May 7, 1993 -
May 7, 1993 - American novelist Jane Smiley talks of women, motherhood, and writing.
May 7, 1993 - On this First Friday program, MPR’s Beth Friend presents a story collection that includes: Tuning into International Radio Network; author Jane Smiley on considering the “mother’s point of view;” Randy Davidson on death of the American orchestras; heyday of Minnesota’s ballrooms; and tips shopping for music at ethnic grocers.
April 23, 1993 - MPR’s Beth Friend reports on Patient A, a play by Minneapolis playwright Lee Blessing. The work is about AIDS victim Kimberly Bergalis.
April 2, 1993 - On this First Friday program, MPR’s Beth Friend presents story and interview collection that includes: Minneapolis playwright Lee Blessing and Patient A, a play about AIDS victim Kimberly Bergalis; a chat with trendwatcher Vickie Abrahamson; Stephen Sommers, director of Walt Disney film The Adventures of Huck Finn; art critic Patrice Koelsch…are critics too reticent?; art critic Dan Sullivan…are Minnesotans too nice?; Black teens with video artist Daniel Bergin; computer music minus one on play-along records; commentator Susan Berkson on spring ritual of getting married.
March 18, 1993 - MPR’s Beth Friend profiles Abraham Rodriguez’s Spidertown: A Novel. Segment includes interview with Rodriguez and reading from book by the author.
March 10, 1993 - MPR’s Beth Friend talks with Minnesota storyteller Kevin Kling about his play, The Ice Fishing Play. Kling is performing the play at the Humana Festival in Louisville, Kentucky. Segment includes a short monologue reading by Kling.
March 5, 1993 - This First Friday program segment presents an interview with American novelist Oscar Hijuelos about his book, The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien.
March 5, 1993 - On this First Friday program, MPR’s Beth Friend presents story and interview collection that includes: A look at Menstrual Wealth Catalogue; Isabell Mink reads from Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo; Bill Paternostro on sidewalk star making in Hollywood; Minnesota Orchestra labor dispute; filmmaker Kathleen Swann on a Minnesota murder; Jeff Hitt on artificial life; and Pulitzer prize winner Oscar Hijuelos discusses The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien.
February 13, 1993 - MPR’s Beth Friend profiles Black playwright Endesha Ida Mae Holland. Segment includes interview with Holland, who recollects on time in Minnesota and how she found her path to writing.