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George Maurer Group Holiday Show
2022-12-19 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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GREAT and COLLIDE Present: Wonderland
2023-01-13 - 2023-01-14
GREAT Theatre and COLLIDE Theatrical company are presenting “Wonderland.”
The high energy show, set to a popular music soundtrack, features vivid costumes and dazzling dance skills. Wonderland takes audiences on a ride as familiar characters experience mental health challenges and discover friendship and acceptance along the way.
COLLIDE Theatrical is a St. Paul based company dedicated to telling theatrical stories through music and dance that thrills audiences with its unique blend of tap, jazz, ballet, and hip-hop, is remounting this show especiallv for GREAT
audiences.
The show are Friday and Saturday, January 13th and 14th at the Helgeson Learning Lab in Waite Park.

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El Camino al Carnaval at St. Cloud State University
2023-01-14 16:00 - 18:00
The Latin America Students Association at St. Cloud State University are hosting El Camino al Carnaval.
All students and community members are welcome to know more about LatinoAmerica. In this event you can appreciate different performances and delicious food. They are going to have a One-way interactive tour and you can learn more about different countries in LatinoAmerica.
The carnaval is Saturday, January 14th starting at 4 p.m. and is taking place in the Atwood Center, 2nd floor, on the SCSU campus.

Michael Shynes Album Release Show at the Paramount
2023-01-14 19:30 - 21:00
The Paramount Center for the Arts presents Michael Shynes and his album release show.
Michael Shynes will make his long awaited return to the Paramount stage after selling out his first two appearances in the room. Opening the show will be ‘The Voice’ Season 15 runner up, Chris Kroeze, who is performing acoustically.
Shynes blends shades of multiple genres over an acoustic and full band landscape, his songs are ripe with lyrical depth.
The concert is Saturday, January 14th starting at 7:30 p.m.

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2023 Dr. King Community Celebration
2023-01-16 08:00 - 10:30
The 2023 MLK Community Celebration is planning for their 11th annual Community Celebration. This year’s theme is Our Beloved Community: The Courage to Celebrate Diversity.
The annual event in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior is an opportunity for the central Minnesota community to come together, engage in conversation, enjoy a meal and share time together in community. The breakfast celebration is at the River’s Edge Convention Center with an inspiring keynote address form local author Osheta Moore.
The Community Celebration is Monday, January 16th starting at 8 a.m. at the River’s Edge Convention Center.

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Resonance of Floating Bodies Exhibit at SCSU
2023-01-18 - 2023-02-16
A new exhibit “Resonance of Floating Bodies by Joe Smith” is now on view at the Kiehle Gallery on the St. Cloud State University campus.
The exhibit explores the connections between the liminal spaces between objects being and non-being. Using large-scale sculptural incubators, Smith explores his uncanny development of labored forms as they lie in stasis. The exhibition is a quiet, dark and meditative space that invites viewers to ponder the essence of objectivity.
Smith is a visual artist and educator based in Minneapolis.
The Kiehle Gallery is located in the Kiehle Visual Arts Center on the campus of St. Cloud State. The gallery hours are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. The exhibit is open through Feb. 16th.

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Granite City Folk Society Concert with Skye Consort and Emma Bjorling
2023-01-19 19:00 - 20:30
The Granite City Folk Society is Skyy Consort and Emma Bjorling.
The name of the act gives a hint of this group’s interesting cultural mix: the Ilse of Skye is part of the Hebrides off the northwest coast of Scotland; three members also belong to a Québec-based early music group; and vocalist Emma Björling is Swedish. The band’s website description reads “Trans-Atlantic Chamber Folk,” which expands to “songs & tunes from Sweden, Norway, Ireland, Scotland, England, Québec, Acadia, the USA, as well as original compositions.”
You’ll enjoy some musical variety, with songs and dances accompanied by fiddle, cello, bouzouki, and banjo.
The concert is Thursday, January 19th at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in St. Cloud.

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Whippersnapper Hour: Fur Trade Frenzy
2023-01-21 10:00 - 11:00
The next Whippersnapper Hour at the Stearns History Center is Fur Trade Frenzy.
Whippersnapper Hour is a program for children to learn about history with hands-on activities.
In January, kids will get a little taste of what it was like to be involved in the American Fur Trade during the 19th century here in Minnesota. They will get to touch real furs, barter for goods and make their own Bandolier bag to take home!

The event is Saturday, January 21 starting at 10 a.m. Whippersnapper Hour is recommended for children ages 7-13.

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Winter Frolic at Snake River Fur Post in Pine River
2023-01-21 12:00 - 16:00
The Snake River Fur Post in Pine River is hosting its annual Winter Frolic, an afternoon of outdoor fun and activities for all ages to enjoy while learning about Minnesota history.
The whole family can partake in educational and interactive winter festivities. You’ll learn about winter travel during the fur trade in the early 19th century, try tossing a curling stone, and play a round of the Ojibwe snow snake game.
There will b additional opportunities to explore the fur post include snowshoeing around the site’s trails. Guided tours of the Fur Post run every 30 minutes are starting at noon, with the final tour beginning at 3 p.m.. There are also indoor options, like warming up around the fire with a cup of cocoa in the visitor center.
The Winter Frolic is from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 21st.

