11.14-11.21.07
Lake County Mixer

In this week's issue:
* Party Not too late to buy tix at the door
* Interview A rare conversation with Mayor Frank Jackson
* BizTech Interview Dr. Stanley Gryskiewicz of the Center For Creative Leadership
* Youngstown Buzz Activist Mike Latessa
* BFD Kucinich Proposes Impeachment Against Cheney
* Ingenious The Indomitable Graham Grund
* Signs of Life A Whole Lotta Rock Hall Shakin'
* Viva Las Vegas Vlogger Gary Rosenzweig
* Sounds Airplane from Lunavelis
* Previews Blossom Holiday Lighting Festival PLUSE GroundWorks
* Straight Outta Mansfield Good News from Euclid, Good News for Euclid
* RoldoLINK How Much Can This Community Stand as Corporatized Pols Nourish Elite?
* Cool Cleveland Kids podcast click here, CC podcast click here, Brewed Fresh Daily here

What does ClevelandPlus mean to you? This new brand and campaign for Northeast Ohio is based on the most recognizable name for our region (Cleveland), but includes the surrounding counties. We're so serious about Cleveland+ that we've been moving our Cool Cleveland parties all around the region lately. Last February we hosted an event at Oberlin College in Lorain County, and last month, we partied at the Akron-Canton Airport in Summit and Stark Counties. Tomorrow, we move the festivities to Lake County, with a mixer you shouldn't miss. Join us for the food, drink, art samples and a folk concert, but mainly to discover this fantastic region that puts the Plus in Cleveland+. Walk-up tix are available, and details are here. So while we offer an interview below with Cleveland's Mayor Frank Jackson, we also continue our Youngstown Buzz series with a vid of 20-something activist Mike Latessa. While we focus on arts patron Graham Grund and the "pure deliciousness" of Lunavelis, we're also offering previews of Blossom Holiday Lighting, a critique of county politics by Roldo, and a hallelujah from Mansfield Frazier on the good news from Euclid. Our Top 5 most clicked links from last week even includes a story from out-of-towners at the NY Times entitled, "Cleveland Is, Like, Trendy." Of course, we already knew that. As it turns out, ClevelandPlus is pretty cool, too. Come to Lake County tomorrow night and find out. —Thomas Mulready

We're not kidding!
Walk-ups welcome for the Cool Cleveland Folk Fest TONIGHT!
Lake County Mixer features open bar, hors d'oeuvres, art showcases & Tiny Alice folk concert

You Get All This:

Walk-up tonight for the party and folk concert. See map here, and more info on the Party Page here.

So, kids cost how much exactly? A fun read from Crain's Read
Families With Food Allergies is a new 501(c)3 nonprofit organization helping people with severe food allergies. http://www.fwfa.net.

HOT International Day This Cleveland State University program is super for kids, featuring performances by the CSU Dance Company, Tango Rush and students from Nigeria, India, the Middle East and Turkey on Wed 11/14 at noon. More than 800 students from 74 countries are pursuing their academic studies at CSU this year. Meet them and learn about their diverse life experiences in a day of cultural exchanges, ethnic food, music and authentic dance performances. Students from countries around the world will participate, including Pakistan, Nigeria, Vietnam, China and Ethiopia. In addition to performances, they will share their cultures through table displays and food from their countries. CSU University Center, 2121 Euclid Ave. http://www.csuohio.edu.

Ashley Bryan & Children's Book Week Cleveland Public Library will celebrate Children’s Book Week during a no-cost, open to the public program Thu 11/15 at 6:30PM at the Main Library, Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium, E. 6th Street and Superior Avenue. Ashley Bryan, acclaimed children’s author/illustrator, will preside and appear in a musical performance. His lyrical poetry, puppetry, and beautiful artwork for children have been celebrated for over 30 years. A joint evening performance, celebrating the history of spirituals with Bryan and the All City Concert Choir from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, conducted by David Thomas, district music teacher and Bryan’s co-author of All Night: a Child’s First Book of African-American Spirituals, will feature songs from Bryan’s collection of African American spirituals. A book signing and reception will follow. For more information, call 623-2822 or 623-2884.

HOT Orchestra from Planet X What happens when musical worlds collide? The Cleveland Orchestra and the highly skilled and imaginative Magic Circle Mime Company combine orchestra music and visual theater to stunning and humorous effect Sat 11/17 at 11AM and 1:30PM. Two aliens have descended on the concert hall with their own ideas - and inventions - for influencing "Earth Music". The result is a sci-fi thriller concert that highlights the grandeur of American orchestral music in a program including "Hoe-Down" from Rodeo, and "Simple Gifts" by Aaron Copland, Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer", the flying theme from E.T. by John Williams, and much more! http://www.clevelandorchestra.com.

Catch a Falling Star Prepare for the upcoming Leonid Meteor Shower by learning more about meteorites and their impact on the Earth Sat 11/17 @ NASA Glenn Visitor Ctr. http://www.glennevents.grc.nasa.gov.

SPONSORED: Bring the Whole Family! It's Modern Masters Family Day at CMA where you can be a master, too . . . at least for a day! This no charge, no-need-to-sign-up class (drop-ins welcome!) is Sun 12/9 from 1-4PM. Join us and learn about the art of the Modern Masters and create your own masterpieces in two studio workshops: "The Painter's Craft" and "Cut, Chalk, Collage." Enjoy a short family tour in the exhibition at 2PM. All ages are welcome! Children must be accompanied by an adult. Come and make art with us! cma.org.

A Holiday Lighting It’s hard to believe it’s that time of year again! Shaker Square’s annual Holiday Lighting celebration hits Sat 11/17 with a 4:30PM start time. Santa and his elves, with the help of Wayne Dawson & Stefanie Schaefer of FOX 8? News will light the trees at 7PM. Check out a swath of no-cost cartoon favorites from 4:30 - 6:30PM at Shaker Square Cinemas to warm up for the event. See what else is happening at http://www.visitshakersquare.com.

Will Classical Music Make My Child Smarter? You've read the news about the benefits of classical music for young children -- now see for yourself! The Cleveland Orchestra, CHABAM™ (Children Have Active Bodies And Minds), and Advanced Pediatrics invite you to talk with the experts on the subject Sun 11/18. Dr. Arthur Lavin of Advanced Pediatrics and Cleveland Orchestra bassist Tom Sperl lecture while your child participates in hands-on, interactive, musical fun. Performances are included in the 2-hour session. Registration is required. Call 464-8500 or visit http://www.chabam.com for details. 28700 Chagrin Blvd., Woodmere.

Scott Simon & Marvin Hamlisch The host of “Weekend Edition” on NPR, will interview the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer for “Master Moments,” a joint educational and programming initiative of Playhouse Square and WVIZ/PBS ideastream this Mon 11/19 at 1PM at the Idea Center at Playhouse Square, 1375 Euclid Ave. The “Master Moments” series captures and communicates the creative process and experience of master artists, sharing their knowledge and preserving it for generations to come. Each “Master Moments” program is recorded in front of a live studio audience in the Idea Center’s Westfield Insurance Studio Theatre, distributed live to schools and libraries in Northeast Ohio and beyond via video conference distance learning technology.

HOT Kids Cook Local & Organic It's a girl! Chef Jonathon Sawyer at McNulty's Bier Markt and Bar Cento and his wife Amelia had a healthy and happy baby girl. To celebrate, they're starting a Tuesday night tradition called: Junior Iron Chef Tuesdays beginning Tue 11/20 from 4:30 - 8PM. Here is how it works: Kids of all ages can make their own pizza with the help of Mom, Dad, and Chef Sawyer. They provide the ingredients -- which are all local and organic -- and the kids participating roll up their sleeves and make their pizzas exactly the way they like it! The fun will continue every Tuesday; kids get a free Chef's Hat to take home from the party! 1948 West 25th St. http://www.bier-markt.com. http://www.barcento.com.

You don't want to miss what 11-year-old Max has for you and your family this week. Listen here: http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/CoolClevelandKids11.16.07.mp3. Click here to subscribe: iTunes or other.

A Conversation with Mayor Frank Jackson

Cool Cleveland: What three essential elements are needed to ensure a successful Cleveland Plus Campaign?

Mayor Frank Jackson: First, regionalism needs to be defined, as people use many different geographical boundaries as reference points.

We need to build regionalism around productive outcome areas, such as No Poaching policies, regional, economic procurement, revenue sharing, and services review to reduce governmental costs. Initially, we need to avoid contentious areas, like government restructuring.

