11.12-11.19.08
Multi-Track
In this week’s issue:Can we get things back on track? If so, we’ll have to multi-track: the economy, health care, jobs, all need our immediate attention. Our News and blog links below track our region’s progress. This week, we’re psyched to honor and welcome to Cleveland the original guitar hero, Les Paul, the creator of the solid-body electric guitar and the inventor of multi-track recording, without which modern music would be impossible to imagine. Plus, we celebrate a fabulous food show, art in the Metroparks, new music and community engagement. Cool Cleveland gets you playing on all tracks at once- just start clicking below. –Thomas Mulready
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Legendary Tribe pitcher/broadcaster Herb Score dies yesterday at his home in Rocky River. Sad day. Click
Art House has annual sale and you can read about it here
Only in Cleveland: Money found in home restoration project becomes a tangled web of a national story. Read
Prez-elect Obama may tap Cle Clinic doc for critical FDA role. Click
Eikona Studios sponsors benefit for Tremont artist/Vietnam Vet Tom Cole during the Tremont Art Walk. Call 509-7361 or email contact@asteriskgallery.com
Renowned Corretta Scott King award-winning children’s book illustrator and prestigious fine artist is headed here. Click
Check out “Heritage Turkeys” on Local Food Cleveland website discussion, which you can find here
Invitiation to Opening at SHAHEEN modern and contemporary art is available by clicking here
Cuyahoga County elections go slowly but smoothly according to this story
Michael Symon marches on with Parea in NYC, then Detroit, now Milwaukee! Read
Local writer Deanna Adams has a new book out and the subject matter is pretty interesting. Click
Hyper-Nature opens to the public with a reception 11/14 at 6PM and details are here
Folk Alley Around Town expands to 36 venues re: KSU Folk Fest. Details
Annapolis Brass Quintet donates its complete library of music manuscripts to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Details
Are you hip to Ohio Wine TV? Worth a look-see. They feature Ferrante in their latest online installment here
Exhibit by Cleveland Artists Cathie Bleck, Tom Balbo, William Sommer and Paul Travis. Details
3rd Annual Wild & Scenic Enviro Film Fest/on Tour 11/15 and the details are here
Cleveland Pride – Transgender Day of Rememberance Fundraiser Jake Nash, Executive Director of Transfamily, will provide information on his organization as well as the upcoming Transgender Day of Remembrance and will be holding a 50/50 raffle to help raise funds for that event Fri 11/14 at 9:30PM. In addition, you’ll have the chance to win a basket-o-fun provided by Adultmart and the Aids Taskforce! Twist is located at 11633 Clifton Blvd. Contact Rachel Randall at 559-0228.
Multi-Culti reception Join Cool Cleveland, Sankofa Fine Art Plus, Women of Color Foundation, The Essence Group, Cleveland365.com, and the Young Affluent Professionals for an inside look at the groundbreaking exhibit, RACE: Are We Do Different? at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History on Wed 12/3 from 5:30-8:30PM with hors d’oeuvres, live music by JAZZ ETC., wine tastings and networking. Get tix at CMNH.org.
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Legally Blonde
Natalie Joy Johnson
Playhouse Square
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Legally Blonde started life as the hit movie with Reese Witherspoon, and has made the successful transition to a fabulous Broadway musical that’s been nominated for 7 Tony Awards. Cool Cleveland’s Thomas Mulready had the chance to meet up with Natalie Joy Johnson, who plays the role of Paulette in the touring production (after playing the lesbian role of Enid on Broadway). “Who doesn’t love the movie, and who doesn’t love those dogs?” she exclaims, except that Natalie is allergic, and has to handle the bulldog in the show. She also talks about the travails of traveling, especially for someone like Natalie who takes two hours to pack. Legally Blonde: The Musical runs through Sun 11/23 and Broadway Buzz pre-show presentations take place 30 minutes before each show, and a post-show talk back with the actors is held on Thursdays. The VIP “Elle’s Lounge” features the “pink carpet treatment” with hors d’oeuvres, drinks and goodies. Check the site for details and tix. www.PlayhouseSquare.org
Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) turns the Bard’s work on its ear. Think soundbites and Othello as a rap concert and you’re on your way. Londoners loved this work. Starts Fri 11/14 and runs through following weekend. 11000 Pleasant Valley Rd., Parma. Call 987-5536 or visit http://www.tri-c.edu/community/pages/theatres.aspx.
