10.01-10.08.08
Humanities
In this week's issue:To err is human, and nothing could better summarize the economic & political upheavals we're experiencing this week. Instead, let's leverage our humanity and reach out to one another to solve our problems. One way is to register to vote before the deadline on Mon 10/6. Another way to share your good fortune of living in the Cleveland Plus region is by attending one of our cool parties or simply by clicking below to get the 411 on cool happenings this week. We've got the lowdown on Humanities Week, Fannie Lewis' successor, the Claymation class at CMA, the new Hanna Theatre, U. of Akron's Dr. John Green, and the new CD by Life After August, plus a new column, Good Question, asking "Why can't taxpayers mountain bike in the Metroparks?" We've got lots of Instant Karma reviews of the plentiful Fall season shows, a commentary on Jack Abramoff by Mansfield, and a cool Claymation video by ''CC's'' own Kids correspondent Max. Even as technology rises up before us, our humanity shines through. --Thomas Mulready
You are invited to the RACE Urban Professionals Night Out at CMNH
Friday, October 10. Discount Tix before Thu midnight.
It's the party that kicks off the exhibition of the year. The highly-anticipated Cleveland Museum of Natural History exhibition RACE: Are We So Different? is shaking up how we view humanity. Barack Obama's presidential campaign raises these issues, and these days, contemporary scientific understanding of human variation is beginning to challenge "racial" differences, and question the very concept of race. Join young professionals at the RACE Urban Professionals Night Out on Fri 10/10 from 6PM to 11PM to meet & greet and get the inside scoop on the RACE exhibit. Nosh on a buffet supper, drinks and networking throughout the exhibition. Cool Cleveland's own Mansfield Frazier will lead one of a series of Talking Circles, and a smokin' DJ will keep everyone grooving. More info on the RACE Party Page here.Discount tix before midnight Thu 10/2 here: https://coolcleveland.net/tickets/101008.
Be there for the Civic Innovation Lab Anniversary party at Ray's MTB
Thursday, October 16. Discount Tix before this Thu midnight.
This is the real deal And now you can see it for yourself. Ray Petro has transformed an abandoned Cleveland factory warehouse into Ray's Indoor Mountain Bike Park, 100,000 square feet of mountain bike and BMX trails, ramps, elevators and trick jumps, and you are invited to party while the best of Cleveland's trick riders show off their awesome skills, as we celebrate the Civic Innovation Lab's 5th birthday party. To help you visualize, check out the video that Cool Cleveland Kids correspondent Max shot & edited here. Join us on Thu 10/16 from 5:30-7:30PM at Ray's indoor MTB, with open bar, delectable dishes like hot german potato salad, a mediterranean bean salad, Pecan Bar, 7-layer Brownie Bash, Granola and Fruit Meltaway, Shortbread Raspberry Sammies & more, all from Constantino's Catering, hot dogs & brats, plus the best trick riders shredding up the track at Ray's. More info on the Ray's Party Page here.
Discount tix before midnight Thu 10/2 here: https://coolcleveland.net/tickets/101608.
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Johnathan Holifield
President & CEO, Urban League of Greater Cleveland
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While most people are familiar with new development and the maintenance economy, Jonathan identifies a new field known as "restoration development." He also appreciates being invited to participate in a number of collaborative efforts to helping move the Cleveland Plus region forward. As he looks for a neighborhood for he and his wife to settle in, he's been told about some of our region's best residential neighborhoods: Fairfax, Detroit Shoreway, and Cleveland's first ring suburbs such as Lakewood, Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights and University Heights. As Jonathan says, if Ohio is the "Heart of America," then Cleveland Plus must be the "Heart of the Heart." http://www.ClevelandPlusLiving.com
A hot selection of tech and business news & events from around the region. Got business news? Send it to: EVENTS@CoolCleveland.com
iPhone coolness built in Cle We love our iPhone, and Cool Cleveland's video preview continues to get lots of views on YouTube. One of the coolest new features is the App Store, where you can download 3rd party apps to your iPhone, some made right here in NEO: John Paul Walton of Lakewood built Recorder, to capture voice notes on your iPhone; MIMVista of Beachwood built MiM to allow doctors to view x-rays on their iPhones; Goebel Group of Bay Village is building an iPhone search tool.
Taking Paid Media To The Next Level is this Web Assoc. event's crux Thu 10/2. Get details here
GREEN Graybar sustainability day-long seminar hits Thu 10/2 at 8AM at Holiday Inn Rockside Rd., Independence. Learn how to green up your company. Email: kenneth.weissman@graybar.com or call 432-2500.
GREEN Cleveland Engineering Society's 2nd Annual Fall Engineering Extravaganza hits Tue 10/7 from 7:30AM - 4:30PM at LaCentre in Westlake. Panel discussions, local champions of sustainability, and a tradeshow. Click.
GREEN E4S Presents: The Future of Design - Integrating Sustainability What are the best practices, resources and next steps to lead your company into the future of design?? Find out Wed 10/8 from 5:30 - 8:30PM. Details here
6th Ann Medical Innovation Summit This amazing three-day event starts Mon 11/10 and runs through midweek. Jim Tobin, Pres/ CEO of Boston Scientific headlines. Learn about it all here
This week at Levin College of of Urban Affairs at CSU: Wed 10/1 opening of Cleveland in Black & White: A Retrospective of the Shoreline by renowned Cle photg Jennie Jones; Thu 10/2 Fiscal Wake Up Tour public dialogue on balancing the federal budget; Tue 10/7 Medical Mart brown bag lunch. Register.
