Arts & Culture
Artist Open House features painter Neil Sherman
-Cook County artist Neil Sherman can often be seen out of doors painting the natural scenes in front of him. WTIP’s Jay Andersen has this Artist Open House profile of a plein air painter.
Rich Mattson & Germaine Gemberling stop by The Roadhouse
-Matthew Brown and Ann Possis hosted Germaine Gemberling and Rich Mattson in Studio A Sept. 9 for conversation and original music. They were in town to perform at WTIP's Radio Waves music festival.
The Great Lakes Swimmers front man on his music, songwriting and upcoming performance in Grand Marais
-The Great Lakes Swimmers hail from Toronto, Ontario. The band is known for its haunting sound and for pushing the musical boundaries of folk, country and indy-rock.
Of Woods and Words: A Malady Called "August"
-When I called a vendor last week to reorder some merchandise, he asked how I was doing.
Larry Groce & Mountain Stage coming to Grand Marais Sept. 15 & 16
-Buck chatted recently with Larry Groce, host and artistic director of the Mountain Stage Radio Show, which is carried on WTIP. Mountain Stage is coming to Grand Marais Sept. 15 & 16 to tape two shows during Unplugged X at North House Folk School.
Author and humorist Michael Perry stops by The Roadhouse
-Bob chatted Sept. 2 with Michael Perry, author, humorist and singer/songwriter, about his performances at the Big Top Chautauqua in Wisconsin.
Moments in Time: Stuart Sivertson on Isle Royale
Carah Thomas-Isle Royale, off the North Shore of Lake Superior, was designated as a National Park in the early 1940's. At that time, there was a vibrant community of commercial fishing families on the island
Of Woods and Words: The Central Campfires
-Back in the days of Greek mythology when the Titan Prometheus gave fire to the mortals, Zeus tied him to a rock for the eagles to eat his liver out.
'A Century of Jazz' sneak preview on The Roadhouse
-Buck Benson and Ann Possis hosted Mike DeBevec, Mike Roth and Eric Hahn in studio Aug. 26 to preview 'A Century of Jazz,' their musical overview of the history of jazz, happening Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. at Betsy Bowen's What's Upstairs?
New online encyclopedia about Minnesota from the MN Historical Society
-Buck spoke Aug. 26 with Molly Huber, lead writer-researcher for MNopedia, a new online encyclopedia about Minnesota produced by the MN Historical Society. You can check it out at the link above and give your feedback and ideas, too.
