06.18-06.25.14
On The Rise
Can you feel it? This time around, spring feels different. The place is on fire, young energy everywhere. Entrepreneurs and artists rule. We’re on the rise.Just take this Sat 6/21 as an example: you might start out at Edgewater Park doing Yoga On The Beach. During the day, you might drop in at the Mulberry Creek Herb Farm or the Coit Road Farmers Market. Or the Clifton Arts & Musicfest if you find yourself on The Edge. Take the kids to see the Pushcart Players at Cain Park. Join the White Cane Walk to benefit the Sight Center. Plop down in someone’s front yard for the Larchmere Porchfest. In the evening, you might swing by the Unity Center of the Heights and catch music legend Steve Katz or pop over to The Kent Stage for the phenomenal Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Your head will rise from your shoulders and a smile will find its way to your lips.
Be sure to check out the region’s newest venue, the Music Box Supper Club, announcing their opening lineup exclusively in Cool Cleveland today.
We’ve got stories, features and previews on all the above, plus the same for every day of the week. And you can get it all 24/7 (with maps!) on your mobile and possibly even find more to your liking. Lift your eyes. –Thomas Mulready
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After spending a decade living between New York City, Los Angeles and Boston, Sonya Patel returned to Northeast Ohio with an idea to give back the community. Her passion was yoga, but how exactly does someone effect change with downward facing dog and warrior pose?
What she came up with was Zenworks Yoga, which has evolved in recent years. This includes its Summer Solstice Celebration, which takes place Sat 6/21 @ Edgewater Park…
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SPONSORED: Traveling the Silk Road Concert and Cultural Festival Acclaimed musicians will perform and share insights about their unique instruments at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History during this celebration from 3:30-7PM on Sun 6/29. Enjoy Indian classical dancers, a Chinese dragon dance and origami crafts, and watch artisans demonstrate century-old arts such as silk spinning, calligraphy and papermaking. Tour the Traveling the Silk Road exhibition. CMNH.org
Despite recent events, Cleveland’s artists & art professionals are continuing to provide the community with high-quality art openings.
There is so much going on this weekend that organizers are starting Thursday with events through Sunday. We’ve compiled a list of this weekend’s can’t-miss events…
More from Josh Usmani here
Childrens activities take place as the sun goes down for a free movie under the stars on the third Fridays of June, July, and August at Impett Park, 3207 West 153rd Street. On Fri 6/20, local merchants and non-profit organizations provide games with prizes starting at 6:30PM.
Then, at 7:30PM, learn new dance steps, keep the beat with a rhythmic instrument, sing songs, paint self-portraits or characters from the film — and more! Monsters University starts at dusk. Concessions by Four Corners Baseball stay open throughout the evening. KammsCorners.com
SPONSORED: Used motor oil Unused fertilizer. Burned-out fluorescent bulbs. We’ve all got them, and many of us shove them out of sight in the garage. They can’t just be thrown away, can they? The answer is no, which is why there are simple ways to dispose of or recycle them properly. Find out here.
Cleveland is about to get an exciting new music venue.
The Music Box Supper Club, on the West Bank of the Flats in the former Coconuts space, opens in August. Its just announced its first lineup of shows, with tickets going on sale to its VIP members Wed 6/18 @ 10AM and to the general public Fri 6/20 @ 10AM. Get the details here.
Announced exclusively in Cool Cleveland: Honeyhoney (8/15), Cracker (8/17), Bruce Cockburn (8/20), Mavis Staples (pictured, 8/21), DakhaBrakha (8/22), and Polyphonic Spree (8/23), Angela Perley & the Howlin Moons (9/6), Nikki Hill (9/7), four nights of X (9/9-12), Billy Bragg (9/15), Justin Currie with special guest the Mastersons (9/16), Iris Dement (9/19), John Pizzarelli (10/9), Crystal Bowersox (10/10), Leo Kottke (10/18), Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett of Little Feat (10/22), Mary Black (10/30), Jake Shimabukuro (11/20), and more.
SPONSORED: From doo wop to punk rock Beck Center for the Arts’ 2014-2015 theater season is filled with classics, comedies, musicals and more. Save up to 30% and get the best seats in the house by becoming a subscriber today. Visit BeckCenter.org for details or call 216.521.2540 x10.
Governor Kasich signs bill freezing Ohio’s clean energy standards on a Fri afternoon. But why didn’t Kasich want to draw attention to this signing?
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Mulberry Creek Herb Farm celebrates the food and culture — and herbs — of a different country each year at its annual two-day herb fest. This year, it’s a “Mexican Fiesta.” Sat 6/21-Sun 6/22.
Read more picks by Anastasia Pantsios here
When the Cleveland Metropolitan School District presented options a few weeks ago for construction, renovation & maintenance of their facilities, they immediately scheduled a series of Open Houses, which are already generating comments and suggestions from the public.
For example, initially the plan called for replacing Michael R. White STEM School on the East Side with a new building. But Chief Operating Officer Patrick Zohn, who oversees construction, said: “The community has indicated a preference for keeping the existing school, and we are honoring their request.” Other scenarios are changing as the District is receiving public input. “Were only halfway through the community meetings and havent made any final decisions on these scenarios.” Read more.
