April 5, 2001 - The ACC Craft show gets underway in St. Paul tomorrow. The show features over 250 artists from around the country, many of whom are nationally known for their work. Glenn Elvig is one of several local artists who will be at the show. He designs unusual, sometimes cartoon-like furniture and home accessories. He now works primarily with wood and aluminum... but says he started with clay.
April 6, 2001 - Minneapolis/Saint Paul International Film Festival and an Ojibwe love story.
April 6, 2001 - Saint Paul International Film Festival is upon us. A group of Ojibwe students from the Leech Lake wrote a play about a love story on the Reservation. Talking with Rob Nelson, a critic about what movies to see at the International Film Festival. Riffs is a play about African American life.
April 6, 2001 - Number Theater's newest production "Riffs" by Bill Harris.
April 6, 2001 - American music is bursting with boy groups.
April 6, 2001 - MPR’s Dan Olson profiles Cantus, a male vocal group from Minnesota that appears to have turned the corner and is headed for the big time. The twelve young men who form the group, have signed with a New York management company. The dozen vocalists, all in their 20's, have crisscrossed the country singing their blend of sacred and secular music. They give their season-ending concert tonight in Minneapolis before their next road trip.
April 9, 2001 - MPR’s Lorna Benson interviews author and Minnesota Twins fan Mick Cochrane, who grew up watching team during one of the their winning streaks in the late 1960's. His love for the team inspired his latest novel, Sport. In the book, 13-year-old Harlan uses the regular rhythm of baseball and his beloved Twins to anchor his increasingly chaotic life.
April 13, 2001 - Cell phones and performance arts do not mix. Horror stories are told by performers about audience members on their cell phones. Savage Aural Haunt Band explores music through fear.
April 13, 2001 - Dylan Skybrook's "A Thousand Ways" focuses on how we grow as individuals. Persephone is Greek drama that uses puppetry, video, live music, and dance. House of Mercy Baptist congregation hosts an art show that features five artists' vision of The Confessional.
April 17, 2001 - MPR’s Brandt Williams reports on the new Roy Wilkins Auditorium which is being discussed in the Minnesota house and senate. The new auditorium would feature trade shows and musical acts, as well as a new civil rights museum. Mayor of St. Paul Norm Coleman speaks in support of the new center. A 12 person Tribute Committee comprised of local civil rights activists, business leaders, and citizens spearheads the development of the new civil rights museum.