06.06-06.13.12
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Surprise. Just when you thought you had it figured out, everything changes. Now the Rust Belt’s cool, and everyone is ready to celebrate. The Rust Belt Series offers resources to creative thinkers this weekend in Ohio City. Next door, Gordon Square explodes with the 3rd installment of the Weapons of Mass Creation Fest; read our interview with founder Jeff Finley. Then pop in to Robert Maschke’s 1point618 gallery nearby for Internal Combustion, featuring motorcycle builders and artists. And while you’re there, dig Gordon Square Arts District Day and take the trolley back & forth to Parade The Circle, one of Cleveland’s premier events.
But this week, everyone is doing a double take: LEAF is throwing a healthy spring fest of local food, East Cleveland’s hosting a walking tour, Slavic Village is the site for the Pierogi Dash, and the Rock Hall throws a Chef Jam. Grab your free mobile app for iPhone or Android and get all the maps, dates & links. Then you won’t have to think twice. –Thomas Mulready
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For years there has been talk about bringing a music festival to Northeast Ohio. In fact, previously the Rock Hall teamed up with organizers of the popular New York City CMJ festival but, alas, such efforts failed.
Now such a notion is slowly taking hold in the grassroots Weapons of Mass Creation Festival (WMC Fest), which enters its third year Fri 6/8 – Sun 6/10.
However, music is just one component, and a smaller one at that…
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SPONSORED: The Kent Stage is On Fire! In the midst of a hot Tenth Anniversary year, The Kent Stage is smoking in June: Thu 6/7: Kathleen Edwards; Fri 6/8: Rickie Lee Jones; Fri 6/15: Kim Wilson’s Blues All-Stars; Sat 6/16: Rell Young & Axis; Sat 6/23: Hawks & Wolves; Fri 6/29: Todd Snider & The Burn Outs. TheKentStage.com.
Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Detroit need look no further than their respective small businesses ran by creative entrepreneurs to thank for signs of economic growth in their communities.
Stephanie Sheldon, co-creator of The Indie Foundry and a Detroit native living in Cleveland, is a prime example of those trying to make a difference by touting the Rust Belt region’s plethora of creative small businesses…
Read more from Joe Baur here
SPONSORED: Spin into Summer with RideUNITED! Join United Way for the second annual RideUNITED bike tour on Sun 6/24. Whether you are a weekend warrior or avid cyclist, RideUNITED is designed for EVERY cyclist. Register for one of five route options traversing the city streets or Towpath Trail from Cleveland to Akron and back again. All proceeds benefit United Way of Greater Cleveland and United Way of Summit County. RideUNITED.org.
Cleveland: Among the nation’s best cities for biking? One list thinks so, but, of course, there is still much to be desired.
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SPONSORED: Bring your family to The Holden Arboretum for Buckeye Bud’s Adventure Woods Open House Sat 6/9 and Sun 6/10 from 10AM-4PM. This interactive area lets children explore nature and enjoy the great outdoors. Try out the mini-zip line, create your own artwork and search for frogs in the ponds. Visit HoldenArb.org for more details.
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SPONSORED: Fill the Eastman Reading Garden at Cleveland Public Library’s Main Library for the Figure/Ground opening reception. As part of the See Also public art program, Artist Scott Stibich created Figure/Ground as an urban space project that explores how people engage with space when nothing is changed except for the addition of bold color. Tue 6/12 at Noon. CPL.org.
Buckeye Bud’s Summertime Open House Play in the woods @ Holden Arb on Sat 6/9 & Sun 6/10. Ride on a mini zip line, build a log shelter & catch a frog or two.
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WED 6/6
Gather ’round & listen to the radio. No, not music. Listen to old-time radio shows on Wed 6/6. Mystery, drama & your imagination.
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THU 6/7
Gallantry and The Impresario Great Lakes Light Opera presents an afternoon of one-act comic operas for everyone on Thu 6/7. Dueling divas, a ’50s soap opera parody & more free goodness.
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FRI 6/8
Internal Combustion Can Cle’s motorcycle culture be contained in a gallery? Sure it can… but only for a limited time. Take a peak into Cle’s diverse moto underground on Fri 6/8.
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SAT 6/9
Discover Gordon Square Arts District Day Explore all Gordon Square has to offer on Sat 6/9. Expect live theatre, art & fashion, walking and neighborhood housing tours, beer gardens, classic cartoons @ the Capitol and more… ALL DAY!
