Entertainment Calendar Aug. 30-Sept. 5

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August 30, 2012

Entertainment Calendar Aug. 30-Sept. 5

Anonymous The Free Press The Mankato Free Press Thu Aug 30, 2012, 04:18 PM CDT

— Today

Buster’s Car Show -- 5-8 p.m., Buster’s Bar, 1325 Madison Ave., free, 389-8999.

Health Information and Cooking Class -- VINE Faith in Action and Blue Earth County Community Health offer salad samples and health information, free, 1-2 p.m., Summit Center, 518 S. Fifth St.

Mankato West Booster Tailgate Party -- Free youth activities, sandwiches and ice cream for purchase, 5-7 p.m., Mankato West football field.

“Stories, songs and movement” -- 10:15 a.m., Creative Play Place, St. Peter Community Center room 127, 351-4284.

Top 40 Dance DJ -- 10 p.m., Boomtown, free, 625-9264.

Trivia -- 8-10 p.m., Pub 500, 500 S. Front St., free, 625-6500.

Music

Charley’s -- Paul Durenberger

Mully’s -- Karaoke

Red Sky -- Nathan Miller and the Unstoppable Co.

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl -- Karaoke

Savoy -- Rain Kings, Organic Cowboys

Wine Cafe -- Karaoke

Friday

Beaver Ecology -- 7:30 p.m., free, Flandrau State Park. Meet at the picnic area on the campground side of the park.

Storytime with the Hubbard Girls -- 10:30 a.m., Historic R.D. Hubbard House, 606 S. Broad St., free, 345-5566.

“Winedown for the Weekend” with Ben Marti -- 6:30-9 p.m., Morgan Creek Vineyards, 23707 478th Ave., New Ulm, free, 507-947-3547.

Music

Buckshots in Butterfield -- IV Play

Buster’s -- 2nd NoTioN

Chankaska Creek Ranch & Winery -- The Real Easy Jazz

Charley’s -- Paul Durenberger

Hobber’s -- Raven Moon Rising

Loose Moose -- Karaoke

Mankato Moose Club -- Fiddleman Karaoke

Mully’s -- Canyon Cowboys

RedSky -- Charlie Parr

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl -- Karaoke

Savoy -- Bully Pulpit

Westwood - The Frye

Wine Cafe -- Jim Jam Band, The Lost Walleye Orchestra

Saturday

Nature Hike -- 90-minute hike, 1 p.m., free, Minneopa State Park. Meet at the parking lot on the gravel road halfway to Seppmann Windmill on the north side of the park.

Riverblast, New Ulm -- Saturday at Riverside Park. Music starts at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. flotilla.

Music

Buster’s -- Goodnight Argent

Charley’s -- Paul Durenberger

Indian Island Winery -- Jim Jam Band

The Loose Moose & Conference Center -- Karaoke

Mankato Moose Lodge -- Fiddleman Karaoke

Mully’s -- Canyon Cowboys

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl -- Karaoke

Savoy -- Calamity and the Owl, Earstrippers, The Union Suits

Smiley’s in New Ulm -- D & R Karaoke

Wine Cafe -- Tess Erickson

Sunday

Club Sundays at Indian Island Winery -- Bring your club (Red Hat Society, fraternity, etc.) and receive discounted wine tastings and food offers. Call ahead: 507-317-7914. IndianIslandWinery.com.

Night Hike -- 9 p.m., free, Minneopa State Park. Meet at the parking lot on the gravel road halfway to Seppmann Windmill on the north side of the park.

The West Arrives at West Newton -- Author John Koblas and Lonesome Ron will present western music and the history of Jesse James, 1-4 p.m. at the Harkin Store, nine miles northwest of New Ulm on Nicollet County Road 21. 507-934-2160.

Music

Hobber’s -- Geoff Elvey

Mully’s -- Karaoke

Pub500 -- Blue Ox Jazz Babies

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl -- Karaoke with Ocho

Westwood -- Raven Moon Rising

Monday

Godahl Labor Day Celebration -- Live music, dancing, bingo, food and activities.9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., parade at 12:30 p.m., free, in Godahl, 10 miles north of St. James on Highway 4.

Rumor’s Rev It Up and Roll In -- 4-7 p.m., Rumor’s Lounge, 1247 Range St., 387-3439.

Texas Hold’Em Poker -- 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Pub 500, free, 625-6500.

Music

Boomtown -- Karaoke

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl -- Karaoke

Tuesday

American Guild of Organists Summer Recital Series featuring -- 12:10 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 720 S. Second St., free, 388-2925.

Author talk -- Craig Mullaney, author of “The Unforgiving Minute,” free, 7:30 p.m., Minnesota State Centennial Studon Union Ballroom.

Bar Bingo -- 7:30-9:30 p.m., Mully’s, 1030 Madison Ave., free, 388-1441.

BECHS presents “History of the Histories of the U.S. Dakota War” -- Historian William Lass presents a historiography of the war, 6 p.m., BECHS Heritage Center, 415 Cherry St., 507-345-5566.

Texas Hold’Em Poker -- 6:45 p.m., North Mankato American Legion, free, 625-1264.

Music

Pub 500 -- Open mic

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl -- Karaoke

Wine Cafe -- Open mic night

Wednesday

Blues class and dancing -- 9 p.m., Savoy, 526 S. Front St., 385-0072.

Trivia with Stunt Monkey -- 10 p.m., Boomtown, free, 625-9264.

Music

Mully’s -- Karaoke

Patrick’s, St. Peter -- Karaoke

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl -- Karaoke

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