Fall Fun

10.8.-10.15.08
Fall Fun

In this week’s issue:

Cleveland’s busy season is upon us, offering not only the best weather of the year (according to some), but openings, shows, programs and exhibitions like you’ve never seen. Cool Cleveland invites you to a Fall blow-out at Ray’s Indoor Mountain Bike Park on 10/16, and this week our e-blast spotlights fantasy writer Cinda Williams Chima, the Not-So Secret Service, Jim Kukral’s offer to do consulting at no charge, and Mansfield’s opinion of our panhandling problem. We couldn’t be busier, and we love it. –Thomas Mulready

Kick out the jams at Ray’s Mountain Bike Park
Thursday, October 16. Discount Tix before this Thu midnight.

Unbelievable is how you will describe your first visit to Ray’s Indoor Mountain Bike Park: 100,000 square feet of ramps, flips, elevators and foam pits. Join us on Thu 10/16 from 5:30-7:30PM with open bar and snacks, while the best of Cleveland’s trick riders shred the Park while we look on in wonderment. Plus, we celebrate the Civic Innovation Lab’s 5th Anniversary with a warehouse full of cool displays and showcases. Check out the video (pictured) that Cool Cleveland Kids correspondent Max shot & edited here. More info & map here. Discount tix here.

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Cleveland is #1 of 10 Most Affordable cities to own a home. Read and then Watch
GREEN Ohio Erie Commission releases their protection plan and you can read about it here
Join the Countdown to Change and get empowered by visiting here
Are you hip to the FREE night of theater on Thu 10/16? If not, you might want to click here
Fans unite to save Superman house in Cleveland. It gets nat’l exposure here
Pay What You Can to see Urinetown at Beck Center on Thu 10/9 and Sun 10/12 only. Tix.
Win tickets to STOMP! by following this juicy little link
Fisher unveils econ dev plan and you can learn more here
Are you hip to the Voter’s Self-Defense Manual? If not, you might think about a click here
The Cleveland Institute of Music presents hundreds of concerts every year; most are no cost and open to the public. Check out their fall events at here
Capitol recording artist AVANT touches down at 2020 Martini Cafe and Lounge today, Wed 10/8. Details are here

DEVO performs their first show in Akron in 30 years! They’ll “Whip It” into shape and shape it up to benefit for the Summit County Democratic Party at the Akron Civic Theatre next week! Tickets

HOT Speaking of hot music news, Carlos Jones has a new tune out for you Cool Clevelanders and it’s a no-cost download inspired by the 2008 race for the White House. Jones — best known as the “Jim Brown” of reggae in Cleveland, leader of Carlos Jones and the P.L.U.S. Band and founding member of reggae icons First Light — says that the track “Use Your Voice” was inspired by everyone’s right to vote and “bring about change in our country.” It’s got a great, summery vibe and we wholeheartedly recommend it. Download and listen to “Use Your Voice” by clicking here

Medical Mart Redux At 6PM TODAY (Wed 10/8) a meeting regarding the Medical mart will take place at the Center for Families and Children, 4500 Euclid Ave. Registration to speak begins at 5:30PM. Contact Jim McCafferty, County Administrator, at 443-7215 for details.

Why is Dr. Donald Shingler smiling? Popular dentist and founder of Fashion Week Cleveland, which, according to Women’s Wear Daily, has become the third largest fashion week beside NYC & LA, has opened his new dental studio, Smile Art Center in the Waterstone Medical Center at 14100 Cedar Road in University Heights. Shown here at a recent Cool Cleveland party, Dr. Donald is ubiquitous on the benefit circuit. His new center will offer Invisalign system as an alternative to traditional braces, and his Zoom! whitening system was used in ABC-TV’s Extreme Makeover show. Donald asks, “Did you know that your smile is visible from 200 feet away?” Now we know why he’s smiling.

International Media Fest Open Student Television Network (OSTN) & the National Broadcasting Society (NBS) is hosting a massive International Media Fest Thu 10/16 — Mon 10/20 right here in Cleveland! The orgs are expecting over 500 students from all over the globe to converge for this event with a party at the Rock Hall, an awards ceremony, VIP speakers, training seminars, tours and other really cool events. Learn more about it here.

SPONSORED: See “Noises Off” at the Cleveland Play House! A comic masterpiece that’s two interlocking plays: an onstage wacky farce and a backstage comic nightmare. These characters make their exits from the dreadful “Nothing On,” to find themselves making entrances into worse happenings backstage. Then the two plots “seamlessly collide” into hilarious pandemonium. Now through Sun 10/26. Starting at $43. Info: www.clevelandplayhouse.com/showinfo.asp?eventID=34

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Adam Gopnik
Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities
Case Western Reserve University

Adam Gopnik is obsessed with museums. So we took him to the loudest museum in the world, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum, where Cool Cleveland’s Thomas Mulready peppered him with a barrage of questions about The Museum, which is the subject of the Baker-Nord Center’s 2008 Humanities Week.

