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Thursday

“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 p.m. to 10 p.m., Pub 500, 500 S. Front St., free, 625-6500.

U.S.-Dakota War discussion — 6 p.m., New Ulm Public Library, 17 N. Broadway, 507-359-8334.

Music

Charley’s — Paul Durenberger

Midtown — Mostly Water

Mully’s — Karaoke

RedSky — Boys-n-the Barrels

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke

Wine Cafe — Karaoke

Friday

Kato Plus Square Dance Club — 7:30 p.m., Summit Center, 518 S. Fifth St., Mankato, $6, 388-3344.

Merely Players Murder Mystery “Days of Wine & Rose” — 6 p.m., Chankaska Creek Ranch & Winery, 1179 E. Pearl St., Kasota, 507-931-0089.

Music

American Legion North Mankato — Billy and the Bangers

Buster’s — Throw the Fight

Charley’s — Paul Durenberger

Embassy Bar — The Jim Jam Band

Grand Kabaret — Francine Roche & Mark Stillman

Mankato Moose Club — Fiddleman Karaoke

Midtown Tavern — Near-vana

Mully’s — Northern Charm

RedSky — CJ’s in a Funk & the Electric Children

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke

Wine Cafe — Bullypulpit Bluegrass, The Electric Sky Band

Saturday

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.

Circle 8 Square Dance Club — 7:30 p.m., Summit Center, $5, 388-3344.

Youth in Harmony Festival Concert — 4 p.m., Crossview Covenant Church, 2000 Howard Drive W., North Mankato, 388-6148.

Music

Bullheads Bar — IV Play

Buster’s — Fight Night

Chankaska Creek Ranch & Winery — The Frye

Charley’s — Paul Durenberger

Grand Kabaret — Pengra & Arsenault

Kabobs Skewer & Drink — The Murphy Brothers Band

The Loose Moose & Conference Center — Karaoke

Midtown Tavern — Ross William Perry

Mully’s — T.B.A.

Pub & Patio — The Jim Jam Band

RedSky — Mally, Breakneck the Mage & Evil Deeds

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke

Smiley’s — D&R Karaoke

Wine Cafe — The Larry McDonough Jazz Quartet

Sunday

Kevin Grover American Indian lecture — 3:30 p.m., Alumni Hall, Gustavus Adolphus, St. Peter, 507-933-7200.

Mankato Eagles Cancer Brunch Andreas Cancer Benefit — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 708 N. Riverfront Drive, $7.50 in advance, $8 at the door, 625-9701.

Mankato Symphony Orchestra presents “Scheherezade” — 3 p.m; Mankato West High School, 1351 S. Riverfront Drive; $25, $20 or $15 adults; $5 children 18 and under; 387-1008.

The Opera Hansel & Gretel — 3 p.m., Halling Recital Hall, Minnesota State University, $9 general admission, $7 students and children, 389-5549.

Music

American Legion North Mankato — 3-7 p.m., Sonny Bryant Trio

Hobbers HWY 99 Bar & Grill — Larry Novotny’s One Man Band

Mully’s — Start of WE Fest Karaoke

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke

Pub 500 — Reina del Cid & the Cidizens Melting Faces, Tickling Brains

Monday

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

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

Open Pottery Lab — 6:30-9 p.m., Lincoln Community Center, 110 Fulton St., Mankato, $5 for one session, $30 seven sessions, $25 clay coupon, 387-5501.

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.

Booklovers Book Club — 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 1850 Adams St., Mankato, 345-3444.

Charlie Maguire family music program — 6 p.m., New Ulm Public Library, 507-359-8334.

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

Scott Thoma “Out of the Blue” book discussion — 6:30-7:30 p.m., Gaylord Public Library, 428 Main Ave., 507-237-2280.

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

Music

RedSky — FuzzTalkRadio Tuesday Night Club

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

Mully’s — Karaoke

Patrick’s, St. Peter — Karaoke

RedSky — Local Artists

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke

Wine Cafe — Open mic night

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