Audrey Nowakowski

Milwaukee

Host, Producer and Reporter at Lake Effect

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Manfred-Olson Planetarium director shares a few sci-fi film favorites

1 day ago | wuwm.com | Audrey Nowakowski |Jean Creighton |Graham Thomas

Science fiction in film tends to lean more into fiction and may not always be factually rooted in science. But when a film bases its storytelling or concepts on actual scientific theories both novices and experts can appreciate it. For our astronomy contributor Jean Creighton, there are a few sci-fi films that stick out. She joins Lake Effect’s Audrey Nowakowski to share why.
Making Wisconsin: How sanctuary movements have succeeded and failed

2 days ago | wuwm.com | Audrey Nowakowski

WUWM is taking a step back to explore Milwaukee and Wisconsin’s immigration history through our series, Making Wisconsin: Our Immigration History, which helps us understand who our neighbors are and how immigration has shaped the city, state and country. Today we are exploring the concept of sanctuary, which has a few definitions. It is a physical space within a house of worship, but it’s also been thought of as a safe harbor where immigrants and refugees can seek respite.
Amid tariff concerns, Stone Creek is committed to sustainable business practices

3 days ago | wuwm.com | Audrey Nowakowski |Graham Thomas

Stone Creek Coffee opened its first cafe in 1993. Since then, the company has grown – much like Milwaukee’s own vibrant coffee scene.
How the Milwaukee community came together to support LGBTQ pioneer Sharon Dixon

2 weeks ago | wuwm.com | Audrey Nowakowski

Bars play an important role for Milwaukee's LGBTQ community, serving as a focal point for community, safety and understanding. And, bouncer, bartender, businesswoman and community advocate Sharon Dixon has played a major part in that history. Throughout her career, Dixon has been involved with nearly every women’s bar in town.
David Shaw: Live at Lake Effect

2 weeks ago | wuwm.com | Audrey Nowakowski |Trapper Schoepp

Live at Lake Effect is our music series featuring local and nationally touring artists performing in the Lake Effect Surf Shop in Shorewood, Wisconsin. We brought the Lake Effects together, along with Visionary Studios, to showcase musicians once a month through an interview with the band exclusively on Lake Effect, plus filmed performances. This episode features singer, songwriter, and multi- instrumentalist David Shaw.
Shorts are a great way to dive into this year's Milwaukee Film Festival

2 weeks ago | wuwm.com | Audrey Nowakowski |Rob Larry

The Milwaukee Film Festival is in full swing, but you may be finding yourself overwhelmed by the hundreds of options of films to see during the festival. How about picking a theme? Categories like Surprise, Surprise, Black Lens, programs for kids, and animated shorts are all part of the festival’s lineup. Milwaukee Film shorts programmer Jack Feria breaks down what’s being offered and suggests a few recommendations.
How passion and dedication are central to Audio & Braille Literacy Enhancement

2 weeks ago | wuwm.com | Audrey Nowakowski

The library is more than just books, and our series Books and Beyondwith the Milwaukee Public Library showcases that. We share resources, book recommendations and some cool stuff you might not know about. Housed in Milwaukee Public Library's Central branch is the nonprofit Audio and Braille Literacy Enhancement (ABLE).
'Group Chat': Desperately seeking Milwaukee's Film Fest

3 weeks ago | wuwm.com | Jimmy Gutierrez |Audrey Nowakowski

Each month, we bring together community members and hand the microphone over to them to lead a segment we call Group Chat. This month features two Susans of film: Susan Kerns, executive director of Milwaukee Film and legendary filmmaker Susan Seidelman. Seidelman’s work includes directing films like Smithereens, the pilot of Sex and the City, and Desperately Seeking Susan, which is celebrating it's 40th anniversary this year.
'SALLY' shares the full picture of astronaut Sally Ride, as told by her partner Tam O'Shaughnessy

3 weeks ago | wuwm.com | Audrey Nowakowski

Sally Ride became the first American woman in space on June 18, 1983. The soft-spoken physicist became an icon and was thrust into the spotlight even before she landed back on Earth. However, beneath her unflappable composure in public, she carried a secret. The new documentary SALLY reveals the romance and sacrifices of her 27-year partnership with Tam O’Shaughnessy, who tells the full story of the complicated and iconic astronaut.
World legends with Wisconsin roots explored in new book, 'Wisconsin Idols'

3 weeks ago | wuwm.com | Audrey Nowakowski |Rob Larry

Georgia O’Keeffe, Chris Farley, Orson Welles, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. These might be local names you’re well familiar with, but how about the Beatles, Joni Mitchell or Jackie Robinson? Wisconsin Idols: 100 Heroes Who Changed the State, the World, and Me, a new book by journalist and author Dean Robbins, explores intriguing true tales of legends and trailblazers with special — and even surprising — connections to the Badger State.