05.06-05.13.15 (S)heroic

05.06-05.13.15
(S)heroic

We all have our heroes. And sheroes. Moms everywhere, of course. And so many more.

Liz Maugans is a shero to lots of people. The founder of Zygote Press is celebrating 20 years with spaghetti and a print making party. And we were honored when she asked CoolCleveland’s Marty Bielat and me to MC the event. Read our interview with Diane Schaffstein, Co-President of NOADA about their upcoming ArtExpo at the Transformer Station. Becky Boyd captains her Groove Train at the Music Box. And Mansfield honors Rep. Marcia Fudge for speaking out on the floor of the House, post-Baltimore. How sheroic.

Some guys are making it happen this week, too: Matt Fish wins the SBA award for Ohio (see our interview), Chef Jonathon Sawyer wins the coveted James Beard award, and Kent’s Hal Walker employs an unusual array of instruments at Peninsula’s G.A.R. Hall.

This weekend, The Hooley kicks off Cleveland’s festival season, and CoolCleveland will be there looking for you to be in our video. Station Hope is the year’s coolest “block party with a purpose;” the Pittie Parade in Lakewood showcases good doggies; MOCA challenges our minds, eyes and bodies; and Cleveland Colectivo celebrates 10 years with Bolectivo and one huge $10K prize.

Be your own (s)hero. A summer internship with CoolCleveland is waiting for you. –Thomas Mulready

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SPONSORED: Here Comes Thomas! It’s time! Day Out With Thomas is back in the Valley for another memorable family experience! Ride on Thomas, Meet with Sir Topham Hatt and enjoy our Activity Center. You can find event information and purchase tickets at CVSR.com or by calling 866.777.8932.

Kamm’s Corners: We’ll see you at The Hooley

Cleveland’s Festival Season is officially upon us! The Hooley is back at Kamm’s Corners. In addition to enjoying the amazing food, Irish dancing, Pipes and Drums and bands, CoolCleveland will also have another mission in mind. This Sat 5/9, we’ll be on the scene meeting up with local business and vendors getting the inside scoop on what makes Kamm’s so special. We’re even planning on shooting a CoolCleveland video and you can be in it! Got another neighborhood we should celebrate? Click here and tell us all about it.

Looking for a Night to Remember?

Bal Ingénieux Won’t Disappoint!

The Bal Ingénieux, happening on Sat 5/16 @ 6:00pm at Kalman & Pabst Photo Group, is something you don’t want to miss. A benefit for Cleveland’s IngenuityFest, Bal Ingénieux’s masquerade and innovative feel mirrors Cleveland’s Kokoon Arts Club days, with its beautiful costumes, performances, delicious food, and all around good time.

CoolCleveland Correspondent Marty Bielat met up with Ingenuity’s new Programming Director Emily Appelbaum to get the details. Along with getting a breakdown of the space and activities from Emily, CoolCleveland also enjoyed a dazzling exclusive performance from Alberto Ramos Cordero and Micaela Colleen Barret of the Cleveland Tango School.

Bingo, Spaghetti, Printmaking and CoolCleveland?

Yeah, yeah, times have changed but the art of printmaking – making prints by hand – has stood the test of time. After all, there are some things machines can never replace… at least not with heart.

So raise a glass this Fri 5/8, and fill your belly with pasta at the Bada Bingo Spaghetti Dinner + Benefit to toast Zygote Press’ longevity (20 years!) and raise funds for their continued success. CoolCleveland’s Marty Bielat & Thomas Mulready serve as MCs. As with everything they do, this event will ooze with creativity. Rest assured this isn’t your average night of bingo and spaghetti…

VIDEO: Here’s How We Stop The Hate

Offering $100,000 in scholarships, the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage invites 6th-12th graders from the region to write an essay expressing their thoughts on intolerance and indifference. The awards ceremony at CMA was something else, featuring full-size cut-outs of each of the finalists.

Cleveland City Councilman Joe Cimperman MCed, Humble G Tha Fiddla & Euclid High School Drum Corps performed, as did the Cleveland Heights High School & Newton D. Baker School of Arts Youth Sing Out programs, and overseeing the festivities was Maltz Museum founder and Chair, Milton Maltz.

ARTExpo Explodes at Transformer Station

“Our member galleries and dealers will be exhibiting a cross section of historic, regional, international and contemporary paintings, along with drawings, fine prints, photography, fiber art and sculpture,” Diane Schaffstein, Co-President of NOADA tells CoolCleveland.

