Talent Together is the nation’s largest “grow your own” program, which aims to remove barriers and provide resources for teachers. We talk about how TT is getting more teachers in the classroom with Jack Elsey, founder of the Michigan Educator Workforce Initiative.
Soups on for All happens in a week. Catholic Charities West Michigan holds the popular fundraiser January 29th at the BOB, proceeds going to God’s Kitchen. Jeff Hoyh talks about the eve, featuring the homemade soup bowl and 30 soups to try.
Kalamazoo author Bonnie Jo Campbell brings her readers to the waters of Whiteheart Michigan, presenting an elegant antidote to the dark side of masculinity, celebrating the resilience of nature and the brutality and sweetness of rural life. Campbell speaks soon to an audience at Schuler Books, re the novel The Waters.
The National Broadway Theatre soon presents Super Trouper: An Evening ABBA fundraising cabaret. We talk to founder Jacob Dunham about the upcoming experience and work of the NBT.
The Hunger Crisis disproportionately impacts rural communities, and Feeding America is urging lawmakers to work together. We talk to Vince Hall the Chief Government Relations Officer with the National Org about strengthening the food assistance program.
La Isla recently received a substantial grant from the Department of Labor for further research on the effects of heat stress on workers. A presentation happens this week at the Secchia Center, a film screening and panel discussion on the topic. We talk to Jason Glaser and Dr. Steve Ashmead about the topic and La Isla.