HOT GREEN Innovations in Sustainability The Cleveland Engineering Society (CES) is introducing an academic sustainability showcase at the Second Annual Fall Engineering Extravaganza, Innovations in Sustainability: Engineering Solutions. This idea was inspired by Beachwood High School Junior Achievement's "The Green Dream: Creating the Ultimate Green Classroom" project, which will be presented at this year’s conference. The conference and tradeshow will be held Tue 10/7 from 7:30Am - 4:30PM at LaCentre, 25777 Detroit Rd., Westlake. To register, call CES at 361-3100 or visit http://www.cesnet.org.
Bioneers 2008 Bioneers is truly a place where it is impossible not to be inspired; to find the resources and colleagues to create the change everyone is talking about. Be there to take one of 9 tours, attend some of the 16 local workshops, listen to the 15 national speakers brought from the headwaters conference in California (http://www.bioneers.org), practice yoga, NIA, Tai Chi and PARTY!! Get all the details and register for one, two or all three days at http://www.gcbl.org/bioneers.
Michelle Tomallo
FIT Technologies
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The Lowdown on Stephanie Howse
So what is the lowdown on this 29-year-old woman who overnight came into prominence on the local political scene with the recent death of 82-year-old veteran Cleveland City Councilwoman from Ward 7, Fannie May Lewis? As tradition allows, Lewis was allowed to appoint an interim successor to her chair at Cleveland City Council- so why did Lewis let Council President Sweeney know that Stephanie Howse (center) -- a surprise appointment -- was her choice? Howse made her political debut in 2005, unsuccessfully campaigning against Lewis; so they were not known to be close. She learned from the experience and her name became better known in Hough. Politics always interested Howse and ran in the family: Annie Key, her mother, is a former state representative...Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor Susan Schaul.
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Cle selected as one of NCAA's Championship Cities Read.
This is the week to register to vote by Mon 10/6
O'Malley's troubles have become our troubles. Read this in-depth profile of fisticuffs & failure here
Sick of politics yet? If not, the sharp Erick Trickey has started a new politics blog here
Pulitzer-winning composer, Bang on a Can's David Lang joins Oberlin College faculty. Read
Sen. Sherrod Brown asks Wall Street to apologize and the WSJ & NYT get the quotes.
GREEN Cuy Valley Nat'l Park wins awards for 74K hours served by 2K volunteers Read.
Towpath Trail closed at Chippewa Creek for stabilization until 1/31/09 Read.
Register to vote, even request a ride to the polls from the Obama campaign here. Why isn't McCain registering folks in Ohio?
Electioneering 101: Be careful what you wear when you go to the polls. (Even your "2+2=5" shirt is not exempt from scrutiny). Click
Can your family spare a few extra thousand bucks for Wall Street? Click
Perhaps that money would be better directed to kids at this local auction. Bid
InterReligious Task Force of Greater Cle has a new website that highlights the excellent work they're doing for economical, political and social justice. Click
Are you ready for The Sweetest Dada anniversary for Something Dada? Click
Rubber City Clothing features Akron pride on a tee. Click
Local supermarketers Rego's struggling with the economy after expansion a couple years ago. Find one near you and patronize here
Law student wins Legal Writing Contest and lands book deal and you can read about it here
Akron's Musica is making waves. Click
HOT This vid on the Wall St. bailout is a must-watch. Watch
Don Rosenberg's, um, reassignment, at our Local Daily paper is making waves elsewhere. Read more here and listen to ideastream's Dan Moulthrop on the subject here
Interested in helping to create a local & natural foods cooperative serving the near west side neighborhoods of Cleveland? Send an email to westsidefoodcoop@gmail.com with your first name, last name and primary email address
Two years ago, Great Lakes Science Center and the Steamship William G. Mather Museum joined forces. Now a "Connector" building is in the works. Click
Kucinich opposes bailout, which later fails to pass muster in House and causes a stock tumble. Read
City Buddha on the short list for Best-of and gaining votes here
Halfway to St. Patty? Check out an option here
How to deconstruct a Cle home An in-depth and favorable article in the NYT Magazine about home deconstruction & recycling in Slavic Village. A must-read.
40th Anniversity of CIM/CWRU Joint Music Program The Cleveland Institute of Music/Case Western Reserve University Joint Music Program (JMP)is a unique partnership that provides CIM students with courses necessary for their degrees and CWRU music students with music instruction essential for their BA degrees in Music. On Fri 10/3 and Sat 10/4, JMP alumni will return to perform and present in various campus venues. Details at http://www.cim.edu.
Humanities Week 2008: What are Museums for? This is the provocative question asked by the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities at CWRU (the good folks who bring you the American Music Masters Series collab with the Rock Hall in Nov.) with this year's installment of Humanities Week. This year's week-long investigation into the nature of the Museum kicks off on Thu 10/2 at 6PM with keynoter Adam Gopnik, who has written for The New Yorker since 1984, with his talk, What is the Museum For? On Fri 10/3 at 5PM, jump down to the House of Blues for a Pocket Film festival, featuring the Cell Phone Festival Awards. Then check out the "Museums" Film Festival... Read more about Humanities Week here.
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Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts 10/10-10/25
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In this exclusive interview, Cool Cleveland's Thomas Mulready discusses with Organisak the challenges of producing all new international work in established and non-traditional spaces, and they talk about some of the coolest performances: indy songsters Dean Wareham & Britta Phillips' (USA) soundtracks for Andy Warhol's rarely-seen Screen Tests; Peter Reder's (UK) non-conventional Guided Tour through Pittsburgh museums after closing hours; and Ballet Maribor (Slovenia) modern ballet Radio and Juliet, set to music by Radiohead. Plus 5 other major firsts, all surrounded by the 55th Carnegie International Exhibition and a nightly Festival of Lights in Downtown Pittsburgh. Seriously cool stuff. http://www.PIFOF.org.
