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THIS WEEK'S GUIDE
Live music
For week of July 24-30; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.
BRAINERD
Blue Ox Bar
608 Laurel St.
Shirts and Skins, Fri-Sat
Eagles Club
124 Front St.
Wayne Renn, 8 p.m.-midnight Fri
The Iron Rail
707 Laurel St.
TBA, Thu-Sat, Wed
Yesterday's Gone
612 Front St.
Open jam night, 7 p.m. Sat
Pit Stop Bar
723 Laurel St.
DJ, Fri
Villella's Bada Bing
18071 Highway 371 N.
DJ, Fri-Sat
DJ (International Night), Tue
BREEZY POINT
Commander Bar
30279 Airport Road
Babylon, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Thu
High and Mighty (12-piece horn band), 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Fri-Sat
Primetime Food & Spirits
8548 Ski Chalet Drive
Tamarak, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Fri-Sat
CROSBY
The Bridge Tavern
26929 Highway 6
Austad Family (classic country), 4-8 p.m. Sun
EAST GULL LAKE
O'Madden's Pub
Madden's Inn & Golf Club
Highway 77
Paul Berget, Fri, Tue
GARRISON
The Blue Goose
Highway 169
So Big, Fri-Sat, $3
LAKE SHORE
Zorbaz
Highway 77
DJ, Fri-Sat
MERRIFIELD
The Wagon Wheel
21560 County Road 3
Wayne Renn Band, Sat
MOTLEY
Ten Hi
133 Highway 10
Marshall Daniels Band, Sat
NISSWA
American Legion
25807 Main St.
Muddy Waters, 8 p.m., Fri
Earthtones (jam session), 6:30-10:30 p.m. Mon
Lost Lake Lodge
7965 Lost Lake Rd.
Hans Blix and the Weapons Inspectors, 7-9 p.m., Fri
OUTING
The Village Inn
6524 County Road 58 N.E.
The Jammers Club, Fri-Sat
Performing arts
BRAINERD
"Sylvia"
Comedy staged by Central Lakes College Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Chalberg Theatre, CLC, $5 (public), free (CLC students), 855-8199.
Bonny Groneberg
Summer Organ Series, noon Wednesday, St. Francis Catholic Church, 817 Juniper St., free.
Julie Rust
Musician, 7 p.m. July 31, Gregory Park, 424 N. Fifth St., free. Part of Concerts in the Park.
Pat Lundeen
Summer Organ Series, noon Aug. 6, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 418 Eighth Ave. NE, free.
Joe Trucano
Summer Organ Series, noon Aug. 13, Trinity Lutheran Church, 1420 S. Sixth St., free.
AITKIN
Brainerd Teen Challenge Choir
10 a.m. Sunday, Westside Church, followed by potluck luncheon.
Strawberry Sunday at Maryhill
Featuring Cuyuna Range Community Band, 6 p.m. Sunday, Maryhill historic home, Second Street and Highway 47, (218) 927-2363.
AKELEY
Woodtick Musical Theater
Bluegrass, folk, country, gospel and comedy, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and Wednesdays, 3 p.m. Thursdays and Wednesdays, through Sept. 13, Woodtick Theater, 65 E. Broadway St., $15.50 (adult), $14.50 (senior), $9.50 (ages 13-17), $6.50 (child), group rates also available, (800) 644-6892, www.woodticktheater.com.
BREEZY POINT
"Mid-Life! The Crisis" musical
6 p.m. (silent auction), 7 p.m. (dinner), 8 p.m. (show) Aug. 8-9, Breezy Point Resort, 30375 Alpine Drive, $75, (866) 687-4243, www.ticketworks.com, proceeds benefit Central Lakes College Foundation.
CROSBY
Music in the Park
Cuyuna Range Community Band and Stoked Beyond Boredom (pop), 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday, Memorial Park, free.
L.O.L.A.H. (folk rock) and Gen3 (variety), 6:30-9 p.m. Aug. 7, Memorial Park, free.
Faith Boblett (folk) and Dirty Bomb (variety), 6:30-9 p.m. Aug. 21, Memorial Park, free.
CROSSLAKE
Concerts in the Park
Clear Blue (country), 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Town Square, www.crosslakemusic.com.
Powerline (rock/pop), 6:30 p.m. Aug. 2, Town Square, www.crosslakemusic.com.
Miller Papke Duo (rock/folk), 6:30 p.m. Aug. 9, Town Square, www.crosslakemusic.com.
Everett Smithson Band (rock/blues), 6:30 p.m. Aug. 16, Town Square, www.crosslakemusic.com.
