The Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center will resume its spring season of performances with the band Ring of Kerry on March 18. The 7 p.m. show will take place in the John Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College. The Center’s Director, Patrick Spradlin, described the …

Have you ever met a talking dog, a real talking dog? Get ready, you’re going to meet the funniest comedian on 4 legs! “Irving,” with a little help from his friend, Todd Oliver, is going to talk up a storm when the nationally-acclaimed ventriloquist takes the John Chalberg stage on …

Verse Like Water, the visiting poet program of Central Lakes College, presents Pulitzer Prize winning writer Forrest Gander, an internationally known poet, novelist, essayist and translator.  Community members are invited to the free poetry reading at noon on March 21 in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus or via livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDX5ukBGRAk 

By Dr. Hara Charlier, President of CLC, and Rebekah Kent Ehlebracht, Dean of Brainerd Career & Technical Programs and Customized Training    February is Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. While we celebrate technical education every day at CLC, this month is an opportunity to celebrate with our communities. Students …

The community is invited to attend Central Lakes College’s virtual Cultural Thursday presentation on the culture and values of the Anishinaabe. The free event will be held at noon on Thursday, March 3 via Zoom. Pre-register here: https://tinyurl.com/yckn4kmb.  The speaker will be Susan Beaulieu, an Anishinaabe citizen of the Red Lake …

Verse Like Water: The visiting poetry program of Central Lakes College presents American Poet Gregory Orr at noon on February 18 livestreamed at https://youtu.be/JZNhVuUM9mg. This virtual event is free and open to the public.  Orr has published 10 volumes of poetry and books of memoir, criticism and essays. He has …

Central Lakes College was awarded a $3,000 microgrant to support its campus food pantries from Swipe Out Hunger, a national nonprofit committed to ending college student hunger.   CLC was one of only 17 colleges nationwide to receive a microgrant in this first cycle of Swipe Out Hunger’s inaugural campus …

Central Lakes College is proud to announce the success of its pilot Learn and Earn Program, with the awarding of three student scholarships with Grand View Lodge, Spa & Golf Resort.  Scholarship recipients include: Taylor Hayford (Accounting – AAS), James Gedde (Associate of Arts), and Zachary Nelson (Business Transfer Pathway).  …

The Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center has announced the new date for the postponed January 21 concert of ‘I Am…He Said: A Celebration of the Music of Neil Diamond.’ The new date is Saturday June 11. The concert will take place in the Gichi-Ziibi Center for the Arts, and …

Central Lakes College Sustainable Landscaping student Isaac Malone was awarded a $1,000 scholarship, sponsored by the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association (MNLA) Foundation.  The MNLA scholarship program recognizes superior students enrolled in horticultural or landscape studies programs at several area colleges and universities. The scholarships are designed and sponsored by MNLA …