Cast Category: Untold Stories of Central MN
The Untold Story of Retiring Stearns History Museum Archivist John Decker
In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack visits the Stearns History Museum to talk with retiring Archivist John Decker and Development Director Amy Degerstrom. Over his 40 plus years at the Stearns History Museum, Decker has seen many changes and experienced being a part of history in both local and […]
The Untold Story of Diversity in the Arts with Aamera Siddiqui
In this episode of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, making an experience out of diversity and inclusion is, in itself, the act of teaching diversity and inclusion. Today, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with Aamera Siddiqui. Siddiqui is a regular contributor and facilitator with the Central Minnesota Arts Board’s continuing series “Race and […]
The Untold Story of the Central Minnesota Arts Board’s Return to Action Following the Pandemic
In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack checks in with Central Minnesota Arts Board Executive Director Leslie LeCuyer and finds out about the rebound in the arts following the near total shutdown of activities due to the pandemic. Spoiler Alert: the CMAB funded over $800,000 dollars last year and is […]
The Untold Story of the Archeological Dig at the Warren and MacDougall Farmstead in Morrison County
In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, we travel way back in time to one of the original farmsteads in central Minnesota, the William W. Warren and MacDougall farmstead. Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack joins SCSU Anthropolgy Professor Rob Mann and his class on the dig, which is just three miles west of Royalton about […]
The Untold Story of the Partnership between Jules’ Bistro and Anna Marie’s Alliance in St. Cloud
In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack speaks with Anna Marie’s Alliance Executive Director Charles Hempeck and Jule’s Bistro owner Donella Westphal. Fresh from Beaver Island Brewery’s Tending for a Cause fundraiser to support Pet Safe Homes, Charles and Donella talk about the interrelation between the restaurant and crisis service agency over the years […]
The Untold Story of Sarah Lancaster, 2022 MN Teacher of the Year and SCSU Alumna
In this episode of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, school is out for the summer! The epic and strange carnival which has been the 2021-2022 K-12 school year is the conversation today as Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with 2022 MN Teacher of the Year Sarah Lancaster. Lancaster teaches in her hometown […]
The Untold Story of SCSU Theater’s Production of the Breakfast Club
In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, the more things change, the more they stay the same as the iconic 80’s movie The Breakfast Club is “sort of” recreated by SCSU’s Theater & Film Studies Department. “Mr. Sherman’s Acting 101 Class is Proud to Present The Breakfast Club (or Sort of)” took to the Center Stage […]
The Untold Story of What an Audit Really Is with MN State Auditor Julie Blaha
In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks again with Minnesota State Auditor Julie Blaha. In a time of COVID relief funds, budget surpluses, and record inflation, there have been increased calls by “thrifty Minnesotans” for more and more audits. What, however, is an audit, and what should it be […]
The Untold Story of the Central Minnesota Theatre with Sean Donahue
In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, the lights are starting to be turned on once again on the area’s theatrical stages, but after two years of pandemic related closures, who is left to take a bow? Apparently, there are lots of folks interested! Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks today with Sean […]
The Untold Story of the Chris Koza Musical Residency through the Paramount Center for the Arts
In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack sits down with Minneapolis musician Chris Koza for an in-studio chat and performance, the Untold Story’s first since March of 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic. Koza is in town as part of a Legacy funded artist residency and has been teaching […]
