■ Live music
For week of Sept. 6-12; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.
BACKUS
American Legion
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Highways 371 and 87
Frankie Lamb, 2-6 p.m. Sept. 16
BRAINERD
Blue Ox
608 Laurel St.
High Octane, Friday-Saturday
Coco Moon
601 Laurel St.
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Thursday Bluegrass, first, third and fifth Thursday of the month
Eagles Club
124 Front St.
Three Men and a Lady, 7:30-11:30 p.m. Friday
Madden’s on Gull Lake
11266 Pine Beach Peninsula
Paul Berget, Friday-Saturday
Sunshine Kitchen & Moonshine
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724 Mill Ave.
Ducktooth, Saturday, suggested $3; Live Karaoke with the Beetkeepers, Tuesday
The Last Turn Saloon
214 S. Eighth St.
Open Mic Night, first Wednesday of the month from 7-10 p.m.
Yesterday’s Gone
219 South Ninth St.
Free Jams in the Blue Room, third Wednesday of the month
BREEZY POINT
Billy’s
CR 11 & Ranchette Dr.
Whiskey Tango, Saturday
Commander Bar
30279 Airport Rd.
Metromix, Friday-Saturday; karaoke, Sunday
JJ’s Pub
downstairs of the Commander
Joel Edwin, Saturday
Prime Time Food and Spirits
8548 Ski Chalet Dr.
Karaoke, 8 p.m. to midnight Thursdays; Bad Girlfriend, Friday-Saturday
CROSBY
The Bridge Tavern
26929 Highway 6
Live music every Friday; Classic Country Dinner Theater, 4-8 p.m. Sunday
CROSSLAKE
Moonlight Bay
County Roads 66 and 16
DJ J.P. and DJ Chad, every Friday-Saturday
The Wharf
County Roads 66 and 16
DJ II, 8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday
MOTLEY
Ten Hi
133 Highway 10
Karaoke with Rita, Saturday
■ Performing arts
BRAINERD
Concerts in the Park
Jacki and Jenna Lemieux, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, in the bandstand at Gregory Park; free. Bring your lawn chair or a blanket. Rain out site is the Lakes Area Senior Activity Center, 803 Kingwood St.
Cultural Arts Series
“It’s a Wonderful World,” 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, Chalberg Theatre at Central Lakes College (CLC); free; Ronny Cox, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14, Dryden Theatre at CLC. Cox also will discuss his experience at 10 a.m. Sept. 15 at Dryden. Tickets for concert and discussion are available from the CLC Theatre Box Office, 855-8255 or email, clctheatre@clcmn.edu . or online at clctickets.com.
CROSSLAKE
Music program
Central Lakes College music instructor Steve Anderson to perform, 7 p.m. Sept. 14, Fellowship Hall at Crosslake Lutheran Church. Cost is $5.
NISSWA
Grassroots Concerts Series
Doug and Telisha Williams, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21, Live Well Nightclub and Coffee Bar. Admission is $10 at the door for adults and $5 for children under 12 with listening attention, when accompanied by an adult. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. For more information go to www.grassrootsconcerts.org or call 839-4092 or e-mail information@grassrootsconcerts.org .
PEQUOT LAKES
GLAPA performance
“A Tribute to Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme,” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15, Pequot Lakes High School Theater. Tickets for the single show are available by calling the Pequot Lakes Community Education at (218) 568-9200 or can be purchased starting one hour before the show at the door: $12 for adults, $10 for seniors (age 60 and over) and $9 for youth (age 18 and under).
■ Special Events
AITKIN
Friday nights at the Beanery Cafe
Live music, 8-10 p.m., Friday, the Beanery Cafe.
Art events
Kaleidoscope, first Saturday of the month for ages 8 and up at 10 a.m., Jaques Art Center; Art classes, first Wednesday of the month, 1-4 p.m. More information or to register call the center at 218-927-2363 or email at info@jaquesart.com .
BAXTER
Reading Room series
Speaking of Books series, 4:30-6:30 p.m., the third Thursday of the month, Prairie Bay, with Bill and Evelyn Matthies on Sept. 20. More information by calling 824-6444.
BRAINERD
Cultural Thursday
Gary Payne to present Cuba for Cultural Thursday, noon and 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, room E354 (lecture lab) at Central Lakes College.
Heartland Poets
Heartland Poets to meet, 6 p.m. Sept. 7, Brainerd Public Library.
LITTLE FALLS
Lone Eagle exhibit
Lone Eagle exhibit at the Charles A. Lindbergh Historic Site.
Singing opportunities
The St. Francis Community Chorale meets from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, beginning Sept. 13; Sestri, a Women’s Slavic Choir, meets at 7 p.m. Sundays; Brothers in Harmony, a men’s singing group open to teenage and adult men will meet from 6:30-7:30 p.m Mondays; For more information, call the St. Francis Music Center at 320-632-0637.
STAPLES
New member night
Staples Area Women’s Chorus New Member Night, 8 p.m. Monday, Staples Motley High School Choir Room. Rehearsals will be 8-9:30 p.m. Mondays in the choir room.
WADENA
Whiskey Creek Film Festival
Whiskey Creek Film Festival, Sept. 14-20, the Cozy Theatre; Tickets are available at the Cozy Box Office, the Harvest Thyme Bistro and the New York Mills Cultural Center. Price of a festival pass, all six films is $30; whiskeycreekfilmfestival.org.
■ Visual arts
AITKIN
Jaques Art Center
121 Second St. NW
Haitian Art exhibit, ends Sept. 15.
Ripple River Gallery
27591 Partridge Ave.
“World of Wonder” exhibit through Sunday.
BRAINERD
City Hall
501 Laurel St.
Encore Art Club members, paintings, ongoing.
Crossing Arts Alliance
Franklin Arts Center
1001 Kingwood St.
“Tuesday Sampler: Taste of the Arts,” where featured artists will be on hand Tuesdays in September from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with Theresa Jarvela of “Home Sweet Murder” and Diane Runberg, encaustic, on Tuesday.
Crow Wing County
Historical Society
320 Laurel St.
Various exhibits, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 829-3268, www.crowwinghistory.org .
Crow Wing County
Community Services
204 Laurel St.
Artwork by Helen Smith, Barbara Worms and Virginia MacArthur on display through Sept. 30.
CROSBY
Sioux Line Depot Museum
101 First St. N.E.
A traveling exhibit entitled Lake Roosevelt Artifact Exhibit and Interpretive Project will be on display during regular business hours. Schedule the exhibit for a group, school or organization, contact the Cuyuna Iron Range Heritage Network office at 218- 545-1166 or Kay at 218-546-5996.
CROSSLAKE
Community Center and Library
14126 Daggett Pine Road
Paintings by Crosslake Art Club members, ongoing
LITTLE FALLS
Morrison County Government
Center Gallery
213 First Ave. S.E.
Local artists, 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. weekdays, ongoing.
Weyerhaeuser Museum
2151 S. Lindbergh Drive
Various Morrison County historical exhibits, ongoing, open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, free, 320-632-4007, www.morrisoncountyhistory.org .
If you would like your event listed in the entertainment guide, email Jennifer at jennifer.stockinger@brainerddispatch.com , call 855-5851, fax 829-0211 or mail to Jennifer Stockinger, 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.
