Giving Thanks

• Great Lakes Science Center, Actors’ Summit & ‘Who Owns the Ice House’ Dan Polletta introduces us to the new president of The Great Lakes Science Center - Dr. Kirsten Ellenbogen.
• 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.

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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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.