08.05-08.12.09
Stars

In this week's issue:

Who are the real stars of today? You won't find a word in Cool Cleveland about the "superstar" singer who recently passed away. In fact, we're not even going to waste the bytes to mention his name. Instead, we offer some superstars of our own from right around the corner and right around the region. Jeff Biasella turns you on to the Cleveland City Stars, a sports team you can really get behind. We quit whining and start wining with Claudia J. Taller's spotlight on superstar Ohio wineries & vineyards, just in time for tasting. Kelly Ferjutz profiles WKSU's Al Bartholet and the immensely successful Folk Alley, while Mansfield tells us why his recent national TV appearances will almost certainly not make him a star. And Roldo gives a history lesson of a political star who's star may be rising again. Helping people in need is Adoption Network Cleveland, who've asked us to host their fun Lanes for Change bowling party on Sat 8/8, and we hope to see a lot of our Cool Cleveland friends there. After all, Cleveland, you're the real stars. --Thomas Mulready

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SPONSORED: Take Ownership of Your Career Today! Come to a Baldwin-Wallace MBA Open House Tue 8/11 in Berea or Thu 8/13 in Beachwood and learn how the distinctive B-W MBA programs in business administration, entrepreneurship, human resources, and accounting as well as International, Health Care and Executive Management can open doors for your career. For details visit http://www.bw.edu/academics/bus/programs/openhouse

Have fun, change some lives
Plus, a chance to win iPhone, prizes

HOT Join us this Saturday 8/8 at Freeway Lanes in Parma from 10AM to noon and be a part of Lanes For Change, benefitting Adoption Network Cleveland and help change some lives in the Cleveland region.

Watch the video of adoptive father Drew Goddard, plus Thomas Mulready's interview with Darryl McDaniel of Run-D.M.C. when he was in town to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Finally, watch a video of Thomas Bowlready's visit to Adoption Network Cleveland's offices.

Plus, Thomas Bowlready of Cool Cleveland will make an appearance and will personally enter you twice in our chance to win an iPhone that we'll be giving away at Lanes For Change, if you register yourself or a team to help with some fundraising.

Don't miss the fun this Saturday at Freeway Lanes:

Register your team, or come solo. We'll see you this Saturday!

http://www.adoptionnetwork.org/content.asp?pageid=311

HOT Adoption Network wins Excellence Award from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services for their innovative Child Centered Recruitment (CCR), pioneered by Adoption Network Cleveland, to help raise the adoption rate of African American children from 64% to 84%. In addition, for every one dollar spent on adoption of youth from foster care saves three dollars in other costs. http://www.adoptionnetwork.org/index.asp

SPONSORED: They don't wanna waste your time with music you don't need. So if you need spirituality, sexuality, living vividly and challenging the status quo, then you'll be at Cain Park this Sat 8/8 going deep with Over the Rhine. And because you're cool, your ticket is only $10. 216-371-3000 http://www.cainpark.com/concerts_list_pop.asp.

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ClassicalCleveland.com blogs twice a day from the Cle Int'l Piano Competition here
Good dining options for group outings in Cle Read & Eat
Dante Boccuzzi opens Dante in Tremont after beating cancer. Opening date? His birthday: 9/15. Dante
GREEN Puma Yoga celebrates one year in Lakewood Sat 8/8 with comp yoga, live music, raffles. Relax
GO for comp breakfast Post a comment at Downtown Akron Partnership's blog Get Out of the Office and be eligible for b'fast drawing.
Stella Miller, trusted aide to Cuy Comm Peter Lawson Jones, S. T. Jones & Bill Mason, died after struggle with cancer. Read
3400 youth placed in summer jobs by Cle's Youth Opportunities Unlimited in gov't & non-profit work. Read
Maltz poll finds Americans less confident in gov't to protect them from terrorism, from cool exhibit The Eneny Within. Read Poll

HOT Setting your marketing budget for your 09/10 fiscal year? Don't forget to include Cool Cleveland sponsored links and videos. Info@CoolCleveland.com.

