Around Noon: November 2008

Encore Presentiation - Lords of the Low End: SMV
Friday, November 28
Stanley Clarke, Victor Wooten and Marcus Miller (AKA SMV) join Dee in the Key Bank Studio for this special holiday encore presentation.

The Gathering: A Modern Thanksgiving Story
Thursday, November 27
Around Noon will not be heard today, as ideastream brings us the holiday special - The Gathering: A Modern Thanksgiving Story.

Thanksgiving with The Three Chefs
Wednesday, November 26
Dee Perry sets the table for the Thanksgiving Holiday with The Three Chefs -- Jonathon Sawyer of Bar Cento, Heather Haviland of Lucky's Café, and Steve Schimoler from Crop Bistro & Bar. Join us for this annual holiday call-in show as the chefs answer all your last-minute cooking questions.

Mifuné and Dianne McIntyre
Tuesday, November 25
Dee Perry spotlights local afrobeat band Mifuné with a performance in the Westfield Insurance Studio Theater, as they get ready for their gig at The Grog Shop. Plus, Cleveland's dance maven Dianne McIntyre gets In the Groove and Over the Top this weekend at the East Cleveland Public Library.

Joshua Smith
Monday, November 24
Following NPR coverage of Barack Obama press conference, Dee Perry welcomes acclaimed flutist for the Cleveland Orchestra Joshua Smith to the Key Bank studio to perform music from his new Telarc recording Air. Josh also previews his upcoming concert at First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland and discusses his public radio holiday special, airing Christmas morning at 10am on 90.3 FM.

John Pizzarelli
Friday, November 21
Dee Perry welcomes back John Pizzarelli the jazz guitarist and vocalist who brings the songs of Richard Rodgers to Nighttown this evening. He performs songs from his new CD With a Song in My Heart , in our Key Bank Studio.

Orion Weiss, Dariush Mehrjui and Paul Samuels
Thursday, November 20
Today Dee Perry observes the musical constellation of Orion Weiss, the acclaimed Cleveland pianist who performs with the Akron Symphony Orchestra this weekend. Plus, the Cleveland Museum of Art's John Ewing introduces us to master Iranian filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui who comes to town with his latest screen gem. And, Oberlin jazz instructor, Paul Samuels spotlights the music of Bill Lee at the Bop Stop with some of his top students. Photo credit: Leslie van Stelten

Calder Quartet, America’s Test Kitchen and Katy Lederer
Wednesday, November 19
Dee Perry welcomes members of the critically-acclaimed troupe The Calder Quartet as they prepare for their Viva and Gala performance tonight at Plymouth Church in Shaker Heights. Plus, what do poetry and poker have in common? Find out as Dee speaks with cardshark poet Katy Lederer, prior to her appearance for the CSU Poetry Center. And, we step into America's Test Kitchen with the program's editorial director, Jack Bishop.

Artistic Views of RACE
Tuesday, November 18
Today Dee Perry broadcasts live from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, outside the groundbreaking exhibition -- RACE: Are we so different? Joining Dee is a diverse panel of area artists who plan to react to the exhibit and share their own stories of how race has affected their lives and careers.

Artistic Luxury and Oberlin Opera
Monday, November 17
Dee Perry puts Faberge, Lalique and Tiffany on the table, as she talks with Cleveland Museum of Art curator Stephen Harrison about the museum's gorgeous new exhibit -- Artistic Luxury. Plus, we spotlight a pair of talented opera students from the Oberlin Conservatory as they prepare for their production of Cinderella, with a live performance in our Key Bank Studio.

