Campbell Videocast

Campbell Videocast

In this week’s issue:
* Cool Cleveland Videocasts & Interview with Mayor Jane Campbell, a Cool Cleveland exclusive
* Cool Cleveland Champions party on Wed 11/2, get $14.50 tix by midnight Thu 10/27 here
* Cool Cleveland Fast Forward party on Fri 11/11, get $16.50 tix by midnight Thu 10/27 here
* Cool Cleveland Sounds tears from the electric eye by 20goto10
* A & Q w/G: Jennifer Thomas answers about the Civic Innovation Lab
* Cool Cleveland Preview Street Magic @ the Inside Outside Gallery
* Cool Cleveland Kids podcast click here, CC podcast click here, CC Blog click here

This week, visibly, Cool Cleveland jumps into the fray with a full-length interview of incumbent Cleveland Mayor Jane Campbell, in the political fight of her life. Plus, now you can check out her body language, vocal cadence and other visual cues by clicking on the three video excerpts we’ve provided. Next week, we’ll have our exclusive interview with challenger Cleveland City Council President Frank Jackson, along with a couple video clips of his performance. And next week, we’ll announce our endorsements in the Mayor’s race as well as other key issues and candidates. At Cool Cleveland, we encourage good citizenship, and urge you to attend or watch the upcoming Mayoral Debates and Case’s session on Ohio election reforms. Interesting area collaborations continue this week when the awesome Cleveland Jazz Orchestra joins with the stellar Cleveland Pops Orchestra for one exciting confabulous concert at Severance Hall. Have your kids click on the Cool Cleveland Kids Podcast for 3 cool and fun Halloween events for them and their parents. Read some of the passionate (love) letters to Cleveland in the Yr Turn area below. Catch our review of 20goto10’s new CD in Cool Cleveland Sounds. There should be plenty to keep you active and visible this week: a festival celebrating infamous Cleveland poet d.a. levy, CIM’s Pianofest, Day of the Dead events, and a chance to save big bucks by ordering online early for our upcoming Cool Cleveland parties on 11/2 and 11/11. When you join us on 11/2, you’ll meet the Civic Innovation Lab’s Jennifer Thomas, profiled below in A&Q w/G, and she’ll tell you how your civic idea could be worth more than you might think. Calling all visibly pro-active citizens of Cleveland… this is your week! –Thomas Mulready

Cool Cleveland Videocasts & Interview
with Mayor Jane Campbell

Read the complete transcript of the interview with Thomas Mulready here. View the three videos as she answers questions on regionalism [Windows or Mac]; on racism in Cleveland safety forces [Windows or Mac]; and why she isn’t getting credit for her accomplishments [Windows or Mac]. Click below to read a transcript of the entire interview with the incumbent Mayor, as she discusses these issues plus the convention center, the school levy, and arts and technology as economic development. If you haven’t got your fill, you might also want to listen to the Meet The Bloggers podcast of Mayor Jane Campbell here. Read the exclusive Cool Cleveland Interview:

Cool Cleveland: In redirecting some of the resources [because the recent Cleveland Public School levy failed], will we lose some of the arts-in-education programs?
Mayor Jane Campbell: No. I see there’s a strong support for the arts from the board level, from the administration level. Kids tend to do better, they stay in school. The evidence is compelling. When kids are exposed to arts, their math scores go up…
Would you be in favor of a cabinet-level Arts & Culture officer for Cleveland?
Here’s my concern: I don’t know how we’d pay for it out of the City budget, and whether it’s better to have that be a broader-based person who participates in the cabinet. The city of Cleveland can’t carry the arts investments on our own…
Read the complete Cool Cleveland Interview with Mayor Jane Campbell here
Videos: Regionalism [Win or Mac]; Racism [Win or Mac]; Accomplishments [Win or Mac]

Party with Cool Champions 11/2

Get Some Downtown Cool and party with some friends at the next Cool Cleveland event with side-splitting comedy from Pickwick and Frolic’s Hilarities 4th Street Theater. Enjoy beer, wine, mouth-watering appetizers, and the opportunity to meet some of our city’s cool civic Champions who are doing well by doing good. Plus your chance to get funding for your civic project! Meet us (and bring your friends!) at P & F’s Martini Bar and Cabaret Wed 11/2, starting at 5:30PM (show at 8:00). Check out the Grilled Vegetable and Herb Cheese Pinwheels, Assorted Focaccia Pizzas, Rotisserie Chicken Salad Pinwheels, and Domestic and Imported Cheese Display. Help us toast the Civic Innovation Lab’s 2nd anniversary and receive comp passes to the 90-minute comedy show featuring a nationally touring comedian. See and be seen with the Champions. Get tix www.coolcleveland.com/tickets/110205.

A Winning Idea Your Cool Cleveland admission gets you appetizers galore plus two drink tix (wine & beer), and a ticket to the 8PM comedy show in Hilarities 4th Street Theatre for the first 200 people ($13 value, seating is limited, sign up now). Learn how you can qualify for $30,000 for your civic project from the Civic Innovation Lab and take advantage of the rare opportunity to hear from Cleveland Foundation president Ronn Richard and economic development guru Brad Whitehead. Get your discount tix by midnight Thu 10/27 here: www.coolcleveland.com/tickets/110205.

