Kasson Festival in the Park

The Kasson Festival in the Park is a community celebration, celebrating our community. August 12th - 15th. Pedal pull, BINGO, 10K Run and 5K Fun Run, eating contest, belly flop contest, street dance, kids activities, and much more. GO online, http://kassonfestivalinthepark.com for a complete schedule of events.

Days of Yesteryear @ History Center

Days of Yesteryear @ History Center. Park at Autumn Ridge Church or Salem Covenant Church and take free shuttle to History Center. Hands-on activities like rope making, corn grinding, butter churning. Live music, a petting zoo, pony rides, carnival games and recess at the one-room schoolhouse. Horse- and tractor-drawn wagon rides to and from activities. Held rain or shine. Go online for complete schedule of activities. Admission is $7 at the gate. Youth 16 and younger are free. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 14 and 15, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Days of Yesteryear @ History Center

Days of Yesteryear @ History Center. Park at Autumn Ridge Church or Salem Covenant Church and take free shuttle to History Center. Hands-on activities like rope making, corn grinding, butter churning. Live music, a petting zoo, pony rides, carnival games and recess at the one-room schoolhouse. Horse- and tractor-drawn wagon rides to and from activities. Held rain or shine. Go online for complete schedule of activities. Admission is $7 at the gate. Youth 16 and younger are free. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 14 and 15, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Storytime @ ABC/Toy Zone

Storytime at ABC & Toy Zone • Miracle Mile Shopping Center • 286-8440 • www.abctoyzone.com

Story Time with Peter Wednesdays at 10:30am. Story Time with Kristin Fridays at 10:30am. Story Time with Peter Saturdays at 10:30am. Free craft project immediately following Saturday's storytime (11 a.m.).

Preschool Open Gym @ JETS Gymnastics

Jets Gymnastics • 2440 Clare Lane NE • 285-9262 • www.jetsgym.com

Preschool Open Gym: Every Friday 10:30 a.m. to noon. For kids under 5 only. Cost is $5 for members and $7 for nonmembers.

Kids Club @ Prairie Walls Climbing Gym

Kids Club is a chance for young climbers to experience the excitement of rock climbing in the supervised environment at Prairie Walls. Kids love to climb, and as they learn the skills of safe rock climbing they will also be gaining self confidence, learning trust, improving coordination and physical fitness. Prairie Walls staff will take care of all the safety checks and belaying while the kids climb. For kids that have taken our Get Vertical or Sharp End classes, the staff will provide supervision while the kids practice the belaying and safety skills they have learned. Our staff to climber ratio is approximately 1 to 8. Fridays, 5:00 to 7:00. $18.00, All of the required rental equipment is included. Kids Club punch cards: 10 pass $140.00; 5 pass $80.00. Reservations are requested for kids club. www.prairiewalls.com

Bob Miller, Magician @ Paradise Pete's

Going out to dinner? Looking for something fun for the whole family? Magician, Bob Miller makes balloon animals for the kids and performs table-side magic at local restaurants. Look below to see where Bob Miller is performing tonight. For more information on Bob Miller, Magician visit www.bobmillermagic.com.

* Monday nights: 5:30 - 7:30pm @ Dos Amigos 2 (20 4th Street SE, 282-3300).
* Wednesday nights: 5:30 - 7:30pm @ Dos Amigos 1 (Hwy 52 North, 536-4527)
* Thursday nights: 5:30 - 7:30pm @ O'Neill's Pizza Pub (1201 Broadway S, 529-1200)
* Friday nights: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. @ Paradise Pete's (Miracle Mile Shopping Center, 287-8700).

Tim Sparks and Phil Heywood Acoustic Guitar Concert

August 13, 8:00 pm. Christ United Methodist Church, 400 5th Ave. SW.

Enjoy an evening of award-winning, finger-style acoustic guitar playing in an intimate theatre setting. Tim Sparks and Phil Heywood are both National Fingerpicking Champions. With influences of jazz, ragtime, blues, bluegrass, and even classical music, these two Fingerpicking champs team up to play acoustic music that is both rootsy and far-flung. The result is greater than the sum of its parts. You won’t want to miss these nationally acclaimed guitarists!