10.27-11.03.10
Changes
This is what you’ve been waiting for. Overwhelmingly, Cuyahoga County enacted Issue 6 last fall, radically re-engineering county structure. Now we’ll see if Cuyahoga residents want to change county politics as well, since our current political parties have left us up to our necks in it. Cool Cleveland has endorsed independent Ken Lanci, and we encourage you to view our 6 County Executive video interviews to decide for yourself, then vote. In the meantime, we kick off Cleveland Restaurant Week, preview Fats Domino’s turn as an American Music Master, and continue with our ShopLOCAL series on keeping our retail dollars invested in our region. If you want change, now’s your chance. Don’t come whining the day after the Tue 11/2 election if you voted for more of the same, or worse, if you didn’t vote at all. –Thomas Mulready
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When Chef Doug Katz of fire food & drink met with Thomas Mulready of Cool Cleveland in the middle of Shaker Square to talk about the upcoming Cleveland Restaurant Week (11/1-14/10), they literally stopped traffic. Cars were pulling aside, waving and shouting good wishes to a chef who represents the best of Cleveland cuisine that has been receiving national accolades.
Join the conversation as Chef Katz talks about how Cleveland Independents is the largest collaborative of local chefs in the country, dedicated to promoting fine dining that is fresh, local, accessible and supportive of the regional economy. Pick up one of their cool Deck of cards, containing 52 different area restaurant discounts, or get a $50 value gift certificate for $35. Either way, rest up for Cleveland Restaurant Week, and happy eating! Watch the video here.
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SPONSORED: “Take a deep breath… because Hubbard Street is going to take your breath away,” according to The Washington Post. Co-presented by Cuyahoga Community College Tri-C Presents and DANCECleveland, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is consistently hailed as one of the best modern dance repertory companies in America. Don’t miss it on Sat 11/6 at 8PM at the Ohio Theatre at PlayhouseSquare. For tickets call 216-241-6000 or order online at PlayhouseSquare.org.
Obesity, Diabetes & the Metabolic Crisis are the foci of Cleveland Clinic’s Medical Innovations Summit on Mon 11/1 – Wed 11/3 @ InterContinental Hotel. Get insights into the newest health innovations & hear from world leaders in charge of health care technology. Read the preview by Susan Schaul here
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SPONSORED: Got a question? We know how it is. You like classical music, but you have some questions. Well, now you can engage directly with members of The Cavani String Quartet on Thu 10/29 at the fabulous Mixon Hall for The Art of Engagement, an opportunity to see how fun, engaging musical presentations are put together. And ask some questions of your own. Get more information here: www.CIM.edu.
Robin Cottingham, Senior VP of KeyBank and the chair of United Way’s Community Investment committee, was as blown away as we were. Each year, the United Way of Greater Cleveland teams up with the Cleveland Browns on their Hometown Huddle to help inspire kids with their national Play 60 project to get kids playing outside for 60 minutes a day. But we had seen nothing like this.
As you can see, this year, hundreds of volunteers spent the day tearing down and totally rebuilding Karamu House’s play space into a 44,000 sf wonderland of swings, slides, see-saws, a climbing wall and vertical wave steps that were actually designed by the kids at a Design Day in August. National partners KaBOOM have helped build 1800 of these play spaces, and on 10/19, over 250 volunteers just like Robin were on hand, along with more than a few strong Browns players to do the labor. Watch the video. And Live United. http://www.UnitedWayCleveland.org
SPONSORED: App To The Future! SPACES’ Annual Benefit and Art Auction is a sure-fire party with great costumes and a wacky theme. On Sat 11/6, fire up the flux capacitor for nostalgic and futuristic technology. VIP Icon Gala, 6PM: $135; Browser Ball, 8:30PM: $45; Crash Bash, 10PM: $10. For your tix, call 216.621.2314 or SPACESGallery.org.
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SPONSORED: You’ve waited all year for this, and now it’s almost here. Cleveland Restaurant Week is coming, Mon 11/1 to Sun 11/14. Over 90 local, independently owned restaurants offering three course, $30 prix fixe dinner menus. Make reservations now. Log on to http://www.ClevelandIndependents.com for menus and details. Eat. Drink. Local.
