In The Moment ... Literacy And Hip-Hop

In The Moment ... August 9, 2017 Show 152 Hour 1

What's the role of music in literacy? What's the role of hip hop in American culture? REACH Literacy in Sioux Falls hosts a Music Master Class, the hip-hop edition,  this Thursday, August 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Prairie Berry East Bank in Sioux Falls. We’re joined by REACH Literacy executive director Paige Carda and Dr. Derrick Robinson, Assistant Professor of Education Leadership at the University of South Dakota.

Ashley Ballou-Bonnema was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when she was a baby. She's an author and a blogger. She's the founder of Breathe Bravely, an advocacy group for cystic fibrosis. One of the Breathe Bravely's projects is called SingSpire. You can join Ashley and others for SingSpire: A Night of Song on Tuesday, August 15 at 7 p.m.

SDPB’s Nate Wek recently checked out the largest display of model trains in the state. He joins us to recapture the magic of childhood and the wonders of miniature engineering.