Minnesota Sounds and Voices
In frogs' croaks, Madeleine Linck hears environment's pulse
Why worry about frogs? Well, for one, experts say, their numbers tell us about the health of our environment.June 12, 2013
For U of M prof, hallucinogenic plants offer more than meets the eye
To the untrained eye, a certain greenhouse of plants at the University of Minnesota may seem like nothing special. But Dennis McKenna, an ethno-pharmacologist, sees much more than that.June 4, 2013
Mark Lee advocates for asylum seekers: Minnesota Sounds and Voices
Hundreds of people who live in Minnesota are here because they fear persecution, even death, in their home countries, says Mark Lee, a lawyer who helps refugees win asylum in the United States. "They're beaten and abused in ways that is hard to imagine."May 28, 2013- Reviving the 'community sing' tradition: Minnesota Sounds and Voices
The arrival of warm weather in Minneapolis marks a new beginning for "singing season," a nod to the past when thousands of people flocked to Minneapolis parks to sing together for the fun of it.May 17, 2013 - Remembering ornithologist Thomas Sadler Roberts: Minnesota Sounds and Voices
Along with spring, migratory birds are back. More than a century ago, their seasonal arrival was the object of intense interest by one of the state's most important ornithologists, Thomas Sadler Roberts.May 14, 2013 - St. Paul piper takes love for Celtic music around the state
St. Paul bagpipe player Dick Hensold is inspired by the traditional Celtic music heard in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Hensold wants more Minnesotans to hear the music, so he's invited a Cape Breton fiddler to join him on a swing around Minnesota.May 2, 2013 - Drama of real Holocaust survival brought to Twin Cities stage
Erwin Farkas was 10 years old when World War II began in 1939. His subsequent Holocaust survival is one of eight that have been woven together in a new Twin Cities theatrical production.April 24, 2013 - A passion for falconry: Minnesota Sounds and Voices
A White Bear Lake man has a passion for an activity -- falconry -- that dates back thousands of years. Falconry is the practice of capturing and training raptors to hunt. It's a way of life for Frank Taylor, the man we meet in this installment of our series Minnesota Sounds and Voices.April 11, 2013 - Photos: A falconer in Minnesota
Master falconer Frank Taylor, in his backyard with his red-tailed hawk Mim. Taylor and Mim and have been training and hunting together for the past eight years. Taylor is passionate about falconry, an activity that's been around for thousands of years.April 11, 2013 - African-American dialect the heart of Penumbra's 'Spunk'
Anthropologist and author Zora Neale Hurston had an ear for the African American dialect of the early 1900s. People would "grab a hot," which means get a meal, or, "collar a nod," get some sleep. Many of the expressions are gone now, but they have new life on stage at the Penumbra Theater's production of "Spunk" in St. Paul.April 5, 2013 - At Bridging, Fran Heitzman connects the needy with furnishings others discard
A non-profit founded in 1987 by the 88-year-old Heitzman at a suburban Twin Cities church, Bridging has grown into one of North America's largest furniture stores in which customers too poor to pay can shop for free.March 27, 2013 - Yearning for spring? It's always summer at Marjorie McNeely Conservatory
"Think about it. We're in Minnesota. It's snowing," Margaret Yeakel-Twum said the other day from the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, next to the Como Zoo in St. Paul. "And you walk in here and it's 75 degrees. It's green."March 20, 2013 - Dulcimer virtuoso Karen Mueller tunes up for a classical excursion
Karen Mueller is one of the country's top dulcimer and autoharp players, classically trained, steeped in Appalachian, Celtic and folk music. But this weekend, the Minneapolis musician tries something new: performing a rarely heard classical work with a chamber group.March 15, 2013 - Cathedral of St. Paul's new, mighty pipe organ: Minnesota Sounds and Voices
A pipe organ worth the name should cause dress hems and pant cuffs to flutter just a bit. And the refurbished instrument at the Cathedral of St. Paul ought to do just that when it goes into service on March 30.March 1, 2013 - Yong Jiang tends the Minnesota bridge to China: Minnesota Sounds and Voices
Minnesota is about 6,000 miles from China, but a 93-year-old Chinese scholar has made the state his home. In the process, he's become one of the University of Minnesota's oldest and most loyal alums and played a supporting role with a new wave of Chinese students flocking to the state.February 20, 2013
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