August 31, 2001 -
August 31, 2001 - The building of artistic gateways to Minneapolis neighborhoods. Ari Hauptman, from University of Minnesota, talks about restoring the Bible.
September 3, 2001 - For the final day of the 2001 Minnesota State Fair, MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Jerry Hammer, executive vice president of the State Fair, about the attendance and overview of how this year’s State Fair has gone.
September 6, 2001 - Short story writer Amy Bloom says she has no trouble getting inside the heads of her characters... even if they lead lives dramatically different than her own. Her latest collection- called "A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You,"- introduces readers to characters who are confronted with death, cancer, sex, infidelity and love. The title story focuses on a mother coming to terms with her daughter who wants to become a man. Bloom told Minnesota Public Radio's Greta Cunningham the title comes from her own life:
September 7, 2001 - Cathy Wurzer visits St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi, which is installing a 1927 Casavant pipe organ, one of the largest of its kind in the upper Midwest. The instrument was restored by Schantz Organ Company in Ohio. It has more than 7,000 original and restored pipes, the smallest the size of a pencil...the largest 32-feet high weighing over 1,000 pounds.
September 7, 2001 - Preview of the upcoming Word of Mouth program about the highlights of the fall theater season, according to three influential theater critics.
September 25, 2001 - MPR’s Dan Olson profiles choral director Dale Warland, a recipient of the McKnight Distinguished Artist Award. The Minnesota-based conductor, arranger, and composer is founder of the Dale Warland Singers. He traces his musical roots to his Iowa childhood and a charismatic church choir director.
September 25, 2001 - Many Americans were stunned by the intense hatred harbored by the terrorist hijackers who hit the World Trade Center and Pentagon. But in other parts of the world, this sentiment, rooted in extreme Islamic fundamentalism, is a part of daily life. And frequently, those who dare speak out against it are persecuted. That's what happened to Tahar Djaout (Tah HAR Jah-OOT). The prominent Algerian writer was murdered as he left his home because, as one of his professed attackers put it, "he wielded a fearsome pen that could have an effect on Islamic sectors." That was in 1993. This month Ruminator Books is publishing the English translation of Djaout's (Jah-OOT's) final manuscript, called "The Last Summer of Reason." Publisher Pearl Kilbride says Ruminator took on the project, because Djaout (Jah-OOT) was a promising writer.
September 26, 2001 - Eight major Minnesota Arts organizations will come together in an unprecedented event October 8th to memorialize the victims of the September 11th attacks. The Minnesota Orchestra and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra will perform as a single ensemble in a rare sharing of the stage. They will be joined by singers from the Minnesota Chorale, the Dale Warland Singers, the Minnesota Opera and the Plymouth Music Series. An actor from the Guthrie Theater will narrate part of the program and the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts will also participate. Minnesota Orchestra General Manager Bob New says the performance is also aimed at helping the local community deal with the terrible events.
September 28, 2001 - Talking to multiple people in the arts, including the new conductor of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Andreas Delfs.