ArtZany! - Radio for the Imagination

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Tune each week as Paula Granquist interviews artists from around Northfield and Minnesota. New episodes each Friday.

  1. FEB 20

    ArtZany! Radio for the Imagination! Pauline Jennings from the Northfield Arts Guild and singer Erin Schwab discuss the 411 Concert Series, 2-20-26

    Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes Pauline Jennings, the Performing Arts Manager at the Northfield Arts Guild and singer Erin Schwab to visit about the upcoming 411 Concert Series. 2025 – 2026 is the fourteenth 411 Concert Series season. (411 is the address of the theater!) This series features regional and nationally-recognized artists in the intimate venue of the Northfield Arts Guild Theater and offers a truly unique listening and viewing experience. Toward the Guild’s goal of lifting up the young and aspiring, every show includes a talented local young musician(s). https://northfieldartsguild.org/arts/music/411-series/ 411 Concert Series – The Singer’s Voice: Erin Schwab with Dan Chouinard Sunday, 22 February 2026 Erin Schwab with Dan Chouinard @ 7pm Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street West, Northfield https://northfieldartsguild.org/arts/music/411-series/ Erin Schwab knows how to work a song--and an audience. She’s built that up over a career in musical theater with the likes of Tina ‘n’ Tony’s Wedding and the national tour of School House Rock Live! That experience allows her to tackle just about anything under the sun, from covers of tunes by the Police to a selection from Avenue Q to originals based on her years as a working performer.Her warm approach and ability to work a crowd can be heard at local gigs at places like Crooners Lounge & Supper Club, Honey Mpls, or on her album, Martini’s & Cleavage.  Most recently, Erin was seen as King Herod in The Ordway's  Jesus Christ Superstar. She lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with her husband, Director and Theatrical Producer Michael Todaro, and daughter. For nearly four decades Dan Chouinard has been pianist and accordionist of choice for a who’s who of Twin Cities performers, an enabler of community sing-alongs, and writer and host of hit shows for radio, concert hall and theatrical stage. 2.22.26 OPENER: Quinn Flannery - Quinn is multi-instrumentalist, singer and a junior at Northfield High School. Currently, she sings in the HS choir and Northfield Youth Choir with which she has been singing since she was 5 years old. Quinn’s main instrument is the guitar and has been taking stringed instrument lessons from Helen Forsythe since she was 8.   THE SINGER’S VOICE DAN CHOUINARD IS BACK WITH 4 MORE SUPERSTAR GUESTS FOR OUR 2026 411 CONCERT SERIES! From 1994 to 2000, Sunday evenings at the legendary Dakota Jazz Club belonged to a live KBEM radio show called The Singer’s Voice. Created by and hosted by Dan Chouinard at the piano, it was a song-laced conversation with a different singer each week about their life and music. The show was acclaimed by critics and embraced by the music community for its freshness and spontaneity, intimate format, and its power of story and song… ONCE AGAIN, THE WORLD-CLASS FEATURED VOCALISTS WILL SHARE, VIA SONG AND STORIES, PARTS OF THEIR RICH MUSICAL HISTORY. MANY THANKS TO OUR 411 SPONSORS CHARLIE KYTE AND JIM BASSETT!

    49 min
  2. JAN 9

    ArtZany! Radio for the Imagination! Northfield Musicians Perform the Music of Bruce Springsteen to support NFAB, 1-9-26

    Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes musician Ray Coudret, Kristen Twitchell from the Northfield Fine Arts Boosters, and performers Quinn Flannery and Emmett Norrie to preview the fundraiser Northfield Musicians Perform the Music of Bruce Springsteen.  https://www.northfieldfab.org https://www.facebook.com/NorthfieldFAB/ Northfield Musicians Perform the Music of Bruce Springsteen Saturday, January 10, 2026 5:00 PM Doors Open 6:00 PM Music Starts Armory Square Event Center, Northfield, MN  Admission: Suggested donation of $20 This event is a fundraiser for the Northfield Fine Arts Boosters, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting arts education in Northfield Schools. All proceeds directly benefit the Boosters' programs and initiatives. Get ready for an unforgettable evening of music and community spirit as over 50 talented Northfield musicians – people ranging from teenagers to seasoned musicians – take the stage to deliver 33 Springsteen classics, spanning The Boss’s full career from his first album Greetings from Asbury Park, New Jersey to modern favorites like Land of Hope and Dreams. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience the power of live music and contribute to a worthy cause while supporting the next generation of artists and creators in Northfield. Since 2018, these benefit concerts have raised over $22,000 for arts education. This year’s show, sponsored by Jonathan and Liz Reppe, the owners of Armory Square who are donating their space, continues that tradition with a mix of local legends and rising stars. All proceeds benefit the Northfield Fine Arts Boosters, which fund programs like guest artist visits, adaptive art materials, and the Roger Jenni Instruments for All initiative, which ensures that every Northfield student has access to an instrument.

    1 hr

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Tune each week as Paula Granquist interviews artists from around Northfield and Minnesota. New episodes each Friday.