Calendar: June 30-July 7, 2021

WEEKLY

• Tuesdays: Hackensack Children’s Fishing Contest, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., fishing pier
• Wednesdays: Nisswa Turtle Races, 2 p.m.
• Thursdays: Nisswa farmers market, 8 a.m.-noon, American Legion parking lot
• Fridays: Pine River Market Square farmers and crafters market, 2:30-5:30 p.m., near Pine River Depot
• Fridays: Lakeside Concert Series, 5-7 p.m., Hackensack Park pavilion
• Saturdays: Bands, Crosslake Town Square, 6-8 p.m.
• Saturdays: Bands in the Park, 7-9 p.m., Trailside Park, Pequot Lakes

JUNE

• 30: Brainerd Community Theatre: “The Odd Couple,” 6:30 p.m., John Chalberg Theatre, Central Lakes College, Brainerd

JULY

• 1: Kitchigami Regional Library virtual program: Storytime with The Shaskans, 10-11 a.m., get link on Facebook @KRLSLegacy or call a local library
• 1-2: Crosslake Community School fundraiser garage sale, noon-6 p.m. Thursday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday
• 2-3: Pequot Lakes Community Library book sale, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., library
• 2-3: Crosslake Area Library book sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Crosslake Community Center
• 2-3: Lakes Area Artists Fine Art Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Live Well, Journey Church, Nisswa
• 2: Lakeside Concert Series: Dos Guys, 5-7 p.m., Hackensack Park pavilion on Birch Lake
• 3: Reading of the Declaration of Independence, 9 a.m., Fairfield Town Hall
• 3: Nisswa Freedom Days Celebration & Parade: parade, 7 p.m.
• 3: Bands in the Park: One Night Stand (rock, blues, jazz, gospel), 7-9 p.m., Trailside Park, Pequot Lakes
• 3: Stars & Stripes Days fireworks, dusk, Pequot Lakes
• 3: Celebrate America Crosslake fireworks, dusk, over Sand Island
• 3: Fireworks, dusk, Breezy Point Resort
• 3-4: Pequot Lakes Stars & Stripes Days: Music, food vendors, games, firefighter pancake breakfast (7-11 a.m. July 4), parade (noon July 4), fireworks (dusk July 3)
• 3-11: Grandpa’s Virtual Run for the Walleye, Crosslake
• 4: Pequot Lakes Fire Department pancake breakfast, 7-11 a.m., fire hall
• 4: Nisswa Firecracker Run Up North, 8 a.m., downtown Nisswa
• 4: Dedication of historic 45-star flag, 2 p.m. Pine River Historic Depot
• 7: Divas Through the Decades, 6:30 p.m., outdoor stage, Central Lakes College, Brainerd

1/4: Author and illustrator team Stephen and Trisha Speed Shaskan will be leading an interactive event for the Kitchigami Regional Library reading program. Submitted Photo (June 2021)

2/4: Ben Gordon (left) plays Felix and Marc Elephant plays Oscar in Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple,” which headlines a summer season of theater produced by Brainerd Community Theatre. Performances are. June 22-24 and June 29 through July 1 on the outdoor stage on the south lawn of Brainerd’s Central Lakes College campus. Photo by John Erickson

3/4: Lakes Area Artist Steven Weagel, of Pequot Lakes, created this flames lamp. Submitted Photo

4/4: Central Lakes College will present Divas through the Decades on July 7. Submitted Photo (June 2021)