Thursday

Good Thunder Reading Series: Virginia poet Bob Hicok — 3 p.m. talk on craft, Centennial Student Union Ostrander Auditorum, Minnesota State University; reading, 7:30 p.m., CSU 253, MSU. For more information, call 389-1354.

Jazz Crusaders/MSU Jazz Mavericks joint concert — 8 p.m., Loyola High School. No admission fee.

Leif Erickson Day presentation about Finnish-American architect Eliel and Eero Saarinen — 7 p.m., 3 Nelson Hall, Minnesota State University. No admission fee. Reception after lecture.

MSU Theatre & Dance presents “Miss Saigon” — 7:30 p.m., Ted Paul Theatre, $20 for general admission, $18 for seniors and youth, and $14 for MSU students.

Summit Center Safari Wildlife Museum trip — 9 a.m., bus leaves from Madison East Center. For more information, call 345-5262.

Music

McGoff’s — Open mic

Rumors Lounge, Jerry Dutler Bowl — Karaoke

Wine Cafe — Karaoke

Friday

Haunted Corn Maze/Feed Mill — 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Farmamerica, rural Waseca. Admission: $8. Children younger than age 10 must be accompanied by adult.

Hometown Tribute to composer LeRoy Shield — 7 p.m., Waseca Central Intermediate School Auditorium. Program: “Mother Goose on the Loose.” Admission: $5, adults; $3 K-12th grade students.

MSU Department of Geology lecture series — 3 p.m., 15 Armstrong Hall. Lecturer: Chad Wittkop, “Torn From the Headlines: The River That Wouldn’t Stay Put — A Story of Intrigue and Fluvial Geomorphology.” No admission fee.

MSU Theatre & Dance presents “Miss Saigon” — 7:30 p.m., Ted Paul Theatre, $20 for general admission, $18 for seniors and youth, and $14 for MSU students