04.24-05.01.13
Vibrant
It's all happening. But not without everyone putting a shoulder to it. Listen to Hunter Morrison in our interview, and show up, if you can, next week at one of the VibrantNEO get-togethers in your neighborhood to help direct the future of our region.
A while back, I served on the Civic Innovation Lab when we gave support to CWRU student Trevor Clatterbuck for Fresh Fork, a startup delivering fresh, vibrant local products from area farms to restaurants. Now they've grown to serve 3000 individuals, and they're hosting Farm Fair, a plant-your-own-garden workshop this Sat at Urban Community School.
Another way to keep things vibrant? Explore healthy alternatives to factory farming, like the discussion on Sunday in Lakewood on algae blooms & hens. It's Arbor Day at Holden, where the rhododendrons will soon rock, and the Tri-C JazzFest is swinging into its second week with Feinstein, Frisell, Lovano & Cole.
A new fashion label starts up with a trunk show in Tremont, Sistah Sinema bums cigarettes at MOCA, Pizzarelli returns to Nighttown. And our commentators are editorializing again: Baur on reconnecting Downtown to the lake; Mansfield on Haslam; Durstin on Irving; Taller on Geither's new book. Read 'em all on Cleveland's best mobile app.
Tango @ Oberlin, a Klondike @ The Root, Soulcraft @ Speakeasy, 3 Guys & A Lady @ LAND, U2 scholars @ the Rock Hall, Songwriters @ Cellar Door. Wine & Whimsy, Halfoween, Beautiful Dreamers, disrupting journalism. It all adds up to one vibrant community. --Thomas Mulready
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In 2007, Case Western Reserve University students launched a service to deliver fresh local products directly from local farmers to local restaurants.
As part of its mission to promote buying local, supporting local family farms and increasing the health and vitality of subscribers, Fresh Fork Market offers a variety of classes to promote more cooking at home.
Now the outfit has scheduled something new with the free Fresh Fork Farm Fair taking place Sat 4/27...
Read more from John Benson here
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SPONSORED: The second great weekend of Tri-C JazzFest is upon us. There's still time to buy tickets for Michael Feinstein's The Gershwins and Me, Bill Frisell's Beautiful Dreamers, Joe Lovano's 60th Birthday Bash and Natalie Cole. Buy tickets online or call the Playhouse Square box office, 216-241-6000 or 866-546-1353.
Hunter Morrison is no stranger to urban planning. He served as director of the Cleveland City Planning Commission and as director of the Center for Urban and Regional Studies at Youngstown State University.
Now he's the director of the Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities Consortium, a new group that beat out other regions for federal funding to help create a more vibrant, resilient and sustainable Northeast Ohio. View the video here, and hear how this new program, Vibrant NEO, is using social networking, gaming and new forms of engagement to gain public input into civic planning.
Research is available online, and now they're planning a series of public engagement sessions on Tue 4/30 in Oberlin, on Wed 5/1 in Slavic Village, and on Thu 5/2 in Akron.
Register for the one closest to you, and come together with other young people to help plan the future of NEO. VibrantNEO.org
SPONSORED: Celebrate Arbor Day at The Holden Arboretum on Sat 4/27 & Sun 4/28 Free admission and family fun 10AM - 4PM. Enjoy tree climbing demonstrations, lumberjack shows, crafts, food and more. Free seedling giveaway to the first 250 guests each day. For info call 440.946.4400 or HoldenArb.org.
Pitbulls: Guilty 'Til Proven Innocent? Do we have a dangerous dog breed problem or just dangerous laws targeting dogs? That's the question asked in a new film created by local filmmakers premiering Sun 4/28 @ the Capitol. Lakewood predominately featured throughout.Click here for more News and Biz
SPONSORED: Social, With a Twist There's a lot to watch along Clifton Blvd, and a table at Twist is the perfect perch. This diverse night club features themed events like Brazilian Samba classes, happy hours, and DJs that keep you moving on the dance floor. Swing by during the Clifton Arts & Music Fest on Sat 6/15. Cudell Improvement, Inc.
