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GREAT Theatre Presents Irving Berlin's White Christmas
2022-11-26 - 2022-12-11 | MN
Fall in love this holiday season and find joy with the luscious melodies of Irving Berlin. Based on the 1954 film, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas is a joyful holiday tradition, presented by GREAT Theatre in St. Cloud.
Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which happens to be owned by Bob and Phil’s former army commander. The show features 17 Irving Berlin classics, transform your holidays with heartwarming music and leave dreaming of a white Christmas.
The performances run November 26 to December 11th at the Paramount Center for the Arts.

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Indigenous Flute Player Darren Thompson Performing at SCSU
2022-11-29 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Indigenous Ojibwe flute player Darren Thompson is performing at St. Cloud State University.
Darren Thompson has recorded an album “Between Earth and Sky” of his Native American flute music. The album was recorded in the Black Hills of South Dakota, and aside from being a musician, Thompson is in the journalism profession.
The concert is Tuesday, November 29th starting at 7 p.m. in the Atwood Memorial Center Theatre. It’s free and open to the campus and entire community.

East Side St. Cloud Community Round Table
2022-11-29 19:00 - 20:30
You’re invited to the attend a community meeting, East Side St. Cloud, Taking the Pulse-Looking Ahead.
This is a community-building round table for neighbors and businesses. The meeting is at Salem Lutheran Church on R Riverside Drive Southeast on Tuesday, November. 29th starting at 7 p.m.

Coffee is provided before the round table and there will be ti me for networking afterwards. The community is welcome to attend.

Moonshine Escape Room at the Stearns History Museum
2022-12-01 - 2022-12-22
The Stearns History Museum’s first-ever Escape Room experience this December.
During the hour, you’ll be transported to the 1920s, a time when everyone wanted the Moonshine Stearns County produced. But the agents are knocking down the door to dry out Stearns County with one goal in mind.
CAN YOU STOP THEM?
Are you looking for a fun and exciting team building, problem solving, and brain busting activity? Go back in time to the 1920s and stop the agents from breaking in and stealing the Moonshine!
The escape room is Thursdays in December on the 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd from 4-7 p.m. with one hour time slots each group.
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Amid the Winter’s Snow Performance with Great River Chorale
2022-12-02 - 2022-12-04
The Great River Chorale is presenting two performances of its holiday concert Amid the Winter’s Snow.
The chorale will be joined by the St. Cloud String Quartet and other area musicians. The program features classic and new seasonal music and narrations read by Michaela Hedican, OSB, and Paul-Vincent Niebauer, OSB. The performances will kindle your holiday spirit!
There are two performances:
Friday, December 2 at 7:30 p.m.
St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Cloud
Sunday, December 4 at 4:00 p.m.*
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, inSt. Cloud,
*with ASL interpretation
Great River Chorale is a 55-voice adult community choir based in St. Cloud, that was founded in 2001 and draws its members from across Central Minnesota.

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Christmas Holiday Tree Ornament Party at Sherburne History Center
2022-12-03 10:00 - 12:00
The Sherburne History Center invites you ad your family/friends to enjoy a Christmas Holiday Tree Ornament party.
Join them from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, December 3rd at the Sherburne History Center in Becker to celebrate one of the best seasons of the year. There will be live music courtesy of the Becker High School music department, a surprise visit from one of the season’s favorite figures and craft activities making cornhusk wreath and angel ornaments, gingerbread puppets and paper snowmen.
The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments are sponsored by Bill’s Family Foods.
The Sherburne History Center is located at 10775 27th Avenue Southeast in Becker.

Radio: We have a link to more information at KVSC.org, visit the Area Events page.