HOT Sci-Fi or Science Fact? Kids fascinated with films like Star Wars and television shows like Heroes? Join in on a discussion about the continued influence the worlds of science and science fiction have on one another at this engaging, family-friendly NASA-Glenn event on Sat 11/15. http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/events.
GREEN Eco-Family Fun! Families of all ages can explore how to “Make It a Green Holiday” during a 2-hour workshop Sat 11/15 at noon at the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center, Bay Village. Explore Green gift ideas, eco-friendly wrapping and decorating options; kids will make some recycled gifts to take home, using empty 2-liter bottles and old CDs. Pre-registration required. Details at http://www.lensc.org.
Rock On with your kid at The Children’s Museum during their “Be A Rock Star” Kids Only Workshop. Scheduled for Sun 11/16 from 12:30 – 1:30PM, this is your kiddo’s chance to take the stage and have some fun. Reservations accepted; call 791-7114 or visit http://www.clevelandchildrensmuseum.org.
A Chinese Culture Celebration opens at the Confucius Institute at The University of Akron on Mon 11/17 at 6:30PM. at the E.J. Thomas Stage Door Club, 198 Hill St., Akron. The no-cost, open to the public event features a Chinese lion dance, arts and cultural awareness activities for children, musical entertainment, martial arts demonstrations, refreshments and more. Call 330-972-5144 or visit http://www.uakron.edu/ci.
HOT What’s in Lake Erie? Visitors to the Great Lakes Science Center can act like lake scientists, looking through a microscope to see the tiny plants and animals that live in our Great Lake just north of the science center. Runs through late January. Call 621-2400 or visit http://www.greatscience.com for schedule.
Zap! Pow! Bam! offers visitors an interactive exploration of Superheroes, illuminating the creative processes that drove the creation of iconic characters like Superman, Batman, Captain America, Wonder Woman and more. Features a child-sized Batmobile, interactive Superman phone booth, cool multimedia presentations and more. Runs through early January. http://www.maltzjewishmuseum.org.
Cool kids are Superheroes! Our first-ever Cool Cleveland KIDS party was a success at the Maltz Museum last Thu 11/6 with fun kids activities, cartoons in the theatre, Batmobile rides (pictured), and even a costume parade with prizes for best costume & best Superhero! Check the fun photos by Herb Ascherman here, and view the costume parade here.Want a CC Kids party of your own? Is your organization interested in hosting a Cool Cleveland KIDS party or promoting your work in the new Cool Cleveland KIDS magazine? InfoATCoolCleveland.com
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11.06.08 Maltz Museum
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A costume contest topped off the activities at our first-every Cool Cleveland kids party at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage for their Zap! Pow! Bam! Superheroes exhibition. The kids got to ride in a Batmobile, make and take crafts, and share some kid refreshments. Plus, classic cartoons were running in the theatre, and there was an unlimited supply of comics to be perused. A good time was had by all! http://www.CoolCleveland.com
SPONSORED: Lake Erie College Features: Christmas Vespers The pageantry and spirit of the oldest-living Lake Erie College tradition will once again fill Morley Music Building on Sun 12/7 at 4:30PM. The concert will include the Lake Erie College Community Chorus, Flute Choir, and faculty and student instrumental and vocal soloists. A wide variety of musical genres will be represented – including the premier of a new work by music professor, Paul Gothard – as well as a seasonal reading and audience sing-a-long carols. In the spirit of the season, the concert is presented free, as the College’s gift to the community. No reservations are required. For more information, contact Gothard at 440.375.7030.
