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WOSU 820 AM: Saturdays at 4 pm WOSU 89.7 FM: Sundays at 5 pm
"A Journey with the Arts Throughout Ohio" produces between six and eight programs per calendar year. Christopher Purdy hosts this one-hour program, which discusses topics and introduces personalities active in arts-related programs, from The Cleveland Orchestra to programs for imprisoned juvenile offenders. Past topics include a 90th birthday tribute to pianist Earl Wild; The National Underground Railroad Museum in Cincinnati; the Cincinnati Opera's premiere performances of "Margaret Garner,” starring Denyce Graves, based on the true story of an escaped slave; Dayton's new Shuster Center for the Arts; Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum; and Very Special Arts for Very Special Kids (VSA of Ohio). Future programs introduce visits to the Southern Ohio Museum of Cirque d'art, a circus school in Portsmouth, as well as a trip to Oberlin to hear master classes by the great mezzo soprano Marilyn Horne.
These programs will air on WOSU 820 AM beginning in March, 2007.
Jan. 7
THE COLUMBUS CHAMBER MUSIC CONNECTION
It’s not exactly chamber music if over 100 teenagers are involved, but break them up into small ensembles and pack them into a local church every Friday for coaching and performances and you have The Chamber Music Connection. Kids from all walks of life participate, with a regular schedule of performances; we’ll hear from the Fischoff Award Winning “boy band” quartet opus., who’ll be featured on From the Top’s inaugural telecast-and from lots of busy kids. With a few parents, and lots of music. See also www.cmconnection.org
Jan. 14
THE KING ARTS COMPLEX
A too-well kept secret, serving the east side-once a Mecca for jazz in the mid west-and neighborhoods throughout Central Ohio. The King Arts Complex presents programs in dance, music, drama and media. We’ll eavesdrop on panel discussions on the work of August Wilson, hear from Tony and Aziza West and the Imani dancers, and have a spicy conversation with KAC Executive Director Barbara Nicholson. See also www.kingartscomplex.com
Jan. 21
THE ARTS, THE CRITICS, THE CRISIS?
A roundtable discussion with Ohio’s leading arts commentators in the print media: Donald Rosenberg, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Jeanne Gelfand, Cincinnati Enquirer, Barbara Zuck, Columbus Dispatch and a representative from the Ohio Arts Council. Is there a crisis? In funding? In quality? In accessibility?
Jan. 28
OHIO’S KINGS OF INSTRUMENTS
A tour of some of the State’s most imposing organs. The Fisk at Finney Chapel, Oberlin with James David Christie, the newly built Paul Fritts at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Columbus and the grand theater organ at Union Station, Cincinnati.
Feb. 4
THE PHOENIX THEATRE CIRCLE
There are a lot of good people doing good work to serve children, both mainstream and at risk. Steven Anderson and The Phoenix Theatre
will help us explore outreach programs serving kids from all walks of life using critical thinking, the theater and above all, imagination. With workshops and performances from West Broad Elementary school and Heyl Middle School.
Feb. 11
ARNETT HOWARD @ THE 502
Columbus based jazz great Arnett Howard recalls the glory days of jazz in Columbus, with a special tribute to Marty Melman’s 502 Club. We’ll hear interviews with neighborhood residents who recall the Club in its heyday. Special guest, Nancy Wilson. Performances by 502 favorites Hank Marr, Nancy Wilson, Rusty Bryant, Cannonball Adderley and Miles Davis.
See also www.creolefunk.com
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