Lastly, we need to incorporate education into regionalism dyamics, allowing everyone to prosper in its newfound existence. Eliminating educational discussions will ultimately lead us back to the table for similar talks. I'm not necessarily advocating one regional district, but instead, creating objectively measurable academic standards, ensuring every child, regardless of district or location, achieves those standards...
Read more from Tim Zaun here

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Two "genuinely nice guys" bringing something pretty darn edgy to Cle. Click.
Who is the greenest college or university campus in the country? Oberlin! Click.
What's this BlogTalkRadio everyone is talking about? Read.
CIM jewel Mixon Hall opens in style. Read.
Guiding Eyes for the Blind The local non-profit org continues to seek volunteers. http://www.gebcuyahoga.org.
The state takes aim at lenders who have declined to modify subprime loans. Read
CC Sabathia wins Cy Young award, first Cle pitcher in 35 years to win. Gaylord Perry was the last in 1972. Read
MIT alleges flaws in Gehry building -- could Gehry's CWRU creation be next? Read
Pennello Gallery has a new addy and new site. http://www.pennellogallery.com
Browns Stadium ranked third for fan experience in NFL by si.com. Read
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Symon Sez Congrats to intrepid cook/ chef/ entrepreneur and champion of all things Cleveland Michael Symon! The man with the infectious laugh and mad culinary skills earns the title of "the Next Iron Chef." http://www.foodtv.com. Read more about the big victory and whatever else he feels like talking about on his new blog, http://www.symonsays.typepad.com. And of course, don't forget to revisit our Cool Cleveland interview with Symon earlier this year by clicking here. Rock on, Michael!

Northeast Ohio Journal of History The web-based, refereed periodical -- specializing in research pertaining to Northeast Ohio and the surrounding region -- seeks manuscripts on an ongoing basis for publication. In addition to scholarly work based in history, archaeology, and anthropology, interdisciplinary work is encouraged as is work addressing public history issues such as local history, oral history, or preservation. Contact Kevin Kern, Managing Editor at kkern@uakron.edu for details and submission guidelines.

SPONSORED: Children's Book Author at CPL Cleveland Public Library will celebrate Children’s Book Week, Thu 11/15 at 6:30PM. This event that has no-admission fee and is open to the public, will feature Ashley Bryan, acclaimed children’s author/illustrator. Bryan will preside and appear in a musical performance with his lyrical poetry, puppetry, and beautiful artwork for children, which has been celebrated for over 30 years. Bryan is an enthusiastic storyteller, renowned for making hand-made puppets, creating stained glass panels, and sharing the joy of story and song with children. Bryan has co-authored "All Night: a Child’s First Book of African-American Spirituals," featuring songs from Bryan’s collection. Book signing/reception will follow the program at the Main Library, Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium, E. 6th and Superior. Contact www.cpl.org, (216) 623-2822 or (216) 623-2884.

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Michael Wolff Trio Wolff was recently described by JazzTimes Magazine as "one of the most innovative and dynamic pianists of his generation." His new trio CD jazz, JAZZ, jazz is a nine-song collection of standards, including "My Funny Valentine," "Cry Me A River," "Autumn Leaves" and more. The album has received rave reviews, with All About Jazz-NY calling it “A percussive tour-de-force.” Check him out at Nighttown in Cleveland Hts. for two shows, Wed 11/14 and Thu 11/15 at 8PM and 10PM. 12387 Cedar Rd., Cle Hts. http://www.nighttowncleveland.com.

Mittal Steel & Your Health Join Cleveland area doctors, nurses, and community leaders for a public hearing on the topic Wed 11/14 at 6:30PM at Tri-C’s downtown Metro campus in room CC10. Light refreshments will be served. Come to find out why 375 Cleveland area doctors and nurses have written to Cleveland’s biggest polluter, Mittal Steel, urging pollution prevention. Dr. Kathleen Fagan from University Hospital's Swetland Environmental Health Center will speak at the event paneled by Dr. Anne Wise, Kim Foreman, and Dr. Dan Brustein. For more information or ridesharing contact Liz Ilg with Ohio Citizen Action at 861-5200. http://www.ohiocitizen.org.

A Midsummer Night's Dream is Oberlin Opera Theater's Autumn Offering starting Wed 11/14 and running through the weekend. Since it opened on the British stage in 1960, Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream, a feast for the senses and a deliciously wicked comedy, has captivated opera lovers. The Oberlin production of this magnificent opera opens on Wednesday at 8PM in Oberlin College's Hall Auditorium, and features children from the Oberlin Choristers, who will sing and perform as fairies in the opera's magical wood. For recent news from the Conservatory, along with ticket and parking info, visit http://www.oberlin.edu/con.

HOT 10th Annual Instrumental Evening for the Earth This benefit concert for the Earth Day Coalition will be held Thu 11/15 starting at 6PM at Rocky River’s West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church. The evening features a candle-lit concert with Daniel McKelway and Lembi Veskimets and friends from the world-famous Cleveland Orchestra performing Schubert’s Octet. A gourmet reception and silent auction will precede the concert. Proceeds benefit year-round environmental education and leadership programs of Earth Day Coalition. For tickets, call 281-6468 or visit http://www.earthdaycoalition.org.

Alice Losoi Ten Thousand Villages and Trinity Cathedral welcome the Kenyan artist Thu 11/15 at 5:30PM at Trinity Commons, 2230 Euclid Ave. Losoi, a Maasai jewelry maker, will discuss the arts and culture of her people, as well as the challenges facing many women in the developing world. Forced to drop out of school at age 14 for an arranged marriage, she found the courage to escape her abusive husband, support her children and aging parents through the sale of her beadwork, and return to school to pursue her secondary education. This is her only public appearance in Cleveland; her beaded jewelry will be available for sale by cash only. Ten Thousand Villages will be open before and after this event. http://cleveland.tenthousandvillages.com.

Fanfare for a New Era Didn't get to the Cleveland Institute of Music for the Grand Opening of Mixon Hall and their other new facilities? This Thu 11/15 at 7:30PM, WVIZ takes a behind-the-scenes tour of Mixon and all the other new spaces at CIM with Dee Perry and CIM President Cerone. They will show you around Mixon Hall, the Robinson Music Library and the new gardens at CIM and tell you about the secrets to the wonderful acoustics in Mixon Hall and the special materials used to create CIM’s new campus. Program repeats Sat 11/17 at 6:30PM and Sun 11/17 at 6:30PM. We don't normally tell you to "watch TV," but this is as "must-see" as it gets. http://wviz.org. http://www.cim.edu.

A.D. Coleman The Cleveland State University Art Gallery will present a free lecture by well-known critic, publisher and curator A.D. Coleman, who will discuss the work of slain photographer Masumi Hayashi, on Thu 11/15 at 7:30PM at the Art Gallery, located at the corner of Chester Ave. and East 24th St. His lecture, Documentary Photography in the 21st Century: Recurring Themes, Shifting Strategies, will focus on Hayashi’s famed photographic collages. The Art Gallery is currently exhibiting Masumi Hayashi, Meditations: The Memorial Exhibition, through December 15. The exhibit is curated by Michael Gentile. For more information, please contact the CSU Art Gallery at 687-2103 or visit http://www.csuohio.edu/art/gallery.

Third Thursdays at Cleveland Artists Foundation In conjunction with exhibition Cleveland Goes Modern: Design for the Home, 1930-1970, check out a panel discussion on Modernism from the Client’s Standpoint Thu 11/15 at 6PM. Clients talk about collaborating with architects for the design of their mid-century modernist homes. Panel discussion moderated by Nina Gibans, co-curator of exhibition. Reception begins at 6:00PM, the talk will begin at 6:30PM, and is no-cost and open to the public. Cleveland Artists Foundation, The Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood. http://www.clevelandartists.org.

Anatomy of a Rant We like to think that here at Cool Cleveland, we're good for a rant every once in a while, but if you're looking to perfect your skills, hit Mac’s Backs for their Anatomy of a Rant program, co-sponsored by the Poets and Writers’ League of Greater Cleveland. The workshop features local “Rainy Day Woman” columnist, Erin O’Brien, who plans to teach you how to tell it like it is. It all takes place at Mac's obn Coventry on Thu 11/15 from 7-9PM. Details and registration at http://www.pwlgc.com.

SPONSORED: Special Ticket Price for Cool Cleveland Families! The Cleveland Orchestra and Magic Circle Mime Company serve up a blast for your family Sat 11/17 at 11AM! See what happens when musical worlds collide -- "aliens" have descended on the concert hall with their own ideas -- and inventions -- for influencing "Earth music." Hear The Flying Theme from "E.T.," "The Entertainer" by Scott Joplin and more! Recommended for ages 7 and up. Fun, no-charge pre-concert activities begin at 10AM. Special ticket price for Cool Cleveland families: $5 per ticket. Use promo code 4323 to order online at www.clevelandorchestra.com or by phone at 216-231-1111.

HOT Meditations: Heartland Ohio’s oldest and largest alternative art gallery, SPACES, presents Masumi Hayashi, Meditations: Heartland on view from Fri 11/16 beginning with a 6PM Opening Reception. Heartland, which opens concurrently with Light to Spare, features 9 large-scale panoramic photo-collages Hayashi made between 1986 and 1992 (one never before exhibited) and a tenth from 2004. Artists Jordan Davis and Catherine Butler will honor the late artist by playing her favorite world music at the opening. A full-color catalog of Hayashi’s work will be available in the gallery. http://www.spacesgallery.org.

