08.07-08.14.13
"Uncool"
Almost 11 years ago, we chose to put the words "cool" and "Cleveland" together: only one person laughed and called it an oxymoron. Needless to say, nobody's laughing today. Instead, we're falling over ourselves professing our love for the CLE.Richey Piiparinen gets all this. And more. He sees that the "psychogeographic attraction" of Cleveland's real rust belt chic is one reason more people are moving to Cuyahoga County from Chicago & Brooklyn than vice versa. It turns out that uncool is the new cool. And we have it in spades.
For example, where else can you find the Mid-West Reggae Fest at Nelson Ledges alongside the Revolution Brass Band at Mahall's; while a big ass papermaking workshop rides along with the Cleveland Flea; the same weekend as the Jewish Food & Culture Festival bumps up against a vegan book club and a Polish picnic; while the Cleveland Trombone Collective competes for your attention with The Numbers Band at Akron's Downtown@Dusk. Ride the Towpath in your PJ's, bring your old dog for ice cream at the Summer Scoop, catch a ukulele star at The Kent Stage, and learn how to ferment your food. Cool? I don't know. But it's real. And it's all happening this week. In cool Cleveland.
Oh, and don't forget you can get all this on our mobile app. Plus, you could win $20 like Lisa Alleman did this week. How cool is that? --Thomas Mulready
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Venture capitalist Brad Feld recently said, "The cities that have the most movement in and out of them are the most vibrant."
The statement speaks to the reality that Cleveland and other Rust Belt cities can't shrink their way to economic growth, as in-migration is needed.
On that score, there's some indication of Rust Belt demographic inflows...
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Cleveland Connection is an exhibition at The Gallery at Lakeland Community College juried by local, award-winning artist Dana Oldfather and featuring 70 works by almost 40 artist-members of the Cleveland West Art League & Ohio Art League.
Says Oldfather, "Choosing award winners for the Cleveland Connection exhibition was a difficult decision, as I imagine choosing a best in show must be for most jurors in an open call situation where no terms are stipulated for submissions other than the general geographic location of an artist's studio...
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Just as Clevelanders are divided as east and west siders, there's another demarcation line of sorts in Northeast Ohio regarding the Rapid transit.
No matter how frequently you ride the Rapid, you'll want to join All Aboard Ohio's educational bar hop by rail transit "TOD on Tap" on Thu 8/8. The gist of the evening will be exploring the idea of Transit Oriented Development (TOD)...
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SPONSORED: Keeping the Heat Turned Up This Summer at The Kent Stage Celebrate with The Mickey Hart Band Superorganism Tour on Sat 8/10; Ukulele wizard Jake Shimabukuro on Tue 8/13; Kenny Loggins and Blue Sky Riders on Mon 8/26; Legends Poco & Pure Prairie League on Fri 9/20; and and roots, zydeco jam-band Donna The Buffalo on Fri 9/27. Details & tix at TheKentStage.com.
The Melt Pig Roast!
Vegetarian and vegan always available. Plus, beginning in August every 2nd weekend of the month is Vegetarian & Vegan Weekend. MeltBarAndGrilled.com
Whiskey Island just wasn't the right fit for the Mid-West Reggaefest. So, for its 22nd year, promoter Packy Malley has moved it back to Nelson Ledges Quarry Park in Portage County. There festgoers can camp, cook out, and swim in the quarry while enjoying three days of music by artists like Yellowman, Culture, and the Ark Band. Fri 8/9-Sun 8/11.Read more picks by Anastasia Pantsios here
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Literary Lots Vacant lots aren't so vacant anymore now that Literary Lots is going on. Check it out -- art, storytimes, workshops & more every day from 10am - 4pm in Ohio City.Click here for more Cool Cleveland Kids events
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This week, Lisa Alleman is our winner. And she's thrilled:
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WED 8/7
The Digital Bookmobile has arrived & today it's at Canal Fulton Public Library. Hop aboard this 74-foot-long outreach vehicle & learn how to access the library's vast collection of digital content.
