11.27-12.04.13
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ShopLOCAL We’ve been preaching it for years. But this time around, it seems more embedded in the zeitgeist. Because what goes up must come down. And if we don’t take care of our own, no one will. Plus we like the better service, superior quality, close proximity and overall positive vibe we get by shopping locally. But we know you need help to find local purveyors, fabricators and merchants. And boy have we been busy.Peruse our voluminous ShopLOCAL guide, fully updated to include cool new categories like Biking, Handmade, Vintage Shops & Clothing, Record & Music Stores, and Pop-Ups, Markets and Bazaars. It’s been our most popular feature ever, so enjoy avoiding the big boxes and keeping your mojo local.
Pop in to some cool happenings this week: Speedbumps release an album at TKS, Glow opens at the CBG, Ice Age takes over CMNH, stroll the holidays on Larchmere, light up Public Square with Winterfest, party it up at the Whs District’s holiday tour, and for variety see Doug Is A D-Bag at CPT.
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It’s that time again. As big box retailers increasingly encroach upon a national holiday with their Black Friday (now Black Thursday?) sales, we’d like to remind you there’s a better way to shop. ShopLOCAL. Shop at places owned by your neighbors that, in all likelihood, will be CLOSED on Thanksgiving.
We’ve compiled a list of the best places to shop, whether you’re looking for record stores, bookshops, vintage boutiques or a place to get a treat — we’ve got you covered. View the list here.
Every year, shoppers in Northeast Ohio seem to become more and more conscious about shopping local during the holiday season (and year round).
To encourage you to shop locally, we’ve compiled a chronological list of upcoming holiday pop-up markets to help you coordinate your holiday shopping…
More from Josh Usmani here
SPONSORED: Winterfest at Old Stone Church on Sat 11/30. Free events include singer/songwriter Tia McGraff at 4PM, Cocoa & Cookie reception at 5PM, and a Christmas choral concert with the Old Stone Choir following the fireworks. Non-perishable food collection from 4-5PM. OldStoneChurch.org.
Putting together your 2014 online advertising budgets? Consider CoolCleveland Sponsored Links, Sponsored Features and Sponsored Videos. Info@CoolCleveland.com
Check out the latest cool gadget at Cleveland Public Library’s Tech Central: a laser engraver, burning away carving out a Cool Cleveland logo as we speak to CJ Lynce, who obviously has the coolest job around.
Bring your favorite gloves this weekend to Winterfest on Sat 11/30 and Tech Central will help you stitch in metallic fibers so you can make them smartphone-ready.
And come back anytime to play with the new vinyl cutter, the 3D printer, the green screen, the animation box, and so much more. All free with your library card. Welcome to the future. CPL.org
SPONSORED: Ice Age 2013 When the temperature drops, the cool fun begins! Experience a winter event of prehistoric proportions at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Check out ice sculpting demonstrations, fossils, live animal shows, winter activities, crafts and a special kids-only holiday shop. Weekends 11/30 through 1/5/14. CMNH.org
Now in its 5th year, Genghis Con is an annual celebration of local and regional underground comic and small print creators.
“Hopefully, we’re building something here with Genghis Con. That’s why I’ve been part of it since the first year,” says Derf. “For years the Cleveland comix community consisted of me running into Harvey Pekar at the grocery store. It’s frustrated me since I moved here in 1986….”
More from Josh Usmani here
It’s all about Sex.
Nature’s Mating Games: Beyond the Birds and the Bees, is a provocative and educational look at how animals attract each other, fight off other suitors, choose mates and do the dance that results in species reproducing and evolving.
From YouTube-style videos by Isabella Rosallini to huge animal displays to living mole rats, this groundbreaking exhibition is being premiered in Cleveland before anywhere else in the world except London and Paris. CMNH.org
Marcy Kaptur, local Irish politicians remember JFK on a rainy morning last Fri.
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Holden Arboretum’s Kristie Hawley has curated Gifts From The Heart of Nature for the past 5 years. Artists apply with jewelry, handbags, wooden bowls, bird houses, even cosmetics; all handmade, all environmentally conscious, all local.
Follow her around as she shows off some of the coolest art from regional artists, now available for your holiday gifting through 1/5/14. HoldenArb.org
Tri-C JazzFest has lots of big news. Its 35th edition in 2014 will take place in June instead of April at a new location — PlayhouseSquare. More than a dozen acts will play in a condensed three days, with music in multiple theaters and on Star Plaza. Bassist Christian McBride (left) will be artist in residence. Festival passes are on sale now, so start planning. Thu 6/26-Sat 6/28.
Read more picks by Anastasia Pantsios here
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How to play: On Wednesday tweet or Instagram the event that you are most excited to attend this week using #CoolCleveland, and make it convincing! We will pick our favorite tweet/tweeter on Thursday and reward them by publicizing their event and their tweet. Include photos, fun, stories, locations, links and everything in between. Have fun!
Adventures in Slumberland is the latest production from Talespinner Children’s Theatre. A sleeping boy strives to keep a play-date with his friend the Princess of Slumberland, all while helping Santa & possibly making the world a better place. Opens Sat 11/30.
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It’s the first time Cleveland Public Library has done such a thing.
They’re issuing library cards to over 2000 kindergarten students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, as well as charter and parochial schools, completely free of charge, just to start kids off on a lifetime of learning.
