02.18-02.25.09
Sizzle
In this week’s issue:They say sell the sizzle and not the steak, but this week, Cleveland’s got both. Restaurant Week kicks off, and we’ve got you covered: a feature on Luxe Kitchen & Lounge in the sizzling hot Detroit Shoreway district, the new Erie Island Coffee Co on East 4th St., a preview of the week’s dining activities, and a review of Akron’s VegiTerranean (among other things) in the commentary “Her city is still here.” You can still get discount online general admission tix to the smokin’ hot CC Carnaval this Sat 2/21 (VIP tix are sold out), but you have to do it before midnight Fri. Roldo discloses the past, and Mansfield reveals what New Yorker writer Charles Michener told the City Club about Cleveland, and we preview the torrid Ballet Hispanico. Watch your fingers this week, cool Cleveland, we’re that hot. –Thomas Mulready
Sizzling Cool Cleveland Carnaval on Sat 2/21
General admission tix on sale until Midnight Fri 2/20
VIP tix are sold out!
Join us for an authentic Cool Cleveland Carnaval on Sat 2/21 from 9:30PM-2:30AM at Silk nightclub, in collaboration with our friends at Tropical Rhythms. Be there and be a part of the show. Map & more info here. Can you believe what you get?
Discounted tix online now before Midnight Fri 2/20:
General admission ticket only $14: https://coolcleveland.net/tickets/022109/index.php
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HELP Read up on the upcoming youth & family volunteer night at Adoption Network Cleveland by clicking here
Advice for President Obama from Geniocity.com? It is only part of what the bloggers are covering there. Read
Speaking of the President did ya know a Cleveland Heights leader briefed the Obama transition team? Very cool
Are you hip to Room Service Cleveland in the Gordon Square arts district? If not, try shooting the proverbial binary curl over here
HOT Jeff Balsmeyer’s rags-to-riches story Lightbulb opens CIFF and you can get all the details here
HOT Acclaimed Carnegie Hall concert featuring Robert Spano conducting the Oberlin Conservatory Symphony Orchestra Now Available on CD here
GREEN GreenSmartGifts features a wonderful selection of organic, sustainable, and earth friendly gifts. They’re also spearheading The Art of Recycling green smART community project. Check them out at 14534 Detroit Ave., Lakewood. Click
“Winchester Music Talk” Live Radio Show focuses on the club’s shows, guests on Sundays from 8 – 10PM at WHK Radio
Do you listen to “Erie Effusion” on WRUW? If not, catch a load of visual artist DJBG’s sonic time/mind warp by clicking and downloading the shows here
GREEN Help Protect the Great Lakes from Invasive Species Wanna help? You can by clicking here
Are you hip to the Cle Clothing Co.? If not, ya might wanna click here
GREEN Are you hip to the Cleveland Carbon Fund? If not, we’ll be filling you in with a CC feature. While you’re waiting click here
Are you hip to the new residential development happening with 11 River and 27 Coltman? Well, now you are!
Filmmaker Ted Sikora’s Hero Tomorrow screens at the world-famous NY Comic-Con! Nice work, Ted! Hero Tomorrow
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens offering historic house workshops every other Saturday starting Sat 2/21. Learn more
Nibble + Natter at MOCACleveland during their member’s breakfast, then catch Superlight art exhibition at edge of digital culture! Click
Transforming Families, Connecting Lives 30th Annual AAC National Adoption Conference hits C-town starting Wed 4/22 Register HERE.
CPAC Launches Spring 09 “Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute” Artists need strong business skills to survive in a weak economy, but a business-savvy attitude does not always accompany creativity. Marry the two skills during a 3-day event starting Fri 3/13 and running through the weekend at Trinity Commons, 2230 Euclid Ave. Organizers CPAC (Community Partnership for Arts and Culture) can accomodate up to 50 participants. http://www.cpacBiz.org.75 Things to Love About Cleveland Not sure why our previous link didn’t work. But we profess that the one at the conclusion of this blurb does. Pass it to all your friends and follow along. Click
The Ohio Film Office launches “The Ohio Film Music Video Challenge” TODAY Wed 2/18. The challenge is designed to support filmmakers throughout the state while partnering with Ohio educational institutions and musical acts. The grand prize includes tickets to the Rock Hall Induction Ceremonies in April. Click here for more.