Harborween is a Halloween event that wont break the bank. Head to North Coast Harbor on Fri 10/29 for free hayrides, pumpkin carving demos, a pumpkin patch, free face painting, a costume contest, and games & prizes. Get there early and score a free pumpkin.
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SPONSORED: ‘Tis the season…for pumpkins! Join The Cleveland Museum of Natural History on Sat 11/6 for The Natural History of Pumpkins & Squash at 6:30PM. Learn about the culinary history of these seasonal delights with a seven-course meal & wine pairings with special guests chefs from Melange. www.CMNH.org
Torry Tustin was the in-house tailor at the Ritz-Carlton for 15 years, and sewed clothing for the likes of Robert Plant, Rod Stewart and The Rolling Stones. And a slew of business people like the Ratners and Millers.
Now, she’s opened up her own shop in Lakewood, and she does it all: uniforms, coats, hats, formal wear, prom dresses, anything with a thread. She also exhibits her own enamel work, the photography of Hannah Schneider, and the art work of Dave Szekeres. In our ongoing effort to ShopLOCAL, you can reach Torry at 216-526-3022, TorrysThreads@rocketmail.com, or visit her at 13739 Madison Avenue in Lakewood. Watch the video here.
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SPONSORED: “Bravo! Suberb! Wow!” (CoolCleveland.com) Newly adapted from the international best-selling novel, The Kite Runner shows us the human face beneath the headline news. Experience this powerful and uplifting story for yourself. Now through November 7 at The Cleveland Play House. ClevelandPlayHouse.com
WED
Rock & Roll Night School Get schooled in New Orleans Beats & Rhythms w/ a multimedia presentation by author Ned Sublette on Wed 10/27. Learn about NOLA music traditions just in time for the Rock Halls 15th Annual American Music Masters celebration in Nov.
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THU
Art & Copy Director Doug Pray delves into the lives of the world’s most influential advertising execs in this dynamic exploration of art, commerce & human emotion. The film comes to the Cinematheque on Thu 10/28 at 7PM & follows w/ a panel discussion featuring local designers & advertising professionals. [Pictured: Lee Clow & his Apple ad campaign.]
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FRI
From Breast Cancer to Broadway Eleven local cancers survivors team up for a multifaceted look at cancer in this new play premiering on Fri 10/29 @ Karamu. These eleven playwrights created a tapestry of interwoven personal stories thats exciting, inspirational, educational, and empowering; detailing the good, the bad and the ugly of life w/ a cancer diagnosis.
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SPONSORED: WCLV 104.9 has two live broadcasts this weekend. On Fri 10/29, at 8PM, it will be the Focus Concert from Baldwin-Wallace. On Sat 10/30, at 8PM, The Cleveland Orchestra’s Severance Hall concert will air. Andrew Davis conducts music by Haydn, Mozart and Vaughan Williams. WCLV is on Facebook. Become a Friend.
SAT
The Unsung Torsos celebrates the spirit of the Cle torso murder victims. But this is no ordinary tribute. The Unsung Torsos is an experimental opera fusing music, video & poetry into an original sonic narrative in 13 parts. See it Sat 10/30 at 8PM @ MOCA.
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SUN
Gaslamp Killer @ Grog Shop This LA-based DJ [pictured] will bring uncut beat-driven tracks & one wild mustache to the Grog Shop on Sun 10/31 at 9PM. Also on the bill: Daedelus, 12th Planet, & Teebs. Get low.
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MON
Cleveland Restaurant Week Eat. Drink. Local. Enjoy two weeks of three course, $30 prix fixe menus at your fave locally-owned restaurants. Forget cooking! Ditch the kitch & dine out. This Week runs from Mon 11/1 – Sun 11/14.
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TUE
The Lustre Kings @ Beachland The Lustre Kings are rockabilly at its finest — but they don’t stop there. They also add doo-wop, country, hillbilly, bop and raucous rock music into the mix. Get down to the Kings’ old school sound on Tue 11/2 @ Beachland Tavern.
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WED
Bayanihan Philippine National Dance Company Members of this Filipino dance company are considered national heroes in their hometown. “Banyanihan” means working (or dancing) together for the common good. See them reiterate what it means to be Filipino through dance, music, percussion, dress & action @ LCCC on Wed 11/3 at 7:30PM.
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Due to the extraordinary alignment of our Gregorian calendar, Election Day falls just hours after Halloween this year, a poetically and politically ironic juxtaposition, as this year it has become increasingly difficult to differentiate between the platforms and people running for office.
The reason for this confusion is simple.
Apparently, the hot new costume this year is “Tea Party Candidate,” an affiliation designed to keep politicians out of hot water, and which now comes in Small, Medium, Large, Extra-Large, and Momma Grizzly.
Just like football’s “Wildcat Offense” and Wall Street’s “Mortgaged Backed Securities” before it, being connected with the Tea Party is now considered as hip as Tweeting that you’ve un-friended you ex-boss on your Facebook page, and have now been crowned Foursquare Mayor of Strongsville’s Panera Bread restaurant.
Not since the signing of the Declaration of InTEApendence and the ConsTEAtution has there been such a groundswell of support for a water-based beverage…. Read more from Douglas O’Bryon here
Who Will Be the Real Winner in the County Election?
Trying to analyze the race for Cuyahoga County executive with an eye toward predicting what will happen is something of a fool’s errand.
Considering the uncertainty of what exactly will be involved in this newly created position and – with one notable exception – the lack of familiar names among the candidates, this election is more like totally uncharted territory than perhaps any in the county’s history.
But here goes…
Read this story by Larry Durstin here
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The educational events and public programs that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum presents are what take the museum, which is already a great place, into a higher plane and cement its standing as a real national treasure.
The education department’s – and the Rock Hall’s – biggest event of every year, the American Music Masters Series, is just around the corner. This year, the series – which the Rock Hall produces in conjunction with Case Western Reserve University’s Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities – pays tribute to early rock pioneer Fats Domino and his main collaborator Dave Bartholomew. The event begins Mon 11/8, with a week of films, lectures and discussions, and culminates Sat 11/13, with a day-long conference at Case Western Reserve University and a giant all-star concert that night at PlayhouseSquare’s Palace theatre.
Listen to Rock Hall VP of Education Dr. Lauren Onkey talk about these activities and how fortunate Northeast Ohio is to experience this series annually. Watch the video by David Budin here.
Karamu House will inspire and empower with its Fri 10/29 premier of the play From Breast Cancer to Broadway, written by eleven local cancer survivors.
The play will deal with the impact of breast cancer on the lives of women who each have their own story to tell, and whose stories are woven together in a rich tapestry that will entertain, emotionally move, inspire, and educate the audience…. Read more from Claudia Taller here
If we drill down into the ongoing controversy regarding Internet sweepstakes cafes we could perhaps come up with a unique way to raise some much needed funds for educational purposes.
The legality of the so-called “cyber cafes” is about to be decided in Cleveland’s Muny Court, but no matter how the case is adjudicated the issue won’t be solved at the local level. In Toledo a judge ruled one way, and in Akron another judge ruled just the opposite…
Read this story from Mansfield Frazier here
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Quick previews & reviews of recent events
Submit your own preview, review or commentary to Events@CoolCleveland.com
REVIEW: COSE Small Business Conference @ IX Ctr 10/20 – 10/21/10 by Susan Schaul
VIDEO: Squonk Opera @ Tri-C Metro by Thomas Mulready
REVIEW: Don’t Call Me Fat @ CPT by Roy Berko
REVIEW: The Kite Runner @ Cle Play House by Roy Berko
REVIEW: Opera Per Tutti @ CPT by Kelly Ferjutz
REVIEW: A Murder, a Mystery & a Marriage @ Actors’ Summit by Roy Berko
VIDEO: Cool Cleveland Endorses Ken Lanci for Cuyahoga County Executive I am glad that Cool Cleveland made an endorsement because I believe that they did it much more carefully then the Plain Dealer did. I truly believe that Cool Cleveland’s track record has shown them to be not only a cheerleader for our Region, but always pointing to or seeking a way to move our community forward…
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Look out, you rock and rollers. Our writers are coming to get you: Roy Berko, David Budin, Larry Durstin, Mansfield Frazier, Susan Schaul, and Sarah Valek. And lastly, though certainly not least, thanks to our readers and everyone who partners with us. Want to volunteer and contribute your writing to Cool Cleveland? Send your reviews, articles, or story ideas to: Events@CoolCleveland.com.
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