02.12-02.19.14
Creative Energy
This region’s got it. In abundance.Brite Winter Fest celebrates our fourth season, outdoors, with a defiant, gleeful free-for-all. 94 Amps builds vacuum tube amps to power the electric guitar, Cleveland’s signature sound. CIA’s student show positively crackles with creative energy. Women are riding BMX & mountain bikes at Ray’s for Women’s Weekend, while Pose & Prose combines yoga & writing for women’s awareness on V-day. Commentators Joe Baur, Mansfield Frazier & Larry Durstin stir the pot on regional rail, Kasich’s chances and arrogance & entitlement among some of our safety forces.
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Four years ago, some Case students thought it would be fun to round up a few bands — three, to be exact — and have them play outdoors in the middle of winter down by the Cuyahoga River.
They added some games and a little art and called it a festival — the Brite Winter Festival, to be precise. Four years later, the festival will feature 77 acts, up from 50 last year…
More from Anastasia Pantsios here
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SPONSORED: The Science of Love Are some foods really aphrodisiacs? Spend the evening at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History tasting foods and drinks that are rumored to help warm the coolest of hearts. We’ll let you decide which ingredients are fact or myth. Thu 2/20 at 5:30PM CMNH.org
As much responsible for the tone of the music as the guitars that receive all the accolades, tube amps are part of the fabric of rock and roll.
As Cleveland is a city where rock and roll resonates through its bones with every driving beat of manufacturing and every howling blast of steam, it is only fitting that its artisans revel in creating their own custom instruments and amps…
More from Hollie Gibbs here
SPONSORED: Think Local, Think Fresh, Shop Nature’s Bin Looking for homegrown, fresh, organic foods? Locally owned, Nature’s Bin is your source for healthy foods. Nature’s Bin has been bringing nature to the table of greater Clevelanders for over 38 years. Stop by their market on Sloane Avenue in Lakewood and see what Fresh Thinking is all about. NaturesBin.com
This Valentine’s Day, women all over the world are uniting to be part of One Billion Rising — a global effort aimed at raising awareness of the injustices against women everywhere.
Local group She Speaks is joining forces with Inner Bliss Yoga Studio for a special opportunity for local women to participate in this worldwide movement…
More from Josh Usmani here
It’s a Sin. Local entrepreneur starts sports sin tax renewal discussion group. And it’s already gotten very lively.
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SPONSORED: The perfect introduction to opera! Sung in English, the classic fairytale of HANSEL & GRETEL comes alive to Engelbert Humperdinck’s lush, Wagner-inspired score. Bring the whole family to Baldwin Wallace University Thu 2/20 – Sun 2/23 . Directed by Benjamin Wayne Smith, with Maestro Dean Williamson as guest music director. BW.edu
For 68 years, Cleveland Institute of Art’s annual Student Independent Exhibition has showcased the finest work by its students.
Although the faces constantly change, there’s a creative energy — a spirit — that carries on each year…
More from Josh Usmani here
SPONSORED: A Beautiful Struggle Ta-Nehisi Coates is a former writer for The Village Voice, senior editor of The Atlantic, and author of a lively blog on culture, politics and social issues. His critically hailed debut, The Beautiful Struggle, is a tough and touching memoir of growing up in Baltimore during the age of crack. See him at Cleveland Public Library’s Writers and Readers Series on Sat 2/22, 2PM. http://www.cpl.org/writersandreaders
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SPONSORED: Nature Displays See the premiere of a nature-inspired work by Inlet Dance Theatre based on The Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s “Nature’s Mating Games: Beyond the Birds and the Bees” exhibit. The evening will feature cocktails, strolling characters and the world premiere of “Nature Displays.” Thu 2/13 at 7PM CMNH.org
More women than ever are biking, and that includes BMX and mountain biking. So Ray’s Indoor Mountain Bike Park hosts an annual Women’s Weekend to welcome girls and women of all ages and skills levels, with discounted admission, clinics, celebrity women riders, gift bags, food, and all the support you could need.
Cool Cleveland spoke with regulars Diana Miller and Diane Kavalchek at Ray’s in Cleveland about why this might be a good time to check out this amazing attraction. Women’s Weekend in Cleveland is Fri 2/14 – Sun 2/16.
SPONSORED: Behind the headlines: Missing Persons Tri-C and the Press Club of Clevelands new series, Behind the Headlines, launches 1:30PM Thu 2/20, at the Metro Campus Theatre and focuses on missing-persons cases. WKYC anchor Russ Mitchell will moderate the panel: Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty; Cleveland Police detective Jennifer Ciaccia; Valerie Brown, a Tri-C sociology professor; and journalist James Renner. Free. Tri-C.edu
Cleveland college radio is one of the treasures of the local music scene. The stations get funding from their schools but it doesn’t cover their needs, so they host radiothons. This week it’s John Carroll’s WJCU 88.7 FM and theirs always includes a big heavy metal showcase. Get ready to thrash at the Agora! Sat 2/15.
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Budding paleontologist? Take your scientists-in-training to Super Dino Weekend in North Ridgeville’s Sandy Ridge Reservation. Three days of dino facts, fossil hunting & trivia.
