Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
Jeanna Kujava of Hallock, MN is a Public Health Nurse at Kittson Memorial Home in Hallock and serves as school nurse for the Kittson County schools. The schools recently received a grant from the NW Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC) for a “Healing Arts Residency” within the schools. Trey Everette of the NWMAC organized and supervised the residency program.
Norah Rendell is the Artistic Director for the Center for Irish Music(CIM) in St. Paul, MN. Saturday, February 20th at 7pm the CIM will host their annual Eigse – it’s an event celebrating traditional Irish music, arts, and culture. This year, the “Gaela” is happening virtually, so anyone with access to the internet can attend. With an online Celtic art auction and stellar performances by instructors including Norah, her husband Brian Miller and Cory Froehlich (both of Bemidji), and many others. Everyone is encouraged to join in this unique and festive celebration by visiting Center for Irish Music’s website, YouTube channel, or Facebook page.
It’s going to be a mix of performances, virtual performances. Some of them will be live from the Celtic Junction Arts Center… musicians, including Brian and Danny Diamond, who’s a fantastic fiddle player who’s just moved here from Ireland, There’s going to be some dancing. The whole thing is emceed by a friend of ours named Mairtin de Cogain who is a great bodran player and just a great entertainer who lives in California. He’s going to be hosting from his house in California, along with Brian and I at the Celtic Junction.
Sister-writer duo Maika and Maritza Moulite tell us about their new novel “One of the Good Ones.” It’s a story about a family grieving the loss of a sister in an incident of police brutality, and brings to light what it means to be deemed “worthy” when you’re Black.
Tammy Bobrowsky talks with Rachel Lynn Solomon, writer and former public radio producer, about her new novel called “The Ex Talk.” It’s a romantic comedy about two public radio personalities who fall in love while pretending to be exes.
Bonnie Lundorff owner of Willow Wood Market in Bemidji joins the Friday Morning Show to talk about quilting during a pandemic. Willow Wood Market is a quilt shop and wool studio that prior to Covid was a meeting place for quilters and crafters and was home to a wide array of classes. Bonnie shares with us her idea for a new Covid friendly way to put on a quilt show and she talks about what quilting has meant to her during the pandemic.
In just four years Nedahness Rose Greene’s ability to capture the essence of a moment has changed her life. Currently exhibiting in four galleries, Nedahness has shared the stage with Snoop Dog and her work has been featured in the Washington Post. With clients including Heart Berry, the Northern Sparks nighttime arts festival, and the United States Hip Hop Coalition, her momentum continues to build. Nedahness’s current exhibit in the Miikanan gallery at the Watermark Art Center is called Mashkawiziiwag “They are Strong.” It’s a collection of powerfully intimate images captured at gatherings including Black Lives Matter marches, George Floyd protests, and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women awareness events. In this Area Voices segment, learn about her journey as an artist and why representation in media matters to her.
In this episode of Real College Podcast we take a look at how relationships have been affected by the pandemic, learn how to love ourselves, take a dive into the world of fish affection, travel back in time to Valentine’s day in 1929, hear tales of tears, love, and turmoil, and an extra special installation of Radio-K Sports!
1:26-Quarantine Love-Emma Morris
8:36-Self Love-Shannon Brault
15:38-Fish Love-Casey McCabe
23:37-St.Valentine’s Day Massacre-Isaac Maruyama
29:49-Mastering Love-Ethan Olson
33:18-Radio K Sports- Mae Longo & Connor
Then-22 year old Natalie Warren and her friend Ann Raiho took a 2,000-mile journey by paddle from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay in 2011.
But ten years later, the biggest challenge Natalie says she faced might surprise you.
