04.27-05.04.11
Voices
You can hear the voices if you listen. The voices of homelessness, answered by the Poetry Book Project, the voices of women transitioning into the workplace with the help of Dress For Success, the nascent voices encouraged by Write Left: A Salon Workshop for Writers and Thinkers, the voices of young musicians like Tom Evanchuck, full of raw talent. We’re listening to voices in Cool Cleveland with features on these projects and many more: the Raffle Jam at Ray’s MTB, a climate change talk at CMNH, a fair housing celebration and art exhibition at Trinity Commons, the sweet sounds of the Tri-C JazzFest. These voices are all around us. What are you listening to? –Thomas Mulready
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This Sat 4/30 is going to be a beautiful early spring evening; it will be a night of music, food and spoken word to support the Poetry Book Project, a collection of poetry written by the men of 2100 Lakeside Men’s Homeless Shelter.
Cats on Holiday will do a stellar job playing their unique blend of Cajun rock and swamp boogie music. The Harp will put out a great buffet, and the joint will be filled with some colorful people, all having a good time for a great cause… Read more from Greg Cielec here
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SPONSORED: Free Arbor Day Given Holden Arboretum’s dedication to “trees and communities,” we regard Arbor Day as a holiday of great importance and urgency. To help deliver this message to the widest audience possible, Holden is offering free admission to all guests during its Arbor Day Celebration April 30 May 1st. Visit HoldenArb.org for detailed festival information.
Quit spraying toxins on yr lawn! You can have a beautiful lawn w/out using hazardous chemicals. The Cle Botanical Garden will show you the way w/ a special lawn & landscape program on Fri 4/29. Hear from reps of Osborne Organics, Good Nature Lawn Care & Beyond Pesticides Ohio. Breathe easily this spring!
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Dress for Success Cleveland held its first Fashionably Fabulous fundraising event last Thursday, April 21, 2011 at the Vocation Guidance Services’ new modern space at 2235 East 55th Street in Cleveland. This great group of inspirational women have been continuing to transform lives, instill self-confidence and invigorate women to strive for excellence.
Watch the video as executive Director Melony Butler tells Cool Cleveland correspondent Carol Drummond about the great things Dress for Success Cleveland is doing to educate, enhance, encourage and empower women who are low on resources and transitioning into the workforce. Learn more and watch the video by Carol Drummond here.
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Culture for kids Puppets & theater from ’round the world are highlighted at PlayhouseSquare’s International Children’s Festival, kicking off on Mon 5/2. Witness 46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes, Pero (or Mysteries of the Night) & OM [pictured], an interactive art experience inspired by global awareness.
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Have something to say? Looking to find your voice? On Sat 4/30 from 2-5PM, Mansfield Frazier and Claudia Taller present a workshop where you’ll explore why you want to write, what you want to write about and how to get started.
Mansfield and I started from two different places, so we each have our stories, but part of the point is that we all have stories and we all have experiences with things in this world that we want to share or speak out about… Read more from Claudia Taller here
WED 4/27
Let’s talk climate change Join panelists from the GreenCityBlueLake Institute, CWRU and Tri-C on Wed 4/27 for an open discussion about climate change in NEO. Talk policy, science & what you can do to help.
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SPONSORED: Merry Peckham, the cellist for the Cavani Quartet, said that “It is like climbing Mt. Everest.” Wed 4/27 at 8PM on WCLV 104.9, the Quartet reaches the summit of their cycle of all of the Beethoven Quartets, live from Kulas Hall. You’ll hear the Quartets in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1; in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3; and in F Major, Op. 135. Full details on all of WCLV’s programming at WCLV.com.
THU 4/28
Fair Housing Celebration & Art Exhibition Join other fair housing advocates on Thu 4/28 for a evening featuring raffles, entertainment & the Chicago Freedom Movement Photography Exhibition, a collection of color photographs taken by housing activist Bernard J. Kleina in the ’60s [like the one pictured]. Photos will be for sale.
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FRI 4/29
Orchestre National de Jazz: The Robert Wyatt Project. This creative laboratory of musicians, composers & arrangers will pay homage to Robert Wyatt (a member of Sound Machine) who “pushed progressive rock into the direction of jazz-inspired improvisation” when they perform on Fri 4/29. Innovative sound straight outta France.
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SAT 4/30
Let’s Play! The purpose of Let’s Play Cleveland is to meet new friends with minimal awkwardness. But how do you do that? Why, with a good game of Hungry Hungry Hippos, Monopoly or Pick-Up Sticks. Hit up da club on Sat 4/30, throw a board game on the table & beat a new friend in Cranium.
