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Monday April 28, 2008
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Hosted by Jane Hampden

Guests: Kathy Bernstein, Marianne Lubar, Mary Johnston, Estrella Sotomayor, Dave Koslowski, Kevin Henkes
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Jewish Museum Milwaukee
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Kathy Bernstein is executive director of Jewish Museum Milwaukee, which opens today.  She and Marianne Lubar, Milwaukee philanthropist and president of the museum’s board of trustees, give Jane Hampden a tour.


Fellowship in Tajikistan
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Mary Johnston teaches social studies at Wauwatosa West High School. She’s just back from a two-week fellowship, working with teachers in Tajikistan.  She speaks with Mitch Teich.

You can also watch a slideshow of pictures from Johnston's trip.


Health Care Language Barrier
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Estrella Sotomayor is a senior lecturer in Spanish and Portuguese at UW-Milwaukee.  Anne Banda is director of the Center for Cultural Diversity and Global Health at the College of Nursing.  They’re designing new Spanish courses with an emphasis on health care to help meet demand in the region for medical professionals who speak Spanish.  The talk with Jane Hampden.


Farmers' Markets Opening Soon
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Lake Effect contributor Dave Koslowski is a farmer and owner of Pinehold Gardens in Oak Creek.  He visits with Jane Hampden and reads a spring essay.  Here are links to information on Wisconsin-grown food and local products… the kind visitors to area farmers’ markets will find this spring:
Savor Wisconsin
Reap Food Group
Eat Wild


Bird Lake Moon
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Madison children’s writer Kevin Henkes speaks with Jane Hampden.  His new book is Bird Lake Moon, a novel for young readers.  He’s a Caldicott and Newbery award winner.  Some of his best-known books are Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, Chrysanthemum and Olive’s Ocean.  Henkes will be at the Milwaukee Public Library’s Centennial Hall tonight at 7 for a Schwartz Bookshop event.  Another Newbery winner, Lynne Rae Perkins, is joining him; she’s author of Criss Cross.


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