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Pick Your Film on May 6
Fashion Week Comes to Cleveland
Arms & Armor Says Farewell
Attend a Members' Screening of Son of Rambow
Merle Haggard WKSU Presale
Rolando Villazon: A Tenor Voice Lost and Found
This Old House: Minus the Toxins
Justice Scalia, the Great Dissenter, Opens Up
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There was a lot of excitement in the WKSU offices when Cleveland Cinemas purchased the movie theatres in the Plaza at Chapel Hill. And, that exchange is already paying off for WKSU members. Meet us at the newly renamed Plaza Cinemas at Chapel Hill next Tuesday for a free movie. Welcome Akron area movie fans!
 
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 Pick Your Film on May 6

WKSU movie nights are possibly the most popular benefits to being a WKSU member. On May 6 at the Plaza Cinemas at Chapel Hill, Cleveland Cinemas offers a WKSU Appreciation Night. Instead of a sneak peek of one movie, WKSU members and a guest can see a movie of their choice that starts during the 7 p.m. hour by showing their member card at the box office. Films include Under the Same Moon, The Visitor, Iron Man, Baby Mama and Made of Honor.

Visit WKSU.org for a map to Plaza Cinemas at Chapel Hill, links, trailers and additional information about Cleveland Cinemas.


 Fashion Week Comes to Cleveland

Northeast Ohio may not be the next location of America's Next Top Model, but the region is home to a growing fashion community. As Cleveland readies itself to host Fashion Week, WKSU's Vivian Goodman speaks with Jean Drusedow from the Kent State University Museum and young designer Tad Boetcher about fashion in NE Ohio yesterday, today and tomorrow. Listen to Goodman's report and see pictures here: www.wksu.org/news/story/21999.


 Arms & Armor Says Farewell

There is still time to experience Arms & Armor from Imperial Austria at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Now through June 1, the beauty of decorative art and the power of battle armor come together in this new that presents more than 200 works – including pieces of armor, weaponry, sculpture, paintings and decorative arts objects – in a social, historical and artistic context focused on the Austrian state of Styria between 1500 and 1650. Most of the items on display were drawn from the Landeszeughaus in Graz, an armory established by the Habsburg Family in the 16th century. Visit www.ClevelandArt.org for times and ticket prices.


 Attend a Members' Screening of Son of Rambow

In Britain during the '80s, a young boy who has been raised in a cloistered religious community has his eyes opened to the possibilities of the world when he is introduced to a bootleg copy of Rambo: First Blood. Will and Lee, the school bully who procured the video, decide to make their own movie - a tribute to the wonder that is Rambo. Along the way, they must navigate hiding the project from Will's mother and the curse of popularity as a French foreign exchange student decides to become involved. The result is a film that is both touching and extremely funny.

WKSU members and a guest can attended a preview screening of Son of Rambow on Tuesday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cedar Lee Theatre. Show your WKSU member card at the door for two admissions. Seating is limited, please arrive early. For links to reviews and the official website, as well as trailers, visit the www.WKSU.org.


 Merle Haggard WKSU Presale

Country music legend Merle Haggard is recognized as one of the best singer-songwriters to ever emerge from the roots-based Americana movement. A crowd favorite, the hard-living Haggard is responsible for a string of hits reaching back to the '60s. WKSU listeners can take advantage of a special ticket pre-sale when Merle Haggard comes to Time Warner Cable Amphitheater on Aug. 6. Tickets go on sale to the general public on May 10, but WKSU listeners can use the code "WKSU" from Thursday, May 8 at 10 a.m. through Friday, May 9 at 5 p.m. to access the best seats a day early through Ticketmaster (a special link to the event page on Ticketmaster.com will be posted on WKSU.org during the presale).


 
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 Rolando Villazon: A Tenor Voice Lost and Found

Tenor Rolando Villazón had everything going for him. Just four years ago, the Mexican opera singer's career took off like the cork from a champagne bottle. He was in demand everywhere, singing in the world's great opera houses, paired with the world's top stars. He was even hailed as "the new Placido Domingo." And then, a singer's worst nightmare came true for Villazón. His golden voice began to fail. Villazón's doctor prescribed vitamins and a five-week rest. Instead of five weeks, Villazón took five months. "It was a moment of going inside myself," Villazón says, "and analyzing all the territory I have been through, in order to come back with a new map."


 This Old House: Minus the Toxins

Real estate agent Amy Levin bought a historic, three-story house in Washington, D.C., more than a year ago, gutted it and rebuilt it. But it wasn't your standard renovation. Levin used as many environmentally friendly, nontoxic and recycled materials as she could find, and she's seeking what is known as LEED platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. If she gets it, her home will be one of a handful of rehabs nationwide with the distinction.


 Justice Scalia, the Great Dissenter, Opens Up

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has agreed to a few select interviews to promote his new book, Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges, written with lexicographer Brian Garner. This is the first of a three-part interview with NPR. Scalia has carried the conservative banner in the U.S. Supreme Court for more than a quarter century. Though he has failed to persuade a majority of his colleagues on many high profile cases, supporters and critics alike agree that he has changed the terms of the debate. What's more, with the addition of two appointees during President George Bush's time in office, he is on the verge of prevailing in most cases for the first time in his tenure on the court.


 
 
Program Notes
 
 American Routes

Fridays at 7 p.m. May 2: Flaco Jimenez / Eddie Palmieri. Feel the Pan-Latin vibe with guests Flaco Jimenez and Eddie Palmieri. San Antonio native and king of the conjunto accordion, Jimenez recalls his father's influence on his playing. And NuYorican jazz pianist Eddie Palmieri talks about reshaping Latin bands with his La Perfecta group in the early 1960s.

