02.22-02.29.12
Manifesto
It’s all about local. For going on ten years, Cool Cleveland has celebrated local talent, food and entrepreneurship. That’s always been our manifesto. Fortunately, that sentiment is not so rare these days, and this week is a good example. Justin Husher’s Urban Farm Manifesto is just in time to start planning your own backyard plot this spring. The Kent Stage also pops the fireworks for their 10th anniversary, and we throw the spotlight on their incredible history. And the music doesn’t stop there. Greg Cielec previews the next couple months at our favorite music venues along the North Coast. Filmmaker Tyler Davidson is having a big year, and Alex Sukhoy is riding shotgun and writing it all down. Cle trumpeter Josh Rzepka is making noise on the national charts, CIM Opera does Hansel & Gretel & MOCA does fashion. And you know how Cool Cleveland is giving away cash prizes for downloading our mobile app for iPhone & Android and sharing our cool content with your friends? Well, our most recent winner asked that we anonymously donate their winnings to the Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center, which is exactly what we did. So write your own manifesto. We’ll be right there to back you up. –Thomas Mulready
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The world premiere of an innovative artistic collaboration will bring the Planetarium’s sky to life at CMNH this Thu 2/23 — and you can’t afford to miss it! Immerse your senses in 360-degrees of moving images set to newly composed music… Read more from Julie Cajigas here
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Three years ago, Justin Husher started a farm in Cleveland, and Sat 2/25 from 7 – 9PM at Visible Voice Books he unveils the Urban Farm Manifesto. This 20-page comic-zine synthesizes his experiences and theories thus far as an urban farmer and food sovereignty advocate… Read more from Isaac Mell here
SPONSORED: Come to The Cleveland Museum of Natural History on Sat 2/25 for our free family health fair! Take advantage of no-cost admission and get access to complimentary health screenings, activities, giveaways and health information for the whole family! CMNH.org.
Cash Mobs on CNN Cash Mobs are spreading across the nation. Watch CNN’s profile of these successful cash mobs, which were kick-started by Andrew Samtoy, organizer of the first ones in Cle.
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SPONSORED: Project MOCA: A Monumental Fashion Competition MOCA presents a couture throw-down in our galleries. Based on the popular reality TV show Project Runway, fashion students from Cleveland Institute of Art, Kent State University, and Virginia Marti School of Art and Design will design original fashions inspired by the exhibition Ursula von Rydingsvard: Sculpture. On Sat 2/25 from 7-10PM. MOCAcleveland.org
The late-’60s British blues-rock band Ten Years After hasn’t played the Kent Stage, but many of their contemporaries have — along with a lot of other nationally and internationally known blues, rock and, especially, folk artists… Read more from David Budin here
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Science: It’s a Girl Thing Girls in grades 6-12: Spend Sat 2/25 immersed in science @ the Great Lakes Science Ctr. Learn about veterinary medicine, DNA, how to determine water quality & how to make paint. Forget princesses — girls need science!
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As a mild winter turns into, hopefully, an early spring, our local concert clubs and small hall venues have a variety of great shows in almost any genre for music fans to enjoy as the seasons change… Read Greg Cielec’s concert picks here
Three candidates are in the race for the new 9th Congressional District: Representative Marcy Kaptur, Representative Dennis Kucinich, and Graham Veysey. Because the new district contains heavily Democratic voters, the primary on March 6 will most likely determine who is elected in November. All three have been invited to answer a few questions from Cool Cleveland:
Question A: What procedures and techniques will you put in place to ensure that you are able to fully & fairly represent the two vastly disparate urban regions: Toledo & Cleveland?
Question B: Name the top three issues that affect Toledo specifically, and the top three issues that affect Cleveland specifically, and why.
Read the responses from the Congressional candidates here.
Mansfield’s endorsements are in for 9th Congressional District and the Health & Human Services Levy. To see who/what Mansfield endorses, click here.
WED 2/22
Sulley Imoro & the Mbanba Cultural Troupe Sulley Imoro is a master of traditional African drumming, dance & song. See for yourself when his troupe performs Wed 2/22 @ BW.
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SPONSORED: Tonight 2/22 at 8PM on WCLV 104.9, we have a CIM Live recorded last Wednesday. It’s a faculty featuring Paul Kantor, violin; Lynne Ramsey, viola; Stephen Geber, cello; and Anita Pontremoli, piano. Great music – Paul Schoenfield’s “Cafe Music,” Piazzolla’s “Four Seasons of Buenos Aires,” and the Brahms Piano Quartet in g, Op. 25. Saturday night 2/25, we’re live at Severance Hall. The Band’s concert featuring the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Annabella Steinbacher as soloist. Details at WCLV.com.
THU 2/23
For the Heights – By the Heights is a benefit bash for Heights Arts. Celebrate all things Heights on Thu 2/23 w/ local musicians & neighborhood characters serving up brews.
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FRI 2/24
An Evening w/ Don Hertzfeldt @ the CIA Cinematheque. Hertzfeldt’s short animated stick-figure-filled cartoons have garnered a huge following. See his work — which is described as “surreal & absurdist, sick & twisted, poignant & tragicomic” when he comes to town on Fri 2/24.
