Mara Hanel, Executive Director of the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council
discusses the newest edition of the NWMAC booklet of artists…….recently available. Mara also talks about the Showcase Specialist position that the NWMAC currently has open (deadline to apply is June 1).

Ron West chat with Jim Kent of Crookston, MN. Jim won the NWMAC 2018 “Northwest Star” award. He is an established musician, long-time teacher of music in the Crookston public schools and the University of Minnesota – Crookston campus. He is active in Community Theater, Community Oratorios and many other music-based activities.

Glen Braget chats with Laura Stengrim from Visit Thief River Falls about topics such as Recreational Route Maps, Community Branding, Norwegian Heritage Week and upcoming events in the Thief River Falls area.

This show features songs whose titles are the same as the CD title, from Idlewheel to Little Bobby. And we share news of the three Minnesota breweries who made the Top 50 list of America’s fastest-growing breweries. Skol! (Aired 04/12/2018)