Around the Nation, Friday Round-Up

_Here are some of this week's arts and culture headlines from public broadcasters around the nation:_ - "Jessa Crispin":http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2009/03/conversation-mary-gaitskills-dont-cry.html of Booklsut.com tells WTTW's Chicago Tonight about "the fate of her blog and her upcoming move to Berlin.":http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=42,8,8&vid=052009c - "The KPBS Film Club of the Air in San Diego discuss and debate three new movies,":http://www.kpbs.org/news/2009/may/20/film-club-air-looks-whats-new-theaters/ including Jim Jarmusch's 'The Limits of Control,' Atom Egoyan's 'Adoration,' plus Iranian film 'The Song of the Sparrows.' - Author Willard Spiegelman tells Jerome Weeks of KERA what keeps him cheerful "in a discussion about his new book, 'Seven Pleasures: Essays on Ordinary Happiness.'":http://www.kera.org/artandseek/content/2009/05/18/artseek-on-think-tv-what-keeps-willard-spiegelman-cheerful/ - Actor Sidney Poitier shares "memories from his childhood on NPR":http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104305795 from his new memoir. - And tonight, "you can listen to musician St. Vincent perform live from Washington on NPR.":http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104231942