http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/an/ Around Noon is WCPN's weekday exploration into the world of local and national culture. (c) Copyright 2010 ideastream - For Personal Use Only http://www.ideastream.org/common/images/itunes/small_an.jpg http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/an/ en-us The All-Day Brain Food℠ - 90.3 WCPN ideastream 90.3 WCPN ideastream Around Noon is WCPN's weekday exploration into the world of local and national culture. 90.3 WCPN ideastream news@wcpn.org No http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29905/ http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29905/#When:16:00:02Z Dee Perry shares her conversation with a rising star of the neo-soul scene Irish singer-songwriter - Laura Izibor - who's onstage tonight at The House of Blues. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:00:02 -0500 90.3 WCPN ideastream Around Noon Dee Perry shares her conversation with a rising star of the neo-soul scene Irish singer-songwriter - Laura Izibor - who's onstage tonight at The House of Blues. http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29902/ http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29902/#When:16:00:00Z Dee Perry takes a trip back to the '60's with psychedelic guru Wavy Gravy who's the subject of a new documentary film - Saint Misbehavin' - onscreen at the Rock Hall this week. Plus we share an archived performance by that Superhero Brother - G. Love - before his gig tonight at The House of Blues. And, Dee explores the exotic sounds of throat singing with acclaimed vocalist Tanya Tagaq who takes the Gartner Auditorium stage this evening at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0500 90.3 WCPN ideastream Around Noon Dee Perry takes a trip back to the '60's with psychedelic guru Wavy Gravy who's the subject of a new documentary film - Saint Misbehavin' - onscreen at the Rock Hall this week. Plus we share an archived performance by that Superhero Brother - G. Love - before his gig tonight at The House of Blues. And, Dee explores the exotic sounds of throat singing with acclaimed vocalist Tanya Tagaq who takes the Gartner Auditorium stage this evening at The Cleveland Museum of Art. http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29898/ http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29898/#When:16:00:00Z Dee Perry welcomes members of the acclaimed folk group - The Carolina Chocolate Drops - who take the Beachland Ballroom stage this week presented by Roots of American Music. Plus, we dig into the dialects of Emma onstage at The Cleveland Play House. And Annie Golden rolls in for the new PlayhouseSquare musical - Xanadu. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0500 90.3 WCPN ideastream Around Noon Dee Perry welcomes members of the acclaimed folk group - The Carolina Chocolate Drops - who take the Beachland Ballroom stage this week presented by Roots of American Music. Plus, we dig into the dialects of Emma onstage at The Cleveland Play House. And Annie Golden rolls in for the new PlayhouseSquare musical - Xanadu. http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29860/ http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29860/#When:16:00:01Z Today ideastream®'s Eric Wellman shares his interview with Northeast Ohio's Katie Spotz who's rowing across the Atlantic Ocean and plans to complete her journey when she arrives in South America later this week. Dan Polletta opens the books of controversial author James Howard Kunstler prior to his appearance this weekend at The Cleveland Public Library. Plus, Tony-award-winning director and lyricist Richard Maltby Jr. spotlights his Broadway hit Baby, which gets a local production this month at True North Cultural Arts. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:00:01 -0500 90.3 WCPN ideastream Around Noon Today ideastream®'s Eric Wellman shares his interview with Northeast Ohio's Katie Spotz who's rowing across the Atlantic Ocean and plans to complete her journey when she arrives in South America later this week. Dan Polletta opens the books of controversial author James Howard Kunstler prior to his appearance this weekend at The Cleveland Public Library. Plus, Tony-award-winning director and lyricist Richard Maltby Jr. spotlights his Broadway hit Baby, which gets a local production this month at True North Cultural Arts. http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29851/ http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29851/#When:16:00:00Z Dee Perry unveils the new exhibition opening this week at The Cleveland Museum of Art - Art of the American Indians - as she welcomes acclaimed American art collector Eugene Thaw to discuss his collection on loan from the Fenimore Art Museum in New York. Image: Nepcetat (One-That-Sticks-to-the-Face) Mask, about 1840–60. Central