Forced To Leave

Forced to Leave?

In this week’s issue:
* Cool Cleveland Comment Are We Forced to Leave?
* Access:Cleveland Research ShowCASE
* Who Are You? Cleveland’s Leading Satirist tells you about you
* Cool Cleveland Sounds State of Being’s Haywire Remixes
* Cool Cleveland Kids podcast click here, CC podcast click here, CC Blog click here

Just when it seems things in these parts can’t get worse, the weather always breaks, and then it’s Spring. So as we prepare for a glorious week, let’s also consider our past and future prospects. Embrace the Cool Cleveland Comment by soon-to-be Oberlin grad Chad Cutting as he contemplates having to move out of town (against his wishes) to follow his dreams. And then think (and write to us) about how we might be able to create a town where future Chads aren’t left hanging.

As for us, we do what we do best and make sweet recommendations for your week in Northeast Ohio. Check our HOT PICKS below for an Electric Lemonade Show and a session on the potentially problematic Tax Expenditure Limitation initiatives, then click on CCKIDS and listen to the Kids Podcast for non-bogus fun family stuff. Get ready to discover Roy Orbison, listen to Hugh Masekela, celebrate Milton Babbitt’s 90th b-day, and consider volunteering. Our passion runs deep. –Thomas Mulready

Opinion/Commentary
Cool Cleveland Comment
Are We Forced to Leave?

In just over twenty years, I’ve only had to make small, often insignificant decisions. I’ve lived in Ohio all my life, and while most people go to college out of state or at least out of town, I chose to go to school ten minutes down the road. Now I’m three months away from graduation and I’m faced with some of the biggest decisions of my life.

Since I decided to stay close to home, I haven’t been away from my family for more than a month at a time. I’ve grown up Catholic, and religion has been a big part of my family for as long as I can remember. My parents married a few years out of high school, and they have been rooted in Lorain their whole lives. My father’s parents have also lived in Lorain for over sixty-years. Beginning the day I was born, my grandparents have been there for me as much as my real parents have. Because my parents worked early hours, my sister and I spent weeknights at their house so we could get a ride to school every morning. In a sense I was raised with two families: my grandparents, who have consistently been there for me and my real parents, who have provided me with every opportunity I’ve needed to succeed. My sister and I became extremely close to our grandparents and were certainly close with our parents.

The problem with the strong family ties is that I don’t see myself staying in Ohio, let alone Lorain, after graduation. This is a problem many college age people face, but I feel that while they may go through this process in stages, I’m forced to make it in a matter of months…
Read the Cool Cleveland Commentary by Chad Kutting here

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New ’06 -’07 Broadway Series just Announced! Exciting news…the hottest show on Broadway, Monty Python’s “Spamalot” – the musical lovingly ripped off from Monty Python and the Holy Grail – is coming to Cleveland as a part of the new McDonald Financial Group Broadway Series at Playhouse Square Center. Also coming are “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” “Rat Pack Live,” “All Shook Up” and more. Seven-show subscriptions are now available and start as low as $101 for seven shows…that’s as little as $16 per show! Don’t miss out on the hit season. Shows will sell out…so guarantee your tickets today. Plus, ask about the Girls Night at Broadway package for additional discounts & perks. Visit www.PlayhouseSquare.com to hear songs and see video from the shows or call 216-830-7221.
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Access:Cleveland
Research ShowCASE
Movies Behind the Scenes

Masquerading as a quaint institution of higher learning at University Circle, Case Western Reserve University is actually a research powerhouse and an economic development driver for our region, spinning off start-ups that commercialize Case’s research. For the past few years, Case has presented their Research ShowCASE, highlighting over 500 research projects with exhibits, live demonstrations, discussions, an Inventors Cafe, and the unique opportunity for the community to talk to professors, researchers and scientists about everything from basic and applied science to advances in clinical practice to cutting-edge business initiatives. Some are understandably wonkish, such as Temperature Sensitive Nano-Scale Coatings with High Spatial and Temporal Resolution, but others are self-evident, such as, Business as an Agent of Mutual Benefit. A few days ago, Cool Cleveland’s Thomas Mulready hooked up with Dr. Eric Coddington, who created Research ShowCASE in 2002, and their conversation was caught on digital tape. http://ora.ra.cwru.edu/showcase. Send your comments to: Letters@CoolCleveland.com

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Listen for the Kids Wondering what to do with the family this week? Click on the Cool Cleveland Kids Podcast here and listen to 10-year old correspondent Max as he outlines his picks. Subscribe to the feed here, and your iTunes will pull it down automatically. No iPod necessary, just ears! Click here: http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/CoolClevelandKids04.14.06.mp3.

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Dinosaurs Across America: Cartoons of Phil Yeh is an exhibition at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History of original art from nationally recognized graphic novelist Phil Yeh. His work illustrates the adventures of Theo, Dina, Dewey and Dallas. Together, they tell a lighthearted tale that highlights the benefits of being able to read and write, along with the need to be environmentally aware and responsible. Yeh will be at the Museum Sat 4/15 from 1-5PM for a book signing. Come meet him and see the exhibit that includes a fun interactive game using the dinosaur characters from his books. Visit www.cmnh.org for more information.
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NewsLINKS

• How things work around here An expose in the spirit of classic alternative journalism, something we haven’t seen enough of lately. Read about the “culture of bribery” under the former Mayor that resulted in kickbacks, payoffs, and a city that may have overpaid by millions for the I-X Center. See story here. Your thoughts? Letters@CoolCleveland.com.
• Mulready on AP In a story that went out on the Associated Press wire about Cleveland’s low rate of college grads living in the city, Cool Cleveland’s Thomas Mulready reminds us to be cognizant of the fact that Cleveland’s geographical boundaries are artificially small compared to Columbus and other cities who annexed their suburbs, so an apples-to-apples comparison of how many college-educated residents live within city limits may be misleading. See story here, and send your comments here: Letters@CoolCleveland.com.
• Urycki & Molpus to join ideastream Public radio/tv ideastream hires National Public Radio vet and Weekend Edition host David Molpus from D.C. to head up their journalism & news (Around Noon, 90.3 at Nine, Ideas, Applause), and long-time WKSU correspondent Mark Urycki, who will replace Renita Jablonski who recently left ideastream (with news director Dave Piganelli) for WKSU. See story here and releases here and here. Your ideas? Letters@CoolCleveland.com.
• An alternative to eminent domain The Port Authority, acting on behalf of private developer Scott Wolstein, gives us a lesson on the quickest way to create ill-will among local business owners. How? By low-balling landowners on the East Bank of the Flats, backed up with the threat of eminent domain. There is another way. Check out what other cities, like Anaheim, CA, are doing. They have discovered a way to engineer redevelopment without public subsidy, eminent domain or public outcry. Read here. Then tell us what you think at Letters@CoolCleveland.com.

