On Monday & Wednesday evenings, Papa Charlie’s transforms into a listening room showcasing the Midwest’s top songwriters in a theater-like setting. The intimate room and great sound gives the audience an opportunity to immerse into the stories and craft of the song. Dylan Hicks is a musician and writer living in Minneapolis. His acclaimed fifth album, Ad Out, was produced by John Munson (Semisonic, New Standards) and features eleven tuneful, character-driven songs smartly arranged around Hicks’s piano. With country motifs,…

Poplar River Pub at Lutsen Resort, 6-8pm. Guitarist, singer and songwriter Pete Kavanaugh’s solo acoustic show features his arrangement of blues, folk, and rock standards as well as his own compositions.

On Monday & Wednesday evenings, Papa Charlie's transforms into a listening room showcasing the Midwest's top songwriters in a theater-like setting. The intimate room and great sound gives the audience an opportunity to immerse into the stories and craft of the song. Phil Heywood plays fingerstyle guitar with a bluesy swing and a bucketful of whatever it takes to turn an instrumental piece into an arresting lyrical narrative. His lucid playing encompasses the down-home rhythmic groove of a Mississippi John…