11.23-11.30.11
Spend It Local
That’s right. Contrary to your better impulses, spending lots of your consumer dollars can kickstart our region quicker than almost any other strategy. But you’ve got to spend it local. So we’ve once again put together the region’s largest local shopping guide: Cool Cleveland’s ShopLOCAL Holiday Gift Guide, your one-stop source for everything from books & music to clothing & jewelry to crafts, stuff for kids, stuff for pets, and food & drink for sustenance. You can even get the Guide on your iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch or Android smartphone and tablet. Now there’s no excuse. So get out there and spend. –Thomas Mulready
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On Sat 11/26 from 6 to 10PM, Breakneck Gallery in Lakewood opens “Defending Erie,” a multimedia salute to our overlooked lake and the surfers who love her… Read more from Isaac Mell here
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Find unique holiday gifts and enjoy eye-candy shopping at pop-up stores this holiday season. Temporary retail shops are showing up all over Cleveland and other metropolitan areas as artists and designers take advantage of empty storefront space. And, in many cases, there’s also a party… Read more from Claudia Taller here
Our ShopLOCAL Holiday Gift Guide is here, just in time for shopping madness to ensue. Our guide covers the coolest shops in the area, from places to buy books & records to dresses & jewelry.
The CoolCleveland ShopLOCAL list will be updated regularly, so check it often. And drop a line to Events@CoolCleveland.com letting us know what we’ve missed. [Pictured: Coasters @ Salty Not Sweet.]
Lakewood: Bike Capital of NEO? BikeLakewood Master Draft Plan now available. Take a look at the plans, which calls for bike racks & signage. Then share your thoughts at a meeting on Thu 12/1.
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SPONSORED: Choose the Perfect Facility for Your Next Event Corporate College’s premier training and conference centers focus on clients so clients can focus on business. From exemplary on-site service to superior catering and state-of-the-art facilities to convenient locations, Corporate College offers businesses the perfect setting for meetings, trade shows, special events, and more. Watch the video here. More info: CorporateCollege.com.
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They’ve cracked the code. The Cleveland Play House, newly relocated to PlayhouseSquare has figured out two things: how to make it possible for theatre fans with small kids to actually spend an afternoon watching a play, while at the same time instilling in the next generation an understanding and passion for theatre. How did they do it? Welcome to Play Date.
Watch the video as CPH’s Director of Education and her team show us how they’ve set up a highly supervised and educational play area where parents can drop off their young kids on Sun 11/27 and Sun 1/15, while they enjoy the theatre uninterrupted and guilt-free. Watch the video here.
Downtown lights shine brightly at Winterfest on Sat 11/26. Be there as downtown lights up, officially ringing in the holiday season. Check out the lantern workshops, too.
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WED 11/23
Thanksgiving Eve Bash @ Barking Spider with Cats on Holiday, Anitakeys [pictured] and Friends. Since it’s the biggest partying night of the year (so they say), spend Wed 11/23 among musical friends & good brews.
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THU 11/24
Thanksgiving Comedy Show @ the Winchester on Thu 11/24 featuring Chad Zumock [pictured], Mike Polk, Ryan Dalton, Hot Carl & others who will entertain you after that big family dinner.
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SPONSORED: On Thu 11/24, it’s WCLV 104.9 annual Thanksgiving Day Cleveland Orchestra Marathon, running from AM to Midnight. Nine two-hour broadcasts by the Band, one right after another, including an all-Wagner program conducted by Franz and an all-Mozart Concerto concert conducted from the keyboard by Mitsuko. All-Cleveland Orchestra all Thanksgiving Day at 104.9. WCLV.com
FRI 11/25
Made in the 216 Holiday Shoppe Always stylish. And, of course, always local. Made in the 216, opening on Fri 11/25, is packed w/ curated art, crafts, fashion items & furniture created by NEO’s most creative people. A top-notch holiday shoppe.
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SAT 11/26
Genghis Con 2011 is the place to get your zines, comics & indie media — no matter if you’re looking to buy, sell or trade. This small press convention on Sat 11/26 is in its 2nd year & shows definite signs of sustainability.
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SUN 11/27
Bird Banding @ Rocky River Nature Ctr on Sun 11/27. Wanna see birdies up close? Now’s your chance! Just show up & help w/ bird banding, an essential tool for studying our feathered friends.
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MON 11/28
Beirut @ House of Blues See indie/world/Euro-inspired band Beirut @ the House of Blues on Mon 11/28. Hot on the heels of their latest release The Rip Tide.
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TUE 11/29
Art, Activism + AIDS The AIDS Memorial Quilt is a labor of love. Local ppl came together & created 8 blocks (64 panels) for the Quilt, sewn with love & reverence. View these blocks on Tue 11/29 before they’re shipped to Atlanta to join the official AIDS Quilt.
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WED 11/30
Fine Books, Maps & Manuscripts Auction @ Gray’s Auctioneers on Wed 11/30. Own a piece of history — bid on authentic letters from the 1800s, books from the early 1900s and other historic goods.
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In its assessment of Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer, the Saturday Review observed, “who touches this book touches living tissue.” These same words could be applied to displaced Cleveland native Scott Raab’s remarkable The Whore of Akron — a visceral and raucously funny rant that’s more about Raab himself than it is about his target of disdain, LeBron James.
And that’s a good thing, because less is more than enough when it comes to the duplicitous hoopster… Read more from Larry Durstin here
While we won’t yet, as Lincoln said, be guided “by the better angels of our nature” this Holiday Season, winds of change are blowing across the country with a ferocity not seen in America since the 1960s… and it’s about damn time…
Read this story from Mansfield Frazier here
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To read the local newspaper lately you have to believe that Mayor Frank Jackson has had a brain and personality transplant.
Without the help of the Cleveland Clinic…
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Quick previews & reviews of recent events
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REVIEW: Dana Hart shines in Conor McPherson’s ST. NICHOLAS @ Ensemble by Roy Berko
REVIEW: TRYING @ Cesear’s Forum by Roy Berko
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REVIEW: Disappointing LA CAGE AUX FOLLES @ Palace I couldn’t agree more. The production looked and felt cheap. On Tuesday I saw Titanic at Baldwin Wallace College. One third the price and ten times the enjoyment…
Read the comment from James Hamilton here
MANSFIELD: How Progressives Can Still Manage to Lose at the Grassroots Level I would caution your use of the word “progressives” in regards to the supporters of SB 5. Unions aren’t necessarily progressive today. They certainly have been in the past, but today I’d argue that their main goal is fighting for their own membership, not progressive ideals per se…
Read the comment from James here
Brother Art is volunteering for this “diversity consultant” gig. Who better to show the way? Bullhorn in the left hand while the other is extended out. A brother needs to eat, ya know…
Read the comment from Art McKoy 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) Little Miss Cleveland and the Flaming Sunset
2) Disappointing LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Palace
3) Make the Harvey Pekar Memorial a Reality
4) VIDEO: Gotta Groove With Vince Slusarz
5) Over 50? Need a job?
Local voices. Thank you Roldo Bartimole, Roy Berko, Larry Durstin, Mansfield Frazier, Isaac Mell, Claudia Taller, 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.
Spend it wisely,
–Thomas Mulready
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