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.


779 Pieces

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TigerLion Arts is on tour with 'Nature,' the retelling of Emerson and Thoreau's shared love of the outdoors. TigerLion Arts is well-known for their...

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  • Added: Jul 22, 2015
  • Length: 08:04
  • Purchases: 3
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Troy Rogers is a Minnesota-based musician and composer, working primarily with robots of his own design. Troy travels the country teaching robotics...

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  • Added: Jul 22, 2015
  • Length: 10:49
  • Purchases: 2
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Milt Lee and his wife Jamie have been building with straw bale for years. This weekend, they're hosting a workshop for anyone interested in learnin...

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  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 16:02
  • Purchases: 1
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Danielle Stone is an oil painter. She belongs to the Leech Lake Art League, a group that meets every week to paint, critique, and collaborate with ...

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  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 12:02
  • Purchases: 1
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The Fosston Community Library & Arts Association is an ambitious group. They offer music lessons, run a mixed media gallery, and operate the 150-se...

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  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 07:27
  • Purchases: 1
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Gary Harbo is a Minnesota Native. He's also an author and illustrator. He's traveled the country teaching kids (and adults) the basics of cartoonin...

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  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 17:40
  • Purchases: 1
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This week, the Artists of Studio 10 will host a reception as they unveil a new exhibit at the Watermark Art Center. This will be one of many events...

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  • Added: Aug 05, 2015
  • Length: 12:15
  • Purchases: 1
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The Red Lake Nation is unveiling two new buildings with wings this month. The twin buildings will each feature two record-breaking sized eagles, wh...

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  • Added: Aug 14, 2015
  • Length: 16:51
  • Purchases: 1
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Jeremiah Liend is a Bemidji native and creative. He's produced plays and screenplays, always with his trademark wit and a hint of parody. He's back...

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  • Added: Aug 14, 2015
  • Length: 13:54
  • Purchases: 1
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A group of Bemidji artists are getting trained... in the art of inclusion. The Bemidji Participatory Arts Collective is a group of staff and volunt...

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  • Added: Aug 31, 2015
  • Length: 13:20
  • Purchases: 1
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Bob Wenzel is a violin maker in Minnesota. He lives along the border with Canada. When he first learned to make violins, the internet didn't exist....

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  • Added: Aug 31, 2015
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation recently announced this year's National Artist Fellowships. Among the winners is Frank Big Bear, who grew u...

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  • Added: Aug 31, 2015
  • Length: 07:51
  • Purchases: 1
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It’s September. And that means it’s time for another round of Bemidji First Friday art events. This month, we’re talking with Al Belleveau, a sculp...

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  • Added: Sep 02, 2015
  • Length: 13:52
  • Purchases: 1
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Jane Freeman is Bemidji-based watercolor painter. Her paintings are vivid, bold and detailed. Jane admits to having an obsession with light - to a ...

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  • Added: Sep 09, 2015
  • Length: 11:28
  • Purchases: 1
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Lin Enger is a Minnesota man. He’s also a professor of English and an author and he’s been published in notable literary journals. Lin has a brand ...

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  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 13:48
  • Purchases: 1
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Al Milgrom is an emerging documentary filmmaker. He’s called himself “the oldest emerging filmmaker in America”… In his nineties, he may be right....

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  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 16:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Karen Gustafson has an exhibit at the Talley Gallery at Bemidji State University now through September 24th. Here's a review of the exhibit from No...

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  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Delina White, Lavender Hunt and Sage Davis are a family of beadwork artists. Delina has been beading since she was a girl, taught by her grandmothe...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2015
  • Length: 14:54
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Krista Rolfzen Soukup is the founder and owner of Blue Cottage Agency, which specializes in marketing and publicity for authors. Krista represents ...

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  • Added: Sep 16, 2015
  • Length: 09:39
  • Purchases: 1
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Lowell Carpenter is one of the writers - and the director - of the original play "Walking the Tightrope." The play features stories from the Kirkbr...

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  • Added: Sep 16, 2015
  • Length: 10:35
  • Purchases: 1