The Squires Band (dance variety), 6:30 p.m. Aug. 23, Town Square, www.crosslakemusic.com.
McGREGOR
Rat Lake Music & Art Festival
Friday-Saturday, Larson's Barn on Rat Lake, $10 (daily), www.larsonsbarn.com.
Polka Fest
Aug. 7-9, Larson's Barn on Rat Lake, $14 (daily), www.larsonsbarn.com.
MISSION TOWNSHIP
heliphinofestival
Various musicians and bands, 7 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday, 16456 County Road 109, $5 (one day), $8 (both days), free camping spots available, www.ifthousands.com.
NISSWA
Scott Lykins
Cello recital, with pianist Cathy Taylor, 2 p.m. Aug. 10, Lutheran Church of the Cross, 5064 County Road 13, free, donations to Music Matters welcome.
ONAMIA
Grand Casino Mille Lacs
Events & Convention Center
Highway 169
"ABBA: The Music" (tribute show), 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, $14 and $20, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.
Trace Adkins (country), 8 p.m. Aug. 20-21, $38 and $44, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.
PINE RIVER
Sixth Lakes Bluegrass Festival
Aug. 21-24, Pine River Fairgrounds, $35-$45 (adult weekend), $15-$20 (adult single day), $12-$15 (adult single evening), $7-$10 (adult Sunday gospel show), $17.50-$22.50 (teen weekend), $7.50-$10 (teen single day), $6-$7.50 (teen single evening), $3.50-$5 (teen Sunday gospel show), free (12 and younger), $30-$55 (camping), www.lakesbluegrassfestival.org.
STAPLES
Music in the Park
The Half Steps (men's a cappella quartet), 7 p.m. Sunday, NP Park, 611 Iowa Ave. N.E., free.
Pandemonium! (Redwood Falls High School steel drum band), 7 p.m. Aug. 3, NP Park, 611 Iowa Ave. N.E., free.
Johnny Jay Huhta (country/rockabilly), 7 p.m. Aug. 10, NP Park, 611 Iowa Ave. N.E., free.
Cactus Willie, Boxcar Bob and the Drifter (country/folk/rock), 7 p.m. Aug. 17, NP Park, 611 Iowa Ave. N.E., free.
The Four Kicks
With opening acts, 6 p.m. Aug. 1, Stomping Grounds parking lot, free, www.myspace.com/thefourkicks.
Visual arts
BRAINERD
Crossing Arts Alliance Gallery
Franklin Arts Center
1001 Kingwood St.
Various artists, ongoing.
City Hall
501 Laurel St.
Encore Art Club members, paintings, ongoing.
Brainerd Public Library
416 S. Fifth St.
Karen Cheney (watercolors), through July 31.
Crow Wing County Historical Society
320 Laurel St.
Various exhibits, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 829-3268, www.crowwinghistory.org.
Porthole Gallery
712 Washington St.
Paintings by Michaela Poepping, Monday through Aug. 30, reception 3-5 p.m. Aug. 16.
AITKIN
Jaques Art Center
121 Second St. N.W.
Paintings of Aitkin (juried contest exhibit), through Aug. 16, (218) 927-2363, info@jacquesart.com.
"Art in Bloom," floral artists, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
Art by Francis Lee Jaques, ongoing, (218) 927-2363, info@jacquesart.com.
Ripple River Gallery
27591 Partridge Ave.
"Art of the Tile," featuring 16 artists, through Aug. 17, (218) 678-2575, ripriv@mlecmn.net, www.ripplerivergallery.com.
David Norstad and Tracy McMan, paintings, collage and constructions, Aug. 20-Sept. 21, (218) 678-2575, ripriv@mlecmn.net, www.ripplerivergallery.com.
BAXTER
Northland Arboretum
Excelsior Road
Lorna Klein, paintings, through August.
BREEZY POINT
City Hall
37028 County Road 66
Work by Crosslake Art Club, through July.
CROSSLAKE
Community Center and Library
14126 Daggett Pine Road
Work by Crosslake Art Club, through July.
Artists of Minnesota Traveling Mini Show, through July 31.
24th annual Crosslake Art Club Art Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 7-9, with demonstrations at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily, free.
City Hall
37028 County Road 66
Work by Crosslake Art Club, through July.
LITTLE FALLS
Great River Arts Center
104B Second St. S.E.
Mixed media by Carla Stetson, (320) 632-0960, www.greatart.org.
Weyerhaeuser Museum
2151 S. Lindbergh Drive
"Commemorate!," artifacts from Minnesota's 150-year history, ongoing, open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, free, (320) 632-4007, www.morrisoncountyhistory.org.
