09.06-09.13.2017 Altruistic

09.06-09.13.17
Altruistic

We always try to do the right thing. I’m sure you’re the same. And most of the folks that CoolCleveland covers make it a habit. Some have even made a life by doing good.

John Visnauskas brings together his love of reggae and his passion for feeding the elderly. Heights Music Hop showcases musical talent in Cle Hts with a moveable feast. Soulcraft Workshop’s grand (re)opening puts tools in the hands of makers. The Maltz Museum throws open its door to help kids Stop The Hate.

So this week, do right by your community. Even if it just means buying a ticket to a show, or showing up somewhere new. Like NEOCycle, the largest urban bike festival in the country. Or a concert on the loading dock at MOCA. A talk on race and football in Canton. A Slovenian Sausage Festival in Kirtland. A house concert in Shaker. Cleveland Book Week for free all over town. Sometimes just being human is the most humanitarian thing you can do. –Thomas Mulready

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John Visnauskas founded All Faiths Food Pantry more than a decade ago to bring food to needy seniors in the western suburbs who might be unable (or too proud) to go to a food bank or community meal.

He’s also a reggae fan, which is why Reggae for Food, now in its 9th year, is his big annual fundraiser. He says that reggae has “that sort of altruistic spiritual undertone” and “The message of reggae music and the message of All Faiths Pantry certainly overlap a lot.” It takes place at the Music Box with Carlos Jones & the P.L.U.S. Band, Umojah Nation and Jah Messengers. Fri 9/8.

With such a high number of creative people, including musicians, in Cleveland Heights, the Heights Music Hop was a natural. And it’s grown each year since it started in 2013 with one evening of music in one of the city’s business districts. It’s now a moveable feast, with three districts each hosting one night.

John Benson talked to Deanna Bremer Fisher of sponsoring group Future Heights to get the full story about how this free event grew into such a monster. Thu 9/7-Sat 9/9.

SPONSORED: Never look at your toilet the same way again when you check out Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s Open House happening on Sat 9/16 @ 9AM – 4PM at their Environmental and Maintenance Services Center. Tour the Southerly Wastewater Treatment plant, enjoy workshops and special presentations, take home tips, kids crafts, and more. Exhibits, food, games, and surprises make up the free fun for friends and families. Details.

 

Content Marketing World rolls into Cleveland’s convention center for four days of speakers, presentations & networking events. But there’s time for fun too, including a Retro 80s Dance Party at the House of Blues. Tue 9/5-Fri 9/8.

* Soulcraft Woodshop has moved into Cleveland’s latest hot building for entrepreneurs, the Osborn Industrial Complex on the edge of AsiaTown. It’s hosting a two-day grand re-opening to share its facilities with the community. Fri 9/8 & Sat 9/9.

SPONSORED: Join us for the 13th IngenuityFest at the new Hamilton Collaborative in Saint Clair-Superior, September 22-24. Headliners for Friday and Saturday announced as Chicago-based rock’n’roll duo White Mystery and Austin-based folk band Calliope Musicals, respectively. Day Pass: $5 or Weekend Pass: $10, Kids 12 and Under: FREE. Tickets at IngenuityCleveland.com.

It’s a Field Day for families at the Canton Museum of Art where they can play games, make art, go on a scavenger hunt and enjoy live performances, with many of the activities having a football theme to go with its current exhibit Scrimmage. Sat 9/9.

* The Maltz Museum’s Stop the Hate essay contest for kids in grades 6-12 will host its 10th edition next year. This week it has an open house to share what the program is all about. Wed 9/13.

* The Cleveland Museum of Art has revamped its Gallery One as ARTLENS, with brand-new technology. It’s inviting people to come explore on Grandparents’ Day. Sun 9/10.

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Sandwich Special: Winner Winner Chicken Dinner; Seasonal Sides: Cheesy Cheddar Broccoli & Sweet Honey Thyme Carrots; Beer Feature: Ayinger Oktoberfest; Cocktail Feature: Meltbucks Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte.

Melt News: Melt Bar and Grilled Announces Our 10th location in Avon, Ohio, near the corner of Route 83 and Detroit Road: NOW OPEN! NEXT: 11th location in Canton, Ohio coming in November 2017! Hiring Fair inside Belden Village Mall on Mon 10/2Sat 10/7. We are thrilled to announce our inclusion on the 2017 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. MeltBarAndGrilled.com.

Come celebrate Cleveland’s ethnic culinary history at the Slovenian Sausage Festival at Kirtland’s SNPJ Farm. Chefs will be competing for the honor of being the sausage provider at the annual Thanksgiving Polka Weekend. Wed 9/13.

Read more of CoolCleveland’s picks for Eats and Drinks.

SPONSORED: Get behind-the-scenes and down-and-dirty when you check out Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s Open House happening on Sat 9/16 @ 9AM – 4PM at their Environmental and Maintenance Service Center. Tour the Southerly Wastewater Treatment plant, see what happens after the flush, see educational exhibits, and much more.

 

Legendary musician/composer Halim el-Dabh was one of the first to blend traditional global music and electronics. He continued to perform and write music after retiring from Kent State University in 1991. He passed away September 2 at age 96.

