Host Al Ross sat down with Geoff Peterson (pictured with Ross in April 2019), percussionist of the Chippewa Valley Jazz Orchestra, to discuss 10-year anniversary observations and other highlights of the new season.
Guest Jerry Way, member of the band The Swampers, stopped by the studio to deliver a preview of The Swampers: “Today in the Valley,” opening the Chippewa Falls Pure Water Days Celebration’s sesquicentennial year. The show runs August 8-9 at the Heyde Center for the Arts.
Correspondent Jim Oliver welcomed Blaine Halverson, founder of the Red Cedar Youth Stage, to talk about their musical “Cinderella: if the Shoe Fits,” an ‘80s pop parody musical about self-respect, running August 1-3 at Cedarbrook Church.
Kristin Chuckel, director of public affairs for the Wisconsin State Fair, joined the program to provide first-person insights into the 168th event running August 1-11 in West Allis.