Thursday

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

Terri DeGezelle opening reception — 5-7 p.m., Blue Earth County Historical Society Heritage Center, 415 Cherry St., Mankato, www.bechshistory.com.

Third Thursday Gallery Walk — 5-8 p.m., Mankato art galleries, free, www.citycentermankato.com/partnership.php.

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

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

Tom Abel art lecture & reception — 7 p.m., Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center, Bethany Lutheran College, free, blc.edu/finearts.

Music

Buster’s — Dory Drive

Charley’s — Paul Durenberger

Mully’s — Karaoke

RedSky — The Rangos

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke

Wine Cafe — Karaoke

Friday

“Bite a Burger for Cancer” Andreas Cancer Center benefit — 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Eagles Club #269, 708 N. Riverfront Drive, Mankato, $5, 507-625-9701.

Riverbend Promenaders Square Dance Club Beach Party — 7:30 p.m., Assembly of God Church, 722 Sunrise Drive, St. Peter, 388-3344.

Music

Buster’s — Pype

Charley’s — Paul Durenberger

Grand Kabaret — Alpenglow

Le Center Legion — Johnny Holm Band

Madelia VFW — D&R Karaoke

Mankato Moose Club — Fiddleman Karaoke

Midtown Tavern — Nowhere Fast

Mully’s — Roy Dawson & the Bootleggers

RedSky — Goodnight Gold Dust

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke

Wine Cafe — The Frye

Saturday

“Abe Lincoln’s Graveyard Ghouls” book talk & reenactment — 1-3 p.m., The Summit Center, 518 S. Fifth St., Mankato, $5 adults, $2 ages 5-16, $12 for two adults and a child, 625-8056.

Aktion Club Theatre presents “Love Sweet Love” & talent show — 3 p.m., Mankato West High School, 1351 S. Riverfront Drive, free-will, www.arcmnsw.org.

Bingo — 4 p.m., American Legion Post 294, Lake Crystal, $1 for three cards, $2 for two blackout cards, 507-726-6050.

Children’s Story Time at Barnes & Noble — 11 a.m., 1850 Adams St., ages 2-8, free, 345-3444.

Farmers Market — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Drummers Garden Center & Floral, 281 St. Andrews Drive, Mankato, 388-4877.

Masquerade Ball — 6:30-10 p.m., Indian Island Winery, 18018 631st Ave, Janesville, $35, reservations necessary, www.indianislandwinery.com.

Music

Buster’s — Funktion Junction

Chankaska Creek Ranch & Winery — Betty & Ocho

Charley’s — Paul Durenberger

Circle Inn — Cline Sisters

Eagles Club — Cedar Paddle Band

Grand Kabaret — String Theory

The Loose Moose & Conference Center — Karaoke

Midtown Tavern — Lethal Chemistry

Mully’s — Roy Dawson & the Bootleggers

Pub 500 — Matthew Griswold & the Stompede

RedSky — DJ Attack & Digital T

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke

Sunday

Bethel Bage piano recital — 7 p.m., Trinity Chapel, Bethany Lutheran College, 700 Luther Drive, Mankato, free, www.blc.edu/music.

NCHS annual meeting, dinner and discussion — 1-3 p.m., Jackson Hall,  Gustavus Adolphus, St. Peter, $15 NCHS members, $20 non-members, $5 to attend discussion, 507-934-2160.

Music

Mully’s — Karaoke

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke

Pub 500 — Braden Saulsbury

Monday

Bar Bingo — 7:30-9:30 p.m., Mully’s, 1030 Madison Ave., no cover charge, 388-1441.

Blue Earth Valley Quilters meeting — 7 p.m., Blue Earth Area High School Choir Room, 1125 N. Grove St. 507-526-5808.

Family Storytime at the North Mankato Taylor Library — 6:30 p.m., 1001 Belgrade Ave., free, 345-5120.

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

Music

Boomtown — Karaoke

Patrick’s On Third, St. Peter — Open Mic Night with The Wooden Nickels

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke

Tuesday

Bar Bingo — 7:30-9:30 p.m., Mully’s, 1030 Madison Ave., no cover charge, 388-1441.

Kenji Bunch viola concert — 7 p.m., Trinity Chapel, Bethany Lutheran College, www.blc.edu.

MN History player Mary Dodge Woodward performance — 6:30-7:30 p.m., Gaylord Public Library, 428 Main Ave., 507-237-2280.

Preschool Storytime at the North Mankato Taylor Library — 10:30 a.m., free, 345-5120.

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

Music

RedSky — Local artists

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke

Wednesday

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

Preschool Storytime at the North Mankato Taylor Library — 10:30 a.m., free, 345-5120.

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

Music

American Legion North Mankato — Karaoke

Mully’s — Karaoke

Patrick’s, St. Peter — Karaoke

RedSky — DJ Paul from Three 6 Mafia

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke

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