KMSU - Good Thunder Reading Series Live Events
Minnesota State University’s Good Thunder Reading Series has been a remarkably successful literary showcase for years. Currently under the Direction of Dr. Richard Robbins (himself an accomplished poet), the series strives to highlight mostly Minnesota authors whose work has achieved a high level of peer respect. These authors usually spend at least two days on campus, meeting with students, talking about their craft and reading from their published works. The expansion of this program with KMSU and the Arts and Cultural Heritage Funds will be to take these talented authors to a more accessible setting, like a local coffee shop, and have them read from their published works, be interviewed and take Q & A from the local live audience. This will all be recorded and produced for radio broadcast. The finished production will then be published online as well.
Arts, culture and history will be interwoven into every facet of community life: Bringing these talented authors off campus will expose their work and knowledge to a much broader audience.More Minnesotans of all ages, ethnicities, abilities and incomes will participate in the arts, culture and history: Public places, like coffee shops, are accessible to virtually anyone, and this will encourage more participationPeople will trust Minnesota’s stewardship of public arts, culture and history funding: Collaborating with an already successful program like the Good Thunder Reading Series maximizes every dollar spent on this excellent enhancement.Arts, culture and history will thrive in Minnesota: Appreciation of Literature is vitally important for a vibrant Arts community.Increased potential for visual and literary artists in Minnesota to earn income from their art: These authors will be compensated for their time and talent.More locally and Minnesota focused content: Many of the Good Thunder Reading Series authors are from, or based in, MinnesotaMore local artists, historians, writers and other that have their work showcased through public broadcasting: The broadcast of these coffee shop events will showcase the work and knowledge of these talented authors.How outcomes will be measured: -Attendance at events, Arbitron/Radio Research Consortium ratings information, internet and Social media statistics
- The workshop was two weeks in length and resulted in ten segments each approximately three to five minutes in length that KMSU then broadcasted