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Upcoming arts and entertainment events Live music
For week of Oct. 16-22; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.
BRAINERD
Blue Ox Bar
608 Laurel St.
Tempest Fugit, Fri-Sat
Eagles Club
124 Front St.
Kenny Jake, 8 p.m.-midnight Fri
The Iron Rail
707 Laurel St.
TBA, Thu-Sat, Wed
Coco Moon
601 Laurel St.
Bluegrass jam, 6:30 p.m. Thu
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
Paradise Shores Resort
South Long Lake
10067 Leisure Lane
Kenny Jake Band, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Sat
BACKUS
American Legion
Elvis dinner show, 7 p.m. Sat, $15
Frankie Lamb Band, 2-6 p.m. Sun
BREEZY POINT
Primetime Food & Spirits
8548 Ski Chalet Drive
Red Dot Garage, 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
DJ, Thu-Wed
EMILY
Log Cabin Bar
40012 Highway 6
Toby Brett (rock/country/blues), 6:30-9:30 p.m. Sat (outdoors), followed by DJ
GARRISON
The Blue Goose
Highway 169
Work Release, Fri-Sat
LAKE SHORE
Zorbaz
Highway 77
DJ, Fri-Sat
MOTLEY
Ten Hi
133 Highway 10
Marshall Daniels Band, Sat
Performing arts
BRAINERD
"Geritol Frolics"
55-and-older variety show, 7 p.m. Thursday, Saturday and Oct. 25 and 2:30 p.m. Friday, Sunday and Oct. 23, 24 and 26, Franklin Arts Center Theatre, 1001 Kingwood St., $10 (regular reserved), $12 (premium reserved), tickets for sale at Franklin Arts Center box office, 825-4993.
New York Theatre Ballet
Lakes Area Concert Association, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Tornstrom Auditorium, Washington Educational Services Building, 804 Oak St., admission by season membership of $32 (adult), $10 (student), $80 (family), $175 (patron), $250 (sponsor), $350 (benefactor), 829-3379, 963-2654, 829-4901.
Rastrelli Cello Quartet
Lakes Area Concert Association, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4, Tornstrom Auditorium, Washington Educational Services Building, 804 Oak St., admission by season membership, 829-3379, 963-2654, 829-4901.
"Asylum: The Strange Case of Mary Lincoln"
Staged by Central Lakes College Theatre, 10 a.m. Nov. 6 and 13, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7-8 and 14-15, Dryden Theatre, CLC, $5 (public), free (CLC students), 855-8199, www.clcmn.edu/theatre.
AITKIN
"Borderline Crazies"
Staged by Aitkin Community Theater, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23-25, Aitkin High School auditorium, $7, tickets on sale at Aitkin Independent Age, (218) 927-3953.
CROSSLAKE
"Trust Me"
Film, 7 p.m. Nov. 8, Whitefish Lodge & Suites, 14150 Swann Drive, www.restraininghollywood.com.
LITTLE FALLS
Unplugged Concerts
Jim and Jane, folk/blues/jazz, 7 p.m. Nov. 7, Great River Arts Center, 122 First St. S.E., $12 (adults), $10 (younger than 18 and older than 60), $1 discount for members, (320) 632-0960, www.greatart.org.
NISSWA
Legacy Chorale fundraiser
"Autumn in New York: Standards from the Big Apple," 6 p.m. (cocktail hour), 7 p.m. (dinner, music and silent auction) Friday, Norway Room, Grand View Lodge, 23521 Nokomis Ave., $60, (888) 899-6034, (218) 820-6034, www.legacychorale.org. Silent auction begins 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday and 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter.
Grassroots Concerts
Brooks Williams, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24, Nisswa Community Center, 25628 Main St., $15 (adults), $10 (younger than 12), 829-4092, www.grassrootsconcerts.org.
The Pines, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14, Nisswa Community Center, 25628 Main St., $15 (adults), $10 (younger than 12), 829-4092, www.grassrootsconcerts.org.
ONAMIA
Grand Casino Mille Lacs
Events & Convention Center
Highway 169
Trisha Yearwood (country), 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, $40 and $45, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.
Rick Springfield, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7-8, $28 and $35, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.
