Holy Heck! The Holy Rocka Rollaz August 11 at CLC The Holy Rocka Rollaz return to Brainerd with their high energy show on Wednesday, August 11on the south lawn of Central Lakes College. The 6 pm show is part of the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center’s Fall Outdoor Concert …

The Gordon Rosenmeier Center for State and Local Government has elected its new president and board officers.   Greg Blaine, of Little Falls, was voted President. Other positions include: Vice Chair, James Russell; Secretary, Laura Raedeke; Treasurer, Eric Klang.    The mission of the Rosenmeier Center for State & Local Government is to inform, to educate, and to encourage residents of central …

Following the newly released guidance by the CDC, and at the direction of the Minnesota State System, Central Lakes College will reinstate its requirement that all students, staff, faculty and visitors wear face coverings while inside any CLC campus building, beginning Monday, August 9. At this time, there are no requirements for masking outdoors. Increasing …

The community is invited to join the family of Darlene Palmer, a pioneer in local women’s sports, for a celebration of life at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 7 in the Central Lakes College Brainerd campus gym. The program will begin at 2:30 p.m. Coach Palmer was honored for her work …

In a departure from past audition practices, Brainerd Community Theatre will hold auditions for its entire 2021-22 season of plays. Auditions will be held on August 2, 6 and 7. BCT Director Patrick Spradlin is looking to cast a core company of actors who will possibly participate in multiple productions …

The Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center’s 2021 summer season of music, theatre, and film turns rollicking with ‘Xanadu’,  a musical comedy combining 80’s fashion and dance with Greek myths. The Brainerd Community Theatre production opens on the Chalberg Theatre stage on July 28, with performances through the 30th and again August 3-5. All shows are at …

After 24 years at CLC, Martha Kuehn, Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences is retiring. A familiar face is taking over the important role: Current CLC math instructor Anne Nelson Fisher. We sat down with both leaders to get their thoughts. First, we start with outgoing Dean Martha Kuehn. Fill …

The dictionary defines the word ‘diva’ as “a celebrated female singer; a woman of outstanding talent in the world of opera, and by extension in cinema, theater and popular music.” The Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center presents the embodiment of this word when Divas Through the Decades perform on …

Area students in 6th-12th grades are invited to attend Central Lakes College’s annual Summer Engineering and Manufacturing (SEaM) Camp from July 5-9 at the college’s Staples campus. The camp runs from 9am-3pm each day, with lunch provided each day. Transportation is available from the Brainerd campus.  The camp is a one-week adventure for students grades 6-12, and it gives them …

Two Central Lakes College students took high honors at the SkillsUSA National Championship Competition. The SkillsUSA Championships are career competition events showcasing the best career and technical education students in the nation. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels. Student Benny Minten took 1st place in …