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Ben Arthur
Around Noon: Friday, November 6, 2009
Today Dee Perry introduces us to acclaimed singer-songwriter Ben Arthur who spotlights music from his new CD Roadkill, with a performance in the Key Bank studio, as he gets ready for his gig tonight at Wilbert's Food and Music.

Project Runway’s “Suede”, Painter David Buttram and Cleveland Photographic Society
Applause: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Most fashion designers take criticism in stride. But for a select few, a fashion Faux-pas cost them thousands. On the next Applause we’ll meet a local hero who measured up to the challenges of Project Runway. Plus we’ll pour over the bucket-list of some Paparazzo’s. And reflect on the brilliant work of painter David Buttram.

17 Swedish Designers, John Henton and Pat DiNizio
Around Noon: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Today Dee Perry designs a conversation with Scandanavian artist Sara Szyber who's one of the 17 Swedish Designers showcasing work this month at The Cleveland Institute of Art. Plus, Cleveland comic John Henton is no longer Living Single but he's still keeping the laughs coming with a return performance this weekend at the Improv. And, Smithereens frontman Pat DiNizio talks about his passion for the pop songs of Buddy Holly as he gets ready for his gig at the Beachland Ballroom.

South Florida Man Sells World’s Largest Rubber Band Ball to Ripley’s
NewsDepth: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
A south Florida man had a ball creating a project that has gone into the record books. "Ripley's Believe It or Not" came to Joel Waul's Lauderhill, Florida home last Thursday to pick up what he calls his baby. It is now officially the world's largest rubber band ball. For five years, the twenty-eight-year-old worked on the ball in his driveway after it got too big for his house. It now weighs almost 10,000 pounds and is over 6 feet high. He's glad to have it out of his yard because he said the Florida sun was drying out the rubber bands. Ripley's Believe It or Not will place the ball in one of their museums.

Cambodia Celebrates Water and Moon Festival with Boat Races
NewsDepth: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Boat races and fireworks are among the events at this year's Water and Moon Festival in Cambodia's capital city - Phnom Penh. The celebration is huge and is held to coincide with the full moon. The festival marks the beginning of the fishing season and the time of year that the Tonle Sap River changes its direction of flow. That's due to the heavy rains during the monsoon season. The Tonle Sap is possibly the only river in the world that flows in opposite directions at different times of the year. More than 300 boats take part in the annual boat race.

South Korea Musicians Called Noridan Turn Trash into Art
NewsDepth: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
A musical group in South Korea turns trash into art, creating very unusual musical instruments. It’s a performance like no other. Their name is Noridan which, in Korean, means play group. Noridan started 5 years ago, and has 86 members. They not only perform; they also manage the business. Noridan's performance members also spread an environmental message, using only instruments from recycled materials that they make themselves. The group runs workshops for local students, and have performed around the world.

Olympic Flame Begins Trek Across Canada for 2010 Winter Games
NewsDepth: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
The 2010 Winter Olympics are four months away, but excitement is building in Canada as the Olympic flame began its trip toward Vancouver - the site of the games. Altogether, more than 12,000 torch bearers will carry the flame some 28,000 miles across Canada, touching all three coasts. The winter games start February twelfth.

Jorma Kaukonen, The Tyranny of Email and Donald Black
Around Noon: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Dee Perry shares an archived interview and performance with Ohio blues guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer - Jorma Kaukonen - prior to his appearance for the Kent State Folk Festival. Plus we attempt to escape The Tyranny of Email with award-winning writer and book critic John Freeman before his booksigning tomorrow night at Barnes and Noble Woodmere. And local photographer Donald Black discusses his recent art exhibit For Closure, which focuses on the local foreclosure crisis and partners him with poets and writers from The Lit.

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Production of Around Noon on 90.3 WCPN and Applause on WVIZ/PBS is made possible by grants from:
The Cleveland Foundation
The George Gund Foundation
The John P. Murphy Foundation
Kulas Foundation


United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland, Inc.

Thank you to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College for the use of their Steinway Piano on Around Noon and Applause.


The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.