April 1, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning, featuring Voices of Minnesota with Wayne Terwilliger, the Twins' first base coach. Also the Capitol Steps Radio Show - Politics Takes a Holiday.
April 2, 1996 - It's a rite of spring, along with melting snow and the baseball opener, anxious young Minnesotans gather at Saint John's University in Collegeville, seeking the chance to represent the state at the national spelling bee in Washington D.C.
April 3, 1996 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger visits Northwest Technical College in Detroit Lakes, where a vocational program has become one of the best in the country…for neon benders, the people who create those ribbons of light. A resurgence of popularity in neon has sparked a demand for more benders.
April 6, 1996 - MPR’s Greta Cunningham takes a talking tour of Quatrefoil Library, the gay & lesbian library in the Twin Cities. Cunningham interviews David Irwin and Dick Hewetson, who discuss the origin of library.
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April 12, 1996 - As Minnesota begins to awaken from a long winter hibernation, one true sign of spring can be found in trees coming back to life, their sap flowing from roots to buds. Monks at Saint John's University in Collegeville are in the midst of collecting sap to make maple syrup, a tradition as much a part of the monastery as baking bread and daily prayers.
April 13, 1996 - Award-winning poet C.K. Williams reads his poem titled “Love Beginnings.”
April 13, 1996 - For poetry month, MPR’s Great Cunningham talks with poet C.K. Williams about his experience with poetry.
April 15, 1996 - On this segment of Voices of Minnesota, MPR’s Dan Olson sits down with one of our region's best known poets Michael Dennis Browne of his early career in the arts, his travels to China, and his new work.
April 15, 1996 - MPR’s John Rabe talks with Lou Bellamy, artistic director of Penumbra Theatre, about the arts organization celebrating its 20th season.