6.23-6.30.04
1000 Clevelanders posing
Dear Friend,
In this week’s issue:
* Cool Cleveland Interview with photo/video/installation artist Spencer Tunick
* Rustbelt Slam with Cleveland slam poet Hijinx
* Roldo LINK? on Cleveland’s death rattle
* My Brain Is Crying on Cleveland’s alarming risk aversion
Cool Cleveland Interview Spencer Tunick After a long, protracted and somewhat contentious planning phase, the time has arrived for Spencer Tunick to choreograph his latest installation of an estimated 1000 Clevelanders posing nude this Fri 6/26 at dawn at a carefully selected location. While over 4300 Clevelanders signed up to volunteer to disrobe for the short video and photos that Tunick will create, this outpouring of artistic enthusiasm may surprise some who consider Cleveland on the conservative side. Cool Cleveland spoke with the artist about the difficulties of siting this challenging work in Cleveland.
Cool Cleveland: Your online bio states that the nude bodies in your work do not underscore sexuality yet it is an obvious element. What is the role of sexuality in your work?
Spencer Tunick: Well, obviously, the work is working with the nude, which can be sexual or it can be horrible, like the controversy with the prisoner abuse scandal, with the nude bodies positioned in a totally horrible way. When you look at those pictures you dont see the sexuality. There can be an aggressive naked body, a tortured naked body, or a beautiful naked body. In my work, the body is used repetitively as a medium to create a living sculpture to deal with the humanity and the vulnerability of the body, juxtaposed to the public space and the concrete world. So its not so much sex or sexuality that is involved.
What kind of problems did you have in securing a location in Cleveland?
It was hard getting an indoor location in Cleveland because it is difficult, difficult, difficult to get indoor locations in this country, because corporate America is not like corporate Europe. I was interested in working with Gund Arena, but we were turned down, even though the Gunds have a connection to the Museum of Modern Art in New York… When we couldnt get that location, I was in Geneva and saw the concert halls that had massive nude reliefs all over them, and we saw that the nude body and music go hand in hand. So we approached Severance Hall and asked to do it there. And the board of Severance Hall just flat out turned me down…
Read the Cool Cleveland Interview with Spencer Tunick here
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Lake Views from Your Bedroom…can be yours at the Lake Pointe Townhomes (Phase III); spacious, three-story townhouses in the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood. These 2-3 bedroom units feature open floor plans, maple kitchen cabinetry, hardwood floors, ceramic tile in the bath, rooftop decks, finished lower-levels, two car garages and gas fireplaces. On top of this, Lake Pointe Townhomes, which feature corrugated metal sides, offer a cool Neo-Industrial, contemporary design. In the neighborhood, you can catch a show at the innovative Cleveland Public Theatre, stop over at the Parkview for a pint, or grab dinner at Lou and Eddys! For a list of properties and open houses this weekend including the Gateway Walk and Dine on Tue 6/29, featuring the Sincere Building and the Pointe at Gateway please visit www.ProgressiveUrban.com
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How to pay for the arts Here’s a novel idea: go to a sporting event, pay for the arts. In Michigan, they’re contemplating a statewide 5% tax on tickets to college and professional sports and many arts and entertainment venues (such as rock and symphony concerts, theatre productions and museum exhibits), which could triple the amount of tax money currently given to museums, symphonies, zoos and other cultural groups. Read Detroit Free Press here.
Winners and losers It’s great that the daily paper has focused the community’s attention on issues such as how Cleveland lags in The New Economy. One wonders why the major media insists on negative headlines such as “The Quiet Crisis.” And, certainly, after 36 months, the crisis is no longer quiet. Recently, they’ve been looking into the current community conversation about regionalism, but instead of bringing people together, the series is entitled, “A Region Divided.” Worse, in the most recent installment, which is well-researched and documented, the tone is divisive. Under a story entitled, “What if Northeast Ohio shared?”, an analysis of how our region would fare under Minneapolis’ tax-sharing system lists NEO communities under the headings, “Top Winners” and “Top Losers,” while noting (in much smaller type) that “75% of the cities and towns gain under the system, while 25% lose.” Read it yourself here.
Meet Me On The Mall Remember Parties in the Park? So do we. And now the City of Cleveland wants to bring back some of that good-time communal feeling with their Summer series of outdoor events called Meet Me On The Mall, co-produced with ParkWorks. The first couple events were rained out, but now they’re ready to rock with a party on Thu 6/24 from 11:30AM-1:30PM on Mall C, and on Sun 6/27 at 6PM on Mall C with Cleveland’s SAFMOD. http://www.ParkWorks.org/MallSchedule.htm
Coventry on the move Have you been to Coventry now that the orange barrels are gone? Now that the street’s been improved, everyone is invited to a whopping summer of weekly Farmer’s Markets (every Thursday from 6-9PM starting Thu 6/23), three huge Coventry Street Fairs (7/12, 8/15 and 9/9 from 6-9PM) with the street closed to traffic, allowing pedestrians the luxury of walking wherever they please. For the first time, Coventry restaurants will offer outdoor dining, that secret ingredient that makes cities great. The summer will also see sidewalk sales, magicians, jugglers, stilt walkers and balloon sculptors, along with live music on stages at either end of the street. Families are encouraged to stay after the Street Fairs for Movies in the Park, beginning at 9:30PM at P.E.A.C.E. Park, located at the south end of the District. Now you have no excuse not to re-discover one of Cleveland’s great streets. http://www.CoventryVillage.org.
