Calling all rockers!

Mystic Lake Casino Hotel will host Minnesota’s largest Guitar Hero III competition on Saturday, June 7.

“We are inviting anyone and everyone with an inner rock star to come out and compete in this free Guitar Hero tournament,” said Bryan Prettyman, vice president of marketing for Mystic Lake Casino Hotel. “The ‘Rock the Lake’ tournament not only gives our guests the opportunity to win cash and prizes, but also the chance to rock out on the same stage as rock legends Kansas, Rick Springfield, The Doobie Brothers and Ringo Starr.”

There isn’t a better time of year for “National Ice Cream Month” than July. It’s hot; it's humid; and let's face it ice cream is, a cure for the summer-time blues.

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as “National Ice Cream Month.” Reagan must have really loved ice cream or had some stock in Ben and Jerry’s because he also designated the third Sunday in July as “National Ice Cream Day.”

According to idfa.org, Reagan recognized ice cream as a fun and nutritious food that is enjoyed by a full 90 percent of the nation’s population.

Do you flickr?
I do. Well I recently began to anyways.
Flickr is a photo sharing Web site for amateurs and professionals alike.
Check it out at www.flickr.com/.
It’s a lot of fun.
It’s good place to share photos.
It allows for some good feedback from flickr viewers.
And it’s easy… to post photos anyways. Taking a quality picture is a whole other story.
I must warn you the photos on this site may cause a humbling affect on your artistic endeavor, but a little humility never hurt anyone, right?
Here’s my point.

If the weather holds up, there are a couple great events going on in the Twin Cities this weekend.

For you beer lovers out there, the City Pages Beer Festival takes place on Saturday, June 2, from 5 to 9 p.m. outside Calhoun Square on Hennepin Avenue in Uptown.

The beer festival is in its 15th year. It is one of the biggest beer festivals in the upper Midwest.

The festival features over 100 different beers, music and food.

Attention all Prince fans.
This summer you will have the chance to see Prince perform in the Twin Cities for the first time since his “Musicology” tour in 2004.
Prince is performing one night, July 7, at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The show will coincide with a new CD release from Prince and the debut of his new fragrance perfume, “3121.”
In addition to his performance at the Target Center, Prince will play to 1,400 fans on the eighth floor of Macy’s downtown Minneapolis department store before his performance at the Target Center on July 7.

Bob Dylan was born today, May 24, 1941. In the minds of many, Dylan is a revolutionary. He is known as one of the best songwriters of all times.

So what is your favorite Bob Dylan song?

I know that is a tough decision to make, so I'll start.

"Positively 4th Street" was one of my favorites growing up.

Today, I will say my favorite Dylan song is "She Belongs to Me," from the album "Bring it all Back Home."

What do you think?

I love going to see live outdoor music.

One of my favorite venues to see national acts outside is the Minnesota Zoo Amphitheatre.

The shows can get a little pricey, but the intimacy and the sound in the venue make it well worth the price of admission, if you like the band.

The Minnesota Zoo recently released its concert schedule. Tickets are on sale for shows starting May 21 at 10 a.m.

To see this year's concert schedule go to http://www.suemclean.com/pages/zoo/index.html.

If you take my advice and head out to the zoo for a show this summer, you may see me at: