12.13-12.20.17
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Think of all the things you love about Cleveland, Akron & our region this time of year. I guarantee it’s the people.People like our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico, still suffering three months after the horrific hurricane Maria nearly wiped out the entire island. Good people like Cleveland artists Eileen Sheehan, Linda Zolten Wood, Hector Vega and Richard Romero are raising money through artist donations, and you can help. You’ll recall Cleveland guitar wizard Neil Zaza went solo 25 years ago to tour the world and become a YouTube sensation; he’s back with One Silent Night and CoolCleveland’s got the interview.
Photog and CoolCleveland editor Anastasia Pantsios has been shooting stars for decades, her photos have been exhibited at the Rock Hall, and she successfully mounted a major exhibition a few weeks ago at Loftworks. Now her book, Girls to the Front: 40 Years of Women in Rock is available, just in time for the holidays.
And don’t forget to ShopLOCAL for your holiday gifts, and we’re gonna make it easy for you: CoolCleveland t-shirts are now available for 60% OFF, while supplies last (as they say). And it’s not too soon to score your Bowie tickets for our shows in January: his heroic Berlin Era on Fri 1/12 and his entire life from birth to Blackstar on Sat 1/13. You won’t forget now, will you? –Thomas Mulready
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A lot has happened since Hurricane Maria virtually wiped out the island of Puerto Rico, and the conditions there have slipped off front pages. Only 60% of the island has power nearly three months later, and news reports suggest the death toll is ten times the official count.
In response, Cleveland artists Eileen Sheehan, Linda Zolten Wood, Hector Vega and Richard Romero are bringing other Clevelanders together at the Shore Cultural Center for CLE ART for Puerto Rico to raise money through artist donations.Come celebrate Puerto Rican culture and the talents of creative Clevelanders. Sat 12/16.
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CoolCleveland editor Anastasia Pantsios, who has been shooting rock concerts since the ’70s, had a show of her images of women artists at the Rock Hall in 2011; it was on view again for three months earlier this year.
Now, just in time for the holidays, she has released a book based on that show, titled Girls to the Front: 40 Years of Women in Rock, available at local indie shops. John Benson talks to Anastasia about how she made this project a reality and why spotlighting women is important at this point in history.
Twenty-five years ago guitarist Neil Zaza walked away from the band that bore his name and walked into a career as a solo guitarist that has grown and grown, and made him a superstar in China, where he tours several times a year. And in early 2018 he’ll be touring Europe – again.
Meanwhile he’ll be doing his annual “One Silent Night” show at the Rocksino where he enlists musician friends to play his aggressive, not-very-silent versions of holiday classics. John Benson catches up with Neil on his way to the airport as he headed to Guangchou, China for a one-off show to find out what he’s planning for this year’s Christmas concert. Sat 12/16.
David Bowie’s Berlin Era has fascinated critics and fans for decades: riding high on the success of Young Americans, the artist hooks up with fellow addict Iggy Pop and relocates to Berlin to clean up (improbably, it works) and create some of the most acclaimed music of his storied career, the albums Low, “Heroes” and Lodger. CoolCleveland’s cultural impresario Thomas Mulready returns on Fri 1/12 with a in-depth and entertaining peek behind the scenes, David Bowie: The Berlin Era, informed by recently released and rare box sets, video and needle drops. Tickets.
The following evening, Sat 1/13, the audience is treated to Bowie’s entire fascinating life, An Evening With(out) David Bowie, in two parts, at 7:30PM and 9:30PM- see both for a discount. Each evening is punctuated with a blistering live set or two by Cleveland’s glam heroes, Vanity Crash, showcasing their 2017 release, Phantasmagoria, featuring pianist Mike Garson, Bowie’s longtime accompanist, alongside Bowie favorites and period classics. This show sells out, so secure your seat now. Tix.
Each year at the holidays, The Musical Theatre Project presents its “Christmas Cabaret,” giving its year-round mission of sharing timeless classics from the musical theater and the Great American Songbook a seasonal spin.
TMTP’s associate artistic director (and one of the performers), Nancy Maier, shares some of what they have in store this year for audiences at the four shows they’ll perform at Elyria’s Stocker Arts Center and Nighttown in Cleveland Heights. Fri 12/15-Mon 12/18.
Something about the holiday season brings out our inner movie star. We yearn to look chic and sparkly for all those holiday parties, concerts and visits with family and friends. And since we’re wearing more clothes at this time of year, why not make them eye-popping?
Our fashion maven Dru Thompson shares the hot trends this holiday season and how to wear them successfully. FYI she’s moved her shop from Waterloo down to the Lake Affect Building in the Superior Arts District because her business is booming and she outgrew her space. Stop in and say hi or sign up for a sewing class!