Party @ Fast Forward 11/11

Fast Forward your Friday Night! Don’t miss the cultural party of the season on Fri 11/11 as Cool Cleveland parties at the speed of light with the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Fast Forward. Experience Cleveland’s awesome artistic community collaborating on a major cultural vibe starting 5:30 – 7:30PM in the Institute’s Reinberger Gallery (11141 East Blvd.) with the radical, futuristic exhibition and docent tours of Dreaming of a More Better Future (as in: Did the Jetson’s get it right or wrong?). See this great exhibition highlighting the work of 47 artists, designers, illustrators, architects, film and video creators and digital artists. Enjoy beer, wine and delightful delectables from Elan Catering and Bridges Restaurant in the Student Lounge and Ohio Bell Auditorium while grooving to the latest in electronic dance music DJ-ed by Severiano Martinez of the Shinkoyo Arts Collective. You get a comp ticket to the wild presentation by Eduardo Kac, Professor and Chair of the Art/Technology Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago as he explains how his art broke all the rules. [Comp parking behind CIA – off Bellflower or East Blvd. – gates will be open.]

Plus, you’re guest-listed for CMA’s Fast Forward party from 9PM ’til midnight held at the CIA Factory, three blocks away (comp shuttles available), where you can immerse yourself in live music, food, libations and the burgeoning and hip student art scene with artwork, experiments, and ongoing performances around every corner. All included in your Cool Cleveland ticket!

Now that’s Fast One ridiculously low price for all this: beer, wine, great food, DJ, live music, the hippest art exhibition in town, the lowdown on how one artist made it happen, and the CMA’s fantabulous Fast Forward party cranking into the night. Get your discount tix by midnight Thu 10/27 here: www.coolcleveland.com/tickets/111105

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See the Video Preview for the Hit Musical “Wicked” – the Wizard of Oz Prequel But don’t let it be the closest you get to seeing “Wicked” at Playhouse Square! That’s the chance you take by not becoming a subscriber today. For weeks you’ve heard about the excitement of the McDonald Financial Group Broadway Series. About how the seven hit-show series can be had for as little as $16 per show and how the new Girls Night at Broadway package gets you discounts at salons & restaurants. These perks plus the best seats await subscribers only. So check out the “Wicked” preview along with videos and music from other shows on the Broadway Series at our website and act now. www.PlayhouseSquare.com or call 216-830-7221.
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Mayoral candidates’ forums on the arts Still looking for some answers on important issues in the Cleveland Mayoral race? Mayor Jane Campbell and City Council President Frank Jackson have agreed to hold separate forums for the arts and culture community. Each forum will give the candidates an open platform to clearly present their views on our local arts and culture organizations and leading local arts players. An audience Q&A session will follow. Mayor Campbell’s forum is on Thu 10/27 at 8:30AM at the Cleveland Playhouse at 8500 Euclid Avenue and Council President Jackson’s forum is Fri 10/28 at 8:30AM at the Cleveland Public Theatre at 6415 Detroit Avenue. RSVP for either event at info@cpacbiz.org or call 575-0331.

New York’s arts Mayor While not known as a huge fan of the arts, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration “has done more to promote and support the arts than any in a generation,” according to The New York Times. From the celebrated Christo project The Gates for which he lobbied for over 10 years, to public art in every corner of the city, to private dinners raising money for well-known and less-known arts groups, to creating the first public school arts curriculum in a generation, to putting Wynton Marsalis on the telephone hold message, Bloomberg offers a model for how leadership can have real impact in cities of all sizes. Bloomberg, the quintessential businessman, knows above all that “art, in short, is good business.” See New York Times story here.

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Dance + Technology + Discount Tickets for CoolCleveland readers! The Bebe Miller Company brings an electrifying mix of exquisite dancing, original music, digitized animation and state-of-the-art videography to the Ohio Theatre on Sat 11/5 at 8PM. Award-winning choreographer Bebe Miller’s newest work, “Landing/Place,” is a thought-provoking exploration of life’s journey from the unfamiliar to the known. The Columbus Dispatch calls it “a multi-media symphony with waves of stunning, captivating images.” Cool Cleveland subscribers receive $4 off per ticket and NO service charges. Contact 440.914.0744 or skeyes@dancecleveland.org by midnight Monday Oct. 31 to receive the discounted rate. Visit www.dancecleveland.org/ for a preview of the dazzling Bebe Miller Company. Go to www.TriCPresents.com for more about the Tri-C season line-up. Co-presented by DANCECleveland and Cuyahoga Community College.
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CMA @ Shaker Square An ingenious collaboration between the revered Cleveland Museum of Art and the Coral Company (the parent company of Shaker Square) will ensure that CMA devotees won’t get the shakes during the six months that the museum will be completely closed from January-June 2006. During their highly anticipated renovation, the CMA’s new space will be open for adult art studio classes on Tue 11/1; the Museum’s Teacher’s Resource Center will convene on selected Wednesday’s beginning on Wed 11/2; children’s classes will begin on Sat 11/12 and the retail and ticket operations open to the public on Sun 11/20. Read more here. Got a comment on the importance of such community collaborations? Send it to Letters@CoolCleveland.com.

Shaker Lakes wins Energy Star award The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes installed an ultra-high efficient geothermal heat pump, high performance lighting fixtures, motion-detecting occupancy sensors in restrooms and other sustainable technologies a few years ago. Their environmentally conscious decision paid off big, netting them an award from Energy Star, a national awards program which honors organizations for exemplary pollution prevention and stewardship of the environment via energy efficiency, and a savings of 40 grand in annual energy costs while preventing the emission of 590,000 pounds of carbon dioxide. With energy costs predicted to rise 50% this winter, the savings can only go higher. Now that’s what we call resounding proof that sustainability is no pipe dream. Learn more about the program or nominate another local energy champ at www.EnergyStar.gov.

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The Artist as an Entrepreneur Lose the oft-held concept that a live artist equals a starving artist. The Fall 2005 Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute will give area artists access to an award-winning professional development program. Their six-session course focuses on artist entrepreneurship, business planning, accounting and basic legalities along with brand new modules like Technology and Your Business and Product Distribution Channels. Classes are on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning Tue 11/1 from 6-10PM and run through Thu 11/17. This course not only equips artists with the tools needed to succeed as an entrepreneur but also offers an excellent networking opportunity with other community artists. Call 575-0331. The Fairhill Center, 12200 Fairhill Road. www.CPACBiz.org.

