Audition for Disney's Beauty and the Beast
2023-08-23 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Helgeson Learning Lab Theatre, 710 Sundial Drive, Waite Park, MN, 56387
If you’ve auditioned for us before, welcome back! If this is your first time auditioning at GREAT, we’re thrilled to have you! We are in our 26th season and are excited to add new people, new talent, and new voices to our company as well as welcome returning volunteers to our stages! Whether you’re a seasoned performer or you’ve never been on stage before, we encourage you to audition!
KEY DATES
Wednesday, August 23rd from 6-9PM,
and Saturday August 26th, 2023 from 10AM-3PM
at the Helgeson Learning Lab Theatre. 710 Sundial Drive, Waite Park 56387
Call-backs:
Wednesday, September 6 from 6:00p-9:00p
Rehearsals:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00PM and a few Saturday rehearsals. Not everyone is called for every rehearsal.
Tech/Dress rehearsals:
November 20, 21, 22 from 5:00PM-10:00PM & November 24 from 12:00PM-10:00PM (exact time to be determined)
Performances:
Saturday, November 25 at 2PM & 7:30PM
Sunday, November 26 at 2PM
Thursday, November 30 at 9AM & 12PM (School Matinees)
Friday, December 1 at 7:30PM
Saturday, December 2 at 2PM & 7:30PM
Sunday, December 3 at 2PM
Friday, December 8 at 7:30PM
Saturday, December 9 at 2PM & 7:30PM
Sunday, December 10 at 2PM

I Am He Said: Celebrating the Music of Neil Diamond
2023-08-24 19:30 | Paramount Center for the Arts, 913 W. St. Germain Street, St. Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Matt Vee, along with cousins Jeff and Tommy Vee, local music scene veterans and sons of the legendary Bobby Vee, join forces with their family and friends as The Killer Vees to celebrate the music from a timeless catalog.

THE BROKEN SPOKES @ Milk & Honey Ciders
2023-08-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Milk & Honey Ciders, 11738 County Road 51, Saint Joseph, MN, 56374
Congratulations, you have just stumbled upon your next favorite country band. The Broken Spokes are a beloved Texas traditional country outfit with a name synonymous with country due to the famous Austin honky tonk. Having focused on live shows, as opposed to aspiring for some sort of national attention, The Broken Spokes might just be the best band you’ve never heard of. They’re looking to change that with their new album Where I Went Wrong and the country music world, in Texas and beyond, is taking notice.
There’s magic in how they embrace the true roots of country music, interpreting them in the modern context with such love and passion that makes the music feel more palpable and alive than with most other country bands. You can tell right away this is a well-seasoned outfit that’s put in the time honing their craft in honky tonks across Texas, perfectly illustrating the beauty of the music to the audience in a way that feels vital. The Broken Spokes are the textbook definition of what country music is in its purest form.

PUNK NIGHT V by Project 37
2023-08-25 18:00 - 21:00 | The Shed, 3360 Southway Dr., St. Cloud, MN, 56301
PUNK NIGHT V IS AT THE SHED ON AUGUST 25TH! We’re so excited to introduce a completely new-to-punk-night lineup!�
Dead End Age
Fighting our Friends
Absinthe
Bongreaper
YOU CAN SKATE AT THIS SHOW! There is a $10 skate fee, and each individual that wants to skate will be required to sign a waiver. Individuals under 18 are required to wear a helmet and have a parent or guardian sign a waiver. Skating will take place inside the Shed while music is outside. This is subject to change in case of rain or bad weather.
There is a $5 cover for this show, but we will be giving away a skateboard and giftcard from Prodigy Skate Supply! To enter the giveaway, you just have to sign up for it as you enter. Project 37 will have a table at the entrance of the show where you can sign up.
This is a SOBER and ALL AGES show.

