Upcoming arts and entertainment events

Live music

For week of July 28-Aug. 3; bands perform 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.

BRAINERD

Blue Ox Bar

Ded Walleye, Thu-Sat

Open mic jam session hosted by Dirty Bomb, Mon

Babylon, Tue-Wed

Eagles Club

Virg and the Eldorados, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Fri

The Rail

Hydrophonics, Thu

October Son, Fri-Sat, $3 (free to comedy club patrons)

Eclectic Cafe

Brennen Leigh and Seth Hulbert (bluegrass), 8 p.m. Fri, $5

Tom Hipps, 8 p.m. Sat

Last Turn Saloon

Street dance featuring SKATYRS (classic rock) and Joe McGown (classic rock), 4 p.m.-midnight Sat

BREEZY POINT

Antlers

Cleo Kuelbs and Cliff Veronick (dinner music), 7-10 p.m. Sat

Commander Bar

Wicked Blue, Fri-Sat

Prime Time Charlie's

C.O.D., Fri-Sat

Breezy Point Resort

Marina Lounge

Tami & the Bachelor, Thu-Sat

HITS, Mon-Wed

Dockside

Chris Olson (Memories of Elvis), 8:30 p.m. Sat

CROSSLAKE

The New Exchange

Martin Zellar and the Hardways, Fri, $5 (advance), $8 (at door)

roGer, Sat

Crosslake Town Square Grand Opening

SKATYRS (classic rock), 6-8 p.m. Thu

EAST GULL LAKE

O'Madden's Pub

Leisha Kaye, Thu-Fri

Kristi Morris and Jeff Kellogg, Sun

GARRISON

The Blue Goose

Wayne Renn, Fri-Sat, $3

LAKE SHORE

Bar Harbor

Sawtell, 7 p.m.-midnight Thu-Sun, Wed

Steve Anderson, 7 p.m.-midnight Mon-Tue

Zorbaz

Bryan Barber (acoustic rock), 3-6 p.m. Fri-Sat

MOTLEY

Ten Hi

Basket Case, Fri-Sat

NISSWA

The Live Well

Bryan Barber (acoustic rock), 8 p.m. Fri, $2

Performing arts

BRAINERD

Performances in the Park

Dennis Warner with Darlyne Cain, folk music, 7 p.m. Thursday, Gregory Park, free.

"Rhythm of the Rails"

8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Northern Pacific Railroad Center, $8 (older than 12), $6 (ages 3-12), free (2 and younger).

Matt Fugate

Comedian, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Scott Hansen's Comedy Gallery at the Rail, $10 (at door), $7 (in advance), $5 with ticket stub from previous show, 829-0513, 824-JOKE, www.comedyinfo.com. Comedy price includes free admission to band upstairs after show.

Heather Larson

Organ recital series, noon Wednesday, First Congregational Church, free.

Scott Novotny

Comedian, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6, Scott Hansen's Comedy Gallery at the Rail, $10 (at door), $7 (in advance), $5 with ticket stub from previous show, 829-0513, 824-JOKE, www.comedyinfo.com. Comedy price includes free admission to band upstairs after show.

BAY LAKE

Garrison Keillor

Comedy, with Philip Brunelle and soloists, 6 p.m. Aug. 5, Zig's Clubhouse Restaurant, Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge, $20, tickets available from the Schubert Club, (651) 292-3268, www.schubert.org, proceeds benefit Bay Lake Environment Fund and the Crossing Arts Alliance.

HACKENSACK

Park Rapids Area Community Band

3 p.m. Aug. 13, Lakeside Park, bring own lawn chair. If inclement weather, Hackensack Community Building.

LITTLE FALLS

"Disney's Beauty and the Beast"

Presented by Hole in the Day Players, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Tuesday, Aug. 4-6, 2 p.m. Saturday and Aug. 6, Martin Auditorium, Little Falls High School, $10 (adults), $8 (children/students/seniors), (320) 632-9106, holeinthedayplayers@yahoo.com, tickets at The Flower Dell and Silker Studio in Little Falls.

