One aspect of the American Rescue Plan, which has helped the country weather the pandemic, is to provide funding for the arts. How has that played out in North Dakota?
Main Street contributor Brandi Malarkey visits with recipients of the arts grants, facilitated by the North Dakota Council on the Arts.
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The pandemic hit gig musicians pretty hard, but help came from American Rescue Plan. Special contributor Brandi Malarkey introduces us to Jerry and Friends, a trio of accordion players who used the funds to pivot to Facebook Live. -
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 - “Growing Small Towns” is an effort to tell the story of small-town life in a more accurate, nuanced way. It’s headquartered in Oakes, where Brandi Malarkey recently caught up with muralist LesleyAnne Buegel. ~~~ What books best represent North Dakota? Prairie Public intern Nick Rommel spoke with bookstore representatives from around the state to get their thoughts. ~~~ Katie Hoerth is a poet, and she recently won an award from NDSU, their annual "Poetry of the Plains and Prairies" award. She talks with Bill Thomas about plains and prairies, metaphors, and poetically likening herself to a spent farm field. -
Thursday, June 23, 2022 - Special contributor Brandi Malarkey continues her series on American Rescue Plan Grant recipients with a tour of the Nome Schoolhouse. ~~~ Sue Balcom’s topic this week on Main Street Eats is “Dairy Month.” -
Monday, June 20 - Folks in the small town of Buxton are working to restore some of the town's beloved buildings. The effort is called Buxton in Bloom. Bobbi Hepper Olson visits with special contributor Brandi Malarkey. ~~~ A new book just released explores the jazz scene in Fargo. It’s called Fargo Jazz. Ashley Thornberg visits with musician Russ Peterson and photographer/writer W. Scott Olsen. -
North Dakota artist and TikTok sensation Hannah Stelter is known for her cheerful images, entertaining puns, and embracing imperfection. She visits with Brandi Malarkey. -
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 - What does it mean to be “of the prairie” Dr. Molly Rozum contemplates that in her book, Grasslands Grown: Creating Place on the U.S. Northern Plains and Canadian Prairies. She’s an associate professor at the University of South Dakota. She visits with historian Dr. Tom Isern. ~~~ North Dakota artist and TikTok sensation Hannah Stelter is known for her cheerful images, entertaining puns, and embracing imperfection. She visits with Brandi Malarkey. -
Brandi Malarkey visits with Ellen Knudsen Duffey, who’s embarking on an ambitious plan to create a stained-glass greenhouse. -
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 - In our final installment of the North Dakota Teacher Retention Crisis series, in partnership with North Dakota United, Tom Gerhardt visits with former Democratic State Senator and former teacher Erin Oban. ~~~ The US Department of Agriculture’s first-ever survey of hemp production found an industry worth more than 800 million dollars. But the recent report also showed a glaring diversity issue: Just six percent of hemp growers are Black. Harvest Public Media’s Corinne Ruff reports. ~~~ We share a Natural North Dakota essay, “Pasque Flower.” ~~~ Growing Small Towns is bringing art to Oakes, ND with the assistance of a North Dakota Council of the Arts Grant to host a "Creating Stories" event the first weekend in April. Rebecca Undem visits with Brandi Malarkey to share a little of the journey that went into creating this event.
