Shining a Light w/ Queen Kel the Creator

This week, the gang takes on all of the news in federal, state, and local arts and culture, including the President visiting Milwaukee at The Pabst, the Governor’s proposed budget, local public health regulations, and David’s favorite thing from last week.  

Then, Milwaukee-based artist Kelly Hammann, aka Queen Kel the Creator, joins the gang to talk about her design for Imagine MKE’s poster in the Light the Hoan’s Shine a Light program. The Hoan gets lit up for Imagine on 2/25 from 5 – 2 am! 

Find a #DanforDavid (:47); Biden Town Hall at the Pabst Theater (2:27); Governor Evers’ budget proposal (11:00); Museums re-opening (17:30); Dasha Kelly Hamilton on Google Arts and Culture’s Black History Month feature on Gee’s Bend Quilters (20:00); Shine a Light at Light the Hoan (24:07); Kelly Hammann, aka Queen Kel the Creator joins the pod and shares her origin story about Kello Kat (27:11); Kelly talks about her poster design for Imagine MKE (33:10); Being an artist in Milwaukee during the pandemic (35:45); Plugs and artists that Queen Kel loves (42:18); Outro Easter Egg: what happens when Lindsay joins the team (48:40). 

Follow Kelly Hammann: Insta @QueenKelTheCreator | Web www.queenkelthecreator.com 

Music Transitions: “Winter in Wisconsin,” Joe Quinto, featuring Keegan Calmes (Spotify) IG: @joequintomusic

E214 Ephemera 

• Downtown lit up for the President’s Town Hall at the Pabst 
• 2021 – 2023 Governor Evers Executive Budget Proposal 
• USA Today on naming a Secretary for Culture and Creative Industries  
• Milwaukee’s Google Arts and Culture page (Google Arts and Culture) 
• Pod with Google Arts and Culture 
• Dasha Kelly Hamilton on Gee’s Bend Quilters (Google Arts and Culture) 
• Dasha Kelly Hamilton Profile (Google Arts and Culture) 
• Pod with Light the Hoan 
• Imagine MKE Shine a Light 
• Dedicate a Bulb on the Hoan and select Kelly’s poster design 
• Kello Kat