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Spectrum West with host Al Ross is a weekly live program exploring the music, arts and humanities in western Wisconsin. It includes in-depth and behind-the-scenes interviews and stories about area writers, musicians, theater, visual artists and much more. It keeps its listeners informed about changes, developments, growth and legislation that affect not only the arts, but its patrons.

Each week, Spectrum West pursues its mission of explaining to people of all ages and communities of all sizes why the arts are important.

The program, which made its debut in 1994, received a Community Arts Development Award by the Wisconsin Assembly of Local Arts in 2001. In 1998, Spectrum West and Wisconsin Public Radio were given a Tributary Award by the Eau Claire Regional Arts Council for Excellence in Service to the Arts by a Business or Organization.

Listen to Spectrum West on Thursdays at 10 a.m. on 88.3 WHWC-FM/ Menomonie-Eau Claire and 88.7 WRFW-FM/ River Falls, with a repeat broadcast at 7 p.m. Fridays on 89.7 WUEC-FM/ Eau Claire and 90.7 WVSS-FM/ Menomonie.

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Spectrum West for August 1, 2013 August 01, 2013 Spectrum West hosts the Ellen Whyte - Sue Orfield Band for an in-studio performance. Host Al Ross previews Chalkfest and Blues on the Chippewa. Plus, Ross talks with Stillman "Steel" Wagstaff and Laurel Bastian, both involved with the Writers in Prison Project. Jim Oliver talks with Jay Gilbertson, author of the Madeline Island Series. Play MP3 Download   52:15   (Entire Program) Spectrum West for July 25, 2013 July 25, 2013 Spectrum West plays an archived interview with legendary journalist Helen Thomas, who died July 20, to commemorate her career. William Schulman, Ray Bayley and the director of the latest production from the Red Barn Theater in Rice Lake join the show. Play MP3 Download   52:13   (Entire Program) Spectrum West for July 18, 2013 July 18, 2013 Nikki Nelson, program director at Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary, Sarona, WI; Jim Mandelert on the documentary film about Cray Research; Jill Olm, abstract artist and UWEC art professor; Babatunde Lea, percussionist and mentor at the Phipps Center drum camps. Play MP3 Download   52:05   (Entire Program) Spectrum West for July 11, 2013 July 11, 2013 Host Al Ross welcomes Don Brewer from Grand Funk Railroad. Mike Malone former University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire musician turned drummer for The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra. Rusty Volk will give us a backstage pass to the Northern Wisconsin State Fair. Special correspondent Jim Oliver interviews baseball legend Glenn St. Arnault about his book of recollections "Play Ball." Tune in to 88.3 WHWC-FM/ Menomonie-Eau Claire or 88.7 WRFW-FM/ River Falls. Play MP3 Download   52:15   (Entire Program) Spectrum West for June 28, 2013 June 28, 2013 Spectrum West welcomes Diane Christie and David Beck, from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Both worked on the national co-champion video game Flash Frozen. Spectrum West will also discuss the Yellow River Folk Music Festival, "Wayside" a musical variety show appearing at Fanny Hill, and Wisconsin Farm Technology Days. Play MP3 Download   52:32   (Entire Program) Steve Wierschem Executive director of Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park in Danbury, joins the show to discuss the first Yellow River Folk Music Festival. Play MP3 Download Matt and Suzy Kendziera Originators of the new musical variety show "Wayside" appearing at Fanny Hill Dinner Theater. Play MP3 Download Diane Christie and David Beck Program coordinator and art coordinator respectively, for the "Flash Frozen" video game. The game was created by 12 students at the University of Wisconsin - Stout. "Flash Frozen" is the national co-champion video game as judged at the Entertainment Software Association E3 Conference. Play MP3 Download Farm and Technology Days A preview of the largest outdoor farm show in Wisconsin. Play MP3 Download Spectrum West for June 21, 2013 June 21, 2013 Spectrum West welcomes Nobuyoshi Yasuda, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire faculty member and conductor, to discuss grants to be given to four UW-Eau Claire string musicians; B.J. Hollars, author and UW-Eau Claire assistant professor of English,to discuss his two new releases and Dr. Carroll Rund, president of the Ludington Guard Band. Special correspondent Jim Oliver chats with Mike Cook, director of the CVTG - Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild's production of "Seussical the Musical." Play MP3 Download   52:37   (Entire Program) B.J. Hollars Author B.J. Hollars has released a couple new books: a historical offering called "Opening the Doors: The Desegregation of the University of Alabama and the Fight for Civil Rights in Tuscaloosa" and a debut short story collection called "Sightings: Stories." Play MP3 Download Mike Cook Special correspondent Jim Oliver chats with Mike Cook, director of the play Seussical the Musical for the Chippewa Valley Theater Guild. Play MP3 Download Nobuyoshi Yasuda Nobuyoshi Yasuda, who conducts the University Symphony and teaches violin as a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Yasuda, who also conducts the Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra, will discuss the new scholarship program granting a full ride to four string musicians Play MP3 Download Ludington Guard Band Dr. Carroll Rund, historian and president of the Ludington Guard Band, which is celebrating its 125th season in Menomonie. Play MP3 Download Spectrum West for June 7, 2013 June 07, 2013 Spectrum West features the local theater arts season. Deb Johnson, Heyde Center for the Arts/Chippewa Valley Cultural Association, Claudia Hogan and Dick Hazelton, Eau Claire Municipal Band, Amy Reise, Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts and Karen Jacobson, Chippewa Valley Museum join host Al Ross to preview their organization's summer offerings. Special correspondent Jim Oliver welcomes Irene Erkenbrack to preview the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona MN. Play MP3 Download   53:23   (Entire Program) LaMoine MacLaughlin LaMoine MacLaughlin, director of the Northern Lakes Center for the Arts, discusses the upcoming summer events. Play MP3 Download Amy Reise Amy Reise, director of the Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts in Menomonie, discusses the upcoming summer season. Play MP3 Download Karen Jacobson Karen Jacobson of the Chippewa Valley Museum discusses upcoming summer programs and events. Play MP3 Download Irene Erkenbrack Irene Erkenbrack, sales and marketing director at the Great River Shakespeare Festival, previews this year's festival that runs June 26 to August 4 in Winona, Minn. Play MP3 Download Eau Claire Municipal Band Claudia Hogan, president of the Eau Claire Municipal Band, and member Dick Hazelton offer a preview of the upcoming summer concert series in Owen Park. Play MP3 Download Deb Johnson Deb Johnson, executive director of the Heyde Center for the Arts in Chippewa Falls previews "Chill on the Hill" and other summer programs at the Heyde Center. Play MP3 Download Spectrum West for May 24, 2013 May 24, 2013 This special edition of Spectrum West honored Bruce Hering, band and jazz director at both Eau Claire North and Eau Claire Memorial High Schools, on the event of his retirement Play MP3 Download   51:48   (Entire Program) Spectrum West for May 17, 2013 May 17, 2013 Chippewa Falls poet Jeannie Roberts to talk about her new book "Nature of It All." Other topics include what's on stage at the Fanny Hill Dinner Theatre in Eau Claire, Wisconsin's food culture and a look ahead to the Spectrum West calendar. Play MP3 Download   52:31   (Entire Program) Matt "Kerosene" Carter Menomonie Blue Caps Vintage Baseball Club team manager talks with Ross about their upcoming season. Play MP3 Download Ron Faiola Documentary filmmaker and now author Ron Faiola talks with Ross about his film made into a book "Wisconsin Supper Clubs: An Old Fashioned Experience." Play MP3 Download Mike Fischer Mike Fischer of the Chippewa Valley Blues Society talks to Ross about the fifth season of Tuesday Night Blues. Play MP3 Download Don Hodgins Executive director of the Fanny Hill Dinner Theatre joins Ross to preview the comedy, "Don't Dress for Dinner." Play MP3 Download Jeannie Roberts Chippewa Falls poet Jeannie Roberts joins Ross to preview her book "Nature of It All" and talk about her experience in the western Wisconsin arts community. Play MP3 Download Spectrum West for May 10, 2013 May 10, 2013 "Kay Dawson Retrospective: Her Life in Art," "Burleigh Grimes: Baseball's Last Legal Spitballer," the annual Beaver Creek Reserve photo contest, a collaborative spring concert event and the Creative Drive Art Tour are all featured on this edition of Spectrum West. Play MP3 Download   52:30   (Entire Program) Kay Dawson Retrospective: Her Life in Art - Curator David Caradori Host Al Ross welcomes David Caradori, ceramic artist and curator of "Kay Dawson Retrospective: Her Life in Art." Kay Dawson was a long-time resident of the Eau Claire area whose still life paintings and drawings have been shown throughout the Midwest. Play MP3 Download Joe Niese Jim Oliver interviews Joe Niese, author of "Burleigh