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St. Cloud State University Cheer Clinic
2023-01-21 14:00 - 18:30
The SCSU Cheer Teams hosting their annual Cheer Clinic
Children are invited to come cheer, dance and hang out with the St. Cloud State University Hockey Cheer team. All kids of all ages are welcome, the only requirement is that children must be potty trained. There is a cost for the clinic and it includes a T-shirt and dinner.
Kids will learn a dance and be a part of our pre-game ice routine for the Saturday game against Denver University.
Parents and guardians must RSVP cheer clinic attendees by December 30th to be guaranteed a T-shirt.
The Cheer Clinic is Saturday, January 21st.

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You can register by emailing us at scsuhockeycheer@gmail.com.

Curtain Call: Letters to My Friend Louie Anderson
2023-01-21 19:30 - 21:00
The Paramount Center for the Arts present Curtain Call: Letters to My Friend Louie Anderson.

Comedian Jason Schommer explores a remarkable friendship with comedy icon Louie Anderson in a series of hilarious adventures and poignant life lessons, shared through theatre, stand up comedy and storytelling!
Through a series of letters Jason wrote to Louie, Jason reveals the power of friendship. From a first hello at a grocery store in St. Louis Park to a final goodbye at a hospital in Las Vegas, the audience is taken on an incredible journey of friendship with stops along the way including the stages of Las Vegas, clubs on the road, a garage sale in Minnesota, The Rosie Show in Chicago, an airport in Japan and so much more!
As a stand up comic, Jason has performed all over the USA and Canada in clubs, colleges and theaters as well as for the US Military in Japan. A regular performer at The Moth Radio Hour, Jason has also won numerous Story Slam competitions.
The show is Saturday, January 21st at 7:30 p.m.

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Chamber Music Society of St. Cloud presents pianist Ann DuHamel
2023-01-21 19:30 - 21:00
The Chamber Music Society of St. Cloud is presenting pianist Ann DuHamel in concert.
The program features works selected from her project “Prayers for a Feverish Planet: New Music about Climate Change.”
The performance has selections from a collection of 60 new pieces for piano and piano/electronics written by composers on six continents on the themes of water, grief/anxiety, shadows and light, time, human “progress,” trees, hope, and more. It includes a piece composed by SCSU music professor Kristian Twombly.
The Chamber Music Society concert is 7:30 p.m. Saturday, January 21st at the SCSU’s Ruth Gant Recital Hall in the Performing Art Center.

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Documentary series The U.S. and The Holocaust at St. Cloud State
2023-01-23 - 2023-02-07
St. Cloud State University’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education is presenting an exclusive screening of the 2022 Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein documentary series The U.S. and The Holocaust on campus.
Screenings in English will be on Jan. 23, Jan. 30 and Feb. 6, while Spanish screenings will run Jan. 24, Jan. 31 and Feb. 7. All film screenings will be shown in the Atwood Theatre starting at 6 p.m. and are free to members of campus and the community.
The screenings are part of a partnership with the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) and Twin Cities PBS to bring a unique program to Central Minnesota.
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Full Schedule
Monday, Jan. 23 — 6-8 p.m.Atwood Memorial Center TheatreEpisode 1: “The Golden Door (Beginnings-1938)
Monday, Jan. 30 — 6-8 p.m.Atwood Memorial Center TheatreEpisode 2: “Yearning to Breathe Free” (1938-1942)
Monday, Feb. 6 — 6-8 p.m.Atwood Memorial Center TheatreEpisode 3: “The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed” (1942-)
Tuesday, Jan. 14 — 6-8 p.m.Atwood Memorial Center TheatreEpisode 1, Spanish
Tuesday, Jan. 31 — 6-8 p.m.Atwood Memorial Center TheatreEpisode 2, Spanish
Tuesday, Feb. 7 — 6-8 p.m.Atwood Memorial Center Theatre”Episode 3, Spanish

Women on Wednesday Reloaded: Feminist Podcast & Peer Discussion
2023-01-25 - 2023-04-26
The St. Cloud State University Women’s Center is hosting Women on Wednesday Reloaded: Feminist Podcast & Peer Discussion.
This is an informal, peer-led opportunity for students to hang out and connect, listen to a feminist podcast together, and discuss emerging feminist political issues! Some of the specific topics on the agenda include: Organizing for Reproductive Justice Post-Roe and Anonymous Q & A Sex + Birth Control in a virtual session.
Students of all genders welcome every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from Noon-1 p.m. The discussions are held in the Atwood Lotus Room, near the Women’s Center on the 2nd floor.

