07.25-08.01.12
Underground
We like what we’re seeing. Everyone’s getting hip to cool Cleveland. That’s great. So Cool Cleveland is drilling down underground, surfacing those cool events and people you probably aren’t reading about elsewhere. Like Justin Markert and his Cellar Door records, celebrating their new studio/stage/record shop that’s all about the CLE. Or the kid’s matinee at Cain Park, or the stellar Ohio Light Opera in picture-perfect Wooster. Or Near West’s innovative take on Hairspray, now air conditioned(!).
You can help save sharks with a powerful art project at the Aquarium, or take the Sweet Corn Ride, or catch the Lakewood Criterium. We’re giving away cash every week to promote our mobile app and Thomas Berger’s the lucky one this week. Let’s dig the Cleveland underground together. –Thomas Mulready
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It’s no secret complaining about the local music scene has become a favorite pastime of Clevelanders.
Someone looking to change up the dynamic is Justin Markert, co-owner of local label Cellar Door Records, who along with his partner Rick Fike is attempting to create a one-stop shopping venue of sorts for the local Cleveland music and arts scene…
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SPONSORED: “A long-held dream exceeds expectations!!” says CoolCleveland. Ohio Light Opera’s 34th season features The Chocolate Soldier, Gilbert & Sullivan’s Utopia Limited and The Mikado, the much-requested Blossom Time, & the American premiere of Kalman’s Miss Springtime. Seven shows in rotating rep through 8/11. Get to this “prime destination” for operetta and musical theatre! OhioLightOpera.org or call 330-263-2345.
Join Cool Cleveland with a sneak peek as the Allen Theatre stage is being built for One Night With Janis Joplin, featuring Cat Stephani as Janis, and creator, writer and director Randy Johnson.
Hear how Randy’s passion for Janis Joplin began at age 5 listening to her album Cheap Thrills. And when Randy visited the Rock Hall, what affected him most? Janis’ hand-written lyrics. What is Cat thinking about as she prepares each night? “I’m thinking about how lucky I am to scream at the top of my lungs…”
One Night With Janis Joplin at the Cleveland Play House opens Fri 7/27 and runs through Sun 8/19. ClevelandPlayHouse.com
VIDEO: Pixel Thought Foundry On The Street View our exclusive video w/ partners Will Kesling and John Knapp of design & development company Pixel Thought Foundry, two entrepreneurs who set their roots down in Lkwd.
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SPONSORED: Holden Arboretum’s Free Summer Concert Series. Join us over the next six weeks for free outdoor concerts in Holden’s beautiful gardens. Bring a picnic dinner and a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy a relaxing evening with good friends and good music. Tuesdays, July 10 – August 14, FREE. Visit HoldenArb.org for complete list of performances.
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Rags & Riches Circus Paper mache animals, cops & robbers, masks & creatures of all sorts transform two city parks into a vibrant, joyous living circus arena on Thu 7/26 & Sun 7/29.
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After years of planning, fund-raising and development, the city is ready to break ground on a groundbreaking greenspace.
The Ohio Canal Corridor, the City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, and the Cleveland Metroparks will host the groundbreaking of the first publicly funded section of the Towpath Trail Mon 7/30, at 11 a.m….
Read more from Hollie Gibbs here
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WED 7/25
Inlet Dance Theatre @ Cain Park Enjoy free eclectic dance performances that speak of the human condition on Wed 7/25. Gotta love free culture.
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SPONSORED: The Cooper International Piano Competition for teenagers is underway at the Oberlin Conseratory. Tonight, Wed 7/25, WCLV 104.9 is live at Oberlin for the solo finals. The three top winners tonight go on to play with The Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall this Fri 7/29. And WCLV will be there too to bring the excitement to you live. Details at WCLV.com.
THU 7/26
Sunset Party #4 Party on the Viaduct amidst fun food & eye-popping views of downtown. Jam band Jones For Revival will provide the grooves on Thu 7/26.
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FRI 7/27
Street Repair Six fresh Cle bands go chord to chord in Slavic Village’s own battle of the bands, held in the center of the Village’s historic crossroads.
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SAT 7/28
LKWD Music Festival Community, music, bowling & beer convene @ Mahall’s on Sat 7/28 for the first ever LKWD Music Fest.
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SUN 7/29
Sweet Corn Challenge Can you handle the Challenge? Take a relaxed family bicycle ride or get hardcore & attempt the 100-mile Century route. All riders get two ears of sweet corn!
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MON 7/30
Florence + the Machine A hot summer night hearing powerful, soul-infused music with great views of our city? That’s how to spend your Mon 7/30.
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TUE 7/31
Summer Concert @ Holden Arb Summertime is the right time for listening to music out of doors. On Tue 7/31 hear a Cleveland Institute of Music concert featuring the Edgewater Brass Quintet.
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WED 8/1
One Night with Janis Joplin Relive the the beautiful storm that was Janis Joplin @ CPH. With a dozen musicians and live band members, this is going to be the show of the summer.
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I have to fess up: I’ve been about as giddy with anticipation as a schoolboy looking forward to Christmas as I’ve eagerly waited for Benh Zeitlin’s multi award-winning film, Beasts of the Southern Wild, to hit the big screen…
Read this story from Mansfield Frazier here
Read other recent pieces by Mansfield Frazier here
Sometimes life throws you the most perfect coincidence. A few months ago, while checking out The Poland Invasion, my friends’ band at Lakewood’s Winchester, I noticed that Shawn Mullins was coming to town. As in the “Lullaby” Shawn Mullins.
That night, I typed in the info into my iCal and cemented the event into my iPhone, the very thing that holds my busy and complicated life together…
Read more from Alex Sukhoy here
The Cleveland corporate community didn’t give a damned hoot about the Cleveland schools when making all those revenue decisions in the 1980-90. Gave away revenue as fast as they could. The price has been very high.
But they don’t want to pay any of it…
Read this story from Roldo Bartimole here
Read other recent pieces by Roldo Bartimole here
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MANSFIELD: Language Matters Gimme a break. “Returning citizens” sounds like they were on vacation in Europe or something…
Read the comment from IndyCA35 here
ROLDO: Bad Movement to Metroparks Agree 100% on the State sloughing off its responsibility here. It seems impossible to believe that $66 MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR isn’t enough to maintain parks. How is all that money being spent?…
Read the comment from Allen Freeman here
Clevelander’s LOVE take’n a beat’n, while bleating. May I have another, Sir?…
Read the comment from Richard here
Not Your Grandpa’s Car Show The Vagabond Kings Cleveland would like to thank Hollie Gibbs and Cool Cleveland for this article, Hollie was very nice to work with. Also like to thank Yorktown Lanes for everything too…
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Awesume…
Read the comment from Bill Preston here
This article really pumps up what was/is a low-number and boring car show in a parking lot. Nice tryin’, tho. AND it’s competing with the biggest car show in the midwest the same weekend… Blue Suede Cruise in Norwalk…
Read the comment from Jpop 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) Not Your Grandpa’s Car Show
2) The Brain Gain Cleveland Project
3) MANSFIELD: Language Matters
4) ROLDO: Bad Movement to Metroparks
5) Farm to Table Food Fest At CBG
Can you dig it? Our writers can: Roldo Bartimole, John Benson, Martin Bielat, Greg Cielec, Mansfield Frazier, Hollie Gibbs, Alex Sukhoy 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.
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