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Discover Our Rich Culture This May!

Robert Duns — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:09:54 +0000

Two of Cleveland’s cultural gems are taking off this month and you don’t want to miss out! May 2010 will see Opera Cleveland’s performances begin in The State Theatre at Playhouse Square and The Asian Festival kicks off later this month in the East 30th Street Neighborhood.

Uncle Fred has all the details on these events in the latest editions of Arts on the Heights–now available as podcasts below.

Catch Daphne Willis’ Live Interview as a Podcast!

Robert Duns — Tue, 04 May 2010 22:16:41 +0000

Listen to Nehemiah’s live studio interview with Daphne Willis as a WJCU music-scooped podcast!

For more information check out her official website.

Johnny A’s interview is now a podcast

Robert Duns — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:54:44 +0000

Check out Mandey and Craig’s interview with guitar great Johnny A who is in town tonight at The Winchester.

The music-scooped podcast is available below!

Local Singer-Songwriter Stops By WJCU

Robert Duns — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:12:55 +0000

Catch Mandey’s interview with Northeast Ohio’s own Nate Jones, the singer-songwriter studying at Tulane University in the Jazz Capital of the world New Orleans.

Nate’s music-scooped interview is now available as a WJCU podcast.

Sonos Interview Now Available as a Podcast

Robert Duns — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:15:51 +0000

Laurie’s live studio interview with Sonos is now available as a music scooped WJCU podcast. Don’t miss your chance to catch the a capella group everybody’s talking about on their Cleveland tour stop at Around The Corner on March 6th at 7:00 pm.

Win Tickets to see David Gray!

Robert Duns — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:24:25 +0000

Listen to The Heights for your chance to win tickets to see David Gray at The State Theatre in Playhouse Square this spring! The only way to win your way in is to listen to WJCU 88.7FM The Heights!

David has sold over 12 million albums including the best-selling album ever in Ireland. Don’t miss your chance to catch David here in Cleveland this March!

Stay tuned and good luck!

Langhorne Slim Visits WJCU Studios

Robert Duns — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:51:15 +0000

Ashley O’s interview with Langhorne Slim is now available as a WJCU podcast! Langhorne Slim stopped by our studios while on the Cleveland stop of their nationwide tour to talk about their latest album release, playing on The Late Show with David Letterman, and other stories from this great band heard right here on 88.7 The Heights.

Listen to their music scooped interview below!

Cleveland Playhouse Move

Adam Parson — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:05:44 +0000

In a few years the Cleveland Playhouse will move into two theaters in the Allen theater in Playhouse Square. Clevelanders are already going downtown for sports and theater, so the move should draw in more Westsiders and tourists. With this move there will be seven major theater venues in the downtown area! Maybe the “Comback City” has another comeback on the horizon!

Neko Case Signed CD Giveaway

Adam Parson — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:29:55 +0000

In preparation for the upcoming Neko Case show on Tuesday April 21st, WJCU is partnering with Beachland Ballroom to give away 2 signed CD’s!

Keep listening to The Heights for your chance to win.

Upkeep of Older Homes

Adam Parson — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:00:07 +0000

Keeping historic homes well maintained and historically accurate may not always be easy, but it makes sense, and potentially dollars when its time to sell.

For over 15 years, the Cleveland Restoration Society has offered technical assistance to owners of heritage homes built “the way they just don’t build ‘em anymore.” They allso give advice to make older homes more efficient and can help owners receive low interest loans for maintence and improvements for the old and historic properties.