Entertainment Guide

For week of July 24-30; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.

BRAINERD

Blue Ox Bar

Jam session featuring Sister Sez, today-Sat

Baby Grand, Mon-Wed

Coco Moon

Cliff Veronick, pianist, and Cleo Kuelbs, vocalist (soothing jazz), 7-9 p.m. Fri

Eagles Club

Preston and Paulzine, 8:30 p.m. Fri

Iron Rail Saloon

Wayne Renn, today-Sun

The Hitz, Wed

BREEZY POINT

Commander Bar

The Killer Hayseeds, today

Midnight Highway, Fri-Sat

Jam session featuring Sister Sez, Sun

Prime Time Charlie's

Snidley Whiplash, Fri-Sat

Blues Train, 8 p.m.-midnight Sun (downstairs)

The Frank Kardello Project (acoustic), 7-11 p.m. Sun-Mon

CROSSLAKE

The Exchange

D.J. Paul, today

Big Walt, Fri

Tim Mahoney with Cherry Fix, 8:30 p.m. Sat

Elvis a.k.a. Chris Olson, Sun

Cherry Fix, Wed

Moonlite Bay

DJJP, Fri-Sat

EAST GULL LAKE

O'Madden's Pub

Jack Tango, today

Paul Berget, Fri-Wed

GARRISON

The Blue Goose

Fantastic Convertibles, Fri-Sat, $3

LAKE SHORE

Bar Harbor

Sawtell, Thu-Sun

Steve Anderson, Mon-Tue

Sawtell, Wed

Zorbaz

Brian Barber, 3-6 p.m. Sat-Sun (on patio)

LITTLE FALLS

West Side Bar

Free Ride, today-Sat

MOTLEY

Ten Hi

Bounty Hunter, Fri-Sat

STAPLES

T Maxwell's

Whiskey Logic, Fri

Performing arts

BRAINERD

Bluegrass jams

First, third and fifth Thursdays of the month, Coco Moon, 6:30 p.m.

"Rhythm of the Rails"

Outdoor vaudeville theater, 8 p.m. today-Saturday, with a kids' show at 7:30 p.m. today, 303 Front St., $8 (adults), $6 (under 14).

Organ Recital Series

Bonnie Groneberg, noon-12:30 p.m. Wednesday, St. Francis Catholic Church.

Dennis Warner

Singer/songwriter, 7 p.m. July 31, Gregory Park, free.

AITKIN

"Pasta, Passion & Pistols"

Dinner theater murder mystery, 7 p.m. Saturday, Moose Club Room, $25 per person, $160 table of eight, (218) 927-5613.

BREEZY POINT

The Frank Kardello Project

Singer-songwriter, 7-11 p.m. Sundays and Mondays through August, Prime Time Charlie's.

LITTLE FALLS

Charlie Roth

Acoustic rock singer from St. Cloud, 4 p.m. Sunday, Maple Island Park, downtown, free.

Collective Unconscious

Eclectic folk music, 4 p.m. Aug. 3, Maple Island Park, downtown, free.

McGREGOR

Sixth annual Rat Lake Music Fest

The Busters, Jack Knife & the Sharps, Spider John Koerner, Moses Oakland Quartet, Rockin' Daddy & the Rough Cuts, The Butanes, 6 p.m.-close Friday, noon-close Saturday, Larson's Barn (seven miles north of McGregor on Highway 65, then west three miles on Highway 232), $35 (includes two nights of camping), $10 (Friday), $20 (Saturday), www.larsonsbarn.com.

ONAMIA

Izatys comedy club

Twin Cities Laff-Off, Week 1, with host Scott Hansen, 8 p.m. today-Sunday, $10.

Twin Cities Laff-Off, Week 2, 8 p.m. July 31-Aug. 3, $10.

Jeff Gerbino, 8 p.m. Aug. 7-10, $10.

Grand Casino Mille Lacs

Events & Convention Center

David Cassidy, 7 and 9 p.m. Aug. 7, $25 and $32, (651) 989-5151.

WADENA

Camp Madhatter

Music/drama day camp for ages 6-18, Aug. 4-15, (218) 631-1297.

"Oliver Twist"

Presented by Camp Madhatter, 7 p.m. Aug. 15, Wadena Memorial Auditorium.

WALKER

Northern Lights Casino

Daylon Wear (country), 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday-Saturday, Cabaret, free.

Highway 101, 5 and 8 p.m. Aug. 3, Event Center, $10 and $8.

Visual arts

BRAINERD

Brainerd City Hall

Fifth and Laurel streets

"Simply Nature" by Mary Tuomi, through Oct. 2.

The Crossing Arts Center

617 Laurel St.

"Eclectic Energy," ongoing.

"Normally Invisible," microscopic photography exhibit by Marilyn Koering, ongoing.

Porthole Gallery

712 Washington St.

"Recent Work" by Nicole Roberts Hoiland, through Tuesday.

Brainerd Public Library

Oil paintings by Sandy Paumen, through Oct. 2.

Central Lakes College

"Picturing III: Outer Light/Inner Sight, juried photography exhibition, Aug. 4-15, 833-0416 or (218) 829-7852. Workshops and seminars, Aug. 8, $5.

Crow Wing County Historical Museum

"Hooked on Fishing," featuring lures, reels and photographs, ongoing. If you'd like to submit items, contact 829-3268.

AITKIN

Jaques Art Center

Native American Art Exhibit, through Saturday.

