Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
Amara Bedford is a painter with a master’s degree in art therapy . Her Smash Art programs help people lighten their stress load while creating one-of-a-kind works of art. It’s boxing, it’s art, and it’s fun. Hear all about it in this Area Voices.
• An open position at the NWMAC (Office Assistant).
• The NW Art Exhibit is coming soon and they are accepting entries…. nominations are open for Of the Year Awards (NW Star Award, Artist of the Year, and Arts Advocate of the Year).
• The current exhibit at the NW MN Arts Council gallery at Northland Community & Technical College (Thief River Falls campus) — Celebrations: the Ceramic Art of Betsy Saurdiff (with an Artist Reception on Saturday, February 12 from 3 to 5pm).
• Grants Deadlines (March 1),
• Grants Writing Workshops (February 16th at 5 pm).
• Traveling Art Exhibit (currently in Fosston, MN), and a call for art (Nature’s Offerings).
Rich Mattson and the Northstars released their latest album, Skylights, back in February. In addition to working on his own album, Mattson also found a way to produce other bands safely during the pandemic at his Sparta Sound Studio. We talked about the album and Mattson and Gemberling played some tunes from it when they joined us for a session on July 16, 2021 before playing a show with the whole band at Earth Rider Brewery that evening.
Illustrator Nicholas Jackson lost his ability to draw when nerve damage began creating extreme pain and numbness in his arm after just a few moments of sketching. He was forced to quit his passion altogether… for years.
In December of 2020, Jackson picked up his drawing pencil again. After rehabbing his arm and re-tweaking his process, his new exhibit Through the Darkness: Painted Hope is proof that he’s made it to the other side… The artistic representation of an emotional and creative journey through adversity is chock full of fantasy and wonder and the buoyancy of redemption.
Bemidji State University’s Equity Certificate is the first of its kind in the MnSCU system. Bemidji State University History Professor Dr. Dan Allosso created the curriculum for the certification. He joined the morning show recently, discussing the new program, the impetus behind it, how the certification is tailor-made for different subject areas, and how he sees it making real change in students’ lives, workplaces, and communities.
In this episode of Real College Podcast we take a dive into the festive traditions of our international students, explore the theatrical transformation of one holiday film classic, discover the popular holiday performance that is the nutcracker, experience festive poetry, and jump into the new year with new perspectives and appreciation for life and its imperfections… plus an extra special surprise!
1:12-International Holiday Traditions-Max Killeen,
9:18-Elf The Musical-Casey McCabe,
17:50-The Evolution of The Nutcracker-Isaac Maruyama,
26:25-Holiday Poem-Henry Ulrich,
29:48-The New Year-Quinn Mcclurg
Quinn’s Gift: A Very RCP New Year- https://tinyurl.com/veryrcpnewyearplaylist
Polly Keith Scotland’s new book The Adventurer & Her Husband takes readers along for the hike in places including Nepal, Cambodia, Canada, the Rocky Mountains, Utah and even Mont Blanc. She stopped by the KBXE studio to talk about the book, how her adventuresome life began, and how she hopes her book inspires readers.
