06.23-06.30.10
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We’ve listened to our Cool Cleveland readers, and they’ve told us they like a shorter e-blast arriving in their inbox every Wednesday morning. And that’s exactly what you’re clicking on as we speak. But now we’re hearing other voices. So let’s make you an offer: Post your comments on the blog here, and let us know how you like the newly designed newsletter and site www.CoolCleveland.com. We’ll pick one at random and send you a $100 check. Because we’re serious about listening. And if you’re just as serious, we recommend you tune in to the new V107.3 FM and read our feature on the new start-up radio station, check out the reunion of La Cave, one of Cleveland’s most influential 1960’s venues, and read capsule reviews of 10 recent area CDs in our Comments section. If you’re listening, we’re listening. –Thomas Mulready
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Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, I clearly recall Mrs. Greenspan, my jr. high bus driver, picking up the still sleepy pre-teens from the manicured corners, retaining her sanity by keeping her old-school transistor radio tuned to XRT, 93.1FM. The morning DJ of the time, Terri Hemmert, knew how to awaken the senses by combining her passion of great music, which includes her Beatles and Bryan Ferry obsessions, with her amazing ability to select just the right combination of songs for a musically sophisticated city.
By the time I arrived in Cleveland in 2003, the home of rock and roll, I was excited to be living just minutes from the Rock Hall and even spent my night before the critical job interview walking the museum vs. preparing for questions.
Then, someone asked me if I heard of this new station called V107.3 FM. I said, “No,” and the next day, upon this recommendation, turned it on in my car. I came. I heard. I liked. And I kept listening. Setting my alarm clock to 107.3FM and giving it its own button in my VW, the station is now a staple of my day. And every person in Cleveland I know who appreciates quality music has heard me brag about it… Read more from Alex Sukhoy here
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Social Media Day Cle Social media is taking over the world. On Wed 6/30, communities around the globe (368 to be exact) are celebrating the revolution of media… which is here whether you like it or not.
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SPONSORED: A Woodland Dream Comes True The Holden Arboretum invites you to their annual benefit, Woodland Twilight, on Sat 7/10 from 6-10PM. Enjoy cocktails, luscious appetizers and a delightful dinner in Holden’s beautiful gardens while you bid on silent and live auction items. To reserve your $125 ticket, call 440.602.3848. HoldenArb.org
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Waterloo Arts Fest Art-centric fun in cool N. Collinwood on Sat 6/26. Impromptu street performances, art galleries, kids stuff and a Rock ‘n’ Roll Flea Market.
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WED
The Lewins @ Nighttown Witness a truly musical Cle family -the Lewins- when they play Nighttown on Wed 6/23. Music has been in their blood since the 1800s.
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THU
Downtown@Dusk is a super-cool summer concert series @ the Akron Art Museum [pictured] kicking off Thu 6/24 w/ the Wanda Hunt Band. Also: Terry Schwarz will speak on The Accidental Aesthetics of Urban Decline.
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FRI
Banjos and free kazoos are enough to draw us to the Two Man Gentleman Band show @ the Beachland on Fri 6/25. This duo puts on an old-fashioned musical spectacle, complete w/ tailored suits.
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SAT
Dugway Brook Watershed Festival Dugway Brook is an important watershed. Wait: name not ringing a bell for you? Become acquainted with this 9-square-mile watershed @ the Dugway Brook Watershed Festival on Sat 6/26.
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SPONSORED: Yes, the Metropolitan Opera season is over, but opera lovers are still able to get their aria fix on Saturday afternoons at 1:10PM on WCLV, 104.9 FM. This Sat 6/26, The Lyric Opera presents The Damnation of Faust by Berlioz. The Los Angles Opera takes over on 7/17 and presents Wagner’s Ring Cycle beginning on 7/24. Then on 8/21, WCLV re-broadcasts The Cleveland Orchestra’s Cosi fan tutte. Full details on all of WCLV’s classical music programming at http://www.WCLV.com.
