Entertainment

Family may be the great subject of Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, but he doesn’t draw straightforward portraits. In Kore-eda’s hands, family is more malleable. He tends to shift roles around like he’s rearranging furniture, subtly remaking familiar dynamics until he has, without you knowing it, undone everything...

Gabriel Carbajal performed an impromptu, soulful one-man acoustic concert Sunday at the Sunset Park bandshell, as passers-by were drawn in to listen. The Schaller native and Storm Lake High School graduate has spent recent weeks in his home community during quarantine, and said he wanted to share his talents with the community before heading back to central Iowa where he now lives and works. / Pilot photo by Dana Larsen...

Popular touring southern gospel vocal group New Legacy Project will perform at Bethel Baptist Church in Newell, Sunday, July 19. The concert is open to all, and begins at 7 p.m. Social distancing will be observed. The Gospel Music Awards-nominated group travels to more than 200 dates per year...

Rock band Vic Ferrari is returning to northwest Iowa for a show in the free Live at the Lake Concert Series, Saturday night, July 11, at the Preservation Plaza in Arnolds Park. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Bring a blanket or a lawn chair, or pull up near the shore to enjoy the tunes from your boat...

Beavis and Butt-Head are coming back to TV in a reimagined version of the animated series about a pair of Gen X slackers. “It seemed like the time was right to get stupid again,” Mike Judge, the creator and voice of both characters, said in a statement...

There’s plenty of music still to come this month on the outdoor stage at InnSpiration Vines & Wines at Linn Grove. On the Friday night music schedule (6:30 p.m. shows): 10th Charlie Leissler IV 17th Kalea Jordan 24th Rod Johnson 31st Ryne Doughty On the Sunday music schedule (3 p.m.):...

Popular area rock band Wild Ambition will be playing a recently-scheduled Main Street dance during the Schaller Fire Department/Schaller Fun Days event, Saturday, July 11. Gates open at 8, the concert will be 9 p.m.-midnight. $10 cover charge. If you miss this show, you can still catch Wild Ambition, playing the Sioux Rapids Tall Corn Days festival July 25...

The Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association on Tuesday, June 23, announced two outdoor music series to start in July. “Rock The Patio” “Rock the Patio” and thenew “Live at Lake Street” series got underway last weekend. The Music Association also announced the cancellation of the entire indoor “Rock The Roof “season, originally scheduled for the Roof Garden...

Ben Grillet & The Black Bloods will be in concert Wednesday, July 15, at Whiskey Throttle in Cherokee. Showtime is 7 p.m. Grillet, a performing veteran from Sioux City, and his latest band, crank out what he calls “red dirt country,” and has played events like the Sturgis motorcycle rally, Awesome Biker Nights and Saturday in the Park main stage...

Rock band Vic Ferrari is returning to northwest Iowa for a show in the free Live at the Lake Concert Series, Saturday night, July 11, at the Preservation Plaza in Arnolds Park. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Bring a blanket or a lawn chair, or pull up near the shore to enjoy the tunes from your boat...

The Man From the Train, called “truly spectacular” by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, was recommended by a friendly and helpful Social Security Administration staffer who assisted in determining the reason that SSA records indicated I had not been born. Because of a 1963 typing error, my birth state was changed to one where the correct town didn’t appear on the map. I was blissfully unaware of my non-existence until recently reaching retirement age. ...

Demolition derby action returns to the fair this year, thanks to 449 Productions, an Iowa based company guaranteeing a $5,000 payout for the Alta event, to be held at the BV Raceway track, Saturday, July 11, 5 p.m. The promotion is also scheduled to visit Fonda’s Labor Day celebration later this year...

The Rafter B Bar is hosting Rodeo at the Ranch 2020 in Peterson, Iowa, Thursday through Saturday, July 23-25. Rodeo performances are at 7 p.m. each night. Come out and enjoy an evening of PRCA Rodeo at the beautiful Barnes family ranch. Tickets are on sale now, $10 for Family Night, Thursday (children under 10 years of age get in free) or $15 for Friday and Saturday night shows ($10 for ages 3-14, children under 3 free with an adult)...

The Stone Pier Summer Concert Series gets a belated start with a big show on July 4th. Co-headliners Blue Water Highway and Flying Buffaloes will be joined by local performers Todd Partridge and Chad Ellliot on the outdoor stage at Blackhawk Lake, Lake View. The show begins at 4 p.m...

Thunderstruck, America’s best-known AC/DC tribute band, will be performing at Arnolds Park Amusement Park, Saturday, July 18. Showtime is 8 p.m. In its ”Thunder From Down Under” tour, the Louisville, KY band features the songs you know and love from all eras of AC/DC...