What is right and wrong with Museums today? What does he think of some interesting Museums throughout the world? What does the Internet mean for Museums? If he had an unlimited budget, what Museum would he build? His answers may surprise and fascinate you. Humanities Week 2008

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The Writer Heir
An Interview with Best-Selling Author Cinda Williams Chima

“I don’t write down to kids.” Across the table from me, Strongsville writer Cinda Williams Chima was earnest. I sipped my Borders iced tea. She has been criticized for using language too sophisticated for young readers but she believes it’s important for children to be challenged.

Chima’s wizard-driven Warrior Heir young adult fantasy series, like J. K. Rowlings’ Harry Potter series, is read by parents alongside their pre-teen children. One of the reasons why adults enjoy reading Chima’s young adult fantasy novels is because the books are not just for kids. In Europe, the books are marketed to adults…

Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor Claudia J. Taller

Outdoor Adventure Get out there while you can. The Cleveland Metroparks in collaboration with a host of other cool partners is presenting the “Youth Outdoor Odyssey” Fri 10/10 from noon – 4PM. Featuring a myriad of activities (golf, outdoor adventure activities, plant & animal discovery, nature crafts and even bicycle repair!), you’ll find a little bit of something for everyone in the family. The event will take place at Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation (off the E. 49th St. entrance). Call 206-1000 or visit http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com.

Dayton Contemporary Dance Company On Fri 10/10 at 8PM, the Ohio Theatre at PlayhouseSquare (1511 Euclid Ave.) hosts this superb dance company. Accented by expert athleticism, the high-energy DCDC performs works by JLawrence Paint (Harriet Tubman Remix) and more. This is Ohio’s oldest dance company — internationally renowned for its virtuoso artistic performances and having the most comprehensive repertoire of classic works by African American choreographers. Get details at http://www.tricpresents.com.

Century Cycles Night Ride on the Towpath Trail It’s the last Night Ride of 2008, so don’t miss your chance to experience the Cuyahoga Valley National Park by moonlight on your bike. A guided 15-20 mile bicycle ride open to all skill levels on Fri 10/10 at 8PM. Helmet and bike light required, but no registration necessary. Children 15 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Meet at Century Cycles, 1621 Main St. (Route 303) in Peninsula; add’l parking at the Lock 29 Trailhead north of the store. No cost, open to the public. Call 800-201-7433 or visit http://www.centurycycles.com.

Vivid Violin Cleveland Orchestra Violinist Chul-In Park will introduce children ages 3-6 to the Vivid Violin in the Fri 10/10 and Sat 10/11 “Musical Rainbow” concerts, held in Severance Hall’s Reinberger Chamber Hall. Local actress and singer Maryann Nagel hosts the 30-minute programs, which include narration, demonstration, audience participation, and musical selections both familiar and new to the preschool set. http://www.clevelandorchestra.com.

Power Health Explosion Health is a big subject of discussion for children and families these days. The American Heart Association is hosting an event that helps bring the topic into focus Sat 10/11 from 7 – 11AM at Tower City Center. It’s no cost, open to the public and features health screenings, breakout sessions, entertainment, activities for both kids and adults, health exhibitors and more. Snag all the details by visiting http://www.americanheart.org/powerhealthexplosion.

Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra Soak up A Night at the Rock Opera with 19 incredible musicians and singers doling out an evening of songs from rock music’s heyday Sat 10/11 at 8PM. The URO brings the often heard but rarely performed crown jewels of classic rock to life, including gems from Queen, The Who, David Bowie, The Beatles and more. Check them out at http://www.anatro.com. Call 241-6000 or visit http://www.playhousesquare.org for tix and info.

HOT Rock Around the World or at least celebrate the music of the world through the Rock Hall’s World Festival Day Sun 10/12 from noon – 4PM. Through music and dance, Cleveland’s rich cultural diversity is celebrated. A fun, family-friendly event for all. Call 781-ROCK or visit http://www.rockhall.com.

2nd Annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Traditional Pow-wow This event hits Sat 10/11 and Sun 10/12 at Baldwin Wallace College, 96 Beech St. (just across from the Student Activities Center). From 10AM to dusk, join the gathering to celebrate and connect with Native American culture, song, dance, food, and art. The family-friendly Pow-wow will include Native American rituals, greetings, a variety of vendors with authentic hand-made Native American crafts, supplies, jewelry, art, massage and more. Call 322-7098 or visit http://www.committee500years.com.

Join us at our first-ever Cool Cleveland Kids party!
Thursday, November 6. Info. Tix.

The party your family has been waiting for! After 6 years, Cool Cleveland is finally hosting a Cool Cleveland KIDS party. Our first-ever family get-together takes place on Thu 11/6 from 5-7PM at the Maltz Museum and your kids will get to enter a post-Halloween costume contest and parade (prizes for best costume and best superhero), ride in a Batmobile that’s just their size, draw their own comics, watch cartoons and vintage serials and read as many comics as they wish.

