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17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
The U.S.S. Marshall County brings back the style of the old school USO shows of yesterday with an incredible high-energy performance from Dave Boyer & the Classic Swing Band.
The following was recorded Saturday July 27, 2019 at the Marshall County Fair Grandstands in Warren, MN
On this episode of Art Beat we enter a fantasy realm of magic, swords and dragons with Minnesota author James Petrillo. Petrillo’s most recent novel takes us to the world of Ashyer where a young prince named Frost battles dragons in order to free his world from their tyrannical reign. Frost is joined in his journey by a colorful cast of characters that any fantasy enthusiast is sure to fall in love with. But let’s hear about it from the author himself. I’m Bill Stoneberg with Minnesota author James Petrillo on Art Beat.
Jenney met Maude Kelly, an 80-something woman, and a spark ignited. Taken by Maude’s poise, demeanor and approach to life, she realized Maude’s wisdom and spirit must be documented. She interviewed Maude and eventually interviewed five more women, all of whom, like Maude, were over the age of 80. Sadie Anton, a proud Lebanese American, Dr, Hallie Hendrieth-Smith, one of the first black principals in the Twin Cities, Ruth Yamamoto, a Japanese American whose life included stories from inside a Japanese internment camp, and Jenney’s mother Edith and grandmother Irene became her subjects.
In her book “Before I Leave,” Jenney compiles the stories and lessons learned from her six octogenerians. Within those stories are tales of overcoming adversity, facing community, child-rearing, dealing with systemic racism and sexism, and graceful aging. Jenney Egertson spoke on the morning show about her book. She’ll be the featured guest at Brainerd Public Library’s Brown Bag Author Series this Monday, July 29th at noon.
When Mark Munson battled pancreatic cancer he had an idea for a lasting legacy: a music camp that would give kids the experience of being rock stars. For the past three years, kids in the Brainerd Lakes area have had the unique opportunity to experience playing a gig with peers, complete with light shows, sounds equipment and special effects. Tonight (Thursday, July 25th) the campers will put on a full rock concert at the Tornstrum Auditorium in downtown Brainerd. Marlee Larson, Camp Director, spoke with us on the morning show about Munson’s legacy and what happens at the camp.
The Bonfire Chamber Music Festival has been bringing the heat of chamber music to venues all over Grand Rapids, MN this week. We spoke about it on the morning show and had a blast! The concerts continue tonight and tomorrow night in Grand Rapids at the Reif Center!
Nibikaang, the Ojibwe word meaning “from the water” is a new, collaborative, multi-media exhibit at the Watermark Art Center in Bemidji. Hosted by the Miikinann Gallery inside the Watermark, Nibikaang touts over 40 works by multiple artists ranging from large scale sculptures to paintings to textile art and much more. Pieces arrived from across Minneosta and as far away as Montana, Idaho, Arizona and New Mexico and were juried for acceptance into the show by artists Aaron Spangler and Hillary Kempenich. Karen Goulet is gallery director at the Miikanan. She stopped by KBXE to tell us more about this special arts showcase.
