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We are all challenged in some way. Some from a loss, some from an opportunity not quite realized. The best among us push through our setbacks to reach new heights.The original run of The Cradle Will Rock was closed down for its left-leaning message; this week Musical Theatre Project revives it. Loganberry celebrates antiquarian paper, and the Akron Symphony kicks off their season with a little romance. The Grog turns 24 and Ingenuity is reborn in a new industrial space. You can think & drink with the extinct, although networking is (grateful) dead.
Ohio City gets festive while the Barking Spider closes. It’s pandemonium with pumpkins in Peninsula, and Dobama & Karamu announce a promising partnership. Men have more fashion choices than you think, and starting next Monday, you can log on and make plans for Cleveland Restaurant Week. If you haven’t done so, now is the time to register if you want to vote in the Tue 11/8 election. Don’t lose that opportunity. –Thomas Mulready
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Time to register to vote! Election Day is Tuesday November 8, and to vote in Ohio, you must register by Tuesday October 11. Contact your board of elections NOW to register, check to make sure your address is up to date and, if you haven’t voted recently, that you are still registered.
Politicians losing their minds over art they perceive as “too radical” is nothing new. In 1937, the play The Cradle Will Rock, funded by the Federal Theatre Project, was closed down after four days for its “left-wing message.”
Maybe the Musical Theatre Project wants to remind us about this as it mounts its version of the play for two performances. Roy Berko talks to director Terri Kent for background. Vote November 8! Wed 9/21 & Sun 9/25.
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There’s something mysterious and even romantic about a dusty old leather volume or a map or postcard from 100 years ago. Those are the sorts of things people come to the Antiquarian Book & Paper Show to sniff out, hold and buy.
John Benson learns from Loganberry Books owner Harriet Logan what kind of people come to the event and why. Sun 9/25.
Here comes Cleveland Restaurant Week: October 1-15, 2016.
CoolCleveland visited with Brendan Ring of Nighttown, who who currently serves as president of Cleveland Independents, the largest organization of local chefs in the country, with over 90 members.
Dozens of locally owned area restaurants participate in the much-anticipated Cleveland Restaurant Week (10/1-15), offering affordable fixed price menus. More information on the site after Mon 09/26: ClevelandRestaurantWeek.com
With Ohio City going from scruffy to red hot faster than any Cleveland neighborhood, it’s a wonder it didn’t have its own festival before last year. But once more, it’s capping the summer festival season with the OC Street Fest – music, dancing, games, food, beer (of course – it’s CLE’s brew hub!)
Cynthia Eakin lays out what’s going on – and fills us in on Great Lakes Brewing’s Neighborhood Appreciation Week, keeping the fun going through Thursday. Sun 9/25.
When it comes to recycling, everyone has to pitch in. CoolCleveland spoke with Warrensville Heights Mayor Bradley Sellers about the DOs and DON’Ts of recycling.
Most everyone knows that cans, glass and paper can be recycled. But most people aren’t aware that plastic bags and clothing should NOT be recycled.
Learn how to recycle more, and recycle better at CuyahogaRecycles.org.
After 30 years of of hosting music almost every night of the year and offering a casual setting for musicians to jam and collaborate, Jenna Juredine, who took over after her father’s death in 2011, has closed the Barking Spider Tavern to focus on her family.
* The nude statue of the Republican presidential candidate, which appeared in August in Coventry Village and was confiscated by the city, has been released and will be auctioned off to benefit Heights arts programs.
Cleveland Cinemas is proud to participate in Art House Theater Day on Sat 9/24, joining over 160 theaters nationwide celebrating the cultural and community growth that art house theaters promote.
In addition to regular programming, the Cedar Lee and Capitol theatres will also present films such as Danny Says and Phantasm, both followed by a live streaming Q&A, and Time Bandits, with attendees receiving a FREE limited edition 14″X18″ map. Check the full schedule at ClevelandCinemas.com
When the seasons change, most of us are tired of the clothes we’ve been knocking around in and want to rejuvenate our wardrobes. Women probably pulled their full style together a long time ago, but what are you guys waiting for? Those khaki cargo shorts are frayed!
Our fashion maven Dru Christine has some tips about what’s hot this fall to get you started. Don’t worry – she won’t make you wear a kilt.
With an eye on the economy, two leading “Voices of Democracy,” Newt Gingrich and Van Jones, debate what’s at stake in this politically charged national election during a free, September 29 appearance at Baldwin Wallace University.
Gingrich, a conservative former U.S. House Speaker, and Jones, a progressive activist and CNN political commentator, will tangle on how the major party candidates might lead the nation to economic prosperity or peril. Sponsored by the BW School of Business, this compelling face-off will focus on a forecast of the economy, business and jobs under each candidate. All Voices of Democracy events are free, but tickets are required.
Each weekend through October, the Hershey Children’s Garden at the Cleveland Botanical Garden offers an educational program. This week kids can learn about worms and composting. Sat 9/24 & Sun 9/25.
* Enjoy classic fall fun like harvest mazes, hayrides & pumpkins at Heritage Farms Peninsula’s Pumpkin Pandemonium Saturdays and Sundays through Sun 10/30.
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Walk into any Melt Bar and Grilled and you’ll see art by local artists: murals by Jake Kelly, neon by Dana Depew, sandwich posters by John G, and anniversary posters by Derek Hess.
For the Melt (Art) Challenge, PopEye Gallery curator Josh Usmani put the word out and 30 different area artists submitted Melt-themed art which was judged by Melt honcho Matt Fish and the four artists above, with prizes ranging from Melt for a day to Melt for a year. Stop in at 78th St. Studios through 10/21.
If you missed the big North Union Market Garlic Fest last month, you can still pick up your supply in time to plant in October. Head out to Huron for the Mulberry Creek Herb Farm Garlic Fest today with vendors, music and more. Yes, they’ll have garlic ice cream too! Sat 9/24.
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The Akron Symphony kicks off its season at EJ Thomas Hall with a program of late romantic era composers. Sat 9/24
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WED 9/21
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History starts its fall series of adult evenings, Think and Drink with the Extinct, by sharing with guests interesting info about forensics.
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THU 9/22
No, “Networking Is Dead” doesn’t refer to the end of these business meet-and-greets. Instead, it’s a casual confab to bring together people to bond over their love of the Grateful Dead.
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FRI 9/23
Church festivals offer a great chance to explore various cultures. This weekend, St. Gregory’s Armenian Church hosts its festival with food, entertainment and more food. Through Sun 9/25.
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SAT 9/24
Come spend the day in Peninsula during its Music on the Porches event where you’ll find bands and musicians, mostly of the folk and roots variety, performing in various spaces around town for free.
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SUN 9/25
For those who still yearn for the less glossy charms of old amusement parks like Euclid Beach, the annual “Remembering Euclid Beach” event on the site of the old park brings back memories through rides, food and memorabilia.
* Pianist Monika Herzig’s all-woman jazz ensemble performs at Nighttown.
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MON 9/26
If you’d like to experience the first presidential debate in the safety of a crowd, come to Nighttown where its airing with be preceded by a performance by the musical theater students from Baldwin-Wallace’s noted program.
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TUE 9/27
Today is National Voter Registration Day. It’s the ideal time to register if you haven’t already, change your address or check your registration status if you have any doubts about it at all. Check our guide to boards of election throughout Northeast Ohio.
* Emerson String Quartet opens Tuesday Musical’s season at EJ Thomas Hall.
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WED 9/28
Painting parties are all the rage now. Come to Waterloo Arts tonight and join fellow painters as they get tips from real artists on painting a picture of their cat or dog. And proceeds benefit the Waterloo Alley Cat Project.
* Progressive jam band moe. alights at the Kent Stage.
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With the move by Cleveland City Council to rename a section of Cedar Avenue “Don King Way” after the boxing promoter/Call and Post publisher/ex-felon, new attention has been drawn to the fact that it’s on that stretch that he stomped a man to death in 1966.
CoolCleveland columnist C. Ellen Connally asks if this is an appropriate thing to do and concludes that it’s probably not.
Last week I weighed in on Rodney Axson, the Brunswick high school football player denigrated by his teammates (and called “nigger”) for kneeling during the National Anthem. In my sometimes-scathing style I questioned the wisdom…
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A look back at the last week
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THEATER REVIEW: The Bloodless Jungle @Ensemble Theatre by Roy Berko
THEATER REVIEW: The Bloodless Jungle @Ensemble Theatre by Mansfield Frazier
THEATER REVIEW: Ruthless! @Beck Center by Roy Berko
THEATER REVIEW: Ruthless! @Beck Center by Laura Kennelly
PHOTOSTREAM: Tremont Arts & Cultural Festival by Anastasia Pantsios
Most clicked
Here are the Top 5 most clicked links from last week’s issue, with one more chance for you to click.
1) The 2nd Annual FireFish Festival Ignites the Imagination
2) VIDEO: IngenuityFest Awakens in 2016
3) Theater Ninjas Stages Theater-Video Game Mashup The Last Day
4) MANSFIELD: For Obvious Reasons
5) Tremont Arts & Cultural Festival Reflects Community Diversity
Lost but not forgotten,
–Thomas Mulready
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