[NEohioPAL]Cool Cleveland 10.12.05 Champions

[Thomas Mulready]

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10.12-10.19.05
Champions

In this week's issue:
* Cool Cleveland Champions party on Wed 11/2,
< http://www.coolcleveland.com/tickets/110205 > get $12.50 tix by
midnight Thu 10/13 here
* Cool Cleveland People with Rock Hall VP of Education Warren Zanes
* RoldoLINK on the long process of killing democratic predispositions in
Cleveland
* Cool Cleveland Sounds The Nature of Light by Brian Henke
* Cool Cleveland Kids podcast click
< http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/CoolClevelandKids10.14.05.mp3 >
here, CC podcast click
< http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/CoolCleveland10.14.05.mp3 >
here, CC Blog click  < http://www.coolcleveland.com/wordpress/ > here

This week, winningly, we celebrate Cleveland's #1 ranking by The
Economist magazine as the most liveable city in the US, first reported
last week but savored in depth below. Surprisingly, Pittsburgh, who tied
for top honors, apparently doesn't feel they deserve to be champions and
are questioning the professional survey's methodology. We're too busy
pointing out more awesome things going on this week in Cleveland. Cool
Cleveland joins with the Civic Innovation Lab of the Cleveland
Foundation to party on Wed 11/2 with civic entrepreneurs, which they
call champions, and hear a few words from foundation president Ronn
Richard and economic development guru Brad Whitehead; get your discount
tix early. Read the fascinating Cool Cleveland People interview with
Rock Hall education director Warren Zanes, who has organized a killer
American Masters Series honoring soul legend Sam Cooke that features a
concert at Playhouse Square with Aretha Franklin, Elvis Costello and
others. Other cities can only dream about such an awesome week of
symposia, discussions and concerts- you're just silly if you don't take
advantage of your proximity to the rockin' glass tent and make plans to
be there. It's a good week for civic entrepreneurs and those working to
make Cleveland a better place: you can participate in KSU's Shrinking
Cities Symposium, a session with the new group Cleveland Next on turning
good ideas into great projects, Lakewood Alive's discussion with
Baltimore officials on accountability and efficiency in government, and
a training session with Reform Ohio Now helping to clean up the election
process. Log on to check out the innovative online auction to benefit
FutureHeights, and come hear visionary Pierre Jean Everaert speak on
integrity, globalism and innovation. Pretty heavy stuff. Culturally,
Cleveland is acting like a champion this week: the Dark Room reads brand
new theatre scripts, a female version of the Odd Couple at Karamu House,
the amazing GroundWorks dance at Tri-C, and a New Music Festival at the
Cleveland Institute of Music. When you think of champions, are you
thinking of sports (maybe next year, Cleveland)? Or are you thinking
about a town that is the most liveable in the US of A, a town that is
engaging its civic entrepreneurs, a town that is culturally on fire?
Welcome to Cleveland, the real championship town. --Thomas Mulready

Cool Cleveland People
Warren Zanes

Warren Zanes has had a fairly improbable life so far, at least from ages
18 to 40. He went directly from a fancy New England boarding school to
playing in a rock band on a major label –without any previous
musical experience. Then after several years in the successful band, he
quit to go to college –to impress a girl –and he kept going
for 12 years, emerging with a bunch of degrees, including a Ph.D. In
2003 he became the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's vice president of
education. Around the same time, he released his first solo CD. In
between, he wrote a book, married his high school girlfriend, Elinor
Blake –15 years after initially breaking up –and they had
two kids. Under Warren Zanes’s leadership, the Rock Hall’s
American Music Masters series returns in a big way. This year’s
tribute –to Sam Cooke –will run from Mon 10/31 to Sun 11/6,
and will feature panel discussions, films and educational programs at
the Rock Hall; a daylong conference at CWRU, and two major concerts at
Playhouse Square, and feature excellent acts from many genres.
< http://www.rockhall.com/ > http://www.rockhall.com. When Zanes and
Blake moved to Cleveland from New York, two things surprised them about
the city: first, that they like it here, and second, that we don't. That
aside, they have felt welcomed into the community here and have been
able to keep their creative juices flowing.

Cool Cleveland: Did you have reservations about moving to Cleveland?
Warren Zanes: It's funny: A lot of people, when we were in Brooklyn,
didn't as much as bat an eye when we said we were moving to Cleveland.
Not as much as the people in Cleveland did. This was surprising to us.
Elinor had played a show at the Beachland Ballroom around the time we
got here –she was doing a few American dates, and she played
there. Afterwards she was selling merchandise –CDs and some other
stuff –and, almost to a person, everybody was apologizing for
Cleveland. We had just gotten here, and my wife kept saying, "I actually
like Cleveland." The oppressive part is everybody apologizing for it. So
this was an odd experience, that inferiority complex, because we were
digging the place...
Read the Cool Cleveland Interview with Warrren Zanes by David Budin
< http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php/Main/CoolClevelandPeopleWarrenZane=
s >
here

