Entertainment

Live music

For week of Sept. 13-19; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.

Brainerd

Blue Ox Bar

Rags (rock) Thur-Sat

Kat Blu (rock) Tue-Wed

Coco Moon

Cliff Veronick, pianist, and Cleo Kuelbs, vocalist (jazz/swing), Sat, 7-10 p.m.

Eagles Club

Deuces Wild (variety) Fri

Iron Rail Saloon

Wolf Butte (country) Thur-Sat

Night Prism (variety) Wed

Lakeside Resort

South Long Lake

Upper South Band (variety) Fri

Breezy Point

Commander Bar

To Be Announced Fri-Sat

Marina Bar, Breezy Point Resort

Tami & the Bachelor (variety) Thur-Sat, Mon-Wed

Prime Time Charlie's

Great Outdoors (rock) Fri-Sat

Crosslake

Moonlite Bay

Stool Pigeons (rock) Fri-Sat

The Exchange

To Be Announced Fri

Lamont Cranston (R&B) Sat

East Gull Lake

O'Madden Pub (Madden's Resort)

To Be Announced Thur-Sat

Stoney Savanna (variety) Mon-Wed

Lake Shore

Bar Harbor Supper Club

Sawtell (variety) Thur-Sun, Wed

Garrison

The Blue Goose

Led Stetson (country rock) Fri-Sat

Lake Alexander

Blue Port Supper Club

Cliff Veronick, pianist, and Cleo Kuelbs, vocalist (jazz/swing), Sun, 5-8:30 p.m.

Little Falls

West Side Bar

Eagle River (country rock) Thur-Sat

Free Ride (variety) Wed

Merrifield

The Wheel

Muddy Water (country) Fri-Sat

Nisswa

The Nisswa Grille

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

Performing arts

Grassroots concerts

Folk-blues musician Pat Donohue opens Grassroots Concerts fall season at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nisswa Community Center, $10 for adults, $5 for children at the gate only; Norman Blake and Peter Ostroushko, Oct. 12.

Christian rock concert

Brainerd Area Youth Ministries presents rock-pop bands Skillet, Justifide and Pillar in concert, 7 p.m. Saturday, Tornstrom Auditorium, Washington Middle School, Brainerd, 825-9149.

Staples Area Men's Chorus

Staples Area Men's Chorus dinner concert, 6 p.m. Sunday, Driftwood Resort, call (218) 568-4221 for tickets.

Sinatra Sings Sinatra

Frank Sinatra Jr. in concert, 6 and 8:30 p.m. Sept. 28, Grand Casino Mille Lacs, features songs made famous by Frank Sinatra Sr., tickets available at Ticketmaster, (651) 989-5151, or at casino.

'Once Upon a Time'

Children's Theatre Co. production of Brothers Grimm fairy tales, 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, Pequot Lakes School auditorium, $11 for adults, $9 for seniors and $5 for youths, one free child's ticket for ages 12 and under for every adult or senior ticket bought, call (218) 568-9200.

Lakes Area Concert Association

Season tickets on sale for Lakes Area Concert Association 2001-2001 performing arts season, which opens Oct. 15 with Tom Prin Trio in Tornstrom Auditorium, Washington Middle School, Brainerd, followed by Washington Sax Quartet on Nov. 18, New York Theater Ballet's "Cinderella" on Jan. 29, Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers on March 18 and Marcoux Corner a cappella quartet on April 17, $25 for single, $55 for family, 829-3379.

House concerts

Folk singer Charlie Maguire opens Great River Arts Association House Concerts series, 7 p.m. Sept. 28, Jason's Casual Dining, Little Falls, $7 for adults, $3 for children at the gate; Boulder Roll, Oct. 26.

New Frolics' production

Geritol Frolics presents "Say It With Music" music and dance revue, Sept. 26-Oct. 6, with evening and matinee performances, John Chalberg Theatre, Central Lakes College, Brainerd, $12, 855-8199 or 800-933-0346.

Visual arts

Central Lakes College Gallery

"A Glimpse of Latin America" photography exhibit by Dick Bancroft, through September, with artist lectures at noon and 7 p.m. Sept. 27 in E-354, Brainerd campus.

