David Choate is an SCPA graduate who has created Revolution Dance Theatre , an African American troupe now in residence at the Aronoff Center. He discusses the genesis of the group and his ultimate mission with RDT in a conversation with Elaine Diehl.

The life of iconic 50's rocker Buddy Holly is coming to Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park starting January 18.

Local poet Megan Mary Moore has received great acclaim for her first published collection, Dwellers . She spends a few minutes with our Barbara Gray to talk about this "love letter to a girlhood that is often overlooked: the girlhood that occurs in poor, rural America."

In preparation for warmer days ahead, Loveland's Oasis Conference Center will play host to the annual Greater Cincinnati Fly Fishing Show on February 1. David Delegator learns more about this addictive recreation in a conversation with Jim Vota , president of Buckeye United Flyfishers , and Haruko Mizoguchi , a female club member active in their women's activities.

From LBJ's unexpected swearing in after the Kennedy assassination, through his effort to carry out his predecessor's plan for a national civil rights act, All the Way tells the story of a unique and tumultuous time in America's history. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company takes on Robert Schenkkan's drama starting January 24, and to learn more, our Rick Pender sits down with the company's artistic director, Brian Isaac Phillips .

Local chef Gail Lennig thinks cooking is for everyone and that food is what brings people together, so she's written her first cookbook, Fabulous Food Made Easy , for amateur chefs to enjoy. She spends some time in the studio with Elaine Diehl talking about her food philosophies and some of the recipes in the book.

Book Review: Roberta Schultz reviews Pauletta Hansel 's latest book of poems, Coal Town Photograph , and previews an upcoming musical/spoken word presentation of the book at the Newport Branch of the Campbell County Public Library .

The story of gifted young pianist Benjamin Carlson-Berne and how his untimely passing led to the creation of a memorial scholarship fund in his name is recounted in this conversation between Ben's mother, Susan Carlson , and our Elaine Diehl. There is a fundraising concert featuring acclaimed pianist Terrence Wilson taking place January 12 at the School for Creative and Performing Arts.

Longtime journalist and PR practitioner Dan Pinger is out with a new book that tells of those tawdry years in Newport. He's with our Media Beat blogger John Kiesewetter to talk about A Reporter's Memoir: When the Mob Ruled Newport .

Some may have forgotten but there was an influential Apple long before Steve Jobs and iPhones. Apple Records was the home of the Beatles for many years and one of the people who helped grow Apple into the force it became was musician-turned-executive Peter Asher .