A hot selection of tech and business news & events from around the region. Got business news? Send it to: EVENTS@CoolCleveland.com
NatCity was “begging” for a buyer and details are here
Cle Clinic and Microsoft partnership? Details are here
Strickland names Ulmer & Berne’s Downing as “regionalism czar” of sorts and you can learn more here
Policy Matters Ohio today released a study on sheriff sales of foreclosed properties across the state in 2007. The study is available here
Build your new identity with new local website here
NASA Glenn awards big contract to local ZIN Technologies. Click
Wi-fi to Canton? It’s coming. Click
Nominate an E4S Champion of Sustainability by clicking here
OfficeMax founder getting into health wellness and wholistic biz with MaxWellness. Click
Lawrence Carter & Kevin Schmotzer
City Architecture
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Lawrence Carter & Kevin Schmotzer decided to move from their home on West 110th Street in Cleveland to The Avenue District because they want to be part of an urban environment where they can walk to everything. Kevin works at City Hall and would like to walk to and from work every day rather than take his car or public transportation. As part of his job in Economic Development, he talks to people about the benefits of living downtown. Listen as Kevin discusses why he wants to “walk the walk” and be part of it all. Lawrence, who is part-owner of a pet boutique, is also looking forward to becoming part of a walkable neighborhood that’s not only pet-friendly but also offers amenities such as tailors, dentists, doctors, pharmacies and grocery stores. No more driving to get a gallon of milk – just turn the corner, and there you are.
Because they’ll be so close to the theater, warehouse district and sporting events, Kevin and Lawrence anticipate that their new home at The Avenue District will become the new hub for all their friends. http://www.TheAvenueDistrict.com
Web 2.0: What Is It and Why Do I Need to Know? features Lev Gonick of CWRU Wed 11/12 at 5:30PM. RSVP to hospitality@clevelandama.com or call 272-9567
GREEN NEO Green Fleets Seminar put on by Earth Day Coalition Thu 11/13 helps biz peeps find/learn smart travel ops. Register
Join Cle Bridge Builders YP grad class for lunch Thu 11/13 with the details here
Growing Businesses in Engineering Bioscience and Technology by Accessing Government Funding on Thu 11/13. Details here
NEOUPA World Usability Day w/ a panel of presenters hits Thu 11/13. Details are here
Founder Frustrations: CEO Mistakes is subject of Thu 11/13 event w/ JumpStart. 737 Bolivar Rd., First Floor. Register
CES First Friday Social at McNulty’s Bier-Markt, Sponsored by Blue Technologies and Boundless Flight Fri 11/14. Details here
Crain’s 2008 Forty under 40 networking event offered up Mon 11/17 at 6PM, Exec Caterers Landerhaven. Details and Registration
AAF’s November luncheon speaker will be Hank Blank, owner of Blank & Associates Wed 11/19 at 11:30. Details
HOT Always Connect: Web 2.0 Advance your organization’s mission with social media technology Wed 11/19 at 6PM at the Idea Center, 1375 Euclid Ave. Email: events@csvp.org or call 231-2300.
Crisis Communications & Media Relations is a seminar for board and senior staff members of NPOs Thu 11/20 at 8:30AM. Call 736-7711 or email: ckotkowski@busvol.org with any questions. Register
GREEN Creating Cleveland’s New Story feat. sustainability success, stories Tue 11/25 at 2PM. CWRU Thwing Ctr. Register
HOT Wikinomics co-author Anthony Williams will discuss how mass collaboration influences customer-driven innovation, organization behavior, corporate strategy, marketing and operational effectiveness at the Sheraton in Independence Thu 11/13 at 8AM. Call 215-5058 for details or register here.
Kerry Orywal
Technical Writer
Cleveland Plus
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Kerry Orywal was able to keep her job and work from the home when her family made the move from the Dallas/Ft. Worth area to the Cleveland Plus region. But when you speak with her for a while, you realize that she’s all about her kids, aged 4 & 7. They had never seen snow in Texas, but the kids just loved skiing and sledding during the winter here. They didn’t know much about the Cleveland area or Ohio, but now they don’t plan on moving for a long time to come. Why? The people here are so much more friendly.
