Around Noon: October 2009

Playing For Change
Friday, October 30
Dee Perry spotlights the musical mission Playing For Change which brings its goodwill attitude and busker mentality to the Beachland Ballroom tonight.

Hitchcock for Halloween, Mark Dawidziak, and Tim Joyce
Thursday, October 29
Today Dee scares up a conversation about legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock for Halloween with Lakeland Community College film professor Dr. Phillip J. Skerry who speaks tonight at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. Plus, Plain Dealer reporter and Halloween aficionado Mark Dawidziak shares some of his frightening favorites for the holiday. And former Clevelander and acclaimed poet Tim Joyce returns home for a reading from his new book Stone Mad tonight at the Shaker Bertram Woods Branch Library.

Don Giovanni
Wednesday, October 28
ideastream's® Dan Polletta raises the curtain on the new Opera Cleveland production of Mozart's classic Don Giovanni, as he welcomes two of the stars into the Key Bank studio for a live performance.

Michael Mondavi, Inherit the Wind and Apollo’s Fire
Tuesday, October 27
ideastream's® Dan Polletta shares his conversation with leading wine industry executive Michael Mondavi about his upcoming appearance for the WVIZ World Series of Wine. Plus, the stage classic Inherit the Wind blows through the Cleveland Play House as we meet the stars. And, we heat things up with the music of Apollo's Fire as Dee Perry previews the acclaimed troupe's upcoming Mediterranean Nights.

Shooting Stars/More Than a Game, Why Torture is Wrong…, and Henry Adams
Monday, October 26
Dee Perry gets us ready for The Cavaliers' new NBA season with a look back on the early life of Lebron James as she talks with Buzz Bissinger (co-author Shooting Stars) and Kris Belman (director of More Than a Game.) We also shine the spotlight on Cleveland Public Theater's new play Why Torture is Wrong and the People Who Love Them. Plus CWRU prof Henry Adams shares the details on his new book about Jackson Pollock - Tom and Jack.

Tiempo Libre
Friday, October 23
Dee Perry welcomes members of the Grammy-nominated Afro-Cuban music group Tiempo Libre who take the stage of Severance Hall Saturday night with The Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra. Photo credit: Crackerfarm

Personal Wellness with Dr. Michael Roizen
Thursday, October 22
Around Noon will not be heard today so that ideastream can bring you a special call-in program on Personal Wellness with Dr. Michael Roizen.

Big Brother and The Holding Company
Wednesday, October 21
Dee Perry welcomes Sam Andrew one of the original members of Big Brother and The Holding Company the 60's psychedelic band from San Francisco that featured a young Janis Joplin as lead singer. Also joining Dee is Lauren Onkey, education director for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum which celebrates the life and music of Janis Joplin next month for the annual American Music Masters series.

Brain Fitness with Dr. Michael Merzenich
Tuesday, October 20
Around Noon will not be heard today so ideastream® can bring you a special call-in program on Brain Fitness with Dr. Michael Merzenich creator of The Brain Fitness Program.

Cleveland Jewish Film Fest
Monday, October 19
Dee Perry spotlights one of the filmmakers who screens her acclaimed work tonight at The Mandel JCC's Leonard Krieger Cleveland Jewish Film Fest. Joining Dee is Michal Goldman director of At Home in Utopia.

Joseph O’Sickey
Friday, October 16
Dee Perry welcomes back acclaimed local artist Joseph O'Sickey whose work gets a career retrospective at The Bonfoey Company in the exhibition In the Light which opens tonight. O'Sickey discusses his signature style as a painter and remembers his artistic muse, his late wife Algesa.

Personal Finance with Jonathan Pond
Thursday, October 15
Around Noon will not be heard today so ideastream® can bring you a special two-hour call-in program with Jonathan Pond the author of Safe Money in Tough Times and Grow Your Money.

Franz Welser-Möst
Wednesday, October 14
Dee Perry welcomes back the music director for The Cleveland Orchestra - Franz Welser-Möst - who talks about the orchestra's decision to foster a different identity with new audiences. He also shares his excitement for the Community Music Initiative with the Cleveland Public Schools. This weekend's concert of Brahms' A German Requiem gets a preview as does the upcoming opera production of Mozart's Così fan tutte ,

Tom Hanks
Tuesday, October 13
Oscar-winning actor and former Great Lakes Theater Festival company member Tom Hanks joins NPR's Scott Simon in Idea Center® at PlayhouseSquare for discussion about his acclaimed career in such films as Splash, Philadelphia and Saving Private Ryan. Photo Greg Gorman

Young Frankenstein, The Laramie Project and Garrison Elliott
Monday, October 12
Dee Perry unearths the Broadway comedy Young Frankenstein with one of the musicals creators, prior to opening night at PlayhouseSquare. Plus we hear from award-winning playwright and director Moises Kaufman who returns to The Laramie Project 10 years later with staged reading for Tri-C. And former Clevelander Garrison Elliott is bringing his swinging sound to Nighttown, as he shares a musical preview.

Michael Stanley and Alex Bevan
Friday, October 9
Dee Perry welcomes two of Cleveland's favorite musical sons, as local legends Michael Stanley and Alex Bevan preview their first-ever concert together, at the Beachland Ballroom, presented by Roots of American Music.

CMA Fine Print Fair, Les Délices and Joseph Sestito
Thursday, October 8
Dee Perry frames a conversation about The Cleveland Museum of Art's 25th annual Fine Print Fair, Cleveland’s largest and most comprehensive exhibition of fine prints, happening this weekend at Corporate College. Plus, a harpsichord is happening in the Key Bank studio as the new baroque ensemble Les Délices performs a preview of their upcoming concerts at The William Busta Gallery and Music at the Western Reserve. Also we overcome writer's block with the help of Joseph Sestito, author of Write for Your Lives: Inspire Your Creative Writing with Buddhist Wisdom.

Fall Fashion Show
Wednesday, October 7
Dee Perry hosts another edition of the popular Fashion Call-in program with Plain Dealer Style editor Kim Crow, who's returned from New York Fashion Week. Also joining the panel are Project Runway Season 5 star Suede, Mary Davis from Case Western Reserve University and William Perrine of the Kent State University Fashion School.

Christopher O’Riley, Lifestyles with Rebecca and Craft in America
Tuesday, October 6
Dee Perry welcomes back acclaimed concert pianist and host of From the Top - Christopher O'Riley - who spotlights music from his new CD Out of My Hands. Plus, we meet the local team behind the new PBS program Lifestyles with Rebecca. And Baldwin-Wallace College art professor David Williamson and his wife Roberta forge a conversation about their highly-praised jewelry collection which is now the focus of the PBS program Craft in America.

Living Colour, Mike Shively and Funding for Arts Month
Monday, October 5
Dee Perry welcomes members of the Grammy-award-winning group Living Colour who take the Grog Shop stage tonight to spotlight music from their new CD - The Chair in the Doorway. Plus, ideastream's® Dan Polletta profiles retired Garfield Heights High School band director Mike Shively whose proteges take the stage this weekend with special guest Ken Peplowski. And we share funding strategies for local artists as Dee marks Funding for Arts Month with representatives from The Foundation Center and The Community Partnership for Arts and Culture.

Neil Gaiman
Friday, October 2
The Sandman and Coraline writer Neil Gaiman speaks with ideastream's® Dan Polletta about his Newberry-Medal-winning young adult novel The Graveyard Book, prior to his appearance this weekend at The Cleveland Public Library.

Gordon Square Arts District
Thursday, October 1
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.