Clock Auction & Holiday Show Come in to Local Girl Gallery for a great evening of food, fun and friendship while bidding on one of their artist inspired clocks & take home a piece of functional artwork Fri 11/16 at 6PM with their Time for Sharing, Time for Caring Benefit/ Auction for Pilgrim St. Paul Lutheran Church in Lakewood. Doors at 6PM, auction begins at 8PM. Then the next night, Sat 11/17 at 6PM, check out their super cool Mystique-Holiday show of new prints and folded silver jewelry by Ginger Folds! Her beautiful line of jewelry is very unique; her new linoleum block prints and her wonderful origami will be available as well. Appetizers and beverages will be served. All proceeds from the latter event will go to the Cleveland Animal Protective League. Local Girl Gallery 16106 Detroit Av., Lakewood. http://www.localgirlgallery.com.

Something Dada Improv Comedy Since 1994, Something Dada has challenged the concepts of theater and comedy to present a furiously paced "in your face" comedy based on audience suggestions. Each show is completely different, with an eclectic menagerie of improvisational structures, songs, theater games and audience interaction. They're fast, flexible and frighteningly funny. Check them out Fri 11/16 at 8PM and Sat 11/17 at 8PM and 10:30PM. Tower Press Building. http://www.somethingdada.com.

Light to Spare This group exhibition at SPACES includes art that demonstrates the interplay of light against relics of interiors, in the visual density of air and on unexpectedly beautiful contemporary refuse. Through photography, film and installation, four artists offer provocative perspectives on how light impacts perception and form. This stunning exhibition hits Fri 11/16, running through January. Light to Spare also runs concurrently with SPACES' Masumi Hayashi, Meditations: Heartland exhibit. http://www.spacesgallery.org.

Fête du Beaujolais Nouveau The Northern Ohio Chapter of the French-American Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Fête du Beaujolais Nouveau on Fri 11/16 at 6:30PM at the InterContinental Hotel at the Cleveland Clinic, 9801 Carnegie Ave. This year, it also will pay tribute to the beautiful film La Vie en Rose, which retraces the extraordinary life of the great French chanteuse Edith Piaf. Singer Claudia Hommel and pianist Bob Moreen from Chicago will perform Piaf’s most popular songs. For reservations and ticket info, call 274-2354 or e-mail info@faccohio.org. http://www.faccohio.org.

Pictures at an Exhibition The Ohio orchestral premiere of a new exploration of Mussorgsky’s masterpiece hits the Cleveland Institute of Music on Fri 11/16 at 8PM. Surrealist artist Natasha Turovsky has created a set of paintings that were animated into a short film to accompany the CIM Orchestra's performance, under the direction of Yuli Turovsky. The original art will be on view at CIM and throughout Cleveland and Akron all week. Also on the program is the Beethoven Triple Concerto, to be performed by pianist Sergei Babayan, along with cellist Yuri Turovsky and guest violinist Eleonora Turovsky. Tickets can be purchased by calling 791-5000, ext. 411 or online at http://www.cim.edu.

SPONSORED: WCLVnotes WCLV 104.9 and The Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College are providing radio and Internet listeners with a ringside seat to the musical arts with a new radio program: "Oberlin Presents." Hosted by Fadel Fulkerson, the hour-long weekly broadcast begins on Sun 11/18 at 10AM and will feature many of the influential personalities who shape our artistic world. Fadel’s guest for the program premiere is legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne. Horne, recently in Oberlin for her third residency as Distinguished Professor of Singing, found time to sit down with Fadel for a consideration of the challenges and joys of the bel canto repertory. Complete details on WCLV’s programming are available at www.wclv.com.

HOT Bauhaus in America... Plus Why have preservationists rallied against the demolition of the Marcel Breuer’s Ameritrust tower in downtown Cleveland? This documentary at the Cle Cinematheque Sat 11/17 at 4PM provides some answers. It takes a look at the Bauhaus, the influential German design school that was founded in 1919 by architect Walter Gropius and shut down in 1933 by the Nazis. The school’s closure prompted Breuer and other Bauhaus masters to emigrate to North America, where they transformed America’s cities, buildings, interiors, graphics, and art. With Philip Johnson, I.M. Pei, and Tom Wolfe. A panel discussion will follow the screening. (And after the discussion stick around for My Name is Albert Ayler, a film shown at 7PM about the short but influential life of the Cleveland-born free-jazz sax master). http://www.cliofilm.com. http://www.cia.edu/cinematheque.

Snoop Around Town You've passed by for years - now you get the chance to see inside! Join the Cleveland Restoration Society on Sat 11/17 at 10AM at Park Lane Villa in University Circle to see this fabulous building in the process of being converted into luxury apartments. Located on E. 105 & Park Lane, overlooking Wade Lagoon and Rockefeller Park, Park Lane Villa was built in 1923 as a luxurious hotel. An extravagant display of wealth and high society during the "Roaring '20s," the hotel hosted Cleveland's upper class in style. A $28.5 million project to restore the building's ballroom, foyer, and courtyards and to rehab the remainder of the building into ultramodern residential units is nearing completion. Be one of the first to see what is sure to be a tony address for years to come. Contact the Society for details and a reservation through their website. http://www.clevelandrestoration.org.

ARTscape 2007 MOCA Cleveland and LINGG Productions launch their 4th annual ARTscape at the Museum of Contemporary Art Sat 11/17 at 11AM, with a member's preview the night before. Join MOCA for Cleveland’s coolest holiday shopping experience. Regional and national artists come together to showcase a variety of jewelry, home accessories, clothing, and one-of-a-kind-gifts for everyone on your gift list. Co-produced by Heidi Lingg of LINGG Productions. Check out a hip holiday show and sale with over 40 exhibitors, enjoy tasty bites, delicious sips and be the first to shop! MOCA Cleveland, 8501 Carnegie Ave. http://www.mocacleveland.org.

Urban Community School Benefit and Auction This Sat 11/17 the Urban Community School benefit at the School 4909 Lorain Ave. features a fabulous dinner catered by Light Bistro and dessert from Farkas prepared by Ed Kroeger, a graduate of the school. There will be some wonderful auction items avaialbe for bid, including a dinner for 10 prepared by new Iron Chef, Michael Symon. They will accept sealed bids on the Symon dinner, so come ready with a checkbook if you win. Tickets are still available. Call Urban Community School at 939-8441 for more information.

Unseen: Today's Story of Job hits the Allen Theater Sat 11/17 at 7:30PM. Based on the life story of writer/ director/ producer, Derryl Tanner, a Cleveland native, Unseen implements references to the Biblical Book of JOB. Promising to make you laugh, cry and dance, Tyler Perry is on notice -- this stage play combines traditional Broadway with a contemporary Midwestern twist. Don't miss out! Details at 355-2979 or http://www.famfilmsinc.com and http://www.playhousesquare.com.

Jump in the Sac with the Pussyfoot Girls The creators of Cleveland's The Pussyfoot Girls, Miss Firecracker One-Woman Band, and Dragway 42 Rock & Race have teamed up to found “Jump in the Sac with the Pussyfoot Girls” every 3rd Saturday of the month at the historic Sachsenheim Hall (a.k.a. “The Sac”) including this Sat 11/17. The Pussyfoot Girls, a "giggle and jiggle go-go dance" troupe will host and perform along with local and national bands. Shows will have themes, contests, and other varieties of entertainment. They put a grin on the face of every red-blooded, beer swilling, hot rod loving rabble rouser with their big smiles, and even bigger… stage antics. They have performed with acts including Bob Log III, Southern Culture on the Skids, Uncle Scratch’s Gospel Revival, and the Lords of the Highway. More info also available at http://www.myspace.com/jumpinthesac.

The Concert That Never Was Back by popular demand, Canton Cabaret Musical Dinner Theatre proudly presents two encore performances of A Tribute to Hank Williams: The Concert that Never Was, an original production featuring local musician, Ryan Humbert in the lead role, and narration by award-winning columnist and storyteller, Charita Goshay. The performances are scheduled for Sat 11/17 at 2:30PM with a dinner prior to the 3:30PM show, and again at 7PM with a dinner before the 8PM show. Tickets? Call 330-499-6177, email ldigiacomo@rainbowrepertory.com, or buy them in person at the 2nd April Galerie, 209 6th St NW, Canton. Show takes place at the Metropolitan Centre Grand Ballroom, 601 Cleveland Ave. N., Canton.

