Here are some events to check out this week, Aug. 26-Sept. 1.
Monday, Aug. 26
- Book sale hosted by the Friends of the Grand Rapids Area Library - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Grand Rapids Area Library
- For the Love of Loons interactive book presentation, with author Laura Purdie Salas - 2:30 p.m., Park Rapids Area Library
- Central Lakes College musical ensembles director meet and greet and optional auditions - 4-8 p.m., Music Rehearsal Hall, Central Lakes College, Brainerd
Tuesday, Aug. 27
- For the Love of Loons interactive book presentation, with author Laura Purdie Salas - 10:30 a.m., Bemidji Public Library; 2 p.m., Blackduck Public Library
- Local author Robert Saxton presents new young adult novel Shades of a Warrior - 6 p.m., Bemidji Public Library; reception follows at Bemidji Brewing at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 28
- For the Love of Loons interactive book presentation, with author Laura Purdie Salas - 10:30 a.m., Cass Lake Public Library; 2 p.m., Margaret Welch Memorial Library, Longville
Thursday, Aug. 29
- For the Love of Loons interactive book presentation, with author Laura Purdie Salas - 10:30 a.m., Pine River Public Library; 3:30 p.m., National Loon Center, Crosslake
Friday, Aug. 30
- 113th Bovey Farmers' Day book sale - 10 a.m., Bovey Library
- CLC Ag and Energy Field Day - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Ag Center, 26505 County Road 2, Staples
- For the Love of Loons interactive book presentation, with author Laura Purdie Salas - 10:30 a.m., Pequot Lakes Community Library; 2 p.m., Brainerd Public Library
- 150 Years of Minnesota Bird Life presented by Sparky Stensaas - 12:30-1:30 p.m., Lois King Education Center at the Sax-Zim Bog Welcome Center, Meadowlands
- 113th Bovey Farmers' Day family fun night - 5-8 p.m., Smoke on the Water, Coleraine
Saturday, Aug. 31
- 113th Bovey Farmers' Day book sale - 10 a.m., Bovey Library
- Galls and Leaf Miner Exploration field trip - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lois King Education Center at the Sax-Zim Bog Welcome Center, Meadowlands, registration required, donation may be necessary
- 113th Bovey Farmers' Day food vendors - open in the afternoon, Bovey
- Global premiere of Irresponsible Men, Irresponsible Women - 8 p.m., Headwaters Music and Arts, Bemidji, $25/ticket
- 113th Bovey Farmers' Day street dance and fireworks - 8 p.m., street dance, Second Avenue and Second Street, Bovey; 9:30 p.m. fireworks
Playwright Jeremiah Liend is a recipient of the Region 2 Arts Grant to produce his original play "Irresponsible Men, Irresponsible Women." He discusses how the play came to be and how he first became interested in theater.
Sunday, Sept. 1
- 113th Bovey Farmers' Day book sale - 10 a.m., Bovey Library
- Friends of Lake Bemidji State Park pancake breakfast - 8-10 a.m., Lake Bemidji State Park Dining Hall; bring-your-own plate and silverware requested
- 113th Bovey Farmers' Day pancake feed - 10 a.m. to noon
- Native American Music and Arts Festival - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post, Onamia
- Lichens in the Sax-Zim Bog field trip - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lois King Education Center at the Sax-Zim Bog Welcome Center, Meadowlands, registration required, donation may be necessary
- 113th Bovey Farmers' Day hayrides, games, bounce house - 1-3 p.m., Bovey City Hall lawn
- 113th Bovey Farmers' Day National Night Out activities - 4 p.m., Trout Lake Fire Department, Bovey
Monday, Sept. 2
- 113th Bovey Farmers' Day historic Bovey display - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bovey City Hall Club Room
- 113th Bovey Farmers' Day parade - 11 a.m.
- 113th Bovey Farmers' Day car show - noon, Fourth Avenue, Bovey
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