01.06-01.13.16
Fandom
That’s right. We’re fanboys (and fangirls) of the cool culture we discover in the 216. And the New Year has just brought us a new slew of stuff to get excited about.While larger theaters run fall to spring, some of our more adventurous alternative ensembles follow the calendar year, while still refusing to follow tradition. Two-piece bands are hot as ever, and this week By Light We Loom debut their new release and their new stripped-down lineup.
If you’re a fan of vinyl, Musica in Akron is presenting a swap & spin. And along those lines, I’m getting ready to host a vinyl Brunch With Bowie at the BOP STOP later in the month: make your reservations now. If you just can’t wait, Blue Arrow is celebrating his birthday on Friday. We’re talking with fans who happen to be writers about opportunities in CoolCleveland all around us in 2016.
We always follow artists, entrepreneurs and immigrants, cause they are creating the new world we will live in. This week, MOCA & Happy Dog at the ET are doing the same, featuring immigrant-themed programs. Fandom 216 gives you a passport and a reason to turn off the sports and get on your bike. Mansfield is on fire in the new year. And we’re his biggest fans. –Thomas Mulready
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While many prominent area theaters have seasons that follow the traditional fall-to-spring schedule, some smaller and more adventurous ensembles follow the calendar year. These theaters – Mamai, convergence-continuum and Talespinner Children’s Theatre – have recently announced an array of intriguing offerings for 2016.
They range from classics to contemporary works, folklore to black comedy. Check out what’s in store for local theater lovers in the coming year.
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Cleveland is known for its rabid loyalty to and identification with its sports teams. And their record helps make Cleveland synonymous with “losing.”
What this relationship means to the region will be explored by 20 local artists in Fandom 216, an exhibit taking place at three area galleries. It kicks off at Waterloo Arts this weekend, where you’ll also have the chance to get a passport to encourage you to turn off the TV, stop watching the teams and start bicycling. Sun 1/10.
Vocalist Shanna Delaney and guitarist Eric Ling are the husband-and-wife duo who fronted folk rock sextet Bethesda which a mere two years ago was tapped as one of the area’s rising stars.
But keeping together six members with diverging lives proved difficult. So Delaney and Ling stripped down to a twosome called By Light We Loom. With a new sound and new EP debuting at a Beachland Tavern show, they’re starting to recapture some of Bethesda’s former acclaim. Sat 1/9.
Stacia Darrell has her daughter enrolled at the Music Settlement’s Pre-K Early Childhood program.
Stacia not only appreciates the 5-Star Step Up To Quality rating that the Music Settlement has achieved, but also the focus on the arts. “That’s what I like most about this program is the diversity, and all of the different experiences. They enjoy the arts here, the music, the acting, the creativity and reaching out to the student’s imagination…”
The Music Settlement’s Early Childhood Open House will take place Sun 1/10/16 from 1-2:30PM, and is open to parents of prospective preschoolers. TheMusicSettlement.org.
Talespinner Children’s Theatre’s lineup of productions features plays written or adapted by folklore by local writers. But now they’re putting out a call for new Cleveland-area writers to submit plays for a workshop process to take place in July.
Each accepted play will receive two weeks of intensive work, and possibly be considered for a full production during a future Talespinner season. The submission deadline is March 1. We’ve got all the details.
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Sandwich Special: The Potato Bacon Bomb. Seasonal Sides: Cheesy Cheddar Broccoli & Sweet Chili-Garlic Snap Peas. Bread Pudding: CinnaBOMB! Bread Pudding. Beer Feature: Goose Island Four Star Pils. Cocktail Feature: Winter Sangria.
Melt News: FREE 3-hour Winter Tubing Fun from Peak Resorts when you enjoy the Potato Bacon Bomb. New Akron location opening (tent.) March 2016. Akron Melt Hiring Fair coming in February. Happy 10th year anniversary to Melt Bar and Grilled! Come in and say Happy Anniversary! MeltBarAndGrilled.com.
Come down to the Coit Road Farmers Market for a free hands-on demo and learn how easy it is to make your own pasta from scratch. Taste and take some home too. Kids are especially welcome to participate – and it’s free. Sat 1/9.
* If you’ve been meaning to try one of chef Zack Bruell’s acclaimed fine dining restaurants, such as L’Albatros, Chinato or Parallax, now’s the time. All six are offering special affordable prix fixe dinners for the next month. Mon 1/11-Sun 2/7.
Read more of CoolCleveland’s picks for Eats and Drinks.
SPONSORED: Be A Fan at The Kent Stage with performances like Three Legged Chairs, Phil Vassar, Ana Popovic, Pure Prairie League, Bill Frisell – When You Wish Upon A Star w/ Petra Haden, Eyvind Kang, Thomas Morgan & Kenny Wollesen, The Wailers, Cabin Fever Meltdown, Hard Day’s Night, David Cook, and Ani DeFranco. TheKentStage.com.