RED DOT Project Deadline The deadline is looming for artists to submit their work to this project which connects artists in need of business with businesses in need of artists. Red Dot has already begun developing relationships with various businesses interested in putting Red Dot Project artists to work on their design projects. The first peer review deadline is on Fri 10/28. Artists selected this year will enjoy the added bonus of annual membership through December 2006. The next application deadline is Fri 1/6/2006. Call 664-9509, send an email to info@RedDotProject.org or visit http://www.RedDotProject.org for more info.

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4 the Passion of Red Join Red {an orchestra} in their fourth season as they present “In Mahler’s Shadow,” which focuses on the immense influence of Gustav Mahler in both his personal life and on subsequent generations of musicians. Experience “In Mahler’s Shadow” on Sat 11/5 at 8PM in the Masonic Auditorium, 3615 Euclid Avenue. Concert tickets start at $15. For more information call Red at 440-519-1733 or visit RedAnOrchestra.org.
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Wanted: puppeteers Red {an orchestra} is in need of six puppeteers to participate in rehearsals and perform puppetry for A New Amahl {A Red Christmas}. Qualified applicants would have some puppetry, movement or dance experience and be available during the entire rehearsal and performance schedule from Thu 11/27 through Wed 12/7. A Christmas event for the entire family, A New Amahl tells the tale of an urban boy whose dreams are brought to life by puppets, video imagery by Ben Kingsley and vocal soloists and chorus. Visit http://www.RedAnOrchestra.org to learn more about the performance, if you are interested in showcasing your puppetry skills send an email stating your interest to Barbara@TandemOtter.org along with a copy of your resume.

Cool Cleveland Kids Did you grow up in Cleveland? Did your parents take you to the coolest things in Cleveland, or did you miss out as a kid? Don’t let today’s kids miss out: let them listen to 9-year-old Max Mulready as he explains his picks of cool family things to do this week here. This week, Max points out three ultra-cool Halloween events that kids can enjoy with their families in Cleveland this week. Don’t be confused by podcasts. Just click on the link here and turn up your computer’s speakers. You’ll be listening to a podcast in no time. Check below to see the events tagged CC KIDS under Cool Cleveland This Week for our recommendations for a boo-tastic family week. http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/CoolClevelandKids10.28.05.mp3

AFL-CIO chief blogs Join in the discussion on Cleveland AFL-CIO’s new blog at http://www.clevelandaflcio.org/blog.html. John Ryan’s goal in starting the blog is to share the inner workings of the labor movement while engaging Clevelanders in discussions about the treatment of working people and ways to create a better community. Check out the blog here then share your opinion at Letters@CoolCleveland.com.

Emissions from the blogsphere Scott Kovatch reveals the nerdiest thing he’s ever done and asks us to do the same. Patsy Kline is using her blog to inform us of upcoming shows. The Midwestgrrl responds to a letter published in last week’s issue of Cool Cleveland. Sarah Wilson-Jones has a story of the confluence of art and coffee. Check the Cool Cleveland weblog here, then add your own comments, questions and attitude. Letters@CoolCleveland.com.

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Experience a Musical Journey through Asia with the Cleveland Institute of Music Opera Theater’s The Orient Expressly November 9 – 12 at 8PM. Presented in concert format under the direction of David Bamberger, the first stop on the evening of operatic adventures is Japan for scenes from Gilbert and Sullivan’s world-famous comedy The Mikado. The ride continues with another composer’s view of Asia, Stravinsky’s The Nightingale, Hans Christian Andersen’s tale about a songbird’s mystical powers. Call 216-791-5000, ext. 411. Adults $15; Students and Seniors $10. Mention Cool Cleveland and receive $2 off your ticket! CIM is under construction, but still conducting great music as usual! For up-to-date information on concerts and the $40 million expansion project to provide more teaching, practice and performance space visit www.cim.edu.
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Cool Cleveland This Week
10.26-11.02

Send your cool events to: Events@CoolCleveland.com

The 11th Day Film Premiere This groundbreaking documentary film, the story behind the Battle of Crete, a little known battle which virtually changed the course of World War II, premieres on Wed 10/26 at 4PM and 7:30PM. Learn how men, women and children fought together to defend their homeland and to protect the ones they love, and in the process, turned the tide on a world war. Call 800-791-2858 or log on to http://www.crete1941.com for tickets or more info. Hurry, seating is limited. Tower City Cinemas 203 W. Huron Road Cleveland.

Cleveland Mayoral Debate The two contenders for the Cleveland Mayor’s job face off in the first of three scheduled live televised debates, co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs and the CSU Student Government Association on Wed 10/26 from 6 – 7PM at CSU’s Levin College of Urban Affairs, 1717 Euclid Avenue, broadcast live on WKYC-TV3.

Ohio Election Reforms? Propositions 2, 3, 4, and 5 are possibly the most important choices Ohio voters face in the 2005 election. This Case Policy Forum on Wed 10/26 at 7PM is intended to shed some light on each proposition, allowing voters to make a well informed choice. The public is invited to learn more about the proposed reforms on the upcoming November 8th ballot, precipitated by government scandals and controversies over how votes were cast and tallied in Ohio in both the 2000 and 2004 elections. Call 368-2426 or visit www.Case.edu for more info. Ford Auditorium of the Allen Medical Library, Adelbert Road and Euclid Avenue on Case’s campus.

