Entertainment guide

For week of April 1-7; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.

BRAINERD

Blue Ox Bar

Power Play, Thu

Lemon Trophy, Fri-Sat

Ded Walleye, Mon-Wed

Eagles Club

Kenny Jake, 7:30-11:30 p.m. Fri

The Rail

Eagle River, Thu-Sat

Coco Moon

Tom Erickson (bluegrass/folk), 8-10 p.m. Fri

BREEZY POINT

Prime Time Charlie's

Baby Grand, Fri-Sat

GARRISON

The Blue Goose

Kevin Atwater, Fri-Sat

LAKE SHORE

Bar Harbor

Steve Anderson, Fri-Sun

Zorbaz

DJ, Fri-Sat

MOTLEY

Ten Hi

Rosewood, Fri-Sat

Performing arts

BRAINERD

Bluegrass jams

6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 15 and 29, Coco Moon, free.

Tom Erickson

Bluegrass/folk music, 8-10 p.m. Friday, Coco Moon, free.

Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota

"Requiem," 7:30 p.m. April 17, St. Andrew's Catholic Church, $8 (adults), $5 (students and seniors) at The Brainerd Dispatch, Bridge of Harmony and Music General in Brainerd, Lakes Music in Pequot Lakes, First Integrity Bank in Staples, at the door, 1-888-899-6034.

"The Emperor's New Clothes"

Children's play, April 19-30, Central Lakes College.

Butch Thompson's Big Three

Piano, trumpet, banjo and vocals, 7:30 p.m. April 20, Tornstrom Auditorium, Washington Middle School, presented by Lakes Area Concert Association, $28 (season membership), $10 (student season membership), $70 (family season membership), 829-3379.

"Tartuffe"

7:30 p.m. April 22-24, April 29-May 1, 2 p.m. April 25 and May 2, Chalberg Theatre, Central Lakes College.

Spring concert

"Invitation to the Dance," presented by Heartland Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. April 24, Tornstrom Auditorium, Washington Middle School, $12-$35, 1-800-826-1997.

AITKIN

"Once Upon

a Mattress"

Aitkin High School musical, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Aitkin High School auditorium.

CROSBY

"Feast of Eastertide"

Featuring Crosby-Ironton High School A Cappella Choir and Chamber Singers, five-course dinner and play, 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, C-I High School commons, hors d'oeuvres served at 3:30 p.m., (218) 545-8800, extension 6811.

EMILY

"Alladin and His Magic Lamp"

Presented by Prairie Fire Theatre and Emily Charter School, 6:30 p.m. Friday, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Emily Charter School, $3 (adults), $1 (students).

LITTLE FALLS

"A Night of a Thousand Laughs:

A Benefit for Pat Schommer"

8 p.m. Friday, Charles D. Martin Auditorium, Little Falls Community High School, $10 donation, proceeds go to Pat Schommer Benefit Fund, refreshments and desserts after show.

NISSWA

Eric Andersen

Grassroots Concert Series, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nisswa Community Center, $10, 963-2976, www.grassrootsconcerts.org, doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Peter Mayer

Grassroots Concert Series, 7:30 p.m. April 23, Nisswa Community Center, $10 (adults), $5 (children), 963-2976, www.grassrootsconcerts.org, doors open at 6:30 p.m.

ONAMIA

Grand Casino Mille Lacs

Events & Convention Center

Creedence Clearwater Revisited, 7:30 p.m. April 8-9, $25 and $32, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.

Mel McDaniel, Janie Fricke, Gene Watson and Tommy Cash, 5 and 8:30 p.m. April 24, $17 and $24, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.

PEQUOT LAKES

Spring concert

"Invitation to the Dance," presented by Heartland Symphony Orchestra, 2:30 p.m. April 25, high school auditorium, $12-$35, 1-800-826-1997.

PINE RIVER

"West Side Story"

Presented by Pine River-Backus Drama Department, time TBA April 23-25, PR-B High School Auditorium, $5 (adults), $3 (students and seniors), (218) 587-8057.

STAPLES

Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota

"Requiem," 8 p.m. April 16, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, $8 (adults), $5 (students and seniors) at The Brainerd Dispatch, Bridge of Harmony and Music General in Brainerd, Lakes Music in Pequot Lakes, First Integrity Bank in Staples, at the door, 1-888-899-6034.

The Country Review dinner show

Variety show, 1 and 6:30 p.m. April 23, T Maxwell's, $15.50 (matinee), $19.95 (evening), (218) 894-4000.

WADENA

"Nunsense"

Presented by Madhatters Community Theatre, April 15-18, Wadena Memorial Auditorium.

Red, Hot & Blue

Vocal and Dance Review 1900-2000, 7:30 p.m. April 27, Wadena Area Concert Association, Wadena Auditorium, (218) 631-2678.

Visual arts

BRAINERD

Brainerd City Hall

Fifth and Laurel

streets

Helen Smith, watercolors, through Aug. 5.

Evelyn Matthies'

Gallery

712 Washington St.

"A Tribute to Charles Fields Sr." by Jenny Petersen, through April 28; reception 2-4 p.m. Saturday.

Brainerd Public Library

Adrien Town, impressionist paintings, through April 8.

Bill Grange, handcrafted muskie fishing lures, through April 15.

Central Lakes College gallery

"Picturing IV: On a Ray of Light," display and sale, April 13-23.

"Fire!" amateur photography contest winners, April 20-30.

DEERWOOD

Ripple River Gallery

South of Deerwood

David Norstad, "Saints Preserve Us!" mixed media, through May 2.

LITTLE FALLS

Great River Arts Center Gallery

Judy Pearson Uebelacker, "Mindscapes," paintings, through April.

