05.19-05.26.10
Regional
How big is our region? Does it extend to the Gulf of Mexico, as these protesters in Lakewood insist? This week, videos of architect Michael Wigle's green fence, Hunter Morrison's mental maps, and a rocking arts district. How big is our region? If you ask our citizen journalists, you might be surprised... --Thomas MulreadyExperience Cool Cleveland videos & podcast & BFD blog & Facebook & Twitter & CoolCleveland.com
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VIDEO: The Green FenceMichael Wigle's parents presented this recent design and architecture graduate with a real puzzle.
They were looking to build a rather large privacy fence that was attractive, low maintenance, affordable and 8 feet high by 150 feet long.
Wigle came up with a creative solution that was less-toxic than pressure treated wood, that minimized waste and that allowed his family to "go green" for a fraction of the price...
Read more and view the video by Julie Cajigas here
SPONSORED: Start Planning Your Summer as tickets are already selling fast for The Ohio Light Opera's 2010 season at the College of Wooster, just an hour South of Cleveland. Enjoy the finest professional talent performing musical masterpieces Kismet, Gypsy, The Count of Luxembourg, Iolanthe, The Gypsy Princess, El Capitan, and Patience, all in rotating rep beginning June 19 to August 7. Plan your visit now to this "prime destination" for operetta and musical theatre! http://www.OhioLightOpera.org or call 330-263-2345
HOT The Rust Belt revolution Emerging leaders from the Great Lakes region will converge on Cle Thu 7/15 - Sat 7/17 to spark ideas on ways to reinvent our beloved Rust Belt cities. Serious about advancing our post-industrial region? You better register now.
* Travel site Gadling.com raves about the West Side Market.
* Cleveland vs. Wall Street director speaks about our (awesome) city.
* GREEN Ride your bike to work on Fri 5/21.
* Look how cynical today's youth are.
* GREEN We're ready (and well-positioned) for "Cleantech."
* Ohio's a key player in emerging fuel cell industry, says new report.
* HELP Cayla Bolton is missing. Can you help?
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SPONSORED: PROMapalooza: Southern Swing Cleveland’s most stylish event swings into summer with an evening of southern hospitality. United Way of Greater Cleveland's young professionals group, GeneratioNEXT, hosts their third annual gala event PROMapalooza: Southern Swing on Sat 6/5 from 8PM-1AM at the Ritz-Carlton’s Silver Grille. Party-goers can join special guest, Mohamed Massaquoi of the Cleveland Browns, to sip on Mint Julep Martinis, dine on southern-inspired hors d'oeuvres and dance the night away with The Websters. All proceeds benefit United Way. To purchase tickets and get a sneak peek at the silent auction items, visit http://www.UnitedWayCleveland.org/PROM.
Think of the map of where you live. Does it go all the way across Northeast Ohio? Does it include Akron? Youngstown? Pittsburgh? Hunter Morrison, former Planning Director for the City of Cleveland and now at YSU, uses "mental maps" to think broadly about where exactly we live.
Watch the video and hear how new mental maps define our "Tech Belt" from NEO to Eastern PA, & compete in the 21st Century with 20 other "megapolitan areas" such as the "Florida Corridor" (Tampa to Orlando) or the "Greater Metroplex" (Dallas, Ft. Worth to OK City).
Driving this point home, the Regional Learning Network, a collaboration between Cleveland, Youngstown and Pittsburgh is hosting, "Rebuilding The Cities That Built America," on Fri 5/21 at 9AM in Youngstown. Register. Read about the Tech Belt here.
HOT Through the Onion Patch... If a group of local kids made their own play–-taking part in everything from scriptwriting to set design-–what would it be like? See the amazing results at the opening of Through the Onion Patch, When People Fall Through Holes on Fri 5/21 at 7PM.* Horses, horses... and more horses.
* Choo-choo! Thomas is in town.
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A gearhead's dream, a muscle car lover's oasis in Northeast Ohio. There's a relatively unknown tourist attraction in Mentor that should have car enthusiasts flocking to its 60,000-square-foot showroom in droves.
The name of the venue is the Mentor Museum of Speed, and its Marketing Director Rick Iacoboni believes it's the best-kept secret in town.
"The Mentor Museum of Speed is one of the largest, if not the largest, public collection of classic cars in the country," Iacoboni said. "The world has a fascination with classic cars because they represent, really, the best of times in America. Post-WWII, that's when everything was made to last. The houses were made to last, the cars. Now we're such a disposable world, that quality has just gone awry. And that's why people really cling to these cars..."
Read more from John Benson here
Flobots @ Grog Shop Even though they’re not local, you gotta love Flobots for their progressiveness. Consisting of dual MCs and a full band w/ viola and trumpet (which is inventive in itself), Flobots is political, powerful and they play some damn good music. See 'em Wed 5/19 at 8PM.
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Blood in opera? Oh, yes. Opera Cleveland's newest piece Lucia di Lammermoor doesn't fail to deliver the opera goods: heartbreak, tragedy and a whole lotta drama. Plus, some of opera's most riveting bel canto singing. Opens on Thu 5/20 at 7:30PM.