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Author, Author! Shaker Heights Public Library holds its 3rd Annual Local Author & Book Fair Sun 11/18 from 1 - 5PM. Showcasing Northeast Ohio authors, the fair provides a "one-stop shopping" experience for library visitors and an opportunity to meet a host of local authors. Books available for purchase will have 15% percent of the purchase price donated to the Library's Endowment Fund. 16500 Van Aken Blvd., Shaker Hts. http://shakerlibrary.org.

humphry clinker Check out the spectacular sounds of this local act with special guests Downtown Daggers and Al & the Coholics. All three acts open for Chicago's bang!bang! Sun 11/18 at 8PM at now that's class, W. 112th and Detroit. http://www.myspace.com/nowthatsclass. http://www.humphryclinker.com.

Sherman Alexie A native Spokane/Coeur d’Alene Indian, this poet and storyteller read novels like Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath at age five. He collaborated with a colleague to create the film Smoke Signals, which won two awards at Sundance. He speaks as a part of Cleveland Public Library's "Writers and Readers" series Sun 11/18 at 2PM. Main Library, Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium, E. 6th St. and Superior Ave. No cost, open to the public. Visit http://www.cpl.org or call 623-2800 for details.

HOT Halim El-Dabh A major concert of Halim El-Dabh's works for piano, alto saxophone, and strings will take place this coming Mon 11/19 at 8PM. Reflections on the River Nile: The Music of Halim El-Dabh features some spectacular music. El-Dabh, arguably the first composer of electronic music, produced on a wire recorder at Radio Cairo in 1944, was an important collaborator with Martha Graham and his music is played daily at the pyramids at Giza in his native Egypt. Some readers might remember him from his eye-and-ear opening of the Ingenuity Festival. West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River. http://www.wsuuc.org.

SPONSORED: Now Snowing at Carousel: "White Christmas" – the highest-selling production in Carousel history! Buy tix now before they sell out – good seats are still available. Did you know that it snows throughout the theatre in this live production based on the movie musical? Feisty romance ignites when two couples scramble to save a nearly bankrupt New England ski lodge in this story of a song and dance team, Wallace and Davis, who, after WWII, head back to civilian life to become big stars. This show has it all: Broadway actors, gorgeous costumes, and large song-and-dance numbers including "Blue Skies," "Happy Holidays," "Snow" and, of course, "White Christmas." Now through 12/31. Dinner plus this phenomenal production - under $55! Purchase tickets at www.carouseldinnertheater.com or 800.362.4100!

Cleveland: Rich in Historic Assets Find out just how wealthy Cle is at the Cleveland Restoration Society’s 35th Annual Community Luncheon, “Sharing our Vision: Best Practices to Preserve our Future,” on Tue 11/20 at 11:30AM at the Marriott Cleveland at Key Center. Historic preservation practitioners Jonathan Sandvick of Sandvick Architects, Inc., John Ferchill of The Ferchill Group, and David Strauss of Baker & Hostetler, LLP will share best practices, valuable insight and inspiration to leverage Greater Cleveland’s strengths and promote sustainability and future growth in our region. http://www.clevelandrestoration.org.

Yayoi Kusama The Avant-garde artist, who has voluntarily lived in a Japanese mental institution for the past 30 years and yet is considered by many to be Japan’s greatest living artist, is the subject of a lecture presentation by Akron native and documentary film maker Heather Lenz on Tue 11/20 at 6PM at The University of Akron’s Mary Schiller Myers School of Art. Lenz is at the UA Myers School of Art this month as part of the Myers Artist in Residence program and became interested in Kusama in 1994. She began developing her remarkable life story into a script in 2001. During the presentation, Lenz will present her documentary work-in-progress, Kusama: Princess of Polka Dots. No-cost, open to the public with a reception following; the program is in UA’s Folk Hall Auditorium, 150 E. Exchange St. Call 330-972-5951 or email dwatt@uakron.edu for more details.

The Deadward Goreys will perform live at the Phantasy Nite Club in Lakewood for the first time on Wed 11/21 at 8:30PM. The group's successful debut was held at Cleveland Public Theatre in late September. The band is made up of long time fixtures of the Cleveland gothic scene; the five member group shares a passion for bringing back to life "old-school" goth/punk favorites originally by acts such as Siouxsie and Banshees, Bauhaus, and Joy Division. DJ Heretek spins before and after the band. http://www.myspace.com/deadwardgoreys.

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Dr. Stanley Gryskiewicz
Center For Creative Leadership

Stanley Gryskiewicz has been at the Center for Creative Leadership since it's inception in 1970, advising everyone from Hewlett-Packard to American Express to the World Bank. As a consultant, his current client roster includes Lockheed Martin, Bank of America and Chevron. Along the way, he's found time to publish books like Positive Turbulence, now in it's eighth printing, on proactive change management, and an award-winning video, Creativity in Organizations: A Jazz Musician's Perspective, with trumpeter Bobby Bradford. With a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology, he helps large groups and organizations deal with change, generate innovation, and inspire creativity. Cool Cleveland's Thomas Mulready spoke with Dr. Gryskiewicz at LaCentre in Westlake after his keynote address for the 2007 NorTech Summit & Innovation Awards. http://www.CCL.org http://www.Nortech.org

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Mike Latessa
Accountant, Activist

Mike Latessa has a passion for Youngstown that is palpable. And he hasn't let his relatively young age stand in his way. After co-founding the Mahoning Valley Professional 20-30 Club, he helped create the Young Philanthropist Fund with young professionals and college and high school students. They also run the 40 Under 40 Awards taking place this Thu 11/15. Check out their website here for info on the awards events, as well as a listing of the honorees. Mike even recently considered a run for Youngstown City Council, tapping into a rising movement to create an Independent party to battle the Democratic stronghold. Cool Cleveland's Thomas Mulready visits Downtown Youngstown and talk with Mike about the Mahoning Valley's new young voices and faces, among them young politicians like 30-something black Mayor Jay Williams, and 20-something Congressman Jim Ryan. His occasional blogs Forever Youngstown and The Creativity Incubator present a side of life that doesn't fit the script that many in the media have written for young people this part of the world. http://www.mvp2030club.org

This week's most active post on BrewedFreshDaily.com, run by Cool Cleveland's George Nemeth,

Kucinich Proposes Impeachment Against Cheney and Danielle Lindquist-Dufaux writes "Frankly I am very proud of Dennis, he is saying out loud what many have been hoping for a long time. I personnally wrote him to express my support and have written to Speaker Pelosi to remind her that part of the new Congress’s mandate, is to clean up Washington from corruption and betrayals." Reactions from BFD readers:

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SPONSORED: Absolutely True? Sherman Alexie, a native Indian, is a poet and storyteller who read novels like Steinbeck’s The Grape of Wrath at age five. He collaborated with a colleague to create the film called Smoke Signals, which won two awards at Sundance. His most recent work, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, has been nominated for The National Book Award. He will speak at the next Cleveland Public Library 2007-2008 Writers and Readers series on Sun 11/18 at 2PM. This event has no admission fee and is open to the public. Located in the Main Library, Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium, E. 6th Street and Superior Avenue. Visit www.cpl.org or call (216) 623-2800.

The Indomitable Graham Grund

Should she ever decide to run a marathon, Graham wouldn’t need any special training for it—she’s been practicing all her life! She’d just keep on doing what she’s always done. It’s the rest of us who’d end up in a basket. This spry and sprightly octogenarian could wear out teen-agers, while giving them lessons in exuberance, eloquence and endurance—not to mention gracefulness.

That’s not to minimize what she could teach the rest of us, either. Mercy! Just listening to a condensed version of her life’s adventures will drop your jaw in wonder and amazement. But yet, the listener hangs avidly on every word, for fear of missing some delicious tidbit.

And tid-bits there have been. Plenty of them!

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A Whole Lotta Rock Hall Shakin'

There are definitely signs of life here when people travel from around the world to attend an event. They came for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum’s American Music Masters series, which took place last week, Monday through Saturday. I should probably save this for 51 weeks, because what I’m really telling you is to go to the next American Music Masters series conference, like the one held this past Saturday. But you probably will have forgotten this by then, anyway, so I’ll do it again.

The AMM series has been presented every year for the past 12 by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum and Case Western Reserve University. Focusing on one artist – this year Jerry Lee Lewis – it includes several lectures, discussions and films at the Rock Hall during the week leading up to the conference; the daylong conference at Case on Saturday, featuring a keynote address and a series of interviews or panel discussions with authors and with people who knew and worked with the artist; and a culminating concert at Playhouse Square on Saturday night by a lot of past and present music stars performing their own songs and ones the artist made famous...