Music at St. Mary's Concert
2022-12-03 19:00 - 21:00
St. Cloud State University’s Department of Music, School of the Arts and College of Liberal Arts invite you to the Music at St. Mary’s concert.
This annual event features a sampling of the finest choral repertoire, ranging from exciting, new works to beloved choral classic works. The concert will include performances by SCSU’s Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and Women’s Choir.
There is a ticket price for the community, students can attend for free w/SCSU ID. Tickets will be sold at the door. A portion of ticket proceeds go toward scholarships for music students.
The concert is Saturday, December 3 at 7 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Mary in downtown St. Cloud.

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15th Annual Sons of Norway Barnelopet
2022-12-05 08:00 - 17:00
The 15th Annual Sons of Norway Barneløpet will be held on Sunday, January 22nd at Riverside Park in St. Cloud.
This a a free, fun children’s cross country ski event for ages 3 to 13. On-site registration will be available starting at 11:30 a.m., but pre-registration by mail is preferred.
Youth “races” start at 1:00 p.m. with prizes to all participants! Minnesota Youth Ski League cross country ski equipment will be made available for children at this event and provided by the Central Minnesota Youth Ski Club, as needed.
Cookies and hot chocolate will be served amid a festive atmosphere, complete with plenty of food, demonstrations and sampling of Norwegian treats, as well as the Viking Age Club from St. Paul. Like past years, the Barneløpet will bring lots of laughter and smiles from the children… both young and old!
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Central Minnesota Civil War Rountable Discussion
2022-12-06 17:30 - 19:00
The Central Minnesota Civil War Roundtable will be meeting at Great River Regional Library is coming up.
You can join the discussion on “How the Civil War Changed Christmas” plus sample Civil War holiday foods, including hopping John, hardtack, cornbread, holiday tomato soup, sorghum cookies and more.
The event is free and open the public at St. Cloud’s Great River Regional Library on Tuesday, December 6th at 5:30 p.m.

10th Annual St. Cloud Weihnachtsmarkt
2022-12-08 17:00 - 20:00
The city of St. Cloud invites you to their 10th annual St. Cloud Weihnachtsmarkt (why-knocked-market :).
The holiday celebration he 10th will be held on Thursday, December 8th from 5 to 8 p.m. at the River’s Edge Parking Ramp.
This outdoor market event features beer from Beaver Island Brewery, hot spiced Gluhwein, holiday vendors, food and more! It’s a family friendly holiday tradition from the city of St. Cloud that celebrates the season in traditional European style.

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Mark O'Connor's An Appalachian Christmas at CSB-SJU
2022-12-08 19:30 - 21:00
The College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University’s Fine Art series is presenting Mark O’Connor’s An Appalachian Christmas.
Mark O’Connor’s eclectic combination of jazz, bluegrass and classical influences carries his vision of an American school of string playing. This much-loved holiday performance, accompanied by his wife, Maggie, and son, Forrest – both award-winning instrumentalists in their own rites – fashions a wondrous mix of instrumental and vocal music in bluegrass and other American music genres. The performance is playful and joyous at points, but come prepared – the December winds won’t be the only chills you’ll feel.
The concert is Thursday, December 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Stephen B. Humphrey Theater at St. John’s.

Radio:We have more details on the Area Events page at KVSC.org.

Moments in Time Art Exhibition
2022-12-09 - 2023-01-31
The Paramount Center for the Arts in historic downtown is hosting an art exhibit called Moments in Time.
The exhibit features the work of Ruth Jensen McGrath. She works with watercolors, acrylic and oil for her paintings. The artist paint whatever gives her inspiration, often landscapes around her. The long shadows of morning or late afternoon. The changing seasons and the vast farmland or woodlands. The sky, with it’s ever changing clouds, with the landscape below for a feeling of aerial perspective.
Jensen McGrath’s work is on view on the main floor of the lobby, which you can visit for free Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Radio: There’s more details on the Area Events page at KVSC.org.