What’s a Podcast? Let’s keep it simple. A podcast is just a short audio file that you listen to on your computer or your iPod or other player. You can try the Cool Cleveland Podcast by clicking here. Then, if you have iTunes or similar, you can subscribe by clicking this link, and you’ll get each new Podcast we make, immediately and automatically. Isn’t technology wonderful? Try it now: http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/CoolCleveland04.14.06.mp3.

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What Does Your Dream Home Look Like? Is it spacious with roomy, open floor plans and elegant architectural designs with old-fashioned flair? If so, you will love Chapman Grove. Accentuated by distinctive rooflines and muted colors, these three story townhomes range from $139,000-$145,000 with 1479 sq ft. They feature 2-car garages, open kitchen living room and dining room, 2 bedrooms and 2½ bath. There is one single family home priced at $179,000 with 1905 square feet, with 3 bedrooms and 2½ baths, a full, unfinished basement, and 2-car attached garage. Homeowners enjoy beautifully designed community parks, private courtyards for barbeques, parties, or just relaxing with family, friends and neighbors. Shopping, movies and restaurants are just around the corner. Contact the Sales Manager at (330) 722-8815 or www.ZarembaHomes.com.
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NewsLINKS

• Stark drops out of Triangle development Declining to participate in the “more limited” vision that Case has for immediate development of the key Triangle property at Mayfield & Euclid, Crocker Park developer Robert Stark, working with Coral Company’s Peter Rubin, has withdrawn their proposal. Which is too bad, because we need more vision, not less for University Circle. See story here. Your thoughts on University Circle development? Letters@CoolCleveland.com.
• Operas merge Bringing pragmatism to a potentially tragic financial situation, Peter Rubin will lead Opera Cleveland, formed by the merged artistic and business functions of Cleveland Opera and Lyric Opera Cleveland. The combined group will present one opera in the fall and one in the spring at the State Threatre, and three in the summer at the Cleveland Play House with picnic intermissions, down from the seven operas the two groups had been presenting. With tremendous foundation support, the new group is debt-free and sports a $600K endowment, and they are searching for an executive director. See release here. Opera lovers’ reactions? Letters@CoolCleveland.com.
• Convention Center as film studio The City of Cleveland and Greater Cleveland Film Commission announced an agreement to boost hotel and motion picture jobs and bring new business revenue to the city. The City will offer motion picture producers fee-free space in the Cleveland Convention Center. The Greater Cleveland Film Commission will market the space to Hollywood studios and help coordinate motion picture use of convention center space. Spiderman 3, which will shoot segments in Cleveland later this month, is the inaugural motion picture for this initiative. Learn more here. Welcome home Hollywood, or another free ride? Letters@CoolCleveland.com.
• HungryMag.com visits Cleve The Chicago-based “foodie” magazine just recently spent some time sampling scrumptious local fare and experiencing Cleveland’s cuisine culture first hand. What does Chi-town think of Great Lakes grub? Check out their reviews of Fahrenheit, Flying Fig, Great Lakes Brewing, Lelolei, and podcast interviews with Michael Symon of Lola and Michael Ruhlman, author of Soul of a chef. www.HungryMag.com. And what do you think of Clevo food? Letters@CoolCleveland.com
• Predatory lending causing foreclosures The number of Ohioans who lost their homes to foreclosure and sheriff sales continued to grow in 2005. Foreclosure filings increased 8.5 percent last year; the 63,996 filings represented one for every 71 Ohio households. In a new report, Policy Matters Ohio analyzes foreclosure filing data from the Ohio Supreme Court and provides preliminary data from its biennial survey of county sheriffs on auctions of foreclosed properties. Twenty local sheriff departments ranked predatory lending as the #1 factor contributing to foreclosures; nine departments blamed job loss and our weak economy. You can read the report here. Your thoughts? Letters@CoolCleveland.com.

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Creepy, Crawly Critters always seem to capture kids’ interest and the new “Bugged Out!” exhibit at the Cleveland Botanical Garden Fri 4/14 through Sun 4/30 is their chance to get up close and personal with a wide variety of hundreds of bugs. “Bugged Out!” will delight kids with hundreds of exotic bugs, both live and preserved. Check out our meal worm races on our spiffy race track, an edible bug bar (bugs can be surprisingly yummy!), touch tanks with live bugs, educational programs about the important role bugs play in our lives and meet our bug experts (entomologists). Hours are: Monday – Saturday from 10 – 5PM, and Sundays from 12 – 5PM. Members and children (under 3) are free; children 3-12 are $3; and nonmembers are $7.50.Contact 216-707-2834 or www.cbgarden.org for a complete list of “Bugged Out!” events.
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NewsLINKS