Grimes: Baseball's Last Legal Spitballer." Niese is a librarian in Chippewa Falls and a member of the Society for American Baseball Research. Play MP3 Download Lynn Barrie Lynn Barrie, from Beaver Creek Reserve in Fall Creek, talks about the annual photo contest. The nature photography contest categories include mammals, birds, dynamics of nature, landscapes and more. Play MP3 Download John Onkka Potter John Onkka previews the annual Creative Drive Art Tour coming to four locations in western Wisconsin featuring over 60 artists. Play MP3 Download Gordon Murphy Gordon Murphy is the executive director of the Chippewa Valley Symphony. Murphy and the Symphony presented, "Ode to Joy," a collaborative music event featuring The Master Singers and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Concert Choir, performing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Murphy joined the show to preview the concert. Play MP3 Download Gordon Murphy, part 2 Play MP3 Download Spectrum West for May 3, 2013 May 03, 2013 The Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, the Eau Claire Children's Theatre's production of "Next to Normal," spring art tours and a Japanese garden celebration are all featured on this edition of Spectrum West. Play MP3 Download   52:38   (Entire Program) David Demattia Artist David Demattia previews the annual "Earth Arts" spring art tour. "Earth Arts" features 27 different stops and more than 40 artists in the upper St. Croix Valley. Play MP3 Download Lee Friederich Lee Friederich, event coordinator and associate lecturer at the University of Wisconsin - Barron County, will share the details about "The Friendship Garden Festival: An Evening of Music and Japanese Food." The event celebrates the 15th anniversary of the Japanese garden on the UW-Barron County campus in Rice Lake. Play MP3 Download Wayne Marek Special correspondent Jim Oliver talks with Wayne Marek, executive director of the Eau Claire Children's Theatre. Marek features the ECCT's presentation of "Next to Normal." Play MP3 Download Johannes Strohschank Host Al Ross welcomes Johannes Strohschank, a German language expert and presenter at the 2013 Friends of the Max Kade Institute Annual Meeting and Dinner. The Institute supports scholarly research, documentation and outreach of German-American history, culture and language. The event included a tour of the Chippewa Valley Museum, presentations by local German heritage specialists and a German banquet. Play MP3 Download Spectrum West for April 26, 2013 April 26, 2013 Comedian Lisa Lampanelli, The Jones Tones album release, the Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra's concert "Two Symphonies and a Double Concerto," a preview of arts and culture events in the St. Croix Valley and the annual Classical Piano Festival in Shell Lake are all featured on this edition of Spectrum West. Play MP3 Download   52:34   (Entire Program) Dr. David Jones Dr. David Jones, a professor of English and Women's Studies and member of The Jones Tones, discusses The Jones Tones' newest album release. Play MP3 Download Lisa Lampanelli Stand-up and insult comedian Lisa Lampanelli talks about her appearance at the State Theatre in Eau Claire on May 10. She is noted for her racy and controversial style of comedy, which frequently includes subjects such as race and homosexuality. Play MP3 Download Ivar Lunde Jr. Ivar Lunde, Jr., music director for the Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra, previews the final concert of the 2012-2013 season, "Two Symphonies and a Double Concerto." The program features Michael Haydn's Symphony No. 23 in D Major, George Frideric Handel's Concerto Grosso and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra. Play MP3 Download Spectrum West for April 19, 2013 April 19, 2013 Marilyn Nelson, winner of the Frost Medal from the Poetry Society of America; the University of Wisconsin - River Falls' Wyman Series presentation of "What's your Tree? Believe in your Dreams and your Power to Change the World,"; the Menomonie Theater Guild's production of "Our Town"; and the Eau Claire Male Chorus' upcoming concert, "The Big Sing" are all featured on this edition of Spectrum West. Play MP3 Download   53:34   (Entire Program) Julia Butterfly Hill Julia Butterfly Hill is a keynote speaker for the UW-River Falls Wyman Series' presentation of "What's your Tree? Believe in your Dreams and your Power to Change the World." Hill talks with Ross about her experience living in the canopy of a California Redwood. She also discusses her book "The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods." Play MP3 Download Robert Wierman Robert Wierman previews the Eau Claire Male Chorus' "The Big