Is it summer? It looks like the season so far - people are out either boating, fishing, running, playing hoops, softball, or getting together for cookouts. So, while it has the feel of summer, so far, it’s been kind of weird. School has been out for quite some time, a lot of upheaval has been going on in the country, and oh, by the way, there’s a virus causing a global pandemic...

The Treasure Village cast and crew invites its audience to have a jungle adventure as “Jungle Book” opens at Treasure Village on June 30. Mowgli the man-cub is raised in the jungle by friends like Baloo the Bear and Bagheera the Panther. Audiences will help Mowgli outwit Shere Khan, the man-hating Tiger...

Buoys Bar & Grill at the Storm Lake Marina is back in the live music game, after seeing its early season shows canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. Celebrating the 4th of July at Buoys will be a concert with the Fat City All-Stars, starting at 8 p.m. The Mankato-based lineup of Dale Wolters, Mark Kurseth, Tommy Harroun, Skyler Osborn and Steve Bracht specializes in classic rock, country rock and ‘80s hair band metal...

C’mon. Everyone knows that when you rent a vacation house online, you read the reviews first. So maybe if Theo and Susanna, the upscale couple in “You Should Have Left,” had read the reviews before renting their lovely getaway house in Wales, just maybe they’d have come across that creepy guy who says in the film, “Some don’t leave.” He doesn’t seem to mean it in a good way...

The fifth annual Okoboji Blue Water Festival scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Green Space in Arnolds Park is the latest event to be postponed until August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizer Greg Drees discussed the difficulty in making the decision...

The Jay Clyde Band will perform at Early Crossroads Days, July 18. Showtime is 9 p.m. The Manson-based band has built a following around the region with cover songs including current pop, southern rock, ’80s-‘90s rock and country. The Jay Clyde Band is a combination of several guys who have played in many different bands, and have had many different experiences musically - Cory Waller, Neil Anders, Ronley King, Greg Merritt and Jake Merritt...

Okoboji duo Gary Lambert and David Boon will be on stage at Innspiration Vines & Wines in Linn Grove, Sunday June 28. Showtime is 3 p.m. at the outdoor stage. Boon & Lambert have 40+ combined years of performing, both logging time with Rock a la Carte most recently before they began their acoustic act in 2016. They have opened for the likes of Foghat, Michael W. Smith, Head East, Addison Road and more...

Schaller Hose Company’s Fun Day Fundraiser is planned for July 11. Events include a BBQ cook-off at the fire station from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., a show and shine car show from 3-7 p.m., and two concerts. The show and shine includes classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles, antique fire trucks and semi trucks...

The Pork Chop Revue, a Florida-Based show featured four-legged friends led by trainers Les and Nina Kimes, will be among the free shows on the Clay County Fair grounds, September 12-20. The bodacious barnyard buddies perform “amazing stunts and laughable antics” in this family-oriented show...

One of Iowa’s most unique bands will make a rare area appearance. The Cedar Rapids-based Surf Zombies will be at Byron’s in Pomeroy, Sunday, July 19. Showtime is 5:30 p.m. The Surf Zombies raise surf rock from the dead with fast, crazy, original instrumentals that straddle retro surf, bubblegum punk, and garage rock. ...

When Tim O’Brien tried to leave behind Worthington, Minn., the community where he lived his formative years, and later the Vietnam War, it was to try to forget both. Fast forward 50 years later and we have Dad’s Maybe Book, O’Brien’s homage to his sons Timmy and Tad and advice he hopes to leave behind for when he’s no longer around to mentor them...

An inflatable obstacle course and bounce house designed and built to be larger than the current world record holder is coming to Milford this summer. Bouncelandia, an inflatable attraction for all ages, is scheduled to open next to the Boji Bay Entertainment Plaza in Milford by the end of the month...

The Jay Clyde Band will perform at Early Crossroads Days, July 18. Showtime is 9 p.m. The Manson-based band has built a following around the region with cover songs including current pop, southern rock, ’80s-‘90s rock and country. The Jay Clyde Band is a combination of several guys who have played in many different bands, and have had many different experiences musically - Cory Waller, Neil Anders, Ronley King, Greg Merritt and Jake Merritt...

Okoboji duo Gary Lambert and David Boon will be on stage at Innspiration Vines & Wines in Linn Grove, Sunday June 28. Showtime is 3 p.m. at the outdoor stage. Boon & Lambert have 40+ combined years of performing, both logging time with Rock a la Carte most recently before they began their acoustic act in 2016. They have opened for the likes of Foghat, Michael W. Smith, Head East, Addison Road and more...

Schaller Hose Company’s Fun Day Fundraiser is planned for July 11. Events include a BBQ cook-off at the fire station from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., a show and shine car show from 3-7 p.m., and two concerts. The show and shine includes classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles, antique fire trucks and semi trucks...