Pull

06.05-06.12.13
Pull

Cleveland’s really pulling together these days: we’re pARTying in Gordon Square, Shaker Lakes & Market Square; we’re eating at farmers markets, Taste of the Heights, LEAF Night, and at Chef Jam; the music pulls us into Musica, Lake View Cemetery, Howe Meadow; CC contributor Ralph Solonitz exhibits in Little Italy, the Loren Naji Studio doubles up, and we talk with Little Feat keyboardist Bill Payne.

But maybe you have a favorite event this weekend you’d like to tell the world about. Play the Cool Cleveland Hashtag Game and tweet or Instagram your cool event with #CoolCleveland, and we’ll publicize one lucky winner. Use our mobile app if you need some good ideas. We’re all pulling for you. –Thomas Mulready

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Ralph Solonitz is a big talent. You’ve seen his work in Cool Cleveland.

And, wherever Ralph goes, he doodles. Sometimes on white paper, sometimes on a napkin and, more recently, he’s begun doodling on his smart phone.

Ralph’s recent collection is focused on Cleveland’s thriving live music scene. On Fri 6/7 he’s bringing this collection to Little Italy…
Read more from Alex Sukhoy here

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SPONSORED: Attention Parents! Register your 5th & 6th graders for a unique outdoor adventure with Student Naturalists at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Sessions begin Sat 6/18. Activities include science experiments, hiking, water quality monitoring and an overnight camping trip in central Ohio! CMNH.org

William Pope.L knows Cleveland. We brought him here five times for the Performance Art Festival, more than any other artist. Back then, he had Cleveland crawling in the streets. Now, he wants us to pull a 10-ton truck from one side of town to the other. From this video at host SPACES, it’s obvious that Pope.L is happy to be back in Cleveland.

“Pull!” starts on Fri 6/7 at the Beachland Ballroom with a launch party and ends on Sun 6/9 at Market Square Park, with stops in between, including being a part of Parade The Circle on Sat 6/8. It’s part of Present & Accounted, the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the PAF, and you can sign-up to Pull!.

SPONSORED: Think Lake County! Only 30 minutes east of Downtown! Check out June’s Lake Erie Coastal Gazette featuring everything from Steel Magnolias in an historic barn theatre to a Beer on the Vine Festival. Steele Mansion, once the “grandest home in Painesville,” re-opens as an event center and inn. Or, try our new Lake County GeoTour & go Geocaching! LakeVisit.com.

@Coolcleveland Follow us on Twitter or Instagram and earn a chance to have your favorite Cleveland events publicized by Cool Cleveland. For free! We’ll pick a winner, and promote the event of your choice, and also provide live coverage of the event on the day-of.

How to play: On Wednesday tweet or Instagram the event that you are most excited to attend this week using #CoolCleveland, and make it convincing! We will pick our favorite tweet/tweeter on Thursday and reward them by publicizing their event and their tweet. Include photos, fun, stories, locations, links and everything in between. Have fun!

SPONSORED: 87.7 Cleveland’s Sound presents a benefit show Sat 6/15 at Vosh in Lakewood on behalf of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus & Michelle Knight. Featuring special guest Joe King of The Fray, Joe will be joined by Cleveland’s own Burning River Ramblers & Bethesda. Tickets are just $15 & on sale at 877JoeKing.eventbrite.com. All proceeds will go to the Cleveland Courage fund on the girls behalf. For more information, visit 877cleveland.com/feature1.html.

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SPONSORED: Cuyahoga Community College Offers a Variety of Summer Camps Cuyahoga Community College Summer Camps for children and teenagers are designed to attract talented, smart and enthusiastic youth who are eager to learn about a wide variety of things from cutting-edge technology to culinary creations. Other offerings include: science, crafts, sports, photography, performing arts, leadership and more. Tri-C.edu/summercamps

Kamm’s Corners Farmer’s Market features farm-fresh produce and products straight from local farmers at Cleveland’s only Sunday farmer’s market.

Savor the delicious offerings from over 30 fabulous vendors, plus live music, chef demonstrations, healthy living features, spring and fall perennial exchanges, free Wi-Fi and more!

Stop by every Sun 6/9 – Sun 10/13 from 10AM – 2PM “rain or shine” at W. 168th & Lorain Avenue behind Walgreens in the heart of Kamm’s Corners.

Shopping local tastes better! KammsCornersFarmersMarket.org or stay up-to-date on Facebook.

SPONSORED: June is Hot at The Kent Stage Get ready for excitement as The Kent Stage presents: An Evening With Bill Payne of Little Feat, featuring a multi-media musical voyage on Fri 6/14; Rock Hall inductee Richie Furay who founded Buffalo Springfield and Poco on Fri 6/21; Kevin Costner & Modern West on Sat 6/22; and Denny Laine & The Cryers of Moody Blues and Wings on Sat 6/29. Details at TheKentStage.com.