Cool Cleveland talks with Brian Belmont, principal of Constellation Schools’ Eastside Arts Academy in Slavic Village while Lan Gao, the children’s librarian at CPL’s nearby Fleet Branch issues the cards to the students and reads stories with them. CPL.org
Bill Lang downloaded the Cool Cleveland app here, and this week we selected him as the fourth winner of our new Cool Cleveland T-shirt. And he’s thrilled:
“Thanks for the major award!! I will proudly wear my Cool Cleveland t-shirt and spread the word about Cool Cleveland!”
Get the app here and win the T-shirt that can’t be bought, just earned. See all of the past T-Shirt Winners here.
WED 11/27
Tri-C JazzFest & Mahall’s have added something to the multitude of Thanksgiving eve music options — an impromptu “pop-up” show dubbed Tri-C JazzFest Homecoming feat. guitarist Dan Wilson.
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THU 11/28
It’s a polka party this Thanksgiving weekend. You ready for three days of dancing, accordions & the sweet sounds of polka? Witness the Polka Hall of Fame Awards Show & meet Canada’s “Polka King,” Walter Ostanek.
Click here for more events on Thu 11/28
FRI 11/29
A Christmas Story is back by popular demand @ Cleveland Play House in an all-new production. You know the story — now (for the film’s 30th anniversary!) see it onstage.
Click here for more events on Fri 11/29
SAT 11/30
Help light up Public Square at Winterfest 2013. Bring the fam for a day of downtown festivities, capped off w/ a singing Santa & fireworks display. Also: pop-ups shops, a free after-party, pictures w/ Santa & more.
Click here for more events on Sat 11/30
SUN 12/1
Things are always jolly & merry & stuff like that w/ the Cleveland Pops Orchestra & its jovial red-clarinet-playing founder/music director Carl Topilow. Bring the family for this special holiday concert @ PlayhouseSquare — with adoptable pets.
Click here for more events on Sun 12/1
MON 12/2
The Loush Sisters DO The Nutcracker @ CPT. No, this isn’t your average Nutcracker performance. No ballet here — just a bawdy evening of songs & storytelling.
Click here for more events on Mon 12/2
TUE 12/3
Daedalus Quartet, known for their execution of both classical & contemporary repertoire, is next up for the Cleveland Chamber Music Society. Catch the show @ Plymouth Church in Shaker Hts.
Click here for more events on Tue 12/3
WED 12/4
Party it up at the Warehouse District Holiday Tour. View a variety of neighborhood living spaces, while enjoying food, live music & plenty of dessert.
Click here for more events on Wed 12/4
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San Francisco-based Streetline is set to bring their Parker smartphone technology to Downtown Cleveland in an effort to tackle one of city’s most unsettling problems: Finding parking…
More from Joe Baur here
For a variety of reasons, Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald’s chances of winning the governorship next year have always appeared to be between slim and none.
But with the seeming unwillingness of many of the county’s black leaders to support FitzGerald, slim — as the saying goes — just left town…
More from Larry Durstin here
The sense of urgency was palpable as over 600 medical/health care professionals, scientists, drug treatment specialists, politicians, legal experts, members of law enforcement and concerned family members crowded into the amphitheater of the InterContinental Hotel last Thursday to grapple with what is now being characterized as an epidemic…
Read this story and others from Mansfield Frazier here
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Download your free iPhone or Android app now and celebrate the region.
What a wonderful deal! Cuyahoga County paid MMPI of Chicago $3 million to get it out of its way on the convention center/medical mart. It was a bargain, officials aver.
Yet, somehow I feel as a county resident I got screwed. And so did you…
Read this story and others from Roldo Bartimole here
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PHOTOSTREAM: Ed FitzGerald Introduces His Running Mate by Anastasia Pantsios
PHOTOSTREAM: Cleveland Upcycle Opens on St. Clair by Anastasia Pantsios
REVIEW: PRELUDE TO A KISS – A romantic fantasy @ Ensemble Theater by Roy Berko
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Downtown: “Walker’s Paradise” or Real Life Frogger? Self-driving cars will solve this. You are a bad driver. I am a bad driver. The sooner we accept this and the faster we adopt this technology, the safer our lives will be…
Read the comment from Andy here
There has to be a trade off with traffic and pedestrians, but you have only told one side of the story. What about all the pedestrians that do not use crosswalks and completely ignor pedestrian control signals? What…
Read the comment from Johnny E Hamm here
Racism Alive & Well Roldo, maybe Browns owner Jimmy Haslam NEEDS the money. His Pilot Flying J company sold a lot of debt to investors….
Read the comment from Dick Peery here
I live in the southern suburbs. If I want to visit the Natural History Museum, the Art Museum, or the Symphony, I merely drive up I-77 to I-90 and then turn off I-90 onto ML King. I cannot imagine this “Opportunity Corridor” saving me more than five minutes….
Read the comment from Bob Fritz here
Great column, though I believe that the entire corporate welfare scene downtown qualifies as extreme racism…..
Read the comment from snarky 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) Shaker Square Gets New Look
2) Downtown: “Walker’s Paradise” or Real Life Frogger?
3) Art is All Over Town This Weekend
4) SPACES Gallery Sells Building, Plans Move
5) MANSFIELD: Fighting the Good Fight
We’re thankful for our writers: Roldo Bartimole, Joe Baur, Roy Berko, Martin Bielat, Larry Durstin, Mansfield Frazier, Anastasia Pantsios, Josh Usmani 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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