Bemidji Faces the Future
June 8, 2011
collaboration with Bemidji Pioneer and LPTV
Press Releases
MPR News Receives the National Society of Professional Journalists' New America Award
June 8, 2011
Minnesota Public Radio News' report, "Civil War Kids" has won the national Society of Professional Journalists' New America award. The New America Award honors public service journalism that explores and exposes an issue of importance to immigrant or ethnic communities living in the United States.
MPR News Presents "Bright Ideas" with Chef Isaac Becker and MPR Host Stephen Smith June 21
June 6, 2011
MPR News' "Bright Ideas" series welcomes Isaac Becker, executive chef and owner of 112 Eatery and Bar La Grassa and recent James Beard Award winner for best chef in the Midwest. Becker and Smith will discuss cooking, creativity and the art of a running a restaurant. Everyone is welcome to stay after the event to mingle and talk food.
Minnesota Public Radio's Fitzgerald Theater to Participate in Pianos on Parade
June 2, 2011
The Fitzgerald Theater is proud to be a participant in Pianos on Parade, an arts initiative coordinated by Keys 4/4 Kids. Pianos on Parade is placing 20 working pianos painted by commissioned artists in strategic locations around St. Paul. The pianos are available for the public to spontaneously play, enjoy and engage with art, music and one another.
MPR Presents Freakonomics Radio with Stephen J. Dubner and Special Guest, Co-Author and Economist, Steven D. Levitt June 9 at the Fitzgerald Theater
May 19, 2011
Freakonomics has been on air, on screen, and in print, but here's a rare chance to see its raconteurs together on stage. Freakonomics co-author, economist Steven D. Levitt, will join Dubner on stage, and together they will regale tales of surprising facts, and unsavory truths, that link the tools of economics to real-world behavior, including the upside of quitting, the ineffectiveness of modern parenting, and our obsession with predicting the future. Like Freakonomics, this evening will cover a lot of territory - "most of it," says Dubner, "off-limits to sane people."
MPR NEWS INVESTIGATION REVEALS LAX ENFORCEMENT OF MINNESOTA'S SCHOOL ANTI-BULLYING LAWS
May 16, 2011
THREE-DAY SERIES WILL INCLUDE A "TOWN HALL" DISCUSSION
89.3 The Current Presents "The Current Road Trip" Saturday, June 4 at the Paramount Theater, Austin
May 12, 2011
Join 89.3 The Current for "The Current Road Trip: Austin" on Saturday, June 4. The free, all-ages event brings Tapes 'n Tapes - the adored Minneapolis-based rock band - for a concert performance hosted by The Current's Mary Lucia. The audience is invited to experience the music, dance and learn more about the Minnesota music scene.
MPR News Presents "Bright Ideas" with Guest PZ Myers and MPR Host Stephen Smith May 31 at the UBS Forum, St. Paul
May 9, 2011
MPR News' "Bright Ideas" series welcomes PZ Meyers, biologist and associate professor at the University of Minnesota, Morris and author of the blog, Pharyngula.
Minnesota Public Radio Elects Dr. MaryAnn Baenninger and Rick King to Board of Trustees
May 2, 2011
Minnesota Public Radio today announced that MaryAnn Baenninger, Ph.D., and Rick King have been elected to Minnesota Public Radio's board of trustees.
89.3 The Current to Premiere Exclusive New Music by Craig Finn
May 2, 2011
On May 3, 89.3 The Current will debut the new, original song, "Not Much Left" by Craig Finn of The Hold Steady, recorded live at Wits on April 15 at the Fitzgerald Theater. Finn was backed by Wits musical guide John Munson on bass, Steve Roehm on vibes, and Joe Savage on pedal steel.