'Fish Gone Wild' today

Fish Gone Wild

Spicer, today, 5 to 7 p.m., Downtown City Park; see the 22 completed fish, meet the local "fish" artists, have a hot dog and vote for the People's Choice Award.

WillmarMiddle School

Willmar, today, 7:30 p.m., middle school gym; seventh- and eighth-grade choirs.

Bethel concert

Willmar, Tuesday, 12:15 to 12:45 p.m., downtown on Becker Avenue; "If it's Tuesday, it must be Bethel" outdoor music concert featuring "Imported" by baritone Richard Yague; bring your lunch or purchase lunch at the church beginning at 11:45 a.m.

Music concert

Spicer, June 3, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Glacial Ridge Winery; outdoor music concert featuring Julie Dale and Jim Dyer, singer/songwriters from New London; admission is free.

Mikko Cowdery

Willmar, June 3, 6 p.m., Whitney Music Center; Mikko Cowdery presents a unique variety of sing-along music including old standards as "Slow Boat to China," "Goodnight Irene," "Hey, Good Lookin'," "Five Foot Two," and more; admission is free.

Bethel concert

Willmar, June 8, 12:15 to 12:45 p.m., downtown on Becker Avenue; "If it's Tuesday, it must be Bethel" outdoor music concert as The Barn presents highlights from "The Music Man"; bring your lunch or purchase lunch at the church beginning at 11:45 a.m.

Prairie Winds band

Willmar, June 9, 7:30 p.m., Rice Park; free concert by the Prairie Winds Concert Band.

Barn Theatre

Willmar, June 9-12, 16-19, 23-26, 7:30 p.m., The Barn Theatre; "The Music Man," directed by Al Rohman and Phil Holzman; adults $15, ages 18 and under $8, tickets available at the box office.

Music concert

Spicer, June 10, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Glacial Ridge Winery; outdoor music concert featuring Jeff Cahill and Terry Foy, "torystellars" extraordinaire; admission is free.

Little Theatre

New London, June 15-19, 23-26, 7:30 p.m., June 27, 3 p.m., Little Theatre; "I Do! I Do!" a musical about marriage; adults $14, students under 18 $7; available at www.newlondontheatre.com or call 320-354-2559 and leave name, number of tickets wanted and callback number.

Nat King Cole tribute

Dawson, June 27, 7 p.m., Memorial Auditorium; Dawson-Boyd Arts Association presents "Straighten Up and Fly Right," a tribute to Nat King Cole during Riverfest weekend; adults $15, students $5, reserved seating; tickets go on sale June 10, call box office at 320-769-2955 or online at www.dawsonboydarts.org .

Bus trips

Bus trips by community education and other nonprofit groups to arts-related events are listed below according to the date of the event. Price must be included.

Swift County Historical Society: Bus trip June 15 to New Ulm retracing the route taken by the Benson Automobile Club in 1912. New Ulm guide will board the bus for a two-hour tour of the city including German Park, Hermann Monument, the cathedral and other sites before the noon Glockenspiel performance. The afternoon will include a tour and tasting at the Schell Brewery, stops at Turner Hall's Ratskeller and Governor Lind's home. Bus leaves museum at 7:30 a.m. and returns around 7 p.m. Cost is $45 per person; noon lunch is on your own. Purchase ticket at museum by June 1; 320-843-4467.

Book lecture/signing

Mike Lynch will speak at 1 p.m. June 5 at the Olivia Public Library. The WCCO meteorologist will sign his books.

Jim Johnson will speak at 7 p.m. June 17 at the Kandiyohi County Historical Society about his book "Dummy Hanson," the story of Esten Hanson, the prelingual deaf son of Norwegian immigrants who was born in 1877 in Swift County. He was called "Dummy" Hanson by local newspapers and known to baseball fans by that name. He was considered one of the best amateur pitchers in Minnesota in the early 1900s. He pitched for (and was paid by) teams in Eden Valley, Kerkhoven and Battle Lake and also caught for the New London team. There will be an ASL interpreter at the talk.

Addresses

Barn Theatre, 321 Fourth St. S.W., Willmar

Bethel Lutheran Church, 411 Becker Ave. S.W., Willmar

Glacial Ridge Winery, 15455 Old Mill Rd., Spicer

Kandiyohi County Historical Society, North Business 71 (by the train engine), Willmar

Little Theatre, 24 Central Ave. E, New London

Memorial Auditorium, 601 Ninth St., Dawson

North American Financial Center, 1516 First St. S., Willmar

Prairie Renaissance Cultural Center, 630 Atlantic Ave., Morris

Rice Park, Kandiyohi Ave. and Second St. S.W., Willmar

Whitney Music Center and Jazz n' Java, 913 Business 71 N, Willmar

Willmar Middle School, 201 Willmar Ave S.E., Willmar

Community and high school art events such as concerts and stage productions will be printed each Thursday in this calendar up to a month in advance. The deadline is noon Monday.

Items may be submitted on the Tribune Web site at www.wctrib.com; faxed to 320-235-6769; mailed to Arts Calendar, P.O. Box 839, Willmar, MN 56201 or e-mailed to dmiddleton@wctrib.com with "arts calendar item" in the subject line.