Cleveland State’s Diversity Art Show Help raise scholarship money for members of the LGBT community and their allies at CSU during an upcoming art event in April. View and purchase art from local area artists and hear local performers all for a good cause — with a percentage of the proceeds donated to a scholarship fund. Interested in helping? Have art to display/sell? Have a talent you wish to share? They’re actively seeking contributions of art of all varieties. Email mrsgrohl1@yahoo.com or glbt@csuohio.edu for details.
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Annalie Glazen
Erie Island Coffee Company
Annalie Glazen is excited. Her new Erie Island Coffee Company opens this Thu 2/19 on East 4th Street, across the street from Lola. After her father-in-law, ad giant Alan Glazen & associate Martin Reuben, along with Ferryboat captain Scott Stevenson revived a small coffee shop on Kelly’s Island, they decided to open on East 4th Street with Annalie, a former Starbucks manager, at the helm. Their affinity for Kelly’s is displayed with their offering of a “Glacial Groove” parfait, plus other fat-free, fruit puree smoothies, and “Crush” sandwiches, oven-crisped bagels turned inside-out and toasted Panini style with healthy ingredients, including veggie options. Artist Charles Herndon, who has a studio on Kelly’s, will display his immense and touchably sensual earth art forms. Watch the video, then stop by and tell ’em Cool Cleveland says “hi!”
Great Lakes Science Center is now offering camps and classes for kids grades K-8 that run the gamut of topics from LEGO robotic building to experimenting with dry ice and liquid nitrogen. Camp content is designed according to age level, ensuring a high-quality experience for kids of all ages. Get the details at http://www.GreatScience.com.
The Cle Owl Prowl Bring your family and friends to experience Lake View’s snowy, wintry beauty as they search for owls beginning their nocturnal hunts Fri 2/20 at 7PM. A Naturalist from The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes will be leading the walk, which meet at the Mayfield Gate Community Mausoleum. After a discussion of various types of owls found in Northeast Ohio, a walk to search for signs of the owls will commence. Parking is available. Call 421-2665 x 3035 for reservations; plan to bring a flashlight and dress for the weather. Lake View Cemetery, 12316 Euclid Ave.
The Tricky Trombone Trombonist Edward Zadrozny will introduce children ages 3 – 6 years to The Tricky Trombone in the Fri 2/20 and Sat 2/21 Musical Rainbow concerts, held in Severance Hall’s Reinberger Chamber Hall. Local actress and singer Maryann Nagel hosts the 30-minute programs, which include narration, demonstration, audience participation, and musical selections both familiar and new to the preschool set. Details at http://www.ClevelandOrchestra.com.
HOT Peking Acrobats Combine the color, spectacle and death-defying feats found in a circus along with the skill and discipline of Olympic gymnastics, then throw in a modicum of martial arts, and the result is a jaw-dropping experience courtesy of one of the world’s entertainment wonders. The Peking Acrobats return by popular demand to PlayhouseSquare this Sun 2/22 at the Palace Theatre for a special 3PM matinee. Watch them contort, leap and sail through the air! http://www.PlayhouseSquare.org.
Got Cabin Fever? Lake Metroparks believes a hike, campfire, warm food and music are the answer. Get outside and enjoy the beauty of the winter woodlands on a guided nature hike with naturalists. Winter Hike ’09 steps off this Sun 2/22 at 1PM at Penitentiary Glen Reservation. Three different hikes are planned for the program and vary in length. Score details here.
The Pig Flies Again The Pink Floyd Experience surpasses the expectation of just a flawless recreation of Pink Floyd’s iconic concert that changed live performance forever… all in a theater setting that echoes the creative catalog that made Pink Floyd legendary. Fans who rock along with The Pink Floyd Experience at PlayhouseSquare’s State Theatre Tue 2/24 at 8PM should expect surreal video, live special effects and memorable lyrics. Definitely great for kids who never got to see the band. http://www.PlayhouseSquare.org.
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PNC eliminating 5800 jobs and based on HQ, we gotta assume that will hit Cle hard. Click
And yet PNC Chairman takes corp jet to the Super Bowl? We couldn’t make this stuff up. Incomplete pass
JumpStart portfolio company CerviLenz breaking through with a low-cost, disposable device for measuring the length of a woman’s cervix, a leading indicator of premature birth. Wow!
Vocon Ranked Among Top 50 U.S. Firms By Interior Design Magazine See the local co.’s work at Quicken Loans Arena, FirstEnergy, KeyCorp. Vocon and Interior Design
GREEN Columbus City Center coming down; Cle learning moment? Once a retail gem (circa 1989) the mall will become new development “ringed” by bountiful green space. Hmmmmm
GREEN A Beachwood Marketing class and teacher Greg Perry came up with social entrepreneurship plan called The Green Dream on how to become more eco-friendly in everyday life! Cool!
