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Bike NEO
Counterintuitively, there’s an awful lot going on this time of year in NEO’s biking world. CC correspondent John Benson gets the heads up from Bike Cleveland Executive Director Jacob VanSickle on the topics to be covered at their annual meeting this week.CVNP gets $249K to build trails, incl their first mountain bike trails. This is huge. Of course, there’s more to life here than biking in January. A tsunami of dance sweeps into town as the National Conference and Festival of the International Association of Blacks in Dance lands on two feet. There’s new releases by Ohio Sky & John Kalman. Steve Schimoler of Crop Bistro invades the Music Box’s kitchen, then its stage. Laura Varcho lights up the new Blu Jazz in Akron.
And for those of us who bike year round, we ride outdoors when possible, or at Ray’s Indoor MTB, where Sunday is BMX night. New shops like Beat Cycles in Lakewood cater to the bike commuter. Check our exclusive Biking listings in our comprehensive ShopLOCAL section, easily accessible on any device, mobile, desktop or laptop. Just not while you’re biking. –Thomas Mulready
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Taking a peek in the rearview mirror before pedaling on another trail is the idea behind the upcoming Bike Cleveland 2015 annual meeting scheduled for Sat 1/24 at the Sachsenheim Hall.
The affair includes Bike Cleveland leaders discussing last year’s accomplishments and this year’s goals with live music (The Sibs and The Exploding Lies), light appetizers and plenty of bike stories to boot…
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SPONSORED: Balto Day! Celebrate Cleveland’s resident hero dog! It’s the 90th anniversary of the Serum Run that saved Nome, Alaska from a diphtheria outbreak. See the real Balto, the heroic husky of this journey, and learn how he became part of Cleveland history. Sled dog shows, ice sculpting and more! Sat 1/24. CMNH.org.
Whether you’re a dance professional or just an occasional member of the dance audience, clear your schedule for the next 5 days because, starting today, Wed 1/21, a tsunami of dance performances, classes, panels, and auditions sweeps into Cleveland.
It’s the National Conference and Festival of the International Association of Blacks in Dance, and whether you’re black or white it’s huge in the dance world and a huge opportunity for Cleveland dancers and dance audiences….
More from Elsa Johnson & Victor Lucas here
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 1/26, conveniently held at the NHS of Greater Cleveland HomeOwnership Center at 5700 Broadway Avenue. Get more details here.
The trails of CVNP are about to get some serious love. Thanks to a $249K grant, new trails will be created, including the park’s first mountain bike trail.
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SPONSORED: The Kent Stage is Alive in 2015 Start off with local faves Glass Harp & Hard Day’s Night then legends like Al Stewart, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Tim Reynolds & TR3, The David Bromberg Quintet, Beth Hart and Jesse Cook, plus major talents like The Wailers with Carlos Jones, Peter Yarrow, Justin Townes Earle, The Robert Cray Band, Leon Russell, Donna The Buffalo and Joan Armatrading, all at the acoustically superior Kent Stage in 2015. Get your tickets now for TheKentStage.com.
Clevelanders have been waiting and watching long enough for new music from heavy dreamscape rockers Ohio Sky. Now their new album The Big Distraction is here, and they’re celebrating with a show at the House of Blues. Sat 1/24.
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Go out on an Owl Prowl w/ naturalists @ the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center. Learn about owl adaptations then try your luck at calling in owls in the Huntington woods. Maybe a barred owl will join you. Sat 1/24.
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Kitchen invasion alert! Steve Schimoler of Crop Bistro in Ohio City will be taking over the menu at the Music Box Supper Club for one night for a special four-course dinner. Then he’ll doff his chef duds and take to the stage with not just one, but TWO bands he plays with. Fri 1/23.
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Expectations for CMSD’s new Cleveland School of the Arts, while high, were seamlessly met through impressions at their recent open house, which took place at their interim home: the former Harry E. Davis Middle School. The more than 200 perspective students and parents from private, charter, suburban public and CMSD schools got an inside look into what goes on behind the soon-to-be walls.
Guests met potential peers who study visual arts, literary arts, theater, dance, etc., and got info on the upcoming boot camp (Sat 1/31 @ 9:00am – 3:00pm), which will help prepare applicants for required admission auditions.
WED 1/21
Does the explosion of media outlets and opinion-makers preserve a free society or make it more difficult to separate fact from fiction? A media panel will discuss this & more @ the Maltz Museum. Get in on the convo.
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THU 1/22
Explore Fire & Ice at the Beat UPTOWN. This winter celebration invites you outdoors to enjoy ice carving demos, ice painting & ice bowling with The Corner Alley. Warm up with a hot cider, popcorn & hot beats provided by a DJ spinning in MOCA.
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FRI 1/23
The Year of Clean Water gets off to a rousing start in the rotunda of City Hall. There, city departments, nonprofit organizations and businesses will provide info & share what they are working on to restore, protect & conserve the area’s fresh water supply.
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SAT 1/24
Akron-area band the Strange Familiar has a long history. Nevertheless they’ll be performing new songs as well as old favorites when they play their first-ever show at the Akron Civic Theatre as part of its intimate cabaret series.
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SUN 1/25
Sunday is BMX Night so grab your bike & hit the indoor trails. Of course, all bikes are welcome any time at Ray’s. So, either way, meet up for special games & events.
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MON 1/26
The Bros. Landreth, a free-wheelin’ band from southern Manitoba, bring their alt-country songs laden w/ expressive guitar playing to the Beachland.
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TUE 1/27
US policy toward Cuba is changing. So what does that mean? Discuss a changing Cuba & its implications for the US w/ the Cleveland Council on World Affairs & speaker Ted Piccone.
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WED 1/28
“You know, I like sweet blues… I want to be singing. I want to be sweet,” said music legend Mike Bloomfield, the focus of Sweet Blues: A Film About Mike Bloomfield, which will be screened at the Rock Hall. Also screening: Feed Your Head: The Psychedelic Era.
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Even in the dead of winter, you can still bike. Sure, it’s hardcore. Yeah, it’s cold, but it can, it has and is being done. If you’re an intrepid year-round bike commuter or just someone who wants to stow a bike away for spring, check out the local bike shops in our ShopLOCAL Guide.
Shops like Lakewood’s popular Beat Cycles are full of expertise and quality gear. And, you know, if it’s too cold out and you can’t wait ’til spring… you can always bring a mountain bike to Ray’s and hit the (indoor) trails.
A clause in the unwritten social contract we all should abide by if indeed we want safer, crime-free communities calls for citizens who witness a crime to perform their civic duty and report the illegal activity to authorities. And, while the aforementioned dictum sounds logical, just and right on paper, in practice — especially in minority communities of color — it’s often ignored…
Studying the Issue of Black Killings
It’s been said that for every societal problem — no matter what the issue is… poverty, lack of education, healthcare concerns, workplace and gender discrimination issues, prisoner reentry… you name it — a study group or Task Force is formed to impact on (and hopefully improve upon, if not entirely eradicate) it….
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DURSTIN: Rumors of Demise of LeBron & Cavs are Greatly Exaggerated
Oh please… excuses. They are making so much money that “playing” doesn’t matter and neither do the fans. How about some more “religious-like” signage on even more buildings; there are still a lot of empty warehouses throughout the town, symbolic of the emptiness of this team!!!!…
S.Brooks
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