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Thursday on Lake Effect: The Black Nite Brawl, Sculpture Milwaukee, 75th Anniversary of D-Day

Thursday on Lake Effect:

We learn about the first LGBT uprising in Wisconsin, 8 years before the Stonewall riot in Greenwich Village kicked off the national gay pride movement. Then, we talk with the artist responsible for turning the Chase Building atrium into a jungle of flowers. Essayist Art Cyr shares some thoughts on D-Day’s 75th anniversary. WUWM's Angelina Mosher Salazar visits a festival marking the end of Ramadan, and innovation reporter Chuck Quirmbach looks into the future of energy storage.

Guests:

  • Michail Takach, historian
  • Carlos Rolón, artist; Marilu Knode, Sculpture Milwaukee Director of Exhibitions and Programs
  • Art Cyr, essayist
  • Eid al-Fitr feature, Angelina Mosher Salazar (WUWM)
  • Energy storage feature, WUWM Innovation reporter Chuck Quirmbach