Local entertainment calendar

Live music

For week of Sept. 10-16; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.

BACKUS

American Legion

Near Highways 371 and 87

The Frankie Lamb Band, 2-6 p.m. Sept. 20

BRAINERD

Blue Ox

608 Laurel St.

3 Percent Famous, Friday-Saturday

Eagles Club

124 Front St.

Virg and the El Dorados, 7:30-11:30 p.m. Friday

Coco Moon

601 Laurel St.

Thursday Bluegrass, first, third and fifth Thursday of the month

The E Squared Cafe

123 East Washington St.

A Paper Cup Band, Friday

Yesterday's Gone

612 Front St.

Open Jam, every Saturday

Green Lantern

13184 County Road 8

Sound Bandit, 2-6 p.m. Saturday

BREEZY POINT

Commander Bar

30279 Airport Road

Jacob Martin, Friday-Saturday

Prime Time Food and Spirits

8548 Ski Chalet Drive

Scarekrow, Thursday; Snaggletoof, Friday-Sunday

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

So Big, Friday-Saturday

LAKE SHORE

Bar Harbor

8164 Interlachen Road

Kevin Klimek, 7-11 p.m. every Friday-Saturday

MOTLEY

Ten Hi

133 Highway 10

The Diamond Dogs, Saturday

Performing arts

BAXTER

Legacy Five

Legacy Five concert, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25, Heritage Assembly of God Church, Baxter; tickets are $16 in advance and $19 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at Bethany Book Store in Baxter, KTIG in Pequot Lakes, Good Book and Gift in Little Falls, Brainerd Dispatch in Brainerd and Inspirations in Wadena or purchased online at iTickets.com or by calling (800) 965-9324.

BRAINERD

Geritol Frolics performances

2009 Geritol Frolics season tickets go on sale beginning 10 a.m. Monday for its concerts that opens Oct. 15 and runs for eight performances; tickets available Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Box Office at Franklin Arts Center, 1001 Kingwood St., Brainerd, or by calling 825 4993; tickets are $10 or $12 for premium tickets.

Cowboy and Hobo Festival

Cowboy and Hobo Festival, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Crow Wing County Fairgrounds, Brainerd. Tickets are $10 a day or $20 for a three-day pass; seniors 55 and older, a three-day pass is $15; and kids 12 and under, free with an adult.

Magnus Martensson to perform

Magnus Martensson performs 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25, Tornstrom Auditorium; tickets are $20, adults and $10, students.

'The Sound of Music'

The Sound of Music, Central Lakes College fall production, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1-3 and 7-10 and 2 p.m. Oct. 4 and 10 and at 10 a.m. Oct. 6. For more information contact Dennis Lamberson at 855-8202.

NISSWA

Chanhassen's 'Married Alive!'

Chanhassen's Married Alive! 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Gull Lake Center at Grand View Lodge, with a 5:30 p.m. social and silent auction, followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tickets, $75, are available from the Chanhassen Box Office by calling (866) 246-4926.

PEQUOT LAKES

Auditions for 'Curtains'

Auditions for Curtains, Pequot Lakes Community Theatre's fall production, 6-9 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, in Pequot Lakes High theater.

PLCT performs staged reading

Pequot Lakes Community Theater to do a scripted, staged reading of Polyester, The Musical, 3 p.m. Sunday, Pequot Lakes High School theater, free: More information, www.glapa.info or calling community education at (218) 568-9200.

WADENA

Whiskey Creek Film Festival

Whiskey Creek Film Festival, Friday-Thursday, Cozy Theater; more information at www.whiskeycreekfilmfestival.org.

Visual arts

AITKIN

Jaques Art Center

121 Second St. N.W.

Charles Beck's woodblock prints exhibit through Sunday.

40 Club Convention and Visitor Center

960 Second St. N.W.

Mad magazine cartoonist Tom Richmond, public presentation and autographs, 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

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

Area photographer Peg Serani's Nature-Naturally exhibit, ends Oct. 2.

Central Lakes College Gallery

501 W. College Dr.

Ann Klefstad, a writer and sculptor artist from Duluth, exhibition tends Sept. 24.

Q Gallery at Franklin Arts Center

1001 Kingwood St.

Portraits of Home II: Veterans in Search of Stable Housing in Greater Minnesota photograph exhibition, through Sept. 30, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and Sept. 12. More information call Crossing Arts Alliance at 833-0416.

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.morrisoncountyhistory.org.

NEW YORK MILLS

Regional Cultural Center

24 Main Ave. N.

Menahga artists Kathleen Ristinen and Abner Jonas exhibition, ends Oct. 14, with a reception at 7 p.m. Sept. 17.

Special events

BAXTER

Book signing

Author Dot Schmidt, book signing, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. Sept. 18, The Bethany Book Store.

Wine Tasting event

Women's Wellness wine-tasting, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Prairie Bay; cost is $15.

Green Lantern Classic Car Show

Green Lantern Classic Car Show, registering begins at noon Saturday.

BRAINERD

Heartland Poets to meet

Heartland Poets to meet 6 p.m. Friday in Brainerd Pubic Library.

Wine Tasting Contest

Blind Wine Tasting Contest, 6-9 p.m. Friday Northland Arboretum; tickets, $35 in advance and $40 at door. Tickets available at arboretum, Cash Wise Liquor in Baxter and from arboretum board members.

Scholarship fundraiser

Latino Latin American Studies Scholarship fundraiser, 1-4 p.m. Sept. 26, in the cafeteria at Central Lakes College in Brainerd.

The World at Night exhibition

The World at Night photography exhibition, Saturday though Sept. 27, Westgate Mall.

CROSBY

Unlimited Learning class

Kenny Wilson will teach class on old time country music, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Monday, Heartwood Conference Room, 500 Heartwood Drive; cost is $6 and free for Unlimited Learning members. Call (218) 546-9853 for more information.

LITTLE FALLS

Book signing

Author Matt Goldman, book signing from 12-4 p.m. Saturday, Bookin' It.