Why can't taxpayers mountain bike in the Metroparks?
Metroparks Wake-Up Call Read this detailed (and pathetic) history of CAMBA (Cleveland Area Mountain Bike Assn) volunteers trying for 14 years to work in good faith with the intransigent Metroparks leadership to build (at no expense to the tax-supported Metroparks) a few trails so NEOers don't have to drive 25 minutes to an hour to legally ride on a mountain bike trail...Read more about CAMBA's struggles with the Metroparks here
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HOT What Women (Really) Want Can the McCain-Palin or Obama-Biden tickets really make government more responsive to the concerns and needs of American women? Can there be a "Women's Agenda" that advances women's rights? Join this panel discussion on Wed 10/1 at 7:30PM at the Max Wohl Civil Liberties Center, 4506 Chester Avenue and find out. http://www.ACLUohio.org.
SPONSORED: Live and delayed-live broadcasts abound this week on WCLV 104.9. Tonight Wed 10/1 at 8PM, WCLV is live at CIM's new Mixon Hall for a faculty recital by a whole flock of performers playing Peter Schickle and Dvorak. Fri 10/3 night at 8PM, it's Baldwin-Wallace's turn with a compliation program from past concerts; Sat 10/4 afternoon at 1PM, the Cleveland Orchestra Piano Trio presents Carter, Barber, Menotti and Ravel. That evening it's a double dose of The Cleveland Orchestra with the "Five Cities Gala Concert" live at 7:30PM, followed by the regular Saturdays from Severance gig at 8:20PM. Full details at www.WCLV.com..
Marian Wright Edelman The President of the Children's Defense Fund and a best-selling author will examine how to make our nation and world safe and fair for all children at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History Wed 10/1 from 6 - 9PM. She will also offer insights from her new book, The Sea Is So Wide and My Boat Is So Small. This event is part of a national speaker series offered by Facing History and Ourselves and The Allstate Foundation that explores issues of civic responsibility. http://www.cmnh.org.
Silent Witness Ohio Dance Theatre Artistic Director, Denise Gula has developed and choreographed a multimedia theatrical work entitled Silent Witness. The work will be premiered at Stocker Arts Center Wed 10/1 at 1PM in conjunction with Genesis House's opening ceremonies for National Domestic Violence Month. The work was developed to join Genesis House in helping to break the silence and bring awareness to domestic violence while honoring the memory of women violently killed by someone who supposedly loved them. Call 440-774-6077 for details. http://www.ohiodancetheatre.org.
SPONSORED: What do world-premiere Pocket Films, lectures, and a film series focusing on museums have in common? The October 2-9 Humanities Week program at the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities, Case Western Reserve University, is packed with public lectures, unique film screenings and discussions, including world premiere Pocket Films, and a keynote presentation by acclaimed journalist and New Yorker commentator Adam Gopnik on Thu 10/2. The program kicks off Baker-Nord's year-long series exploring the past, present, and future of "museums." Open to the public. Most events no charge unless otherwise noted. http://www.BakerNord.org or call 216.368.8961.
HOT Adam Gopnik & Jonathan Lethem writer/author Gopnik will lecture at the Cleveland Institute of Art Thu 10/2 at 6PM at Amasa Stone Chapel, then Lethem speaks at 7:30PM at Aitken Auditorium, Gund Building. Best known to the pop culture enthusiasts as the quill behind The Disappointment Artist (pictured), Jonathan Lethem speaks with Betsy Sussler of BOMB Magazine. He deftly weaves the conventions of noir mysteries, westerns, science fiction and comic books into evocative coming-of-age tales. Lethem is a winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for his novel Motherless Brooklyn which will be made into a feature film starring Edward Norton; he will follow an equally riveting speaking engagement with essayist Adam Gopnik, who delivers "What is the Museum For?" Launches CWRU Humanities Week 2008. Details here.Gerry Adams On Thu 10/2 from 5 - 7PM, Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams will visit Cleveland Sinn Fein is the oldest political party in Ireland and the largest Republican party in the north of Ireland. President Adams will be the guest of Friends of Sinn Fein at an informal reception from at the Stone Mad Pub, 1306 West 65th St., just north of Detroit Ave. Mr. Adams is an elected member of both the Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly and the Westminster Parliament serving the West Belfast constituency. Call 651-7787 or email rsw001@aol.com for ticketing details.
SPONSORED: The Most Inventive Writer on the Planet? Jonathan Lethem will be interviewed by Betsy Sussler of BOMB Magazine on 10/2 at 7:30PM at CIA. Lethem has been dubbed a "genius" by the MacArthur Foundation and "the most inventive writer on the planet" by the San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle. Deftly weaving the conventions of noir mysteries, westerns, science fiction and comic books into evocative coming-of-age tales, Lethem is a winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for his novel Motherless Brooklyn. Soon this work will be made into a feature film starring Edward Norton. His recent works include the novel You Don't Love Me Yet (Doubleday) and The Disappointment Artist (Doubleday), a book of essays on popular culture. The event begins at 7:30 in the Aitken Auditorium, in the Gund Building at 11141 East Blvd. on the CIA campus. Refreshments served at 7. Info: www.cia.edu.
HOT Pocket Film Festival Awards On Fri 10/3 at 5PM, the Pocket Film Festival Awards screen in the Cambridge Room of the House of Blues, 308 Euclid Ave. The festival showcases films made with, shown on or developed with mobile phones. Awards include a $1K grand prize for Best Film. Entry deadline is September 15; submission guidelines are found at http://www.bakernord.org. Admission includes hors d'oeuvres and two drink tickets. Admission is no charge for Case Western Reserve students and individuals who have submitted films. Part of CWRU Humanities Week 2008.
