Dee Perry welcomes Arts Program Director Bahia Ramos who tells how Akron artists can earn grants from the Knight Arts Challenge to create art that celebrates the city. Then, Cleveland Arts Prize recipients Deena Epstein and Kathleen Cerveny talk about their work with The George Gund Foundation and The Cleveland Foundation, as they step down from their posts And, members of the Musical Theatre Project share songs from I Am What I Am: Gays, Lesbians and the American Musical" in the Key Bank Theatre prior to Thursday's performance at Cain Park.
Bahia Ramos- Knight Foundation Arts Program Director
Kyle Kutuchief- Knight Program Akron Program Director
Deena Epstein- arts program officer at The George Gund Foundation
Kathleen Cerveny- director of institutional learning and arts initiatives at The Cleveland Foundation
Bill Rudman- founder of The Musical Theatre Project