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September National Recovery Events in Central MN
2021-09-01 - 2021-09-25 | MN
September is National Recovery month, and there events planned in Central Minnesota and state-wide to recognize this important month.
Recovery Month is a national observance held every September. Started in 1989, the month educates Americans that substance use treatment and mental health services can enable those with a mental and/or substance use disorder to live a healthy and rewarding life. This year’s theme is, “Recovery is For Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community.”
Here are just a few of the many recovery events going on in September in which to participate and celebrate recovery:

Sept 1: “What’s Going On” (Songs from the Vietnam era) a concert to raise awareness and benefit Veterans in Recovery, St. Michael
Sept 12: St. Cloud Alano Club 60th Birthday Celebration at Sauk Rapids Municipal ParkSept 18: St. Cloud Intergroup A.A. Convention
Sept 25: Recovery Community Network’s Walk for Recovery, St. Joseph

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CSB-SJU Presents Jodi Reeb's Painting Towards Culture
2021-09-02 - 2021-10-30
The Fine Arts Series at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University is presenting the exhibit by Jodi Reeb, entitled Painting Towards Culture.
As an artist, Reeb wants to bring the outside world inside. She does exactly that with an immersive exhibit exploring the theme of nature’s cycles while raising awareness about the challenges pollinators, specifically bees, face.
Moving between two and three-dimensional forms, Reeb constructs paintings and sculpture layer by layer. Three main bodies of work in this exhibition explore the theme of nature’s cycles.
The exhibit is on view at the Alice R. Rogers Gallery and Target Gallery at SJU during gallery hours.

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Kiehle Gallery at SCSU Features Faculty Exhibition Series
2021-09-03 - 2021-09-30
The Kiehle Gallery at St. Cloud State University is featuring a new Faculty Exhibition Series.
aculty Exhibition I runs through Sept. 30 and features the creative research of eight faculty members representing a diverse range of materials through which the artists ask questions about the human condition and the world at large.
The exhibition features works by Emma Beatrez, Peter Happel Christian, Alexa Horochowski, Wyatt Lasky, Haeinn Lee, Keisuke Mizuno, David Sebberson and Bruce Tapol. (At 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16 in the gallery Peter Happel Christian and David Sebberson will give casual artist talks about their works in the show).
The exhibit is free and is open during the Kiehle Visual Arts Center building hours, Monday to Friday.

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

Historical Society Presents Annual Program on Morrison County Archaeology
2021-09-08 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
The Morrison County Historical Society in Little Falls annual meeting is coming up, and it will focus on “Morrison County Archaeology & the Douglas Birk Collection.”
The program features guest speaker Rob Mann, Associate Professor of Anthropology at St. Cloud State University. He will be discussing his involvement with the Little Elk Heritage Preserve (LEHP) and the Doug Birk collection. LEHP is an archaeological site at the confluence of the Little Elk and Mississippi Rivers. It contains multiple important sites such as a fur trade post, a mission, an Ojibwe chief’s cabin, and a townsite. Noted Archaeologist Douglas Birk initially excavated the site and many others in the county.
The annual program will take place on Wednesday, September 8 at Bingo Park’s shelter, 109 E 6th Street in Randall. Social hour starts at 6:00 p.m., program at 6:30 p.m.

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GREAT Theatre Presents Little Shop of Horrors
2021-09-10 - 2021-09-19
GREAT Theatre is kicking off their new season with Little Shop of Horrors.
Horror. Comedy. Rock. Sci-Fi all combine in Little Shop of Horrors. The musical comedy will be in full bloom with this perennially-popular, award-winning musical. A strange and unusual plant seems like just the thing to save the troubled Skid Row flower shop and its unfortunate employees, Seymour and Audrey. But when that plant turns out to feed on human blood alone with plans of world domination… well, things get messy.
The musical is being performed in front of live audiences, and online, at the Paramount Center for the Arts September 10th to the 19th.

Radio: We have more details at KVSC.org, visit the Area Events page…and…remember…don’t feed the plants!