• Wal-Mart floats urban strategy To pave the way for opening 50 new stores in metro areas (where they are supremely unpopular), Wal-Mart is offering a slew of unlikely programs: including competitive small business free ad space, a $500K investment in local chambers of commerce, and, incredibly, offering seminars on how small businesses can compete with Wal-Mart. Apparently they’ve been reading their own internal memos that reported that 2% to 8% of their customers have stopped shopping at Wal-Mart due to negative press. After this PR salvo, make that 5% to 10%. See New York Times here. Send your thoughts to: Letters@CoolCleveland.com
• How to win a trip to Cleveland The CVB & publishers, Gray & Company have put together an exciting getaway package for fans of mystery novelist Les Roberts. Read last week’s Cool Cleveland interview with Roberts here. Fans can win a trip to good old Cleveland, where Roberts’ 13-book Milan Jacovich private-eye series is set. The winner gets two overnight stays at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel; a $100 gift certificate each for Tower City Center and Nighttown restaurant; two VIP tickets to the Cleveland Improv; two tickets for a tour on Lolly the Trolley, hosted by author Les Roberts, and autographed copies of Les Roberts books. Brush up on your Milan Jacovich trivia and enter the sweepstakes here. What, you couldn’t use an OPM vacation?
• DeWine stumbles & panders The Ohio Senator decided to step out of the amen chorus and up to the pulpit in the gay marriage ban movement by co-sponsoring the proposed federal marriage ban amendment. His supporters say he’s always agreed with the ban, but just wanted to see what all the neighbors, er, other states were doing. Think his sagging approval rating and tight race with Sherrod Brown has anything to do with it? Read the article in Gay People’s Chronicle here. Sound off at Letters@CoolCleveland.com.
• Is your workplace family-friendly? If so, show your employer just how much you appreciate them for making things a little easier on you and your family. Nominate your employer for the First Annual Families First Awards. Starting Point, Northeast Ohio’s child care and early education resource and referral agency, will honor 16 family-friendly workplaces in honor of its Sweet 16 Birthday Bash on Tue 5/16 from 6-8PM at Healthspace Cleveland. Nomination forms are available at http://www.starting-point.org/awards.pdf or by calling 575-0061. Tell the rest of us about your family-friendly workplace at Letters@CoolCleveland.com.

Emissions from the blogsphere Holly has pictures of the ’06 Chili Cookoff for Autism. Hannah spends the day looking for a new home. Sandy is curious as to how people keep track of progress on their goals. Jeff says the Port Authority is AWOL. Stu posts on retro-futuristism. Check the Cool Cleveland weblog here, where Peter Chakerian comments on Chad Cutting’s Commentary, the “politicalamity” of eminent domain, Tribe Time and asks readers to “Come As You Are” for a trip down memory lane. When you’re through, add your own comments, questions and attitude. Letters@CoolCleveland.com.

Cool Cleveland This Week
4.12-4.19

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HOT PICK Tremont ArtWalk This month’s event, on Fri 4/14 from 6-10PM, offers a dizzying array of schizophrenic events ranging from Pysanka Easter Eggs at the Ukranian Museum (1202 Kenilworth Avenue) to Tremont Independent Film shows at Pilgrim Congregational, UCC at 7 & 8:30PM; original art by “The Sign Guy” and a Doggie Disco for your favorite 4-legged friend at The Mutt Hutt (2603 Scranton Road) to the opening of Poona the F**kdog and other children stories (obviously NOT for the kiddies) at 8PM at Liminis Theater (2438 Scranton Road). Afterwards you can relax at the Prosperity Social Club (1109 Starkweather) with music by Lounge Kitty or the Lava Lounge (1307 Auburn). See the full line-up at http://www.TremontArtWalk.org Plus, check out the Tremont Independent Film Festival, with 5 show times on Fri 4/14 and Sat 4/15 at Pilgrim Church, 2952 W. 14th Street. http://www.TremontIndependent.com.

Visual Art and Lively Text meet in this group show which explores the relationship of words and images in the visual arts. See how these artists use words to further illustrate their works and how writers have translated their words from the page to the gallery wall. The opening reception is Fri 4/14 from 6-9PM, during the Tremont ArtWalk. Show runs through 5/13. Inside-Outside Gallery, 2688 West 14th Street. http://www.InsideOutsideGallery.com.

Portraits of Impact Don’t miss this exciting event on Fri 4/14 from 7-10PM, for one night only, featuring the work of dozens of budding local photographers, including several Euclid High School students, who captured images of individuals making a difference in their community – with a focus on those who perform their labors of love outside of the community spotlight. 13hundred Gallery, 1300 West 78th. www.13hundred.com.

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CC KIDS Space Shuttle Silver Anniversary Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the launch of Space Shuttle Columbia, the first shuttle to orbit the Earth, during this event on Sat 4/15 from 10AM-3PM. The U.S. Postal Service will have a variety of space stamps on display, too. Hear the presentation “Space Shuttle 101” at 11AM and “Shuttle Launches in History” at 1PM. Kids can picture themselves in space with special photos and make and take crafts. NASA Glenn Visitor Center, 21000 Brookpark Road. www.nasa.gov.

CC KIDS Charlotte’s Web the cherished tale of an unlikely farmyard friendship, based on E.B. White’s story, opens on Sat 4/15 with weekend performances at 1 & 3PM through Sun 5/7. Watch as Wilbur the pig hatches a plan with Charlotte, the spider, to keep him off the dinner table when the season comes to an end. Call 795-7000 or visit www.ClevelandPlayHouse.com for tickets. The Cleveland Play House, 8500 Euclid Avenue.

HOT PICK The Electric Lemonade Show See traditional art mediums with an electrifying twist, as 20+ local contemporary artists put it down for NEO in this refreshingly sweet group show with a sassy tang that’ll have you lickin’ your lips and beggin’ for more. Be one of the first in town to sample the goods during the opening reception on Sat 4/15 from 6-9PM. When the show is over you don’t have to go home. Just pop over to Mullens for the after-party. The Pop Shop, 17020 Madison Avenue, Lakewood. http://www.myspace.com/thepopshopgallery.