Meet The Real Champions on 11/2

Do you have ideas for making a difference in Cleveland? Are you a civic
entrepreneur? Learn how you can become eligible for an award of up to
$30,000 plus mentorship from talented and well-connected executives, to
allow you to pursue your civic project. The Civic Innovation Lab, a
project of the Cleveland Foundation, is set up to incubate civic
entrepreneurs ("champions") with fantastic ideas for stimulating
economic development and moving Cleveland forward. Champions who are
willing to take financial, career, and reputation risks. After 2 years
in operation, the Lab has supported 17 initiatives and granted over
$400,000 to champions with great ideas to grow Cleveland. This is for
real.  < http://www.coolcleveland.com/tickets/110205/ > Get tix here.
Meet some of the champions who've already passed through the program,
such as Cool Cleveland's Thomas Mulready, and hear a few words from
Cleveland Foundation president Ronn Richard and Brad Whitehead, program
director for economic development. Enjoy the Grilled Vegetable and Herb
Cheese, the Assorted Focaccia Pizzas, the Rotisserie Chicken Salad
Pinwheel, and the Domestic and Imported Cheese Display at Pickwick
&Frolic's Martini Bar and Frolic Cabaret from 5:30 to 7:30PM on Wed
11/2 as we all celebrate the Lab's 2nd anniversary. Stick around for
comp passes to the 90-minute, side-splitting show in Hilarities 4th
Street Theater featuring a nationally touring comedian at 8PM. Capture
this rare opportunity to meet business leaders, mentors and champions
who are doing well by doing good. Your Cool Cleveland admission gets you
a complementary ticket for the hilarious Pickwick &Frolic show ($13
value), appetizers galore and two drink tix (wine &beer). Get your
discount tix by midnight Thu 10/13 here:
< http://www.coolcleveland.com/tickets/110205 >
http://www.coolcleveland.com/tickets/110205

Cleveland's #1 ranking feels right Cleveland and Pittsburgh are all
a-buzz about The Economist magazine ranking them tied for the #1
position as the most liveable cities in the United States. You can check
the complete report  < http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/docs/EIU.pdf >
here and note that Cleveland never scored higher than a 2 in any
category, "where one means there is no reduction in quality of life and
five means quality of living is extremely challenging." Rock on,
Cleveland! But Pittsburgh, it seems, has an inferiority complex even
bigger than Cleveland's: they don't even believe the rankings. Read
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review columnist Dimitri Vassilaros as he bemoans the
study's methodology, complaining that the criteria were rated too
subjectively. "Something simply does not feel quite right," he states,
"voodoo economics is dumbing down England." See story
< http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/s_381958.html > here.
If The Economist weren't one of the most well-respected international
business magazines, or if this study didn't go to the extent of ranking
40 criteria, we might agree. Maybe if they don't want it, Pittsburgh
will offer us sole possession of first place. It feels right to us. Your
thoughts?  < mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com >
Letters at CoolCleveland.com

Ingenuity success A wrap-up of the Ingenuity Festival of Art and
Technology, with a summary of the budget (in the black!), responses from
community leaders, and some great quotes, like this: "the inclusiveness
of the crowds marked an unusual level of civic participation." See story
 < http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/enter=
tainment/1128763921108150.xml&coll=3D2 >
here. Stay tuned to Cool Cleveland for a hot selection of some of the
2500 awesome photos we've collected so far. Do you have photos of
Ingenuity that good enough to make our highlights reel? We're putting
together a short 5-minute video, and we'd love to use your photos off
Ingenuity. Send your inquiries to  < mailto:Info at CoolCleveland.com >
Info at CoolCleveland.com.

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Cleveland needs VC Northeast Ohio could spark long-term economic changes
by investing $300 million in homegrown technology companies over the
next five years. The region needs to raise $50 million for grants to
pre-seed and seed companies —those less than a year old —and
$250 million for investing in more mature early-stage companies. The
study and subsequent plan were produced by NorTech, who calls on the
organizations that support technology entrepreneurs to raise the money:
Case Technology Ventures, the Cleveland Clinic's CCF Innovations and
JumpStart Inc., Early Stage Partners and Primus Venture Partners. Read
more
< http://www.cleveland.com/search/index.ssf?/base/business/112859111181470.=
xml?bxbiz&coll=3D2 >
here, but more importantly, download a PDF of the plan
< http://www.nortech.org/ > from NorTech's website. After you've taken a
look, send us your comments at  < mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com >
Letters at CoolCleveland.com.

Cleveland Next needs your ideas Add another group to the growning list
of professional groups trying to make a change in this city. Cleveland
Next wants to help you bring your ideas to fruition, by presenting
forums over the next several months to guide you. View the ideas already
submitted  < http://clevelandnext.com/category.asp > here and submit
your idea  < http://clevelandnext.com/idea_demog.asp > here. See How do
ideas become projects? below for details if you don't have enough
projects on your plate.

Kids: write letter, win trip Young readers can score big by writing a
letter to their favorite author of any literary genre. Top state
contestants will advance to a national competition and receive cash
prizes, plus a $50 Target gift card. Six national winners will receive
an all-expense-paid trip to D.C. to read their letters during the
National Book Festival in the fall of 2006. Visit the Center for the
Book website at  < http://www.loc.gov/letters >
http://www.loc.gov/letters for more info, contest guidelines and writing
samples.

Zoo lowers winter admission price The Winter Admission price to
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and The RainForest has been reduced from the
usual $9 to just $6 for adults, beginning Tue 11/1 and continuing
through 3/31/06. Throw a few extra layers and yourself and the kiddies
and enjoy a year round Cleveland gem at a great price. The Cleveland
Metroparks Zoo is located at 3900 Wildlife Way and is open from 10AM to
5PM daily. Call 661-6500 or visit  < http://www.clemetzoo.com/ >
http://www.CleMetZoo.com.

