05.15-05.22.19
Mayhem
We’re all in favor of it. Creative mayhem, that is. Not the destructive kind.
Artist Lila Rose Kole returns from Berlin for a series of events. We’re telling stories about Euclid Beach Park and cutting the ribbon at the rebuilt pier. They’re offering upcycled crafts and plants at Rockefeller Greenhouse. Women’s a cappella choruses and quartets from around the region compete in downtown CLE. Snag free snacks from Bike Cleveland for National Bike To Work Day this Friday.
Of course, we also have the responsibility to fix the problems we’ve caused. CPT’s tackles redlining and the subprime mortgage crisis with humor and audience involvement. Our state government has to realize that our efforts to build a growing film industry in Ohio are threatened if studios, filmmakers and creative entrepreneurs boycott our state (like they are Georgia) because of our onerous and misogynist abortion bans.
So glad to see some of our finest underground artists getting back under the moniker Geriatric Mayhem at the Grog this week. And we’re pleased to once again bring details of the growing VegFest, expected to draw 15,000 downtown this weekend. Melodic metal Olathia, The Modern Electric’s Holden Laurence, punk veterans Tufted Puffins and manic punk, garage, surf newbies King Buu are all dropping new music this weekend. Keep your eyes on the path. And have as much fun as possible. –Thomas Mulready
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The 90s were exciting years for Cleveland art and music, with its art scene just beginning to blossom and its music scene in full flower. Many of the DIY artists (some, like Scott Pickering, Hadley Connor and the Eckles Sisters, also musicians) who became active during that time coalesced into an informal group called Mayhem, whose last show was ten years ago.
In honor of that anniversary, Russ Seligman, who is friends with many of the artists, has organized Geriatric Mayhem, an evening of art, music and vending at the B-Side and Grog Shop. Among the nearly two dozen artists are some who virtually defined the underground rock/art scene in the 90s, such as Derek Hess and Clay Parker. Thu 5/16.
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Housing discrimination, with its sinister tools of redlining, blockbusting and subprime mortgage loans, might not seem like a fertile subject to tackle with humor. But Cleveland Public Theatre’s Central Concern does so, using a form of satire called bouffon, in which the actors are dressed as grotesque characters in inflated costumes.
Central Concern also enlists the audience in its narrative, with the clownish performers accosting them with questions and engaging them in dialogue. Despite the exaggeration, the piece’s central issue has lingering effects that still impact how urban neighborhoods are organized today. Sat 5/18-Sat 6/8.
The Ohio Senate and House split on whether to retain the film tax credit, intended to attract film production companies, in the upcoming budget. But groups like Arts Cleveland advocating for its retention may be spinning their wheels. Several film companies announced they’re abandoning Georgia after it passed a “Heartbeat” abortion-ban bill – just like Ohio did last month.
And with the anti-choice zealots in Columbus looking for new ways to keep women down – banning them from paying for abortion insurance coverage out of their own pockets, outlawing the most effective forms of contraception, even requiring women to undergo medical procedures that don’t exist – it’s unlikely that Ohio will be their next stop. Abortion bans are bad for the economy in many ways.
Learn to fish or show off your skills at the annual Cleveland Metroparks Children’s Fishing Derbies Sat 5/18 in Mill Stream Run Reservation & Sun 5/19 at Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation. Trout, catfish and more are ready to lure young anglers to cast and compete for prizes. Children can learn to cast or test their skills at the Casting Challenge.
Two sessions are offered each day. Children ages 4 to 8 fish from 9AM to noon and youth ages 9 to 15 fish from 1 to 4PM. No pre-registration required. For more information, call 216.206.1010 or visit ClevelandMetroparks.com.
Art Museum Day is being celebrated by institutions around the country for the 10th year. At the Akron Art Museum, that means free entry and a variety of programs that encourage people of all ages to actively engage with the art. They include a Kids After-School Mind-Unwind from 4-6pm and a tour of the museum’s pieces by African American artists, led by chief curator Ellen Rudolph at 6:30pm.
AAM director/CEO Mark Masuoka says, “Art Museum Day is one of many ways that we express and back up our belief that art is for everyone. As an institution, the Akron Art Museum continues to expand access to meaningful, relevant art experiences to everyone in our community, because we understand the value of those experiences to people’s lives.” Thu 5/16.
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Ten years ago, you probably didn’t know any vegans. Now they’re everywhere, as awareness of the benefits of plant-based diets has grown. The Economist called 2019 “The Year of the Vegan.”Cleveland’s annual VegFest, launched in 2013, has also grown exponentially. It’s expected to attract 15,000 people to the Huntington Convention Center for vegan food, and a host of films, speakers, demonstrations and vendors, sharing their wisdom on topics relating to healthy living and care of the Earth. Sat 5/18.
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It’s been four years and a bunch of lineup changes, but Cleveland melodic metal band Olathia is back with a new album Snake Charmer, and two release shows, at the Foundry Fri 5/17 and the Maplegrove Sat 5/18.
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WED 5/15
Jacob Koestler’s Casual Water, now on view at Spaces, considers the interplay of nature and community through the lens of the transformation of the abandoned Oakwood Country Club into a shopping center. Tonight you can see the video that’s the centerpiece of the show and engage in discussion with the artist.
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THU 5/16
The Music Box launches a new series called Film Cafe. Each month a speaker will host a discussion of an aspect of the film industry. This month the topic is “Do You Really Need to Go to Film School?,” led by the director of CSU’s School of Film & Media Arts, Frederic Lahey.
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FRI 5/17
It’s National Bike to Work Day and during the morning commute, Bike Cleveland will be hosting hubs around the city where cyclists can get free snacks and coffee. Tomorrow is the annual Pedal for Prizes in Old Brooklyn, where cyclists can get cards punched by visiting local businesses and enter raffles with each punch.
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SAT 5/18
For the 15th (and final) year, Friends of the Cleveland Kennel is hosting Art Fur Animals, raising money to care for neglected & abandoned animals to make the ready for adaptation. The event’s centerpiece is art: more than 125 pieces in the silent auction, and adorned fiberglass cats & dogs in the live auction. Look for a new benefit concept next year!
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SUN 5/19
One of Cleveland’s most intriguing art events, Rooms to Let CLE, features teams of artists taking over three condemned Slavic Village houses and transforming them – temporarily. There are installations in vacant lots too. The free event takes place Saturday and today.
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MON 5/20
Columbus-based Carpe Diem String Quartet has garnered a reputation as an adventurous crew in its 14 years, blending new music with old and mixing genres with abandon. When it performs for the Rocky River Chamber Music Society at West Shore UU Church, it will pair Dvorak with four pieces written in the 21st century.
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TUE 5/21
The monthly Outlab improv jam sessions at the BOP STOP offer a chance for adventurous musicians to bring any kind of sound-producing device – even a musical instrument! – and go on a musical journey with fellow adventurers.
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WED 5/22
Cleveland Metroparks has rebuilt the Euclid Beach pier that once welcomed visitors to the old amusement park. Now it’s a fishing pier and a place to take in a beautiful view of the Cleveland downtown skyline. Local bigwigs will cut the ribbon in a ceremony today.
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