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Tickets are Limited! Act Now, before They Sell Out! This is your last chance to score good tickets to see The Temptations, live, at Cleveland’s House of Blues, Sun 4/23. Attending this event, which is open to the public, will help the CSU Alumni Association raise money (for current and future student scholarships). Jam to chart-topping hits that include “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination,” and “The Way You Do the Things You Do.” This extravaganza also features Kristine Jackson’s Basically Blue and WMJI’s Jimmy Malone. For ticket information visit www.CSUohio.edu. The 2006 Star-Studded Extravaganza is supported by Parker-Hannifin, Medical Mutual of Ohio, The Plain Dealer, GEICO and McDonald’s Restaurants.
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CC KIDS Bugged Out Bring your favorite little bug-lover to this highly ANTicpated event just teeming with creepy crawly critters, larvae lovers and totally sick scientists who live and breathe bugs. The event kicks off on Mon 4/17 and runs through Sun 4/30, Mon -Sat 10AM – 5PM and Sun 12-5PM. Make sure to leave some room for the yummy edible bug bar. Umm umm good. Call 721-1600 for pricing info. Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Boulevard. www.cbgarden.org.

Should Ohio Limit Tax Expenditures? Join a lively discussion of the revenue/expenditure limitation plans proposed for Ohio on Mon 4/17 from 4-6PM. This forum will focus on the potential ramifications of these proposals on public services, especially higher education, local municipalities and school boards, by examining the most current research as well as the experiences of other states. Ned Hill and Kevin O’Brien will discuss the findings from their recently released report, A Review of the Impact of Tax and Expenditure Limitations on Ohio’s Finances during this event which is open to the public without cost. Pre-registration by calling 523-7330 or by clicking here is strongly recommended. CSU’s Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Glickman-Miller Hall, Atrium, 1717 Euclid Avenue.

Martini Mondays Whether you like yours shaken, not stirred, with heat, neat, or real sweet – Martini Mondays, every week, including Mon 4/17 from 6-8PM will help you shake off the Mondays and settle into the week with a full repertoire of decadent creations, complimentary appetizers, sushi and live entertainment from 9PM to midnight. Maybe Mondays aren’t so bad, after all. The Sunset Lounge, 1382 West Ninth. http://www.SunsetLoungeCleveland.com.

Artist Development The Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute (AEI) is preparing to launch for the first time in Lake County on Mon 4/17, Wed 4/19, Mon 4/24 and Wed 4/26 from 6-10PM. This award-winning professional development program empowers a diverse population of visual, performing, literary, media and design professionals with an array of basic business skills and provides limitless networking opportunities. This four-session course will focus on artist entrepreneurship, business planning, accounting and legal basics. Call 575-0331 with questions or register for the sessions here. Lakeland Community College, 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland.

HOT PICK Hugh Masekela Born near Johannesburg, Hugh Masekela made a remarkable journey from apartheid South Africa to the music scene in New York City, where he struck gold. One of the leading crusaders against apartheid, and a monumental force in bringing traditional South African music to the mainstream jazz audience, Masekela continues to perform and record his powerful blend of jazz, funk and afro-beat. Immerse yourself in the culturally-rich jazz stylings of this legendary performer on Mon 4/17 at 7PM or 9PM. Call 795-0550 for reservations. Nighttown, 12387 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights. http://www.NighttownCleveland.com.

Cool Cleveland Events: Listing Tip of the Week Okay, sure, we’re a fun-loving, party-throwing, around-the-town, multi-talented, happening sort of group here at Cool Cleveland; but, what we aren’t – is psychics. Therefore, we won’t know where your super cool, hot, vibin’ event is taking place… unless you tell us. Increase the chances of getting your event listed by including the name of the venue with the complete street address and city, or neighborhood – even if you think everyone already knows your location. Plus, tell us your URL. Don’t forget, if you’ve got something exciting going on, don’t keep it to yourself – keep those EVENTS coming. Send them to: Events@CoolCleveland.com

Milton Babbitt 90th Birthday Celebration Join the remarkable iconoclast Milton Babbitt, in residence at Cleveland State, for this special concert celebrating the American composer’s 90th birthday. The Mon 4/17 event begins with a 7:15PM pre-concert discussion, followed by the 8PM performance of Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue by Bach, Reflections by Babbitt, Sonata in C major, Opus 53, by Beethoven, and Canonical Form by Babbitt, performed by renowned pianist, Robert Taub. Visit www.csuohio.edu for more info. Drinko Recital Hall, Music and Communication Building, 2001 Euclid Avenue.

Weave a Power Network Get linked to the power of the rapidly growing Entrepreneurs for Sustainability (E4S) Network at their Tue 4/18 Third Tuesday Network Event, from 5:30-8:30PM. E4S is working with two innovators who are pioneering the idea of network weaving. The idea is to create a healthy network where people can move quickly from idea to action. Come prepared for power networking, and to hear net vets share their secrets and stories of successful networks. Check out their smoking new website, featuring online event registration and interactive tools like online forums and a new learning resource center at http://www.e4s.org. Great Lakes Brewing Company – Tasting, Room 2701, 2701 Carroll Avenue.

HOT PICK Haunting and Yearning: Each year, the smart Cleveland music fans take the opportunity to be educated in-depth on another seminal artist in the American Music Masters series; this year’s honoree will be Roy Orbison, who tracked 20 Top-40 hits and influenced a generation of musicians. Who would you like to see featured by the Rock Hall? Letters@CoolCleveland.com To start the celebration, Haunting and Yearning: The Life and Music of Roy Orbison opens on Tue 4/18. Orbison, the Texas-born singer/songwriter and guitarist who possessed a three-octave range and sang in a soaring, operatic tenor, mastered the art of spinning elegant reveries surrounding the highs and lows of love. Examine the life and times of this intriguing balladeer, probably best known for his 1964 hit, Oh, Pretty Woman, through rare records, memorabilia and personal artifacts including clothing, instruments and pieces from his model plane collection. Call 515-8444 or visit www.RockHall.com for more info. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

Global Warming: What’s A Few Degrees? Ask a frog, if you can find one; or you can attend this stimulating and enlightening event that will help even the most oblivious understand How Climate Change is Impacting Our Lives during this Tue 4/18 event from 6:30-9PM. The event will feature a lecture by Philip L. Taylor, Case Western Reserve University Perkins Professor of Physics and local expert on climate change; Mini-World Tours inside The Earth Balloon, a 22′ depiction of Earth created from satellite images from space; and exhibits by local science and environmental organizations. Call 987-3075 to register. Tri-C Eastern Campus, Theatre for Performing Arts Building, 4250 Richmond Road, Highland Hills. www.Tri-C.edu.

