http://www.wcpn.org Around Noon is WCPN's weekday exploration into the world of local and national culture. (c) Copyright 2012 ideastream - For Personal Use Only http://www.ideastream.org/an/entry/45288 http://www.ideastream.org/an/entry/45288 Dan Polletta spotlights the music of Canadian afro-beat band - The Souljazz Orchestra - as they get ready for their gig at the Grog Shop tonight, spotlighting music from their latest CD - 'Rising Sun.' Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/an/entry/45278 http://www.ideastream.org/an/entry/45278 Dee Perry shares her conversation with award-winning playwright Will Eno whose play 'Middletown' opens this week at Dobama Theater in Cleveland Heights. We also hear a conversation with opera legend Marilyn Horne who returns to The Oberlin Conservatory of Music to lead vocal master classes this weekend. And Dan Polletta speaks with local jazz man Dave Morgan about his work 'The Way of the Sly Man' which gets the spotlight this Friday night for the 40th Annual Lakeland Jazz Festival. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/an/entry/45267 http://www.ideastream.org/an/entry/45267 The relationship between Oskar, the head of a Nazi detention camp and Gabriel, an African-American Cabaret singer being held at the camp is at the center of the Antebellum a play that bridges space, time, religion and race. Set in 1939…the story moves between Germany and a fading Atlanta plantation that’s preparing for the opening of Gone with the Wind. As Cleveland Public Theatre undertakes a production of Antebellum, playwright Robert O’Hara and director Beth Wood discuss bridging two worlds that seem unconnected to tell a tale that challenges intolerance across continents… Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/an/entry/45191 http://www.ideastream.org/an/entry/45191 Dee Perry welcomes Meshell Ndegeocello prior to her performance tonight at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum for its Black Hisotry Month series - Ladies First: African-American Women Who Rock. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/an/entry/45190 http://www.ideastream.org/an/entry/45190 Dee Perry spotlights the acclaimed classical troupe The Calder Quartet prior to their performance at The Akron Art Museum Friday night. Plus, Christopher Wilkins, music director for The Akron Symphony Orchestra talks Beethoven and Brahms. And we meet a lawyer who's lending a helping hand to artists tonight at Spaces Gallery. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/an/entry/45189 http://www.ideastream.org/an/entry/45189 'Around Noon' will not be heard today as ideastream broadcasts the Debate for Cuyahoga County Prosecutor live from The City Club of Cleveland featuring Subodh Chandra, Stephanie Hall, James McDonnel, Timothy McGinty and Robert Triozzi. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/an/entry/45171 http://www.ideastream.org/an/entry/45171 Dee Perry welcomes Dia Frampton, runner-up on 'The Voice' for a live performance before for her Valentine's Day gig at The Grog Shop, as she spotlights music from her new CD - 'Red.' Plus we preview the new exhibition opening this weekend at The Cleveland Museum of Art - 'Rembrandt in America: Collecting and Connoisseurship.' And we hear from the director behind the acclaimed documentary 'The Interrupters' airing tonight on WVIZ/PBS Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideastream.org/an/entry/45126 http://www.ideastream.org/an/entry/45126 Today we preview the new PBS documentary 'Slavery by Another Name,' with Pulitzer-Prize-winning historian Douglas A. Blackmon. Plus Case Western Reserve University's Mary Davis reports on Fashion Week in New York City and spotlights the acclaimed film 'Bill Cunningham New York.' And we share a short panel discussion on the state of opera in Northeast Ohio with The Cleveland Institute of Music's David Bamberger, The Plain Dealer's Don Rosenberg, and Dorota Sobieska of Opera Circle. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500