You get kids refreshments, all activities and admission to the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage as well as the exhibition Zap! Pow! Bam! The Super Hero: The Golden Age of Comic Books 1938-1950, which immerses visitors in an interactive world of Super Heroes, and illuminates the creative processes that drove their originators to provide America with timeless icons such as Superman (created in Cleveland), Batman, Captain America and Wonder Woman. Special family discount of $20 for up to two adults and up to three children. Complimentary copy of new Cool Cleveland Kids magazine (pictured) for each family. More info on our Kids Party Page here.

Reserve your tix here: https://coolcleveland.net/tickets/110608.

Interested in volunteering for our parties or advertising in the new Cool Cleveland KIDS magazine, which covers November, December & January, and reaches cool families in our region? InfoATCoolCleveland.com

The Young Adult’s View from the Stars
Read PlayhouseSquare’s STAR Reporters only on Cool Cleveland

The PlayhouseSquare Arts Education Department has long been a wealth of knowledge and experience to local teens, anchoring their four teen programs with solid, real-world experience. The department’s Slam U Peer Mentors, STAR Reporters, “Students Take A Role at the Square” (STARS) and Teen Advisory Council programs are packed with great experiential learning opportunities that engage young people in a meaningful way.

We here at Cool Cleveland are proud to showcase one of their programs, The STAR Reporters in the coming weeks and months ahead. Ten Northeast Ohio students will be contributing exclusive editorial content for our weekly e-blast newsletter and website, offering them an opportunity to be published, start a portfolio and gain the real-time experience writing on deadline for editors.

“STAR Reporters have an opportunity to react and comment to their experience in the theater and that’s the value of live entertainment,” says Colleen Porter, the Director of Education for PlayhouseSquare’s Arts Education Department. “Instead of creating something, we let them tell the story. They’ve really shown us that they have a unique approach and interesting perspective in theater and arts…”
Read more from Cool Cleveland Managing Editor Peter Chakerian

Cool Cleveland Kids Podcast Weekly roundup of cool events for kids & families from 12-year-old Cool Cleveland Kids correspondent Max.

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Nancy Pearl on David McCullough
Writers Center Stage Series
Cuyahoga County Public Library

Nancy Pearl is the rock star of librarians. Her series of books about great books, starting with Book Lust, have not only become best sellers, but have put her at the top of everyone’s guest list for interesting conversation. Watch this interview with Thomas Mulready of Cool Cleveland, as Nancy Pearl discusses the upcoming appearance of historical writer David McCullough at the Ohio Theatre in Playhouse Square on October 21, 2008, as part of the Cuyahoga County Public Library’s Writers Center Stage series. As Nancy Pearl tells it, David McCullough is one of those rare historical writers who is not only decorated and admired, with two Pulitzer Prizes, a National Book Award, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom, but also someone whose writing is accessible, entertaining and educational. His latest book, 1776 is a New York Times bestseller, and his recent John Adams is now a 7-part HBO mini-series. http://www.WritersCenterStage.org

A hot selection of tech and business news & events from around the region. Got business news? Send it to: EVENTS@CoolCleveland.com

Not-so Secret Service
An Interview with Entrepreneur/Author John DiJulius

Women say it’s easier to find a new gynecologist than a new hair stylist. John DiJulius, President of The DiJulius Group, a consulting firm specializing in customer service, gets a lot of laughs with that line during his presentations, and the women in the audience nod their heads wholeheartedly in agreement.

DiJulius owns John Robert’s Spas, a chain of high end salons in Cleveland, and is author of two books on the service industry: Secret Service (2003) and What’s the Secret? To Providing a World-Class Customer Experience, which recently reached # 1 on Amazon.com…

Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor Michelle O’Neil

Fred Franks on Storage Area Networks
FIT Technologies

Fred Franks knows his stuff. He’ll tell you the difference between a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network) and a SAN (Storage Area Network), and in this interview with Cool Cleveland’s Thomas Mulready, he’ll tell you how FIT Technologies works with clients to use SANs to make better use of their network resources. He talks about how FIT can cluster an array of hard drives together to create a very fast Storage Area Network. What would you do with all that storage? Create redundancy with your hard drives, and give your production environment a larger disk space to work in, with fast speed. Or use it to backup for your extra-large files, such as video and audio, or your high transactional database. The typical SAN is not as expensive as it once was, since hard drives have come down significantly in price. You can also backup your server environment and have it available in case your production servers go down. Who knew? http://www.FITTechnologies.net

Gov. Strickland & Lt. Gov Fisher say Ohio’s economy is thriving. Click
Maltz Museum Wins COSE Award as one of this year’s “Ten Under 10.” Click and Click again.
Flora Stone Mather Alumnae Make $5 million gift to CWRU and all the details are here
Cuy County considering retire/rehire plan according to this story
GREEN Step2 kids co. in Streetsboro encouraging carpooling with some surprising bennies, results. Click
GREEN Join the Green Revolution and nominate NEO manf’g co. on cutting edge of environmental responsibility here
GREEN Garland Industries launches alt-energy subsidiary and details are here
ODOD releases econ strat development plan and you can read it here
Med innovation summit feat. the cutting-edge on innovation, looks pretty interesting to us. Click
MAGNET partners with WVIZ-TV ideastream for distance learning programming project for Ohio high schools. Click

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Jim Kukral’s plan to bail out Cleveland? Free Internet Consulting Kukral, “a life-long Clevelander who’s going to bail this city out of the financial crisis single-handedly, if I can” will be down at the giant Free Stamp starting this Wed 10/8 and every subsequent Wednesday in October giving away his Internet consulting services at no cost to any Cleveland business who wants it.