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County reform moves ahead Some in the region are determined to initiate change, no matter what. The Committee for Cuyahoga County’s Future, headed up by the Citizens League of Greater Cleveland, are aiming to get an issue on the November ballot “designed to provide greater fiscal control, more elected representation that is accountable to voters, and countywide economic development to attract more businesses and jobs,” according to executive director Michael J. Thomas. So far, they have collected 50,000 signatures, more than the 38,000 necessary, and they’ll continue canvassing the city and county until the 7/10 deadline. Interested? Call 272.3638 or see their site at http://www.reformcuyahoga.com
Another Clevelander in the Times Last week, we told you about how a review of Clevelander Dan Chaon’s novel appeared in the New York Times here. Now another Cleveland writer, Sarah Willis, is receiving the same treatment. Her novel A Good Distance is praised with phrases like “Willis spurns spongy melodramatics…” and “dry-eyed exchanges give the novel its jolting credibility.” The review is summed up as “an artfully defiant work of fiction.” Way 2 go! http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/13/books/review/13MASONL.html
Here comes the park levy They talk about the “covenant” they have with taxpayers, their responsibility as stewards of the Emerald Necklace that adds such beauty, nature and recreation to our great city. So it was no surprise when the Board of Park Commissioners voted unanimously last week to put a tax on the Fall Cuyahoga County ballot that would raise an extra $10 million a year for the next 10 years. It would cost the owner of a $100K home an additional $16 per year. The money would go for exhibits and improvements at the Zoo, park infrastructure (bridges, roads) and recreation improvements to trails, nature centers and golf courses. See Cleveland.com here.
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Party with the Animals Twilight at the ZOO, presented by Huntington Bank, is the Cleveland Zoos biggest annual fundraiser with proceeds supporting their operating fund. And for their 11th year, guests can expect more of the same great entertainment, food and libations as in past years. Partygoers will dine on a mouth-watering array of delectables and will groove to sounds ranging from reggae to rock. On Fri 8/6 at 6PM, the night kicks off with a Twilight VIP pre-party. VIP guests will enjoy an extra hour of festivities, preferred parking, more food and an exclusive performance by Otis and the Shoreway Saints in Dinosaurs!
the Zoos BIG, new summer exhibit! Come out of your shell for a great cause and have a great time as well! Click here for further information or to order your tickets today!
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Summerfest 04 looking for artists This one’s going to be big. On Sat 7/3 and Sun 7/4, the Berea County Fairgrounds will be the site for an extensive festival of music, food, art and fun: five (count ’em!) stages presenting blues, country, rock, swing, gospel, disco, reggae, Latin, German, Irish and polka music from some of Cleveland’s most well-known bands: Mushroomhead, Robert Lockwood, Jr., Carlos Jones & the PLUS Band, Prayer Warriors and many more. Two buildings will be air conditioned for the showing of rock films, and Kid’s World will feature a misting tent for the youngsters. To top it off, the Cleveland Pops Orchestra will introduce a spectacular fireworks display on the 4th. All this for a very reasonable $5 per person. If you’re an artist who is interested in offering your work for sale on a skirted table in a secure building with overnight security, please contact organizer Packy Malley at 870-8055 or pmalley@malleys.com
New Science Center chief We’d like to welcome Linda Abraham-Silver to Cleveland; she’s the new President and Executive Director of the Great Lakes Science Center. The 35-year-old arrives from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, where she was Vice President of Education and Guest Relations for the institution, which attracts over one million people annually. She fills the large shoes of outgoing President Richard Coyne, who brought the Science Center, now in its eighth year, from concept to reality. http://www.GreatScience.com
CREATE with art and aerospace A reader writes: I am an Industrial Designer working for The Center for Research in Electronics and Aerospace Technology. CREATE is located at Cleveland State University and is a partnership between NASA Glenn and CSU. As you probably heard, NASA had a great open house last weekend showing off new technologies that are being developed right here in Cleveland. We (CREATE) were among those exhibiting new technologies, but with a twist. Our 20′ x 20′ exhibit included kids artwork that we comissioned from 2-15 year-old children from around the Cleveland area! We will be displaying at the Children’s Games this Summer and would like to get some ideas/suggestions, on other locations we can display the exhibit around Cleveland. Thanks for the newsletters, and take care. from Cool Cleveland reader Maciej “Mac” G. Zborowski. Reach him at 875.9798, or immersiondesign@hotmail.com
Summer on the Cuyahoga We’re fighting brain drain all Summer long. The program that used to be called Bulldogs on the Cuyahoga brought Yale college students to Cleveland as summer interns. Now it’s been expanded to additional colleges like Princeton, Colgate and Case Western Reserve University, and it’s called Summer On The Cuyahoga. About 60 undergrad-interns are living together in subsidized housing on Case’s campus and exploring Cleveland, earning a stipend of $2800 for the summer while working at National City Corporation, Ohio Savings Bank, Eaton Corporation and American Greetings, and such nonprofits and public institutions as the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Metroparks, the George Gund Foundation and the City of Cleveland. This week, the Wall Street Journal wrote about the program and others like it in Memphis, Boston and Philadelphia. Why? Because only 14 of the 50 largest metro areas had more 25-to-34 year olds in 2000 than they did in 1990. While Cleveland’s program is highlighted as “10 weeks of living, working and schmoozing with civic leaders,” other cities “are looking into everything from building museums and art spaces to encouraging the development of loft apartments that they believe will attract more creative types.” Michigan’s Cool Cities initiative (featured in Cool Cleveland here) is even considering offering 0% interest on student loans for certain graduates who decide to work in Michigan. On the other hand, “if you have to have a campaign to prove you’re cool, you’re not,” says Joel Kotkin, an LA writer who thinks 30-somethings are the real target since they are making lifetime career decisions about getting married, having kids and settling down. Gee, that sounds like the time when Cleveland starts to look real attractive to young people. Read more.