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SPONSORED: The Kent Stage Is Selling Out with phenomenal shows: Summer Sizzle II with $wim Jones, The Locals, Young Fiend & more on Fri 6/20; The one and only Preservation Hall Jazz Band on Sat 6/21; Rufus Wainwright, whom Elton John calls “the greatest songwriter on the planet,” on Sun 6/22; Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Robert Randolph & The Family Band SOLD OUT on Tue 6/24; and Iron & Wine SOLD OUT on Fri 6/27. Details: TheKentStage.com
The Clifton Arts & Musicfest has been going on for 27 years now. Can’t go wrong w/ a classic summer fest in Cle’s lively Edge district. Go for music, fine art, activities, food & drink.
Read more picks by Anastasia Pantsios here
Dance the evening away. Disney’s Choo Choo Soul w/ Genevieve and the Choo Choo Soul Dance Crew is coming to Cain Park Sat 6/21. Expect the special effects of a rock concert paired w/ the energy of, well, kids.
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Gretchen van Besouw entered our Twitter Retweet contest and helped us get over ten thousand followers! She loves The CoolCleveland Twitter Page and this week we selected her as the twenty-third winner of our new CoolCleveland T-shirt. And she’s thrilled:
“CoolCleveland: Keeping Me in the Know.” Besouw helped us reach ten thousand followers, but there are also more ways you can win a CoolCleveland T-shirt. For example, you’re automatically entered to win a shirt when you download our new CoolCleveland mobile app.
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 6/18
Begin the Conversation at the Maltz Museum continues w/ a screening of Boys Don’t Cry.
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THU 6/19
Ohio Light Opera’s festival season continues w/ Call Me Madam by Irving Berlin & directed by Steven A. Daigle. Musical theater galore.
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FRI 6/20
Cleveland’s new cross-genre project Cellocentric expands for its Cain Park concert. “I’ve been on a mission to network more with the local classical scene, and it’s offered some good inspiration for some new works,” says guitarist Doug Wood.
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SAT 6/21
Preservation Hall Jazz Band brings New Orleans to Northeast Ohio on Sat 6/21. A guaranteed good time for all.
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SUN 6/22
Rufus Wainwright & his kid Sister Lucy light up The Kent Stage. Elton John calls him “the greatest songwriter on the planet.”
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MON 6/23
BW Conservatory presents free music Mondays @ PlayhouseSquare. Bring your lunch & enjoy an hour & a half of free music.
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TUE 6/24
Once upon a time, Kenny Wayne Shepherd was a teenaged blues guitar sensation. Twenty years later, he’s not a prodigy anymore. But he’s laid down the groundwork for a solid career. He’ll play the Kent Stage.
Click here for more events on Tue 6/24
WED 6/25
Learn how to keep pests out of your garden at a workshop by LEAF Lakewood & OSUE. Keep your community/organic gardens free of annoyances without using any chemicals.
Click here for more events on Wed 6/25
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First of all, no one should be suspended from the NFL for smoking marijuana.
No one should be in jail for smoking marijuana. No one should lose a job for smoking marijuana…
More from Larry Durstin here
What was the most popular band… oh — wait a minute; I need to quickly explain something first: I hate articles that open with rhetorical questions. That’s why this one is not a rhetorical question; it’s a trick question.
Okay, now: What was the most popular band in Cleveland in the mid-’60s?…
More from David Budin here
Few males, I would venture to guess, can–upon reflection years later–recall the instance or incident whereupon they started to become men; where, when and what happened that caused them to take their first, tentative, mental steps onto the bridge that would ultimately lead them across the yawning chasm separating soft, carefree puberty from the onset–the hardening–of eventual manhood…
Read this story and others from Mansfield Frazier here
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PHOTOSTREAM: Cleveland Print Room by Anastasia Pantsios
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PHOTOSTREAM: Sammy DeLeon Band at Lake View Cemetery by Anastasia Pantsios
REVIEW: Acting far surpasses script in Possum Dreams @ none too fragile by Roy Berko
REVIEW: GroundWorks @ Cain Park – Barefoot Tap Dancers by Elsa Johnson & Victor Lucas
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MANSFIELD: Tim McGinty – Man in the Middle
IF any consolation… if a white couple pulled this incident off FAIR chance THEY may have ended up same way… I DONT know THAT for sure but… SAD have to think in THOSE terms…
bob
Quit kissing up Mansfield, to Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty, who should have pushed a neutral review or a prosecution of the 12 freed non- Black cops that gunned down two unarmed Blacks in cold blood….
Kathy Wray Coleman
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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) Linking the City with Trails & Greenways
2) MANSFIELD: Time for Cooler Heads to Prevail
3) VIDEO: Ralph Protano Designer of New @CleveMetroparks Bedford Mountain Bike Trail
4) PHOTOSTREAM: VegFest
5) Tickets Now On Sale For Roar Along The Shore IV
Rising up & giving thanks to our writers: John Benson, Marty Bielat, David Budin, Larry Durstin, Mansfield Frazier, Max Mulready, Anastasia Pantsios, Josh Usmani, Sarah Valek & Elisa Vietri.. 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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