Tag: arts
group name: publicradio
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December 06, 2007 06:10 PM EST --
(humming:) "The weather outside is frightful...."
It's the perfect time of year for curling up with a good book. Except of course for all the holiday festivities, family gatherings, . . .
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February 04, 2008 11:28 AM EST --
This is going to be a GREAT month for reading. I just know it. Why? Because later this month my 'significantly other' and I are going away for a four-day weekend, and all we plan to do is . . .
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May 05, 2009 06:03 PM EDT --
One small pebble
Ripples the whole of a still pond,
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March 05, 2009 01:58 PM EST --
My fiance and I were just in Oregon for a long weekend, and since we flew into Portland, couldn't help but pay a visit to the Mecca of all bookstores - Powell's. The place is enormous - covering . . .
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August 05, 2009 10:19 AM EDT --
St. Paul native Joe Chisholm is part of the crew responsible for masterminding the filming of the new film The Cove , a documentary about the mass slaughter of dolphins in Japan, MPR's Euan Kerr reported . . .
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July 09, 2007 07:32 PM EDT --
What is it about theater that sucks people in? And what is it about some people that they're willing to spend hours upon hours of their free time to mount a community theater production?
I was . . .
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February 12, 2007 10:38 AM EST --
That’s wonderful
From Link
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February 01, 2007 11:01 PM EST --
The cold has set in here in St. Paul, which makes me seek the warmth of a good book. And since it's the season of St. Valentine, why not something a little on the romantic side? It doesn't have . . .
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February 05, 2007 11:31 AM EST --
From the MPR Collection Life by Design:
"The word 'design' used to be relegated to the conversations of academics and engineers, but now it pops up in housekeeping magazines and department . . .
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June 29, 2007 10:32 AM EDT --
For those of us who do not make a living from producing art but rather enjoy art itself, where do we turn for arts and culture coverage in the news?
Regional cultural coverage cutbacks hit the Minneapolis . . .
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April 17, 2007 04:01 PM EDT --
Today, fans of fantasy writer JRR Tolkien will have cause to rejoice...or fear.
A new saga, "The Children of Hurin," hits the store shelves. A prequel of sorts to "The Lord of the Rings" . . .
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January 26, 2007 08:28 PM EST --
A Witch had met a Christian,
while walking down the street;
The Witch began to tremble,
as they began to speak.
The evil one did seethe at him,
"Do not go near my Lair";
and the Christian . . .
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September 25, 2007 11:12 AM EDT --
Do you attend community theater performances? Do you participate or volunteer for a community theater? Is it really that bad or as good as people perceive it to be?
This open discussion was inspired by . . .
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April 07, 2008 04:48 PM EDT --
So I really thought is was spring - really, I was pretty darn sure - so I got out all my gardening books, started making plans for the garden, and then.... snow. And more snow. And snow mixed with rain. . . .
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April 12, 2007 10:14 AM EDT --
On Point is talking today to Seth Lerer, English and Comparative Literature professor at Stanford. He has just written a book titled "Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language," which . . .
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September 14, 2007 06:49 AM EDT --
Composer and keyboardist Josef Zawinul passed away the other day. He was 75. My intro to Joe was with his composition "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" during the sixties. Two of . . .
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September 04, 2007 11:12 AM EDT --
Patti Scialfa performed this morning on The Today Show in support of her new release, "Play It As It Lays." With every introduction it was emphasized that she was, of course, the wife of . . .
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June 13, 2007 12:40 AM EDT --
Two weeks ago in New York, I had the privilege of appearing on a panel at the Backspace Conference. It was my first experience at a writing conference, and one I'd recommend to anyone in our solitary . . .
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May 01, 2007 09:12 AM EDT --
SWEET AND SOFTEN FEELINGS WHICH I OBTAIN BEING TOGETHERHERE ON GATHER,ARE A TREASURE FOR ME WHICH I NEVER WANT TO LOOSE ANY HOW.
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September 13, 2006 10:08 AM EDT --
Each Saturday night Mississippi Public Broadcasting brings us Grassroots, a two-hour showcase of country and folk music. Host Bill Ellison explores traditional roots music as well as making the connections . . .
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