Classical 101

10/08/2025

Thank you to Ohio State Marion for hosting The Art of the Pair this week. The fundraiser for the repeater tower that brings WOSU News and Classical Music to the Marion community.

Last night, WOSU General Manager Anthony Padgett attended The Art of the Pair at The Ohio State University at Marion, a fundraiser for the repeater tower that brings WOSU News and Classical Music to the Marion community.

At the event, WOSU was presented with a generous donation, thank you to the Marion Community. Pictured are Anthony Padgett and Jennifer Schlueter, Dean and Director of OSU Marion.

10/01/2025

The globetrotting concert mandolinist Avi Avital's most recent recording is an innovative mashup of classical music and traditional music from around the world.

The globetrotting concert mandolinist Avi Avital’s most recent recording, Song of the Birds, is an innovative mashup of classical music and traditional music from around the world.

09/24/2025

Two exhibitions this fall at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio offer tastes of America’s foodways as represented in art and cookbooks.

From paintings celebrating a Land of Plenty, to cookbooks championing political causes, two exhibitions at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio offer tastes of America’s foodways.

09/16/2025

Congrats to Classical 101's Christopher Purdy for winning the Michael B. Coleman Arts Partner Award from Greater Columbus Arts Council.

The Community Arts Partnership awards recognize individuals for their exemplary support of the arts. Christopher and the other winners will be recognized at a ceremony next month. To learn more about the awards, visit: https://wosu.pm/3VSqlSV.

09/10/2025

It's with great sadness that we share that Classical 101 Program Director Cheryl Dring passed away on Tuesday after battling cancer.

Cheryl Dring, the public radio veteran who coordinated every aspect of Classical 101's sound and operations, died Tuesday morning after battling cancer.

08/27/2025

The eleventh season of the VIVO Music Festival is underway through Aug. 31, featuring novel high-tech programming, a new take on VIVO’s signature Beer & Beethoven event and performances by world-class performers nurtured in central Ohio.

08/11/2025

An exhibition chronicling efforts to preserve dances on paper is on view in The Ohio State University Libraries' Thompson Library Gallery.

An exhibition chronicling efforts to preserve dances on paper is on view in Ohio State University’s Thompson Library Gallery.

07/31/2025

Federal funding for Classical 101 and WOSU has been eliminated. We are here for you and will continue deliver music for Central Ohio. But we need your support to secure our future. Please go to wosu.org/meet to give today and have your gift amplified.

07/31/2025

WOSU has lost $2 million in federal funding. Give now to help secure WOSU’s future at https://www.wosu.org/meet.

$2 million in federal funds have been cut from WOSU’s budget. Give now to help Meet The Moment at https://www.wosu.org/meet.

07/26/2025

Solo exhibitions by Oladejo-Lawal and northeast Ohio painter Linda Hutchinson, now on view at Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington, offer uniquely colorful and musical takes on musicians, dancers and other people doing what they do as real life clicks along.

Solo exhibitions by Oladejo-Lawal and northeast Ohio painter Linda Hutchinson, now on view at Worthington’s McConnell Arts Center, offer uniquely colorful and musical takes on musicians, dancers and other people doing what they do as real life clicks along.

07/19/2025

Congress has voted to eliminate all federal funding for public media. But WOSU’s mission remains. Thanks to our members like you, we are strong, resilient, and ready to meet this moment.

Please give at https://wosu.pm/3TOAgrU. Every contribution makes a difference.

07/10/2025

Join WOSU Public Media at the Columbus Book Festival on Saturday for family fun, photo ops with Cat in the Hat and engaging activities at our exhibit tent in Topiary Park. Catch WOSU radio hosts in conversation with featured authors throughout the weekend.