And Kerry has a theory for that as well: in Texas, it’s so hot about 1/3 of the year, that people just come home from work and stay inside, unlike this region where people are out and about year round. They love their little village of Chagrin Falls and the kids are busy with swimming, dancing… and boxing. Always a surprise in Cleveland Plus. http://www.ClevelandPlusLiving.com
SPONSORED: Part of the joy of traveling is eating regional food. Jane and Michael Stern have spent their adult lives traveling the country and writing more than 30 books. Their “Roadfood” column in Gourmet magazine has won the James Beard Foundation Award. Their website http://www.roadfood.com was named a Top Site by PC Magazine and Best of the Web by Forbes.com. The Sterns will appear at Playhouse Square on Tue 12/2 at 7:30PM as part of the Writers Center Stage series sponsored by the Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation and The Plain Dealer. Call 216-749-9486 to attend the remaining three author events for $85. http://www.WritersCenterStage.com
Urban Italian
Simple Recipes and True Stories from a Life in Food
Andrew Carmellini with Gwen Hyman
Bloomsbury USA
Reviewing a cookbook is new territory for Cool Cleveland but rest assured, once you delve into the luxurious recipes and bold sincerity of Shaker Heights expat Andrew Carmellini’s Urban Italian, you’ll understand our reasoning. Hard-to-please gastronomists like Anthony Bourdain and Cleveland’s own Michael Ruhlman are raving about this “creative yet accessible” book “written with a candor and bravado.” Who could argue? Food for the soul is what gets many Clevelanders through those tough winter months; to wit, Carmellini’s approach to Italian is Cleveland-hearty — robust and rustic, yet undeniably urbane…Read more from Peter Chakerian here
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Pluckfest II The Civilized and the Wild collide in Apollo’s Fire’s latest regional shows beginning Wed 11/12. When Spain and Italy met the New World, Mediterranean composers found inspiration in exotic dances and sexy rhythms of South America, Africa and the Canary Islands. Hear the results in Chagrin Falls, Fairlawn, Rocky River, Cleveland Heights and Cleveland. Features renowned lutenist Stephen Stubbs. http://www.apollosfire.org.
GREEN Instrumental Evening for the Earth Earth Day Coalition’s 11th Annual benefit event features, tasty food, a fabulous silent auction and a rare and intimate performance by Cleveland Orchestra members at West Shore Unitarian Church on Wed 11/12 at 6PM. 20401 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River. http://www.earthdaycoalition.org.
Tinsley Ellis The hard-rocking, blues-soaked singer-songwriter and guitarist performs Wed 11/12 at Wilbert’s Food and Music on Huron. GuitarOne calls him a “Southern blues-rocker with monstrous guitar chops.” Calling him a guitar hero is reckless idiom use. Details at http://www.wilbertsmusic.com.
Antonio Pompa-Baldi Cleveland Museum of Art’s acclaimed VIVA! & Gala Around Town concert series presents Artistic Luxury: Music of Opulence and Decadence around 1900 with celebrated pianist Pompa-Baldi and special guests Emanuela Friscioni and the Cavani Quartet, on Wed 11/12 at 7:30PM in the Reinberger Chamber Hall at Severance Hall. Details
A Very Special Poetry Reading features Bruce Weigl and Stuart Friebert on Wed 11/12 at 7PM at the Bertram Woods Branch, Shaker Heights Public Library. A Lorain native, Vietnam combat veteran and professor, Weigl’s poems have been translated into nine languages; Fribert is a retired Harvard/Oberlin prof. 20600 Fayette Rd., Shaker Heights. Call 991-2421 for details.
Teaching Rebellion Members of the CASA Collective, editors of Teaching Rebellion: Stories from the Grassroots Mobilization in Oaxaca will be at the Unitarian Society, 2728 Hampshire Rd. in Cleveland Heights on Thu 11/13 at 7PM. No cost, open to the public. Co-sponsored by the Unitarian Society and Mac’s Backs-Books on Coventry. http://www.macsbacks.com.