SPONSORED: Time to Gear Up for The RideUNITED Bike Tour! Join United Way as the 3rd annual RideUNITED rolls into town Sun 6/23. Travel the scenic Towpath Trail or city streets from Cleveland to Akron and back again during this one-day fully supported event. All proceeds benefit United Way of Greater Cleveland and United Way of Summit County. RideUNITED.org

Read more picks by Anastasia Pantsios here

SPONSORED: Discover your potential at University of Phoenix Cleveland Campus! Bring your previous transcripts to our local open house and build a solid plan for your education and career. Tour our campus, and meet our campus college chairs and advisors. Learn about scholarships, finance options and our career services. Mon 6/24 3-8PM at Cleveland Campus in Beachwood, register here. Phoenix.edu

SPONSORED: Cleveland Clinic Welcomes Interns! Over 100 students will complete internships working alongside nationally renowned healthcare professionals, sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic Office of Civic Education Initiatives. The Office also welcomes emerging high school freshman into the Healthcare+ Pathways Program. Select students will participate in the Northeast Ohio Research Education Medicine Alliance- designed in partnership with CSU, Tri-C, KSU, and Oberlin College- for underrepresented students in the biomedical sciences. See former interns.

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SPONSORED: I Work Out! At Anytime Fitness, the world’s largest 24 hour gym and co-ed fitness center, you get a free personal training session with every new membership. Get a free 7 day pass to check it out. Stop in on Clifton during the Clifton Arts & Music Fest on Sat 6/15. Cudell Improvement, Inc.

George Witherspoon got out of the Army in 1963, and his sister told him about a new Community College that had just opened up. He enrolled at Tri-C, which was located in Brownell, his original high school.

“Everything has been made easy for me since then.”

“It laid the groundwork for me as I went to other colleges.” He went on to Wayne State College in Detroit and he hasn’t looked back. Except to join with his fellow alums at regular get-togethers.

Listen as we talk to George at a Tri-C and Friends Association alumni event at the JazzFest. Tri-C.edu/alumni

SPONSORED: Are You Trying to Eat Healthier? Consider healthy alternatives at Nature’s Bin in Lakewood. Try a nutritious grain like quinoa — included in a variety of salads in the deli. Or a meatless alternative — Half our deli entrees are prepared for vegans and vegetarians. Find healthy choices in produce and grocery, too. Shop local, Shop healthy, Shop Nature’s Bin! NaturesBin.com

Don just loves Cleveland. And he uses the Cool Cleveland app to find out what cool stuff is going on.

And he was thrilled to find out he won. “I’ve been following Cool Cleveland since the beginning, and it’s always the first thing I tell new Cleveland transplants about. Thanks for all you do.”

“Could you please donate my $20 to Progressive Arts Alliance? I just finished a short video on them and their work is really worth supporting and publicizing.

Don will be receiving a $20 check from Cool Cleveland, just for using our mobile app. Now he loves Cleveland even more.

Ready to show your love for Cleveland? Just download Cool Cleveland’s free mobile app for your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch or for your Android tablet or smartphone, then find cool events, news and videos to share with your friends on Facebook, Twitter and email.

It’s really quite easy. Just download the FREE Cool Cleveland app for iPhone or Android and start finding cool stuff to do. You can even forward the coolest stuff to your friends on Facebook, Twitter and email.

Try the Cool Cleveland app and see if you don’t start recommending it to your friends. Download it here and maybe you’ll be a winner next week.

SPONSORED: You Are Entitled to Events, Discounts & More! Cuyahoga Community College is actively engaged in the process of reconnecting with its alumni to build an active, ongoing network. Join the Alumni & Friends Association and enjoy the benefits of networking, mentoring, updated job search and resume resources. Plus, look for special alumni events throughout the year and special discounts. Sign-up now: Tri-C.edu/alumni.

WED 6/5
Heavy sludge bands ooze into the Grog Shop in an all-heavy bill that includes Torche, KenMode, Lo-Pan & Cle’s Classic Sands. Bring earplugs or suffer.

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THU 6/6
Taste of the Heights Taste the flavors of Cleveland Heights at this event benefiting the Heights Youth Club. Sample food from various eateries & leave satisfied.

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FRI 6/7
Conservation Rocks Doesn’t it? Hear a benefit concert where all of the musicians participating are in some way involved w/ conservation organizations & issues. Hosted by the Western Reserve Land Conservancy.

Click here for more events on Fri 6/7

SAT 6/8
pARTy in Gordon Square Spend the day on Cle’s west side where you’ll get your fill of music, theater, food & drink and fashion all day long. Get out & enjoy the city.

Click here for more events on Sat 6/8

SUN 6/9
Sunday in June is a rather innocuous name for such an awesome bike ride. Take a 25, 50, 63 or 100 mile ride through Geauga Co.’s beautiful Amish Country. Meet new friends as you cruise down rolling hills together.

