ArtsFocus

Larry Coressel talks with Barbra Stonerock, Vice President of Community Engagement with The Dayton Foundation . Additional information about the organization is available at DaytonFoundation.org . This segment first aired 4/7/2026.

Larry Coressel talks to local textile artist Olivia Richardson, owner of Olivia Designs. For more information, including examples of her work, visit OliviaDesigns.art . This segment first aired 4/2/2026.

Larry Coressel speaks with author and Wright State University professor Erin Flanagan, one of this year's recipients of the Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award. This segment first aired 3/31/2026.

Larry Coressel speaks to choreographer Kent De Spain, a recent winner of an Individual Excellence Award from the Ohio Arts Council. This segment first aired 3/26/2026.

Adam Alonzo speaks to members of Theatre Lab Dayton about their upcoming musical comedy, Nunsense . The show runs March 26-29, 2026. For more information, visit https://www.theatrelabdayton.org/ . This segment first aired 03/24/2026.

BSoD director David Crean discusses the upcoming concert, "War & Peace," taking place at the Kettering Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Sunday March 22, 2026 at 4PM. For additional information including tickets, visit bachsocietyofdayton.org.

Playwright Michael London discusses his new play Anschel , the first in the upcoming "Resilience Trilogy," three stories of courage and resillience during the Holocaust. Anschel will be performed Sunday, March 15, 2006, at 2PM at the Dayton Art Institute. For tickets and/or additional information, visit daytonartinstitute.org. This segment first aired 3/10/2026.

Local composer Eleanor Blue discusses her music with Larry Coressel. Find out even more about her and her music at her website, eleanorblue.org This segment first aired 3/5/2026.

Shaun Yu continues his conversation with outgoing Dayton Opera Artistic Director, Kathleen Clawson. This segment first aired 3/3/2026.

Artistic Director Kathleen Clawson looks back on her six years at the helm of the Dayton Opera. This segment first aired 2/26/2026.

Learn about the Wright State University School of Fine and Performing Arts' Concerto Aria Night from the School Chair, Steven Alderidge. The performance takes place tonight, February 24, 2026 at Wright State's Schuster Hall inside the Creative Arts Center. Visit HERE for ticket prices and additional information. This segment first aired 2/24/2026.

Qarrianne Blayr, Associate Artistic Director of Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, discusses their upcoming production of "Black by Popular Demand," taking place at the Victoria Theatre on February 28 & March 1, 2026. Tickets and additonal information can be found at DCDC.org. This segment first aired 02/19/2026.

Discover Classical's Adam Alonzo speaks with Hailey Flanagan, Erin Blair and Catherine Voorhees, the leads from Dayton Ballet's upcoming presentation of Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty." Here the broadcast version is supplemented with additional interview material. "The Sleeping Beauty" will take place with a live orchestra Friday, February 20, through Sunday, February 22, 2026, at the Schuster Cen...

Learn about artist and area art gallery owner Dana Wiley. For additional information, visit her website at danalwileygallery.com . This segment first aired 2/12/2026.

Larry Corresel speaks to curator Heather Jones about the 2026 Restyled Art Auction, titled "In Small Measure", being held at The Contemporary Dayton February 13 & 14, 2026. For more information about this event, visit The Contemporary Dayton's website at codayton.org.

Dayton Opera's Artistic Director Kathleen Clawson shares what to expect in the Opera's upcoming double bill, "The Cook Off" & "Bon Appetit!" and other upcoming Dayton Opera performances. "The Cook Off" & "Bon Appetit!" will take place Friday, February 6, 2026 at 7:30PM and Saturday, February 7 at 2:30PM and 7:30PM at UD's Roger Glass Center for the Arts. Purchase tickets for "The Cook Off"...

Larry Coressel talks to multi-faceted Dayton musician Kyleen Downes about her rock music program for teens called " Talking 'Bout the Young Sound ." For more information, visit Kyleen's website, kyleendownes.com

David Crean speaks with Organbuilder Nicholas Koch. This segment first aired 1/29/2026.

Meet Maureen Hickey Haitch , conductor of the Dayton Philharmonic Youth Strings & Youth Orchestra. Listen to the DPYO perform the concert titled "Sunrises & Storms" on an upcoming episode of Discover Classical's Live & Local, February 15 at 10AM & February 16 at 8PM. For more information about the DPYO & DPYS, visit daytonphilharmonicyouthorchestra.org or daytonperformingarts.o...

Larry Coressel speaks to SSO Music Director & Conductor Peter Stafford Wilson about the upcoming concert, "Timeless Whimsy." UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Visit the SSO website at https://www.springfieldsym.org/event-details/cancelled-timeless-whimsy for more information. This segment first aired 1/22/2026; this post updated 1/23/2026

David Crean talks to Dr. William Henry Caldwell, Director of the MLK Community Chorus at the Cleveland Orchestra, about his past and present career as a choral conductor. This segment first aired 2/22/2024.

Conductor Richard Kaufman shares stories of his life and career before coming to Dayton to conduct the DPO as it plays John Williams' live score to Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park See Jurassic Park accompanied by the DPO on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at the Schuster Center. Tickets are available at daytonperformingarts.org This segment first aired 1/15/2026.

Find out about Muse Machine 's upcoming musical production of Disney's Frozen from director Joe Deer. Disney's Frozen will run January 15 though 18, 2026 at the Victoria Theatre. Find out more and purchase tickets at MuseMachine.com. This segment first aired 01/13/2026.

Adam Alonzo interviews cellist Anita Graef , who recently performed at the Arts Live Vanguard Concert at the University of Dayton. That performance will be featured on Live & Local , airing Saturday, 01/10, at 10AM, and Sunday, 01/11, at 8PM. This segment first aired 01/08/2026.

Larry Coressel speaks with Coleen Kelsey , a Miami Valley artist whose work will be shown at the Dayton Society of Artists through January 17, 2026. For more information about the exhibit, visit daytondsa.org . This segment first aired 01/06/2026 and was edited on 01/07/2026.