John Erickson, Brainerd Public Schools Archivist/Curator, joins the Wake the Lakes Morning Show to preview the upcoming Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring LTC Hortense McKay. The public is invited to this free program March 25, 2023 at the Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts at 602 South 5th St., Brainerd, MN. The ceremony begins at 2:00…
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The Lakes Area Music Festival kicks off its fall programming on Friday, September 30 with a concert of vocal jazz and showtunes featuring audience favorite, Broadway soprano Andrea Ross. The performance will take place at the Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts beginning at 7:30 p.m. Ross will bring a program of familiar tunes from the…
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On Friday and Sunday, August 12 and 14, the Lakes Area Music Festival presents the first full opera production ever to grace the stage of the Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts: Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss. Featuring six singers from the Metropolitan Opera and the all-star LAMF orchestra led by music director, Christian Reif, Ariadne auf Naxos promises…
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Release from Lakes Area Music Festival: The Lakes Area Music Festival presents “Three Statues,” on Wednesday August 3, at 7:30 p.m. in downtown Brainerd’s Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts. The chamber music concert features lush textures and soaring melodies for winds, strings, and piano. French works by Maurice Ravel and Francis Poulenc sit alongside a…
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The Lakes Area Music Festival opens its 14th annual season on July 30 and 31 with “Tribute to the Earth.” Saturday’s concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday’s event is at 2 p.m. – both in the new Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts, located in Brainerd. This orchestral concert, led by music director, Christian Reif, includes…
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