Events
Friday, Feb. 2
12:30 p.m. Open bridge group meets at Eagles Club. Mary Boell, 751-9368.
2-5 p.m. Vocal/guitarist Ryan Pels and Friends entertaining on Minnesota Forest Stage. 444-9813.
2-5:30 p.m. Opening Reception at Gallery North featuring guest artist Katherine Royer Kitty Ballerd. Featured demonstration artists are Grace Garland and Beverlee Olson. 444-9813.
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4-6 p.m. Opening Reception at Wild Hare Bistro and Coffee House featuring Laura Goliaszewski. 444-5282.
4-7 p.m. Artist Alice Linda showing at Headwaters School of Music and the Arts. 444-5606.
5-7 p.m. Opening Reception at Bemidji Community Art Center. 444-7570.
5-7 p.m. Opening Reception at Dunn Bros Coffee featuring artist Susan Hallett. 444-5252.
5-8 p.m. Opening Reception at Great River Gallery featuring newly painted wall.
6:30-9 p.m. First Friday Open Mic Stage at Cabin Coffeehouse. Sign up at 6 p.m. 444-9671.
7:30-10 p.m. First City Squares hosting square dance at Bemidji Elks Lodge. Visitors and spectators welcome to attend. Donna at 333-0861.
8 p.m.-midnight Bemidji Youth Advisory Commission sponsoring Youth Night for high schoolers at Boys and Girls Club of Bemidji Area. Admission is $5 and includes refreshments, two raffle tickets, and access to contests and bands.
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Saturday, Feb. 3
6 p.m. Lake Country Lions sponsoring Valentine's Dinner and Dance at Cass Lake American Legion Club. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Cost for dinner and dance is $15 per person. Cost for dance only is $5 per person.
7:30 p.m. High school ensembles from northern Minnesota, North Dakota and Canada participating in Jazz Fest 2007 at Bemidji High School Auditorium. Open to public. Admission is $5 for general public, $3 for seniors and students and free with BSU student identification card.
8 p.m.-midnight Free live music from blues and jazz to American rock and punk. 444-0567 or brigids@brigidsirishpub.com .
Education
Organizations
Friday, Feb. 2
Noon Al-Anon meeting at New Salem Lutheran Church in Turtle River. Dora Lee at 586-2262.
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5:30 p.m. Free to Choose open AA meeting (non-smoking) at Alano Club, 1225 Anne Street (across from hospital). 444-2525.
7 p.m. Native American support group meets at People's Church, 824 America Ave. NW. Mic, 444-8267.
7-8:30 p.m. Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) hosting confidential, peer-led, self-help support group meetings at Community Church in Walker.
7-9 p.m. Reformers Unanimous meeting at Bemidji Baptist Church. Come be part of nation's fastest growing Faith-based addiction recovery program. Nursery and child care provided. 751-9311.
8-9 p.m. Closed non-smoking AA meeting at United Methodist Church, Ninth and Beltrami. Please use back door.
Saturday, Feb. 3
11 a.m. Sons of Norway Norse study class at Wild Hare Bistro and Coffee Company. Donald Anderson, 751-7398.
11:45 a.m. Duplicate bridge at American Legion Club. 751-4218.
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7:30 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous meeting in basement blue room, at Alano Club,1225 Anne Street. 444-2525. Stephen at 444-8979 or Mike at 209-1365.
Religion
Friday, Feb. 2
Noon-2 p.m. Labyrinth open at First Lutheran Church in Bemidji.
Saturday, Feb. 3
10:30-11:30 a.m. Auditions for 2007 Minnesota All-State Lutheran Choir at Bethel Lutheran Church in Bemidji. Carol L. Johnson at 751-0415.
Services
Friday, Feb. 2
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1-3 p.m. Blood pressure clinic at Cass County Public Health Service office, Walker.
Saturday, Feb. 3
10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Friends of the Bemidji Library Bookstore open. 751-3963.
