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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It’s become an end of summer tradition for Known Only Locally to take the stage as the last performance of the Mississippi Music on the Bemidji Wat...

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  • Added: Aug 27, 2021
  • Length: 29:23
  • Purchases: 1
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The MN State Auditor’s Office recently released a report indicating the negative impact small forfeitures have on Minnesotans and their families. M...

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  • Added: Aug 25, 2021
  • Length: 14:27
  • Purchases: 1
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Rail River Folk School in Bemidji will host Bemidji Pride in celebration of all things LGBTQ+. Family-friendly events begin at 1pm and include spea...

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  • Added: Aug 25, 2021
  • Length: 21:02
  • Purchases: 1
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Water Protectors gathered on the steps of the Capitol Building in St. Paul this morning to being 4 days of prayer and ceremony in honor of Nibi. Bo...

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  • Added: Aug 25, 2021
  • Length: 17:43
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Storyhill Festival was held near Deerwood. Chris Cunningham and John Hermanson of the band Storyhill discuss the event’s history and their musical...

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  • Added: Aug 20, 2021
  • Length: 19:40
  • Purchases: 1
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Third Coast Chamber Collective is a group of emerging musicians from diverse backgrounds devoted to promoting the transformative power of Chamber m...

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  • Added: Aug 20, 2021
  • Length: 21:26
  • Purchases: 1
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Sculpture walks, new exhibits, and opportunities for Anishinaabe artists area all included in this First Friday Arts Report!

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  • Added: Aug 09, 2021
  • Length: 08:10
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The Beltrami County Historical Society celebrates the release of three new publications Thursday, August 5, 2021 from 4-8pm. Emily Thabes became Ex...

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2021
  • Length: 12:05
  • Purchases: 1
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Headwaters Music and Arts hosts its annual Fiddle Camp this week. Campers range from beginners to advanced players who are playing fiddles, cello, ...

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2021
  • Length: 25:56
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It’s National Farmer’s Market Week! Erin Haefele from the Walker Farmer’s Market joined the morning show today. She discussed the Walker market's h...

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  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 10:29
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Mary Therese is a Bemidji area painter who explores space, light, form, and movement. She designs drawings on fabric surfaces with dyes and beeswax...

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  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 14:08
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Caption: Michaela Raymond & Valerie Conner
Michaela Raymond came out to her wife Valerie as transgender after more than 20 years of marriage and 70 years of hiding herself. Valerie responde...

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  • Added: Jun 30, 2021
  • Length: 32:09
  • Purchases: 1
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"Critical Race Theory" is all over the news these days. Magie Baumgartner majored in Critical Studies of Race and Ethnicity (Critical Race Theory) ...

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  • Added: Jun 28, 2021
  • Length: 16:13
  • Purchases: 1
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Michael Lyons is the creator of Boozhoo Nanaboozhoo, a puppet podcast focused on Ojibwe language and culture. He joined the morning show to discus...

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  • Added: Jun 28, 2021
  • Length: 29:36
  • Purchases: 1
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Diane Wilson’s newest book The Seed Keeper weaves the stories of four native women living between 1862 and 2002. It’s a story of awakening, re-con...

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  • Added: Jun 22, 2021
  • Length: 11:23
  • Purchases: 1
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Painter Diamond Knispel's exhibit Wild Whimsy of the Northwoods hangs in the MacRostie Art Center thru June. She'll be giving an artist talk June ...

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  • Added: Jun 10, 2021
  • Length: 14:47
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We connect with Betty Firth from the Ely Folk School every first Friday of the month. She educates us on all the learning opportunities happening a...

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2021
  • Length: 09:38
  • Purchases: 1
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Every First Friday Katie Marshall from the MacRostie Art Center fills us in on the first Friday events and the new exhibits at the MacRostie galler...

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2021
  • Length: 07:47
  • Purchases: 1
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CelloWoman is an original song story taking the stage at Rail River in Bemidji this weekend. We learned all about it and even found out what a chin...

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  • Added: Jun 07, 2021
  • Length: 11:20
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Senator Tina Smith joined the morning show just after attending the wreath laying ceremony at Fort Snelling this morning. She discussed the ceremo...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2021
  • Length: 08:38