Sing," featuring over 300 male singers in individual and combined choruses from across the Midwest and special guests the UW-Eau Claire Singing Statesmen. Play MP3 Download Susan Weston Susan Weston, the director of the Menomonie Theater Guild's production of "Our Town" talks about the upcoming show. Play MP3 Download Marilyn Nelson Host Al Ross talks with Marilyn Nelson, winner of the Frost Medal from the Poetry Society of America for "distinguished lifetime achievement in poetry." Nelson will read some of her work during the annual "Chippewa Valley Reads" event in the Woodland Theater in the W.R. Davies Student Center at the UW-Eau Claire on April 23. Play MP3 Download Spectrum West for April 12, 2013 April 12, 2013 "In a New Light," a program encouraging photographic self-expression, the University of Wisconsin-Stout's annual "Fashion without Fabric" event, the book "Powerful Ideas in Teaching: Creating Environments in which Students want to Learn," and the Chippewa Valley Theater Guild's production of "Urinetown" are all featured on this edition of Spectrum West. Play MP3 Download   52:57   (Entire Program) Ben Thwaits Ben Thwaits, the Expressive Arts Coordinator for Northwest Passage, a residential mental health treatment center in Frederic discusses "In a New Light." The program aims to empower troubled teenagers, encouraging teenagers to engage in photographic journeys of self-expression. Play MP3 Download Katie Thoma UW-Stout senior Katie Thoma is the director of the annual "Fashion without Fabric" fashion show. The presentation will showcase fashions designed by students from the University and made from a variety of non-traditional materials such as garbage bags, cardboard and vinyl records. Play MP3 Download Keith Lorasch Special correspondent Jim Oliver welcomes Keith Lorasch, the director of the Chippewa Valley Theater Guild's production of "Urinetown." Play MP3 Download Dr. Mickey Kolis Dr. Mickey Kolis, associate professor of education studies at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, discusses his latest book, "Powerful Ideas in Teaching: Creating Environments in Which Students Want to Learn." Co-authored with Emily Bright Krusack, the book is meant to serve as a classroom guidebook featuring ideas and advice from teachers. Play MP3 Download Spectrum West for April 5, 2013 April 05, 2013 "In Spite of Ourselves: An Evening of John Prine Music" at the Little Grand Theater, AcoustiHoo's new album release, the Phipps Center for the Arts production of "The O'Conner Girls," and the University of Wisconsin-River Falls production of "Ancient Wings: A Crane's Story" are featured on this edition of Spectrum West. Play MP3 Download   50:08   (Entire Program) Derick Black Derick Black is a performer in the Grand Theater's presentation of "In Spite of Ourselves: An Evening of John Prine Music". Black previews the concert which consists of a melting pot of vocalists and musicians. Play MP3 Download AcoustiHoo Sue Orfield and AcoustiHoo members discuss the release of their new album. Play MP3 Download Sally Childs Sally Childs is the director of the Phipps Center for the Arts production of "The O'Conner Girls," which runs April 4-21. Play MP3 Download Robin Murray Robin Murray, a professor of theatre arts and co-chair of communication studies at the UW-River Falls, joins the show to discuss the upcoming production of "Ancient Wings: A Crane's Story." The production involves puppetry, dance and scenic productions. Play MP3 Download Spectrum West for March 29, 2013 March 29, 2013 Al Ross welcomes Wisconsin mandolinist Jesse Cobb, photojournalist John Noltner, Blaine Halverson from the Menomonie Theater Guild and Pamela Fuchs from the Festival Theatre in Eau Claire. Play MP3 Download   52:04   (Entire Program) John Noltner John Noltner, a Minneapolis-based photojournalist, discusses the growth of the "A Peace of my Mind" photographic documentary project that he founded in 2009. The project has blossomed into a multi-platform experience including a traveling exhibit, website, podcasts and a book. Play MP3 Download Pamela Fuchs Special correspondent Jim Oliver welcomes Pamela Fuchs from the Festival Theatre in St. Croix Falls. Fuchs will discuss the upcoming season, including the theater's production of "Rounding Third," a two-man show about two fathers who coach their sons in little league baseball. Play MP3 Download Blaine Halverson Blaine Halverson, the director of the Menomonie Theater Guild, previews opportunities offered to students in grades 1-12 through the Red Cedar Youth Stage. Activities include camp programs, theater productions and classes that begin in April and run through the end of July. Play MP3 Download Jesse Cobb Jesse