HOT Cool Cleveland is hiring We're looking for a great writer/editor who is connected to the cool stuff in town and can meet deadlines. If you're plugged in to this cool region and can write about it, get in touch. Multimedia skills are also appreciated. Info@CoolCleveland.com

SPONSORED: Bowling shoes will be hot this weekend and the balls will be flying when we kick off the all-ages Lanes for Change 2009 at 10 AM this Sat 8/8. If you have not registered, it's not too late - sign up now at http://www.AdoptionNetwork.org/coolcleveland for unlimited bowling, yummy food, music, prizes... and learn how to win an iPod!

Cleveland City Stars
Catch them on the rise

I need to get something off my chest. I've been avoiding saying this since 2006. But with the help of a therapist, the night terrors and panic attacks have finally subsided. I'm ready to publicly admit it; I like soccer.

It started with the 2006 World Cup. A massive heat wave hit Ohio, my house had no air conditioning, and the TV remote disappeared a couple days earlier. The first match of the World Cup was on after Sports Center.

My roommate and I argued about which one of us was getting up to change the channel. I didn't budge and neither did he. We watched the first match out of mutual spite. We watched the rest because we wanted to...

Read about the Cleveland City Stars by Jeff Biasella

SPONSORED: Jahja returns! Popular former Blossom Festival director Jahja Ling (who now heads the San Diego Symphony) returns to Blossom to conduct the monumental Brahms Piano Concerto #2, while you pack your picnic and enjoy a beautiful evening on the lawn. This year, kids under 12 are comp on the lawn with an adult, and you can always bring your own favorite beverage, some nosh, and stretch out under the stars. Get tix by phone: 216-231-1111, at Severance Hall, at Blossom, or online: http://www.BlossomLawnFun.com

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SPONSORED: We're handing out $20,000 artist fellowships If you're a performance or literary artist, the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture invites you to learn about a new opportunity for professional artists in Cuyahoga County - the Creative Workforce Fellowship. Learn about application procedures and eligibility for this $20,000 fellowship, generously funded by Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, by attending one of three upcoming workshops. Application deadline is Fri 9/25 5PM. Click here for details! http://www.cpacbiz.org/business/CWF.shtml

Bug City infests the Garfield Park Nature Center Sat 8/8 11AM-4:30PM. This fantastically quirky event has no admission charge, and has more bug-related activities than you ever thought possible; a bug safari, mealworm races, insect cooking demos, music and more. 216-341-3152, http://www.clemetparks.com

What is a Planet? Until recently there was no actual definition in astronomy of the word "planet". Discover the types of planets in our solar system, and the hundreds found orbiting other stars. (...and, of course, we'll talk about little Pluto). Learn all about the planets Wed 8/5 at 11:30AM at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, during their children's planetarium program. http://www.CMNH.org.

Stellar Stars The Lake Erie Nature and Science Center in Bay Village is talking about space too! This fun (and recurring) event hits Wed 8/5 at 11AM suits up the kids and rockets them off to a new planet and find a different picture in the stars every week. Watch lasers moving to music, take home a planet picture to color and add a sticker to your passport! For kiddos 2+! http://www.LENSC.org.

HOT Bridges to Our Community Kids! Learn about Cleveland's diversity by checking out a new two-story house and more at the Cleveland Children's Museum Sat 8/8 starting at 10AM. Buy groceries in the "store" after going "banking" at the teller counter, then drive a "real" RTA bus, "check-in" at the airline ticket counter, and pump your own "gas" at the gas station before driving home in the all-new "Safe Ride for All Kids" car. There's a replica Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, too! 10730 Euclid Ave. http://www.ClevelandChildrensMuseum.org.

The Naked Brothers Band stars Nat & Alex Wolff from Nickelodian will appear Mon 8/10 at Classic Park in Eastlake, home of the Lake County Captains minor league team, performing the National Anthem, then staying to sign autographs. Doors 6PM, game 7PM. Info

SPONSORED: Wake up your senses as the Dancing Wheels Company presents an evening that will delight the young and the young at heart at Cain Park on Thu 8/20 at 8PM. Revel in a mix of world premieres and Company favorites featuring Robert Wesner's Alice in Wonderland like it's never been seen before! Also Sara Whale's Common Cause, Carly Dorman and Sara Lawrence-Sucato's Variation on a Choice and Hoang Dang's Firefly. 216-371-3000 or http://www.CainPark.com. For info: http://www.DancingWheels.org

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

GREEN Get ready for the Grey To Green Festival in Y-town on 9/13, with enviro-businesses, workshops, entertainment & vendors. Wanna participate? Click

