Recent Coverage

From Mad Men to Twitter Feeds: How Advertising is Evolving
The Sound of Ideas: Monday, February 8, 2010
One out of 10 people watch the Super Bowl just for the commercials. But about 50 percent of Tivo owners will fast forward through commercials on the biggest day of television advertising. With dwindling financial resources, technology and social media, advertisers are forced to come up with new ways to sell their products or services. Instead of forking over 2.8 million dollars per 30-second spot, some companies are putting that money to different use. Pepsi, for one, is giving it away and creating a fairly substantial buzz in the process. Join Dan Moulthrop and guests for a Super Bowl ad recap and a look at how advertising has evolved over the years.

William Busta, James McCarty and Mark Twain
Around Noon: Monday, February 8, 2010
Dee Perry welcomes back regular irregular guest William Busta the acclaimed curator who unveils the paintings of Gianna Commito in his latest exhibition. And we get an aerial view from Plain Dealer birding columnist James McCarty and his young son and protégé Bret who both speak for the Cleveland Audubon Society later this week at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Plus, Dee raises the curtain on the "new" Mark Twain play - Is He Dead? - onstage at The Beck Center for the Arts.

Sweet Honey in the Rock
Around Noon: Friday, February 5, 2010
Dee Perry shares her conversation with Carol Maillard one of the vocalists of the critically-acclaimed a cappella troupe - Sweet Honey in the Rock - which takes the Ohio Theater stage in PlayhouseSquare tonight for Tri-C.

Evelyn Wright, iona rozeal brown and From Then to Now at MOCA
Applause: Thursday, February 4, 2010
Hip-hop geishas and suave samurai are hanging out on MOCA walls, and you’ll find out why on the next Applause. We’ll also explore some long-buried artistic gems, which have been lurking in several area art collections. PLUS, a local vocal treasure gets to shine, when songstress Evelyn Wright steps into the spotlight for an in-studio performance. All that and more is coming up, on the next round of Applause.

Sutton Foster, Pierre Boulez and Junior Brown
Around Noon: Thursday, February 4, 2010
Dee Perry welcomes Tony-award-winning performer Sutton Foster who takes the Hanna Theater stage this weekend in PlayhouseSquare. Plus, classical music legend Pierre Boulez previews his upcoming performances with The Cleveland Orchestra. And we strike a chord on the guit-steel of Junior Brown who rocks the Beachland Ballroom tonight.

Art Sled Competition in Minneapolis Brings Out a Crowd of Snow Lovers
NewsDepth: Wednesday, February 3, 2010
They say what goes up must come down, but who says you have to do it in a boring way? Hundreds of people came to watch an unusual sort of sledding competition in a Minneapolis park. It's called the “Art Sled Rally.” The goal was to get down the hill in the most creative, fancy or plain-old ridiculous manner possible. From sleds shaped like dinosaurs to bunny-covered sleds, it was an exercise in wintry outrageousness.

Soul Train, Matt Haimovitz & Portraits of Homelessness
Around Noon: Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Dee Perry hops aboard the hippest trip in America - Soul Train - as she screens the new documentary coming to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum for Black History Month. Plus, populist cellist Matt Haimovitz performs in our Key Bank studio as he gets ready for his concert series with City Music Cleveland. And, ideastream®'s Eric Wellman spotlights the art exhibit "Portraits of Homelessness" at Levin College.

Erin McKeown, George Bilgere and Tanya Barfield
Around Noon: Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Dee Perry releases Hundreds of Lions with acclaimed folk-rock singer-songwriter Erin McKeown who takes The Kent Stage this weekend. Plus, regular irregular guest and Pushcart-prize-winning poet George Bilgere takes us inside The White Museum, his latest book of poetry, prior to his reading at Joseph-Beth Booksellers. And, acclaimed playwright, Tanya Barfield opens The Blue Door, her challenging play about race in America, onstage at Dobama Theater.

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Funding

Production of Around Noon on 90.3 WCPN and Applause on WVIZ/PBS is made possible by grants from:
The Cleveland Foundation
The George Gund Foundation
The John P. Murphy Foundation


United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland, Inc.

Thank you to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College for the use of their Steinway Piano on Around Noon and Applause.


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