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Show and Share Your Minnesota Disaster

Date February 6, 2012 - 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Organization The Stearns History Museum
Email dpack@stearns-museum.org
Website www.stearns-museum.org

The Stearns History Museum will be hosting a "Show and Share Your Minnesota Disaster" night on Monday, February 6. Show and Share Your Minnesota Disaster is being presented in conjunction with the exhibit "Minnesota Disasters." Participants are encouraged to bring photographs or souvenirs to make the night a real show and tell. Show and Share Your Minnesota Disaster goes from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

The Negro Baseball League: An American Legacy

Date February 7, 2012 - 12:30 p.m.
Organization Multicultural Student Services
Email mss@stcloudstate.edu
Website http://www.stcloudstate.edu/mss/default.asp

Multicultural Student Services will be hosting events commemorating and celebrating Black History Month. On Tuesday, February 7 they will be hosting a presentation entitled "The Negro Baseball League: An American Legacy" by singer, performer and filmmaker Byron Motley in the Atwood Theatre. Motley's presentation gives an insightful and entertaining look into how the Negro Leagues were more than just about baseball but also an integral part of the Civil Rights movement. As part of the presentation, Motley will be showing a 10 minute work-in-progress film that he is producing on the history and legacy of the Negro Leagues. The Negro Baseball League: An American Legacy begins at 12:30 p.m. and is part of the celebration of Black History Month.

Human-robot performance

Date February 7, 2012 - 7:30 p.m.
Organization St. Cloud State University Department of Music
Email mdnistler@stcloudstate.edu
Website www.stcloudstate.edu/music

The St. Cloud State Department of Music will be hosting a performance by composer, musician and robotic instrument builder Troy Rogers from Expressive Machines Musical Instruments (EMMI) on Tuesday, February 7 in the Ruth Gant Recital Hall. Rogers will be partner with Michael Straus and Dana Jessen and EMMI's latest robotic instument the Monochord-Aerophone Robotic Instrument Ensemble also known as MARIE for a night of human and machine-made music. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m.

Campus Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings

Date February 10, 2012 - 6:30 p.m.
Organization Alcoholics Anonymous
Email info@kvsc.org
Website www.aa.org

Campus AA meetings will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Itasca Room of the Newman Center north of the SCSU campus every Tuesday.

Ebony Night at SCSU

Date February 11, 2012 - 6 p.m.
Organization Multicultural Student Services
Email mss@stcloudstate.edu
Website http://www.stcloudstate.edu/mss/default.asp

Multicultural Student Services will be hosting events commemorating and celebrating Black History Month. On Saturday, February 11 they will be hosting Ebony Night in the Atwood Ballroom. Ebony Night will feature traditional food and cultural sharing. Ebony Night begins at 6 p.m. and is part of the celebration of Black History Month.

Collective Memory of Minnesota Arts Culture

Date February 15, 2012 - 3 p.m.
Organization Visual Arts Minnesota
Email vam@visualartsminnesota.org
Website www.visualartsminnesota.org

Visual Arts Minnesota will be hosting discussions about the history of visual art in the St. Cloud area. Ted Sherarts, a retired SCSU art professor and active arts community member, will lead the discussions from Wednesday, January 18th to February 15. The discussions start at 3 p.m. in the St. Cloud Library's Bremer Room.

North Star: Minnesota's Black Pioneers

Date February 15, 2012 - 2 p.m.
Organization Multicultural Student Services
Email mss@stcloudstate.edu
Website http://www.stcloudstate.edu/mss/default.asp

Multicultural Student Services will be hosting events commemorating and celebrating Black History Month. On Wednesday, February 15 they will be hosting a presentation entitled "North Star: Minnesota's Black Pioneers" by documentary filmmaker Daniel Bergin in Stewart Hall Room 120. Bergin will be showing North Star: Minnesota's Black Pioneers, which discusses issues that affected Minnesota's African American citizens. North Star: Minnesota's Black Pioneers begins at 2 p.m. and is part of the celebration of Black History Month.

