IF YOU GO Bismarck, N.D

Circle of Cultures: Scheduled for Oct. 22 to 31, 2004. It will be based at the University of Mary, south of Bismarck. Visit www.circleofcultures.com for details, or call the Bismarck/Mandan Convention & amp; Visitors Bureau at (800) 767-3555 for more information or for help with lodging.
Earth Lodge Replicas: Several replicas of the earth lodges used by Mandan Indians for shelter will be built on the University of Mary campus. They will be similar to the replicas at the On-A-Slant Village at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, southeast of the city of Mandan.
Virtual Village: The $150,000 computer-generated re-creation of the On-A-Slant Village is being done by North Dakota State University's Archaeology Technology Laboratories. It will be shown on a large screen in a viewing room set up on campus.
Speakers and Re-enactors: Speakers and historians will give presentations or portray members of the expedition. They include Gerard Baker, superintendent of the Lewis & amp; Clark National Historic Trail; Amy Mossett, Three Affiliated Tribes tourism director; and Clay Jenkinson, historian and public radio personality.
Arts and Entertainment: American Indian drum groups, dancers and other performers will entertain throughout the 10 days. Work done by North Dakota artists relating to the Lewis and Clark journals will be on exhibit.