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Recent Coverage

The Making of an MVP, Lebron James, artist Gary Thomas and Surfing the Great Lakes
Applause: Thursday, February 18, 2010
On the next Applause we look at the Making of an MVP – Lebron James And we meet the man who’s painted his way into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Plus we meet a group of surfers tackling the Great Lakes in the dead of winter.

Zig Jackson, Corrie Slawson and Michael Medcalf
Around Noon: Thursday, February 18, 2010
Dee Perry focuses on the photography of Native-American artist Zig Jackson whose images are on view at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Plus, local artist Corrie Slawson explains how she is redeveloping vacant lots in Cleveland through her art for Spaces Gallery. And acclaimed local choreographer Michael Medcalf pays tribute to his late mother with his new dance work onstage at Cleveland Public Theater.

Lakewood Students Honored with Trip to the White House
NewsDepth: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Some Lakewood High School students had an awesome experience in our nation's capitol last week. The eleven students and two teachers traveled to Washington to attend a workshop in the White House. Hosted by the First Lady, it was about music from our country's Civil Rights era. The students were chosen for the leadership activities they have taken on with Cleveland's chapter of "Facing History and Ourselves." The students also attended that evening's concert in the White House where several sat right in the front row with the Obama and Biden families.

Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples are Partners in the 2010 Games
NewsDepth: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
With billions of people watching around the globe, Canada is making a major statement about the country's relationship with its aboriginal people. Those would be members of groups that, in our country, we would call Native Americans. In Canada, they're referred to as "First Nations." They have been part of the planning with Vancouver organizers from the beginning.

2010 Winter Olympics Get Underway in Vancouver with Pomp and Problems
NewsDepth: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The 2010 Winter Olympics are underway in Vancouver, British Columbia. They began officially Friday night with a dramatic opening ceremony - held indoors because it rains a lot of the time in Vancouver. Weather has been a big factor in these games. On Tuesday, heavy snow caused the postponement of the downhill skiing on Whistler Mountain, while rain and fog are still delaying some of the outdoor races. Tragedy struck on the very first day when Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed during a practice run.

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Production of Around Noon on 90.3 WCPN and Applause on WVIZ/PBS is made possible by grants from:
The Cleveland Foundation
The George Gund Foundation
The John P. Murphy Foundation
The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation


United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland, Inc.

Thank you to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College for the use of their Steinway Piano on Around Noon and Applause.


The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.