Tri-County Humane Society's Walk For Animals
2021-09-11 09:00 - 13:00
The Tri-County Humane Society is excited to announce the 2021 Companion Walk for Animals will be an in-person event with hybrid elements!
This year’s theme of the 33rd annual event is MARDI PAWS and they have so many reasons to celebrate. Not only did the Humane Society stay open during COVID-19 but they provided services for over 3,700 animals with examinations, evaluations, vaccinations, microchips, spay/neuter and care for ailment and injuries as needed.
The walk will be held along the Mississippi River at Wilson Park in St. Cloud from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 11th. 1-k and 5-k walks are led by the Benton County Mounted Patrol at 10 a.m., Participants can also enjoy food, games for people and pets, crafts for kids, a silent auction, demos, music, a costume contest and take a stroll through our various vendors and exhibitors.

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ST. CLOUD JOIN 2021 WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S
2021-09-25 09:00 - 12:00
The Alzheimer’s Association invites St. Cloud residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in its Walk to End Alzheimer’s.
On Walk day, participants honor those affected by Alzheimer’s with the poignant Promise Garden ceremony — a mission-focused experience that signifies our solidarity in the fight against the disease. The colors of the Promise Garden flowers represent people’s connection to Alzheimer’s — their personal reasons to end the disease.
More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease — a leading cause of death in the United States. The walk is on Saturday, September 25, at Lake George Municipal Complex. Participants can walk in-person following provided COVID-19 safety protocols, in their neighborhood or via the official mobile app.
Check-in is at 9 a.m. and the opening ceremony is at 10 a.m. with the Walk to follow. Registration is free.

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A Walk Together: United Against Sex Trafficking Event
2021-09-25 09:00 - 12:00
The Central MN Sexual Assault Center is hosting a “Walk Together, Unite Against Sex Trafficking” in partnership with the Shear Dynamics Salon.
All proceeds from the event will benefit Central MN Sexual Assault Center’s (CMSAC) services to survivors of sex trafficking/exploitation and other forms of sexual violence, including child sexual abuse. CMSAC services are greatly enhanced by the support communities they serve.
St. Cloud has been identified by survivors and local law enforcement as a “training hub” for prostitution in the State of Minnesota. They serve an average of 70-100 victims of commercial sexual exploitation/trafficking each year. Through education, CMSAC also seeks to impact change in society’s attitudes and institutions that will reduce and ultimately eradicate the incidence of sexual violence.
Supporting the walk is a way to create a voice for those who do not have a voice in our community. The event is taking place on Saturday, September 25 starting at 9 a.m.

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Sartell Artisan Market
2021-09-25 10:00 - 16:00
Midwest Handmade is presenting the Sartell Artisan Market.
The Artisan Market will be held on Saturday, September 25th from 10-4 at the Sartell Community Center.
Not only will we they more than 80 booths of amazing handmade only artists and crafters, but admission is FREE for everyone. They will also have face painting, and children’s games available, for a fee.

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Historic Harvest Fest at the Stearns History Museum
2021-09-25 13:00 - 16:00
The Stearns History Museum is presenting Historic Harvest Fest.
Come celebrate the magical harvest season with an old-school Harvest Festival at the Museum!
The Harvest Fest is featuring: Vintage-style carnival games, crafts from harvested crops, canning and preservation demonstrations and recipes, a scarecrow photo-booth and more!
The festival is Saturday, September 25th from 1 to 4 p.m., there is a small fee to participate.

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Cloudfest at St. Cloud State
2021-09-28 11:00 - 15:00
The Department of Campus Involvement and the University Programming Board are hosting Cloudfest for St. Cloud State University students.
The event include free food, a petting zoo, a 4-station Bungy activity, a Cannon Air Blast, games, music, trackless train and a Booth-less Photobooth. Students, come have fun at CloudFest!
The event is taking place on the Atwood Center Mall from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, September 28th.

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

Running HOME for Jacob Virtual Run/Walk
2021-10-11 - 2021-10-22
The Jacob Wetterling Resource Center is hosting their 6th annual Running HOME for Jacob Virtual Run/Walk this fall.
HOME stands for Hope for Our Missing and Exploited, and encompasses the belief that every day we do our work, we get a little bit closer to building a world that is worthy of its children.
For the second year in a row, Running HOME for Jacob is going VIRTUAL! Participants will have the opportunity to run or walk a 5K or 11K between October 11th to the 22nd. October 11th represents the 11 positive traits that we try to live out in honor of Jacob, and Oct 22nd was the day he was taken from us in 1989.
Join them in a family friendly event to celebrate kids and support the mission of Jacob Wetterling Resource Program, a program of Zero Abuse Project.

