AITKIN
Art events
Kaleidoscope, 10-11:30 a.m. first Saturday of the month, Jaques Art Center. More information available at www.jaquesart.com or 218-927-2363.
BRAINERD
Benefit event
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Grammy nominated artist Jaci Velasquez will perform at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at Cragun’s Sports Center at Cragun’s Resort on Gull Lake. Velasquez is the entertainment for a concert and dinner benefit for the Freedom Ranch. The event, sponsored by Rising Hope Foundation, begins at 5:30 p.m. with a social hour and dinner at 6 p.m. Cost to attend is $40 per person and tickets can be ordered by phone at 800-965-9324 or online at www.itickets.com/events/434235 .
Auditions
Brainerd Community Theatre hosts auditions for Arthur Miller’s drama “All My Sons,” 7 p.m. Oct. 7 and Oct. 9, Chalberg Theatre at Central Lakes College. Rehearsals will begin the week of Oct. 14. Performances are Dec. 5-7 and Dec. 12-14. For more information contact the director at patrick.spradlin@clcmn.edu or 218-855-8255.
Holiday Festival
Franklin Arts Center will host its annual Holiday Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 9.
CROSSLAKE
Crosslake Days
Annual Cider and Candlelight Tour from 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, Crosslake Historic Log Village; free.
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LITTLE FALLS
Tattoo presentation
Mitch Bender to speak 7 p.m. Monday at Morrison County Government Center in the county commissioners’ meeting room on the lower level. Social hour starts at 6 p.m., during which attendees can bid on silent auction items with proceeds to be used for MCHS operations.
The cost of the annual program is $25, plus tax per person. Register online at https://squareup.com/store/morrison-county-historical-society or by calling 320-632-4007.
Book Talk
Sr. Elise Saggau will talk about “The Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, Minnesota: A Journey to New Frontiers, 1950-2018,” at 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum.
