May 6, 1993 - Erin Hart reviews production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera.
May 7, 1993 - On this First Friday program, MPR’s Beth Friend presents a story collection that includes: Tuning into International Radio Network; author Jane Smiley on considering the “mother’s point of view;” Randy Davidson on death of the American orchestras; heyday of Minnesota’s ballrooms; and tips shopping for music at ethnic grocers.
May 7, 1993 - British Mystery author Anne Perry talks on researching British history and culture for her book, Farrier's Lane. The title is a Victorian mystery involving a judge's murder and potential miscarriage of justice.
May 7, 1993 - American novelist Jane Smiley talks of women, motherhood, and writing.
May 7, 1993 - Minneapolis Black author Shika Doss reads her work about her mother, family, and estranged father.
May 7, 1993 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, Minnesota writer Laurie Allmann reads an essay about a dawn experience outside Fargo, North Dakota.
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May 8, 1993 - A reading from Native American author Louise Erdrich’s The Blue Jay's Dance: A Birth Year. The book is a meditation on the experience of motherhood and the first nonfiction work by Erdrich.
May 8, 1993 - In reaction to controversy over gossip columnist Cheryl Johnson, MPR’s Chris Roberts provides a satirical take on gossip in Minnesota with two local “experts.”
May 8, 1993 - Local commentator and writer Lawrence Sutin takes a moment to consider people watching, in particular a metal detectorist.