Hullabaloo

11.06-11.13.13
Hullabaloo

While some are freaking out and flocking south, those of us who’ve been here before are digging the changing colors and all the hubub around fall openings and season kickoffs.

Catch the excitement this week at the Ohio Independent Film Fest, This is the Way the World Ends at Breakneck, and the return of the Numbers Band to The Kent Stage. Be there for Valerie Mayen’s Hullabaloo, The Magic Flute at CIM, the Turkey Trot on the Grand River, The Pirates of Penzance at BW, and a Lego Block Party at Lakewood Public Library for the kiddies. Read our think pieces by Joe Baur on the proposed SkyLift, by Mansfield Frazier on 12 Years a Slave, by Roldo Bartimole on how our local taxes are about to go all hullabaloo after the election.

Play our hashtag game to win some CC publicity for your favorite cool event this weekend, and you’ll be the hero. Use our mobile app to find your way around our cool neighborhoods and to help you find our picks for cool things to do everyday in our region. That should raise a ruckus. –Thomas Mulready

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Indie All the Way
The Ohio Independent Film Festival is Here

In the entertainment world there is a varying spectrum of indie existence.

In the music realm, The Black Keys are a national act but remain on an independent label, while The Shins carry indie rock credentials with major label backing. The same world is present in film, where for every indie flick shown at Sundance there are hundreds that fall into obscurity.

It’s giving life to the latter that was the driving force behind the Ohio Independent Film Festival…
More from John Benson here

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Clevelanders for Transportation Equity claims the Ohio Department of Transportation has begun the eminent domain process for the $331 million Opportunity Corridor project before public comments have been received.

The charge comes as opposition continues to mount against this project…
More from Joe Baur here

This weekend at Breakneck Gallery, This is the Way the World Ends as local artist/curator Chad “CHOD” Kimes presents his first solo exhibition in 3 years, featuring over 50 new works narrating CHOD’s personal interpretation of the history of the world — from beginning to end. With more emphasis on the “end” part…
More from Josh Usmani here

SPONSORED: Can you use $15,000 in downpayment assistance? On Mon 11/18, Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Cleveland will be releasing unclaimed funds from September’s CityLIFT program to new homebuyers on a first come, first serve basis. Click here and complete the 3-question “Eligibility Quiz” to see if you qualify. NHScleveland.org/citylift

Help Redesign W. 117th & Clifton Join grassroots organizations like Neighbors in Action, City Beautiful & city leaders as they mull over ideas and designs for the repurposing of this critical intersection. Wed 11/6 @ Louisa Alcott Elementary School. Watch the video as CC‘s Marty Bielat speaks w/ community activist Gregory Soltis.

* New public art project comes to Tremont. You’re invited to watch the final stages of the work’s completion this weekend.
* Conscious capitalism? Learn about conscious businesses & investing @ River’s Edge Fri 11/8.

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It’s Turkey Trot time in Lake County! An afternoon at Debonne Vineyards, Ferrante Winery, Grand River Cellars, Laurello Vineyard, and St. Joseph Vineyard will be spent tasting fine wines paired with dishes from your Thanksgiving dinner. Let the wineries help you pick out the perfect wines for this holiday.

You know the story of the lovable ogre who finds true love, right? It’s Shrek! Did you also know that according to an IMDB user, “Shrek” means “monster” in Yiddish, and is derived from the German word “Schreck,” which means “terror” or “fright”?

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How to play: On Wednesday tweet or Instagram the event that you are most excited to attend this week using #CoolCleveland, and make it convincing! We will pick our favorite tweet/tweeter on Thursday and reward them by publicizing their event and their tweet. Include photos, fun, stories, locations, links and everything in between. Have fun!

It’s easy for Clevelanders to take the Numbers Band for granted. It’s been playing its distinctive jolting blues/rock/jazz blend for going on 44 years in area clubs. Now it’s reissuing its 1975 album Jimmy Bell’s Still in Town with extra music, photos and notes, and playing a vintage set at the Kent Stage — with special guests — to celebrate. Sat 11/9.

* Roots of American Music benefit at JCU furthers its work in underserved schools. Sat 11/9.
* Men and women spar in song in Battle of the Sexes at Nighttown. Sun 11/10.
* Jazz sax player Ken Peplowski comes home to play Nighttown. Fri 11/8.
* Area musicians join to benefit hungry Clevelanders at the Barking Spider. Sat 11/9.
* Sound Gallery brings new approach to classical & pop music at Akron Civic cabaret. Fri 11/8.

Read more picks by Anastasia Pantsios here

Sandwich: The Chicken & Waffles Melt Fresh Made Belgium Waffle, Crispy Battered Chicken, Sriracha Butter, Pepper-Jack Cheese & Jalapeno Berry Syrup for dipping. Vegetarian Available.

