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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 …
Read More »Verse Like Water series hosts Irish Poet Pádraig Ó Tuama
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 …
Read More »Community invited to presentation on the state of the ERA
The community is invited to a virtual presentation in honor of Women’s History Month called “The State of the ERA.” It will be held at 7 p.m. on March 18. The event will feature Betty Folliard, the founder of ERA Minnesota and former three-term state representative. She will talk about …
Read More »CLC’s next Cultural Thursday focuses on Papua New Guinea
Central Lakes College English and Global Studies instructor Lori-Beth Larsen will speak on her experience of growing up in Papua New Guinea for the March 4 Cultural Thursday program. The free event will be held at noon on Thursday, March 4. To join the Zoom webinar, please register with your …
Read More »February Cultural Thursday to highlight South American Mapuche artistic expression
Central Lakes College invites the community to attend its virtual Cultural Thursday event: Mapuche Culture and Identity as Expressed Through Visual and Literary Art with Dr. Eva Palma, a native Chilean and University of Minnesota adjunct professor. The free presentation will be held at 12 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4. …
Read More »There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays: Brainerd Community Theatre’s Community Holiday Talent Show
Drawing on a holiday tradition from over twenty years ago, Brainerd Community Theatre will present ‘Home for the Holidays,’ a holiday variety show featuring the talents of local performers. The show will be streamed free and on-demand beginning December 18 and continuing through to New Year’s Day. BCT Director Patrick …
Read More »A Little Laughter, Please! Comedian Henry Cho in a Virtual Show
At a time when there doesn’t seem to be much to laugh about, the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center is serving up a tonic just in time for the holidays when they present comedian Henry Cho in a live virtual performance on December 12. Cho is a Tennessee native …
Read More »CLC Environmental Studies Instructor to Speak on Japan for December Cultural Thursday
Central Lakes College Cultural Thursdays program will be hosting a free Zoom webinar on the Japanese culture. The presentation entitled “Beyond the Silk Curtain: How Japan Almost Became My Home” will feature Environmental Studies Instructor Jason Edens and will take place on Thursday, December 3 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Jason …
Read More »Verse Like Water to feature U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
Verse Like Water, the visiting poet program of Central Lakes College, in collaboration with Riverland College and the Olseth Foundation presents our current U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. The event will be streamed live at noon on Thursday, November 12. Joy is a major voice in American literature, and she …
Read More »November Cultural Thursday Zoom Event: Tanzania: Teaching and Growing
Central Lakes College Cultural Thursdays Program will be hosting a FREE Zoom Webinar entitled Tanzania: Teaching and Growing on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020 from 12-1 p.m. Forestview Middle School English Language Arts Instructor, Helene Danielson, will present on her life-changing experience in Tanzania. Helene Danielson spent the month of June 2019 …
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