May 7, 2007 - MPR’s Laura McCallum profiles the work coming out of the Black Box Theatre at St. Paul’s Central High School. Members of the Central Touring Theatre (CTT) are performing a play written earlier in the year, titled "I'll Take You There." The play addresses a number of controversial topics.
May 11, 2007 - MPR’s Roseanne Pereira speaks with buddhist monks at the Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery in Minneapolis, as they prepare to take part in a tantric choir performances in Minnesota.
May 15, 2007 - Construction on the new Minnesota Twins ballpark begins next week when crews will begin ripping up asphalt from the old Rapid Park site in downtown Minneapolis . The Twins are scheduled to move in to their new home in 2010, leaving the Metrodome behind. The University of Minnesota Gopher's football team will also leave the Dome for their new stadium in the next few years, leaving the Vikings as the sole tenant. Both the Vikings and the owners of the Metrodome are looking for public help for a new home for the team and they say time's running out.
May 18, 2007 - MPR's Karl Gehrke reports that the personal stories of several Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity homeowners have been turned into songs for Minnesota Chorale "Sing Me a Home" concert. The performance is part of the chorale's outreach program called "Bridges."
June 1, 2007 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on "The Mad Ripple Friday Night Hootenanny" at Java Jack's. The event is thrown together by writer and singer/songwriter Jim Walsh, who's stage name is the Mad Ripple. Each week Walsh presents a handful of musicians, usually local, some of them rookies and some established. The artists take turns trading stories and songs, mostly originals.
June 12, 2007 - MPR’s Euan Kerr interviews Laurie Lindeen, member of the group Zuzu's Petals, about her memoir "Petal Pusher.”
June 26, 2007 - St. Paul author Norma Sommerdorf has written a story about an teenage girl from an immigrant family who lives near the Red River and is forced to grow up too quickly.
June 28, 2007 - MPR’s Dan Olson talks with Minneapolis musician Karen Torkelson Solgard, who has a love for the Hardanger fiddle, an ancient Norwegian instrument. Solgard works on preserving the musical form of instrument, while adding an American influence.
July 6, 2007 - Elsewhere in Minneapolis , on this warm evening, people are lining up already at First Avenue night club. Not for tonight's show, but for tomorrow night's surprise concert by the man who made the club internationally famous. Prince will perform at First Avenue -- AFTER his performance at the Target Center nearby. It caps a big day for the Minnesota artist, who is also unveiling a new perfume. First Avenue manager Nate Kranz says the concert was a surprise to him too.
July 10, 2007 - Prince runs afoul of recording industry again. Prince was one of the first major artists to sell music from his Website. He was an early supporter of peer-to-peer music trading. Now, he's giving away his new album inside a U.K. newspaper before it's officially released. Prince's 10-song album, Planet Earth, will be tucked inside the Mail on Sunday newspaper. Prince's giveaway has angered music retailers, who say the recording artist is helping to cement the notion that music should be free.