Central Lakes College is partnering with several community groups to host the Red Sand Project, which brings awareness and takes a stand against human trafficking. The community is invited to Central Lakes College’s north main entrance from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on May 5 to see the Red Sand Project display. …

The Natural Resources Program at Central Lakes College and the Baxter Field Office of the National Resource Conservation Service were honored Wednesday with the Chief’s Field Office National Earth Team Volunteer Award. This national award, handed out by the United States Department of Agriculture, recognizes the outstanding work of only …

The Central Lakes College String Orchestra presents Spring Strings at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, April 28, free via live stream: https://youtu.be/KI5VvcaDWOM. Featuring the music of Coldplay, Walk the Moon, JS Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Sibelius, Holst, Brahms, and more! For more information, please contact Orchestra Director David Thompson at david.thompson@clcmn.edu.  

Central Lakes College’ Verse Like Water program is hosting poet Valzhyna Mort for a free virtual reading at noon on April 27. The link for viewing is: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO1Uy8pbqEU. Mort, born in Minsk, Belarus, made her American debut in 2008 with the poetry collection Factory of Tears, co-translated by the husband-and-wife team …

Local talented individuals, of all ages and experience, will showcase their talents in ‘Show Off!’ Presented by Brainerd Community Theatre, the free 2 p.m. April 24 afternoon event promises to be a fun event filled with singers, poets, and instrumentalists. ‘Show Off!’ producer George Marsolek proposed the event following BCT’s …

By Dr. Hara Charlier President, Central Lakes College Central Lakes College is excited to return this fall to the rich array of experiences for which we’re known, including in-person learning, athletics and many other on-campus student activities. We understand that our students need not only a vibrant, in-person college experience, …

Do you have a talent for singing? Dance? Juggling? Telling jokes? Are you weary of the pandemic shut-down forcing you to keep that talent behind closed doors? The Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center has just the remedy! “Show Off!” a low-key, low-pressure talent show will hit the outdoor stage …

Central Lakes College’s next Cultural Thursday event will focus on Ethiopian culture. The free online webinar will be held at noon on Thursday, April 8. Attendees must pre-register for access to this free webinar at the link below. Guest speaker Haile Tegegne spent his early childhood in northeastern Africa. He …

The community is invited to Central Lakes College’s Verse Like Water event with Irish Poet Pádraig Ó Tuama. The free event will be live streamed at noon on April 6 at https://youtu.be/X9mbm03Bm5c. Ó Tuama is a theologian, conflict resolution mediator, and the author of four volumes of poetry, Daily Prayer with …

The Central Lakes College Foundation announced that more than 420 scholarship awards were made for spring semester, totaling more than $184,900. That brings the total awarded from the Foundation this academic year to just over $325,000. “Scholarships are the hallmark of the Central Lakes College Foundation and the cornerstone of …