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Mary Turck and News Day
January 21, 2015
Mary Turck is a Twin Cities based journalist who writes the News Day blog. She stops by KFAI regularly to talk about current events with Mike Fischbein on the Morning Blend. On Wednesday, January 21, their conversation touched on recent protests staged by the group Black Lives Matter, and President Obama's State of the Union Speech

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25th Annual MLK Breakfast
January 20, 2015
On Monday, January 19th, the United Negro College Fund and General Mills collaborated to present the 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast at the Minneapolis Convention Center. This massive celebration has become a Twin Cities tradition.

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"The Work" of Byron Katie on Health Notes Jan. 19
January 19, 2015
The Work of Byron Katie is a way of identifying and questioning the thoughts that cause all the anger, fear, depression, addiction, and violence in the world. Experience the happiness of undoing those thoughts through The Work, and allow your mind to return to its true, awakened, peaceful, creative nature. Kinshasha and Katie will explore the work as it relates to social justice in tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday

Health Notes airs Mondays 6:30-7:30 p.m.

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Minneapolis Observes Tom Sengupta Day
January 16, 2015
Friday, January 16, 2015 has been declared “Tom Sengupta Day” in Minneapolis.

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Entering The Healing Ground: A New Vision for Grief and Sorrow - Jan. 12 on Health Notes
January 12, 2015
In Entering the Healing Ground, author and soul activist Francis Weller, offers a new vision of grief and sorrow. He reveals the hidden vitality in grief, uncovered when the heart welcomes the sorrows of our life and those of the world. When the deeper rhythms of grief are allowed to emerge, we become aware of the intimate connection we share with all things. We are ripened in times of loss, made more human by the rites of grief. Through story, poetry and insightful reflections.

Health Notes airs on Mondays – 6:30-7:30PM

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Voices of Ethiopia, Revisited
January 11, 2015
KFAI is proud of its line-up of Sunday shows produced by members of immigrant communities in their native languages.

Sometimes, members of our English-only speaking audience ask for more information about these programs, including details about content.

One way to find out what's in a foreign language show is to talk with the host.

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African Wine Tasting Fundraising Event for KFAI Radio, Sun Jan 25th 4-8pm
January 11, 2015
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Scully Shapes Solo Show Around Whitman
January 8, 2015
For a decade, Walt Whitman has been roaming around Patrick Scully's mind, gestating performance material. Last summer Patrick premiered "Leaves of Grass – Uncut" at Illusion Theater with a cast of 19. Patrick is now creating the show as a solo, with two open rehearsals to begin the process.

Patrick Scully talked with Brenda Bell Brown on the Morning Blend.

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True Brit! welcomes Swedish singer songwriter Patrik Tanner!
January 7, 2015
On this week's True Brit! our mercurial host Simon Husbands will embrace another part of Europe – Sweden! Swedish person Patrik Tanner, born and raised in Sweden, celebrates his first Swedish album release in 30 years with a special performance at the American Swedish Institute – and will give True Brit! listeners a tatse of that event! Tanner will perform songs in Swedish from his new album, På Svenska. Throughout the evening, he will be sharing the stories behind the songs in English during this intimate evening in the Turnblad Mansion Ballroom.

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New Year's Resolutions for Children Should be Optional
January 6, 2015
New Years is a thrilling time for those who want to change their lives. When children catch on to the excitement, parents should make sure their resolutions are appropriate and fun.

Nanci Olesen is the director of the Mayflower Early Childhood Center in South Minneapolis; a Montessori preschool program for children aged 16 months to six years old.

Nanci stops by The Morning Blend regularly to talk about family and parenting issues, and she talked recently with Ron Thums about families and resolutions.

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