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If you enjoy “Great Art”, head up the road to Little Falls tonight. Charles Gilbert Kapsner will be at the Great River Arts gallery from 6pm until 8pm presenting his annual salon, “Collaborations”. Details are at www.greatart.org Little Falls is another one of the gems that folks can enjoy as they take in the fall colors.

A Prairie Home Companion opens a new season and a new era as Chris Thile steps to the mic to host a live broadcast from home base, the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Singer, songwriter, guitarist, rock star, and man-about-Nashville, Jack White, joins in for a few acoustic tunes. Chris will welcome Brooklyn’s Lake Street Dive back to the land of 10,000 lakes — they’re sure to light up Exchange Street with an infectious blend of pop, soul, and jazz. Comedian Maeve Higgins from County Cork, by way of New York City joins in. Plus: scripts, scenes, and sound effects from the Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Tim Russell, Serena Brook, and Fred Newman; and music from The First-Call Radio Players: Richard Dworsky on piano, guitarist Chris Eldridge, Brittany Haas on fiddle, Sarah Jarosz singing and playing banjo and octave mandolin, bassist Paul Kowert, and Ted Poor on — *gasp* — drums. All that, and a never-before-heard song from Mr. Thile, brought to you by Powdermilk Biscuits, the Catchup Advisory Board, and Bee-bop-a-ree-bop Rhubarb Pie and Frozen Rhubarb Pie Filling. Tune in on your local public radio station or watch live (Saturday, 5pm – 7pm Central Time) at prairiehome.org.

“There will always be people who have so much more than you, but don’t forget to look behind you and see that there are even more people who have less than you.” Bee Osberg