Roldo likens Med Mart to “boondoggle” in recent RealNEO blog post here
Budding entrepreneur 14-year-old Jonathan Sender did his dad a favor by transferring his favorite music from vinyl & cassette to CD, and now it’s an LLC. He converts singles, (45s), LPs (33s) and cassettes to CD so you can listen or rip them to your iPod. He writes, “We have reasonable policies and a fairly-quick turnaround, and always put the customer first.” Tell ’em CC sent ya. http://www.LPtransfer.com
NorTech Innovation Awards program hits on Wed 2/18 at Windows on the River and feat. Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan. Click for tix
Layoffs and Reductions in Force: What HR Needs to Know is the subject of forum Wed 2/18 and you can register here
Experience live 1-hr webinar The Value of Interns to Entrepreneurs this Wed 2/18 at 2PM. Discuss the value of interns to small and mid-sized businesses. Register
GREEN 2009 Evolution of Man’fg Conf Join the Green Revolution at this event at Hyland Software in Westlake Thu 2/19. Features town hall discussion, plenty of great info for everyone. Register here
Nat’l Engineers’ Week Behind-the-Scenes Tour drops this Thu 2/19 at 2:30PM at OnSpeX Consumer Product Eval, 8503 E Pleasant Valley Rd., Independence. Call 361-3100 for more info
BioE 2-day SBIR/STTR proposal workshop covers all aspects of writing winning pitches focused on health care technologies and companies. Hits Tue 2/25 and Wed 2/25 and you can register here
2009 Connectors Choice Awards Celebration recognizes the best of the best in the corporate event and networking industries in NEO Wed 3/4 at House of Blues. Reg deadline is Wed 2/25. Click
Be your own marketing agent features Valeri Furst of Furst Communications Thu 3/5 at 7:30AM. YWCA Women’s Center, 4019 Prospect Ave. Register
Join Cle Professional 20/30 Club Recruitment Event Grand Slam event hits @ Market Cafe and Wine Bar Thu 3/12 at 5:30PM. Details
Engineering Leadership Breakfast Series offers Jeffrey L. Dean, CAE, ED and Gen Counsel, Int’l Society of Explosives Engineers Thu 3/26 @ Hilton Garden Inn Cle, 1100 Carnegie Ave.
Newspapering in an Internet Age Get an insider’s perspective on the future of newspapers when Susan Goldberg, editor of The Plain Dealer, speaks to a Cleveland Society of Professional Journalists luncheon Thu 2/19 at noon at The City Club of Cleveland, 850 Euclid Ave., near the corner of E. 9th St. Seating is limited, so be sure RSVP ASAP to Tom Moore at 440-454-3282 or e-mail tmoore56@msn.com. Fee includes lunch. http://www.SPJchapters.org/cleveland.
Her city is still here
There wasn’t a ban on photos at this Valentine’s Day 2009 concert. Quite the contrary. We had arranged for media tickets and a photo pass from the presenter, and were met outside the lobby of the beautifully restored and historic Akron Civic Theatre [pictured] to receive the pass and specific instructions. At the Civic, we notice hand-scrawled signs “No Camera Phones,” affixed to the stage. There exists, of course, a countervailing tradition, most famously practiced by The Grateful Dead, to allow not only unfettered photos, but to allow and even encourage audio and video recording of all concerts by fans and media alike. I was using my iPhone all night, and you can follow my Twitter (@thomasmulready) and Facebook (http://www.profile.to/thomasmulready) posts for the evening of 02.14.09 right up to the time of the concert. It had been a lovely evening. But first a little history…Read the commentary from Thomas Mulready here.
SPONSORED: An Emotional Rollercoaster at CIM Prepare to laugh and weep as the Cleveland Institute of Music presents an Opera Double Bill Wed 2/25 – Sat 2/28 in Kulas Hall. This production features Haydn’s delightful comedy, The Apothecary, and Puccini’s inspiring Suor Angelica. Watch as the CIM Opera Theater delves into the lives of two very different women, one looking for her true love and the other on a journey from despair to divine grace. Directed by David Bamberger and performed with the CIM Orchestra, this is a great opportunity to experience the stark contrasts of humor and tragedy – all set to glorious music. Tickets on sale now! For more contact 216.791.5000 or www.CIM.edu. The Cleveland Institute of Music – by any measure, exceptional.
