■ Live music
For week of Feb. 21-27; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.
BRAINERD
Blue Ox
608 Laurel St.
High Octane, Friday-Saturday
Coco Moon
601 Laurel St.
Songster Pete Norman, 5-7 p.m. every Friday; Thursday Bluegrass, first, third and fifth Thursday of the month
Eagles Club
124 Front St.
River Canyon, 7:30-11:30 p.m. Friday
Sunshine Kitchen & Moonshine
724 Mill Ave.
Aitas, 10 p.m. Friday
The Underground Dance Club
Downstairs of The Hubb
DJ Richie Rick, every Friday-Saturday
The Last Turn Saloon
214 S. Eighth St.
The Beetkeepers, 8:30-11:30 p.m. Saturday
Open Mic Night, first Wednesday of the month from 7-10 p.m.
Paradise Shores Resort
10067 Leisure Lane
Kings Ransom, Saturday
Yesterday’s Gone
219 South Ninth St.
Free Jams in the Blue Room, third Wednesday of the month
BREEZY POINT
Commander Bar
30279 Airport Rd.
In The Fields, Friday-Saturday; karaoke, Sunday
JJ’s Pub
Downstairs of the Commander
Mark Stary, Saturday
Prime Time Food and Spirits
8548 Ski Chalet Dr.
Karaoke, every Thursday
Tres Amigo’s, Friday-Saturday
CROSBY
The Bridge Tavern
26929 Highway 6
Live music every Friday; Classic Country Dinner Theater, 4-8 p.m. Sunday
CROSSLAKE
Crosby’s Piano Bar
County Roads 66
Open Jam Night, Wednesday; Piano bar with Steve Anderson or Shannon Webster, 7-11 p.m. every Friday-Saturday
Moonlight Bay
County Roads 66 and 16
DJ J.P. and DJ Chad, every Friday-Saturday
Ox Tavern
County Roads 66
Acoustic Thursday with Andy Fischer, Thursday, Feb. 21
Drunk & Stupid, 8:30 p.m. Friday
Seth Doud, 8:30 p.m. Saturday
GARRISON
Blue Goose Inn
9347 Highway 169
Under the Covers, Friday-Saturday
MERRIFIELD
Harpo’s
2156 County Road 3
Kings Ransom, March 1
NISSWA
Sherwood Forest Tavern
8798 Interlachen Road
Karaoke, every Saturday at 9:30 p.m.
■ Performing arts
BRAINERD
CLC productions
Central Lakes College (CLC) Theatre musical “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” performances will be 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. matinee Sunday. For tickets call the CLC Theatre Box Office at 855 8199, email at clctheatre@clcmn.edu or online ticketing at clctickets.com.
Fabulous Armadillos
Fabulous Armadillos’ Woodstock Tribute, 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. March 1, Chalberg Theatre at CLC. Prices are $22 and $27 and are available from the CLC Theatre Box office at (210) 855-8199 or online at clctickets.com.
CLC bands to perform
CLC Instrumental Music Department’s winter concert “Deep Winter Fun,” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, CLC’s Chalberg Theater. Doors opens at 7 p.m. Admission is $5, with children 12 and under and CLC students with identification admitted free of charge.
CROSBY
C-I choir to perform
The Crosby-Ironton High School seventh and eighth grade boys/girls/mixed choirs, Concert Choir, Girls’ Triple Trio, Chamber Singers and A Cappella Choir to perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 in the Mayberry Auditorium. Admission is by donation at $5 for adults and $3 for students.
HACKENSACK
Winter dinner show
Northwoods Arts Council’s annual winter dinner show, 6 p.m. March 3, Union Church Friendship Hall. Tickets are $10 each and may be purchased at Southside or Swansons in Hackensack or by calling 218-675-6619. No tickets will be sold at the door.
LITTLE FALLS
Sestri to perform
St. Francis Music Center’s women’s singing group, Sestri, to perform, 7 p.m. on Saturday in Sacred Heart Chapel at St. Francis Convent; free. For more information, please call St. Francis Music Center at 320-632-0637.
Fundraiser event
The Friends of the Lindbergh Heritage’s fundraiser, Friday, Falls Ballroom. Doors open at 7 p.m., with an open pizza bar, with music from 7:45-11 p.m. Club Ramone will perform. Tickets are $15 in advance, or $20 at the door. Tickets may be purchased at Reality Roasters, Ambiance@53, GRAA, Denny’s Floorcovering, Pete & Joy’s Bakery, and Pap’s Sport Shop, all in Little Falls, and the Lindbergh Historic Site and the State Park.
