Come enjoy the Minnesota State Fair with us! Join MPR News, The Current, YourClassical MPR, and all of our friends at Camp MPR. You can become a member and receive a special MPR State Fair Tote Bag designed by Minneapolis-based artist Genessis Lopez, find public radio merchandise from your favorite MPR station, spin our prize wheel (everyone is a winner!) and sit down to take in LIVE discussions and entertainment.
Monday, August 28, 2023
- 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. YourClassical MPR presents Titambe
- 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. MPR News Climate discussion with Kenny Blumenfeld, Senior Climatologist of the Minnesota State Climate Office, hosted by Cathy Wurzer
- 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. The Current presents Faith Boblett
The school district’s seen vaccinations jump among its youngest learners. Charmaine Branchaud said that success started with sifting through paper records to help understand student health needs.
Come enjoy the Minnesota State Fair with us! Join MPR News, The Current, YourClassical MPR, and all of our friends at Camp MPR. You can become a member and receive a special MPR State Fair Tote Bag designed by Minneapolis-based artist Genessis Lopez, find public radio merchandise from your favorite MPR station, spin our prize wheel (everyone is a winner!) and sit down to take in LIVE discussions and entertainment.
Sunday, August 27, 2023
- 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Laurels String Quartet
- 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Laurels String Quartet
- 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Siama’s Congo Roots
- 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Siama’s Congo Roots
These eight producers will battle for honor, for glory, and for a $500 gift certificate to Down in the Valley in the the State Fair Producer Showdown brought to you by Carbon Sound & PureWateradio!
- Brainw0rm
- Dave Kellner
- Don Belly
- Eslicky
- Euphoria’s Room
- Roc Barboza
- Somburd
- Wan Guru
Don’t miss this special event at the MPR State Fair Booth on August 26 starting at 4 p.m. CT
Come enjoy the Minnesota State Fair with us! Join MPR News, The Current, YourClassical MPR, and all of our friends at Camp MPR. You can become a member and receive a special MPR State Fair Tote Bag designed by Minneapolis-based artist Genessis Lopez, find public radio merchandise from your favorite MPR station, spin our prize wheel (everyone is a winner!) and sit down to take in LIVE discussions and entertainment.
Saturday, August 26, 2023
- 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Aby Wolf
- 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Aby Wolf
- 4:00 – 6:00 pm Carbon Sound and PureWaterRadio Present: State Fair Producer Showdown
Come enjoy the Minnesota State Fair with us! Join MPR News, The Current, YourClassical MPR, and all of our friends at Camp MPR. You can become a member and receive a special MPR State Fair Tote Bag designed by Minneapolis-based artist Genessis Lopez, find public radio merchandise from your favorite MPR station, spin our prize wheel (everyone is a winner!) and sit down to take in LIVE discussions and entertainment.
Friday, August 25, 2023
- 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MPR News & TPT present a live taping of TPT’s Almanac
- 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Meet MPR News Meteorologists Paul Huttner and Sven Sundgaard
- 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Sahan Journal Presents
- 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. The Current presents Lady Midnight
Come enjoy the Minnesota State Fair with us! Join MPR News, The Current, YourClassical MPR, and all of our friends at Camp MPR. You can become a member and receive a special MPR State Fair Tote Bag designed by Minneapolis-based artist Genessis Lopez, find public radio merchandise from your favorite MPR station, spin our prize wheel (everyone is a winner!) and sit down to take in LIVE discussions and entertainment.
Thursday, August 24, 2023
- 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Little Moments Count presents a live taping of the Early Risers Podcast
- 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. YourClassical MPR presents a live taping of Project DJ with Steve Staruch
- 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. MPR News presents "What's working in Fair Food this year?" with MPR News reporter Tim Nelson
- 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. The Current presents Mae Simpson
Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of continuous weekly national broadcasts of Pipedreams with a free festive concert of music for organ and orchestra! You’ll enjoy the shared experience of hearing 67-rank Blackinton pipe organ in Benson Great Hall on the campus of Bethel University in Arden Hills, Minn. The musical program soloists include Aaron David Miller, Brenda Sevcik, Stephen Self and Pipedreams host Michael Barone himself.
- Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023
- 2:00 p.m. CT
- Benson Great Hall at Bethel University
- General admission is free but ticket reservations are required
Two weeks after becoming the first recreational cannabis dispensary in Minnesota to open its doors for business, the Red Lake Nation in northwestern Minnesota said it’s working on a mobile dispensary, which will resemble a food truck.
- Marijuana in Minnesota
- Recreational use of cannabis for adults 21 and older is now legal in Minnesota.