Martini Madness Every year, Dress For Success provides sharp interview suits to 45,000 low-income women, connecting them with career development tips and dozens of agencies that can help even more. Then, when they get the job, they get a second suit and ongoing support to build a successful lifelong career. So it’s nice to know they are raising money for the cause with Martini Madness on Thu 6/24 at 5:30PM at the WKYC-TV3 studios, with five different martini stations, a silent auction, hors d’oeuvres and fab prizes like a weekend in Hollywood with 2 tix to the Ellen Degeneres show, or a week in a condo in Northern Michigan. Call 391-2380 for reservations or click here.
Angle 14 This month brings another eloquent issue; read Dan Tranberg’s Transformation of the Commonplace: Shifting Blocks investigating the intersections of art, business and industry with artist Russel Maltz’s installations. Check out the cogent overview of Cleveland theatre by Linda Eisenstein, as she picks through summer offerings such as convergence-continuum’s Hot and Throbbing, Kalliope Stage’s Pete ‘n’ Keely, and Bad Epitaph Theatre Company’s The American Revolution. Then fill up on a luscious review of the Korean film Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and…Spring by Amy Bracken Sparks. Pick up the current issue at cool places, or visit them online to get your own subscription at http://www.AngleMagazine.org A Cool Cleveland partner
North Union Farmers Markets As many city dwellers know, the Farmers Market at Shaker Square has been in business for 10 years. But you may not know of the other 3 locations they are operating this Summer. The Lakewood Farmers Market opens Wed 7/14 and runs every Wednesday through 9/15 from 11AM to 3PM, on the Arthur Avenue Extension, running north of Detroit Avenue between Lakeland and Mars. As the season ripens, the Market offers sweet corn, heirloom tomatoes, melons, berries, and tree ripened fruit, along with dozens of other varieties of fresh produce, fresh cut flowers, grass-fed meat, and European pastries. The Market also offers music and cooking demonstrations by some of Clevelands local chefs. Since it only includes producers from area farms, specialty growers, Amish families, and organic cooperatives, it helps improve the local economy with community-based markets that teach consumers about the health benefits and improved taste of eating fresh, locally grown produce. The group also operates a Farmers Market in Olmsted Falls on Saturdays from 8AM-noon from 7/10 to 8/28 on Mill Street between Columbia and Orchard Roads, and one in Parma on Saturdays from 9AM-1PM from 7/18 to 10/3 at Stearns Farm, 6975 Ridge Road. Read more.
Business Expo on East side Over 150 Heights businesses and organizations, from restaurants to retailers, services and arts and crafts will be showcased in the 10th annual Business Expo, held from 3:30-7:30PM on Mon 6/28 on the campus of John Carroll University. Scottish dancing, magic and live music such as the Heights Orchestra will be featured, and each attendee will receive a Shop The Heights card, good for discounts at over 200 area businesses. To contact the Heights Regional Chamber of Commerce, call 397-7322 or visit http://www.HRCC.org.
Museum acquires Apollo They’ve just added another reason for you to visit the Cleveland Museum of Art this Summer. In a brilliant move, and after studying the sculpture for a year, Museum curators realized that Apollo Sauroktonos, (Greek for “Lizard Slayer”) was a life-size Greek bronze made in the workshop of Praxiteles of Athens, one of only 20 made by one of the original Greek master sculptors, probably around 350 B.C. All the other bronzes were melted down in the intervening 2300 years. Roman historian Pliny The Elder saw the bronze in person around 100 A.D. and said the artist “made a youthful Apollo called the Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer), waiting in ambush for a creeping lizard, close at hand, with an arrow.” The Museum is publishing a monograph and hosting a symposium on the sculpture in 2006. “It is by far the most important work of classical sculpture to come to light and be acquired by a North American art museum since World War II,” says Harvard University Art Museums Professor David G. Mitten. This is the only bronze of Sauroktonos; marble copies reside in the Louvre in Paris and the Vatican in Rome. And those museums are damn expensive, while the Cleveland Museum of Art is still free. Check out my man Apollo the Lizard Slayer in the Garden Court (you know, by the wishing well), and chalk up another great reason to live in Northeast Ohio. Read more
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Zebras, Lions, Leopards and more Wildlife photographer and Shaker Heights resident Fran Bayless, has become well known for her images of animals in their natural habitats her work is featured extensively in publications and travel brochures. And her current exhibit Wild Majesty: The Animals of Botswana is on display now through Sat 7/31 as part of The Cleveland Museum of Natural Historys exhibition Senenkunya: Many Voices, One Family. Come and experience this wonderful assortment of masks, sculptures, textiles and other amazing artifacts; plus the photography of Fran Bayless. For more information call 216-231-1177 or 800-317-9155 x3279. Discover the nature of your universe at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, 216-231-4600. The museum is open Wednesday evenings until 10PM! http://www.cmnh.org/senenkunya.html
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NOCA Networking Night at the Carnival With all the talk of regionalism and breaking down the silos and collaborating, it’s nice to see someone actually doing it. The Northeast Ohio Communication Affiliates has put together 23 of the region’s communications organizations for a big networking event at Tower City Amphitheatre, 1887 West 3rd on Wed 6/23 at 5:30-9PM. Groups such as the American Marketing Association, the Cleveland Association of Broadcasters, the Press Club of Cleveland, and Public Relations Society of America, plus a couple dozen others, will get together to hobnob amongst the carnival midway games, food, prizes and cash bar. http://www.pianko.org/NOCA
