Local calendar

Live music

For week of Feb. 4-10; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.

BRAINERD

Blue Ox

608 Laurel St.

Wired, Friday-Saturday

Eagles Club

124 Front St.

Muddy Water, 7:30-11:30 p.m. Friday

Coco Moon

601 Laurel St.

Thursday Bluegrass, first, third and fifth Thursday of the month

Yesterday's Gone

612 Front St.

Open Jam, 8 p.m. Saturdays

The E Squared Cafe

123 East Washington St.

Charlie Parr, 8 p.m. Feb. 12, $10 advanced tickets; Hans Blix and the Weapons Inspectors, 8 p.m. Feb. 13, $5 cover.

New Song Ministries/Crossroad

Music Cafe

217 S. Seventh St.

Haiti Relief Concert with Seth Doud, Winston Smith, Josh Boyd and Soulshine, 6-11 p.m. Feb. 19, free-will donation with a $5 minimum required.

BREEZY POINT

Commander Bar

30279 Airport Road

After Hours Band, Friday-Saturday

Prime Time Food and Spirits

8548 Ski Chalet Drive

Amy M. Band, Friday-Saturday

CROSBY

The Bridge Tavern

26929 Highway 6

An Outlaw Country Revival featuring Russ Austad and Mark Petersen, 4-8 p.m. Sunday

GARRISON

Blue Goose Inn

9347 U.S. Highway 169

Dash Riprock, Friday-Saturday

LAKE SHORE

Bar Harbor

8164 Interlachen Road

Kevin Klimek, 7-11 p.m. every Friday-Saturday

Performing arts

AITKIN

Ring of Kerry to perform

Ring of Kerry, an Irish music group to perform, 7:45 p.m. Feb. 13. Tickets call (218) 927-3761.

BRAINERD

Cultural Thursday

Central Lakes College Cultural Thursday program, noon Thursday, Chalberg Theatre, free. Topic is Copper Canyon, Mexico.

BHS Orchestra Benefit Concert

The Brainerd High School Orchestra Program benefit concert, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Tornstrom Auditorium; admission is free-will donation to go to Kinship Partners.

Celtic band to perform

Celtic ensemble Solas, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11, Chalberg Theatre at Central Lakes College. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door and $10 for students. The box office phone number is 855-8199, or e-mail clctheatre@clcmn.edu or www.clcmn.edu/theatre for tickets.

LITTLE FALLS

Minnesota Fishing Museum party

Winter Beach Party featuring Bob and the Beachcombers, doors open at 7 p.m. with 8:30 p.m. performance Feb. 19, The Falls Ballroom; cost is $15 or $25 for two and are available by calling the museum at (320) 616-2011. Proceeds will go to the fishing museum.

NISSWA

Grassroots Concerts series opens

Neal and Leandra folk duo, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19, Live Well Nightclub and Coffee Bar. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., general admission, $10 and $5 for children age 12 and under. Non-perishable food donations are welcome, more information at 829-4092 or grassroots@charter.net.

PEQUOT LAKES

'Peter Pan' to be performed

"Peter Pan," performed by the Pequot Lakes Community Theater, opens March 6 for six performances; advance tickets can be purchased by calling the Pequot Lakes Community Education office at (218) 568-9200.

NEW YORK MILLS

Peter Ostroushko in concert

Peter Ostroushko, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; admission is $12 in advance and $15 at the door.

Greg Klyma concert

Greg Klyma, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; admission is $12 in advance and $15 at the door.

Visual arts

BRAINERD

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.

Central Lakes College Gallery

501 W. College Dr.

"Visions of History" exhibit by Minneapolis artists Michael Wong, ends Feb. 11.

Q Gallery at Franklin Arts Center

1001 Kingwood St.

Artist Charles Gilbert Kapsner's history of war exhibit on display though Feb. 13. Exhibit open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the second Saturday of the month; or by appointment by calling 833-0416.

CROSSLAKE

Community Center and Library

14126 Daggett Pine Road

Paintings by Diane Runberg, ongoing.

LITTLE FALLS

Morrison County Government

Center Gallery

213 First Ave. S.E.

Art by Jim Poff, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays and 9-11 a.m. Saturdays, ongoing.

Weyerhaeuser Museum

2151 S. Lindbergh Drive

"Commemorate!," artifacts from Minnesota's 150-year history, ongoing, open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, free, (320) 632-4007, www.morrisoncountyhistory.org.

NEW YORK MILLS

Regional Cultural Center

24 Main Ave. N.

"Portraits of Home II: Veterans in Search of Stable Housing," a photographic exhibit by several Minnesota photographers, opens Saturday.

Special events

BRAINERD

Author on tour

Pequot Lakes author Candace Simar on tour: 11 a.m. Thursday, Brainerd Public Library; Wadena Public Library, noon Tuesday; Walker Public Library, 4 p.m. Feb. 11; Pine River at the Warehouse, 3 p.m. Feb. 13; Cass Lake Public Library, 4 p.m. March 18; and Longville, 2 p.m. March 26.

Fur trader event at library

Presentation on fur trader George Nelson, 10 a.m. Monday, Brainerd Public Library.

EgoFest

EgoFest, a day of short independent films sponsored by The Crossing Arts Alliance, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 20, Franklin Arts Center auditorium.

Out of town

BEMIDJI

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

223 19th St. N.W.

From Age to Age, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, free-will offering.

CHANHASSEN

Chanhassen Dinner Theatre

"Footloose," the musical, runs through March 14; box office, (800) 362-3515,

www.chanhassentheatres.com

EXCELSIOR

Old Log Theater

5175 Meadville St.

"Funny Money," ends Saturday, (952) 474-5951, www.oldlog.com.

HINCKLEY

Grand Casino Hinckley Events

and Convention Center

777 Lady Luck Drive

Grand Asian Concert, 8 p.m. Feb. 20; The Machine performs Pink Floyd, 8 p.m. March 13.

MINNEAPOLIS

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

2400 Third Ave. S.

In Pursuit of a Masterpiece, ends April 11; Africa: Connecting with Sub-Saharan Art, ends April 4; (612) 870-3131, www.artsmia.org.

Children's Theatre Company

2400 Third Ave. S.

"Mr. McGee and the Biting Flea" through Feb. 21; tickets are $15-$40; tickets available by calling (612) 874-0400 or www.childrenstheatre.org.

MONTICELLO

St. Benedict Senior Community

1301 E. Seventh St.

From Age to Age, 2 p.m. Saturday, free-will offering.

ONAMIA

Grand Casino Mille Lacs

The Legend of Johnny Cash starring Philip Bauer, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19-20.

PLYMOUTH

Plymouth Playhouse

2705 Annapolis Lane

"How to Talk Minnesotan," starts Friday, tickets $20-$38, tickets are available by calling (763) 553-1600 or going online at plymouthplayhouse.com.

ST. CLOUD

Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center

"Romeo and Juliet, 7:30 p.m. Saturday; tickets are $30 for general, $28 for seniors and $10 for children/students; (320) 259-5463 or www.paramountarts.org/main/events.

Atonement Lutheran Church

1144 29th Ave. N.

From Age to Age, 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. Sunday, free-will offering.

ST. PAUL

Science Museum of Minnesota

120 W. Kellogg Boulevard

Onmifest 2010 of watching give big films, ends March 11. Tickets are $8 for adults and $7 for children and seniors and are available by calling (651) 221-9444 or for more information go to www.smm.org.

WALKER

Northern Lights Casino

Collective Soul, 7 p.m. Feb. 20.

Bear Creek, 8:30 p.m. -12:30 a.m., Friday-Saturday, Cabaret at the casino.

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.