SUN
Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home “offers a rare glimpse into both the moral struggles of farmers and the emotional lives of farm animals” by focusing on a former 5th-gen beef farmer (and former Clevelander) and his transformation to animal rights advocate. Catch the Cle premiere on Sun 6/27 @ CIA.
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MON
Veg Mondays @ Lago Tremont’s finest Italian restaurant cooks up a vegetarian feast every Monday. Don’t slave in the kitchen- head over to Tremont for gourmet Italian fare: veg pizza, risotto, polenta gnocchi, and all that good stuff.
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TUE
The Revivalists @ Brothers Lounge The Revivalists are considered a staple to the evolving New Orleans music scene. Their music mixes funk and jazz with the sensibilities of indie rock. Take a seat at the Brothers Lounge and give a listen on Tue 6/29.
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WED
A Celebration of Jazz Raise funds for the Tri-C Jazz Studies Program and treat yourself to a night of boppin’ jazz tunes at A Celebration of Jazz on Wed 6/30 @ the Hanna Theatre.
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Carolyn Hester may be the most famous musician you’ve never heard of. She was, essentially, the first female artist to become well known among the then-new generation of folk singers in the early ’60s, before Joan Baez and Judy Collins, both of whom eventually became better known than she.
Hester was instrumental (so to speak) in getting Bob Dylan signed to Columbia Records, when she brought the not-well-known Dylan into the studio to play harmonica on one of her albums and introduced him to the legendary Columbia producer and A&R man John Hammond.
She was asked to form a trio with Peter Yarrow and Noel (Paul) Stookey, but declined, so when Mary Travers joined, instead, Peter, Paul & Mary was born. (That name sounded better than Peter, Noel & Carolyn, anyway.)
So why is all of the significant? Because Carolyn Hester is performing in Cleveland this week, along with other folk legends, as part of the La Cave Reunion Festival, which takes place at Wilbert’s Food & Music on Fri 6/25 and Sat 6/26, starting at 6:30 each night… Read more from David Budin here
As the guessing game in regards to whether LeBron stays or goes kicks into high gear, I’ve come up with a sure-fire way of keeping the superstar in town.
While discussing the issue with my friend Rick Ferrell, super-fan and super downtown booster, it hit me: Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert should force the league to change the rules and then quit trying to find the right coach for the team and hire LeBron as the NBA’s youngest ever player/coach.
Go ahead – get your laugh on, and then read on as I explain why this idea makes all of the sense in the world… Read this story from Mansfield Frazier here
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Previews, reviews and commentary
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Review: Cleveland Goes Modern @ Cleveland Artists Foundation 6/6/10 by Carol Drummond
Review: Fiddler On The Roof @ Palace Theatre 6/15/10 by Roy Berko
Review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Mercury Summerstock 6/17/10 by Roy Berko
Review: Romance at none too fragile theatre 6/18/10 by Roy Berko
Review: Ohio Light Opera @ Wooster 6/19/10 by Kelly Ferjutz
Reviews: Capsule reviews of 10 recent area CDs by Greg Cielec
Preview: Heinz Poll Summer Dance Series by Elsa Johnson & Victor Lucas
A Father’s Day Tribute Gripping story Mansfield, I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. It made me question the variety of ways that a boy can enter manhood. In relation to your story, I wondered if the opposite scenario could also yield the effect of casting a boy into maturity. There have been times in my life where choosing the route of potentially violent confrontation would have only yielded injury and perpetuated the stereotype of the “violent black man”. So in these situations I have chosen…
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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) Jeff Chiplis was recently injured during a robbery in Tremont. Send him best wishes through Facebook.
2) Melting Pot: Lorain’s International Festival runs through 6/28 [pictured]. Don’t miss it!
3) Live Jazz? Find out where and when the best jazz performers are playing via the Cleveland Jazz Calendar.
4) Wade Oval Wednesdays started 6/16 and continue every Wednesday until 8/25.
5) Ray’s MTB is expanding… to Milwaukee. Check out their new location.
We’re listening to our readers But our writers are our voice: Carol Drummond, Kelly Ferjutz, Mansfield Frazier, Alex Sukhoy, 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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