Gwen Brown was down. She had graduated from Virginia Marti & Dyke College, had a couple of kids and some grandkids, then felt the urge to get back into the flow of things.
"I had to get busy again. So Tri-C was it." Her Tri-C experience helped her meet people and network in the industry.
"I studied theatre. What that did for me was it just opened up my personality, and allowed me to get back with people again."
Listen as we talk to Gwen at a Tri-C and Friends Association alumni event at the JazzFest. View the video here. Tri-C.edu/alumni
SPONSORED: Get outta here! Win a weekend trip to Chicago for two out of the Akron-Canton Airport on Southwest Airlines. You'll also receive hotel stay and tickets to a Cleveland Indians vs. Chicago White Sox game! Remember to check Southwest Airlines for low fares to Chicago Midway. Enter at AkronCantonAirport.com.
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: Register your high school or middle school student now for Summer With the Jazz Masters, Tri-C's two-week summer music camp. They'll participate in vocal and music ensembles, study jazz theory and study with top faculty and visiting artists. Early-registration discounts end May 1. Call 216-987-4940.
Carlo Riggio, whose family in Italy owned a 160 acre vineyard for over 150 years, had a chance to "stomp on the grapes" and had what he called an "a-ha" moment when he realized that he wanted to work in the wine industry.
He's now a WSET Advanced Certification Sommelier and works as Heinen's beer & wine merchandiser across all their stores, with an audacious goal: "We don't just want to be a grocer that sells wine. We want to be the best wine shop in the USA."
Listen as Carlo talks about their wide variety, from $5 bottles to bottles costing over $200, and their wine cruvinet offerings, allowing you to taste a fresh single glass of some of the finest wines, right in the store. Heinens.com
SPONSORED: Quick Question: Are You A Tri-C Alum? Cuyahoga Community College is actively engaged in the process of reconnecting with its alumni to build an active, ongoing network. Join the Alumni & Friends Association and enjoy the benefits of networking, mentoring, updated job search and resume resources. Plus, look for special alumni events throughout the year. Sign-up now: Tri-C.edu/alumni.
Factory farms, algae blooms, and hens in Lakewood are the topics at a public forum in Lakewood Sun 4/28.
The affair begins with Tom Bullock talking about public health and environmental impacts of factory farms that provide the vast majority of meat in our grocery stores.
This is followed with a public forum co-hosted by LEAF and Hens in Lakewood to discuss responsible backyard hen-raising...
Read more from John Benson here
SPONSORED: Make Your Voice Heard Have a say in a collaborative, region-wide effort to create a vision for a vibrant, resilient and sustainable region. You can't say no one ever asks because this time we are. Vibrant NEO 2040 Public Workshop (April 30 - May 2). Share your ideas and register: VibrantNEO.org/WorkShops
Cellar Door Productions is all about promoting the local music scene and its artists. It's adapting the "Songwriters in the Round" format for its new Anatomy of a Song online video series. The first taping is Friday at the Cellar Door space on E. 40th with five area songwriters playing and talking about their music. Fri 4/26.Read more Red Hot picks by Anastasia Pantsios here
SPONSORED: Rub Elbows with a Master of Global Innovation Learn from Priceline.com founder and global innovator Jeff Hoffman at the Spring 2013 Innovation Summit, Tue 4/30 at the Baldwin Wallace University Center for Innovation & Growth. Northeast Ohio leaders from Bad Girl Ventures, RSR International, JumpStart, and Parker Hannifin Corporation are also on the bill. Learn more & register at BW.edu
Focusing on healthy and holistic pet foods, gifts and treats for your dogs and cats, Pet-Tique has been serving the Clifton Avenue, Cudell and Edge Districts for 10 years.
Pet-Tique also features one-of-a-kind unique toys, gifts, pet clothes, tags, leads, crates & carriers. They offer delivery and express service where you can order ahead and have your product waiting for you.
