Arts briefs: Apple Valley's Kelley Park music series starts June 5

The Music in Kelley Park series will begin its 2015 season Friday evening with the band Pho. Free concerts will be held each Friday except July 3 through Aug. 7. They will take place from 6 to 9 p.m., and food and beverages will be available to purchase.

Here's the lineup for the next few weeks:

• June 12, the David Gonzalez Band;

• June 19, J.D. Steele and the MacPhail Center for Music;

• June 26, Circle of Heat

The park is at 6855 Fortino St. The event is sponsored by the Apple Valley Arts Foundation and the city. For further information, go to http://www.ci.apple-valley.mn.us/

Submissions are being accepted for the fifth annual Rosemount Photo Contest. They must get to the city's Parks and Recreation Office by 4:30 p.m. June 12.

For details and a registration form, go to www.rosemountarts.com or call 952-255-8545.

Children age 6 and older and their parents can create Raku pottery at a class from 5 to 9 p.m. June 18 at the Lakeville Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Av.

Participants will glaze a pre-made vase and watch the firing process done by a trained instructor. The fee covers the cost of the vase as well as hot dogs and s'mores for families to cook over a camp fire while the pottery bakes in the kiln. Attendees are asked to bring their own beverages.

Advance registration is required. For more information, call 952-985-4640.

The Prairie Fire Children's Theater is conducting three weeklong camps for children ages 7 and older this summer at the Lakeville Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Av.

Prairie Fire Theater will provide all instruction, costumes, music and scenery necessary for the play.

The cost for each week of camp is $80. Camps are limited to 42 children.

The camps and plays are:

• Pinocchio, #8047. June 15 to 19. Auditions for specific parts will be from 1 to 3 p.m. the first day. Children need to stay the entire two hours and some of the characters may need to stay longer.

The rehearsal schedule for the rest of the week will depend on the part the child receives. Specific schedules will be passed out after auditions. Rehearsal times will fall between 12:30 and 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Rehearsal on Friday will begin in the late afternoon and continue until show time at 7 p.m. The second performance is at 10 a.m. Saturday.

• Sleeping Beauty, #8049. Aug. 10 to 14. Performances at 7 p.m. Aug. 14 and 10 a.m. Aug. 15.

To register, go to http://tinyurl.com/prqcavr. For more information, call 952-985-4640.