
Artist Mary Pettis and Verse Like Water
Season 8 Episode 1 | 28m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
Tour the Jacques Art Center in Aitkin, MN & view the realistic landscapes of Mary Pettis.
In this season 8 premiere 2-segment episode, tour the Jacques Art Center in Aitkin Minnesota to view the expressive realist landscape art of Mary Pettis. Then listen at Brainerd’s Central Lakes College as MacArthur Foundation award winner Professor Terrance Hayes of The University of Pittsburgh recites his poetry for Jeffery Johnson’s Verse Like Water.
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Common Ground is a local public television program presented by Lakeland PBS
This program is made possible by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment and members of Lakeland PBS.

Artist Mary Pettis and Verse Like Water
Season 8 Episode 1 | 28m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
In this season 8 premiere 2-segment episode, tour the Jacques Art Center in Aitkin Minnesota to view the expressive realist landscape art of Mary Pettis. Then listen at Brainerd’s Central Lakes College as MacArthur Foundation award winner Professor Terrance Hayes of The University of Pittsburgh recites his poetry for Jeffery Johnson’s Verse Like Water.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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