Why? “I lost my job too due to tough economic times,” he says in a recent email and on his website. “Now it’s time to give back.” Look for the big guy in the black suit with yellow tie, sitting at a card table holding up a giant sign (see photo) and read more at his site:

http://www.jimkukral.com/cleveland.

GREEN E4S Presents: The Future of Design – Integrating Sustainability What are the best practices, resources and next steps to lead your company into the future of design?? Find out Wed 10/8 from 5:30 – 8:30PM. Details here
Marcus Buckingham author of several New York Times bestsellers on career success will visit CWRU Weatherhead Thu 10/9 at 4PM. Click
Learn FMLA Basics a practical and interactive overview of the fundamentals of the Family & Medical Leave Act Fri 10/10. Details here
Plexus Cleveland LGBT biz-networking night feat. Bang and the Clatter Theatre Co. Tue 10/14 at 6PM. Details
Plexus Akron LGBT biz-networking night feat. Sage Lewis of SageRock Wed 10/15 at 6PM. Details
The Great Workplace Conference hits on Wed 10/15 from 9AM – 4PM feat. Pat Perry on being competitive in the market. Details
Civic Innovation Lab celebrates 5th anniversary with party Thu 10/16 at 5PM. Details
Card Sorting vs. Texas Hold-em? What’s better for site navigation? Find out Thu 10/23 at this NEOUPA event by clicking Click
Hispanic CoC Ohio’s Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Banquet hits Sat 10/25 at LaCentre in Westlake. Details
Cleveland + Pittsburgh + Youngstown Regional Learning Network mtg hits Fri 11/7 and details are here
6th Ann Medical Innovation Summit This amazing three-day event starts Mon 11/10 and runs through midweek. Jim Tobin, Pres/ CEO of Boston Scientific headlines. Learn about it all here

Medical Mart Redux At 6PM TODAY (Wed 10/8) a meeting regarding the Medical mart will take place at the Center for Families and Children, 4500 Euclid Ave. Registration to speak begins at 5:30PM. Contact Jim McCafferty, County Administrator, at 443-7215 for details.

Bioneers 2008 Bioneers is truly a place where it is impossible not to be inspired; to find the resources and colleagues to create the change everyone is talking about. Be there to take one of 9 tours, attend some of the 16 local workshops, listen to the 15 national speakers brought from the headwaters conference in California (http://www.bioneers.org), practice yoga, NIA, Tai Chi and PARTY!! Get all the details and register for one, two or all three days at http://www.gcbl.org/bioneers.

Kristie Van Auken
MyTravelingHat.com ticket giveaway
Akron-Canton Airport

Kristie Van Auken, marketing director of the Akron-Canton Airport, is wearing a shuttle driving cap today as she discusses with Cool Cleveland’s Thomas Mulready how quickly passengers can get from their parked cars to the gates, thanks to the free shuttle buses, short lines and quicker access.

Plus, anyone can enter the “My Traveling Hat” contest to win two round-trip tickets on AirTran Airways!

www.MyTravelingHat.com

SPONSORED: Be the FIRST The Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts brings 8 premieres from around the world–performances and exhibitions that defy expectations and challenge the senses. Experience artists who boldly cross boundaries, mixing film, theatre, dance, music, ancient, modern, the real and the surreal to create something completely new. All in three whirlwind weeks, October 10-25. Listen to the exclusive Cool Cleveland podcast with organizer Paul Organisak here. Learn more about Festival performances, see video, and order tickets at PIFOF.org. The Festival takes place during the celebration of Pittsburgh’s 250th anniversary; to save on travel, accommodations, and event tickets, book online at VisitPittsburgh.com.

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Masha Hamilton On Wed 10/8 at 6PM, Sacred Path and Ten Thousand Villages Cleveland are hosting a book signing event featuring author Masha Hamilton and her fiction work, The Camel Bookmobile Set in the arid bush of northeastern Kenya, an American librarian starts a traveling library on a camel. Crafts from TTV-Cleveland’s artisan partners in Kenya will be featured as well. Ten Thousand Villages at Trinity Commons, 2254 Euclid Ave. Call 575-1058 or visit http://cleveland.tenthousandvillages.com.

Art in the Rotunda for October starts Thu 10/9 at noon with the Ritmo y Raza Dance Company. Enjoy the flavors of South America and the Caribbean as Ritmo y Raza Dance Company brings us the culture, traditions and folklore of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Panama and Spain through traditional as well as modern dance performances including salsa and meringue. The mission of Ritmo y Raza is to promote the folklore and traditions of South America and the Caribbean through dance, music and education to adults and young people in the community. City Hall, downtown Cleveland. Presented by Art in Everything!, a Cleveland initiative of Mayor Frank G. Jackson.

