08.03-08.10.16
Creation
We’re all about it. Always have been. And probably always will. Making things defines our region.Those of us who are musicians are familiar with EarthQuaker hand-built guitar effects pedals, made right here in Akron. They’re hosting their first music festival to showcase their handiwork. Which sounds great. Another Ohio creation, the Ohio Burlesque Festival turns six this weekend. And now in its seventh year, Weapons of Mass Creation gathers at PHS to talk design and creativity.
Nothing will replace the cancelled Cleveland Pride, but numerous groups and local leaders have quickly created an event on Saturday to celebrate. TCO and CMA alight in Hough. Beach Stav rocks the Happy Dog. The American Community Gardening Association holds their annual conference here in Cleveland. Vintage Ohio pours into Kirtland. Ukranians pack St. Pokrova’s. Asian immigrants speak out at the Maltz.
Mansfield Frazier has created the thriving Vineyards and BioCellar at Chateau Hough right in the middle of the thriving neighborhood of Hough, and now he hosts his first-ever fundraiser. In his columns this week, Mansfield warns us of danger. If we’re going to get through this together, we’re going to have to get creative. –Thomas Mulready
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Not too many people are aware that the internationally popular sound processing pedals EarthQuaker Devices are made in Akron. Launched in 2004 as a one-man operation, it now employs dozens.
This weekend, the company will hold its first EarthQuaker Day event to raise its profile. There’ll be live music, food, a riff contest and, of course, the chance to try out and buy their pedals. Sat 7/6.
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The Ohio Burlesque Fest has become a monster since it debuted five years ago. For its 6th year, it will feature more than 60 entertainers over three nights at the Beachland, including performers from Canada, the UK and Colombia.
You won’t see founder Bella Sin onstage this year because she’s nearly seven months pregnant but she’ll be running around keeping it all together. She found time to talk with John Benson to give us a little preview of what’s on tap. Thu 7/4-Sat 7/6.
Here’s how you make history relevant: tie into current events (the new show Power & Politics syncs with the Republican National Convention coming to Cleveland- again), get everyone involved with games and contests (scavenger hunt, campaign button making, drawings), and throw in a signature cocktail (how about a Coolidge Cooler?).
The result is History on Tap, and the next one takes place on Thu 8/11 at the Cleveland History Center featuring Andy Billman, the director of Believeland, the ESPN documentary on the history of Cleveland’s storied major league sports franchises. Comeback Cocktail, anyone? Tune in as CoolCleveland speaks with Sloane King-Owen about mixing history with fun for everyone.
There’s nothing quite like Weapons of Mass Creation anywhere else – that’s what the designers and entrepreneurs who attend say.
Started in 2010 by Cleveland’s Go Media, the three-day event, taking place this year at PlayhouseSquare, brings people from all over the country involved in creative industries together to learn, share and inspire each other. Kendal Embrescia-Hridel talks to co-director Heather Sakai to find out what’s going on. Fri 7/5-Sun 7/7.
One of Cleveland’s big stories last week – and the biggest story in the LGBTQ community – was the abrupt cancellation of Cleveland Pride two weeks before the event. With explanations that ring false, groups are coming together to create some kind of alternative celebration.
In 2015, Cleveland’s Office of Sustainability partnered with Holden Arboretum and other groups to create a new Cleveland Tree Plan, recognizing the importance of trees in our community.
“The sobering fact is is that Cleveland’s tree canopy cover is an abysmal 19 percent and declining,” says Holden CEO Clem Hamilton. “Less than half the land that could be planted with trees is forested, and even there, the canopy cover is often sparse.”
“Most of our canopy is found in prosperous, well-treed neighborhoods that contrast with other neighborhoods with stark, jarring landscapes. Our desire for environmental justice, and how far we have to realize it, plays out conspicuously in our patterns of tree cover.”
Oberlin means it when they say FAMILY Fun Fair. The event in downtown Akron includes a classic car show, vendors and a classic rock band so parents don’t have to just watch their kids have fun. And everyone can try some bubble soccer, played while encased in a large inflatable sphere. Sat 8/6.
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The only winery in the world with a working Ferris Wheel! Take a ride on Big Eli and watch the sunset over Lake Erie, right on the shore at Geneva-On-The-Lake. Live music nightly through Labor Day.
Join us for our events: Blues, Burgers and Beer Fair Sat 8/20, Celtic Feis Sat 8/27, Clam Bake 9/17 & 9/18, reservations required. OldFirehouseWinery.com.
Cavotta’s Garden Center is known for their tomatoes – dozens of heirloom varieties you won’t find elsewhere. Now that we’re going into peak tomato season, they’re hosting a tomato tasting event where you can sample appetizers and beverages made with them. Sun 7/7.
* It’s peak corn season so the Coit Road Farmers Market is holding its annual Cliff Schultz Memorial Corn Roast and BBQ. Sat 8/6.