Special events
BRAINERD
Texas Hold'em
6 p.m. Thursdays, Paradise Shores Resort, South Long Lake, 10067 Leisure Lane, free, 764-2328.
Texas Hold'em
7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Mondays, Villella's Bada Bing, 18071 Highway 371 N., no buy-in or entry fee, 828-2900.
Texas Hold'em
5 p.m. Sundays, The Green Lantern, 13184 County Road 8, free, no buy-in or entry fee, 764-2323.
Brown Bag Speakers Series
John Hendricksson ("The Gunflint Cabin"), noon Monday, Brainerd Public Library, free.
Northcountrymen Barbershop Chorus
Practices, 7 p.m. Mondays, First Congregational Church, 415 Juniper St. New members and audiences welcome. If interested, call Dick Jensen at 829-9663 or Yibby Knudsen at 829-1214.
Crow Wing County Fair
Tuesday through Aug. 2, fairgrounds, free, 829-6680, brainerd.com/fair.
Texas Hold'em
6 p.m. Wednesdays, Lakeside Resort, 9799 Lakeside Road, free, 828-1708.
Franklin Arts Center Open House
10 a.m.-4 p.m. second Saturday of every month, 1001 Kingwood St. Featuring children's activity from 10 a.m.-noon.
Brainerd Writers' Alliance meeting
10 a.m.-1 p.m., third Saturday of every month, Central Lakes College cafeteria, $10 annual membership dues, 825-0461, www.brainerdwriters.org.
Pet Parade
6 p.m. July 31, Gregory Park, 424 N. Fifth St., free. Sponsored by Brainerd Parks and Recreation.
AITKIN
Texas Hold'em
6 p.m. Tuesdays, The Landing, 170 Southgate Dr., free, weekly prizes, (218) 927-9998.
Cuyuna Range Community Band
Practice, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Aitkin High School band room, (218) 546-7402.
Crazy Days
Shopping and events, Friday-Saturday, throughout town.
BAXTER
"Chefs' Challenge"
6:30 p.m. second Tuesday every other month, Chef & Company, 15133 Edgewood Drive, free. Cooking competition similar to "Iron Chef.
BREEZY POINT
Texas Hold'em
6:30 p.m. Mondays, Primetime Food & Spirits, 8548 Ski Chalet Drive, no buy-in or entry fee, (218) 562-4455.
CROSSLAKE
Crosslake Art Club meeting
1 p.m. first Monday of every month, Crosslake Community Center, 14126 Daggett Pine Road.
Crosslake Days
Variety of events, Aug. 6-10, throughout town.
DEERWOOD
Texas Hold'em
6 p.m. Tuesdays, The Deer Stand, no buy-in or entry fee.
HARDING
Texas Hold'em
5 p.m. Sundays, Dubb's Pub, 29505 243rd St., free, (320) 277-9500.
HILLMAN
Texas Hold'em
6 p.m. Mondays, The Looney Bend, free, (320) 277-9452.
Texas Hold'em
6 p.m. Wednesdays, Hillman Bar & Grill, free, (320) 277-9515.
IRONTON
Texas Hold'em
6 p.m. Thursdays, Gary's Sports Bar & Grill, County Road 128, no buy-in or entry fee.
LITTLE FALLS
Prairie Point Quilters meeting
7 p.m. first Tuesday of the month, First Lutheran Church, 2100 Riverview Drive, (320) 632-4254 or 825-9345.
MERRIFIELD
Bingo
5:30 p.m. Thursdays, Wagon Wheel Bar & Grill, 21560 County Road 3, 851-4934.
MOTLEY
Texas Hold'em
7 p.m. Wednesdays, Ten Hi, 133 Highway 10, free, weekly prizes, (218) 352-6310.
NISSWA
Bingo
3:30 p.m. Sundays and 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, American Legion, 25807 Main St., $1 per sheet, 963-9946.
PILLAGER
Texas Hold'em
6 p.m. Tuesdays, KC's Uptown Saloon, 116 Cedar Ave. E., free, weekly prizes, (218) 746-3328.
PINE CENTER
Texas Hold'em
6 p.m. Tuesdays, JR's Junction, 22974 County Road 2, free, weekly prizes, (218) 764-2796.
STAPLES
Teen Pizza Party
6-8 p.m. Thursday, Staples Public Library, 611 Iowa Ave. N.E., attendace limit 25, pre-register at (218) 894-1401.
Let's Have a Picnic
6-8 p.m. Tuesday, city park, (218) 894-1401.
