Weekend entertainment events Sept. 23-24



Hurlyburly — 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Andreas Theatre, Minnesota State University. $9. (507) 389-6661.

Chad Winterfeldt — 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Christ Chapel, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter. www.gustavus.edu.

100th Anniversary of Gene Autry’s Birth — 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Tacy’s House, 332 Center St., Mankato. Featuring Lonesome Ron. (507) 345-9777 or www.betsy-tacysociety.org.

Wonderful World of Mussels — 9 a.m. mussel hike Saturday, Cottonwood River, Flandrau State Park group shelter. Featuring Mike Davis of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Taste of the Garden — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Drummers Garden Center and Floral, 281 St. Andrews Drive, Mankato. Featuring a breakfast, chef demonstrations, salsa and vegetables contests, and free seminars. (507) 388-4877 or (800) 536-0758.

Roll in for the Red Classic Car Show — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Club 57, Waseca. Featuring a classic car cruise, a hog roast, 50s music, and kids’ games. Proceeds going to American Red Cross.

Old-Fashioned Barn Dance — 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Jack McGowan's History Farm near Mankato. Including live music, live and silent auctions, hayrides, historic costume photos, and children’s games. Fundraiser for the Blue Earth County Historical Society. $5 adults and $3 children.

Minnesota Author Gary Holthaus — 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Peter Food Co-op. Author of “From the Farm to the Table: What Every American Needs to Know About Agriculture.” (507) 934-4880.

Mankato Mdewakanton Pow-wow — 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Land of Memories Park, Mankato. Native American dancing, singing, drumming and moccasin games.

“Why Do Dogs Smell Each Other’s Tails?” — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site near Comfrey. Program on how dogs became part of the American Indian culture. $5 adults, $4 seniors and college students, $3 children. (507) 628-5591.

Mankato Farmers Market Fall Festival — 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Madison East Center, 1400 Madison Ave. Including food, live music, children’s games, U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, American Honey Queen Kelly Tjepkes, and the Apple-Goodness Bake-Off.

Nepal Night — 6 p.m. Saturday, Centennial Student Union Ballroom, Minnesota State University. Featuring Nepali food, cultural programs, and presentations about Nepal. $8 general admission and $5 MSU students.



Yumiko Oshima-Ryan — 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter. www.gustavus.edu.

Sundays at the Harkin Store — 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Harkin Store near New Ulm. Featuring a display of the wool industry around 1856. (507) 354-8666 or (507) 934-2160.

2nd annual Grill ‘N Golf Competition and Community Picnic — Noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Putting Green Park, New Ulm. Including music, food, grilling competition, and mini-golf. $8. www.puttinggreen.org.

Mankato Mdewakanton Pow-wow — 1 p.m. Sunday, Land of Memories Park, Mankato. Native American dancing, singing, drumming, and moccasin games.

Blue Earth Valley Concert Association: Whit Smith and his Hot Jazz Caravan — 7 p.m. Sunday, Blue Earth High School Performing Arts Center. $35 adults, $10 students.

Theatre Physics — 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday, Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center, Bethany Lutheran College, 700 Luther Drive, Mankato. Vaudeville-type review. (507) 344-7374.

Arts on the Green — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato. Featuring face painting, story times, musical entertainment, chain saw sculptures, “throwing” pots and weird science.



Music Saturday

American Legion — Karaoke

Bandana Brewery — Karaoke

Boomtown — Lookout Drive

Buster’s — MeanStreak

Chevy’s — Karaoke

Contessa — Ben Marti

Inferno Tavern — The Subsidies with Kick Tin

Mac’s — Karaoke

McGoff’s — Milo Bobbins and the Budget Boys

Midtown Tavern — Captain Standoff

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke

Sugar Room — Jaggedease

Wine Cafe — The Wino’s



Music Sunday

Inferno Tavern — Karaoke

Mac’s — Karaoke

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke