There’s a plaque set into the earth not far from where this photo was taken that honors the final stop on the Underground Railroad before freedom in Canada. Many have gone before us, and kept their eyes on this very same horizon.
Anything good is worth a sustained effort. Circular Cleveland is a 30-month program to create a circular and sustainable economy in Cleveland, with a virtual meeting this week. Cleveland Photo Fest returns with Photothon 2021 and opportunities for exhibition. Future Ink Graphics debuts in the new Pivot Center in the up-and-coming Clark-Fulton neighborhood. The Cleveland Metroparks’ Trail Challenge lets you walk, run, bike, in-line skate or kayak to win rewards. And Mansfield speaks out strongly with four commentaries this week.
Let’s hold ourselves accountable with our eyes on the future.
With the ten-year Sustainable Cleveland 2019 initiative wrapped up last year, the city is looking to continue and amp up its sustainability efforts. It’s launching a 30-month program called Circular Cleveland to create a “circular economy.” That involves keeps materials and products in use longer and reducing the amount in landfills. Learn more at a virtual meeting Wed 1/20. Read More
Ursuline College’s Wasmer Gallery features compelling works by 39 NEO women artists in New Masters 2: Women Artists of Northeast Ohio. View this show safely from home at https://bit.ly/3npfxsv.
Ohio Senator Rob Portman specializes in being evasively pleasant. While seditionists stormed the U.S. Capitol trying to overturn the election, Portman was tweeting about naming a Youngstown VA facility after a local veteran. He showed his own complicity by calling for a “bipartisan, blue-ribbon panel” to investigate the election and “restore confidence,” never mind that pushing a discredited narrative about fraud would undermine trust. He’s up for reelection in 2022. Read More
Cleveland Photo Fest skipped 2020 but will be back in the late spring with Photothon 2021, a set of exhibits that will include three open to international submission. The call for entries is on their website now. Read More
Arts Facility To Debut on Near West Side
Future Ink Graphics is set to make its debut in the new Pivot Center in Clark-Fulton, offering work space, classes & workshops for artists and creative entrepreneurs in graphic arts & screen printing. Read More
Akron’s Tuesday Musical is late in launching its 133rd season, but now it’s announced five spring concerts, solo or small ensemble, which will be performed live with a streaming option. Read More
The Cleveland Metroparks has 30 trails to walk, run, bike, rollerblade or kayak to be part of this year’s Trail Challenge. Do 10, 20 or 30 to win rewards. Read More
THIS WEEK
WED 1/13 Hats for the Earth Making hats from plastic won’t impact the waste stream but it raises awareness of the plastic pollution problem. Join a panel of artists involved with the Art Hats project to learn more.
THU 1/14 Brewing Some Art Akron Art Museum’s Coffee With the Collection shed more light on its current Making Their Mark exhibit, which shares the process and practice behind the work of nine regional artists.
SUN 1/17 Let It Snow If you still need some holiday magic in your life, Dancing Wheels performs its ballet The Snowman today — both in person at the Breen Center and online in your home.
TUE 1/19 Fighting Intruders Invasive plants such as garlic mustard (pictured) crowd out the native plants on which the local biosystem depends. Friends of Euclid Creek offers a program on how to remove them.
A Dark Day for America
Could it have ended any other way? After four years of Donald Trump spewing outright hatred and disunion, what else should we have expected? A plan to attempt a coup has been in the works since November 3 and brainwashed citizens have been waiting for the word to proceed. They got it… Read MoreAre We Headed for Guerrilla Warfare?
If something doesn’t change in terms of how American law enforcement at all levels addresses the danger posed by white nationalists, the country is in for a real bumpy ride for years to come. Call it death by white privilege… Read MoreThe Reckoning, Maybe?
If any of these seditionists are allowed to walk free without suffering any consequences (other than the inconvenience of being put on trial), others of their ilk, stripe and mindset will feel emboldened to commit similar acts of aggression against the government going forward. Why not?… Read MoreThat Knock at the Door
While some of the malefactors will act like cornered rats when approached by the FBI, others, considering themselves to be made of sterner stuff, will act brave and tough it out. While that degree of fealty to stupidity might indeed sound noble, now is not a good time to be behind bars… Read More
