04.20-04.27.11
Green House
The NEO ecosystem is improving, and the signs are all around this place known as The Forest City. From the new Community Greenhouse Partners project (see the CoolCleveland video with director Tim Smith), to Farmer Lee Jones’ Chef’s Garden (see our CC interview), to a homebrewer launching his craft beer business (see our video & review of Indigo Imp Brewery), to our artful Ukranian Easter Eggs, illustrious graphic arts, the final installment of the Beethoven Cycle at CIM, and a guy who cleans the homes of cancer patients, all featured in this week’s issue below. They’re building green streets in Cleveland, and even philanthropist Roe Green is on it, donating to CPH’s FusionFest. Looks like The Forest City is turning into quite the green house. –Thomas Mulready
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Who would have thought that an urban greenhouse would make a deal to buy a Lithuanian Church? Watch the exclusive Cool Cleveland video with Community Greenhouse Partners executive director Timothy Smith and watch a group of 60 students being trained to map and plant a forest garden on church grounds at E. 65th & Superior, and check out the cool hoophouse that is the core of the Greenhouse’s vision. Watch the video and read more here.
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SPONSORED: World Music Meets Jazz when Regina Carter performs her landmark album Reverse Threads on Sun 5/08 at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Grammy-nominated violinist starts with traditional African music and infuses it with contemporary jazz and Afro-pop energy. Part of the Tri-C JazzFest. Tri-C Presents.com.
Drumplay & the memory of Daniel Thompson Join one of many concerts celebrating the life of Cle activist Daniel Thompson (whose b-day is Thu 4/21) featuring Drumplay & their new album Infinity. Buy any of their merch & all proceeds go to the Cleveland Street Chronicle, where Daniel was often a contributor. Groove to new tunes. Remember a legendary local activist. And help give homeless people a voice.
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VIDEO: CardioInsight Finds Success
Started Up in Grad School at CWRU
Co-founder Dr. Charu Ramanathan got a great idea in graduate school at Case Western Reserve University. Now, with the help of the bioscience community in Cleveland Plus, CardioInsight are in residence at BioEnterprise and have just scored some major investment funding for their heart monitoring device. With top docs, expertise and talent in the Cleveland Plus region, plus great schools and a short commute, Charu and the CardioInsight team are living their dream. Watch the video here. Learn more about Northeast Ohio’s biomedical industry here: ThePlus.us
Matt Chappel was a homebrewer with a penchant for research and a dream to do something more. While he made beer in his garage for family and friends, he also laid the groundwork for the brewery he and Kathy would open in 2008: Indigo Imp Brewery. Cleverly named after the blue devil mascot of their high school, the Chappels have quietly grown their little brewery at a manageable pace, and along the way have incorporated classic, rarely used brewing techniques to create exceptional beer.
I visited the Chappels at their brewery in Tyler Village, at East 36th Street and Superior in the old Tyler Elevator Building on a Sunday- bottling day for them.
And all of you beer drinkers out there who care about quality and supporting local products have allowed them to thrive in their three years in businessnearly all of their beer is sold in Cleveland. With places like Indigo Imp Brewery in town, the future for great beer in Cleveland looks very bright indeed. Watch the Cool Cleveland Cuisine video of Indigo Imp Brewery by Alan Block here.
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SPONSORED: Nothing says “Cool” like the annual FusionFest at Cleveland Play House. This year’s festival is on for just 4 more days but there’s still over a dozen performances, including Tony-award winner Stew (and his band) and the new comedy Legacy of Light. Tickets and festival information at ClevelandPlayHouse.com or 216 -795-7000.
