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This week on The Art of the Matter, we find out why You are Beautiful, channel Bob Dylan and The Band, and get all the "mews" from the upcoming Internet Cat Video Festival. We'll also start our holiday shopping as we learn about the Stutz Holiday Open House, and discover poet Norbert Krapf's new prose memoir.

Host Jolene Ketzenberger marks Eat Drink Indy Radio's second anniversary on WFYI and interviews Ivy Tech's Anna Powell on cooking for Standing Rock, Tia Agnew of New Day Craft on the cult following of Imperial Breakfast Magpie, chef Neal Brown of Pizzology and the Libertine Liquor Bar for a Cook This segment, and Ashley Brooks of the Garfield Park Farmers' Market.

Included in the program is discussion of: In September CICF awarded nearly $2m to local organizations with crime fighting programs including reentry, the Marion County Re-entry Coalition recently received funding to train 30+ individuals starting next month who will administer this treatment, the Marion County Reentry Coalition has updated data about re-arrest rates, Second Chance Act Re-entry Demonstration Grant, and programs connecting mothers and fathers getting out of jail to financial assistance that will keep them out.

Discussing the economic impact of shopping local for the holidays - this can be make or break for small, local retailers. Small Business Saturday is November 26, 2016 and the annual Yelp! Holiday Bazaar, attended by thousands, is scheduled for just a few hours on December 8, 2016.

This week on The Art of the Matter, we find out about Yelp Indy's one-stop shopping event, hear about the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir's recent Carnegie Hall concert, and chat with Carrie Newcomer about her artistic process. We also meet Eli Lilly before he was successful, and get oral history-gathering tips from Story Corps' Davis Isay.

As CEO of Citizens Energy Group, Jeffrey Harrison oversees utility services to 800,000 people in the Indianapolis area. Due to the city's ailing utility infrastructure, the public trust has invested substantially to replace water mains, upgrade treatment plants, and much more to improve system reliability, reduce waste, and ensure adequate water supply for a growing population and economy. (October 25, 2016)

John Gentry, Meet the Artists and Married 2 Magic

Host Jolene Ketzenberger talks with Cake Bake Shop owner Gwendolyn Rogers, revisits last Thanksgiving's interview with celeb chef Mario Batali and talks with pie baker Clarissa Morley of Pots and Pans.

The Athenaeum was recently granted National Historic Landmark status, and the iconic downtown clock benefited from one of the fastest preservation campaigns ever, just in time for the holidays. Our guests will be Cassie Stockamp, Athenaeum Foundation; Tina Connor, Executive VP of Indiana Landmarks; David Frederick, Indiana Landmarks -- Sacred Places Indiana program.

This week on The Art of the Matter, we meet Indianapolis' first film commissioner, and meet a southern Indiana family that sent 33 fathers and sons, brothers and cousins, to fight in the Civil War. We'll also share a few holiday activities you can plan with your family, including a Christmas Cabaret at Actors Theatre of Indiana.