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HOT Transportainment Cleveland Lois Moss and the fine folks at Walk+Roll Cleveland are inviting interested parties to a “brainstorming” informational meeting dubbed Transportainment Cleveland on Wed 2/18 at 3:30PM in the COSE Conference Room on Public Square. A group of fast-moving, progressive, creative people are putting together an event in early April; Walk+Roll, UltraMission and Pop Up City are the instigators. All are welcome. Stop in or send someone if you’re intrigued. Call 870-0057 for more info. Learn about Walk+Roll Cleveland’s events at http://www.WalkRoll.com.
The Green Hour Re-popularized by Moulin Rouge a few years ago, check out the Green Fairy at an Absinthe Tasting at Morton’s on Wed 2/18, from 6 – 7:30PM. Learn about the history and mystery of Absinthe, from the Green Fairy Fountain to sugar cubes and slotted spoons. Cost includes Pernod’s Absinthe cocktails and Morton’s signature appetizers. Call 621-6981 for reservations or visit http://www.Mortons.com/cleveland.
HOT Isabel & Ruben Toledo Lecture As President Obama was sworn in as 44th President of the United States, Michelle Obama stood at his side wearing a beautifully embroidered dress and collarless coat designed by New York designer Isabel Toledo. The dress and coat were a lemon-colored wool tweed. Ms. Toledo was the creative director for Anne Klein and has designed clothing for more than 20 years. Ruben Toledo is a painter, sculptor, illustrator, and filmaker. As an artist, he has designed mannequins, award statuettes, dishes, carpets and a great deal more. He is the illustrator of Nordstrom’s national designer ad campaign. Meet the duo Thu 2/19 at 6:30PM. Born in Cuba, they reside in NYC. Kent State University Museum, Rockwell Hall. Call 330-672-3450 or visit http://www.Kent.edu/museum.
GREEN Van Jones, founder of Green for All Part of the Bioneers Brown Bag lunch series, enjoy the latest edition of the CSU Levin College of Urban Affairs Forum line-up. Bring your friends, bring your lunch, watch the DVD, and enjoy an informal discussion. On Thu 2/19 from noon – 2PM, meet Van Jones, founder of Green for All. Green For All is a national organization dedicated to building an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty. http://www.greenforall.org. http://www.urban.CSUOhio.edu/forum.
GREEN Zoka Zola This Thu 2/19 at at 7:30PM, Kent State’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design will host a no cost, public lecture by the Chicago architect. She received the Young Architect of the Year Award in the UK in 1995 and was awarded the Architecture Magazine Home of the Year Award for a house in Chicago in 2003. Zola is currently engaged in the interrelationship of Practice + Ecology through her work on such diverse projects as a set of green stock plans for 21st Century Chicago, a zero energy house, and a website designed as a platform for sustainability. Cartwright Hall, KSU campus. Click Here to Get There.
Mavis Staples The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum welcomes inductee Staples (of the Staple Singers) for a special performance on Fri 2/20 at 8PM on the Main Stage. She will be accompanied by her sister and fellow Staple Singers member Yvonne Staples for a show rich in a range of gospel, soul, and rhythm and blues. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000, or online at http://www.TicketMaster.com. Details at http://www.RockHall.com.
Ballet Hispanico The acclaimed NYC-based dance troupe comes to the Ohio Theatre in PlayhouseSquare for performances on Sat 2/20 – Sun 2/21 as part of a 16-city national tour. “The Latin American experience at last has a voice in the feisty, elegant dancing of Ballet Hispanico.” — The New York Times. For tix/info, groups rates and Sat matinee family festival call DANCECleveland at 991-9000. http://www.DanceCleveland.org. http://www.PlayhouseSquare.org. http://www.BalletHispanico.org.
Crave Theater Ninjas present this production, written by the late English playwright Sarah Kane and directed by Jeremy Paul, starting Sat 2/20 at 8PM and running weekends through early March. Crave [pictured] highlights the writer’s inspirations of “expressionist theatre and Jacobean tragedy.” With allusions ranging from T.S Eliot, the Bible, Nirvana and Star Wars, it’s both a masterful demonstration of the power of language and at the same time a heartbreaking portrait of lost souls moving against the backdrop of a nameless city towards a redemption. The production graces Asterisk Gallery, 2393 Professor Ave., Tremont. Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 3PM. More info by calling 539-0662 or visit http://www.TheaterNinjas.com.Christopher Pekoc: Night Visions: 1975-2000 Tregoning & Company gallery partners with one of the most admired and honored Cle artists of his generation. Christopher Pekoc has joined the gallery in a new partnership: T&C presents 26 of his seminal works of art on canvas, paper and mixed media exploring “the Human Condition.” Think “deconstructed, fragmented and resurrected” in remarkable new forms. A reception for the artist (including remarks by Dr. Henry Adams and the artist himself) will be held Fri 2/20 from 6 – 9PM. No cost, guarded parking is adjacent. http://www.TregoningAndCo.com.
