UPCOMING EVENTS

Live music

For week of Sept. 24- Oct. 1; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.

BRAINERD

Blue Ox

608 Laurel St.

Flat Rate, Friday-Saturday

Eagles Club

124 Front St.

Kevin Lange, 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.

Exit Strategy with the Maybe Saints and Stoken Beyond Boredom, Saturday

Yesterday's Gone

612 Front St.

Open Jam, every Saturday

New Song Ministries/Crossroad Music Cafe

217 S. Seventh St.

Steadfast, 7-8 p.m. Thursday; Rockfish, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday

Last Turn Saloon

214 S. Eighth St.

The Wench featuring John and Josh of the Clintons, 8 p.m. to midnight, Oct. 7

Green Lantern

13184 County Road 8

Wayne Renn Band, 8-12 p.m. Saturday

Madden's on Gull Lake

11266 Pine Beach Peninsula

Paul Berget, Thursday and Tuesday

BREEZY POINT

Commander Bar

30279 Airport Road

Concentual, Friday-Saturday

Prime Time Food and Spirits

8548 Ski Chalet Drive

Jake's Obsession, Friday-Saturday

CROSBY

The Bridge Tavern

26929 Highway 6

Classic Country Dinner Theater, 4-8 p.m. Sunday

CROSSLAKE

Ox Lake Tavern

38136 County Road 66

Toby Brett, Friday-Saturday

GARRISON

Blue Goose Inn

9347 U.S. Highway 169

Payback, 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 Buzzards, Saturday

PILLAGER

The Huntin' Shack

724 Highway 210 W.

Kenny Jake Band, Saturday

Performing arts

AITKIN

'Tom, Dick & Harry' to be performed

Tom, Dick & Harry, Oct. 22-24, Aitkin High School auditorium.

BAXTER

Legacy Five

Legacy Five concert, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Heritage Assembly of God Church, Baxter; tickets are $16 in advance and $19 at the door. Tickets available 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 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.

The Cavern Beat

George Winston, solo piano concert, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13, Chalberg Theatre at Central Lakes College; Advance tickets are $20 and $25 at the door. Tickets available at the box office at 855-8199 or (800) 933-0346, extension 8199 or at clctheatre@clcmn.edu.

Magnus Martensson to perform

Magnus Martensson performs 7:30 p.m. Friday, 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. 9. For more information contact Dennis Lamberson at 855-8199.

NISSWA

Grassroots Concerts series opens

Acoustic guitarist Billy McLaughlin, Oct. 9, doors open at 6:30 p.m. with concert start at 7:30 p.m., Live Well Nightclub and Coffee Bar; Admission is $10. For information go to www.grassrootsconcerts.org or e-mail grassrootsconcerts@charter.net.

SEBEKA

Joint concert

The Staples Area Men's Chorus and the Sebeka High School choir to perform, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Sebeka; tickets are available from choir members or from the Centennial Auditorium Box Office at (218) 894-5416 or (800) 213-6877.

STAPLES

Ruby Boots to perform

Ruby Boots, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Centennial Auditorium; advance tickets are $12, adults, $6, students or $15, adults and $7, students at the door. Tickets available at Centennial Auditorium Box Office at Staples Motley Community Education at 400 Second St. N.E., Staples or call (218) 894-5416 or (800) 213-6877.

Visual arts

AITKIN

Ripple River Gallery

27591 Partridge Ave.

Great River: Nature in Art, display runs through Nov. 15

BRAINERD

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 ends Thursday.

CROSBY

Hallett Community Center

470 Eighth St. N.E.

Art show and sale and Women's Expo, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; free.

MERRIFIELD

Lake Edward Township Hall

3 miles north of Merrifield on County Road 3

Kathy Kovala six-week long watercolor classes to begin Oct. 6; register by calling Kovala at 829-1457 or e-mail her at kathykovala@msn.com.

NEW YORK MILLS

Regional Cultural Center

24 Main Ave. N.

Menahga artists Kathleen Ristinen and Abner Jonas exhibition, ends Oct. 14.

Special events

AITKIN

Riverwood Gala

Riverwood Gala's Laugh the Night Away, 6 p.m. Saturday, The 40 Club Convention Center; tickets are $75 and available by calling Katie at (218) 927-5158 or Online RiverwoodHealthcare.com.

BRAINERD

The World at Night exhibition

The World at Night photography exhibition, though Sunday, Westgate Mall.

CLC's Festival Latino

Central Lakes College Spanish department Festival Latino, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Brainerd campus cafeteria; admission is $8 adults, $6 students and children 5 and under are free. For more information call the Spanish department at 855-8183 or (800) 933-0346, extension 8183.

CROSSLAKE

'Book Talk'

Book Talk, 1:30 p.m. Monday, Crosslake Area Library, fictional writer Lynn A. Glenn to give presentation; free.

NISSWA

'Autumn in New York: Standards From the Big Apple'

'Autumn in New York: Standards From the Big Apple,' fall fundraiser for Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota, 6 p.m. Oct. 10; tickets are $60 per person and must be purchased by Oct. 2. Tickets can be purchased by contacting Bill Satre, chorale manager, at 820-4558, or e-mail at tickets@legacychorale.org.

If you would like your event listed in the entertainment guide, e-mail Jennifer at jennifer.stockinger@brainerddispatch.com, call 855-5851, fax 829-0211 or mail to Jennifer Stockinger, 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.