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In search of gnomes at Mission Park
CALL IT A TREASURE HUNT or a scavenger hunt, whatever the word choice, both equate a search for something hidden. Count me in. While vacationing last week in Crow Wing County’s Chain of Lakes area, I happened upon gnomes at Mission Park north of Merrifield. The gnomes are a recent addition to this township park, which Randy and I walk whenever we stay at a family member’s nearby lake cabin.
Fellowship Fest in Brainerd Makes Lemonade Out of Lemons
Choad Tip: if you're a concert promoter, keep your hot takes to yourself. At least until after the show, and definitely not right before it. Earlier this week, a Brainerd concert promoter's misogynistic hot take on social media caused an uproar and got his concert cancelled after bands and sponsors withdrew from the event. Within hours, a new festival stepped in.
Lakes Area Music Festival aims to make classical music accessible to all
BRAINERD — “It's a celebration of love and brotherhood and community.”. That’s how John Taylor Ward describes the Lakes Area Music Festival, now in its 16th season in the Brainerd area. In conjunction with the Summer Olympics, this year’s theme is "Heroic Journeys." Lakes Area Music...
‘The Prom’ Set to Open at CLC Performing Arts Center
The Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center will be showing the musical “The Prom” from July 23rd through August 1st at Central Lakes College in Brainerd. Directed and choreographed by Amy Borash, with vocal direction from Koreann Martin, the story follows four odd Broadway stars in desperate need of a new stage. When they learn about a small-town prom facing controversy, they see an opportunity to get back in the spotlight.
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