Center |
| 8:00-9:15 am | Continental Breakfast | Main Stage |
| 8:00-9:15 am | An Artists' Conversation (NDCA) Facilitated by Teva Dawson, featuring artists of Arts Across the Prairie: Public Art and Statewide Placemaking | Ballroom I |
| 8:00-9:15 am | City Building as a Game: How to Design and Measure Flourishing Cities Breakfast Workshop led by Nick Smoot | Ballroom II |
| 9:15-9:30 am | Break | |
| 9:30-10:00 am | Welcome Miss Shannon Paul & Commerce | Main Stage |
| 10:00-11:00 am | Building Tomorrow's Greatest Places to Work Eric Termuende | Main Stage |
| 11:00-12:30 | Regional Prosperity Farm to Fork Lunch and Learn Moderated by Vawnita Best Sara Otte Coleman, Megan Langley, Annie Carlson, Calli Thorne, Lindsay (Nelson) Ostlie, Don Morgan | Main Stage |
| 12:30-1:30 pm | Reshaping the Rural Narrative Cory Hepola | Main Stage |
| 1:30-2:30 pm | MSI Awards Ceremony | Main Stage |
| 2:30-3:30 pm | Closing Comments | Main Stage |