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Minnesota film aims to help deaf women facing breast cancer

2011
Feb 11, 2011 —

Learning you have breast cancer is never easy, but for members of the deaf community, the diagnosis can be particularly isolating. Now a group of Minnesota film makers are trying to change that with a documentary called "Signing On." The film will be previewed this weekend in St.

Reimagining Sitting Bull: Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake

2010
Dec 5, 2010 —

Every December, the Lakota remember the life and death of Sitting Bull. History has cast him primarily as a warrior, but Krista Tippett discovers in Sitting Bull's living legacy, a very different character from history's celebrity warrior chief who vanquished Custer.

Playing in a professional orchestra can cause health problems

2007
Jan 17, 2007 —

John Hallberg is our regular medical analyst here on ATC, and he's a physician in family medicine at the University of Minnesota. He'll be traveling with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra as the tour physician on their upcoming European tour.

New work about Holocaust premieres at the Basilica

2005
Nov 17, 2005 —

Local choral groups gear up for new season

2005
Oct 11, 2005 —

Minnesota has often been called the choral center of the U.S. The state is filled not only with church and school choirs, but also professional choirs with reputations that extend beyond Minnesota's borders.

Illusion Theater explores reception that immigrants receive

2005
May 13, 2005 —

The United States has been called a big melting pot because of its rich immigrant history. But things are often difficult for people newly-arrived in the US.

Little-known retreat boon for writers

2005
Apr 15, 2005 —

When the nominees gather tomorrow night to hear the winners of the Minnesota Book Awards they'll have several things in common. Many of the nominees have spent time at a writers retreat at a little-known campus just outside Red Wing.

Photos of immigrants in Fargo Moorhead

2005
Feb 18, 2005 —

A new photo exhibit at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo examines the lives of recent immigrants. The collection of black and white photos captures some of the refugees from many lands who live in Fargo. As Mainstreet Radios Dan Gunderson discovered, every image is the beginning of a story.

Photo exhibit tells the story about immigrant lives

2005
Feb 17, 2005 —

A new photo exhibit at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo examines the lives of recent immigrants. The collection of black and white photos captures some of the refugees from many lands who live in Fargo. As Mainstreet Radios Dan Gunderson discovered, every image is the beginning of a story.

New opera posits a Mozart visit to America

2005
Feb 3, 2005 —

While Europe is the birthplace of classical music, several great European composers were influenced by time spent in America. Antonin Dvorak, Kurt Weill and Igor Stravinsky all composed music inspired by their visits. So what if Mozart had travelled to America?

Osmo Vanska's hometown orchestra plays in Minneapolis

2005
Jan 25, 2005 —

Dominick Argento - A Fan of the Twin Cities

2005
Jan 5, 2005 —

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