Upcoming arts and entertainment events
Live music
For week of Feb. 1-7; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.
BRAINERD
Blue Ox Bar
-itis, Thu-Sat
Dirty Bomb (open mic jam session), 4-8 p.m. Sun
Dirty Bomb (open mic jam session), Mon
Eagles Club
Roadhouse, Fri
The Rail
Christopher Banker Band, Fri-Sat
Eclectic Cafe
216 S. Eighth St.
Drawings by Chris Zlatic are currently on display at the Morrison County Government Center in Little Falls.
Christian McShane, Fri
Coco Moon
Bluegrass jam, 6:30 p.m. Thu
Villella's Bada Bing
DJ, Fri
Yesterday's Gone
Open jam night, 7 p.m. Sat
BREEZY POINT
Commander Bar
Suicide Blonde, Fri-Sat
Prime Time Food and Spirits
Stool Pigeons, Fri
Blindside Effect, Sat
CROSSLAKE
The Log Jam Bar & Grill
DJ Paul, Fri-Sat
GARRISON
The Blue Goose
Work Release, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Fri-Sat
HARDING
Sportsman's Bar & Grill
Kenny Jake Band, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Sat
LAKE SHORE
Zorbaz
DJ, Fri-Sat
MOTLEY
Ten Hi
The J. Lionel Band, Fri-Sat
WALKER
Northern Lights Casino
Cabaret Lounge
Double Image (country), 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Fri-Sat
Performing arts
BRAINERD
Brainerd High School Orchestras
Benefit concert for Kinship Partners, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Tornstrom Auditorium, Washington Educational Services Building, donations welcome. Featuring Sinfonia and Chamber orchestras and Acoustic Guitar Ensemble.
"Hephzibeth, Woman of Iron"
One-woman show starring Lauren Nickisch, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9-10, Dryden Theatre, Central Lakes College, $5 (public), free (CLC students), 855-8199.
"The Madwoman of Chaillot"
Presented by Central Lakes College Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15-17 and 22-24, Chalberg Theatre, $5 (public), free (CLC students), 855-8199.
Peter Mayer
Folk music, 8 p.m. Feb. 23, Franklin Arts Center Theatre, $15, available at Crossing Arts Alliance, Bridge of Harmony and area ELCA churches, www.petermayer.net. Proceeds benefit Rejoice Lutheran Church.
"A Musical Heritage"
Featuring Phillip Mentor, Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota and community soloists, Trinity Lutheran Church, 7 p.m. Feb. 24, $8 (adults), free (Central Lakes College and high school students), (800) 820-6034, www.legacychorale.org.
Central Lakes College
Winter Band Concert
Featuring French horn quartet and Beatles medley, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27, Chalberg Theatre, CLC, $3, 855-8215.
Mary Louise Knutson Jazz Trio
Lakes Area Concert Association, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27, Tornstrom Auditorium, Washington Educational Services Building, $32 (adult season), $10 (student season), $85 (family season), 963-2654, 829-3379.
BAXTER
The High 48s
Bluegrass, 8 p.m. Feb. 9, The Lodge, $10 (day of show), $8 (in advance), free (12 and younger), (800) 635-3037, www.minnesotabluegrass.org.
LITTLE FALLS
Unplugged Concerts
Barb Ryman, 7 p.m. Feb. 9, Great River Arts Center, $7 (adults), $5 (children), $22 (families), $1 discount for GRAA members, (320) 632-0960, www.greatart.org.
Ring of Kerry, 7 p.m. Feb. 14, Great River Arts Center, $7 (adults), $5 (children), $22 (families), $1 discount for GRAA members, (320) 632-0960, www.greatart.org.
NISSWA
Grassroots Concert
Papa John Kolstad and Clint Hoover, folk and harmonica, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16, Nisswa Community Center, $15 (adults), $10 (11 and younger), (218) 963-2976, www.grassrootsconcerts.org.
