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They say it’s darkest before the dawn, and in this region, we certainly know just how dark it can get. But it’s getting brighter.Let’s hope the sun shines on the CiCLEVia “open streets” event, while CPT ignites the stage lights on their new season, and The Maltz launches This Light of Ours, featuring activist photographers of the civil rights movement. LeBron lights up social media with his endorsement of Hillary, and we couldn’t agree more. We’re moving into the light. –Thomas Mulready
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He’s thinking about the future of the kids his LeBron James Family Foundation works to provide with opportunities and which candidate would boost their options more.
“Only one person running truly understands the struggles of an Akron child born into poverty,” he writes. “And when I think about the kinds of policies and ideas the kids in my foundation need from our government, the choice is clear. That candidate is Hillary Clinton.”
If you step back and look at this year’s two major-party candidates for president, stripped of all the attacks and smears and phony “scandals” and media hoopla, the contrast is striking.
You have one knowledgable, seasoned candidate brimming with specific ideas for making Americans’ lives better. And you have a charlatan offering the false promise that your life would be better if only you were allowed to oppress someone else.
SPONSORED: With the elections coming, voters want transparency from their candidates. Cleveland Public Library has teamed up with CreativeMornings, a lecture series for the creative community, to invite Judge Michael Ryan to Main Library for a discussion on government transparency. This event is FREE with registration on Fri 10/14 from 8:30 – 10:00AM. CPL.org.
Husband-and-wife artists Gary and Laura Dumm usually work on their own (often with some feline help!) But they’ve combined their talents for the show Here There Be Monsters, using colorful, cartoonish graphic techniques to tackle ideas about the despoiling of the environment.
They tell us why working together on the project was a “win-win” and how they hope the show, opening this week at BAYarts, will impact viewers. Coincidentally, this photo was used as Vanity Crash’s latest album cover. Fri 10/7-Tue 10/25.
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The new season at Cleveland Public Theatre launches with a pair of productions. One celebrates its partnership with the Latino cultural community, now going into its 4th year. The other, 44 Plays by 44 Presidents, a regional premier, features a female cast taking a fast-paced look at all past presidencies.
John Benson talks with CPT’s Cathleen O’Malley to find out more and learn how these productions fit into CPT’s mission. Thu 10/6-Sat 10/29.
Before social media, the only way most people heard about the civil rights struggle was through the hard work of writers and photographers “embedded” into the movement, on the scene in the American South, bringing back scenes of racial division, homegrown terror, Ku Klux Klan attacks, and the heroic efforts of those working on the right side of history.
Listen as CoolCleveland speaks with Les Kelen, executive director of the Center for Documentary Expression & Art, and organizer of This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement, on display now at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage through 05/14/17.
Chagrin Falls may be a bucolic little town. But for five days, the Chagrin Documentary Film Festival takes viewers on a trip around the world in 50 films, visiting places such as Cuba in the film Craving Cuba (pictured) or learning more about local history in a film about Cleveland’s legendary rock & roll hotel, Swingos.
Kendall Embrescia-Hridel gives us the lowdown on the event’s background and some of the 76 films from 24 countries that will be screened. Wed 10/5-Sun 10/9.
SPONSORED: Attend this free Arts Innovation Summit at Baldwin Wallace University’s Center for Innovation & Growth on Thu 10/13 to learn how artists and arts organizations are using public funding from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) to connect with residents and address community issues through the arts. Led by CAC’s Karen Gahl-Mills; includes networking with others in Northeast Ohio’s surging arts and culture community. Info here.
The newly revived Cleveland Ballet is aiming to make its distinctive mark in its first program of the 2016-2017 season. It will feature a series of short works and live music led by the company’s artistic musical supervisor and Cleveland Orchestra violinist Alexandra Preucil.
Our dance writers Elsa Johnson and Victor Lucas stopped by a rehearsal to bring us some tantalizing hints of what the performances will look like. Tue 10/11.
Wondering how to get the whole community involved in recycling the right way?
Follow Fairview Park Mayor Eileen Patton at their Recycle Roundup and Shredding Day at City Hall as she outlines which items can be recycled on the curb (bottles, cans, paper), which ones should be saved up and brought to recycle events such as this (oil paints, hazardous waste, gasoline, electronics), and which ones can be recycled elsewhere (tires, which can be recycled at your tire shop).
Still have questions? CuyahogaRecycles.org.
Most people think of Super PACs as groups run by shady billionaires. But the artist-founded and -run Super PAC For Freedoms has the goal of getting artists involved in the political process and getting people out to vote.
Just ahead of Ohio’s voter registration deadline Tue 10/11, the group is hosting a voter registration drive, kicking off at MOCAcleveland. You can come down and make your own creative yard sign too. Sat 10/8.
SPONSORED: You’ve waited all year for this and now the time has come. Celebrate Cleveland Restaurant Week. Northeast Ohio’s best dining destinations showcase three course, prixe fixe menus for $33 from now through October 15. Visit your favorites. Explore new flavors. Support local! For menus, real-time reservations and more, visit Clevelandrestaurantweek.com.
