Today we share a conversation with acclaimed author and Oberlin graduate - Ishmael Beah - discussing his life as a child soldier in Sierra Leone captured in the pages of his memoir - A Long Way Gone - prior to an appearance next week for the Cuyahoga County Public Library. Plus, CWRU art historian Henry Adams opens his new book, Painting in Pure Color, Modern Art in Cleveland before the Armory Show 1908-1913. And we take a class at Happy Dog U with CWRU professor Heather Galloway, who discusses the WPA and public art in Cleveland. Ishmael Beah, author
Henry Adams, CWRU
Heather Galloway, CWRU
Ann Trubek, Belt Magazine
Sean Watterson, Happy Dog