A discussion of music, history, theater, race, American culture, and more with Lisa Gaye Dixon, currently starring in "Black Pearl Sings" at Geva Theatre, Ellen Koskoff - professor of Ethnomusicology at the Eastman School of Music, and Geva's Dawn Kellogg. Mona Seghatoleslami hosts.Af WXXI

A conversation about the role of arts and artistic endeavor in all of our lives, regardless of career or college major, focusing on arts initiatives taking place throughout the University of Rochester. Guests are Nigel Maister (Artistic Director of the UR International Theatre program) and choreographer/dancer Missy Pfohl Smith, who is artistic dir…

Every year as Christmas approaches, pretty much anywhere you live, there will be at least one local production of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Handel's Messiah, and the ballet The Nutcracker. On this Arts Friday program from 1370 Connection, take some time to learn a little bit more about these evergreen holiday favorites with local expert…

Brenda with look at the future of classical music with Washington Post classical music critic Anne Midgette and Ray Ricker, Acting Director of the Arts Leadership Program (ALP) at the Eastman School of Music.Af WXXI

Mona Seghatoleslami introduces us to Roger Corman, who has had an enormous impact on cinema over the past sixty years, directing, producing, and distributing over 600 films. Best known for The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) and his Edgar Allan Poe cycle starring Vincent Price, Corman will be in Rochester to receive the 68th George Eastman Award in .…

Independent Cinema faces the same digital conversion challenges as mainstream theaters. The need for state of the art projectors, screens, sound systems and delivery mechanisms is impacting thousands of independent theaters across the country. WXXI Classical 91.5's Julia Figueras welcomes film critic Jack Garner and The Little's Derek Reis to talk …

There are many different ways to engage young people with music, through performing, listening, and other experiences. guests are: Bill Tiberio, Fairport High School (and Ithaca College School of Music, Eastman Community Music School, University of Rochester River Campus, and FLCC); Terry Smith, Harley School, Kidsemble with Gibbs & Main, and Bebop…

Classical 91.5's Mona Seghatoleslami leads a discussion on the role instruments play in telling stories.Af WXXI

Classical 91.5's Brenda Tremblay discusses another way to tell stories.Af WXXI

Classical 91.5's Julia Figueras asks; How does a performing arts group plan for a season?Af WXXI

Classical 91.5's Mona Seghatoleslami leads a discussion on the role sound plays in a movie.Af WXXI

Guest host Mona Seghatoleslami. The art of books is not just in the words that are written and read. The physical objects themselves have historical and artistic significance. Two different perspectives: Andrea Reithmayr Rare Books/Special Collections Department of the University of Rochester Rush Rhees Library and Sally Snow from the Monroe County…

Guest host Brenda Tremblay. Interview with an author writing about Jan DeGaetani.Af WXXI

Interview with Oscar-winning documentarian D.A. PennebakerAf WXXI

Rochester singer/songwriter DM Stith on his upcoming 3-year tour premiering new music written for his unique voice, orchestra, and chorus. Conductor Priscilla Todd Brown and oboist Marjorie Relin discuss making music in later life Marjorie started playing the oboe when she was 63) and the New Horizons program, which offers adults opportunities to p…

This year, the Memorial Art Gallery is marking its centenary. To celebrate, the MAG has opened the Centennial Sculpture Park and released a book, The Memorial Art Gallery: 100 Years. In the second hour of the June 7 edition of Arts Friday on 1370 Connection, Julia Figueras welcomes Chief Curator Marjorie Searl, Acting Director of Education Marlene.…

A look at the impact of melody, harmony, and rhythm on children and adults with physical, communication, emotional and cognitive disabilities. Guests are Betsey King, Nazareth College Associate Professor of Music Therapy and Maria Battista-Hancock, Hochstein School Chair of Music Therapy.Af WXXI

Ned Corman talks about his memoirAf WXXI

Arts Friday; WXXI-FM's Mona Seghatoleslami explores the arts and cultural scene on the U of R's River Campus.Af WXXI

It's 24 hours from the re-opening of the Dryden Theater on the Eastman House campus; find out what's ahead for the area's long-standing venue for the presentation of classic films.Af WXXI

Meet the people of the upcoming Second Annual Fringe Festival as they begin assembling the roster of performers for the upcoming fest at the end of this summer.Af WXXI

A conversation with leaders of the Memorial Art Gallery as it celebrates its 100th anniversary.Af WXXI

Meet the people who are bringing you a signature performance of Rhapsody in Blue, including conductor Wade Stare, Dr. Paul Burgett and Eastman School of Music Dean Douglas Lowry.Af WXXI

Jack Garner of Gannett News Service discusses some of the best in film in 2012.Af WXXI

Meet the people who are bringing the art of the tango back to Rochester with an upcoming recital at School of the Arts.Af WXXI

The Rochester arts scene as 2012 draws to a close, with Sarah Lentini, executive director of the Arts and Cultural Council of Greater Rochester.Af WXXI

Susan Cotroneo and Eric Townell preview a forthcoming holiday presentation from the Lyric Opera of RochesterAf WXXI

Dr. Philip Carli is a musicologist, sound recording historian, film scholar, film accompanist, pianist, professor and conductor. He has accompanied hundreds of films over the years. He can be heard in Rochester as the staff accompanist for the George Eastman House, which is currently featuring silent films on their Silent Tuesdays series.…

Bob Smith speaks with Paul DeBarros, biographer of jazz great and NPR Piano Jazz host Marian McPartland.Af WXXI

We look at the Rochester Contemporary Art Center's new MePix exhibition, starting today, with center director Bleu Cease and featured artist Ann OrenAf WXXI

Noted science fiction authors Cory Doctorow and Charles Stross, who recently headlined the international conference on high tech and gaming jointly hosted by RIT and the Strong Museum, discuss issues of creative freedom, intellectual property and copyright as they affect the literary and creative artist…

Headlining the cast of Geva's production of You Can't Take It With You, we meet award winning television and film star and author Robert VaughnAf WXXI

Meet producing director Mark Cuddy and his team from GeVa Theater, and get a preview of the upcoming season.Af WXXI

Brenda Tremblay interviews Eastman School professor emeritus Donald Hunsberger, noted conductor and contributor to the development of the modern wind ensemble, as he celebrates his 80th birthday.Af WXXI

Elissa Orlando speaks with Excellus CEO David Klein and Dr. Patricia BombaAf WXXI

Brenda Tremblay introduces you to Joe Blackburn, organist and volunteer who played an important role in bringing pipe organ music back to the Eastman House campus.Af WXXI

We'll talk with the people of the George Eastman House about their spring exhibits.Af WXXI

Playwright Ed Scutt and director Joan Van Ness discuss a new play on the life of writer Flannery O Connor which they'll soon present here in Rochester.Af WXXI

Meet the people of the Empire State Lyric Theater as they prepare for a new productionAf WXXI

The Rochester City Ballet, and its artistic director Jamey LeverettAf WXXI

Brenda Tremblay interviews percussionist, Eastman School of Music faculty member and author John BeckAf WXXI

Gannett film critic Jack Garner examines the state of film today, and shares his list of the best of 2011.Af WXXI

WXXI president and chief executive Norm Silverstein and Little Theater and WXXI board member Mark Cleary discuss the joining of forces between Rochester's public broadcasting organization and the region's principal venue for the showing of independent film, the Little Theater.Af WXXI

Bob Smith speaks with the cast of a new production of "Six Characters In Search of an Author" about to premiere in Rochester.Af WXXI

Making Art Friendly for People with Vision LossAf WXXI

Meet some of the leading figures of the upcoming annual Gateways Music Festival.Af WXXI

Blues master, and former Rochester resident, Son House remembered by the author of a new biography and appreciation, Dan Beaumont of the University of RochesterAf WXXI

Meet the people behind a new exhibition of Norman Rockwell's iconic work, now on display at the George Eastman House, and learn more about the process that created some of his most famous illustrations.Af WXXI

Bleu Cease of the Rochester Contemporary Art Center discusses the 6x6x2011 Global Festival for the visual arts.Af WXXI

Meet Andy Olenick, Betsey Brayer and Kathryn D'Amanda, the people behind a new book on the Eastman Theater as it celebrates both its recent rebirth and its 90th season of culture and entertainment for the community.Af WXXI