The Central Lakes College Theatre Department will host auditions for “The Miracle Worker” at 7 p.m. Aug. 24 and 25 in Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus. Immortalized on stage and screen, William Gibson’s classic tells the story of Annie Sullivan and her student, blind, deaf and mute Helen Keller. …
Read More »George Winston concert postponed
The Friday, Aug. 12 benefit concert by Grammy Award-winner George Winston for the Central Lakes College Foundation has been postponed. Winston’s management firm, Dancing Cat, issued this statement regarding the postponement: “Due to circumstances beyond our control it has become necessary to postpone and reschedule several of George Winston’s upcoming …
Read More »SEaM Camp
STAPLES – Thirty-two youths in grades 7 -12 attended the sixth annual Summer Engineering and Manufacturing Camp at Central Lakes College in Staples July 11-15. SEaM camp is an opportunity to experience hands-on electronics, motor controllers, mechanical drafting, manufacturing machining, and robotics automated systems. Participants built robots for competition using …
Read More »Information Night at Pine River
College Information Night for residents of Central Cass County is scheduled for Pine River-Backus High School on Aug. 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. This is a free, public event offered by Central Lakes College and its partners in the new Community Outreach courses offered in Pine River starting this …
Read More »Fringe Festival
Central Lakes College Theatre Department will present “Ole and Lena and The Great Big Walleye” as part of the Minnesota Fringe Festival Aug. 4-14. The Minnesota Fringe Festival is the largest festival of its kind in the United States and one of the biggest performing arts festivals in the Midwest. …
Read More »George Winston concert
Pianist George Winston will present a solo concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 12 in Tornstrom Auditorium, Brainerd, as a fundraiser for the Central Lakes College Foundation. George performs a variety of styles, including his melodic folk piano, stride piano, New Orleans R&B piano, Vince Guaraldi’s Peanuts pieces, songs …
Read More »YES! Camp
Central Lakes College hosted the American Indian Business Leader Student Camp June 28-30 in Brainerd. Students age 11-16 from Nay Ah Shing School, Onamia, prepared a business plan for the creation of a school market to raise funds for a number of worthy endeavors, including books for the library and …
Read More »Press conference
State Senator Joe Gimse of Willmar and State Representative Michael Beard of Shakopee, chairs of their respective Transportation committees in the Minnesota Legislature, were joined by State Sen. Paul Gazelka of Brainerd for a press conference in E203 of the Brainerd campus Business and Industry Center on Monday, June 20. …
Read More »‘Annie’ runs July 7-24
A cast of 33 participating in Central Lakes College Summer Theatre will present the musical “Annie” July 7 to 24 in 15 performances staged in the Bob Dryden Theatre on the Brainerd campus. Little Orphan Annie jumped out of the funny papers in 1924. The red-haired tyke known for her …
Read More »Music video camp
Luke Florell (banana) and Jonah Lelwica (bunny) of Pequot Lakes created a music video using costumes during the Music Video Camp at the Staples campus of Central Lakes College June 13-17. The PLHS sophomores have the opportunity to upload the finished project to YouTube. The annual camp is offered through …
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