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Sound and Vision
Make some noise Let your voice be heard. Join the fun as David Bowie Month takes a 3-day residency at the BOP STOP: Fri 1/10 on the artist’s complete life, a deep cuts benefit for The Music Settlement and BOP STOP on Sat 1/11 and a “Brunch With Bowie” on the artist’s later years on Sun 1/12 at noon. Don’t you wonder sometimes about sound and vision?
Indoors or out, our Cuyahoga Valley National Park has volunteer opportunities for you. The Akron Art Museum serenades you with Midwinter Blues and Other Tunes. The NARI Home Improvement show moves downtown and features Cleveland-area artists. The occupants of Worthington Yards apartments curate their latest art exhibit in their lobby. Apollo’s Fire cellist Rene Schiffer plays Bach Suites in Akron and Cleveland Heights. The Cleveland Print Room kicks off its seventh year with a pair of shows, Model Homes and American Playgrounds. And you can sample Akron-brewed beers inside and out at the Cottage Crawl.
One of the region’s strongest voices, CoolCleveland correspondent Mansfield Frazier, lets us in on the backstory behind the proposal to shrink the size of Cleveland City Council, and on the real reason the city may be hesitating to turn over the West Side Market to outside operators. That’s the sound a real citizen makes. What’s your vision? –Thomas Mulready
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The great David Bowie was born on January 8, 1947 and died on January 10, 2016. In between he made some of the most creative and diverse music anyone has ever heard, augmented by theatrical presentation and distinctive marketing. This week Thomas Mulready and Cleveland glam punk band Vanity Crash celebrate those Bowie landmarks with a birthday show at the Brothers Lounge Wed 1/8 and a weekend at the BOP STOP Fri 1/10-Sun 1/12. Each show opens with a presentation covering a different aspect of Bowie’s life and career, followed by a Vanity Crash set that melds their originals with a flock of Bowie songs.
“This is our chance to peel the onion back more than just one layer and go really deep,” says Mulready. “Even for people who have seen the show before in some form or fashion, they’re going to find new material and new stuff here.” Mulready talks with writer John Benson about how they’re honoring this legend. [Photo of Bowie in 1978 by Janet Macoska]
When the Beachland Ballroom opened on Waterloo Road 20 years ago this March, the bedraggled street started to show signs of new life. The music venue was a catalyst that attracted new shops, galleries and other businesses in the area, making the street a destination for people who didn’t live in the neighborhood.
But keeping the aging Croatian Hall that became the Beachland in good repair has been daunting, which is why some local musicians have joined to host a benefit for the club this Fri 1/10. Beachland co-owner Cindy Barber shared some thoughts about the challenges and successes the club has had in its 20 years. “I do feel like it’s finally North Collinwood’s time,” she says.
Are you an indoors or outdoors person? Like to build things, work with plants, hike, bicycle or just interact with people – and dogs? Cuyahoga Valley National Park has a volunteer opportunity for you, offering everything from working in its retail shop to helping control invasive plants. Learn more at a volunteer open house at Happy Days Lodge. Sat 1/11.
Last year the Cleveland Metroparks greatly expanded the number of free outdoor summer concerts it presented at numerous of its locations, hosting more than 65. It’s now put out a call for bands who’d like to be part of the lineup to submit applications through 2/24. All genres, both original and cover bands, are welcome.
Guarantee yourself a seat at every show – and save some cash – by purchasing a full festival pass. The pass is $225 when you buy before the lineup announcement and includes a ticket to all ticketed indoor concerts, an invite to the opening night party and other perks and discounts. Pricing will increase after the lineup announcement. Passes are valued at $450.
This year’s festival takes place June 25-27, 2020 at Playhouse Square. Full lineup will be announced in early February. For more information about the festival, visit Tri-CJazzFest.com.
The Akron Art Museum has been hosting its outdoor summer concert series Downtown @ Dusk for 35 years. Now it’s bringing the music indoors with a new series called Midwinter Blues and Other Tunes. Akron surf rockers the Beyonderers kick it off Thu 1/9
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WED 1/8
Four women perform heavy metal like it was meant to be. In the tradition of women-led tributes like Lez Zeppelin, Iron Maidens, Misstallica, and Vag Halen, Los Angeles-based Black Sabbitch have been covering Ozzy-era Black Sabbath for nearly a decade. But you should go early to catch Cleveland’s Dead Earth, whose ferocious classic metal is all their own.
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THU 1/9
The long-running NARI Home Improvement Show makes a move to the downtown convention center this year, offering the same roster of remodelers, decor experts, cooking demos and daily presentations by people such as nature-inspired Cleveland artist Susie Frazier (pictured). It runs through Sun 1/12.
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FRI 1/10
David Bowie Month continues with a 3-day residency at the BOP STOP: Fri 1/10 on the artist’s complete life, a deep cuts benefit for The Music Settlement and BOP STOP on Sat 1/11, and a “Brunch With Bowie” on the artist’s later years on Sun 1/12 at noon.
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SAT 1/11
Photography-based artist books are the subject of a current show at the Transformer Station, which has been extended through 1/26. Today the curators will lead a tour through the exhibit and talk about how they put the show together and the themes it embodies.
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SUN 1/12
The 1960 romantic musical Bells Are Ringing, starring Judy Holliday and Dean Martin, is a genre classic which produced tunes that have become standards. It screens this afternoon at the CIA Cinematheque, followed by a discussion with Cinematheque’s John Ewing and The Musical Theater Project’s Bill Rudman.
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MON 1/13
The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is filled with animals who don’t mind the cold, blessed with thick fur coats. They include a new female Amur tiger, who has joined the two male tigers already living at the zoo’s Rosebrough Tiger Passage, which includes four connected habitats to keep the tigers engaged and allow visitors to enjoy them closeup. And it’s always 80 degrees inside the Rainforest exhibit where these otters will be on hand to play cute for you.
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TUE 1/14
Clevleand Museum of Natural History president/CEO Sonia Winner is not just great t raising money, she’s all got a real passion for science and the museum’s mission. She’ll share her enthusiasm tonight as part of a speaker series hosted by Cru Uncorked in Moreland Hills.
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WED 1/15
The slow days of January are the ideal time to get reaquainted with some of Cleveland’s stellar veteran musicians who you’e started to take for granted. Check out jazz pianist Joe Hunter and guitarist Pete Cavano who play together as a duo tonight at the BOP STOP.
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The answer to that provocative question is “fewer, and fewer people.” A poll was conducted back in the 1970s asking how people felt about their elected officials, and over 70% of Americans responded positively. The same poll was done again last year and only 19% of the citizenry gave a positive response. We have Republicans like Karl Rove & Newt Gingrich to thank…
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