CC KIDS Halloween Spooktacular III Participate in a variety of special seasonal activities including trick-or-treating, crafts, snacks, and a costume parade! Dress in costume and receive half-price admission on Thu 10/27 through Sat 10/29 from 11AM-4PM. Learn more about the event at www.ClevelandChildrensMuseum.org. Children’s Museum of Cleveland, 10730 Euclid Avenue.

eWomenNetwork Accelerated Networking Luncheon Join guest speakers Elizabeth Oliver and Maria Coyne, local banking industry champions, as they discuss the topic How to Secure Financing For Your Small Business. Learn about the SBA loan process, other financing options and how to deal with the five toughest questions your banker will ask. A Q&A session will follow the Thu 10/27 event which runs from 11:30AM-1:30PM. Call 440-527-0480 or click here to register. Windows on the River, 2000 Sycamore.

Out of the Box Attend the Thu 10/27 5:30PM opening reception for this exhibit that will blow the lid off of your perceptions of the simple box. It is also an opportunity to get a sneak preview of the more than 50 decorative boxes designed by local artists that will be auctioned off during the Akron Area Arts Alliance’s Arts Alive! benefit gala on Sat 11/12 from 6-10PM. Many of the artists will be on hand at the opening reception to discuss their work. Call 330-376-8480 or email akronareaarts@bright.net. for an invitation. Summit Artspace, 140 E Market St, Akron.

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Zest…Imagination…Brilliant Performance Tri-C Performing Arts presents the Turtle Island String Quartet with Kenny Barron at the Tri-C Metropolitan Campus Auditorium on Fri 11/4 at 8PM. Renowned as the undisputed masters of improvisational string chamber music, Turtle Island String Quartet will join forces with Barron, a veteran of the Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz bands and “One of the top jazz pianists in the world.” — Los Angeles Times. Call 216.987.4400 for information on available discounts and to order your tickets with NO service charges. Visit www.TriCPresents.com for more about this performance and the full Tri-C season line-up.
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United Way Small Business Event Small enterprises are an increasingly important economic driver in Greater Cleveland. The Small Business Division of United Way of Greater Cleveland will be hosting an evening reception of fun, food and networking on Thu 10/27 at 5:30PM geared toward these smaller enterprises and their part in building and maintaining a healthy, caring community. Mayor Jane L. Campbell will give the address for this event entitled, Why United Way is Important to Your Business and How United Way is Changing Our Community. Call 436-2197 for reservations and ticket information. Pickwick and Frolic Restaurant and Club, East 4th Street.

The Writing Life Join literary author Sarah Willis on Thu 10/27 at 7PM as she highlights her experiences as a successful writer here in Northeast Ohio. She has written four novels and her most recently published book, The Sound of Us, takes place right here in Cleveland. Don’t pass up this gratis offering. Just visit http://www.MentorPL.org or call 440-255-8811 to register. Mentor Public Library, 8215 Mentor Avenue.

Forbidden This adult-themed play, based on a true story, chronicles the tale of Lilly, the wife of a Nazi officer and mother of four, who falls in love with Felice, a woman hiding her Jewish identity in 1943 Berlin. This riveting play about identity, racism, defiance and passion, gives an intimate look at the damage done by anti-Semitism, homophobia and fascism to those they sought to destroy, and to those who were part of the Nazi leadership. Attend a special performance, talk-back session and dessert reception on Thu 10/27 at 7PM. See more info here. Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, Brickner Auditorium, 23737 Fairmount Boulevard, Beachwood.

Deadly Women in Cleveland History Miss the days when you sat around the campsite telling scary stories when you were a kid? Cleveland historical crime writer John Stark Bellamy II will present a series of public talks on his book: Women Behaving Badly: True Tales of Cleveland’s Most Ferocious Female Killers. He will discuss notable local crimes during area appearances scheduled during Halloween weekend. Visit www.GrayCo.com to learn more about the book and call 431-2665 for the complete schedule which kicks off with a Thu 10/27 appearance at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Westlake at 7:30PM. All appearances are without charge and open to the public, but leave the marshmallows and weenies at home. Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 198 Crocker Park Blvd, Westlake.

An evening with Gloria Steinem Spend an intimate evening with the mega-influential and well-regarded feminist without equal. The Toledo-born heroine, writer, editor and activist lectures during a Thu 10/27 event at 7:30PM, hosted by another Ohio gem, The Plain Dealer’s Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Connie Schultz. The VIP reception is at 6:30PM and a book-signing and dessert reception will follow the lecture. Call 292-3999 or visit http://www.jfsa-cleveland.org/calendar. Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

Christmas at Maxwell’s Premiere kicks off on Thu 10/27 at 7:30PM, proceeded by a 6:30pm cheese and beverage reception. A coffee and Q & A session will follow the premiere. Andrew May and several other members of the cast will be in attendance. Chagrin Cinemas, 8200 East Washington Street, Chagrin Falls. http://www.ChristmasAtMaxwells.com/.

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Harry Potter on the Great Lakes Science Center’s Giant Screen Just in time for Halloween, the movie Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban will play Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 3PM − every weekend, through November 13 − the first time in the Science Center’s history that a full-length commercial feature film will be shown in the OMNIMAX Theater. Movie-only tickets are $8.95 for adults, $6.95 for kids and the combination OMNI/Science Center tickets are $12.95 for adults and $8.95 for kids. Contact www.GreatScience.com for reservations. The Great Lakes Science Center, now in its tenth year, is one of the nation’s leading science and technology museums, featuring more than 400 exciting hands-on exhibits, themed traveling exhibits and daily demonstrations. Open daily 9:30AM to 5:30PM with discounted parking for guests in the attached 500-car garage.
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MOCA Film Preview and Fashion Show Attend the celebration of the completion of the film, Hero Tomorrow, a collaborative effort by two Cleveland-based filmmakers, Ted Sikora and Milo Miller and 2 local fashion designers. The feature-length film was completely filmed and edited right here in Northeast Ohio. A portion of the movie will be screened during this Fri 10/28 event at 8PM. See the the comic-inspired movie costumes designed by local designer, Alexandra Underhill, and the preview of the dynamic fall collection of Cleveland fashion phenom Myley, who also appear in the film. Call 421-8671 or visit www.MOCACleveland.org to learn more. MOCA Cleveland.