Wine & Covered Bridge Bicycle Tour This is "year 3" of a very chic, very fun two-day cycling event in Ashtabula County called "The PVG" (Ponte-Vino-Giro or Bridge-Wine-Road) Tour. It starts Fri 10/3 and carries on through the weekend. Here is the skinny: http://hubbub.com/2007pvg_index.html. Call 440-729-2499 for more info.
Cleveland Orchestra Piano Trio On Fri 10/3 at 8PM, audiences will be treated to a free performance by The Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Institute of Music faculty members in Mixon Hall. The Cleveland Orchestra Piano Trio, with violinist Stephen Rose, cellist Richard Weiss and pianist Joela Jones, will perform with cellist Desmond Hoebig. Works by Barber, Menotti and Ravel will be presented in this concert, which will be broadcast live on WCLV-FM 104.9, sponsored by Audio-Technica. Due to anticipated capacity attendance, seating passes are required. http://www.cim.edu.
HOT The Approachable Darkness Artchitecture Gallery presents a solo exhibition by Matthew Ryan Sharp starting Fri 10/3 with an opening reception from 7 - 10PM. On exhibition are grim portraits of our current state as a society; generations chained to workstations, lazily dreaming of more money, more power, and more say, but too demotivated to take action. Artchitecture Gallery, 1667 East 40th St., Unit 1A. Call 533-5575 or visit http://www.artchitecturegallery.com.
Wildlife Society and Awards What are the key issues facing conservationists today? Animal lovers and those who care about the environment are invited to find out Fri 10/3 at 7:30PM at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Conservation biologist Michael Hutchins, Ph.D., executive director and CEO of The Wildlife Society, will offer a lecture on his organization's efforts to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing wildlife managers and conservationists. He will also on energy development, issues surrounding the sustainable utilization of wildlife, wildlife population control and problems that will face the industry in the near future. The Wildlife Society Lecture is keynote the to 2008 Northeast Ohio Environmental Awards Ceremony. Call 231-1177 or register online at http://www.cmnh.org.
Pub(licity) Crawl for a Cause On Fri 10/3 starting at 7PM, the Cleveland Fagowees Ski Club sponsors this benefit for the Three Trackers adaptive skiing program. It's a pub crawl featuring The Old Angle, ABC Tavern, Garage Bar, Bar Cento and Touch. There are raffles, prizes, incentives for non-Fagowees to attend as well. Enjoy tasty apps, great food and drink specials and all proceeds benefit a great cause. More info on the web at http://www.fagowees.org/docs/20081003_PubCrawl.pdf.
Rolling on the River It's a fabulously fun party to benefit the Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland -- a Casino themed event replete with food, gaming, drinks, music and a silent auction. Check out the high roller treatment Fri 10/3 from 7:30 - 11:30PM at Windows On The River, 2000 Sycamore. Proceeds enable the Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland to continue providing food and linkages to vital services for the 58,000 hungry Greater Clevelanders who enter its emergency hunger relief locations every month—nearly half those served are children. Email: mwohlfeiler@hungernetwork.org or call 619-8155 ext. 18 for tickets and info. http://www.hungernetwork.org.
Low Life Halloween Spectacular Calling all Halloween Freaks, Cretins, Hellions, Malcontents, Misfits, Ghouls, Ghost Chasers, Diablo Adoradors, Zombies and other creative types. Cleveland's newest gallery, Low Life, has a show just for you! Their Halloween Spooktacular hits Fri 10/3 at 6PM with an opening reception. The exhibition runs through early November and features the art of more than 20 individual artists including Dana Depew, Marlee Brown, Emory Biko, Jeff Lamm and many more. These artists were chosen because there is a war on culture and they're fighting back! Low Life, 16001 Waterloo Rd. Call 330-671-6123 or visit http://www.myspace.com/lowlifecleveland for more info.
Ebony & Ivory: Bringing It Together This young professionals event at Anatomy Nightclub + Ultralounge has an outstanding message for people from all corners or NEO -- the things that make us all different really make us the same. With a dress code of "ebony and ivory, or your personal interpretation of opposite chic," this shindig on Fri 10/3 is sure to excite partygoers. Music by DJ's GO and Impure, DJ Adio, and misterbradleyp, and VIP access includes complimentary hors d'oveures, and complimentary cocktails from 9:30 - 11PM. Plus, mention you're on the CC e-mail list and get $5 off the price of a VIP ticket. Check here for more info.
HOT Breastfest For the 8th consecutive year, Northeast Ohio musicians and other volunteers will join forces to present a concert to promote breast cancer awareness and support the needs of patients and their families. This year's installment hits the new, luxuriously remodeled Brothers Lounge, 11609 Detroit Ave. on Sat 10/4. Expect a stellar night of pop, folk, rock, blues and jazz from Kristine Jackson, Ki Allen, Heidi Longhauer, Robin Stone, Alexis Antes, Tracy Marie and many others! Get your tickets here. http://www.brotherslounge.com.
HOT Arts Collinwood Open House Arts Collinwood will open its new arts center to the community with a no cost, open to the public Open House. Art exhibits, Capoeira demonstrations and samples of programs to be offered in the center this fall will provide a full plate of entertainment, along with activities for families and children and free refreshments. All ages. Anyone interested in finding out more about Arts Collinwood and its offerings should drop in Sat 10/4 from 4 - 6PM. http://www.artscollinwood.org.
