Events

The community is invited to attend the premiere event of the 12th year of Verse Like Water: The visiting poet program of Central Lakes College, happening at noon on Sept. 27 in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus. The event is free and open to the public. Featured will be poets Valzhyna Mort (Belarus), Ilya Kaminsky …

Central Lakes College is thrilled to announce the milestone 25th season of its highly acclaimed Cultural Thursdays program, a monthly speaker series that has been enriching minds and fostering new perspectives on the world and our communities in the heart of Minnesota for over two decades. The 25th season kicks …

Community musicians are encouraged to join one or more of Central Lakes Colleges’ 11 performance ensembles. Musicians of all abilities and ages are welcome.  Optional try-outs are between 4:30-8:30 p.m. on Monday, August 21 in room E471, Brainerd campus. Please prepare your chromatic scale throughout your range, a two-octave scale …

The community is invited to the Celebration of Life of Harold Palmer, or Coach Palmer, as he was lovingly referred to at Central Lakes College during his tenure at the college. Harold passed peacefully on May 9. His Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. on July 29 …

The community is invited to come learn about Greece at Central Lakes College’s next Cultural Thursday event at noon on Thursday, May 4 in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus. There is also an online streaming option. Please register here: tinyurl.com/yeypzkzv. The event is free and open to the public.   …

Verse Like Water, the visiting poet program of Central Lakes College, presents American poet Kevin Young at noon on Friday, April 28 in the Chalberg Theatre, CLC Brainerd campus. The event is free and open to the public.  Young is one of the leading writers of his generation. He has …

The community is invited to attend the next Rosenmeier Forum: The Future of Rural Minnesota at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, in the Chalberg Theatre, Central Lakes College Brainerd campus. The event is free and open to the public. Speaking is Julie Tesch, president & CEO of the Center …

Verse Like Water, the visiting poet program of Central Lakes College, presents Dr. Athena Kildegaard at noon on March 27 in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus. The event is free and open to the public.   Kildegaard is a Minnesota poet and director of the Honors Program at the University of …

Central Lakes College’s Cultural Thursday series presents Lessons from Chile: 40 days and 4,000 kilometers with CLC sociologist and photographer Gary Payne. There are two sessions on April 6: The first is at noon in the Chalberg Theatre and the second is at 7 p.m. in room E354. Both are …

Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples campuses will be closed today, February 23 , due to winter weather conditions.