July 7, 9, 10 Kairos Alive! facilitates Wellness through the Arts
This week-long series of workshops, presentations and events in Bemidji, facilitated by natinally acclaimed Maria Genne and her Kairos Alive! team of artists, will draw awareness to the power of Participatory Art Making and its positive influence on individual and community wellness. All events are free and accessible to people of all ages and abilities. For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/wellnessthroughthearts.
Monday, July 7 Introduction to Participatory Art Making
This session runs from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Rail River Folk School, 303 Railroad Street SW, for artists and individuals who want to discover new ways to enrich people's lives through engagement in the arts.
Wednesday, July 9 Fostering Wellness through Participatory Art Making
This session runs from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at the Bemidji Public Library, 509 America Ave NW. Come for a lively interactive introduction to the power of participatory dance, music and story making to positively impact wellbeing.
Thursday, July 10 Dance Hall
The Kairos Alive! Dance Hall runs from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Rail River Folk School, 303 Rail Road Street SW. All ages and all abilities are encouraged to attend and see first-hand the positive effects of Kairos Alive! artistic engagement and performance. Music provided by The Clean Starts Band, with Don Zieman and friends.
July 9 Summer Recital Series with Flute Trio
Performances by Kiki Schnackenberg, Erin Riess, Katrina Stewart and Brass Ensemble. Noon-12:30 p.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church; 2220 Anne Street NW (west of Paul Bunyan Communications), Bemidji. Freewill offering accepted.
July 10 Noon Hour Concert Series presents Sarah Carlson
Come and hear Sarah Carlson play the new pipe organ from 12:15-12:45 p.m. at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Park Rapids. Bring your lunch to eat before the concert; coffee and cookies will be served.
July 10 Soap performs at Second Street Stage in Park Rapids
The Park Rapids Downtown Business Association celebrates summer at this free, two-hour concert with food, drink, and fun starting at 6:00 p.m. 2nd St. Stage is located on 2nd St. between Main Ave. and Hwy. 71 in downtown Park Rapids. Bring your own lawn chairs. For information on the bands and the 10-week schedule, go to www.parkrapidsdowntown.com.
July 11 First Friday Art Around Town in Bemidji
Several July First Friday events have been moved to Friday, July 11. Venues exhibiting art for the month of July include Watermark Art Center, Dunn Bros. Coffee, Wild Hare Bistro, Bemidji Public Library, Neilson Place, Gallery North, and Brigid's Pub. Go to watermarkartcenter.org or call 218-444-7570 for more information.
July 11 Gallery North presents Alphabet Jambalaya
Visit Gallery North, 502 3rd Street NW from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. for the release of the children's book Alphabet Jambalaya (An Alliterative Alphabet Book for the Young at Heart). Bring the family to meet authors and Illustrators Mary Knox-Johnson and Marion Reil and six-year-old Bella Drevlow, listen to excerpts from the book, play games, enjoy refreshments, and share in the joy of sharing a first-book with children! Gallery North is a non-profit cooperative art gallery that has been displaying and selling original art and fine crafts by area artists since 1989. Please check out the website at www.gallerynorthbemidji.com.
July 11 Freehand Collaboration Group Exhibit "Sing With Paint"
Using various mediums, artists were asked to choose a sound or song that they found moving and visually interpret it, incorporating the color, emerald green. At the Cabin Coffee House, located at 214 3rd St NW, Bemidj. Call 218-556-4485 for more information.
July 12 Bagley Art in the Park
Bagley's 27th Annual Art in the Park will be held in the Bagley City Park overlooking beautiful Lake Lomond starting at 9:00 a.m.. Free to the public. There is musical entertainment, local dance performances and a child's art activity. CLIMB theatre performances will be happening throughout the day. Come enjoy the beauty of the park and the talents of local artists.
July 12 Nemeth Art Center Artist's Reception
Come to a reception at Nemeth Art Center in Park Rapids, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. for Caroline Kent, whose work will be on exhibit in July. Kent crosses media and dimension to create work that examines culture and place. Her pieces use geometry and text to examine narrative, architecture and landscape. The NAC is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. For more information, go to www.nemethartcenter.org.
July 13 State Park Concert Series presents Guitarist Lou Samsa
Headwaters School of Music and the Arts hosts this concert in the amphitheater at Lake Bemidji State Park, 10 minutes north of Bemidji off Hwy 71 N. Concert starts at 1:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Call 218-303-2300 for more information.
July 13 4th Annual Bite of Park Rapids and Juried Art Fair
The Park Rapids Downtown Business Association will sponsor a juried art fair in conjunction with this successful annual event featuring delicious food and great music. The schedule is as follows: 11:00 a.m.: Art Fair and Food Booths Open; 11:00 a.m. - Noon: Music by Hog Rooster; 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.: Music by Dead Horses; 1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Food Contests; 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Music by Stereo Mystics. Additional thank you to R.D. Offutt Company Farm Division and Black Swan Cooperage for sponsoring this event. Go to www.parkrapidsdowntown.com for more information.
July 15 Mural Project Public Forum
The Waste Water Treatment Facility invites all to a public forum at Bemidji City Hall from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. to meet the newly selected muralist and plans for the mural to be painted on the outside of the facility.
July 16 Summer Recital Series with Dr. Beverly Everett, Organ
Noon-12:30 p.m. at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, 1800 Irvine Avenue NW, Bemidji. Freewill offering accepted.
