04.11-04.18.12
Red Hot
Just another week in the rock and roll capital? It sure is. So we welcome the visiting rock stars to the 2012 Rock Hall Inductions with a barrage of videos, including a live shot from the Red Carpet. Don't miss it. But if you do, or you find yourself itching for more, look no further than below. Poetry, drama, and Cats on Holiday. Banff and Bach and bikes and beer. Badges for bullies, cash mobs and Beastie Boys. A photo scavenger hunt and the People's poet. Pull 'em up on your Cool Cleveland mobile app for the utmost in convenience. Cause this is a Hall of Fame city every week of the year. Yeah, baby. Red hot. --Thomas Mulready
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SPONSORED: Sensational Scenes at CIM CIM closes its opera season Fri 4/20 - Sun 4/22 with this popular program. Vocal students perform costumed scenes from a variety of well-known and loved operas penned by great composers. This spring scenes program provides a wonderful opportunity to expose young aspiring musicians to opera with a matinee performance on Sunday. Tickets: 216.791.5000 or CIM.edu.
Does history repeat itself? Playwright Charles Mee believes so. He has put a modern day twist on a 2.400-year-old story originally written by Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis.
Now Charles Mee, playwright, takes that basic story and places it in today's Middle East conflict. Iphigenia 2.0 poses questions for all of us to consider: what sacrifices are too great to make during a time of war? Is the life of one worth the lives of many?... Read more from Susan Schaul here
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SPONSORED: ClevelandRockWeek.com Find out how Cleveland is celebrating the biggest event of the year: the 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions! See where to dine, stay and party like a rock star, and learn about several rock and roll inspired activities taking place in your city. ClevelandRockWeek.com
Watch this video on your Cool Cleveland mobile app. Cool Cleveland's Thomas Mulready talks with Joe Pavlick and sister-in-law Kelly Flamos, the new owners of Mahall's Twenty Lanes in Lakewood, who moved back to the region from Brooklyn, NY, to turn an aging bowling alley into a hipster hangout.
They're breathing new life into a venerable Cleveland institution by bringing in live music & a simple menu and basically not changing anything else...
Watch the video here
SPONSORED: JazzFest is here! Kick off the 2012 Tri-C JazzFest in New Orleans style at Pura Vida on Thu 4/19 at 5:30PM following the JazzFest parade through Tower City and Public square. For $20, enjoy authentic Cajun cuisine and music by the Salty Dogs Brass Band. Reservations are required. Click here for details. For the complete JazzFest lineup, visit TriCPresents.com/jazzfest.
Save Our Communities Enraged by the current state of affairs? Join together w/ others who find it wrong that certain corporations pay zero taxes for two days of education, camaraderie & action. Forums, workshops, a dinner & a protest on Sat 4/14 & Tue 4/17.Click here for more News and Biz
SPONSORED: Disney's "Building a Culture of Healthcare Excellence" Workshop at Corporate College Join us on Tue 6/26 for "Building a Culture of Healthcare Excellence" at Corporate College. Learn the five most powerful Disney philosophies that can be applied in the health care industry to create transformative patient and employee relationships to drive a reputation for excellence. CorporateCollege.com/Disney.
The Rock and Roll Capitol is red hot this week. And it's no wonder -- Cleveland is hosting a barrage of cool music events culminating in the 27th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Sat 4/14. Don't have tickets to anything? Don't fret -- we're on the ground covering all the goings-on.
View Rock Hall Induction Week videos here and keep checking back for more.
SPONSORED: Catch Future Legends at The Kent Stage The historic Kent Stage, now celebrating it's 10th anniversary, is proud to present EOTO on Wed 4/25, Cowboy Junkies on Thu 4/26, Leon Redbone on Fri 4/27, and Judy Collins on Sat 4/28. That's quite a 4-day run! The Kent Stage.
Cool Cleveland Podcast Weekly roundup of cool events, in an easy-to-digest 3 minute audio format, for playback on your computer or iPod.
Click here to subscribe to the Cool Cleveland Podcast in iTunes.SPONSORED: The Long Strange Trip comes to Cleveland's Rock Hall, honoring The Grateful Dead, one of America's truly original rock bands. Follow their remarkable 30-year career, important as much for their devastating live shows as they were for their classic recordings. Art, design, manuscripts, homemade tapes, their legendary Wall of Sound PA, even their Hotline answering machine are on display starting Thu 4/12. RockHall.com
Can You "Dig" It? Families, work together to save the planet. Design & build a birdfeeder, decorate a biodegradable flower pot & test out your green thumb on Sat 4/14.Click here for more Cool Cleveland Kids events
SPONSORED: Cleveland Public Library celebrates 90 years of PlayhouseSquare's storied history in Cleveland by showcasing the renovations, playbills and pieces from years past, from now until Sat 9/15. The opening reception is Thu 4/12 at 4PM on the 2nd floor of Main Library. Visit the news section at CPL.org for more details.
WED 4/11
Survival Skills: Women's Voices Project 2012 A night of original poetry, drama & stories from women who've encountered serious adversities in their lives. This uplifting project kicks off Wed 4/11 @ Elyria YWCA.
Click here for more events on Wed 4/11
THU 4/12
Timeless questions are raised in Iphigenia 2.0, Cleveland Public Theatre & Oberlin College's play examining the cost of war. Opens Thu 4/12.
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FRI 4/13
Appetite for Induction is the Beachland's cool 2012 tribute to the Rock Hall inductees. Local fans take the stage impersonating their fave bands -- Guns 'n Roses, Beasties, RHCP & more. Dress as your fave rock star on Fri 4/13 & compete in contests.
