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Bagpipes arrived in Minnesota in the 1850’s, brought by Scottish immigrants to what is now Blue Earth county, as settlers moved in, occupying Dakot...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 06:32
Caption: Dudley Riggs in 2012, Credit: Sheila Regan
"Instant Theater" was a term that Dudley Riggs, founder of the Brave New Workshop theater came up with in the 1950s. The former circus and vaudevil...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 17:42
Caption: Peter Jesperson's record room, Credit: Todd Melby
Peter Jesperson is a music legend. Born in Minnesota, Jesperson was a seminal figure in the Minneapolis punk and new wave scene of the 1970's and 1...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 23:01
Caption: Fans at the Beatles only concert in Minnesota, Credit: Minnesota Historical Society
In the summer of 1965, the Beatles were the hottest act in the world. And for the first — and only time — John, Paul, George and Ringo were coming ...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 35:39
Caption: HUGE Improv Theater has purchased the Art Materials building and will transform the south half of the building into a theater., Credit: Sheila Regan
After learning that their landlord had donated to a former KKK leader, HUGE Improv Theater knew they needed to move. So how did a small arts non-pr...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2023
  • Length: 05:24
Caption: Animator CC Stanhill, Credit: CC Stanhill
Every year, the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) highlights a selection of local talent that pushes the boundaries of co...

  • Added: May 10, 2023
  • Length: 06:17
Caption: Jack "Boogie B" Riley and Charles Thorstad a.k.a. Stepchild, Credit: Bao Lee Riley
Despite being far removed from places like New York, Los Angeles, or Houston, Minneapolis and St. Paul and their suburbs have earned some hip-hop s...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2021
  • Length: 05:46
Caption: A sculptor at NECA works on a Heath Ledger/Joker action figure., Credit: Eric Molinsky
Action figure collectables for adults is booming, even when kids are loosing interest in little plastic guys.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 18:11
  • Purchases: 3
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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 nove...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2019
  • Length: 44:44
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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Every spring, the Midwest Music Fest Rolls into Winona, MN bringing all sorts of talented musicians to the area from Minnesota, the surrounding sta...

  • Added: May 13, 2019
  • Length: 39:07
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On this episode of Art Beat we catch up with Joe Davis. Joe is a poet, spoken word artist and an educator. He also fronts his own band, does speaki...

  • Added: May 06, 2019
  • Length: 26:51
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On this episode of Art Beat, we continue our coverage of Frozen River Film Festival.First, we’ll hear from Mark Brown, director of Gaelynn Lea - Th...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2019
  • Length: 15:21
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
Caption: Jenna Grochow, Hannah Ose, Erin Drummond
On this episode of Art Beat, we’re talking dance because its time again for the WSU theatre and dance departments presentation of Dancescape! Dance...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2019
  • Length: 16:14
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On this episode of The Live Feed, we take you to the Black Sheep Poetry Slam at the Midwest Music Store in downtown Winona, MN. We’ll hear various ...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2017
  • Length: 16:27
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Song Story features songwriters telling the true stories behind their original songs. This first pre-season sneak-peek features Song Story host, Er...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 10:54
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Feature on Author Dorcus Bennett's New about on the thoughts and feeling of Michael Jackson

  • Added: Oct 24, 2013
  • Length: 27:46
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Whitley Newman, also known as Nabintu, isn’t who you’d expect to be teaching a Rwandan dance class. She’s a small, blonde woman from the Midwest.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KLCC


  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 06:24
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Weberdance, Credit: Chris Engles
Audio portrait of a dance company in Boston, MA.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 07, 2010
  • Length: 05:29
  • Purchases: 1
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The people and urban potery movement

  • Added: Aug 30, 2007
  • Length: 03:52
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Meet the United States Army's touring theater company--Bravo!

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Mar 09, 2006
  • Length: 05:27
  • Purchases: 1
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New York actors face ridiculous odds trying to get work, but persevere nonetheless

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMNF, Marfa Public Radio, Public Interactive, and WHQR


  • Added: Apr 19, 2005
  • Length: 09:46
  • Purchases: 5