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.


781 Pieces

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Park Rapids artist Dawn Rossbach joins ‘Area Voices’ to discuss her work and the growth of the Park Rapids art scene.

  • Added: Nov 27, 2023
  • Length: 12:33
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On "Area Voices," we interviewed painter Tracy Miller to discuss her upcoming Holiday Open Studio event and her history with art.

  • Added: Nov 20, 2023
  • Length: 09:19
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Bemidji Community Theater's production begins this weekend, and Paul Loxtercamp gave us a behind-the-scenes look at the play.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2023
  • Length: 08:20
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Mary Overlie joined "Area Voices" to discuss the new singer/songwriter series LoonBird Cafe, a seasonal showcase for Northern Minnesota musical tal...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2023
  • Length: 09:54
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Candy Christensen is the gallery instructor and manages public relations for the Hubbard County Developmental Achievement Center in Park Rapids. Th...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2023
  • Length: 08:25
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Storyteller Ann Marie Newman joins "Area Voices" to discuss the upcoming story slam event "Spooked," happening 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, at the Keg...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 10:28
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As a newly selected fellow in a rural arts program, theater director Mary Knox-Johnson is already planning a massive musical stage production she h...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2023
  • Length: 11:12
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On "Area Voices," Everett discussed this year's Bemidji Symphony Orchestra concert series and the tightknit community of musicians who bring their ...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 14:35
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On "Area Voices," we interviewed wildlife painter Jeff Renner to discuss what it's like being an artist during the event.

  • Added: Sep 25, 2023
  • Length: 07:15
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Painter Joyce Jackson Arndt has a retrospective exhibit at the Watermark Art Center in Bemidji called 'Ninanda Minwaajim: I Seek to Tell a Good Sto...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2023
  • Length: 05:07
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Grand Rapids Players' production of "These Shining Lives" begins this weekend. Area Voices Producer Andrew Dziengel interviews Director Rachelle Ra...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2023
  • Length: 12:36
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In a recent conversation on the KAXE Morning Show, Stenerson says she believes community theater is alive and well in Bemidji. Her next production ...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2023
  • Length: 12:45
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Lots of art activities this Labor Day Weekend. Andrew Dziengel has five picks for what to check out.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2023
  • Length: 03:09
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The Pride Support Network and Bemidji Pride Committee host Bemidji Pride Aug. 25-27. Events include live music, a family-friendly drag show, an 18+...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2023
  • Length: 12:20
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Watermark Art Center in Bemidji hosts textile artist Blair Treuer’s collection "Becoming: The Transition from Childhood to Womanhood," an exhibit t...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2023
  • Length: 15:05
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Arts events abound around Northern Minnesota in the summer. "Area Voices" host Katie Carter notes five things to look for these first weeks of June.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2023
  • Length: 05:32
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Every first Friday of the month, we hear from the MacRostie Art Center’s Katie Marshall. She joined the Friday KAXE/KBXE Morning Show to talk abou...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2023
  • Length: 06:25
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Taste of the Arts offers two days of self-guided adventure around rural Beltrami County where locations offer mixed disciplines of music, arts demo...

  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 16:09
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Marva Harms spent a lifetime as both teacher and student. Her current exhibit at the MacRostie Art Center celebrates light, color, impressionism an...

  • Added: May 23, 2023
  • Length: 07:10
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Locally sourced plant sales across Northern Minnesota offer an opportunity for seasoned and new green thumbs to connect with other gardeners, share...

  • Added: May 18, 2023
  • Length: 10:47