For years, Pet-Tique has been hosting Yappy Hour, which offers free treats for dogs and cats, and snacks and wine for owners, with proceeds going to a different animal charity. Listen to co-owner Lawrence Carter in this video.
Bring your pet and come by and say "hi" at the Clifton Arts & Music Fest on Sat 6/15. Cudell.com/artsfest Follow Cudell Improvement, Inc. at here. Pettique.com
Celebrate Arbor Day @ Holden Arboretum, which offers free admission all weekend. Enjoy plenty of kids activities, guided hikes, tree plantings, clogging demos & more.Click here for more Cool Cleveland Kids events
SPONSORED: Thomas the Tank Engine pulls in to town May 18, 19, 24, 25 & 26th! Ride the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad with Thomas, plus live music, storytelling, Imagination Station, Sir Topham Hatt and more! Spend a day in Cuyahoga Valley National Park enjoying this special event, held at Boston Mills Ski Resort. CVSR.com
WED 4/24
Those of you having withdrawal pains after the glut of Irish music around St. Patrick's Day has gone away, take heart. Irish supergroup The Teetotallers are coming to Nighttown.
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SPONSORED: Tomorrow, Thu 4/25, from 10AM to 4PM, WCLV is live at the Music Settlement to celebrate the school's 100th anniversary. You'll hear performances from the Almeda Trio and other faculty members and students. Listeners are invited to join WCLV for any or all of the recitals, either at the Settlement in University Circle, or on the air. Details on all of WCLV's unique classical music programming at WCLV.com
THU 4/25
Soulcraft Gallery Benefit A group of Cle-based furniture designers aim to open a gallery of Cle furniture. Join their party @ Speakeasy & help the cause.
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FRI 4/26
Shivering Timbers Comes Home to Akron for a show @ Musica. Local folk/blues/Americana/rock ensemble returns from the road w/ tunes from their latest album, Sing Sing.
Click here for more events on Fri 4/26
SAT 4/27
The Casual Klondike is a web series about a 68-year-old college freshman who seeks revenge on another old student. The filmmakers will be at the Root premiering a new episode of their series based on old men & non sequitur comedy.
Click here for more events on Sat 4/27
SUN 4/28
Stompin' & Hee-Hawin' take place at the Beachland Barn Dance. Yeehaw. Banjos, fiddles & mandolins will fuel the music & fill the dance floor as three area bluegrass and bluegrass-hybrid bands take the stage.
Click here for more events on Sun 4/28
MON 4/29
Flutist Adam Kuenzel -- Eileen Bigelow Chair & Principal Flute of the Minnesota Orchestra -- presents a free guest masterclass @ Oberlin College. Get schooled, classically.
Click here for more events on Mon 4/29
TUE 4/30
Journalism Disrupted The Knight Foundation invites you to a lunch meeting to discuss recent changes in the journalism industry & newly emerging models of online & print journalism.
Click here for more events on Tue 4/30
WED 5/1
Jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli comes to Nighttown for four shows. His specialty has been pop ballads redolent of the martini-and-cigarette '50s, the stuff people like Frank Sinatra & Nat "King" Cole sang.
Click here for more events on Wed 5/1
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I've often ridden my bike or walked around the Warehouse District, yearning for a glimpse of our majestic lake (yes, it's majestic, dammit!), only to be blocked by elevated asphalt -- the Main Avenue Bridge of the Shoreway.
Whatever your opinion regarding the bridge's aesthetic appeal, it's not worth blocking the view or access of Lake Erie...
Read more from Joe Baur here
Robert Glasper rocked the 34th annual Tri-C JazzFest with a concert at the Ohio Theatre, then he was special guest at a Tri-C Alumni event at the Wyndham Hotel across the street.
His album Black Radio won the 2013 Grammy for Best R&B album, and featured guests like Erykah Badu, Lupe Fiasco, Stokley, Yaslin Bey, Bilal, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ledisi, Lalah Hathaway, Shafiq Husayn & others.
Now he's working on the follow up, Black Radio Volume 2, but he couldn't tell us who the guest stars would be. "But you're going to love it, though, that's all I can say."
