Weekend options: Higher Ground festival, Woodbury Days

August 22, 2013 at 7:50PM
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Sena Ehrhardt plays at Higher Grounds Blues, Brews n’ BBQs (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

HIGHER GROUNDS BLUES, BREWS, N' BBQ'S

Let the good times roll for some finger-lickin' fun. Featured blues bands include Sena Ehrhardt, Mick Sterling and the Irresistibles, Lamont Cranston and others. Surly Brewing Co. and Crispin will provide the brews as Masters of the Pit provide BBQ. Even the kids can join in the fun with a blues workshop for kids with Nigel Egg. (Noon Sat. $6-$15. Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, 12235 Old Rockford Rd., Plymouth. 763-559-2775. www.mtolivet-plymouth.org.)

WOODBURY DAYS

There's something for everyone at this community festival. Savor the best local dishes at Taste of Woodbury. Watch machines battle during robotics team demonstrations. Other attractions include carnival games, a building workshop for kids, business fair and petting zoo. (4-10 p.m. today; 7:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun. Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Sat. Ojibway Park, 2695 Ojibway Dr., Woodbury. www.woodburydays.com.)

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