Ripple River Gallery

South of Aitkin

"Unstill Lives" by Dean Lettenstrom and Nancy Cramer Lettenstrom, through Aug. 10.

BAXTER

Lakewood Bank

Photographs by John Erickson, ongoing.

LITTLE FALLS

Great River Arts Center Gallery

"Volcanica" by Rachel Siegel, ongoing.

"Carscapes, Reservoirs and Nature Vitamins" by Christina Seely, through Aug. 1.

Morrison County Government Center

"Abstracted Landscape" by Michael Hawkins, through Aug. 31.

Morrison County Historical Society

"Good Eatin'," through December.

Family Medical Center Gallery

"Alternative Views of Atmosphere" by Shelly Leitheiser, through Aug. 31.

NISSWA

Nisswa Community Center

and Nisswa Park

Majestic Pines Festival, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday-Saturday, free, includes more than 100 artists and food, (218) 963-2620, www.nisswa.com.

Paper Birch Gallery

Art in the Evening, 6-8:30 p.m. Saturday, www.lifesabirch.com.

PINE RIVER

Pine River Elementary School gym

43rd annual Pine River Art Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. today-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, free.

Out of town

MINNEAPOLIS

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

2400 Third Ave. S.

"Crossing the Channel: British and French Painting in the Age of Romanticism," through Sept. 7.

Metallica, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park

and The Deftones

Sunday, Metrodome, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.

Counting Crows

July 31, Target Center, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.

"Pride and Prejudice"

7:30 p.m. Aug. 1, 7 p.m. Aug. 3, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 5, Guthrie Theater, $13-$48, (612) 377-2224, www.guthrietheater.org.

The Isley Brothers

Aug. 1, Orpheum Theatre, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.

ST. PAUL

Minnesota Children's Museum

"Arthur's World," based on the PBS series, through Jan. 4.

"Pattern Wizardry," through Sept. 7.

"Dracula"

Minnesota Centennial Showboat play, through Aug. 23, 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, Harriet Island, (651) 227-1100.

"Circus! Science Under the Big Top"

Exhibit, through Sept. 1, Science Museum of Minnesota, downtown, gate admission is $8 (adults), $6 (ages 4-12 and seniors), (651) 221-9444, www.smm.org.

Mariah Carey

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

James Taylor

Aug. 1, Xcel Energy Center, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.

CHANHASSEN

"The Sound of Music"

Through Oct. 24, eight showings weekly, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, $41-$63, (800) 362-3515.

DETROIT LAKES

SpiritFest Midwest

Christian music, Friday-Sunday, Soo Pass Ranch, www.spiritfestmidwest.com, 1-800-493-3378.

WE Fest

Country music, Aug. 7-10, Soo Pass Ranch, www.wefest.com, (218) 847-1681.

HINCKLEY

Southern Gospel Concert Series

6:30 p.m. Saturdays all summer, First Presbyterian Church, 1-800-996-4566.

NEW YORK MILLS

"On a Wing and a Prayer"

Prints by Abigail Merickel, through Aug. 31, Regional Cultural Center; reception 2-4 p.m. Sunday.

PENNINGTON

Pennington Music Festival

Blues, cajun, rock and folk, featuring Phantoms, Dukes of Hubbard, The Flathead Cats, Dirty Cars, Ross William Perry Band and Big Al & the Heavyweights, 7 p.m.-midnight Friday and 2 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Chippewa National Forest, admission $20 both days, camping $5 per unit per night, www.penningtonmusicfestival.org.

PRIOR LAKE

Mystic Lake Casino

Peter Frampton, Aug. 4, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.

Special events

BRAINERD

Arnie Johnson

Author of "Got a Problem? Get a Duck! Getting Where You Want to Be," Brown Bag Lunch Speakers Series, noon-1 p.m. Monday, library.

Crow Wing County Fair

Music, rides and games, Aug. 5-10, fairgrounds in south Brainerd, brainerd.com/fair.

Reception

Honoring Pat Miller as Photographer of the Year, 7-9 p.m. Aug. 9, Crossing Fine Arts Center, $5 (Crossing members), $10 (non-members).

CROSSLAKE

Old Timer Day

Area "old timers" are invited to record memories, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 2, dedication of plaques at 2 p.m., music and refreshments available, free admission.

Crosslake Days

Aug. 6-10, Centennial Parade Aug. 6, Artisans Fair Aug. 10, Crosslake Historic Log Village.

19th annual Art Show

Presented by Crosslake Art Club, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 7-9, Crosslake Community Center, demonstrations at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. each day.

NISSWA

Pioneer Village

Iron forger Al Milliman, rosemaler Barbara Morgan, German painter Joan Anderson and quilter Arlene Rosemore, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

PILLAGER

Cass County Fair

Today-Sunday, Pillager Fairgrounds, call Terri Foster at (218) 568-4971 for more information.

Classes/workshops

BRAINERD

A Day of Workshops

Lecture/Q&A format, keynoted by Rose Edin, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Aug. 9, $5 at the door, Crossing Fine Arts Center.

The FlipSide: Photography

Ages 13 and up, 10 a.m.-noon Aug. 9, Crossing Fine Arts Center, $5 per child (non-members), $3 per child (members), limited to first 20 registrants, 828-5372.

LITTLE FALLS

Landscape Photography Class

Taught by Christina Seely, 6-8 p.m. today, $25, (320) 632-0960, www.greatart.org.

Voice Classes for Children

Ages 6-9, instructor Danna Pantzke, various times and dates, (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.