Rhythm Makers
Season 5 Episode 10 | 26m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Visit Blackhawk Island in Jefferson County to explore the life of poet Lorine Niedecker.
Host Angela Fitzgerald heads to Blackhawk Island in Jefferson County to explore the life of poet Lorine Niedecker. Profiles include a Pewaukee couple who know Mr. and Mrs. Claus; a student/Milwaukee native who’s heading across the pond; a retired Milwaukee teacher with a passion for playing Latin music; and a Manitowoc woman who creates beaded flower bouquets.
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Rhythm Makers
Season 5 Episode 10 | 26m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Host Angela Fitzgerald heads to Blackhawk Island in Jefferson County to explore the life of poet Lorine Niedecker. Profiles include a Pewaukee couple who know Mr. and Mrs. Claus; a student/Milwaukee native who’s heading across the pond; a retired Milwaukee teacher with a passion for playing Latin music; and a Manitowoc woman who creates beaded flower bouquets.
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Wisconsin Life is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin
Funding for Wisconsin Life is provided by the Wooden Nickel Fund, Mary and Lowell Peterson, A.C.V. and Mary Elston Family, Leon Price & Lily Postel, Stanley J. Cottrill Fund, UW...