Urban planning scholarship established To help cement its reputation as one of the leading Urban Studies colleges in the country, Cleveland State University is creating a scholarship named after Professor Norman Krumholz, to benefit urban planning students attending the Levin College of Urban Affairs. Krumholz, the Planning Director of Cleveland for 10 years, is recognized as an “urban activist” who practices equity urban planning, which focuses on the poor and working class in urban neighborhoods, is celebrating his 25 years at CSU. http://Urban.CSUohio.edu
Unusual literature The obscure, the fantastic, the weird; it’s all here. http://stommel.tamu.edu/~baum/literary.html
Halt The Assault When citizens gathered in Washinton, D.C. for the Mother’s Day March to Halt the Assault, it not only served as rallying point for gun safety advocates, it signaled the official kick-off of the Halt The Assault Tour, a 26-foot pink motorhome (called the Big Pink Rig), that is stopping in more than 24 cities in the US this Summer, finally landing in New York at the Republican National Convention in September. It will be in Cleveland on 6/26-28, Toledo on 6/23-24, and Columbus 6/29. For more information, contact 440-708-0356 or loneillpost1@aol.com
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Avant Bard Great Lakes Theater Festival reinvents the theater district experience this summer when it kicks off its 43rd season with a double dose of William Shakespeare. The July through December festival kicks off on Fri 7/16 with The Taming of the Shrew and will feature two six-week rotating repertories featuring, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), The Importance of Being Earnest and Julius Caesar. And be prepared for a special arrival prior to each evening’s performance — all will hail the Queen! Come Downtown and discover Shakespeare’s great company; tickets are on sale now, including some fantastic ticket packages! Student tickets for any performance are $11. For more info, please visit www.GreatLakesTheater.org
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Barista winners crowned Don’t you think Cleveland should have more competitions like this? While the Cool Cleveland Art/Tech/Dance party raged up the street, Phoenix Coffee on Lee Road was hosting its first Barista Competition last Thu 6/17. The winner was Melissa Niosi, who frothed up her unique Death by Chocolate Cappuccino, with a garnish of curled chocolate scoops, drizzled with white chocolate, served by Ms. Niosi her Miss Ohio National Achiever crown and sash. She wins a pound of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee. Runner-up Jocelyn Kirkwood offered a Lavender Latte, an “incredibly subtle, aromatic beverage with wonderful complexity and flavor,” according to those who would know, while Tina Chmielecki took third with Peanut Butter and Jelly Lattes, both naughty and nice. The “naughty” version contained raspberry and Frangelico liqueurs while the “nice” version contained raspberry and hazelnut syrups. Judges included Lee Fisher, President of the Center for Families and Children and Larry Shibley, owner of the Yours Truly Restaurants http://www.PhoenixCoffee.com
Cleveland unrobed Who would have thought that Clevelanders would volunteer en masse to take off all their clothes, huddle with thousands of others, and pose for a photo by internationally recognized photographer Spencer Tunick? But that’s exactly what is happening, with over 4000 Clevelanders stepping forward to participate in what will surely be one of the major art events of the season. There’s still time to sign up for the photo shoot, which will take place on 6/26 at dawn (4:30AM) at an outdoor location (or 6/27 rain date). You will only be nude for a short time, and in exchange, you will receive a print of the event by the artist. Sign up here: http://www.mocacleveland.org/tunick.html To prep for the big event, stop by MOCA Cleveland on Fri 6/25 from 9PM-1AM to check out the first collaboration between performance artists Abe Olvido and Mike Mortiz (groop) and Ken Chapin of Move Art Audience, at the MOCA Mix: Tempo, called FASTER (citius) / HIGHER (altius) with electronic music and video See info here. The only question is, what will Cleveland do from 1AM to 4:30AM when the Tunick installation starts?
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Red Hen For more information about the Red Hen production of Tuesday in No Mans Land, taking place now through 6/26 at 8PM at SPACES, 2220 Superior Viaduct, please call 932-8062 or visit Red Hen’s site at http://www.feministtheatre.org
Register Now for July 29 for Cool Cleveland’s next Art/Tech/Dance party, Downtown Living, at the fabulous Bingham Building in the Warehouse District, where they’ve restored the beautiful Walker and Weeks warehouse (for many years the home of Cleveland’s venerable printing industry), and converted it into 350 apartments, right in the heart of Cleveland’s hottest neighborhood. And get this… they’re putting a grocery store on the first floor, open to the public, right in the storefront. Starting at 4PM, Cool Clevelanders will party with open bar beer and wine, and come early for the hors d’oeuvres. Then, at 8PM, saunter over to SPY Bar for latin music and Salsa dancing, free with your Cool Cleveland admission. All for $10 if you register in advance, or $20 at the door. Don’t be sold out! Register now and save 50% by clicking here to pre-register: http://www.corpmeetings.com/register/thomas/atd9/index.html
Cool Cleveland This Week
6.23-6.30
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Alma Cabaret Series Cain Parks annual series showcasing new and established talent across musical genres is returning with the swinging lineup “Celebrating Duke Ellington” featuring the John Richmond Swingtet bringing down the house Wed 6/23 at 7:30PM. Cabaret performances are held in Cain Park’s Alma Theater. Call 371-3000. Cain Park is located on the south side of Superior Rd between Lee and South Taylor Rd. http://www.cainpark.com or visit http://www.ticketmaster.com
