07.30-08.06.14
Don't Fear
Be brave. Not that there isn't a lot to fear.CC correspondent Josh Usmani attended the City Club talk with CAC and CPAC discussing the suspension of individual artist Creative Workforce Fellowships while a study is concluded. Let's hope they recognize the economic, moral and aesthetic value of funding living, independent artists and not just institutions. And as Josh points out, that "Community Vibrancy" and "Artistic Excellence" are one in the same.
And let's hope that the extraordinary arrival of the Gay Games introduces a permanent cultural shift here in the middle of America, undoubtably a more lasting effect than on previous hosts like SF, NYC, Amsterdam, Sydney, Chicago or Cologne. This week's lecture at CPL on gay comix is timely.
The Ohio Burlesque Fest turns 4, the Waterloo Arts Fest heats up, Packy Malley's Midwest Reggae Fest moves, The Singing Angels do Cain Park, Mokoomba drops down at Transformer Station, Mahall's turns into a speakeasy, and the Lakewood Arts Fest takes over the streets, and cornhole takes over PlayhouseSquare. Now that's something to fear. --Thomas Mulready
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Spoiler alert for those fans of Archie Comics who are currently living in a cave (with apparently great Wi-Fi). The titular character will be dying while trying to save his gay friend Kevin Keller.
Considering the news coverage, perhaps never before have mainstream comic books and the LGBTQ community been closer.
That's what makes the timing of the Cleveland Public Library and Ohio Center for the Book’s upcoming free lecture “Out of the Closet and Into the Costume: Gay Comix” more timely...
More from John Benson here
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Mind boggling! If you love stories told through cinematic masterpieces, then you have to see artist Yael Bartana's Inferno currently being screened at The Maltz Museum for Jewish Heritage. The film, focused on the rebuilding of The Temple of Solomon in São Paulo Brazil, tells of trials, culture and more.
CoolCleveland Correspondent Marty Bielat met up with The Maltz's Executive Director, Ellen Rudolph, and spoke with her about the exhibit. The Maltz will be hosting three panel discussions on the film. Each panel will focus on themes such as: Identity (Wed 7/30), Spectacle (Wed 8/13), and Memory (Wed 9/10).
Local burlesque promoter Bella Sin had a dream, and now her dream is coming true. The director of the decade-old troupe Le Femme Mystique wanted to create a festival in Cleveland that would make the city a destination for practitioners of this rebirthed art form.
Now that dream is going on four. This year's festival has expanded to three days, with the opening night taking place at Mahall's and the other two at the Beachland Ballroom. There'll be more than 50 performers from all over the country, classes for aspiring burlesque performers, vendors, and recognition of nonprofits and volunteers in the community...
More from Anastasia Pantsios here
The 2014 Gay Games take place Sat 8/9 - Sat 8/16. It’s time to welcome the world to Cleveland and Akron, and to make a bold statement about our region’s commitment to inclusion and diversity. Everyone is invited to join in the Gay Games Opening Ceremony on Sat 8/9 at Quicken Loans Arena.
The Games kick off the week with style and flair with a big production including celebrity guests Lance Bass, Broadway star Andrea McArdle and the legendary Pointer Sisters as well as a magnificent parade of participants from more than 45 countries.
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Following the biggest annual Waterloo Arts Fest so far, the folks in Collinwood took July off from their monthly Walk All Over Waterloo.
However, they're not wasting any time in August. This month's Walk All Over Waterloo features a full evening of events for the entire family...
More from Josh Usmani here
Download CoolCleveland Mobile here, and scroll on over to the CoolNeighborhoods tab. Select a neighborhood, and then click on the last tab at the bottom which says, "SUGGEST: Did We Miss Something?"
Suggest a cool locally owned place, that we don't already have, for your chance to win. Follow the link on the tab, and send us an email with your suggestions. They can be art galleries, shops, restaurants, or anything else your heart desires. Good Luck!
The value of art is difficult to calculate economically, because you don’t need to buy art to appreciate it. In fact, sometimes you can’t buy the work at all. The value of art is a debate currently taking place in regard to school curriculums all over the country.
While the CPAC Create Workforce Fellowship program is still relatively new -- 6 years into its ten year commitment -- its impact has made a real, tangible difference in our community...