Concerts in the Park

Riverfolk (folk music), 3 p.m. Sunday, Maple Island Park, free, www.riverfolk.net.

St. Cloud Area Jazz Band, 3 p.m. Aug. 7, Maple Island Park, free.

McGREGOR

Eighth annual Rat Lake Music & Art Festival

9 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Saturday, Larson's Barn, Rat Lake, $10-$12 (per day), (218) 426-3648, www.larsonsbarn.com.

ONAMIA

Grand Casino Mille Lacs

Events & Convention Center

Dwight Yoakam, country, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday, $32 and $39, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.

Nashville Legends Tour (Jim Ed Brown, Helen Cornelius, Bobby Bare, Stonewall Jackson, Hank Thompson, Shotgun Red), 6 and 9 p.m. Aug. 4, $18 and $34, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.

STAPLES

Riverfolk

Folk music, 7 p.m. Sunday, Northern Pacific Park, free. Part of Music in the Park series.

WALKER

Richard Jeni

Comedy, 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday, Northern Lights Casino, $16-$21 (advance), $21-$26 (day of show), 877-LIGHTS-9, www.northernlightscasino.com.

Visual arts

BRAINERD

City Hall

Fifth and Laurel streets

Encore Art Club members, paintings, ongoing.

Chocolat Etc.

215 S. Eighth St.

Jean London, photographs and art, through Sunday.

Evelyn Matthies' Porthole Gallery

712 Washington St.

"Summer Sizzle," sculpture, graphics, pottery and paintings by regional artists, through Aug. 30, 829-5953.

Brainerd Public Library

Paintings by members of Crosslake Art Club, through Sunday.

Crow Wing County Historical

Society Museum

Magoffin Doll Collection, ongoing.

"Fashion: Function, Style, Fad," ongoing.

"Bird's-eye View," ongoing.

First Congregational Church

"Slices of Life," featuring Joey Halverson, Dave Boran, Jan Kurtz and Photo Club, Aug. 7-28, 829-2528.

AITKIN

Jaques Art Center

"Three Degrees of Separation," through Sept. 3.

BAXTER

Lakewood Bank

Cindy Wegman, "Abstract Images," July.

DEERWOOD

Ripple River Gallery

"Birds in Batik" by Nedra Nicholls, through Aug. 7.

LITTLE FALLS

Great River Arts Center

Warren Woodworth, paintings and drawings, Aug. 4-27; reception 5-8:30 p.m. Aug. 4, (320) 632-6341.

First Lutheran Church

Prairie Point Quilters meeting, 7 p.m. first Tuesday of the month, (320) 632-4254 or 825-9345.

PINE RIVER

The Warehouse

45th annual Pine River Art Club Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, free. Featured artist is Eloise Ryan. Kathy Kovala will demonstrate watercolors 2 p.m. Thursday.

NISSWA

Paper Birch Gallery

Art in the Evening, 6-8:30 p.m. Saturday, (866) 963-4815, birchart@arvig.net, www.lifesabirch.com. Demonstrations, refreshments and door prizes.

WALKER

Crafters and Artists Mall

Leech Lake Arts League show and sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 4-5, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 6, free, (218) 547-2709.

Out of town

MINNEAPOLIS

"His Girl Friday"

Through Sunday, Guthrie Theater Mainstage, various ticket prices, (612) 377-2224, (877) 44-STAGE, www.guthrietheater.org.

ST. PAUL

Minnesota Children's Museum

"Go Figure!," math exhibit, through Sept. 11, www.mcm.org.

"Joshua's Journey: A Black Cowboy Rides the Chisholm Trail," through Sept. 18, www.mcm.org.

"Animal Grossology"

Exhibit, through Sept. 5, Science Museum of Minnesota, $8.50 (adults), $6.50 (children and seniors), www.smm.org.

