Act Three—Summer Happenings

Act Three—Summer Happenings

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Peru, Indiana: Cole Porter’s Hometown

Composer Cole Porter’s birthday is June 9, and to celebrate his life and legacy—and bring in some tourist dollars—folks in his hometown are working to turn his birth home into a museum and bed and breakfast. Chicago Public Radio’s Jenny Lawton reports.

Originally aired June 9, 2006, on Eight Forty-Eight