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Thursday on Lake Effect: Concussion Research, Shear Madness, Early Music Now

Thursday on Lake Effect:

How Milwaukee got to be a center for concussion research, and the coordination of the disparate groups working to understand them better and help people recover. Then, actor John McGivern turns a corner he knows well as he stars in a new production of Shear Madness. The weekend’s Early Music Now concert imagines the music of renaissance composer John Dowland as it might have been performed in an Irish pub. And then we explore the thrill of the chase with meet the author of The Happiness of Pursuit.

Guests:

  • Rich Rovito, Milwaukee Magazine
  • John McGivern and Bruce Jordan, Shear Madness
  • Michael Slattery, Montreal-based early music ensemble La Nef
  • Chris Guillebeau, author, The Happiness of Pursuit​

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