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The Cleveland Museum Presents Astrid Hadad As part of their “VIVA! And Gala Around Town” concert series, The Cleveland Museum of Art presents “Astrid Hadad,” an international cabaret performer, on Fri 5/12 and Sat 5/13 in the Bolton Theatre. Ms. Hadad and her ensemble perform a magical-realist cabaret show with a myriad of musical styles such as ranchera, bolero, rumba, rock and jazz, and an array of provocative characters. The box office is located at 8500 Euclid Avenue. Contact (216) 795-7000 or www.clevelandplayhouse.com.
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The Cleveland Bach Consort This ensemble, comprised of Cleveland Institute of Music students, alumni, and faculty, made fast fans when they performed during the inaugural Ingenuity Arts & Technology Festival, last year. Get reacquainted with this group, or experience their music for the first time, during an open community performance on Tue 4/18 at 8PM. Joshua Smith, principal flute of the Cleveland Orchestra, and Sarah Skuster, oboist in the Dallas Symphony, are among the scintillating soloists performing for this event. Harkness Chapel, 1200 Bellflower Road, University Circle. www.case.edu.

Kymaerica Eames Demetrios, an LA-based artist and filmmaker, and the grandson of Charles and Ray Eames, was blown away by the industrial architectural of our region when he visited last fall. His previous visit prompted him to make Cleveland the first Ohio site for his wildly abstract, yet completely fascinating project, “Kymaerica”, which is happening all across the country. Join Demetrios for the Wed 4/19 dedication of the project at 6PM, followed by a slide talk and reception party at Steven Tatar Studio, 4701 Perkins Avenue.

UC Volunteer Fair Ever longed for a behind the scenes peek at some of University Circle’s finest institutions or to make a difference in the lives of fellow Northeast Ohioans? Meet with volunteer coordinators from Severance Hall, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland Sight Center, Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland, University Circle Incorporated, Western Reserve Historical Society, Business Volunteers Unlimited and many more local organizations on Wed 4/19 from 6-8PM. Call 231-7447 for info. Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue.

Ultimate Dodge Ball Tournament Get your dodgeball on during a game of double elimination based on at least 2 games of 25 minutes each on Sat 4/23 from 1-6PM. Sign up deadline is Thu 4/13 so call up your old playground buddies to form your own team; then call 831-9698 or email clevelanddodgeball@hotmail.com to sign up. There is a $500 cash prize and your dodgeball rep at stake – so bring your A-game. A refreshment stand is available during the event but you’ll have to bring your own oxygen supply, Ben-gay, or both. Euclid Sports Plant, 20001 Euclid Avenue, Euclid. http://www.EuclidSportsPlant.com.

WCLVnotes If you missed either the Severance Hall concerts or WCLV’s live broadcast, WCLV 104.9 FM will re-air The Cleveland Orchestra’s performance of Bach’s monumental “St. Matthew Passion” this Fri 4/14, beginning at 8PM. Next Tues 4/18, at 8PM, WCLV will be live at Severance Hall for a concert by the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra. And for something completely different, don’t forget that five times a day, WCLV presents news reports from the world’s best news organization, the BBC. Details on all of WCLV’s programming can be found in the WCLV Program Guide at www.WCLV.com . WCLV is a Cool Cleveland partner.

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Get connected
Calls for Art & Volunteers
Your chance to get involved

• Wanna work the World Music Fest? If you’ve been known to shake your canastas to the beat of a different drum (or Djembe or didgeridoo) then this is the opportunity of a lifetime. Polish up your kicks, knock the rust of your dance moves and get ready to get your keister in motion when you get behind the scenes of Cleveland’s World Music Festival on Fri 4/28 and Sat 4/29. Become a volunteer and you’ll get no-pay access to each sizzling world music session or dazzling dance party that you lend a hand with. Call 333-5075 or visit www.DetroitAvenueArts.org for more info.
• Cleve poem for Red Wanted: A poem/lyric about Cleveland for a collaborative project with the Poets’ & Writers’ League of Greater Cleveland and Red {an orchestra}. Artistic Director, Jonathan Sheffer, is now working on a song cycle using poetry from the PWLGC’s anthology Cleveland in Prose and Poetry, to be performed in the spring of 2007. A song just right for the grand finale is currently being sought. Sheffer is looking for a work that reflects the grandeur of the city in a stirring, anthem-like lyric, in stanza form preferably with a repeating chorus. The ideal poem/lyric will be not more than two to three stanzas with compact lines. Deadline for this project is also Fri 4/28, so get those pencils sharpened and turn on the creative juices, then send your submit your work by following the instructions here.
• Are you a Bridge Builder? Are you action-oriented, innovative and civic-minded? Then you just might be. Learn more about Cleveland Bridge Builder’s Flagship Program here. Then apply online for the Flagship Class of 2007 if you are ready to become a change maker in our region. Deadline for applications is Fri 4/28.
• Call for Hats Off artists Local Girl Gallery is calling all creatives to create one-of-a-kind wearable art for Hats off to the Women in Your Life!, a no-holds barred fundraiser for the Women’s Community Foundation. Passionate artists with a heart for helping are sought to donate a work of wearable head art that no-one would dare call a mere hat, to be auctioned off on 5/6. If you are interested in joining the fun, call 228-1802 or check out the website at http://www.localgirlgallery.com

Part 2 of a 3-part series
Cleveland’s Leading Satirist Tells You All About Yourself
This week’s topic: Age (Osama and Bono)

99% of you are college graduates. In fact, 63% of you have some variety of post-graduate experience, most likely that failed attempt at the PhD in Comparative French Job Evasion.