Beer: Ommegang Abby Ale A Belgian style Abby Ale with a deep burgundy color and a big, fluffy head.

New Winter 2013 Menu Begins on 11/15: New Starter: Ultimate “Animal Style” Fries; New Salad: Roasted Beet & Goat; New Sandwiches: War Pig, Hungry Hungarian & Dad’s Meatloaf Dinner; New Dessert: Apple Pie’wich Ala Mode

New Columbus location for Melt Bar & Grilled: Grand Opening Fri 11/15: 840 North High Street in the Short North District. MeltBarAndGrilled.com

Don’t just play video games; create them. Learn how @ Olmsted Falls Library Sat 11/9. For kids in grade 5+.

* Bring your favorite dino to Dinosaur Storytime @ Beachwood Library on Fri 11/8. Includes dino parade!
* Neighborhood Toy Store Day is Sat 11/9. Show local businesses some love & enjoy crafts & games @ Playmatters.
* It’s all about the Legos this weekend @ Lakewood Public Library. Make your own structure to display for all to see.

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WED 11/6
Support Local Youth at ArtWorks Fall Open House & find out what happens when local teens are “HIRED TO CREATE and INSPIRED TO SUCCEED!”

* The Magic Flute @ CIM is totally revamped & chock full of laughter, magic & soothing sounds.
* The Monuments Men saved the world’s greatest art & cultural treasures from the ravages of war. Learn more @ CMA.
* Simplify your life & be happier. JCU’s Kerrie Aman Carfagno will show you how.
* Help redesign W. 117th St. & Clifton Blvd. intersection at this community meeting.

Click here for more events on Wed 11/6

THU 11/7
Arts & Culture Career Day includes a roundtable discussion & Linking Talent to Opportunity career fair. Meet face-to-face w/ potential employers & explore a career in the arts.

* FLAVOR Taste Cle’s culinary goodness at this big ol’ food & cocktail party.

Click here for more events on Thu 11/7

FRI 11/8
Do You Hullabaloo? Join Valerie Mayen & Yellowcake at the Screw Factory for a fashion show & the “sweatiest dance party in Cleveland.”

* Pirates of Penzance All of your favorite tunes & topsy-turvy moments delivered in just over an hour @ BW.
* Cleveland zombie lovers get their own prom at the Beachland.
* Patti LaBelle sings @ PlayhouseSquare to help give teens a future.
* The Masque is an Edgar Allan Poe storytelling ballet set to live punk music.
* One of the world’s leading climate change, sustainability & ecological literacy writers speaks @ Oberlin.
* Sixties-themed dance party benefits Broadview Heights Historical Society.

Click here for more events on Fri 11/8

SAT 11/9
Turkey Trot Cruise out to the Grand River Valley Wine Region for a drive-yourself wine tour. Each winery features different parts of a holiday meal paired w/ complementary wines. Bring canned food donations & sip locally.

* Fairmount Center for the Arts’ Art Auction is HUGE w/ 75+ works. Go get some.
* The Cleveland Print Room brings back a truly old-school type of portraiture — wet plate collodion tintype/ambrotype.
* Flamin’ Groovies reunion tour hits the Beachland.
* Life in Color Art reception celebrating Good Goat Gallery’s 1 year anniversary.
* TV ballroom dancers to star in Cleveland Pops concert.

Click here for more events on Sat 11/9

SUN 11/10
Support Veterans by supporting programs that help them — like Guitars For Vets, a nonprofit organization that uses music therapy to help US veterans in need. Attend the GFV fundraiser @ Stamper’s & do good this Vets’ Day Weekend.

* Ohio Metal Fest brings 30 bands to the Wolstein. Can you handle it?

Click here for more events on Sun 11/10

MON 11/11
The Cleveland Blues Society’s monthly jam takes place this month at Cebar’s. Crazy Marvin & the Blues Express, led by 70-year-old harmonica player/singer Marvin Braxton, will be hosting.

* Hey, veterans! Get a free train ride on CVSR.
* Scottish duo — fiddler Alasdair Fraser & cellist Natalie Haas — come to Nighttown.

Click here for more events on Mon 11/11

TUE 11/12
Cleveland Public Theatre’s Dark Room series offers a venue to workshop plays, novels, poems, or any other written work in a supportive, yet critical environment. Hear new works, raw & ready for your critique.

* Banjo extraordinaire Bela Fleck teams up w/ Brooklyn Rider to perform new pieces @ EJ Thomas Hall.
* Cuban pianist Omar Sosa brings his Afri-Lectric sextet to Nighttown.
* Score affordable art & help CIA students raise funds for their annual NYC trip.