Cool Cleveland Kids Cleveland's best family event recommendations are
just a click away. Hear 9-year-old Max Mulready give you and your cool
kids the 411 on children's art classes in an art gallery/beer cafe, a
big family celebration in the Circle, and a new neighborhood that's
recently been growing with new cafes, art galleries and record shops.
Listen to his short podcast
< http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/CoolClevelandKids10.14.05.mp3 >
here even if you know nothing about computers. Just ckick! If you're a
whiz kid, you can download it to your iPod, or just click and listen on
your computer with your own kid. Check below to see the events tagged CC
KIDS under Cool Cleveland This Week for Max's recommendations for a fun
and fantastic family week.
< http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/CoolClevelandKids10.14.05.mp3 >
http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/CoolClevelandKids10.14.05.mp3

Cleveland film in LA Short Film Fest Aspiring Cleveland screenwriter
Lindsay Chudakoff recently collaborated with Geof Pelaia, Digital Media
Director of the Virginia Marti College of Art in Design in Lakewood, and
VMCAD film students to produce the seven-and-a-half minute short film.
Both Chudakoff and Pelaia used the opportunity to talk Cleveland up big
to the film industry. Perhaps even more filmmakers will realize the
benefits (financially and otherwise) of producing their films in our
region.  < http://www.lashortfest.com/ > http://www.LAShortFest.com.

OIFF can use your help The Ohio Independent Film Festival is offering an
excellent opportunity to help make this year’s festival happen
while scoring bonuses like complimentary festival tickets and film
screenings. OIFF is looking for team players to handle cool jobs ranging
from hanging out with filmmakers from around the country, watching
festival films and greeting guests at the door to general office work
and cleaning duties. Letters of recommendation and school credit, where
applicable, may also be provided. If you are ready to dive in and make
this year’s event a success, email
< mailto:Annetta at AnnettaMarion.com > Annetta at AnnettaMarion.com for more
info.

Cleve Orch plays Carnegie Hall &tours Europe Our famed Cleveland
Orchestra and maestro Franz-Welser M=F6st, will perform at Carnegie Hall
in NYC on Mon 10/17 at 8PM before heading off for a European tour that
will include performances in Vienna, Cologne, Frankfurt, Budapest and
Luxembourg. The Carnegie Hall concert will feature the New York premiere
of Chen Yi's Si Ji ("Four Seasons") while international audiences will
enjoy work by Ad=E8s, Brahms, Mahler, Schubert and Stravinsky. Visit
< http://www.clevelandorchestra.com/ > http://www.ClevelandOrchestra.com
for more info.

CSU student named Top 10 in US Maria Weybrecht, a Cleveland State
University student, slated to graduate in December, is featured in the
October issue of Glamour magazine. An outstanding student and selfless
human being who’s been dealt more than her share of woes, the
Eastlake resident founded a non-profit organization, Kids in Flight,
which provides terminally and chronically ill children and their parents
with 30- to 45-minute sightseeing flights over the Cleveland area. Learn
more about this amazing young woman
< http://www.csuohio.edu/oncampus/2005/1003e.html > here. Send your
thoughts on Weybrecht and her accomplishments to
< mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com > Letters at CoolCleveland.com.

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Dream On: Experience "Lines of Escape" on Sat 10/22, where we’ll
kick off The Cleveland Institute of Art’s eight-month, city-wide
culture festival with a gallery hop from 11AM to 5PM in conjunction with
SPACES and MOCA. The free gallery hop will include the viewing of
“Beautiful Dreamer” (SPACES), “POPulence” (MOCA)
and “Dreaming of a More Better Future” (The Cleveland
Institute of Art). Lolley the Trolley will provide free public
transportation. At 5PM curators and artists will lead a community
dialogue on dreams, escape and fantasy at CIA, followed by the opening
party of “Dreaming of a More Better Future,” the
Institute’s major fall exhibit. The party will feature food, fun
and music until 10PM in CIA’s Reinberger Galleries. Visit
< http://www.cia.edu/dreams > http://www.cia.edu/dreams' or call
216-421-7000.
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Send your Daniel Thompson anecdotes to the Hessler Neighborhood
Association in preparation for a full section on Cuyahoga County’s
poet laureate to be included in the all-Daniel section of the
forthcoming Hessler 2006 Poetry &Prose Annual. People who knew
Daniel and who are willing to share their stories should email them to
< mailto:Bat at adva.com > Bat at adva.com. The deadline for entries is Sun
1/15/2006. For more information visit  < http://www.hessler.org/ >
http://www.Hessler.org. For a copy of last year’s volume with a
15-page all-Daniel section, visit Macs Backs Paperbacks, Bookstore on
West 25th Street or the new Viva Libra bookstore in the Inside Outside
Gallery.

Kent dedicated to the arts The completion of a large mural at the North
Downtown entrance, new neighbors Kent State University’s Downtown
Gallery, Turnup Records, offering new and used records and The Electric
Cafe Company, which gives independent musicians and visual and video
musicians a performance space 6 nights a week have led to a Renaissance
on the north side of Downtown. Standing Rock Cultural Arts is hosting
“A Delightful Dedication Downtown” which will include music,
food and lots of entertainment on Sun 10/16 from 2-5PM during a family
affair that will offer Native American music and food, mask making for
the kids and artist Edwin George signing the mural “Love,” a
large-scale replication of his piece of the same name. Call 330-673-4970
for more info.

CIA launches Dreamweaver: The Science and Culture of Escape, Fantasy and
Reverie, an eight-month-long series of lectures, exhibitions, films and
events by The Cleveland Institute of Art in collaborations with
organizations throughout the city of Cleveland. CIA, SPACES Gallery and
MOCA Cleveland are collaborating for a day-long free gallery hop on Sat
10/22 from 11AM-5PM. All three galleries will be open from 11AM-5PM for
viewing of the exhibitions “Beautiful Dreamer” (SPACES),
“POPulence” (MOCA), and “Dreaming of a More Better
Future” (CIA). Visit  < http://www.cia.edu/ > http://www.cia.edu
for more info.

