JANUARY
- 28: "Name That Town" interactive, virtual event, 6:30 p.m., contact your library or visit KRLS Legacy Programs on Facebook
- 28: Rosenmeier Center for State and Local Government: Chris Farrell, “Personal Finance: A New Year and a New Administration,” 7 p.m., email Rosenmeierforum@gmail.com for link
- 30: Brainerd Jaycees Virtual Ice Fishing Extravaganza, noon-3 p.m., any Minnesota lake, register on FishDonkey app
FEBRUARY
- 1: Friends of the Brainerd Public Library: author and journalist Maya Dusenbery, “Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick,” noon, live on library’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Friendsofthebrainerdpubliclibrary
- 1-2: Brainerd Community Theatre auditions for “Talking With,” by Zoom appointment, email patrick.spradlin@clcmn.edu
- 4: Virtual Cultural Thursday: Mapuche Culture and Identity as Expressed Through Visual and Literary Art, noon, register at https://tinyurl.com/y2nwalko
- 4-6: Crosslake WinterFest, including SoupFest and fireworks
- 6: Brainerd Public School Foundation “Big Event,” 7 p.m., virtual, tickets at bigevent21.givesmart.com
- 12-14: Nisswa Winter Jubilee
- 14: Nisswa Fire Department Fishing Derby, noon-2 p.m., Nisswa Lake
- 14: Miss Pine River Scholarship Pageant informational meeting, 2 p.m., Pine River American Legion
- 20: Gull Lake Frozen Fore and Frozen Flop, Gull Lake area establishments and Hole-in-the-Day Bay, limited tickets
- 20-28: Happy Dancing Turtle’s Back to Basics sustainable living event with keynote presentations and workshops, virtual