Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day to honor the Civil Rights leader who used nonviolence to dismantle racism, work for justice and create racial equity in our community. Paul Slack, a social justice advocate for Lutheran Social Service shares his reflections about this day, and invites us to consider ways we can...Read More

Film publicist Peter Schilling talks about the Sundance Film Festival screenings at Riverview Theater, a series at Moon Palace Books celebrating books turned into film/tv, and new screenings at the Trylon Cinema celebrating the creative relationship between actor Tom Hanks and director Penny Marshall. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20210115082648-SundanceFilmsatRiverviewTrylonReopensMoonPalaceBooksQueensGambit.mp3 Originally aired Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 on the Morning Show...Read More

Theresa Stets is a Step Up Youth Services Manager for AchieveMpls. Step Up is a program that places students in Minneapolis ages 14-21 in summer internships. The application window is now open, applications are available from the City of Minneapolis. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20210114072125-StepUpInternshipApplicationwindowTheresaStets.mp3 Originally aired Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese.Read More

Craig Rice from the MSP Film Society talks about several new offerings in their Virtual Cinema, and talks about the upcoming The Great Northern festival. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20210114071301-CraigRiceMSPFilmVirtualCinemaNewShowings.mp3 Originally aired Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese.Read More

The International Bluegrass Music Association has started a grant program whose goal is to encourage people of color to play bluegrass. The program is open to organizations and individuals, and the deadline date this first round is Jan 31, 2021. Phil Nusbaum, host of Bluegrass Saturday Morning, interviewed Nancy Cardwell and Richard Brown about the program,...Read More