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Find Your Own Adventure
There are two kinds of people in this town. Those who insist that our glory days are behind us, and those who suspect they lie ahead. You can guess which camp we’re in. Valerie Mayen makes this a better place with her every move. Her 3rd annual Hullabaloo showcases CLE fashion while raising money & awareness for Halo Foundation. Our VIDEO sneak peeks the details and some of her “super, super exclusive top secret” designs she’ll be unveiling. “Creepy, decayed & beautiful” describes the work by local photographer Jen Hearn and her current exhibit, Choose Your Own Adventure.
So find your adventure this week. Check out our VIDEO of Cleveland’s first Downtown public dog park. Go Beyond Silicon Valley at the City Club. Meet legendary chef Ferran Adria at MOCA. View Cle-based Society for Photographic Education’s exhibition of actual prints Off The Web, On The Wall at ArtCraft. Hear Cleveland rock with Ian Hunter, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Speedbumps and Chrissy Hynde, who’s flying solo and coming home to the Akron Civic. It’s going to be a wild ride. Hang on to yourself. –Thomas Mulready
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Hullabaloo is described as a loud, uproarious and celebratory occasion, and that’s exactly what you can expect at Yellowcake’s 3rd annual fashion show. This year’s show, on Sat 11/15 @ 7:00pm at the Performance Arts Center of Cleveland, is set to be bigger and better than ever.
Yellowcake owner and designer Valerie Mayen has partnered with The Halo Foundation, as well as other non-profits that give back, to focus on the way art helps liberate orphans around the world. And the colorful collection she’s designed reflects just that. CoolCleveland correspondent Samantha Fletcher caught up with Valerie for a sneak peak of what’s sure to be one of the best celebrations of the year!
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SPONSORED: Attention OSU and Michigan fans: The 2nd Annual Buckeye Bucket vs. Wolverine Wagon Food Raiser is almost here! Support your team and the Cleveland Food Bank by dropping off unexpired, non-perishable food items at Old Stone Church November 24-26 from 11am-3pm. Visit www.OldStoneChurch.org for a list of the six most-needed food items.
There are people who believe that life imitates art, while others hold fast that life is art, but perhaps it is the people who can find the art in everyday life — be it a disembodied head or decapitated building — who are the happiest.
Local photographer Jen Hearn is one such person, and the location of her current exhibit, Choose Your Own Adventure, exemplifies that…
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SPONSORED: Hungry for Hungary? Satisfy your appetite for delectable music when pianists from the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest combine their considerable skills to perform Piano Masterworks by Great Hungarian Composers, Fri 11/21 in Kulas Hall. Free and open to the public. Details at CIM.edu.
It might surprise you that over the past several months there’s been over 35,000 students from more than 183 countries using Cleveland as a case study on how our region is trying to support young, high growth companies…
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SPONSORED: CIM@Severance: A Sound Odyssey CIM returns to Severance Hall Wed 11/19 romancing Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, finessing Bartok’s final Viola Concerto and exploring Richard Strauss’ tonal poem Also sprach Zarathustra (aka the musical theme of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey). Kimbo Ishii conducts. Free tickets: 216.231.1111. Info: ClevelandOrchestra.com.
United Way is at the halfway point in their 2014 campaign. So, how are they doing?
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If you’re a pet lover and live close to downtown, then make your way over to the new first ever downtown public dog park. The park, located on the East Bank of the Flats in Settler’s Landing Park, is over 3,500 square feet, features a play station, PUP waste receptacles and seating for humans.
CoolCleveland’s Marty Bielat met up with Downtown Cleveland Alliance’s Meghan Tinker and Laura Wiegand to talk about the project. The team explained how DCA helped raise $10,00 dollars in order to build the park, along with partnership from the RTA, NEORSD and many others.
Spanish chef Ferran Adria is known for his unusual approach to creating meals. MOCA Cleveland currently has the first-ever exhibit of sketches & other artwork relating to his process. He’ll be in town to participate on a symposium on the history and theory of food at MOCA. Mon 11/17.
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Since 2007, the Society for Photographic Education (SPE) has been headquartered in Cleveland. This international organization is 50 years old, established as a go-to organization for those that teach photography at the college or graduate level, although these days members include those that teach on the high school level….
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SPONSORED: A Telegram from the Early Universe? The Cleveland Museum of Natural History presents its next Explorer Series this Fri 11/14 at 7PM. Dr. Marc Kamionkowski of Johns Hopkins University will discuss the detection of remnant heat left over from the Big Bang, which may help us understand the origin of the Universe. Info & tix: CMNH.org.
The report “Poised for Progress,”published recently by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, ranks Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Clark PreK-8 School at the top of the list, in comparison to other Ohio urban schools. The study focuses in on each school’s performance index and value-added rating.
Clark scored 18.5 in value added, making it the top ranked among 81 schools (48 public, 33 charter schools.) The index is a composite of all applicable test scores, while value added calculates student achievement data over time to measure gains in learning. Good job CMSD! Keep the good news coming.