NEW YORK MILLS
‘African America’
Mixed Blood Theatre will present “African America,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center. Admission is $12 with advance reservation by calling 218-385-3339. Student admission is free. Bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the New York Mills Food Shelf and receive a $1 discount on admission.
PEQUOT LAKES
Theater productions
Pequot Lakes Community Theater’s production of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” 7:30 p.m. March 15, 16, 22 and 23 and 2 p.m. on March 17 and 24. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors age 60 and over and $8 for youth age 18 and under. Tickets can be reserved by calling the Pequot Lakes Community Education office at 218–568-9200. Tickets will be sold at the door starting one hour before each performance.
PINE RIVER
Bellydance show
“Tribal Wonderland! Bellydance Super Show” hosted by Gaia Sophia, Saturday, Pine River-Backus School Commons.
Doors open at 7 p.m., with the show being held from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Ticket are $10 at the door and children 12 and under are free.
STAPLES
Monroe Crossing
Monroe Crossing to perform, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Centennial Auditorium. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for students in advance, or $15 and $1 at the door. Tickets are available at http://staplesmotleyarts.org/ or at the Staples Motley Public Schools Community Education Office at 218-894-2497.
“Frostiana’
Staples Area Women’s and Men’s Choruses will perform “Frostiana,” 7:30 p.m. March 2, Centennial Auditorium. Tickets can be purchased at any time online at www.staplesmen.org, from chorus members, at the door, or by calling community education at 218-894-5400 extension 3001.
WADENA
Madhatters to present production
Madhatters Community Theatre to present “Do Not Disturb” Feb. 21-23 at The Cove in Wadena; Feb. 28 to March 1 at the New York Mills VFW; and March 2-3 at the Otter in Ottertail. Tickets are $25 and are available at Thrifty White, An Open Book and The Cove in Wadena; VFW and the library in New York Mills; and Boll Realty and The Otter in Ottertail. For more information, call the Madhatters Hotline at 218-632-7469.
■ Visual arts
AITKIN
Jaques Art Center
121 Second St. N.W.
Portrait exhibit, opens Friday and runs through April 6, with opening reception from 12-3 p.m. Saturday.
BRAINERD
Brainerd Public Library
416 S. Fifth St.
Artists Jan Roberts and Phyllis Frankum work on display through February.
City Hall
501 Laurel St.
Encore Art Club members, paintings, ongoing.
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.
Wildlife painter Jerry Raedeke work on display through March.
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; Sherri Wagner’s work on display through end of April.
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.
STAPLES
Five Wings Art Council
Art Gallery
121 Fourth St. N.E.
UROCK Poster Exhibit, open through Feb. 28.
■ Special Events
AITKIN
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.
MidWinter Dinner set
The Aitkin County Friends of the Arts will present its MidWinter Dinner on Saturday, with Music of the Beatles, performed by John Koziol & Friends. Social hour, 5:45 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. and entertainment at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $39 and are available at the Aitkin Independent Age.
BRAINERD
Cultural Thursday
Jan Kurtz, Central Lakes College (CLC) instructor, will discuss Guatemala, at noon Thursday, March 7, in Chalberg Theatre at CLC; free.
CLC Community Band rehearsals
CLC Community Band rehearsals every Monday, beginning at 7 p.m. March 4, except for March 11. For more information, contact him at sanderso@clcmn.edu or 855-8215 or 831-3652.
Flipside events
Crossing Arts Alliance’s Flipside, held from 10 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday of the month, in the former cafeteria at the Franklin Arts Center. With next event March 9 on Whimsical Weavings with Wendy Olson.
LAKE SHORE
Gull Lake Idol
Bar Harbor hosting Gull Lake Idol Thursday nights beginning Feb. 21. People can qualify every Thursday until the finals night. Finals are planned for March 28.
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; Sestri, a Women’s Slavic Choir, meets at 7 p.m. Sundays; Brothers in Harmony, a men’s singing group open to teen-aged 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.
NISSWA
Breakfast and bake sale set
The Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota will host a Winter Waffle Breakfast and Bake Sale fundraiser, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Lutheran Church of the Cross.
STAPLES
Chorus rehearsals
Staples Area Women’s Chorus rehearsals, 8-9:30 p.m. Mondays in Staples Motley High School Choir Room.
If you would like your event listed in the entertainment guide, e-mail 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.
