Performing Arts

A true icon of modern popular music will take the Tornstrom Auditorium stage on April 26 when the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center presents Lee Rocker. The show, part of the Center’s Cultural Arts Series, kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Lee Rocker made his mark singing, playing, standing on, …

The Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center announces two summer theatre workshops geared for students entering grades 1-4 and 5-9. Taught by local writer Mary Aalgaard, also known for her blog ‘Play Off the Page,’ the workshops will be held during the month of June. The first workshop will be …

From the pages of an award-winning novel to the big screen is the journey of ‘Neither Wolf Nor Dog,’ a independent film that has been making a gigantic impact on communities since its release in 2017. The film will be screened in the Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus of …

A classic comedy, an irreverent take on Shakespeare, and one of the most popular musicals of the modern era constitute the 2019 Summer Theatre Season for Brainerd Community Theatre. BCT’s Director, Patrick Spradlin, announced the three show slate by saying ‘This is one of the more ambitious seasons we’ve yet …

Known throughout the world as a virtuoso on piano, George Winston will give a solo concert on Friday, April 12 in the Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College (CLC). The 7:30 show marks Winston’s fifth appearance as part of the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center’s …

Chicago-based Griffin Theatre Company brings their world premiere drama ‘In To America’ to the Chalberg Stage on March 29. As part of the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center’s Cultural Arts Series, the play will perform at 7:30 p.m. Using personal diaries, journals, and documented historic narratives ‘In To America’ …

Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center and the Central Lakes College Foundation will team with Prairie Bay Grill and Catering to present A.R. Gurney’s ‘Love Letters’ on Sunday, February 24. The performance will be at Prairie Bay’s Baxter restaurant, and all proceeds will go to the Joseph Plut Scholarship Fund. …

It would be a great night of entertainment to listen to a guitar virtuoso demonstrate his considerable skills. But to hear two virtuosos in one evening? That’s truly incredible, and what audiences can expect when the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center presents Laurence Juber and Martin Taylor under the …

The life and music of one of the true legends of popular music, Bobby Vee, will be onstage at the Tornstrom Auditorium on January 25 when ‘Remembering Bobby Vee’ hits the stage at 7:30 p.m. As part of the Central Lakes College Community Performing Arts Center’s season, the show is …

Few singer-songwriters have amassed a catalog of hits as impressive as Billy Joel. His music will be paid tribute to by Twin Cities performer Mick Sterling on January 18 when “A Billy Joel State of Mind” comes to the Chalberg Theatre stage on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College. …