Jaques Art Center

"Heritage Art Exhibit" by early 20th century Aitkin area artists, through Nov. 3; beginning rosemaling workshop, Sunday-Tuesday, with gold medalist Shirley Evenstad of Richfield, $75 plus $10 for supplies, downtown Aitkin; (218) 927-2363.

Morrison County

Government Center

"Listen to the Trees, Black on White, and Other Stuff" exhibit by Angela Beaumont, through October, downtown Little Falls.

Family Medical Center Gallery

"Realistic Nostalgic Art" exhibit by Kathy Porwall, through October, 811 Second St. S.E., Little Falls.

Brainerd Public Library

Exhibit by Gail Walsh, through September.

Brainerd City Hall

Encore Art Club member show, through October.

Coco Moon

Gabe D. Leon exhibit, through October.

Stable Gallery, Madden's Resort

East Gull Lake

Exhibit by Northfield artist Frederick Somers, through Oct. 24.

Little Falls workshop

"Drawing with the Masters" workshop with Little Falls artist Charles Kapsner, Sept. 21-23 and Jan. 11-13, Initiative Foundation in Little Falls, registration deadline Dec. 30 for winter session, $125, (320) 632-0960.

Art as business

"Taking Care of Business" workshops for artists, Oct. 6, Nov. 10 and Dec. 8, Initiative Foundation, Little Falls, $150, (320) 632-0960.

Out of town

ST. PAUL

Ordway Center

for the Performing Arts

345 Washington St.

Comedic musical "Bingo" opens Tuesday, $35-$45, (651) 224-4222.

Xcel Energy Center

Downtown

"Family Values Tour" featuring Stone Temple Pilots, Staind and others, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13, $44; "An Evening with Bob Dylan," 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25, $31-$45; (651) 989-5151.

State Fairgrounds

Minnesota Crafts Council's 16th annual "Fiber and Metal Arts Show," 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 29 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 30, Fine Arts Center, State Fairgrounds, $4 for adults, free for children, (612) 333-7789.

Palace Theatre

Downtown

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

MINNEAPOLIS

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

2400 Third Ave.

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

Guthrie Theater

725 Vineland Place

Tony Award-winning play "Da," Sept. 28-Oct. 21 with evening and matinee performances, $16-$44, 877-447-8243.

Historic Orpheum Theatre

Downtown

Musical "Mamma Mia!" Nov. 9-Dec. 22, $27-$67, (612) 673-0404.

The Children's Theatre Co.

2400 Third Ave. S.

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," through Nov. 3; "Dragonwings," through Oct. 21; call (612) 874-0400 for ticket information.

HINCKLEY

Merle Haggard and George Jones in concert, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20, Grand Casino Hinckley;, $25-$39, (651) 989-5151; Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, Oct. 3.

BLACKDUCK

Blackduck Community Education Music Festival featuring bluegrass, old time and Celtic folk music, Friday-Sunday, ticket prices vary, (218) 835-5241.

FARGO

Neil Diamond in concert, Oct. 29, the Fargodome, $37.50-$59.50; Lorie Line in concert, 8 p.m. Dec. 15, $26-$40.50; (701) 235-7171.

ST. CLOUD

"Bela Petheo, Works Between 1985 and 2000: A Retrospective" exhibit, through Oct. 4, St. John's University Art Center galleries, artist's reception 2-4 p.m. Saturday and slide show and lecture by the St. Cloud artist 7 p.m. Sept. 20, (320) 363-2701.

Special events

Heartland Poets

Heartland Poets meeting, 6-10 p.m. Friday, large meeting room of Brainerd Public Library.

Festival of Adventures

A look back at Aitkin's past, Saturday and Sunday, Aitkin City Park, $5 at gate, $3 in advance at Aitkin Area Chamber of Commerce, Butlers and banks.

Tour of Homes

Heartland Symphony Tour of Homes fund-raiser, Sunday, Little Falls, $10, call 800-826-1997.

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.

Fresco dedication

Lindbergh Elementary School dedicates the fresco "Beginnings" by Little Falls artist Charles Kapsner, 5-7 p.m. Friday.