UPCOMING EVENTS

Live music

For week of Oct. 15-21; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.

BACKUS

American Legion

Near Highways 371 and 87

Frankie Lamb Band, 2-6 p.m. Sunday

BRAINERD

Blue Ox

608 Laurel St.

Strange Daze, Friday-Saturday

Eagles Club

124 Front St.

Kenny Jake, 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.

Open Mic, 8:30-9:30 p.m. every Thursday, Club Remone with Rolling Bubble, Friday; Old Fat and Grey, 8 p.m. Saturday

Yesterday's Gone

612 Front St.

Open Jam, 8 p.m. Saturdays

New Song Ministries/Crossroad Music Cafe

217 S. Seventh St.

Aaron Sutton, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday

BREEZY POINT

Commander Bar

30279 Airport Road

Babylon, Friday-Saturday

Prime Time Food and Spirits

8548 Ski Chalet Drive

Amy M Band, Friday-Saturday

CROSBY

The Bridge Tavern

26929 Highway 6

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

GARRISON

Blue Goose Inn

9347 U.S. Highway x9

Work Release, Friday-Saturday

LAKE SHORE

Bar Harbor

8164 Interlachen Road

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

Paradise Shores Resort

10067 Leisure Ln.

Kenny Jake, Saturday

STAPLES

Twisted Sisters

119 Third St. N.E.

The Kicks, Saturday

Performing arts

AITKIN

'Tom, Dick & Harry' performance

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

Wine-tasting event

Northern Lights Wine Club wine-tasting event, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 22, the Beanery Cafe; tickets are $20 for club members, $25 for non-members and reservations are required by calling the Beanery at (218) 927-7811 or online at www.NorthernLightsWine. com.

BRAINERD

Geritol Frolics performances

Geritol Frolics variety shows, 7 p.m. Thursday, Saturday and Oct. 24 and at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Sunday, Oct. 22, 23 and 25; tickets available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at Box Office at Franklin Arts Center, 1001 Kingwood St., Brainerd, or by calling 825 4993; tickets are $10 or $12 for premium tickets.

Cultural Arts Series

North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24, Chalberg Theatre at Central Lakes College; Advance tickets, $20 or $25 on the day of event.

NISSWA

Grassroots Concerts series

John Gorka, doors open at 6:30 p.m. with concert start at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 23, Live Well Nightclub and Coffee Bar; Admission is $10, adults and $5, children age 12 and under with an adult. Food shelf donations will be accepted.

PEQUOT LAKES

GLAPA performance opening

Todd Green, a multi-instrumentalist, to perform, 7 p.m. Oct. 24. Ticket information on the Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts concert series is available at the Pequot Lakes Community Education office at 4276 West Lakes St., Pequot Lakes, or by telephone at (218) 568-9200.

STAPLES

Buddy Holly tribute concert

The Shadows with Lewy Ronken, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Centennial Auditorium; advance tickets are $12, adults, $6, students or $15, adults and $7 at the door. Tickets available at Centennial Auditorium Box Office or by calling (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

City Hall

501 Laurel St.

Encore Art Club members, paintings, ongoing.

Brainerd Public Library

416 South Fifth St.

Encore Art Club members (Bev Bisek, Lorna Klein, Phyllis Frankum, Virginia MacArthur, Barb Morgan, Helen Smith and Gail Walsh) showcasing their art through Nov. 30.

Central Lakes College Gallery

501 W. College Dr.

Brainerd native Amy Sands Fragment exhibit, through Oct. 29; more information call Mic Stowell at 855-8188.

First Congregational United Church of Christ

415 Juniper St.

Gallery Walk III Expressions of God's Love, on display through Nov. 1. Madanna of the Pines by Deborah Celley also will be on display.

Crow Wing County

Historical Society

320 Laurel St.

Various exhibits, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 829-3268, www.crowwing history.org.

Northland Arboretum Art Gallery

Area photographer Peg Serani's Nature-Naturally exhibit, ends Nov. 13.

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.

Special events

BACKUS

'Comedy Tonight'

Comedy Tonight, a dinner/comedy show, 5 p.m. social and 6:30 p.m. ham and chicken dinner, Oct. 17, Backus American Legion; tickets are $18 per person. Reservations requested by calling (218) 947-3156 or (218) 947-3416.

BRAINERD

Scandinavian film showing

Pretty Much 100% Scandinavian, film showing 7 p.m. Saturday, Trinity Lutheran Church; free-will donations.

CROSSLAKE

'Book Talk'

Book Talk, 1:30 p.m. Oct. 26, Crosslake Community Center.

DEERWOOD

'Night of Fine Dining'

Night of Fine Dining, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23, Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge; cost is $35 for Unlimited Learning members and $40 for non-members. Sign-up and confirm reservations by sending a check, written to Unlimited Learning - Night of Fine Dining, P.O. Box 455, Deerwood, MN 56444. Deadline for reservations is Monday. For more information, call Kristy or Paul Tesdahl at (218) 546-5036.

LITTLE FALLS

Book signing

New York author Christina Baker Kline, 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Bookin It Bookstore.

NISSWA

Lakes Area Artists show and sale

Lakes Area Artists show and sale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Nisswa Community Center, free. Demonstrations will be held throughout the weekend.

PEQUOT LAKES

Student presentations

Multi-instrumentalist Todd Green to do student presentation, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Oct. 22, lower gym level of Eagle View Elementary School and from 2-3:15 p.m. Oct. 23, at the Pequot Lakes High School theater.

STAPLES

The Kicks special event

The Kicks, to perform 6:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Staples Cinema before the movie Heavyweights.

Out of town

BLOOMINGTON

Mall of America

60 East Broadway

Bodies the Exhibition, exhibit of unprecedented view of the human body, through Dec. 31, 2010, on the fourth level; tickets are $22 for adults; $14 for children ages 4-13; and $18 for seniors 62 and older.

CHANHASSEN

Chanhassen Dinner Theatre

Oklahoma! plays through Jan. 23; Always ... Patsy Cline playing through Oct. 31, box office, (800) 362-3515, www.chanhassentheatres.com

HINCKLEY

Grand Casino Hinckley Events and Convention Center

777 Lady Luck Drive

Don Felder, 8 p.m. Friday, tickets are $25, $30, $35.

Hairball, 10 p.m. Oct. 31.

ONAMIA

Grand Casino Mille Lacs

Bret Michaels, 8 p.m. Nov. 6-7; tickets are $32 and $38.

PLYMOUTH

Plymouth Playhouse

2705 Annapolis Lane

Church Basement Ladies 2: A Second Helping! Wednesdays -Sundays through Nov. 1, tickets $24-$35, tickets are available by calling (763) 553-1600 or going online at plymouth playhouse.com.

ST. CLOUD

Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center

Willy Wonka, through Oct. 25, 7 p.m. Fridays and 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; tickets are $11, children/students, $15, age 60 and older, $17, adults. www.paramount arts.org/main/events (320) 259-5463

WALKER

Northern Lights Casino

Gretchen Wilson with special guest Cowboy Troy, 7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.

Vince Neil, the voice of Motley Crue, 7 p.m. Nov. 14.

Barstool Cowboys, 8:30 p.m. -12:30 a.m., Friday-Saturday, Cabaret at the casino.

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.