April 1, 1978 - On this regional public affairs program, a profile of the new Minnesota Zoological Garden in Apple Valley - what's there, how to get there, who's paying for it, and what's going to happen to Como Park Zoo? MPR’s Neal St. Anthony and Rich Dietman break down the various sections and zoo life on grounds.
April 7, 1978 - During intermission of an Minnesota Orchestra performance with Neville Marriner as guest conductor, MPR’s Dennis Rooney interviews the esteemed English orchestra conductor. Marriner discusses his future plans, including potentially becoming music director of the Minnesota Orchestra.
April 15, 1978 - William Rogers, chairman of the Minneapolis Committee on Urban Environment, speaking at The Livable Winter City Conference. Rogers joined planners, architects and others from cold weather climates gathered at the Spring Hill Center in Wayzata to discuss "The Livable Winter City", with focus on how the Twin Cities can be made more liveable in winter.
April 15, 1978 - Frederick Gutheim, a Washington-based planner, who heads the graduate program in historic preservation at George Washington University, speaking at The Livable Winter City Conference. Gutheim joined planners, architects and others from cold weather climates gathered at the Spring Hill Center in Wayzata to discuss "The Livable Winter City", with focus on how the Twin Cities can be made more liveable in winter.
May 2, 1978 - MPR’s Bill Siemering profiles Minnesota poet Robert Bly. Program includes Bly reading from his book "This Body is Made of Camphor and Gopherwood" at Augsburg College, followed by an interview with Siemering.
May 3, 1978 - This Midday program deals with the shape of literature in our society with emphasis on writers in the Midwest. Presented is a portion of keynote speech at Midwest Writers Festival and Book Fair in the Twin Cities by Lucien Stryk, professor at Northern Illinois University.
May 8, 1978 - Mini-Conference on art held at the University of Minnesota with guests Philip Guston, artist; Marcia Tucker, curator and director of the New Museum of New York; and Harold Rosenberg, art critic for the New Yorker. Conference was titled “The Big Question: Art/Not Art?” Philip Guston is considered one of the pioneers of post-World War II American painting. He worked on a number of projects for the WPA, has exhibited internationally, and has taught at Boston, Brandeis, and Columbia Universities. His works have been represented in collections at the Guggenheim, Whitney, Metropolitan and Modern Museums of Art in New York, as well as the Tate Gallery of London. Marcia Tucker, curator and director of the New Museum in New York. She has assembled exhibits for artists including Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and Al Held. Many of the New Museum shows have been the focus of controversy both in content and style of the art displayed. For example, Tucker's exhibit called "Bad Painting" included canvases depicting subject matter not generally seen in more traditional galleries. Noted critic and social philosopher Harold Rosenberg, has been resident art critic for the New Yorker magazine since 1967. The 72-year-old Rosenberg has authored a number of books on art criticism, including "The Tradition of the New".
May 8, 1978 - Harold Rosenberg, art critic for the New Yorker and social philosopher, speaking at the “The Big Question: Art/Not Art?” mini-conference, sponsored by the University of Minnesota Studio Arts Department. Rosenberg authored several books on art criticism including "The Tradition of the New". Since 1967, Rosenberg has been resident art critic for the New Yorker magazine.
May 16, 1978 - MPR's arts reporter Nancy Fushan and Jazz Image host Leigh Kamman prepared this sound portrait of the Twin Cities jazz scene as it existed from the late 1920s to the 1950s, collecting stories on the musicians who played it and the people who listened to it.
May 16, 1978 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan reports on the resignation of Stephen Sell, general manager of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Sell has decided to become the Executive Vice President of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.