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Postcards continues its 16th season on Thursday, March 13, at 7 p.m.

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Postcards continues its 16th season on Thursday, March 13, at 7 p.m.

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GRANITE FALLS, Minnesota, March 6, 2025—Artists Ross Sutter, Sarah Johnson, and professional skateboarder Alec Majerus will be featured on the next episode of Postcards, which airs Thursday, March 13 at 7 p.m. on Pioneer PBS. The episode repeats the following Sunday at 7 p.m. and Monday at 1:30 p.m. Join us for an inspiring episode where creativity meets movement.

Ross Sutter of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is an artist and musician who embraces his Swedish heritage by playing the Swedish dulcimer. Sutter is also a teacher of music and instrument building. At various rural schools throughout Minnesota, he engages young minds in crafting their own Swedish dulcimers. 

Sarah Johnson of New London, Minnesota, is a lifelong artist. Her fascination with the transformative process of clay began in fifth grade when she was selected for a pottery class, and since then, she has had a love for the craft.

Then, view a teaser for the Pioneer PBS Special titled "A Life in Motion: The Alec Majerus Story," featuring the inspiring journey of pro skateboarder Alec Majerus in which he reflects on his roots in Rochester, Minnesota. The special is streamable online right now on pbs.org and on the PBS app!

Individuals in Pioneer PBS’s viewing area can livestream this episode at pioneer.org/live. All episodes and segments can also be viewed on the PBS app and online at pioneer.org/postcards/, video.pioneer.org/show/postcards/, and youtube.com/@PostcardsOnPioneerPBS/


About Postcards
Postcards is an award-winning art, culture, and history program produced by Dana Conroy with videography and editing by Kristofor Gieske and Ben Dempcy. The program is made possible by contributions from the voters of Minnesota through a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. The 2025 season is made possible by funding from Shalom Hill Farm, Explore Alexandria Tourism, Lake Region Arts Council, KRAM 96.7, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, and members of Pioneer PBS.

About Pioneer PBS
Established in 1966, Pioneer PBS is an award-winning, viewer-supported television station dedicated to sharing stories from rural Minnesota with the world. Pioneer PBS is headquartered in Granite Falls, Minnesota, with towers in Appleton, Worthington, and Fergus Falls. Pioneer PBS reaches more than a million people in rural areas and small towns in western Minnesota, the eastern Dakotas, and northern Iowa. Pioneer PBS is honored to be your television station—the only station in western Minnesota telling your stories and raising your voices into the media landscape. Our members help make programs like this possible with their generous support. For more information about Pioneer PBS or how you can help us make these stories a reality, visit pioneer.org/support or call 800-726-3178. 

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