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.


783 Pieces

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Deathtrap is a dark comedy coming to the Reif Center in Grand Rapids. Auditions are tonight, tomorrow night and Saturday morning… We spoke with di...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2019
  • Length: 13:33
Caption: Jeff Sawyer, Sawyer Corcoran and Katie Carter
Sawyer Corcoran from Puposky is a kid who is fueled by music. He's been playing violin since the age of 4 and the mandolin came shortly thereafter...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2019
  • Length: 16:24
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Olivia Skaja recently won the Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championship in Mountain Iron for the third time in her life. She’s passionate about ...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2019
  • Length: 11:33
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"I do a lot of mental snapshots. I'll look up, see something, go back down and paint it and try to capture them that way...it gets more expressive...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2019
  • Length: 11:54
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TigerLion Arts, a professional theater group based in Minneapolis will bring Nature: A Walking Play to both Puposky and Ely this month. The produc...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2019
  • Length: 17:00
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Peacemaker Resources of Bemidji offers tools for building peace that lead to respectful relationships and healthier individuals families and commun...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2019
  • Length: 10:52
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We check in with Betty Firth from the Ely Folk School every First Friday to find out what will be happening during the month. From Chaga mushroom ...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2019
  • Length: 08:34
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Every First Friday we discover what's going on in the arts scene around nothern Minnesota. Today we spoke with Katie Marshall from the MacRostie ...

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  • Added: Aug 14, 2019
  • Length: 22:16
  • Purchases: 1
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The Headwaters Regional Development Commission(HRDC) serves Beltrami, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and Clearwater counties in northern Minn...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2019
  • Length: 16:52
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Jenney met Maude Kelly, an 80-something woman, and a spark ignited. Taken by Maude's poise, demeanor and approach to life, she realized Maude's wi...

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  • Added: Jul 26, 2019
  • Length: 11:20
  • Purchases: 1
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When Mark Munson battled pancreatic cancer he had an idea for a lasting legacy: a music camp that would give kids the experience of being rock sta...

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  • Added: Jul 26, 2019
  • Length: 09:33
  • Purchases: 1
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The Bonfire Chamber Music Festival has been bringing the heat of chamber music to venues all over Grand Rapids, MN this week. We spoke about it on...

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  • Added: Jul 26, 2019
  • Length: 17:33
  • Purchases: 1
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Nibikaang, the Ojibwe word meaning "from the water" is a new, collaborative, multi-media exhibit at the Watermark Art Center in Bemidji. Hosted by...

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  • Added: Jul 26, 2019
  • Length: 09:06
  • Purchases: 1
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Art possesses the unique super power of bringing people together. The Nemeth Art Center in Park Rapids, MN is hosting a unique arts collaboration ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2019
  • Length: 12:58
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The Red Stu in downtown Bemidji hosted the 2nd slam poetry competition for the season July 10th. We spoke with a couple of slam poets about what h...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2019
  • Length: 09:43
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Area Voices producer reports on arts events happening around the listening area every first Friday. This month there is Art in the Park in Bemidji...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2019
  • Length: 07:45
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Katie Marshall of the MacRostie Art Center breaks down the first Friday events in Grand Rapids for us on the first Friday of every month. So much ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2019
  • Length: 09:40
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The Ely Folk School is home to a variety of classes from jewelry making to blacksmithing. On the first Friday of every month, Betty Firth tells us...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2019
  • Length: 11:03
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Eric Haugen began playing the cello at the age of three. He's now completed undergraduate studies in cello performance and is in the process of co...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2019
  • Length: 16:12
Caption: Janice Haworth and Kathy Towley
This weekend Bemidji State University will host a Native American Flute Festival.

  • Added: Jun 28, 2019
  • Length: 18:26