02.06-02.13.13
How To Change
We like the way Cleveland’s evolving these days. There’s a fresh appreciation for the coolness that’s growing here. And a subtle confidence that acknowledges we’re on the right track. But we’re not quite there yet. We need to continue moving in the right direction.
Fortunately, there’s never a shortage of good people stepping up to make that change. The Fedora Network is a new giving circle that looks to encourage the best nascent ideas; check out our 3-way interview. Katherine Boyd kicks off the Cleveland Connection, and we have her on video. Our exit interview with the retiring Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton highlights how things have changed in the 21 years she’s been serving.
Cool Cleveland is changing, too. We’re amping up our music coverage with the help of music scene veteran Anastasia Pantsios: check out RedHotSOUNDS. Goodmorning Valentine celebrates their 3rd release, CVSR sets a record, Nora Jane Struthers plays CVNP, Holden offers a discount and the real rust belt chic is on display at Arts Collinwood. Saturday is Bazaar Bizarre, the LaunchHouse gala and the Chinese New Year. And some things never change: Carlos Jones plays the reggae brunch and the Cats play Mardi Gras, both at the Parkview.
Keep up on all the changes with our mobile app. The coolest part is, we’re getting the hang of this change thingy. –Thomas Mulready
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When Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton announced her retirement after serving as president of Tri-C for 21 years, many in the community regarded the news with disbelief. It’s difficult to catalog her achievements and the changes that have taken place during her tenure.
Corporate College, workforce training, and distance learning are all discussed in this Cool Cleveland exit interview, as well as some challenging issues facing higher education such as the high cost of college and graduation rates.
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SPONSORED: Together, Ralph Miles Jones and Baba Issa Abramaleem are The Seekers of Truth Revolutionary Ensemble, and consider themselves messengers of cosmic sounds. Join Cleveland Public Library for this free concert on Fri 2/15, 6:30PM at the Rice Branch. Visit CPL.org for more details on this event.
Emmy Award winning journalist and broadcaster Katherine Boyd is launching a new radio show, “Cleveland Connection,” which will be broadcast on Sunday mornings on FM stations Q104, 98.5 and 92.3 at 6AM and 102 at 7AM.
Boyd intends to make this hour-long Cleveland-focused program a showcase for local musicians of all genres who get little airplay elsewhere.
“I’m going to be talking to local musicians and playing their music every week,” says Boyd. “I feel it is hugely important to give them an outlet.”
SPONSORED: Wild & Scenic! Kick off film festival season at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival on Sat 2/16 at 6PM. See some remarkable short films about ordinary human beings who are changing the world in some surprising ways. Click the link for film descriptions, tickets and trailers! Just $5 for students. CMNH.org
Goodmorning Valentine has been kicking around the Cleveland music scene for just about four years playing their straightforward rootsy rock that’s become a little more clear-cut over time. On Sat 2/9 they’ll celebrate their 3rd album with a show at the Beachland Tavern, with Shivering Timbers and Brian Straw.
Read more Red Hot picks by Anastasia Pantsios here
SPONSORED: Fast Fact: 87% of Alums Would Recommend Tri-C 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. It’s highly recommended! Sign-up now: Tri-C.edu/alumni.
Lend a Hand Michael Symon organizes MarketVendorRelief.org to raise funds for West Side Market vendors who took a hit from the recent fire. Vendors, Cle has your back.
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Follow Cool Cleveland inside Nature’s Bin as we talk with Food Service Associate Mychal Dunson, who shows us some of the yummy and healthy fresh and prepared foods Nature’s Bin has ready for us during this challenging winter season.
Then we talk with parent company Cornucopia’s Assistant Executive Director Mary Johnson as she updates us on the progress of their new Vocational Training Center (VTC) next door, where Cornucopia can do even more food prep and meet their mission of training the developmentally challenged and developing their skills, confidence and workplace potential so they are able to live more independently with jobs in the food service industry. Cornucopia-Inc.org
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Sick of the lack of leadership in our community, and lamenting the demise of efforts like the Civic Innovation Lab, David Akers, Seth Briskin & Dick Clough decided to take matters into their own hands.
