Cast Category: Untold Stories of Central MN

Jan 27, 2017

The Untold Story of Hobos and the CCC Boys with Author Connie Lounsbury

In today’s installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with author Connie Lounsbury about her novel A Hobo’s Wish. Through her research for the book, she has become quite the expert on this underground social network of men and women who lived outside regular society, but […]

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Jan 11, 2017

The Untold Story of the Bruno Press

In this installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack heads out to St. Joseph to talk with Mary Bruno about her art and the winding road that has led to the success of the Bruno Press. With a line of “sometimes off-color” greeting cards, Mary has shown […]

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Dec 15, 2016

The Untold Story of Tuba Christmas, a St. Cloud 40 Plus Year Old Tradition

In this holiday installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack finds himself surrounded by Low Brass at the Pioneer Place Theater for Tuba Christmas. The national tradition of Tuba Christmas goes back to 1974 in New York City and this year, as conducted by SCSU College of […]

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Dec 6, 2016

The Untold Story of Comedy in Central Minnesota with Andy Keenan and Pete Fradette

In this installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack explores how laughter gets into our lives through a discussion with local comedian Andy Keenan and local musician Peter Fradette. As many folk may have lately noticed, laughter is a very important part of our psyche, both individually […]

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Nov 6, 2016

The Untold Story of Sinclair Lewis’ It Can’t Happen Here Nationwide Premier 80 Years Ago and As Performed Today Around the Country and at St. Cloud State University

What does the past think about our 2016 election?  In this installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack presents a discussion of Sinclair Lewis’ cautionary tale of political disaster It Can’t Happen Here. In 1936, it was premiered on stages around the country just two weeks before […]

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Nov 2, 2016

The Untold Story of St. Cloud’s Jugaad Leadership Program Enhancing Immigrant Community Involvement

Today’s installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota is the third in a series taking a look at how our community evolves through immigration. Just finishing up its 2016 program, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack welcomes the graduating class and members of the Advisory Board from St. Cloud’s Jugaad Leadership Program into […]

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Oct 28, 2016

The Untold Story of Waayaha Cusub Bringing Peace and Groove to St. Cloud through a Cedar Cultural Center Residency

Today’s Untold Stories of Central Minnesota is the second in a series concerning the Untold Story of Immigration in our area. Bringing their message of non-violence to the area through a grant funded residency at the Cedar Cultural Center, International Somali Hip Hop group Waayaha Cusub visits the studio to talk with Arts & Cultural […]

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Oct 26, 2016

It Can’t Happen Here: The Performance

This performance of Sinclair Lewis‘ It Can’t Happen Here on the evening of Monday, October 24, 2016, on St. Cloud State University’s Arena Stage was hosted by Department of Theater and Film Studies and coordinated with the Berkeley Repertory Theater as part of a National Night of Readings. The cast included Bob Inkster, Chris Inkster, Tom […]

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Oct 21, 2016

The Untold Story of Slovenian Immigration, an Exhibit and Celebration at the Stearns History Museum

This particular Untold Stories of Central Minnesota is the first in a series of three concerning the Untold Story of Immigration in our area. As it is a topic that is often at the center of local news, immigration laws, patterns, and the immigrants themselves are often scrutinized publicly by community members, but how much […]

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Sep 29, 2016

The Untold Story of Patrick Scully’s Walt Whitman, the 100th Episode of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota

In the 100th episode of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack enjoys a pleasant Saturday afternoon at an outdoor theater performance rich in poetry and history as Patrick Scully brings the life of Walt Whitman to St. Cloud with Leaves of Grass-Uncut. Nationally acclaimed and a pretty darn […]

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