He was obviously digging the Alumni party: "If you can pan over that way, there are meatballs there, and I specifically asked them for those..."
Listen as we talk to Glasper at a Tri-C Alumni event right after his gig at the JazzFest. And view a video interview with Glasper's drummer Mark Colenburg here.
You could say that new Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam is a lucky man -- or at least he was a lucky man on Tax Day April 15.
That was the day the feds didn't have an indictment in hand when they raided the Knoxville headquarters of his company, Pilot Flying J, so they couldn't make him suffer the indignity of doing the perp walk...
Read this story from Mansfield Frazier here
Read other recent pieces by Mansfield Frazier here
Just as the talk of Cavalier coach Byron Scott's job was in jeopardy began to percolate a few weeks ago, The Plain Dealer's Tom Reed wrote an article saying that Cavs guard and current face-of-the-franchise Kyrie Irving "declined" to discuss Scott's future with the team...
Read more from Larry Durstin here
No one leaves the Island of Tory. When you end up there, you don't know how you got there, and the memories you have of your former life fade just like the lifeline on the palm of your hand.
The secrets of the Irish island that time left behind unfold smoothly in Island of Tory, a book of mystery and fantasy filled with Irish lore...
Read more from Claudia Taller here
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REVIEW: Bittersweet Evening for Inlet Dance by Roy Berko
REVIEW: Time for a Dylan Impersonator? Bob Dylan @ EJ Thomas Hall by Mansfield Frazier
REVIEW: Cleveland Orchestra & Chorus Perform the Epic CARMINA BURANA @ Severance by Roy Berko
REVIEW: Absurd VANYA AND SONYA AND MASHA AND SPIKE Delights on Broadway by Roy Berko
REVIEW: Charming Re-Imagined CINDERELLA with a Social Message on Broadway by Roy Berko
REVIEW: No Zombie Bach at 81st BW Bach Festival by Laura Kennelly
REVIEW: If You Blinked, You Might Have Missed FELA! at PlayhouseSquare by Laura Kennelly
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ROLDO: Is It Time to Cry Yet? Reading this made my stomach hurt. Like really fucking hurt. I'm 34 and growing more jaded each day I live in CLE. Not to be a curmudgeon but I probably have 40-50 more quality years left of life and I don't think it will be in NEO. Disgusted....
Read the comment from Jason Murphy here
There is one good opportunity here, and that's to clean up the streetscape. With the downturn in newspaper circulation, we should be removing the newspaper boxes...
Read the comment from Tim Ferris here
About the Public Square plans. I remember sitting at the City Club when the man in charge of financing for the projects said "and we will be able to sell naming rights for revenue". Now, that's the ticket rename "The Mall" or "Public Square". To what, Gilbert's Horseshoe....
Read the comment from Gloria Ferris here
This is a sad commentary -- I like how NO ONE has mentioned the fact that the School Board building sold for HALF the value...
Read the comment from Matt Bolek here
Roldo, Litt is a tool of the finest quality for all the wrong causes, his read on Cleveland urban affairs carries the stench of yesterdays fish dinner...
Read the comment from snarky here
Steve Litt and the PD have done as much damage to the built environment in Cleveland as the closing of Case Department of Architecture in 1972. The lack of a school of architecture, and all of the architects who would have otherwise stayed in Cleveland has greatly diminished the vitality of architecture here. For contrast, look at the vibrant architecture scene in Pittsburgh cross-fertilized by the Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture....
Read the comment from glenn murray here
I can only speak for myself, but I've got *plenty* of fight left...
Read the comment from Garry Kanter here
PHOTOSTREAM: Cuyahoga County Democratic Dinner Pretty ironic that Mrs Pelosi is calling for getting money out of elections at a pay-per-plate dinner event where tickets cost $200 - $5000....
Read the comment from margaret wetzler here
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4) New Show Lets You Collect Art Like Baseball Cards
5) Beck Center for the Arts Expanding to Tremont
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