Jewish Big Brother Big Sister Association Have a bite to eat, meet current and prospective “Bigs” and learn about how you can get involved through the new Big Families program. A variety of children from ages 6-18 and are looking for fun and dedicated volunteers from all walks of life; make the event to make a difference Wed 6/23 from 5:30-7:30PM. RSVP 320-8319. Claddagh Irish Pub, Legacy Village, 2539 Cedar Rd. http://www.bbbs-cleveland.org/links.aspmailto:greens@bellefairejcb.org
Science and Art: Judith McMillan Photography Exhibit taking floral photography to a new realm by using an X-ray camera to reveal the internal structure of plants, invisible to the naked eye. Translucent, multi-layered images of poppies, water lilies, orchids, ferns, and other plants expose their inner textures. Using specimens collected throughout the year, McMillan intimately tracks their transformations from bud to blossom to seed. The results are ethereal and sometimes eerie; now on display Wed 6/23 from 10AM-5PM. Call 721-1600. Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. in University Circle. http://www.cbgarden.org
Delicious Salsa dancing Workout with a professional dancer who will demonstrate the style of Salsa. Dance to hot Afro-Caribbean music while taking in the basic steps of Salsa and other rhythms implicit in this unique musical form. Relax, enjoy your body, the sensuality of the tropical rhythms and learn how to let go with the exquisite music of the tropical world. All ages are welcome Thu 6/24 from 7-8PM. Call to register at 269-6985. Shore Cultural Centre, 291 East 222nd St, Room #243
Forum on Fatherhood An informative conversation about healthy fathering and local programs that increase fathers involvement in their children’s lives, assisting fathers as they work to improve their relationships with their children, and how to reduce the number of fatherless homes. Panelist speakers include Peter Lawson Jones, Cuyahoga County Commissioner and Muqit Sabur, Senior Facilitator, Fathers & Families Together of the Center for Families and Children. Forum begins Thu 6/24 from 5:30-7:30PM. RSVP at 231-2300. The F.R.E.E. Center, Center for Families and Children, 4500 Euclid Ave. http://www.clevelandsvp.org or mail@clevelandsvp.org
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Miss Saigon The story of two young lovers from worlds apart and their fortunes of destiny during the 1975 fall of Saigon, has captivated audiences for years making it one of the greatest musicals of its generation. An intense blend of searing love ballads, heart-warming melodies and spirited marches provides a moving testament to the human spirit and the tragedies of war. The Beck Center will begin their production of Miss Saigon beginning on Fri 7/16 at 8PM and showing on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sunday matinees – the show will run through 8/15
please call for details and ticket information. The Beck Center for the Arts, 521-2540, 17801 Detroit Ave in Lakewood. http://www.beckcenter.org
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Rustbelt Midwest Regional Poetry Slam It’s finally right here in Cleveland, for the first time! Teams of spoken word performers and diehard poets representing six midwestern states meet up for two days of slamming in Cleveland to compete for the coveted Rustbelt title and serious cash. Witness firsthand poetic passion and performance Fri 6/25; audience members are welcome to come early and hang with poets 7PM, competition begins 8PM. On Sat 6/26 round 2 hits at 3PM with slam finals at 8PM. Call 383-1124. Beachland Ballroom, Waterloo Rd in Collinwood. http://www.clevelandpoetryslam.com and visit http://www.beachlandballroom.com
Faster, Higher Area artists and scene-makers Ken Chapin, Mike Moritz and Abe Olvido team up with aptly named DJ Chris Pulse to generate what the artists are describing as an “eternal groove” within the event-friendly Museum of Contemporary Art. Olvido and Moritz, known as the collaborative Groop, and Chapin, whose Move Art/Audience website connects art events with audiences, are continually stirring up the culture mix in Cleveland with their smart, immersive, tech-savvy events and happenings–mixed-media occurrences where dance, performance, music, film-making, atmospheric effects and visual art all collide into a big splash of modern feeling and color Fri 6/25 from 9PM-1AM. Call 421-8671. MOCA, 8501 Carnegie Ave. http://www.MOCAcleveland.org
Freitags at Capsule bringing a new approach to music with punk disco, electrodisco, whateverwave and underground pop with DJs not afraid to mash up experimental sounds Fri 6/25 at 9PM. Call 227-7853. Capsule’s Cyber Cafe, 13376 Madison Ave. http://www.capsulebar.com
2004 Oscar nominated shorts See deliciously fun and off the wall selections of cartoons, as Australian Adam Elliot’s Academy Award winning Best Animated Short Subject makes its debut in Cleveland within this special program. Also featured is Salvador Dali’s Destino, the legendary, unfinished 1946 collaboration between Dali and Walt Disney; view it Fri 6/25 at 7:30PM. Call 421-7450. Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd. http://www.cia.edu/cinematheque
Cedar-Lee Summer Art Exhibition See the stunning watercolor realism of award-winning Cleveland artist Gregory Ponomarenko and the extraordinary color-field expressionism of the avant-garde artist George Roush II. Emerging CIA grad David Menke allows a first look at his unusual mezzotints, and viewers can marvel at the magic of glass marbles by CIA student Uri Davilier, while Burning River Glassworks Brian Bencheck adds fun with his colorful glass bowls and vases. Highlights of the show are the exquisite glass creations of world-class glass blower/sculptor Michael Zelenka Fri 6/26 from 6-11PM. Call 554-5548. Paradise Gallery, 2199 Lee Rd. in Cleveland Hts or email paradisegallery@sbcglobal.net
The Hobbit Near West Theatre continues its 27th season with the musical version of the blockbuster film and book The Hobbit. Watch a fresh theatrical translation of the mystical tale that takes Bilbo Baggins on his quest for a mystical ring. Show runs for one weekend only, performance starts Fri 6/25 at 7:30PM. St. Pats Club Building, 3606 Bridge Ave, reservations are recommended call 621-3242 or visit http://www.nearwesttheatre.org
