In this hour, the Music Room will be presenting a holiday musical gift courtesy of The Thief River Falls Public Schools Orchestras under the direction of Derek Druse. Orchestras featured in the program are students from the Franklin Middle School and Lincoln High School.
The following was recorded December 15, 2014 at the Lincoln High School Auditorium in Thief River Falls, Minnesota.
Kicking off Season Two of the Music Room, we present the Thief River Falls Public Schools Orchestras Falls Concert, under the direction of Derek Druse. The followin was recorded October 30, 2014 on a Thursday night, one day before Halloween, at the Lincoln High School Auditorium in Thief River Falls, Minnesota.
Kay Rosengren, resident of Kittson County, Minnesota, is an active member of the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC) Board of Directors. She taught art for over 30 years in northwest Minnesota schools and has a strong passion for the arts. Kay shares her story and her journey to the NWMAC Board.
Next Wednesday, January 21st at 7:00 pm, Author Ben Hylden will share his story at the Maria Lutheran Church in Kennedy, Minnesota. A Meet & Greet Free BBQ Supper will also be served at 6pm. The public is welcome to attend.
The Empire Arts Center of downtown Grand Forks presents the “Backstage Project”, featuring “The Lovely Dozen” a semi-professional troupe of belly dancers from Grand Forks. The Lovely Dozen will perform on stage on Saturday, January 24th at 8pm, at the Empire Arts Center of Grand Forks.
The Sunday Concerts in the Galleries continues at the North Dakota Museum of Art, based on the UND campus in Grand Forks, on Sunday, January 25th. Performing on-stage will be the Ragmala Dance Company from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The dancers perform ancestral and contemporary dances. Performance time is 2pm on Sunday, January 25th at the North Dakota Museum of Art, in Grand Forks.
The 2015 Red River Valley Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day will be held on Monday, January 19th at the University of Minnesota – Crookston campus, with students, faculty, and staff from UMC, Northland Community and Technical College, and the University of North Dakota. The event is free and open to the public. The observance begins at 10:30 a.m. with a Unity Walk, with a program beginning at 11:00 am 11 a.m. in Kiehle Auditorium. Following the program, followed a free lunch social will be served in UMC’s Dining Room.
“Play Day” at the Fire Hall Theater in Grand Forks will be held on Monday, January 19th from 1 until 5pm. The event will feature Hillary Kempenich who will share her Ojibwe story. The event is for children in grades 1 through 8.
The “Arctic Fever Winter Fest” is this weekend in the Twin Cities suburb of Shoreview. Most events are free and accompanied by a great bonfire!
Also this weekend, “Winter Frolic” in Pine City and a large display of “Ice Castles” in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
Glen Braget recently chatted with writer, comedian, producer and founder of Comic Relief Bob Zmuda, author of Andy Kaufman The Truth Finally. Zmuda was a close friend and partner in crime of Andy Kaufman and his new new book explores the possibility that Andy may have faked his own death and is still in hiding some 30 years after his death. Learn more about this new revelation and find out more about Andy as well as the man who played Andy Kaufman in the Milos Forman directed biopic Man on the Moon, Jim Carrey.