Around Noon: December 2006

Alan Rosenberg,president of the Screen Actors Guild, and reviews the Woodchoppers’ Ball
Originally aired Friday, December 1
Dee learns the method with Alan Rosenberg, president of the Screen Actors Guild, before he conducts workshops with the Case/Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Program; and previews the Woodchoppers’ Ball at the Kent Stage.

Author Isaiah Wilner, Playhouse’s production of Christmas at Aunt Ida’s
Originally aired Monday, December 4
Dee meets Isaiah Wilner, author of The Man Time Forgot: A Tale of Genius, Betrayal, and the Creation of Time Magazine, before his visit to the Cuyahoga County Public Library’s Beachwood Branch; previews the Huntington Playhouse’s production of Christmas at Aunt Ida’s, a brand new play based on a column by Dick Feagler; and does the Time Warp with the cast of Cleveland Public Theatre’s new take on The Rocky Horror Show.

Jason Pettigrew and Scott Heisel of the Alternative Press and Evan Dando
Originally aired Tuesday, December 5
Dee previews the WVIZ broadcast of the Cleveland Contemporary Youth Orchestra’s concert with rock band Styx; discusses 2007’s most eagerly-anticipated CD releases with regular irregulars Jason Pettigrew and Scott Heisel of the Alternative Press; and goes into the arms of Evan Dando, lead singer of the Lemonheads, before their gig at the Grog Shop.

physicist Lawrence Krauss, buzz on the new production of Jesus Christ Superstar at Playhouse Square.
Originally aired Wednesday, December 6
Today Dee etymologizes with the creators of Says You! as they get set to air shows taped here in Cleveland; gets spacey with physicist Lawrence Krauss before he narrates the Cleveland Orchestra’s Planet series; and catches the buzz on the new production of Jesus Christ Superstar at Playhouse Square.

Robert Lockwood Junior program
Originally aired Thursday, December 7
Today’s Robert Lockwood Junior program has been postponed due to the weather. We will announce a rescheduled date shortly.

Dee celebrates ten years of broadcasting
Originally aired Friday, December 8
Dee celebrates ten years of broadcasting with a look back on some of her favorite interviews and performances; and she comes full circle by welcoming back the cast of Karamu House’s Black Nativity into the studio.

The Cleveland School of the Art and alt-rockers The Hold Steady
Originally aired Monday, December 11
Dee finds out what’s in a name as she previews The Cleveland School of the Art’s production of Romeo and Juliet; meets alt-rockers The Hold Steady before their gig at the Grog Shop; and Eric Wellman speaks with Gary Hanson, Executive Director of the Cleveland Orchestra. Hear Eric's interview here.

T.rex Named Sue, Bill Rudman’s A Christmas Cabaret, pianist David Berger
Originally aired Tuesday, December 12
Today Dee goes jurassic as regular irregular Harvey Webster introduces her to a T.rex Named Sue, currently on display at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History; previews Bill Rudman’s A Christmas Cabaret at Nighttown in Cleveland Heights; and Bobby Jackson gets the jazz about pianist David Berger’s new CD release, The Harlem Nutcracker.

Maltz Museum Of Jewish Heritage, and talks with author Eragon
Originally aired Wednesday, December 13
Dee previews the new exhibit at the Maltz Museum Of Jewish Heritage, Threads of Remembrance: Artistic Visions of the Holocaust, which features wall hangings by Judith Weinshall Liberman and portraits by Herbert Ascherman, Jr; talks with Eragon author Christopher Paolini before the film adaptation opens Friday; and gets an update on the North Union Farmer’s Market with Mary Holmes.

The Bang and the Clatter Theatre Company, Previews the Cleveland Orchestra
Originally aired Thursday, December 14
Today Dee checks out the latest offering from The Bang and the Clatter Theatre Company, Paula Vogel’s The Long Christmas Ride Home; previews the Cleveland Orchestra’s Holiday Festival with Assistant Conductor Andrew Grams; and swaps jokes with funny man Jeff Cesario before his appearance at Pickwick and Frolic.