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Gary Rosenzweig
Clever Media

Gary Rosenzweig is the kind of guy that the Internet was made for. As an independent publisher of free online games, many of which are available at GameScene.com, he began to realize that web users are instinctively drawn to interactivity and videos. His interest in technology, especially Apple's innovations, led to the development of MacMost.com, where his plugged-in crew of videogenic reporters offers news, links and video podcasts. With video podcasts and segments like Podcast Salad (podcast reviews), MacMost Loot (contests), Geek Girl TV (goofiness), and a Daily Vlog (tech/culture), Rosenzweig is busy shooting, producing, and posting videos constantly. Cool Cleveland's Thomas Mulready grabbed him on the floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center last week at the BlogWorld Expo, the world's largest blog convention, right after his session, Secrets of great Video Production and Vlogging, where they discussed tips and tricks for online video and their mutual passion for all things Apple. http://www.CleverMedia.com

Links to interesting NEO blogs

How is weaving networks like Jackson Pollock painting?
After so much talk of regionalism, some “leaders” in Cleveland still can’t seem to walk the talk.
The venerable Beachland Ballroom is looking for a new owner.
Rev. Tracy Lind not nominated to be bishop.
La Tortilla Feliz is closing. Get there one last time before 12/31.

Airplane
Lunavelis
Self-released

The other thing to remember about Lunavelis, is that while Kyle Napierkowski (bass), Richie Flores (keys), and Ben Kubit (drums) help carry the Lunavelis flag across the country in a live setting, what you hear on this disc is strictly a Trent Reznor, DIY-driven affair performed by one college guy. Guitar, bass, keys, drums. Everything you hear is a Feran creation; if he is capable of the carrying on with this a level of sonic awareness and grand, far-reaching sentiments, he, like Reznor, will be successful in nearly every project he takes on. With a sound that often floods the ears as much as the emotional gutters, Feran delivers an 11-cut slate of pure deliciousness. From the angular rock found in “Libertine” to the Depeche Mode-inspired leadoff “Sing,” to the wistful ballads “She Puts Sugar in Her Tea,” to pure modern rock classics like “Romeo Had a Daydream” and “Introducing Juliet,” Airplane is but the opening salvo from a musician who shows a great deal of promise.

Learn more about Lunavelis at http://www.lunavelis.net. Listen to a sample of “Romeo Had a Daydream” here. Buy Airplane here.

From Cool Cleveland Managing Editor Peter Chakerian peterATcoolcleveland.com

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Blossom Holiday Lighting Festival

From mid-November to well into the New Year, the wooded acres will feature a bevy of illuminated scenes, popular cartoon characters, pop culture icons and animated holiday themes. The tallest display reaches a height of 45 feet and the longest will extend more than 200 feet. Three popular attractions, “The 12 Days of Christmas,” “Snowflake Archway” and “Tunnel of Lights” will return once again to dazzle visitors, along with an in-car radio soundtrack that features the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

In its inaugural year, the Blossom Holiday Lighting Festival was experienced by more than 100,000 holiday revelers -- with more than 30,000 vehicles visiting the snow covered outdoor music venue. Keep it as an idea in your back pocket for one of those "What should we do today?" holiday conversations with the kids, out of town relatives or whomever you're celebrating with this year. Runs through January 6 at Blossom in Cuyahoga Falls. Visit http://www.blossomholidaylighting.com for more details.

From Cool Cleveland Managing Editor Peter Chakerian peterATcoolcleveland.com

GroundWorks @ Trinity Cathederal

“Exit Wounds is for 5 dancers,” Shimotakahara replied, “Felise Bagley, Amy Miller, Sarah Perrett, Damien Highfield, and Mark Otloski. I’m not in it,” he added, reminding us that he’s retiring from performing. About the premise of “Exit Wounds,” he said, “I was playing with this idea of something that causes you pain or trauma in your life, how you have to go through that and it leaves its mark – an exit wound. You’re changed by that experience, marked. I wanted to set it in a place in time, a period, where people had duels – just as a way to place it in a world – and when I thought of that it suggested some of the (movement) vocabulary. I found some beautiful music, medieval bagpipe music, for the first section; Gustavo (Aguilar, the company’s director of music) is creating music for the middle 2 sections; the music for the last section is a 15th or 16th century French love song.”

“Bagpipe music!” exclaimed Dugan in mock distress, “suitable only for battles and funerals.”(But bagpipe music soon proved a more appropriate choice for Exit Wounds than we would have anticipated.)

We also got a chance to ask Bolick about the relationship between Shimotakahara’s premise for Exit Wounds and the costumes, short skirts for the women and jackets for the men in beautifully textured, dark reds with horizontal and diagonal stripes. “Bloody bandages,” she replied. “The collars remind you of the collars on fencing jackets.” She achieved the richly textured fabric by applying strips of fabric to the velvet and tucking the edges under. “It started out like a (long) dress and I just kept tucking.”

By then, Shimotakahara was cuing up music for Circadian, a dance we remembered only vaguely. We asked Dugan how he saw the duet. “It’s constantly relating and non-relating, (the 2 dancers) coming together and moving apart,” Dugan replied. “It’s kind of like what modern life is, I think David said.” This, we recall, is a theme in many Shimotakahara dances, beginning with “Open Seating,” one of his earliest works.

Watching the run through of Circadian, we found things falling neatly into Dugan’s formulation, apart / together = non-relating / relating = modern life.

Created on GroundWorks by Guest Choreographer David Parker, “Annie Redux” is a 20 minute modern dance suite built with love and wit on the songs, characters, and themes of the Irving Berlin musical. Watching the run through, we were reminded of how very skillfully the dancers have entered into their fluidly cast roles. (‘Fluidly’ in this case refers to the fact that the nearly archetypal roles, so fixed in the original musical comedy and the very similar ballet, Agnes de Mille’s Rodeo, here meander among the dancers.) We like Annie Redux more every time we see it.

See GroundWorks at Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Avenue. Friday and Saturday (11/16 & 17) @ 8pm. Sunday (11/18) @ 3pm. General admission $20. Students and seniors $15. Special discounts are available for Trinity Cathedral Members. Call the reservation hotline at 691-3180 X 4.

From Cool Cleveland contributors Elsa Johnson and Victor Lucas vicnelsaATearthlink.net

Good News from Euclid, Good News for Euclid

The outcome of the mayoral election in Euclid — where incumbent Mayor Bill Cervenik beat challenger Ed Gudenas by a fairly wide margin — bodes well for the citizens of that community ... and for everyone who’d like to see racial animus in our society come to an end. The vote count was good news from Euclid, good news for Euclid, and indeed good news for the entire region.

Euclid, you may recall, is the city that recently lost a voting rights case brought by the federal government, which had charged that the method of electing city councilpersons was unfair to Black residents. Gudenas, as president of City Council, represented a faction in Euclid that refused to settle lawsuit out of court — a move that cost city residents hundreds of thousands ill-spent of dollars...

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How Much Can This Community Stand as Corporatized Pols Nourish Elite?

If Dennis Kucinich were County Commissioner instead of Tim Hagan, the Pee Dee would be flooded with screeching headlines about the debacle of the downtown administration building.

He’d be tarred and feathered editorially.

I’m talking about the proposed consolidation site at E. 9th & Euclid for new County administration offices that the present three stooges at the County Commission have now abandoned, deciding instead to put up for sale.

The County paid some $22 million for the complex, which had been empty for years. No one really knows how much the County has spent to maintain and improve it. Nevertheless, it is in the millions of dollars...

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High School Musical @ Palace Theatre 11/2 On the way out of High School Musical, the touring show which is now on stage at The Palace Theatre, an adult male, who was accompanying a fellow reviewer said, “I really enjoyed that. I didn’t know anything about it beforehand.” I’m not sure what planet he’s been on, but he must not have a television set, know or be related to any "tweens" or teens, or read the entertainment section of a newspaper. High School Musical is BIG! The story is typical after-school boob-tube fodder, but certainly larger than life on stage.

Troy Bolton, super stud captain of the East High basketball team, and Gabriella Montez, a pretty, shy transfer student who excels in math and science, try out, and against the odds, beat out the school’s drama queen, Sharpay and her twin bother Ryan, for the lead parts in their high school’s musical. Despite other students' attempts to thwart their dreams, Troy and Gabriella resist peer pressure and rivalry, inspiring others along the way to “be everything they can be.” (Okay, as a former junior high school counselor, I’m a sucker for plays with a healthy moral!) And, of course, it all ends with a kiss and a great curtain call production number.

First released as a telefilm in January, 2006, it was not only the most successful of Disney Channel’s original movies, but it spawned an entire industry. High School Musical 2 was released in August of 2007, an ice show version is touring and there is a casting call out for a number 3, which will be released to movie theatres in 2009. The merchandise sales are booming, all the way from pink boa pens to key chains in the form of basketball shoes to “I love Troy” t-shirts. Disney has released the script for high school and student productions which will bring in even more bucks through royalty fees.

It has made household names out of Zac Efron, who plays Troy Bolton in the tv versions, and Vanessa Hudgens, the portrayer of Gabriella Montez. They are now the king and queen of gossip magazine front pages. Not only has the show caught on with tween age girls, it is a big hit with junior and senior high school kids of both sexes. At the Palace production there were numerous males, some dressed in Albuquerque East High Wildcat basketball jerseys (another product of the Disney product blitz).

