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Central Lakes College will host its third Celebration of Nations on Friday, April 20 from 4 to 9 p.m. in the gymnasium on the Brainerd campus. The event will feature performers: Scandinavian Skal Klubb, Nay Ah Shing Tribal School Drum Group and American Indian Dancers, Tiyumba African dance music, Latin …

“Everything under the Sun” is the theme for the 45th annual photo contest being held at Central Lakes College on the Brainerd campus beginning April 18, according to contest coordinator Larry Kellerman. The contest, open to the public, has traditional photo entry categories of “landscape,” “portrait,” “action,” “creative,” “birds,” “animals,” …

Central Lakes College 2012 Awards Days are scheduled, according to Erich Heppner, Director of Student Activities. He said the Brainerd Campus Awards Day will be from noon to 1 p.m. on Monday, April 23, with a free lunch starting at 11:30 a.m. in the cafeteria. The Staples Campus Awards Day …

Tadd Johnson, head of the American Indian Studies Department at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, will present a free program April 9 at noon in Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College. He is an enrolled member of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa and an attorney. He …

Open to all Brainerd Campus Central Lakes College students, the 2012 Juried Student Art Show, “The Art of Science,” is accepting entries through April 2. An exhibit is scheduled for the CLC Art Gallery across from the Jon Hassler Library, and a reception April 20 from 5 to 8 p.m. …

Nick Hayes, professor of history at St. John’s University, Collegeville, will present “Russia: From Communism to Putin” at Central Lakes College in Brainerd at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 27. Hayes appears as a guest in the Speaker Series offered by the Center for Lifelong Learning at CLC. Admission is free …

Jeff Johnson, an English instructor at Central Lakes College in Brainerd, will be a featured presenter at “Connecting in the Cloud,” the Minnesota Council of Teachers of English annual spring conference April 26 and 27 in St. Cloud. This is the second straight year he has presented at the event. …

The Central Lakes College Natural Resources Club, Brainerd Lakes Area Audubon Society, and Brainerd Area Environmental Learning Network present “Green Fire,” the first full-length, high-definition documentary film about legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold at 6 p.m. April 10 in E354 on the Brainerd campus. “Green Fire” shares highlights from Leopold’s extraordinary …

Career Exploration Day 2012 provided 2,300 area high school students with an extraordinary opportunity to sample professional endeavors that may be in their future. The March 9 showcase of 150 careers was held on the Brainerd campus, and it included hands-on, interactive demonstrations, prizes, and lunch. Cody Nordmann, a junior …

With over 50 years of diving experience, Bill Matthies has tidal waves of information just waiting to be shared. Matthies will be the featured presenter for The Center for Lifelong Learning’s “Spotlight on History: Diving into Local History” at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 20 in Room E208 the Brainerd campus …