SPONSORED: WCLV 104.9 will be at the the Spitzer Conference Center on the campus of Lorain County Community College on Thu 11/13, beginning at 8AM for the station’s annual LifeShare Thanks-for-Giving Blood Drive. The WCLV blood drive formula of good food, good music, WCLV Goodybags and good prizes from the WCLV Prize Wheel will prevail. WCLV air personalities will broadcast regular reports on the drive throughout the day. Make a gift of life. Your blood donation will benefit up to four others. http://www.WCLV.com
All Things Cleveland is an exhibition curated by Dana L. Depew. It’s a “visual roast of this glorious city by Cleveland artists” and comes with the caveat that “[I]f you cannot laugh at yourself, you cannot laugh at all.” It opens at Asterisk Gallery in Tremont Fri 11/14 starting at 6PM as a part of the Tremont ArtWalk. http://www.asteriskgallery.com.
Tremont ArtWalk Speaking of the monthly art blast, by now, we don’t need to tell you about the ArtWalk, right? Do we? OK. Recap: Tremont. Art. Food. Live Music. Get there. http://www.tremontartwalk.org.
HOT At the Cellular Level CC contributor Daiv Whaley curated this cellular phone photography exhibit at the Brandt Gallery which launches Fri 11/14 at 6PM to coincide with this month’s Tremont ArtWalk. Read our story about it here and see what pro and amateur fotogs came up with! http://www.brandtgallery.org.
Last of the Full Grown Men Webb Wilder & His Beatnecks kick off the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum’s annual American Music Masters honoring Les Paul this Fri 11/14 with a rowdy l’il shindig at Wilbert’s Food and Music on Huron. Should be a rollicking good time. http://www.wilbertsmusic.com.
HOT The Eternal Return A “Private Wine & Food Pairing” accompanies the public Opening Reception for artist Krisztina Lazar’s The Eternal Return exhibition (pictured) at the Wooltex Gallery. Starting Fri 11/14 at 6PM, delectable Italian by La Campagna (Little Italy) is followed by Lazar’s installation, performance and painting exhibition centered on cyclical life patterns, rhythms and universe themes at 8PM. If you’re digging Alex Grey, this is in your wheelhouse. No cost, open to the public. http://www.thewooltexgallery.com.Metamorphoses Based on the myths and stories of Ovid, this contemporary play is about the human journey, about love and loss, and the transforming powers of memory and the imagination. Staged in the Hathaway Brown school Atrium, the production runs Fri 11/14 and Sat 11/15 at 8PM and includes a specially-built pool, original music, dance and more. Call 320-8796, ext. 7186 for tix/info. http://www.hb.edu.
Holiday Members Show and Art Sale Artists Archives of the Western Reserve’s annual show starts Fri 11/14 and runs through mid-December. NEO’s finest artists offer a variety of media (paintings, prints, photographs, and mixed-media works) for sale and available for pickup on Mon 12/22. Kicks off with an opening reception from 5 – 8PM. No cost, open to the public. http://www.artistsarchives.org.
The French Riviera is the setting for the To Catch A Thief Evening at the Cleveland Museum of Art Fri 11/14. The evening includes dinner and a screening of Hitchcock’s thriller, as well as a ticket to Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique. Dinner of chicken Provencal, couscous and Greek salads, Mediterranean cheeses, dried fruits and nuts, pastries and more begins at 6:30PM. Try before you buy French wine, too! Ooh, la la! Call 707-6873 or visit http://www.clevelandart.org.
Fabulous Food Show & Cleveland Wine School A Grand Tasting Pavilion from the latter appears at the former Fri 11/14 — Sun 11/16 at the IX Center. It’s a cool gig with local headliners (Symon, Carmellini) and you can volunteer for CWS pourings and snag a free meal and comp ticket in the process. Visit http://www.fabulousfoodshow.com for show details; call 831-9919 for pavilion volunteering. http://www.clevelandwineschool.com. http://www.fabulousfoodshow.com
By Hand Art Show & Sale A popular destination which hosts hundreds of events annually and brings in over 2 million attendees per year, this show features 200 fine artists and craftspeople from across the country. Coincides with the Fabulous Food Show starting Fri 11/14 and running through Sun 11/16. Details at http://www.byhandevents.com.