Wall Eye Gallery has done it again. Quickly becoming known for unique exhibits that feature a wide variety of styles, mediums and artists, Wall Eye Gallery continues the trend with their newest exhibit. ILLUSTRIOUS: An Exhibit of Illustration and Design, opens with a reception at 6PM on Fri 4/22 @ Wall Eye Gallery, featuring comic book art, traditional drawing, posters, prints, and toy design. Original sketches from Walt Disney Studios, Fox Studios and DC Comics will also be exhibited. Curated by Joe Ayala, the exhibit features 15 fantastic artists including Arabella Proffer, The Bubble Process, Herb Ascherman III, John G., Jeffrey Lamm and, the evening’s headliner: Derf. Check out the exclusive Cool Cleveland video interview by Julie Cajigas with curator Joe Ayala and Derf here.
An egg hunt w/ a twist Instead of hunting for plastic colored eggs among the daffodils, dive underwater for Easter treasures @ Lkwd Rec’s Underwater Egg Hunt on Sat 4/23. Also: a water basketball shoot out, inner tube races, cannonball contest & more.
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Huron-based Farmer Lee Jones was recently announced as a “Who’s Who” by the prestigious James Beard Foundation. The award is given to those individuals in the U.S. food and beverage industry who have made significant and lasting achievements and contributions to their profession. As the visionary behind The Chef’s Garden, Jones started exploring sustainable farming decades before the green movement began.
CoolCleveland talked to Jones about his impressive award, his innovative farm and the future of agriculture… Read John Benson’s interview here
WED 4/20
Do Something Reel Film Festival is traveling the US showing six films to change the world. The fest opens on Wed 4/20 with a film about vanishing bees & continues w/ flicks about reforming school lunches, America’s obsession w/ meat & dairy, the true costs of coal [pictured] & other topics to spark conversation & change yr life.
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THU 4/21
Climbing PoeTree @ Oberlin Creative resistance comes in many forms. Climbing PoeTree uses art as a tool to inspire & inform you. See this spoken word/rap/visual arts duo on Thu 4/21 & get uplifted & re-inspired.
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SPONSORED: WCLV 104.9 observes Good Friday, 4/22, at 8PM, with The Cleveland Orchestra’s performance Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, while Franz conducts. Last October, Apollo’s Fire presented Monteverdi’s Vespers in honor of the 400th anniversary of the masterwork’s publication. You can hear that performance at 8PM on Thu 4/21. Details at WCLV.com.
FRI 4/22
Circle Mirror Transformation @ Dobama follows five small town Vermonters as they take a community acting class. Of course, revelations are made & these actors soon learn more about themselves than they bargained for. Play opens on Fri 4/22 at 8PM.
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SAT 4/23
Crafty Bikes @ Arts Collinwood Grab a bike, bring a friend & join up @ Arts Collinwood on Sat 4/23 for a trek through uncharted lakefront territory. This community bike ride kicks off at 7PM. After the ride, meet up to make buttons, have a drink & listen to cool tunes.
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SUN 4/24
Nothing says Easter like gospel music & a big ol’ brunch. Have both @ the House of Blues’ Gospel Brunch on Sun 4/24. Choose from a variety of soul food offerings while the joyous Stan Moore Gospel Ensemble sings in the background.
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MON 4/25
It’s a Polish Mardi Gras! It’s Dyngus Day Cleveland — a day to celebrate spring & all things Polish. On Mon 4/25 from noon to midnight, munch on Polish food & listen to The Chardon Polka Band, The Polka Pirates & DJ Kishka.
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TUE 4/26
Violin phenom James Ehnes will play his heart out @ Oberlin College on Tue 4/26. James was only 11 when he gained nat’l recognition as Grand Prize winner in Strings at the Canadian Music Competition. Since then he’s toured the world, skills improving all the way.
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WED 4/27
Quadruple dose of music Experience Cle indie band Herzog [pictured], Mr. California, DJ 9-Volt Haunted House & the avant-garde Martin Bisi (former producer of Sonic Youth, Dresden Dolls, etc.) coming together for one big dose of music on Wed 4/27 at 9PM.
