( CNN ) -- Now it 's the Republicans ' turn . Charlie Daniels will headline a concert Wednesday in Minneapolis-St. Paul , Minnesota . The Democrats turned out the star power for its convention in Denver , Colorado , right up to the final night , when the 80,000-strong crowd attending Sen. Barack Obama 's closing speech at Invesco Field was serenaded by Sheryl Crow and Stevie Wonder , among others . The Republican National Convention , which begins Monday in Minneapolis-St. Paul , Minnesota , may not have the same oomph , but it wo n't lack for well-known visitors . After mixing and mingling in Denver with Democrats , the nonpartisan Creative Coalition is scheduled to join the festivities in the Twin Cities . The organization is devoted to arts advocacy as well as issues such as health care and affordable housing . Its spokespeople include Warren Beatty , Dana Delany , Tim Daly , Giancarlo Esposito and Matthew Modine . The group is showing a film , `` 14 Women , '' about the 14 female senators of the 109th Congress . Creative Coalition Executive Director Robin Bronk told The Hollywood Reporter that the organization was determined to present some steak with its celebrity sizzle . iReport.com : Share your photos , videos from around the Republican Convention . `` We have a great track record of bringing substance with splash , '' she said . The group is sponsoring a Charlie Daniels Band concert on Wednesday . The Black Eyed Peas played the group 's Denver show . Retail chain Target is co-sponsor of both shows . Also in Minneapolis : a show titled `` The Songwriters Circle : The Songs We Love , '' which will feature performances by Brett James ( who wrote `` Jesus , Take the Wheel '' ) and Greg Laswell ( `` What a Day '' ) , according to RollingStone.com . The show is sponsored the The Recording Academy and its GRAMMY Foundation . Among other celebrities expected to be present are the Beach Boys -- who will be headlining a concert of their own Monday -- Gretchen Wilson and Sammy Hagar . However , one of the GOP 's biggest celebrity names , California Gov . Arnold Schwarzenegger , may not make the trip . Schwarzenegger has said that state business may keep him in Sacramento . Not every event will be sanctioned by the convention , of course . The politically active band Rage Against the Machine , which played a free show in Denver , has scheduled a Minneapolis concert , though it 's far from free : Tickets are $ 60 for the show at the Target Center on Wednesday . Rage guitarist Tom Morello is also teaming with Steve Earle for a union rally on Labor Day . There are also several arts-related events in a lower key . According to The New York Times , artists will be coming to Minneapolis-St. Paul to mount various forms of political theater , from creating ice sculptures to inviting the public to perform karaoke versions of convention speeches . Though some of the exhibits will be politically pointed , organizers are careful to characterize them as nonpartisan -- and expect some unusual discourse . `` You expect people to respond by organizing a protest and throwing their fists in the air , and you also expect people to respond by flying 1,000 American flags , '' Sarah Peters of Minneapolis ' Walker Art Center , which is taking part in that city 's `` UnConvention , '' told the Times . `` And those are two legitimate ways to respond to politics , but there is a whole in-between area that does n't get talked about . ''
GOP convention to include celebrities , some performing , others visiting . Comment: Art installations reportedly to express nonpartisanship .