Verse Like Water: The visiting poetry program of Central Lakes College presents Chinese-American poet Jenny Xie at noon on October 29 in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus. The event is free and open to the public.   Xie is a professor at Bard College, and her book “Eye Level” earned the Walt Whitman Award. This literary event …

Central Lakes College’s Trap Shooting Club is off to a strong start, with its 15-member co-ed team shooting exceptionally well. Now in week three of the USA College Clay Target League’s six-week season, team members are determined to win their first conference championship.    CLC currently has a True Team Score of 417, followed by Wilmington College, Ohio, with 255. Wilmington is followed closely by Paul Smith College, New …

For the third consecutive year, Central Lakes College was named one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a survey by The Great Colleges to Work For program. The recently released results are based on a survey of 196 colleges and universities. CLC is the only college in Minnesota to appear on the list. …

Minneapolis based singer/songwriter Peter Miller brings his indie rock band We Are the Willows to the Chalberg stage on October 15 for a 7 p.m. concert. As part of the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center’s Cultural Arts Series, the band brings a unique sound and an innovative approach to …

Brainerd Community Theatre debuts its 2021-22 season with the classic thriller ‘Wait Until Dark,’ performing on the John Chalberg stage on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College. The tension ratcheting play runs October 21-23 and 28-30, with all performances at 7 p.m. Director Patrick Spradlin noted that this is …

The community is invited to learn more about the people of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands during the next Cultural Thursday event at noon on October 7 at Central Lakes College. The presentation will be delivered live through Zoom. Attendees are invited to watch in the Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus or remotely. …

The Dick and Lynn Carder Family Fund at the Central Lakes College Foundation will impact even more college students, thanks to an additional gift from their children, Coleen (Ann Turnbull) Carder, Steven (Karen) Carder, Brian (Carol) Carder, and Roxanne (Robert) Lueck.  The fund was first established in 2015 in memory of Lynn Carder, awarding a scholarship …

When he died in 2017 Tom Petty had achieved phenomenal success, amassing dozens of hits and performing sold out shows for four decades. Minnesota band Free Fallin’ celebrate this musical icon when they perform on the John Chalberg stage on Saturday October 3. The 7 p.m. concert is part of …

Central Lakes College was named to the #RealCollege Institutional Capacity-Building Cohort (ICBC), by The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice. CLC is one of 27 higher education institutions named to the cohort, spanning the nation from Washington to New York. The program is designed to assist colleges and universities in retaining students who need food and housing supports and who were made …

The Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center debuts its 2021-22 Cultural Arts Series with The Fabulous Armadillos’ most acclaimed show, ‘What’s Going’ On: Songs from the Vietnam War Era.’ The concert 7 p.m. concert will take place on September 24 in the Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts on the campus …