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"What's Trending" looks at drug and alcohol trends occurring in Great Falls and Cascade County.

Hosts Marty Bannon and Amy Grisak returning after a long hiatus talking about their recent travels and backpacking excursions.

 

 

Host Matt Donnelly reunites for an interview with composer, conductor, and film scorer Cliff Eidelman talking about his latest recording of "The Tempest," a musical journey inspired by the world of Shakespeare.  For more information, go to cliffeidelman.com.

 

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

Answering the question of Why a person should care motivates people. Lisa Schmidt and her friend, Katie, found their answer to that question on a hike to a remote canyon.

CEO and Dean of Great Falls College/MSU Stephanie Erdmann joins David in the studio, along with Quincie Jones, Executive Director of Career and Technical Education, and Julie Barnwell, Health Science Division Director, to discuss exciting new developments at the College.

The dust that clouds the sight of my sheep going to pasture sends dust into my eyes and terror into my heart.

 

-Lisa

 

Host Matt Donnelly interviews composer Luna Pearl Woolf talking about her career, her compositions, and a preview of her latest piece "Jacqueline," an opera about the famed cellist Jacqueline du Pre.  For more information about the composer and her music, go to www.lunapearlwoolf.com.

 

 

Host Matt Donnelly interviews violinist from both the Cascade Quartet and the Great Falls Symphony Victor Tsai with a preview of the upcoming concert "Progressions" taking place Friday, November 22 at 7 PM at the Elks Lodge and on Sunday, November 24 at 2 PM at the First Congregational United Church of Christ.  For more information, go to gfsymphony.org.

This is audio from the 2024 Montana Veterans Memorial Veterans Day Ceremony taking place inside the Voyager Baseball Stadium on November 11, 2024. The recognition of the service of women veterans was the theme of the Veterans Day Ceremony and two veterans active in local service organizations served as guest speakers. United States Navy veteran Kim Kay McCarty Martin and United States Army veteran Shannon Wilson discussed their military experiences. Martin is the vice commander of American Legion Post 341 and Wilson is the adjutant of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4669 in Black Eagle.