Maurice Fraga The Cleveland State University Dance Program hosts a contemporary dance master class with Fraga on Thu 10/9 from 10 – 11:30AM in the CSU dance studio. This master class is no cost, open to the public with a reservation. If you wish to reserve a space, email l.deering@csuohio.edu. http://www.csuohio.edu/dance.

TAAL 2008 With a very special appearance by the Abhinava Dance Company of India, this multicultural performance event is celebrating its fifth anniversary Fri 10/10 at 7:30PM. Students and friends of Hathaway Brown School will showcase their talents as they excite, entertain and expose audience members to different cultures and art forms. All proceeds benefit the Joti Sawhny ’92 Memorial Fund, which supports programs in diversity education. Ahuja Auditorium, Hathaway Brown School, 19600 North Park Blvd., Shaker Heights. Call 320-8796 ext. 7166 or visit http://www.hb.edu.

SPONSORED: The CIM Live broadcasts on WCLV 104.9 keep popping up. Fri 10/10 at 8PM, the CIM Orchestra is conducted by Cleveland Orchestra Assistant Conductor Tito Munoz in Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, the Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 with Michelle Cann as soloist, and Symphonie fantastique by Berlioz. Sat 10/11 night’s live Cleveland Orchestra broadcast features classical superstar Lang Lang, also in Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Franz conducts Beethoven’s 5th Symphony. Full details at www.WCLV.com.

HOT Tremont ArtWalk hits Fri 10/10 starting at 6PM and features some amazing work by 17 different artists in response to 8 years of the Bush administration. Counting Days, showing at Asterisk Gallery, features “art as political dissent,” largely absent from our current times of historical turmoil. And at Brandt Gallery, David Szekeres showcases his paintings and drawings in Shreds of Light (1028 Kenilworth Ave.) Naturally, these are but two of the amazing exhibitions to be found in the neighborhood. A cool fall evening starts by visiting http://www.tremontartwalk.org and http://www.asteriskgallery.com. http://www.brandtgallery.org.

Paul Newman… as he was intended With the passing of Hollywood legend Paul Newman on September 26th, America lost one of its greatest stars. The Oscar-winning actor and Shaker Heights native was universally admired for his talent, charm and generosity. Shaker Square Cinemas will be showing two of Newman’s most beloved films, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting starting Fri 10/10 and running through the weekend. The films, both of which co-star Newman’s friend Robert Redford, will be projected digitally in Hi-Definition. Admission to each film? A Lincolnesque bargain. Pay your respects to Newman’s acting genius. Visit http://www.clevelandcinemas.com for tickets.

Gordon Square Experience Check out this quarterly event showcasing the very best of the “labyrinth of delights” known as the Gordon Square Arts District Fri 10/10 from 5:30 – 9PM and Sat 10/11 from 1 – 5PM. Soak up art at 1point618 Gallery, stage presentations at Cleveland Public Theatre, home decor at duoHOME, tasty nosh and Joe at Gypsy Beans & Baking Co, tipples at The Happy Dog, vermicelli bowls at Minh-Anh and much, much more. http://www.gordonsquare.org.

HOT Dark Side of Dr. Seuss and Scopitone-A-Go-Go Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel), the best-selling author of whimsical children’s books, also wrote training and propaganda films for the U.S. Army. The training films were animated cartoons featuring a clueless, hapless soldier named Private Snafu (the Army acronym for Situation Normal: All F***ed Up.) Made in conjunction with Warner Brothers’ animation department and directed by Looney Tunes masters like Chuck Jones, Frank Tashlin, and Bob Clampett, these shorts featured adult content and racial stereotypes. Film collector/director Dennis Nyback brings some to screen Fri 10/10 at 7:30PM. Then some of Nyland’s Scopitones — three-minute music movies that were rear-projected from 16mm film onto a TV-like screen — will screen that night, Fri 10/10 at 9:30PM at the Cleveland Institute of Art’s Cinematheque. http://www.dennisnybackfilms.com. http://www.cia.edu/cinematheque.

Bridge Mix Part of the Tremont ArtWalk mix is this event Fri 10/10 from 6 – 11PM. at the West 11th St. pedestrian bridge in Tremont. A one-night outdoor celebration, Bridge Mix features the Cleveland Urban Design Collective, Gallery U-Haul, Alex Tapie & Wes Johansen, plus live tunes from Miss Melvis and the Buford Pusser Experience. Check out stargazing, cultural dances, music, storytellers and Capoeira; nosh and bevvies by Gypsy Beans, produce from Hooper’s Farm and more. No cost, open to the public. West 11th Street bridge is two blocks south of Lincoln Park on West 11th St. (one block north of Clark Field). http://www.myspace.com/popupcleveland.