It’s tempting to slack off on your job search in December and just enjoy the holiday parties while making New Year’s resolutions. You know that companies are focusing on year-end goals and delaying hiring decisions. Maybe key personnel are even using up vacation days!
But, our business columnist Alex Sukhoy explains, there’s a lot you can do in December to put yourself ahead of the game and prepare to stand out from the parade of applicants in January. She offers a checklist of 10 things jobseekers can do right now with a cup of eggnog and a plate of holiday cookies at their elbow.
Where else can you see over 150 Christmas trees, all decorated for the holiday by area garden clubs, let alone a 20 foot Christmas tree decorated with the theme of peace. Or 170 individually created gingerbread houses decorated by kids, families and professionals, tucked in every nook and cranny.
Glow at the Cleveland Botanical Garden through Sun 12/31 features all this and more: hands-on crafts, the Garden Express train offering rides for the kids, unique gifts at the Garden Store and adult beverages at the Garden Cafe for their parents, plus new enhanced lighting inside and out and a magical model train display for everyone.
BAYarts has set aside a Sunday afternoon when kids can come in and shop for their families.There’ll be cocoa and cookies too! Sun 12/17.
* Kids of all ages can come to a workshop at Lake Erie Ink and learn how to make nifty gifts from paper. Sat 12/16.
* Free books and baseball stories are the draw at the Baseball Heritage Museum’s kids’ Christmas book exchange. Sat 12/16.
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Got an old cast iron skillet? Not only can you learn about caring for it and cooking with it today at the Coit Road Market’s Cast Iron Enthusiasts gathering but market manager Kevin Scheuring will demonstrate how to make latkes in it. Sat 12/16.
* If you’re looking to pick up some special foods for arriving guests or some last-minute gifts, the LEAF Community’s holiday farmers and artisans market at Lakewood’s Garfield Middle School is here to take care of you. Tue 12/19.
Read more of CoolCleveland’s picks for Eats and Drinks.
Rock/R&B/jazz/world music/reggae mash-up band Daddy Longleg’s Homegrown Revival celebrates its debut album with a show at the Beachland Tavern. Fri 12/15
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WED 12/13
On the first night of Hanukkah, the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage invites people of all faiths to come light the Menorah, play dreidel and enjoy holiday cookies.
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THU 12/14
Come meet and mingle with artists and members of Cleveland’s visual arts scene at the Artists’ Trust holiday mixer at MOCA Cleveland.
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FRI 12/15
After an absence of a few years, Lakewood’s sprawling Screw Factory artists’ building is again holding its open studio and holiday market with both resident and visiting artists selling their handmade wares. Also tomorrow.
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SAT 12/16
Carol and John’s Comics at Kamm’s Corners will be holding their Christmas benefit art raffle all day and their annual holiday part in the evening when the winners will be drawn.
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SUN 12/17
The idea for Tuba Christmas started in 1974, and now versions of that original ensemble are formed each year by musicians in cities and towns around the world who come together play the brass arrangements. Local tuba players will be doing a free concert at Lorain’s Palace Theatre.
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MON 12/18
Family Fun Night at Cleveland Metroparks’ Canalway center always blends some education in with the fun. Tonight learn all about the white-tailed deer that proliferate around the region and do a deer-themed take-home craft.
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TUE 12/19
Want to hear those “beloved” holiday tunes kicked around a bit? Join an ensemble of local avant-garde/jazz musicians for Broken Ornaments at the BOP STOP where they’ll do those carols like you’ve never heard them before!
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WED 12/20
Celebrate the winter solstice at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, where adults take over for the night at Think and Drink with the Extinct. There’ll be dry-ice table hockey and live animals so grownups can have as much fun as kids.
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Issues of land use are going to again become a hot topic in parts of Ward 7. With the change in political leadership in the ward, one fairly immediate result will be that more development is going to occur, which is a good thing …
* Putting the Least First: Those on Society’s Killing Floor While gun violence is a problem in the ward (as it is throughout the city), the problems presented by the homeless population are ones that can be most amenable to solutions…
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A look back at the last week
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THEATER REVIEW: The Amen Corner @ Powerful Long Ladder by Linda Eisenstein
THEATER REVIEW: On Your Feet @ PlayhouseSquare by Roy Berko
THEATER REVIEW: Urinetown @ Blank Canvas Theatre by Roy Berko
THEATER REVIEW: The Chaste Genius and His Death-Ray Gun @ covenergence-continuum by LInda Eisenstein
THEATER REVIEW: Camelot @ Ohio Shakespeare Festival by Lisa Rene Debenedictis
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