— Thursday

Good Thunder Reading Series featuring Geoff Herbach, Diana Joseph and Richard Terrill — 3 p.m. talk on craft in Centennial Student Union, Minnesota State University, 7:30 p.m. reading in CSU room 253, free, 389-1354.

Jewelry exhibit opening reception — 4-7 p.m., Waseca Art Center, 410 N. State St., Waseca, free, 507-835-1701.

Minnesota Shorts Play Festival — 7 p.m., Mankato West High School theater, $10 at the door, $9 in advance at Hy-Vee stores or www.mnshorts.tripod. com, 934-8133.

Music

Boomtown — DJ

Eagles Club — Entertainers 5

The Loose Moose & Conference Center — Live Mic Night with Dr. Lee & The Terminally Chill

Midtown Tavern — Fiddleman Karaoke

RedSky Lounge — Electric Sky

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke

Savoy — Open Mic Night

Wine Cafe — Karaoke

Friday

Minnesota Shorts Play Festival — 7 p.m., Mankato West High School theater, $10 at the door, $9 in advance at Hy-Vee stores or www.mnshorts.tripod. com, 934-8133.

“Parallel Vision” art exhibit opening reception — Work by Michelle Johnson and Ann Kronlokken, 7-9 p.m., Carnegie Art Center, 120 S. Broad St., Mankato, free, 625-2730.

Pridefest — Featuring the kick-off queerioki party, 8 p.m.-1 a.m., Pub 500, 500 S. Front St., Mankato, free, www.scmnpride.org, 389-5792.

Music

Busters — 69 Cents

Grand Kabaret, New Ulm — Cafe Accordion Orchestra

Indian Island Winery, Janesville — Stacy Veroeven

The Loose Moose & Conference Center — Karaoke

Mac’s Bar — Karaoke

Morgan Creek Vineyards — Ben Marti

Prairie Saloon, Kasota — The Mike Fugazzi Band

Pub 500 — Queerioki

RedSky Lounge — Skittish

Richard’s Restaurant & Pub, St. Peter — One Fast Move...

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke

Savoy — Don Scott

Sugar Room — Kristoffer Robin and Friends

Westwood Marina — The Mary Guentzel Quintet

Wine Cafe — Ocho, The Ace in The Whole Band

Saturday

Amboy Arts ‘N More Festival — Featuring local artist’s displays, children’s art area, singers, impressionists and more, 9 a.m.-midnight, Main Street, Fire Hall and City Park, Amboy, 507-351-7277.

Arts and culture walk — 1-5 p.m., Arts Center of St. Peter, 315 S. Minnesota Ave., St. Peter, free, 931-3630.

Fall Country Barn Concert — Featuring bluegrass music, food and more, 7 p.m., Waseca Art Center, $25, 507-835-1701.

Farmamerica Fall Fair — Featuring tours, festival foods, horse pulling, scrapbooking and more, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Farmamerica, Waseca, $8 for adults, $7 for seniors 62 and older, $5 for youth 6-13, free for youth 5 and younger, 507-835-2052.

Farming of Yesteryear Threshing Festival — Featuring threshing, field activities, demonstrations, bingo, a soup supper and more, 9 a.m., Kiester, $6 for adults, free for children 12 and younger, 507-525-1454.

Firefighter Street Dance — Pork sandwich meal served at 6:30 p.m., dance starts at 8:30 p.m., Rapidan Township Hall, $6 suggested donation, 507-278-3598.

Geo-Caching Festival — Registration at 8 a.m. at Coffee Hag, 329 N. Riverfront Drive, caching event from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., free, 386-7204.

Heritage Days — Henderson, www.hendersonmn.com.

Lori Streeter performance — 7 p.m., Hilltop Hall, 206 First St. N., Montgomery, $12, 507-364-8107.

Mankato Children’s Chorus open house and registration — 9:30 a.m.-noon, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 720 S. Second St., Mankato, free, 345-6097.

Pridefest — Featuring a parade at 11:15 a.m., and local exhibitors, free dance classes, live entertainment and more from noon-6 p.m., Riverfront Park, Mankato, www.scmnpride.org, 389-5792.

Pridefest’s Pride Dance — 8 p.m., Morson-Ario VFW, $5, ages 18 and older, 389-5792.

“Remembering with Dignity” exhibit and interactive experience — 12:30-4 p.m., Treaty Site History Center, St. Peter, free, 934-2160.

Rock Bend Folk Fest — Featuring art exhibits, food vendors, live entertainment and more, noon-10 p.m., Minnesota Square Park, St. Peter, free, www.rockbend.org.

Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater performance — 8 p.m., Anderson Theatre, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, 933-7590 or www.gustavustickets. com.

Waseca Arts Council presents “Johnny Cash Revue” — 7 p.m., Bill Harguth farm, 32450 Highway 13, $25, 507-835-1701.

