Eric Haugen began playing the cello at the age of three. He's now completed undergraduate studies in cello performance and is in the process of completing his master's degree in cello performance. He grew up in Bemidji and is back in town for a couple of weeks. We caught up with him on the morning show where he told us about his path as a musician, what he's up to now and what's in his future. One special performance in this very near future is a free concert at Headwaters School of Music and

This morning we welcomed Ryan Martinson and Sarah James from the Grand Rapids Players summer theater camp. For over a month they've been learning theater and prepping for this weekend's performances of Mary Poppins Jr. and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Performances are Friday (7/12) at 6:30pm and Saturday (7/13) at 2pm at the Reif Center.

Program 69 1940s: Getting Out of Newsprint and Into Groundwood Papers - Another Bold Decision by Charles Blandin A radio series produced by historian Don Boese. Don is the author of eight books dealing with local history in Itasca County, including "John C. Greenway and the Opening of the Western Mesabi", and the main source for this series, "Papermakers: the Blandin Paper Company and Grand Rapids, Minnesota". The series begins with the arrival of the first Euro-Americans to the forested

Each week John and Heidi pull up a chair to one of our member’s kitchen tables and get to know them a little bit better. This week’s callers, Amanda Doran and Mary Crabtree from Coleraine, called in the middle of moving to share the last of their cupboard's supplies of blueberry banana wild rice pancakes. Hear the whole conversation by clicking below. Thanks to our sponsor Homestead Mills for their support of this program! Let us know if you want to be our guest on What's For Breakfast . All it

The BYObag Committee of the Grand Rapids Earth Circle challenges you and your family to a PLASTIC FREE DAY. Choose a day between July 7 th and 15 th and challenge yourself to say no to: Single use plastics Bags, bottles, straws and utensils It’s not easy, but together they believe it can be done. They want to know how the PLASTIC FREE DAY challenge went for you – contact KAXE/KBXE for email and phone numbers of local folks who are gathering results. Your participation is greatly appreciated. Let

Linda LeGarde Grover joined us this week to talk about her latest novel "In The Night of Memory". It's a family story set on a fictional northern MN reservation, much like where Linda grew up on the Bois Forte Reservation. She gives the reader a real, up-close and personal look at the issues of missing and murdered indigenous women, foster care and the affects of boarding schools and forced relocation of the original inhabitants of northern MN. Writer Heid Erdrich said, "Told through generations

Each week John and Heidi pull up a chair to one of our member’s kitchen tables and get to know them a little bit better. This week’s caller, Rick Turk from Big Lake, not only shared his "Airport Breakfast" recipe, but also became a new member while celebrating his birthday. Hear the whole conversation by clicking below. Thanks to our sponsor Homestead Mills for their support of this program! Let us know if you want to be our guest on What's For Breakfast . All it takes is your membership and an

Phenology is the biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Each week John Latimer takes a close look at the blooms and changes happening in nature and considers how the timing measures up to past years in his report. We also received some very special reports from the Circle of Life Academy in Whie Earth this week, you can listen to those in the talkback link. As always, we love to hear what our listeners are noticing out in nature. Give us a call at 218.999.9876 and let us know

Arae Voices producer reports on arts events happening around the listening area every first Friday. This month there is Art in the Park in Bemidji, a childrens theater production in Bigfork, a community weaving project in Park Rapids and much more.

The Ely Folk School is home to a variety of classes from jewelry making to blacksmithing. On the first Friday of every month, Betty Firth tells us all about what activities will be happening that month at the folk school. Herbal infused oils, skin treatments, pine basket weaving and so much more are included in the offerings this month! Click here for a full schedule. If you know of someone who is a blacksmith, they are looking to connect with a blacksmith to advance their blacksmithing classes