"Bears" Omnitheater film

Through Oct. 6, Science Museum of Minnesota, $7.50 (adults), $5.50 (ages 4-12 and seniors), (651) 221-9444, www.smm.org.

Def Leppard and Bryan Adams

Rock, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Midway Stadium, $45, www.ticketmaster.com.

American Idols Live

Pop/rock, 7 p.m. Aug. 6, Xcel Energy Center, $35-$45, www.ticketmaster.com.

BRAHAM

Orsa Youth and Redbandet

Swedish music, 12:15 and 4:15 p.m. Aug. 5, Elmhurst Commons and Park Manor, (320) 396-4956, www.braham.com.

Arts and crafts show

10 a.m. Aug. 6-7, main street, (320) 396-4956, www.braham.com.

Parade and music

11 a.m. (parade), 3 p.m. (jazz group Redbandet) Aug. 6, downtown and Freedom Park, (320) 396-4956, www.braham.com.

DETROIT LAKES

WE Fest

Featuring Toby Keith, Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw, Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Sawyer Brown and others, Aug. 4-6, Soo Pass Ranch, $100-$175, 1-800-4-WEFEST, www.wefest.com.

HASTINGS

Chief O'Neill Day

Celtic music and dance, 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Aug. 7, Little Log House Pioneer Village, six miles south of Hastings, $5 (adult advance), $7 (adult at door), $2.50 (senior advance), $3.50 (senior at door), $3 (ages 7-17 advance), $4 (ages 7-17 at door), free (age 6 and younger), (651) 292-4900, www.minnesotafolkfestival.org.

HINCKLEY

Grand Casino Hinckley

Events & Convention Center

Creedence Clearwater Revisited and Foreigner, 8 p.m. Aug. 7, $24-$38, (651) 989-5151, www.ticketmaster.com.

HUBBARD

Second annual Jackpine

Writers' Bloc Celebration

1-4:30 p.m. Aug. 6, Community Center. Features poetry workshop taught by Mark Vinz, $25, (218) 652-4257, cindiee@hotmail.com.

Second annual Jackpine

Writers' Bloc Celebration

5 p.m. Aug. 6, Long Lake Theater. Includes refreshments, meal, program, readings and announcement of winners.

MAHNOMEN

KC and the Sunshine Band

8 p.m. Saturday, Shooting Star Casino, $8-$22, 800-313-7469, www.starcasino.com.

MEDINA

Rhonda Vincent with Morgan's Run

Bluegrass, 8:30 p.m. Friday, $15 (advance), $19 (day of show), (763) 478-6661.

NEW YORK MILLS

Regional Cultural Center

"Landscapes: Two Views," photographs by Barry Kleider and Mike Melman, through Sept. 5.

Three Rivers Kantele, 7 p.m. Saturday, part of Summer Music Series, free.

Dick Kimmel and Company, 8 p.m. Sunday, part of Summer Music Series, $10 (non-members), $8 (members), $5 (students).

Monroe Crossing, Aug. 7, part of Summer Music Series, $10 (non-members), $8 (members), $5 (students).

SOMERSET, WIS.

Ozzfest

Rock festival, 11 a.m. Aug. 7, Floatrie Amphitheatre, $60, www.ticketmaster.com.

TERRACE

Children's Musical Theatre Workshop

For grades 3-10, Sunday-Aug. 11, Terrace Mill, (320) 268-3394, www.terracemill.org.

THIEF RIVER FALLS

"Nunfest"

Play preceded by dinner, presented by That's Entertainment, 6 p.m. Aug. 6-8 and noon Aug. 7, Thief River Golf Club, $24, (218) 681-6604.

Special events

BRAINERD

Circus Fiesta

7:30 p.m. Friday, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Crow Wing County Fairgrounds, $10 (children), $14 (adults). Presented by George Carden Circus International; includes tigers, elephant, highwire, riding, aerialists, juggler and more.