How do you get kids excited about eating veggies? Artist Linda Zolten Wood has come up with a board game called Operation: Vegetables that hopefully will do the trick. It debuts at the Memorial Nottingham Library in North Collinwood with a free family party Sat 10/8.
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Sandwich Special: Voodoo Zombie Jerk Chicken. Seasonal Sides: Cider Glazed Brussels Sprouts & Spicy Curry Cauliflower. Bread Pudding: Peanut Butter Halloween Candy Bread Pudding. Beer Feature: New Holland Ichabod Pumpkin Ale. Cocktail Feature: Undead Tiki.
Melt News: Cleveland Indians Playoff Celebration! To celebrate all Melt locations will be featuring the Corny Beast now dubbed the Rally Beast staring Mon 10/3, until the Cleveland Indians win the 2016 World Series! Melt Public Square now OPEN! View CC video here. Meltidential Election: 6 sandwich candidates are battling to become the next president of Melt; winner announced 11/01/16. MeltBarAndGrilled.com.
Using herbs can encourage healthy eating – and they smell nice. Learn more at the annual Western Reserve Herb Society Herb Fair at the Cleveland Botanical Garden. They’ll have talks, information and herbal products for sale. Sat 10/8.
* The Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Explorer series looks at the intersection of wine & science in “The Natural History of Wine.” There’s a cash bar if the talk makes you thirsty. Fri 10/7.
Read more of CoolCleveland’s picks for Eats and Drinks.
SPONSORED: Tri-C Classical Piano Series Kicks Off 10/16 The Tri-C Presents Classical Piano Series kicks off its 10th season with Simone Dinnerstein at 2PM on Sun 10/16 in Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art. Dinnerstein’s debut, self-funded recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Classical Chart in its first week. The recital is free.
Periodically the Rock Hall Library has held scan days when people can come and have their rock & roll memorabilia scanned for free. They’re holding the next one at Blue Arrow Records where DJs will spin classic music and cats are available for petting. Sat 10/8
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SPONSORED: The Stars are in the Spotlight at The Kent Stage with The Taj Mahal Trio, Loudon Wainwright III, An Intimate Night With Allen Stone, Jim Messina, Rickie Lee Jones, Rumer Willis, plus more. TheKentStage.com.
Read more of CoolCleveland’s picks for Cool Events.
WED 10/5
Trinity Cathedral kicks off the fall season of its free weekly Brownbag concerts with frequent Trinity visitors Jake & Sarah, who perform classical music on a non-traditional instrument: sax. They’ll be joined by the Trinity Chamber Orchestra.
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THU 10/6
Ohio Mart, taking place at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens in Akron, is now in its 50th year. It’s one of the largest such artisan fairs in the area with vendors, food, craft beer and wine, a kids’ play area, and a chance to bid on a trip on the Goodyear Blimp.
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FRI 10/7
The Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus in Slavic Village is one of Cleveland’s architectural gems. It’s a beautiful setting for one of the final ethnic festivals of the year, its Polish festival, with food, music, dancing, games of chance etc. But you’ll really want to take a church tour while you’re there.
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SAT 10/8
The inaugural CiCLEVia event in August was cancelled due to rain; the second took place in the rain. Hopefully October brings better weather for this new “open streets” event in which a thoroughfare is closed off for the afternoon for bikers, skaters, walkers and building community.
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SUN 10/9
The Parma Animal Shelter’s Spooky Tails give you and your dog a chance to have fun together, sporting costumes, participating in contests and taking walks. It’s a fundraiser to help animals who haven’t been lucky enough to find a person like you yet.
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MON 10/10
Why do we vote as we do? Believe it or not there’s science behind it. Two political scientists will talk about what determines our political stances at the Music Box Supper Club’s monthly Science Cafe, where you can “talk science, drink beer.”
Click here for more events on Mon 10/10
TUE 10/11
The Capitol Theatre is kicking off a Tuesday evening documentary series, tackling both serious and fun topics. Tonight’s film Doomed tells the story of indie filmmaker Roger Corman’s version of The Fantastic Four which was made but never released. It features copious interviews with the cast and crew.
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WED 10/12
The New York City-based SO Percussion is a quartet of musicians who specialize in the music of modern and contemporary composers, including Steve Reich. They’ll perform his piece “Drumming” with the University of Akron Percussion Ensemble at University of Akron’s Guzzetta Hall.
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Boxing promoter Don King was once a superstar and celebrity in his own right, managing top fighters and staging megawatt events.
Now, says CoolCleveland commentator C. Ellen Connally, he’s been reduced to the equivalent of a punch-drunk fighter, struggling for one more moment in the spotlight as he grovels and caters to a clownish presidential candidate, making himself appear to be just as buffoonish.
“We know how hard it’s going to be to create change within departments around the country because there’s always going to be union leaders and other officers that think like Loomis that are going to do anything…”
* So Now We Know for Sure If anyone was buying into the idea that rank-and-file cops in Cleveland were getting on board with the consent decree they can now disabuse themselves of that notion…
* Debate, Round 2 Hillary Clinton has the best ally any candidate could ask for going into the second debate: Donald J. Trump. She couldn’t have a better partner helping her to victory …
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