Museum gets good bond rating The Cleveland Museum of Art has received an
AAA long-term rating and an A-1+ short-term rating from Standard
&Poor’s, which will help with their upcoming $258 million
renovation project. The only U.S. other cultural institution in the
country to receive the AAA rating from S&P is the Smithsonian
Institution. Read the article
< http://www.crainscleveland.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=3D/20051007/FREE=
/51007005/1006/newsletter01 >
here, then send your comments to  < mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com >
Letters at CoolCleveland.com.

Stan in Accounting will thank you If you look forward to receiving your
weekly issue of Cool Cleveland, think how it will spice up the life of
say, Stan, in the Accounting Department. Help ALL your lonely,
unfashionably dressed friends by passing Cool Cleveland on for a good
weekly read. Hit the "Forward" btton on your e-mail, and do Stan a
favor.  < http://www.coolcleveland.com/ > http://www.CoolCleveland.com

Deadline for Emerging Sculptors The Sculpture Center is seeking artists
for its 2006-2007 Window to Sculpture Series. Artist applications,
postmarked through Mon 11/7 are now being accepted. Selected Ohio
artists will have a four-week exhibition slot, promotions, and a 1,000
square foot gallery space in which to show their new work. Call 229-6527
for more info or visit  < http://www.sculpturecenter.org/ >
http://www.SculptureCenter.org.

The Black Legacy of Rock and Roll The Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch of
the Cleveland Public Library is hosting the exhibit which includes a
collection of art created by ten African American, Detroit-based
artists, each inspired by and representing black music including West
African music, spirituals, gospel, blues, jazz and R&B. The exhibit
is open to the public without cost and runs through 1/21/06. Visit
< http://www.cpl.org/ > http://www.CPL.org for more info.

Women on the web One goal of the Cleveland Memory Project is to identify
local history research projects from earlier eras and give them new
currency via the Web. Ethnic Women of Cleveland was an oral history
project conducted in the mid-Eighties by Professor Jeannette E. Tuve, on
behalf of the Cleveland State University History Department and the CSU
Women's Comprehensive Program. Dr. Tuve interviewed 29 women of mostly
Eastern European heritage and deposited the audio tapes and typed
transcripts in the CSU Library. They are digitizing these interviews, so
you can listen to the interview and read the transcript online. Check
out the website @  < http://www.clevelandmemory.org/ >
http://www.ClevelandMemory.org

Emissions from the blogsphere CMSD teacher MaryBeth Matthews couldn't
help feeling like the school system failed again,
< http://mbmatthews.blogspot.com/2005/10/drop-out-drops-in.html > when a
dropout dropped in to visit her. Sean blogs about
< http://www.noseyonline.com/2005/10/shaker_square.php > Dave's
supermarket @ Shaker Square. Henry Gomez notes that
< http://www.cleveland.com/weblogs/techlink/index.ssf?/mtlogs/cleve_techlin=
k/archives/2005_10.html#086512 >
Anita Campbell was named to CNET Top 100 Blogs list. This week on the
Cool Cleveland blog, Peter Chakerian talks about home values and PMI in
Cleveland, the mayoral primary, Continental Airlines’ efforts to
work hard at flying right, Porcupine Tree and Trenchcoat Manifesto. And
a whole lot more. What would YOU like to see talked about or reviewed in
the blog? Drop good ol’ “CHQ” a line when you visit
the Cool Cleveland weblog  < http://www.coolcleveland.com/wordpress/ >
here, then add your own comments, questions and attitude.
< mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com > Letters at CoolCleveland.com.

Cool Cleveland This Week
10.12-10.19

Send your cool events to:  < mailto:Events at CoolCleveland.com >
Events at CoolCleveland.com

Shemekia Copeland daughter of bluesman, Johnny Copeland, will make her
only Ohio fall appearance tonight, Wed 10/12 at 8PM. Don’t miss
this blues spitfire, hailed as “a new generation of
blueswoman.” Call 875-6000 or visit
< http://www.fatfishblue.com/cleve/ > www.FatFishBlue.com for ticket
info. Fat Fish Blue, 21 Prospect Avenue.
< http://www.shemekiacopeland.com/ > http://www.ShemekiaCopeland.com.

Accountability and Efficiency: One City's Turnaround Story brings
heralded experts from Baltimore into Lakewood on Thu 10/13 at 7PM to
lead the discussion on how city governments can become more efficient
and accountable, to the benefit of their constituents. Learn more about
Baltimore’s CitiStat program, living proof that a city government
can also be efficient and practice accountability. Really! Register for
this no cost program at  < mailto:info at lakewoodalive.com >
info at lakewoodalive.com. Lakewood Alive at Grant Elementary School, 1470
Victoria Avenue.  < http://www.lakewoodalive.com/ >
http://www.LakewoodAlive.com.

The Dark Room presented by The Cleveland Theater Collective, provides a
great opportunity for reading new work out loud, with old friends and
colleagues while networking with others in the arts community. This
evening of new, short work on Thu 10/13 begins at 8PM but you should
arrive at 7:30PM if you’d like to sign up to perform a 10-minute
piece. The author must be present and you must bring enough copies for
the number of actors needed and a stage manager. If you didn’t
bring enough friends, actors will be recruited from those in attendance.
Visit the Dark Room on the second Thursday of each month to see what
develops! Old Parish Hall, 6203 Detroit Avenue.

