November 25, 1987 - Robert Volpe, a Twin Cities private detective, speaking at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Volpe address was on his work investigating and recovering stolen works of art and valuable antiquities. Robert Volpe claims to be the only detective in the world who deals exclusively in the recovery of valuable art and antiquities. He estimates that the incidence of art theft ranks second only to narcotic trafficking as an international crime. In addition to his detective work, Volpe paints, sculpts, writes and acts as curator of a small museum. He has optioned the movie rights to his life story to Warner Brothers.
November 28, 1987 -
November 28, 1987 -
November 28, 1987 -
November 29, 1987 - Host and authors Patricia Hampl and Carol Bly present the fifth installment of Hampl and Bly on Books, a collaboration between MPR and The Loft. The program includes a look at letters, comic reads, and ‘poetry wars’ at Los Angeles Times.
December 5, 1987 -
December 5, 1987 -
December 6, 1987 - Host and authors Patricia Hampl and Carol Bly present the sixth installment of Hampl and Bly on Books, a collaboration between MPR and The Loft. The program includes a look at children’s books and good books on bad weather.
December 10, 1987 - Jon Hassler, author in residence at St. John's University in Collegeville, reads from some of his works and discusses his career as an author in an appearance at the St. John's "Basilica Series" lectures in Minneapolis.
December 13, 1987 - Host and authors Patricia Hampl and Carol Bly present the seventh installment of Hampl and Bly on Books, a collaboration between MPR and The Loft. The program includes a look at religious characters, novellas, and listener correspondence.