Performing Arts

Audiences will be left amazed at what they see (or don’t see) when The Magic of Bill Blagg Live hits the Gichi-ziibi stage on April 1. The 7 p.m. show of large-scale magic and illusions is part of the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center’s Cultural Arts Series. Center Director …

The Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center will resume its spring season of performances with the band Ring of Kerry on March 18. The 7 p.m. show will take place in the John Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College. The Center’s Director, Patrick Spradlin, described the …

Have you ever met a talking dog, a real talking dog? Get ready, you’re going to meet the funniest comedian on 4 legs! “Irving,” with a little help from his friend, Todd Oliver, is going to talk up a storm when the nationally-acclaimed ventriloquist takes the John Chalberg stage on …

The Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center has announced the new date for the postponed January 21 concert of ‘I Am…He Said: A Celebration of the Music of Neil Diamond.’ The new date is Saturday June 11. The concert will take place in the Gichi-Ziibi Center for the Arts, and …

Celebrating the work of an artist whose catalog of songs spans three generations, and whose recordings have sold over 100 million records worldwide, “I Am—He Said” presents the music of Neil Diamond. As part of the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center’s Cultural Arts Series, the show will perform on …

What do Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Janis Joplin and Santa Claus have in common? They’re all part of the Rock & Roll Christmas Show. For the thirteenth consecutive year, the holiday season will be raucously kicked off when the perennial favorite hits the stage for one show only, Friday December …

When Brainerd Community Theatre’s holiday show ‘Elf-The Musical’ hits the stage it will not be without some behind-the-scenes drama. The show will perform December 9-11 and 14-16 at 7 pm and also as a 2 pm matinee on Saturday the 11th. All performances are on the John Chalberg Theatre stage …

The spotlight is focused on the work of over 45 local actors in Retrospective I, a photographic exhibit by John Erickson, now on display in the lobby of the John Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College. The featured actors appeared in 19 different productions staged by …

The Chalberg Theatre stage will come alive with highly kinetic, exhilarating movement when Minneapolis dance company ARENA Dances performs at 7 p.m. on November 12. As part of the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center’s Cultural Arts Series, the dance program will present contemporary dance with messages for contemporary audiences. …

Minneapolis based singer/songwriter Peter Miller brings his indie rock band We Are the Willows to the Chalberg stage on October 15 for a 7 p.m. concert. As part of the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center’s Cultural Arts Series, the band brings a unique sound and an innovative approach to …