Shrinking Cities Symposium Nationally known speakers will converge on
Fri 10/14 from 9AM-2:30PM to discuss this topic of increasing relevance
to our region. There will also be an exciting presentation of work from
the recent charrette conducted by the Urban Design Center of Northeast
Ohio in Youngstown. For further info or to register for this no cost
event call 357-3434 or visit  < http://131.123.204.224/survey/temp/ >
www.cudc.kent.edu. Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs,
Glickman-Miller Hall Atrium, 1717 Euclid Avenue.

Fall / Harvest This exhibition of recent works by Lucette Johnson is yet
another reason to visit the Cleveland Botanical Garden. Admission to the
exhibit, on display in the Guren Gallery at the CBG, is included in the
regular admission price to the Garden. The show, running from Fri 10/14
through Fri 11/18, consists of 10 watercolors, 5 reverse paintings on
glass and an experimental montage using a variety of mediums. Cleveland
Botanical Garden,  < http://www.cbgarden.org/ > http://www.CBGarden.org

How do ideas become projects? This subject will be considered over
coffee and pastries at the upcoming Cleveland Next meeting on Fri 10/14
from 8-9:30AM. The organization’s goal is to empower individuals
and teams to improve our region by coaching them to engage others in
their vision. Laura Steinbrink with Cleveland Bridge Builders will
facilitate the discussion. Corporate College East, 4400 Richmond Road.

Boston Mills/Brandywine Open House is a great opportunity to secure your
passes and programs for the 05/06 season at great prices and get a head
start of your shopping for ski equipment. The Fri 10/14 to Sun 10/16
Open House is without cost and the BWMW Ski Patrol will be running a
used equipment swap. Visit  < http://www.bmbw.com/ > http://www.BMBW.com
or call 800-875-4241 for more details.

International Dance Festival and Viva Dance! An International Dance
Festival will be held on Fri 10/14; Sat 10/15; and Sun 10/16. This will
also be the grand opening of Viva Dance!, Cleveland's largest Latin and
Ballroom studio, kicking off an exciting and educational weekend of
music (featuring live bands and performers from NYC), along with
workshops by well known instructors and nightly dance parties. Salsa
workshops by Eddie Torres from NYC, as well as Argentine Tango and West
Coast Swing workshops by world famous instructors. For more information
please call 440-263-5842 or email either  < mailto:AlvaresPro at aol.com >
AlvaresPro at aol.com or  < mailto:Amatos76 at aol.com > Amatos76 at aol.com. Get
more info  < http://www.rebeccasweet.com/idf/ > here. Viva Dance!, 12381
Pearl Road, Strongsville.

CC KIDS Fall for the Circle Celebrate fall with a full range of indoor
and outdoor autumn activities during this three day event featuring
music, art and discovery on Fri 10/14 through Sun 10/16 from 10AM-10PM
each day. A variety of activities at various University Circle
institutions will include concerts, hands-on activities, exhibits and
programs. Visit
< http://www.universitycircle.org/EVENTS/GeneralInfo.html >
www.UniversityCircle.org for the full schedule including event
locations; or call 707-5033 for more info.

Visual Tales: Paintings by Michelangelo Lovelace, Gail Newman and Paul
W. Patton. Though these three Cleveland artists come from very different
backgrounds; all of their work tells the story of their own personal
journeys. The exhibit, composed of 50 paintings and sculptures
reminiscent of contemporary folk art, will allow visitors to take a
glimpse into each artist’s tale. Come to the opening reception on
Fri 10/14 from 6-9PM. Meet artists Lovelace and Newman, Mrs. Dorothy
Patton and exhibit curators Gloria Plevin and Rotraud Sackerlotzky on
Sat 10/15 at 2PM. The exhibit runs through 1/2/06. Call 227-9507 for
gallery hours. Cleveland Artist Foundation, 17801 Detroit Avenue.
< http://www.clevelandartists.org/content-frame.shtml?events >
www.ClevelandArtists.org.

The Odd Couple Enjoy this beloved comedy with a twist. It is the female
version of the classic and it follows the antics of Florence Unger and
Olive Madison. Instead of the poker party that kicks off the original
it’s a girl’s night out for an evening of Trivial Pursuit.
Watch the sparks fly between these mismatched roommates beginning Fri
10/14 at 8PM through Sun 11/6. Call 795-7070 for ticket prices and show
times. Karamu Theater, 2355 East 89th Street.
< http://www.karamu.com/season.htm > www.Karamu.com Karamu House

GroundWorks will perform its own program of live music and dance at
Tri-C’s Main Stage Theater, Fri 10/14 at 8PM, Sat 10/15 at 8PM and
Sun 10/16 at 2PM. The performances feature Oberlin College Dance
Professor and guest choreographer Nusha Martynuk’s Before Night
Comes, an original work by New York-based choreographer Keely Garfield
and GroundWorks Artistic Director David Shimotakahara’s The Music
Room. Tickets are available at the door or by phoning the Cuyahoga
Community College Box Office at 987-4400. Tri-C Metro Campus Theatre,
2900 Community College Ave.  < http://www.groundworksdance.org/ >
http://www.GroundWorksDance.org.

Trenchcoat Manifesto will be performing live at as part of Spaces'
Friday Night Live performance series on Fri 10/14, at 8:15PM.
Refreshments will be available. Learn more about the group
< http://www.echogate.net/trenchcoatmanifesto > here. Spaces Gallery,
2220 Superior Viaduct.  < http://www.spacesgallery.org/ >
http://www.SpacesGallery.org.

