04.28-05.05.10
Renewal

In this week's issue:

The Seasons rock our region. Winter is behind us, and we get to revel in the Springtime. Check our video of Rutabaga Nights, and our feature on Spring Clearing. NEOtropolis recognizes Town & Gown, CareerTOOLBOX touts cover letters. We offer previews of Sleeping Beauty and Dancing Wheels, Mansfield lamenting a judge's judgement, Matthew Skitzki releases a CD, Roldo fights the good fight, and you should get out of the house. Not a problem this time of year. Oh, and don't forget to vote on Tue 5/4.--Thomas Mulready

Rutabaga Nights Returns

Vegetables Everywhere Rejoice!

CoolCleveland correspondent Julie Cajigas caught up with Margaret Brinich, one of the organizers of Rutabaga Nights, to learn more about rutabagas, local produce and how to get down!

Watch the video, then head out to Rutabaga Nights, the shindig of the growing season, this Sat 5/1 from 7PM - midnight at the Lake Erie Screw Factory Building at 13000 Athens Avenue, Lakewood, and enjoy local food from some of the best restaurants in Cleveland, local beer and wine, local music, a fun silent auction and other great surprises.
Learn more about Rutabaga Nights here

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What Did Patty Do?
She clicked

Here's Patty Quiñónez showing off the cash she pocketed a few weeks ago as a winner in our How To WIN contest.

Watch the video of Patty's award, and then get busy because we are upping our next award to $300 smackeroos. You can enter our HowToWIN contest by clicking on the SPONSORED: links and Sponsored Videos in this week's issue of CoolCleveland.com below. Click as many times as you want. The more different links you click, the better your chances of winning. It's real simple. Real people win real cash, but you can't win if you don't click. Just ask Patty. How To WIN

SPONSORED: Attention all tree huggers! Celebrate Arbor Day at The Holden Arboretum Fri 4/30 to Sun 5/2. Complimentary admission all weekend long. Visit http://www.HoldenArb.org for a complete schedule of the weekend's activities.

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NEO has the best libraries in the country Cuyahoga County Public Library ranks #1 in nation (again) for libraries serving over 500K population. Also in the Top 10 for their size: Stark County District Library (250K), Medina County District Public Library (PL) (100K), Wayne County PL (100K), Euclid PL (50K), Willoughby-Eastlake PL (50K), Lakewood PL (50K), Porter PL in Westlake (25K), Ella M. Everhard PL in Wadsworth (25K), North Canton PL (25K), Shaker Hts PL (25K), Massillon PL (25K), Twinsburg PL (10K), Columbiana PL (5K), Crestline PL (near Mansfield) (5K), Canal Fulton PL (5K), Burton PL (5K), Grand Valley PL (Orwell) (5K), Rock Creek PL (1K), Get details

We love libraries Libraries are many people's best friend in a rough economy. Wanna see how libraries are doing? View library usage trends via the 2010 State of America’s Libraries report, released by the American Library Association. Download & view

Cleveland vs. Wall Street is a new film about our foreclosure crisis to be screened at Cannes (where it's up for an award). The documentary-style film follows a mock trial b/tw foreclosure victims and banks. Too bad it's only fiction. Tell me more

GREEN Bike sharing in the future? GreenCityBlueLake contemplates a bike sharing service for Cle, similar to the one started in Denver.

State of Homelessness Get the full report on the city's state of homelessness, including housing trends from '09, factors leading to homelessness and proposed solutions, as reported by the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless. Get report

4K people…470 linear ft of pool noodles… 9 hours of live performances...and now one chance to do it again. On Sat 5/1 you can get tix for the Cleveland Museum of Art's Summer Solstice Party on Sat 6/19. http://www.ClevelandArt.org

$5K for Bus Stop art Lakewood and RTA are looking to "enhance a proposed transit waiting environment (most people call them bus stops)" at Warren & Detroit. Info & Apply

Sundance thinks we're hot Cle ranks 7th in the Sundance Chnnl's Top 10 Regional Hot Spots from the Sundance Film Festival. American Splendor, starring Harvey Pekar [pictured] is one of the films cited. View

SPONSORED: WARNING: Mother's Day is just around the corner! Haven't found the perfect gift yet? Cleveland Botanical Garden & Near West Theatre have teamed up with an affordable ticket package that any mother would love. Two Botanical Garden tickets & two tickets to Near West's production of The Secret Garden (running May 7-23) for only $25. Visit http://www.NearWestTheatre.org to get yours!

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Spring Clearing
Time for Renewal

With sunshine and warmer temperatures finally here, we're all slowly crawling out of hibernation mode, where, especially in Northeast Ohio, for months we've quietly nestled ourselves, surrounded by creature comforts, including those foods and items that help us cope with the cold, ice and snow.

And, now that the birds and sunrise wake us up earlier and earlier each day, and flowers emerge from the once frozen dirt, it's time to trim the proverbial fat and make room for our own rebirth...
Read more from Alex Sukhoy here

SPONSORED: Broadway comes to Cleveland PlayhouseSquare's theatre maven Gina Vernaci has done it again. The best of Broadway's best is coming to Cleveland in 2010/11. Click here to watch the video interview as Gina talks with Thomas Mulready of CoolCleveland.com about the scintillating line-up, including Blue Man Group (10/5-17/2010); Billy Elliot The Musical (11/19-12/12/2010); Shrek The Musical, (3/1-13/2011); Les Miserables, (4/5-17/2011); West Side Story, (5/3-15/2011); and Next To Normal, (6/7-19/2011). Subscriptions are now available by calling 216-830-7221 or online at http://www.playhousesquare.org/broadway

HOT Slam U Finals Cle's best teen poets have prepared for months--and made it through two semi-final rounds--for this: The Slam U Finals. Witness the final battle of spoken word performances on Fri 4/30 at 7PM @ Ohio Theatre. The winners get a spot on the team representing Cle at the Brave New Voices Int'l Youth Poetry Slam Festival. http://PlayhouseSquare.org/Education/Education.aspx

Science is Fun! Family Day We firmly believe that science is fun… and cool… and totally awesome. And the Science is Fun! Family Day at CWRU only proves our point. On Sat 5/1 from 10AM-4PM, families w/ kids of all ages can engage in a variety of hands-on activities, like making rubber band powered K’Nex vehicles and and trying your hand at marine archaeology. Tell me more

HOT Int'l Children's Festival @ PlayhouseSquare Grab your kiddos and head out for a multitude of interactive performances, workshops and exhibits from Mon 5/3 to Sat 5/8 at the International Children's Festival. Embark on a glow-in-the-dark adventure, laugh along w/ puppets, groove to the Dream Jam Band [pictured] or trace the life cycle of a butterfly. Get show info here. ...

SPONSORED: Meet Two Superstars Get to know two of America's most acclaimed young writers - native Ohioan Jerry Gabriel, author of the award-winning Drowned Boy, and Patrick Somerville, author of The Cradle, a NY Times Best Book of 2009. Book signing Thu 5/6 at 7PM. Cuyahoga County Public Library's Berea Branch, 7 Berea Commons. No charge. Register online here.

Town & Gown: How Colleges Interact With Community
Plus, watch episode on BioMedical Innovation

Our region is rich in colleges and universities, such as Kent State University, Case, University of Akron, Youngstown State University, and Lorain County Community College, and their impact on surrounding communities cannot be overstated. Catch this exciting discussion on the upcoming episode of NEOtropolis, broadcast on Western Reserve PBS at 8:30PM this Fri 4/30, hosted by CoolCleveland's Thomas Mulready. Click here for your cable channel. Comment on our blog at http://www.NEOtropolis.org. Remember, this is not business as usual.

Click here or on the image above to watch last week's show on how BioMedical innovations are inspiring some useful collaborations, featuring a panel discussion with Aram Nerpouni of Akron's Austen BioInnovation Institute, Mary Vanac of MedCityNews, and Alan Bentley of Cleveland Clinic Innovations [pictured].

Do you know a businessperson or company that we should be featuring on NEOtropolis? Drop us a line at NEOtropolis@CoolCleveland.com. After all, it's your region, too. Read, view & comment.

A hot selection of tech and business news & events from around the region. Got business news? Send it to: EVENTS@CoolCleveland.com

The Boss stays in Cle Hugo Boss to keep Brookyln plant open, saving 300+ jobs. Read

GREEN Vegan cafe coming to Public Square The Flaming Ice Cube, an organic vegan cafe/shop in Boardman, is branching out and opening a cafe in the Park Bldg in May/June. [See soy yogurt cup at left.] Tell me more

GREEN Cuy Valley Nat'l Park becomes one of the 1st nat'l park sites to have a fully functional wind turbine. Learn more

Cleveland Health-Tech Corridor New Midtown district leverages area's strengths in biomedical, health care, and high-tech industries. http://www.HealthTechCorridor.com

Shaker Hts librarian wins award Ed Rossman, adult services librarian at the Shaker Hts Public Library, is this year's winner of the Public Librarian Support Award. Read

Just call us The Plus Have you checked into The Plus yet? View NEO's newest branding scheme at http://www.ThePlus.us.

The next breakthrough cardiovascular device may have it's start in Cleveland. Read more


Fast Company likes Cle Calling Cleveland a "Fast City,'' the business mag touts BioEnterprises's "forced collaboration," bringing in 100 companies, $1 billion in new funding and 20,000 related biomedical jobs. Read more

Q&A with Thomas Mulready featured in HiVelocity

East 4th St Rocks NA 2010 Tweetup on Wed 4/28 from 6-9PM. (You must be an attendee of NA 2010 to get discounts & drink specials.) Tell me more

HOT Cleveland 2.0 Hear a panel of the city's finest fashionistas and insiders--including Valerie Mayen, Fashion Designer from Yellow Cake Shop--discuss Cle's Fashion Industry at the City Club on Wed 4/28 at 11:30AM. Register

Tai Chi Marketing Learn practical marketing advice @ JumpStart on Thu 4/29 at 11:30AM. Register

Leading with Style Evaluate and refresh yr personal and professional image on Thu 4/29 from 5-8PM @ The Club at Key Ctr. http://OWBA.org

GREEN Alternative Energy Conference & Expo Get updates on green initiatives [like harnessing wind energy, pictured] around NEO on Sat 5/1 @ 8:30AM - 5PM. Details

GREEN NEO Green Bldg Networking Session on Tue 5/4, 5-7PM @ Blue Canyon. Register

HOT Discover opps for writers and network w/ media mavens @ the Ohio Professional Writers spring mtg on Sat 5/22 at WKSU Radio from 11AM-2PM. CoolCleveland's Thomas Mulready will be key speaker. Click

Cover Letters
Attracting Attention

You have a fabulous resume and your list of targeted firms. Your goal now is to reach out to these companies and convince them why you're the best candidate for the position.

The process of selecting to whom your letters will go, the letter content and tone and the method itself is not an exact science, but, rather, a reflection of the company's culture and your own personality. Respecting hiring managers' ever eroding time, keep it short and compelling.

According to Nonna Kofman, Vice President of Interactive Marketing at Pearson Education, "Make yourself more memorable and avoid the usual opening sentences. Start your letter with something unexpected that communicates your unique value in an interesting way." So before you start drafting your pleas for employment, you may want to consider the following advice...
Read CareerTOOLBOX by Alex Sukhoy here

Adrian Belew @ The Winchester Described as a "wizard of sonic manipulation and texture," Adrian Belew [pictured] has been a favorite guitarist of art-rockers. He's played/recorded/toured w/ Frank Zappa, Talking Heads, David Bowie, Laurie Anderson and Nine Inch Nails. See what the fuss is (rightly) about when he plays the Winchester on Wed 4/28 at 9PM. Info

SPONSORED: The Cavani Quartet is presenting all of the Beethoven Quartets over a two year period. Tonight Wed 4/28 at 8PM, the Quartet winds up this year's quota with the Quartets Nos. 8 and 7. And WCLV (104.9) will be there to bring it to you live. On Sat 5/1 at 10PM, Weekend Radio with Robert Conrad presents the classic Firesign Theatre bit "Temporarily Humbolt County." Also recently re-issued Bob Newhart albums. Full details on WCLV's programming at http://www.wclv.com.

Minority Men's Health Fair Now’s the time to get your check-ups! Cleveland Clinic’s 8th Annual Minority Men’s Health Fair, on Thu 4/29 from 5:30-8:30PM, includes free screenings and info on prostate cancer, stroke prevention, smoking cessation and so much more. Get the full list of screenings here.

Hell and High Water Hurricane Katrina and Rita happened years ago but their impact still reverberates throughout the South. It's easy to forgot the magnitude of devastation inflicted upon New Orleans but not for local photographer Rita Montlack. Her exhibition Hell and High Water [flier pictured] showcases a series of photographs about New Orleans five years after the hurricanes struck. The show opens on Fri 4/30 at 7PM @ 1 point 681 Gallery. Details

HOT Fridays@7: Royal Trumpets The next installment in Severance Hall's popular Fridays@7 concert+party series continues on Fri 4/30. Get cultural with a dose of the world's finest classical music at 7PM. Then, after the stellar concert, let your hair down and party in the halls of Severance to a whole 'nother beat. Grab a drink while you're at it. The scoop

HOT Pink Eye Book Release Extravaganza Party w/ the folks at Pink Eye as they make the move from magazines to limited edition art books. Their first book, The Pink Eye Book of Collage, is jam-packed w/ cool full glossy color collages created by 50 local artists. Meet these rad people at the release party on Fri 4/30 from 6-11PM @ Wall Eye Gallery. Purchase art "grab-and-go" style as live psyche-rock tunes fill the air. After-party @ Happy Dog. Info

The stars come to Oberlin to celebrate the opening for Oberlin's new, iconic music bldg. See Stevie Wonder, Drs. Bill and Camille Cosby, Avery Brooks and James McBride, plus jazz films, a panel discussion on green building and more. Kickoff ceremony starts at 4PM @ Tappan Square on Fri 4/30. Details

HOT Mini Mart At Mini Mart [flier pictured] you’ll find "stuff to gift, things you need, and some things you probably didn’t know existed but now MUST have." Mini Mart is, well, mini. There are still a ton of vendors selling a plethora of handmade goods, but the space is smaller. Which ain't a bad thing. Sat 5/1 @ Musica in Akron. Info

Cleveland Sketch Crawl Imagine sitting out on the Lake aboard the Steamship William G. Mather on a warm May day. You’re afforded magnificent views of the city and for 2 hours your goal is to sketch what you see... If this sounds lovely, meet other folks for Cleveland Sketch Crawl on Sat 5/1 from 10AM-12PM in the North Coast Harbor. Click

HOT GREEN Rutabaga Nights II The growing season is upon us! Can you feel the excitement? You surely will at Rutabaga Nights II--Lakewood Earth & Food Coalition's (LEAF) wildly popular growing season bash/fundraiser on Sat 5/1 from 7PM-12AM @ the Screw Factory in Lakewood. Everything will be local: from the food (prepared at local restaurants) and the beer to the music and, of course, the people. Be there!

And All That's Jazz! Join the Dancing Wheels Co. in a salute to Duke Ellington and the wailin’ Big Band era w/ a jump-jivin’ performance on Sat 5/1 at 7:30PM @ the State Theatre, w/ special guests the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, The Singing Angels, and students from The School of Dancing Wheels. Tell me more and read the preview by Elsa Johnson & Victor Lucas here.

The Vinyl Frontier/ Kocar’s Krazy Kubed Koncept The Pop Shop is celebrating its fifth birthday on Sat 5/1 w/ two cool shows. In one exhibit, hundreds of vintage vinyl records will be salvaged from resale shops and basements, reborn, and used as decorative wall pieces, which you can buy on the spot. The other show features artist George Kocar's foray into the world of cubism [see his work pictured at left] plus an interactive post-it-note for you to explore and design. Both open from 6-9PM. Info

Screw Factory Artists Open Studio One of the coolest artist enclaves around--The Lake Erie Bldg, home to the Screw Factory Artists, is opening its doors for your perusal on Sat 5/1. From 1-8PM, wander through the eclectic and inspiring work spaces of some of the area's hottest artists. Also, take a short walk to Bela Dubby for coffee and the Cleveland Craft Coalition's show from 12-4PM. Details

Take a Hike Tours Over 2600 people went on a Take a Hike walking tour last year. Join the ranks when the tours start up on Sat 5/1 at 10AM with a tour of the Historic Warehouse District. Tours run a few times a week, exploring different parts of Cle, complete with run-ins with actors portraying historic city characters. Meet at Constantino's. Info

Roots of Resistance Collaboratively organized by campus and community orgs, the Roots of Resistance Conference aims to "provide a space in which we can remember and learn from various perspectives of the social justice movement while building a future for our collective struggle." Attend workshops on the struggle for sexual assault policy on college campuses; learn the history of white supremacy; and talk to others at this multi-generational event on Sat 5/1 (starts at 10AM) - Mon 5/3 @ KSU. Details

Jane's Walk is a no-charge "neighborhood walking tour that helps people get in touch with their environment and with each other, by bridging social and geographic gaps and creating spaces to discover themselves... all over again." Cle's tour leaves Market Sq Park (NW corner of Lorain & W 25th) on Sat 5/1 at 1PM. Read about Jane Jacobs and her commitment to cities here.