Langston Hughes’ Black Nativity
2022-12-09 08:00 - 2022-12-19 17:00
GREAT Theatre invites you to enjoy Langston Hughes’ Black Nativity.
Experience this Gospel retelling of the Nativity through high energy music and extraordinary dance. Acclaimed poet Langston Hughes creates a unique theatrical experience by using dialogue, narration, gospel songs and folk spirituals to celebrate cultural traditions and the birth of the Christ.
Originally premiering in 1961, it was one of the first plays Off-Broadway written by an African American and has been presented around the world over the last 60 years.
The production is happening at the Helgeson Learning Lab at GREAT Theatre at December 9th to the 19th.

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Lightwire Theatre presents: A Very Electric Christmas at CSB-SJU
2022-12-10 14:00 - 19:30
The College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University’s Fine Art series is presenting Lightwire Theatre: A Very Electric Christmas.
You can make the season bright with a charming new tale told in vibrant lights, artistic dance and a score filled with holiday-favorite songs. Since you first saw them on America’s Got Talent Lightwire Theater has been mesmerizing audiences worldwide with skill, grace and eye-catching light shows. By combining the arts of puppetry, theater and dance. The show features the tale of a misguided bird named Max who ends up at the North Pole for Christmas, it will warm hearts and have the spirit of the season shining through.
The concert is Saturday, December 10 at 2 p.m.. and 7:30 p.m.. in the Escher Auditorium at the College of St. Benedict.

Radio: We have a link to more information at KVSC.org, visit the Area Events page.

An Andy and Bing Christmas is a Christmas
2022-12-13 13:30 - 19:30
The Paramount Center for the Arts presents An Andy and Bing Christmas is a Christmas gala affair that is a throwback to the era of classic Christmas shows.
This performance celebrates Christmas albums of Bing Crosby and Andy Williams supported by the 16-piece “Elegance Orchestra.” You can enjoy beloved Christmas songs performed and led by Super Bowl Champion, Ben Utecht, Twin Cities favorite Cate Fierro and Minnesota Music and Midwest Music Hall of Fame Recipient, Mick Sterling.
There are two shows on Tuesday, December 13th, one at 1:30 p.m. and the second show at 7:30 p.m.

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Breakfast Club with Stearns History Museum
2022-12-14 09:00 - 10:00
The Stearns History Museum is hosting their December Breakfast Club.
Attendees will learn about the German-Catholic heritage of Stearns County with Jeanette Blonigen Clancy. You’re invited to learn more as she talks about the idiosyncrasies that make Stearns County unique. A lifetime resident of the county,
she authored the centennial histories of Albany and Avon, hand as written numerous articles for the Crossings newsletter, including the most recent, a series called “Conversations with Olivia.”
Breakfast Club is Wednesday, December 14th at 9 a.m. at the Stearns History Museum. There is a small fee for non-members.

Christmas with the Nelsons at the Paramount
2022-12-14 13:30 - 19:30
The Paramount Center for the Arts is hosting Christmas with the Nelsons.
This heart-warming multi-media live concert experience stars the third generation of #1 Nelson Family hitmakers, Matthew and Gunnar Nelson. A genuine blend of Everly Brothers-style harmonies and Smothers Brothers-style comedy, multi-platinum recording artists Matthew and Gunnar have been thrilling sellout audiences world-wide for the past decade with their high-integrity Ricky Nelson Remembered show… and they’ve got a new gift for you to open.
There are two concerts on Wednesday, December 14th, one at 1:30 p.m. and the second at 7:30 p.m.

Radio: We have a link to more details at KVSC.org, visit the Area Events page.

