The Greening of NEO

08.25-09.01.10
The Greening of NEO

While many people probably thought it couldn’t happen, NEO has quietly become green. From farm & bike tours to farm to table cuisine, to our audacious parks, our region is in full celebration of the bounty that late summer brings. Get a sneak peek to the Got Green? benefit with Greenhouse Tavern’s Jonathon Sawyer by peeping at our video. Get lost in the Corn Maze at Farmpark. Whatever you do this week, get out. And get green. –Thomas Mulready

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Got Green?

Jonathon Sawyer, the celebrity chef who Food & Wine calls one of the Best New Chefs of 2010, and whose Greenhouse Tavern made Bon Appetit’s list of Top 10 Best New Restaurants in the U.S., will prepare the menu at the Lakewood Christian Service Center’s Got Green? benefit on Fri 9/10.

Watch the video as Trish Rooney of LCSC and Jonathon talk about the community garden at Lakewood Park, where Got Green? will be held, how Jonathon forages for produce locally, and the surprising 42% increase in the call for hunger relief in the communities of Rocky River, Westlake and Lakewood. http://LCSCLakewood.org

SPONSORED: The World’s Best Writers The William N. Skirball Writers Center Stage Program brings the literary world’s finest authors, journalists and storytellers to the Ohio Theatre for an entertaining evening of profound insights and fascinating discussion. This season will feature Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Jeannette Walls, Dave Eggers and Pete Hamill. For tix, call 216.664.6051, or visit http://www.PlayhouseSquare.org/writerscenterstage.

Good news for the Rock Hall Cle-based Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum receives $5 mill endowment fund from NY-based Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. The Rock Hall’s 25th anniversary concerts from fall ’09 raised cash for the fund. The money will be used to ensure the Museum continues to thrive & offer visitors a vibrant experience.

* High-speed broadband infrastructure plus 500 jobs coming to NEO.
* Entrepreneur discusses Melt & their tattoo marketing stunt.
* Who knew? Dr. Morley Davidson discovers that every position of Rubik’s Cube can be cracked in 20 moves or less.
* Cuyahoga Valley Nat’l Prk featured on the cover of Travelworld International Magazine’s Nat’l Parks Issue.
* How green is Cle? Read the post at Urban Gardens for an awesome roundup of what makes us green.
* Y-town in the news Youngstown Business Incubator has been showered w/ national attention. Now, they’re chronicled in Bloomberg Businessweek.
* Lakewood is one of “Coolest Suburbs” in U.S. according to Travel & Leisure magazine.

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SPONSORED: BODIES… The Exhibition: Be Amazed Both captivating and fascinating, BODIES … The Exhibition is open through October at E. 4th St. & Euclid Ave. Visitors will be amazed at the transformation of a former retail space to a museum-quality exhibition. Add diversity to your entertainment… learn about the inner-workings of your body. http://www.BodiesCleveland.com

Get lost in the Giant Three Acre Corn Maze @ Lake Metroparks Farmpark. Don’t worry — trivia questions will help you on your way. That is, if you answer correctly… Maze is open daily through Sun 10/10.

* Batty bats Fri 8/27 is Bat Night! Get to know the bats flapping through Lakeview Cemetery.
* Stroller Science Creek Stomp A hike just for babies age 2 and under on Thu 8/26.
* Sidewalk Cinema Watch Where the Wild Things Are under the stars in downtown Kent on Fri 8/27.

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SPONSORED: Want to be more green in your daily life? Learn how, and discover more about the nature of your community at Urban Ecology: Nature in the City on Thu 9/9 through 9/11 at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Workshops, films, field trips and more – register early and save! CMNH.org

SPONSORED:Fancy Flapjacks? Don’t miss United Way of Greater Cleveland’s Campaign Kickoff and Pancake Flip on Thu 9/2 at Public Square, from 7 to 10 AM. Pancakes, sausages and orange juice are only $5, complimentary coffee on-site, plus Bakers Square and Taste of Cleveland coupons for the first 2,500 breakfasts! Fax us for delivery to your downtown office here, or call 216-436-2125 no later than noon on Wed 9/1. More info: 216-436-2121 or mbattle@unitedwaycleveland.org. Join us and help make Greater Cleveland Greater!

WED
Water wars Elizabeth Royte, author of Bottlemania: Big Business, Local Springs and the Battle over America’s Drinking Water, speaks on the environmental and economic consequences of choosing bottled water over tap. Toronto Star:Bottlemania is a watery Fast Food Nation, a treatise on H2O that PR flacks would rather keep underground.”

* The final WOW! Wade Oval Wednesdays wrap up w/ Sultans of Bing.

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THU
The Cle/C-bus/Detroit Connection is a jazz trifecta. Three of the region’s best jazz musicians–Ernie Krivda [pictured], Tony Monaco & Renell Gonsalves–team up for one amazing concert @ Nighttown on Thu 8/26 at 8PM.

* Gray’s Auctioneers 36th auction featuring fine printed books, manuscripts & autographs.