Stories with Tammi
For children, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 13, Staples Public Library, 611 Iowa Ave. N.E., free, pre-registration required at (218) 894-1401.
Classes/workshops
BRAINERD
Beginner wood carving class
9 a.m.-noon third Saturday of the month and 6-9 p.m. third Wednesday of the month, Franklin Arts Center Woodworking Shop, 1001 Kingwood St.
Adult book club
7 p.m. second Thursday of every month, Brainerd Public Library, 416 S. Fifth St.
Teen book club
4 p.m. second Thursday of every month, Brainerd Public Library, 416 S. Fifth St.
Senior Center Book Club
10:30-11:30 a.m. third Wednesday of every month, Lakes Area Senior Activity Center, 803 Kingwood St.
AITKIN
Jaques Art Center workshops
121 Second St. N.W.
Cartooning workshops, taught by Duane and Angie Barnhart, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Aug. 2, three different workshops available for $10 each, (218) 927-2363, info@jaquesart.com. Workshops are Cartoon Basics; How to Draw Wacky Monsters, Aliens, Robots and Other Cool Characters; and Claymation.
Photography Workshop with Dee Kotaska, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 13, $25 for one session, $70 for all three sessions, register by Aug. 6, (218) 927-2363, info@jaquesart.com. Sessions are Understanding the Camera, Opening the Photographer's Eye and Creating an Artistic Photograph.
Weavers' Club, 1 p.m. first Saturday of the month, (218) 927-2363, info@jaquesart.com.
Calligraphy study group
5-7 p.m. first Monday of the month, 9-11 a.m. fourth Wednesday of the month, Jaques Art Center, 121 Highway 210 N.W., (218) 927-2363, www.aitkinbeanery.com, www.northernlightswine.com.
DEERWOOD
Forest Road Art Studio class
23650 Forest Road
Drawing, 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, $4, for all ages, (218) 534-4936.
LITTLE FALLS
Great River Arts Center classes
122 First St. S.E.
Ceramics Open Studio, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays, $5 (GRAA members), $8 (non-members).
Drawing Discovery Book Club, 3:30-4:30 p.m. first Thursday of the month, free, (320) 616-5421, www.greatart.org, kampas@fallsnet.com.
Great River Writers meeting
6:30 p.m. first Tuesday of each month, Carnegie Library, (320) 632-1848, (800) 809-1848, www.bookinitontheweb.com.
Good Living Cookbook Club
7 p.m. second Tuesday of the month, Bookin' It, 113 First St. S.E., (320) 616-5580, www.bookinitontheweb.com.
Out of town
MINNEAPOLIS
"Smoke and Mirrors: Photographs by Vance Gellert"
Through Aug. 10, Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, 2400 Third Ave. S., www.artsmia.org.
"The Government Inspector"
Various times through Aug. 24, Guthrie Theater, 818 S. Second St., $24-$59, (877) 44-STAGE, www.guthrietheater.org.
"Genus Elephas"
Juried exhibit of original elephant art, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays through Sept. 19, Premier Gallery, 141 S. Seventh St., free, (612) 338-4541, www.premiergallery.com.
"Little House on the Prairie"
Musical, various times, Aug. 15-Oct. 5, $29-$75, McGuire Proscenium Stage, Guthrie Theater, 818 S. Second St., $29-$59, (877) 44-STAGE, www.guthrietheater.org.
ST. PAUL
"Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination" exhibit
Through Aug. 24, Science Museum of Minnesota, 120 W. Kellogg Boulevard, $16.50-$19, www.smm.org.
Wild West Frontier Fest
Friday-Sunday, Harriet Island. Featuring music by Jearlyn Steele, Riders in the Sky and The First John Phillips Sousa Memorial Band and dinner theater, www.wildwestfrontierfest.com.
Minnesota State Fair
Aug. 21-Sept. 1, fairgrounds, 1265 Snelling Ave. N., $22-$57 for grandstand shows, fair admission separate, www.mnstatefair.org.
DETROIT LAKES
10,000 Lakes Festival
Progressive rock, Thursday-Saturday, $54-$400, www.10klf.com.
WE Fest
Country music, Aug. 7-9, Soo Pass Ranch, 25526 County Highway 22, $140-$300, www.wefest.com.
DULUTH
Bayfront Blues Festival
Aug. 7-10, Bayfront Festival Park, $25-$99, www.bayfrontblues.com.
EXCELSIOR
"Forever Plaid"
Presented by Old Log Theater, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m. selected Wednesdays and Thursdays, through Sept. 27, Excelsior Playhouse, 5175 Meadville St., $19.50-$32, (952) 474-5951, www.oldlog.com.