Cobb is one-half of a bluegrass duo also featuring his brother Shad Cobb. Jesse Cobb is a mandolin player who burst onto the music scene in the 1990s as part of the Cobb Brothers Band. The brothers are from Dairyland, a small town at the northernmost tip of Wisconsin. Play MP3 Download Spectrum West for March 22, 2013 March 22, 2013 Chippewa Falls native Robert 'One Man' Johnson, Amber Dernbach, an English teacher and improv mentor at Memorial High School and Lynn Jaskowiak, a self-taught chef joined this edition of Spectrum West. Also, special correspondent Jim Oliver welcomes local author of "One Came Home," Amy Timberlake. Play MP3 Download   51:49   (Entire Program) Robert 'One Man' Johnson Robert 'One Man' Johnson is a Wisconsin native and UW-Eau Claire graduate turned one-man show. Johnson performs classic and original blues and ragtime hits with his voice, harmonica, guitar, hi-hat cymbal and foot piano simultaneously. Play MP3 Download Amber Dernbach Amber Dernbach is an English teacher at Memorial High Schooland coaches school's improv program. As a mentor for the program, Dernbach sees first-hand the benefits that improv can have on young minds and how it can give students future advantages. Play MP3 Download Lynn Jaskowiak Jaskowiak is a self-taught chef and talked about her involvement in the culinary arts. Jaskowiak uses her natural curiosity about food and cooking to discover the why and how of cooking. Jaskowiak also blends her own teas and spices. Play MP3 Download Amy Timberlake Special correspondent Jim Oliver welcomed local author Amy Timberlake to discuss her young adult novel, "One Came Home." The novel is set in 1871 in Wisconsin. Play MP3 Download Spectrum West for March 15, 2013 March 15, 2013 Public libraries in an electronic era, the original theater production of "Procula's Vision" at the State Theatre in Eau Claire, local folk musician Sue West's new album release and the 6th Annual WHYS St. Patrick's Shortest Sidewalk Parade and Fundraiser are all featured on this edition of Spectrum West. Play MP3 Download   52:11   (Entire Program) John Stoneberg John Stoneberg is the Director of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library. He talks with Ross about the challenges faced by L.E. Phillips Library and others like it as they struggle with large publishing organizations to gain access to electronic books and files. Stoneberg talk about the history of the conflict, its effect on public library patrons and what can be done to fix the problem. Play MP3 Download John Stoneberg, Part 2 Play MP3 Download Sue West Mantell-basd folk musician Sue West joins the Ross to talk about the release of her new album, "Words of a Friend." The album was released at West's March 17 performance at Rush River Lutheran Church in River Falls. West also shares a sample of her music with the program. Play MP3 Download Michael Van Hemert Community Arts is a group of performers devoted to bringing quality musicals, comedy, and drama to the Eau Claire area. Its most recent original production, "Procula's Vision," run at the State Theatre in March. Michael Van Hemert, a cast member, talks with special correspondent Jim Oliver Play MP3 Download Ben Johnson Ben Johnson, a community radio volunteer at WHYS 96.3 FM, talks with Ross about the 6th Annual St. Patrick's Shortest Sidewalk Parade and Fundraiser, benefiting WHYS 96.3 FM - the Chippewa Valley's only volunteer-run radio station. Play MP3 Download Spectrum West for March 8, 2013 March 08, 2013 Spectrum West features the music performance scene in western Wisconsin on this week's edition. Al Ross welcomes Lucy Kaplansky from the folk trio Red Horse, singer/songwriter/guitarist Paul Metsa and musical playwright Jerry Way. Special correspondent Jim Oliver previews "What's On Stage" in western Wisconsin and talks with Steve Demars, the director of the Barron Spotlighters' production of "Singing in the Rain." Play MP3 Download   52:53   (Entire Program) Jerry Way Jerry Way is a musical playwright and his newest work, a musical comedy, "Wheeler Dealers" opens on March 14 at the Heyde Center for the Arts. Wheeler is a retired music educator from Chippewa Falls. Play MP3 Download Paul Metsa Paul Metsa is a Minnesota-based singer/songwriter/guitarist who recently released his newest album, "Blues, Ballads and Broadsides: Songs from the Blue Guitar Highway." Play MP3 Download Paul Metsa, Part 2 Play MP3 Download Steve Demars Jim Oliver talks with Steve Demars, the director of the Barron Spotlighters' production of "Singing in the Rain." Play MP3 Download Lucy Kaplansky Lucy Kaplansky is one-third of the folk trio, Red Horse. She is well known for her work collaborating with folk artists across