Sun Papers cut 50% from 22 to 11 papers, cut staff from 52 to 34, circulation down 24% from last year, consolidate coverage and no longer serve certain communities. Read

HOT The 3/50 Project asks you to think of 3 independently owned businesses you would miss if they disappeared, stop in and say hello. If 50% of the employed population spend $50/mo. in locally owned businesses, it generates $42.6 billion in revenue. 3/50 Project

SPONSORED: FITTech Alert - What is Green IT? It's using computing resources efficiently. One example is server consolidation through the use of virtual servers. Now, instead of running multiple servers, your company maintains only one physical server, saving utility costs and hardware investment? What a great way to make your IT go Green. Learn more about FIT Technologies' affordable green IT solutions at http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/video/greenCC.html

Business Basics Workshop Ohio Small Bus Dev Ctr on Wed 8/5 4-6:30PM @ Akron Biz Accelerator Register
Blues & Brews at Stan Hywet Sat 8/8 noon-6PM with craft beers from 25 Ohio microbreweries & Alan Greene Band Tix
Cops & Rodders benefit @ Tri-C West on Sun 8/9 with tours, hybrids, safety classes Edward.Kopp@tri-c.edu
Cle's Diversity Edge Corporate Club @ Landerhaven Thu 8/13 11:30AM Info
Smart Business Live! Akron @ Tangier Thu 8/13 w/Vicki Tifft of Clinical Research Mgmt. RSVP
HOT Networking for Good Ritz-Carlton Thu 8/13 5:30-7:30PM Cle Professionals Group Info
Education in Action at Corp College East on Wed 8/26 11AM featuring Steve Millard, Nancy Rodeno of S-W, more Info
Innovation in Business Conference on Wed 9/23 honors Rising Stars, Visionaries & Master Innovators. Register

SPONSORED: Tired of Facebook pages that are doing nothing for you? Join Akron-Canton Airport's Facebook Fan Page and get $25 off your next flight on AirTran Airways. Plus be the first to know about fare sales, cool contests and what's going on at CAK. Save even more money when you book your flight during AirTran Airways fare sale. But hurry! Sale ends tomorrow Thu 8/6 at midnight! http://www.AirTran.com

We're Wining Again
Ohio Wineries Gaining Respect, Quality by the Year

Living in Ohio these days, it's hard not to notice all the new wineries. While anyone can buy some juice, pour it into bottles, and label it as their own, the wineries that grow their own grapes are the ones to be celebrated. Vintage Ohio at Lake Metroparks Farmpark in Kirtland (held this Fri 8/7 - Sat 8/8), features the wines of Ohio in one location for the cost of admission and the time it takes to stand in lines. Vintage Ohio allows those who enjoy native wines and those who enjoy European-style wines to re-experience the wines they have eschewed and it's a great introduction to wineries from Wolf Creek Winery in Akron to Marietta Wine Cellars in Marietta. The festival offers entertainment, exhibits, gourmet food, crafts, and cooking lessons in addition to the wines.

But it's also a far cry from experiencing all of the wineries of the Lake Erie Vines and Wines Trail of Northeast Ohio along the lake...

Read more from Claudia J. Taller here

SPONSORED: Did you know 65% of people are, or are close to someone, touched by adoption or foster care? Whether you are an adoptee, adoptive parent, birthparent, youth in foster care, adoption professional or even just considering adoption, Adoption Network Cleveland can help with guidance, education and advocacy. Visit http://www.AdoptionNetwork.org or call 216-325-1000 for more info.

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HOT Knitscape Be a part of an innovative public art project with the 3rd installment of Knitscape. Meet on Wed 8/5 from 1 - 3PM to decorate Larchmere Blvd. with crocheted sheaths and knitted creations. Meet at Loganberry Books and unite the street through art. (No experience necessary.) 13015 Larchmere Blvd. http://www.heightsarts.org/publicart/#knitscape.

