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Verse Like Water, the visiting poet program of Central Lakes College, kicks off its 11th year with American poet Brenda Hillman at noon on October 12 in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus. The poetry reading and craft talk is free and open to the public. Hillman is the author of …
Read More »Community invited to Cultural Thursday on Anishinaabe Culture, History
The community is invited to Central Lakes College’s Cultural Thursday event “Tales of Laughing Fox: Anishinaabe Culture and History through Storytelling and Native American Flute Performance”. The free event takes place at noon on Thursday, October 6 in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus. The speaker is Michael Laughing Fox Charette, …
Read More »Community invited to annual Ag & Energy Research Center Field Day
The community is invited to attend the annual Central Lakes College Ag & Energy Research Center Field Day from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Ag & Energy Center, 26505 County Road 2, Staples. All activities are free and open to the public. All Day Events: Drone flights …
Read More »Cultural Thursday: Puerto Rico
The fascinating stories of Puerto Rico will be the focus of the May 5 Cultural Thursday at Central Lakes College. Tatiana Colón, a current liberal arts student and a native of Puerto Rico, and Tracey Kloeckl-Jiménez, CLC German and Spanish Instructor, will present Puerto Rico: A Kaleidoscope of Overlapping Cultures …
Read More »Cultural Thursday: Culture and resilience of the Ukrainian people
The community is invited to attend Central Lakes College’s virtual Cultural Thursday presentation on the culture and resilience of the Ukrainian people. The event is at noon on Thursday, April 7 in the Chalberg Theatre or via Zoom. Pre-registration is required if attending via Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/56ejut53 Presenting will be Oleksiy …
Read More »Senator Kiffmeyer to lead Rosenmeier Forum on Legislative Redistricting
The community is invited to attend the next Rosenmeier Forum, which focuses on legislative redistricting, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22 in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus. The event is free and open to the public. Speaking will be Minnesota Senator Mary Kiffmeyer. Kiffmeyer, a Pierz native, represents Senate …
Read More »Verse Like Water presents poet Forrest Gander
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
Read More »Community invited to Cultural Thursday: Culture and values of the Anishinaabe
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 …
Read More »Community invited to poetry reading with Gregory Orr
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 …
Read More »Community invited to Cultural Thursday: Poland
The community is invited to attend Central Lakes College’s virtual Cultural Thursday presentation on Poland at noon on Thursday, Feb. 3. Attendees are asked to pre-register here: https://tinyurl.com/2esve4dn CLC instructor Dr. Ania Antus will discuss Polish culture, history and economics. She will also spotlight and share her experience as an accomplished Polish dancer and …
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