December 16, 1980 -
December 17, 1980 -
December 19, 1980 - A presentation of excerpts from 1980 Minnesota Writers Conference, held in Rochester. Part one features writing sessions "On Writing Fiction" by Judith Guest, and "Short Story Dynamic" by Carol Bly. Beryl Byman was the writer, producer and director of program.
December 26, 1980 - A presentation of excerpts from 1980 Minnesota Writers Conference, held in Rochester. Part two features remarks by writers Michael Dennis-Browne, Carol Bly, Judith Guest, and John Judson. Beryl Byman was the writer, producer and director of program.
December 26, 1980 - MPR's Nancy Fushan looks at the highlights of the arts in the twin cities in 1980.
January 8, 1981 - MPR's Nancy Fushan interviews poet Howard Nemerov, who reads from his works and explains some of his views of modern American poetry.
January 9, 1981 - Michael Langham, former artistic director of the Guthrie Theatre and its visiting director George Bernard Shaw's "Arms and the Man", talks with Nancy Fushan about his return to the Guthrie, his career, and his future plans.
January 10, 1981 - Violinist Isaac Stern, while in residence with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, talks with MPR's Nancy Fushan about teaching your musicians, his own playing, and other matters.
January 10, 1981 - Tim Kneeland, a survival expert, talks about winter outdoor activities and possible problems in a live call-in program.
January 19, 1981 - Twin Cities film critic Phil Anderson interviews film director Joseph Mankiewicz Anderson, who discusses his work and his attitudes towards films. Mankiewicz attended the Minneapolis Film Festival, which featured a retrospective of Mankiewicz films.