Click here for more events on Sun 6/9

MON 6/10
Lagunitas Beer Dinner @ Grovewood Tavern. Enjoy seasonal & year-round Lagunitas Beer paired with “an inspired menu from Grovewood’s award-winning kitchen.”

Click here for more events on Mon 6/10

SPONSORED: Mon 6/10, at 7PM, WCLV 104.9 will be live at Cleveland State University’s Drinko Hall for a concert by the Great Lakes Trombone Ensemble. On Thu 6/20, at 8PM, ChamberFest Cleveland begins its second season with a concert from Mixon Hall at CIM. WCLV 104.9 will be there live. We’ll broadcast six of the ChamberFest programs, three of them live. Details at WCLV.org.

TUE 6/11
Nothin’ But Blue Skies Journalist Ted McClelland’s latest book documents the hard times & hopes of America’s heartlands. In particular, he writes candidly about the housing crisis in Cle. Meet him @ the Happy Dog today.

Click here for more events on Tue 6/11

WED 6/12
Music in the Meadow is an informal & family-friendly event. Go early for games & activities. The series kicks off w/ summer faves Carlos Jones & the P.L.U.S. Band. Held in Howe Meadow in our lovely national park.

Click here for more events on Wed 6/12

Send your cool events to: Events@CoolCleveland.com

Jimmy Page once called Little Feat his favorite band. And he’s not alone. Elton John thinks Little Feat keyboardist Bill Payne is among the best piano players alive.

Cool Cleveland talked on the phone with this living legend as he gets ready for his appearance at The Kent Stage on Fri 6/14.

This Fri 6/7 Loren Naji Studio Gallery presents two unique exhibitions: a two-man show featuring a painting machine and an artist who paints like a machine, and a group exhibition raising awareness of Gap Clothing Company’s wasteful policy regarding their plastic clothes hangers…
Read more from Josh Usmani here

If every cop in the City of Cleveland was like Sgt. Johnny Hamm, there would be no need for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to be at a meeting at Olivet Institutional Baptist Church at 8712 Quincy Ave., on Tue 6/11 from 6:30 to 8:30pm.

In fact, if every cop were like Sgt. Hamm, the feds wouldn’t even be in Cleveland….
Read this story from Mansfield Frazier here

Read other recent pieces by Mansfield Frazier here

Time to celebrate! It’s easy to find the coolest EVENTS, NEWS & VIDEOS right on your mobile device, then make a few clicks and show your affection by posting your faves to your Facebook page, your Twitter feed or to an email you can tweak.

Just download our FREE mobile app for your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch or for your Android tablet or smartphone, then find cool events, news and videos, personally curated by Cool Cleveland.

From Coventry to Canton, Ohio City to Oberlin, Youngstown to Waterloo, PlayhouseSquare to Highland Square, from the Lake Erie Islands to Lake & Ashtabula counties… if there’s cool stuff happening, it’ll be on your mobile device.

Download your free iPhone or Android app now and celebrate the region.

Two subjects highlighted by and in the Plain Dealer reveal clearly how established desires become the conventional wisdom of supposed journalism and civic responsibility…
Read this story from Roldo Bartimole here

Read other recent pieces by Roldo Bartimole here

Quick previews & reviews of recent events
Submit your own preview, review or commentary to Events@CoolCleveland.com

REVIEW: Beck’s THE PITMEN PAINTERS – Truth is Often More Meaningful Than Fiction by Roy Berko

Comment on our blog here: http://www.CoolCleveland.com/blog

TheMAKERS: Redbeets Fashion Great article. I know Mark A Mathews personally and it has been wonderful seeing mark embark on this adventure….
Read the comment from Mia Jones here

I sat in front of him at the Fashion Week Cleveland fashion show and gala event…
Read the comment from Carla Jenkins here

VIDEO: Sneak Peek at Cle’s 1st VegFest VegFest sounds great….
Read the comment from Cigdem Slankard here

That sounds great! Vegetarian lifestyles are here to stay and more education is needed, especially for vegans…
Read the comment from Charles Soponski here

MANSFIELD: Democratizing Death I think a must read is FALSE JUSTICE: 8 Myths that convict the Innocent by Jim and Nancy Petro. IT scared me on how “political” capital cases are and how prosecutors couch things in terms of “winneable” I thought it was about “justice” although I never have been an “eye for an eye” person….
Read the comment from Gloria Ferris 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.

2) VIDEO: Sneak Peek at Cle’s 1st VegFest

3) Summer Festivals Galore!

4) MANSFIELD: Democratizing Death

5) Presenting RAW Expressions

Thx to our writers, who pull through every week: Roldo Bartimole, Roy Berko, Martin Bielat, Mansfield Frazier, Anastasia Pantsios, Alex Sukhoy, Josh Usmani 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.

Let’s pull together,

–Thomas Mulready

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