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SAT 2/25
Project MOCA Get ready for a slightly fierce runway competition a la Project Runway. Project MOCA on Sat 2/25 features fashion students from all over town creating original fashions to compliment the Ursula von Rydingsvard exhibition.
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SUN 2/26
Road to the Red Carpet Watch the Academy Awards in your black tie & dig the Hollywood vibe, right here in Cleveland on Sun 2/26. Stroll the red carpet into Pickwick & Frolic for the coolest Awards bash around.
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MON 2/27
Downtown Cleveland Restaurant Week Eat at select downtown restaurants & enjoy special prix fixe lunch & dinner menus. Nosh it up from Mon 2/27 – Sun 3/4.
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TUE 2/28
The BIG Chucklefck Bringing you some of the best (& often unknown) comedians around. On Tue 2/28 hear from the likes of Mike Lebovitz [pictured], Junior Stopka and Marty DeRosa. Hosted by Ramon Rivas II & Dave Flynt.
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WED 2/29
CIM Opera Theatre: Hansel & Gretel CIM presents the classic fairy tale of sweets & mythical creatures in grand style, opening on Wed 2/29. Witches, courage on display, protective angels & good triumphing over evil — all you can want in a fairy tale production.
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Tyler Davidson is having a big year. Another big year. He’s just returned from Sundance with his next project, Compliance, which, with a controversial screening, was the talk of Sundance and sold to Magnolia Pictures.
His N.E. Ohio produced Take Shelter has just been released on DVD, on the eve of the Spirit Awards, where it’s recognized with five nominations, including Best Feature… Read more from Alex Sukhoy here
Recently, some of the best, if not the best, news about a local musician has been about trumpet player Josh Rzepka and his new CD Into the Night, which is currently making noise on the national jazz charts… Read more from Greg Cielec here
A loyal reader called and asked me which Corky & Lenny’s restaurant was I referring to last week when I wrote that minority employees are treated fairly at the establishment…
Read this story from Mansfield Frazier here
Read other recent pieces by Mansfield Frazier here
Winner Donates Anonymously
Cool Cleveland mobile app contest winner donates to Domestic Violence Center
Cool Cleveland has been making random cash awards to people who download and use our mobile app for iPhone and Android. In December 2011, we announced that Nola Lyons won our first $100 award.
Now our most recent winner tells us they would prefer to remain anonymous and instead donate their $100 winnings to the Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center. So we were pleased to send them our winner’s check, and it will be put to good use. In fact, February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, so the $100 will go towards a good cause. Contact them to make your own donation or for more information here.
Many thanks to our anonymous winner for downloading the Cool Cleveland mobile app, and we thank them for the great idea to donate their award.
You could win $100, $250 or even $500 in our Cool Cleveland mobile app contest. Simply download the app for your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad here, or for your Android smartphone or table here. Use your app to send cool events, news and video to your friends via Facebook, Twitter or email. You could be our next winner!
Does this make any sense? Or do we have the same pay-to-play game today that we’re seeing exposed in the Akron trial. You figure it…
Read this story from Roldo Bartimole here
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Quick previews & reviews of recent events
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REVIEW: Radio Golf @ Cleveland Play House by Roy Berko
REVIEW: Radio Golf @ Cleveland Play House 2/10/12 by Laura Kennelly
Comment on our blog here: http://www.CoolCleveland.com/blog
ROLDO: Jackson Taking All the Wrong Roads The whole White/Jackson connection is too true…
Read the comment from Cindy Meyers here
Don’t claim that elected officials are anti-worker…
Read the comment from IndyCA35 here
Triple Bill Impresses Thanks for painting a great picture of the concert. Wish we could have been there with you and smiled at the band autograph ‘We love you Max’ iPhone picture…
Read the comment from Randy Varcho here
Is LeBron Really Planning to Rejoin Cavs in 2014? I think LeBron is just one more reason the NBA is in trouble. It has become more of an elite venue for the rich to be seen (like boxing)…
Read the comment from johnny m here
MANSFIELD: The Prosecutor’s Race and Other Stuff Care to talk about the Juvenile Court Judge’s race featuring John “Oh-no-he-didn’t-dare-to-challenge-an-incumbent” Lawson?…
Read the comment from Demos Ioannou here
Great article Mansfield I love your work! Unfortunately and sadly McGinty is still winning the name game!…
Read the comment from Sandy Maline here
Your Prosecutor columns have been very interesting, with some good behind-the-headlines observations. After all that, WHO does Mansfield endorse in this race?…
Read the comment from Dennis here
Rethink the Dream: Cleveland Launch Party This seems interesting. Looks like a positive event, which is what Cleveland needs…
Read the comment from Ann 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) Cats on Holiday’s Rust Belt Mardi Gras
2) Cleveland Photographic Society 125th Anniversary Scavenger Hunt
3) USA Today finds 11 reasons to love Cleveland
4) MANSFIELD: The Prosecutor’s Race and Other Stuff
5) ROLDO: Jackson Taking All the Wrong Roads
Mucho thanks to our writers: Roldo Bartimole, Roy Berko, David Budin, Julie Cajigas, Greg Cielec, Mansfield Frazier, Laura Kennelly, Isaac Mell, Alex Sukhoy, Sarah Valek and Laurie Wanninger. 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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–Thomas Mulready
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