10 Things

01.22-01.29.14
10 Things

But there are so many more. So we’ll try to keep this short.

Like how to celebrate local pride at CleveCon. Or five ways to set your 2014 career goals. Or 10 Things that CC writer Alex Sukhoy learned about Clevelanders as she moves. Or about the 70 miles of new bikeways planned for CLE. Or great music this week from Don Dixon, Marti Jones, Emma Shepard, Mirrors, Bad Racket & Cellar Door.

Go mobile & check out Cool Neighborhoods like Kamm’s Corners and Waterloo. Maybe that’s more than 10. And there’s lots more where that came from. –Thomas Mulready

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I arrived in Cleveland in October, 2003, not knowing a soul. I left knowing so many.

A few days into 2014, I packed up my car with some clothes and office files and, finding the right pocket of weather opportunity, drove to Chicago.

Leaving Cleveland wasn’t easy. It wasn’t simple. And making the decision to do so took years in the making…
More from Alex Sukhoy here

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It’s a perfect time for a convention celebrating everything “Cleveland.”

Do just that at CleveCon — a convention on Sat 1/25 celebrating everything we all love about our hometown…
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SPONSORED: Chasing the Praying Mantis Discover the hidden life of a charismatic group of insects at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s next Explorer Series lecture. Curator Dr. Gavin Svenson will discuss his “Journey Across the World to Understand the Praying Mantis’ Diversity, Mating Games and Personalities.” 7 pm on Fri 1/31 CMNH.org

During the first few months of the year, corporate executives push down company goals to senior managers who, in turn, push them down on their employees.

But before you sign off on someone else’s vision of your progress, stop & think through things…
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Bikeways are coming our way. City of Cleveland plans to add 70 miles of bikeways by end of 2017.

* The 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade is a reminder of setbacks for Ohio women.
* RIP Arnold Pinkney Pay your last respects to this storied politician @ Lake View Cemetery.

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SPONSORED: CIM & Severance, a perfect match! The CIM Orchestra LOVES performing at Severance Hall! Feel the love yourself when CIM returns to Severance Wed 2/12 playing works by Rossini, Shostakovich and, a composer near and dear to us, Ernest Bloch. Tickets start at $5! Order by phone: 216-231-1111 or visit ClevelandOrchestra.com.

Marti Jones & Don Dixon are widely respected by those who love good pop songwriting, even though they keep a low profile, living in Canton. But music is always in their lives, and Jones talks to us about what’s going on with them and about their Akron Civic Theatre show where they’ll draw on their combined 268 song catalog, preview material she’s working on, and even kid around a little. Sat 1/25.

* Second-gen musician Emma Shepard releases her debut at Akron’s Musica. Fri 1/24.
* Bad Racket Recording holds an open house at its new location. Sat 1/25.
* Cellar Door Productions announces 2nd annual Rendezvous at the Beachland. Fri 3/14-Sat 3/15.
* Zach Freidhof & Samuel Salsbury aim to “Ignite the Soul” at the Akron Civic. Thu 1/23.
* Cleveland underground legends Mirrors play the Beachland Ballroom. Sat 1/25.
* Rock Hall Archives marks its second birthday with author event. Sat 1/25.

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There is a palpable sense of civic pride radiating from Northeast Ohio.

At the heart of our community is (and pretty much always has been) University Circle. On Sun 1/26 catch the premiere of University Circle: Creating a Sense of Place on WVIZ & learn the history & projected future of Cle….
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Help aspiring young dancers by attending the Sleeping Beauty Tea Party @ the Beck. Go for tea, punch & cookies, as well as a Sleeping Beauty fashion show & selected performances from the popular ballet. Sun 1/26.

* Experience peace @ Bliss Health & Healing Center’s family-friendly open house, offered before their Aquarian Fest Sat 1/25.

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WED 1/22
Pianist Gabriela Montero has performed with orchestras around the world & is a master of improvisation & interpretations. She’ll showcase her skills at CIM’s Mixon Hall as part of their Mixon Hall Master Series.

* Yentl is now onstage @ CPH & we talk to Cle stage legend Dorothy Silver about the thought-provoking production.

Click here for more events on Wed 1/22

THU 1/23
Photographer Vivian Maier was discovered only after her death. Explore her life — what we know of it — in The Vivian Maier Mystery, screening for free @ CIA Cinematheque.

* Transit Tracks is back w/ crooner Bill Newman @ the Windermere Station.
* Rising from the Ashes, screening @ Cedar Lee, documents the creation of the National Cycling team in Rwanda. Inspiring.
* World/jam band Rusted Root plays the Kent Stage w/ Donna the Buffalo.

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FRI 1/24
Jazz trumpeter Josh Rzepka cut his teeth in NEO then left to pursue a master’s degree. But now he’s back — & will preview new material @ Akron Civic Theatre.

* Have a drawing phobia? Confront your fears & make good art @ MOCA’s new workshop.
* Snowed-out Russian Duo bring Russian classical & folk music to Nighttown.
* The Complete Frank Jaskson Trilogy continues @ PlayhouseSquare w/ Last Call Cleveland and the Lake Erie Time Machine.
* Cleveland ’80s-style rockers Krypton Monkeys plays @ The Winchester to benefit animal rescues.

