01.23-01.30.13
Best In Town
Having just returned from a long weekend in NYC, I can tell you, things have changed there. The street life is muted, everyone seems broke from paying sky-high rents. And now it's all corporate. When the first McDonalds hit Manhattan in '73, I swore chains couldn't compete with local diners and chefs. Now there's 74 McD's in Manhattan alone, more than any other city. 8th Street in the Village was all records, hats, shoes, boutiques, now it's one national logo after another. Times Square same thing, but bigger logos. Boring.This is not the case in Cleveland. At least not the cool neighborhoods we cover, including the neighborhoods and hip areas like Lakewood, Cleveland Heights and Akron. Of course corporate culture exists, but it hasn't taken over. Which means we're fighting a battle. Shop local. Play Local. Start local businesses. Experience local art. There's no guarantee any of it will be here later if you don't.
Which is why we do our thing every week and spotlight the best local stuff in town and send it to your inbox. And why we do it everyday and post it to our mobile app. Just for you. To help you keep this place from becoming boring. Like so many other big cities. --Thomas Mulready
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Those Clevelanders who prefer driving a car to riding a hydrogen-fueled bus would be wise to keep the car doors locked while cruising down rural roads at night for melonheads lurk around every corner.
The sinister has always existed in these parts, and the latest show curated by Breakneck Gallery, James "The Human Furnace" Bulloch, Ron Kretch and Martin Geramita is set to celebrate it.
Evil Ohio will allow local artists to explore the Buckeye State's dark side...
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SPONSORED: Where is the Love? On Sat 1/26 at 8PM, you'll find it at Severance Hall when internationally acclaimed songstress Roberta Flack Sets the Night to Music with the CIM Orchestra. Tix start at $45, and support the musicians studying at CIM. CIM.edu or order tix at 216-231-1111 or ClevelandOrchestra.com.
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Meet Me at the Maltz... for Yoga Marni Task has been a yoga instructor since 1995, and she will lead you through poses as she weaves the story of yoga and her own Jewish heritage on Wed 1/30 at 7PM. Beginners welcome! Stay to rehydrate and enjoy a nosh after class.
Meet Me at the Maltz is the distinguished speaker series featuring some of the most interesting personalities, performers and speakers sharing their passions.
Mark your calendar for Jews Rock with rock photographer Janet Macoska on Sat 2/13, and An Evening with Project Runway's Valerie Mayen on Wed 2/27. Info: MaltzMuseum.org
Global Game Jam 2013 Want to make a video game? Meet up at Shaker LaunchHouse & create your own world. Global Game Jam runs Fri 1/25 - Sun 1/27. CC writer Susan Schaul digs into the process here.Click here for more News and Biz
SPONSORED: Did You Know: 85% of Tri-C Alums Work in NEO Cuyahoga Community College is actively engaged in the process of reconnecting with its alumni to build an active, ongoing network. Join the Alumni & Friends Association and enjoy the benefits of networking, mentoring, updated job search and resume resources. Plus, look for special alumni events throughout the year. Sign-up now, whether you live in Northeast Ohio or not! Tri-C.edu/alumni.
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Expand your Horizons Writing workshops @ Lake Erie Ink are far from boring. Like this one: On Sat 1/26 learn about adventure & travel writing w/ local author James Renner. Hear how Renner tracked down ghosts, aliens & more.Click here for more Cool Cleveland Kids events
WED 1/23
Two Projects: William Pope.L @ CMA Contemporary artist William Pope.L will discuss two co-existing & opposing impulses observed in his own work and in contemporary art over the past twenty years. Free.
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THU 1/24
The Cleveland Salon: On Government Get out from behind that computer screen & have an old-fashioned face-to-face conversation, free from avatars & trolls. Meet @ Mahall's & discuss what gov should -- and shouldn't -- be doing.
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FRI 1/25
INDIE CLE: A Night of Short Films from Cleveland Filmmakers. Talented filmmakers are all around you. Meet some of 'em, ask Qs & support local arts at this free film fest.
Click here for more events on Fri 1/25
SAT 1/26
Tri-C presents On Ensemble, a group meshing traditional Japanese drumming w/ elements of hip-hop, rock & electronica. "Completely original & brilliantly conceived."