Yup’ik, probably lower Yukon River, Alaska. Thaw Collection Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0500 90.3 WCPN ideastream Around Noon Dee Perry unveils the new exhibition opening this week at The Cleveland Museum of Art - Art of the American Indians - as she welcomes acclaimed American art collector Eugene Thaw to discuss his collection on loan from the Fenimore Art Museum in New York. Image: Nepcetat (One-That-Sticks-to-the-Face) Mask, about 1840–60. Central Yup’ik, probably lower Yukon River, Alaska. Thaw Collection http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29842/ http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29842/#When:16:00:00Z Dee Perry welcomes Cleveland Orchestra violist, Eliesha Nelson who performs music from her new CD of work by Quincy Porter in our Key Bank studio, prior to her performance for the Lorain County Community College Signature Series. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0500 90.3 WCPN ideastream Around Noon Dee Perry welcomes Cleveland Orchestra violist, Eliesha Nelson who performs music from her new CD of work by Quincy Porter in our Key Bank studio, prior to her performance for the Lorain County Community College Signature Series. http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29827/ http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29827/#When:16:00:00Z Join Dee Perry today as she previews the annual Academy Awards with area film critics Clint O'Connor from The Plain Dealer, Dave Huffman of Cleveland Cinemas and Pamela Zoslov from The Cleveland Scene. You can join the conversation with your favorite films as Dee opens the phones, and send us . Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0500 90.3 WCPN ideastream Around Noon Join Dee Perry today as she previews the annual Academy Awards with area film critics Clint O'Connor from The Plain Dealer, Dave Huffman of Cleveland Cinemas and Pamela Zoslov from The Cleveland Scene. You can join the conversation with your favorite films as Dee opens the phones, and send us . http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29826/ http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29826/#When:16:00:00Z Dee Perry welcomes back American legend of documentary theater Anna Deavere Smith who's onstage this week at Baldwin-Wallace College. Plus, former Cleveland jazz vocalist Trisha O'Brien returns home with a new CD of songs - Out of a Dream. And Oberlin Conservatory of Music Dean David Stull looks back on his visit to The White House last week to receive The National Medal of Arts on behalf of Oberlin College. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0500 90.3 WCPN ideastream Around Noon Dee Perry welcomes back American legend of documentary theater Anna Deavere Smith who's onstage this week at Baldwin-Wallace College. Plus, former Cleveland jazz vocalist Trisha O'Brien returns home with a new CD of songs - Out of a Dream. And Oberlin Conservatory of Music Dean David Stull looks back on his visit to The White House last week to receive The National Medal of Arts on behalf of Oberlin College. http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29804/ http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29804/#When:16:00:00Z Dee Perry spotlights The Cleveland Orchestra's fully-staged production of Mozart's classic opera - Così fan tutte. Joining Dee for this musical preview are orchestra music director Franz Welser-Most, star soprano Malin Hartelius, and Zurich Opera stage director Timo Schluessel. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0500 90.3 WCPN ideastream Around Noon Dee Perry spotlights The Cleveland Orchestra's fully-staged production of Mozart's classic opera - Così fan tutte. Joining Dee for this musical preview are orchestra music director Franz Welser-Most, star soprano Malin Hartelius, and Zurich Opera stage director Timo Schluessel. http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29781/ http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29781/#When:16:00:00Z Dee Perry spotlights the dapper bandleader from Berlin Max Raabe who brings his acclaimed Palast Orchester to The Cleveland Museum of Art this Sunday night for the grand re-opening of The Gartner Auditorium. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:00:00 -0500 90.3 WCPN ideastream Around Noon Dee Perry spotlights the dapper bandleader from Berlin Max Raabe who brings his acclaimed Palast Orchester to The Cleveland Museum of Art this Sunday night for the grand re-opening of The Gartner Auditorium. http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29766/ http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29766/#When:16:00:00Z Today we share Dan Polletta's interview with NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar prior to his appearance this weekend at The Cleveland Public Library for its Writers and Readers Series. Plus we look back on the life of late jazz legend Thelonious Monk with his son T.S. Monk, as he gets ready for his gig at The Lakeland Jazz Festival. And we spotlight the new exhibit at The Western Reserve Historical Society - Do You Know Your Lincoln? Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:00:00 -0500 90.3 WCPN ideastream Around Noon Today we share Dan Polletta's interview with NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar prior to his appearance this weekend at The Cleveland Public Library for its Writers and Readers Series. Plus we look back on the life of late jazz legend Thelonious Monk with his son T.S. Monk, as he gets ready for his gig at The Lakeland Jazz Festival. And we spotlight the new exhibit at The Western Reserve Historical Society - Do You Know Your Lincoln? http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29764/ http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29764/#When:16:00:00Z Today we share David C. Barnett's interview with Scott Avett of the acclaimed Avett Brothers before their sold-out show this weekend at The House of Blues. Plus ideastream®'s Dan Moulthrop profiles the poetry of Cleveland-born writer Jason Koo who returns home to share poems this week at Cleveland State University. And Dee Perry discovers The Many Deaths of The Firefly Brothers as she welcomes award-winning author Thomas Mullen prior to his appearance at Joseph-Beth Booksellers. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:00:00 -0500 90.3 WCPN ideastream Around Noon Today we share David C. Barnett's interview with Scott Avett of the acclaimed Avett Brothers before their sold-out show this weekend at The House of Blues. Plus ideastream®'s Dan Moulthrop profiles the poetry of Cleveland-born writer Jason Koo who returns home to share poems this week at Cleveland State University. And Dee Perry discovers The Many Deaths of The Firefly Brothers as she welcomes award-winning author Thomas Mullen prior to his appearance at Joseph-Beth Booksellers. http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29757/ http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29757/#When:16:00:00Z Dee Perry welcomes back the funky 7-string-guitar virtuoso Charlie Hunter before his return to the Beachland Ballroom with music from his new CD Gentlemen, I Neglected to Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid. Plus we hear from acclaimed singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, who returns to Northeast Ohio for two performances at The Kent Stage and Oberlin College's Finney Chapel. And Dee meets the "guardian angel of American short fiction" Jill McCorkle who shares stories from her new book Going Away Shoes at John Carroll University later this week. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:00:00 -0500 90.3 WCPN ideastream Around Noon Dee Perry welcomes back the funky 7-string-guitar virtuoso Charlie Hunter before his return to the Beachland Ballroom with music from his new CD Gentlemen, I Neglected to Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid. Plus we hear from acclaimed singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, who returns to Northeast Ohio for two performances at The Kent Stage and Oberlin College's Finney Chapel. And Dee meets the "guardian angel of American short fiction" Jill McCorkle who shares stories from her new book Going Away Shoes at John Carroll University later this week. http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29755/ http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/29755/#When:16:00:00Z Dan Polletta spotlights the young stars of The Cleveland Institute Music's opera department production of Richard Strauss's classic Ariadne auf Naxos. Plus we share an archive interview with Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner for fiction 2007 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as we preview the Cuyahoga County Public Library's monthly Anisfield-Wolf Book Club featuring Adichie's novel Half of a Yellow Sun. Plus ideastream's® Eric Wellman shows us another side of NPR newsman Paul Brown, prior to his appearance at Lake Erie College. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:00:00 -0500 90.3 WCPN ideastream Around Noon Dan Polletta spotlights the young stars of The Cleveland Institute Music's opera department production of Richard Strauss's classic Ariadne auf Naxos. Plus we share an archive interview with Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner for fiction 2007 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as we preview the Cuyahoga County Public Library's monthly Anisfield-Wolf Book Club featuring Adichie's novel Half of a Yellow Sun. Plus ideastream's® Eric Wellman shows us another side of NPR newsman Paul Brown, prior to his appearance at Lake Erie College.