The Bent Pine Journal, Central Lakes College’s award-winning literary and arts publication, recently announced the student award winners of its 6th volume.  Run by the Bent Pine Journal Club, this journal publishes art and writing from CLC students, staff and faculty. New this year, the Lakes Area Writers Alliance funded …

The Central Lakes College Performing Arts Center presents The Exonerated, a powerful and haunting documentary play by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, running May 22–24 on the Central Lakes College Dryden Theatre stage. First produced in 2002, The Exonerated is based on the true stories of six individuals who were wrongfully convicted …

Central Lakes College (CLC) is proud to announce it has received a grant from Age-Friendly Minnesota to support two key initiatives designed to engage and connect older adults in the Brainerd Lakes region. The grant award of $52,229 will fund a series of four community-based Listening Sessions for adults aged 55 and older, as …

The Central Lakes College Performing Arts Center proudly presents Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Kathy Mattea at the Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 2. This special performance is part of CLC’s Cultural Arts series, dedicated to providing the Brainerd lakes community with diverse, high-quality arts programming. …

Central Lakes College and the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) honored student Fae Ruikka as part of the fourth annual ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll. The 2025 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll recognizes college students at participating campuses who have gone above and beyond to advance …

You are invited to nominate an outstanding CLC educator for the upcoming Minnesota State Board of Trustees Educator of the Year Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award is an honor granted upon Minnesota State faculty to acknowledge and reward exceptional professional accomplishments and to encourage ongoing excellence in teaching. …

The community is invited to attend the 4th annual 5K for Mental Health Awareness, happening Saturday, April 26 at 9 a.m. at the college’s Brainerd campus. There is also a one-mile walk option.   The 5K for Mental Health Awareness, co-hosted by Central Lakes College and Crow Wing Energized, aims …

The Central Lakes College Performing Arts Center proudly presents RENT, Jonathan Larson’s revolutionary rock musical that changed the landscape of Broadway. Performances run April 10–19 on the Chalberg Theatre stage. Marking nearly 30 years since its Broadway debut, RENT remains a cultural touchstone for a generation of theatre lovers. With …

The community is invited to attend the next Rosenmeier Forum titled “The Past, Present and Future of Minnesota Courts” with featured speakers retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Barry Anderson and Tad Jude, retired Tenth Judicial District Court judge. The event will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22 in …

Natalie Petersen, Graduated 2016 Please tell us what you are doing now After graduating CLC, I attended the College of St. Scholastica and earned my Bachelors Degree in Social Work. I completed internships at Essentia Health and Crow Wing County. While interning at Crow Wing County I found my passion …