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SPONSORED: WCLV 104.9 is live this Sat 1/26, at 8PM for The Cleveland Orchestra's concert from the Knight Concert Hall in Miami. Franz Welser-Moest conducts the Shostakovich Symphony No. 10, and Joshua Bell is the soloist in the Beethoven Violin Concerto. Full details for WCLV's website WCLV.com.
SUN 1/27
Beach Party!! Escape winter for a bit & head to the Caribbean w/ the University of Akron Steel Drum Band. Face painting, flying fish & more at the "beach."
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MON 1/28
Water Ways (Part One of the Elements Cycle) @ Cleveland Public Theatre seeks to raise awareness & promote deep thinking about our place in the world. Specifically, our water & how it should be protected.
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TUE 1/29
Create + Connect Happy Hour Indie Foundry's Create + Connect Happy Hour is baaaack. Meet @ Mahall's for bowling, fun, cocktails & entrepreneurial advice.
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WED 1/30
Yoga @ the Maltz Marni Task will lead you though poses while weaving the story of yoga & her own Jewish heritage throughout the class. C'mon get zen.
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In 2005, at the beginning of his second term, George W. Bush signed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCCA), which gives gun manufacturers, distributors and dealers almost unlimited immunity from civil liability lawsuits.
This legislation -- passed by a Republican-dominated Congress and backed by the NRA -- resulted in the immediate dismissal of several lawsuits against gun manufacturers and distributors that were being litigated at the time and has been the basis for the dismissal of numerous subsequent lawsuits as well...
Read more from Larry Durstin here
Nothing like history for restoring perspective. Look back a few hundred or a few thousand years and everything seems clearer.
But if we use that approach on classical ballet, the traditional narrative begins with a bunch of scheming European aristocrats who -- let's face it -- hijacked ballet as an advertisement for the preservation of their own inherited wealth and privilege...
Read more from Elsa Johnson & Victor Lucas here
Rest assured there are many, many dog lovers in federal prison, and since they have already lost their liberty they are free to live life by a totally different set of rules, at least in certain circumstances.
Prisons, on occasion, can be brutal and deadly places, made more so by the fact there's really only one place to hide...
Read this story from Mansfield Frazier here
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The carpetbagger from Tennessee didn't take long find a way to fleece northern sports suckers.
Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, one of society's takers, will pocket the $100-million naming rights on a property tax-free stadium built, owned and maintained by taxpayers. He already had a sweet deal for a pittance of rent ($250,000) never to increase over 30 years.
And you wonder why Jimmy seems always to have a grin, ear to ear...
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REVIEW: Bell, Book and Candle @ CPH - More Sweet than Spooky by Laura Kennelly
REVIEW: Entertaining BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE @ CPH by Roy Berko
REVIEW: Priscilla - Costumes, Dancing + Rocking Escapism @ State Theatre by Roy Berko
REVIEW: Screaming women encourage the sexual goings-on in SPANK! by Roy Berko
REVIEW: Well-written FICTION gets excellent production @ Actors' Summit by Roy Berko
REVIEW: Oberlin triumphs in NYC by Thomas Mulready
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Revolution Pie: With a Little Help from Our Friends I saw a band playing Beatles songs a couple years. The bassist was 68, and looked fine in a Beatle haircut. I can't say the same for the 40-something guitarists in Justin Bieber shags....
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ROLDO: Stop Cuyahoga County Council Move to Grow, Grow & Grow! You have been on point for the 45 years I have been following you. Please continue to bring light to the foolishness that takes place in our great city...
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I appreciate that there is a correction at the end of this artice as a comment. I do however believe you would be serving the reader better if you actually corrected the article itself. Council has only 8 staff....
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Roldo - It's naive to believe that large bureaucracies respond to average citizens with no clout whenever they have a problem. Requests or complaints can be met or thrown in the wastebasket depending on the whims or fears of the paper shufflers. Officials elected at large have to only serve the people who have the weight to keep them in office while ignoring the rest...
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1) 2) MANSFIELD: Silly? Really?
3) City Council President Martin Sweeney Should Step Down
4) ROLDO: Stop Cuyahoga County Council Move to Grow, Grow & Grow!
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