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Central MN Youth Soccer Association 2022 9U-19U Travel Teams
2021-10-16 - 2021-11-13
The Central Minnesota Youth Soccer Association has has opened registration for 2022 9U to 19U Travel Teams.

Evaluation and Travel Team Registration Deadlines:
October 10 for 2013-2010 Birth Years (9U-12U)
October 31 for 2009-2003 Birth Years (13U-19U)
Evaluation Sessions:
October 16 & October 17 for 2013-2010 Birth Years, 11:30 a.m.
November 7 & November 13 for 2009-2003 Birth Years

Information at KVSC.org on the Area Events page, or contact Lissa Staples, CMYSA Travel Administrator, at lissa@cmysa.org with questions.

Paramount Theatre Presents 100-Year Old "Way Down East"
2021-10-19 08:00 - 17:00
You are invited to come see the silent film that opened the Paramount Theatre in St. Cloud in 1921! At that time the theatre was called the Sherman Theatre.
Central Minnesotans gathered in the hundreds to be the first to experience St. Cloud’s grand new theatre on Christmas Eve, 1921 to watch “Way Down East” by D.W. Griffith. Patrons would have paid $.50 to see the film (about $7.50 today). The Paramount will bring down the big screen for the viewing, have music like you would have heard back then, and of course popcorn, soda and other snacks will be for sale in the lobby.
The silent film’s plot: A naive country girl, played by Lillian Gish, is tricked into a sham marriage by a wealthy womanizer, then must rebuild her life despite the taint of having borne a child out of wedlock.
The free screening is Sunday, October 24th at 3 p.m. at the Paramount Center for the Arts. We have a link to order free tickets online at KVSC.org, visit the Area Events page.

Chicago Blues Hall of Famer Michael Charles Live in Concert
2021-10-20 19:30 - 21:00
The Pioneer Place on 5th Theater is presenting Chicago Blues Hall of Famer Michael Charles live in concert.
The concert by Grammy elected Chicago Blues Hall of Fame artist Michael Charles and his band will take you on a guitar driven journey through thirty eight years and thirty eight releases of original music.
The precision and level of energy is just spectacular and will leave you astounded by the driving force, the contemporary blues, and the soulful ballads of Michael Charles.
The concert is Wednesday, October 20th starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Pioneer Place Theatre.

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The Whit Gallery Listening Session with Mike, MarySue and Kiley and KatBlue Trio
2021-10-21 17:30 - 20:30
The Whit Gallery Listening Session is new art and music series at the Whit Gallery downtown St. Cloud. The Listening Sessions will be on the third Thursday of every month.

This month they are featuring Mike, MarySue & Kiley playing classic rock, blues and folk music. The KatBlue Trio will follow, playing Americana, country and rock music.

Listening Sessions are an opportunity to enjoy the music, refreshments and the artwork of local and regional artists.
With a dry “NA” bar and snacks, attendees are free to roam around check out the artwork by Heidi Jeub, Megan and JD Jorgenson. The event will have built in social breaks before during and after the music.

The Listening session is from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 21st.

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Rocky Horror Show With Divergent Theatre in St. Cloud
2021-10-22 18:30 - 2021-10-30 23:00
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is back in St. Cloud with local theatrical group The Divergent Theatre.
Sweethearts Brad and Janet discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter after a thunderstorm and a flat tire leave them stranded. Their night’s misadventures will cause Brad and Janet to question everything they’ve known about themselves, each other, love, and lust.
The Rocky Horror Show performances will be at The Red Carpet Nightclub main stage with two performances each night, 18+ starts at 6:30 p.m. and 21+ performance starts at 9:30 p.m.
Audience participation is encouraged and props are optional!

Katha Dance Theatre Performance at the Paramount Center for the Arts
2021-10-22 19:30 - 21:00
The Paramount Center for the Arts is presenting Kathak Yatra – The Journey of Kathak Dance.
Kathak Yatra follows Kathak’s evolution through time, beginning with its inception in Hindu temples and culminating in its contemporary multicultural incarnations. It explores Kathak’s duality as both classic and modern.
The performance is Friday, October 22nd starting at 7:30 p.m.