SPONSORED: Join the Lake Erie College Community for a Celebration of Chinese Folk and Classical Art Sat 10/4 from 1:00-2:15PM in the Fine Arts Building. The program will kick off with Chasing Butterflies, a Chinese fan and scarf dance presented by Lake Erie College dance students choreographed by Cha-Lee Chan. A presentation of Chinese Art at the Cleveland Museum of Art by Marjorie Williams will follow. Guests are invited to stay and view an exhibit of Chen Chi's artwork which is on loan from the Butler Institute of American Art. This program has no admission fee and is open to the public. The Fine Arts Building is located on Gillett Street. Visit www.lec.edu/aboutus/directions/main/ for directions to campus.
GREEN 8th Annual Ohio Solar Tour takes place Sat 10/4 and Sun 10/5. Renewable energy-powered and energy efficient homes and buildings in Ohio will be shown during gratis guided and self-guided public tours across Ohio on the first weekend in October. Learn how your neighbors are trimming their energy bills, increasing their energy independence and taking steps to address climate change. Green Energy Ohio (GEO) is coordinating this annual event in cooperation with The American Solar Energy Society's National Solar Tour, in what has become the largest demonstration of installed renewable energy technologies and energy efficient building practices in the United States. To find a tour near you and download free Tour Guidebooks containing all information to take the tours, visit http://www.greenenergyohio.org or call 866-GREEN-OH toll-free.
John Leland The reporter for The New York Times for more than 25 years, will speak at a Cleveland Public Library's author visit on Sat 10/4 at 2PM. the no-cost, open to the public event takes place at the Main Library, Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium, E. 6th St. and Superior Ave. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Leland's insightful articles dig into trends and ideas in American life and culture. He's covered Hugh Hefner and Paris Hilton, hip-hop's South Bronx roots, payday loans and the ongoing home foreclosure crisis. http://www.cpl.org.
Doug Varone & Dancers Renowned for their powerful stage presence, Doug Varone & Dancers are prized for their dexterity, musicality, and all-out dancing. The Toronto Star says, "Varone can make the most common gesture, a grasp of the hand, or an arm outstretched in regret and let it soar into the realm of imagination." Soak up their vibrancy with this DANCECleveland production Sat 10/4 at 8PM at the EJ Thomas Hall at The University of Akron. Features the World Premiere of Alchemy, a dance inspired by the words of slain journalist Daniel Pearl, the biblical Book of Daniel, and the powerful musical score of Steve Reich. Snag tickets by calling 330-972-7570 or visit here. http://www.dancecleveland.org.
SPONSORED: John Leland, Reporter for the New York Times for over 25 years, will speak at Cleveland Public Library's Writers and Readers Series on Sat 10/4 at 2PM. (No admission fee, open to the public.) Leland has covered Hugh Hefner and Paris Hilton, hip-hop's South Bronx roots, payday loans and the ongoing home foreclosure crisis. Main Library, E. 6th and Superior. Seating is first-come, first-served. More info: www.cpl.org.
The "Museums" Film Festival kicks off Sun 10/5 and runs through Tue 10/7, featuring films with prominent museum settings, all shown at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque (11141 East Blvd.) at 7PM. Screenings include: The Mummy (1932), starring Boris Karloff as the title character, on Sun 10/5; Vertigo (1958), Alfred Hitchock's classic exploration of desire, loss and art, on Mon 10/6 and a double feature of subtitled French classics on Tue 10/7. Part of CWRU Humanities Week 2008. http://www.cia.edu/cinematheque.
Art on Wheels' "Dessert with the Queen" takes place on the Nautica Queen Sun 10/5 from 5 - 7PM in the Flats. Tickets include dessert, a cash bar, music, dancing, a Chinese auction and a raffle -- all with proceeds benefiting the traveling art education programs delivered by Art on Wheels to individuals with disabilities, low income students and institutional living residents. For details, tickets and info visit http://www.artonwheels.us or call 702-4808.
Black Pioneers of Akron The University of Akron's Dr. Shirla R. McClain Gallery of Akron's Black History and Culture presents Black Pioneers of Akron, Ohio, featuring Akron residents, past and present, who were among the first to make advancements that led to positive change in the community. A special open house and reception will be held on Sun 10/5 at 3:30PM. The exhibit will be on display throughout October. Buckingham Center for Continuing Education, 220 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., on the UA campus. The reception and exhibit are no cost, open to the public. Call 330-972-7030 for info.
HOT Desigining the President Spectrum: The Lockwood Thomson Dialogues delves into "Politics & Propaganda: Designing the President" with very special guests Donna Brazile, Political Strategist and Chair of the Voting Rights Institute and Frank Rich, The New York Times Op-ed Columnist and Author. Dan Moulthrop, host of WCPN-FM 90.3 ideastream's The Sound of Ideas, will moderate a discussion that illustrates the tactics that have been used to sell presidential candidates to the American public over that past century Mon 10/6 at 6PM at the Cleveland Public Library, Main Branch, 301 Superior Ave. Presented in partnership with Cleveland Public Art. http://www.cpl.org. http://www.clevelandpublicart.org.
SPONSORED: Dan Moulthrop, Host of 90.3 WCPN Ideastream's Sound of Ideas, will moderate Politics & Propaganda: Designing the President on Mon 10/6 at 6PM at the Cleveland Public Library. Donna Brazile, political strategist and chair of the Voting Rights Institute, and Frank Rich, New York Times Op-ed columnist and author, will delve into the tactics used to sell presidential candidates to the American public over the past century. Limited seating (no cost admission). Reservations required, tickets limited. Call (216) 621-5330 or e-mail contactus@clevelandpublicart.org before 9/24. Info at www.cpl.org.
An Education Forum and Luncheon hits Executive Caterers at Landerhaven this Tue 10/7 at 11:30AM. Chancellor Eric Fingerhut, Board of Regents, State of Ohio and Dr. Michael Schwartz, President, Cleveland State University will explore education in Northeast Ohio in the 21st Century; Leon Bibb, the Emmy Award-Winning Anchor of NewsChannel 5, will moderate. 6111 Landerhaven Dr., Mayfield Heights. Call 440-449-0700 x: 241 or visit http://www.ccatlanderhaven.com. Pre-registration is strongly advised.
