02.18-02.25.15
Hot Winter
There’s no other way to describe it. The records we’re breaking go beyond the temperatures. Inspired artists from 78th Street Studios to Chagrin Falls to Ohio City are throwing caution to the wind chill and hosting some of the hottest events of the year. Pinball parlor Superelectric mount a Clevo-centric fashion show with bands, jewelry and a runway show in one of CoolCleveland’s coolest CoolNeighborhoods. Is 78th Street Studios a neighborhood? Try to convince us it’s not.If it’s February, it must be Brite Winter Festival, now in its 6th year, sporting an inner tube playpen. Marty has the video with ED Brian Horsburgh. Cleveland’s original Dead Boy Cheetah Chrome is back in town, as is Yefim Bronfman. Klezmer Guy Bert Stratton will smoke ’em out at Nighttown, and the Lakeland Jazz Fest is back for its 43rd year. The Wild & Scenic Film Fest lets you embrace the great outdoors from the warm confines of the CMNH, while the Acrobats of Cirque-tacular kick off the season at Chagrin Arts.
Get out of that hot kitchen and sample the special menus during Downtown Cleveland Restaurant Week, the macaroons at Coquette Patisserie, or the flick PlanEat, screening @ the Serendipity Space in Cle Hts. Fight the Frost at CanalWay Center and savor Mississippi Heat at the Happy Days Lodge. A hotter winter I don’t recall. –Thomas Mulready
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The call is out for pinball wizards, fashionistas and hipsters to unite for the Volume 2015 Fashion Show taking place at Superelectric.
This free and unique melding-of-interests event includes runway shows by designers Alicia Hunter, Cleveland Fray and jewelry designer Sandy Buffie, rock shows by Goldmines, Hiram Maxim, and Arms and Armour and plenty of silver-ball fun at Cleveland’s amazing pinball parlor…
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SPONSORED: “Could Cleveland Completely Run Out of Drinking Water?” Dr. Robert Heath, Professor Emeritus, Kent State University, speaks on Wed 2/25 at “Hope for the City,” Old Stone Church’s annual Lenten leadership series, which will focus on water issues in re-birthing cities. For a complete list of speakers and registration: OldStoneChurch.org
Beat the winter freeze and head out to the 6th annual Brite Winter Festival happening in Ohio City on Sat 2/21 @ 4:00pm. The festival, which is quickly developing into a Cleveland staple, features art, food, music, drinks, activities for the family, and everything in between.
CoolCleveland Correspondent Marty Bielat met up with the Executive Director of the festival, Brian Horsburgh, to get the details. In addition to the festival being known for its music, Horsburgh led on that the art installations will be even bigger this year. Did we hear him say inner tube playpen?! Attend and tell us what you think!
SPONSORED: La Clemenza di Tito Forced to give up the woman he loves by the people he governs – love, jealousy and betrayal all play a role in this CIM Opera Theater production, 2/25-2/28. Tix: 216-795- 3211 or CIM.edu/tito
Chagrin Arts will kick off its 2015 season with a unique performing arts program, different from their more traditional programs of music, theater and dance.
On Sun 2/22 the Acrobats of Cirque-tacular will feature a fabulous and dazzling circus with moment-after-moment of high-energy, family-friendly fun…
More from Kendall Embrescia-Hridel here
SPONSORED: Only @ Oberlin Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin discusses preventive healthcare and overcoming hurdles to rural care in a free talk at 7:30PM in Finney Chapel on Wed 2/25. Also in concert: The six-member, amplified Bang on a Can All-Stars takes music into uncharted territories. Hear them Sat 2/28 at 8PM.
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Creative Workforce Fellowships are reinstated for 2016… with some changes.
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SPONSORED: Wild & Scenic One of the nation’s premier environmental and adventure film festivals is making a stop in Cleveland! See films that illustrate the Earth’s beauty, the challenges facing our planet and conservation efforts around the world. Sat 2/21 at 7PM. Local organizations kick off the event with an EnviroFair at 5:30PM. CMNH.org.
Once upon a time the idea that guitarist Cheetah Chrome of Cleveland ’70s punk band the Dead Boys would make it to 2015 seemed preposterous. But he’s worked past his heavy drugging and drinking days, all vividly detailed in his autobiography A Dead Boy’s Tale From the Front Lines of Punk Rock, and he’s busier than he’s ever been with his record label and music projects. Now based in Nashville, he’s coming back home to play the Beachland Ballroom. Sun 2/22.
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Homebuyer Education Orientation Take the first steps towards achieving your dream of home ownership. Our classes will show you how to afford your dream home, keep your dream home, and avoid losing your dream home. Begin that journey by seeking the knowledge that will aid you in your quest for homeownership. Before setting off to find the perfect house, know that the certified, professional counselors from Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Cleveland are available to help you. See more here.
