January 26, 1980 - William Driver of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Arts Alliance talks about a recent major study on arts and their effects on the urban economy done by the Alliance as part of a nationwide study.
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January 30, 1980 - Experimental filmmaker Ken Jacobs spoke with MPR reporter Nancy Fushan commenting on his description of filmmaking as a salvage business.
February 2, 1980 - Donald Fraser delivers his first state of the city address as mayor of Minneapolis before the city council and other elected officials.
February 2, 1980 - MPR's Rich Dietman talks with University of Minnesota future studies professor Arthur Harkins and Marlene Goldsmith, and Australian doctoral student at the University in future studies, about what the future, particularly the 1980s, will bring.
February 4, 1980 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan interviews George White, director of O'Neill Theater Center, about Eugene O'Neill's play "A Touch of the Poet."
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February 9, 1980 - MPR arts reporter Nancy Fushan reports on the opening of the major exhibit of works by the late artist Pablo Picasso at the Walker Art Center. This exhibit includes works from Picasso's personal collection, now owned by the government of France.