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14th Annual Power in Diversity Conference at SCSU
2023-01-26 08:00 - 2023-01-28 17:00
Student’s United, Lead Minnesota, the Minnesota State Office of Equity and Inclusion and SCSU Multicultural Student Services are hosting the 14th annual Power in DiversityLeadership Conference/
This year organizers are shift the model slightly to get back to the basics with grassroots organizing, advocacy work and community building. The conference
theme is Solidarity in Action. Participants will earn a digital Leadership Badge for completion of the Power in Diversity Leadership Conference and there will be an additional track with the opportunity to earn an Advocacy Badge.
The conference is January 26-28, 2023.
Participants will also expand their network by connecting with local and regional community organizations.

GREAT Theatre Presents: Descendants the Musical
2023-01-27 - 2023-02-12
GREAT Theatre in St. Cloud is presenting Disney’s Descendants the Musical.
Disney’s beloved heroes and royalty are living happily ever after in the kingdom of Auradon, safe from the terrifying villains they have banished to the magic-free Isle of the Lost. Entering a completely foreign world and way of life, the four exchange students have a difficult choice to make: should the young students follow in their parents’ wicked footsteps, or write their own legacies? The show is packed with comedy, adventure and catchy upbeat music.
The evening and matinee performances are January 27th to February 12th at the Paramount Center for the Arts.

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Shiny Sparkling Gem - Handbell Favorites Concert
2023-01-29 14:00 - 15:00
Great River Resonance, Central Minnesota’s premier handbell ensemble is presenting a concert of handbell favorites from traditional hymns to popular music.
Great River Resonance is a more than 5 octave bell choir comprised of ringers from the greater St. Cloud area. They perform 1-2 concerts a year, offer small group ensembles for events, educational events for local ringers, and customized learning sessions for individual choirs.
Our bells and chimes are a combination of Schulmerich and Malmark. We get the best of both worlds! Great River Resonance is part of Handbell Musicians of America, and they proudly represent Area 7 of Minnesota, South and North Dakota and. Wisconsin.
Their next concert with a theme of Shiny Sparkling Gem is Sunday, January 29th starting at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Sartell.

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Story Stroll and Poetry with Sherburne County
2023-01-30 - 2023-02-26
Sherburne County Parks is thrilled to partner with the Great River Regional Library and the City of Elk River Parks & Recreation to combine literacy with some favorite outdoor spaces.
They’re hosting a Poetry Project for those up to 18 years old, and providing more of a Poetry Path in the parks, featuring submitted work! The theme of the project is Find Your Voice! Submitted poems will be posted along paths in Elk River’s new and improved Orono Park and well as Sherburne County’s Grams Park, Bridgeview Park and Oak Savanna Park throughout the summer reading program.
To participate, sharpen your pencils and pick up your Poetry Form at the Big Lake, Becker, or the Elk River libraries. You can also print the form the Sherburne County Parks & Recreation website or the City of Elk River Parks & Recreation website. .
Poetry submissions will be accepted at each participating branch until the end of February.

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13th Annual Book Sale for Child Care Center
2023-01-31 - 2023-04-19
The Lindgren Child Care Center at St. Cloud State University is hosting their 13th annual used book sale, and they could use your help.
Each year, the Lindgren preschoolers hold a book sale in the Atwood Memorial Center. If you have any gently used books to donate you can drop them off at the Child Care Center located next to the the Engineering and Computer Center or at a number of campus departments. They do not want any textbooks. The book sale is a fundraiser for the pre-school children and programming at the Child Care Center.
The Book Sale is Wednesday, April 19th in the Atwood Center Lounge from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The books will be priced 2 for $1.

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Lindgren Child Care Center
Main Office: 320-308-3296
krallar@stcloudstate.edu
Kayla Allar
Preschool Teacher

FANTASTIC OCCURRENCES ART EXHIBITION
2023-02-01 - 2023-03-31
The Paramount Center for the Arts in St. Cloud is featuring the exhibit “Fantastic Occurrences” in its main floor lobby.
The exhibit spotlights the art of Lou Lou, whose paintings are intentional, whimsical and nestle between realism and surrealism. The art possess a dreamlike quality rich with luscious greenery.
The exhibit can be viewed Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
By the way, you can visit with the artist on Saturday, March 11 from 5-7 p.m during her art reception. It’s open to the public and light refreshments provided.

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TESTIFY PHOTO GALLERY DISPLAY AT GREAT RIVER REGIONAL LIBRARY
2023-02-01 08:00 - 2023-03-31 17:00
TESTIFY: Americana from Slavery to Today, an exhibit of art and artifacts from The Diane and Alan Page Collection, has returned to the St. Cloud Great River Regional Library.
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and NFL Hall of Famer Alan Page and his family, with collection director Georgi Page-Smith, are again presenting their exhibit in Minnesota with renewed calls to action.
Selections from the family’s extraordinary collection will be on display at the Great River Regional Library. They’re hosting a large format photo display of selections from the exhibit, featuring audio narration. The series of high-resolution photographs by photographer Josh Grubbs is also available to view online.
The exhibit can be viewed during regular hours of the St. Cloud Library.

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