Read more of CoolCleveland’s picks for Eats and Drinks.
With eight golf courses, special events, lessons, leagues, and tournaments, Cleveland Metroparks Golf has something for everyone in the family.
CoolCleveland caught up with Seneca Golf Course manager Dave Donner as he described the recent renovations to Seneca, their full slate of programs for kids and adults, and the new phenomenon of FootGolf.
SPONSORED: The Ohio Light Opera presents 7 musical gems in rep thru 8/13 at the College of Wooster: Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun, Cole Porter’s Kiss Me Kate, Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado, Jerome Kern’s Have A Heart, Offenbach’s La Vie Parisienne, Ivor Novello’s The Dancing Years, and Emmerich Kalman’s The Little Dutch Girl. Order your tickets today! Call 330-263-2345 or visit OhioLightOpera.org.
For the 4th in its series of neighborhood residencies, the Cleveland Orchestra is going to Hough. This year it’s joined by the Cleveland Museum of Art to offer a fully arts experience – all free. Sat 8/6-Sun 8/14
Read more picks by Anastasia Pantsios here
On Thu 8/11 from 5-7:30PM, an official celebration will open an office at 14600 Detroit in Lakewood that will serve all of Western Cuyahoga County for the Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine campaign, and serve as a place to pick up campaign literature, volunteer and assist with upcoming events such as Moms & Daughters for Hillary, Hillary Pride, and more.
The Senate race in Ohio is critical as the Democrats are within four seats of overtaking Republican control of the US Senate. Current Ohio Senator Rob Portman, who has endorsed Donald Trump, is seen as one of the most vulnerable Senators up for reelection. A Democratic Senate would be essential to passing critical legislation and in confirming crucial nominees to the Supreme Court.
Read more of CoolCleveland’s picks for Cool Events.
WED 8/3
Cleveland singer/songwriter Rebecca Wohlever has a full band now, and a new album called Star Money. You can check both out at her release party at the Beachland Tavern.
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THU 8/4
Community gardening has experienced explosive growth in Cleveland in the last decade. So it’s appropriate that the American Community Gardening Association is holding its annual conference here this year. Through Sun 8/7.
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FRI 8/5
The Cleveland Museum of Art’s monthly MIX party takes place indoors and out this month. Its theme is games, you’ll be able to play some, as well as watch the opening ceremony of the Summer Olmypics projected on an outside wall of the museum.
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SAT 8/6
Cleveland has few more colorful performers than drag artist Lady J. And she’s got a lot of fabulous friends who will join her at Cocktails Cleveland for Lady J’s Dancing Disco.
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SUN 8/7
The Cedar Fairmount Festival in Cleveland Heights isn’t huge but there’s a lot to do, ranging from the usual crafts and face painting to cosplay, rocket cars rides, an author festival, the Akron Zoomobile and – warning! – adoptable pets on site.
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MON 8/8
The Cuyahoga County Fair opens today with all the things people love about county fairs: rides, animals, large vegetables, country singers and cover bands, demolition derbies (two!) and food with no nutritional value. Through Sun 8/14.
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TUE 8/9
The Vineyards and BioCellar at Chateau Hough hosts their first-ever fundraiser, right in the Vineyards at E. 66th & Hough Avenue. Smartly titled Stabilizing At-Risk Youth With Jobs, the event features a performance by members of the Cleveland Orchestra, vineyard painting and drawing by the Cleveland Museum of Art, and valet parking. Wear sensible shoes.
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WED 8/10
Immigrants have been the target of attacks during the current presidential campaign. The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage’s series Cleveland Immigrant Communities today aims to focus positive attention on them. Tonight’s event features speakers from Cleveland’s growing and diversifying Asian community.
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One doesn’t have to have too long of a political memory to recall what Ralph Nader’s Green Party candidacy did to the country back in 2000 when he helped to derail Al Gore’s chances of beating George Bush…
* The Danger of Ideologues Holding strong beliefs is a mark of character, maturity and faith. But acting on said beliefs when such action will prove detrimental to your personal well-being…
Read other stories from Mansfield Frazier here
A look back at the last week
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THEATER REVIEW: The Little Dutch Girl at Ohio Light Opera by Kelly Ferjutz
PHOTOSTREAM: RNC Host Committee Thank You Party on Public Square by Anastasia Pantsios
PHOTOSTREAM: Opera at the Italian Garden by Anastasia Pantsios
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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) MANSFIELD: Notes on the Convention
2) MANSFIELD: How Hillary Should Handle Trump in Debate
3) COMMENTARY: GOP Scare Tactics by Anastasia Pantsios
4) KSU Museum Debuts (dis)ABLED BEAUTY
5) Lit Cleveland Attracting Interest of Local Writers and Readers at Cle Inkubator
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–Thomas Mulready
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