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. 8h ago

    ArtZany! Radio for the Imagination ! 2026 Vintage Band Festival, 7-24-26

    Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes guests from the Vintage Band Festival: Joy Riggs, Jan Stevens, Randy Ferguson, and Brian Borovsky. This year’s festival (July 30 – August 2, 2026) will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the annual Northfield, Minnesota tradition. The roster of bands will include ensembles from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Washington D.C., Florida and Europe.  https://vintagebandfestival.org     Vintage Band Festival Thursday 30 July 2026 – Sunday 2 August 2026 There will be two stages at VBF 2026, the main stage in Bridge Square and a second stage in Central Park. Performances on Thursday and Friday will be in Bridge Square and performances on Saturday and Sunday will take place in both locations. Find the complete roster of bands and the schedule for both stages at www.vintagebandfestival.org.  https://vintagebandfestival.org   Vintage Band Festival, a four-day festival every three years, provides a joyful, fun, and family-friendly atmosphere with eclectic brass music played by bands from all over the world. Audiences of all ages get to enjoy the beautiful city of Northfield at both outdoor and indoor venues and experience the musical and historical legacy that Northfield has been able to cultivate. Other nearby cities are featured as well. Music and history lovers alike will be engaged by the exceptional and out of the ordinary music experience and emphasis on historical music, dress, dance, and ambience.   Music and Democracy: Living History in America Friday 31 July from 9:45AM until 2PM Central Park in downtown Northfield   Free and family-friendly event!  View the schedule:  https://vintagebandfestival.org/music-and-democracy-living-history-in-america/   The United States is 250 years old and the music of the nation has changed often during those years. The program will chronicle highlights of those historical and musical eras. It will include spoken word actors including Theodore Roosevelt, reenactor brass bands in period dress, a Dakota drum group and singers and a folk singing duo. The event include food and drink vendors, non-profit organizations tables, face-painting and make-your-own art booth and an all-ages bicycle parade around the park.    11:30 Northfield Suffragist Singers: Women’s Right to Vote Movement Northfield Suffragist Chorus, a newly formed group of local women will join us to revive the songs of the suffragists once more. 1PM Bicycle Parade Children who wish to participate in the bicycle parade are invited to decorate their bikes at 12PM prior to the event if they would like to. Decorating is not required! Decorating supplies will be provided.

  2. Jul 10

    ArtZany! Radio for the Imagination! Northfield Garden Tour and The Addams Family Musical, 7-10-26

    Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist highlights two upcoming events: First, our guests Elizabeth Olson and Donna May will share the story of the 2026 Northfield Garden Tour. https://www.thenorthfieldgardenclub.org/2021-garden-tour Second, ArtZany Radio will preview the Paradise Center for the Arts production of The Addams Family Musical. https://www.paradisecenterforthearts.org/theater 2026 Northfield GARDEN TOUR: July 11th & 12th, 11 am to 4 pm https://www.thenorthfieldgardenclub.org/2021-garden-tour Each July, selected homeowners in the Northfield area open their gardens to the public. This garden tour is organized, advertised and hosted by the Garden Club. This is a ticketed event, the proceeds from which go to support the grants program and other charitable activities of the Northfield Garden Club. Tickets are $10 per personPay for your ticket at the first garden you visit -- good for all gardens and both days!! The Addams Family Musical  Presented by Paradise Community Theatre Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice Music & Lyrics by Andrew Lippa Based on Characters Created by Charles Addams Directed by Paul Johnson July 10*, 11, 16, 17, and 18 at 7:30 PM July 12 & 19 at 2:00 PM (*ASL Interpreted Performance!) https://www.paradisecenterforthearts.org/theater A comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, The Addams Family is the magnificently macabre hit musical featuring everyone’s favorite creepy, kooky characters. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family. A man whom her parents have never met. And if that weren't upsetting enough, she confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he's never done before: keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday's "normal" boyfriend and his parents.

  3. Jul 3

    ArtZany! Radio for the Imagination! Much Ado About Nothing at the Northfield Arts Guild and Lutheran Summer Music, 7-3-26

    Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist highlights two upcoming events: First, director Andy Anderson and actors Macey DeZee and Kevin Chapman will preview the Northfield Arts Guild production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. https://northfieldartsguild.org/northfield-arts-guild-66th-theater-season/ Second, Thomas Bandar, the Lutheran Summer Music Executive and Artistic Director will discuss the program and the upcoming concerts at St. Olaf and around Northfield. https://www.lsmacademy.org Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing Join us in Northfield’s Central Park (at 421 4th St) for Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.  To be performed OUTSIDE at 7PM on: Friday, Saturday, Sunday July 10 – July 12 Thursday, Friday, Saturday July 16 – July 18 Count Claudio falls in love with Hero, the daughter of his host. Hero’s cousin Beatrice (a confirmed spinster) and Benedict (an eternal bachelor) are each duped into believing the other is in love with them. Claudio is deceived by a malicious plot and denounces Hero as unchaste before they marry. What could go wrong?! This comedy showcases some the the Bard’s finest verbal repartee and balances intrigue and strife with quick-witted humor. Lutheran Summer Music (LSM) is the nation’s premier faith-based music academy for high school students. Experience a summer of concerts, recitals, and worship at St. Olaf College—open to all! New in 2026: Many recitals and concerts require free tickets to help manage seating. https://www.lsmacademy.org In addition to advanced musical instruction and numerous performance opportunities, LSM students form an intentional community, living together for four weeks on a Lutheran college campus. Since 1981, this unique and immersive program has guided the lives of thousands of young musicians, many of whom credit LSM as the starting place for their future careers and vocations.

  4. Jun 19

    ArtZany! Radio for the Imagination! Northfield Noontime Organ Recitals and Lutheran Summer Music Academy and Festival, 6-19-26

    Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes Stephen May, Karen Olson, and Cathy Rodland to highlight the Northfield Noontime Organ Recitals and the Lutheran Summer Music Academy and Festival at St. Olaf. We’ll hear about wonderful music events to add to your summer calendar. 2026 NOONTIME ORGAN RECITALS 19th Season – Seven Recitals Wednesdays, 12:15 to 12:45 p. m. June 24 – Catherine Rodland, Boe Chapel, St. Olaf College, 1523 Campus Dr. July 8 – Nathan Proctor, 500 3rd St. W., St. John's Lutheran Church July 15 – Students of the Lutheran Summer Music Academy, Studio A, Christiansen Music Hall, St. Olaf College, 1523 Campus Dr. July 22 – Noah Klein, First United Church of Christ, 300 Union St.  July 29 – Richard Collman, St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 418 E. Sumner St. August 5 – Megan Engel, Bethel Lutheran Church, 1321 North Ave.  August 12– Stephen May, Skinner Memorial Chapel, Carleton College, 405 1st St. E. Recitals will include a free-will offering to defray publicity expenses.  For more information & to get on mailing list, email nnorop42@gmail.com Lutheran Summer Music (LSM) is the nation’s premier faith-based music academy for high school students. Experience a summer of concerts, recitals, and worship at St. Olaf College—open to all! New in 2026: Many recitals and concerts require free tickets to help manage seating. https://www.lsmacademy.org In addition to advanced musical instruction and numerous performance opportunities, LSM students form an intentional community, living together for four weeks on a Lutheran college campus. Since 1981, this unique and immersive program has guided the lives of thousands of young musicians, many of whom credit LSM as the starting place for their future careers and vocations.

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