Prairie Mosaic
Season 3 Episodes: 2011-2012
#301: October 17, 2011: Tune in for a visit to the Oliver E. Kelley Farm, a living history farm on the edge of the Twin Cities, follow musician Chuck Suchy to Iceland as an artist in residence, be entertained by a popular bluegrass group Cotton Wood, and visit with Buck Paulson, a nationally syndicated painting instructor with local roots.
#302: November 19, 2011: On this edition, we’ll hear a traditional story from a world-renowned Dakota/Hidatsa storyteller Mary Louise Defender Wilson, visit the historic Pickwick Mill in Pickwick MN, watch Winnipeg Beach jewelry artist Cathy Sutton as she fuses hard metals into organic shapes, and hear the thought provoking music of singer/songwriter Brenda Weiler.
#303: December 30, 2011: Visit the Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village in Thief River Falls MN–a museum where only kids get to ring the bells, journey to an emigration museum in Iceland to view the photographs collect by Nelson Gerard of Riverton Manatobe, enjoy the music of the Eighth Street String Quartet, and see the work of Rodney Haug, one of only a handful of kaleidoscope artists in the U.S.
#304: January 27, 2011: In this episode of Prairie Mosaic, we’ll head up north to visit a hockey town that’s becoming a mecca for dancers, ask the question is big always better, hear a blend of bluegrass, pop and jazz from a unique family band, and look inside the archives of Clay County where the early history of the prairie was captured by two pioneering photographers.
#305: February 13, 2012: Hear the debate about Alexandria’s controversial Kensington Runestone–artifact of Viking explorers or clever fraud? Then we’ll head up north to Rosseau to visit a resourceful community and to see how snowmobiles are made. Ask the question–do people want to eat food grown by people they know, and drop in on a concert that encourages students to learn about and appreciate symphonic music.
#306: March 1, 2012: Learn about the unusual partnership of bonsai — a work of art made in collaboration between an artist and a tree. Examine if it matters where we eat and who we eat with and then visit a restored flour mill. Finally, we’ll take a spin on a potter’s wheel and tap our feet to jazz music provided by a big band.
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