October 2, 1975 - Private support isn't enough to support the arts any more says Judson Bemis, Twin Cities' representative for the Upper Midwest National Committee for Cultural Resources. State and federal money is needed. The arts improve neighborhoods and improve real estate values. Also, the arts need to be shared with outstate Minnesota, which takes money. Polly Brown of the Guthrie chimes in.
October 16, 1975 - The Minnesota State Arts Board has appointed Stephen Sell as director. He comes from the National Endowment for the Arts. James Howland, director of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra says Sell made the orchestra what it is today. Sell use to hold that position.
October 17, 1975 - Langdon Gilkey, professor of theology at the Divinity School at the University of Chicago, speaking at the Nobel Conference XI, held in St. Peter, MN. Gilkey’s address was titled “The Future of Science.” Gilkey is author of numerous books, including "Maker of Heaven and Earth", "How the World Can Minister to the World Without Losing Itself", and "Religion and the Scientific Future."
October 20, 1975 - Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian explorer and anthropologist who sailed across the Pacific on the balsa wood raft Kon-Tiki, speaking at Concordia College.
October 21, 1975 - Vine Deloria, an expert in Indian treaties and author of "Custer Died For Your Sins" and "God is Red,” speaking at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth on Indian rights and public policy.
October 31, 1975 - Lorraine and Edward Warren, psychic researchers discuss the rise of anti-Judeo Christian faiths, witchcraft, ghosts, and the astral plane as a precursor to their Halloween talk at North Dakota State University.
October 31, 1975 - Famed folk musician Pete Seeger talks about music of the '60s. Seeger comments on the idea of a Hootenany and how ABC TV show was a travesty of the original idea. He also speaks about the recording industry and political changes that occurred during the 1960's.
October 31, 1975 - Psychotherapist, author and lecturer Dr. Rollo May speaking at Augsburg College. May’s address was titled "Awareness and Community." Dr. May was key note speaker at a conference entitled, "Exploring Personal Options Within Community", sponsored by the Women's Center of the Saint Paul YWCA and Augsburg College. His speech examined the tension produced when one's private environment expands and comes into conflict with one's public environment.
November 3, 1975 - MPR’s Rachel Kranz has discussion with Susan Winter, Red Studio Press founder. This is part one, in which Winter discusses the advantages of being a smaller, more hands-on publishing house.
November 3, 1975 - MPR’s Rachel Kranz has discussion with Susan Winter, Red Studio Press founder. This is part two, in which Winter describes the advantages to a more local, regional publishing house, which can cater to the specific needs of a Midwest-based writer.