Arts

The Working Artists Gallery in Hackensack offers a unique combination of experiences. You can take art classes, learn from other artists, and display your work—all in one gallery located at the back of the Book Nook in downtown Hackensack.

"Artists of Cass County" are on display through September in the Middle Ground Gallery at the Five Wings Arts Council office in Staples. The Five Wings Arts Council is one of eleven regional arts councils in Minnesota. It serves as a granting organization and supports the work of artists in Cass, Crow Wing, Wadena, Morrison, and Todd Counties.

Brush up your pet—and your photographic skills—and snap a photo of your pet "puttin' on the Ritz." It's time once again for the annual pet photo contest sponsored by the Headwaters Animal Shelter in Park Rapids.

A summer writing group just for teens will meet in Park Rapids for eight weeks beginning June 15. Sessions will be held on Tuesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon from June 15 through Aug. 3. All meetings will be at the Park Rapids Library.

Lake Country is brimming with talented individuals and two local towns—Park Rapids and Pequot Lakes—will soon be celebrating the arts in their own ways.

It's cold outside, the dark nights are long, and it's very tempting to just curl up under a blanket and hibernate. But here's an idea for making much better use of your wintertime—try something new!

Pick up a new hobby. Sharpen your senses. Stretch your horizons. Invigorate yourself!

We're pretty self-sufficient here in Lake Country. And, surrounded by nature's bounty, we recognize the decorating possibilities presented by the pine cones and boughs just beyond our doorsteps.

The Paul Bunyan Playhouse announces Bemidji area auditions for the 2010 summer season. Auditions will be Monday, October 26, and Tuesday, October 27, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Historic Chief Theater in downtown Bemidji, 314 Beltrami Avenue.

Sixty-eight years ago it was a Department of Justice internment camp. Now it’s a United Tribes Technical College, dedicated to the education of American Indian students.

In conjunction with the 61st Annual Remer Harvest Festival, an original musical titled In the Neighborhood will be performed Thursday and Friday, August 6th and 7th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Remer Depot.