02.20-02.27.13
Invent
If there’s one thing we do around here in the CLE, besides listen to good music, drink good beer and eat some damn good food, is invent stuff. It’s in our DNA. On the coasts they’re good at financing, marketing, advertising and digitizing. We can do those things pretty well, too, but what we’re really good at is inventing stuff. So it’s about time we celebrate our maker heritage with the Mini Maker Faire at CPL this week, organized with their partners at Ingenuity. We go behind the scenes with Beachland co-founder Cindy Barber, who invented an entire cool neighborhood 13 years ago. Make your own fun with our picks for every day of the upcoming week.
We invented Cleveland’s coolest mobile app, which you can download for free, which is what Jacqueline Reasor did, and she won $20! Invent that. –Thomas Mulready
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The thrill of taking things apart, putting things together, and sharing your understanding so that anyone else can do it, too, drives the Cleveland Mini Maker Faire.
This collaboration between Ingenuity Fest and the Cleveland Public Library follows the spirit of Maker Faires conducted by MAKE Magazine.
If you want to share what and how you create, sign up to run a presentation or workshop. The call for entries ends Mon 2/25…
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SPONSORED: A Feel-Everything Musical In an encore collaboration with Baldwin Wallace Music Theatre program, Beck Center presents the Tony Award winner, Next to Normal, Fri 3/1 – Sun 4/21. This compelling pop rock musical shatters through the facade of a suburban family dealing with the traumatic effects of mental illness. Strong language/themes. BeckCenter.org
Follow along as Cindy Barber, who co-founded the Beachland Ballroom with partner Mark Leddy, takes us behind the scenes to their Tavern, Ballroom and underground vintage shop/record story This Way Out. In a relatively short time, the Beachland Ballroom has become one of the country’s premier alternative music venues.
Watch the video and hear how Akron’s Black Keys, who just scored a couple of Grammy Awards, played their first gig in the Tavern. Or how Jack White played there on the floor before the stage was even built. As the Beachland celebrates their 13th anniversary, the Waterloo Arts District is exploding. Happy Birthday!
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Here’s how the Cle-based Waterfall Swing went viral and attracted over 2M views on YouTube.
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Baldwin Wallace students are rehearsing in the background of our video for the upcoming “fyoo zh en 13; new music + dance,” an annual event totally created by students, in collaboration across disciplines: dancers, composers and choreographers, at the John Patrick Theatre Thu 2/28 – Sun 3/3.
Students created all the work: 30 dancers, 8 choreographers, a dozen composers. Watch the video of Dance Department head Greg Daniels & dance prof Sara Whale, then check out the concert. BW.edu
Wussy is Back in Town @ the Kent Stage Fri 2/22. Cincy’s Wussy have made the trek up I-71 to Cleveland many times in their more than a decade together, winning many area fans in the process.
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Crafting Community & Culture This traveling kids workshop aims to introduce kids to different cultures. Local artists will lead the way in creating something fun, cultural & cool @ Kurentovanje.
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Jacqueline Reasor just loves Cleveland. And she uses the Cool Cleveland app to find out what cool stuff is going on.Jacqueline will be receiving a $20 check from Cool Cleveland, just for using our mobile app. What’s not to love?
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WED 2/20
Cleveland’s Funniest Rabbi Five rabbis duke it out to earn the title of Cle’s Funniest Rabbi at this uproarious Purim celebration @ the Maltz Museum. Plus grogger, Hamentaschen & other goodies.
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THU 2/21
Soul.Night Raise your glasses to local art crusader Marilyn Simmons, who was recently diagnosed w/ cancer. Great music, gourmet tacos, fancy dancing & excellent people come together to help defray the costs of her treatment.
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FRI 2/22
Lakeland Jazz Fest brings aspiring young artists together w/ seasoned performers. This year’s fest will feature two days of performances by high school ensemble who’ll get input from some of the area’s top jazz educators.
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SAT 2/23
Ripple Fest Laugh. Dance. Make a difference. Enjoy locally-grown comedy, music & beats while supporting long term care cancer patients & their families. Do good @ 78th St Studios.