Liberian Night at St. Cloud State

Date February 18, 2012 - 6 p.m.
Organization Multicultural Student Services
Email mss@stcloudstate.edu
Website http://www.stcloudstate.edu/mss/default.asp

Multicultural Student Services will be hosting events commemorating and celebrating Black History Month. On Saturday, February 18 they will be hosting Liberian Night in the Atwood Ballroom. Liberian Night will feature traditional food and cultural sharing. Liberian Night begins at 6 p.m. and is part of the celebration of Black History Month.

Fourth Annual Cabaret Event Fundraiser

Date February 19, 2012 - 5:30PM
Organization St Cloud State Concert Choir
Email justinmichaelsemail@gmail.com
Website http://www.stcloudstate.edu/music

The Pioneer Place is featuring the Saint Cloud State Concert Choir for their Fourth Annual Cabaret Event fundraiser on Sunday, February 19 beginning with a 5:30 p.m. silent auction and 7:00 p.m. performance on the main stage and in the Fireside room. All proceeds go towards continuing the SCSU Concert Choir’s musical tradition here in Saint Cloud, Minnesota.

SCSU 50th Annual Winter Institute

Date February 22, 2012 - All Day
Organization St. Cloud State University
Email mclo@stcloudstate.edu
Website www.stcloudstate.edu/winterinstitute

St. Cloud State University will be hosting its 50th annual Winter Institute on Wednesday, February 29 and Thursday, March 1. This year's theme is "Green Economic Growth: How Natural Resources Will Shape Our Economy and Our Community. The Winter Institute will be held at the Kelly Inn in St. Cloud on February 29 and on the SCSU campus March 1. Registration is due by Wednesday, February 22nd.

50th annual SCSU Winter Institute Panels

Date February 22, 2012 - All Day
Organization St. Cloud State University
Email mclo@stcloudstate.edu
Website www.stcloudstate.edu/winterinstitute

St. Cloud State University will be hosting two panel discussions as part of its 50th annual Winter Institute on Wednesday, February 29t. The first panel will look at the traditional Economic Outlook while the second panel will focus on business and this year's theme "Green Economic Growth: How Natural Resources Will Shape Our Economy and Our Community." The Winter Institute panel discussions will be held at the Kelly Inn in St. Cloud. Registration is due by Wednesday, February 22.

Award Winning Author Sherman Alexie

Date February 22, 2012 - 7:00PM
Organization SCSU University Program Board and First Year Experience
Email upbnationalevents@stcloudstate.edu
Website http://www.stcloudstate.edu/events/event.asp?eventID=14125&scheduleID=188270

Sherman Alexie's latest book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian is a coming-of-age, interracial comedy for young adults based on his first year at an all-white high school for which he received the National Book Award. The book was the selected text for this year's Common Reading Program at St. Cloud State University and he has been invited to speak to students and the community about the issues raised in the text. Sherman Alexie has an hour at the podium, and is available afterward for book signing.

Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals from 1933 to 1945 display

Date February 23, 2012 - During regular building hours.
Organization University Program Board
Email upbvisualarts@stcloudstate.edu
Website http://www.stcloudstate.edu/chge/

The University Program Board, along with St. Cloud State Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education, is hosting a display focusing on Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals from 1933 to 1945 in the Atwood Memorial Center Gallery. The display is on view from Monday, January 16 to Thursday, February 23. The display are open during regular building hours.

Atmosphere Welcome to Minnesota Tour --- St. Cloud

Date February 26, 2012 - 7 p.m show, doors at 6 p.m.
Organization Atmosphere
Email Melissa@jadepresents.com
Website www.jadepresents.com

Atmosphere will be hosting a concert on Sunday, February 26 in the Atwood Ballroom. Atmosphere will be joined on stage by Kill the Vultures, Big Quarters, Mally and BK One. The concert starts at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6 p.m. Atmosphere is in St. Cloud as part of their Welcome to Minnesota Tour and will feature songs from the band's latest studio release "The Family Sign. "

