April 3, 1982 - MPR’s Dale Connelly presents Playwright’s Laboratory, which showcases playwright Paul D'Andrea’s “Lumbah Yard,” a drama written especially for radio, with assistance from the Minneapolis Playwrights' Lab. Following radio play, Robert Collins, critic for City Pages, and listeners share impressions and ask questions of playwright. Play is the story of an eccentric old woman and a young blind genius who use their shared vision to transform an old lumber yard.
February 27, 1982 -
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October 31, 1981 -
October 31, 1981 - MPR’s Dale Connelly interviews Fred Suppe, a medieval professor at the University of Minnesota. Suppe provides details on the Celtic origin of Halloween, and its adaptation over the years.
August 29, 1981 -
August 27, 1981 - MPR’s Dale Connelly visits the Minnesota State Fair horse barn. Connelly talks with Elmer Jones, who raises Belgian horses, and trainer-rider Simone Tremblay.
August 26, 1981 - MPR’s Dale Connelly interviews neighbors of the Minnesota State Fair in the Como area. Not surprisingly, there are differing opinons about the human masses that appear in late August every year.
August 20, 1981 -