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Arts on the Heights

The “Perfect Musical” Now Playing in Lakewood

October 25, 2016September 24, 2009

Fiddler on the Roof, what Uncle Fred says is best described as the “perfect musical” is now playing at the Beck Center in Lakewood. Now 45 years old, this musical …

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http://www.wjcu.org/files/2009/09/wjcu-arts_on_the_heights-edition_78.mp3

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Categories Arts on the Heights, Audio

“Beethoven As I Knew Him”

October 25, 2016September 22, 2009

Uncle Fred has the latest on the arts scene here in the heights. Edition 77 features background on the play Beethoven As I Knew Him. Based on a memoir that …

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http://www.wjcu.org/files/2009/09/wjcu-arts_on_the_heights-episode_77.mp3

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Categories Arts on the Heights, Audio

Free Museum Day 2009!

November 2, 2012September 14, 2009

Get ready for a bargain! Uncle Fred has all the details on Free Museum Day 2009 sponsored by Smithsonian Magazine in Episode 74 of Arts on the Heights. For one …

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http://www.wjcu.org/files/2009/09/wjcu-arts_on_the_heights-episode_74.mp3

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Categories Archived

The Cleveland Institute of Music

September 4, 2009September 4, 2009

Uncle Fred has a look at The Cleveland Institute of Music, one of the world’s most premiere centers of music education. Plenty of free or low-cost concerts are scheduled this …

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http://www.wjcu.org/files/2009/09/wjcu-arts_on_the_heights-episode_75.mp3

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Categories Arts on the Heights, Audio

Celebrate One Year on Air with Free Admission!

November 2, 2012September 2, 2008

Now in its first full year in production, WJCU’s Uncle Fred of Arts on the Heights is celebrating by explaining quite a find for arts lovers of all ages. Smithsonian …

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http://www.wjcu.org/files/2008/08/wjcu-arts_on_the_heights-episode_32.mp3

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Categories Archived

You Can’t Rush Art!

November 2, 2012August 27, 2008

After years of a massive expansion and renovation project, the world renowned Cleveland Museum of Art in University Circle is starting to look a bit more like normal. WJCU’s Uncle …

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http://www.wjcu.org/files/2008/08/wjcu-arts_on_the_heights-episode_31.mp3

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Categories Archived

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Metal on Metal

Import and independent heavy metal.
w/Bill Peters - Import / Independent Heavy Metal
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