Around Cincinnati

Local percussionist Dan Dorff recently released his newest effort, The Quiltbox Sessions, a record of vignettes and re-orchestrated classical piano works that he did with a multi-instrumentalist and composer named Ronnie Kuller. Brian O’Donnell welcomes Dan Dorff into the studio to talk about this collaboration and recording at The Monastery Studio in Walnut Hills.

DeSales Corner in East Walnut Hills will be lined with some of the area’s finest ceramic artists on May 4 for the 13th Annual Clay Alliance Spring Pottery Fair. The event’s co-chair, Jessica Thayer, joins our Barbara Gray to talk about some of the 60 artists who will be exhibiting, as well as the some of the music and other activities that will be going on, rain or shine, that day.

The song Wicked Town from Cincinnati’s own Hickory Robot.

Music great Peter Frampton is entering new territory – ballet! His music will be the focus of the next performances of the Cincinnati Ballet on April 26 and 27. In addition to some of his previously recorded music, he tells our Brian O’Donnell that he has written a brand new piece specifically for the ballet.

Acclaimed local writer Pauletta Hansel has been named the very first Writer-in-Residence at Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. She joins our Barbara Gray to talk about what a Writer-in-Residence does, an upcoming community writing retreat, and a September visit from poet Rebecca McClanahan.