They’re creating a giving circle of like minded engaged citizens looking to make decisions quickly and kick off small ideas with start-up funding.
The guidelines for the nascent Fedora Network are still coalescing, but it goes something like this: put in $1099 of your own money (not from corporations or foundations), $99 for overhead and $1000 of which goes to fund a number of cool projects that benefit the community.
THE FEBTASTIC 4 Best of Melt Month! 4 amazing sandwiches – one amazing month!
Plus: New Children’s Menu Begins in February.
Lakewood. Cleveland Heights. Independence. Mentor.
Check out our website and Facebook page for more information on all our February specials and locations.
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A haunted house? Ghostly spirits? Insanity? It’s Benjamin Brittian’s 100th birthday, and Baldwin Wallace Opera is celebrating with a first-class production of Turn of the Screw.
Listen to B-W Opera director Benjamin Wayne Smith as he talks about this challenging contemporary opera based on the Henry James novel while the singers and cast take a break from rehearsal. Watch the video interview here.
Catch Turn of the Screw on Thu 2/14 – Sun 2/17 in the Allman Theatre, Kleist Center for Art & Drama on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace University. BW.edu
Avenue Q: School Edition opens @ the Beck Center. This story of a recent college grad moving to NYC in a shabby apartment on an unusual street will crack you up. For ages 12+.
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WED 2/6
Revolutionary technology meets a revolutionary message in prog rock psychedelic band Papadosio. Expect eclectic sounds, visionary lyrics & soaring melodies @ the Kent Stage.
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THU 2/7
Musical Melange @ Mahall’s You say you want musical diversity? Get it tonight, w/ three-woman ska band the Scotch Bonnets; blues-drenched jazz/soul of R.A. Washington and the Family Dollar; & many others.
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FRI 2/8
MOCAnection: Go With Me!! Mingle with grown-ups, elementary school style @ MOCA. Make old-school Valentine’s & friendship bracelets, play dodge-ball & make some new BFFs.
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SPONSORED: Be A Charter Member! WCLV 104.9 begins its first Charter Member Fund Raising Drive this Fri 2/08, offering WCLV listeners the opportunity to help support the station’s award winning classical music programming. There are lots of exciting thank-you gifts in return for donations. Call 877-696-1049 starting on Friday, or go to WCLV.org and click on the blue button on the home page. All donors names are put in the pot for a drawing for a week’s stay for two at the Chautauqua Festival with all meals and tickets for all events.
SAT 2/9
Happy Valentine’s Day, Jerk! Love… kinda sucks at times. So, take a humorous look on the pits of love @ the new Good Goat Gallery in Lkwd. Art, jewelry & dark humor.
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SUN 2/10
Annual Reggae Brunch @ the Parkview Enjoy the sunny good vibes of Carlos Jones & the P.L.U.S. Band while chowing down on pancakes, French toast, burritos & eggs Wellington.
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MON 2/11
Fused Glass Jewelry Class @ PAA What to do on a Mon eve? Make some fused glass jewelry @ Peninsula Art Academy. Because why not. Learn glass cutting & more.
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TUE 2/12
Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Party with Cats on Holiday @ ParkView. Get some face paint, throw on some beads & meet for a traditional bash of food, frolic, dancing, debauchery, music & merriment.
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WED 2/13
Demolishing the War on Drugs Retired police captain Peter Christ is on a mission: to end the War on Drugs. Hear him speak @ CWRU on how to rework our country’s insane drug laws. Should be good.
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The Cavaliers are in the midst of Year Three P.Q. (Post Quitter) and the light at the end of the tunnel is finally coming into focus.
