Alfred T. Hornbacks -- Rockin' C Karaoke, 8 p.m. Tuesdays, no cover

The Beer Joint -- Firehouse Karaoke, 8 p.m. Thursdays & Fridays, no cover

Christopher's World Grille -- Pianist D.A. McDowell, 6:30 p.m.,Tuesdays-Thursdays, no cover

The Corner -- Piano Bar, 9 p.m. Sundays, no cover

The Cowboy Club -- Rockin' C Karaoke, 9 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays, no cover

Eccell Steakhouse -- Live music, Thursday-Saturday, no cover

Foxhole Lounge -- Rockin' C Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fridays, no cover

Halo -- Skaryokie Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, no cover; DJ Chris Allen, 10:30 p.m. Fridays, $7

Luigi's Patio Ristorante -- Live jazz, 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, no cover

Margarita Rocks -- Salsa dancing, 10:30 p.m. Fridays, $5

O'Bannon's Taphouse -- Pub Quiz, 9 p.m. Sundays; Karaoke, 10 p.m. Tuesdays, no cover; Open Mic comedy night, 8 p.m. Wednesdays; Patrick Fleming, 10 p.m. Thursdays, no cover

P.O.E.T.S. -- Geoff Spahr, Owen Tyner and Chad Boyd, 10 p.m. Sundays, no cover; Absolution, 10 p.m. Mondays, no cover; Jeremy Todd & The Woods, 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays, no cover; J Goodin, 10:30 p.m. Wednesdays, no cover; Open Mic with Denton Neal and James Mohr, 10 p.m. Thursdays, no cover; Karaoke, 10 p.m. Fridays, no cover

The Republic -- Live blues with Louis Ebbecke and Francisco Farias, 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, no cover

Revolution -- Mic Check poetry, 9 p.m. Sundays, no cover; J Goodin, 10 p.m. Tuesdays, no cover; Open Mic, 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, no cover

Schotzi's -- Open Mic with Chris Salinas, 9 p.m. Mondays, no cover; karaoke, 10 p.m. Wednesdays, no cover

Stafford Main Street -- Kent South and the Non-Prophets, 9 p.m. Wednesdays, no cover

The Tap -- Rockin' C Karaoke, 10 p.m. Mondays; Piano Bar featuring Russell and Mike, 9 p.m. Wednesdays, no cover; The Space Rockers, 9:30 p.m. Thursdays

Veritas -- Live jazz, 9 p.m., Friday-Saturday, no cover

Zapatos Cantina -- Dusty, 10 p.m. Mondays; Jeremy Todd & The Woods, 10 p.m. Wednesdays

THURSDAY, AUG. 28

Greg Tivis, 7 p.m. Eccell Steakhouse, no cover

Velvet Brick and Texas Drag Queens, 8 p.m., Stafford Main Street, $5

Chris Knight, 10 p.m., Schotzi's, $10

Neeley Lewis Band, 10 p.m., Zapatos, no cover

FRIDAY, AUG. 29

Joshua Bain, Hullabaloo

Johnny Cooper,Texas Hall of Fame, $8 in advance, $10 at the door

Karan Chavis with Dexter Walker, 7:30 p.m., Christopher's World Grille, no cover

Point of Contact, 8 p.m., Stafford Main Street, $5

Kelsey Taylor with Greg Tivis and Steve Carr, 9 p.m., Veritas, no cover

Texas Twisters, 9:30 p.m., Zapatos Cantina, no cover

SATURDAY, AUG. 30

Juhee Choi, 7 p.m., Eccell Steakhouse, no cover

Uptown Jazz, 7:30 p.m., Christopher's World Grille, no cover

Night Life, 9 p.m., The Foxhole Lounge, no cover

Magic Girl, 9 p.m., The Beer Joint

Plump, 9:30 p.m., Zapatos, no cover

Cross Country, 8 p.m., Sons of Hermann Hall in Bryan, $5.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3