Click here for more events on Fri 4/13
SAT 4/14
Badges for Bullies Help the Cleveland 27 -- the dogs rescued from a Cle dog-fighting ring. Meet the pups, eat food, mingle w/ other animal advocates & raise some cash on Sat 4/14. Organized by the police who busted the ring.
Click here for more events on Sat 4/14
SUN 4/15
A Tribute to Daniel Thompson: The People's Poet. In honor of Nat'l Poetry Month, LPL offers this video presentation of "a once-in-a-lifetime gathering of the late poet laureate's peers, critics, friends & admirers" from last year on Sun 4/15. Perfect tribute for a great poet.
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MON 4/16
Risky Business Business-wise, what does it mean to take risks in the arts? Hear a lively panel discussion on Mon 4/16 on making the best decisions for your organization w/ James Krouse of IngenuityFest, Megan Lykins Reich of MOCA & more. Moderated by our own Thomas Mulready.
Click here for more events on Mon 4/16
TUE 4/17
The Sneetches @ Oberlin World premiere of Lorenzo Palomo's The Sneetches, a symphonic poem based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name. With the Oberlin Orchestra & narrated by actor John de Lancie of Star Trek. Free performance on Tue 4/17.
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WED 4/18
Garden Party Emerging Chefs next event on Wed 4/18 will be a dynamic farm-to-table experience, as cooked up by Chef Jeff Jarrett of AMP 150. A true spring party.
Click here for more events on Wed 4/18
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We go out to hear live music about three times a year, but last Saturday we followed up on a longstanding personal relationship with David Budin and went to hear his group, Long Road, at Nighttown.
We were already familiar with the group's website and their credo, "Cleveland's favorite -- and only -- '60's-style folk group... making old songs new (and new songs sound old)..." Read more from Elsa Johnson & Victor Lucas here
In spite of the negative comments of conservative pundits, scurrilously and desperately attempting to discredit and diffuse the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement, the uprising of young people all across the country had, and continues to have, a profound effect on the American body politic...
Read this story from Mansfield Frazier here
Read other recent pieces by Mansfield Frazier here
Live From the Red CarpetWatch it on Your iPhone or 'Droid
Too busy to sit still? Cool Cleveland will be on the Red Carpet at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies on Sat 4/14 starting at 5PM, but you may be on the run. And you don't want to miss all the rock stars visiting our fair city.
Not a problem.
Simply download the Cool Cleveland mobile app and you'll be able to watch that video, and hundreds more, right on your iPhone, 'Droid, iPad or tablet.
Plus, we're still picking random winners from those who download and use the Cool Cleveland mobile app. Chris Wiersma won tix to the sold-out Girl Talk concert last Saturday. Another winner last week won a whole package of tickets to all the Rock Hall Induction events.
You could win a cash prize.
Download your free iPhone or Android app now and tune in on Sat 4/14 at 5PM.
In the meantime, you'll have a handful of cool EVENTS, NEWS and VIDEOS to keep you plugged in to the Rock City every day of the week.
Flak-like propaganda continued to flow at the Pee Dee as it promotes Mayor Frank Jackson's school scheme as the best thing since sliced bread (sorry Don Robertson).
Pee Dee columnist and editorial board member Joe Frolik last week wrote a piece that should have come with an advertising price tag...
Read this story from Roldo Bartimole here
Read other recent pieces by Roldo Bartimole here
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PREVIEW: Broadway Comes to Cleveland - The 2012-2013 Key Bank Broadway Series by Roy Berko
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Peter Bergman is Home by Now: 1939 - 2012 A great eulogy, Jordan. Firesign Theatre re-wired many a developing brain, including my own, I'm grateful to say...
Read the comment from Cynthia Piper here
Green Advantage: Sustainability & Vision @ CSU Excited to be keynote speaker for this wonderful event!...
Read the comment from Erin Huber here
MANSFIELD: The Smoking Guns Mansfield, it seems you must have written this a bit ago. There are now pictures of the back of Zimmermans head with wounds on it. I won't be surprised if you are right but it really seems you ought to wait for all the evidence to come out...
Read the comment from Cindy Meyers here
Cindy, two words for you to contemplate; conspiracy and photoshop...
Read the comment from Thomas Frazier here
ROLDO: Plain Dealer & Foundations - Propagandists Roldo, you continue to be a major asset to this community. Once again, you show how the "old Cleveland playbook" -- the foundations, the "poll," the PD -- is being trotted out again to replay the same failed game they have been playing for at least the last 30 years...
Read the comment from David Eden here
Roldo, you're not looking deep enough when you ask, "What is the real aim of the plan other than blaming and crippling the Cleveland Teachers Union?" It's a lot bigger than that...
Read the comment from Dick Peery here
I think the crucial aspect is still missing from the argument and that is the voice of the concerned, voting & tax-paying parents and citizens of the CMSD-check it on facebook...
Read the comment from EJ here
In this year of Dickens, Cleveland, Ohio 2012 is truly a tale of two cities, a downtown corporate welfare zone, surrounded by the actual poverty level city of Cleveland with a populace which lacks elected political figures in possession of enough integrity to represent their concerns...
Read the comment from snorky here
Many of the businesses behind this plan pay little or no property tax to the schools thanks to tax abatement...
Read the comment from msmcgale 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) Lower fares to Akron-Canton Airport
3) MANSFIELD: Smoking Guns
4) ROLDO: Foundations as propagandists
5) MANSFIELD: Walking While Black
They're on fire. And for that, we says thanks: Roldo Bartimole, Roy Berko, Mansfield Frazier, Elsa Johnson & Victor Lucas, Susan Schaul and Sarah Valek. 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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