Music

American Legion — White Horse Karaoke

Busters — Uncle Fester

Eagles Club, Northfield — Billy and the Bangers

Grand Kabaret, New Ulm — Andrea Sander-Connett and Robert Bell

The Loose Moose & Conference Center  — Karaoke

Mac’s Bar — DJ

Minnesota Square Park, St. Peter — One Fast Move..., The Wild Goose Chase Cloggers, The Abalone Dots, City Mouse and Friends, April Verch, Willie Murphy, Levee Town, Halvorson Family Band, Fendermen, Flathead Cats, Wooden Nickels.

Patrick’s, St. Peter — City Mouse and Friends

Pub 500 — Stone Remedy

RedSky Lounge — Soundclash 2.0

Riverfront Park — Sleeper and the Sleepless, The Golden Bubbles, Rakstar Fusion Belly Dancers, Fish Frye, The Tombstone Trio, Far From Falling

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke

Sugar Room — It Came From The 80’s, Nearvana

Wine Cafe — Paul Durenberger

Sunday

Amboy Arts ‘N More Festival — Featuring local artist’s displays, children’s art area, musical entertainment and more, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Main Street, Fire Hall and City Park, Amboy, 507-351-7277.

Farmamerica Fall Fair — Featuring tours, festival foods, antique tractor pull, barnyard olympics and more, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Farmamerica, Waseca, $8 for adults, $7 for seniors 62 and older, $5 for youth 6-13, free for youth 5 and younger, 507-835-2052.

Farming of Yesteryear Threshing Festival — Featuring a horse pull demonstration, parade, cribbage tournament, children’s barnyard and more, 9 a.m., Kiester, $6 for adults, free for children 12 and younger, 507-525-1454.

Grandparents Day — 1-4 p.m., Harkin Store, New Ulm, $3 for adults, $2 for seniors and children 6-17, free for children 5 and younger and Minnesota Historical Society members, 934-2160.

Heritage Days — Henderson, www.hendersonmn.com.

Min-Owa Plus square dance — 2-4:30 p.m., Sherburn Elementary School, Sherburn, free, 507-695-2377.

Poker — 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., Boomtown, 1600 Warren St., free, 625-9264.

Rock Bend Folk Fest — Featuring art exhibits, food vendors, live entertainment and more, noon-7 p.m., Minnesota Square Park, St. Peter, free, www.rockbend.org.

“Romance of the Fan” presentation and talk — 1-4 p.m., Hubbard House, 606 Broad St., Mankato, $5 for adults, $2 for children 5-17, free for children younger than 5 and Blue Earth County Historical Society members, 345-5566.

Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater performance — 2 p.m., Anderson Theatre, Gustavus, 933-7590 or www.gustavustickets.com.

Music

Midtown Tavern — Fiddleman Karaoke

Minnesota Square Park, St. Peter — The Divers, Kimmel & Company, Peppino D’Agostino, Crooked Still, The Brass Kings, Flash Bandango, Hart, Lieberman and Smith, Rain Dogs

Pub 500 — Bob Krause

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke

Monday

Art exhibits opening reception — Also featuring discussion by artist Sandra Binion, 7-9 p.m., Hillstrom Museum of Art, Gustavus, free, 933-7200.

“Henry Varnum Poor’s Autumn Still Life” exhibit opening reception — 7-9 p.m., Hillstrom Museum of Art, Gustavus, free, 933-7200.

St. Peter Choral Society opening rehearsal for Haydn’s “The Seasons” — 7:15-9 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 511 S. Fifth St., St. Peter, free, 934-6176.

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

“Voices: Contemporary Ceramic Art from Sweden” exhibit opening reception — 7-9 p.m., Hillstrom Museum of Art, Gustavus, free, 933-7200.

Youth Activities Fair — 5:30-7 p.m., St. Peter Community Center, free, 934-0667.

Music

Boomtown — Karaoke

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

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke  

Tuesday

Minnesota Valley Sweet Adelines guest night — 7:30 p.m., Fitzgerald Middle School, 110 N. Fifth St., Mankato, free, 388-6148.

Recovery and a Movie presents “Stuart Saves His Family” — 7 p.m., Southern Minnesota Recovery Connection, free, 507-386-5729.

Scottie Miller performance — 8:15 p.m., Halling Recital Hall, MSU, $12 general admission, $11 for MSU students with valid MavCard, 389-5549.

Music

Boomtown — Country DJ

RedSky Lounge — Acoustic Showcase

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke

Wednesday

MSU Theatre & Dance presents “Copenhagen” — 7:30 p.m., Andreas Theatre, Performing Arts Center, MSU, $9 regular admission, $8 for seniors, youth 16 and younger and groups of 15 people or more, $7 for MSU students, 389-6661.

Photography exhibit opening reception — Work by John Othoudt, 4-6 p.m., Eide Bailly Community Art Gallery, 1911 Excel Drive, free, 387-6031.

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

Music

Patrick’s On Third, St. Peter — Karaoke

RedSky Lounge — Live music by local artists

Rumor’s Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke

Sugar Room — Open Mic Night

Wine Cafe — Open Mic Night



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