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SUN 5/1
Dare2Care: Unity Against Bullying Take a stand against teen bullying & suicide. Join the Human Rights Campaign @ the Old Courthouse on Sun 5/1 for fashion shows, glamor, outrage, song, dance, transformation, acceptance & inclusion. Come as you are & stop the hate. Educate & integrate. [Photo: D. Sharon Pruitt]
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MON 5/2
They’re so talented The Baldwin Wallace Musical Theater Program is a pretty big deal — it’s nationally renowned & its actors have performed in front of big shot talent casting directors. Gain an appreciation for the amount of talent being incubated right here in NEO at the Senior Showcase on Mon 5/2 @ Nighttown.
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TUE 5/3
Beats Antique @ Grog Shop This performance art trio is a “new beast built of brass band and glitch, dubstep & glockenspie.” They’re an electronic band that fuses multi-cultural sounds amid digital instrumentation, beauty & class. See ’em on Tue 5/3 @ the Grog Shop.
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WED 5/4
LaunchHouse & the Young Entrepreneur Movement LaunchHouse is a business incubator buzzing w/ young entrepreneurs. Come & meet some of the most exciting YPs building new technology, alternative energy, medical devices, education, food & other creative startups on Wed 5/4 @ the City Club. Learn what attracted them to Cle & what the community can do to support them.
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Over the past seven years, Ray’s MTB, an indoor BMX and mountain bike park, has become an oasis from Northeast Ohio winters. Located off West Boulevard in Cleveland, the expansive warehouse-turned-weekend warrior and dirt jumper haven has attracted youth and adults alike.
As another season comes to an end, Ray’s MTB has booked its first-ever inaugural Raffle Jam on Sat 4/30 and Sun 5/1, a customer appreciation event of sorts. CoolCleveland talked to Ray’s MTB Assistant Manager Jeff Genzen about the unique event and the facility’s popularity… Read more from John Benson here
When it became evident that Kasich was going to ram through legislation to take away collective bargaining rights from unionized workers, meetings began to spring up to organize opposition to this assault on the middle-class. One such meeting was held early-on at Fatima Family Center in Hough.
Curious, I stopped in to see how well attended it was, and, not surprisingly, the room was packed…
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I wouldn’t call the sound reverberating from Bad Racket Recording Studio’s door “racket.” Take approximately two minutes and check out this snippet of Tom Evanchuck, Cleveland’s on-the-rise folk artist. Chardon native Evanchuck is releasing an EP on Sun 5/1 — it’s music you’ve been waiting for, but may not have realized. The EP, entitled Nebby Thomas and Zrenner Lewis, is just three songs. With an untampered sound and folk appeal, Evanchuck is raw talent. Soak in these three songs and sit in anticipation for his dual album release Sat 5/21 @ Beachland Tavern. Read more and watch the video by Cool Cleveland’s Laurie Wanninger here.
Grab a frosty beverage, some company and head out to your porch. This music is what sunny days and sunsets sound like.
The Dave Sterner Quintet released their second album, Sidetracked on 4/5/2011. Your first chance to breathe in the album is Mon 5/2 at the Brothers Lounge, as part of the Tri-C JazzFest. This is more than your average jazz music… Read more from Laurie Wanninger here
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VIDEO: Community Greenhouse Launches Tim, you totally rock!!! Thank you for pursuing your dream by helping so many others pursue theirs…!
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Gilbert Gives Cavs Fans the Gift of Hope A GREAT read Larry! I still listened, watched, or attended most every game this past season. They are still “My Cavs,” they played hard once LeBron got out of their heads – and Dan Gilbert is giving us hope. Yep, a great read…
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A few reasons Cleveland is cooler than Chicago Finally, a contributor to the Web site Coolcleveland.com has come up with a mathematical equation proving once and for all that his hometown (Cleveland) is superior to his new city (Chicago.) Okay…
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ROLDO: What the Hell is ‘Economic Development’? I think it’s not quite correct to say FitzGerald “wants” to spend $100 million on economic development. I believe it is mandated by the charter…
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I agree with your assertions wholeheartedly, Mr. Bartimole. But it’s easy to rant on a blog about this issue…
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Did you see the pretty “picture” on the front page of the Plain Dealer Wednesday morning? In color. Were you excited? Please take a deep breath.
It’s a rendering of Fantasy No. 7,654 of wished-for development on the Lake Erie lakefront, this one supposedly by the Cleveland Browns, the biggest welfare client the city now subsidizes…
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Most clicked
Here are the Top 5 most clicked links from last week’s issue, with one more chance for you to click.
1) Gilbert Gives Cavs Fans The Gift of Hope
2) VIDEO & REVIEW: Indigo Imp Brewery
3) VIDEO: Community Greenhouse Launches
4) VIDEO: The Illustrious Derf & Ayala
5) MANSFIELD: I Was Wrong
The voices of Cool Cleveland: Many thanks to our writers: Roldo Bartimole, John Benson, Carol Drummond, Mansfield Frazier, Claudia Taller, Sarah Valek and Laurie Wanninger. 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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–Thomas Mulready
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