Cleveland Symposium Case Western Reserve University Department of Art History and Art will host the 35th annual Cleveland Symposium Fri 2/20 at the Cleveland Museum of Art lecture hall, 11150 East Blvd. Students in the CWRU Department of Art History and Art and the CMA joint program organize the symposium — a forum for graduate students from art history programs across the US to come together to present original research on the history of art. Get the lowdown at http://www.ClevelandSymposium.com.
The Tiger’s Tail is the latest of the “First Run Film” Friday screenings at the Cleveland Museum of Art Fri 2/20 at 7PM (repeating Sun 2/22 at 1:30PM. Directed by John Boorman, the film stars Brendan Gleeson and Kim Cattrall. This new film from the director of Deliverance, Excalibur, and Hope and Glory is a fable about the rich-poor divide in contemporary Ireland. It’s a comic nightmare in which a real estate tycoon’s life and identity are assumed by an impoverished man who looks just like him. http://www.outsiderpictures.us. http://www.ClevelandArt.org.
Jazz Vespers II St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Cleveland Heights, will host Jazz Vespers II, a collection of sacred music arranged for jazz ensemble, featuring Paul Ferguson and the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra on Fri 2/20 at 7:30PM. The sequel promises to be as good as the first. Get the details at http://www.Clevelandjazz.org and http://www.StPauls-Church.org.
HOT Cool Cleveland’s Brazilian Carnaval In collaboration with TropicalCleveland.com, we present “An Odyssey in Music, Dance, Costumes, Glitter, Beads and Masks” on Sat 2/21 starting at 9PM. Check out live Brazilian band Sambahia, the Big Batucada (Brazilian Drum Line) Grupo Joia, exotic Samba performers, a costume contest, Samba dance contest, Caipirinhas and other tropical drinks and a savory “a la carte” menu offered by Sarava. Discount tix until Midnight Fri 2/20 for general admission available through CoolClecveland.com. Expect an electrifying experience — one of the largest and most authentic Carnaval celebrations in the Great Lakes region. Silk Nightclub, 1148 Main Ave. http://www.TropicalCleveland.com.
Maynard, Texas Cuyahoga Community College’s Western Campus Theatre Department delivers Lone Star and Laundry and Bourbon by James McLure on stage beginning Sat 2/20 at 8PM and running through the end of the month with Sunday matinees. These shows, set in the little town of Maynard, Texas, will be performed back to back each evening — directed by Western Campus Theatre Department Coordinator Robert Ellis. Seating is limited for this production, and reservations are strongly encouraged. Details here.
HOT GREEN Emerge: A Celebration On Sat 2/21 at 7PM, celebrate the first anniversary of the GreenCityBlueLake Institute at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Enjoy hearty hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar with organic selections, music and dancing, plus hear the “State of Sustainability” address for Northeast Ohio. Guests will enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres made with organic and locally sourced ingredients, as well as a cash bar featuring organic wine and local beer selections. Music and dancing are also on tap. Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, University Circle. Call 231-4600 or visit http://www.cmnh.org.
HOT I AM HIP HOP Their promo [pictured] sez “Dropping science like Galileo dropped the orange.” We expect a combination of extraordinary poetry, mad-dropped beats and classic vibes when this shindig hits the Anatomy Ultra Lounge Sat 2/21 at 10PM. Soak up the best of Bad Boy, Roc-A-Fella & Neptunes Edition, with the supersonic sounds of DJ K-Nyce & Q-Nice and the always-party-ready six19six Promotions & Halftime groups. 1299 W. 9th, Downtown. It’s gonna be a hot toime on the town. Admission for the ladies is at no charge until 11:30PM. For info, call 224-8710. http://www.MySpace.com/chiefrockaent216.WSEM Cornhole Classic The cornhole competition will be fierce as teams face off for bragging rights and cash prizes during West Side Ecumenical Ministry’s (WSEM) 2nd annual tournament to benefit El Barrio/WSEM Workforce Development. The event, hosted by WSEM’s Junior Advisory Board, will begin at 4PM on Sat 2/21 at Mulberry’s, 2316 Mulberry Ave., West Bank of the Flats. Registered two-person teams will play a minimum of four games to win cash prizes; first place in the Pro Division will receive $400 and second place will receive $200. The first place winning team in the Amateur Division will win $200. For more info or to register, call 870-9936 or e-mail netzelann@gmail.com. http://www.wsem.org.