Regional Capital for Regional Sustainability Explore and identify the assets of our region that will make it sustainable then let Voices & Choices, the major community visioning project now underway, know why sustainability is critical to our region’s future economic growth and quality of life. An interactive presentation and group discussion will be held Fri 10/28 from 9AM-3:15PM at Ohio State University Extension Service, 1680 Madison Avenue, Wooster.

CC KIDS Creepy Camp-In Spend a spooktacular evening investigating the most disgustingly cool things about your body during an overnight adventure of fun and exploration for kids and their parents. The fun begins on Fri 10/28 at 5:30PM and lasts until the sun rises on Saturday. Enjoy dinner, a snack and breakfast as you explore DNA extractions and dissections and participate in a scavenger hunt. Come prepared to be amazed because the truth can be downright scary! HealthSpace Cleveland at 8911 Euclid Ave. Call 231-6904. http://www.HealthSpaceCleveland.org.

Name This Tune Are you a walking musical encyclopedia? Can you recite album titles and the year that they were published like the rest of us recite the alphabet? Then test your musical skills and knowledge with Planned Parenthood of Greater Cleveland’s exciting event, Name This Tune, on Fri 10/28 from 5:30-10:30PM. Show off your musical trivia skills for a shot at the grand prize of $1,000 cash! A buffet dinner and beverages will be served. So you think you know music … attend this event and find out! For more information or to register online here or call 961-8804 ext. 216. Massimo da Milano, 1400 W 25th Street.

RED DOT Project Reminder Area artists interested in taking part in the RED DOT Project, an initiative that is working to connect artists and arts entrepreneurs with business opportunities, must submit their applications by the Fri 10/28 deadline for the first peer review. Call 664-9509, email info@RedDotProject.org or visit www.RedDotProject.org to learn more about the application process.

CC KIDS Enchanted Forest This unscary Halloween alternative on Fri 10/28 and Sat 10/29 from 6-8PM offers family walks on Nature Center trails, interesting facts about Halloween legends and traditions and an opportunity to sip cider and snack on tasty cookies. Call 321-5935 to learn more about the reasonably priced family outing. Nature Center, Shaker Lakes, 2600 South Park Boulevard. www.ShakerLakes.org.

Contextualizing the Contemporary Brooke Anderson, Director and Curator of the Contemporary Center at the American Museum of Folk Art in New York will present this lecture in connection with the exhibit Visual Tales: Paintings by Michelangelo Lovelace, Gail Newman and Paul W. Patton. The Fri 10/28 lecture at 7PM will demonstrate how contemporary American Folk Art fits into the larger field of American Art. Call 227-9507 for pricing and info. Cleveland Artists Foundation, 17801 Detroit Avenue. http://www.ClevelandArtists.org

Side by Side The Cleveland Pops Orchestra and the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra present an exciting evening of music on Fri 10/28 at 8PM. Enjoy two of the greatest ensembles in American music as they combine for one swinging evening of jazztastic music, featuring Cleveland’s finest musical performers. Completely jazzed about Side by Side? Then hurry and purchase your tix online at http://www.ClevelandPops.com, or by calling 231-1111, before you’re left out in the cold. Severance Hall.

WCLVnotes Tonight at 9PM on WCLV 104.9 FM, Beverly Simmons presents the first in an occasional series of programs of early music. It’s called “Chapel, Court and Countryside.” Fri 10/28 at 8PM, WCLV presents the Baldwin-Wallace Choir live from Gamble Auditorium. And Bill O’Connell is continuing his daily reports on The Cleveland Orchestra’s tour to Europe. Today, 10/26, the band is in Cologne, then on Fri 10/28, they begin a five concert residency in Vienna. In addition to the live broadcasts of Bill’s reports, you can listen to them at your leisure from WCLV’s audio archives on our website www.WCLV.com. The website also has advance listings for all of our programming. Plan your day with the WCLV Program Guide. WCLV is a Cool Cleveland partner.

Eyes Wide Open This Sat 10/29 11AM-6PM program will display boots commemorating slain American soldiers, a wall of remembrance for the Iraqis killed in the conflicts and a multimedia presentation exploring the history, costs and consequences of the war in Iraq. The event is open to people of all ages, races, sexual orientations, and religions. The presenters’ goal is to allow every citizen the opportunity to see all of the evidence and make their own decisions regarding whether or not the war is really worth it. Ready to have your Eyes Wide Open? Call 440-256-3400 or visit http://www.eastshore.org for more details. East Shore UU Church, 10848 Chillicothe Rd, Kirtland.

CC KIDS Cleveland Botanical Garden’s Boo-tanical Bash! End the month with a “Boo!” at this bewitchingly fun afternoon Halloween party with trick-or-treating and devilish delights, in the Hershey Children’s Garden on Sat 10/29 from 1 – 4PM. Visit http://www.cbgarden.org for more info. Cleveland Botanical Gardens, 11030 East Boulevard.

CC KIDS Day of the Dead Parade To commemorate the Day of the Dead, celebrated throughout Latin American countries and communities, a parade is being organized by Salvador Gonzalez in collaboration with Café Bellas Artes Committee. The Parade of Skeletons and Skulls will take place Sat 10/29 at 5PM. The celebration will begin at Joshaphat Arts Hall, Convivium 33, 1433 East 33th Street. Don’t miss this joyful celebration which remembers and honors the dead. http://www.tropicalcleveland.com.