HOT Bukowski: A Poem is a City Last year, Visible Voice and Mac’s Backs collaborated on a weekend of events celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the publication of On the Road by Jack Kerouac. Their annual fall event focuses on work of a particular writer; this year, it’s Charles Bukowski. A Poem is a City honors the L.A. underground poet. Readings take place Fri 10/10 from 5:30 – 7:30PM at the Barking Spider Tavern, 11310 Juniper Rd., Case Western Reserve University campus. Readers and participants can sign up to read a Bukowski poem or short excerpt by calling Mac’s Backs (321-2665) or signing up at the event. A second reading Sat 10/11 from 7 – 9PM happens in the outdoor courtyard & wine bar at Visible Voice Books, 1023 Kenilworth Rd., Tremont. Readers and participants can sign up by calling Visible Voice (961-0084). A reception will follow at Prosperity Social Club, 1109 Starkweather Avenue in Tremont. http://www.macsbacks.com. http://www.visiblevoicebooks.com.

David Sedaris With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today. Check him out live on stage at PlayhouseSquare Fri 10/10 at 7:30PM. Sedaris is currently promoting another great collection of essays, When You Are Engulfed in Flames. http://www.playhousesquare.org.

Best of Cleveland Party See, hear, taste and touch everything that makes Cle a great place to live at the Cleveland Magazine 3rd annual Best of Cleveland Party Fri 10/10 from 7 – 10:30PM at the Rock Hall. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster or at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum box office. http://www.ClevelandMagazine.com/bestof.

Edward Albee’s Marriage Play Cesear’s Forum will present preeminent American dramatist’s Marriage Play in an October/November engagement at Kennedy’s Down Under, PlayhouseSquare Center. A vituperatively energetic marital duel between a couple in mid-life crisis, the play is alternately funny and sombre. Performances are Fri 10/10 and Sat 10/11 at 8PM, with performances repeating on Friday’s and Saturdays through mid-November. Playhouse Square Center, 1501 Euclid Ave. Call 241-6000 or visit http://www.playhousesquare.org.

HOT Global Groove The 10 Year Anniversary Party of Passport Project hits the Passport Project’s Global Community Arts Center Sat 10/11 from 7PM – midnight. This fund raiser for PP’s educational programs features world music and dance by the Passport Project Global Dance & Music Collective, Senegalese percussionist Assane MBaye, Madhu Ravikumar, Veena and Wontanara 2. A new exhibit of photos from Guinea by Mamadou Sadio Tounkara & Passport Project founder, Chloë Hopson are also a part of the festivities. Edible delights from PP’s Community Garden, a “donations bar” and silent auction round out the fun. Suggested donation, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. http://www.passportproject.org.

SPONSORED: RACE: Are We So Different? It’s a simple truth. People are different. Throughout history, these differences have been a source of community strength and personal identity. They have also been the basis for discrimination and oppression. The idea of “race” has been used historically to describe these differences and justify mistreatment of people and even genocide. See the “RACE: Are We So Different?” exhibition now at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Info: www.cmnh.org.

Western Reserve Herb Society’s Herb Fair Choose from hundreds of homemade herbal delights at old-fashioned prices Sat 10/11 from 9AM – 3PM. Stock up on gifts and treat yourself to unique and fragrant herbal products to delight the senses. Look for all kinds of homemade goods made with the herb of the year, calendula, one of the most colorful and sweetly-fragrant herbs. No cost with general admission. And for the kiddos, “Fall for the Garden” family activities run concurrently. Bring the kids for a scarecrow picnic, puppet shows, apple cider making and a Green Corps Farmers Market! http://www.cbgarden.org.

HOT Lakewood is Art Artists and art lovers will fill the sidewalks and businesses of Madison Avenue on Sat 10/11 from 4 – 9PM for the third Madison Avenue- Lakewood ArtWalk. The Lakewood ArtWalk was designed to increase exposure for participating local artists, organizations and area businesses; it stretches from Ample Duds (17008 Madison Ave.) to the Coffee Pot Restaurant (12415 Madison Ave.) with over 30 Madison businesses participating. Off the beaten track and part of the ArtWalk are the Hilliard Theatre (16200 Hilliard Ave.) and Omega Cuts (11833 Franklin Ave.). Get the details and list of family-friendly events at http://www.lakewoodisart.com.

Wiggins & Roberts A couple years ago at an event for charity, Tommy Wiggins won an auction to be a character in a future Les Roberts’ Milan Jacovich mystery. King of the Holly Hop, Roberts’ newest book is a story about a murder that takes place at Jacovich’s 40th high school reunion. The murder victim is a classmate, and so is the prime suspect, Tommy Wiggins! These two Cleveland artists and legends will be appearing together to read and sing and sign their latest works Fri 10/10 at 7PM. This unique event is not to be missed! Roberts will read from his latest book; Wiggins will play selections from his newest CD, Ten. Both will meet fans and sign books and CDs. Borders, 3737 West Market St., Fairlawn. Call 330-666-7568 for more info.

