[NEohioPAL]APPLAUSE airing on WVIZ/PBS on February 20

[Benepe-Nelson, Tamme]

Coming up on Applause Thursday, February 20 at 7:30 p.m. on WVIZ/PBS =
with host Dee Perry

			*	Meet Franz Welser M=F6st, Music Director for the Cleveland =
Orchestra since last fall.  The forty-two-year-old conductor, born in =
Austria, started out as a concert violinist.  However, a car accident =
left him unable to play professionally.  Thus, began his career as a =
conductor.  He's considered the next generation of great music =
directors, and in part one of an interview, Welser M=F6st will describe =
his style as a conductor.

			*	What do a Wright Brothers glider and a Star Wars fighter have in =
common?  The connection between a fragile Wright Brothers glider and a =
souped-up Star Wars fighter may not be obvious at first, however, these =
two flying machines have more in common than one might think.  =
ideastream's David C. Barnett reports on the connection between the two.

			*	A group of local artists ban together to give peace a chance.  The =
world has changed dramatically since the events of September 11th.  We =
feel vulnerable, and the possibility of war has created a fear and =
uncertainty felt nationwide.  As a result, a number of Grassroots =
efforts for peace have sprung up everywhere.  Recently, a group of =
Northeast Ohio artists pooled their creative talents for a weekend of =
peace.

(Applause repeats Saturday at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday at 12:30 p.m.)