Minnesota Public Radio News will host the traditional final debate of the election season at the Fitzgerald Theater on Sunday, October 31 at 4 p.m.
Join MPR News' Kerri Miller and KARE 11's John Croman at the Macalester College Chapel in St. Paul as the gubernatorial candidates--Mark Dayton, Tom Emmer and Tom Horner--submit to a job interview, fielding questions from all around the state.
Minnesota Public Radio presents a special Thanksgiving weekend with humorist and playwright Kevin Kling. He will portray the Scarecrow of Oz in Scarecrow on Fire. Picking up where the classic tale left off, the story joins Dorothy on a journey with her dearest friends from Oz. This winsome production reunites the trilogy of Brains, Heart and Courage with theatrics, music, and silent-era Oz film footage.
Hal Holbrook's one-man show Mark Twain Tonight! comes to the Fitzgerald Theater as part of the theater's special Centennial celebration.
Bestselling author Steven Johnson joins host John Moe to discuss his new book: Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation. Using examples from science to popular culture, Johnson highlights the key principles that shape the innovative process and its ever-evolving contributions to society.
For this installment of "Policy and a Pint: The Talent Gap, Rochester," Tom Gillaspy will explain a new study suggesting that Rochester has the job growth to outpace New York, Boston the Twin Cities to the north. He will discuss whether the southern Minnesota city has the capacity to attract and retain new workers looking to prosper in the workforce.
Join The Current for "The Curent Road Trip: Duluth" on Saturday, Oct. 9. The free, all-ages event brings singer-songwriter Jeremy Messersmith for a concert performance hosted by The Current's Barb Abney. The audience is invited to experience the music, dance and learn more about the Minnesota music scene.
Minnesota Public Radio is hosting three upcoming free news events at MPR's The UBS Forum in St. Paul. The public is invited to attend and help spark the conversation.
89.3 The Current and its Program Director Jim McGuinn were named Station of the Year and Program Director of the Year, respectively, at the annual FMQB Triple A Conference. Selected from national peers in the non-commercial Triple A format, The Current won amid a field of renowned stations, including WXPN in Philadelphia and KEXP in Seattle.
Minnesota Public Radio announced today that its eclectic music service The Current, KMSE 88.7 FM, will receive a signal upgrade in Rochester, Minn.