August 27, 2003 - At the Creative Arts building, you'll spot some carousels of glass display cases. Every year, they house the winners of the State Fair postcard collection contest. MPR’s Stephanie Curtis interviews a Fair judge about the cards.
September 2, 2003 - Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Walker Percy and Flannery C'Connor are all important 20th century American writers, especially in the Catholic tradition. Despite the differences in their work, writer Paul Elie (EE-lye) believes they could be fairly characterized as a school. His first book, "The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American Pilgrimage." examines their commonalities. He told Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Crann that while they had very different personalities, they were all bound by their literary expression and their common Catholic faith.
September 3, 2003 - The process of picking a commemorative Minnesota quarter began in earnest today. It's part of the United States Mint's program to assign a quarter to each of the 50 states in the order they joined the union. Two representatives from the US Mint met with the 15-member state commission that will collect ideas for the quarter. Minnesota Education Commissioner Cheri Pierson Yecke chairs the state task force. Pierson Yecke says that today's meeting is just the start of a process that will result in a Minnesota quarter in 2005.
September 3, 2003 - It's been almost thirty years since Maria Muldaur topped the charts with the song "Midnight at the Oasis." Since then, she's traversed all corners of the musical landscape -- experimenting with everything from jazz and gospel to country and the blues. But the 59-year old singer says she's always drawn back to American roots music. Muldaur's most recent album, "A Woman Alone with the Blues," pays tribute to Peggy Lee. Muldaur says she's always felt a connection with the music icon.
September 5, 2003 - Word of Mouth Roundup.
September 5, 2003 - Word of Mouth
September 9, 2003 - The Guthrie Theater Company celebrated a new beginning on Monday evening. Hundreds of people witnessed the ceremonial groundbreaking on the site of it's new riverfront theater complex in downtown Minneapolis. The ceremony marks the end of a long uphill battle at the state legislature for funding, but the campaign for private donations continues. Minnesota Public Radio's Marianne Combs reports.
September 11, 2003 - An interview excerpt of Osmo Vänskä as he prepares to lift the baton for the first time as music director of the Minnesota Orchestra. The Finnish conductor arrives as the orchestra celebrates its centennial. Vanska says he realizes he has to live up to many expectations.
September 12, 2003 - Johnny Cash, "The Man in Black" who became a towering figure in American music with such hits as Folsom Prison Blues, I Walk the Line and A Boy Named Sue, died Friday. He was 71. Featured guests include: Public Radio's American Routes host Nick Spitzer; Ken Hippler, host of the country music show, Good and Country, on KFAI.
September 12, 2003 - Word of Mouth arts roundup.