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Is Money Funny? Yes!

Tyler Campbell, Director of “Funny Money”, shares details of the knee-slapping comedy as performed by the Middle River (MN) Community Theater during the annual “Goosefest” festival in Middle River.


What We’re Reading, September 2019 — Sarah Pinsker’s A Song for a New Day

In a not-too distant time, where public gatherings are illegal, making concerts impossible, two women are willing to break the law for their love of music and for one chance at human connection. A conversation and music from Sarah Pinsker.


What We’re Reading, September 2019 –Community Member Review: Carl Sewall on Don DeLillo’s Zero K

Carl Sewall gives us his review on Don DeLillo’s latest novel, Zero K.


What We’re Reading, September 2019 — E.R. Ramizipoor’s The Ventriloquists

Writer E.R. Ramzipoor’s new novel of historical fiction takes place in Nazi occupied Belgium where a gang of ragtag journalists and resistence fighters risk everything for an elaborate scheme to undermine the Reich. It’s called The Ventriloquists.


What We’re Reading, September 2019

E.R. Ramzipoor’s The Ventriloquists; Sarah Pinsker’s A Song for a New Day; Brad Meltzer children’s book series Ordinary People Change the World, his latest book in the series features Marie Curie; Petina Geppah on her new novel — Out of Darkness, Shining Light. And a community member review: Carl Sewall on Don DeLillo’s latest novel, Zero K


MN Reads: “Ruby & Roland” by Faith Sullivan

Authors aren’t performers like actors or musicians, but they seem to get roped into public appearances to read their work pretty regularly.


Thousands of Dollars for NW Minnesota Artists!

Mara Hanel, Executive Director of the NW Minnesota Arts Council (Warren, MN), shares details on the thousands of dollars available for regional artists through the NWMAC within Kittson, Roseau, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and Norman counties.

Applications for NWMAC grant money will be taken until November 1st!


Live Music and Art in the Far North!

Jamie Bakken, Thief River Falls, MN teacher – Director of the Peder Englestad Pioneer Village and Coordinator for the TRF Village Arts Festival, shares information about all of the live music, art activities and family fun for the 2019 edition of the festival!


First Friday Arts Cavalcade: Grand Rapids, MN

Every First Friday of the month, we check in with Katie Marshall, Executive Director of the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids. She fills us in on all the First Friday happenings around Grand Rapids and lets us know about the new exhibits at the MacRostie. This morning we also had the joy of connecting with Dan Anderson whose media-based installation art is up this month at the MacRostie! Dan discussed his media and film work and let us in on what is behind his exhibit at the MacRostie called “Concepts of Self.”


First Friday Arts Cavalcade: Cook, Bemidji, Brainerd, Park Rapids & Bigfork

Every First Friday, Area Voices Producer Katie Carter digs around to find out what art events are going on around the region, Today she hooked us up with happenings in Cook, Bigfork, Brainerd, Park Rapids and Bemidji!


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