Next class is Mon 2/23, conveniently held at the NHS of Greater Cleveland HomeOwnership Center at 5700 Broadway Avenue. Get more details here.
If you’ve been thinking about trying that new downtown restaurant you’ve been reading about, Downtown Cleveland Restaurant Week is the time to do it. Nearly 50 eateries from the most casual to the most upscale will be offering special menus at special prices so you can sample what they are all about. Fri 2/20-Sun 3/1.
Enjoy a pancake breakfast w/ the birds at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes. Eat up & watch a live birds of prey show presented by Lake Metroparks. Then do activities & take a hike.
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SPONSORED: “Organs, Organs and More Organs” Musical organs, that is. Old Stone Church’s Lenten Organ Recital Series will feature organ repertoire through the ages. Thursdays from 12:15-12:45pm in the historic Sanctuary beginning Thu 2/19. Free. Visit OldStoneChurch.org for a list of scheduled organists and programs.
It’s lunch time. You’re in 6th grade and you walk into the lunchroom. Where do you sit? CMSD’s Wilbur Wright School’s students are looking to eliminate that exact anxiety! Last Tuesday students took part in National No One Eats Alone Day and sat with students they wouldn’t normally sit with.
The event was initiated by California-based group Beyond Differences, and featured guest Nicole Hockley, whose son, Dylan, was among the 26 people killed in the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. The lunch was a success and the school plans on switching seats once a month.
WED 2/18
Bela Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle & Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta are both one-act operas on themes that are both fantastical and replete with dark psychological undercurrents. Watch them as part of the Met Live in HD series.
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THU 2/19
Since the 2013-2014 academic year, the progressive folk/bluegrass/jazz/what-else-have-you-got? acoustic instrumental ensemble Punch Brothers have been artists in residence at Oberlin Conservatory. They’ll be performing for the public @ Finney Chapel.
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FRI 2/20
The Broadway Cyclery, Bedford’s own bike shop, is turning 5 & throwing a party. Go for the bikes, the food & drink & to become a member of Bike Cleveland.
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SAT 2/21
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is making its way across the country, showing films that showcase the beauty of our world. Get immersed in the beauty of nature & learn about top environmental topics.
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SUN 2/22
As a sideman with a career stretching over 50 years, guitarist Albert Lee played with Buddy Hollys Crickets, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton (who called him “the ultimate virtuoso”) & the Everly Brothers. See him @ the Beachland
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MON 2/23
Ewan Dobson has made quite a splash north of the border w/ his free-ranging guitar virtuosity. He really attracted a lot of attention when he took the style out of its usual rootsy/folky terrain to apply it to heavy metal. He’ll play Nighttown.
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TUE 2/24
Support for marriage equality has increased across the nation, yet acceptance & understanding of transgender issues has lagged behind. Hear about issues transgender Americans face locally & what we can do about it in a panel discussion @ the City Club.
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WED 2/25
Nothing changes the planet as much as the way we eat. Three men go on a lifelong journey to find the best way to eat in PlanEat, screening @ the Serendipity Space in Cle Hts. Snack, watch & discuss.
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Whenever I go to Quicken Loans Arena to cover a Cavaliers’ game, I invariably stop to talk politics with one of the workers who tend to the VIP lounge on the ground floor…
More from Larry Durstin here
With the announcement that a pair of local organizations, along with a local attorney, have scheduled a series of community meetings to gauge the depth of public dissatisfaction over Mayor Frank Jackson’s handling of the recently initiated consent decree negotiations between the City of Cleveland and the U.S. Justice Department, the whole dynamic could change in regards to the ongoing debate being engaged in around town…
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PHOTOSTREAM: Al Stewart Charms the Kent Stage by Thomas Mulready
REVIEW: Beck Center Presents Thought-Provoking Dogfight by Laura Kennelly
REVIEW: Joe Turner’s Come and Gone is Outstanding @ Karamu House by Mansfield Frazier
REVIEW: DANCECleveland Presents Pilobolus – A Pop Culture Phenomenon by Elsa Johnson & Victor Lucas
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REVIEW: Joe Turner’s Come and Gone is Outstanding @ Karamu House
Thank you for your wonderful words of support and encouragement, both at the theatre and in this review. Terrence Spivey’s footprints are all over this production, in every character. P.S. Great historical information, too….
Michael May
The Arts Tax Comes Up for Renewal This Fall. Will the County Support Its Arts Scene?
You wrote, “In 2006, Cuyahoga County went from one of the country’s least supportive regions for the arts to one of its most supportive virtually overnight.” Do you mean least supportive in terms of tax-based funding? If so, please specify….
David Gray
Events Announced for Rock Hall Induction Week in April
Will the fireworks be staged at the Rock Hall(behind, next to) or public hall…thinking this would be a cool photo op!….
Lori
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