Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC) spokesperson Therese Jacobson talks about a current art exhibit, featuring pottery and photography, at the NWMAC Gallery and Gift Shop in downtown East Grand Forks, MN.
She also discusses Art Advocacy Day at the state capitol in St. Paul and shares information concerning the upcoming NWMAC Spring Art Show in Roseau, MN – and a project idea to raise money for local/regional artists to attend out of state camps.

Carl Unbehaun dedicates the whole program to 70’s rock band Gypsy and their second album In the Garden. The album peaked at #173 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts in 1971.

Minnesota Music Memories 03/03/2016 – GYPSY 2 (IN THE GARDEN ALBUM)

Around You
Reach Out Your Hand
As Far As You Can See (As Much As You Can Feel)
Here (In the Garden) – Part 1
Here (In the Garden) – Part 2
Blind Man
Time Will Make It Better
The Vision (from Gypsy’s first self-titled album)

Carl Unbehaun presents an episode filled to the brim with some of the Kookiest songs to have ever sprung out of the great state of Minnesota and Upper Midwest.

Minnesota Music Memories 02/18/2016 – KOOKY TUNES 1

Uff Da Minnesota – Mr. Jenkins Jr.
The Night Before Christmas – Clelland Card as Axel Torgeson
Please Mr. Custer – Larry Verne
King of the Northwoods – Bobby Aros
The Secret Service Makes Me Nervous – Anita Gillette
Little Red and the Wolf Tee Up – Jimmy Bowman
I Love Onions – Roger Awsumb as Casey Jones lip-syncing to “I Love Onions” by Susan Christie
The Crusher – The Novas
Long Tall Texan – The Gestures
Green Green Back of Home – The Trashmen with the Desert Rat Singers
Living in Minnesota – Rich Lyons
Foosball Fever – Spangle
Minnesota Gurls – Dime & Peppimoo
All You Need Is a Fishing Pole – The Tip Ups
Why Minnesota, My Minnesota – Nigel Egg

Host, Carl Unbehaun, presents a cavalcade of songs by Minnesota songwriters along with his musical musings! Celebrating the uniquely talented members of the Minnesota Association of Songwriters and featuring a new instate artist, Todd Sisson, and TWO new outstate artists, Rickey Stage & Josh Harty. There’s so much talent out there. And we report on what beer leads the world in sales by volume–and it’s not from the USA!

Minnesota HomeBrew 03/10/2016
01 Coffee Tasted Better When You Were Here – Ann Reed
02 Thank You – Lisa DeGuiseppe
03 Montana Lady – Dale Menten
04 Get After It – Rickey Stage (NEW)
05 Rebecca – Chris Laumb
06 You Can’t Sing the Blues With an English Accent – Nigel Egg
07 Hide and Seek – Holly Henry
08 Holding On – Josh Harty (OUTSTATE)
09 Heavy Heart – Kari Arnett
10 Love You in the Morning – Todd Sisson (NEW)
11 Jealousy Lake – Trevor Marty
12 RX – Soft Light

• Friday, March 11th – The “Prairie Stage Trio” will be part of a stage show and dinner at the Heritage School in Karlstad, Minnesota. The pre-show begins at 6:30. Reservations at 218-436-2144. The public is welcome to attend.

• Friday, March 11th through Sunday, March 13th – Women’s History Month will be observed at the Fire Hall Theater in downtown Grand Forks with 12 riveting monologues performed by 7 area women: called Blue Yonder. March 11th and12th at 7:30 pm and Sunday, March 13th at 2:00 pm.

• Saturday, March 12th – The Northern Valley Youth Orchestra Concert will be held at 3:00 pm at the Empire Arts Center in downtown Grand Forks. Three orchestras will present “Something Old, Something New: Hollywood through the Ages.

• Saturday, March 12th – “Spokenword”, a live poetry event will be held at the Guild in downtown Grand Forks – 311 Demers Avenue. The event begins at 8:00 pm.

• Saturday, March 12th – A St. Patrick’s Day parade will be held in downtown Grand Forks. The parade begins at 3:00 pm and runs from Widman’s Candy Shop to North 3rd Street.

• Saturday, March 12th – An artist’s reception will be held at the River Walk Artists Gallery and Gift Shop in downtown East Grand Forks from 3:30 until 5:00 pm. Regional pottery artist Kathy Comstock and regional photographer Ron Woolever will be the featured guests.

• Monday, March 14th – The Campbell Public Library of East Grand Forks presents “Northern Exposer”, a display of photography, taken by area and regional photographers.