The Tibetan cleansing ritual of Chedrol will be offered at Asterisk Gallery in Tremont on Sat 10/11 at 5PM by visiting Tibetan Monks from Gaden Shartse Monastery, India. 2393 Professor Ave., Tremont. Details at http://www.asteriskgallery.com/index.html and http://www.gadenshartsetour.org.

Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra begins its 71st concert season on Sun 10/12 at 3PM at Tri-C Western Campus with the first of a series of concerts offering a thematic presentation: Music of Nations — a season of celebrating the music of western nations. The series opens by honoring Germany, as Music Director Victor Liva conducts Beethoven, Mendelssohn and more. Cle area violinist Cara Tweed solos. 11000 West Pleasant Valley Rd., Parma. Call 556-1800 or visit http://www.clevephil.org.

Persian Classics As part of its biannual world music concert series, the Kent State University Stark Campus hosts a rare concert of Persian classical music on Sun 10/12 at 3PM. The concert features nine of the finest U.S.-based Persian musicians, with a program including a wide range of improvisations and compositions based on Iran’s system of twelve dastgah (modes), which bears some similarity to the ragas used in the music of India. Three vocalists will sing evocative classical poetry by poets including 13th-century mystic Rumi. Main Hall Auditorium, KSU Stark Campus, 6000 Frank Ave. NW, North Canton. Call 330-244-3360 for info. Directions here.

Minnesota Guitar Quartet Classical Guitar magazine has described the MGQ as “flawless and witty.” They perform this Sun 10/12 at 3PM as a part of the Kulas Concert Series at Guzzetta Recital Hall (157 University Ave. across from E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, University of Akron). Call 330-972-8301 or concerts@uakron.edu for details.

The Funnies and Race: Why is Everyone So Touchy About Stereotypes? The award-winning journalist, cartoonist and TV producer Héctor Cantú offers this no-cost, public lecture at Cleveland State University Wed 10/15 at 6PM. Part of CSU’s 08-09 Cultural Crossings Lecture Series: Memories, Reflections and Recollections, Cantú speaks at Mather Mansion, 2605 Euclid Ave., room 301, located at 2605 Euclid Ave. http://www.csuohio.edu.

Vic Flick On Wed 10/15 at 7PM, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum will host An Evening with Vic Flick. This event, which will take place in the Museum’s 4th Floor Theater, is part of the Museum’s popular no cost From Songwriters to Soundmen: The People Behind the Hits series. People are invited to get up close and personal as Flick, an acclaimed session guitarist, talks about working in the music business. He’s performed with Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, and the Dave Clark Five and is best known as the guitar player of the legendary theme song for the James Bond movies. http://www.rockhall.com.

SPONSORED: Can a painting be musical? The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities at Case Western Reserve University presents the heralded philosopher Lydia Goehr in a lecture on Musical Instruments and the Instrumentality of Painting, on Thu 10/16 at 6PM in Severance Hall’s Reinberger Auditorium. If you ever wondered about the relationship between music, politics, philosophy, and history, this lecture is for you. Meet Professor Goehr at the post-lecture reception in Severance Hall’s Smith Lobby. Lecture and reception are no charge and open to the public. BakerNord.org, or call 216.368.8961.

Hoppy Hour with Great Lakes Brewing Co. at the Cleveland Botanical Garden is a perfect way to usher in autumn — especially for beer fans. Enjoy a delightful fall evening on the Geis terrace Wed 10/15 from 6 – 8PM, all while sampling award-winning seasonal craft beers like the robust Nosferatu and nutty Oktoberfest from the ever-popular local microbrewery. Details at http://www.cbgarden.org.

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An End to Panhandling?

In numerous instances, the Bible says that the poor will always be with us; what the Bible didn’t tell us is they would mainly congregate near the entrances to restaurants on E. 4th and W. 6th Streets, aggressively rattling ragged paper cups in our faces as we attempt to egress our favorite dining establishments. Aggressive begging does have a way of knocking a bit of the sheen off the ambiance and charm of a night out.

My brother, who recently moved back to Cleveland from Jamaica after 25 years, was springing for dinner at Pickwick & Frolic, and after the third time of being panhandled he became a bit annoyed. You need to know that he’s so tight that when he farts only dogs can hear him, so the forth panhandler didn’t even get the words out of his mouth before being told, “No way, no how!” They really know how to handle panhandlers in Jamaica, and together we came up with what we feel could be a real solution to the problem…
Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor Mansfield B. Frazier

SPONSORED: Caught up in the presidential campaign? If so, don’t miss On the Presidency: An Evening with David McCullough at the Ohio Theatre on Tue 10/21 at 7:30PM. He begins the 2008-2009 William N. Skirball Writers Center Stage Program presented by the Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation and The Plain Dealer. McCullough is a master of the art of narrative history and a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. His latest book, 1776 is a New York Times bestseller and his acclaimed biography John Adams was the basis for the HBO series. For tickets call 216-241-6000. http://writerscenterstage.org/mccollough.aspx

“Pittsburgh’s convention center continues to sink,” blogs Ed Morrison saying “Adding capacity in a mature, slow growth market has consequences…”

