Subject: Not to be missed
Thomas, there is a lot not to be missed and quite a few things that might be really spectacular (but who knows).
Check out all of the ongoing exhibits particularly Gruvelab in the May Co. the visual arts (lots of cool stuff in the Colombia Bldg, particularly a demonstration of an autistic young man's work - Seth Chwast - whose brainwaves will be shown while in the act of creation, with a panel of art and mental health experts), and cool video art, including Ripon in 621 Prospect and walk thru the kids exhibits in the colonial marketplace (fri-sun) but check out rita montlack's installation in there...
Also, you have to make time to see "lost Prospect" a site specific playDamien Grey that will take you thru a journey thru the fesival village. Starts at 630 and 9 pm thurs - Sunday. Don't miss it.
And, of course, the entire schedule on the Cool Cleveland E. 4th Street stage is spectacular. I understand you will be MCing at various times...
That being said, don't miss:
Thursday
5 pm The symphony for 1000 drums on public sq followed by the marching band
6 pm mainstage Ernie krivda's omnibus orchestra,
10 pm Safmod, starting with a procession from the mainstage to mccrory space,
11 pm Infinite number of sounds (trendy mod contemporary cleve band that I think will break out nationally) on Cool Cleveland east 4th street
Hip hop apotheosis (fantastic breakdance with video and film and music by Kasumi) check out even for 10 minutes
Baby Dee (a personal favorite of mine, a transexual who does a very poignant cabaret act in the mccrory at midnight
Friday
(I tried narrowing it down but there is so much on Friday it is dizzyfing)
430 See the seth chwast demonstration at colombia bldg
730 robert johnson and the millenium dancers on the mainstage
Or morrisondance/NASA in may co.
8 pm cleve opera in the UCC
9 pm Fossil Fools, by CIA Time program Kristen Baumlier, a series of multi media vigneettes
930: red an orchestra in may co or zydeco by thomas big hat fields on mainstage \
11pm cleve arts prize winner ryan lott's "shelter" a world premiere production using music video theatre and dance
1130 video festival on the family stage
Saturday
Tri C takes over the mainstage early afternoon with their RAT program of media artists folowed by tri c jazz festival;
1pm cavani string quartet on the family stage
230 may co. if dance is your thing, csu summer dance festival featuring david dorfman and lynn deering
630 karamu dance enssmble on the family stage
7 pm cavani at the UCC
9 pm polka.rock by grammy nominee former clevelander lynn marie and the box hounds on the main stage, verb ballets in the may co and lyric opera at the UCC featuring work of cleve afr american composer leslie addams
1130: dj spooky and kasumi collaboration: subliminal strings in the may co
Also if improv theatre is your thing, at the View, a club on prospect, we are doing live video streaming of Ground Floor theatre so you can supposedly interact from your computer screen anywhere in the world
Sunday
2 pm on the family stage rick smith a magician that just won some championship prize, can cut a banana with a thrown playing card. He is quite something.
3 p m yiddische cup
8 pm noel quintana on the main stage
Also check out the roots music and jazz on the wave stage on east 5th.
Best
james (:divend:)