Performing Arts

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 …

A collection of women from all walks of life, each with a fascinating life story, is the subject matter of Jane Martin’s deeply compelling play ‘Talking With,’ next up in Brainerd Community Theatre’s season of streamed performances. The play will be available for home viewing March 25-28. “Talking With” received …

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 …

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 …

Brainerd Community Theatre’s streamed holiday production “Home for the Holidays” will feature a segment of holiday greetings for those not able to be together during this season. “We’ll read the greetings as part of the show, as a way to connect people over the holidays,” said BCT director Patrick Spradlin. …

Brainerd Community Theatre will present a live screening of their recent production ‘Scotland Road’ on Tuesday, November 17 at 7 pm in the Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd Campus of Central Lakes College. The play was recorded and streamed November 4-7. Patrons who were unable to stream the production or …

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 …

A virtual holiday variety show is next up on the calendar for Brainerd Community Theatre. ‘Home for the Holidays’ will be streamed in mid-December, and the theatre is holding virtual auditions for the show. “It appears we’ll all be staying home this holiday season,” said BCT Director Patrick Spradlin. “We …

The year is 1992. A Norwegian fishing boat crew trawling the North Atlantic spots an iceberg. A dark figure dots the white background. As the boat pulls close to the ice, the crew is astounded to find a young woman, dressed in clothing from the early 1900’s. When they bring …

Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center’s Cultural Arts Series will conclude its outdoor fall concert series with two high powered events on October 3 and October 10. Both of the 2 pm matinee shows feature artists familiar to both area and national audiences. First up on October 3 is Shaun …