May 2, 1987 -
May 4, 1987 - MPR’s Beth Friend reports on the Minnesota Composers Forum. Friend interviews various members of group about organization’s purpose in supporting local composers.
May 6, 1987 - MPR’s Beth Friend interviews Soviet poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko. He answers listener questions about his work and his impressions of artistic expression in the USSR.
May 9, 1987 - On this Weekend program, Joe Alexander, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), discusses a wide range of activities under his purview: fish and wildlife management, forestry, parks, state-owned mineral rights and more. The dangerous fire conditions in northern Minnesota is also mentioned. Alexander also answers listener questions.
May 9, 1987 -
May 9, 1987 -
May 11, 1987 - MPR’s William Wilcoxen profiles the “Minnesota Celebrates Lindbergh” celebration, in honor of the 60th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh’s transcontinental flight. Features includes interviews from Little Falls.
May 13, 1987 - An interview with playwright Marisha Chamberlain's about her play, Angels of Warsaw. It revolves around travelers on a train ride between Paris and Warsaw. The play premieres at the Cricket Theater, in Minneapolis.
May 15, 1987 - Minneapolis writer Sheila B. Richter is winner of the 1987 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, a prize where writers try to write the worst first sentence. MPR’s Loren Omoto reads the “honored” short composition.
May 16, 1987 -