STAPLES

40th annual Staples Rotary Arts

and Crafts Show

6-9 p.m. April 22-23, noon-8 p.m. April 24, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. April 25, Centennial Auditorium lobby.

Out of town

MINNEAPOLIS

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

"Beauty, Honor and Tradition: The Legacy of Plains Indian Shirts," through May 16.

Bobby McFerrin

Friday, Historic Orpheum Theatre, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.

ST. PAUL

"Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West"

Omnitheater film, through spring, Science Museum of Minnesota, $7 (adults), $5 (ages 4-12 and seniors), (651) 221-9444.

Omnifest 2004

Six films, various times, through April 18, Science Museum of Minnesota, $7 (adults), $5 (ages 4-12 and seniors), (651) 221-9444, www.smm.org.

Garrison Keillor & Prairie Home Companion

Saturdays through April 17, May 8 and 15, Fitzgerald Theater, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.

Rod Stewart

April 18, Xcel Energy Center, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.

DETROIT LAKES

Glenn Miller Orchestra

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Historic Holmes Theatre, $12-$15 (adults), $6-$7.50 (students), (218) 844-SHOW.

HINCKLEY

Grand Casino Hinckley

Events & Convention

Center

Randy Travis, 5 and 7:30 p.m. April 18, $35, (651) 989-5151, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.

NEW YORK MILLS

Regional Cultural Center

"The Softer Side of Art," through Saturday, main gallery.

Images of Finland by Kuvaraito, through April, Second Story Gallery.

Larry Long, singer/songwriter, 8 p.m. April 16, $10 (public), $8 (members), $5 (students).

ST. CLOUD

Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota

"Requiem," 3 p.m. April 18, Salem Lutheran Church, $8 (adults), $5 (students and seniors) at The Brainerd Dispatch, Bridge of Harmony and Music General in Brainerd, Lakes Music in Pequot Lakes, First Integrity Bank in Staples, Salem Lutheran Church in St. Cloud, at the door, 1-888-899-6034.

Special events

BRAINERD

First Thursdays

Diane Glancy, author of "Stone Heart: A Novel of Sacajawea," 7 p.m. Thursday, Brainerd Public Library, free, 829-5574.

Heartland Poets meeting

6 p.m. Friday, Brainerd Public Library, free, 829-5402.

Cultural Thursdays

Venezuela, Gary Payne, noon April 15, Room E354, Central Lakes College, free.

CROSBY

Unlimited Learning series

"Lake Country Journal: View from Both Sides of the Desk," 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Hallett Community Center, $6.

"Landscaping for Wildlife," 1:30 p.m. April 20, Hallett Community Center, $6.

Book signing

Terry Dean Ruschmeyer, author of "Winning in an Unfair World," 6 p.m. April 27, Hallett Memorial Library.

LITTLE FALLS

Keyboard Festival

Featuring Central Minnesota piano students, April 23-24, St. Francis Music Center, (320) 632-0637.

PINE RIVER

"Meet the Author" series

Henry Oertelt, author of "An Unbroken Chain: My Journey through the Nazi Holocaust," 7 p.m. April 14, The Warehouse, free.

WALKER

World Champions of Poker Tournament

Time TBA April 25, Northern Lights Casino, (800) 252-7519.

Classes/workshops

BRAINERD

Community Band

Rehearses 7 p.m. Mondays, music room, Central Lakes College.

Rainbow Party

With Michelle Pfeiffer, ages under 3, 10 a.m.-noon April 10, Crossing Arts Center, $8 per child (non-members), $3 per child (members), limited to first 20 registrants, 828-5372.

Earthenware Mask Making

With instructor Haddie Hadachek, 1-4 p.m. April 10 and 24, $65, Black Bear Pottery, class size limit of five, gain ideas, demonstrations and hands-on opportunity for making three dimensional clay masks, tools are provided and masks will be fired by Black Bear Pottery, bring hand towel, pay $10 material fee at the first session, 833-0416.

"Picturing IV: On a Ray of Light"

workshops

9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. April 17, Central Lakes College, $5 (public), free (students).

Home Landscaping Course

10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 24, Paul Bunyan Nature Learning Center, call 829-9620 to register, class size limited.

LITTLE FALLS

Voice Classes for Children

Ages 6-9, instructor Danna Pantzke, various times and dates, (320) 632-0637.

Beginning string ensemble

Meets 11 a.m.-noon Saturdays, St. Francis Music Center, all skill levels, (320) 632-0637.

String ensemble

Meets 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays, St. Francis Music Center, all skill levels, (320) 632-0637.

Community Band

Meets 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays at the St. Francis Music Center, open to anyone who plays a band instrument, all skill levels, (320) 632-0637.

ONAMIA

Music classes

5-7 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, Mille Lacs Band District I Community Center, Vineland, free, for information call Rick Anderson at (320) 532-8847.

Mille Lacs Indian Museum

12 miles north of Onamia

On Highway 169

Ojibwe Roach Headdress Workshop, noon-4 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, $40 (public), $35 (Minnesota Historical Society members), $20 (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members), $30 supply fee, (320) 532-3632.

Ojibwe language classes, 3-5 p.m. Fridays through April 23, $3 (public), $1 (Minnesota Historical Society members), free (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members), (320) 532-3632.

Sewing and beading circle, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays, noon-3 p.m. Saturdays through April 24, $3 (public), $1 (Minnesota Historical Society members), free (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members), (320) 532-3632.

To have an event listed in the Entertainment Guide, e-mail John at john.hansen@brainerddispatch.com, call (218) 855-5863, fax (218) 829-7735 or mail to John Hansen, The 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.