With the youth audience in mind, I took my “kid” theatre reviewers Alex (12 and a talented pianist) and Noah Berko (a 10 year-old jock), to critique the show. On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high), they gave the production a “9 1’2”(Alex) and “8 1/2” (Noah). Reasoning? “There were some real clever special effects.” (They especially liked the staging of the winning shot of the championship basketball game.) “There was more humor in the play than the movie.” “It was more interesting watching real people dancing and singing, than seeing it on a screen.” “The play tryout scene had some funny parts.” “The scene in detention was hysterical. The worm was a riot.” (Dante Russo, doing an inch-worm dance, was a stitch and brought laughter and applause.) “I liked watching the clever way they changed the scenery.” “The quality of the singing and dancing was good.” “The ending was dynamic.”

From an adult perspective? The stage version, which follows the story of the movie, and adds two new numbers, is every bit as good as the film, and in many cases better. (Yes, I’ve seen both tv productions!) Seeing the characters in real life is more engaging. The singing is professional quality. The casting is right-on. I especially liked John Jeffrey Martin (Troy), a tall athletic looking and engaging young man who adds a more real quality to the character than the aesthetically perfect Zac Effron who didn’t have the “jock” aura.

Arielle Jacobs (Gabriella) is totally engaging. The duo has nice interpersonal chemistry. Chandra Lee Schwartz (Sharpay) is properly repulsive as the drama queen, while Bobby List, a terrific dancer, gives a nice sensitivity to Ryan, Sharpay’s henpecked twin. Ellen Harvey is delightful as Ms. Darbus, the diva drama teacher. The rest of the cast is also excellent. The choreography is creative and nicely executed. The orchestra is excellent.

There are some locals in the show. Ashley Campana, who is in the ensemble, was born in Elyria and raised in Vermillion and Westlake. Guitarist Joe Parker is from Lyndhurst, and bass player Paul Reich is from Akron, as is Dan Bailey, the show’s Associate Conductor.

''Capsule judgment: The touring company, which is composed of many Actor’s Equity performers, is an audience pleasing production. It’s a wonderful way of introducing tweens and teens to the world of live theatre.''

From Cool Cleveland contributor Roy Berko royberkoATyahoo.com

Roy Berko's blog, which contains theatre and dance reviews from 2002 through 2007, as well as his consulting and publications information, can be found at http://royberko.info

The Chosen @ Cleveland Play House 11/6 On stage, at the start of The Chosen, now being performed at the Cleveland Play House, are two desks, each in its own pool of light. A volume of the same book lies on each desk. Two scholars scan the books. Though they live but five blocks away, they live in different worlds and the wisdom and insights they gain from reading THE TALMUD (the book of rabbinic commentary pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs, and history) is also totally different.

Set in 1944, writers Aaron Posner and Chaim Potok use the strife between opposing Jewish viewpoints of the Orthodox (adherent Jews) and the Hasidim (those who maintain the highest standard of religious observance) to probe into the social issues of communication, friendship and education. The script also displays a political underbelly, probing into the controversy of the founding of Israel, the Holocaust and the role of modern thinking.

Danny is the son of Reb Saunders, a Hasidic rabbi. Reuven comes from a more liberal Jewish family. The two find friction, and then common ground through baseball and a shared fervor for scholarship and debate. They struggle to reconcile their fathers honed beliefs and find their own paths, separate from those that their elders envision for them.

The concept of silence permeates the goings-on. From the very first word of the play ("Silence"), The Chosen explores the difficulties, and eloquence, and blessedness of silence. Danny tells Reuven that "you can listen to silence; it talks to you… sometimes it cries." These are the lessons taught to him by what appears to be a distant father. On the other hand, Reuven's abba (father) has taught him to "learn to listen behind the words, to that which is not spoken." And, in the end, Reb Saunders teaches both boys that "the heart speaks through silence."

Potok’s book The Chosen was published in 1967. It was made into a movie starring Robby Benson and Rod Steiger in 1981. The play script was first performed in 1999. A musical version had an abbreviated eight performance run off-Broadway in 1988. Potok, who wrote The Promise as a sequel to The Chosen, died in 2002.

The CPH production, under the keen eye of director Seth Gordon, is near perfection. Local actor, George Roth gives a sensitive, nuanced and intelligent performance as David Malter. Adam Richman, as the adult Reuven Malter, the play’s narrator, involves the audience with his comfortable and direct manner. Jeremy Rishe makes Young Reuven live. He has a real and natural manner that breathes honest life into the role. Andrew Pastides takes Danny from a rigid and stiff youth through his journey to awareness with introspective understanding.

Though he inhabits the character of Reb Saunders, Kenneth Albers fails to produce the cadence, rhythm and texture of speech and gestures that permeated the communication of older Jewish men who came from eastern Europe. It is a physical and verbal sound that I heard over and over from my grandfather and his friends. It created them, it was them. It gave them taam, their flavor and essence. Albers was missing that “taam.” I’m not sure those unfamiliar with those sounds and mannerisms will know that they should have been present, but for those who are aware, it will make a difference.

Michael Lincoln’s lighting design and James Swonger’s sound design added dimension to the production. Michael Raiford’s set was practical and impressive though the overuse of candles which dropped from “heaven” became a bit much after a while.

'''Capsule judgement: This is a must see production. Don’t be afraid that if you are not Jewish, you will be lost in the language or the philosophy. The script explains all and Gordon has paced the production so the ideas come through with clarity. (The program does an excellent job of defining terms and concepts…get there early enough to read it.)

From Cool Cleveland contributor Roy Berko royberkoATyahoo.com

Roy Berko's blog, which contains theatre and dance reviews from 2002 through 2007, as well as his consulting and publications information, can be found at http://royberko.info

The Chosen @ Cleveland Play House 11/7 Choose to see The Chosen, the staged adaptation by Chaim Potok and Aaron Posner, now being performed (until November 25) in the Drury Theatre at the Cleveland Play House. We all have decisions to make – should I go to this school, should I choose this job or this career, should I marry this person?

This play is about the choices we make and how we reach them. Based on the novel, The Chosen, written by Chaim Potok in 1967, and first staged in Philadelphia in 1999, this story relates the friendship between two teenage Jewish boys, their relationships with their fathers, and the hard decisions they have to make, set against the backdrop of Brooklyn during World War II.

One of the boys, Danny Saunders, a Chassidic Jew, played by Andrew Pastides, is obviously torn by his religious upbringing and his father, a rabbi, who expects his son to replace him leading the congregation. The other boy, Reuven Malter, played by Jeremy Rishe (as a young boy) and Adam Richman (as an adult), lives a more liberal interpretation of Jewish law and feels less confined by the traditional restrictions.

Their conversations, from the baseball field to the hospital, from the rabbi’s dining table to the school campus, reveal the angst, the self doubts, and the appealing strengths of these two young men in the process of choosing their life paths. A heartwarming friendship tides the boys over through the conflicts. Reb Saunders, the Orthodox rabbi and Danny’s father, eventually admits to being glad his son will choose his own path, to become a psychologist, while Reuven, Danny’s friend, is the one who decides he really wants to become a rabbi. The acting was convincing and the story reached out to everyone in the audience.

From Cool Cleveland contributor Susan Schaul susn1ATatt.net

Blomstedt’s Brahms: Cleveland Orchestra @ Severance Hall 11/8 Sometimes less is more, especially if you’re a quality is better than quantity type of person. Even though there was little more than an hour’s worth of music on the program of the Cleveland Orchestra last week, it was still an immensely satisfying concert. Guest conductor Herbert Blomstedt produced a multitude of gorgeous sounds from the orchestra in two symphonies that readily explained the why of just how these pieces came to be known as ‘war-horses’ in the literature. They might not always get this kind of performance, but no matter, it’s really hard to do them serious damage, considering the excellence in their construction to begin with.

Leading off was the Symphony No 34 in C major, K. 338 by the ever-popular Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Had you heard this rendition, you’d agree with that description of the composer. And no wonder.

An orchestra of the size with which Mozart might have been familiar greeted the audience, which might have wondered at the lack of podium. However, once Mr. Blomstedt appeared, it was not only no podium, but no baton, no score and no nonsense, either! Just plain music-making of the highest order. It was, by turns, elegant and bouncy. The middle movement, especially, showcased the inner voices of the string sections, as defined by the graceful hands of the conductor. Even amidst all the scale-like segments of the brisk finale, there were smiles in abundance, from both the musicians and the capacity audience.

Johannes Brahms took a long time to produce his first symphony. It is after all, his opus 68 out of the 122 that have been catalogued. (There are another handful or so that do not have opus numbers, but still his Symphony No. 1 in C minor was by no means an early work. Much has been made of the ‘looming over the shoulder’ presence by Beethoven, but once embarked on the symphonic mode, Brahms produced a total of four, all different from each other, if readily recognizable as his work.

