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Liz Maugans is stepping down as executive director at Zygote Press more than two decades after she co-founded the Midtown artist workshop. In recent years, Maugans has begun a number of side projects away from Zygote, which is dedicated to contemporary, fine-art printing. "A lot of the ideas that I was coming up with didn't really have a lot to do with the direct mission of serving artists and the other fabulous things that are happening at Zygote," she explained.

Broadway has the Tony Awards. Northeast Ohio high schools have the Dazzle Awards. Daniel Hahn, Playhouse Square's V.P. of Community Engagement and Education, explained how the nominees are selected. "We send a panel of adjudicators to all 23 participating high schools. They have a scoring rubric of categories, just like the Tony Awards... best actor, best actress, best musical, behind-the-scenes awards for costumes and technical theater," he said.

From majestic eagles to adorable otters, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History features many beautiful creatures. But a current museum exhibit showcases some lifeforms that don’t qualify as cuddly or attractive. “Amazing Species: Life at the Limits” shows visitors many plants and animals with distinct features that have allowed them to survive in extreme conditions.

Henry Morgenthau III had a long and eventful life even before he started writing poetry in his 90s. Now, at age 100, he's promoting his first poetry collection, called A Sunday in Purgatory.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and presidential historian Jon Meacham is speaking Friday at Cleveland State University as part of the AHA! Festival, Meacham spoke with ideastream managing producer Joe Frolik, who noted that White House chief strategist Steve Bannon and other commentators have compared Donald Trump to Andrew Jackson, the subject of Meacham's 2009 biography, American Lion. Meacham discussed parallels between two leaders often described as outsiders and populists.

Ball's Antarctic Tundra Beetle was small and brown, and it has been extinct for millions of years. The scientists who discovered it named it in honor of another beetle scientist's 90th birthday.

Nearly 150 writers have now signed an open letter that condemns the attacks on the French satirical magazine, but questions whether it deserves a free speech prize for its willingness to offend.

Celebrities like Rihanna, Selena Gomez and Sandra Bullock have appropriated this "tough girl" aesthetic from the cholas of the 90s. But the look actually has some really radical roots.

I'm pleased to announce that classical music reporter Janelle Gelfand is bringing her "Janelle's Notes" arts blog to Cincinnati Public Radio before the...

Though she's known for her contributions to '90s indie rock, Hatfield goes back to one of her earliest musical inspirations for her new album of Olivia Newton-John covers.