Eyes wide open goes beyond fear towards hope in a multimedia, multisensory journey through words, images, and sounds of the Iraq and war. Visitors move through a vivid memorial to the war’s soldier and civilian victims, a searing exposure and a compelling outline of what the was is costing us at home Fri 6/25 thru 6/25 from 11AM-8PM. Call 721-8088. Cleveland Heights-University Heights Main Public Library, 2343 Lee Rd. in Cleveland Hts. http://www.heightslibrary.org
Interactive Drumming Experience Rusted Roots Jim Donovan gently guides participants through a series of steps designed to help students learn the basics of hand drumming, musicianship and group dynamics through drumming. Focus on strengthening listening skills, creative expression, relaxation and having fun Fri 6/25 from 7-9PM. Common Ground, 14240 Baird Rd. in Oberlin. Call 440-213-4900 to pre-register, or mail harry.pepper@earthlink.net
2004 Headrush Music Summer Series: Three Straight From Tampa, Three is a favored DJ among famous DJs, who lit it up at this year’s Winter Music Conference. His sounds of vintage acid-house, soulful techno and modern dub has taken this artist around the world to spin at San Fran’s legendary Wicked Crew party, London’s infamous clubs as well as Central and South American. Get out and get ripped Fri 6/25 from 9PM-3AM. Call 566-7278. Abasso Underground Lounge, inside Bottom’s Up, 1222 Prospect Ave. http://www.headrushmusic.com
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In need of a football fix? Sorry…that’s soccer to you yanks. Then get on over to The Charles Stewart Parnell Pub near the corner of Cedar and Lee roads in Cleveland Heights — this is the only location in Ohio where you’ll be able to see the entire television schedule of all EURO 2004 soccer matches! Check out all the action on TV’s throughout Parnell’s — the quarterfinals will be starting up on Thu 6/24. So get over to the east side of Cleveland, get your Irish on, have a pint of Guinness and watch THE game of Europe. www.ParnellsPub.com
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Ragin’ Cajun Fest Akron’s swell new 3000-seat Lock 3 Live! is the outdoor site for a full day of New Orleans mojo, headlined by Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet. Don’t miss Cleveland faves Cats On Holiday plus Cajun food, specialty beers and enough Mardi Gras beads for every neck in Northeast Ohio. Children are free. Head out Sat 6/26 from 4-10PM at Lock 3 Live!, 182 South Main Street, Akron, right next door to the Akron Civic Theatre, 330-253-2488 http://destinationdowntownakron.com/lock3/cajun.html
Pre-trek art party with Tremont Trek What better way to get in tune with Tremont’s art and community culture, with artistic and impressive exhibits of local art presented against the historic backdrop of the Gospel Press Building Sat 6/26 at 5PM. You’ll also be able to snag tastes from Edison’s Next Door Deli, and live entertainment along with a cool drink to get you chilled out for the guided walking home tour that begins at 6PM. Along the way, you’ll enjoy bites from quality places like Fat Cats, Fahrenheit and Lola. 2633 West 11th St.
Suave, sultry jazz of Diane Schuur Winner of the Best Jazz Vocalist Grammy, Diane Schuur is “our generation’s Ella Fitzgerald,” at Severance Hall to burn up the stage with her “Schuur Thing” concert Sat 6/26 at 8PM. Call 231-1111. Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Ave. http://www.clevelandorch.com
Guys Night: Bring Your Harvey Fierstein Impersonation Dont miss the next Guys Night Out with two campy yet classic films perfect for Gay Pride Month. Dig into popcorn and refreshments and the chance to meet others while you watch the gay classics Torch Song Trilogy, which chronicles a New Yorker’s search for love, respect and tradition in a world that seems not especially made for him. Also showing is the John Waters classic Hairspray on Sat 6/26, beginning 6:30PM, showtime begins 7:30PM. It’s free, so there’s no excuse to stay home. Call 651-5428. The Lesbian/Gay Community Service Center of Greater Cleveland,6600 Detroit Ave in Lakewood. http://www.lgcsc.org/about.html
Solar Options in Cleveland Ever wondered if solar electricity works in Cleveland? What it costs? What you could do? This workshop will give you an overview of the feasiblity of solar electricity in Cleveland including various options that could be implemented from solar-powered lights to backup power for the home Sat 6/26 from 1-2:30PM. Call 961-8850. Cleveland Environmental Center, 3500 Lorain Ave., Lower Level. Register online at http://www.clevelandgbc.org/Special_Events/register.html
City of Cleveland Kennel 1st Annual Hula Bowl Raise awareness, raise cash and party island-style at this Hawaiin-themed bowling event. The Friends of the City of Cleveland Kennel are a group of volunteers dedicated to raising funds, promoting adoptions, and assisting adoptable dogs & cats at the Cleveland Kennel. Help them out on Sat 6/26 from 7-10PM. Get tickets in advance at 658-4250. All proceeds go to benefit the medical treatment of animals at the Cleveland Kennel. Call 741-7933. Meszer’s Lanes, 4231 Fulton Rd. http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/OH230.html
All day outdoor watercolor painting Take a mental health day off from work and get outside to paint nature in a sunny setting; you’ll learn the finer points of painting garden flowers in watercolor. Students should have prior experience working with this medium; class begins Sat 6/26 from 10AM-2PM. Register at 398-8556. Art House, 3119 Denison Ave. http://www.arthouseinc.org
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The Apple A forgotten and futuristic Faustian disco musical film that’s become the new darling of the midnight movie circuit. It’s a hilariously tacky spectacle with full-scale song and dance disasters telling the story of a singing duo introduced into the temptations of the entertainment industry’s world of sex and and drugs. Can they be saved? eFilmCritic noted “Like an unexpected car crash, it leaves you with nothing but fragmented impressions.” See if you can figure it out Sun 6/27 at 9PM. Call 421-7450. Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd. http://www.cia.edu/cinematheque
