PBS has been running the life story of LES PAUL. The guitar man is 93 years old and going strong...the story less well known is that of his legendary giant of a partner MARY FORD. 

(Please go and tell--I will be chained to a desk) 

From Cool Cleveland contributor David Budin popcyclesATsbcglobal.net For more information call 515-8426.

Friday, Nov. 14, 12:30PM: Guitar Clinic, the Case Western Reserve Community Hour, Harkness Chapel. Sponsored by the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities, this hour-long program will feature a live guitar workshop by Jennifer Batten, who will discuss her guitar techniques in an interactive multimedia presentation.

Friday, Nov. 14, 8PM: rock show, at Wilbert’s in downtown Cleveland. Music by Webb Wilder and the Beatnecks. Tickets, $15, available at the door or in advance at Wilbert’s. Rock Hall members can purchase 2-for-1 tickets by showing member ID at time of purchase.

Saturday, Nov. 15: Rock and Roll Retrospective at CWRU’s Wolstein Auditorium (2103 Cornell Road, in the Wolstein Research Building), 9AM - 4:30PM. A reflection on the career of Les Paul and his impact on rock and roll music. Participants include the Ventures; chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar Henry Juszkiewicz; Steve Waksman, Smith College professor and author of Instruments of Desire; Ideastream’s David C. Barnett; and Robb Lawrence, author of The Early Years of the Les Paul Legacy, and others – including Les Paul. Tickets, $30, available through Ticketmaster and the Rock Hall box office.

Saturday, Nov. 15: Tribute Concert, at Playhouse Square’s State Theatre. All-star tribute to Les Paul, including: Slash, Richie Sambora, Billy Gibbons, The Ventures, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, James Burton, Duane Eddy, Jennifer Batten, Eric Carmen, Dennis Coffey, Lenny Kaye, Steve Lukather, Barbara Lynn, Lonnie Mack, Katy Moffatt and Alannah Myles