UPCOMING EVENTS
Live music
For week of Oct. 22-28; bands perform from 9 p.m. to close with no cover unless otherwise noted.
BRAINERD
Blue Ox
608 Laurel St.
Spooky Poodle, Friday-Saturday
Eagles Club
124 Front St.
Limited Edition 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
Yesterday's Gone
612 Front St.
Open Jam, 8 p.m. Saturdays
BREEZY POINT
Commander Bar
30279 Airport Road
Doctor Salty, Friday-Saturday
Prime Time Food and Spirits
8548 Ski Chalet Drive
Point Not, 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 169
Sunset Strip, Friday-Saturday
LAKE SHORE
Bar Harbor
8164 Interlachen Road
Kevin Klimek, 7-11 p.m. every Friday-Saturday
MOTLEY
Ten Hi
133 Highway 10
Montana Sky, Saturday
NISSWA
American Legion
25807 Main St.
King's Ransom, Oct. 30
PILLAGER
Huntin Shack
Highway 210 and County Road 1
Kenny Jake, Saturday
Performing arts
AITKIN
'Tom, Dick & Harry' performance
Tom, Dick & Harry, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Aitkin High School auditorium.
Wine-tasting event
Northern Lights Wine Club wine-tasting event, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, 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
Brainerd High School choir concert
BHS choir concert, 7 p.m. Thursday, Tornstrom Auditorium; tickets are $6, adults, $4, students.
Geritol Frolics performances
Geritol Frolics variety shows, 7 p.m. Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday and Sunday; 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. Saturday, Chalberg Theatre at Central Lakes College; Advance tickets, $20 or $25 on the day of event.
'Nutcracker' to be performed
Nutcracker, by Stroia Ballet Company, 7 p.m. Nov. 20, Washington Educational Services Building; tickets are seniors, $11; adults, $12; children 12 and under, $8.
HACKENSACK
Concert/dinner set
Dick Kimmel and Jerilyn Kjellberg, 5:30 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. concert, Oct. 31, Deep Portage Learning Center, 2197 Nature Center Dr. N.W. Tickets, $20 per person by calling (218) 682-2325.
NEW YORK MILLS
Sutter and MacKenzie to perform
Musicians Ross Sutter and Laura MacKenzie, 7:30 p.m. Friday, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; advance tickets are $12 or $15 at the door. Tickets available by calling (218) 385-3339.
NISSWA
Grassroots Concerts series two
John Gorka, doors open at 6:30 p.m. with concert start at 7:30 p.m., Friday, 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. Saturday. 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
'Soup, Sandwich and a Song'
Soup, Sandwich and a Song fundraiser concert, 12:30 p.m. Nov. 1, Staples Motley High School cafeteria. Tickets can be purchased from choir members, at the door or from Staples Wireless on Fourth Street in Staples.
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.crowwinghistory.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.
Special events
CROSBY
Stroia Ballet Company class
Introduction to the ballet class, 12:30 p.m. Nov. 17, Heartwood Conference Room, 500 Heartwood Dr.; free for Unlimited Learning members, $6 for non-Unlimited Learning members. More information by calling 678-3034 or e-mail at llfoote@mlecmn.net.
CROSSLAKE
'Book Talk'
Book Talk, 1:30 p.m. Monday, Crosslake Community Center.
DEERWOOD
'Night of Fine Dining'
Night of Fine Dining, 6:30 p.m. Friday, 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.
PEQUOT LAKES
Student presentations
Multi-instrumentalist Todd Green to do student presentation, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday, lower gym level of Eagle View Elementary School and from 2-3:15 p.m. Friday, at the Pequot Lakes High School theater.
LITTLE FALLS
Great River Writers public reading
Public reading, Nov. 14, Great River Arts Center, 122 First St.. S.E., Little Falls. For more information call (320) 632-1848 or (320) 632-0960.