Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
This week we kick off a special series of vaccine conversations, starting with Antony Stately (Ojibwe and Oneida). Dr. Antony Stately has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and is the CEO of NACC, the Native American Community Clinic in South Minneapolis. Antony Stately shares how his clinic is safely administering vaccines, and he speaks to the challenge of providing accurate information to patients while addressing legitimate concerns and questions of community members. Antony Stately does this by keeping his focus on conversation, knowledge, and consent.
Lori Dokken, the great all around musician has two great things coming up. Friday July 26, right after work from 6 till 8, Lore hosts a piano bar at the Black hart of St Paul. And Next Monday, she leads a big cast in a major production called Shout Sister Shout. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Lori first addressed the piano bar at the Black Hart.
The Bill Simenson orchestra has played monthly at jazz Central Studios in Minneapolis for close to a decade. But Covid-19 has stopped live shows. And, the combination of the virus and political unrest has affected the creative process. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Bill Simenson first addressed his composing in this era.
Leech Lake Community members recently meet with E-P-A officials to discuss the path forward for cleaning up tribal land, contaminated decades ago by hazardous waste from paper company. Reporter Kayla Doula attended the public meeting to hear more about the plans and concerns from officials and local residents.
‘Red Hot’ will be the theme on this episode of “Over the Back Fence” Community Variety Show, recorded Friday, June 12, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. at the St. Mane Theatre in Lanesboro MN. Previews of upcoming summertime community theater productions “Mary Poppins” and “Little Shop of Horrors” and songs like “Roses are Red”, “That Old Lucky Sun”, and “Red Hot and Blue” will all be part of a lively evening of original skits, jokes, trivia, music and fun. The show will also feature original stories & humor from naturalist Al Batt of the Albert Lea area, and traditional music from nationally acclaimed Decorah-based Scandinavian folk trio The Foot-Notes. Host Damon Prestemon will do what he does best – keep the show rolling with wit at its quick pace while spontaneously responding to the humor and the audience.
Over the Back Fence is a community variety show, occuring monthly from Feb – Nov on the second Friday of the month at the St. Mane Theatre in Lanesboro MN. November’s theme was “Movies”! You will experience songs from blockbusters, trivia, skits and much more on this edition of “Over The Back Fence”!
On today’s show, we talk with Robert Rice (White Earth Nation) the owner and operator of the Pow Wow Grounds coffee shop on Franklin Avenue in South Minneapolis, a hub for gathering for conversation and art, over coffee, frybread, and tacos. Robert also has decades of experience harvesting wild rice and a passion for sharing the tradition with others.
Leonard Hirsch moved to Hibbing in 1959. Always curious about history, after retiring from his job as a researcher for a mining company, he began volunteering at the Hibbing Historical Society. In this segment of Let’s Visit, Leonard discusses how today’s Hibbing compares to the hibbing of the late 50s and 60s. He also considers what the future might look like for Hibbing. Have you ever been to Hibbing? Send us an email and let us know your favorite thing about Hibbing, MN. We’d love to know about it!