WVIZ/PBS ideastream®: Arts and Culture
Arts & Culture
Recent Coverage
Guy Wolff, Jeffrey Siegel and WWII 70th anniversary
Around Noon: Monday, September 28, 2009
Dee Perry shapes a conversation with Guy Wolff the pre-eminent American potter coming to the Ohio Mart at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens. Plus a Keyboard Conversation with Jeffrey Siegel prior to his performance at Cleveland State University. And ideastream's David C. Barnett commemorates the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II.
Died Young, Stayed Pretty
Around Noon: Friday, September 25, 2009
Dee Perry welcomes filmmaker Eileen Yaghoobian who screens her new documentary Died Young, Stayed Pretty at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. Plus, Cinematheque director John Ewing spotlights other films onscreen this month.
Foundations Support Region With Grants
Regional News Stories: Friday, September 25, 2009
Two of the largest foundations in the state have announced annual grants for non profit agencies.
The film: Another One of Me, a documentary about twins.
Applause: Thursday, September 24, 2009
On the next Applause we’ll look at the joys and pitfalls of having a lookalike, losing a twin, dating a twin and mistaken identity through the documentary “Another One of Me,” shot on location at the Twins Day Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio.
Eldar & Bob Marley
Around Noon: Thursday, September 24, 2009
Dee Perry welcomes back jazz piano prodigy Eldar who performs live in our Key Bank studio prior to his concert tonight at Nighttown. Plus, stand-up comic Bob Marley is jammin' at Hilarities 4th Street Theater at Pickwick and Frolic.
The Bridge Project
Around Noon: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Dee Perry broadcasts live from below the Detroit-Superior Bridge as she previews the first-ever Bridge Project festival happening this weekend. Joining her are festival organizer James Levin and acclaimed performance poet Ray McNiece. Plus we hear about bridge-inspired work from artist Laila Voss and award-winning urban planner Terry Schwarz. And we share the music of local singer-songwriter Abby Linhart.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Jamaica Kincaid and Carley Tanchon
Around Noon: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Dee Perry raises the curtain on the new season for Great Lakes Theater Festival as she speaks with principals from the opening production -- The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Plus, Dee welcomes Anisfield-Wolf Award-winning author Jamaica Kincaid who's arrived for a lecture at Case Western Reserve University. And we introduce you to Chagrin Falls singer-songwriter Carley Tanchon who takes the stage of The Beachland Ballroom this weekend.
Tim Conway, Chagrin Valley Little Theater and Jon Katz
Around Noon: Monday, September 21, 2009
Dee Perry welcomes Chagrin Falls favorite son Tim Conway, as he looks back on his career and his time onstage for the Chagrin Valley Little Theater. Plus Dee previews the 80th anniversary season of CVLT and their season opener Man of La Mancha. And, we learn about the dog days of bestselling author Jon Katz who signs copies of A Dog Year and his latest Soul of a Dog at Joseph Beth Booksellers tonight.
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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.

Series
Around Noon
Around Noon is WCPN's weekday exploration into the world of local and national culture. Around Noon airs weekdays on WCPN at 12:00 noon.
Applause
Applause takes a weekly look at the local and national culture scene on WVIZ/PBS.
Sam Cooke: A Change is Gonna Come
This profile of the pop music superstar is told through his music and the stories of the people who knew him best, as listeners are taken on a tuneful journey that traces Cooke's amazing life and mysterious death. Premiered July 13, 2007
Backstage With...
Backstage With is a new series of dynamic interviews with masters in the performing arts, offering revealing insights and inspirational motivation into the creation of groundbreaking Broadway musicals. Presented by WVIZ/PBS ideastream® and PlayhouseSquare.
Jazz Tracks
Jazz Tracks seeks to explore our community, our nation and our world while keeping the jazz sensibility in mind. We show how the music has influenced our sense of fashion, our speech, and how it has, in some way, touched just about everything that makes up of our contemporary lifestyle.
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