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Unquiet and Concerto for Second Fiddle
Doug McKean & the Stuntmen

Doug McKean is a familiar name to people who scrounge the Cleveland music scene. The former member of the Whiskeyhounds returns with two brand new records that follow up 2006’s hot CD Heels Up. Last time out, McKean was drifting away from punk-inspired rock sounds and floating into “a soul and Stonesy rock territory.” Unquiet and Concerto for Second Fiddle are prolific in a Ryan Adams sort of way, with the former offering cinematic soundscapes and great roots-rock and Americana idioms; and the latter digging up a more straight-ahead rock sound…

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Cleveland Orchestra @ Severance Hall 10/2 Music lovers who skipped the VP debate live on Thursday found a harmonious alternative in Severance Hall when Franz Welser-Most conducted a delightfully upbeat concert that began with Mozart’s weltzschmertzian early work…
Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor Laura Kennelly

Something Dada @ Tower Press Building 10/3 Mastering the art of Improv is an unusual skill. And while thinking quick on your feet is a remarkable talent for all sorts of uses (car jackings, meeting the in-laws for the first time, board meetings), it’s tougher when you’re on stage with the spotlights, audience and surprise set-up lines bearing down on you…
Read more from Cool Cleveland correspondent T.L. Champion here

The Lieutenant of Inishmore @ The Bang & the Clatter 10/3
What’s hot: Martin McDonagh’s inky-black comedy about a sentimental Irish terrorist who comes home to avenge the death of his cat is as twisted as it comes, with deft dialogue, dry wit, political satire, and a perfect ending. It’s also a Jacobean gore-fest of torture, spurting blood, and severed limbs, definitely not for weak stomachs…
Read more from Cool Cleveland correspondent Linda Eisenstein here

Cleveland Orchestra @ Severance Hall 10/2 and 10/4 It was pretty much a night for the youngsters to show their stuff at this week’s Cleveland Orchestra program. The composers represented were Mozart, who was 17 when he wrote his 25th Symphony; Szymanowski the oldest composer at 45 when he began his Symphonie concertante; Richard Strauss who was 21 when he wrote Burleske, and Dvorak, whose Slavonic Dances appeared when he was 37…
Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor Kelly Ferjutz

Doug Varone & Dancers @ E.J. Thomas Hall, Akron 10/4 When was it that I first heard the term “juicy” in relation to a dance movement? Oh, yes, it was Douglas Nielsen — probably the late 1980s — in a class at Cleveland State University, he called for “juicy plies” (plie means to bend – usually meaning the legs in dance)…
Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor Susan Miller

Cleveland Chamber Symphony @ Baldwin-Wallace College 10/5 Imaginative programming (and execution) remains the rule with the gallant Cleveland Chamber Symphony. Conductor Steven Smith and the ensemble opened with Compline by Christopher Rouse, a piece he wrote while living in Rome…
Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor Laura Kennelly here

Spectrum: The Lockwood Thompson Dialogues @ Cle Public Library 10/6 With Ohio as one of the battleground states for the upcoming election, you can imagine why the auditorium was overflowing for the Politics and Propaganda: Designing the President event at CPL Monday evening…
Read more from Cool Cleveland contributor T.L. Champion here

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What’s wrong with this picture? (See Why can’t taxpayers mountain bike in the Metroparks? here) This week’s CoolCleveland party celebrating the Civic Innovation Lab is at Ray’s Indoor Mountain Bike Park. At the same time, mountain biking is illegal in virtually every public park in northeast Ohio..!
Read more from Cool Cleveland reader Lois Moss here

A Change for Caroline To Ms. Susan Schaul: I read your Cool Cleveland review on “Caroline, or Change” First of all, thank you for the wonderful review. Just a slight correction I would like to inform you on. The play was a collaboration between Dobama and Karamu. The space was not rented out to them. It is full collab between myself and Joyce Casey utilizing both administrations, technical staff and splitting expenses. from Cool Cleveland reader and Karamu Artistic Director Terrence Spivey tsplywrghtATaol.com

Thank you, Cool Cleveland I’m finally getting your emails again. Yea! I always find fun things to do in them. This weekend my husband and I took our granddaughters to the Fall Fest at Patterson Fruit farm and they had a great time — as so did we. Except for CoolCleveland, I wouldn’t have known about this — not a lot of time to search the Web or read the PD. from Cool Cleveland reader Sherry Schmidt

More thanks to/for CC I have been receiving your Cool Cleveland Newsletter for a little while now, and I really appreciate it because it is cohesive way to keep people informed about what is going on in Cleveland. So often it seems to me that Clevelanders act like nothing happens in Cleveland, but it’s not true. There is actually a lot going on here. from Cool Cleveland reader Story Rhinehart storybe_AThotmail.com

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1) Why can’t taxpayers mountain bike in the Metroparks? Read this detailed (and pathetic) history of CAMBA trying to build trails.
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2) Cool Cleveland party at Ray’s for Civic Innovation Lab’s 5th b-day at Ray’s Indoor Mountain Bike Park
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