Hot cars on this week's car show calendar

September 11, 2009 at 8:23PM

It's a busy weekend, with spectators admitted free at car shows listed unless noted. For information on weeknight cruise-ins and more distant shows, visit www.autoswalk.com.

Tonight

North St. Paul History Cruze (6-10 pm, 612-801-8107, 651-356-1341).

Minnesota Valley Rally, downtown Shakopee (6-10 pm, 612-250-3708, 952-445-9668).

Jordan Heimatfest Classic Car & Cycle Cruise (starts/ends downtown, 5-11:30 pm, 952-492-6484).

Saturday daytime

St. Boni's Fall Festival Top 21 Car Show, St. Bonaventure Church, Bloomington (10 am – 4 pm; 952-835-2568, bebop138@comcast.net). Show says it's "not a boring festival."

Lucky 21 Car Show, Oak City, Brooklyn Center (11 am – 3 pm, 612-529-4630, 763-561-7794).

Lookout Bar & Grill Trophy Car Show, Maple Grove (2-6 pm, 763-424-4365, metin67@comcast.net).

Westwood Community Church Car Show, Excelsior (noon-3 pm, 952-224-7378,www.westwoodcc.org).

St. Patrick's Church Countryfest Car Show, Oak Grove (noon-4, donmie@msn.com, www.st-patricks.org).

Farewell to Summer Car Show, Corvette Specialties, Mounds View (9 am – 2 pm, 763-784-8577).

Defeat of Jesse James Days Car Show, Riverside Park, Northfield ($2; 651-463-7680, www.sundownerscarclub.com). Free shuttle to other festival events.

Classics by the Lake, downtown Buffalo (10 am – 2 pm,763-684-1617).

Wheels & Wings, 729 Prospect, Osceola, Wis. (8 am – 4 pm, 715-755-3300). Huge book sale, 1,000 cars, nearby aircraft at Motorbooks' annual show.

Family Fun Day Car Show, Linwood Township (9 am – 3 pm, 651-462-5565).

Crow River Rumble Car Show, Watertown (10 am – 2 pm, 952-955-2681, secretary@watertown-chamber.com).

Car Show, Glenwood City, Wis. (10 am – 3 pm, 715-265-4889/4218).

Saturday evening

St. Paul Classics Show, Kellogg Blvd, (5-10 pm, 651-245-9278, www.downtownbeatclassics.com).

Anoka Classic Car Show, downtown (5 pm-dark, 763-421-7130).

Saturday Cruise-In, Cannon Falls (5-10 pm, 507-263-2240, www.cannoncruiserscarclub.com, sigmeth@frontiernet.net).

North Side Car Show, North Hudson, Wis. (4-8 pm, 715-377-2725).

Hideaway Speedway, Isanti ($4, $1 kids, $10 full car; 5-10 pm; 612-978-7034, hideawaysp@aol.com). 1/4-scale radio-controlled stock car racing.

Sunday

Wayzata Rotary/Minneapolis Club Charity Auto Show, Mill St., downtown Wayzata (donations welcome; 10 am – 4 pm; 612-237-3843). Last show raised $10K for rural Guatemala, alternative fuel research.

Inver Grove Heights Days Car Show, North Valley Park (10 am – 4 pm, 651-451-6942, 651-674-2058).

All-Ford & Ford-Powered Car Show, Apple Valley Ford (9 am – 3 pm, 763-477-6560, jennifer@svtoatc.com).

Lone Eagle Car Show & Swap Meet, Morrison County Fairgrounds, east of Little Falls ($5; 65+ & under 12 free; 7 am – 4 pm). Big show is paired with state's largest 2-day craft show.

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