September 26, 2003 - Word of Mouth Art's Round up.
October 6, 2003 - London's Improbable Theater troupe returns to the Twin Cities tomorrow. In cooperation with the Walker Art Center and Theatre de la Jeune Lune, the ensemble group will perform The Hanging Man. The partially improvised play tells the story of an architect who receives superb reviews for his first building and, as a result, is offered great amounts of money to create his second structure.
October 6, 2003 - Collecting Art. For many it's a past-time that reeks of elitism, money, and mystery. But the Weisman Art Museum is out to prove that buying your own personal masterpiece is not only fun, it's affordable This weekend it launched Art Mob, an educational program for aspiring art collectors. Minnesota Public Radio's Marianne Combs was there, and has this report
October 8, 2003 - The documentary "Four Sisters for Peace" was created by the students of Southside Family School in Minneapolis with their help of their teacher Susie Oppenheim and Twin Cities filmmaker Mike Hazard. I spoke with 13-year-old Jordan Sprenger-Wilson, 13-year-old Libby Sweet and 12-year-old Tristan Brown.
October 10, 2003 - Chris Roberts talks on art and artists in this week's Word of Mouth Art's round-up
October 10, 2003 - A dose of Shakespearean doggerel may soon join the more traditional USO entertainment that provides U.S. troops with some relief from 6-mile marches, combat drills and cleaning details. The U-S military, which has for several months taken arms against a sea of troubles -- with hopes of ending them, will get a boost from the Bard himself. Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater is one of seven theater companies that will perform Shakespeare for troops at military bases in the states. The defense bill recently approved in Congress includes one million dollars to fund the effort.
October 14, 2003 - It's a tale that's become familiar. A small independent business -- faced with online and big box competition -- struggles to stay afloat. But that's not the whole story of St. Paul's Ruminator Books. The independent bookseller has shrunk its inventory and laid off half its staff in the past couple of years, and authors from across the country are rallying to the store's aid by contributing items for an upcoming online auction. David Unowsky has owned the bookstore for 33 years. He says competition from the national chains has been a factor, but not the only reason the Ruminator is in dire straits.
October 16, 2003 - On this Midday, author and former columnist Jim Klobuchar talks with MPR’s Gary Eichten about his adventures, life in Minnesota, and his recent books.
October 17, 2003 - Word of Mouth's Art's round-up.
October 21, 2003 - MPR Classical host, Mindy Ratner talks with Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman while he is in St. Paul to play at the Shubert Club, his first Minnesota concert in over a decade. Perlman discusses how even after four decades as a top international performer, the music still moves him.