September 24, 2010 - As part of celebration of F. Scott Fitzgerald's birthday, Midday airs "The Big Time: F. Scott Fitzgerald." With the theater that bears his namesake turning 100 years old, author Patricia Hampl marks the occasion by presenting this original production. It's a staged storytelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald's vision of making it big.
September 27, 2010 - Youth soccer season is underway in Minneapolis. There are games at parks all around the city. A handful of the teams competing are sponsored by a group at the University of Minnesota called the Center for Neighborhood Organizing. The center's staff works with urban communities to improve neighborhoods. As Rupa Shenoy reports, they've found a way to do that through soccer.
October 1, 2010 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on local band Roma di Luna’s CD "Then the Morning Came." Roberts interviews band members Channy and Alexi Casselle about album.
October 7, 2010 - Imagine staying awake for 78 hours straight. Now, picture yourself playing music continuously over the course of those four days...actually playing just one song, and stopping only for bathroom breaks. It's an incredibly grueling though familiar undertaking for Minneapolis singer songwriter Mark Mallman, who embarks on the third music marathon of his career at St. Paul's Turf Club.
October 8, 2010 - Arthur Hoehn, MPR's first classical music announcer, joins Midday to discuss his 40-year career in radio. He is best known for hosting "Music Through the Night."
October 12, 2010 - MPR’s Euan Kerr interviews Darryl Holter, a developer living in Los Angeles, who has returned to Minneapolis to stage a CD release concert at Palmer's Bar for his recording "West Bank Gone." Holter lived in the neighborhood in the late 1960's. At the time it was a musical hotspot attracting international attention.
October 14, 2010 - Hear two authors and a film critic talk about vampires, zombies and werewolves in this interview from Midmorning, hosted by Kerri Miller.
October 15, 2010 - As part of a rebroadcast, Midday continues with a broadcast of playwright and humorist Kevin Kling, one of Minnesota's best-known storytellers, speaking at the Maplewood Library as part of the Club Book program. Along with several plays, Kling is the author of two collections of stories, The Dog Says How and Holiday Inn.
October 15, 2010 - Midday rebroadcasts playwright and humorist Kevin Kling, one of Minnesota's best-known storytellers, speaking at the Maplewood Library as part of the Club Book program. Along with several plays, Kling is the author of two collections of stories, The Dog Says How and Holiday Inn.
October 18, 2010 - MPR’s Chris Roberts looks back at the music career and influence of local rapper Eyedea, who died on October 16th, 2010. Segment includes various interviews and music clips.