Vanilla Ice, Texas Hall of Fame, $12 in advance, $15 at the door

James and the Hippies, 10 p.m. Sept. 4, Zapatos, no cover

Brandon Rhyder, Sept. 5, Hurricane Harry's

Stephanie Briggs, 10 p.m. Sept. 5, Zapatos, no cover

Kathy Ross, Sept. 6, Lakeside Icehouse

Hooking Up Clark, 10 p.m. Sept. 6, Zapatos, no cover

Leannasaurus Rex, 1 p.m. Sept. 7, Yankee's Tavern

Beatle Jackson, 10 p.m. Sept. 12, Zapatos, no cover

Matt Bradshaw, 9 p.m. Sept. 13, The Beer Joint

Bulletproof Brown, 10 p.m. Sept. 13, Zapatos, no cover

Tubie and the Touchtones, 1 p.m. Sept. 14, Yankee's Tavern, no cover

Stan Crawford, 10 p.m. Sept. 18, Zapatos, no cover

Texas Twisters, 10 p.m. Sept. 19, Zapatos, no cover

Dogman Poets, 10 p.m. Sept. 20, Zapatos, no cover

Paula Nelson, 10:30 p.m. Sept. 20, Fitzwilly's, $8

Leannasaurus Rex, Sept. 21, Yankee's Tavern

Dallas Sealy, 10 p.m. Sept. 25, Zapatos, no cover

First Yell 2008 featuring Bill Cosby along with the Singing Cadets, Aggie Wranglers, Percussion Studio and Fade to Black, 8 p.m. Friday at Reed Arena. The show is expected to sell out, but seats still are available. Tickets can be purchased by calling 845-2311 or 888-99-AGGIE or going to www.12thmanfoundation.com

Ziegfest featuring Aaron Watson, Roger Creager, Kevin Fowler, Eli Young Band, Reckless Kelly, Jason Boland, Honeybrowne, Bob Schneider, Wade Bowen, Vallejo, Band of Heathens, Kyle Bennett Band and The Gougers, Sunday, Lake Bryan, $18 in advance.

MUSIC & DANCING

The next Bryan/College Station Contra Dance is 7-10 p.m. on Sept. 6 at the Unitarian Church, 305 Wellborn Road. Huntsville's No Foolin' will perform and callers are Lorraine Puckhaber, Rosie and Stan Swanson. Beginner's instructions are given in the first hour. Cost is $5 ($3 for students). Contra dance is suitable for ages 10 to 70+ years and you do not have to bring a partner. Great aerobic exercise in a smoke and alcohol-free setting. bcscontra.org.

ARTS

EXHIBITS

Pressed Glass Exhibit, a Revolution in Glassmaking, Forsyth Center Galleries, through Aug. 30.

Works by artist Shelley Janac are on display in the Texas Gallery at The Arts Council of the Brazos Valley, through Aug. 30.

MUSEUMS

Brazos Valley African American Museum, 1-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays; 2-5 p.m. Sundays. Adults, $5; students, $2; children 5 and younger, free; 500 E. Pruitt St., Bryan. 775-3961.

Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. Adults, $5; seniors, students and children 4-17, $4; children 3 and under, free; 3232 Briarcrest Dr., Bryan. 776-2195 or www.brazosvalleymuseum.org.

George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Adults, $7; seniors, active and retired military, $6; groups with 20 or more, $5 each; children 6-17, $3; children 6 and under and Texas A&M University and Blinn College students, free; 1000 George Bush Drive W. 691-4050.

Star of the Republic Museum, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, adults $4, students $2, children 6 and under free, Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, off Texas 105 on F.M. 1155. 936-878-2461 or www.starmuseum.org.

GALLERIES

Carnegie Center of Brazos Valley History, 111 S. Main St., Bryan, 209-5630. Genealogy materials, historic documents, books, photos.

Benjamin Knox Art Center, 405 University Drive E., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, College Station, 696-5669.

Benz Gallery of Floral Art, Horticulture Building, Texas A&M, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 845-1699.

Forsyth Center Galleries, MSC, Texas A&M, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and noon-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, 845-9251.

The Frame Gallery, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 216 N. Bryan Ave., Bryan, 822-0496.

J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries, MSC, Texas A&M, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays and noon-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, 845-6081.

MSC L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness, Texas A&M, Room 223I, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 845-8770.

MSC Visual Arts Gallery, Texas A&M, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and noon-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, 845-9251.

Texas Gallery, 2275 Dartmouth St., College Station, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 9 p.m.-5 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. 696-2787.

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