UPCOMING EVENTS
Live music
For week of July 16-22; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.
BRAINERD
Blue Ox
608 Laurel St.
Itis, Thursday-Saturday
Coco Moon
601 Laurel St.
Thursday Bluegrass, first, third and fifth Thursday of the month
Eagles Club
124 Front St.
The Kenny Jake Band, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Friday
Paradise Shores
10067 Leisure Lane
Open Jam, every Saturday
Villella's Bada-Bing
18071 Highway 371
Tim Mahoney, 9 p.m. Saturday
Yesterday's Gone
612 Front St.
Muddy Waters, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Saturday
BACKUS
American Legion
Near Highways 371 and 87
Frankie Lamb Band, 2-6 p.m. Sunday
BREEZY POINT
Commander Bar
30279 Airport Road
The Rhythm Junkies, Thursday-Saturday
Prime Time Food and Spirits
8548 Ski Chalet Drive
Headin' Back, Friday-Saturday
CROSBY
The Bridge Tavern
26929 Highway 6
Classic Country Dinner Theater, 4-8 p.m. Sunday
GARRISON
Blue Goose Inn
9347 U.S. Highway 169
Work Release, Friday-Saturday
PILLAGER
The Huntin' Shack
724 Highway 210 W.
Kenny Jake Band, Saturday
LAKE SHORE
Bar Harbor
8164 Interlachen Road
Kevin Klimek, 7-11 p.m. every Friday-Saturday
Performing arts
BAXTER
Summer Organ Series
Summer Organ Series, Carla Christopherson, 12-12:30 p.m. Wednesday, First Lutheran Church, 424 S. Eighth St., Brainerd, free.
The Glorious Unseen
The Glorious Unseen, 7 p.m., Sunday, Heritage Assembly of God Church; freewill offering to attend.
BRAINERD
'Star Spangled Girl' production
Star Spangled Girl, Central Lakes College summer comedy, 7:30 p.m., July 23-25, July 30-31 and Aug. 1, Dryden Theatre; tickets are $8 and are available by calling the Theatre Box Office at 855-8199 or by e-mailing clctheatre@clcmn.edu/theatre.
LITTLE FALLS
Concerts in the Park Music Series
Concerts in the Park Music Series, at 3 p.m. every Sunday through Aug. 16 at Maple Island Park, this Sunday is C.C. Chips Ban, featuring Mike Peterson and Ed Strickland.
STAPLES
Music in the Park
Music in the Park, 7 p.m. Sunday at NP Park, 611 Iowa Ave. N.E., Skilly and Duff, Irish trio.
Visual arts
AITKIN
Ripple River Gallery
27591 Partridge Ave.
Deb LeAir Clay exhibit now open, with a reception from 3-5 p.m. Saturday.
Jaques Art Center
121 Second St. N.W.
From Season to Season, the art of Francis Lee Jaques, on exhibit are 12 original words by former Aitkin resident.
Plein Air Exhibition runs through Aug. 22.
Art in Bloom exhibit, Saturday.
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.
Northland Arboretum Art Gallery
Diane Whiting's Florafina, exhibit, through July 31.
Public Library
416 S. Fifth St.
Michaelangelo's Sister Watercolor Exhibit, through Aug. 31. Featuring artist Kathy Kovala and her students.
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.morrisoncounty history.org.