Area Voices

Series produced by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota

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Area Voices explores the arts, culture, and history of Northern Minnesota. Through in-depth interviews, hosts of Northern Community Radio's Morning Show connect listeners to the area's unique cultural heritage and the experience of life in northern Minnesota.

Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.

Area Voices explores the arts, culture, and history of Northern Minnesota. Through in-depth interviews, hosts of Northern Community Radio's Morning Show keep you up-to-date on the local arts scene, help you stay informed on cultural happenings, and transport you to Minnesota's storied past. Connecting listeners to the area's unique cultural heritage and the experience of life in Northern Minnesota. All in a week's work on Area Voices.

Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.


797 Pieces

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Mask and Rose Women’s Theater Collective presents ‘Something Rotten’ July 25-29 in Puposky. Director Cate Belleveau and actor Eric Callagan join ‘A...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2024
  • Length: 13:56
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Anishinaabe Art Festival returns for its third year July 26 and 27 at the Hobson Memorial Union at Bemidji State University. Sharon James, joins “A...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2024
  • Length: 13:01
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Lori Forshee-Donnay, executive director of the Watermark Art Center, joins Andrew Dziengel to talk about the Watermark Art Festival. Held July 20-2...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2024
  • Length: 13:30
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The third annual Lutsong Music Festival takes place July 18-21, 2024. Organizers joined "Area Voices" to discuss how the idea formed for the event ...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2024
  • Length: 13:17
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Nemeth Art Center artist in residence Madeleine Bialke joins Area Voices to discuss her new exhibit and her experience and history with the Park Ra...

  • Added: Jul 11, 2024
  • Length: 14:07
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Bemidji Community Theater Presents Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit. The director Julie Kaiser joins Area Voices to discuss the show and the challenges ...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2024
  • Length: 14:35
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Woodcarver Paul Albright joined “Area Voices” to talk about being a sculptor, and how he got interested in sculpting in the first place.

  • Added: Jul 08, 2024
  • Length: 13:40
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Author Mark Cecil joined Area Voices to discuss his new book Bunyan and Henry and his upcoming book signing at Paul Bunyan Park in Bemidji.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2024
  • Length: 13:50
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Sarah and Eric Sundeen join “Area Voices” to discuss the upcoming Bemidji High School Marching Band fundraising event “Meet the Band.”

  • Added: Jun 13, 2024
  • Length: 10:48
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Nameless Stories Art Exhibition Opening Night Celebration is 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, June 7, at the Wild Hare Bistro & Coffeehouse. The pieces in th...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2024
  • Length: 15:00
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Nemeth Art Center’s Executive Director Mark Weiler joins Area Voices to talk about the upcoming year at the Park Rapids center featuring a Youth Ar...

  • Added: May 29, 2024
  • Length: 13:12
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Travis Zimmerman and his illustrator cousin, Sam Zimmerman, turned one of their grandmother's recorded stories into a book: “How the Birds Got Thei...

  • Added: May 22, 2024
  • Length: 14:05
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“Naytahwaush: Faces, Stories, and Artists Exhibition” opens at the Gizhiigin Arts Incubator in Mahnomen on Saturday, May 18. Curator Kent Estey joi...

  • Added: May 15, 2024
  • Length: 16:07
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Bemidji Community Theater presents “The Sweet Delilah Swim Club.” The director Evie Halvorson joins Area Voices to talk about the impact of communi...

  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 14:01
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Sonja Larsen joined 'Area Voices' to talk about her upcoming nature printmaking demonstration at the Watermark Art Center in Bemidji.

  • Added: May 01, 2024
  • Length: 08:53
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Red Lake Band member artist Sharon Nordrum, who also runs Ricky Tics Arts, joins Area Voices to discuss inspiration from dreams and what it means t...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 12:55
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In Bigfork, the New Director Workshop gave the community a chance to support local theater and become part of the team. The Edge Center for the Ar...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2024
  • Length: 13:37
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Heartland Symphony Orchestra Musical Director Ryan Webber spends a lot of time on the road commuting from Bemidji to Brainerd for rehearsals. He’s ...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 13:50
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Playwright Jeremiah Liend is a recipient of the Region 2 Arts Grant to produce his original play "Irresponsible Men, Irresponsible Women." He discu...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2024
  • Length: 13:55
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Visual artist Rachel Breen’s exhibit “Reassemble” at the Watermark Art Center ends March 23 with a workshop and closing lecture.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2024
  • Length: 13:09