Listen Fridays at 9:00am (replayed on Saturday also at 9am) to Paula Granquist’s “Art Zany: Radio for the Imagination”
Paula’s Guest/Topic this week: BIG show today – ArtZany! is going to the top of the hour again. We’ve got two stories about fathers and sons and a great preview of an upcoming art studio tour.
9:05 — Peter Geye is a Minnesota author and his debut novel is Safe from the Sea, a story about a son who returns to Duluth, to the Lake Superior area, to help his ailing and father. The son, Noah has been estranged from his father for years, an estrangement that began after his father survived the sinking of his Great Lakes ore boat during Noah’s youth. Geye’s novel has been chosen as an Indie Next pick for October, is a Midwest Connections pick, is a Women’s National Book Association “National Reading Group Month” selection, and is a Publisher’s Weekly Fall “Indie Sleeper List” selection. Copies of the book Safe from the Sea are available at the Carleton College Bookstore and will also be available at the event.
Discussion and Booksigning
Carleton College, Skinner Memorial Chapel
Thursday, October 21, 7PM
carleton.edu/campus/bookstore/
9:25 — Jennifer Wolcott is a metal artist who creates upcycled toys and garden sculptures. Her website is wolcottart.com. She is also one of the organizers of the great South Central Minnesota Studio ArTour and Sale. This show features artists from Northfield and Faribault and beyond. Today, we’re here to give people a sneak peak of the show. Next week ArtZany! Radio will have a full segment featuring two of the artists in the show.
South Central Minnesota Studio ArTour and Sale
Saturday, October 23 and Sunday, October 24, 10AM to 6PM
southcentralartour.com
9: 40 — David Francis is the author of the book, Bringing Jon Home: The Wilderness Search for Jon Francis. This is the story of a father’s search for his son who went missing in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho. The book is a memoir of his son Jon’s inspiring life and legacy. Visit the website bringingjonhome.com for more information about the book or jonfrancis.org for information about the Jon Francis Foundation.
Reading and Discussion
Thursday, 21 October, 7PM
Northfield Library Meeting Room
bringingjonhome.com
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