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

Project Connect in St. Cloud
2021-10-26 10:00 - 15:00
Project Connect in St. Cloud is hosting an event that offers people within our community the opportunity to access services offered by governmental, non-profit and other agencies.
At the next Project Connect, you can learn more about housing assistance, disability services, youth agencies, mental health support, medical care, vaccinations and doctor visits, legal services and more.
There is a free lunch at noon along with door prizes and giveaways. Project connect is form 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, October 26th a the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud.

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

Women on Wednesday: Trans in 2021
2021-10-27 12:00 - 13:00
The Women on Wednesday series has returned to St. Cloud State University.
On Wednesday, October 27th the presentation is Trans in 2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated trans people’s already disproportionate risks for harassment, violence, unemployment, rejection by family and communities, discrimination, poverty and homelessness. From the interpersonal to systemic levels, transphobia presents real and significant barriers to people exercising their basic civil liberties. And while there’s so much work to do, there’s also been so much progress by and in support of trans people living full, authentic lives. In this session, our panel explores the complex realities of being a trans person in 2021. The presentation is co-sponsored by the LGBT Resource Center in commemoration of national Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender History Month.

Women on Wednesday is in person and on Zoom on Wednesday, October 27th starting at noon in the Atwood Memorial Center Theatre.

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

10th Season of Granite City Radio Theatre
2021-10-27 19:30 - 21:30
Happy 10-year anniversary to the cast, crew, season ticket holders and fans of KVSC’s Granite City Radio Theatre! We’re proud of this milestone year at Your Sound Alternative and look to bring you a wonderful season of locally produced laughs, music, drama and comedy.

We’re welcoming Dennis Warner as our first musical guest of the season on Wednesday, October 27th, the show begins at 7:30 p.m. Dennis Warner is a talented performer and storyteller. His music blends serious, thought-provoking songs with lighter, up-tempo tunes, and he’s known for bringing the audience into his performances with laughter, and maybe a sing-a-long.
Season tickets are on sale now through Oct. 8th, individual show tickets will go on sale October 9th. Granite City Radio Theatre is produced for a live audience and live for radio on 88.1FM (and audio streamed).

Granite City Radio Theatre host Jay Terry along with Heather and Mackenzie will have you laughing with their irreverent sketches, and the Shades Brigade drama is welcoming a new cast member, Shannan Paul, as they traverse the globe in a quest to stamp out evil doers. Dan Barth’s trivia challenge will have you both laughing and scratching your head about all the double entendres!

St. Cloud Stand Down To Help Veterans
2021-10-28 09:00 - 14:00
St. Cloud Stand Down is a day long event aimed at supporting Central Minnesota veterans.
All veterans are welcome and services offered include a job fair, legal consultation with attorney, tax information and assistance, wellness exams, free haircuts and meals, housing and shelter referrals, drug and alcohol treatment information, dental and eye wear vouchers and much more.
They welcome all Veterans, regardless of discharge status on Thursday, October 28th at the River’s Edge Convention Center from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please bring proof of veteran service.

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Trunk or Treat at St. Cloud State University
2021-10-29 17:00 - 18:30
You are invited to Trunk or Treat at St. Cloud State University.
The Lindgren Early Learning Center is excited to announce that the well-loved safe & fun Halloween event for Trick-or-Treating co-hosted by the SCSU Veteran’s Resource Center, the Student Veteran’s Organization, the Student Parent Support Center is BACK!
Trunk or Treat is Friday, October 29th from 5 to 6:30pm in the SCSU South Pay lot. This is located just west of the Engineering and Computer Science building, just south the Education Building on the upper part of campus.

For the Art, From the Heart with Carnage the Executioner
2021-10-29 19:30 - 21:00
Carnage The Executioner presents For The Art, From The Heart at the Whit Gallery in downtown St. Cloud.
It’s a series that celebrates the importance of artistic self-expression. Each event will highlight art in all of its fantastic forms: live musical and dance performances; images of live or previously-composed paintings and photography; video productions; plant-based food presentation and preparation.
For The Art, From The Heart. gatherings will be alcohol-free and family-friendly. The next all ages event is Friday, October 29th starting at 7:30 p.m.. Come enjoy an overdose of art!
Halloween Costumes will be welcome and celebrated!