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FRI
Dance du Soleil are experts in the art of bellydancing. Just see Soleil Carnivale… Beyond the Rhythm on Fri 8/27, a performance featuring their unique style of lyrical bellydancing. Plus, bellydance/samba fusion, Capoeira, a cowgirl canca & a showcase of guest dancers.

* DEVOtional 2010 DEVO fans unite!
* Food, w/ a creative twist Munch on s’more bombs, olive oil candies & more @ the next YUM! event.
* Ivory Coast dance, djembe & Ivorian drumming are just a few topics taught @ Sogbety Diomande’s W. African Celebration.
* Threshold @ Proximity gallery Paintings & drawings by Cle artists Aaron Koehn & Katherine Widen.

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SAT
Sin & Skin Contortionists, sideshow freaks, fetish gear, eclectic vaudeville… Anything goes at this sexy/bizarre event at the Agora on Sat 8/28. Not for the easily disturbed.

* Cultures converge @ the Medina International Fest. Over 80 vendors offer a smorgasbord of worldly goods.
* Latino Heritage Fest @ Rock Hall An afternoon of Latin bands, dance ensembles, vocal groups & fierce salsa dancing.
* RoadFest 10 A city-wide scavenger hunt on wheels.
* Lanes for Change Bowl to benefit Adoption Ntwrk Cle.
* Multi-Cultural Music Fest A celebration of cultures & music.
* The Great Typo Hunt is here to correct NEO’s grammatical errors & missplaced commas.
* Carnegie West Library turns 100 & is throwing a fam-friendly bash to celebrate.
* Mike’s Barn hosting biggest show of the season: The Akron Big Band.

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SPONSORED: Every Saturday at 10PM, WCLV 104.9 FM breaks its classical music format to go slightly dotty with Weekend Radio. This Sat 8/28, host Robert Conrad offers Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara with Dr. Anne Fluthers and Dr. Fluthers and the Chocolate Problem. Also, some Tom Lehrer with Lehrer, himself, and Tom Foolery as well as Jan C. Snow and Mary Lu Walker saluting zucchini. Plus This Week in the Media. Try the show. You’ll like it. Complete details on all of WCLV’s programming, dotty and otherwise, at http://www.WCLV.com.

SUN
Farm n’ Barn Bike Tour Bike Cuyahoga Valley Nat’l Prk & visit Countryside Initiative Farms along the way on Sun 8/29. Under this program, old 19th century farms were rehabilitated & restored for public use. Meet the farmers who are producing our food (which you’ll get to taste). Choose from a variety of routes.

* Make your dog happy Take your pup to Cle Metroparks’ Dog Paddle & More.
* Rollin’ for Rescues Bowl to help homeless dogs & cats.

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MON
Farm to Table Sample amazing locally-sourced cuisine prepared by the city’s hottest chefs in a gorgeous setting — the Cleveland Botanical Gardens. Celebrate local food & farmers markets on Mon 8/30. The evening kicks off w/ a symposium by longtime veg cook Deborah Madison. Your Monday can’t get better than this.

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TUE
Ukulele Jam! Bust out the ukulele & start strumming @ Coventry Village Library. All skills levels (or lack thereof) welcome. The place will be jammin’ on Tue 8/31 starting at 7:30PM.

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WED
Happy 36 Yrs, Project LEARN! Cle’s premier adult literacy ctr, Project: LEARN, is turning 36 & celebrating w/ 2 fundraising events @ Visible Voice. Go for a beer tasting hosted by Les Roberts & writer/activist Nicole Hunter Fraser on Wed 9/1. Not a beer fan? Attend the wine tasting on Fri 9/3 hosted by Regina Brett.

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Did you know The Cleveland Metroparks contains more than 21,000 acres in sixteen reservations plus the Zoo? Did you know it was established in 1917 to preserve the natural assets of the area and continues to be one of the most popular places for Clevelanders to spend their free time? Did you know there are more than 80 picnic areas and shelters situated near play areas and restrooms?

All around us, from Bentleyville to Hinckley to Rocky River, the “Emerald Necklace” flows like a green oasis for weary travelers, a place where we can re-charge and become real again after running crazily through our busy lives. If you’re missing out on getting to the Metroparks, you may want to put one of the upcoming events on your calendar. Most events and programs are free… Read more from Claudia Taller

It’s simply amazing, but I’ve been in attendance every time Geoffrey Canada has spoken in Cleveland and the pearls of wisdom he leaves behind are always more on point, more incisive, and more precious than the last time he was in town.

The man’s brain must never rest, not for a split-second…
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Snookered Hooray for Zack Bruell…!
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Snookered again I too thought that Jack Carey was “using” Mr. Forbes and Rev. Caviness. I to bully his lease holder in renewing his lease and gain free advertising of how “fair” he was being to the black community setting up the classic us vs. them…
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1) Bring B-Cycle To Cleveland!

2) ODOT Strikes again.

3) Mansfield: Snookered.

4) Farmers Markets: Getting Greener Every Day.

5) Cle manufacturing job growth leads nation.

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