ONAMIA
Grand Casino Mille Lacs
Events & Convention Center
Joe Diffie and Trent Tomlinson (country), 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, $23-$30, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.
Ricky Skaggs, bluegrass, 6:30 and 9 p.m. Feb. 16, $18 and $24, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.
John Mueller's Winter Dance Party of 1959 (music of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper), 1 p.m. Feb. 18, $10, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.
PEQUOT LAKES
"Alone Together"
Comedy presented by Pequot Lakes Community Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23-24 and March 2-3, 2 p.m. Feb. 25 and March 4, Pequot Lakes High School auditorium, $10 (adults), $9 (60 and older), $8 (youths), (218) 568-9200.
STAPLES
Wild Bill Bauer
Comedian, with Patrick Ryan and Rox Tarrant, 8 p.m. Feb. 16, T Maxwell's, $15, (218) 894-4000.
WALKER
Northern Lights Casino
Laughs at the Lights, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, free.
Guy Lumbardo, 6 p.m. Feb. 10, $16-$21, www.northernlightscasino.com.
Charlie Hill, 8 p.m. Feb. 16-17, $10-$15, www.northernlightscasino.com.
Richard Marx, 7 p.m. Feb. 18, $22-$32, www.northernlightscasino.com.
Visual arts
BRAINERD
City Hall
Fifth and Laurel streets
Encore Art Club members, paintings, ongoing.
Brainerd Public Library
Flower photography by Mayor James Wallin, through April 30.
Crow Wing County Historical
Society Museum
"Doses of History," medicine exhibit, ongoing.
"Lifeline: County Hospitals in Retrospect," ongoing.
Central Lakes College Gallery
"Adjust for Normal," sculptures by Mic Stowell, through Feb. 15.
First Congregational
United Church of Christ
"The Fabric of Faith," Dawn Carlson Conn, liturgical textiles, through Feb. 11.
Eclectic Cafe
Various artists, Friday-Feb. 23.
"Celebrate & Support!" children's art benefit, 3 p.m.-midnight Feb. 23, $3. Featuring art show, silent auction, demonstrations, activities and live music.
AITKIN
Jaques Art Center
"Abstracts in Glass, Paint & Wood," various artists, Friday-March 10, reception 1-4 p.m. Saturday, (218) 927-2363, info@jacquesart.com.
BAXTER
Northland Arboretum
Maria Thompson Seep, landscapes in various media, ongoing.
LITTLE FALLS
Great River Arts Center
Glenn Quist, paintings, through Feb. 28, (320) 632-0960, www.greatart.org
Morrison County Government
Center Gallery
Drawings by Christopher Zlatic, ongoing, (320) 632-0960, www.greatart.org.
Family Medical Center Gallery
Christina Johnson, photography, through Feb. 28, (320) 632-0960, www.greatart.org.
Out of town
MINNEAPOLIS
"Sacred Songs: The Bells
of Ancient China"
Through April 8, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, (612) 870-3046, www.artsmia.org.
"Maya Dreams: Tradition and
Evolution in Guatemalan Textiles"
Through April 8, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, (612) 870-3046, www.artsmia.org.
"Sculpture Scene"
Sculptures by Minnesota artists, through March 26, Premier Gallery, reception 5-8 p.m. Jan. 23, www.premiergalley.com.
"The Glass Menagerie"
Various times through March 25, Guthrie Theater, $22-$52, (612) 377-2224, (877) 44-STAGE, www.guthrietheater.org.
"The Human Comedy:
Rediscovering Paul Gavarni"
Saturday-April 29, Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, free, (612) 870-3000, www.artsmia.org.
"San Francisco Psychedelic"
Feb. 10-June 10, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, (612) 870-3046, www.artsmia.org.
Minnesota Youth Symphonies
6:30 p.m. Feb. 11, Orchestra Hall, $6-$20, (651) 699-5811, www.mnyouthsymphonies.org.