Tom Johnson: Can Cleveland's Greatest Mayor Still Save Cleveland? National conference by Council of Georgist Organizations on Cle's forclosure crisis, banking, real estate, Tom Johnson [pictured] & "Steps for saving Cleveland", Wed 8/5 thru 8/9 at Doubletree Hotel. Info

Wade Oval Wednesdays continues in University Circle every Wednesday evenings through the end of August. The fun starts Wed 8/5 at 6PM with no cost, fabulous family fun, live music, great treats and beverages, kids fun and more. Bring your blanket, a picnic or snacks and come enjoy a summer evening in beautiful University Circle! Each Wednesday brings new sounds for your soul. http://www.UniversityCircle.org.

Gourmets in the Garden The Cleveland Botanical Garden's venerable summer gastronomic series continues with local restaurant Parallax taking center stage Wed 8/5 at 6PM. Great food in a great setting by the best and brightest local chefs and restaurants. How could you go wrong? Details at http://www.CBGarden.org.

Summer in the City Concert The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum offers the latest installment of this live music event Wed 8/5 at 7PM. It's no cost, open to the public and a lot of fun. Great for the kids (and for the kid and you) this recurring downtown lakefront concert series proves "Cleveland Rocks." Concert takes place on the Rock Hall's Main Stage. Details: http://www.RockHall.com.

Full Moon Hike Ditch the city lights for a serene 3-mile stroll in our national park using only moonlight to guide you. Listen for nocturnal creatures while enjoying a late summer's night. Meet at 8PM on Thu 8/6. Hunt Farm Visitors Center, 2054 Bolanz Road, Peninsula. Info.

HOT There Goes the Neighborhood If you haven't seen the evolution of communities here and elsewhere play out in this MOCA Cleveland exhibition, you don't know what you're missing. Check it out Thu 8/6 or at your convenience through mid August. Time is running out! More details here. http://www.MOCACleveland.org.

HOT You Might be a Redneck if a mud pit slip and slide, hubcap hurling and hog calling competition sound like your cup of moonshine. Check out the U.S. Redneck Games and Festival, held in Monroe, Fri 8/7 to 8/9. Campers and day trippers are welcome; kids & pets are not. Daisy Dukes and trucker caps optional. http://www.USRedneckGames.com/index.html

HOT 18th Annual Midwest Reggae Fest Let your dreads down with 3 days of camping, swimming and- oh yeah, music. Attend one of the nation's premier reggae fests, organized by Packy Malley, featuring Freddie McGregor, the Original Wailers and more. Fri 8/7 to Sun 8/9. Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, 12001 Nelson Ledge Rd., Garrettsville. Get tickets at http://www.MidwestReggaefest.com.

Low Life Gallery, 16001 Waterloo Road, presents, Cannibalicious, an illustrated look into the parts of the brain that have not developed past the age of 13. Featuring paintings by Lacy Petrovich and a performance by Miss Firecracker One-Woman Band, this will be a gallery reception to remember. Fri 8/7, 7-11pm http://www.lowlifecleveland.com.

Vintage Ohio The local wine scene gets the spotlight at this great annual summer event starting Fri 8/7 and running through the weekend. If you want to see just how much of an impact Northeast Ohio wines have on our economy, hit the road to Lake Metroparks Farmpark. Sample wine from 23 Ohio wineries, check out cooking school, tempting cusines, fireworks, artisans and crafters selling their wares and more. http://www.VintageOhio.com.

Chicago and Cleveland Combined Three long-form improv comedy groups team up to prove that the Midwest is where it's at! On Fri 8/7 at 8PM at the Powerhouse Pub in Flats, check out Friends with Benefits (Clevelanders), The Belmont Transfer (Chicagoans) and The Giant Eagles (Clevelanders in Chicago.) http://www.fwpub.itgo.com/catalog.html or 440-376-2705.

SPONSORED: WCLV 104.9's live wall-to-wall coverage of the Cleveland International Piano Competition draws to a close this week with the last four semi-finalists performing today at 1PM and 7PM. The four finalists will then go through the cauldron of playing major concertos with The Cleveland Orchestra and Jahja Ling on Fri 8/7, and Sat 8/8, at 7PM. Then on Sunday, 8/9, at 3:00 PM, it's the Award Ceremony and the Winners' Recital. Complete details on all of WCLV's programming at http://www.WCLV.com.

HOT Ohio City Community-Wide Yard Sale Find that perfect lamp or vintage chair among the 51 participants in Ohio City's community yard sale, happening from 9AM - 5PM on Sat 8/8 and from 10AM - 4PM on Sun 8/9. Get your map here.

