UPCOMING EVENTS
Live music
For week of Dec. 31 - Jan. 6; 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, 8:30-12:30 a.m. Thursday
BRAINERD
Blue Ox
608 Laurel St.
Lasher, Thursday-Saturday
The Iron Rail
707 Laurel St.
The Wayne Renn Band, Thursday-
Saturday
Eagles Club
124 Front St.
Muddy Water, 8 p.m. to midnight Thursday and 2-6 p.m. Friday
Coco Moon
601 Laurel St.
Thursday Bluegrass, first, third and fifth Thursday of the month
Yesterday's Gone
612 Front St.
Open Jam, 8 p.m. Saturdays
American Legion
708 Front St.
Kenny Jake Band, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday
BREEZY POINT
Commander Bar
30279 Airport Road
Under the Covers, Thursday-Saturday
Prime Time Food and Spirits
8548 Ski Chalet Drive
The Stool Pigeons, Thursday-Saturday
CROSBY
The Bridge Tavern
26929 Highway 6
Classic Country Dinner Theater, 2-6 p.m. Sunday
GARRISON
Blue Goose Inn
9347 U.S. Highway 169
So Big, Thursday-Saturday
HARDING
Sportsman's Bar and Grill
24997 Quest Rd.
Kenny Jake Band, Thursday
LAKE SHORE
Bar Harbor
8164 Interlachen Road
Kevin Klimek, 7-11 p.m. every Friday-Saturday
MOTLEY
Ten Hi
133 Highway 10
Cutloose, Thursday and Saturday
Performing arts
BRAINERD
Cellist Scott Lykins to perform
Lakes Area Chamber Music Festival presents Scott Lykins recital, 3 p.m. Sunday, Franklin Arts Center, auditorium.
STAPLES
Guitarist Robert Michaels to perform
Robert Michaels' concert, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 9, Centennial Auditorium: Advance tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for students 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.
Visual arts
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 by appointment by calling (218) 330-1780 through Saturday.
Crow Wing County
Historical Society
320 Laurel St.
Various exhibits, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 829-3268, www.crowwinghistory.org.
BAXTER
Lord of Life Lutheran Church
501 Laurel St.
Messenger,a photographic exhibition, on display through Jan. 23.
Art Matters Gallery at Franklin Arts Center
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.
NEW YORK MILLS
Regional Cultural Center
24 Main Ave. N.
Meghan Duda's landscape and architectural photographs of Minnesota and North Dakota exhibit, ends Thursday.
Out of town
BLOOMINGTON
Mall of America
60 East Broadway
Bodies the Exhibition, exhibit of
unprecedented view of the human body, through Sunday, 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
Johnny Holm Band, 10 p.m. Thursday, free.
James Otto with Joey and Rory, 6 p.m. Jan. 17.
MINNEAPOLIS
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Ave. S.
The Louve and the Masterpiece; ends Jan. 10, (612) 870-3131, www.artsmia.org.
Children's Theatre Company
2400 Third Ave. S.
Cinderella, runs through Saturday; tickets are $29-$44, adults and $20-$32, children under 17 and seniors; tickets available by calling (612) 874-0400 or www.childrenstheatre.org.
MORRILL
St. Joseph's Parish Hall
8 miles north of Gilman
Alan Godage and Sundown, 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursday; $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 5-12.
ONAMIA
Grand Casino Mille Lacs
Brian Kinney Band, 9 p.m. -12:30 a.m. Thursday, free.
Direct from the Bar, It's Guys and Dolls, 6 and 9 p.m. Friday.
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
Holy Bells, 4 p.m. Thursday; Tonic Sol Fa, 4 p.m. Thursday; Fiddler on the Roof, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 7-9 and Jan. 14-16 and 2 p.m. Jan. 10 and 17; (320) 259-5463 or www.paramountarts.org/main/events
ST. PAUL
Science Museum of Minnesota
120 W. Kellogg Boulevard
Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, through Sunday, tickets are $23 for adults and $18 for children age 4-12; for more information go to www.smm.org/titantic
WALKER
Northern Lights Casino
Tesla, 7 p.m. Jan. 16.
Mountain Ash, 8:30 p.m. -12:30 a.m.,
Thursday-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.