So close you can touch it.
We appreciate the many well-wishers congratulating us on the 20th anniversary of CoolCleveland. Back in 2002, we began with a simple formula, really. To appreciate and celebrate and support local art, business and civic creativity. And, as easy as social media marketing is today, we encourage your own enterprise or nonprofit to keep at least a portion of your marketing dollars in the region, rather than sending 100% to Mark Zuckerberg and his irresponsible cronies in Silicon Valley. Consider locally owned outlets such as The Land, ideastream, the Observer chain, Rubber City Radio, Scene, Great Lakes Publishing, The Plain Press, CAN Journal, Cleveland Jewish News, and The Summit 91.3FM, and give them a closer look and a portion of your marketing budget or they may not be here next year, let alone two decades from now.
And this week, put down your phones and get out to support your local culture. Maelstrom Collaborative Arts debuts its groundbreaking Cadre Showcase in a three-act performance art work featuring fashion, puppets, dance and music. Near West Theatre’s Stage Fright benefit features drag artist Veranda L ‘Ni, who would probably scare a lot of Ohio legislators. The Maltz Museum reopens its heartbreaking photo show, This Light of Ours, about the 60’s Ciivil Rights movement and the price Black people paid when then tried to vote.
Honor their sacrifices by voting on Election Day on Tuesday, November 8. View CoolCleveland’s VIDEO ENDORSEMENT of Chris Ronayne for Cuyahoga County Executive. Peruse our comprehensive guide to voting. And don’t neglect the downticket candidates for Attorney General, Secretary of State, Auditor and Treasurer. Our opportunity to effect change is getting very close now. Soon, it could be very far away.
–Thomas Mulready