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Pysanky, beautiful colored Ukrainian Easter eggs, are an ancient art form. Parma resident Linda Lishchuk Hupert is a master designer and artist who creates the decorated eggs, known as Pysanka, from the Ukrainian word for “to write.”
In fact, she has the reputation of being one of the most talented Pysanka artists in the area and is known all over the United States for her artful eggs… Read more from Claudia Taller here
Watch as Mike Fransko, owner of The Cleaning Authority Cleveland, talks about Cleaning For A Reason, a national non-profit organization that works with cleaning businesses like Mikes to offer cancer patients free house cleanings, lifting a burden in their already overwhelmingly complicated lives.
Residents and businesses in Avon, Avon Lake, North Ridgeville, Sheffield, North Olmsted, Lakewood, Rocky River, Fairview Park, Olmsted Falls, Bay Village, Westlake and on the west side of Cleveland can help Mike help families touched by cancer when they use The Cleaning Authority Cleveland during the week of April 17 to April 24, 2011.
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Last week I wrote that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) was supposed to initiate an investigation of the Cleveland Department of Police (CPD) back in 2000, but that it never occurred. I was wrong — the investigation, in fact, did occur and it resulted in a set of recommendations being made to improve the Department and an agreement was entered into by both parties to accomplish those improvements.
However, the attorney that advised me of the foregoing occurrence cited two other facts…
Read more from Mansfield Frazier here
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Way back before there were Bon Jovi and Billy Joel, there was Beethoven, a man so loved as a composer and pianist that 20,000 people attended his funeral in Vienna in 1827. Ludwig van Beethoven composed strong music reaching out to every man and woman across all segments of society.
The Cavani String Quartet will perform his very first string quartet & the last string quartet composed before his death in 1827 on Wed 4/27 @ CIM. “It takes tremendous heart and soul to play his music, pushing us to our limits, focusing every step of the way…” Read more from Susan Schaul here
I was in the Cleveland Cavaliers locker room following the December 2 game in which the Miami Heat humiliated the Cavs while LeBron James celebrating his return to Quicken Loans Arena following his obscene “Decision” several months earlier taunted the Cavalier players and grinned for the national television cameras.
In my nearly two decades of covering sports in Cleveland, I had never experienced anything remotely like the atmosphere in that locker room that night… Read more from Larry Durstin here
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ROLDO: What the Hell is ‘Economic Development’? There is not one thing in this city or county that does not revolve around patronage or nepotism. It is the entitlement mentality that what kept most of these politicians in power and a city and county down…
Read the comment from C J Paprosa here.
ROLDO: What the Hell is ‘Economic Development’? Well stated Roldo! ‘Trickle Down Economics’ is not effective at any level! I remember the arguments for the “sin” tax for Gateway and the Browns “mistake on the lake” stadium. Where are we revenue-wise as a county because of these investments…?
Read the comment from Eric Johnson here.
ROLDO: What the Hell is ‘Economic Development’? What this town needs is another “non-profit development corporation” plum for picking. Indeed, “Cleveland is a Plum.” Just ask Joe Roman or Fred Nance about the “Best Location in the Nation” for picking…
Read the comment from Richard here.
ROLDO: What the Hell is ‘Economic Development’? Thanks for your responses. The party goes on – Gov. Kasich giving $56 million and possibly up to $100 million to Diebold and some $93 million going to American Greetings to remain here proves you don’t need a gun to perform robbery anymore…
Read the comment from Roldo Bartimole here.
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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) MANSFIELD: More on the Henderson Case
2) Wahoo Resigns Over Rampant Consumerism
3) No food trucks downtown?
4) The battle for Vegan Iron Chef
5) USA Today: 1300 young people move to downtown Cleveland
Thank you to our writers: John Benson, Roy Berko, Alan Block, Julie Cajigas, Carol Drummond, Larry Durstin, Kelly Ferjutz, Mansfield Frazier, Elsa Johnson & Victor Lucas, Susan Schaul, Claudia Taller 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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–Thomas Mulready
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