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Madja Koren On Wed 10/1 at 6PM and Thu 10/2 at 6PM, Slovenian children's writer Koren will visit Cleveland. In her visits to America, she will present her Forget-Me-Nots series of books -- short stories and illustrations for children, written in Slovenian and English. During her visits, she will be reading from her most recent book, Lojza iz vesolja – Louisa from Outer Space. The writer will appear on Wednesday at the Euclid Public Library on East 222nd St.; Thursday, she'll appear at the Atrium of St. Mary's of the Assumption on Holmes Ave. Call 589-9220 fore more info.
HOT Exciting Careers in the 21st Century Cleveland State University's Career Services Center will present this up-close, interactive engagement for college-motivated students to explore an exciting lineup of new careers that suit their interests and talents. Students will take part in real-world demonstrations of technology and innovations from more than 40 leading companies in Northeast Ohio. The event takes place on Fri 10/3 from 10AM - 2PM in the Physical Education Building (Woodling Gym), located at 2451 Euclid Ave., and is ideal for students in grades 7-12, college students, parents and anyone interested in discovering the careers of the future. Call 687-2233 or visit http://www.csuohio.edu/career.
Autumn in the Valley and Peninsula's Annual Village Peddler Day hits Sat 10/4 from 9AM - 5PM. This all ages event features in-shop specials and sales galore, including a Garden Club Plant Sale, Library Book Sale and more. Get the autumnal low-down by dragging that mouse to http://www.explorepeninsula.com''' and see what's in store for the family this weekend.
The Nature Center's Hike & Race for Nature 5K Race hits Shaker Lakes Sat 10/4, with races running along the scenic Shaker Lakes and Nature Center habitats. Walkers and strollers are welcome. Proceeds from the event will benefit The Jenny Fund, established in memory of young naturalist Jenny Goldman, who taught disadvantaged inner-city youth the joys of nature before she died in 2004. Free parking, organic snacks and music. For more information about the Nature Center, go to http://www.shakerlakes.org.
A Fall Funfest Bigger and better than ever, enjoy the atmosphere of an old time carnival as Shaker Family Center hosts this 5th annual event Sun 10/5 from 1 - 6PM at 19824 Sussex Rd., Shaker Heights. Games, arts and crafts, pony rides, petting zoo, Flower Clown, Euclid Beach Rocket Cars, inflatables, puppet and magic shows, and music are samples of the day's activities. With great new partnerships, tasty food available for purchase, hands-on kids activities and more, this is a no-brainer. Call 921-2023 for more info.
October at Children's Museum is cool: Cooking with Kids on Sat 10/4; Mother Goose opens Sat 10/11; Kids Mask Making Workshop on Sun 10/19; Dance Image Youth Ballet on Sat 10/25; Halloween Spooktacular VI FallFest Weekend on Fri 10/31. More.
SPONSORED: FIRST things FIRST The Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts brings 8 premieres from around the world--performances and exhibitions that defy expectations and challenge the senses. Experience artists who boldly cross boundaries, mixing film, theatre, dance, music, ancient, modern, the real and the surreal to create something completely new. All in three whirlwind weeks, October 10-25. A project of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust in association with The Andy Warhol Museum. Learn more about Festival performances, see video, and order tickets at PIFOF.org. The Festival takes place during the celebration of Pittsburgh's 250th anniversary; to save on travel, accommodations, and event tickets, book online at VisitPittsburgh.com.
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Join us at our first Cool Cleveland Kids party!
Thursday, November 6. Info. Tix.
The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage has teamed up with Cool Cleveland Kids to celebrate superheroes and all things comic with a post-Halloween kids bash on Thu 11/6 from 5-7PM. This is one cool party you and your family won't want to miss! Kids can enter our costume contest and parade (prizes for best costume and best superhero), ride in a Batmobile that's just their size, draw their own comics, watch cartoons and vintage serials and read as many comics as they wish. Includes kids refreshments, all activities and admission to the Museum as well as the exhibition Zap! Pow! Bam! The Super Hero: The Golden Age of Comic Books 1938-1950, which immerses visitors in an interactive world of Super Heroes, and illuminates the creative processes that drove their originators to provide America with timeless icons such as Superman (created in Cleveland), Batman, Captain America and Wonder Woman. Special family discount for up to two adults and up to three children. Complimentary copy of new Cool Cleveland Kids magazine (pictured) for each family. More info on our Kids Party Page here.
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Watch Your Back, Jack
Former GOP super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced last week to an additional 48 months in prison for conspiring with his business partners to defraud clients, corrupt public officials and hide the profits from their sordid criminal enterprise by evading federal taxes. He'd originally plead guilty to three counts back in January of 2006, and was sentenced to almost six years; however, his lawyers managed to get that sentence cut almost in half. Which once again proves that the American legal system is not blind: It recognizes wealth, power and connections. But another federal judge sentenced him on another case, which will mean that he'll serve just shy of six years behind bars. And if, as he said in court, the last two years he has been incarcerated have been pure hell, his life is perhaps about to get a whole lot worse. You see, prison is a place where you can do time, or you can do hard time... which of course means time is doing you. However, some wealthy, high profile prisoners -- like Abramoff -- can obtain what is known as a "Joint Pass." While it's not real document, it nonetheless confers on the holder the right to "roam" about the prison compound (some fed joints cover many acres) with relative ease and with no hassles from the guards. This type of "freedom" -- even in a proscribed environment -- makes the time go by much, much faster. Rumor has it that Abramoff, with his skills of manipulation, has secured just such a pass and is strutting around the Florida federal prison compound as if he owns the place...
Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor Mansfield B. Frazier.
This week's most active post on BrewedFreshDaily.com
"A public investment of this magnitude needs to be much more rigorous," says Hunter Morrison. "There are too many unanswered questions. The taxpayers need to ask some hard questions of the county commissioners. And there are answers out there. We didn’t start studying this yesterday."
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Holly Hanna! The new home for GLTF Takes a Bow
Warning: don't even think about unwrapping a crinkly candy during a performance at the newly redesigned Hanna Theater. How live are the acoustics? Just ask my mortified seatmate: after handing me a Tic-Tac, she snapped her purse closed and the clasp echoed through the space like a gunshot. It's not just the clear sound that's impressive at the new home of Great Lakes Theater Festival, where a stylish production of Macbeth opened this weekend. The sightlines are...well, close to divine. Every plush, comfortable seat feels close to the stage, which thrusts out into the audience. On the main floor, where I spent the first act, the action spills past you in the aisles.I moved to the upper deck after intermission, just out of curiosity, and was mightily glad I did. The birdseye view is spectacular, and the sound even better -- every whisper floats up to you unimpeded. The balcony is steeply raked, very much like the Globe Theatre of Shakespeare's time, and each row is separated so that each feels like its own private loge. There's even a handy flat railing, the better to put your drink on.
Oh, didn't I mention the bar? Yes, there's a bar inside the space itself that's open pre-show, at intermission, and afterwards. There is even cabaret-style seating near it, with tables where you can put your personal bottle of wine. But make sure to get your order in, because they close it the minute Artistic Director Charlie Fee begins his welcome speech...
Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor Linda Eisenstein.
Sorting Out the 2008 Election Hoopla
A Chat with U. of Akron Bliss Institute's Dr. John Green
The Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron is a bipartisan research and education program teaching undergraduate and graduate students about the nuts and bolts of practical politics. With the presidential elections just around the corner, Cool Cleveland wanted to talk to Dr. John Green, Bliss Institute director and professor, about what all the election "hoopla" means (media coverage, voting polls, electronic voting machines, and early ballots)."We are bipartisan to a fault," admitted Green. The Bliss Institute trains people to become pollsters and work on campaigns as managers, strategists, and interns. The Institute was founded in 1986 in honor of University of Akron alumnus, Ray. C. Bliss, the man who was credited with having strong integrity and rebuilding the Republican Party after Senator Barry Goldwater lost his presidential bid. Asked why the public opinion polls are important during a political campaign, Green replied, "The public needs to look at the results of these polls with healthy skepticism. All polls are not equally good, you need to know if the organization conducting the polls is reputable," he explained. Polls are a snapshot of public opinion, but they are also a statistical phenomenon with a margin for error. "We can learn from polls, they provide useful information, but don't take polls too seriously," he advised. "The best way to consider poll results is to average them all together due to the margin for error."
Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor Susan Schaul.
Links to interesting NEO blogs
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Instinct
Life After August
Self-released
If you (or, perhaps more likely, your teens) are digging that pop-punk sound that passes for alternative rock these days, it can be rough to find something happening locally with enough gusto. Enter local Cleveland band Life After August, whose debut CD Instinct features 11 energetic cuts, perfectly suited to a side stage on the Vans Warped Tour. The group’s sound is a chip off of many different blocks -- from Blink-182, Angels & Airwaves and New Found Glory, to Jimmy Eat World, the Movielife and All-American Rejects. It might sound like 21st century frat rock to some, but props to vocalist James Ross Schleicher and company for keeping the word up in the forefront. Upbeat. Uptempo. Uplifting. If some of Instinct sounds familiar, chalk it up to influences worn on their collective sleeve. You're not likely to be challenged by their sound much, but you could do far worse than this foursome -- formerly a five-piece -- especially when you hear them live. I'm curious to hear what their next move will be. Visit the band online at http://www.myspace.com/lifeafteraugust.From Cool Cleveland Managing Editor Peter Chakerian peterATcoolcleveland.com
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Cast! @ Nighttown 9/18 There was a window of time back in the 70's when jazz musicians had their music played on progressive rock radio. That radio play help make artists like George Benson, Chick Corea, and David Sanborn mainstream artists. A trio made up of sons of three of the major players from that time period played Night Town last Thursday. Drummer Karma Auger (son of Brian), guitarist Julian Coryell (son of Larry), and bassist Nicklas Sample (son of Joe) call them selves Cast...
Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor Greg Cielec
Caroline, or Change @ Karamu Theatre 9/18 There are so many reasons to see this musical production – it was nominated for several Tony awards including Best Musical in 2004. In this Dobama production at Karamu, the actors give a particularly strong performance and sing well. In the star role, Caroline, played by Sheffia Dooley Randall, has a heartfelt voice that doesn't quit, whether singing sad or determined or questioning songs...
Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor Susan Schaul
CityMusicCleveland @ Fairmount 9/23 Wow! Too bad the energy created in the opening concert of the Fifth Anniversary Season of CityMusicCleveland at Fairmount Presbyterian Church couldn't have been converted to usable power. All the outages in the area could easily have been ended, if only that could have happened. The nearly-full audience, however, received a jolt to get the fall music season started with a real wowser of a program...!
Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor Kelly Ferjutz
Quire Cleveland @ St. John's Cathedral 9/24 Listening to the presentation of Quire, the new professional a capella choir during their premiere performance, one had the impression that the joyful sounds could easily have soared to the very heavens, had not the beautifully ornate gothic roof of St. John's Cathedral stood in the way...
Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor Kelly Ferjutz
Macbeth @ Great Lakes Theater Festival 9/24 Just go. And prepare yourself for theatre shock because the renovated Hanna Theatre, new home for Great Lakes Theater, is absolutely gorgeous. Even on a preview night (fight scene stage blocking was going on until curtain time), it felt special to walk into the new digs, see the cool bar, the snazzy lounge chairs, and proud as punch red-coated ushers. But how was the play...?
Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor Laura Kenelly
Caroline, or Change @ Karamu 9/25
Touching and true: This musical study of the relationships between two families - one black, one Jewish - during the Civil Rights movement is brimming with humanity, sensitive observation, and beautiful music. Within a strong cast, Sheffia Randall Dooley is incandescent as Caroline, a Southern "Negro" maid (don't call her black) simmering with such stuffed-down resentment and grief she's on the verge of volcanic implosion. Tony Kushner's libretto, both political and deeply personal, is a marvel of insight into family dynamics and a blessedly blame-free exploration of race and class inequities and how they affect friendships and self-esteem. And with adorably real kids playing the kids, the stakes are high. Don't miss it.
Caveats: Resource constraints lead to a few missteps, like a unit set that puts Caroline's laundry room and the child's bedroom far upstage, and costumes that make it hard to understand there's a singing washer, dryer, and radio.
Details: Thru 10/12. http://www.dobama.org.
From Cool Cleveland contributor Linda Eisenstein LindaATcoolcleveland.com
Cleveland Orchestra @ Severance Hall 9/25 It isn't every concert that finds the principal violist tuning the orchestra for the evening's concert. Robert Vernon, however, was up to the task, even though the evening's soloist, Pierre-Laurent Aimard produced an entirely different sound from the piano. And thus the opening concert of the 2008-09 season of The Cleveland Orchestra was underway...
Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor Kelly Ferjutz
Marriage of Figaro @ Opera Cleveland 9/26 For the first time watching this beloved opera by Mozart, I felt the connection between the comic characters Marcellina, sung robustly by Gloria Parker, and Don Bartolo, presented in perfect character by Thomas Hammons, (they are Figaro's parents as it turns out) to be the most poignant love story in the opera...
Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor Laura Kennelly
Jean-Pierre Gauthier: Machines At Play @ Akron Art Museum 9/27 This is the first U.S. showing of his award-winning work. Prepare to have a reaction when these kinetic (moving) sculptural works react to you as you approach them. The pieces are fitted with sensors, so that when approached by a viewer, they start to move or make sounds, or both. The first five pieces you encounter (Skater, Cockroach, Dragon Fly, Spring and Spider) begin to crawl up the walls, dragged along by triangulated pulleys and retractable dog leashes, scraping the wall underneath them with a piece of graphite, creating its own shaded patterns behind them; a combined effort of your presence, the artists intension and the "machines" action, or reaction...
Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor Carol Drummond
Main-Traveled Roads @ Actors' Summit 9/27 Main-Traveled Roads, now on stage at Actors' Summit, is a charming musical penned by Richard Rodgers Award winners Dave Hudson and Paul Libman. It is based on the short stories of Hamlin Garland, whose tales of American rural life is said to have inspired such writers as John Steinbeck and Theodore Dreiser. The musical is set in turn-of-the-century Wisconsin, and portrays Midwestern farm life and the struggles of young lovers...
Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor Roy Berko
Marriage of Figaro @ Opera Cleveland 9/28 La Nozze de Figaro (Marriage of Figaro) is one of the most popular operas in the repertoire. Good thing, too. In addition to the current production from Opera Cleveland, local aficianados will have another chance for it later this season, when The Cleveland Orchestra presents its version. As directed by Peter Kazaras, this version is younger and sprightlier than some I've seen, helped greatly by the younger casting and excellent voices throughout...
Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor Kelly Ferjutz
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Rosenberg, we miss ye Hi Thomas, since we moved here from Coenhagen and started going to the Severence hall ROSENBURG has beed our great musical educator . I always grabbed the Plain Dealer to find his critic!!!!!!!! NOW, NO MORE! WHERE IS THE FREEDOM OF PRESS? SO IT BECAME PROHIBITED to write negative of "der gute Franz" Welser Most who NEVER communicates ,shares good musical experience with the audience,NEVER SMILES ,but turns you off,as an audience,no matter how happily one gives applaudes ? and who has some weaknesses... Poor next critic who must write his critic to please Franz,the editor the Board... WHY DON"T YOU OFFER ROSENBURG to cover the Orchestra for your terrific paper? Good Idea? from Cool Cleveland reader Nina Pettersson gostapATadelphia.net
Get over it, Cleveland Good stuff in this issue. Please tell your readers to turn off the TV, stop listening to all the bad news and go outside as the weather has been absolutely kick ass lately. * Recruiting in this job market- crappy. * Bill's for the house- Up. * IRA- tanked. * Stocks- shorted into oblivion. * Spending Tuesday in the metroparks riding the bike- Priceless! Put a smile on your face Cleveland we've seen a lot worse than this. from Cool Cleveland reader Michael Norris jmichaelnorrisATyahoo.com
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Oh, the Humanities! They're real, and they're spectacular... ladies and gents, your Hard Corps for this week: Peter Chakerian, T.L. Champion, George Nemeth, Claudia J. Taller, Kelly Ferjutz, Linda Eisenstein, Mansfield B. Frazier, Roy Berko, Carol Drummond, Laura Kennelly, Greg Cielec and Susan Schaul. This week's episode is brought to you through generous helpings of Brew Thru, Yuengling and Coastal Storms. And lastly, though certainly not least, thanks to our readers and everyone who partners with us. Want to volunteer and contribute your writing to Cool Cleveland? Send your reviews, articles, or story ideas to: Events@CoolCleveland.com.
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