HOT Lanes For Change Join Thomas Bowlready [pictured, if you can believe that] of Cool Cleveland and bring the family or go solo, to get in on the fun of unlimited bowling, complimentary shoes, raffles, prizes, great food & music and a chance to win a one week stay in a FLA beachfront condo, while raising money for the good work of Adoption Network Cleveland, changing lives this Sat 8/8 from 9:30AM to noon at Freeway Lanes in Parma. We'll see you there! Watch video & get more info

The Waynes Reunion Show Fans of the well-known 90s musical act The Waynes will be happy to hear they are contemplating issuing a compilation of their best music this fall. Matt Sobol, Laurie Hallal, Derek Poindexter and Kurt Triptow will all be present and are likely to deliver the best of their Long Road Gravity CD and more. Rekindle your devotion and get a preview of things to come as they perform a reunion show at the Happy Dog, 5801 Detroit Avenue in the Gordon Square Arts District. http://www.HappyDog58.com

Kent Shindig All-Stars at Cleveland Public Library Downtown Eastman Reading Garden, featuring flatfoot dancers, hammered dulcimer, banjo, lap dulcimer, fiddle, harmonica & double bass on Sat 8/8 from 2-4PM. Lovely! Info

Les Delices celebrate their CD Release Concert and Reception Sat 8/8 at 7:30PM at TAP Jewelry Studios, 1667 E. 40th St., 3-B. Members of Les Delices (Debra Nagy, baroque oboe, and Lisa Goode Crawford, harpsichord) celebrate the release of the group's debut CD, The Tastes Reunited, with a special salon inspired concert and reception. Intimate performance, wine and cheese reception, jewelry designs and rooftop skyline views round out the thrills. http://LesDelices.DebraNagy.com.

GREEN Addicted to Plastic doc film shot over 3 years in 12 countries & 5 continents, following the path of debris to the middle of the Pacific Ocean where plastic accumulates, on Sat 8/8 at 7PM at West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 20401 Hilliard Rd., Rocky River 440-333-2255, no charge. "A sobering must see..." Info

Indie Pop Rocks Joshua Jesty, Return of Simple and Unsparing Sea comprise an inspired triple bill at the Winchester in Lakewood this Sat 8/8 at 8PM. A night of great local music. 12112 Madison Ave., Lakewood. http://www.TheWinchester.net.

Summer Scoop 2009 is the "Old Dog Party of the Year." Bring your friendly senior dog-age 7 and up- for games (Old Dog Olympics, anyone?), photos and Old Dog Idol. It's all to promote the Sanctuary for Senior Dogs. Sat 8/8 from 3 - 7PM. Brookside Reservation Pavilion. John Nagy Blvd. More info here.

Sketchcrawl every Sunday by sketchgroup Percolated Ink, meets at Phoenix Downtown, 1300 W. 9th from 9-10:30AM, gets caffienated, then draws "the awesome buildings we have Downtown." [pictured] Info

The Cuyahoga County Fair is good old-fashioned carny fun. Enjoy your favorite rickety rides and deep-fried delectables amongst live music, square dancers, and livestock displays and then top it all off with the world's largest demolition derby. It doesn't get more summertime than that. Mon 8/10 thu 8/16, Berea Fairgrounds http://www.cuyfair.com.

GREEN Kamms Corners Farmers Market every Sunday from 10AM - 2PM at West 168th Street & Lorain, features health education, cooking demonstrations and entertainment along with locally grown produce, breads, cheese, honey, jams & jellies, herbs and seasonal bounty. This Sun 8/9, solo guitarist Pete Cavano & Healthy Living with Joanne Scullin of Healing Touch River's Edge. http://www.kammscorners.com/farmersmarket

HOT Opera Per Tutti Enjoy soaring al fresco performances of Italian opera selections, performed in the architecturally stunning Italian Cultural Garden. Opera Per Tutti (Opera for All) presents the sextet from Lucia Di Lammermoor at 6 PM on Sun 8/9. No charge for this open-air event. http://www.OperaPerTutti.org.

Science Cafe Cleveland is "Taking Science to the Streets!" Join local scientists for a dynamic, casual (and comp) chat about emerging research. 2nd Monday of the month. "Birds and Humans" is the topic on Mon 8/10 6:30 - 8:30PM. Great Lakes Brewing Co. Tasting Room, 1947 West 28th St. Details here.

