WORLD'S TOUGHEST RODEO
Brave cowboys compete in bareback riding, saddle bronc riding or bull riding. Ladies saddle up for the championship title in barrel racing. The most popular cowboy of all, Whiplash the Cowboy Monkey, will make an appearance. Get your boot-scootin' boogie on at a "Party on the Dirt" following Saturday's rodeo, featuring country newcomer Jon Pardi. (7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. $17-$80. Xcel Energy Center, W. 7th St. and Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul. www.xcelÂenergycenter.com.)
MUSEUM GRAND RE-OPENING
After being under construction, the Scott County Historical Society Stans Museum offers tours of its remodeled spaces. See the two new exhibit galleries, including an American Indian gallery. Enjoy refreshments and family activities led by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. (Noon-2 p.m. Sat. 235 Fuller St. S., Shakopee. www.scottcountyhistory.org.)
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