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Music Venue Admissions Tax, Herzog and ‘Lower Ninth’
Around Noon
Posted February 9, 2012
Dee Perry gets an update from Cleveland City Councilman Jay Westbrook about the city's Music Venue Admissions Tax, as local concert clubs host a series of conscious-raising concerts this weekend. Plus we meet NPR's favorite Cleveland band - Herzog - which recently received the "Song of the Year" stamp of approval from All Songs Considered. And we hear from the acclaimed stars of the new Ensemble Theater production about New Orleans - 'Lower Ninth.'
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Paying for College
The Sound of Ideas
Posted February 9, 2012
There's still plenty of time to save up for college, provided your college-bound child is not yet even a twinkle in your eye. The cost of a higher education is higher than it's ever been, an average of $21, 600 last year for four-year colleges nationwide. That's two-and-a-half times more than these students' parents paid. On the next Sound of Ideas, our experts will discuss the soaring costs and share strategies for affording a degree, Thursay morning at 9:00.
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Reporters’ Roundtable 2/10
The Sound of Ideas
Posted February 10, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court says the state can no longer be trusted, and pulls the needle from the arms of Ohio's death row inmates... putting a hold on some scheduled executions. We'll look at the ruling's impact. We'll also hear about some charities, veterans groups and taverns, worried about the impact of the new casinos. And we'll decipher Mayor Jackson's reformation package for Cleveland's Schools. That's Friday morning at 9, on the Sound of Ideas.
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The Black Lillies
Around Noon
Posted February 10, 2012
Dee Perry welcomes East Tennessee Americana act The Black Lillies for a live performance prior to their gig tonight at The Winchester, spotlighting music from their new CD - '100 Miles of Wreckage.'
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Maya Angelou’s Black History Month Special
90.3 WCPN Special Broadcast
Airs February 10, 2012
Maya Angelou's Black History Month Special
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Can Do: Stories of Black Visionaries, Seekers, and Entrepreneurs
90.3 WCPN Special Broadcast
Airs February 10, 2012
Can Do: Stories of Black Visionaries, Seekers, and Entrepreneurs, with host Alfre Woodard
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SLY & THE FAMILY STONE: FAMILY AFFAIR
90.3 WCPN Special Broadcast
Airs February 11, 2012
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE: FAMILY AFFAIR
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William’s Leap For Freedom
90.3 WCPN Special Broadcast
Airs February 17, 2012
Hosted by Dion Graham. This original play is based on the life of freed slave William Wells Brown.
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Rethinking Religion - The Harlem Renaissance: Music, Religion, and the Politics of Race, Part 1
90.3 WCPN Special Broadcast
Airs February 17, 2012
An exploration in words and music of how music, religion, and politics intersected during this rich period in African American history.
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Heavenly Sight: A Vision Found
90.3 WCPN Special Broadcast
Airs February 18, 2012
Heavenly Sight: Black Gospel's Blind Singers
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