Student and Community Performances
Thursday, October 9, 2025 7:00:00 PM
J. Ryan Stradal is the author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest—his impressive debut novel that spent three weeks on the New York Times Extended List and was featured on the L.A. Times, IndieBound, Amazon, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. Kitchens of the Great Midwest delves into the American heartland, sweeping the vast landscapes of Lutheran church bake-offs, chili-pepper eating contests, and the opening of deer season to capture the zeitgeist of the Midwest and the rise of foodie culture. It is a book about the family you lose, the friends you make and the chance connections that can define a life. Stradal is a popular speaker with libraries and universities, sharing personal stories about growing up in the Midwest, the culinary traditions that inspired his book, and his unusual path to becoming a bestselling writer. In addition to his novel, Stradal has some great literary credentials, editing the fiction section of The Nervous Breakdown and working as an editor for the Los Angeles-based independent publisher Unnamed Press. His writing has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Rumpus, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and McSweeney’s: The Goods, among other places. Stradal’s newest book, The Lager Queen of Minnesota, is a novel about an American family that is full of humor, heart – and the secrets of making a world class beer. Born and raised in Minnesota, he now lives in Los Angeles and has worked as a TV producer, notably for the History Channel’s Ice Road Truckers and Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch.

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 6:30:00 PM
Our annual Madrigal Dinner has a twist! We've made some changes that we know you will love. Come join us for an elegant evening of early choral music, poetry, with a delicious buffet and cash bar! Tickets are $25 for the general public. IWCC Staff/Student price available by contacting the Box Office. All tickets must be purchased by September 27th.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 6:30:00 PM
Our annual Madrigal Dinner has a twist! We've made some changes that we know you will love. Come join us for an elegant evening of early choral music, poetry, with a delicious buffet and cash bar! Tickets are $25 for the general public. IWCC Staff/Student price available by contacting the Box Office. All tickets must be purchased by September 27th.
Sunday, November 2, 2025 2:00:00 PM
The Community Choir presents a fall concert. Free admission!
Sunday, November 2, 2025 4:00:00 PM
The Community Band presents their fall concert.
Thursday, November 13, 2025 7:00:00 PM
The beloved television classic soars off the screen in this magical stage adaptation! Filled with favorite holiday hits like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “A Holly Jolly Christmas,” this family-friendly musical brings all your favorite characters to life—Santa and Mrs. Claus, Hermey the Elf, Bumble the Abominable Snow Monster, Clarice, Yukon Cornelius, and, of course, Rudolph!

Friday, November 14, 2025 7:00:00 PM
The beloved television classic soars off the screen in this magical stage adaptation! Filled with favorite holiday hits like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “A Holly Jolly Christmas,” this family-friendly musical brings all your favorite characters to life—Santa and Mrs. Claus, Hermey the Elf, Bumble the Abominable Snow Monster, Clarice, Yukon Cornelius, and, of course, Rudolph!

Saturday, November 15, 2025 2:00:00 PM
The beloved television classic soars off the screen in this magical stage adaptation! Filled with favorite holiday hits like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “A Holly Jolly Christmas,” this family-friendly musical brings all your favorite characters to life—Santa and Mrs. Claus, Hermey the Elf, Bumble the Abominable Snow Monster, Clarice, Yukon Cornelius, and, of course, Rudolph!

Saturday, November 15, 2025 7:00:00 PM
The beloved television classic soars off the screen in this magical stage adaptation! Filled with favorite holiday hits like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “A Holly Jolly Christmas,” this family-friendly musical brings all your favorite characters to life—Santa and Mrs. Claus, Hermey the Elf, Bumble the Abominable Snow Monster, Clarice, Yukon Cornelius, and, of course, Rudolph!

Thursday, November 20, 2025 7:00:00 PM
The IWCC Bands present a fall concert. Free admission!
Friday, November 21, 2025 7:00:00 PM
Abby Jimenez is a popular romance novelist whose books have landed her on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists. Winner of the Minnesota Book Award for her novel Life’s Too Short, her book The Friend Zone appeared on Oprah Magazine’s list of most addicting romance novels. Yours Truly was chosen as Book of the Month Club’s Book of the Year. Just for the Summer and Say You’ll Remember Me were instant #1 New York Times bestsellers. Before becoming a writer, Jimenez founded Nadia Cakes, an award-winning cupcake shop and custom cake studio, out of her home kitchen. She went on to win Food Network’s Cupcake Wars and was featured on two seasons of TLC’s hit show Fabulous Cakes.

Saturday, November 22, 2025 7:00:00 PM
Join the Grand Kyiv ballet on an unforgettable journey into a world of dreams, magic and triumph over evil. The Grand Kyiv Ballet, including the most prestigious Ballet dancers from Ukraine, invites you to a heartwarming experience that has thrilled audiences on the world's stages for years. In this enchanting tale, a young girl befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on Christmas Eve. Together, they embark on a fantastical journey to a magical kingdom filled with dancing sugar plum fairies, toy soldiers, and other whimsical characters. Through their adventures, she learns that love, imagination, and kindness can overcome adversity and create wonder in our lives. The Nutcracker was adapted into a ballet in 1892, by Pyotr Tchaikovsky with a libretto by Marius Petipa, and was based on the story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by E. T. A. Hoffmann.

Friday, December 5, 2025 7:00:00 PM
IWCC Choirs present a winter concert. Free admission!
Thursday, December 11, 2025 7:00:00 PM
Raised in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, William Kent Krueger briefly attended Stanford University—before being kicked out for radical activities. After that, he logged timber, worked construction, tried his hand at freelance journalism, and eventually ended up researching child development at the University of Minnesota. He currently makes his living as a full-time author. He’s been married for over 50 years to a marvelous woman who is a retired attorney. He makes his home in St. Paul, a city he dearly loves. Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O’Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe. His work has received a number of awards, including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, the Dilys Award, and the Friends of American Writers Prize. His last thirteen novels were all New York Times bestsellers. Ordinary Grace, his stand-alone novel published in 2013, received the Edgar Award, given by the Mystery Writers of America in recognition for the best novel published in that year. The companion novel, This Tender Land, was published in September 2019, and spent nearly six months in the top ten of the New York Times bestseller list. His most recent novel, The River We Remember, was published in September 2023 and an instant New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and International Bestseller.
