If you love music played on the piano in a flamboyant style, plan to attend the Alliance Arts Council’s presentation of Gordy “Crazy Fingers” Lindquist on Friday, March 8 at 7 pm at the Alliance Performing Arts Center.

Lindquist, of Bottineau, North Dakota, began playing the piano as a young child, and adopted the name “Crazy Fingers” 50 years ago. He has performed with the likes of Bob Hope, Red Skelton, and George Burns.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $9 for students and seniors and are available at Thiele Gifts and More, the Carnegie Arts Center, the Hemingford Ledger, or at the door.

From the Minot, ND, Daily News: “A Lindquist performance can seem a little zany with his stunts such as playing while sitting on the floor or with a sheet thrown over the piano. His sense of humor as well as his piano antics have earned him a large fan following.

“I just love to entertain,” he said. “I am kind of surprised that people think I am that good. I just think of myself as an average piano player. I think I am happiest when I am sitting at a piano,” Lindquist said. “My day becomes happy when I have entertained other people through music and made them happy.”