Alternative Spring Break - River Cleanup

Date March 5, 2012 - 9am-4pm
Organization Living Lands & Waters
Email nora@livinglandsandwaters.org
Website http://www.livinglandsandwaters.org/AlternativeSpringBreak/default.htm

Alternative Spring Break (ASB) is a great opportunity for students to assist with cleaning debris along the Mississippi River. This year we will be working in Memphis, TN. During ASB, students will focus their efforts on removing trash and sorting out recyclable materials. Students will traverse the Mississippi River both on foot and in boats while working with the Living Lands & Waters (LL&W) crew and other college students to remove debris (tires, appliances, barrels, etc.) that is polluting the rivers and impairing the habitat of indigenous fish, birds, and wildlife. LL&W will provide volunteers with all the necessary equipment for the cleanups including shovels, gloves, trash bags and life jackets.
Week 1: Sunday, February 26th to Friday, March 2nd
Week 2: Sunday, March 4th to Friday, March 9th
Week 3: Sunday, March 11th to Friday, March 16th

Young Artists Exhibition Program

Date March 12, 2012 - During the school year
Organization Visual Arts Minnesota
Email vam@visualartsminnesota.org
Website www.visualartsminnesota.org

Visual Arts Minnesota will be hosting the "Young Artists Exhibition Program" during the 2011-2012 school year. The Young Artists Exhibition Program is meant to help young artists in Grades 10 through 12 develop an exhibit from beginning to end. Students will learn from experienced artists on how to present, photograph, and promote their artwork. The program will culminate in an art exhibition in February and March and reception during the St. Cloud Downtown Art Crawl on Monday, March 16th, 2012.

Minnesota Disasters

Date March 18, 2012 - Regular museum hours
Organization Stearns History Museum and Research Center
Email ameline@stearns-museum.org
Website www.stearns-museum.org

The Stearns History Museum will be hosting the exhibit "Minnesota Disasters" from Saturday, January 28 until Sunday, March 18. The exhibit features photos and items from two Minnesota disasters, the Grasshopper Plague of 1873 and the 1886 cyclone. The highlight will be photographs from the infamous cyclone that wiped out Sauk Rapids. Minnesota Disasters is open during regular museum hours.

Used Book Sale For Lindgren Child Care Center

Date April 18, 2012 - All Day
Organization Lindgren Child Care Center
Email breaton@stcloustate.edu
Website http://www.stcloudstate.edu/childcare/

The Lindgren Child Care Center will be hosting its 6th annual Used Book Sale on Wednesday, April 18. The used book sale began five years ago as a study in recycling and conservation and has morphed into a part of the preschool curriculum. The children are now taking book donations and books can be either dropped off at the Child Care Center.

Anna Marie's Alliance Benefit

Date May 19, 2012 - 7:30pm
Organization Reaper Records Mydwest
Email getskinnyb@gmail.com
Website www.reaperrecordsmydwest.com

This is a benefit concert for the domestic abuse shelter in St. Cloud. The show is a hip hop show featuring local Minnesota artists. Skinny B, Xtended Family, Point of Contact, Wahwahtay Benias, and Kasual. The show promotes a "One Love" theme and is scheduled for 2 1/2 hours. Thank You for any help in getting the word out!

Stroll for Epilepsy - St. Cloud

Date August 9, 2012 - 5pm check in, 6:30 walk start
Organization Epilepsy Foundation of MN
Email lbraegelmann@efmn.org
Website www.efmn.org

Stroll for Epilepsy- a walk to benefit people affected by seizures:
a 2-mile fundraiser walk held at Lake George Municipal Complex in downtown St. Cloud to raise awareness and money for people affected by seizure disorders. All money raised at this event stays in our community to educate, connect and empower people affected by seizures. Not another moment lost to seizures. Go to www.efmn.org to register your team!

We will gather at the Lake George Municipal Complex at 1101 7th Street South in St. Cloud for fun, food, festivities, fresh air and friendships! Join us before the stroll for music, kids games, team photos, a huge raffle, and don’t miss the awards celebration immediately following the Stroll! Register today at www.efmn.org.