This time, it was a full orchestra, and Mr. Blomstedt utilized both podium and baton to draw forth rich, lush sounds in this angsty, tension-filled masterpiece. Jeffrey Rathbun's oboe solos were measured and stately in the opening movement, and the basses, joined by contra-bassoonist Jonathan Sherwin were vibrant and husky sounding. Sherwin combined with his section-mates and the trombones for the luscious chorale in the last movement.

The two inner movements were highlighted by the broad sweeping gestures of the conductor, which featured beautiful solo passages by Mr. Rathbun, Richard King, horn, and Peter Otto, first associate concertmaster. The ending sounded very like a huge pipe organ, in the Hall’s livelier than usual-sounding acoustics on Thursday evening.

The third movement of this symphony contains part of the answer to one of the popular trivia questions: name all the works which supplied themes for the famed “Lone Ranger” radio program. The pizzicato sections built tension as they rose in volume and speed, illuminating the clarinet solo of Franklin Cohen. Mr. King’s horn solo in the final movement was flawless, as usual.

It was a joyous concert, marking the return to home base of our traveling orchestra, which will be engaged in educational concerts this week. The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra, led by Jayce Ogren will open its season on Sunday, November 18. The Cleveland Orchestra returns for evening concerts on Friday, November 23, (no concert on Thanksgiving Day!) For tickets or other information, call 231-1111, or visit the orchestra’s website http://www.clevelandorchestra.com.

From Cool Cleveland contributor Kelly Ferjutz artswriterATadelphia.net

Rigoletto @ Opera Western Reserve, Stambaugh Auditorium, Youngstown 11/9 Youngstown’s stately and ornate Stambaugh Auditorium, was the scene of a grand performance of grand opera last weekend. For one night a year, the musical life of the area is enhanced by a professional, fully-staged and costumed production of one of the staples of the operatic repertoire. Next year, the fifth such production will be on November 8, and will showcase Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. (That’s a hint to mark your calendar—now!—so you don’t miss it. You’ll be sorry if you do!)

This year, however it was Giusseppe Verdi’s turn in the spotlight. His ultra-dramatic Rigoletto needs three superb singers who can also act, and this production was blessed with the lavish gifts of bass-baritone Johnathan R. Green in the title role; tenor John Rodger as the Duke of Mantua, and soprano Maryann Madden as Rigoletto’s daughter Gilda. As brother and sister, (one might say the villains of the piece) bass Randall Levin as Sparafucile and mezzo-soprano Karin Mushegain as Maddelena were also excellent.

Stambaugh Auditorium is a 2500+ seat ‘shoe-box’ type of hall, with outstanding acoustics, making it possible to hear all of the singers with clarity and distinction. Mostly young artists, they met this demanding score with equality, enfolding a totally believable tragedy right before our disbelieving eyes. Rigoletto was sung in the original Italian with English supertitles.

Music Director and Conductor Susan Davenny Wyner, also conductor of the Warren Philharmonic Orchestra, set an elastic, yet brisk tempo, moving the action along while yet allowing the singers breathing room. Her orchestra on this occasion, drawn from students and faculty at Youngstown State University and local professionals, was excellent, especially concertmaster John Wilcox, whose obbligato added greatly to Ms. Madden’s sensitive and heartfelt Cara Nome.

David Vosburgh not only directed, but also designed the clever and versatile set, which with a few additions here and there, was more than visually sufficient for the Duke’s castle, Rigoletto’s own house, or the tavern of Sparafucile and Maddelena. Barbara Luce’s costumes were not only bright and colorful, but appropriate to the action demanded of the singers who wore them. At various times, they indulged in a bit of rough-housing or participated in the party’s dances, delightfully choreographed by Richard Bell. Lighting Designer J. Anthony Ferrello easily delineated night from day as well as party from tavern, producing a convincing storm along the way. (That latter with a bit of help on the tympani from Don Yallech.) Chorus Master Hae-Jong Lee coaxed beautiful music from his chorus, even while they were perched in the balcony, pretending to be a wind storm! Of course, they were also in good voice while on stage.

However, an opera of the stature of Rigoletto depends heavily on its principals, and here Opera Western Reserve really hit the jackpot. Mr. Green was marvelous, whether acting or singing. He was the bumbling jester as well as the loving—or outraged—father. Ms. Madden and Mr. Rodger were also visually and vocally well-matched, being entirely believable as the young lovers. Ms. Madden’s lyrical and agile soprano was accurate wherever the music led her, while the silvery timbre of Mr. Rodger’s tenor enhanced the famed quartet in the last act. Previously, he’d nearly brought down the house with his rendition of La donna e mobile.

Bravos were loud and long at the conclusion, as they should have been. Everyone concerned with this production deserves a bow. Not to mention a sturdy ‘thank you’ from the community. To keep informed about next year’s production, visit the website http://www.operawesternreserve.org.

From Cool Cleveland contributor Kelly Ferjutz artswriterATadelphia.net

A Loss of Roses @ CPH Ensemble 11/10 A Loss of Roses, now on stage at Ensemble Theatre, was William Inge’s least successful plays. In contrast to such hits as his Pulitzer Prize winning Picnic, Come Back Little Sheba, Bus Stop and Dark at the Top of the Stairs, which many consider to be his most significant play, A Loss of Roses was a failure on Broadway. It ran only 25 performances and earned the nickname, “A Loss of Grosses.”

Inge, who was a troubled soul, was one of the three most heralded modern era playwrights who dominated the dramatic theatre scene in the 1950s and 60s. Arthur Miller asked, “What’s the best way to live?” Tennessee Williams showcased people who found themselves in places and situations they didn’t understand and in relationship with people who didn’t understand them. Inge looked for the shadows and darkness of life.

A Loss of Roses is a poignant story, but, unfortunately, it touches on so many themes that it doesn’t develop any of them well. It is talky, unfocused and drenched with symbolism and metaphoric layers. The motivations of its characters are often unclear. Part of this may have been Inge’s own psychological confusion. A closeted homosexual, he fought his “demons” for years, finally committing suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in 1973 at the age of 60.

The story concerns a relationship between a mother (Helen), whose husband drowned trying to save their son Kenny, and the son. She claims to love him, but wants to have him become more independent. He wants to give her everything, but resents her authority and feels tied down. When Lila, an actress and the boy’s former baby sitter, comes to stay, a new factor enters the equation. Kenny is boiling with unbridled hormones, and Lila is beautiful, open and charming. The darkness in each of them hangs over their heads and the ending leaves each disappointed.

Ensemble’s production, under the direction of Bernard Canepari, doesn’t do much to help the script’s weaknesses. The pacing is slow, the tensions not totally developed, and many of actors have difficulty developing clear characterizations.

Only Jason Markouc, as the son, textures his character well. His angst, frustration, confusion and rudderless existence are clear. Amy Pawlukiewicz as Lila, the actress and former baby sitter, has some good moments, but just isn’t consistent. Her scenes with Markouc lack sexual tension. In fact, the major kissing scene between the two found no smolder, their lips not even squarely meeting and their bodies unengaged.

Julia Kolibab, as Helen, has some good moments, but at times loses her believability. Robert M. K. Daniels, as the next door neighbor and Douglas Kusask, the supposedly domineering “bad guy,”never develop clear characterizations and are unbelievable. Dorothy Canepari does well in a brief appearance as a faded actress.

Capsule judgment: Between a weak script and very amateur production qualities, Ensemble’s production is a less than satisfying theatrical experience.

A Loss of Roses continues through Sunday, November 25 at Ensemble Theatre, which is staging its plays at the Cleveland Play House. For information call 321-2930.

From Cool Cleveland contributor Roy Berko royberkoATyahoo.com

Roy Berko's blog, which contains theatre and dance reviews from 2002 through 2007, as well as his consulting and publications information, can be found at http://royberko.info

Fabulous Food Show @ I-X Center 11/10 The Fabulous Food Show was just that – Fabulous! – jam-packed with tastes galore including simmering mushroom marinara sauce, delicately seasoned chunks of chicken, chocolate-dipped potato chips, flavorful cheeses, certified Italian Balsamic Vinegar, Sicilian Sea Salt with Fresh Lemon Zest, and fresh cut crisp Ohio apples. Yum! Over 200 exhibitors displayed their culinary creations and kitchen equipment for cooking and food preparation.

Visitors were lined up at the vendor stalls waiting patiently for the opportunity to taste delicacies like vanilla flan from the Cuban bakery Lelolai and the special Bananas Foster cooked right there by the Swingos’s chef, and let’s not forget the tasty pear fig jelly and the marinated vegetables on a stick with goat cheese. The event felt like a walking picnic with 5,000 of your closest friends.

During 45-minute scheduled food demo sessions, national celebrity chefs Giada De Laurentiis, host of the Food Network’s Everyday Italian, and Alton Brown, host of the Food Network’s Good Eats, easily talked to their audiences in the 1,900 seat Main Kitchen Theater. The chefs cooked while a video camera filmed close-ups for the big screen. Each chef has their own loyal following of fans – they knew that De Laurentiis is pregnant (due in April 2008) and that Brown, also a motorcyclist (a Feasting on Asphalt road trip), enjoys sharing the science of food. Both chefs put on a great show with an abundance of humor and personality to embellish their already superior recipes.