More from Josh Usmani here
It's a nearly three-decade tradition for area classical musicians, including members of the Cleveland Orchestra, to get together on August 6 to commemorate the dropping of the first atom bomb on Hiroshima and to raise money for peace efforts. This year's "Brahms Not Bombs" concert takes place at Nighttown. Wed 8/6.Read more picks by Anastasia Pantsios here
The school year is here with classes starting this Mon 7/28 for four local schools MC2STEM, E3agle Academy, PACT (Problem-based Academy of Critical Thinking) and the Cleveland High School for Digital Arts. These four schools will follow a year-round calendar that alternates 10 weeks of classes with three-week breaks.
New this year are the two schools E3agle (the E’s stand for Envision, Engage and Excel) & PACT. The schools will open with ninth-graders and add a class per year for the next three years. CMSD’s state-approved blueprint for reform, The Cleveland Plan, is the support for the new year-round schooling.
Huron County, just west of Cleveland, is a sea of productive farms, thanks to its rich "muck soil." But that soil also creates problems, including pests and increased weed production. OSU's Muck Soil Agricultural Research Center is devoted to attacking these issues with as few chemicals as possible. Its Field Day workshop shares the results of that work with the public. Thu 7/31.Read more picks by Anastasia Pantsios here
The Singing Angels, Cleveland's 50-year-old youth show chorus, is doing their annual concert @ Cain Park. The kids have done international concert tours & performed with a variety of pop acts as well as the Cleveland Orchestra. Sun 8/3 is a chance to check them out for free.Click here for more Cool Cleveland Kids events
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WED 7/30
Grifters and Shills are not in fact scam artists, but a band popular with adult alternative radio stations fronted by a pleasant-looking married couple from Houston. They'll play Coit Road Farmers Market while you get your veggies.
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THU 7/31
Cleveland swamp/roots rockers Cats on Holiday are known for their ability to get a party started & get people up on their feet and dancing. They'll do just that @ the Stinchcomb Summer Concert Series.
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FRI 8/1
The Speakeasy Spectacular @ Mahall's is a showcase of old-school wrestling. Dress in vintage & be transported to the roaring '20s for a show featuring bootleggers, speakeasy strongmen, lucha libre high flyers & other characters.
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SAT 8/2
Euclid Beach Blast invites families to explore the past, present & future of this historic beach while enjoying live music, performances, workshops, kids activities & some "Lake Erie Lovin' fun."
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SUN 8/3
Revel in summer festival splendor at the Warehouse District Street Fest. Eat, drink, dance & see if your dog is the cutest in the land. Take an apt tour & hear some live music.
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MON 8/4
The Warszawa Music Festival presents live music all summer long in Dan Kane Park. Today see a performance of Now The City Dreams, an original new play from STEP. [Photo: Steve Wagner]
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TUE 8/5
Cornhole takes over PlayhouseSquare as teams compete in a double elimination tournament format. Because it wouldn't be summer in Ohio without some cornhole.
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WED 8/6
The intimate Lock 4 outdoor space behind the Akron Civic Theatre in downtown Akron is a perfect urban space to hear some quality music. This week you can hear one of the area's jazz treasures, sax player Ernie Krivda.
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When an individual is caught breaking the law our system of criminal justice imposes sanctions, which on its face is fair.
But, due to the fact ours is a broken system where some offenders receive sentences for bribery that are more harsh than what others receive for strong-arm robbery, rape and murder, clearly as deceased Harvard Law Professor William J. Stuntz outlined in his seminal 2011 book The Collapse of American Criminal Justice, something is amiss with jurisprudence in this country...
Read this story and others from Mansfield Frazier here
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Five Vegan Cleveland Market Finds
Just to clarify, West Point Market in Akron only carries our traditional butter croissants. However, for those of you on the west side of Cleveland, Gypsy Beans & Baking Company, at W65 & Detroit, carry our vegan almond- and chocolate-filled croissants....
Metro Croissants
Sarah, I you say that ten years ago there was little vegan food. Heck, even five years ago it was still hard. AMAZING what a difference it's made as we've become a foodie community. Thanks for adding a few new resources to a growing list....
Jim Smith
Check out these yummy sounding vegan food creations from all around town and the farmer's markets where you can find them....
Susan Wolpert
Thank you! Also check out this little gem....
Cigfy apothecary confectionary
Thanks for sharing!....
Packy Malley
Mo Bite is awesome! I would die for a Soul Food vegan restaurant in Northeast Ohio. I always hit up those spots in DC, NYC, LA, CHI when I go. That is the absolute best kind of vegan food!...
Adam Rosen
MANSFIELD: "Great White Father" Syndrome
This is 100% correct in that, no matter how well intended or competent, there are some situations where it matters to have been there. You might be surprised at how many of these non-proifts are aware of the problem.....
Chuck Mintz
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