* MOCA’s LOADED concerts feature sonic adventurers on its loading dock. Fri 9/8.
* Music for Miles at Waterloo Arts features pop, jazz, classical and Cuban music – and swing dancing. Sun 9/10.
* Veteran folk artist Andy Cohen opens Folknet’s fall concert series in Beachwood. Sat 9/9.
* Quire Cleveland launches its season with a Shaker Heights house concert. Sun 9/10.

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WED 9/6
Teeba Furat Marlowe was 19 months old when she was severely injured by a bomb in her native Iraq. She’s now a 15-year-old NE Ohio high school student. Hear her tell her story at the Maltz Museum.

* The Reel Science film series starts its fall season at the Cedar Lee with Gravity in 3D.
* Andy Warhol Museum chief curator speaks at MOCA Cleveland.
* Cleveland Book Week offers a batch of mostly free activities around town, through Sat 9/9.
* Cleveland Cinemas kicks off rock doc series with Slipknot concert film the Capitol Theatre.
* Author Colson Whitehead, a past winner of the Cleveland-based Anisfeld-Wolf Book Award, will speak at CWRU’s Maltz Performing Arts Center

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THU 9/7
Every other year the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve invites a juror from out of town to judge submissions from local photographers for their Photo Now show. This year’s edition opens with a reception tonight at the Tri-C East Gallery.

* Photographer Bruce Checefsky looks at last year’s Republican National Convention in The Unamericans in Kent.
* Candlelight vigil in Ohio City supports Dreamers and other immigrants.
* Local artist Michael Loderstedt does a gallery talk at the Akron Art Museum.
* Regional jazz musician/educators recreate Kansas City Swing of the 1930s and 40s at Akron’s Blu Jazz +.

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FRI 9/8
The three-day NEOCycle claims to be the largest urban bicycle festival in the country. It’s got rides for all levels of cyclists including its breathtaking Night Ride, its Hub at Edgewater Park with activities, vendors, food and drink, and a two-day music festival.

* Musicians unite at Severance Hall to help victims of Hurricane Harvey.
* Two photographers create narratives with images at the Cleveland Print Room.
* Small press editions and handmade books are featured at MOCA’s BOUND Book and Zine Fair.
* Local artist Natalie Lanese talks at community culture night at Art House.
* New York’s Antibalas shakes up the Beachland Ballroom with their lively Afrobeat.
* Get your buccaneer on and walkabout like a pirate in Tremont.
* Grab the ferry to Put-in-Bay for the Perry’s Victory Heritage Festival through Mon 9/11.

Click here for more events on Fri 9/8

SAT 9/9
The Great Lake Erie Boat Float was conceived as a fun way to teach people about the issue of plastic pollution in our waterways. Make boats out of it! Come down and watch the entrants compete, help clean up & join the after party.

* Make new things from old jewelry at Upcycle Parts’ Bling Hack in Lakewood.
* The K-9 Splash at Mill Stream Run’s Wallace Lake is fun for your dog and raises money for Berea Animal Rescue.
* Doan Brook Watershed’s storm drain stenciling raises awareness of rainwater management.
* Explore India’s culture at the annual Indian Festival USA in Independence.
* BAYarts’ Moondance offers an evening of fun while benefiting its programming.
* Wood Carver Show at Sandusky’s Merry-Go-Round Museum showcases more than 20 craftspeople.
* The Cleveland Flea’s September edition is today.
* Cleveland Public Theatre’s Pandemonium benefit is a feast of the arts.
* Old Salt Union bring their distinctive bluegrass variation to Riverdog Barn.
* Touch Supper Club celebrates its 12th anniversary with a two-level dance party.
* Cle soul/jazz group Hubb’s Groove pays tribute to Natalie Cole at Nighttown.
* Local books are the centerpiece of the author festival at the Chardon Public Library.

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SUN 9/10
This year, the Geauga Humane Society fundraiser Woodstock has moved to the Metroparks polo field so there’s more room for the opening parade, doggie contests and games, vendors, food trucks and live music.

* Antiquarian book and paper show in Shaker Heights offers rare finds.
* The Music Box’s Velvet Brunch features the music of “The Velvet Fog” Mel Torme.

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MON 9/11
High-tech crime has gripped people’s imaginations like never before, with suggestions that hackers tilted our last election. Two FBI agents will talk about methods for combating this type of crime at the monthly Science Cafe at the Music Box.

* Soldiers and Sailors Monument holds a Day of Remembrance for those who died on 9/11/01.

Click here for more events on Mon 9/11

TUE 9/12
In their 17 years, Americana band the Avett Brothers has amassed a passionate fan base. That includes Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, who directed the intimate documentary May It Last, which screens at tonight at the Cedar Lee Theatre and Oberlin’s Apollo Theatre.

Click here for more events on Tue 9/12

WED 9/13
The Cleveland History Center’s Cleveland Stories series at the Music Box Supper Club starts its fall season with author/journalist James Renner talking about some of Cleveland’s most intriguing unsolved crimes.

* Psychedelic rock legend Roky Erickson comes to the Beachland Ballroom.
* David Gilmore Live in Pompeii film at the Capitol Theaters part of its rock documentary series.
* KSU professor talks race and football at the Canton Museum of Art.

Click here for more events on Wed 9/13

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