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.


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For the first time in over a year, Jillian Rae will share a stage with her band tonight. Performing at the Chief Theater in Bemidji, she's kicking...

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  • Added: Apr 08, 2021
  • Length: 10:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Kristen Anderson's textile exhibit called Restorative Loops celebrates the interconnectedness between the phenological elements of the natural worl...

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  • Added: Apr 07, 2021
  • Length: 12:03
  • Purchases: 1
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The fabric of Lance Heddan’s life is woven with threads of curiosity, creativity, connection, and soul... He’s a painter, a glass artist, and a mu...

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2021
  • Length: 19:31
  • Purchases: 1
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A recent study by Creative MN indicates that in 2019 arts and culture related activities brought more than $8M to the city of Bemidji. Bemidji C...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2021
  • Length: 13:53
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In this sugarbush check-in, Mur Gilman joins the morning show. Click the arrow to learn how this year is going for her, what her set up is like, ...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2021
  • Length: 11:56
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Sugarbush season is powerful time for the Anishinaabe. Bob Shimek recently joined us from the northeastern shores of Mud Lake to discuss cultural a...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2021
  • Length: 17:42
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Living close to the land and absorbing the intricate details of existence thru heightened senses and intentional awareness, Jesse translates his se...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2021
  • Length: 20:54
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She had never grown anything before, but when the Covid-19 isolation blues hit last spring, Bridget Westrum decided to try a garden. Her venture qu...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2021
  • Length: 17:04
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Monika Lawrence had lived in East Germany her entire life. One evening, frustrated with the propaganda and lies coming thru her transistor radio, ...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2021
  • Length: 18:11
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Steven Weagel has been fascinated with glass art since he first experienced it. His current glass and metal exhibit at the Crossing Arts Alliance ...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2021
  • Length: 09:40
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Jennifer Olson is an assistant professor of voice with the Bemidji State University Music Department. She joins Heidi and John on the Thursday Mor...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2021
  • Length: 16:34
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Mark Granlund's large scale oil paintings are creating a real "wow factor" for people driving, biking or walking past the Watermark Art Center in B...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2021
  • Length: 12:58
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Annie Roseen transformed herself into Gloria Steinem and posted a pic of her look on Gloria’s birthday last year. Since March 25, 2020, she’s celeb...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2021
  • Length: 18:02
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As leadership professor at Leech Lake Tribal College, Audrey Thayer inspires and empowers her students to make positive change in the world. Her li...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2021
  • Length: 16:48
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Norah Rendell is the Artistic Director for the Center for Irish Music(CIM) in St. Paul, MN. Saturday, February 20th at 7pm the CIM will host their...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2021
  • Length: 25:43
Caption: Willow Wood Market, Credit: Bonnie Lundorff
Bonnie Lundorff owner of Willow Wood Market in Bemidji joins the Friday Morning Show to talk about quilting during a pandemic. Willow Wood Market ...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2021
  • Length: 13:01
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In just four years Nedahness Rose Greene’s ability to capture the essence of a moment has changed her life. Currently exhibiting in four gallerie...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2021
  • Length: 14:43
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Bemidji State University professors Dr. Donna Pawlowski and Dr. Debbie Guelda are part of the BSU Community Engagement Council dedicated to the cul...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2021
  • Length: 17:18
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Joe Rossi’s career as a photojournalist led him to fascinating places close to home in Minnesota and across the globe. Ten years ago he published ...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2021
  • Length: 14:46
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Dr. Gabriel Warren is an Assistant Professor in Bemidji State University’s School of Business. He’s also an inspirational speaker and life coach wh...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2021
  • Length: 12:03