Car shows keep cruising along

Greater metro shows and cruise-ins, plus shows about 75 miles away, are listed here (spectators are admitted free unless indicated). For other shows, visit www.autoswalk.com.

August 6, 2008 at 8:37PM

Greater metro shows and cruise-ins, plus shows about 75 miles away, are listed here (spectators are admitted free unless indicated). For other shows, visit www.autoswalk.com.

Friday
Cross Roads of Lakeville shopping center (4-9 pm, 612-290-7288).

North St. Paul History Cruze (6-10 pm; 651-773-8274).

Prior Lake Roll-In, Main St., downtown (5-9 pm; 952-440-2277).

County Market lot, St. Francis City Centre Mall (5pm-dusk; 763-753-6116, ww.sffriniterally.org).

Fatboys Bar & Grille, East Bethel (3-9 pm, 763-434-8181).

DQ Grill & Chill, Edina (6-10 pm; 952-830-0330).

Saturday

Antique Car Run Lunch Stop, Buffalo Senior High (11 am–2 pm, 763-682-3772/3252). Pre-1909 cars; food for sale. Cars reach New Brighton's Long Lake Regional Park 3-7 pm.

Pair-A-Dice Cruisers Car Show, Delano City Park (8 am–3 pm, 763-498-7265, 763-682-4976, www.pairadicecruisers.org).

All British Car/Bike Show & Swap Meet, Ellingson Car Museum, Rogers (9 am–1 pm, 763-536-5472, mgadriven@yahoo.com). The museum is also open with normal admission charges.

United Fire & Rescue Car Show, downtown Hammond, Wis. (9 am–2 pm, hotrodsinhammond@yahoo.com, www.unitedfirerescue.com/hammond.asp).

Shining at the River, River of Life Church, Hwy. 23 west of Cold Spring (10 am–3 pm, 320-363-4909 eves.).

Saturday Night

Cars Under the Stars, Grossman Chevrolet-Cadillac, Burnsville (6-9:30 pm; $3, under 12 free; 952-930-4222, 763-263-9587, rsgear@charter.net).

Historic Hastings Cruise-In, downtown (5-10 pm; 651-438-7949, 651-437-4400, www.hastingsdowntown-mn.com/ cruise-in/index.html).

Anoka River Run, downtown (5 pm-dark; 763-427-1460).

Hot Rod & Classic Car Show (+ -scale radio-controlled stock car racing), Hideaway Speedway, Isanti (5-10 pm; $4, $1 kids, $10 per carload; 612-978-7034, racegirl396@yahoo.com, www.northstarrcracers.com).

Sunday

Stockyard Days Car Show & Swap Meet, Long Lake Regional Park, New Brighton (8 am–4 pm; $4, $2 with button, $1 ages 65+/under 15; 651-482-8940, 651-638-2045).

2nd Annual Car Show, Blacksmith Lounge, Hugo (8 am–3 pm; non-perishable food donation; 763-420-4484, www.gopherstatechevys.com).

St. Phillip's Bazaar & Car Show, Meeker County Fairgrounds, Litchfield (8 am–4 pm, 320-693-3287).

Tin Man Open House, Cedar (11 am–5 pm, 763-753-4265).

Monday

Culver's, Eagan (6-9 pm; 612-685-1272, 612-747-1546).

Tuesday

5-8 Grill & Bar, Champlin (5-8 pm, 763-425-5858).

VFW Post 295, South St. Paul (6-9 pm; 651-455-7408).

El Tequila, Inver Grove Heights (5:30-8:30 pm; 651-455-1650).

Wednesday

Oak City, Brooklyn Center (7-9 pm; 763-531-0235, 612-529-4630).

Central Park, North Branch (6:30 pm departure to a restaurant; 651-674-0020, 651-283-3359).

Pizza Ranch, Waconia (6-9 pm, 952-442-9255, 952-448-4946).

Culver's, Albertville (5 pm-dusk; 763-497-1042).

Carver Car Cruise, downtown Carver (6-9 pm, 612-989-5454).

Thursday

The Pizza Shop, West St. Paul (5-10 pm; 651-224-4133).

Culver's, Forest Lake (5:30-8:30 pm, 763-434-6629).

Minnetonka Drive-In Restaurant, Spring Park (5 pm-dusk)

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