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SAT 1/25
Ring in the Year of the Horse at Asian Town Center’s 2-day Lunar New Year Celebration. Food, performances, dragons & dancing for all.

* Party like it’s 1955 at Western Reserve Historical Society’s annual Somewhere in Time benefit party.
* Secondhand Mutts Pancake Barkfeast will fill you up & help dogs needing heartworm treatment.
* Slovenian Workmen’s Home throws a Wine, Spirits & Brew Tasting Party full of culture & suds.
* Join the Aquarian Festival @ Bliss for a day of health, meditation & healing.
* Lakewood Project plays a special (electrifying) Beatles show w/ Hard Day’s Night.
* Bootstrap Bash @ LaunchHouse raises $$ for entrepreneurial education.
* DuneCraft is hosting an open house & you’re invited. They make educational products (& fake snow!) right here in Cle.
* Celebrate Scottish heritage w/ dancing, bagpipes & proper attire @ the American Croatian Lodge.
* Short Film Fest @ the Kent Stage features films from Kent all the way to Germany.

Click here for more events on Sat 1/25

SUN 1/26
Author Sarah Trigg doesn’t just study artists’ work; she studies their minds. Her latest book, Studio Life, contains interviews w/ 200+ artists. Join her @ MOCA to discuss.

* UA Steel Drum Band throws a beach party @ Akron Civic. Get tropical.
* Local blues guitarist Gaetano Letizia releases new CD @ Rockefeller’s.

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MON 1/27
Chocolate for dinner? Sounds good to us. Join Chef Bob Sferra to learn everyday chocolate recipes, like pumpkin ravioli w/ milk chocolate sauce, in Fresh Fork Market’s latest workshop.

* Cleveland Film Commission pres Ivan Schwarz discusses Cle’s role in the future of film at a networking luncheon.

Click here for more events on Mon 1/27

TUE 1/28
The dangers of water fluoridation: is it the ultimate conspiracy theory? Or pure science? Dr. Ronald Greinke, PhD will dig into this topic in two lectures @ the Mustard Seed.

* German guitar legend Michael Schenker to play at the Agora.

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WED 1/29
Create your own perfume at Indigo Perfumery’s workshop, “Nez: An Experience You Will Never Forget.” Learn all about the olfactory families & leave w/ your own 15 ml. bottle.

* Talk art @ Waterloo Arts w/ local artist & CIA instructor, Mike Meier. He’ll discuss his recent body of ambiguous works.
* Cellar Door hosts Music Biz Mixer to “exchange some real life words instead of just FB status likes!”
* Inside Out: Learn about headshots, personal branding & how to showcase the authentic you.
* Wayne “The Train” Hancock would have been a country star in another era. Hear his traditional style @ the Grog.

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Cedar Contemporary Ballet
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What’s unusual about this contemporary ballet company, the reason you should go out of your way to see them, is DEEP, DEEP pockets full of (evil?) Wal-Mart money…
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A few seemingly disparate initiatives on Cleveland’s near eastside ostensibly all have the same goal: To increase the quality of life for residents in neighborhoods that border University Circle.

And there just might be a solution that helps to achieve this outcome…

Read this story and others from Mansfield Frazier here

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PHOTOSTREAM: MLK Day at the Rock Hall by Anastasia Pantsios

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REVIEW: YENTL Encourages Laughter & Thought @ CPH by Laura Kennelly

REVIEW: Fine Script & Acting Bring PHOTOGRAPH 51 into Focus @ Actors’ Summit by Roy Berko

REVIEW: YENTL Disappoints @ Cleveland Play House by Roy Berko

REVIEW: MENOPAUSE, THE MUSICAL Heats Up the Hanna Theatre by Roy Berko

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MANSFIELD: Amiri Baraka — He Spoke Truth to Power Right on. I envy you getting to spend time with one of my drama heroes! Honesty is the only thing that will make as all equal and Amira Baraka clearly knew how to get to that quick. Cheers and keep up the good work!…
Jeff Donnelly

Mansfield, you haven’t let him down. By the way, last week’s entry — masterful. A story eloquently rendered. Both the times and the people artfully resurrected. Took a bit of chutzpah to share.
Peter Lawson Jones

How We Can Keep Pedestrians and Cyclists Safe in Cleveland Such an important issue as we try to build cities for people not cars.
R. Mark Giuliano

Change Cleveland’s Cycling Landscape w/ Bike Cleveland Bike Cleveland is a very proactive group who have made huge strides in bike safety and advocacy here in Cleveland. Pleasure to be associated with them and looking forward to helping the cause in 2014!
D Moore

This looks great! Love seeing critical mass down on the Square, too!…
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Here are the Top 5 most clicked links from last week’s issue, with one more chance for you to click.

1) CareerTOOLBOX #26: It’s a New Year & You’re Unemployed

2) Fortune Magazine Dubs Cleveland the New Brooklyn

3) Brite Winter Announces Lineup for 5th Annual Fest

4) ROLDO: Stokes, Kucinich Remind Me How Christie-Like Disaster Can Go One Way or Another

5) MANSFIELD: Amiri Baraka — He Spoke Truth to Power

We can count on our writers: Roldo Bartimole, Roy Berko, Marty Bielat, Mansfield Frazier, Elsa Johnson & Victor Lucas, Laura Kennelly, Anastasia Pantsios, Alex Sukhoy, Josh Usmani & 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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