Live music For week of March 31 -April 7; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.   BAXTER Paul Bunyan Bowl 7609 Excelsior Road Louie Paretta, Friday BRAINERD Blue Ox 608 Laurel St. Dirty Bomb, Friday-Saturday Coco Moon 601 Laurel St. Thursday Bluegrass, firs...

  Brainerd High School joint music concert scheduled Tuesday The Brainerd High School music department will present a joint concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Tornstrom Auditorium. This is the second year of the new tradition for the A Cappella Choir, Brainerd Chamber Orchestra and t...

Shelly Juaire and Tasha Rubin Year: Juniors.  Art focus: Brainonian.  Adviser nomination: “Both Shelly and Tasha have shown excellent dedication toward the yearbook all year, but recently exceeded expectations by spending much of th...

The Minnesota Orchestra will visit Brainerd on Wednesday as part of a three-city 2011 Minnesota tour.   Led by associate conductor Courtney Lewis, the concert will feature Wagner’s Prelude to Die Meistersinger van Nurnberg, Tchaikovsky’s beloved Symphony No. 6, Pathétique and Strauss’ Ho...

  Live music For week of March 24- 30; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.   BAXTER Paul Bunyan Bowl 7609 Excelsior Road Ian Thomas Alexy, Friday BRAINERD Blue Ox 608 Laurel St. Big Wup, Friday-Saturday Coco Moon 601 Laurel St. Thursday Bluegrass, fi...

PEQUOT LAKES — A total of 175 students participated in the 29th annual Junior Music Festival on March 5 at the Pequot Lakes Public School....

Dancers compete at two United We Dance competitions More than 230 Brainerd Just For Kix dancers made up of eight teams competed at a March 5 United We Dance competition at Eastview High School in Apple Valley. Two Brainerd teams also competed at a March 6 event at Brainerd High...

Madeline Gregory Year: Senior. Age: 18. Art focus: Drawing II. Adviser nomination: “Maddy possesses artist talent and technical skill that far exceeds the norm. The sketches in her sketchbook are better than the a...

The weather may not be cooperating for those who want to hit the golf courses in the Brainerd lakes area, but an event Saturday in downtown Brainerd will give people a chance to get in the golf swing....

  Live music For week of March 17-23; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.   BACKUS American Legion Near Highways 371 and 87 Fran Gack Show, 5-9 p.m. Thursday BAXTER Paul Bunyan Bowl 7609 Excelsior Road Limited Engagement, Friday BRAINERD Blue Ox 608 L...