Click here for more events on Wed 8/7
THU 8/8
Bad Racket Show at Mahall's offers lots of brass, courtesy of Cle's horn-and-percussion Revolution Brass Band, Phunky Panda Monkeys & All Over the Place.
Click here for more events on Thu 8/8
FRI 8/9
Forecast has been around the Cleveland scene seemingly forever, playing easy-listening R&B and pop-influenced jazz that's accessible to ordinary listeners but challenging and adept enough to simulate music aficionados. Hear 'em @ Nighttown.
Click here for more events on Fri 8/9
SAT 8/10
Square Records in Akron's Highland Square neighborhood is ten years old -- quite an accomplishment for an independent record store. It's again marking the occasion with an all-Akron show @ Musica in downtown Akron.
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SUN 8/11
Cedar Fairmount Summer Festival It's still festival season, so party it up. Get thee to Cedar Fairmount for a family-friendly day of art, music, Rocket Car rides and not one -- but two -- clowns.
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MON 8/12
More Than Just a Side Dish Chef Robin Blair will teach you to make 5 new dishes in Fresh Fork Market's vegetarian cooking class. Plus, tips on making the most of your CSA share.
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TUE 8/13
Ukulele star Jake Shimabukuro has taken his state's signature instrument, the ukulele, and stretched its boundaries in every direction. Hear this uke phenom @ the Kent Stage.
Click here for more events on Tue 8/13
WED 8/14
Vegan Book Club @ Visible Voice tackles the tough issues implicit in the title of this month's book -- Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism. Engage in discussion & learn more about the vegan way.
Click here for more events on Wed 8/14
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The manufactured creatures -- part myth, part legend, part actual truth -- that scares the daylights out of everyone in America (be they black, white, Hispanic, Asian or somewhere in between) is that constantly damned and demeaned demographic known as "the young, urban, black male" (YUBM)...
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In a modern version of "let them eat cake," the town's civic/business/media handlers are pushing Opportunity Corridor down the community's collective throat. With an assist from Gov. John Kasich looking for love in the wrong place.
This is a $350 million answer to a non-existing need....
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PHOTOSTREAM: Ohio Burlesque Festival by Anastasia Pantsios
REVIEW/PREVIEW: Verb Ballets Presents Uneven Evening of Dance; Dance Previews by Roy Berko
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A Love Affair with Downtown Begins on Hope Avenue My memories of Downtown as a young child was looking up in the world. I remember the great smells of roasted nuts, the hustle and all the titillating store fronts on prospect ave. But it was always dirty, full of the grit from the flats and discarded paper dancing in the wake of a Cleveland Transit Bus....
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Growing up in an area where Parmatown was the height of retail sophistication, or at least the only place people ever thought of shopping at anymore, I, too, was always fascinated by the magical place called Downtown....
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Thanks Larry, from someone who wandered the streets of 62nd and St. Clair about the same time....
Read the comment from calvin here
Great piece about a great city! My memories are of Playhouse Square, Publix Books, Boukair's Ice Cream, Sterling Lindner's and not the Tower but the busy Rapid station beneath it off a bustling Public Square. Thanks.....
Read the comment from Ray O'Loughlin here
This reminds me of childhood shopping trips with my mother to downtown Toledo. She always wanted to dress up her little man....
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Is Tremont Still an Art Community? As the former owners of Eye Candy Gallery, it behooves us to add our comments to this discussion. For eleven years, Eye Candy Gallery was the oldest and and longest tenured FULL time gallery in Tremont... Almost from the very beginning, it became quite obvious that it was "every man for himself." I say this without rancor....
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MANSFIELD: Taking Back Our Streets - Part 2 Interracial dating is becoming the norm... if not the preferred vehicle for today's active youths. Perhaps that and the fact that President Obama is an EXTREMELY POSITIVE role model for both black and white Americans....
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Cool writers, uncool writers, we love you as you are. Shout outs to Roldo Bartimole, John Benson, Roy Berko, Martin Bielat, Mansfield Frazier, Anastasia Pantsios, Richey Piiparinen, Josh Usmani 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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