Entertainment Guide

Live music

For week of July 12-18; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.

Backus

Foothills Saloon

Anywho (country rock) Fri

Brainerd

Blue Ox Bar

Clay Sun Union (rock) Thur-Sat

Babylon, Mon-Wed

Coco Moon

Cliff Veronick, pianist, and Cleo Kuelbs, vocalist (jazz/swing), Sat, 7-1

Eagles Club

Muddy Water (country) Fri

Iron Rail Saloon

Upper South (variety) Thur-Sun, Wed

Breezy Point

Commander Bar

To Be Announced Fri-Sat

Dockside Bar, Breezy Point Resort

Elvis (impersonator) Sat, 8-10:30 p.m.

Marina Bar, Breezy Point Resort

Knockers (variety) Thur-Sat

Johnny Green & the Greenmen (variety) Mon-Wed

Prime Time Charlie's

Free Ride (variety) Fri-Sat

Crosslake

Moonlite Bay

Stool Pigeons (rock) Fri-Sat

The Exchange

Raggs (variety) Fri-Sat

Elvis (impersonator) Sun

Three Bobs (variety) Mon

East Gull Lake

O'Madden Pub (Madden's Resort)

Red Gallagher (variety) Thur-Sat

Preston & Paulzine (variety) Mon-Wed

Lake Alexander

Blue Port

Cliff Veronick, pianist, and Cleo Kuelbs, vocalist (jazz/swing), Sat, 5:30-8:30

Lake Shore

Bar Harbor Supper Club

Breezin' (variety) Thur-Sun, Wed

Steve Anderson (variety) Mon-Tues

Garrison

The Blue Goose

Great Outdoors (variety) Fri-Sat

Little Falls

West Side Bar

Tequila Rose (variety) Thur-Fri

Star Lust (variety) Sat

Big Fun (variety) Wed

Merrifield

The Cabin

Kenny Jake (country rock) Sat

Nisswa

The Nisswa Grille

Diane Saumer & Friends (variety) Sat, Wed, 6-10 p.m.

Performing arts

Brainerd park concert

Juggler Tuey in Brainerd's Performance in the Park summer concert series, 7 p.m. today, Gregory Park, free; Paul Imholte, July 19.

Brainerd in Song and Dance

Rhythm of the Rails street variety show, 8 p.m. today-Saturday and July 19-21, 26-28, and 4 p.m. July 22, 303 Front St., Brainerd, $6 for adults, $4 for children, free for children 6 and under.

CLC theater summer season

Comedy musical "Smoke on the Mountain," 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Dryden Theatre; children's variety show "Stories, Songs and Fables 2001," 11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, through July 19, Dryden Theatre; "Life, Version 2.0: A User's Guide" improvisational comedy show, 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday and July 19-20, Brainerd Ramada Inn; "Don't Dress for Dinner," 7:30 p.m. July 18-21, 24-28 and 2 p.m. July 22 and 29, Chalberg Theatre; 855-8199 or 800-933-0346.

Summer stock theater

Professional production of "A Thousand Clowns" featuring Paul Eiding and Bonnie Urseth, through Sunday, Paul Bunyan Playhouse, downtown Bemidji; comedy "Totally Necessary Men," July 18-22; two other productions through Aug. 24; $13 for adults, $9 for students, (218) 751-7270.

Southern gospel

Naomi & the Segos in concert, 7:30 p.m. today, Staples Alliance Church, freewill offering, (218) 894-2891.

Children's theater

Prairie Fire Theater Co. presents "Cinderella," 7:30 p.m. Friday, Charles Martin Auditorium, Little Falls High School, $2 for adults, $1 for children, (320) 632-6629.

Sister trio

The Schimpp Sisters in concert, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Staples Centennial Auditorium, $6 in advance, $7 at the gate, 800-213-6877.

Bluegrass band

Urban Renewal in concert, 8 p.m. Saturday, James W. Mann Performing Arts Center, New York Mills, $8 for New York Mills Regional Cultural Center members, $10 for nonmembers at the gate.

Clown show

Bobble the Clown children's show, 1 p.m. Saturday, Carnegie Library, Little Falls, (320) 632-9676; Bill the Juggler, July 28.

Little Falls summer concerts

Acoustic rock group Fault Line in Concerts in the Park series, 4 p.m. Sunday, Maple Island Park, downtown Little Falls, free; folk musician Don Nelson, July 22.

Little Falls comedy

You Betcha! Productions presents "Scooby Doo! Where Are You?" 7:30 p.m. July 19-21 and 2 p.m. July 22, Charles Martin Auditorium, Little Falls High School, $5 at the gate.

