Best bets
Our picks for this weekend and the week ahead
THURSDAY: TELEVISION
Get 'Lost'
Most of the major season finales have aired, but ABC is saving the most-hyped for last. "Lost" wraps its mediocre fourth season with a two-hour episode at 8 p.m. Thursday.
FRIDAY: MUSIC
The boys areback in town
Two of our favorite bands with former Brainerdites return to town. Duluth's Sight Like December and the Twin Cities' Hunger Bone will perform at 9 p.m. Friday at the Eclectic Cafe in downtown Brainerd.
MONDAY: BOOKS
This novel is a keeper
Ellen Baker will kick off the Brown Bag Lunch Speakers' Series with a discussion of her acclaimed novel, "Keeping the House," at noon Monday at the Brainerd Public Library. Admission is free and visitors may bring a bag lunch.
THURSDAY: MUSIC
Pack the park
The Music in the Park series is back for another big summer. John Pribyl will rock his hometown along with Three-Legged Cats at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Park in Crosby. Admission is free and visitors should bring their own blanket or lawn chair.