PEQUOT LAKES
Claudia Schmidt
Vocals/guitar/dulcimer, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24, Pequot Lakes High School auditorium, 30805 Olson St., $12 (adults), $10 (60 and older), $8 (18 and younger). (218) 568-9200.
"Bye Bye Birdie"
Pequot Lakes Community Theatre musical, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14-15 and 21-22 and 2 p.m. Nov. 16 and 23, Pequot Lakes High School auditorium, 30805 Olson St., $12 (adults), $10 (60 and older), $8 (18 and younger). (218) 568-9200.
STAPLES
Concord Singers
6 p.m. (German-style dinner), 7:30 p.m. (performance) Oct. 25, T Maxwell's Restaurant, Highway 10, $25 (adult advance), $19 (student advance), (218) 894-5416, (800) 213-6877, www.staplesmotleyarts.org.
Visual arts
BRAINERD
Crossing Arts Alliance Gallery
Franklin Arts Center
1001 Kingwood St.
Various artists, ongoing.
Gallery 119
Franklin Arts Center
1001 Kingwood St.
A Nice Little Art Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 25 and noon-6 p.m. Oct. 26, 829-4126. Featuring work by 14 artists and demonstrations.
Q Gallery 222
Franklin Arts Center
1001 Kingwood St.
Lake Country Journal exhibit, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and the second Saturday of the month, through Nov. 8.
City Hall
501 Laurel St.
Encore Art Club members, paintings, ongoing.
Brainerd Public Library
416 S. Fifth St.
Art by Brainerd Art Club, through December.
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.
Jenny Peterson, "Under a Basket," through Nov. 22, reception 2-4 p.m. Saturday.
Central Lakes College Gallery
"Recent Paintings," Natalia Himmirska Klyova, through Nov. 5.
AITKIN
Jaques Art Center
121 Second St. N.W.
"Apples to Abstracts & Turning Trail Exhibit," paintings by Stephanie Mirocha and wood carvings by Tom Larson, through Nov. 8, (218) 927-2363, www.jaquesart.com.
Art by Francis Lee Jaques, ongoing, (218) 927-2363, info@jacquesart.com.
Ripple River Gallery
27591 Partridge Ave.
"Marks + Meditations," Diane Rutherford (batik) and Bob Carls (woodwork), through Nov. 2, (218) 678-2575, ripriv@mlecmn.net, www.ripplerivergallery.com.
CROSSLAKE
Community Center and Library
14126 Daggett Pine Road
Paintings by Diane Runberg, ongoing.
LITTLE FALLS
Family Medical Center Gallery
811 Second St. S.E.
Five Wings Art Council, various artists, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays through Nov. 6, (320) 632-0960, www.greatart.org.
Morrison County Government Center Gallery
213 First Ave. S.E.
Art by Jim Poff, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays and 9-11 a.m. Saturdays, ongoing.
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.
Lost Lake Design
77C E. Broadway
Art exhibit and sale, Nov. 15-Jan. 2, reception 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 15, (320) 632-5585, lostlakedesign@yahoo.com.
NISSWA
The Path Less Traveled gallery
In the Integrity Realty buidling
25282 Hazelwood Drive
Paintings by Heath Foss, 4-6 p.m. Friday, 820-9354.
Nisswa Community Center
25628 Main St.
Lakes Area Artists Fine Art Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Featuring work by 11 regional artists, door prizes and refreshments.
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.
Haunted Corn Maze
6-10 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays in October, Paul Bunyan Land at This Old Farm, seven miles east of Brainerd on Highway 18, $8, 764-2524. Includes Hardly Haunted Maze and Haunted Maze.
The Farm on St. Mathias Haunted House & Trail
7-10 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, Friday through Oct. 31, three miles south on County Road 21, $10, recommended for ages 11 and older, (888) 404-5009, www.thefarmonstmathias.com.
The Farm on St. Mathias Corn Maze
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays in October, three miles south on County Road 21, $2-$9, (888) 404-5009, www.thefarmonstmathias.com.
Second annual Great Pumpkin Fest
1-5 p.m. Saturday, Gregory Park, free, 828-2320. Featuring games and activities for all ages; food available.
Texas Hold'em
5 p.m. Sundays, The Green Lantern, 13184 County Road 8, free, no buy-in or entry fee, 764-2323.
