Applause

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Applause is an Emmy award-winning locally produced TV show that celebrates artists and cultural groups around Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. Each week this on-air arts magazine broadcasts a fresh half-hour of features, performances, on-location reports, and interviews from the studios of WVIZ/PBS ideastream.

Recently Featured

The Horseshoe Casino opens and The Rainey Institute El Sistema Music Program

Posted May 10, 2012
Topics: Arts and Culture, Music

The opening of The Horseshoe Casino and The Rainey Institute El Sistema music program

Blues singers Colin Dussault and Crazy Marvin

Posted May 3, 2012
Topics: Arts and Culture, Music

Studio performance by musicians Crazy Marvin & Colin Dussault.

Sarah’s Girl, Bonfoey Gallery

Posted April 19, 2012
Topics: Arts and Culture, History, Music

The story of how Asher Bonfoey orchestrated his career from violinist to wood carver.

CSU Theater Arts, Urban Film Festival, Lake Erie Monster

Posted April 12, 2012
Topics: Arts and Culture, Dance, Motion Pictures (Film, Video), Theatre, Education

CSU Theater Arts Dept. move to Playhouse Square.

Rock Hall Library and Archives

Posted April 5, 2012
Topics: Arts and Culture, History, Music

Why is the class of 2012 Rock Hall inductees heading to the campus of Tri-C metro?

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Air Dates

WVIZ/PBS
Thursday 7:30 PM
Saturday 6:30 PM
Sunday 12:30 PM

The Ohio Channel
Monday 12:30 AM / 4:30 AM / 8:30 PM
Tuesday 12:30 AM / 4:30 AM / 8:30 AM / 4:00 PM
Wednesday 12:00 AM / 8:00 AM

Applause on YouTube

Selected segments of Applause are available to watch now on YouTube.

Explore the Arts with Around Noon

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

Special Thanks

Special thanks to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College for the use of their Steinway Piano on Around Noon/Applause.

ideastream Arts Funding

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 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.