Open to the public from Thu 5/7 through Sun 5/10, ARTExpo also includes an open house at The Intermuseum Conservation Association (ICA) across the street on Fri 5/8 and a fine art collectors panel discussion on Sat 5/10 at the BOP STOP at The Music Settlement around the corner. “Our venue, the Transformer Station, is a work of art on its own…”

At long last, Jonathon Sawyer snags the James Beard Award. Last summer he added Trentina, an Italian-flavored fine-dining establishment in University Circle, to his portfolio which already featured his more casual East 4th Street flagship pub the Greenhouse Tavern and his ramen place around the corner, Noodlecat. And this spring he published his first book, Noodle Kids, featuring noodle recipes from around the world, made easy for kids as well as adults novices. And he’s got a couple more books in the pipeline. Oh, and his Tavern Vinegar Co. sells vinegars he brews in his Cleveland Heights basement. We’re drooling with joy.

* We’ll bet most of you have no idea how to grow or cook rhubarb. Luckily, it’s the Veggie of the Month at the Cleveland Metroparks Garfield Nature Center, and they’ll hosting a workshop to show and tell you all about it. Sat 5/9.

* Matt Fish of MELT wins SBA Small Businessperson of the Year Award for the State of Ohio. Steve Presser & Rep. Marcy Kaptur were on hand to offer congrats, and we’ve got the video. Now it’s on to Washington to compete for the national award.

SPONSORED: See your heroes at The Kent Stage With major acts like Dr. John & The Nite Trippers, Jeff Daniels and the Ben Daniels Band, Greg Brown, and The Kent Stage Folk Festival featuring Jeff Austin Band, The Stray Birds, Richard Thompson, Ricki Lee Jones, Todd Rundgren, Keb Mo, Hot Tuna Acoustic, and Aaron Neville, all at the acoustically superior Kent Stage in 2015. Get your tickets now for TheKentStage.com.

Five One Experimental Orchestra play music from their upcoming album at the Bop Stop. You’ll hear Atari Punk by Michael Bratt and Jeremy Allen’s NO SIGNAL, among others. The concert is free, and a dollar from every drink purchased will goes to the making of the album. Fri 5/8.

* The Cleveland Orchestra tackles Berlioz’s The Damnation of Faust, with their chorus and children’s chorus and world-class soloists, Thu 5/7, Sat 5/9, Sun 5/10.

* Welshly Arms celebrates first full-length record at the House of Blues. Sat 5/9.

* Blue Water Orchestra closes its season with Schubert & new works. Sat 5/9.

* Cleveland Opera Theater goes big with Tosca at the Masonic Auditorium. Fri 5/8 & Sun 5/10.

* Blues singer Becky Boyd is at the Music Box with her Groove Train. Fri 5/8.

* Wade Oval Wednesdays summer lineup announced.

* Hal Walker is a man of many instruments. They’ll all be at Peninsula’s G.A.R. Hall. Sat 5/9.

May at Melt Bar and Grilled

Celebrate Cinco De Melto all Month! Sandwich: The Sanchez: cheese enchilada, refried beans, baked cheese tamale, diablo spiced crispy corn tortilla, shredded lettuce, cheddar cheese, fresh made salsa, cilantro lime sour cream. Seasonal Fresh Vegetables: Mexican Street Corn & Orange-Sesame Snap Peas. Beer: Rogue Chipotle Ale & Brooklyn Pennant Pale Ale. Bread Pudding: Mexican Hot Chocolate Bread Pudding.

Tons of May events @MeltBarGrilled: Log on to learn about Intergalactic Star Wars Day Celebration (5/1-5/4); Market at the Food Bank (5/3); Mothers Day (5/10); plus Columbus events. In June: Dogfish Head Beer Dinner (6/16). MeltBarGrilled.com.

WED 5/6
See Tomorrow’s Broadway Stars Baldwin Wallace’s musical theater program is one of the most respected in the country, fueling the dreams and careers of young singer/dancer/actors and feeding talent to Broadway and touring shows. Their New York showcase attracts a horde of agents and talent scouts. See them tonight at Nighttown.

Click here for more events on Wed 5/6

THU 5/7
All too often, people have big ideas but no way of bringing them to fruition. That’s where the Cleveland Colectivo comes in. For the past 10 years, the Colectivo has pooled funds and given it away to selected local organizations. This year, instead of giving many small grants, the Colectivo will be giving away $10,000 to one worthy organization that you can help decide…

* Davina & the Vagabonds do blues and more at the Music Box.

