Nine Nights of Music

The best wedding bands don’t even know the chicken dance, or anything by the Village People. In conjunction with the Minnesota History Center’s “Happily Ever After” exhibit, this year’s outdoor Nine Nights of Music series showcases dream wedding bands playing music from around the world. August’s lineup opens with Piper’s Crow (above), a local Celtic group that reels off tunes from Irish, Scottish, and Cape Breton traditions. As August unfolds, we’ll hear how other cultures accompany their nuptials. Tarang, a Bhangra band, plays traditional Hindi celebration songs (August 9), Cafe Accordion Orchestra offers heady European airs (August 16), and the Bulgarian Orkestar Bez Ime closes the series with the moody romance numbers of the Balkans (August 30). 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul; 651-296-6126; www.mnhs.org