January
23-25Back to Hack events, Hackensack
24Back to Hack events: Frostbite ur Fanny Fun Run/Walk, 9 a.m., Lucette statue; Silent Auction, noon, Legion; Ice Fishing Contest, noon- 3 p.m., Birch Lake; Chili Feed, noon; PAMDA Penguin Plunge, 1 p.m., Birch Lake; community bonfire, 5:30 p.m.; fireworks, 6 p.m.
23Transit Authority-Tribute to the Music of Chicago, 7:30 p.m., Tornstrom Auditorium, Brainerd, Central Lakes College Cultural Arts Series
24Winter Rendezvous, 9:30 a.m., Deep Portage Learning Center, Hackensack
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24Gull Lake Drifters Snowmobile Club open house, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., groomer shack by the roundabout/Paul Bunyan Trail, Nisswa
24Brainerd Jaycees $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza, noon-3 p.m., Hole-in-the-Day Bay of Gull Lake
26Lakes Area Music Festival piano trio, 7 p.m., Lutheran Church of the Cross, Nisswa
28Birds and Climate Change, 7 p.m., Northland Arboretum, Brainerd, Brainerd Lakes Area Audubon Society
31Consensus a cappella vocal ensemble, 7:30 p.m., Pequot Lakes HIgh School auditorium, Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts
31Chocolate Lover’s Extravaganza “Wine, Beer & Bling,” 6:30-8:30 p.m., Westgate Mall, Baxter