Arts Downtown PR (3rd Thursdays)

Christine Jessen of Forest & Floral Garden Center will help gardeners find winter reading to plan for 2014 from 5 to 5:30 and 6 to 6:30 p.m. at Beagle Books. Next door, Jason Wright will play Bella Caffe's great piano from 5 to 5:30 and 6 to 6:30. Taylor Schroeder will perform easy listening music on guitar and sing at The Good Life Cafe, from 5:30 to 6 and 6:30 to 7. Enjoy Hank Reitan’s instrumentals at Necce's, from 5:30 to 6 and 6:30 to 7. There is no admission charge to Arts Downtown PR events.

    Plan to spend the evening Downtown and stay to hear Charlie Parr at Armory Square, starting at 7:30 p.m. Many people play roots music, but few modern musicians live those roots like Minnesota's Charlie Parr. Armory Square is located at the corner of US Hwy. 71 and 2nd Street in Downtown Park Rapids. Seating is limited, so please bring your own chair. Tickets are $10 advance/$12 day of show. Advance tickets available online at www.parr.eventbrite.com, at Smoky Hills Art in Downtown Park Rapids or Terrapin Station in Nevis.

    Names will be drawn from those attending Arts Downtown PR Sept. 19 for two free tickets to the 3rd Thursday Armory concert by Kind Country Oct. 17