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Wednesday on Lake Effect: 'Written Off,' Evictions in Milwaukee, Florentine Opera

Wednesday on Lake Effect

Filmmaker Molly Hermann’s documentary tells the story of a Wisconsin man’s struggle with opioid addiction. Later, a couple years after the book Evicted shed light on Milwaukee’s eviction issues, things haven’t noticably improved here. Plus, a look at the Florentine Opera's Baroque double-bill, Dido and Aeneas and Venus and Adonis.

Guests:

  • Molly Hermann, documentarian, Written Off
  • Barbara Miner, writer, Milwaukee Magazine
  • Sandra Piques-Eddy, Jory Vinikour, and Bill Florescu, Florentine Opera