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SPONSORED: This Sat 6/9 at 8PM, WCLV 104.9 will broadcast live the Pre-European Tour concert of The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra. Music by Brahms, Elgar, Wagner and Dvorak will be conducted by James Feddeck. These youngsters are fabulous. Don’t miss either being at Severance or tuning to 104.9. Complete details on WCLV’s classical music programming at WCLV.com.
SUN 6/10
Chef Jam 2012 Cle’s hottest chefs serve up dishes inpired by their fave musicians/bands on Sun 6/10. And, to top it off, they’ll even dress the part. Plus, live performances!
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MON 6/11
Boom Chick, How to Breathe Underwater & Leah Lou & the 2 Left Shoes will leave ya mesmerized @ the Beachland on Mon 6/11. Ethereal, cool indie rock… Fill your Monday evening with it.
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TUE 6/12
Blue Man Group is coming to Akron on Tue 6/12. Experience this phenomenal explosion of comedy, music & technology that’s unlike nothing else. For real.
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WED 6/13
Wade Oval Wednesdays kick off this Wed 6/13. Get ready for another summer filled with great music, film, food & fun.
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Ballet is more than a hierarchy of tricks.
Ballet competitions notwithstanding, emotion, character and story also have a place on the ballet stage and once in a while a ballet reminds dancers and audiences of the importance of emotional expression.
A century-old ballet that clocks in at a modest 30 minutes, Les Sylphides makes a succinct and compelling case for the power of ballet to express feeling…
Read more from Elsa Johnson & Victor Lucas here
Nostalgia certainly has a way of distorting memory, but, with that said, my recollection of a particular aspect of my long-ago high school experience stands out as clear as an un-muddied lake: The cafeteria…
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How much money are you willing to give to wealthy corporations and their wealthy executives? How much will you tolerate them taking? I am talking about free money. Gifts. Tax free, too.
Not much? But you already are…
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REVIEW: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson The Hunters of Kentucky, also called The Battle of New Orleans and Half Horse or Half Alligator, was a song written in 1821 to commemorate Andrew Jackson’s victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans. In both 1824 and 1828 Jackson used the song as his campaign song during his Presidential campaigns…
Read the comment from Dennis Yurich here
Salon: Do we have dull entertainment districts? It actually took a group of non-profits, along with for-profit businesses, like 78th Street Studios, Luxe, The Happy Dog, Stone Mad, the Parkview, Wall Eye Gallery, Spice Kitchen + Bar and others to grow GSAD into a destination…
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ROLDO: FitzGerald and County Reform Found Lacking I very much appreciate you covering this scandalous behavior on the part of that PUTZ, County Executive Ed FitzGerald…
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Roldo: What do you have on the ‘industrial logic’ of the great and loyal Cleveland non-‘beneficial corporation’ Eaton incorporating in Ireland to avoid $160 million in US taxes? Speak up man, I’m dying for your perspective on this deal…
Read the comment from peter r griesinger here
I gotta admit, your research is impressive. I think their vision for Cleveland is like that for many cities: A bunch of central tourist attractions with efficient transportation corridors leading from affluent suburbs to them. The part in between? Modern day Indian reservations…
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i just wanted to say, how much i respect you, and i hope you never stop writing. we need so many more like you. thank you mr. bartimole…
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MANSFIELD: Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler? Mansfield, despite the sexist oversimplification of the issue, more than “overweight, couch-potato wives” care about the consequences of unfettered prostitution. Even slender, active, self-confident single women are among those who are concerned about the by-products of the trade that include the exploitation of addicts and children and the growing incidence of international slavery…
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I love reading your posts. Great piece (no pun intended)…
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Taste of Lakewood Returns for its 9th YearI have lived in Lakewood well over 9 years and have never heard of the “Taste of Lakewood”…
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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) MANSFIELD: Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler?
2) Local Teen’s Story Turned Into Feature Film
3) The West Side Market Centennial KICK OFF
4) VIDEO: Little Italy: Packed With Flavor
5) Yoga Rocks the Park
Always on the look-out for the coolest stuff in town: Roldo Bartimole, Joe Baur, John Benson, Martin Bielat, Mansfield Frazier, Elsa Johnson & Victor Lucas, Sean Tuttle 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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