Granite City Radio Theatre with Steve Roehm
2022-12-14 19:30 - 21:30
KVSC’s Granite City Radio Theatre’s 11th season continues with the talent and wit of Minneapolis-based musician Steve Roehm. You may know him as the vibraphonist with The New Standards, Twilight Hours or Vic Volare. Steve Roehm is also a percussion teacher at the MacPhail Center for Music.
We’re delighted to welcome his musical talent on Wednesday, December 14th with the world’s best house band, Collective Unconscious.
KVSC’s 11th season of Granite City Radio Theatre at the historic Pioneer Place Theater and Veranda Lounge is a fun-filled evening of live music, comedic sketches, The Shades Brigade radio noir drama, the trivia challenge and much more!
The live radio program, with you in the live audience begins sharply at 7:30 p.m.
Granite City Radio Theatre is supported in part by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Free Holiday Concert at Waite Park Library
2022-12-16 12:00 - 13:00
The Great River Regional Library in Waite Park is hosting the Gerard-Johnson Duo for a Holiday Concert.
You’re invited to celebrate the holiday season with the ethereal sounds of harp and flute. Join the Gerard-Johnson Duo (Emily Gerard, harp & Julie Johnson, flute) as they perform a program of their own holiday arrangements. The concert is open to o all ages.
The free concert is Friday, December 16 from Noon to 1:00 p.m.

Radio: We have more information on the Area Events page at KVSC.org.

Paws to Read at St. Cloud Library
2022-12-17 10:30 - 11:30
The Great River Regional Library is hosting a children’s event called Paws to Read.
You’re invited to visit the Library to read with a Furry Friend! Certified therapy animals, including a dog or two, will be on hand to listen as you read a story. It’s lots of fun to read when a friendly animal is your audience! This activity is recommended for or ages 4 to 12.
The next Paws to Read is Saturday, December 17th from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the St. Cloud Library.

George Maurer Group Holiday Show
2022-12-19 19:30 - 21:00
The Paramount Center for the Arts is presenting the George Maurer Group Holiday Show.
Celebrating its 25th year at the Paramount, the George Maurer Group returns to the stage for one of theirr most popular holiday traditions. With holiday tunes you know and love, plus some new surprises, George Maurer, Ann Michels and the rest of the gang bring the jazz and turn up the fun this December.
The show is Monday, December 19th at 7:30 p.m.

Radio: We have more information at KVSC.org, visit the Area Events page.

Rock and Roll Christmas Spectacular
2022-12-20 - 2022-12-23
Celebrating our 18th year in 2022 you’re invited to a holiday tradition at the Paramount Center for the Arts, the Rock and Roll Spectacular.
Join an all-star cast of musicians as they rock their way through timeless holiday classics and bring new takes on hit songs you didn’t even know were holiday classics. You’ll hear Christmas standards like Silent Night, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Rockin’ Round the Christmas Tree, The Little Drummer Boy and many more like you’ve never heard them performed before!
The shows are Tuesday, December 20th through Thursday, December 23rd at 7:30 p.m.

Radio: We have more information at KVSC.org, visit the Area Events page.

Winter Wonderland Scavenger Hunt
2022-12-26 - 2023-01-02
The Stearns History Museum invites you to enjoy their Winter Wonderland Scavenger Hunt.
You’ll be able to check your knowledge and learn a little about Central Minnesota’s history while exploring Heritage Park and the Stearns History Museum grounds.
It’s a self-guided, free activity that is open to all and runs from December 26th to January 2nd. Scavenger hunts forms can be found at the museum during open hours or at the drop box located outside the entry doors. All completed forms will be entered into a drawing for prizes.

A DON'T HUG ME CHRISTMAS CAROL IS COMING TO THE PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS
2022-12-28 13:30 - 2022-12-29 21:00
A Don’t Hug Me Christmas Carol, one of the most popular holiday shows in Minneapolis for 11 years, is coming back to the Paramount Center for the Arts in St. Cloud.
It’s set in a little bar in northern Minnesota called The Bunyan in a town called Bunyan Bay and is a musical comedy with 17 original songs. It’s a hilarious Minnesota spoof of Charles Dickens’ classic story, A Christmas Carol. The show is written by Phil Olson, playwright and Minnesota native.
A Don’t Hug Me Christmas Carol is playing Wednesday and Thursday December 28th & 29th at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. each day.

Radio: We have more details at KVSC.org, visit the Area Events page.

