October 29, 1993 - MPR’s Marianne Combs tours the Gibbs Farm Museum, where guide Ann Bruggeman tells a group of children about the Samhain and Celtic traditions behind items many know as Halloween related.
October 29, 1993 - Midmorning’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Vusumuzi Zulu about the art and skill behind storytelling and a local Black storytellers celebration. During segment, shares the folktale Signifying Monkey.
November 1, 1993 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews architect, critic, and writer Peter Blake about the history behind modern architecture.
November 1, 1993 - St. Paul mystery writer Kate Green describes her novel, Black Dreams. The plot of book revolves around a psychic who receives messages from an abducted child.
November 2, 1993 - John Adams, a professor at University of Minnesota, details Minneapolis-St. Paul: People, Place, and Public Life, a book he co-authored with Barbara J. VanDrasek. The book is a geographic and sociological overview of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
November 3, 1993 - MPR’s Tom Fudge reports that supporters and new Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton celebrate her victory and are grateful for the City of Minneapolis. On the other side, supporters of John Derus say that there will be a lot of change now that Minneapolis is under Sayles Belton's leadership.
November 3, 1993 - MPR’s Tom Fudge looks at what kind of mayor Minneapolis has with incoming Sharon Sayles Belton taking on the leadership role. Segment includes commentary from Sayles Belton herself and others.
November 3, 1993 - British author Antonia Fraser talks about Mary, Queen of the Scots. Fraser comments on the research and development of the biography.
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November 5, 1993 - On this First Friday program, MPR’s Kathy Wurzer presents a story collection that includes: Alison Owings on German women during Third Reich; Helen Rubinstein on family and the Holocaust; Minnesota Orchestra celebrates its 90th birthday; Vickie Abrahamson on trends; MPR’s Euan Kerr report on international Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA); and Robert Alden Rubin on poetry to read out loud.