Central Lakes College Community Band
Rehearsals, 7 p.m. Mondays, Rehearsal Hall, CLC, 855-8215, sanderson@clcmn.edu.
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.
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.
AITKIN
Great River Strings practices
5:30 p.m. (beginning orchestra), 6:30 p.m. (main group) Tuesdays, First Lutheran Church, 107 Second St. S.E., (218) 678-3034.
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.
BAXTER
"Chefs' Challenge"
6:30 p.m. second Tuesday every other month, Chef & Company, 15133 Edgewood Drive, free. Cooking competition similar to "Iron Chef.
BAY LAKE
Oktoberfest
Various events, Friday-Sunday, Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge, five miles south of Deerwood on Highway 6. Arts & Crafts Fair 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, free.
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.
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.
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
"Duck Stamp Art"
Talk by Judy Mans, noon Thursday, Jaques Art Center, 121 Second St. NW, free.
Jaques Art Center workshops
121 Second St. N.W.
Weavers' Club, 1 p.m. first Saturday of the month, (218) 927-2363, www.jaquesart.com.
Advanced photography workshops, 9-11:30 a.m. (refresher for the digital camera), 12:30-3 p.m. (understanding the digital SLR and using manual exposure settings) Saturday, $25 (per class), (218) 927-2363, www.jaquesart.com.
Wreath making workshop, taught by Burt Knandel, 9 a.m.-noon Nov. 8, $12.50 (members), $15 (non-members), (218) 927-2363, www.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.
BAY LAKE
Unlimited Learning series
"Virtues and Vices and a Well-Ordered Community," times TBA Oct. 13-14, Ruttger's Lodge and Conference Center, cost TBA, 534-3898, pfnewman@emily.net.
CROSBY
Unlimited Learning series
Arthur Miller, taught by Dennis Lamberson, 2:30 p.m. Tuesday (class) and 9 a.m. Oct. 29 (bus trip to Guthrie Theater to see "A View from the Bridge," Hallett Community Center, $55 (members), $65 (non-members), (218) 678-3034, llfoote@mlecmn.net.
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.
Poetic Craft: A Workshop for Adults, taught by LouAnn Shepard Muhm, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 25, $60, limited to 10 participants, register at (320) 632-0960.
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.
Spirituality Book Discussion Group
6 p.m. first Thursday of the month, September-May, Bookin' It, 113 First St. S.E., (320) 616-5580, 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.
Contemporary Fiction Book Club
7 p.m. third Tuesday of the month, September-May, Bookin' It, 113 First St. S.E., (320) 616-5580, www.bookinitontheweb.com.
Out of town
MINNEAPOLIS
"Little House on the Prairie"
Musical, various times, through Sunday, $29-$75, McGuire Proscenium Stage, Guthrie Theater, 818 S. Second St., $29-$59, (877) 44-STAGE, www.guthrietheater.org.
"A View from the Bridge"
By Arthur Miller, various times through Nov. 9, Wurtele Thrust Stage, Guthrie Theater, 818 S. Second St., $24-$70, (877) 44-STAGE, www.guthrietheater.org.
"The Caretaker"
By Harold Pinter, various times Saturday through Nov. 2, Dowling Studio, Guthrie Theater, 818 S. Second St., ticket prices TBA, (877) 44-STAGE, www.guthrietheater.org.
Honky Tonk Night
Presented by Twin Cities Rockabilly, 10 p.m. Saturday, Club Underground, 355 Monroe St. NE, $5, www.twincitiesrockabilly.com.
The Builders Association
Theater, "Continuous City," 8 p.m. Oct. 23-25, McGuire Theater, Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Ave., (612) 375-7600, www.walkerart.org.
"India: Public Places, Private Spaces"
Photography and video art, Oct. 26-Jan. 18, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2400 Third Ave. S., (612) 870-3131, www.artsmia.org.
"Shadowlands"
By William Nicholson, various times Nov. 1-Dec. 21, McGuire Proscenium Stage, Guthrie Theater, 818 S. Second St., ticket prices TBA, (877) 44-STAGE, www.guthrietheater.org.
"Blackbird"
By David Harrower, various times Nov. 7-30, Dowling Studio, Guthrie Theater, 818 S. Second St., $18-$34, (877) 44-STAGE, www.guthrietheater.org.