STEARNS COUNTY PACHANGA SOCIETY & THE BROTHERS BURN MOUNTAIN
2023-08-27 15:00 - 18:00 | Milk & Honey Ciders, 11738 County Road 51, Saint Joseph, MN, 56374
Perhaps the most amazing thing about the music of the SCPS is that its appeal cuts through both generational and cultural barriers. A cross section of a typical crowd will find people ranging from their 20s to their 70s, and in terms of culture you’ll find college students/professors from Minnesota and around the world, long-term local residents, members of the local Latino community, and a sizable number of local musicians. The participatory nature of the Pachanga experience is a key part of the energy or synergy that is created between the audience and the players on the stage. A large number (20-50) of people regularly bring their own percussion instruments from home or play those provided by the group. More often than not, if you’re not playing along with the music coming from the stage, you’re out there dancing and contributing to the energy that way. Whatever the case, nearly everyone (regardless of age, sex, color, creed, nationality, sexual orientation, and/or musical tastes) who experiences a Pachanga Society meeting comes away with a smile and a desire to shake their hips, move their feet, whoop it up, and have a good time!
Based out of Duluth, MN, The Brothers Burn Mountain are a soulful, energetic, eclectic duo of real-life brothers, Ryan and Jesse Dermody. They’ve been playing music together everyday as a duo for more than 20 years. They’ve released 10 full-length albums of original music, and have toured across the country over the years, though especially in the Midwest, having played more than 1,850 live shows. Their sound is a roiling melting pot of so many musical influences, that it’s hard to describe, except as energetic and eclectic; with afro-cuban rhythms, Zappa-esque spontanaeity, grittiness, bluesyness, tenderness, and a singer-songwriter, folky flair.

Imagery Unveiled: A Journey into Artistic Justice at GRRL
2023-09-02 10:00 - 11:30 | Great River Regional Library, 1300 West St. Germain Street, St. Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Imagery is important. Imagery has been used since humans began to develop as a way to tell and depict messages, stories, and ideas about ourselves and the world. Join local artist Vatsalaa Jha, and together you will use imagery to talk about the theme of the meeting and take art to a deeper level. We will also try to understand how we can use our own imagination and power to reframe and re-illustrate the imagery to represent a “just” outcome

Granite City Folk Society presents Good Morning Bedlam concert
2023-09-07 18:00 - 20:00 | First Presbyterian Church, 340 5th Ave S, St. Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Granite City Folk Society and First Presbyterian Church present Good Morning Bedlam in a free, outdoor concert. Bring a lawn chair and a friend. The show will move indoors should the weather turn on us. Good Morning Bedlam is Isaak Gill Elker (guitar), Victoria Elker (bass), Katherine Seeger (violin), and Dawson J. Redenius (trumpet, keys). The quartet features tight multipart vocal harmonies and a stylistic range that runs from folkie-string-band to danceable pop, with an occasional detour into country. The band has toured the festival circuit extensively and in 2019 took first place at the John Hartford Memorial Festival Band Competition. “We want to surprise our audience from song to song,” says Isaak Elker, and a sampling of their videos will show how surprising the band can be.

Tree Shakers Genealogy Club at GRRL
2023-09-07 18:30 - 19:30 | Great River Regional Library, 1300 West St. Germain Street, St. Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Shake up your family tree! Monthly genealogy club featuring an educational topic and discussion between members to share tips and ideas for the informal amateur genealogist. Beginner to advanced experience welcome. For ages 16 to adult.

Jon Theis - Live Music in the Veranda Lounge!
2023-09-08 20:00 - 23:00 | Pioneer Place on Fifth, 22 Fifth Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN, 56301
Jon Theis is a writer of sad country songs amongst other styles. He performs original music as well as Classic and Honkytonk Country Covers.

Silly Beaver Comedy
2023-09-09 19:30 - 20:00 | Beaver Island Brewing, 216 6th Ave S, St. Cloud, MN, 56301
Join us for yummy drinks and lots of laughs! Brought to you by Silly Beaver Comedy and Beaver Island Brewing Co.!
All our shows are 21+

Blind Boys of Alabama
2023-09-09 19:30 - 22:00 | Paramount Center for the Arts, 913 W. St. Germain Street, St. Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
The Blind Boys of Alabama have the rare distinction of being recognized around the world as both living legends and modern-day innovators. They are not just gospel singers borrowing from old traditions; the group helped to define those traditions in 20th century and almost single-handedly created a new gospel sound for the 21st. Since the original members first sang together as kids at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in the late 1930s (including Jimmy Carter, who leads the group today), the band has persevered through seven decades to become one of the most recognized and decorated roots music groups in the world.

