Musician as Messenger
The first time I encountered local recording artist Ryan (Rion) Liestman was at a Morningside After Dark event in 2017 where he closed the show with a few familiar reggae songs that had the audience swaying and singing along. Morningside After Dark is the brainchild of Rebecca Bell Sorensen, Laurie Lindeen and Jim Mahoney, and those winter evening events include a variety of local authors, poets and musicians sharing readings and songs in the basement of Edina Morningside Church. Read more about Musician as Messenger
