ONGOING

The Beer Joint -- Firehouse Karaoke with Haz-Nat, 9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, no cover.

The Bar at Hullabaloo -- Firehouse Karaoke, 8 p.m. to midnight Fridays, no cover.

Christopher's World Grille -- pianist D.A. McDowell, 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 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.

Edge General Store and Café -- Live music, 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, no cover.

Halo -- Absolute Karaoke, 11:30 p.m. Thursdays; drag show on Fridays, 11:30 p.m.; DJ Get Low, 11:30 p.m. Saturdays.

Harp's Club -- Karaoke with Herb and Dawne, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturdays, no cover.

Los Molcajetes -- Miguel Angel Sierra, 7 to10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, no cover.

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

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.

Ozona Grill & Bar -- Texas music, Tuesdays; live music, Thursdays.

The Republic -- Live blues with Seth Templeton, 10 p.m. Thursdays; Elizabeth Russell and Francisco Farias, 10 p.m. Fridays; Joshua Ray, 10 p.m. Saturdays. No cover.

The Tap -- Rockin' C Karaoke, Mondays; piano bar with Russell and Mikey, Wednesdays.

Veritas Wine & Bistro -- Greg Tivis and Kelsey Taylor, 8:30 p.m. Fridays; Greg Tivis, 8:30 p.m. Saturdays.

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

LIVE EVENTS

FRIDAY, July 30

Season Ammons, 7 p.m. The Corner Cafe, Navasota. $5.

Midnight Express, 8 p.m. Lakeside Icehouse. $5.

Swingin' Utters, 8 p.m. Troubadour.

Magic Girl and Her Ex-husbands, 9 p.m. Terrazzo.

SATURDAY, July 31

Sean McConnell with Chad Hammock Band, 7 to 11:30 p.m. Mance Lipscomb Park, Navasota.

Debbie Forrest, Season Ammons and Kathryn Hallberg, 7 p.m. The Corner Cafe, Navasota. $5.

Rock-A-Fellas with Jared Steward, 8 p.m. Lakeside Icehouse. $5.

Chris Kleiber, 7 to 11 p.m. The Beer Joint. No cover.

SUNDAY, Aug. 1

Magic Girl and Her Ex-husbands, 11 p.m. POETS.

TUESDAY, Aug. 3

Magic Girl and Her Ex-husbands, 10 p.m. Revolution.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 4

No Justice, Hurricane Harry's.

FAST FORWARD

Derek Aramburu, 7 p.m. Aug. 6, The Corner Cafe. $10.

Fools for Rowan, 8 p.m. Aug. 7, Stafford Main Street.

Magic Girl and Her Ex-husbands, 10 p.m. Aug. 10, Revolution.

The Snake Charmers, 7 p.m. Aug. 13, The Corner Cafe. $10.

River Bridge Jam -- RAZZ, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Aug. 13, Palace Theatre. Free.

Cydney Robinson, 8 p.m. Aug. 13, The Village Downtown.

Magic Girl and Her Ex-husbands, 9 p.m. Aug. 13, Terrazzo.

Lance Reynolds with Sam and the Stylees, 10 p.m. Aug. 14, Stafford Main Street.

Magic Girl and Her Ex-husbands, 11 p.m. Aug. 15, POETS.

Seven Story Fall, 8 p.m. Aug. 16, Stafford Main Street.

Magic Girl and Her Ex-husbands, 10 p.m. Aug. 17, Revolution.

Leannasaurus Rex, 8 p.m. Sept. 4, Village Café.

River Bridge Jam -- Midnight Express, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Sept. 10, Palace Theatre. Free.

Leannasaurus Rex, 8 p.m. Oct. 16, Cyndi's Hangout.

