Friday, Feb. 28

The Mille Lacs Kite Crossing race will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at Mille Lacs Lake in Garrison during the free three-day event. Kiters are on a snowboard or regular alpine skis, with a large kite (as a sail) harnessed to riders for wind power.

Brainerd Community Theatre presents Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” 7 p.m. Friday at the Chalberg Theatre at Central Lakes College. Tickets available from the CLC Theatre Box office at 218-855-8199 or online at clcperformingarts.com .

Joyann Parker will perform Friday at Great River Arts as part of the organization’s next 14 Fridays Concert Series. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $18. For tickets, call 320-632-0960 or buy them online at https://greatart.org/ .

Live music Friday in the Brainerd lakes area includes:

• Englehart & McGowen, 7-10 p.m., Dennis Drummond Wine Co., Brainerd.

• Tail Gunners, 7-11 p.m., Eagles Club, Brainerd. Cost is $5 for all dances for non-Eagle members.

• Don Turcotte & The DeChaine Bros., 7 p.m., The Green Lantern Bar and Grill, Brainerd.

• Fourteen Stories, 7 p.m., Roundhouse Brewery, Brainerd.

Sporting events in the Brainerd lakes area include:

• Boys basketball: Pillager at Crosby-Ironton, 7:15 p.m.; Foley at Little Falls, 7:15 p.m.; Perham at Pequot Lakes, 7:15 p.m.; and Verndale at Wadena-Deer Creek, 7:30 p.m.

Sporting events out of town include:

• Boys basketball: Brainerd at Willmar, 7:15 p.m.; Pierz at Zimmerman, 7:15 p.m.; and No. 2 Lake Region at Plymouth for the Minnesota Association of Christian Schools State Semifinals.

• Girls basketball: No. 2 Lake Region at Plymouth for the Minnesota Association of Christian Schools State Semifinals.

• Wrestling: State Individual Tournaments at Xcel Energy Center St. Paul. Session 3, individual first rounds, 9 a.m., and Session 4, championship quarterfinals and wrestlebacks, 4 p.m.

• Boys swimming and diving: State Prelims at U of M Aquatic Center. Class 1A, noon, and Class 2A, 6 p.m.

• Men’s basketball: Region 13 Tournament Quarterfinals at Anoka-Ramsey, Coon Rapids. Rainy River vs. St. Cloud Technical, 1 p.m.; Riverland vs. Northland, 3 p.m.; Ridgewater vs. Central Lakes, 5 p.m.; and Hibbing vs. Rochester, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 29

The Mille Lacs Kite Crossing race will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, at Mille Lacs Lake in Garrison during the free three-day event. Kiters are on a snowboard or regular alpine skis, with a large kite (as a sail) harnessed to riders for wind power.

Brainerd Community Theatre presents Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” with performances at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Chalberg Theatre at Central Lakes College. Tickets available from the CLC Theatre Box office at 218-855-8199 or online at clcperformingarts.com .

The St. Francis Percussion Ensemble of Little Falls will perform with The Revolution 5 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Paramount Center for the Arts in St. Cloud.

Live music Saturday in the Brainerd lakes area includes:

• Big T & the Growlers, 7 p.m., Roundhouse Brewery, Brainerd.

Sporting events out of town include:

• Boys basketball: No. 2 Lake Region at Plymouth for the Minnesota Association of Christian Schools State Finals.

• Girls basketball: Pierz vs. Sauk Centre, 6 p.m., Section 6-2A Quarterfinals, St. Cloud State University; Crosby-Ironton vs. Pequot Lakes, 11 a.m., Section 7-2A Quarterfinals, Hermantown; Pine River-Backus vs. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, 7:45 p.m., Section 5-1A Seminfinals, Wadena; No. 2 Lake Region at Plymouth for the Minnesota Association of Christian Schools State Finals.

• Wrestling: State Individual Tournaments at Xcel Energy Center St. Paul. Session 5, consolation quarterfinals, championship semifinals, 9 a.m.; and Session 6, championships matches, 4 p.m.

• Boys swimming and diving: State Finals at U of M Aquatic Center. Class 1A, noon, and Class 2A, 6 p.m.

• Men’s basketball: Region 13 Tournament Semifinals at Anoka-Ramsey, Coon Rapids. Games at 1 and 3 p.m.

• Women’s basketball: Region 13B Tournament Semifinals at Northland, Thief River Falls. No. 4 Central Lakes vs. No. 1 Northland, 2 p.m., and No. 3 Hibbing vs. No. 2 Rainy River.

Sunday, March 1

The Mille Lacs Kite Crossing race will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 1, at Mille Lacs Lake in Garrison during the free three-day event. Kiters are on a snowboard or regular alpine skis, with a large kite (as a sail) harnessed to riders for wind power.

Live music Sunday in the Brainerd lakes area includes:

• Wanted/Mark Petersen Band, 4-8 p.m., The Bridge Tavern, Crosby.

Sporting events out of town include:

• Men’s basketball: Region 13 Tournament Finals at Anoka-Ramsey, Coon Rapids, 2 p.m.

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