Margaret Cho
Friday, November 14
Acclaimed comedienne Margaret Cho brings her outrageous stand-up show Beautiful to the Lakewood Civic Auditorium tonight, and today ideastream's Dee Perry speaks with Cho about her career and her comedy. Photo by Phil Nee

Nanci Griffith, C.J. Box and Evan Fallenberg
Thursday, November 13
Today ideastream's Jim Goldurs speaks with Grammy-award-winning singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith who performs this weekend for the Kent State Folk Festival. Plus, bestselling mystery writer C.J. Box shares the story of the Blood Trail at Geauga County Public Library. Also, Cleveland-born writer Evan Fallenberg gets a homecoming at the JCC Book Festival for his latest novel Light Fell. Image: Senor McGuire, 2006

Sarah Vowell and CIM Opera
Wednesday, November 12
Dee Perry speaks with This American Life's Sarah Vowell about her latest look at American History -- The Wordy Shipmates prior to her appearance this weekend at the Cleveland Public Library for the Writers and Readers Series. Plus we spotlight the talented students of the Cleveland Institute of Music's opera department with a performance in our Key Bank Studio, as they prepare for this weekend's staging of Beatrice et Benedict by Hector Berlioz.

NPR’s Tom Moon, eighth blackbird and The Korean Music Ensemble
Tuesday, November 11
Today Dee Perry welcomes NPR music critic Tom Moon who shares 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die prior to his appearance at Joseph Beth Booksellers tonight. Plus, the musicians of eighth blackbird return to their alma mater Oberlin College for a performance this evening with the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble. And we preview the KSU Folk Fest concert from the Korea National University of Arts Korean Music Ensemble at the Kent Stage.

American Music Master: Les Paul
Monday, November 10
Today Dee Perry celebrates the music of guitar legend Les Paul as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Case Western Reserve University honor him for the annual American Music Masters Series. Joining Dee are the Rock Hall's new vice president of education Lauren Onkey, Case music professor Mary Davis, and PBS producer John Paulson. We also hear from two of the participating musicans Duane Eddy and Lenny Kaye who take the stage Saturday night for the gala concert celebration at PlayhouseSquare.

Girl Talk
Friday, November 7
Today ideastream's Jim Goldurs profiles Case Western Reserve University bio-engineering graduate Gregg Gillis, better-known-as the internationally-acclaimed laptop musician Girl Talk, who performs Monday night in a sold-out show at the Beachland Ballroom.

NOL: Arts Education Call-in Special
Thursday, November 6
Today Dee Perry spends the show looking at the impact of arts education in Northeast Ohio, during this special call-in program, produced in partnership with Northern Ohio Live Magazine. Joining Dee are national arts education expert from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and Harvard's Project Zero, Lois Hetland co-author of Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education. Also joining Dee as she opens the phones are Annie McNally-Dienes from Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio and award-winning Berea High School art teacher, Jim Bycznski.

Jazz Heritage Orchestra, Letters Home and Karamu
Wednesday, November 5
Today ideastream music director Bobby Jackson speaks with the leader of Cleveland's Jazz Heritage Orchestra that performs with legendary jazz sax man Benny Golson, this weekend. Plus, Dee spotlights Playhouse Square's Discovery Theater series performance Letters Home featuring the words of Iraq War veterans. And we meet playwright William A. Parker whose play Waitin' 2 End Hell, goes onstage at Karamu House.

Cleveland Comedy Festival, Conya Doss and Walking the River
Tuesday, November 4
Dee finds the humor in the first-ever Cleveland Comedy Festival happening this weekend at the Idea Center. Plus we hear from local soul singer Conya Doss who's back on home turf onstage at the Beachland Ballroom this Saturday night. And we preview the quirky new documentary about the Cuyahoga -- Walking the River -- which gets its broadcast premiere on WVIZ/PBS this Thursday night at 10pm .

Terry Teachout, Valerie Hemingway and Cleveland Restaurant Week
Monday, November 3
Today Dee Perry speaks with Wall Street Journal theater critic Terry Teachout about his recent visit to Cleveland to review productions from Great Lakes Theater Festival and the Cleveland Play House. Plus we run with the bulls of Ernest Hemingway as Dee speaks with his former secretary and daughter-in-law - Valerie Hemingway. And we set the table for Cleveland Restaurant Week with local chefs Doug Katz, Alicia Marotta and John Pistone.