Sunflower Journeys Programs 2209-2210

#2209: “Musical Roots”Eva Jessye: Learn about the life and legacy of a woman, originally from Coffeeyville, Kansas, whowas a key figure in George Gershwin’s production of “Porgy & Bess.” Jessye was a poet, singer of African-American spirituals and a choral director.Barbershop Music: Learn how a chance meeting of two Tulsa, Oklahoma, businessmen indowntown Kansas City, Missouri, led to the international preservation of the tight harmonic sound we callBarbershop Music.Plains People - Suki Willison: Meet Suki Willison, a women who has immersed herself in bringingawareness to blues music as the manager of Uncle Bo’s nightclub in Topeka, Kansas.#2210: “Skitterish Critters”The Lizards of Oz: Herpetologists track a colony of the elusive Italian Wall Lizard, which continuesto thrive in a Topeka neighborhood years after the closure of a pet store prompted its escape.Black-Footed Ferrets: Find out why black-footed ferrets have been released on a western Kansasranch populated by prairie dogs.