Isn’t our education system great? Perhaps as Bono works to cancel third world debt, he could also tackle what is undoubtedly a massive amount of unpaid school loans among you. This is a win-win situation for Bono. If he kills the debt, you will have additional funds to legally download deep Irish-Catholic angst-relieving anthems on your U2 UPod with pre-loaded miraculous transformation.

If, even after all the over-priced education, you are finding meaningful employment less than meaningful, or do not have a deaf, dumb and blind family trust to support you, consider killing Osama Bin Laden and snagging that $10 million reward to fund your lavish post-college lifestyle.

Here are two possible strategies:

“The ATM Caper” involves dropping an explosives-laden ATM in the remote border region where Osama apparently lives. Eventually he will need cash. When he arrives, and enters his PIN (0911), the ATM explodes and blows him clear to Karachi. You capture it on the ATM webcam and bingo…$10 million, plus the $3 ATM charge he was forced to accept.

“Gyro of Doom” is an approach based on the age-old premise that he will eventually get a hankering for this endemically mispronounced meat-treat and you will be uniquely positioned as an itinerant Gyro-Cart purveyor. In this case, you will subdue him, force him into a wood-chipper and turn him into a “Mystery Terror Meat” oblong disk. Once safely back on our golden shores of opportunity, DNA analysis will determine that you do indeed have the arch-fiend on a pita.

In either case, sticking close to his local “Cave Depot” will be an important surveillance technique. Next time he needs drywall or curtains, you’ll be golden.

Now you know.

In Ireland, a college education is free for all, as long as you’re Irish. As a result, Ireland is the leading Irish economy in the European Union. In remote Pakistan, as in downtown Cleveland, there are no convenient ATM’s or big-box two by four retailers.

Coincidence? Ask Bono.

From Cool Cleveland contributor Clyde Miles clyde.milesATgmail.com

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Selective Shakedowns But Shakedown Nonetheless

Crying is getting too hard here in Cleveland. So we can laugh at this one.

The Pee Dee last week headlined an editorial:

“The Flats shakedown.”

Now, you might have thought, wow, the Pee Dee will speak truth. Ohio’s largest will inform people about the sweet deal that’s going down at extreme public expense.

At last, some truth from the Pee Dee.

Well, no time to start believing in the tooth fairy.

The Flats editorial was not about the big shakedown. It was about the little shakedown.

It was about holdout property owners asking developer Scott Wolstein more than he’d care to give for their properties. The Pee Dee will be screaming for faster eminent domain. Bring on the lawyers…
Read the commentary by Roldo Bartimole here

Cool Cleveland Sounds
Haywire Remixes 1:2 and 2:2
State of Being
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Although the ubercommercial emergence of industrial music is long in the rearview mirror, the genre is still thriving quite well, thank you very much. The explosion of interest in acts like Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Revolting Cocks, Pigface and others caused this once-underground style’s fans to burrow back into the floorboards – searching for new sources of dark beauty.

Clevelanders had little trouble finding a local band to call their own. State of Being emerged from the wake surged by NIN’s The Downward Spiral as one of those beautiful acts you could count on for a captivating and potent blend of industrial, goth, electronica and hi-definition techo-rock.

Over a decade later, they’re still at it. State of Being has always been a sophisticated, family affair – three of the members are a part of the Földi clan – and so are the remixes from their 2004 effort, Haywire. This non-traditional two-disc release showcases the transcendence of musical boundaries; listeners are in for an atmospheric musical treat.

Fellow scenesters Andy Kubiszewski (Stabbing Westward, Prick, the The) and Mike Crooker (Tofu, Indian Rope Burn) join SOB’s own Christopher Földi among those credited with the remixes. All of the takes are engaging and interesting; they’re also all very different.

There’s a flavor for everyone on Haywire Remixes 1:2 and Haywire Remixes 2:2. Pay particular note of Crooker’s “Take Me Away: To Bollywood,” which intersperses Indian rhythms/drumming with a Depeche Mode-styled throbbing; Földi’s edgy “Losing It: VCR Mix,” which has a decidedly Nitzer Ebb feel to it; and Kubiszewski’s downtempo take on “Levity,” which takes the song into a Kruder & Dorfmeister left turn.

These remix discs are “limited edition,” so act fast. You’ll be glad you did. http://www.StateOfBeing.com

State of Being performs with 8mm on Saturday, April 15 at the Hi-Fi Club, Cleveland. They also perform with URN and Filament 38 at the Phantasy in Lakewood on Saturday, May 27. Info for both shows is available at the band’s website (above).

From Cool Cleveland Contributor Peter Chakerian peterATcoolcleveland.com

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St. Matthew’s Passion

The Cleveland Orchestra with chorus and soloists presented Bach’s St. Matthew Passion on three successive evenings last week, in advance of both Passover and Easter. The preceeding Friday evening, Music Director Franz Welser-Möst presented a special lecture at Reinberger Chamber Hall, providing special insight into the symbolic language used by Bach in his St. Matthew Passion. In spite of his notion that his English is not so good as his German, Mr. Welser-Möst is a charming, intelligent and witty speaker. He is also extremely informed on this topic, having spent many years in the study and preparation of this massive score. With great clarity, he explains the many numerical references to be found in Bach’s work, as well as the significance of key signatures, vocal range and instrumental selection. It was an absolutely fascinating evening, and I was delighted to discover that it had been recorded and was then broadcast on WCLV last week. (I was as fascinated then as I had been the first time!) Now, due to popular demand, it is available “on demand” on the web as an mp3 audio stream at WCLV 104.9FM. You can get to it from this page. And, if you were unable to hear the the concert or broadcast version of it from last week, the St. Matthew Passion will be re-broadcast in its entirety on WCLV and WCLV.com this Fri 4/14 at 8PM. If you would like program notes for this performance, go to: http://www.ClevelandOrchestra.com and click on April 6 on the calendar. At the bottom of the new screen is a link to the PDF version of the program notes, as well as the list of soloists.
From Cool Cleveland contributor Kelly Ferjutz

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Dream a Little Dream @ The Cleveland Play House 4/5 One of the best things about Dream a Little Dream: The Nearly True Story of the Mamas and the Papas – and there are a lot of good things – is that Denny Doherty is a good storyteller and it wouldn’t really matter who he was; this would still be an entertaining show. The fact that he was the lead singer of one of the world’s favorite and most troubled pop groups, and that his stories are about the supergroup that almost didn’t happen and was literally constantly on the verge of breaking up – and that these stories are populated by world-famous musicians who altered the course of pop music history – just makes it that much better.

