Around Noon: June 2007

Cleveland Wine Fest, Ian McLagan, Judah Friedlander
Friday, June 29
Today we sample the sustainable tastes of the Cleveland Wine Fest; preview the performance of Brit-rocker Ian McLagan at the Beachland Ballroom and head out to the new Pickwick and Frolic patio with comic Judah Friedlander.

Cleveland Arts Prize
Thursday, June 28
Around Noon today is dedicated to tonight's Cleveland Arts Prize ceremony at the Cleveland Play House, as Dee talks with some of this year's winners: Norman Krumholz, Lewis Nielson, Toby Devan Lewis and Cindy Barber.

Ancestral Voices, American Icons of Photography, Migiwa Orimo
Wednesday, June 27
Dee hears the Ancestral Voices dancing their way through Cleveland Public Theater's Gordon Square Theater; unveils the American icons of photography on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art; and reaches new heights with Heights Arts artist-in-residence, Migiwa Orimo.

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Tuesday, June 26
Dee discovers how Ohio Shakespeare Festival is turning Stan Hywet Hall in Akron into The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

Joe Mackall, Musical of Musicals (a Musical)
Monday, June 25
An Outsider Among the Amish today Around Noon as Dee talks with local writer Joe Mackall about his new book - Plain Secrets. And, the Musical of Musicals (a Musical) is breaking box office records at Actors Summit.

Mormon Tabernacle Choir, La Traviata, Wayne Hancock
Friday, June 22
Today Dee meets the leader of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir prior to their performance at Blossom; talks with two of the principals staging La Traviata for Opera Cleveland; and welcomes the King of Juke Joint Swing - Wayne Hancock - before his band takes the stage of the Beachland Ballroom.

Malgorzata Markiewicz, Afro-Semitic Experience
Thursday, June 21
Around Noon today we enter the Spaces gallery exhibit featuring the work of world artist Malgorzata Markiewicz, and share the cross-cultural jazz of the Afro-Semitic Experience coming to Hiram College.

Pink Martini, Gordon Square Arts District, Lelia Pissarro
Wednesday, June 20
Dee whips up a Pink Martini prior to the group taking the stage at the House of Blues, and we get the latest news from the Gordon Square Arts District. Plus, Dee talks with painting legacy Lelia Pissarro about the exhibit featuring her famous family's paintings on view at the Contessa Gallery.

Bottle Rockets, Carrie Rodriguez
Tuesday, June 19
The allure of alt-country today as Dee shoots off the Bottle Rockets coming to the Beachland Ballroom, and shares a performance by Carrie Rodriguez as she gets ready for her gig at the Kent Stage.

Fentress Bradburn, Doors Exhibit at Rock Hall, Akron Symphony
Monday, June 18
Today Dee makes a grand entrance with Fentress Bradburn the architecture firm selected to redesign the Cleveland Museum of Natural History; opens the Doors on the new exhibit at the Rock Hall; and previews the summer pops series from the Akron Symphony.

Ron Powers, Patrick Sweany
Friday, June 15
Today Pulitzer Prize winning writer Ron Powers tells Dee about his latest tome - "Last Flag Down." And local blues boy Patrick Sweany showcases his latest CD "Every Hour is a Dollar Gone" as he gets ready for his CD release party at the Beachland Ballroom.

Kurt Elling, Christopher O’Riley
Thursday, June 14
Around Noon today Dee welcomes acclaimed jazz vocalist Kurt Elling as he gets ready for his gig at Night Town. Plus classical pianist Christopher O'Riley talks about his latest crossover project featuring the music of Nick Drake, prior to his performance at the Beachland Ballroom.

Laura Taxel, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Forro For All
Wednesday, June 13
Dee sits down to a summer Feast with regular irregular Laura Taxel; gets into trouble with those Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; and she moves to a Brazilian beat with Forro For All, prior to their performance at Night Town.

Ben Harper, Spaces’ Susan Channing, Two-Headed
Tuesday, June 12
Today Dee welcomes blues-based rocker Ben Harper prior to his sold-out show at the House of Blues. We also say goodbye to outgoing director of Spaces gallery - Susan Channing. Dee then welcomes the star and playwright behind Cleveland Public Theater's acclaimed production Two-Headed.

Playing with the Enemy, Congo Square, Cleveland Music School Settlement
Monday, June 11
Dee celebrates Father's Day with the author of "Playing with the Enemy," about his father's life in baseball. Ideastream's music director, Bobby Jackson takes us to Congo Square with Wynton Marsalis. Plus we meet the new director of the Cleveland Music School Settlement - Charlie Lawrence.

CMA’s Timothy Rub, Brian Auger
Friday, June 8
Today Cleveland Museum of Art director, Timothy Rub joins Dee to preview Parade the Circle and share the latest on the museum's expansion project. Plus Dee gets aboard the Oblivion Express with Brian Auger, prior to his performance at Night Town.

Ingenuity Fest, Farshid Moussavi
Thursday, June 7
Around Noon today, Dee previews the upcoming Ingenuity Fest with director James Levin, learns about the latest on the Cuyahoga County arts tax with members of Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, and introduces us to Farshid Moussavi of Foreign Office Architects who was chosen to design the new MOCA Cleveland.

Summer Book Call-in Show
Wednesday, June 6
Dee hosts her annual Summer Book Call-in Show with the Plain Dealer's Karen Long, Suzanne DeGaetano of Macs Backs Paperbacks and Cuyahoga County Public Library executive director, Sari Feldman.

Keith Mayerson, DJ Bill Hawkins, Eric Coble
Tuesday, June 5
Dee frames a discussion with painter Keith Mayerson whose latest work is on view at the Shaheen Gallery. ideastream's Jim Goldurs looks into the life of Cleveland DJ Bill Hawkins who's the subject of a new Dobama Theater production. And Dee welcomes playwright Eric Coble who's work shopping his latest play for Playhouse Square.

Der Rosenkavalier, Marcus Santos
Monday, June 4
Today Dee continues her preview of the Cleveland Orchestra's upcoming opera production of Der Rosenkavalier, with opera expert Perry Lorenzo. Then she's off to the Key Bank studio for a live performance by Brazilian percussion master Marcus Santos, who leads the Symphony for 1,000 Drums at this summer's Ingenuity Fest.

Theater Call-in Program
Friday, June 1
Today our mid-year call-in show takes on the local theater season as we get ready for the summer stock season with the Plain Dealer's Tony Brown, Christine Howey of Scene Magazine, and the Free Times' Keith Joseph.