The Cleveland Orchestra brightens up drab January days with an all-Beethoven program. Pianist Yefim Bronfman joins them for Piano Concerto No. 3. Thu 1/7-Sat 1/9
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WED 1/6
Cleveland is a city of immigrants, from the eastern Europeans (such as the Hungarians, pictured), Germans, Irish and Italians who built the city to the Latino, Asian and Middle Eastern immigrants contributing to the city’s lively, diverse culture today. The Happy Dog at the Euclid Tavern kicks off a series which will focus on a different immigrant group each month.
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THU 1/7
The ranks of vinyl enthusiasts is growing daily. Come to Akron nightclub Musica for its monthly sell, swap and spin event, catering exclusively to vinyl lovers who want to share their favorite music or discover a new favorite.
Click here for more events on Thu 1/7
FRI 1/8
Jen Craun is one of the area’s premier printmakers, exploring the world in with her wood intaglio prints. The Maria Neil Art Project opens a show featuring the body of work she’s been developing in the last year.
Click here for more events on Fri 1/8
SAT 1/9
Looking for a new canine companion? SPACES Gallery can help! It’s hosting an afternoon event with Tremont’s Secondhand Mutts to find new homes for some of the adoptable dogs they’ve got. You can also make dog toys from recycled materials for the dog you’ve got or the one you’re going to get.
Click here for more events on Sat 1/9
SUN 1/10
Cleveland electronica/hop-hop artist Marcus Alan Ward has abandoned his stage name Freeze-Tag and started to get some national attention. In the midst of his current Capricorn Tour, he’ll stop home to do a date at Mahall’s.
Click here for more events on Sun 1/10
MON 1/11
Recently, a new group called Cleveland Musical Theatre launched its “Making It on Broadway” program at Tri-C East. Tonight at the campus’s Mandel Theatre it will host its first-ever benefit called Dream: The Inaugural Gala, featuring Clevelanders who have appeared on Broadway.
Click here for more events on Mon 1/11
TUE 1/12
Join Cleveland Peace Action and Skip Oliver of Veterans for Peace at the Market Garden Brewery and learn about VFP’s Golden Rule Peace Boat project and the trips Oliver has taken on the boat to call attention the the group’s cause.
Click here for more events on Tue 1/12
WED 1/13
See the 1966 sci-fi film Fantastic Voyage at a special screening at the Cedar Lee Theatre and join a discussion afterward about its startling premise.
Click here for more events on Wed 1/13
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The charges against comedian/actor Bill Cosby – that he drugged and raped dozens of women – have evoked a wide range of responses, from horror to disbelief that such a beloved performer could possibly be guilty. CoolCleveland writers C. Ellen Connally & Mansfield Frazier aren’t that sympathetic.
“If Cosby had not spent the last 25 years being so totally sanctimonious about black society and the failings of our disadvantaged youth, he could elicit a bit more sympathy for himself. But for years he’s traveled around the country blaming black folks for their own disadvantaged condition,” they write.
By now it’s abundantly clear that, despite virtually any amount of additional training, many police officers are going to carry their built-in biases with them when they don their uniforms, holster their weapons and go out into the mean streets…
* Respect the Process Sometimes, the law is an ass. Just take a look, if you will, at the case Plessy v. Ferguson, in which Homer Plessy, a black man, attempted to sit in an all-white railroad car. After refusing to sit…
* Taking It to the Next Level As the young protesters from Black Lives Matter and other groups continue to evolve and mature, they will – quite naturally – devise additional strategies that will help them win….
* Selling the Brooklyn Bridge As a self-admitted grifter (albeit in another life over 20 years ago) I was fascinated with the term “selling someone the Brooklyn Bridge.” It meant to sucker someone….
* Armed … But Dangerous? Ammon Bundy, the son of Cliven Bundy (the cattle rancher who stood down the federal government over a dispute on grazing rights), is mad as hell and has decided….
Read other stories from Mansfield Frazier here
A look back at the last week
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PHOTOSTREAM: Justice for Tamir march & rally by Anastasia Pantsios
MOVIE REVIEW: Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight by Mansfield Frazier
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Most clicked
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1) Cleveland Peacock Spreads His Colorful Wings in Return to Northeast Ohio
2) MANSFIELD: How the Obama Presidency Killed Off the Republican Party
3) The Resignation of Angela Stokes: The End of a Political Dynasty by C. Ellen Connally
4) MANSFIELD: A Perfect Storm
5) New Musical Theater and Educational Program @TriCedu Debuts January Benefit
Fanglorious,
–Thomas Mulready
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