Greater Lakes Performing Arts

"You Can't Get There From Here," 7 p.m. July 27 and 28, Pequot Lakes School auditorium, $4 for adults, $2 for senior citizens and children 12 and under at Lakes State Bank in Pequot Lakes and Crosslake, Wells Fargo Bank in Pequot Lakes and at the door.

On stage in Little Falls

Hole in the Day Players present "Godspell" musical, 8 p.m. Aug. 16-19, Charles Martin Auditorium, Little Falls High School, (320) 632-9106.

Lorie Line concert

Lorie Line in concert, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 23, Myles Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids, (218) 327-5780, and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 24, Tornstrom Auditorium, Brainerd, 888-765-0966 or www.ticketworks.com, $37 for adults, $27 for children 15 and under.

Visual arts

Evelyn Matthies Porthole Gallery

"Reflections" by Nancy Williams and Jan Kurtz, through August, 712 Washington St., Brainerd.

Brainerd Public

Library

Painter Warren Woodworth "Retrospective," through July.

Brainerd City Hall

Kathy Porwall-Chris Lauer mentor-student joint exhibit, through August.

Coco Moon

Watercolor exhibit by Laura Miller; Jen Dougall, outdoor photographer, featured artist of the month for July.

Bookin' It Bookstore

Painting exhibit by Little Falls artist Warren Woodworth, through July, downtown Little Falls.

Morrison County Government Center

"Spontaneous Imagery and Portraits" exhibit by illustrator Nancy Leasman, through August, downtown Little Falls.

Family Medical Center Gallery

"Minnesota Thoughts and Memories" exhibit by painter Lynda Converse, through August, 811 Second St. S.E., Little Falls.

Jaques Art Center

Ripple River Quilter show, through Sept. 1, downtown Aitkin.

Ripple River Gallery

Painting exhibit by Fergus Falls artist Charles Beck, through Aug. 5, rural Deerwood.

Pine River Elementary School

Pine River Art Club's 41st annual exhibit and sale, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. July 26-28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. July 29, painting demonstrations 2 p.m. July 26-28.

Lakes Area Artists

Lakes Area Artists' fourth annual 2001 Exhibition and Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. July 20-21 and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. July 22, Nisswa Community Center.

Nisswa Community Park and Center

Majestic Pines Art Festival, July 27-28, downtown Nisswa.

Out of town

ST. PAUL

Ordway Center for

the Performing Arts

345 Washington St.

"South Pacific," through July 25, $24-$55, (651) 224-4222.

Xcel Energy Center

Downtown

Sugar Ray in concert, 7:30 p.m. July 30, $29.50; Matchbox Twenty in concert, 6 p.m. Aug. 1, $36.50; (651) 989-5151.

MINNEAPOLIS

Palace Theatre

Downtown

Brave New Workshop's "Flanagan's Wake" runs weekly Thursday-Sunday, (612) 332-6620.

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

2400 Third Ave.

"Degas & America" exhibit, through Sept. 9, (612) 870-3131.

Walker Art Center

725 Vineland Place

"Franz Marc and the Blue Rider" exhibit, through Sunday.

FARGO

Eric Clapton in concert, 7:30 p.m. July 19, Fargodome, $46-$66, (701) 235-7171.

CHANHASSEN

New landscape and wildlife artwork by Bruce Wilson, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chanhassen, through Sept. 2, $5 for adults, free for those under 18, gallery admission free with gate fee for arboretum.

Special events

Art In The Park

Art In The Park, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, park's lakefront in downtown Walker.

Circus

Carson and Barnes five-ring circus, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Monday, Ironton Industrial Park, advance tickets $5 for children, $10 for adults at Dave's Pit Stop, the Hair

Refinery, C-I Courier office and Citgo in Crosby-Ironton; Holiday near Potlatch in Brainerd; Holiday in Crosslake; Emily Hardware; Citgo and Hansen's Store on Bay Lake in Deerwood; and Aitkin Chamber of Commerce office.

Lunch at the Library

George Cowie, Evergreen Reading Program, at Brainerd Public Library's brown bag lunch series, noon-1 p.m. Monday.

Riverboat Days

Aitkin Riverboat Heritage Days, July 18-22, with parade 5 p.m. July 21, evening street dance July 20-21.

Bluegrass jams

Bluegrass jams on first, third and fifth Thursdays of each month at Coco Moon in downtown Brainerd, starting at 6:30 p.m., and every Saturday at Lakes Music in Pequot Lakes, starting at 1 p.m., call Charlotte Curtis at (218) 692-4035 for more information.