The Food Show provided different areas to visit: The Chocolate Bar had three flowing chocolate fountains for people to enjoy dipped strawberries, marshmallows, and cake. Speaking of cake, the White Flower Cake Shoppe had a stunning display of decorated cakes more like works of art. The Grand Tasting Pavilion was a specially designated space for wine merchants to feature more than 300 wines and for tasters to swoosh the wine in a glass, smell the bouquet, and taste.

This show was high energy teeming with food demonstrations, conversations and questions answered. At the end of one tasting line, when we had the delicious tidbits in hand, I overheard one woman telling her husband he would never like what he just bit into. He chewed, swallowed, smiled, and said whatever it was, it was delicious! I particularly enjoyed the Vita-Mix high performance blender demonstration and resulting Pina Colada fresh fruit smoothie samplers. As hungry eyes watched the fruit mixture and ice swirl around at high speed, I was hesitant about the outcome but the taste was superb, my palate refreshed. Reward your taste buds and attend next year’s Fabulous Food Show. Get your tickets online and early.

From Cool Cleveland contributor Susan Schaul susn1ATatt.net

A Loss of Roses @ Ensemble 11/10
Reason to go: With his smouldering looks and layered performance, Jason Markouc generates most of the heat and nearly all the conflict in this second-tier William Inge play about a young man entangled with his mother who gets involved with an actress houseguest. Amy Pawlukiwicz has some touching moments as the put-upon woman.
Caveats: Though the program notes says this was Inge's personal favorite, ...Roses feels more like a clunky early play where motivations get endlessly explicated through exposition instead of shown. Both director Bernard Canepari and a misfiring Julia Kolibab as the mother drain the blood from the incestuous heart of the play by making mom a dowdy do-gooder without a smidgen of push-pull subtext.
Details: Thru 11/25 @ Brooks Theatre, Cleveland Play House. http://www.ensemble-theatre.com
From Cool Cleveland contributor Linda Eisenstein LindaATcoolcleveland.com

Apollo’s Fire: Lovers & Lyres @ St. Paul’s Church 11/10 The genius of Jeannette Sorrell is nothing short of amazing. One never knows quite what to expect from one of her concoctions, but it is always of the very highest quality. And so it was for last week’s concerts entitled Lover’s & Lyres: The Worlds of Monteverdi.

For instance, if you like the three-part close harmony of the Andrews Sisters (from mid-way in the previous century to the one in which we now find ourselves) you might be startled to learn that this musical genre is in fact, a direct descendant of Monteverdi. True! In his Lamento della Ninfa from Book VIII, he employs just such a tactic with the trio-harmony being sung by the three male singers of the evening. It was enchanting!

Monteverdi is also generally credited with having produced the first real opera, or at least the oldest one still in the repertoire and being performed today. While he might not have been exactly the first, his version of Orfeo based on the ancient Greek legend of Orpheus and Euridice must have been worlds better than the three that preceded it. We know about the other three or four, but seldom hear anything of them, whereas Monteverdi’s opera is being celebrated this year, world-wide, on the occasion of its 400th anniversary. Quite an accomplishment!

Originally, it was an experiment – ‘a play that is entirely sung’ and if that original was anything like the version to which we were treated last week, it’s hardly to be wondered at that it has survived all these years.

Ms. Sorrell engaged a dancer - Carlos Fittante – along with six sterling soloists plus small chorus to appear with her slightly-reduced orchestral forces on this occasion. The soloists have all appeared here previously, and during this performance provided ample reasons why this should be so.

Sopranos Nell Snaidas and Catherine Webster; alto Meg Bragle; tenors Marc Molomot and Scott Mello, in company with baritone Sumner Thompson sang the first two acts of Orfeo in a slightly-staged performance. The second half of the concert featured music by contemporaries of Monteverdi in different configurations as well as two madrigals and a lament by the honored composer.

There was also a Follia which evolved into musical fireworks with the dancing and castanet-playing of Mr. Fittante, and the dueling violinists trying to catch his eye (Julie Andrijeski and Johanna Novom) plus a Baroque jam session! This is, unfortunately, not something you encounter every day of the week! Mr. Fittante’s costume here was exceedingly elegant, featuring a gorgeously-embroidered cape and brocade waistcoat. In the first half, he greatly resembled a Greek statue come to life, with his mask and chiton-like costume, while executing highly-stylized dance maneuvers.

If this concert were captured in a format that would be usable four hundred years hence, it would still be just as enjoyable as it was last week. Bravas and bravos all around.

Next up for Apollo’s Fire is the Christmas Vespers concerts of music by Praetorius, December 5-9. For tickets or information, call 216.320.0012 or visit the web-site: http://www.apollosfire.org

From Cool Cleveland contributor Kelly Ferjutz artswriterATadelphia.net

Christopher Columbus, or (Did You Say Sphere?) @ Cesear's Forum 11/11
Don't miss these boffo laughs: Would you believe that the funniest play of the year would be a 1926 philosophical pre-absurdist historical satire by obscure Belgian playwright Michel de Ghelderode? Well, it is: 80 minutes of comic delight, thanks to Greg Cesear's spot-on direction and pitch-perfect cast of vaudevillians. The ensemble of 5 makes a Borscht Belt commedia del arte troupe: John Kolibab's rubber-faced Jackie Gleason-like Columbus, Nancy Telzerow's delicate beanpole angel, Robert J. Williams' sneery king and depressed Aztec prince, and Vincent DePaul's hapless sailor with trousers that won't stay closed. Reigning over all is the divinely insane cabaret shtick by Jean Zarzour -- her tangos and rhumbas are worth the price of admission alone.
Design kudos: Aimee Kluiber's hilarious costumes are a Renaissance riot of velvet, brocade, and fur with touches like Carmen Miranda hats and Converse sneakers, Michael Larochelle's simple curved wooden set transforms perfectly from globe to ship to prison, and Cesear's choice of props are a hoot, from sound-effect-making water pails to bubble-making squirt guns.
Details: Thru 12/16 @ Kennedy's, Playhouse Square, http://www.cesearsforum.org.
From Cool Cleveland contributor Linda Eisenstein LindaATcoolcleveland.com

Tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis @ State Theatre 11/10 What a difference it makes for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's American Music Masters Series to be able honor a living legend, rather than those who've already passed into Rock and Roll Heaven, as had all previous honorees. Not only could Jerry Lee himself appear, seated in the honorary front row as guest artists paid him their respects, but he was able to get behind the piano and do the unexpected one more time, playing and singing an emotional rendition of Over The Rainbow, with his inimitable vocal stylings, leaving the assembled stageful of luminaries and rock stars wondering why he wasn't kicking into Great Balls of Fire, allowing them to accompany him. Instead, The Killer left them all dead, soaking in the spotlight that, from the first note of the evening, had his name on it anyway. Other sublime moments insured that this concert ranked among the best in the AMM series: buddy Kris Kristofferson's heartfelt emceeing; Narvel Felts' incredible vocal range, intact after 50+ years; NRBQ's Terry Adams pounding the piano like bouncing a basketball, while his feet danced faster than his hands; Jason D. Williams pushing the backline to speed up while embodying Jerry Lee Lewis in his prime; hometown gal Chrissie Hynde being given the honor of the penultimate slot with Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On; and Jerry Lee's sister Linda Gail Lewis, who rocked the joint as many of the older male performers neglected to. While the primary subtext was Lewis' contribution to the wild side of rock and roll's mythology, much appreciation for his music was offered with authentic string band The Del McCoury Band, Shelby Lynne's country roots, and his gospel background, represented by his cousin, The Reverend Jimmy Swaggert. Special notice for Wanda Jackson, who did an intoxicating version of Breathless, for the beautiful story she told of going to church with Jerry Lee during their 1957 tour across Canada on a rare Sunday off. Being the very first woman rocker, standing shoulder to shoulder on early tours with Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and Jerry Lee himself, and with massive hits like Let's Have A Party, and Fujiyama Mama, she should be known as The Last Woman Standing. Her absence as a Rock Hall inductee is a gaffe. http://www.RockHall.com

On Ruhlmand and Symon Ruhlman and Symon are getting star power on The Next Iron Chef on the illustrious Food Network while our Pee Dee? gives that fact a very slight mention in this Wednesday's food section. The final showdown is this Sunday night. I love the Ruhlman video on Cool Clev but am shocked that there is so little info about Symon in the semifinals of this rather amazing competition where Ruhlman is a judge. What else do Clevelanders have to do to get into our press?? Michael is so much fun to watch in this world wide cooking spree and Ruhlman rules: his comments and insights are outstanding. Cleveland natives rising to the top on the national scene and they are ignored?????? from Cool Cleveland reader Leslie Kleinman lesliekATix.netcom.com

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