Click here for more events on Sat 2/23
SPONSORED: This Saturday at 8PM, WCLV is live at Severance Hall for The Cleveland Orchestras concert conducted by guest Herbert Blomstedt. Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” are on the program. Immediately following at 10PM, its Full Frontal Radio on Robert Conrad’s Weekend Radio. Full details on the nudity at WCLV.org
SUN 2/24
EAT DRINK WATCH OSCARS & see the Cle premiere of Swedish film Sister at this benefit bash for the CIA Cinematheque. After the film, the party moves to Nighttown for food & Oscar viewing. Black tie optional.
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MON 2/25
An Evening With Harpeth Rising Harpeth Rising features violinist Jordana Greenberg, violist Rebecca Lund-Reed who learned to play the banjo from Pete Seeger videos, percussionist Chris Burgess & cellist Maria Di Meglio. Enjoy a full evening of their distinctive Americana @ the Beachland.
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TUE 2/26
Greek punk rockers Acid Baby Jesus have a provocative name & loud, clattering sound. While their sound is raw and ragged, there’s something tuneful lurking underneath. Hear it @ Now That’s Class.
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WED 2/27
Transform the Bridge Meet up w/ The Bridge Project + the Cleveland Design Competition to discuss ideas for future use of the Detroit-Superior Bridge’s lower level & where to go from here.
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Chris Potter has been a major player on the modern jazz scene since the late ’80s, when he was an 18-year-old prodigy playing in bebop bands.
Since that time he has done it all, playing on Steely Dan releases; backing Dave Holland on the 2002 Grammy winner What Goes Around; and performing with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, and John Scofield…
Read more from Greg Cielec here
The last question asked by moderator Joe Frolik (chief editorial writer at the PD) at the “Community Conversation” on transforming Cleveland schools, held on Mon 2/11 at the Idea Center, was perhaps the most critical of the evening…
Read this story from Mansfield Frazier here
Ever been to an Amish softball game?
While this query might seem like the setup for a punchline, it really isn’t. The Amish, who absolutely love softball, play by the same set of rules everyone else in America follows…
Read this story from Mansfield Frazier here
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There’s no better time to live here than now.
$1 billion in mixed-use investment along our long overlooked waterfront, tying together our sports stadiums alongside a brand new transit center is the talk of the nation…
Read more from Joe Baur here
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We have a No Fault Cleveland City Hall.
– A No Fault Mayor Frank Jackson.
– A No Fault Police Chief Frank McGrath.
– A No Fault Safety Director Marty Flask.
– A No Fault Cleveland Police Force.
HELL, nobody’s responsible for anything in Cleveland…
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Quick previews & reviews of recent events
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PHOTOSTREAM: NWT Benefit: You Can’t Stop The Beat
REVIEW: Fighting the Good Fight – Peter Christ @ CWRU by Mansfield Frazier
REVIEW: Two Hearts – A Shakespeare Mystery Solved @ The Alcazar by Elsa Johnson & Victor Lucas
VIDEO: Lakewood Project Gets Funky With Da Funk’d
VIDEO: Tri-C JazzFest Presents United We Swing
PHOTOSTREAM: Frank Green Tribute in Tremont
PHOTOSTREAM: Brite Winter Fest 2013
REVIEW: Blue Man Group @ PlayhouseSquare by Roy Berko
COMMENTS: Rust Belt Chic by Bert Stratton
REVIEW: Les Miserables – Still Fresh After All These Years by Laura Kennelly
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MANSFIELD: City of Cleveland: Victim of the “War on Drugs” And what does any of this have to do with “the war on drugs?”…
Read the comment from David Levey here
ROLDO: The Fault Lies with Mayor Frank Jackson Great column, Roldo. Waiting for the Feds to come in and solve this problem is like waiting for Godot. Jackson, who doesn’t have to worry about getting re-elected if he wants to run, is the guy who can make something real happen….
Read the comment from Larry Durstin here
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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) Cleveland Needs to Go Beyond Being Creatively Classed
2) Neon Artist Jeffry Chiplis Grows His Ambition and His Audience
3) CareerTOOLBOX: Change Your Career, Change Your Life
4) PHOTOSTREAM: Sneak Peek of CVSR’s New Brunch Along The Cuyahoga Train
5) IngenuityFest 2013 Call for Entries
Kudos to our writers, the makers of what you’re reading: Roldo Bartimole, Joe Baur, Roy Berko, Greg Cielec, Mansfield Frazier, Elsa Johnson & Victor Lucas, Laura Kennelly, Isaac Mell, Anastasia Pantsios, Bert Stratton and 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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