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17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
In what is likely the first of its kind, our guests this week started a conference about eating disorders in BIPOC communities. Intergenerational trauma, accessibility, beauty standards and disability justice are just a few issues that play a role in our relationship with food. Guests: Angela Goens, Whitney Trotter
Today on Culture Clique we are in Kryzsko Commons with comedian Lavell Crawford. Lavell travels all over doing comedy and has even been in movies and TV shows including Hubie Halloween and Breaking Bad. We got to learn how Lavell got into comedy, what his comedy style is, and about other projects he is currently working on. This is KJ with Lavell Crawford on Culture Clique. Original air date: 04/01/21.
Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Last month, shock comedian Ralphie May was schedule for a performance at the Sanford Center in Bemidji. Controversy arose after some of his racially charged material surfaced and amid protest the show was canceled. Anton Treuer gives voice to this complicated issue in this installment of Anishinaabenaajimon: Minnesota’s Tribal Voice.
Rail River Folk School in Bemidji will host Bemidji Pride in celebration of all things LGBTQ+. Family-friendly events begin at 1pm and include speakers, vendors, food, kids activities and loads of fun. Saturday night Foxby will entertain at 7pm and the drag show begins at 8pm! After the drag show, a late night dance party will top the night off.
Ben Cahill and Christian Taylor-Johnson are part of the organizing team behind Bemidji Pride. In this Area Voices segment, they share very different personal experiences growing up and coming out, the positive power of occasions like Pride events, and advice for parents on how to best support their LGBTQ+ children.
Radio Gallery welcomes Northern Expressions Arts Collective, a local non-profit dedicated to enriching our local neighborhoods and serving the community, all through art. With different programs and events, there is something for all ages. Listen for more details about how this organization is making a difference for children in Duluth.
April 4-7 is Zeitgeist New Music’s Early Music Festival. It takes place at Studio Z in Saint Paul and includes concerts, and workshops about the life and music of composer Pauline Oliveros, who is the focus of this years’ festival. Zeitgeist percussionist Heather Barringer talked with Phil Nusbaum about the early music festival.