The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC) has been serving the northwest for over 30 years and the Annual NWMAC Art Exhibit is fast approaching! Executive Director Mara Wittman talks about the NWMAC mission and the planned event for Kennedy, Minnesota in late April!

The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council supports artists from many genres, to include grant money for regional students and artists. Executive Director Mara Wittman discusses advocacy for the arts and upcoming deadlines for grant support.

Chris Cuppett interviews Donovan Larson, director of the Sunshine Memorial Foundation, about the Sunshine Fest held January 25, 2014 at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

The Sunshine Memorial Foundation is dedicated in Memory of Shannon Larson. Shannon “Sunshine” Larson died September 8, 2007, in Mesa, Arizona, of natural causes related to heat exhaustion, while hiking in Usery Mountain Park. Shannon was 31 years old and just beginning a new chapter in her life.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles arrival in America, Pioneer 90.1 presents five hours of Beatles specials Sunday, February 9:

1-3PM: The Beatles in America: 1964 – A lively two-hour montage of rare archival audio, concert recordings, and new interviews on The Beatles’ first U.S. grand tour.

3-5PM: Everything Was Right: The Beatles’ Revolver – Musicians, writers, and Beatles fans explore what made Revolver one of the top rock albums of all time.

5-6PM: The Beatles: Every Little Thing – Includes a set of the Beatles’ work with Eric Clapton, music from 2010 remasters, and a Beatle’s son covers one of his Dad’s songs!

Chris Cuppett welcomes back Kiki Goddard Anderson back to Community Voices to update the listeners on whats been going on with the area food shelf in Thief River Falls, MN in the early days of 2014.