Dennis Miller in Concert The Emmy-award-winning comedian and Saturday
Night Live alumnus will appear at Severance Hall during Case Western
University’s Alumni Weekend and Homecoming activities. For tickets
to the Fri 10/14 show at 8PM visit
< http://www.clevelandorchestra.com/ >
http://www.ClevelandOrchestra.com, or  < http://www.case.edu/ >
http://www.Case.edu.

WCLVnotes 104.9 FM is an open window on the world of music. The New York
Philharmonic broadcasts resume this coming Fri 10/14 at 9PM, joining the
new season along with the Detroit Symphony, whose concerts are heard Sun
10/16 at 1PM. Currently WCLV is presenting weekly concerts by the
Minnesota Orchestra on Tuesday nights at 9PM; and the San Francisco
Symphony in dual concerts each week - Thursdays at 9PM and Saturdays at
2PM. All of this above and beyond the two broadcasts each week on WCLV
by the hometown band - The Cleveland Orchestra. And in the near future,
weekly concerts by the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Royal Amsterdam
Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Vienna Philharmonic from the Salzburg
Mozart Week. Wow!!! Details on all of WCLV's programming can be found on
line at  < http://www.wclv.com/ > www.WCLV.com. WCLV is a Cool Cleveland
partner.

CC KIDS Goblins in the Garden You and your little ones can join ghosts
and goblins for costume contests, haunted wagon rides, a hay-bale maze,
pumpkin painting, crafts, animal chats with snakes, bats and owls, a
magician and cider and donuts, all for no charge. Bring your own picnic
or buy hot dogs on site this Sat 10/15 from 3 to 7PM at The Holden
Arbooretum, 9500 Sperry Road, Kirtland 440-946-4400
< http://www.holdenarb.org/ > http://www.HoldenArb.org

FutureHeights online auction kicks off on Sat 10/15. There will be a
multitude of one-of-a-kind, cool items up for grabs during the auction,
including the opportunity to be immortalized as a character in the next
FBI thriller from New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter, a
handyman for eight hours and a Herb Ascherman Platinum Portrait. Visit
their online catalog here. If you have high-quality items or services
that you would like to donate to the auction, please call 320-1423 or
email  < mailto:info at futureheights.org > info at futureheights.org.

CC KIDS My Masterpiece Art Classes for toddlers (ages 18 mos. through 5
yrs.) will be held on Saturdays, from 10 - 10:45AM, beginning Sat 10/15,
for 5 weeks. Each class will focus on a particular artist or style of
art and includes a story time that coincides with each lesson. Each
class will also enhance and develop: fine and gross motor skills;
listening and sharing skills; and, attention span and social skills.
Please contact John or Jill Crino to reserve a spot by calling 221-4479
or email  < mailto:beladubby at hotmail.com > beladubby at hotmail.com. bela
dubby, 13321 Madison Ave, Lakewood.

Bishop John Shelby Spong will visit Trinity Cathedral on Sat 10/15 from
10AM - 3PM to give a day-long workshop which will include such topics as
"The Bible: The Word of God?" and an afternoon lecture entitled, "God:
Beyond Theism, but Not Beyond God." Trinity Cathedral will hold
discussion groups on Bishop Spong's latest book entitled, The Sings of
Scripture from Sun 10/18 through Sun 10/30. All are welcome to this open
series. Visit  < http://www.trinitycleveland.org/ >
http://www.TrinityCleveland.org or Call 774-0408 to register. Trinity
Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Avenue.

Reform Ohio Now Various Ohio agencies are working hand in hand to pass
several government amendments that could clean up the election process
here in Ohio. On Sat 10/15 from 11AM to 3PM Reform Ohio Now will be
recruiting trainees and conducting training sessions to prepare for the
upcoming November elections and beyond. Visit
< http://www.reformohionow.org/ > http://www.ReformOhioNow.org for more
info. East Mount Zion Baptist Church, 9990 Euclid Avenue.

Stars Searching for Stars Poise Entertainment Education Company, a
non-profit organization, presents "Stars Searching for Stars," at the
CSU Center Auditorium on Sat 10/15 from 1 to 4PM. This kick-off event
offers an opportunity for aspiring Ohio actors, singers, dancers and
models to audition. Visit  < http://www.searchingforstars.org/ >
http://www.SearchingForStars.org or call 246-2209 for further details.
Cleveland State University, University Center Auditorium, Ground Floor,
2121 Euclid Avenue. Enter from East 22nd Street entrance.

The Owls Are Not What They Seem This exhibition of work by young,
restless, Cleveland artists explores mixed-media sculpture, paintings
and more. These raw artists, Niki Smith, Kwame White, Brian Stoeckel,
Stephen Rea, Leanne Strickler, Anna Robertson, Kyllea Kerg, Christopher
Lees, Max Winters, Amanda Cates, Corrina Coggins and Priyadarshini C.
Mahalingashetty, draw on all of their senses, emotions and reactions to
create pieces that are fresh and exciting. Attend the opening reception
on Sat 10/15 from 6-10PM at Arts Collinwood Gallery, 15601 Waterloo Rd.
< http://www.artscollinwood.org/ > http://www.ArtsCollinwood.org.

The Sugar Coated Show The Pop Shop Gallery and Studio will be hosting an
art show dedicated to the "tricks and treats" of Halloween. Their
opening reception for this show will be held on Sat 10/15, from 6 - 9PM.
The show will run through November 26. This will be a fun, yet spooky,
atmosphere for all ages to enjoy. You may have your picture taken with
some of our interactive art, or enjoy some tasty "finger" foods! This
show will also fall on Sweetest Day, and what better gift to your
sweetheart than to bring him/her to a show filled with candy! Call
227-8440 for gallery hours. The Pop Shop Gallery and Studio at 17020
Madison Avenue, Lakewood.