VOICES: A Staged Reading Everyone has something to say about the tragic May 4, 1970 shootings at Kent State. Theatre students, Kent State faculty, staff, community members, veterans and former guardsmen all provide different perspectives of what happened on that tragic day. Excerpts from their oral histories will be presented in a dramatic, multi-faceted stage reading on Sun 5/2 at 7PM @ KSU's E Turner Stump Theatre in Kent. Learn more

First Mondays: Artemisia Travel back to 17th century Rome through the eyes of Artemesia Gentileschi, one of the Renaissance's foremost female painters. But her success didn't come easily. After being raped by her father's partner, she fought back... even under torture. Hear her tale, adapted by Jean Seitter Cummins from the novel Artemisia by Alexandra Lapierre, at a reading on Mon 5/3, 7PM @ The Alcazar. Discussion w/ art historian to follow. Click

GREEN Tremont Farmers Market opens up for the season on Tue 5/4! The market is open every Tue from 4-7PM in Lincoln Park. Go and support a better way of eating. Spend your money on locally-grown, organic produce [pictured] made by NEO people, not far-off corporations, and help finance a better world. Learn more

Horriblefest 5 @ Now That's Class If chaos, confusion and hardcore music is your cup of tea, get to Now That's Class for Horriblefest 5: five days of the weirdest, hardest music around. The fest kicks off w/ a Cinco de Mayo party at 8PM on Wed 5/5 w/ Painesville avant-garde group Sloth, Cle's oddest one-man band--Mr. California (who will perform in a dumpster), and mariachi band Joya de Mexico. Click

V-E Day @ Maltz Museum In honor of Jewish Heritage Month and the 65th anniversary of V-E Day, the Maltz Museum is hosting a reading of Faye Sholiton's V-E Day, an award-winning play about love, loss, choices and consequence set in Cle Hts. This poignant reading takes place on Wed 5/5 at 7PM. More

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Preview: Sleeping Beauty by Ballet Theatre of Ohio
Dancers Young and Old

If you say, "Sleeping Beauty" to a non-ballet audience, they will think of the familiar fairy tale; but a ballet audience automatically thinks of the Tchaikovsky score and the Petipa choreography as the occasion for an All Star, Extra Innings Blow-Out in which everybody, dancers young and old, costumers, and set designers get their turns at bat.

Ballet Theater of Ohio's version covers both bases, with - as far as we can tell from here in Cleveland -- a clear, family-friendly retelling of the story and plenty of production values and delicious dancing...
Read more from Elsa Johnson & Victor Lucas here

Setting fire to a winning lottery ticket

If memory serves me right, none of the folks associated with the first O.J. trial — from defense attorneys to prosecutors (even "Kato" Kaelin) — ever had to do another honest day’s work in their lives if they elected not to do so.

The lone exception being Judge Lance Ito, who earned the reputation among his peers as being perhaps the worst Judge in the history of American jurisprudence...
Read more from Mansfield Frazier here

Getting Active and Getting Out
Culinary Boot Camp, Horticulture, Social Media classes

Fight back at gray clouds and cold temperatures! So much is going on in Northeast Ohio it is hard for anyone to stay at home.

Great antidotes to combat the winter doldrums - join your local community college for engaging and exciting programs - just what the doctored ordered.

Different class line-ups and content are available, but you have to take the first step.

In Northeast Ohio, we are lucky to have many schools, colleges, organizations, and communities offering a wide array of programs...
Read more from Susan Schaul here

Skitzki
Matthew Skitzki
2009

Pianist Matthew Skitzki's self titled 2009 solo release features ragtime, 60's jazz, several standards, and some very good originals.

Amongst the highlights are his ragtime original "Gnarled River Rage"; a good interpretation of Thelonias Monk's "Straight, No Chaser"; and solid versions of "Moonlight in Vermont" and "Love for Sale" backed with Roger Hines on bass and Elijah Vazquez on drums.