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SPONSORED: The Music Never Stops at The Kent Stage Celebrate Danksgiving with Aliver Hall & Broccoli Samurai on Sat 11/15; Pick with Hot Rize on Fri 11/21; Get skinny with Alex Bevan on Sat 11/22; From Kent, Ohio, Jessica and David Mayfield: The Sibling Rivalry Tour lands on Sat 12/6; Get your guitar on at the Woodchopper’s Ball on Sat 12/13; Chris Isaak goes Beyond The Sun on Tue 12/16. Plus: Glass Harp, Al Stewart, Beth Hart, more.
The Cleveland Pops Orchestra brings on board three singer/actors with national reputations — Christiane Noll (pictured), Christine Pedi and Jason Graee — for its evening of funny, light-hearted stuff from Broadway musicals. Only “Comedy Tonight,” no death and disaster! Fri 11/14.
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Go on a hike through Edgewater Park & get a free nature lesson & snacks w/ the families of the Near West Family Network Sat 11/15. Make some friends while reveling in November autumnal glory.
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WED 11/12
The Akron Area Arts Alliance invites members & the public to explore art outside of traditional spaces @ a free workshop w/ local artists & organizers. CC correspondent Kyla Collins has the scoop.
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THU 11/13
What do the Rust Belt, journalism & beer have in common? A lot apparently (hey, they’re all quite likeable). Join Belt Magazine for a night of relaxed drinking & innovative thinking @ Platform Brewing Co.
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FRI 11/14
Shop Gifts From the Heart of Nature & support Holden Arboretum & local artists while buying sustainable, eco-friendly goods. The shop kicks off w/ a preview party featuring live entertainment, appetizers & a cash bar.
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SAT 11/15
Do you Hullabaloo? Join Valerie Mayen & her Yellowcake crew for their third annual Yellowcake fashion event at the Masonic Auditorium. Defined as an uproarious occasion, Hullabaloo is a fashion event of fantastically colorful proportions.
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SUN 11/16
NPR Americana favorites The Stray Birds play Peninsula’s Voices in the Valley series. The group has just released its second album Best Medicine. So they’ll have plenty of new music to share.
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MON 11/17
Celebrate the past, present & future of Cleveland comedy @ the Cleveland Comedy Festival. Prepare to laugh outlandishly with a variety of comedians — national & homegrown — performing at venues throughout town.
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TUE 11/18
So these paint-and-drink classes are getting pretty popular, but there must be a reason. Now one of Ohio City’s hotspots — TownHall — is hosting a Brushes & Brews class. Drink & paint w/ some instruction.
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WED 11/19
Engage your senses at the Earth Day Coalition’s Instrumental Evening for the Earth benefit. The party features performances by members of the Cleveland Orchestra, a local & sustainable food reception, raffles & a live auction.
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Following one of the most humiliating Democratic defeats in recent Ohio history, Ohio Democratic Party chairman Chris Redfern announced his resignation last week, saying, “It has been an honor and a privilege to build what I believe is the strongest state party in the country…”
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It can rightfully be stated that until Freedom’s Journal, America’s first African-American newspaper, was launched at No.6 Varick Street in lower Manhattan on March 16, 1827, Black History — for all means and purposes — did not exist in America….
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Give Me Internet or Give Me Death
UHF channels could be used in the same capacity as wi-fi — but the FCC hasn’t released the unused channels for auction. Perhaps that’s because the cable monopolies lobby the FCC to ‘study’ the issue further? …
Allen Freeman
MANSFIELD: In Memory of Constance (Connie) Delores Harper
Oh, for Christ sake, Mansfield. You of all people should know that this is mostly baloney. She was not a journalist, just a local watchdog for her former boss, a crook named Don King…
John Ettorre
I don’t have a dog in this fight and will not comment on Connie Harper. What I would freely like to know about is the scandals affecting the Plain Dealer and Scene. Where can one read about these?…
Bob Fritz
Loren Naji’s Satellite Gallery to Blast Off This Weekend
This is a good article and a fine photograph but Mr. Naji’s is not the only installation gallery in Cleveland, nor really the first. Patsy Kline’s House Tremont has been active for a few years now…
Daiv Whaley
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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) S. African Photographer Dale Yudelman is Knockin’ on Cleveland’s Door @WaterlooArts
2) Help Beautify Cleveland Heights’ Cedar Road-Taylor Road District
3) Musicians, It’s Time To Apply To Play in the Cold @BriteWinter Fest
4) MANSFIELD: In Memory of Constance (Connie) Delores Harper — 1932-2014
5) Cleveland Blues Society Hosts Monthly Jam @MusicBoxCle
Thanks to our adventurous crew: Marty Bielat, Kyla Collins, Larry Durstin, Kendall Embrescia-Hridel, Samantha Fletcher, Mansfield Frazier, Hollie Gibbs, Erica Herbert, Anastasia Pantsios, Sarah Valek & 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.
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