It’s no secret that the Cavaliers front office has piled up so many first and second round draft picks over the next several years that the number has now reached double digits…
Read more from Larry Durstin here
Three-card Monte is a con game that’s been around since the 15th century. The goal of the con is to trick the “mark” (or better known as the “sucker”) with three playing cards so as to take advantage of them.
Today, Attorney General Mike DeWine attempted to do a bit of slight-of-hand of his own by misdirecting attention away from the police officers who fired 137 shots into a car…
Read this story from Mansfield Frazier here
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Six years after launching Vibrant Wind Dancers, Director and Founder Mary Bodnar continues to find poetry in dance.
The Middle Eastern dance troupe has performed over 55 dance performances for live audiences at retirement communities, churches, conferences, libraries, schools and community events. The dance is about putting movement to life’s synergy…
Read more from Claudia Taller here
Peter Christ, a 66-year-old retired police captain from Tonawanda, NY, is the co-founder of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) and he’s bringing his message of drug policy sanity to Cleveland on Wed 2/13 as part of his ongoing effort to counterpoise the insane drug war rhetoric we still often hear too much of…
Read this story from Mansfield Frazier here
Read other recent pieces by Mansfield Frazier here
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We love great films in Cleveland. CIFF’s success speaks to that.
But it’s a little-known fact that Lorain County Community College’s (LCCC) film series spotlights notable movies. The guy behind the scenes has been choosing great films for forty years, and he loves it…
Read more from Claudia Taller here
There was one time I felt sorry for Art Modell.
It was in a court room. I’ll get to that.
What bothers me now of the attacks on Modell by our sports writers and fans are that they for so long kissed his ass. He was the Big Dog…
Read this story from Roldo Bartimole here
Read other recent pieces by Roldo Bartimole here
Cleveland needs to sell Burke Lakefront Airport. They need to, like, yesterday.
Crain’s Cleveland recently reported that a new study will determine the need for publicly owned aviation airports. Burke is one of Ohio’s 97 public airports being looked at in the study…
Read more from Joe Baur here
Quick previews & reviews of recent events
Submit your own preview, review or commentary to Events@CoolCleveland.com
PHOTO REVIEW: Transformer Station Opening Weekend 02.01.13 by Elisa Vietri
REVIEW: The Gospel According to James – Intriguing Theatre @ Ensemble by Roy Berko
REVIEW: Lakeland’s Next to Normal – Compelling Script, Must-See Production by Roy Berko
REVIEW: Water Ways – Devised Theatre @ CPT by Roy Berko
PREVIEW: The Shaw Festival’s 2013 Season by Roy Berko
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ROLDO: Racism at Obama Mirrors Stokes Experience Some interesting stuff here… thanks for the history lesson. So which do you believe is the real Dennis Kucinich?…
Read the comment from MitchVigil here
Excellent history. Carl Stokes’ pioneering administration galvanized urban voters across the country, set the template for the black mayors who followed in other cities and inspired the political base that eventually led to President Obama’s election…
Read the comment from Dick Peery here
MANSFIELD: Looking for Angels Do you have to tear the building down? Seems like a sound structure, why not gut it and have additional space?…
Read the comment from Thomas A Frazier here
Great news, Mansfield! It’s nice to read such a feel-good story about things happening in the inner city! Congrats to you and everyone who has contributed!…
Read the comment from Andre LeBlanc 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) VIDEO: Matt Fish Opens Melt Bar and Grilled in Mentor
2) VIDEO: Michael DeAloia Shows Us Around Expedient
3) ROLDO: Racism at Obama Mirrors Stokes Experience
4) MANSFIELD: Looking for Angels
5) Three Remembrances of Frank Green
Our writers change only for the better: Roldo Bartimole, Joe Baur, Roy Berko, Larry Durstin, Mansfield Frazier, Anastasia Pantsios, Claudia Taller, Sarah Valek and Elisa Vietri. 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.
Changing before your eyes,
–Thomas Mulready
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