FARGO, N.D.
"The Emigrants"
Play, 7 p.m. Aug. 5 and 2 p.m. Aug. 6, Scheel's Center for Performing Arts, Oak Grove Lutheran School, 124 N. Terrace, various ticket prices.
HINCKLEY
Grand Casino Hinckley
Events & Convention Center
Howie Mandel (comedy), 8 p.m. Friday, $30, $36 and $42, (651) 989-5151, www.grandcasinomn.com.
Lynyrd Skynyrd, 8:30 p.m. Aug. 1, $28, $38 and $44, (651) 989-5151, www.grandcasinomn.com.
Kenny Loggins, 8 p.m. Aug. 15, $24, $30 and $35, (651) 989-5151, www.grandcasinomn.com.
Pat Benatar, 8 p.m. Aug. 23, $20, $25 and $30, (651) 989-5151, www.grandcasinomn.com.
LAKE ITASCA
Lake Itasca Family Music Festival
Bluegrass and old-time gospel, Aug. 1-3, $15-$65, Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers grounds (just east of north entrance to Itasca State Park), www.familybluegrass.com.
MORRIS
"Horizontal Grandeur" art exhibit
Art featuring prairie life, through Oct. 31, Stevens County Historical Museum, reception 6:30-8 p.m. July 11.
NEW YORK MILLS
Regional Cultural Center
24 Main Ave. N.
Charles Beck, woodcut prints and wildlife sculptures, ongoing.
Somali weaving, ongoing.
"Spirit of Place," juried art exhibit, through Aug. 2.
PARK RAPIDS
"@0X20"
Art and writing exhibit, through Aug. 2, Jackpine Java, 311 Main Ave. S.
"Guys on Ice"
Presented by Long Lake Theater, various times through Aug. 2, Lake Lake Theater, 12183 Beacon Road, $9-$18, (218) 732-0099, www.longlaketheater.net.
"Last of the Red Hot Lovers"
Presented by Long Lake Theater, various times Aug. 6-30, Lake Lake Theater, 12183 Beacon Road, $9-$18, (218) 732-0099, www.longlaketheater.net.
RICHMOND
Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival
Aug. 7-10, El Rancho Manana, I-94 exit 153, nine miles south on County Road 9, various prices, (800) 635-3037, www.minnesotabluegrass.org. Featuring Mountain Heart, Grasstowne, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Mike Seeger, Dirk Powell Band, Cadillac Sky and Balfa Toujours.
ROYALTON
Halfway Jam
Classic rock, Thursday-Saturday, rural Royalton, 10 miles south of Little Falls on Highway 10, $29-$249, www.halfwayjam.com.
ST. CLOUD
Paramount Theatre
913 W. St. Germain St.
"Girl Singers of the '50s Hit Parade," tribute acts, 2 p.m. Sunday, $18 (adults), $16 (seniors), www.paramountarts.org.
Wailin' Jennys (folk), 7:30 p.m. July 31, $18 (adults), $15 (seniors), $10 (students), www.paramountarts.org.
Edgewater Eight (singing with orchestra), 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16, $18 (adults), $15 (seniors), www.paramountarts.org.
ST. JOSEPH
Bob Carls and Amy Sharpe
Wood turning and weaving exhibit, through Aug. 31, Whitby Gift Shop and Gallery, (320) 363-7113.
WALKER
Northern Lights Casino
Junction of Highways 371 and 210
Darryl Worley, 7 p.m. Sunday, $11-$23, www.northernlightscasino.com.
Laughs at the Lights, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, free.
Cherry Poppin' Daddies (swing dance), 7 p.m. Aug. 10, $25-$30, www.northernlightscasino.com.
Gin Blossoms, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15, $20-$30, www.northernlightscasino.com.
Cajunfest, Aug. 21-24, free, www.northernlightscasino.com.
WINSTEAD
Higher Ground Music Festival
Christian rock and contemporary, Aug. 15-16, campgrounds, $30-$55, www.hgmusicfest.com.
WINTON
Boundary Waters Blues Festival
Aug. 21-23, The Longbranch, $15-$60, www.elyblues.com.
If you would like your event listed in the entertainment guide, e-mail John at john.hansen@brainerddispatch.com, call 855-5863, fax 829-0211 or mail to John Hansen, Brainerd Dispatch, P.O. Box 974, Brainerd, MN 56401. Please include time, date, place, admission price and contact information. Deadline is Monday for Thursday publication.
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