ST. PAUL
"RACE: Are We So
Different?" exhibit
Through May 6, Science Museum of Minnesota, $6.50-$9.50, (651) 221-9444, www.smm.org.
Barra
CD release party, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10, 406 Maple St., $10, (651) 357-0400, www.barraband.com.
BEMIDJI
Midwinter Bluegrass
Music Weekend
Featuring County 20, Morgan's Run and more, Friday-Sunday, Northern Inn Hotel, $12-$16 for weekend pass, (218) 835-7810.
EXCELSIOR
"Over the Tavern"
Comedy presented by Old Log Theater, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays, Friday-May 27, Excelsior Playhouse, $18.50-$30, (952) 474-5951, www.oldlog.com.
HINCKLEY
Grand Casino Hinckley
Events & Convention Center
Triple Threat Tour featuring Little Texas, Blackhawk and Restless Heart, 4 and 7 p.m. Feb. 11, $30, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.
NEW YORK MILLS
Regional Cultural Center
"Warm and Fuzzy," quilts, through Feb. 10.
Calvin deRuyter, watercolors, Feb. 12-24; reception 1-4 p.m. Feb. 24, $10 (members), $12 (non-members), $5 (students).
Talvi Juhla
Finnish Winter Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 10, New York Mills City Ballroom.
Special events
BRAINERD
Texas Hold'em
6 p.m. Thursdays, Paradise Shores Resort, free, 764-2328.
Texas Hold'em
7 p.m. Thursdays, Villella's Bada Bing, no buy-in or entry fee, 828-2900.
Cribbage tournaments
7 p.m. Thursdays, Yesterday's Gone, $5 entry fee, 824-2050.
Sushi Sake Samurai Saturday
5-7 p.m. Saturdays, Eclectic Cafe. Featuring sushi and sake for $1 each and samurai films.
Texas Hold'em
5 p.m. Sundays, The Green Lantern, free, no buy-in or entry fee, 764-2323.
Central Lakes College
Community Band
Rehearsals, 7 p.m. Mondays, music room, 855-8215, sanderson@clcmn.edu.
Northcountrymen
Barbershop Chorus
Practices, 7 p.m. Mondays, First Congregational Church. New members and audiences welcome. If interested, call Dick Jensen at 829-9663 or Yibby Knudsen at 829-1214.
Texas Hold'em
6 p.m. Wednesdays, Lakeside Resort, free, 828-1708.
Brainerd Writers' Alliance meeting
10 a.m.-1 p.m., third Saturday of every month, Central Lakes College cafeteria, $10 annual membership dues, 825-0461, www.brainerdwriters.org.
AITKIN
Texas Hold'em
6 p.m. Tuesdays, The Landing, free, weekly prizes, (218) 927-9998.
Cuyuna Range Community Band
Practice, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Aitkin High School band room, (218) 546-7402.
Aitkin Friends of the Arts
Midwinter Night's Dinner
Time TBA Feb. 10, Westside Church, $30 (members), $35 (non-members), tickets available at Aitkin Independent Age or by calling (218) 549-3221. Featuring buffet dinner catered by Terry Dox and music by tenor Bruce Stasch.
BACKUS
Cribbage
1 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 25, American Legion, $5 entry fee, (218) 947-3096.
BAXTER
"Chefs' Challenge"
6:30 p.m. second Wednesday of every month, Chef & Company, free. Cooking competition similar to "Iron Chef.
DEERWOOD
Texas Hold'em
6 p.m. Tuesdays, The Deer Stand, no buy-in or entry fee.
HARDING
Texas Hold'em
5 p.m. Sundays, Dubb's Pub, free, (320) 277-9500.
HILLMAN
Texas Hold'em
6 p.m. Mondays, The Looney Bend, free, (320) 277-9452.
Texas Hold'em
6 p.m. Wednesdays, Hillman Bar & Grill, free, (320) 277-9515.
IRONTON
Texas Hold'em
6 p.m. Thursdays, Gary's Sports Bar & Grill, no buy-in or entry fee.