the country, as well as her solo career. Kaplansky and fellow Red Horse members Eliza Gilkyson and John Gorka visited the Festival Theatre in St. Croix Falls on March 8. Play MP3 Download Lucy Kaplansky, Part 2 Play MP3 Download Spectrum West for March 1, 2013 March 01, 2013 Lasagna gardening, the Old Gem Theater in New Richmond, Noah Hoehn, Red Horse folk trio and Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest are all featured on this edition of Spectrum West with Al Ross and special correspondent Jim Oliver. Play MP3 Download   52:59   (Entire Program) Roger Reynolds Roger Reynolds is the owner of Infiltrating Landscapes Consulting. Reynolds speaks on the topic of lasagna gardening, an organic-technique used to enrich garden soil by layering compost and other nutrient-rich and decomposable materials. Play MP3 Download Noah Hoehn Noah Hoehn's is known for his wide performance repertoire of harmonica, vocals, marimba and live audio looping, while blending the sounds of new blues and marimba pop. Play MP3 Download Kathy Welch Kathy Welch, the artistic director for the Old Gem Theater in New Richmond,discusses the theater's presentation of "I Never Saw Another Butterfly," a one-act play which follows Raja, one of the children who survived in a WWII nazi concentration camp. Play MP3 Download Georgia Parham Georgia Parham from the Department of Natural Resources talks about the Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest, sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Play MP3 Download Spectrum West for February 22, 2013 February 22, 2013 The Library of Congress' "National Recording Preservation Plan," L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library's annual "ArtsWest" exhibit in Eau Claire, "The Pirates of Penzance" at the Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts and "Art in the Airport at the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport Play MP3 Download   26:38   (Entire Program) Patrick Loughney Patrick Loughney, the executive director of the Library of Congress' National Audio Visual Conservation Center, discusses the National Recording Preservation Plan. The plan is designed to help preserve and archive recorded content on a national level and to minimize loss of documented history and make the records more accessible. Play MP3 Download James Boyd Brent James Boyd Brent, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota College of Design, also joins the show. Brent recently served as juror for the annual "ArtsWest" exhibit at the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire. Brent selected the sixty-one pieces of work by fifty-six artists that will be on display at the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library. Play MP3 Download Pinckney and Susan Hall; Audric Buhr Jim Oliver talks with Pinckney and Susan Hall and Audric Buhr - 3 cast members int eh Menomonie Theater Guild's production of "The Pirates of Penzance" at the Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts. Play MP3 Download Claude Schilling Claude Schilling, a photographer, discusses the photography and mixed-media art displayed at the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport. The "Art in the Airport" displays are organized by Schilling with partner, Lloyd Fleig and feature local artists. Play MP3 Download Spectrum West for February 15, 2013 February 15, 2013 WPR's Karl Schmidt, UW-Barron County's "Red Cedar Review", the "We Challenge U" blood drive campaign by the American Red Cross and a preview of upcoming regional theater productions are all featured on this week's Spectrum West. Play MP3 Download   33:19   (Entire Program) Karl Schmidt Long-time WPR personality and founding board member of NPR, Karl Schmidt talks with Ross about his long life on- and off-air. Schmidt is well known for his contributions to the internationally acclaimed radio drama series "EARPLAY" and his readings on the daily program "Chapter a Day." Play MP3 Download Karl Schmidt, part 2 Part 2 of Al Ross' conversation with Karl Schmidt Play MP3 Download Corey Benjamin Corey Benjamin, a program manager with 'The American Red Cross' "We Challenge U" blood drive, talks with Ross about the student-focused campaign which visited university campuses in February./ Play MP3 Download Die Fledermaus Special correspondent Jim Oliver presents "What's On-Stage in Western Wisconsin," previewing "Die Fledermaus," an operetta production of UWEC Theatre. Play MP3 Download Joel Friederich Joel Friederich, an assistant professor of English at UW-Barron County, discusses the University's annual journal of arts and literature, "Red Cedar." Play MP3 Download Back Further? (View Period: 08/10/12 - 02/14/13)