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SPONSORED: The 2010 WCLV Jubilation Church Choir Festival takes place this Thu 5/20, and Fri 5/21, at St. John's Cathedral, downtown. Six area church choirs will present their talent, three each night. The winner takes home $1000; the rest, $500. Admission is complimentary, and it will be broadcast live on WCLV beginning each evening at 8PM. The voice of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Lloyd Newell, will host the broadcasts. If you think the basketball playoffs were exciting, you should check out this tournament. The temperature gets just as hot, but on a higher spiritual plane. Full details on all of WCLV's programming at http://www.wclv.com.
GREEN Rebuilding the Cities That Built America We know we have to transform our rust belt cities -- but how? Brainstorm ways to bring positive change to our economies, including how to creating cleaner, greener cities, at this conference at 9AM on Fri 5/21 in Y-town of all places. [Photo: Chloester (Flickr)]
Click here for more events on Fri 5/21
Artists, designers, nerds, film geeks and the like will congregate on Sat 5/22 and Sun 5/23 for Cle's newest film/art/music fest, Weapons of Mass Creation. Brain drain? What brain drain?!
* HELP Help homeless cats in N. Collinwood
* Spring wine-a-thon
* Food to feed all your senses
* Dig your Birkenstocks out
Click here for more events on Sat 5/22
Hello, summer! You know summer is here when BAYArts, Bay Village's beloved arts institution, kicks off its annual summer concert series. The first show, on Sun 5/23 at 6PM, celebrates poetry and music--all in a gorgeous outdoor setting.
* John Lithgow comes to Cle to support his father's legacy.
Click here for more events on Sun 5/23
Fine Tuning There’s something refreshing about a raw piece of writing. Sure, editing makes things cohesive and coherent but there’s nothing like experiencing the excitement and mental chaos of a first draft. On Mon 5/24 at 7PM, hear fresh batches of writing–-many of which will be read aloud for the first time–-from five local writers at May’s Fine Tuning program.
Click here for more events on Mon 5/24
The Next Gen of Jazz Players Even though jazz was popular waaaaay back in the day, young people are still getting hip to the sounds of Coltrane, Mingus and the like. Check out the next generation of jazz musicians when Nighttown presents the University School Big Band on Tue 5/25 at 7PM.
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Dinner in the Valley It's the middle of the week. Time for something different. So, on Wed 5/26, instead of eating dinner where you always do, head to the gorgeous Cuyahoga Valley Nat'l Park for an English Country Dinner in the woods. Local photographer Tom Jones will present his muti-media show Mist, which compares photos from England's Lake District National Park to ones taken in CVNP. Dinner served at 6:30. Must RSVP by Fri 5/21. [Photo: The Trail to Ice Box Cave by Tom Jones.]
Click here for more events on Wed 5/26
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Back in 2003, when LeBron James first came into the NBA, I, in a column entitled "King James and his Court," attempted to caution Cavs fans (you do know the word "fan" is shorthand for "fanatic") against placing too big a burden on the shoulders of a then 18-year-old -- albeit a very mature one.
But so desperate and needy were we Clevelanders ... and so talented and gifted was he, an amazing mature man-child ... I knew that my admonitions, no matter how well articulated, would fall on deft ears.
LeBron was going to be our -- Greater Cleveland's -- Savior... whether he was equipped to handle the task or not...
Read this story from Mansfield Frazier here
Read other recent pieces by Mansfield Frazier here
Jon Anderson has recorded about 30 albums as a member of the British progressive rock band Yes and as a solo artist, and he’s appeared on many more albums – and the albums he has made have sold around 40-million copies.
Anderson’s voice, a naturally high tenor, is one of the most distinctive in rock history. And he’s hanging around in Cleveland right now, for a full week...
Read more from David Budin & view video here
I covered Cleveland City Hall for decades and I don’t remember two important City Council votes in close time proximity ever not carrying more than a two-thirds majority....
Read this story by Roldo Bartimole here
Read other recent pieces by Roldo Bartimole here
Quick previews & reviews of recent events
Submit your own preview, review or commentary to Events@CoolCleveland.com
Review: Wanderlust @ Cleveland Public Theatre 5/5/10 by Roy Berko
Review: Gypsy @ Brecksville Theatre of the Square 5/9/10 by Roy Berko
Review: Grease @ Palace Theatre 5/10/10 by Roy Berko
Review: Cleveland Orchestra @ Severance Hall 5/12/10 by Kelly Ferjutz
Review: Camelot in Concert@ CVLT 5/14/10 by Kelly Ferjutz
Preview: Cleveland Pops Orchestra Armed Forces Salute @ Severance Hall 5/21/10 by John Benson here
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) Foodie blogger Michelle Vocaire Venorsky picks the brain of Food & Wine restaurant editor Kate Krader for her thoughts on Cle's food scene. Read
3) Roldo: Progressive Field will get a face lift of some kind. Read
4) Numerous people offered ideas of what the space known as the Mall should look like. View
5) What's The Secret? Don't miss your chance to see The Secret Garden, featuring some of the most beautiful music ever written for Broadway @ Near West, May 7-23. NearWestTheatre.org
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