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August 13, 1984 - A call-in show with children's authors, Tomie dePaola and local author Jane Resh Thomas.
September 13, 1984 - Merrill Ashley, a member of the New York City Ballet and author of a forthcoming book "Dancing for Balanchine" answers questions about the ballet.
October 4, 1984 - Author Jane Howard talks about her book "Margaret Mead: A Life".
October 15, 1984 - Writer Kurt Vonnegut lectures at the University of Wisconsin in River Falls on "How to Get a Job Like Mine." He comments on Alcoholics Anonymous, Ronald Reagan, meditation and the future of books, in addition to discussing his own writings.
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November 12, 1984 - Studs Terkel, author, historian and actor, speaking at Minnesota Press Club. Terkel’s address was titled “On the Good War.” Following speech, Terkel answers audience questions.
November 22, 1984 - A rebroadcast of MPR’s Kim Hodgson visiting poet Bill Holm in Minneota, Minnesota, and talking with Holm about his small town and the people who live there.
November 30, 1984 - Co-author of the book "Heartsongs: A Guide to Active Pre-Birth and Infant Parenting through Language and Singing"
December 10, 1984 - A play about young women growing up in the 1980s. Based on a children's game, the play highlights the conflicting messages girls receive on how to be teenage and/or adult women. Starring Regina M. Laroche, Shelly Olson, Kathryn O'Malley and Deborah Randazza.
December 20, 1984 - Author Madeleine L'Engle tells her personal story of rebellion and individualism as she worked her way up the literary ladder. Ms L'Engle is most famous for her children's book "A Wrinkle In Time", which won the Newberry Book Award in 1963. She says, however, she writes for everyone, not just children or adults. And she believes that to get at the truth, one must move away from the facts.Ms. L'Engle delivered her address in the summer of 1984 in Chautauqua, New York as part of the Chautauqua Lecture Series.