Moonlight Ski with the Nordic Ski Club of Central Minnesota
2023-01-06 17:00 - 20:00
You’re invited to join the Nordic Ski Club of Central Minnesota and Stearns County Parks for the Moonlight Ski..
This is a free family friendly event at Quarry Park. There will be bonfires with smores, hot cocoa, door prizes and free parking available. Also, you can stop in Fitzharris Ski, Bike, and Outdoor or Revolution Cycle and Ski on January 6 for free ski rentals on first-come, first served basis. There are more than four miles of lighted cross country ski trails at Quarry Park.
The Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center will be at the Moonlight Ski and have some skis available for use. Come out to Quarry Park for a great night of snow fun!
Moonlight Ski is from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, January 6th.

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Granite City Folk Society Presents Curtis and Loretta
2023-01-06 19:30 - 21:00
The Granite City Folk Society is presenting Curtis and Loretta.
The music of Minnesota perennials Curtis and Loretta comes straight from the heart. They are extraordinary and proficient on a parade of stringed instruments, which create an alluring frame for their original songs, and carefully chosen traditional pieces from the British Isles, America, and beyond.
Their current instrumental menagerie includes Celtic harp, mandocello, mandolin, guitar, clawhammer banjo, and National steel ukulele, plus a bit of kazoo, harmonica, and shakers.
The concert is Friday, January 6th at 7:30 p.m. at Bo Diddley’s on 25th Avenue South in St. Cloud.

Radio: We have a link to details at KVSC.org, visit the Area Events page.

Company North Crest: NOW That’s What I Call DANCE!
2023-01-07 16:00 - 18:00
North Crest’s 21st annual winter dance performance, NOW That’s What I Call DANCE!, is coming to the Paramount Center for the Arts.
The show will feature dances from their Company and Recreational dancers. You’re invited to listen along with us as they rock out to timeless classics all featured on, “NOW That’s What I Call MUSIC” albums. From rock n’ roll and Broadway, to Disney classics…there will be something for everyone!
Also, the Company ballet production will be telling the story from Illumination’s hit movie; “SING.”
The dance performance is Saturday, January 7th starting at 4 p.m.

Radio: We have more details on the Area Events page at KVSC.org

Breakfast Club: The 10th Division: Our WWII Mountain Troops
2023-01-11 09:00 - 10:00
The Stearns History Museum is presenting their next Breakfast Club event.
You can join them for The 10th Division: Our WWII Mountain Troops with Elena White and Molly Weyrens. Both are members of the Nordic Ski Club of Northern Minnesota. They will discuss the 10th Division: Our WWII Mountain Troops, a group of mountaineers who fought in Italy, Austria and other arenas during WWII, using their skills and expertise as skiers.
Breakfast Club is Wednesday, January 11th at 9 a.m. at the museum. There is a small fee for non-members to attend.

Radio: We have a link to more details at KVSC.org, visit the Area Events page.

Student Welcome Back Carnival
2023-01-11 14:00 - 17:00
St. Cloud State University student are invited to join the Department of Campus Involvement and Huskies Events & Activities Team for a fun carnival!
They will have snow cones, corn dogs, cotton candy, carnival games, sketch artists, and so much more for students to enjoy and welcome back to spring semester at SCSU.
The carnival is Wednesday, January 11 from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Atwood Center Ballroom.

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Folsum Prison Experience at the Paramount Center for the Arts
2023-01-12 19:30 - 21:00
The Paramount Center for the Arts is featuring the show, Folsom Prison Experience.
The performance is a theatrical re-creation of Johnny Cash’s iconic 1968 live recording, At Folsom Prison. It’s a Number 1 smash that catapulted Cash to crossover stardom and cemented his reputation as an artist who didn’t play by the conventional rules.
But the behind-the-scenes tales of that fateful day, January 13, 1968, when Cash and his entourage put on two shows for the inmates of California’s Folsom Prison remain filled with facts and folklore. You can be a part of that day in musical history as an inmate!
The show is Thursday, January 12th at 7:30 p.m.

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