BIG EVENTS

The 15th Annual Navasota Blues Fest is Aug. 13-14 at the Grimes County Expo Center in Navasota. Cost is $14 for Aug. 13 (5:30 p.m. to midnight) and $20 for Aug. 14 (noon to midnight) or purchase a two-day pass for $25. There will be a kids area, food, beer, soda and more. Lineup on Aug. 13: 6 to 7 p.m. -- Michael & Melissa Birnbaum; 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. -- The Blues Brothers; 8:45 to 10:15 p.m. -- Lorna Willhelm & A Handful of Blues; 10:30 to midnight -- Don Kesee & The Bluesmasters. Lineup on Aug. 14: 11 a.m. to noon -- Free guitar lesson with Michael Birnbaum; 1:30 to 2:45 p.m.-- Sweet Mama Cotton; 3 to 4:15 p.m. -- Steve Howell & His Boys; 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. -- Gary Boehm & The Texas Bluzcatz; 6 to 7:15 p.m. -- Brad Absher; 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. -- David Egan & Twenty Years of Trouble; 9 p.m. to midnight -- Texas Johnny Boy, Milton Hopkins, Hash Brown and Christian Dozzler. For more information, visit www.navasotabluesfest.org.

The Beer Joint will be hosting a 1950's-themed karaoke party with Firehouse Karaoke on Aug. 13. On Aug. 14, The Beer Joint will host the Pre-Harestock party. Live music can be heard all day and includes: Runnin' Ragged, Selfless Season, Whiskey Boys, Ashley Nicole Monical and Twisted Hearts, Backseat Molly, Green Whiskey, Austin Mayse, Eric Fisher, Nick Verzosa and Red Dvorak. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for kids ages 6-12. Harestock kicks off Aug. 15 at 11 a.m. and will include 14 hours of music on three stages with over 30 bands and artists. All proceeds are donated to benefit Texas Tunes 4 Troops, BACA (Bikers Against Child Abuse) and Twin City Mission -- Youth and Family Services. Events on Aug. 15 also include booths, raffles and a washer tournament. Noon to 12:45 p.m. -- Jon Dittfurth, Steven Dittfurth and Buster Ellisor; 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. -- Coleman Wiederhold, Forest Wayne Allen and Geoff Spahr; 1 to 1:45 p.m. -- Tyler Cannon, Claire Domingue and Andrea Marie; 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. -- Pug Johnson, Michael Wren and Hunter McKithan; 2:15 to 3 p.m. -- The Neckties; 3 to 3:45 p.m. -- Chad Boyd, Magic Girl and Greg Schroeder; 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. -- Britt Lloyd, Luke Adair and Jordan Minor; 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. -- The Selfless Season; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. -- Beau Hinze and the Backporch Shufflers, Tres Womack and Big John Mills and the Texas Road Dawgs; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. -- Danny Malone, Stephanie Briggs; 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. -- Ben Morris and the Great American Boxcar Chorus; 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. -- Matt Harlan, Mark Jungers and Roger Marin; 9:30 to 11 p.m. -- The Sideshow Tramps; 11 p.m. to midnight -- Mike Ethan Messick, Rodney Parker and Mark David Manders; midnight to 1:30 a.m. -- John Evans Band. Cost for events on Aug. 15 is $10/pre-sale or $15/gate or $10/gate with donation of 5 canned foods or a clean blanket or a new/gently worn coat; $5 for ages 6-12.

MUSEUMS

Brazos Valley African American Museum, 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays; 2 to 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. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Adults, $5; seniors, students and children 4 to 17, $4; children 3 and younger, free. First Tuesday of each month is $1 admission. 3232 Briarcrest Drive, Bryan. 776-2195 or www.brazosvalleymuseum.org.

The Children's Museum of the Brazos Valley, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 12 to 4 p.m. Sundays. $5 per person, $4 for seniors and kids under 1 get in free. 111 E. 27th St., Bryan. 779-KIDS

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

Museum of the American G.I., Monday through Friday and by appointment. 777-2820.

Star of the Republic Museum, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Adults, $5; students, $3; children 6 and younger, free. Off Texas 105 on F.M. 1155. 936-878-2461 or www.starmuseum.org.

Navasota Blues Alley, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free. 129 E. Washington Ave., Navasota. 936-870-3331.

Horlock History Center, Monday through Friday (call for hours). Free. 1215 E. Washington Ave., Navasota. 936-825-7055.

Carnegie Center of Brazos Valley History, 111 S. Main St., Bryan. 209-5630. Genealogy materials, historic documents, books, photos. Open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

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

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

Forsyth Center Galleries, Wimberly Building, 110 N. Main St., downtown Bryan, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and noon to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 845-9251.

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