SPONSORED: Sports Fans and Food Fans Unite! “Sports Treasures and Palate Pleasures” combines United Way’s annual WTAM Sports Auction with a special culinary reception at the I-X Center’s Fabulous Food Show. The auction offers sports memorabilia and experiences donated by the Cleveland Cavaliers, Browns, Indians and Lake Erie Monsters, as well as Fabulous Food Show-related items and experiences. A VIP cocktail reception plus live and silent auctions inside the Fabulous Food Show will be held on Fri 11/14 from 6-8PM. Admission is $100 and includes an all-day Friday ticket to the Fabulous Food Show, all-day private entrance access to the show and VIP reception, valet parking after 5PM, hors d’oeuvres and open bar. Proceeds benefit United Way of Greater Cleveland. For information or tickets, visit www.uws.org/auctions or contact Michelle Battle at 216-436-2121 or mbattle@uws.org.
HOT The 13th annual American Music Masters tribute concert will take place on Sat 11/15 at 8PM at PlayhouseSquare’s State Theater. The all-star lineup features The Ventures, Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Alannah Myles, Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi) and Slash (Guns N’Roses, Velvet Revolver). Tickets and info at 241-6000 or by visiting http://www.rockhall.com.
Rockwell 9 The Cle-based improv troupe presents an Evening of Improv Comedy on Sat 11/15 at 8PM in the historic Centrum Theater in Cleveland Heights. Rockwell 9 performs both longform and short form improvisational comedy. Doors at 7:30PM. Unitarian Society of Cleveland, behind the Centrum Theater at 2781 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cle Hts. Call 371-6754 for more info.
Homes for the Holidays Tour six of Bay Village’s most charming and unique homes Sat 11/15 from 10AM – 4PM, decorated for the holidays by local designers and florists. Culinary delights and music also featured in many homes, with proceeds benefiting community programs, Lake Erie Nature & Science Center, the Bay Village library children’s room and more. http://www.bayhomestour.com.
Be-Bop & Beyond The Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music’s Jazz Ensemble, directed by Greg Banaszak, will showcase works by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Kenny Dorham and others on Sat 11/17 at 8PM. Brother’s Lounge, 11609 Detroit Ave., Cleveland. Should be a hot time, in one of Cle’s top rooms! http://www.brotherslounge.com.
Stonehill Cabaret On Sat 11/15 at 8:30PM, Mandel JCC presents the latest in a series of cabaret performances featuring the best of the region’s artistic talent. This installment offers an eclectic musical mix performed by singer/songwriter Noah Budin with pianist Ed Ridley, Jr. and guitarist (and CC contributor) David Budin. Call 866-546-1358 for tix or visit http://www.clevejcc.org.
SPONSORED: Carpe Diem, Water Loving Doggies and Fridays at the Farm are three of flicks you’ll see at The Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival Sat 11/15 at the Cleveland Natural History Museum. Reception: 6PM; Film Fest: 7PM. Enjoy food, a $2 beer/wine bar, entertainment and a screening of nine environmental films to raise awareness of the natural world and our role in it. Tickets: (216) 231-1177 or here.
Crimes of the Heart Eldred Theater at Case Western Reserve University continues its 2008/09 drama series with the Pulitzer Prize-winning black comedy by Beth Henley. It runs this weekend, but we thought to recommend a Sun 11/16 matinee at 2:30PM. Sundays can be a little quiet sometimes, yes? 2070 Adelbert Rd., on CWRU Quad behind Millis Science Center. Call 368-6262 for tix/info and schedule.
La Barberia Salon presents the 1st annual Holiday Bazaar Tue 11/18 from 2 – 9PM at Nido Italia in Little Italy. It features artwork from local artists and treasures from Cle area buisnesses, shopping, live entertainment, nosh and prizes — with proceeds benefiting The Child Life & Education Program at Metro Health Medical Center. Call 231-7474 or visit http://www.labarberiainc.com.
