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Episode 55: June 28 2009

John Panza interviews Nick Luedy, owner of Cleveland Clothing Company and purveyor of quirky, subversive, and generally awesome Cleveland-themed t-shirts.

LISTEN to Episode 55: June 28 2009.

In a tip of the hat to the art+journalism connection featured in Heights Arts Studio's current exhibition In Plain View II, Cleveland Heights Poet Laureate Gail Bellamy explores the connection between journalism and poetry with octogenarian poet and former newswoman Janice Ghetia Orr.

LISTEN to Episode 54: June 21 2009.

Episode 53: June 11 2009

On this special mid-week HAR, John Panza steals his way into the offices of CoolCleveland.com and eavesdrops on a conversation between the three organizers of the June 20th Big Cool Cats Music Festival at Cain Park: Steve Presser (of Big Fun), Thomas Mulready (of CoolCleveland), and Denis Devito (of Cats on Holiday). Learn about the music festival and how $5 might win you a Gibson guitar! (All raffle proceeds go directly to Heights Arts!)

LISTEN to Episode 53: June 11 2009.

Episode 52: June 7 2009

A preview of the Heights Arts Studio exhibition entitled In Plain View II, featuring 12 Plain Dealer photojournalists, opening on June 12.

And check out the webpage for the Big Cool Cats Music Festival being held at Cain Park on June 20. Buy your tickets for the festival at the site; when checking out, enter the discount code BCC30 to receive a 30% discount on your tickets. Also, buy a raffle ticket to win a Gibson guitar! (All raffle proceeds go directly to Heights Arts!) Listen to a special Heights.Arts.Radio later this week for a segment about the music festival.

LISTEN to Episode 52: June 7 2009.

Episode 51: May 31 2009

Heights.Arts.Radio celebrates its one-year anniversary with a reprise of the first segment produced for the podcast, George Bilgere's "The Unsung Artists of Lee Road," featuring arty encounters at Seitz-Agin Hardware, Tavern Company, Stone Oven, and other Cleveland Heights landmarks.

LISTEN to Episode 51: May 31 2009.

Episode 50: May 24 2009

Jim Jaros visits a Choral Arts Society of Cleveland rehearsal and speaks with Marge Geiger about "The Singing Drum," their upcoming May 31st concert at Grace Lutheran Church in Cleveland Heights.

LISTEN to Episode 50: May 24 2009.

Episode 49: May 17 2009

John Panza learns about the autistic artist Seth Chwast, whose paintings are showing in an exhibition called Seth Chwast: A Retrospective through May 26 in Stonehill Auditorium of The Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland.

LISTEN to Episode 49: May 17 2009.

Episode 48: May 10 2009

In her first segment for Heights.Arts.Radio, Gail Bellamy -- 2009 Cleveland Heights Poet Laureate -- takes a trip to Lake View Cemetery to contemplate the poetry of trees and to learn more about the cemetery's foliage from Lake View's horticulturalist, David Gressley.

LISTEN to Episode 48: May 10 2009.

And after you listen to Gail's segment, check out this video of Gail reading her poem "One of the Remaining Sycamore Trees." (View it in HQ for best results.)