Skitzki, who is a graduate student in music at Cleveland State, can be seen around town doing a variety of gigs, whether as a solo jazz pianist at a wedding to a recent recital of classical standards as part of his Masters program...
Read more of Greg Cielec's review here

Wanna get reviewed? Send your band's CD (less than 1 year old) to: Cool Cleveland, 14837 Detroit Avenue, #105, Lakewood, OH 44107

Preview: Dancing Wheels, the Angels, CJO & The Duke
Featuring Donald McKayle's World Premiere

This weekend Dancing Wheels Company and School teams up with Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and Singing Angels in an all Duke Ellington program, ALL THAT'S JAZZ! A highlight of this program will be the world premiere of a new dance choreographed by Donald McKayle who was honored in 2005 at the Kennedy Center for the Arts as a Master of African American Choreography; one among many honors and awards.

The prominent and prolific African-American choreographer has been a fixture in the dance scene and his works and still are performed by many dance companies. Those of us who remember Cleveland Ballet may recall that company's performance of McKayle's GAMES (1951) or their world premieres of his HOUSE OF TEARS (1992-93) OR MYSTERIES AND RAPTURES (1993-94).


Cool Cleveland: How did you get started in dance?
Donald McKayle: I started choreographing in 1948. In fact, I choreographed before I started to dance. I saw a dancer, a wonderful woman named Pearl Primus, and I immediately wanted to do it. So I gathered my friends and made a dance. (Laughs)

No training required.
DM: Just went straight ahead at it. Then I followed her (Primus) to The New Dance Group. So I auditioned and I said, 'My God, I really don't know very much...'
Read more from Elsa Johnson & Victor Lucas here

A Fight Worth Fighting

The powerful Cleveland Ratner family has finally pushed the Daniel Goldstein family out of its Brooklyn, N. Y. home. But they haven't shut him up.

And it cost them $3 million, not the $500,000 deal first offered.

Goldstein says that he took the offer without a pledge to keep quiet about it. Although he had to step aside as chief spokesperson of the citizen organization - Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn (DDDB) - he didn't sign on, as usually happens, to retreat from speaking about the project.

"Contrary to press reports, I have not given up my First Amendment rights or my involvement in Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn," said Goldstein.

Bruce Ratner, head of the development firm called Forest City Ratner, is building the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn - a housing, retail and arena development.

Goldstein has led a vigorous citizen's revolt against the project. It seems to me a model of opposition nationally for citizen's groups fighting rapacious development that destroys communities...
Read more of Roldo Bartimole here

Quick reviews of recent events
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Soldier’s Tale & Catch And Release @ Cleveland Play House 4/22/10
Read the review by Roy Berko here

Things Of Dry Hours @ Cleveland Public Theatre 04/24/10
Read the review by Roy Berko 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) Enhance Clifton It's a plan and now a website. Stay up to date w/ the plans to change Clifton Blvd at EnhanceClifton.com

2) The BODIES are coming back Need an excuse to go downtown? Soon you'll have one: BODIES: The Exhibition will return, this time @ the old Woolworth store at the corner of E 4th St and Euclid Ave [pictured]. Expect a greater focus on Cle's history, w/ Cle native John Zaller serving as the exhibit's Vice President of Creative and Design. Opens on Sat 6/5.. BODIESTheExhibition.com

3) Endorsements Not sure what or who to vote for on May 4th? Read what CoolCleveland suggests and why. CoolCleveland.com

4) Politics as Usual … and I Absolutely Love It After all these years it finally struck me that the popularity of political events partially lies in the fact they’re like a funeral — you get to see old faces you haven’t seen in ages, but no one is dead — at least not yet. Candidates are skilled at sticking their fingers into the political winds to see which way they are blowing, and then making promises accordingly. Read more...

5) Summer Fun & Creativity!Let your family’s imagination blossom this summer! Beck Center for the Arts offers fun and creative day camps in dance, music, visual arts, and theater for kids 5 to 18. Try out all art forms at Arts Sampler Camp. Sign up for 2 or more camps & save 10%! Check out the catalog here or get more info: Beck Center.org

We renew our commitment to our writers: Roldo Bartimole, Roy Berko, Julie Cajigas, Greg Cielec, Mansfield Frazier, Elsa Johnson & Victor Lucas, Susan Schaul, Alex Sukhoy & 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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