Friday on Lake Effect: 'Almost Crimson,' Veterans Concert, The Vitrolum Republic

Friday on Lake Effect:

On today’s show Milwaukee writer Dasha Kelly takes on one of the hard truths about mental illness in her new novel. Plus, what the middle-schoolers that make up the Milwaukee Children’s Choir get from singing for veterans, and the members of The Vitrolum Republic give us an acoustic preview of their newly released third album.

Guests:

• Dasha Kelly, author
• Marco Melendez, Milwaukee Children’s Choir
• Mark Siegrist, essayist
• The Vitrolum Republic, (band)

Segments:

• Challenging the Stigma of Mental Illness Through Fiction
• Milwaukee Children's Choir Perform 'Songs of the Unsung Heroes' for Veterans Day
• Essay: Can I Take This Home?
• Milwaukee's Vitrolum Republic Releases Third Album