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March 18, 1996 - MPR’s Justin Maiman visited Nye's to speak with “Sweet” Lou Snider, the establishment’s long-time pianist. Snider shares thoughts on her unique work. Everyone Lou Snider meets on her job thinks they're a singer. Snider leads all the vocalists who step up to her piano bar at Nye's Polonaise Room in Minneapolis, and many an interaction occurs.
March 20, 1996 - MPR’s John Rabe presents the Second Annual Minnesota Public Radio Snowman Burning. Program celebrates winter’s demise and the coming of spring with poetry from listeners, music from the Cafe Accordion Orchestra, weather with Mark Seeley, ritual tales from Brandi Parisi, the humor of Kevin Kling, and the ritual burning of an eight foot snowman with color commentary from MPR’s Dan Olson.
March 26, 1996 - MPR’s John Rabe interviews blues musician Clarence Gatemouth Brown about his album “Long Way Home.” Brown also talks about the variety of instruments he is adept at, and uses Rabe’s guitar to play various instrumentals.
April 13, 1996 - Award-winning poet C.K. Williams reads his poem titled “Love Beginnings.”
April 15, 1996 - On this segment of Voices of Minnesota, MPR’s Dan Olson sits down with one of our region's best known poets Michael Dennis Browne of his early career in the arts, his travels to China, and his new work.
April 15, 1996 - MPR’s John Rabe talks with Lou Bellamy, artistic director of Penumbra Theatre, about the arts organization celebrating its 20th season.
April 15, 1996 - On this segment of Voices of Minnesota, MPR’s Dan Olson sits down with one of our region's best known poets Michael Dennis Browne in his home to talk about his life and poetry.
April 19, 1996 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on a potent mixture of visual arts, drama and jazz form at a Penumbra Theatre production of "Portrait of the Artist as a Soul Man Dead."
April 22, 1996 - A Voices of Minnesota segment feature. MPR’s Catherine Winter speaks with Veda Ponikvar, Iron Range newspaper editor of Chisolm Free Press. Ponikvar talks of the history and economy of Iron Range, and selling of the newspaper. This is part 2 of discussion.
April 23, 1996 - MPR’s Chris Roberts presents a profile of new Minneapolis band Semisonic. Roberts interviews drummer Jacob Slichter, who shares thoughts about the band, the album “Great Divide,” and the record industry.