Between the Covers Book Discussion at GRRL
2023-09-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Great River Regional Library, 1300 West St. Germain Street, St. Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
In September, we’ll be discussing The Martian by Andy Weir and in October the group will be sharing current reads they are enjoying. For anyone interested. No limit.

Ukrainian Students to Visit St. Cloud
2023-09-14 11:00 - 12:00 | Cathedral High School, 312 7th Ave N, St. Cloud, MN, 56303
30 students from Ukraine will be visiting St. Cloud on Thursday, September 14th, sponsored by the St. Cloud Morning Optimist Club and hosted at Cathedral High School’s Holy Angels Theatre Complex. The 13 to 18 year old students will take participants on an emotional roller coaster as they relay a message of courage and hope for their war torn country.
The presentation from 11:00 a.m. to noon at Holy Angels is free and open to the general public. Pre-registration is not required.
Students from St. Cloud Cathedral, Sartell-St. Stephen, Sauk Rapids-Rice, St. John’s Prep, and the St. Cloud Christian School will enjoy lunch in the Cathedral Courtyard and have an opportunity to interact with each other and with the Ukrainian guests. Over 200 Central Minnesota Junior and Senior High School students are expected to attend.
Following lunch, the Ukrainian students will visit St. Cloud State University. They will return to their homeland on September 16th.
Irina and Dick Fursman are the founders of the Global Synergy Group and organizers of the You LEAD 2023 Youth Leadership Exchange program. The community leaders exchange program was founded in 2011 in partnership with the City of Hopkins. For more information or to help sponsor a student, search the Global Synergy Group website.

Hops & History: “Whiskey Shores” with Elizabeth Reisinger
2023-09-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Beaver Island Brewing, 216 6th Ave S, St. Cloud, MN, 56301
Join local writer, Elizabeth Reisinger, as she talks about the connection between history and the largest-selling genre in book publishing- romance novels! Inspired by letters written by her own great-grandmother, Reisinger’s award-winning first novel, Whiskey Shores, is a romance set against the wild days of Prohibition in rural Minnesota. Reisinger will discuss the ways in which romance novels can teach readers to appreciate history, as well as the process of navigating the book business- from inspiration to publication!

Guys and Dolls
2023-09-15 19:30 - 22:00 | Paramount Center for the Arts, 913 W. St. Germain Street, St. Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Gamble with luck, love, and the bet of a lifetime. Guys and Dolls is one of America’s most endearing golden age musical comedies. This Broadway hit transports you to the colorful world of underground dice-slinging, glitzy showgirls, and high-stakes romance. Set in 1950s New York City, odds are 10 to 1 that you’re going to love this big and brassy, energetic, entertaining musical.
“A thoroughly enjoyable example of musical comedy at its best.”
Based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon
Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser
Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows

D&D Adventures at GRRL
2023-09-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Great River Regional Library, 1300 West St. Germain Street, St. Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Grab a character sheet and join us for a night of fantasy adventuring. Impromptu storytelling at its best! For teens and adults. Limit 10 per session.

