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.

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.

Chris Cuppett welcomes Vanessa Martell, director of the Northland Chamber Choir, and friends to the program to discuss the 2013 Fall Colors Concert that was held 11/23/13 at the NCTC Theater.

On this edition, Glen Braget and George Schire welcome Michael McCurdy, author of the upcoming book Encyclopedia WCCW, due out in August 2014.