CC KIDS Ghost Ride The Ohio City Bicycle Co-op double dares you to join their ultra-creepy Ghost Ride, a night of fun for kids and their parents. The Sat 10/29 costumed night-ride and kid and adult parties kicks off with the 5-7PM kids party, followed by a 7-9PM family bike ride through scary areas in the Flats, Tremont and Ohio City. Then at 9PM the mini-monsters disappear as the grown-ups only party heats up with live music by Dry Wall Eye and beer from the Rock Bottom Brewery. Costumes are encouraged, for bikes and bodies, but make sure that they don’t impair safe cycling or the fit of your helmet. Call 830-2667 or visit www.OhioCityCylces.org for more info.

Engendered In this exhibit, curator Lane Cooper, artist and adjunct professor at the Cleveland Institute of Art, explores the ways in which young artists address gender and the social implications of artists who claim that their work has nothing to do with gender. Transgender artists were specifically invited to participate in the show. Attend the opening reception for Engendered Sat 10/29 from 7-10PM. The show runs through mid-December at the B.K. Smith Gallery on the campus of Lake Erie College. www.lec.edu.

d.a. levy & the 1960s Literary & Cultural Scene in Cleveland: (a symposium & celebration) is a series of readings, events, and exhibits co-sponsored by several Cleveland area literary groups to honor Cleveland’s famed poet who was a major figure in the literary and underground scenes of the 60’s, and the important contributions of his era. The martyred Beat poet and publisher will be remembered in levyfest on Sat 10/29 at 8PM and Sun 10/30 at 1:30PM and 3:30PM at CSU and Trinity Cathedral. All events are without cost and open to the public. Details are available at the festival website http://www.DeepCleveland.com/levyfest.html.

CC KIDS Day of the Dead Art Exhibit Standing Rock Cultural Arts’ Third Annual Day of the Dead art exhibit is a celebration of this important Latin celebration. The exhibit features masks, paintings, puppets, drawings, and sculpture by Vince Packard, Larry McFarland, J. Edwards Gemind, Annette E. Padilla, Lynn Dewart and more and it kicks off with an opening reception Sat 10/29 at 8PM. The event will coincide with Kent’s Annual Halloween parade throughout downtown Kent. Call 330-673-4970 or visit http://www.StandingRock.net for updates. North Water Street Gallery, 257 N. Water St, Kent.

NOMAD Hurricane Jam Favorite local performers of the past and present unite on Sun 10/30 from 2-9PM to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims. The Sanders Brothers, Buffalo Rose Band, members of the Michael Stanley Band, The Glass Harp, Burning Sage and a long list of other local acts will perform. Visit www.ClevelandAgora.com for ticket info. Cleveland Agora.

Artist as an Entrepreneur The Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC) launches its newly expanded Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute (AEI) in November. Since its founding in 2003, the AEI program has provided business skill training to more than 200 Northeast Ohio artists. AEI will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 10PM starting Tue 11/1 at 6PM, continuing through Thu 11/17. Participation fees include eighteen training modules with AEI faculty, a comprehensive course book, resource guide, light refreshments and parking. Download the brochure here. Fairhill Center, 12200 Fairhill Road.

City Club Mayoral Debate A televised Mayoral Debate between Mayor Jane Campbell and Council President Frank Jackson scheduled for Tue 11/1 at 12PM will give voters the opportunity to hear the candidates’ positions on important community issues like the defeat of the school levy, the state of Cleveland schools, casinos, a new convention center, safety forces, economic development and neighborhood revitalization. The special City Club event will be moderated by WKYC-TV senior political correspondent, Tom Beres and includes a 30 minute audience Q & A. Lunch will also be served. Call 621-0082 or visit www.CityClub.org for more info or to order tix. Crowne Plaza Hotel, 777 St. Clair Avenue.

CIM Pianofest Hear lively piano performances of the great piano literature by gifted Cleveland Institute of Music students and insightful commentary by Piano Department head, Paul Schenly who serves as artistic director of the Cleveland International Piano Competition and is the founder/director of PianoFest in the Hamptons. This super low-cost event that is sans cost to students happens Tue 11/1 at 7:30PM. Call 791-5000 or visit http://www.cim.edu for more info. Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Boulevard.

Crossing Borders – The Immigrant Experience this Cultural Crossings lecture on Wed 11/2 at 5PM features award-winning journalist and essayist, Richard Rodriguez in a discussion of how America is shaped by the continual interaction of various cultures, blurring the boundaries between black and white, Hispanic and Anglo. An open book-signing and public reception will follow the lecture. Call 687-4646 for more info or visit www.CSUOhio.edu for a full list of speakers for the Crossing Over symposium. Drinko Hall, Music and Communication Building, CSU Campus, 2001 Euclid Avenue.

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A&Q w/G: Jennifer Thomas
Cool Cleveland’s CIO gets some answers, has more questions

I’ve known Jennifer Thomas for a while, since the days she did Cleveland Clicks, a monthly networking event for the area’s tech community. That was where I first met Thomas Mulready. Cool Cleveland was included in the first class of champions of the Civic Innovation Lab and will be part of the second anniversary party the Civic Innovation Lab is throwing next week. I’m also part of Meet The Bloggers and we’ve applied to the Civic Innovation Lab. Those things aside, I’m interested in the Civic Innovation Lab’s process, so I set up a meeting with the Lab’s executive director Jennifer Thomas at Cafe AhRoma.

George Nememth: “Why Cafe AhRoma?”

Jennifer Thomas: “It gets me out of Starbucks.”

The Civic Innovation Lab’s office is in the Hanna Building. A week after our interview, I saw Jennifer meeting in Starbucks in the Hanna…

GN: “Who’s submitting ideas to the Lab?”

JT: “We’ve got traditional and non-traditional audiences. The non-traditional group takes more risk and are sending their ideas to the Lab. It’s important for the mentors to see all these ideas from the non-traditional sector.”

GN: “Mentors?”