 This American Life

Saturdays at 4 p.m. May 3: What I Learned From Television. Stories recorded during the 2007 live tour. Sarah Vowell, David Rakoff, Dan Savage, and other favorite contributors went on the road to New York, Boston, Minneapolis, Chicago, Seattle, and Los Angeles, and performed brand-new stories in front of sold-out audiences. The great band Mates of State was there as well.

 A Prairie Home Companion

Saturdays at 6 p.m. May 3 (repeated May 4 at 10 a.m.): A live broadcast from the Civic Center Auditorium in Bangor, Maine, featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Maxine Kumin, and a comprehensive artistic rediscovery of the sometimes-neglected regular cast: The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band with Rich Dworsky, Pat Donohue, Gary Raynor, Andy Stein, and Peter Johnson; The Royal Academy of Radio Actors: Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman; and that gangly guy with the socks

 Other Voices

Sundays at 6 a.m. May 4: One Room School in the 21st Century. Neenah Ellis travels to seven states to visit public schools where one teacher manages multiple grades in a single room. One-room schools were once ubiquitous in the US - at the end of WW1 there were 200,000. Today only about 300 remain and they're disappearing fast. Children typically do well in one-room schools - where the class sizes are small, the teacher gets to know the kids well and there is a strong bond with the community.

 Speaking of Faith

Sundays at 7 a.m. May 4: The Beauty and Challenge of Being Catholic -- Hearing the Faithful. Plans to interview a Catholic theologian or priest for this radio program were changed after SOF was overwhelmed by the hundreds of responses to a query about what anchors and unsettles the Catholic audience. Some of the respondents to read their personal essays and speak about their tradition. A departure from the usual format to present a fabric of voices from the Church itself.

 The Thistle & Shamrock

Sundays at 7 p.m. May 4: Raise Your Voice. Solo singing is revered in traditional circles, but layers of harmony and massed voices create stunning arrangements of traditional and folk songs. This week features choirs from Scotland and Brittany and some of Thistle & Shamrock's favorite bands in fuller voice.

 
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Arts On-line
 
 Garrick Ohlsson
Tuesday Musical
Tuesday, May 6th

The great warmth and assurance of Garrick Ohlsson's performances are rendered with clarity of purpose and magisterial interpretive and technical prowess. This legendary pianist is in great demand around the world--Tuesday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m., E.J. Thomas Hall, 198 Hill Street, Akron, (330) 972-2342.

 Great Garden Adventure
Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens
Saturday, May 3rd - Friday, October 31st

Walk along new paths in areas of the Stan Hywet property that are a little "off the beaten path." Included are treehouses, tunnels and "imagination stations" and along the way, take in the work and outdoor sculpture of P.R. Miller, Stan Hywet's 2008 artist-in-residence--May 3 - Oct. 31, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, 714 N Portage Path, Akron, (330) 836-5533.

 Born Yesterday
Actors' Summit Theatre
Thursday, May 1st - Sunday, May 18th

The play twists Pygmalion into a comedy set against the swindling political backdrop of 1945 Washington D.C. Starring Neil Thackaberry and Alicia Kahn--May 1 - May 18, Actors' Summit Theatre, 86 Owen Brown Street, Hudson, (330) 342-0800.

 Classical Feast
Canton Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, May 3rd

Gerhardt Zimmermann leads the Canton Symphony in a feast for the ears. Indulge in music that will satisfy the soul as Baritone Charles Austin performs in Belshazzar's Feast. For an extra fee, the Symphony League of Canton offers a Renaissance Faire featuring local restaurants before the concert--May 3 at 8 p.m., Umstattd Performing Arts Hall, Canton, (330) 452-3434.

 Spring Plant Sale
Holden Arboretum
Saturday, May 3rd - Sunday, May 4th

With the cold snap finally over, now is the perfect time to get your garden ready for spring. Holden's annual plant sale will this year feature trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, herbs, garden accessories and Holden cultivated wildflowers--May 3-4, Holden Arboretum, Kirtland, (440) 946-4400.

 Zarbang: The Percussions of Iran and Afghanistan
Cleveland Museum of Art
Friday, May 9th

Zarbang represents some of the finest percussionists from Iran and Afghanistan. Drawing from Sufi, ancient Persian, and Afghani rhythms, the ensemble weaves a sound that is dynamic and ecstatic on one hand, and meditative and trance inducing on the other--May 9 at 7:30 p.m., Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Murch Auditorium, 1 Wade Oval, Cleveland, (216) 421-7350.

 Steve Earle and Allison Moorer
Playhouse Square
Wednesday, May 7th

Steve Earle continues to make his voice heard with award winning bluegrass and folk recordings. His newest album "Washington Square Serenade" won this year's Grammy as Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album--Wednesday, May 7 at 8 p.m., Playhouse Square, Cleveland, (216) 241-6000.

 Cinderella
Children's Ballet Theatre
Saturday, May 3rd - Sunday, May 4th

Ballet Theatre of Ohio returns with its hilarious full-length story ballet, Cinderella, an entertainment for the whole family. Artistic Director Christine Meneer brings this must-see fairytale to life with wit and splendor--May 3 at 2 and 7 p.m. and May 4 at 2 p.m., Akron Civic Theatre, (330) 253-2488.

 
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