July 17 Fatten' Frogs perform at Second Street Stage in Park Rapids
The Park Rapids Downtown Business Association celebrates summer at this free, two-hour concert with food, drink, and fun starting at 6:00 p.m. 2nd St. Stage is located on 2nd St. between Main Ave. and Hwy. 71 in downtown Park Rapids. Bring your own lawn chairs. For information on the bands and the 10-week schedule, go to www.parkrapidsdowntown.com.
July 19-20 Watermark Art Center's 47th Annual Art in the Park
Saturday July 19th from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Sunday July 20th from 10:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m.
All are invited to Bemidji's premiere art event held on beautiful Lake Bemidji in Library Park. This annual event presents over one hundred artists and vendors showcasing ceramics, wood furniture and accessories, jewelry, glass, paintings, sculpture, fabrics, weaving, great food and much more. Enjoy music by Pat Surface in the Spiritwood Music Tent all day Saturday & Sunday. There will be puppet performances with the Fortuna Puppet Theatre on Saturday and fantastic face painting and henna tattoos with Jens Werner. Artists from Two Eyes Weaving Studio will be doing demos and providing hands-on weaving opportunities and the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra will have stringed instruments on hand to play.
On the shores of the lake in Downtown Bemidji just 1 Block North of Paul and Babe! For more information go to http://watermarkartcenter.org/art-in-the-park/ or call us at 218-444-7570.
July 19 The Bemidji Symphony Orchestra presents the Jae Sinnett Trio
"Jae, Jazz and More" features the premiere of orchestral versions of jazz drummer Jae Sinnett's favorite original compositions joined by pianist Allen Farnham and bassist Terry Burrell. The BSO will also play patriotic favorites and be joined by the annual "Mystery Maestro" who will conduct "Stars and Stripes Forever." This concert kicks off the 2014-15 season "A Perfect 10," celebrating Maestro Everett's 10th anniversary as music director of the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra. Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Bemidji High School Auditorium. Tickets at the door and in advance at Lueken's Village Foods North and South and brownpapertickets.com. $10.00 for adults and seniors / K-12 students admitted free. A complimentary ticket to "Jae, Jazz and More" is included with the purchase of a $60.00 2014-15 BSO Season Ticket. Call 218/444-7914 with questions.
July 20 State Park Concert Series presents Bill and Kate Isles
Headwaters School of Music and the Arts hosts this concert in the amphitheater at Lake Bemidji State Park, 10 minutes north of Bemidji off Hwy 71 N. Concert starts at 1:30 and is free and open to the public. Call 218-303-2300 for more information.
July 23 Summer Recital Series with Glenn Seibel and Wayne Hoff
Noon-12:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 9th and Beltrami Avenue, Bemidji. Freewill offering accepted.
July 24 Noon Hour Concert Series with Julie Kaiser & Cheryl Steinborn
This concert offers an international taste, with music by British, French, Italian, German and Czechoslovakian composers. 12:15-12:45 p.m. at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Park Rapids. Bring your lunch to eat before the concert; coffee and cookies will be served.
July 24 The Limns perform at Second Street Stage in Park Rapids
The Park Rapids Downtown Business Association celebrates summer at this free, two-hour concert with food, drink, and fun starting at 6:00 p.m. 2nd St. Stage is located on 2nd St. between Main Ave. and Hwy. 71 in downtown Park Rapids. Bring your own lawn chairs. For information on the bands and the 10-week schedule, go to www.parkrapidsdowntown.com.
July 27 State Park Concert Series presents Northern Bass
Headwaters School of Music and the Arts hosts this concert in the amphitheater at Lake Bemidji State Park, 10 minutes north of Bemidji off Hwy 71 N. Concert starts at 1:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Call 218-303-2300 for more information.
July 25, 26, 27, 31 and Aug 1-2 Northern Light Opera's "Guys & Dolls"
Frank Loesser's music and lyrics are brought to life by a cast of colorful and sometimes eccentric characters. Performances take place at the Park Rapids Area High School Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. July 25, 26, 31, and August 1. Matinees begin at 3:00 p.m. on July 27 and Aug. 2. Tickets will be available at Beagle Books, by calling 866-766-7372 or 218-237-0400, or at the door. $20 /Adults and $10 / Students.
July 30 Summer Recital Series with Michael Hanson & Melanie Hanson
Noon-12:30 p.m. at New Salem Lutheran Church, 7491 Island View Dr. NW (Hwy 71 N at Turtle River). Freewill offering accepted.
July 31 Horseshoes & Hand Grenades perform at Second Street Stage
The Park Rapids Downtown Business Association celebrates summer at this free, two-hour concert with food, drink, and fun starting at 6:00 p.m. 2nd St. Stage is located on 2nd St. between Main Ave. and Hwy. 71 in downtown Park Rapids. Bring your own lawn chairs. For information on the bands and the 10-week schedule, go to www.parkrapidsdowntown.com.
Sessions run from 10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. each day at Headwaters School of Music and the Arts in Bemidji. The camp is open to all percussionists, from beginner to advanced, who want to improve their drumset skills in an environment that is exciting an inspiring. The three full time instructors are Eric Sundeen, Ben Anderson, and Tom Buckley. Guest clinicians include Ryan Insleman, Dr. Terry Vermillion and area musicians. For more information call Headwaters School of Music and the Arts at 218-444-5606 or go to 
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