Great Lakes Theater Festival, Pluto and talks about the new NASA space station on the moon
Originally aired Friday, December 15
Scrooge meets Sedaris as Dee chats with the stars of the Great Lakes Theater Festival’s A Christmas Carol and Cleveland Public Theatre’s The Santaland Diaries; then Dee goes interstellar with the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center’s Jay Reynolds as he updates us on the status of Pluto and talks about the new NASA space station on the moon, and the fairy tale comes to a happy ending as she previews Beauty and the Beast at the Beck Center.

Carlo Wolff; former WMMS Program Director John Gorman; and Hank LoConti
Originally aired Monday, December 18
Jim Goldurs sits in for Dee and relives some Cleveland Rock & Roll Memories with the book’s author, Carlo Wolff; former WMMS Program Director John Gorman; and Hank LoConti, owner of The Agora.

Robert Lockwood Jr and Wallace Coleman
Originally aired Tuesday, December 19
Dee remembers the life and remarkable career of Robert Lockwood Jr.; and Wallace Coleman and other former Lockwood bandmates pay musical tribute to the legendary bluesman live in the Key Bank Studio.

Irish Band The New Barleycorn and photographer Pete Turner and famed record producer Creed Taylor
Originally aired Wednesday, December 20
Irish Band The New Barleycorn joins Dee in the studio for conversation and live music; and Bobby Jackson talks with photographer Pete Turner and famed record producer Creed Taylor about the new book The Color Of Jazz.

Exploring the Color of Jazz with Pete Turner
Originally aired Wednesday, December 20
Photographer Pete Turner is an accomplished color photographer. Jazz fans will always remember him for the 50 years of colorful, cutting edge, and unforgettable images that grace the album covers of artists such as George Benson, Freddie Hubbard, Wes Montgomery, and Stan Getz. The Color Of Jazz - Jazz Album Covers by Pete Turner (Rizzoli) celebrates 80 of those images from the archives of CTI, Verve, A&M and Impulse! records labels. Bobby Jackson talks with photographer Pete Turner and famed record producer Creed Taylor about their new book.

Health Space Cleveland and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and local piano man Mike Petrone
Originally aired Thursday, December 21
Today Dee checks out the merger between Health Space Cleveland and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History; and welcomes local piano man Mike Petrone and members of Roots of American Music into the Key Bank Studio for some live jazz.

Annual Holiday Film Call-In Show
Originally aired Friday, December 22
Dee hosts the annual Holiday Film Call-In Show! Featured critics are John Urbancich of the Sun News, Clint O’Connor of The Plain Dealer, freelancer Pamela Zoslov and you!

Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Originally aired Monday, December 25
Dee enjoys the holiday off as our friends at PRI bring you Kate & Anna McGarrigle: The Christmas Party, a festive hour of personal Christmas memories and songs.

Tony-award winning performer Chita Rivera, Diane Gilliam Fisher and 71st Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book
Originally aired Wednesday, December 27
Dee chats with Tony-award winning performer Chita Rivera; praises the poetry of Diane Gilliam Fisher; and speaks with the winner of the 71st Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for fiction, Zadie Smith, author of On Beauty.

funky fretwork of Bootsy Collins; musical theater legend Tommy Tune
Originally aired Thursday, December 28
Today Dee shares the funky fretwork of Bootsy Collins; gets in tune with musical theater legend Tommy Tune; and gets the score from famed sports journalist Frank Deford.

Dee looks back at some of her favorite moments
Originally aired Friday, December 29
Dee looks back at some of her favorite moments from last May’s conversation with the Cleveland Orchestra’s Franz Welser-Most; and finds out that good music is bigger than a certain style, as Christopher O’Riley of NPR’s classical radio program From the Top plays his piano arrangements of Radiohead and Elliot Smith!