Los Angeles
October 2, 2012
For Katey Bellville, yodeling came naturally.
The Midwestern rooted bluegrass and folk singer never even knew she could yodel until she was forced under the spotlight.
After winning a scholarship for being homecoming queen her senior year of high school, Bellville was asked to participate in a beauty pageant. Despite her lack of experience, she won the Miss Wisconsin title and was sent to compete in another pageant in Los Angeles, Calif.
Her...
April 21, 2011
While attending events such as Minnesota Marine Art Museum lectures, Great River Shakespeare Festival performances, and Winona State University and Saint Mary’s University plays, Mary Farrell walks into a room and knows more than half of the crowd
January 13, 2011
Fifth-anniversary season also includes return performances by Thomas Hampson, Dale Warland, and the Minnesota Orchestra
Pianist André Watts will present the opening concert of the 2011 Minnesota Beethoven Festival, which runs from June 26 through July 17. The annual festival, celebrating its fifth season this summer, will also feature return performances by baritone Thomas Hampson as well as the Minnesota Beethoven Festival Chorale led by Dale Warland. Other guest artists include pianist Leon Fleisher, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, violinist Qian Zhou,...
May 3, 2010
WSU student receives the opportunity to interview her comedic idol: Chelsea Handler
I couldn’t decide if I should go through with it. I had dreamed about when this would happen and how it would go, but I didn’t think it would happen so soon. Was I actually ready for this?
As I stood sixth in line at the University of Minnesota bookstore on Saturday, April 3, 2010, I began preparing myself to ask the queen of late night television, three-time New York Times best-selling author Chelsea Handler, for a five-minute...