St. Cloud State Volleyball vs. Moorhead
2023-09-22 18:00 - 19:00
#6 St. Cloud State Volleyball vs. Moorhead
Fri. 6 p.m.
Play-By-Play: Carl Goenner
Listen on: KVSC Sports Stream

St. Cloud Tech Football vs. Bemidji
2023-09-22 19:00
St. Cloud Tech Football vs. Bemidji
Fri. 7 p.m.
Play-By-Play: Max Steigauf
Listen on: RadioX

Historic Harvest Fest
2023-09-23 10:00 - 14:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN 56301, St. Cloud, MN, 56301, United States

Paws to Read at GRRL
2023-09-23 10:30 | Great River Regional Library, 1300 West St. Germain Street, St. Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
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. Its lots of fun to read when a friendly animal is your audience! For ages 4 to 12

St. Cloud State Volleyball vs. Northern State
2023-09-23 14:00 - 15:00
#6 St. Cloud State Volleyball vs. Northern State
Sat. 2 p.m.
Play-By-Play: Carl Goenner
Listen on: KVSC Sports Stream

St. Cloud State Women's Hockey vs. Union College
2023-09-23 15:00 - 17:00
St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey vs. Union College
Game 1 Sat. 3 p.m.
Play-By-Play: Max Steigauf
Color: Brian Moos
Listen on: RadioX

St. Cloud State Women's Hockey vs. Union College
2023-09-24 13:00 - 15:00
St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey vs. Union College
Game 2 Sun. 1 p.m.
Play-By-Play: Max Steigauf
Color: Carl Goenner
Listen on: RadioX

St. Cloud Tech Soccer vs. Apollo
2023-09-26 18:00 - 21:00
St. Cloud Tech Soccer vs. Apollo
Tues. 6 p.m.
Play-By-Play: Brian Moos
Listen on: RadioX

STEM Make-and-Take Games at GRRL
2023-09-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Great River Regional Library, 1300 West St. Germain Street, St. Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Come learn about STEM concepts while you create a fun game to take home and play! September is flycatchers and October is marble mazes. For ages 8 to 12. Limit 20. Registration is required.

St. Cloud State Volleyball vs. Wayne State
2023-09-29 18:00 - 20:00
St. Cloud State Volleyball vs. Wayne State
Fri. 6 p.m.
Play-By-Play: Carl Goenner
Color: Cameron Stenzel
Listen on: RadioX

The Kings of Queen
2023-09-29 18:00 - 21:00 | Paramount Center for the Arts, 913 W. St. Germain Street, St. Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
You’re invited to our Season Kick-off featuring The Kings of Queen! This Fall, join us for a performance by one of the hottest Queen tributes in the country, The Kings of Queen! Frontman Emo Alaeddin’s vocal tone and range have a striking resemblance to Freddie Mercury, plus the costumes to match! The Kings of Queen bring those epic 4-part harmonies live to the Paramount stage on September 29th and you won’t want to miss it!

Experimental Earth: Poetry Reading + Creative Writing Session with Ed Bok Lee
2023-09-30 10:30 - 12:30 | Great River Regional Library, 1300 West St. Germain Street, St. Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
American Book Award-winning author Ed Bok Lee will share new, hybrid poetry and prose, as well as conduct a writing exercise and sharing circle. Emphasis will be placed on helping participants develop new hybrid forms of creative writing that incorporate on-site library research, the local environment, and the natural world. Ed Bok Lee is a fiscal year 2023 recipient of a Creative Support for Individual Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Limit 20. Registration required.

St. Cloud State Volleyball vs. Augustana
2023-09-30 14:00 - 16:00
St. Cloud State Volleyball vs. Augustana
Sat. 2 p.m.
Play-By-Play: Carl Goenner
Listen on: RadioX

Folk Music Concert and Bead Making
2023-09-30 14:30 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN 56301, St. Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Back by popular demand! Join celebrated local folksinger and songwriter Dennis Warner for another free fall concert at the Stearns History Museum (235 33rd Avenue South, St. Cloud). The event takes place at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 30, 2023. Freshly back from his recent South African tour, the concert will include Warner’s internationally-recognized song, “Beads on One String,” and selections from his top-rated album, “Pilot Me.”
In addition to the concert, you’ll be able to make your own bead art inspired by Warner’s music. Former local art educator, Kathy Gerdts-Senger, will guide you in learning simple bead-making techniques. Make your own bead art to bring home!
This family-friendly event is free and open to the public and will be held outdoors, weather permitting. Bring your own blanket or chair and enjoy an afternoon of free music and make-and-take crafts at the museum!
