A Prairie Home Companion for October 24, 2015
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This week: we're heading up the Mississippi River to its junction with the Rum River for a live broadcast from Anoka High School in our host's hometown of Anoka, Minnesota, the Halloween Capital of the World. We'll have a few other Anoka alums along to show off what they learned on the AHS stage, including globetrotting soprano Ellie Dehn and Broadway belter Kate Beahen. Plus: the Anoka High School Pep Band and the Seventh Avenue Singers will join us to represent the next generation of Anoka arts; our Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, will channel all the drama and comedy of their high school years; and pianist and music director Rich Dworsky and the band (drummer Bernie Dresel, bassist Larry Kohut, Richard Kriehn on mandolin and fiddle, and guitarist Chris Siebold) with a rock'n'roll tornado that's sure to have everyone dancing on the lockers in the Main Commons. Sharpen your pencils, power up those graphing calculators, be in your seat before the bell, and we'll see you at 5pm Central for a public radio pep rally!