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Mick Benson Retrospective at the Whit Gallery
2021-11-01 - 2021-11-13
The Whit Gallery is presenting a retrospective on artist Mick Benson.
At age 88, Mick Benson has been contributing to the St. Cloud arts community for decades, an they are featuring his work as part of an effort from his community and patrons.
Among his favorite subjects to paint are historic buildings and he also likes to paint landscapes, flowers and mundane but fascinating machines from the past, redolent of history and a vanished life, such as steam-engine tractors.
Drawing and painting, Benson believes, helps people to see and to appreciate what is around them in their lives.
You can enjoy a retrospective of his life’s work in a series of events from November 1 – 13 at the Whit Gallery, located on West. St. Germain Street in downtown St. Cloud.
(There is a reception for Central Minnesota Watercolorists (and General Population), Thursday, November 11, from 4-6 p.m. and a Closing Reception for General Public, on Saturday, November 13 from 3-6 p.m.)

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

International Film Series at St. Cloud State University
2021-11-01 19:00 - 21:00
The International Film Series presented by St. Cloud State University’s Department of Film Studies has returned!
On Monday, Nov. 1st the first film of the series, Waltz with Bashir by Ari Folman will be featured. In 1982, among many Israeli men, Folman is a 19-year-old soldier in the Lebanon War. Many years later, in his groundbreaking autobiographical animation film, he attempts to come to terms with his haunting trauma and piece together his shattered memory. A deeply affecting foray into the horrors and absurdities of wars, Waltz with Bashir is also one of the bravest, most intimate and devastating artistic testimonies of the infamous Shabra and Chatilla massacre. Ultimately; a tale of sacrificed youth, solidarity and regained identity.
The screening begins at 7 p.m. in the Atwood Little Theatre and is free and open to the public. Discussions follow each film in the series.

Minnesota Voices Book Club at Stearns History Musuem
2021-11-04 18:30 - 20:00
The Stearns History Museum is partnering with UniteCloud to launch a quarterly book club that connects history to diversity, equity and inclusion topics that impact our community.
The sessions will be led by Minnesota authors who bring a wide spectrum of voices to the table, providing context to often absent narratives in local history.
In October, the Book Club features Lemons in the Garden of Love by Ames Sheldon.
Registration will be automatic for 2 dates, Thursday November 4 and Thursday November 18 from 6:30-8:00pm.
Minnesota Voices Book Club is free for Stearns History Museum Members and there is a small fee for non-members.

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Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity's Shave for the Cure
2021-11-04 19:00 - 20:30
Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity at St. Cloud State University is holding their fundraising event, Shave for the Cure.
Shave for the Cure is an event started by alumni Chris Roger’s in 2012 for SCSU faculty member Margaret Vos, who was diagnosed with breast cancer. The event entails a raffle for varying gift baskets, active members of the fraternity having their head’s shaved to raise cancer research donation and various speakers.
Shave for the Cure with Delta Sigma Phi is Thursday, November 4th starting at 7 p.m. in the Atwood Memorial Center Ballroom at SCSU.

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De-Stress with Pets at SCSU
2021-11-16 - 2021-11-30
St. Cloud State University students and staff are invited to De-Stress with Pets.
Students will have two opportunities in November to take a break and relax with animals. The Healthy Huskies organization is hosting weekly events where students can make friends with therapy dogs. Spending time with animals has been shown to lower blood pressure and feelings of anxiety.
The dogs that attend these events are so patient and loving, you can’t help but leave feeling less burdened after spending some time with them. This event is free for all SCSU community. The November dates on Tuesday, November 16 and Tuesday, November 30th from 12 to 1:30 p.m. in Eastman Hall and Husky Tech in the Miller Center respectively.

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

The Whit Gallery Features Mary Bruno's Art
2021-11-16 - 2021-12-31
The Whit Gallery in downtown St. Cloud is now featuring the art of Mary Bruno, in a retrospective.
Mary Bruno grew up in a small town in Central Minnesota, she is a printer and learned her love of printing from her Design professor father Don Bruno. Since his passing she has taken over his small letterpress print shop in St. Joseph and expanded, both physically and figuratively. Mary has an irreverent line of greeting cards and more that is sold nationwide and she teaches the old school tradition of letterpress printing the way her father taught her.
Bruno carves linoleum and hand sets wood and lead type to make posters, broadsides and anything that she comes up with. Mary is a community go-getter and loves to collaborate with other printers, poets, musicians, kids, and other designers.

The Mary Bruno retrospective is on view now through December 31st at the Whit Gallery, during gallery hours.

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