* Challenge the relationships between our eyes, our minds, our bodies, and our environment, w/MorrisonDance, Jessica Eaton’s bewildering photography, and Kjartansson’s installation “as starting points to explore imagery, movement, and perception.”

Click here for more events on Thu 5/7

FRI 5/8
Bring the family to Chef Sawyer’s Noodle Kids Party. He’ll help you and the kids construct a ramen bowl, then sign his book Noodle Kids at a meet & greet.

* Virginia’s Pat McGee brings his new album to the Music Box Supper Club.

* Stumpy Basin Volunteers play bluegrass at Peninsula’s G.A.R. Hall.

* Everyone will get funked When George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic come to HOB.

* Kids, the world is yours at the International Children’s Theater Festival atPHS w/ theater productions from other countries, live music acts and cultural activities.

Click here for more events on Fri 5/8

SAT 5/9
Summer is just around the corner Need proof? The unofficial first street festival of the year is about to be underway. If you haven’t experienced West Park’s annual homecoming celebration, The Hooley, make this the year to get it on your to-do list.

* Dog lovers will be standing up for pitbulls at Bandanas for Banned Breeds, the 2nd annual Pittie Parade in Lakewood. Bring your dog, no matter what its breed, and hang out with other people who know that there are no bad dogs, only bad owners.

* The multi-performance “block party with a purpose” Station Hope addressed slavery and the undergorund railroad last year, its first. This year it aims to take on broader issues of injustice in dance, music, theatrical performances and visual arts at St. John’s in Ohio City.

* Come and get your plants at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, hosting its 33rd Annual Plant Sale. Then take a hike.

* Show your love and join Ohio’s largest Done-in-a-Day cleanup effort.

* How Far Will You Go 4 Water? Sign up now for the 4 mile fun run/walk and become a Hydro Hero.

Click here for more events on Sat 5/9

SUN 5/10
The Cuyahoga Weavers Guild encourages the study and application of hand weaving items. Check out their show of scarves, rugs and wearables, of which many items will be for sale.

Click here for more events on Sun 5/10

MON 5/11
Wine Dinner and Tasting Some people drink wine out of whatever is available (“Coffee cup? Yeah that’ll do”). Instead, drink from the fanciest glasses while feasting on a 3-course meal.

Click here for more events on Mon 5/11

TUE 5/12
Jazz singer Diane Schuur will be at Nighttown for three evenings of contemporary and classic tunes.

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WED 5/13
Bees can keep you healthy, according to those who practice what’s called “apitherapy.” Don Downs, a beekeeper and “bee sting therapist”, is one of those. He’ll talk about it at the monthly meeting of the Greater Cleveland Beekeepers Association, at the Rocky River Nature Center of the Cleveland Metroparks.

Click here for more events on Wed 5/13

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My Congresswoman, My Shero

On April 30, my congresswoman, Marcia Fudge, took to the floor of the House of Representatives to offer an apology to the residents of Baltimore while speaking about the civil unrest that city is experiencing… and pointed to inequities in both the House and Senate Republican budgets as some of the root causes…

* Burn, Baby, Burn It’s a real tragedy that angry young people have to resort to burning, looting and violence to have their voices heard. Protestors can beg, plead, lay down in the street and block traffic and still they are largely ignored; but loot one drug store and – oh my god! – the world is about to come to an end…

* Who’ll Make the Call? It’s doubtful there is any connection between the recent uprising in Baltimore and President Obama’s announcement a few days later of the formation of a corporate-backed nonprofit organization to help boys and young men of color… Where, I thought, were the do-rag, hoodie-wearing, pants-sagging young urban dudes that won’t graduate high school absent serious intervention in their lives?

* Friends For Sale In order to raise funds for our non-profit I’ve decided to have a “Clearance Sale” on Facebook “friends”… and maybe even throw in a LinkedIn “friend” as a bonus. It’s not that I don’t appreciate all of my thousands of social media “friends” it’s just that I’m approaching the upper limit allowed by Facebook…

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REVIEW: Neighbor’s Grief @CPT by Holly Gibbs

If the thought of living in a sterile 1950s cliche complete with mindless daily duties that rob you of your individuality, personality and soul congers images of finally snapping and carelessly gliding across a blood-drenched slip-n-slide, then this is the performance for you…!

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