ArtZany! - Radio for the Imagination

Paula Granquist welcomes from the Northfield Arts Guild production of Shakespeare in Love director Rachel Haider and cast members Will Martin (William Shakespeare), Sara Cronk (Viola DeLesseps), Andy Artley (Lord Wessex), and Brendon Etter (Richard Burbage). 

 Paula Granquist welcomes Alyssa Herzog Melby from St. Olaf, Alexus Kreft from the Northfield Public Library and the Northfield History Center, and St. Olaf students John Lutterman and Owen Schwalm to preview the Celebrate Asia Pasifika event at the Northfield Public Library . 

 Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes Northfield poets Becky Boling ( Here Beyond Small Wonders ) and Susan Jaret McKinstry ( Tumblehome ) to preview their upcoming event at Content Bookstore . Celebrate National Poetry Month with us and discover the joy, wonder, glory, and wisdom of poetry. 

 Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes novelist Peter Geye to discuss A Lesser Light . Set on the rocky shores of Lake Superior at the turn of the 20th century, this is the story of Theodulf, a master lighthouse keeper, and his new wife Willa, a well-educated young woman and a reluctant bride with her eyes to the night sky. The book explores how selfhood and determinism develo...

 Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes director Will McIntyre, costume designer Abby Engbrecht, and actor Cody Jensen from the Paradise Center for the Arts production of tick, tick... BOOM! This hit musical by Jonathan Larson of Rent fame takes us through his musical theater journey and reminds us to hold on to our dreams. 

 Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes director Marc Robinson and the cast of the Northfield Arts Guild production ( Felicia Crosby, Maggie Muth, Jonathan Larson, and Paul Gleason ) of The Glass Menagerie . This Tennessee Williams drama shares the story of a former Southern Belle, her son and daughter and their struggles to build a future. 

 Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes guests from the Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra (Paul Niemisto, Deesa Staats, Richard Collman) and the FiftyNorth Band (Dan Bergeson, Sandra Voelker, Eric Johnsrud) to preview their upcoming spring concerts. 

 Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes author Christopher Johnston to discuss his new novel Where you Come From is Gone , a family story set in Northern Minnesota that explores the bonds, pride, legacy, and life cycles of these hard-working commercial fishermen and mink ranching farmers. These characters cope with the trials of rural life, the dangers at work and play, and the...

 Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes music arranger Laurie Stegner, violinists Lisa Olson and Chau Truong, and vocalist Tesfa Wondemagegnehu from the upcoming Bows, Strings, & Contentment community orchestra concert.

 Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes Shari Setchell, Executive and Artistic Director of Big Woods Movement Collective, an organization founded to create a collective of resilient artists and movers. Through classes and events, Big Woods Movement Collective explores a healthier way of living and being in our minds, bodies and spirits. 

 Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes playwright, author and award-winning multimedia artist Kat Mustatea . Her new book Voidopolis is an augmented reality artwork from MIT 

 Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes director Rachel Haider and students from the Purple Door Youth Theater production of Legally Blonde, Jr. The Musical at the Northfield Arts Guild Theater. 

 Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes director Russ Boyington and several students from the upcoming production of The Count at the Northfield Middle School. This show puts a new spin on the classic Dracula story. 

 Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes Norwegian translator and teacher Torild Homstad to discuss her contributions to Muus vs. Muus: The Scandal that Shook Norwegian America . 

 Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes Northfield Public Library Director Natalie Draper and librarians Tyler Gardner , Alexus Kreft , and Francisco Murillo to explore the library and highlight upcoming events and activities. 

 Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes artist and educator Stephanie Cox and professor and filmmaker Chérif Keïta to preview their talk and comic book about the South African Nokutela Mdima Dube and her connection to Northfield, Minnesota. 

 Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes musician Ray Coudret , Iris Harmelink , and Emmett Norrie to preview the Northfield Fine Arts Boosters fundraiser Northfield Musicians Perform the Music of Bob Dylan . 

 Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes artist Cecelia Condit . She is a storyteller, filmmaker, photographer, installation artist and lyricist. She works within the psychological landscape of contemporary fairy tales, dreams, and poetry. She is a professor emerita in the Department of Film, Video, Animation & New Genres at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she w...

 oday in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes author Brenda Massman to discuss Yet, Here We Are , a novel set in 1948 and 1975, that is part love story, part mystery, part drama. https://www.brendakmassman.com

Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes musicians from Bows, Strings, and Contentment Orchestra to highlight their Northfield Winter Walk Concert at The Grand Event Center.  Guests for Part I: Conductor Laura Geissler, Concert Master Lisa Olson, new violinist Ruthi Henrich Guests for Part 2: Manager and violinist Peter Stegner, new violinist Dan Bergeson, violinist Lyn Thwing, n...

 Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes filmmaker Paul Krause and sculptor and poet Mac Gimse to discuss the new documentary Striving for Peace on Horizon's Brim: The Sculpture and Poetry of Mac Gimse.

 Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes Pauline Jennings, Troy Barkmeier, and Marie Gery from the Northfield Arts Guild Holiday Show . This event is two shows in one- Holiday Music and then the one act comedy Christmas Thieves. 

 Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes ceramic artist Chris Holmquist and stained-glass artist Sandra Sargent from the Fine Craft Collective. The FCC is a seasonal holiday pop-up featuring 27 local and regional fine craft artists working in a wide variety of media, such as ceramics, textiles, jewelry, wood...and more! 

 Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes Laura Geissler and Laurie Melting Stegner from Bows, Strings, & Contentment and Martha Larson from Bad Mama to preview their Fall Concert. Then Jim Rossow from ArtMakers will share the story of the new musical Alice’s Wonder. 

 Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes director Bob Gregory-Bjorklund and five students from the Northfield High School production of the musical Something Rotten . Imagine competing in the arts with William Shakespeare! If the future of theatre in the 1590’s involves singing, dancing, and acting, then brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom set out to write the world’s very first musi...