Sputnik & Stan Ridgeway Remember Wall of Voodoo, and that song with the nutritionally challenging line about eating barbequed iguana? Ex-lead singer Stan Ridgeway will line up to perform with opening band Sputnik, Cleveland’s darlings from the wonderfully pensive and catchy Terrible Parade and The Jehova Waitresses. These guys give professional grade sound; hear them Mon 6/28 at 9PM. Call 321-5588. 2785 Euclid Hts Blvd, on the corner of Coventry and Euclid Hts Blvd. http://www.grogshop.gs or visit http://www.stanridgway.com
Immigration Future: Making it Happen A lively discussion and collaborative networking event with key speakers, businesses, government and civic groups addressing what can be done in NE Ohio to attract and retain immigrants that positively impact our economic environment. Taste tantalizing food while you hear problem solving with panelists Tim Hagan, Cuyahoga County Commissioner Elect, Dr Edward Hundert President of Case University and others on board Tue 6/29. Event begins at 6:30PM with registrations, panel discussion begins 7PM. Call to register 781-6035 or email marksj@ajc.org
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WCLVnotes The last Cleveland Orchestra Severance Hall concert of the season will be broadcast by WCLV 104.9 FM this coming Sun 6/27 at 4PM. Franz Welser-Moest conducts Verdis Requiem. Its a performance that will reassure you that Cleveland still is the home of one of the worlds foremost orchestras. Yes, we think good thoughts about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and on occasion about the Indians and Browns. But the institution that the world knows Cleveland by is the Orchestra. Yet, Cleveland is the smallest city in the world to host a world-class orchestra. Be proud of that, and tune in to WCLV 104.9 for the broadcasts of the Orchestra the world is talking about. These concerts have been on WCLV on Sundays at 4PM since October of 1965. And hear the Orchestra free and in person on Thu 7/1 when the 15th annual Independence Day concert takes place at Public Square. Cant make it? WCLV will be there to broadcast it live beginning at 9PM. a Cool Cleveland partner www.wclv.com
My Brain is Crying: Risks
Dueling dialogue that’s unsafe at any speed
By Cool Cleveland senior editor Tisha Nemeth and Deb Remington
Tisha Nemeth: I’m noticing an alarming trend in Cleveland: lack of risk taking. I understand there are losses involved in taking this perspective, but living this way also has its own compensations. The immediate need in this area involves publication risks, since very few media outlets are taking up the challenge. I’d rather see writing that breaks every rule, which fits into one of my favorite sayings – “no risk, no reward.” I’m examining the risks of writing on your own terms; it’s more natural to write for yourself instead of the masses, but when we put out articles that are thought provoking or analytical, it may appeal to me, but that doesn’t mean it’s easily received by audiences.
Deb Remington: There are risk takers in Cleveland – they’re the ones who defy convention and then usually get driven out of town! I’m discovering a few subcultures operating under the radar, because that is the only place they can remain true to themselves in their work or art without having to deal with all hassle that mainstream society throws at them. Perhaps that’s why Cleveland is at a stand still? Provincial thinking has dramatically slowed down the creative process; if you examine history, you’ll find that the artists, inventors, philosophers, etc. pushed the envelope and defied conventional wisdom… they are the ones who have made a significant impact on our lives…
Read My Brain is Crying: Risks here
RoldoLINK
Id suggest to those who want to keep up with local economic information to put on their favorite internet selections into Bill Callahans blog site – Callahans Cleveland Diary. He follows data and from time to time shares his thoughts with anyone who cares to read them. Callahan, in a recent posting, writes about the public subsidizing of big box stores such as Wal-Mart. He provides links to the original study showing a billion dollars of public money to such big box outlets. That certainly doesnt include all the other subsidies of government-like special interest roads and other infrastructure provided free to these big businesses. The public subsidy is bad enough, but even more socially destructive has been the obliteration of small business and real income to local people and communities. Big Boxes have helped to destroy the social fabric of our communities, and we are poorer in many ways, despite the lower prices they afford…
Read Roldo Bartimole here
Rustbelt Slam: Hijinx
Cleveland poet Hijinx (aka Al Morgan) has left his mark on the poetry scene for about two years and recently won a spot on the team for the Cleveland Classic Cleveland Poetry Slam to represent Cleveland at the poetry slam finals in St. Louis, Missouri later this summer. He’ll also represent Cleveland at the 5th Annual Rustbelt Regional Midwest Poetry Slam being hosted in Cleveland this year at the Beachland Ballroom Fri 6/25 and Sat 6/25. Hes a Budweiser True Music Live contest winner and hes opened up for such national recording artist as Rough Ends, Marcus Houston, as well as Heather Headley. His influences are Mos Def, Jill Scott, Black Ice, and a variety of others. Hijinx has released a short book of poems and is currently working material for an upcoming CD, in addition to writing a childrens book. What is it about poetry that speaks to you and drives you to produce it, instead of utilizing another creative outlet for expression? Poetry found me when I was a very young boy and had no one to confide in. It was always an outlet that was just between me and the paper. It came all the more easier because I didnt need anyone elses assistance, whereas something like playing an instrument or singing or rapping you need some type of training or accompaniment. With poetry, all you need are your thoughts.