GREEN Tremont Farmers' Market hits every Tuesday including this Tue 8/11 from 4:30 - 7:30PM in Lincoln Park. Their mission is to bring local food, growers and artisans directly to the consumer in a great environment. Live entertainment, demos and great local ingredients are just the beginning. 2609 W. 14th St. http://TremontFarmersMarket.com.

GREEN The Next Ten Years in Cleveland will be what we all make them, and here's the kickoff. Sustainable Cleveland 2019 is a three-day summit starting Wed 8/12, hosted by Cle Mayor Frank Jackson [pictured], and everyone is invited to help develop an action plan for economic sustainability in our city. Registration and info here.

The Bare Essentials Bare it all at CMA- or rather, search for pieces of art which honor the human form (aka feature nekkidness.) On Wed 8/12, as part of the Art on Tap series, The Bare Essentials includes a hunt through the galleries for saucy art. No charge for this event, food and drink are extra. Info.

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Folk Alley and the Betsy-Mobile

Cleveland and the Northeast Ohio region are so rich in the musical variety available here. Of course, we have the Cleveland Orchestra at the top of the list, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, plus a veritable triangle of jazz flourishing between Cleveland, Akron and Youngstown. But then, you may not have known there’s another musical form with a strong world-wide presence, originating almost in the middle of the jazz triangle. Care to guess what it is? It’s Folk. As in Folk Alley, the brainchild of WKSU-FM (89.5) the radio station of Kent State University.

What? How? When? Well—it’s not exactly the most direct path, but it all came together through a chain of linked circumstances, beginning back in the 60s when a youngster by the name of Al Bartholet fell in love with radio...

Read more from Kelly Ferjutz here

Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
Chris Hedges
Nation Books

Every once and again I come across a book that is so spot-on, so illuminating, so captures the Zeitgeist... that I'm almost jealous that I didn't write it myself. This feeling quickly subsided as I began to revel in the fact that someone so talented gave form, shape and substance to feelings I've long harbored.

Such is the case with Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges' most recent work, Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle, a work that undoubtedly will resonate with a wide audience of readers. The book has the smell of "bestseller" all over it...

Read the review by Mansfield Frazier here

Cleveland Needs A Game-Changer
plus: Did the PD damage the reform it backs?

You could hear the envy in his voice as he grumbles that when Jeff Johnson walks into a room all eyes moved to him. He takes the air out of the room, said a friendly rival.

Jeff Johnson had that effect on people. Youthful, movie-star looks and a smile to go along. Maybe he still has the magic. We'll soon see...

Read more from Roldo Bartimole here

Police State?

An article I wrote for The Daily Beast (which was featured on Cool Cleveland) regarding the brouhaha surrounding the arrest of Harvard professor Skip Gates snagged me an appearance on the Today Show last month... most likely my first and last appearance on that program.

It wasn't that I flubbed any lines or busted any verbs - I'm a pretty fair speaker and know the King's English - it was what I said that will most likely preclude me from having another 15 seconds of fame...

Read more from Mansfield Frazier here

Quick reviews of recent events
Submit your own review or commentary to Events@CoolCleveland.com

Ohio Light Opera 07.24.09
Read the review by Kelly Ferjutz here

Big Love @ convergence-continuum 07.24.09
Read the review by Roy Berko here

Pippin @ Cain Park 08.01.09
Read the review by Roy Berko here

Shaw Festival @ Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada 07.15.09
Read the review by Roy Berko 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) Fits Most Sizes Cleveland indie t-shirt design shops are hot.

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2) Eating Cleveland We're huge fans of this blog. Apparently so are you. EatingCleveland.com

3) Cain Park rocks all summer long. CainPark.com

4) RTA takes us for the wrong ride So says Roldo, and that's good enough for us. CoolCleveland.com

5) $20K artist fellowships now available for performance and literary artists. Who wouldn't click on this? cpacbiz.org.

Who are the stars this week? We give thanks to our contributors Roldo Bartimole, Jeff Biasella, Marlee Brown, Peter Chakerian, Kelly Ferjutz, Mansfield Frazier, Claudia J. Taller, Robert Thomson, Sarah Valek, Tori Woods, 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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