Joshua Smith and John Ewing

• José Antonio Abreu Dee Perry welcomes the founder of Venezuela's El Sistema music education program - Dr. José Antonio Abreu.
• Bootsy Collins, Tracy Chevalier and Sutton Foster Dee Perry shares her conversation with Bootsy Collins who's onstage with The Contemporary Youth Orchestra Friday night.
• Vincent Dowling, Brian Auger and ‘Davina and The Vagabonds’ Dee Perry shares her interview with the late Vincent Dowling former artistic director for Great Lakes Theater who passed away last week.

Around Noon, ideastream’s weekday radio magazine, celebrates the visual and performing arts, explores cultural trends, and examines current events through an artistic lens. Dee Perry hosts.

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Join Dee in this series of lively discussions about the most recent news and trends in music, and enjoy tracks from the most recent and popular artists on the local and national music scene. Listen to previous Music Monday broadcasts now.

Around Noon's Open Air brings musicians, storytellers, and other performers to the Smith Studio of the Idea Center® during the summer! Listen to previous Open Air broadcasts now.

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Production of arts and culture programming on ideastream is made possible by grants from:

The Cleveland Foundation; Eaton Corporation Charitable Foundation; The George Gund Foundation; The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation; The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation; The Kulas Foundation; The John P. Murphy Foundation; The Nord Family Foundation; Parker Hannifin Foundation; The S. Livingston Mather Charitable Trust; and NACCO Industries, Inc.

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