Michelle Thaller grew up in Waukesha – she’s now the Manager of the Office of Education and Public Outreach for the Spitzer Space Telescope – her office is at Cal Tech in Pasadena, California. She was in Milwaukee for a lecture at the planetarium at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Click here to see Thaller's interview for NASA’s Space Place Live!
Patrick Nettesheim and Dan Van Buskirk are the founders of Guitars for Vets, a Milwaukee-based non-profit group trying to help returning war veterans deal with PTSD through music. They spoke with Bonnie North. The group will host a benefit concert featuring guitarist Doyle Dykes Thursday December 18th at Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin.
Jim Schley is a poet, editor, and managing director of Tupelo Press. He grew up in Bayside, and now lives in Vermont. His collection of poems is called As When, In Season, published by Marick Press. He tells Bonnie North about his poems and how he writes for the ear.
Nancy Quinn is the marketing director for Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops in Milwaukee, and a regular contributor to Lake Effect. She talks with Lake Effect’s Mitch Teich about some ideas for the book lover on your holiday shopping list. View the list of books.
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