Latin Dance Extravaganza Come feel the “muy caliente” heat
of Verb Ballets Young and Sizzling Latin Dance Extravaganza at Bossa
Nova, Eton on Chagrin Blvd, on Sat 10/15 at 7PM. There will be plenty of
hearty tapas, desserts, and drinks! Verb Ballets will perform, give
tango demonstrations, and you can learn to Tango with the Hot Hot Band.
Available auction items include cast autographed show posters from "The
Producers," "Chicago," "Miss Saigon," and "Wonderful Town," along with
numerous other fine offerings. For ticket information please call
831-7128 or go to  < http://www.verbballets.org/ >
http://www.VerbBallets.org. Eaton on Chagrin Boulevard, Woodmere.

Divorcee Demolition Derby Lorain Speedway will host its first ever
"Divorcee Demolition Derby" on Sun 10/16 beginning at 2PM where recently
divorced or separated couples will go head-to-head in "grudge" matches.
The women's cars will be pink and the men's cars will be in black.
Separated couples, couples considering separation, and couples going
through a separation are all invited to compete. Cars will be supplied
and prepared by Lorain Speedway. For further details contact Lorain
Speedway offices at 447-7888; or visit
< http://www.lorainspeedway.com/ > http://www.LorainSpeedway.com for
more information. Lorain Speedway, 9072 Leavitt Road, Elyria.

Senator Russ Feingold Lecture The ACLU of Ohio is sponsoring the Ed
Likover Memorial Lecture, on Sun 10/16 at 3PM featuring guest speaker,
Senator Russ Feingold, noted as being the only U.S. Senator in 2001, who
had the courage and conviction to protect the Constitution and vote
against the USA Patriot Act. This event is without cost and open to the
public and no cost parking will be available in the University Center
visitor parking lot. Visit  < http://www.acluohio.org/ >
http://www.acluohio.org for details. Cleveland State University,
University Center Auditorium (ground floor), at 2121 Euclid Avenue.

Diebold voting machine public hearing The Cuyahoga County Board of
Elections will hold a public hearing on Mon 10/17 from 10AM-4PM at the
Meyers University Club at 3813 Euclid Avenue on their plans to purchase
Diebold voting machines, in response to public concerns that the
machines are not tamper-resistant. Check out a statistical analysis done
by University of California, Berkeley graduate students and their
professor on the part that voting machines played in Bush’s
victory over Al Gore  < http://news.com.com/2100-1009_3-5054088.html >
here.

Nano App Summit 2005 This Mon 10/17 to Wed 10/19 event promises to be
the most applications focused nano-technology event of the year,
featuring world-class speakers from aerospace, automotive and consumer
products industries. Attendees can build on this the upcoming Summit
experience by attending NanoTech University, with speakers from top
research universities around the country. See the full schedule and
register online at  < http://www.nanoappsummit.com/ >
http://www.NanoAppSummit.com or call 440-962-3216 for further details.
Wyndham Hotel at Playhouse Square, 1260 Euclid Avenue.

Growing a Region: Globalization, Innovation, Science and Integrity An
important talk by an important visionary, Pierre Jean Everaert, who has
seved as CEO of 5 international corporations and speaks 12 languages,
but only feels comfortable conducting business in six. He co-authored
with C. K. Prahalad and Rosabeth Moss Kanter The Organization of the
Future under the signature of Peter Drucker. His talk at 8PM on Mon
10/17, part of Baldwin-Wallace College's no-charge Carl Kamm Lecture
Series will focus on how innovation and science, combined with integrity
and ethics, especially in a post-Enron era of globalization, are
integral to successful contemporary business practices. Since he began
his career at Goodyear, his insight into our region's specific problems
and opportunities. Strosacker College Union Ballroom, 120 East Grand
Street, Berea, 440-826-2392
< http://www-staged.bw.edu/academics/bus/events/everaert/ >
http://www-staged.bw.edu/academics/bus/events/everaert/.

New Music Festival at CIM Learn about the next generation of composers
at the Cleveland Institute of Music's 20-5-06 New Music Festival. CIM's
composition department will bring renowned composers to CIM for
complimentary performances of their work and interactive discussions of
their musical styles and philosophies. The Mon 10/17 premiere at 2 PM
features percussionist, Barry Dove, who will lead a master class. Guest
composer Randall Woolf will discuss his works on Tue, 10/19 at 5:45PM.
Wed 10/19 at 8PM, David Wiley will conduct the CIM Orchestra, with Barry
Dove as guest soloist. Works by Randall Woolf and Margaret Brouwer, head
of the CIM composition department, will be presented. Call 791-5000 for
more information. Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Boulevard,
University Circle.  < http://www.cim.edu/ > http://www.cim.edu.

STAGES Meeting The fourth installation of the STAGES (Strategic Theater
Agenda for Growth Excellence and Success) 2005 and Beyond series,
designed to strengthen professional theater in the northeast Ohio
region, is scheduled for Mon 10/17 from 4-6PM. Anne B. Des Rosiers
< http://www.coolcleveland.com/sandbox/index.php/Main/DesRosiers?action=3De=
dit >
?, current Project Manager for the Jewish Community Center's Arts and
Culture Program and former Executive Director of the Cleveland Cultural
Coalition, will kick off the discussion with observations about
cooperative fundraising. Email  < mailto:marglynch at aol.com >
marglynch at aol.com for info. Cleveland Play House, 8500 Euclid Avenue.

