02.01-02.08.12
Multidisciplinary
Like a Renaissance person with multiple personalities, this region's talents stretch across disciplines. From the recognition of the importance of our Great Lake and river explored at SPACES, to a Sustainability Symposium at CBG, to the world's best Writers & Readers at CPL and world-class musicians at a home in Shaker Heights, to the cutting edge of theatre with Big Box at CPT and Spring Awakening at Beck Center, this region's talents criss-cross boundaries and borders like nowhere else. Grab your free mobile app for iPhone or Android and explore the mayhem at your fingertips. --Thomas MulreadyClick here to subscribe or for a web version of this email
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Cleveland gallery SPACES marks the return of New York artist Margaret Cogswell with a special kickoff affair Fri 2/3 at the Superior Viaduct venue.
The timing of the event is also to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the SPACES World Artists Program (SWAP), in which Cogswell was its third artist-in-residence.
In 2003 she created Cuyahoga River Fugues, a haunting mixed-media installation that wove together stories gathered from steel workers, environmentalists, fishermen, historians and city planners whose lives had indelibly intersected with the crooked river... Read more from John Benson here
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SPONSORED: Help With Your Job Search for Tri-C Alums Cuyahoga Community College is actively engaged in the process of reconnecting with its alumni to build an active, ongoing network. Join the Alumni & Friends Association and enjoy the benefits of networking, mentoring, updated job search and resume resources. Plus, look for special alumni events throughout the year. Sign-up now: Tri-C.edu/alumni.
Get to know CitizenGroove, an innovative cloud-based audition & screening management solution based in NEO. Meet CG's young CEOs & see their new Lakewood location @ their Open House & Happy Hour event on Wed 2/8.Click here for more News and Biz
SPONSORED: Cleveland Public Library welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning author and political analyst Eugene Robinson for its Writers & Readers Series. Frequently seen on MSNBC, Mr. Robinson is also associate editor and columnist for The Washington Post. See him this Sat 2/4 @ 2PM. Find details about this free event at Main Library by calling 216-623-2921 or visiting CPL.org.
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Buying local, even in small portions, can spur on our economy. This Valentine's Day, share the (local) love.
Shop between now and Sat 2/11 at Carol Lynn's Salon Plus, Crafty Goodness, Goddess Blessed & Metro! On Madison and, no purchase necessary, you could win a gift basket of local items. All four participating stores are female-owned and feature local art, wine, household goods, salon products and crafts... Read more from Claudia Taller here
Cool Cleveland has invited the five Cuyahoga County Prosecutor candidates to respond to questions in preparation for the all-important Democratic Primary on Tue 3/6. The winner of the primary will become the next prosecutor since the Cuyahoga County Republican Party has not offered a candidate.
Here are the five candidates and their answers to this week's questions: Subodh Chandra, Stephanie Hall, James McDonnell, Tim McGinty and Robert Triozzi. For this week, we asked each of them the same set of questions:
Question A: Two upstanding members of the minority community, C. Ellen Connally and Rev. Marvin McMickle both served as grand jury forepersons in recent years, and both wrote scathing letters to Bill Mason criticizing the process as being grossly unfair to minorities. What would you do to insure fairness in the process? (please answer this question in 350 words or less)
Question B: How would you feel about a citizen's review board? (please answer this question in 350 words or less)
Click below to read the prosecutor candidates' responses to our second set of questions:
* Subodh Chandra
* Stephanie Hall
* James J. McDonnell
* Tim McGinty
* Robert Triozzi
Follow this link to read the Prosecutor Candidates' responses to ALL Cool Cleveland's questions.
Groundhog Day Preschoolers Program @ LENSC. Kids ages 1-5, learn about the holiday, meet an animal, make a craft, read a story & socialize on Thu 2/2. Learn what it means if the groundhog sees his/her shadow.Click here for more Cool Cleveland Kids events
WED 2/1
Theatre of Voices: Arvo Part -- Creator Spiritus The latest in CMA's VIVA! & Gala Performing Arts Series on Wed 2/1 features the "serenely beautiful choral music" of Estonian composer Arvo Part.
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SPONSORED: Wed 2/1 at 8PM, WCLV 104.9 will be live at Severance Hall for a CIM Live concert featuring the CIM Orchestra conducted by guest Jeffrey Kahane. He'll conduct the Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 3 and faculty member at CIM, Vinson Cole, will be heard in French opera arias. Sat 2/4, at 8PM, WCLV is again live at Severance for the Band's conclusion of the Brahms Concerto Cycle - the Piano Concerto No. 1 with Yefim Bronfman as soloist. Details on WCLV's classical schedule at WCLV.com.
THU 2/2
Raw Food Night @ the Root The Root Cafe goes wifi-free every Thu at 5PM & offers a menu chock-full of living, raw vegan food. Menu changes each week. Join together for healthy fare this Thu 2/2.
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FRI 2/3
Dirty Little Rock Stars They're dirty & they'll kick you in the face! The musicians of DLRS impersonate famous rock stars, backed by a full band. Remember local soul sweetie Robin Stone? She's loses the sweetness in her new musical endeavor! Cle premiere Fri 2/3.
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SAT 2/4
Sustainability Symposium: Eat Your Yard Grass is useless. Imagine -- instead of mowing day after day -- using your lawn to grow delicious fruits & veggies. Get the 411 on edible landscaping, permaculture & soil treatment on Sat 2/4 @ CBG.
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SUN 2/5
El Gar! Hear classical music in a gorgeous Shaker Hts home on Sun 2/5. A unique & intimate performance w/ world-class violinists featuring Elgar Piano Quintet, Beethoven's String Trio in C-minor, as well as Violin Sonata by Francis Poulenc.
