Clarence Brown shares his poetry, and his story of addiction and recovery, this week on The Signal.

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• A story about trading the needle for pen and paper: Clarence Brown used heroin for 26 years, but he’s recently turned the corner. With seven months clean, he says each new day is a struggle for mindfulness. To that end, Clarence has discovered a helpful ally – a daily dose of poetic reflection.
• We look at one of the tenets of American life, the pursuit of happiness, with Lee Boot and Stacy Arnold. Their film, Euphoria, explores the benefits of leading a truly meaningful life.
• Plus: Croatian musician Branimir Krstic plays his favorite album on his favorite instrument: Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band… on classical guitar.

HELPFUL LINKS:

Clarence Brown’s story is part of a special radio documentary series called, “Ear to the Ground,” made possible by a grant from Open Society Institute – Baltimore, on the web at www.osi-baltimore.org

Click here for more on the film Euphoria

Here’s a link for Classical Guitarist Branimir Krstic

***THE SIGNAL AIRS FRIDAYS AT NOON & 7 P.M. ON 88.1 WYPR***

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• We walk the grounds at the Evergreen Museum & Library to have a look at Simultaneous Presence, an outdoor sculpture exhibition that brings new ideas to the historic property.
• We walk the beat with security guard Barbara Williams. She’s patrolled the galleries of the Baltimore Museum of Art for the past 27 years.
• We talk to Baltimore’s self-proclaimed “Queer Art-Rock Trio,” The Degenerettes, about music, art, and their steady diet of B-movies and cult classics.
• And Aaron Henkin drags his longtime friend Todd Holmberg into the studio to be analyzed by Geoffrey Greif, author of Buddy System: Understanding Male Friendships.

HELPFUL LINKS:

More on the exhibition “Simultaneous Presence” is at this link

Check out The Degenerettes at www.degenerettes.com

Find out more about Dr. Geoffrey Greif, author of “Buddy System: Understanding Male Friendships”