Sunflower Soiree Prayers From Maria Children’s Glioma Cancer Foundation hosts their 2nd annual benefit affair at the Corner Alley Sat 2/21 at 7PM. Enjoy live music, silent & live auction with fabulous items, open bar, delicious hors d’oeuvres, bowling and dancing. The Corner Alley will be open only to registered guests that night; walk-ins the night of the event will be welcome. 402 Euclid Ave. Call 298-4070 for details. Learn more at http://www.PrayersFromMaria.org. Register.
HOT Road to the Red Carpet This Hollywood black-tie affair raises funds and awareness for The Greater Cleveland Film Commission Sun 2/22 at 6:30PM at the House of Blues, 308 Euclid Ave. Stroll down the Red Carpet, view the Academy Awards (Oscars) live on the large screen and enjoy music by Kate Tucker and The Sons of Sweden. Bid on one-of-a-kind auction items! http://www.RoadToTheRedCarpet.com. http://www.ClevelandFilm.com.
Darwin’s “Enchanted Islands” The Galapagos Adventure Then and Now is the focus of this lecture Sun 2/22 at 2PM. Presenter Rick Benz, a local naturalist and author of Ecology and Evolution, Islands of Change, will describe — through hundreds of visuals and video segments — Darwin’s Galapagos and his own experiences as tourist and teacher exploring these “enchanted isles.” The lecture is no cost for members of the Holden Arboretum; gate admission permits nonmembers. Light refreshments served. 9500 Sperry Road, Kirtland. Register online at http://www.HoldenArb.org/visit/speakers.asp.
HOT Long Road Back by popular demand, CoolCleveland.com contributor David Budin, a musician since he quit Heights High in the late 1960’s to move to the East Coast and become a folk singer, has reformed his group Long Road with some new musicians and some new (old) songs that you might have heard had you been alive and conscious and attending a folk concert in the late 1960’s. Expect excellent musicianship, classic repertoire, and hilarious patter. Sun 2/22 at 7PM at Nighttown, top of Cedar Hill in Cle Hts. http://www.NighttownCleveland.com
Singers Companye Part of the University of Akron’s Kulas Concert Series, this professional touring ensemble presents music inspired by Native America and the American West in the program it recently performed at the National Gallery in Washington, DC. They take the stage Sun 2/22 at 3PM and will be directed by Samuel Gordon. Guzzetta Recital Hall, 139 E. Buchtel Ave. (across from E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall). Call 330-972-7591 or visit http://www.uakron.edu/music.
The Marriage of House and Garden Let historic landscape designs give you the foundation for decisions about the landscape for your own home Sun 2/22 at 3PM! Landscape historian Mary Paolano Hoerner will present an overview of Ohio’s beautiful landscapes with rare photographs from across the State. No cost, open to the public. Details at 921-1201 or by clicking http://www.ShakerHistory.com.
Eric Etheridge Cleveland Public Library will hosts the journalist/ photographer behind the new book Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Mississippi Freedom Riders, at an author visit on Sun 2/22 at 2PM. The event is no cost, open to the public, and will take place at the Main Library, Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium (E. 6th St. and Superior Ave). Miller Green, one of the original Freedom Riders, joins Etheridge and will share his personal story. Etheridge is a Vanderbilt University grad who grew up in Mississippi. He has worked as an editor at George, Harper’s, Rolling Stone, The Nation and The New York Observer. He has also created websites for http://www.Deja.com. Call 623-2955 for more info.
Yuri Bashmet Classical meets jazz when the world-renowned violist — The Times of London as “without doubt, one of the world’s greatest living musicians” — and saxophone virtuoso Igor Butman, Russia’s premier jazz musician, bring their talents and orchestras together in a Cleveland performance of Crossover Concerto. The concert takes place at Severance Hall one night only, Tue 2/24 at 8PM. Cleveland is part of a national tour http://www.ClevelandOrchestra.com. http://www.MaestroArtist.com.
Literature, Pakistan, Islam and “The West” On Tue 2/24 at 6PM at the Idea Center at PlayhouseSquare, a public lecture by author Mohsin Hamid will take place as a part of the Baker-Nord Center/Cleveland Foundation Lecture Series. In partnership with the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, Cuyahoga County Public Library, ideastream and PlayhouseSquare the no cost, open to the public event offers limited seating. Tickets are required to attend; call 368-8961 or email bakernord@case.edu). Hamid received the 2008 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for The Reluctant Fundamentalist; his lecture will be streamed online. Details here.