JT: “The panel that reviews the ideas submitted. The ones that have the community connections, that are able to open doors for the applicants. They’ve got to have a willingness to coach and lots of enthusasm. You should interview them. They give an incredible amount to this community…”
Read the interview with Jennifer Thomas here

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Cool Cleveland Preview
Street Magic @ Inside Outside Gallery 10/29

An art that everyone can do is hard to control. Street Magic, a multimedia show, lives up to its name by providing viewers the exhilaration of a graffiti artist outrunning the cops. This inspirational and dynamic show, which includes a short documentary “Public Discourse,” starts at 6PM on Fri 10/29. Make sure your costume (wearing one will get you in free) allows for a good peripheral view and listening through exhibit earphones.

Walking into the gallery a visitor immediately gravitates to a wall sized installation by the self-called Swoon of New York City. It’s a scene with life sized urban characters floating in their individual collections of possessions in front of a view through the windows of a subway car. The strap hanger crook of the arm echoes throughout the piece. Each character had a story because a viewer wonders “why are the characters the way they are?”

“I usually don’t structure stories beforehand,” wrote Swoon in the placard next to this piece…
Read the preview by Lee Batdorff here

Cool Cleveland Sounds
20goto10
tears from the electric eye
Sword in Skull Records

When I think of the word organic, I’m thinking tofu. I’m thinking flaxseed oil. Soymilk. Non-fat yogurt. Perhaps I’m just predisposed, but I’m thinking health food store. In fact, quite possibly, the last thing on my mind are computers, synthesizers, Alan Vega or any other element that could be shoehorned into a clever “Six Degress of Depeche Mode” game.

Yet, somehow listening to local synthpop outfit, 20goto10, I’m thinking about Philip K. Dick’s precursor to Blade Runner and how technology transcends humanity in reverse. Strange. The approach to technology is so heartfelt here. The acknowledgement of that New Wave is indeed alive. Engaged. Attractive. And yeah, well… organic.

But it’s best for me not to get ahead of myself.

The 1970s paved the way for home computers and synthpop to come into all of our lives–hand in glorious mechanical hand. Kids in my neighborhood were exploring the BASIC language in their “Intro to Programming” courses, where the command “20 GO TO 10” would keep looping between command lines, until someone hit the Break key. After class, we’d listen to Suicide and Kraftwerk who were marrying Farfisa organs and primitive drum machines with cyberlike precision. Somehow, that connection escaped all of us, until Gary Numan and the Human League and Yazoo and early Depeche Mode entered the classroom periphery…
Read the review by Peter Chakerian here

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Instant Karma
Quick reviews of recent events
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Verb Ballets @ Cleveland Public Theatre We got an early start on this past weekend’s dance glut by catching Verb Ballets at Cleveland Public Theatre on Thursday night. During the curtain raiser speeches we quickly read the program notes (“Adventures in Dance Appreciation Lesson I [NOT] Understanding the Abstract”) while Verb’s Executive Director Margaret Carlson described the concert as a “laboratory” performance, an experiment. This proved to be overstated, as Verb was no less polished than usual, but in all four dances the choreographers took off in a direction that was somehow new to them…
Read the review here

Yr Turn
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On Cleveland Wow! Love CoolCleveland.com! It’s my first time here and I’m writing a letter cuz’ your readers moved me to share our story. My husband and I are cradle Clevelanders who moved away seven years ago to Ann Arbor, MI (they call themselves cool, too). When we left here, we loved Cleveland. That’s why we moved back “home” 2 months ago after the consulting job in MI was over. Cleveland is a great town. The people are super nice! It’s cheap to live here. The homes are awesome. (Ann Arbor was double the price.) West Side Market — we go there twice a week. Coventry is hip (nothing like a Tommy’s RJ). Little Italy — fun to walk around, check out the shops, have a coffee and eat pastry or pizza. The lakefront is a gem — The west side views are awesome! There are jobs here — unlike Detroit. (Be grateful you don’t live THERE.) Sadly, those who have never left Cleveland don’t know what they have. When we left here, we thought we were heading to something “better.” After two days, we realized we missed “home” — the nice people (Detroiters seem tougher), cheap real estate, family and good friends. Also, when we relocated we were childless. Now, we have a son. Life is different for us (no more asking “what are we doing Saturday night?”) Now we enjoy all the great stuff for families here, from parks, museums, libraries and school activities. We are so glad to be one of the many who have returned “home,” because living is great in Cleveland. Ann Arbor was “cool,” but it was never home to us. Glad to be home!
from Cool Cleveland reader Janet Gaydosh janetgaydoshATadelphia.net

As people living outside of Cleveland, we find CoolCleveland to be an excellent source of hopeful information about your city. We visited a number of years ago and found the city to be impressive. We have visited New York, Toronto, Chicago, Milwaukee to name a few, and Cleveland seemed to us to be not only friendly and affordable, but it seemed we could get to many things just by hopping on our bikes. We are presently planning to move from our small city to a big city. Cleveland is at the top of our list based on past experience, affordability, weather, access to sport and cultural events, and the West Side Market. We are also encouraged by the interest in pushing for more technology companies to locate there. The recent Economist rankings were also encouraging. And yet we continue to read things that make us wonder if we know what we are getting ourselves into. Is the crime that bad? Does the city really shut down at night? Are there very few places to run dogs? Are the schools getting any better or not? We are professionals with good jobs but long for a city lifestyle. We continue to read that Cleveland wants people like us to move there. But then we read that everything is happening in the suburbs and that the city is languishing. Will the real Cleveland please stand up? As an additional heads-up to city leaders, I pose the following question: who is doing your recruiting of new, young professionals to your city? I have tried to contact a number of local organizations, which say they want to see new ideas and new faces in the city, with questions about various things in regard to housing, infrastructure, incentives, etc. I have not heard anything back from anyone. How are you going to entice people who are not sold on Cleveland when you are having trouble getting people who think they want to move there to do so? Thanks again for the excellent eZine.
from Cool Cleveland reader Alan Block alan.blockATgmail.com

