The tree is lit and the skaters are circling the ice at Rockefeller Center as A Prairie Home Companion rings in our third week of broadcasting live from The Town Hall in the heart of New York's theatre district. With winter upon us, join in as world-renowned performer Yo-Yo Ma and the Assad Brothers join forces for a hot trio performance that is sure to keep out the cold, while the vocal stylings of jazz greats Inga Swearingen and Connie Evingson will add fuel to the fire. Also cozyin' up with us, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, Royal Academy of Radio Actors Tim Russell, Sue Scott and sound effects man Mr. Fred Newman , plus all the holiday happenings from “the little town that time forgot and the decades cannot improve.”

This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we're up after dark and not slowing down in the second weekend of our annual stint at The Town Hall. Join us as we get our blood pumping to the Bluegrass movements of the Punch Brothers, while Heather Masse's smooth stylings stimulate like a hot cup of street cart coffee. The Klezmatics will also be joining us and keeping the pace are The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band and The Royal Academy of Radio Actors: Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and sound effects man Mr. Fred Newman. None of the big city excitement can compare to the News From Lake Wobegon — with winter just setting in and Christmas around the corner, things can get a little unpredictable. Tune in Saturday and be a part of the raucous live broadcast from The Town Hall in New York City.

This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we are back for another live broadcast from The Town Hall located in the heart of Times Square in New York, NY. Karan Casey will bring a bit of the Irish sod to the Great White Way, while fiddler Sara Watkins and her bluegrass band will have you dancing to another jig. Also with us, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, Royal Academy of Radio Actors Tim Russell, Sue Scott and sound effects man Mr. Fred Newman, plus Garrison will have all the latest, Post-Thanksgiving News from Lake Wobegon.

This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we're heading over the river to broadcast live from the historic State Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We'll welcome some very special guests: country-music's beloved singer/songwriter Steve Wariner, and the ever-versatile, always vivacious Nellie McKay. Prepare to have your heart-strings tugged & your funny-bones tickled. Also with us: our good friend Andra Suchy, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors: Tim Russell, Sue Scott and sound effects man Mr. Tom Keith, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, plus the latest News from Lake Wobegon.

This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we get ready for Turkey Day by convening with the ghosts of Thanksgivings past. Guy Noir has a run in with a two-bit criminal known as "The Stuffer," Meryl Streep reads "Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver, and Leon Redbone sings "Shine on Harvest Moon." Vern Sutton, Janis Hardy and Philip Brunelle sing the "Thanksgiving Cantata," we remark upon the mysterious and merciful effects of Tryptophan and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band rocks a tune called "Stuff That Turkey." Plus, a cautionary tale from Lake Wobegon about the time Irene Bunsen decided to break from the traditional holiday menu. All this and more pre-Thanksgiving, harvest time, autumnal musings coming up.

This week on a Prairie Home Companion, we're bringing a touch of French flavor to the Midwest, live from the Civic Center in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. The grande rendezvous will include maestros of Cajun music BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, French folk chanteuse Francine Roche, and Mark Stillman — accordionist extraordinaire. The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band and Royal Academy of Radio Actors Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Sound Effects Man Fred Newman will supply that special je ne sais quoi, plus Café Boeuf, Guy Noir, and keeping au courant with Lake Wobegon.

This week on a hair-raising Halloween episode of A Prairie Home Companion, we'll bravely embark to the Great Plains of North Dakota for a live broadcast from the Bismarck Civic Center. Fear not, it won't be all shrieks and screams — Maria Jette, Andra Suchy, and Janet Sorenson will stir up a cauldron of wickedly wonderful vocals, and the fiery fiddles and guitars of local favorite The Radio Stars along with our own Guy's All-Star Shoe Band are sure to be a treat. Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman will conjure up cackles of delight, so gather round the campfire for ghostly visions and ghastly tales, plus all the latest News From Lake Wobegon

This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we're coming to you live from the Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul to journey through the world of radio with broadcast news veteran Harry Smith, of CBS fame. We'll welcome back some old friends, too: the boot-stompin', fiddle-pluckin', heart-breakin' Old Crow Medicine Show, honky-tonk heroes Robin & Linda Williams and Their Fine Group , as well as the Royal Academy of Actors: Tim Russell, Sue Scott, sound effects man Tom Keith, and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band. Plus, Guy Noir and the late-breaking news from Lake Wobegon. Don't touch that dial!

This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we're broadcasting live from the Fitzgerald Theater in snowy downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. Special guest Rosanne Cash will be a conduit of country music heritage, articulating the classics in her own stunning voice. Singer-songwriter Heather Masse will add a touch of jazz, and also with us, The Royal Academy of Actors: Tim Russell, Sue Scott, sound effects man Tom Keith, and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, plus the very latest news from Lake Wobegon.

This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we're broadcasting live from the Fitzgerald Theater in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota. Special guest Neko Case will conjure up a storm of song with her elemental voice and genre-meshing musical style. Singer Connie Evingson will be joining us as well. Also with us, singer Andra Suchy, Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors: Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and our sound effects man Mr. Tom Keith, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, plus all the latest News from Lake Wobegon.