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Thursday Reporters’ Roundtable
The Sound of Ideas: Thursday, October 1, 2009
Cleveland's role as host to the international Gay Games in 2014 is expected to bring in thousands of competitors and millions of dollars. Governor Strickland will try to convince lawmakers to put off the final year of a personal income tax cut and use the money to bridge a budget gap. Researchers at Hiram College say a proposed casino plan won't be quite the bonanza that backers claim it will be. Join us for discussion of these and other stories on the reporters' roundtable Thursday morning at 9:00.

Gordon Square Arts District
Around Noon: Thursday, October 1, 2009
Dee Perry broadcasts the show live from the corner of West 65th Street and Detroit Ave, the heart of The Gordon Square Arts District, which brings together The Detroit Shoreway, Cleveland Public Theatre and Near West Theatre. This weekend GSAD celebrates the opening of the newly renovated Capitol Theater.We hear from the movers and shakers behind this arts and economic project that's revitalizing Cleveland's near west side. We also spotlight some of the popular eateries in the neighborhood: Luxe Kitchen and Lounge, La Boca and The Stone Mad Pub.

Arts District Revives Cleveland Neighborhood
Regional News Stories: Thursday, October 1, 2009
In the midst of a major economic decline, an old Cleveland neighborhood is bustling with new life. Theaters, shops and restaurants have bloomed along a once barren streetscape. And this weekend, the community celebrates the re-opening of an historic movie house. Ideastream®';s David C. Barnett has more.

Cleveland Orchestra Makes Historic Trip to High Schools
NewsDepth: Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The world famous Cleveland Orchestra recently paid a visit close to home - just down the street at two Cleveland high schools - a first since 1921. Led by Music Director Franz Welser-Most, the concerts were part of the orchestra's goal to keep kids interested in music. The concert at Rhodes High School included musical numbers by the string, woodwind and brass sections of the orchestra, plus a world premier of a piece written just for the occasion called "Perpetual Motion for Four Diverse Snare Drums.”

Paul Taylor, Masha Hamilton and In Search of Beethoven
Around Noon: Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Modern dance legend Paul Taylor speaks with ideastream's Dan Polletta prior to his company's performance later this week for DanceCleveland. Dee Perry also shares her conversation with acclaimed novelist and founder of the Afghan Women's Writing Project, Masha Hamilton, before her reading tonight at Joseph-Beth Booksellers. And we go In Search of Beethoven, the new musical documentary onscreen tonight at The Cleveland Museum of Art.

Cleveland Beats Bids by Boston and Washington to Host the 2014 Gay Games
Regional News Stories: Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Cleveland has topped rivals in Boston and Washington DC to host the 2014 Gay Games. Boosters claim the international sporting competition will bring tens of thousands of spectators to Northeast Ohio. ideastream®'s David C. Barnett reports

Gauguin at CMA, Tito Muñoz and Mark Doty
Around Noon: Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Dee Perry unveils the new exhibition opening at The Cleveland Museum of Art - Paul Gauguin: Paris, 1889. Plus, Cleveland Orchestra assistant conductor Tito Muñoz previews the new season at Severance Hall and talks about the recently announced residency at Lincoln Center. And National Book Award winning poet Mark Doty previews his reading later this week from the Cleveland State University Poetry Center.

The National Parks: America’s Best Idea
The Sound of Ideas: Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Ken Burns’ newest documentary tells the surprising history of the U.S. National Park System, an idea whose existence has so long been a part of the national fabric we can hardly imagine our country without it. After all, what would the American landscape be without the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone or The Smoky Mountains? America didn’t have to set all that land aside, but it did, including Ohio’s very own Cuyahoga Valley National Park. As the six-part documentary airs this week on WVIZ/PBS, join host Dan Moulthrop for a conversation with filmmaker Ken Burns and local parks employees about what our National Parks mean to all of us.

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Funding

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.