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MON 2/6
Go back to the "Old Neighborhood" at the Mon 2/6 installment of First Mondays @ Judson Manor. Featuring One-on-One, a tale in which a basketball court is the site of racial tension in the Old Neighborhood.
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TUE 2/7
Veterans Get Free Admission into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum from Tue 2/7 - Thu 2/9. Vets, immerse yourself in rock history for no charge! Then come back on Fri 2/10 for the 2012 Valentines for Veterans Concert w/ the Dramatics.
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WED 2/8
Single & Artsy in Cle? Meet fellow single creative types & culture lovers @ MOCAnnections, a singles event in a hip setting. Meet a new beau or, at least, a buddy on Wed 2/8.
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We vaguely remember the first time we heard Hector Berlioz' Symphonie fantastique in Music Appreciation. Were we aware then what a poor, sick, bi-polar puppy Berlioz was?
How his Symphonie's improbable scenario of a stalker and his unrequited love, drug abuse and musical mayhem could not have been more autobiographical?... Read more from Elsa Johnson & Victor Lucas here
The woman in the ad intones that as an assistant county prosecutor, Tim McGinty kept us safe by locking up rapists and murderers.
The only problem is... he evidently went overboard and did too good of a job since not all of those he locked away were actually guilty. Yes, I'm back to the Michael Green case again...
Read this story from Mansfield Frazier here
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Avon now has a botanical garden -- a 5,000-square foot conservatory housed within a big glass building nestled in the woods of Lorain County Metropark's Miller Nature Preserve.
The gardens are a pleasant respite from the winter cold. Right now the greenhouse is filled with waning poinsettias, and it will soon be filled with new banana trees. But that's not all... Read more from Claudia Taller here
No one noticed. No one pays much attention. It's only public money.
The County sent a check, as it does each January 15, to bondholders for the 1990s Gateway bailout.
We'll see this week how it has added up substantially. The latest payment means Cuyahoga County taxpayers have sent $116.8 million to bondholders since 1992 to pay for Gateway overruns...
Read this story from Roldo Bartimole here
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Quick previews & reviews of recent events
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REVIEW & SLIDESHOW: Consider Yourself One of Us @ NWT by Audrey Arend
REVIEW: 8501 To 11400 [On Moving] @ MOCA 1/20/12 by Susan Schaul
REVIEW: Israeli dance troupe captivates audience @ PlayhouseSquare by Roy Berko
REVIEW: No bombs greet this version of HAIR @ PlayhouseSquare by Roy Berko
REVIEW: Cleveland Play House inaugurates Second Stage w/ TEN CHIMNEYS by Roy Berko
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Prosecutor Candidate McGinty Rates The Current Prosecutor's Office If you can't answer the first question, I feel no need to read any more...
Read the comment from terri here
MANSFIELD: What Took So Long? Our law schools turn out too many lawyers while the rest of the world educates scientist and engineers...
Read the comment from Thomas here
ROLDO: How Can We Help Our Billionaires More GREAT COMMENTARY. Somebody finally with the courage to speak out and expose this coddling of the wealthy. This commentary needs to be relayed to residents of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio through every means possible...
Read the comment from lance traves here
Did Dick Jacobs and the Dolans give big money to these local politicians in government to bribe them (legally or illegally) to give them these millions of our local tax payers dollars? If so, why aren't the givers and the takers of these bribes in jail yet?...
Read the comment from Jim here
Roldo, You are the bomb! Only one left in town to tell it like it is. Corporate welfare is a stone cold drag on all of us little people, though the big boys and girls never played fair from playground to grave...
Read the comment from snorky here
Pets Gone Wild! This story was never reported correctly beginning with the sheriff's dept. and the media never exposed what went down. The animals never, ever got off of the property....
Read the comment from Joebr here
Joebr -- According to whom? Were you there? Where are you getting your rosy picture? The police reports, pages and pages, sure didn't sound like this was a walk in the dog shelter's yard...
Read the comment from Ann here
Ok, back up Ann. Joebr is correct in a lot of ways. The law enforcement had a lot of reports that never matched their other reports...
Read the comment from BJ here
Can You Be a Huge Success in Cleveland? I loved this article. I see a lot of my talented friends leaving for NYC or Los Angeles to find success in their art or profession. I like doing what I do from here and hope I can influence others to stay local...
Read the comment from Bill here
SOME of it is good..some of it is...I DO wish well to THIS who can...SOMETIMES its luck,pluck,etc. TIMING AS they say...TIME will tell on Yuppies n hipchic..wish em well...
Read the comment from bob w. here
REVIEW: 1/21/12 Take a Tour of the Greater Cleveland Aquarium Do yourself a favor -- for the $100 for a family of 4 admission price -- buy a nice aquarium at home and stock it with beautiful fish instead of supporting this FOR PROFIT corporate aquarium that charges prices that eliminate the middle class and lower class from enjoying. You'll be out of there in an hour anyway...
Read the comment from Dee here
This place is an absolute joke. Piss poor layout, design, lighting, signage, price.... I was completely disappointed by the lack of professionalism...
Read the comment from M. Bailey here
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Most clicked
Here are the Top 5 most clicked links from last week's issue, with one more chance for you to click.
1) 2) Take a video tour of the new Greater Cleveland Aquarium
3) Roldo wonders How can we help our billionaires more?
4) Can you be a huge success without leaving Cleveland?
5) February is full of great shows
Multidisciplinary multi-taskers, we love you. Thank you Audrey Arend, Roldo Bartimole, John Benson, Roy Berko, Mansfield Frazier, Elsa Johnson & Victor Lucas, Susan Schaul, Claudia Taller, Sarah Valek and Laurie Wanninger. 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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