Friday Night Dance

7-9 p.m. (ages 13-15), 9:30 p.m.-midnight (ages 16-19) Fridays, World on Wheels Skate Center, $5 (first session), $6 (second session).

Society for Creative Anachronism

demonstration

Featuring Medieval combat demonstration, art and science projects, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Lum Park, free.

Texas Hold'em

5 p.m. Sundays, The Green Lantern, free, no buy-in or entry fee, (218) 764-2323.

Crow Wing County Fair

Variety of entertainment and events, Tuesday-Aug. 7, fairgrounds, free, brainerd.com/fair.

Brainerd Writers' Alliance meeting

10 a.m.-noon, third Saturday of every month, Brainerd Public Library, 825-0461, $10 annual membership dues.

AITKIN

Texas Hold'em

5 p.m. Sundays, 40 Club, free, no buy-in or entry fee, (320) 692-2080.

Aitkin County Fair

Wednesday-Aug. 6, fairgrounds.

DEERWOOD

Texas Hold'em

6 p.m. Tuesdays, The Deer Stand, no buy-in or entry fee.

IRONTON

Texas Hold'em

6 p.m. Thursdays, Gary's Sports Bar & Grill, no buy-in or entry fee.

Texas Hold'em

6 p.m. Wednesdays, Town Tavern, free, no buy-in or entry fee, (218) 546-5997.

Classes/workshops

AITKIN

Cuyuna Range Community Band

Practice, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Aitkin High School band room, (218) 546-7402.

Jaques Art Center workshops

Calligraphy, taught by Thelma Olds, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 5, $100 (JAC members), $140 (non-members), $30 supply fee, (218) 927-2363.

CROSBY

Unlimited Learning series

"Who Gets the Drumstick? How to Reduce Holiday Stress," 1:30 p.m. Aug. 9, Hallett Community Center, $6.

DEERWOOD

Rosemaling talk

Janet Almquist, 9:30 a.m. Aug. 5, Forest Road Art Studio, free. Followed by monthy art guild meeting.

IRONTON

Great Decisions

Group discussions on current events issues, 12:30 p.m. third Monday of every month, Gary's, $20 (Unlimited Learning members), $25 (non-members), (218) 927-3042.

LITTLE FALLS

Dance classes

Age 3, 5 p.m. Mondays, St. Francis Music Center, (320) 632-0637, www.sfmusiccenter.org.

Ages 4-5, 6 p.m. Mondays, St. Francis Music Center, (320) 632-0637, www.sfmusiccenter.org.

Ages 6 and up, 7 p.m. Mondays, St. Francis Music Center, (320) 632-0637, www.sfmusiccenter.org.

Piano Party Class

Ages 4-5, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, St. Francis Music Center, (320) 632-0637, www.sfmusiccenter.org.

Great River Arts Center classes

Beginning Ceramics, 7-9 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 4, (320) 632-0960, www.greatart.org.

Exploration of Sculpture, 7-9 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 18, (320) 632-0960, www.greatart.org.

Charcoal Drawing Basics, 10-11:30 a.m. Aug. 6, (320) 632-0960, www.greatart.org.

Mixed Media: Watercolor and Crayon, 12:30-2 p.m. Aug. 6, (320) 632-0960, www.greatart.org.

NISSWA

Paper Birch Gallery workshops

Summer landscape watercolor workshop, taught by Russel Norberg, time TBA Aug. 5-7, (866) 963-4815, birchart@arvig.net, www.lifesabirch.com.

WADENA

Madhatters Community Theatre drama camp

Monday-Aug. 5 and Aug. 8-12, site TBA, (218) 632-SHOW. For students in grades 3-12.

If you would like your event listed in the Entertainment Guide, e-mail John at john.hansen@brainerddispatch.com, call 855-5863, fax 829-0211 or mail to John Hansen, 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.