In Dream a Little Dream – playing at the Cleveland Play House through April 29 –Doherty narrates the stories of his life and his career, strolling around in front of an on-stage band, which is there to accompany him and the three singers who take the parts of the other members of the Mamas and the Papas – John Phillips, Michelle Phillips and Cass Elliot – in 16 songs. Behind them all is a huge screen, on which archival photos and films of the group and corresponding historical events and other visual elements are projected…
Read the review by David Budin here

Dream a Little Dream @ the Cleveland Play House 4/5 The 1960s comprise the most tumultuous decade in the history of the United States. Anyone who lived through it will agree with that statement, I do believe. If you aren’t old enough to know this for yourself, you can check it out through the psychedelic kaleidoscope offered by original Papa Dennis Doherty of The Mamas and The Papas, in his Dream a Little Dream: The Nearly True Story of the Mamas and the Papas now on stage at the Cleveland Play House through April 29.

Three brilliant, vital Americans were lost to assassins during those years; women and blacks surged to new freedoms and new heights, and not before time, either. The phrases ‘flower power’ and ‘rock and roll’ were added to the world’s vocabularies. Oh, what a time it was! Oops. Wrong group.

If I’m not mistaken, this was also the time that ‘therapy’ became a part of nearly everyone’s lives. So, it’s only fitting that the ‘nearly true story of The Mamas and The Papas should be a blend of all these things. The therapy, however, is that of Papa Doherty, who freely confesses all he remembers of the group. Well, nearly all. At times, he remains a gentleman, and avoids total disclosure…
Read the review by Kelly Ferjutz here

Mrs. Warren’s Profession @ the Beck Center 4/7 George Bernard Shaw was ever so much more than a playwright. Mrs. Warren’s Profession was only his third play, but it was so biting, so absolutely spot-on that it didn’t get a performance for thirteen years—and that one was in the so-called progressive United States. Now that the play is 113 years old, it’s right back in style again, considering today’s political scenario. We’re apparently doomed to take two steps backwards for every step we manage in the other direction!

Is it satire, is it a morality play or is it just a slice of life, as seen through the eyes of the Victorian era in which it is set? That’s the genius of Shaw. And the genius of the Beck Center was to put the play in the capable hands of Scott Plate, who cast the luminous Dorothy Silver as Mrs. Warren. Fortunately, the remainder of the cast is of the same high caliber, making for one terrific theatrical experience!

Mrs. Warren, you see, (who was never a Mrs. in the first place) has earned a tidy living for herself and her daughter through her ‘trade’—that of the world’s oldest…
Read the review by Kelly Ferjutz here

Yr Turn
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On tolerance in Cleveland (See Marriage ban voids domestic violence law here and here) I remember before Election Day in 2004 trying to explain to everyone I knew about the economic ramifications of Issue 1. I would tell people that regardless of their religious or moral beliefs, it is a fact that entrepreneurs, CEO’s, Board Members and the whole gamut of white and blue-collar labor are comprised of BOTH heterosexuals and homosexuals that have relationships and families that DO NOT FIT NEATLY into the 1 man, 1 woman, 1 marriage certificate box. For this reason, Corporate America has spent years developing inclusive guidelines that recognize a variety of legal relationships for partner benefits in order to attract the best and brightest talent and keep their workforce happy. When you create a law that point- blankly states only individuals that fit into the Ohio Marriage model are welcome and recognized by our State Government, NEW BUSINESS DOESN’T MOVE INTO OHIO AND SOME BUSINESSES MOVE AWAY! It was at this point, that a lot of people would look at me, as if I had 3-heads and say, “What does marriage have to do with business”? Now, with the issues surrounding domestic violence that have come up, the stakes get raised in very personal way. Those voters who have good jobs presently, can more easily ignore the business argument, but maybe will find it harder to ignore human safety issues. So, to all of us still fighting to enlighten the morally-upstanding, marriage-worshipping individuals who voted to “protect the sanctity of marriage” I say good luck friends and I hope your in it for the long haul. I believe the only way those people will ever wake up is when they finally get that pinkslip and hear the whoosh of their company leaving good ‘ol Ohio or when a friend or loved one who isn’t married gets hurt and cannot receive legal protection. Sad, but true.
from Cool Cleveland reader Timothy Johnson rocproductionsATgmail.com

