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From the Minnesota State Legislature homepage: "In 2008, Minnesota voters passed a constitutional amendment, often referred to as the 'Legacy Amendment,' that increased the state’s sales tax by 3/8ths of 1 percent for 25 years . The funds raised by this tax are dedicated to four separate funds that each receive a specific percentage of the revenues: Outdoor Heritage Fund (33 percent), Clean Water Fund (33 percent), the Parks and Trails Fund (14.25 percent), and the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (19.75 percent). The Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (ACHF) is a state fund that 'may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access and to preserve Minnesota’s history and cultural heritage.'"

As a member of the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (AMPERS), KMSU Radio is one of several organizations in Minnesota that is able to use this funding to support a wide variety of events to create broadcast content for the community. Many of these events and projects would not be possible without Arts & Cultural Heritage Funding, so we'd like to say thank you to the voters of Minnesota for supporting the Legacy Amendment. Your decision has made Minnesota an even more vibrant place to live.

Entire Dark Flamingo Radio Drama Now Streaming

Listen to all six parts of the Fountaineers' latest production on demand

June 04, 2025 |

a flamingo dressed in a trench coat and fedora announcing the six part Dark Flamingo radio drama

The Fountaineers KMSU Radio Drama Troupe presented their six-radio drama The Dark Flamingo over six consecutive weeks in 2025. The cast was drawn from enthusiastic community volunteers that love radio drama and having fun. This production was made possible with funding from the Minnesota State Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund. Did you miss the broadcasts in real time? Listen to it here!

The Maverick FM · The Dark Flamingo

The Fountaineers were founded in 2021 by director Shelley Pierce. The group is made up of area volunteers with a love of radio drama. Their first four productions were the George Romero zombie classic Night of the Living Dead, Ed Wood's classic Plan 9 From Outer Space, William Castle's House on Haunted Hill, the original anthology of Completely in the Dark Theater, and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. You can listen to all of their productions below.

The Maverick FM · The Fountaineers present Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (12/23/24)

The Maverick FM · The Fountaineers present Completely in the Dark Theater (10/31/24)

The Maverick FM · The Fountaineers present House On Haunted Hill (10/31/23)

The Maverick FM · The Fountaineers present Plan 9 From Outer Space (10/31/22)

The Maverick FM · The Fountaineers present Night of the Living Dead (10/31/21)

Please join the Fountaineers KMSU Radio Drama Troupe on Facebook for information about future productions.

This production was made possible with funding from the Minnesota State Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

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