What’s Next? After the election, what’s next? Join the ACLU of Ohio and a panel of local experts and activists for an Election Dissection Tue 11/18 at 7:30PM at the the Max Wohl Civil Liberties Center, 4506 Chester Ave. Find out how our newly elected officials at the local, state, and national levels could affect your rights. No cost, open to the public. RSVP to 472-2220 or email contact@acluohio.org.
Art Therapy on the Cutting Edge More than a 1,000 people from across the US visit Cleveland this week for the American Art Therapy Association’s 39th annual conference Wed 11/19 — Sun 11/23 in the Renaissance Hotel downtown. Check it out by contacting AATA at 1-888-290-0878 or http://www.aataconference.org.
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SPONSORED: Watch a Groundbreaking Drama that Inspired a Generation: A Raisin in the Sun is now showing through Sun 11/30 at the Cleveland Play House. With this historic election year this American classic is now more relevant than ever. Experience how each member of the Younger family envisions their own unique path to the American Dream, their choices threaten to tear the family asunder in the face of segregation. For tickets call 216-795-7000 or go here.
Nancy Pearl on Jane & Michael Stern
Writers Center Stage Series
Cuyahoga County Public Library
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Nancy Pearl, the rock star of librarians, featured on NPR and in media around the world, is back. She considers herself a “promiscuous reader” and feels beyond mere love for books, so she called her first book, Book Lust. And now she is helping the Cuyahoga County Public Library celebrate “Reconnect With Reading.”
Nancy preps us for the upcoming visit by Jane and Michael Stern, authors of the seminal, Road Food, in which they traveled around the country finding really good, home-cooked American food. Tapping into the American road mythology in which we travel to understand ourselves, as well as the tradition of food writing, going back to Julia Child’s early books, the Sterns have won the James Beard award three time for their column in Gourmet. Jane & Michael Stern take the stage at the Ohio Theatre on Tue 12/2 as part of CCPL’s Writers Center Stage series. Celebrate the recent passage of the County library’s levy as well as their recent award as the 2nd best library system in the country. www.WritersCenterStage.org
Please — Don’t Make Him Look Bad
Plus: Mayor Jackson and Political Courage
Not to take anything away from the masterful campaign President-elect Barack Obama’s team ran, but it has to be acknowledged that Bush and his cohorts made a Democratic victory so very easy by pushing the country to the brink of ruination — financially and in regards to our reputation worldwide. As president, Obama and his cabinet will have their hands full as they attempt to right the Ship of State. Issues like the economy, the war, foreclosures, and healthcare will dominate all of the new administration’s time and energy.However, this leaves plenty for the rest of us to do.
Voting for Obama was the easy part; helping him resolve some of the long-standing and persistent social problems of the nation will prove a bit harder — he’ll desperately need our help. In his election-night speech, the president-elect pointedly mentioned personal responsibility. That’s where you and I come in… Read more from Mansfield B. Frazier here
This week’s most active post on BrewedFreshDaily.com
“There’s been debate on BFD,” writes Rick Pollack, “about the cause of the financial crisis. One narrative stated that congressional pressure (by democrats) forced the GSEs to purchase subprime loans and that the government created this mess. While it is very true that Fannie and that the government bear considerable responsibility, the blanket assertion that democrats and Fannie are to blame misses the greater context. Additionally, the variations on this theme blaming community organizations, the Community Reinvestment Act, and other initiatives related to affordable housing are heavy on politics and light on fact. With the election just a few days a way these beliefs need to be openly challenged…”
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Nature’s Views for Free
Two Metroparks Exhibits Burst with Life
The Cleveland Metroparks features two no-cost, worthwhile art exhibits this month which are first; the colored-pencil drawings of a new book entitled Alphabetic Butterflies in Color, The Art of Lawrence (Larry) Hohman at Rocky River Nature Center and second; a series of black and white photographs by Steve Cagan entitled Industrial Landscapes at CanalWay Center. Industrial Landscapes digs much deeper than its name implies. Not only are the places of industry featured — steel mills, slaughterhouses, shipping on the river — but the faces as well; the stoic hardworking people that make the stuff Cleveland is known for…Read more from Carol Drummond here
Links to interesting NEO blogs
Leaders do not ask permission.
