UPCOMING EVENTS

Live music

For week of Nov. 12-18; 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.

Sinister, Friday-Saturday; Itis, Wednesday

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; Stoked Beyond Boredom, 5:30-7 p.m. Nov. 21

The E Squared Cafe

123 East Washington St.

Open Mic, 8:30-9:30 p.m. every Thursday; Stoked Beyond Boredom and Solstice, Friday; Sarah Pray, Saturday

New Song Ministries/Crossroad Music Cafe

217 S. Seventh St.

Music by The Journey North, 7-8 p.m. Thursday; Aaron Sutton, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday

Yesterday's Gone

612 Front St.

Open Jam, 8 p.m. Saturdays

BREEZY POINT

Commander Bar

30279 Airport Road

Sonik Envy, Friday-Saturday

Prime Time Food and Spirits

8548 Ski Chalet Drive

Snaggletoof, 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

Stricken, Friday-Saturday

HARDING

Harding Sportsman Bar and Grill

24997 Quest Rd.

Kenny Jake Band, Saturday

LAKE SHORE

Bar Harbor

8164 Interlachen Road

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

MOTLEY

Ten Hi

133 Highway 10

October Son, Saturday

Performing arts

AITKIN

Great River Strings concerts

Great River Strings, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, First Lutheran Church; 2 p.m. Sunday, Holy Cross Catholic Church in Onamia. Admission for adults, $8; students and seniors, $5; families, $20; and children under age 6 are free.

BRAINERD

CLC bands concert

Central Lakes College Community and Jazz bands, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Chalberg Theatre. Cost is $3 for adults; free for students and children

'Donuts, Dog and Snow'

Donuts, Dog and Snow five performances, 10 a.m. Wednesday and Nov. 21 and 23 and 11 a.m. Nov. 19 and at noon Nov. 20. Tickets, $5 for the general public, and free to CLC students and staff. Tickets call the theatre box office at 855-8199.

'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.

'Theory of Mind' to be performed

Theory of Mind presented by Mixed Blood Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18, Chalberg Theatre at Central Lakes College.

Holiday comedy show

Holiday comedy show, 8 p.m. Nov. 21, Green Lantern off Highway 18; cost is $22 for dinner and show or $15 for show only. Reservations by calling 764-2323.

CROSBY

Legacy Chorale fall concert

The Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota concert, 7 p.m. Thursday, Crosby-Ironton High School Auditorium. Two more performances of the series are scheduled for Saturday at Redeemer Lutheran Church in White Bear Lake and Sunday, at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter. Admission for the Crosby and Baxter concerts is $10 for adults and seniors and students age 18 and younger are free. Tickets can be purchased at the door at each concert; at the Brainerd Dispatch; Bethany Bookstore in Baxter; or by calling Bill Satre,

Legacy Chorale manager, at (218) 820-4558 or by e-mail at legacychorale@charter.net.

LITTLE FALLS

Little Falls Community High School bands to perform

Band concert set 7:30 p.m., Nov. 23-24, in the Charles D. Martin Auditorium at Little Falls Community High School. Tickets are $3 for children and $6 for adults and are available by calling (320) 616-2207 or at the high school activities office.

MOTLEY

Rosamunde String Quartet to perform

Rosamunde String Quartet concert, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19, United Methodist Church. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for students in advance; or $15 for adults and $7 for students at the door. Tickets are available from the Centennial Auditorium Box Office at (218) 894-5416 or (800) 213-6877.

NEW YORK MILLS

Paddy Keenan to perform

Paddy Keenan, Irish piper concert, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center. Advance tickets are $12 and $15 at the door. For tickets call (218) 385-3339.

NISSWA

Grassroots Concerts series

The Sidewalk Cafe with Rhonda Laurie, 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.

PEQUOT LAKES

'Curtains' to be performed

Pequot Lakes Community Theatre's musical Curtains, Friday-Sunday and Nov. 20-22. The Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m. and the Sunday shows are at 2 p.m. Call Pequot Lakes Community Education at (218) 568-9200 to reserve tickets. Adult tickets are $12, seniors age 60 and over are $10 and youth age 18 and under are $8. Tickets also will be sold at the door starting one hour before show time.

Visual arts

AITKIN

Ripple River Gallery

27591 Partridge Ave.

Great River: Nature in Art, display runs through Sunday

BRAINERD

City Hall

501 Laurel St.

Encore Art Club members, paintings, ongoing.

Art Matters Gallery at Franklin Arts Center

1001 Kingwood St.

Folkmusik Stills: The Nisswa Stamman, exhibit, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; and by appointment after event by calling (218) 330-1780 through Jan. 2.

Q Gallery at Franklin Arts Center

1001 Kingwood St.

Steve and Ben Seevers, Lance Lueneburg and Brandon Anderson art gallery reception, 6-8 p.m. Friday, exhibit through Saturday.

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.

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

14250 Conservation Dr.

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

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

AITKIN

Holiday peacock party

Holiday peacock party, Saturday, Jaques Art Center. Tickets are $100 and are available by calling the art center at (218) 927-2363.

Wines for the Holidays

Wines for the Holidays, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19, Beanery Cafe. Cost is $20 for Northern Lights Wine Club members and $25 for non-members. For more information on the event go to the Beanery's Web site at www.northernlightswine.com/beanery_wine_20091119.htm or call at (218) 927-7811 or Ross Otto at (218) 343-4410.

CROSBY

Stroia Ballet Company class

Introduction to the ballet class, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, 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.

BRAINERD

Heartland Poets to meet

Heartland Poets, 6 p.m. Friday, Brainerd Public Library.

Holiday comedy show

Holiday comedy show, 8 p.m. Nov. 21, Green Lantern.

LITTLE FALLS

Public reading

Great River Writers public reading

Public reading, Saturday, Great River Arts Center, 122 First St.. S.E., Little Falls. For more information call (320) 632-1848 or (320) 632-0960.

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, box office, (800) 362-3515, www.chanhassentheatres.com

EXCELSIOR

Old Log Theater

5175 Meadville St.

Funny Money, runs through Feb. 6, (952) 474-5951, www.oldlog.com.

HINCKLEY

Grand Casino Hinckley Events and Convention Center

777 Lady Luck Drive

John Rich with Cowboy Troy, 8 p.m. Nov. 21.

MINNEAPOLIS

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

2400 Third Ave. S.

The Louve and the Masterpiece; ends Jan. 10, (612) 870-3131, www.artsmia.org.

ONAMIA

Grand Casino Mille Lacs

Brian Kinney Band, 9 p.m. -12:30 a.m. Dec.. 31; free.

PLYMOUTH

Plymouth Playhouse

2705 Annapolis Lane

Away in the Basement, through Jan. 24, tickets $20-$38, tickets are available by calling (763) 553-1600 or going online at plymouthplayhouse.com.

ST. CLOUD

Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center

Gone Fishin Thanksgiving Gathering, 7:30 p.m. Saturday; Rent, Nov. 19-29; (320) 259-5463 or www.paramountarts.org/main/events

ST. PAUL

Science Museum of Minnesota

120 W. Kellogg Boulevard

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, through Jan. 3, tickets are $23 for adults and $18 for children age 4-12; for more information go to www.smm.org/titanic

WALKER

Northern Lights Casino

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

Red Cedar Lake, 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.