On globalization, the convention center and Cool Cleveland (See Get Out here) First, thank you again, Mr. Mulready, for sending out notices about the public meetings/debates/forums happening in the city. Those of us who don’t get the PD or don’t read the Public Notices in the tiny print at the back have no other way of finding things out, because the city and county do absolutely zero to keep residents informed. I often wonder whether that’s deliberate…. Went to the Pierre Everaert lecture at B-W which you reviewed in the 10/19 edition. I really enjoyed Mr. Everaert’s presentation overall, but I had a big problem with his admiration of Wal-Mart. Everaert was a personal friend of Sam Walton, and apparently, doesn’t see anything wrong with Walton’s philosophies. He touted Wal-Mart as a company which offers opportunities for all, especially our young people, and offers good wages, healthcare benefits, etc. He cited Walton’s plan to “bring in the local paint store owner and the local bicycle repairman to work in my stores.” Of course, the part he didn’t mention is that the coming of a Wal-Mart destroys the little guys’ businesses first, so then Wal-Mart can use their expertise to progress toward Big Box nirvana. I realize Mr. Everaert has lived in Europe for a number of years, but he obviously does not see the reality of the pittance wages Wal-Mart ! pays, nor its frequent failure to offer healthcare benefits, leading to a depressing effect on the surrounding community. I can’t argue with Mr. Everaert’s assertion that Wal-Mart is the business model for retailing, but it’s certainly NOT a model of concern for its employees or concern for hosting communities. In short, Everaert may be a genius when it comes to globalization, but he sure is in an ivory tower when it comes to Joe Average. And about the convention center plans….. I find it disturbing that it seems to be inevitable that a new convention center will be built, whether we want it or not, whether it’s economically viable or not, whether the people of the city can bear the [probable] tax burden or not. Also disturbing is that last night’s public commentary at the Convention Facilities Authority meeting was limited to discussion of amenities, and no reference was to be made to costs. The presenter for the Mall Site proposal even said, “If money were no object, we could [include several structural features]…..” Since when would money NOT be an object, especially in a city as cash-strapped as ours? We can’t even keep our teachers on the payroll, and the city is contemplating a 350-million-dollar-plus new facility that we don’t need and that will be empty a few years down the road. Tradeshow and convention attendance is down ! across the country, even at primo sites—-this is an indisputable fact. And if Miami is paying people to come to conventions there, and the biggest industrial tradeshow in the country has relocated from downtown Chicago to the suburbs because attendance doesn’t justify using the enormous downtown facility, why would anyone think that a new facility in Cleveland will bring people flocking? It just doesn’t make sense, on any level. Once the fuel crunch comes down like a hammer in the not-too-distant future, no one will be going to conventions ANYWHERE. Teleconferences, webcasts, and webinars will replace in-person gatherings. No, what’s going to happen in Cleveland is that the developers are going to get their money for building the new convention center, and then they’re going to get out fast, before it becomes a deserted white elephant, like its relatives in Pittsburgh and Indianapolis. Shouldn’t the people of Cuyahoga County get to vote! on whether we want a new convention center, before the suits dump one on us and expect us to pay for it?
from Cool Cleveland reader Denise Donaldson zoonorthATnetzero.com

On the convention center (See Get Out here) I commend you on your continued efforts to instantaneously spread the news. I was disappointed that your publication in covering the October 18th meeting did not mention more specifically the lack of the city proposed model there and only the Forest City site model being there. Also it would be of service to the community that you report that we, Citizens Vision through our Friends of the Hulett Ore Unloaders and Steamer William G. Mather Committee, as an organization have a distinct proposal building North of Mall “C” and City Hall and connecting to the lakefront and that we had our model there and people interested in knowing about our proposal are able to request a PDF format or PowerPoint format presentation by an e-mail to rrsATcitizensvision.org. We have been participants in these meetings and were the first to offer the public, City Hall, the County Commissioners, and the CFA a model of what our lakefront could be developed into and maximize the benefits from this priceless resource.
from Cool Cleveland reader Ray Saikus rrsATcitizensvision.org

On the Towpath Trail (See Steelyard Commons pays for Canal Trail here) Great news that the trail from downtown to the toe path will be complete. Now if we could simply get it to run east & west along I-480, it would be great as more of us could save the environment and bike or run the 15 miles to downtown.
from Cool Cleveland reader CC Whipple whippleusATadelphia.net

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Top 5
Here are the Top 5 from last week’s issue, with one more chance for you to click.

1) Marous developing W. 117th & Clifton The article about them redeveloping the former Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist at West 117th Street. www.Cleveland.com

2) Dear Mayor passionate, thought-provoking letters from a variety of business leaders in our community addressed to the victor of the upcoming mayoral race. www.CoolCleveland.com

3) Steelyard Commons pays for Canal Trail Would SYC have been allowed to go through if it wasn’t attached to the Towpath? www.Cleveland.com

4) Akron, Case are top 10 Wi-Fi college campuses Two universities in our region take top spots on the “Most Unwired College Campuses” Survey. www.Intel.com

5) Blocks Away From Shaker Square and University Circle St. Luke’s Pointe, a new community of 80+ homes. http://www.ProgressiveUrban.com

Hard Corps are hard core Coming to the fore once again, and just in the nick of time, our Hard Corps of writers and contributors make it happen each week for Cool Cleveland. Thanks to Peter Chakerian, Roxanne Ravenel, TL Champion, George Nemeth and everyone who partners with us. Want to volunteer and contribute your writing to Cool Cleveland? Send your reviews, articles, or story ideas to: Events@CoolCleveland.com

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