NYC building a Medical Mart?
Cheap Eats at Bar Cento.
Next weekend is the first Holiday Market of the year, held by the countryside conservancy at the Happy Days Vistors Center in Peninsula.
Cheers to LeBron James for being an activist for Obama, jeers To PD editors for being sore losers at best.
The Cleveland Fed will be THE Check Processor.
Les Paul: American Music Masters at the Rock Hall
The American Music Masters series, produced by Rock and Roll of Fame + Museum and The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities at Case Western Reserve University, is in its 13th year and I’ve attended every one. It’s become one of my favorite weeks of the year. This year’s AMM program has already started, actually, but you can still catch seven events on the remaining four of its six days [Listen to the Cool Cleveland podcast here].This year’s subject is Les Paul. If you’re a rock, country, jazz or R&B musician, you know his name. If you’re not, you still may be familiar with it. If you’re a musician, you know, at least, that his name is on one of the most popular guitars made, the Gibson Les Paul. His name has been synonymous with that model since 1952… Read more from David Budin here
Food Town Cleveland
Gearing up for the Ultimate Festival
It’s been said that Cleveland has more restaurants per capita, and more GOOD restaurants per capita, than most cities. Our summer festivals are popular enough that we can have two rib burn-offs in one weekend. We can get pretty much any ethnic food at some point during the summer at our many cultural festivals. Even our arts festivals feature food. So it’s no wonder that the Fabulous Food Show is in Cleveland for the third year in a row. We need a place as big as the I-X Center to satisfy our food cravings, just as the summer festivals have disappeared…Read more from Claudia J. Taller here
These Magnificent Miles
Red Wanting Blue
RWBE, LLC
This is an Ohio band that gets around. Red Wanting Blue is not from Cleveland (they’re from Athens) but they might as well be for as often as they visit. Their eighth release These Magnificent Miles finds a decade-old band on the precipice of bigger things. They have survived without label support and on the strength of great pop songwriting and word-of-mouth reputation for great live gigs — both of which are evident on the disc’s dozen upbeat, autobiographical songs. Produced by Jamie Candiloro (R.E.M., Ryan Adams, Willie Nelson), the disc draws the listener in with mellow jangle, summery beats and vocalist Scott Terry’s Jack Johnson-like wordplay and low-register, Vedderesque intonements…Read more from Peter Chakerian here
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Verb Ballets All Stars and Lar Lubovitch @ Ohio Theatre 10/24, 11/1 Within the last several weeks, Cleveland’s dance enthusiasts were given several opportunities to see major dance companies. Lar Lubovitch Dance is one of America’s most highly acclaimed dance companies. Verb Ballets is recognized as a leading local company. They both danced at the Ohio Theatre a week apart…
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Cleveland Orchestra @ Severance Hall 11/6 Franz Welser-Most returned home this week for one series of concerts before heading back to Europe for the rest of the year. He’ll be back in January, however. For this concert he spans two centuries of music with a spiritual connection: The Sept haïkaï of Olivier Messiaen from 1962 and the “Great” C Minor Mass, K 427 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, written in 1782-83. Two such opposite works can hardly be imagined, however, both were well-done in convincing performances…
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Madama Butterfly @ Opera Western Reserve 11/7 The productions of Opera Western Reserve, which take place in Youngstown’s ornate Stambaugh Auditorium tend to be of a hybrid nature — an interesting mix of established professionals in the positions that really demand such experience, while yet offering stepping stones to the newcomers in our midst who desperately need such exposure to begin their careers…
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1) David Byrne blogs about Cleveland and Cool Cleveland publishes a response.
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2) Brothers Lounge reopens and we’ve got the interview with owner Christian Riemenschneider.
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3) Brewed Fresh Daily blogs about registering a park bench as your home, and other uplifting topics.
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4) MyTravelingHat.com ticket giveaway Win a pair of round-trip tix from Akron-Canton Airport.
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5) Political Postscript In case you didn’t get enough.
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