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Attraction The Great Lakes Science Center is partnering with Ingenuity Cleveland to bring Cleveland 21+ scene back to science. Attend the Science After Dark event happening tomorrow to experience the science center with other adults. Play fun games, network with Cleveland professionals and learn a thing or two about science.
“We got the inside scoop!” CoolCleveland got to talk with Whitney Owens of GLSC about the fun events taking place at Science After Dark. She showed us their MaKey MaKey device and how it can be used to transform humans into video game controllers. In addition to the video game there will also be neuroscientists, hand crafted cocktails, and vendors like Bucknaked yoga and Ambiance.
Get your tickets here and attend a night to remember.
WED 2/12
Midwinter Belt Bash is the place to party w/ writers, support Belt, sip on craft cocktails, hear music & indulge in some Rust Belt Chic @ Speakeasy.
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THU 2/13
As the use of GMOs has grown, so has the controversy around them. GMO Free Northeast Ohio presents a screening of Genetic Roulette — The Gamble of Our Lives @ the Mustard Seed Markets in Akron & Solon.
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FRI 2/14
Love is in the air at this month’s Tremont ArtWalk. Start the night off w/ Stupid Cupid, featuring new, original Valentine’s and anti-Valentine’s Day cards, then continue w/ TWO YODYS, photographs by Darrelle Anne Centuori & more. [Photo by Steven Mastroianni]
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SAT 2/15
Support Open Doors Academy at their Cupid’s Frolic benefit. Enjoy cocktails, dinner, a silent auction & a live band as you help challenged youth graduate high school.
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SUN 2/16
The koto is a traditional Japanese instrument whose roots go back over a millennium. Miya Masaoka pushes the limits of this instrument & has even performed live w/ Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches & honeybees. Hear her @ Transformer Station.
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MON 2/17
Playwright Daniel Beaty, who wrote Breath and Imagination opening @ the Cleveland Play House, will do a talk and a Q&A and sign books. It’s free but be sure to RSVP.
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TUE 2/18
Dig Deeper Into Composting w/ Sustainable Cleveland 2019. Hear speakers from the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District & Cleveland Museum of Natural History & discuss how Cle can improve its composting efforts.
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WED 2/19
It’s a sing-a-long @ the Maltz Museum today — a Fiddler on the Roof sing-a-long to be exact. Meet up for pizza & singing in anticipation of The Musical Theater Project’s program Fiddler on the Roof: Behind the Musical.
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Last call, Cleveland fliers.
United’s departure seems to have come as a surprised based on the influx of local outrage. I’ll admit I took part in the populist rage. But we really should have seen it coming…
More from Joe Baur here
It’s all too easy to ascribe racial motivations to the members of the Cleveland Division of Fire that were recently suspended and demoted for placing a photo of a former black fire chief in a urinal and pissing on it at a Westside bar where a party was being held to celebrate the graduation of a group of new recruits from the Fire Academy…
Read this story and others from Mansfield Frazier here
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A Democratic gubernatorial candidate has not beaten an incumbent Ohio Republican governor in Ohio since the 1950s.
And it’s not going to happen this fall..
More from Larry Durstin here
Quick previews & reviews of recent events
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REVIEW: Carrie: The Musical is Sensational, Entertaining @ the Beck Center by Elena Mulready
REVIEW: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess @ PlayhouseSquare 2/4/14 by Laura Kennelly
REVIEW: Carrie: The Musical @ the Beck Center 2/7/14 by Laura Kennelly
REVIEW: Ceremonies in Dark Old Men introduces Black History Month 2014 @ Karamu by Roy Berko
REVIEW: Porgy and Bess enthralls @ the Palace by Roy Berko
REVIEW: Carrie: The Musical captivates & compels attention @ Beck by Roy Berko
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MANSFIELD: The Tragic Life & Unnecessary Death of Philip Seymour Hoffman
Every junkie is a setting sun…
Larry Durstin
A strange coincidence or not but on the same or possibly the day after I read an article about a rash of Heroin overdoses in the Northeast…
Cindy Meyers
Three Things Clevelanders Should Know About Transit
The loss of the United CLE hub points up the need for high speed rail connections to cities like Columbus, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, and other short destinations to the east, west and south…
Penny Jeffrey
Great article!…
Michael York
ODOT is only a symptom because ODOT only does what the executive and legislative branches of government tell it to do. Furthermore, the Ohio constitution restricts gas tax money — almost all of of the funding ODOT receives — to only be spent on roads…
Ed
I would be 100% for regional rail if it were set up like a private-venture airline. The cities can build/lease the ‘terminals’ but the trains and their operation and marketing should be done by private companies. Let the competition begin!…
Allen Freeman
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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) Lakewood Named One of 10 Most Exciting Suburbs in America
2) Happy Dog Co-Owner Sean Kilbane Has Died, Funeral Service Friday
3) MANSFIELD: The Tragic Life & Unnecessary Death of Philip Seymour Hoffman
4) City of Cleveland Receives $10,000 To Develop Mountain Bike Park
5) Three Things Clevelanders Should Know About Transit
Thanks, writers, for all your creative spirit: Joe Baur, Roy Berko, Marty Bielat, Larry Durstin, Mansfield Frazier, Hollie Gibbs, Laura Kennelly, Elena Mulready, Anastasia Pantsios, Josh Usmani & Sarah Valek. And lastly, though certainly not least, thanks to our readers 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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