Entertainment guide

For week of April 8-14; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.

BRAINERD

Blue Ox Bar

Hell's Bells (AC/DC tribute band), Thu, $5

Series 5, Fri-Sat

Scooter and the Kickstands, Mon-Tue

davis?, Wed

Eagles Club

Open karaoke, 7:30 p.m. Fri

The Rail

Kid Hollywood, Thu

Diamondback, Fri-Sat

Jack Tango, Wed

The Old Waterfall, Highway 371 North

Blues Train, 7-11 p.m. Sun

GARRISON

The Blue Goose

Playback, Fri-Sat

LAKE SHORE

Bar Harbor

Steve Anderson, Fri-Sun

Zorbaz

DJ, Fri-Sat

MOTLEY

Ten Hi

Bottom Feeders, Fri-Sat

Performing arts

BRAINERD

Bluegrass jams

6:30 p.m. April 15 and 29, 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.

Everyday Sunday with We 3 Kings

Christian music, 7 p.m. May 1, World on Wheels Skate Center, $8 (advance), $10 (at door), tickets available at Bethany Books & Gifts, The Brainerd Dispatch, Community Education, Brainerd Area Youth Ministries, www.christianhappenings.com, 1-800-965-9324, www.bayministries.org.

AITKIN

Spring concert

Aitkin Middle School choirs' spring concert, 7:30 p.m. April 20, high school auditorium, free.

LITTLE FALLS

Spring Concert

"Invitation to the Dance," presented by Heartland Symphony Orchestra, 2:30 p.m. May 2, Charles D. Martin Auditorium, $12-$35, 1-800-826-1997.

NISSWA

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.

Buffalo Gals

Grassroots Concert Series, 7:30 p.m. May 7, 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. Thursday-Friday, $25, $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, $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

Encore Arts members' paintings, through July 1.

Evelyn Matthies' Gallery

712 Washington St.

"A Tribute to Charles Fields Sr." by Jenny Petersen, through April 28.

Brainerd Public Library

Adrien Town, impressionist paintings, through Thursday.

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

Chocolat Etc.

Helen Smith, Encore Arts Club Artist of the Month, through April.

Central Lakes College gallery

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

"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.

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.

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

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).

Traditional Irish and Scottish music, 8 p.m. April 23, $10 (public), $8 (members), $5 (students), free (students accompanied by adult).

Central Minnesota Boys Choir

2 p.m. April 25, James W. Mann Performing Arts Center, $6 (adults), $1 (students), free (students accompanied by adult).

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

Cultural Thursday

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

Poetry Jam

1 p.m. April 24, Brainerd Public Library, 829-5574.

Scholastic Book Fair

April 30-May 1, Brainerd Public Library, 829-5574.

First Thursday

"Minnesota Crime Wave," featuring William Kent Krueger and three additional authors, 7 p.m. May 6, Brainerd Public Library, free, 829-5574.

AITKIN

Theater auditions

Auditions for summer community theater production, "Breath of Spring," 7 p.m. April 26 and 27, Aitkin High School auditorium, five women and three men to be cast.

CROSBY

Unlimited Learning series

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

"Domestic Violence: A Private or a Community Matter?" 1:30 p.m. May 4, 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. Wednesday, 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 Saturday, 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. Saturday and April 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

Mille Lacs Indian Museum

12 miles north of Onamia

On Highway 169

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.

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.

If you would like your 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.