James Kieselburg will be our guest speaker Tuesday, February 3. He is director of the Grohmann Museum at MSOE. His areas of expertise include museum collections and exhibit management, the sociology of work, art of industry and graphic design. Kieselburg has spent the past 20+ years at the museums of Beloit College, UW-Milwaukee, Marquette University and MSOE.

     He is the curator of several recent exhibitions including David Plowden’s Portraits of Work, The Art and Mechanics of Animation, and The Magnificent Machines of Milwaukee. He has also published numerous books, essays and articles for the Grohmann Museum, The Society for Industrial Archeology, and Railroad Heritage magazine. His scholarly pursuits focus on museum design, the art of human industry, and the sociology of work.

     Our speaker Tuesday, February 10, is Sarah Uhing, co-owner of Captain's Chocolate Company in Neosho.

     The chocolatier was born from an entrepreneurial spirit that reaches beyond making a profit to a passion for truly helping others improve their lives. They make100% whole bean, all organic chocolate from beans sourced directly from the indigenous tribes in the Talamanca region of Costa Rica. This is a mutually beneficial situation for both the local cacao farmers and Captain's. The company receives top-quality, organic cacao beans and the local farmers are able to earn more than double the income they would have received otherwise. This standard of paying more than fair trade price means their communities can thrive instead of subsisting. Best of all, customers reap the benefits of having 100% whole bean chocolate.