SPONSORED: WCLV 104.9 is well-known as the home of The Cleveland Orchestra, and now it is in the midst of a weekly broadcast series by Cleveland’s other world-class musical ensemble, Apollo’s Fire, produced and distributed nation-wide by WCLV. The early music group is heard Tuesdays at 9PM, with the next concert on Tue 2/24 called Lovers and Lyres – the World of Monteverdi. The Tue 3/3 broadcast is called A Feast of Mozart. Complete details on all of WCLV’s programming at http://www.WCLV.com.
Olivia Brooks-Scrinavich The author will be discussing and signing Fiscal Pear and Shimmer in The Call of River Whale on Wed 2/25 at 7PM. Brooks-Scrinavich, who is a Cleveland native and Toni Morrison’s niece, has written a fantasy adventure book for her debut that features fun characters and is sure to delight readers of all dispositions. 24519 Cedar Rd., Lyndhurst. http://www.JosephBeth.com.
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Charles Michener: Social Director, or Social Conscience?
Plus: Michael Eric Dyson for Secretary of… Something!
There’s a tale about an Old West judge who would listen so sympathetically to the person on trial, empathizing so much with their plight, that even when the orneriest, downright meanest man in the territory was on trial for murder, the judge was so kind to the scoundrel during the proceedings that, when he sentenced the man to hang, the galoot — to everyone’s astonishment — said, “Thank you, your honor.” The moral of this tale is, it’s all in the delivery… how the message is served up.
And my good friend Charles Michener served up a humdinger of a message at the Cleveland City Club last Wednesday afternoon. He praised the city’s strengths, and then stated some simple, profound truths that, if taken to heart by the local citizenry, would greatly assist the region in bouncing back — in lifting ourselves out the doldrums we’ve been mired in for seemingly forever now. However, there was a universality to his comments that make them applicable to virtually any large Midwestern city or region going through tough times…
Read more from Mansfield B. Frazier here
Inside Ballet Hispanico with A.D. Tina Ramirez
Ballet Hispanico is not the only dance company out there with a Hispanic or Latino identity, but they’re generally considered the best among many. Certainly they’re the oldest, in continuous operation since 1970 under the artistic direction of founder Tina Ramirez who, at age 80-something, has just announced her plans to retire as artistic director this year. As part of her final go round, Ramirez will be performing a cameo role in the company’s revival of Stages, choreographer Graciella Daniele’s depiction of the seven ages of a dancer. We recently interviewed the long-time Artistic Director by phone and here’s what she had to say…
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This week’s most active post on BrewedFreshDaily.com
City of CLE Councilman Brain Cummins invites BFD readers to help shape last week’s joint Committee Hearing: “Have a question for The Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners (CCBC) and Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. (MMPI) officials regarding the proposed Convention Center and Medical Mart?” Readers comment:
Read and add your comment on the BFD post Q’s – MedMart/ConFac – Public Hearing & Meeting
Eat up, Cleveland! Restaurant Week 2009 is Here!
Do You Really Need An Excuse to Eat Really Good Food?
