Around Noon: February 2008

Kristen Cliffel
Originally aired Friday, February 1
Dee shares the sweet treats of local sculptor Kristen Cliffel, as she gets ready to open her solo show of ceramics at the William Busta Gallery. Plus, we take you live to the City Club of Cleveland at 12:30 for a talk by the first African-American to attain the title Grand Master of Chess -- Maurice Ashley.

Visible Voice Bookstore & Wonderland
Originally aired Monday, February 4
Dee discovers the new independent bookstore in Tremont -- Visible Voice Books. Plus she taps her feet for the dance tribute to the music of Stevie Wonder onstage at Playhouse Square -- Wonderland.

Benjamin Zander, Turtle Island & Stefon Harris, and Mike Lee
Originally aired Tuesday, February 5
Dee welcomes acclaimed British conductor Benjamin Zander who's in town this week with the Akron Symphony; ideastream music director Bobby Jackson spotlights the Tri-C performance by the Turtle Island String Quartet & Stefon Harris; and Dee welcomes home Cleveland sax man Mike Lee prior to his performance at Nighttown.

State of the State Address
Originally aired Wednesday, February 6
Around Noon will not be heard today as 90.3 WCPN brings you Governor Strickland's annual State of the State address live.

Costumbrismo, or Khandihba Wars, Why Classical Music Still Matters and Rebel
Originally aired Thursday, February 7
Dee showcases the new comic chamber opera "Costumbrismo, or Khandihba Wars" onstage for Cleveland Public Theater's Big Box series; embraces the classics with Lawrence Kramer the author of "Why Classical Music Still Matters" prior to his appearance at CWRU; and shares the classical cause of Rebel, the Baroque troupe performing in the Chapel and Countryside series.

Christopher O’Riley and From the Top at CIM
Originally aired Friday, February 8
Today Dee welcomes back Christopher O'Riley the host of From the Top, to discuss the recent recording at the Cleveland Institute of Music which airs this Saturday on WCLV.

Orchid Mania and Sarah Gazarek
Originally aired Monday, February 11
Dee welcomes back Seattle chanteuse Sara Gazarek for a live performance in our Key Bank studio, as she gets ready for her gig at Nighttown. Plus we dig into Orchid Mania at the Cleveland Botanical Garden. Photo by Andrew Southam

Gil and Orli Shaham, Opera Cleveland and Iraqi poet Dunya Mikhail
Originally aired Tuesday, February 12
Dee introduces us to the new artistic director for Opera Cleveland, Dean Williamson; showcases the sibling sounds of Gil and Orli Shaham prior to their performance for the Cleveland Chamber Music Society; and we look for poetry in war time with award-winning Iraqi poet Dunya Mikhail, before her reading at the Rocky River Public Library.

Two Rooms, Wu Han and Snow White
Originally aired Wednesday, February 13
Dee enters Lee Blessing's Two Rooms, the new production onstage at Cleveland Public Theater; welcomes back internationally-acclaimed pianist Wu Han prior to her performance with her husband, cellist David Finckel, in Wooster; and we meet puppet master Matthias Kuchta who's staging the Grimms' classic Snow White inside the Idea Center at Playhouse Square. Photo courtesy of Matthias Kuchta

Chocolate, “Punch and Judy” & “The Franchise”
Originally aired Thursday, February 14
Dee tastes the new Chocolate exhibit on now at Great Lakes Science Center with the author of "The New Taste of Chocolate"; looks at a very different love story "Punch and Judy" onstage at Cleveland Public Theater; and then it's for the love of Lebron with Terry Pluto and Brian Windhorst and their new book "The Franchise."

A Round of Applause
Originally aired Friday, February 15
Dee shares a round of Applause, her Emmy-award-winning arts and culture TV program on WVIZ/PBS featuring interviews with the co-founders of the Cleveland chapter of The African-American Quilting and Doll-Making Guild, acclaimed local artist Bea Mitchell, and local bluesman Colin Dussault. View the Applause episode online!

Rock On, Bob Dylan and Charles Chesnutt
Originally aired Monday, February 18
Today Dee Rocks On with McSweeney's writer Dan Kennedy who speaks today at Joseph Beth Booksellers; ideastream's David C. Barnett spotlights the new film about Bob Dylan "The Other Side of the Mirror" coming to the Cleveland Museum of Art; and we remember the writing of Clevelander Charles Chesnutt as we preview a talk at Loganberry Books.

City Club of Cleveland: 10th Congressional District Democratic Primary Debate
Originally aired Tuesday, February 19
Around Noon will not be heard today so ideastream can bring you live coverage of the City Club of Cleveland's presentation of the 10th Congressional District Democratic Primary Debate.

Oscar Call-in Show
Originally aired Wednesday, February 20
Dee hosts her annual Oscar call-in show with a panel of local film buffs: John Ewing from the Cinematheque and Pam Zoslov and Keith Joseph from the Free Times.

Greg Fitzsimmons, City Music and Apollo’s Fire
Originally aired Thursday, February 21
Dee gets her giggles with comedian Greg Fitzsimmons who's onstage at Pickwick and Frolic; heats things up with the latest concerts from Apollo's Fire; and spotlights the sounds of City Music.

Peter and the Wolf
Originally aired Friday, February 22
Dee speaks with the Cleveland Orchestra's Jayce Ogren and Joshua Smith about this weekend's family concerts featuring Prokofiev's classic -- Peter and the Wolf.

Arms and Armor, Doubt & Johannes Maria Staud
Originally aired Monday, February 25
Dee fits us for the Arms and Armor of Imperial Austria on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art; explains why there's no Doubt about the new production at the Cleveland Play House; and spotlights the compositions of Johannes Maria Staud for the upcoming Cleveland Orchestra concerts.

Eloquent Nude & Prima Trio
Originally aired Tuesday, February 26
Dee focuses on the photography of Edward Weston who's the subject of the new film "Eloquent Nude" onscreen at the Cleveland Museum of Art; then she showcases Oberlin's Prima Trio, in the Key Bank studio prior to their performance for the Cleveland Chamber Music Society.

Carol Gilligan, Baldwin Wallace Theater and They Might Be Giants
Originally aired Wednesday, February 27
Dee opens the covers on the debut novel from gender studies expert Carol Gilligan who signs copies of "Kyra" at Joseph Beth Booksellers; raises the curtain on the new BW Theater production - A Nightmare of Crime; and welcomes back the two Johns of the quirky alt-rock favorites -- They Might Be Giants -- prior to their performance at the Beachland Ballroom.

State of the City address
Originally aired Thursday, February 28
Around Noon will not be heard today as ideastream takes you live to the City Club of Cleveland's presentation of Mayor Frank Jackson's annual State of the City address.

Tim Easton
Originally aired Friday, February 29
Dee loads up the musical ammunition of Akron-born folk singer Tim Easton for a live performance in the Key Bank studio as he gets ready for his gig at the Beachland Ballroom.