Friday on Lake Effect: PrideFest, Lanford Wilson Art Collection, U.S. Poet Laureate, Bubbler Talk

Friday on Lake Effect:

For the past 20 years Pride Fest has kicked off Milwaukee’s summer festival season. An organizer of the event talks about why it’s still important. Then, we learn about the private art collection of the late American playwright Lanford Wilson on display at the Milwaukee Art Museum.  We'll also talk with activist, performance artist, and US Poet Laureate Juan Filipe Herrera, and we present the latest episode of Bubbler Talk.

Guests:

• Jorna Taylor, Milwaukee Pride Board of Directors
• Margaret Andera, Milwaukee Art Museum adjunct curator of contemporary art
• Juan Filipe Herrera, United States poet laureate
• Rachel Morello, WUWM

Segments:

• PrideFest: A Party with a Purpose
• 'Impulse to Create' Reflected in Playwright Lanford Wilson's Self-Taught Artists Collection
• United States Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera: Writing and Reinvention
• What's The Story With Milwaukee's Police Call Boxes?