How about a $30 meal at one of Cleveland’s finest downtown restaurants coupled with $2 parking? Or an opportunity to witness food presented beautifully and creatively by award-winning chefs? Or romance in the ambience of a cozy booth in a secluded corner? Or food that tastes so good, you wish the evening would never end? Still looking for an excuse? How about 43 different restaurants to choose from?Starting this Monday, February 23, through Sunday, March 1, Downtown Cleveland Restaurant Week 2009 will be in full swing. What this means is that some of the region’s best restaurants are offering carefully-chosen menus, which will include appetizers/salads, entrees, and desserts, every evening after five. During Downtown Cleveland Restaurant Week this week, we have the chance to sample the culinary talents of our local chefs at great prices…
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Luxe Kitchen & Lounge
Linda Eisenstein shares her “Secret Place” with CC Readers
Imagine you are on a European vacation, and you just hit the foodie jackpot: the perfect little bistro. You know, the don’t-miss “secret place” they rave about in Frommer’s or Fodor’s, where the ingredients are fresh, the place is unpretentious and inexpensive, the proprietor and staff are friendly, and food is, well, simply divine. “Oh, man,” you think, “I can’t wait to brag about this place to my friends, but I am going to flippin’ die when I get back home and can’t have this meal again.” Then the friendly gods intervene and DING DING DING! You discover that your perfect bistro has been teleported to Cleveland, a block and a half from your house. Now you have just a hint of why I am truly, madly, deeply in love with Marlin Kaplan’s Luxe Kitchen & Lounge, the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood joint that is also arguably the region’s best restaurant…
Read more from Linda Eisenstein here
Links to interesting NEO blogs
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Prodigal Son
Oliver Buck & the New Madrids
Cuyahoga Records
Oliver Buck calls his second release Prodigal Son a road album. It’s about the journey of moving back to Cleveland after 15 years in other places, the last five in Kansas, while trying to make a living playing music. And the 13 songs on the album all stick to that theme. Buck writes wonderful songs and offers them up neat and old school. Think simple, straight-ahead honest voice — backed by guitar, bass and drums and recorded on analog tape without digital manipulation. Think John Prine or Johnny Cash. There are more than a few standout cuts, with the title track, “Once Around the Sun,” “Milwaukee,” and “The Troubadour Life” among the best. Also included is a very respectable cover of Bill Monroe’s “Sitting on Top of the World.” We’re particularly fond of “Autumn in Kansas,” “Gina from Tulsa,” and “County Jail Blues.” You can hear samples of many of these cuts — and keep up with Buck’s busy performance schedule with his band the New Madrids (bassist Adam Rich and drummer Ernie Richmann) at his website http://www.OliverBuck.com. I witnessed Buck open for Leon Russell at the Beachland Ballroom recently and think this guy is really good; I hope things go well for him in his return to Northeast Ohio.
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Cleveland Orchestra @ Severance Hall 2/12 In the annals of “how to put together a symphony orchestra program,” the standard recipe is overture, concerto (intermission), symphony. In today’s multi-media age, a DVD of this Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall program should serve nicely as the “and here’s how to do it!” part of the lesson. It really doesn’t get much better than this one. Until next time, of course. It seems as though in this new year of 2009, each week’s concert is more stupendous than the one previous. Or at least equal to…
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Sweeney Todd @ Lakeland 2/13 Martin Friedman, Lakeland Civic Theater’s director of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, is a self-professed Stephen Sondheim fanatic. As he states in the play’s program, he has been “delighted, enchanted and challenged by Sondheim.” Friedman has always wanted to direct Sweeney Todd, considered by many to be one of the master’s most difficult shows to stage — due to the love or hate relationship it often engenders with audiences. His path to the production was thwarted when, while staging the show last year, a heart condition slammed on the breaks to opening. Now feeling fine, he has completed his quest with an audience pleaser…
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The Past is Often Purposefully Hidden From Us
During the first anti-trust trial between the city of Cleveland and the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. (CEI), I walked up to the company’s former chairman Elmer Lindseth. He had been attending the trial as a spectator. I asked the 78-year old retired executive if he ever had expected to see the day that the corporate leaders of CEI would ever be brought into a court of law by the city.He hesitated to answer. I asked him if maybe he didn’t want to respond.
He smiled and said, “The times are different and things change.”
Things do change. They also often also remain the same. So we have to pay attention to our past. It reveals our future…
Read more from Roldo Bartimole here
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On the real way to City Therapy (see links here and here) In my humble opinion, if greater Cleveland spent more resources on “doing” rather than “talking about doing” we would be a much more vibrant community. It sometimes seems like we focus too much time, energy, creativity and money on meetings, studies, reports, white papers, luncheons, think tanks, analyses, discussions and proposals. This leaves smaller resources available for actual projects. As a former entrepreneur who is now learning the ways of the non-profit and governmental worlds, it has been an interesting [and sometimes frustrating] learning curve. Let’s all push for more “doing” and less “talking about doing.”
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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) Michael Symon does a Cool Cleveland video (finally!).
Watch the video interview and check out Lola Bistro & Lolita, and Michael’s blog Symon Says.
2) Cool Cleveland Carnaval on sale at “Recessionista” prices for Feb 21 at Silk, with Brazilian Band, costumes, contests, and more.
VIP ticket discount and General admission ticket discount, and more info here.
3) Heather Haviland’s Earthly Pleasures Vine & Bean and Lucky’s Cafe only Scratch the Surface for Foodie-Entrepreneur.
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4) Forbes mag punks Cle again. We’re one of the 10 “most miserable” cities in the entire U.S. Really??
Read the piece here then email your response to senior editor/ perpetrator Kurt Badenhausen at KBadenhausen@Forbes.com and Cc: us at Letters@CoolCleveland.com.
5) In Vino Veritas A proposed winery in Hough.
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