Tolerance is hard work. To be tolerant you have to see another person’s viewpoint. You have to acknowledge that there are many paths to truth and happiness besides the one that you traverse. You have to accept the premise that someone else may know more than you do. You have to embrace in both belief and practice the notion of difference: Someone else may be different from you but that is OK. Hard to do. Hard to admit that maybe you, I, we are not the center of the universe. Hard to give up the rightness of US and the wrongness of OTHER. Hard to examine the path we walk. Hard to admit that maybe the rocks we claim the other roads have thrown in oujr path aren’t really there. It is a scary proposition to take a look at yourself and your world and admit that there are other ways, alien to your own – and that that is OK. That’s really what the discourse is about, isn’t it? We aren’t really talking about Marriage Amendments, Ohio Patriot Acts, New and Repressive Immigration regulations, the abolition of reproductive rights for women – on and on. We aren’t really talking about any of those issues – those are manifestations of the root. The real central issue is the hatred and fear of OTHER. We Americans are not who we were. We no longer have courage and faith. We hide behind the events of September in 2001, behind Christianity, behind absurd definitions of patriotism, behind the repression of minorities, behind discrimination against women, behind the exclusion of every person, thought, and circumstance that is different from our little limited pitiful and frightened world view. More than commerce in Ohio is in crisis. Our civic life is in crisis also. So this conversation cannot be about commerce – because if it is about commerce then it is about business, not people, and not the rights of citizens. It is rights of citizens that are being smothered by all this fear of OTHER. In fact, corporations thrive in repressive enviroments that limit the rights of individuals – don’t flinch, think about the last time you applied for a job – your last drug test, or lie dectector test, or credit check to see if you are a worthy drudge. These are repressive instrusive measures that commerce thinks are more than OK. Ooops! : Unpopular view? Not like yours? Consider me unpatriotic? Unfair to business? Think I am a crank who should not be allowed out alone? Go back to the first paragraph.
from Cool Cleveland reader Christine Sell c.sellATcsuohio.edu

On tax abatement (See RoldoLINK here) Excellent article this week. It had fire, and I learned a good deal, particularly about the history of the great tax giveaway. And thanks for the mention and link to http://www.GreenCityBlueLake.org. I hope people consider what the loss of $ millions in property taxes means to the health of Cleveland. It’s important for all of us to engage in an open debate over when to end or adjust the tax abatement policy so that they’re more sensitive to changes in the market. And to place tax abatement in the larger context of Northeast Ohio’s lack of a regional land-use plan. To learn more and to address this issue in a positive framework, log onto: http://www.gcbl.org/building/housing/mend-not-end-tax-abatements.
from Cool Cleveland reader Marc Lefkowitz, EcoCityCleveland & GreenCityBlueLake, marcATecocitycleveland.org

Appreciated the response in Cool Cleveland to the rebate discussion. The good news is that we all have opinions that are the source of truth. If the Mayor would tap into the community to tackle some of these hard issues, we may be able to determine great solutions. Being vocal is not being bitter, it is being engaged, as you are and others that respond. The elderly do not buy the new homes with rebates, they already reside in Cleveland. Typically , the poor and low income also do not purchase the rebated homes, unless the housing is truly cited for this purpose and then the pricing schedule accommodates the low income population… The purchases are done by those that are young, engaged, recently married. They are part of the “Cleveland American Dream” to live in the City of Cleveland is romantic – where the excitement is, romance is, they can build a family, home school their children ,etc.. Until…. no children to play with, the Big Wheels get stolen, home school is tough and Cleveland schools is not a solution for THEIR child, lack of neighborly socialization, etc. These residents not paying taxes on homes that are valued 3 to 4 times more only brings current Cleveland residents double and triple their taxes. I propose to share the experience of Cleveland as well as the financial breaks for those who can afford it. People do not leave Cleveland and their rebated homes which typically cost no more than an apartment if not less because of hardship, they leave because the “Cleveland American Dream” is usually shattered. For those that are shadowed with hardship, certainly there may be clauses to reduce or mitigate penalties. There are no taxes helping the Cleveland Schools, and the thoughts of merchants benefiting from sales is minimal. Whether penalties goes back into a city fund, the school system or parks and recreation, it all goes back into Cleveland.
from Cool Cleveland reader Madonna Graham MADONNAJGRAHAMATaol.com

On street musicians (See Yr Turn letters here) Steven Maistros’ observation in Cool Cleveland of a street musician on E9 & Euclid being told to move struck a chord with me. In my early twenties, I made my way across Europe earning my bed & bread by pluckin’ a guitar and singin’ my heart out. The passers-by – locals and even American tourists – supported me wherever I went. Only in the most restrictive part of the continent was I ever told to move (by a soldier, in fact), and I could excuse the Paris subway guards’ request for me to trade places with a musician in another station, as they were understandably sick of my music after a while (even I was sick of my music at that point). I laughed at that one; the guards weren’t opposed to music, just MY music! Street musicians are such an integral part of life there and in the more inspirational cities I’ve been in. When I moved back to Cleveland, Coventry neighborhood of all places, the very first time a friend & I pulled out guitars and had a small group jamming out, the authorities there threatened us with a Disturbing the Peace citation. I swear! This was Coventry, a former capital of personal expression and freedom! It only got worse as I realized there was really no place for street musicians here. The rapid stations were dead silent, Public Square – silent. Even drum circles behind the Rock Hall were shut down by dark, though not a soul lived within earshot. And I had to feel a little disdainful when, although intentions were undoubtedly good, a campaign last summer that advertised “authentic street culture” seemed manufactured at best, using paid professionals in scheduled sets. I know, “you have to start somewhere” and I hope it gave Clevelanders a little more appreciation for performance arts in the street. So yes, I do think we need to do a WAY better job at encouraging street art and musicians in this, a music center of the World, first by relaxing the de facto restrictions that make street music a crime. After that, it’s a free market economy: I don’t think I would encourage tax-payer support of this kind of street-art; that takes away the risk and thrill of knowing your music is actually supported by people who like it.
from Cool Cleveland reader Grant Marquit gmarquitATyahoo.com

On stepping away (See Mulready steps aside here) Sorry to hear that you are stepping down from the [Ingenuity Festival of Art and Technology] tech fest. You have vision and perserverence. Two things sorely needed in Ctown and your energy will be missed.
from Cool Cleveland reader Phil Brett PBrettATmayfieldvillage.com

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Top 5
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1) Everyone loves the party photos Pix from the Shaker party.
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2) RoldoLINK No taxes for some, while others foot the bill for the schools.
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3) GreenCityBlueLake launched A delicious bundle from EcoCityCleveland.
http://www.GreenCityBlueLake.org

4) Access:Cleveland Thomas Mulready’s interview with Red Dot’s Joan Perch. Watch it here

5) Red Dot Project An exciting new business-art conduit, creating economic opportunity for regional artists.
http://www.RedDotProject.org

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