How do you prepare mentally and emotionally for the demands of performance art in slamming? I depend more on my training or practice when slamming. As long as I practice enough and have all my breaths and pauses down right, the emotions just come with it once I get in front of the audience. Its easy for me to remember the feelings I had when I wrote the piece…
Read the interview with Hijinx here
Instant Karma
Quik reviews of recent events
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Curve Series: Jason Lee @ MOCA 6/15
Jason Lees contribution to the Curve Series in the Seltzer Rotunda Gallery at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland brings society’s separation from nature and the desired manipulation of nature into question through pure blues, greens, oranges, and yellows – the only colors used in his most recent installation. His unique and custom light boxes allow for the representation of nature in its most basic forms of water, grass, and animals. Comprised of 12 orange light boxes organized into four clusters, each cluster contains one oval light box with a picture of water and two light boxes with identical images of grass. Clusters are grouped in a slightly different pattern but the images of the water and grass are the same. Also, bouncing out of the curved walls are 100 miniature ducks, grouped into four clusters, presumably floating on an imaginary pond. Lees precise arrangement of the natural elements, water, grass, and ducks, is presented in very systematic, organized, and simplistic groups. This intentional arrangement is very powerful and controls the viewers movement through the space. It controls the viewers perception of the installation as well as demonstrating the obvious human manufacturing and design of the natural environment. The installation clearly depicts the separation of us and nature; people attempting to mold one of the only beasts not yet controlled by modern technology. This paradox of nature manipulating man is one that is often neglected in western culture. In fact, the majority of the time society is constantly trying to manufacture and manipulate nature along with urban environments. The balance and symmetry created by the installation is one that Pop Culture expects. The grass is just so, the ponds are arranged nicely, and the ducks are all identical and perfect. In turn, this removes the foremost basic elements of nature. The natural element of nature does not flourish through having all your ducks in a row, pun intended, straight mower lines in the grass, or an occasional inserted pond here or there. from Cool Cleveland contributor DJ Hellerman http://www.MOCAcleveland.org
The American Revolution @ Wade Oval 6/20
What: A free Shakespearean history play about the War of Independence, complete with scheming antagonists (a Macbeth-like Benedict Arnold and ambitious wife), uncertain hero (George Washington), & malaprop-spewing clowns.
Reasons to go: Relaxing in lawn chairs at the new stage at Wade Oval — watching a free show by a hard-working ensemble — makes for a mostly pleasant afternoon. The extensive comic bits work best, especially Ray Mc Niece’s Dogberry-like militia leader & Cat Kenney’s foul-mouthed General Lee. Brian Pedaci & Magdalyn Donnelly carry the drama as the battling Arnolds, with Nathan Gurr strong as Mrs. Arnolds British lover.
Caveats: Even cut to an intermissionless 130 minutes from Kirk Wood Bromley’s epic 4-hour script, the production still feels over-long. Don’t expect biting social critique — most of the time it’s Pageant Lite, especially the one-note portrayal of Washington (William True).
Backstory: Artistic Director David Hansen saw the piece at the NY International Fringe when wife Toni Thayer was presenting her Night Kitchen play Angst 84. This is its first appearance outside NYC.
Target audience: Audiences who enjoy Free Shakespeare will likely find this appealing; appropriate for teens.
Details: Bad Epitaph Theater Company, Wade Oval, University Circle, Cleveland. 556-0919. Thru 7/4. http://www.badepitaph.org
from Cool Cleveland contributor Linda Eisenstein LindaAtCoolClevelandDotCom
Innovation At The Confluence of Art Technology & Design @ MOCA 6/12
“The many small manufacturers of Cleveland are a hugely underused resource for artists,” was one of the insights offered at the “Innovation at the Confluence of Art, Technology and Design” panel discussion held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland on 6/12. “You never know how things will come together,” was another insight offered by Rona Pondick, an internationally prominent New York City-based sculptor whose work is on exhibit at MOCA through August 8. MOCA and JumpStart Inc., the University Circle-based non-profit organization fostering innovation for entrepreneurs here, sponsored the panel. The panel included Dick Polich president of Polich Art Works in Rock Tavern N.Y., and Michael Raphael, president of Direct Dimensions, Inc. of Owings Mills, Md. Mr. Polich helped Ms. Pondick pursue her exacting metal casting demands. Mr. Raphael is also chief engineer of Direct Dimensions which provides “rapid solutions to 3D problems.” He scanned two willing audience members head-and-shoulders with a laser scanner producing immediate 3D portraits on a computer monitor…
Read the review by Lee Batdorff here
Pride and Joy: North Coast Men’s Chorus @ Waetjen Auditorium 6/19
A mens chorus in full voice is a glorious thing to hear, and Saturday evenings performance by the North Coast Mens Chorus didnt disappoint. The 65 or so men were entirely responsive to their music director, Richard Cole, who maintained his equilibrium in spite of the occasional bits of chaos going on around him. Dressed in tuxedos with cobalt blue tee-shirts, the menof all ages, all sizes, all colors and all ages, sang with one voice. At times there were a solo or duo, or the eight-man Coastliners, a double barber-shop quartet format. Even though this was their 16th season, at times the men displayed the naïveté of youngsters at their first recital, with tentative smiles and bows at the well-deserved applause. To begin the program, the men came on stage and took their positions on the risers at the back of the stage, for the appropriately titled One Voice. Seize the Day was then given a rousing, bouncy performance. The excitement level rose a bit in Mambo Italiano when four of the men threw themselves into a spirited mambo, after first moving Mr. Cole over to the side, out of possible harms way…
Read the review by Kelly Ferjutz here
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Top 5
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1) Black Coat gifted by MTV Cleveland-based Koyono found their famous Black Coats were included in the celebrity gift bags given to guests at last week’s MTV Music Awards. Recipients included musical artists such as Eminem, the Beastie Boys and the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs.
http://www.Koyono.com/PR050504.htm
2) Cool Cleveland invades the Heights It’s our first adventure in the Inner Ring, as we bring the Cool Cleveland vibe to that most venerable and artistic of corners in Cleveland Heights. You’re too late for last week’s party, but you can register now for the next one on 7/29.
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3) Zoomable map of Cleveland Sweet!
http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/gis/cpc/basemap.jsp
4) Cool Cleveland Interview: Sarah Wilson-Jones She’s CEO of Phoenix Coffee Company, with several specialty custom roasted coffee houses in Cleveland. Recently, she returned from a trip to Mexico, where she learned the finer aspects of coffee.
Cool Cleveland Interview Sarah Wilson Jones
5) Cool Cleveland People: Emily Tan She’s the driving female force behind Cleveland Metro News, a new online effort utilizing local artists, writers, thinkers and educators.
http://www.clevelandmetronews.com/
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