LITTLE FALLS
Prairie Point Quilters meeting
7 p.m. first Tuesday of the month, First Lutheran Church, (320) 632-4254 or 825-9345.
NISSWA
35th annual Nisswa Jubilee
Variety of events, Feb. 16-18, throughout town.
PILLAGER
Texas Hold'em
6 p.m. Tuesdays, KC's Saloon, free, weekly prizes, (218) 746-3328.
PINE CENTER
Texas Hold'em
6 p.m. Tuesdays, JR's Junction, free, weekly prizes, (218) 764-2796.
Classes/workshops
BRAINERD
Salsa dance lessons
7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, American Legion, $5, 822-3333, sponsored by Singles Recreation, www.mnsinglesrecreation.com.
Folk dance demonstration
Conducted by Paul Wilson and Mary Abendroth, 7-9 p.m. Feb. 22, Room E101, Central Lakes College, free.
Vocal master class
Taught by Phillip Mentor, noon-3 p.m. Feb. 23, Dryden Theatre, Central Lakes College, free, (800) 820-6034, www.legacychorale.org.
AITKIN
Jaques Art Center workshops
Fly tying group, led by Tom Jones, 7 p.m. Thursdays, (218) 927-2363.
Sunday Painters, led by Carolyn Parson,12:30 p.m. Sundays, (218) 927-2363.
Weaver's Club, 1 p.m. first Saturday of the month, (218) 927-2363.
Felting Workshop, 1-3 p.m. Feb. 10, $17 (members), $20 (non-members), $5 materials fee, register by Feb. 3, class size limited to 10, (218) 927-2363.
Calligraphy study group
5-7 p.m. first Monday of the month, 9-11 a.m. fourth Wednesday of the month, Jaques Art Center, (218) 927-2363.
CROSBY
Unlimited Learning series
Future demographics of our area, presented by Charles Marohn, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Feb. 13, Hallett Community Center, $6 (non-members).
DEERWOOD
Forest Road Art Studio class
Drawing, 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays, $4, (218) 534-4936.
LITTLE FALLS
Great River Arts Center classes
Quilting, taught by Deanna Gehant, 6-10 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, $35 (GRAA members), $40 (non-members), (320) 616-5421, www.greatart.org.
Painting I: Color and Composition, taught by David Rickert, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday and Feb. 10, 17 and 24, $75 (GRAA members), $85 (non-members), (320) 616-5421, www.greatart.org.
Ceramics Open Studio, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays, $5 (GRAA members), $8 (non-members).
Intermediate Watercolor, taught by Kathy Braud, 2-4 p.m. Tuesday and Feb. 13 and 20, $45 (GRAA members), $50 (non-members), (320) 616-5421, www.greatart.org.
Glazing Workshop, taught by Susan Beyer, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 8 and 15, $40 (GRAA members), $50 (non-members), $10 supply fee for clay, (320) 616-5421, www.greatart.org.
Intro to Handbuilding with Clay, taught by Susan Beyer, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 8 and 15 and April 12 and 19, $30 (GRAA members), $35 (non-members), $10 clay fee, (320) 616-5421, www.greatart.org.
Drawing Discovery Book Club, 3:30-4:30 p.m. first Thursday of the month, free, (320) 616-5421, www.greatart.org, kampas@fallsnet.com.
Good Living Cookbook Club
7 p.m. second Tuesday of the month, Bookin' It, (320) 616-5580, www.bookinitontheweb.com.
Spirituality Book Discussion Group
6 p.m. first Thursday of the month, through May, Bookin' It, (320) 616-5580, www.bookinitontheweb.com.
Contemporary Fiction Book Club
7 p.m. third Tuesday of the month through May, Bookin' It, (320) 616-5580, www.bookinitontheweb.com.
If you would like your event listed in the entertainment guide, e-mail John at john.hansen@brainerddispatch.com, call 855-5863, fax 829-0211 or mail to John Hansen, 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.