Click here for more events on Tue 11/12

WED 11/13
One Hour, One Work MOCA invites you to do just that — spend one hour diving into a single piece of artwork. Take a look, engage w/ others & discuss interpretations. Slow down & see things more clearly.

* Mark Fell brings academic approach to electronica to Transformer Station.
* Landscapes Two local painters portray the serene @Tri-C.
* Dinner of Champions will honor Paul Clark & raise big bucks for families w/ MS.

Click here for more events on Wed 11/13

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Cleveland SkyLift
Downtown Dream Or Nightmare?

A few months ago, Jon Stahl and his idea for a Cleveland SkyLift tickled the imagination and ire of Clevelanders.

The skylift is billed as an aerial cable car system that connects you to Cleveland’s waterfront so we can enjoy and explore our city. Some fell in love with the idea, others laughed it out of the proverbial room…
More from Joe Baur here

Initially, words eluded me. I left the movie theater literally dumbfounded… rendered speechless by the brutal magnificence, unmitigated horror and, yes, the ultimate heartrending beauty of director Steve McQueen’s cinematic masterwork 12 Years a Slave.

Never in my entire life have I ever been so moved by a film that is, at the same instance, both cathartic and cauterizing…

Read this story and others from Mansfield Frazier here

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Our sleepy news media and non-existent citizen action will soon be costing residents of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County very Big Bucks. In the hundreds of millions. Almost all from our dispirited hard-pressed people.

As the Plain Dealer, WKYC, WEWS, WJW and WOIO feed us more sports, weather and crime, our real community decisions go unattended — bombs ready to explode…

Read this story and others from Roldo Bartimole here

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Stokes Defense Against Supreme Court Could Prove Costly for Her Even though my one and only encounter with her ended with her ruling in my favor, after three hours in her courtroom it was obvious that something was very wrong with her….
Read the comment from Ron Dodson here

Excellent article. We must also fault the ppl who kept voting for her just because of her name….
Read the comment from Hiram Boyd here

The Call and Post posted their editorial on Judge Stokes defending her. To be fair, the same Facebook readers should read Larry’s excellent article….
Read the comment from Ellen Connally here

Great social justice may come soon due to this article….
Read the comment from Ted Moench here

Go back to the obituaries written about judge Whitfield in Medina in the Medina County Gazette….
Read the comment from Bob Rosenfeld here

ROLDO: Another Meaningless Election The key reason the Plain Dealer gives for endorsing Jackson is the most callous….
Read the comment from Dick Peery here

Elections? All bought and owned! Wake up!….
Read the comment from Marvin Davis here

This is the first article that accurately describes Mayor Jackson’s inept service to the city of Cleveland. For some reason, the Plain Dealer has never said a word against this mayor who has done so much damage to this great city…..
Read the comment from Bob Arif here

Roldo. Truth to power. As always. A beacon…
Read the comment from David Eden here

MANSFIELD: Judge Angela Stokes Should Temporarily Step Off The Bench My son had an experience with her and he thought she was downright crazy! It really was very upsetting. He was just trying to contest a speeding ticket….
Read the comment from Sandy Maline here

She is the worst judge on the bench in cleveland. She needs to do something, she rude, mean and her sentences are down right assinine….
Read the comment from Sherrilynn Plona here

Dear Sir, I was recently thrown out of Angela Stokes’s courtroom. I am a 56 years old black woman who had accompanied her 19 year old son to court for a traffic ticket. Everything that you have read about her behavior is absolutely true…
Read the comment from wanda here

I HAVE BEEN IN COURT 8X FOR A 4TH DEGREE MISDEMEANOR. THE WOMAN SENT ME TO DRUG AND ALCOHOL ASSESSMENT, A PSYCH EVALUATION, 1 YEAR OF PROBATION WITH URINALYSES 2X A MONTH…
Read the comment from CHRISTOPHER T. WILSON here

The Unfortunate Legacy of David Franklin Steve Litt and the PD have done as much damage to the built environment in Cleveland as the closing of Case Department of Architecture in 1972….
Read the comment from Glenn Murray here

This is a sad event for Cleveland. The museum has been a shining gem in this city. Now its tarnished….
Read the comment from CaliforniaBound here

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Bring the noize. Big thanks to our writers: Roldo Bartimole, Joe Baur, John Benson, Roy Berko, Martin Bielat, Mansfield Frazier, Anastasia Pantsios, Josh Usmani and Sarah Valek. And lastly, though certainly not least, thanks to our readers and everyone who partners with us. Want to volunteer and contribute your writing to Cool Cleveland? Send your reviews, articles, or story ideas to: Events@CoolCleveland.com.

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