ST. PAUL
Holly Henson
Comedy, 8:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, This Place is a Joke Comedy Club, Holiday Inn St. Paul, 2201 Burns Ave., $15, (651) 789-4503.
"CSI: The Experience" exhibit
Through Jan. 4, Science Museum of Minnesota, 120 W. Kellogg Boulevard, $11 (adults), $8.50 (children and seniors), parental guidance suggested, (651) 221-9444, www.smm.org.
ARDEN HILLS
Scott Hansen
Comedy, 8:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Welsch's Big Ten Tavern, 4703 Highway 10, ticket prices TBA, (651) 777-7255.
COLLEGEVILLE
The American Boychoir
2 p.m. Nov. 2, Humphrey Theater, St. John's University, $24 (adults), $19 (seniors/youths), (320) 363-5777, www.csbsju.edu/finearts.
"Mama's Night Out"
8 p.m. Nov. 6, Humphrey Theater, St. John's University, $24 (adults), $19 (seniors/youths), (320) 363-5777, www.csbsju.edu/finearts.
On Ensemble
8 p.m. Nov. 15, Humphrey Theater, St. John's University, $24 (adults), $19 (seniors/youths), (320) 363-5777, www.csbsju.edu/finearts.
DULUTH
Minnesota Ballet
"Who Cares?," 7:30 p.m. Friday, DECC Auditorium, 350 Harbor Drive, various ticket prices, (218) 529-3742.
EXCELSIOR
"Unnecessary Farce"
Presented by Old Log Theater, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m. selected Wednesdays and Thursdays, through Feb. 14, Excelsior Playhouse, 5175 Meadville St., $19.50-$32, (952) 474-5951, www.oldlog.com.
MORRIS
"Horizontal Grandeur" art exhibit
Art featuring prairie life, through Oct. 31, Stevens County Historical Museum.
NEW YORK MILLS
Regional Cultural Center
24 Main Ave. N.
Art by Duane and Bambi Goodwin, ongoing.
David Salmela, architect, through Oct. 25.
Jim Osuka and Jane Aleckson (blues/jazz), 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25, $10 (advance), $12 (at door), (218) 385-3339, www.kulcher.org.
ROSEVILLE
Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band Ceili
7 p.m. Saturday, B-Dale Club, 2100 Dale St. N., $5, www.brianborupipeband.com.
ST. CLOUD
Paramount Theatre
913 W. St. Germain St.
"Peter Pan," staged by G.R.E.A.T. Theatre, 7 p.m. Fridays, 1 and 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through Oct. 26, $17 (adults), $11 (students and children), $15 (ages 60 and older), www.paramountarts.org.
"Magic & More," magic show, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 29, $10 (regular), $8 (ages 12 and younger), www.paramountarts.org.
"Church Basement Ladies," musical comedy, 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1 and 2 p.m. Nov. 2, $25 (adults), $23 (seniors/students), www.paramountarts.org.
"At the Movies!," music by St. Cloud Municipal Band, 7 p.m. Nov. 3, free, www.paramountarts.org.
Douglas Wood, singer/songwriter and author, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7, free, www.paramountarts.org.
Satisfaction: A Rolling Stones Experience, tribute show, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8, $22 (adults), $19 (seniors/students), www.paramountarts.org.
"Ten November," staged by Actor's Playhouse of St. Cloud, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10, $19 (adults), $15 (students/seniors), www.paramountarts.org.
"Vertigo," Laraway Classic Film Series, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14, $5, www.paramountarts.org.
Minnesota Dance Ensemble, "Black & White Benefit featuring Self-Reflections," 7 p.m. (auction viewing), 7:30 p.m. (performance) Nov. 15, $25, www.paramountarts.org.
ST. JOSEPH
Minnesota Orchestra
2 p.m. Oct. 26, Petters Auditorium, Benedicta Arts Center, College of St. Benedict, $30 (adults), $25 (seniors/youths), (320) 363-5777, www.csbsju.edu/finearts.
WALKER
Northern Lights Casino
Junction of Highways 371 and 210
Laughs at the Lights, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, free.
Smash Mouth, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25, $18-$28, www.northernlightscasino.com.
Mark Wills, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15, $19-$31, www.northernlightscasino.com.
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