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‘She knew how to get things done’: Bo Black forever left her mark on Summerfest and beyond

Noted: Black came to Wisconsin to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her first job at Summerfest was as administrative assistant to then-Summerfest director Henry Jordan in 1974-75. At the time she was named executive director of Summerfest in October 1983, she was a member of Mayor Henry Maier’s staff.