Catholicism and Philanthropy Sam Miller, a leader in the local Jewish
community and co-chair and treasurer of Forest City Enterprises will
lead this lively discussion at the next Theology on Tap, an
unconventional lecture series on religious issues, on Mon 10/17. The
event begins with a cash bar at 6:30PM and the lecture will follow at
7:30PM. Call 696-6525 X1049 or email
< mailto:lalduk at dioceseofcleveland.org > lalduk at dioceseofcleveland.org
to reserve your spot –seating is limited. Visit
< http://www.cdcf.org/ > http://www.CDCF.org for more info. Improv at
the Powerhouse, 2000 Sycamore Street, West Bank of the Flats.

CC KIDS Harambee Book Club This month’s discussion will center
around the book Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
by Barack Obama, the son of a White American mother and a Black African
father on Tue 10/18 from 12-1PM. Obama’s elegant and compelling
biography tells the powerful story of America’s racial
battleground and his search for a place in Black America. Visit
< http://www.cpl.org/events-calendar.asp?view=3Dsearchresults >
www.CPL.org or call 623-2800 for a list of upcoming book discussions.
Main Library, Louis Stokes Wing, Room 218 West East 6th and Superior
Avenue.

Sustainability =3D Bigger Profits Ray Anderson, Founder and Chairman of
Interface, recognized as a world leader in the commercial interiors
market with sales of $1 Billion, will share his story about how
sustainability is a better way to bigger profits on Tue 10/18 during
this networking event and presentation from 5:30-8:30PM. Interface is a
global company with manufacturing locations on four continents and
offices in more than 100 countries. Register by calling 451-7755 or
email  < mailto:events at e4sustainability.org >
events at e4sustainability.org. For more info, visit
< http://www.e4sustainability.org/ > http://www.e4sustainability.org.
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, University
Circle.

Convention Center Meeting The CFA will be holding a combination
Planning/Community Consensus Committee meeting on Tue 10/18 at 6PM to
encourage the public’s input on the two proposed convention center
locations. View details on both sites at
< http://www.conventioncenter.com/ > http://www.ConventionCenter.com.
Laborers 310 Hall at 3250 Euclid Avenue, Lower Level.

The Breast Exam Project Benefit Concert Lucie Blue Tremblay is touring
North America to raise awareness and monetary support for The Breast
Exam Project, a unique effort to help women and men understand and
better perform self breast exams. The project will produce a DVD that
guides the user through the exam process using music and meditative
images. Lucie Blue Tremblay will be stopping in Akron on Tue 10/18 for a
benefit concert at 7:30PM. Refreshments will be served. Call
330-384-1106 or visit  < http://www.epitomemag.com/ >
http://www.EpitomeMag.com for more info. Unitarian Universalist Church
of Akron, 3300 Morewood Road (across from Summit Mall).

The Jackie Warren Trio will perform selections from their new CD on Wed
10/19 at noon. Hear one of the Great Lakes region's finest jazz pianists
perform with bassist Peter Dominguez and drummer Ron Godale during this
lunchtime concert. Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Avenue. Call 575-9745
for info.  < http://www.mandpa.org/ > http://www.mandpa.org; or call
575-9745.

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RoldoLINK
Dispirited City Acts Dispiritedly –Guess Why
By Roldo Bartimole

There were two main reasons why Clevelanders voted slothfully in the
recent mayoral runoff election:

1) Its citizens are a dispirited, dejected constituency, and they
further do not believe it makes a spits worth of difference who is mayor
of Cleveland.

2) The major outlet for news (hint: pd) held up its nose at the
candidates and decided they were not worth serious coverage, so the
paper of record avoided its duty and made the race even more irrelevant.

There has been a long, long process of killing democratic
predispositions in the Cleveland community for the benefit of the few.

Cleveland has been an institutionally dominated community for so long
that it may be impossible to revive the city’s democratic status,
once praised by Lincoln Steffens for its muckraking spirit.

That quality has been beaten out of Cleveland over many, many years.
Little by little. Decision by decision.

Steffens writes in his biography about a conversation with Cleveland
Mayor Tom Johnson. Johnson tells him “privilege” is
responsible for civic corruption. “It is privilege that causes
evil in the world, not wickedness, and not men,” Johnson told him.

Of course, men and women seek these privileges that corrupt...
< http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php/Main/RoldoLinkDispiritedCityActsDi=
spiritedlyGuessWhy >
Read RoldoLINK here

Cool Cleveland Sounds
Brian Henke
THE NATURE OF LIGHT
Vision Quest

I've always wondered if every time a new Oasis release came out, did
Liam and Noel Gallagher roll their eyes when the reviewer mentioned the
Beatles as an influence? Would the band Bush cringe if they got compared
to Nirvana or Pearl Jam in some way, during a critique of their work? To
finish the train of thought, does Cleveland acoustic guitarist Brian
Henke just smile and shrug his shoulders when guitarist Leo Kottke's
name comes up in the same sentence as his? If not familiar with the
latter, he's an acoustic finger picker out of Georgia that has been
plugging away at his craft for about three decades or so. A former
electric player, Henke hasn't been at it that long on the acoustic end
of things, but anyone familiar with Kottke should like THE NATURE OF
LIGHT. Henke's latest disc is a multitude of tints sent through the
prism in Henke's brain and fingers as his "Wheel Of Light" medley runs
all the colors in the rainbow, mixed in with a few not included in that
atmospheric phenomenon. Armed with a Larrive D-09 six string guitar and
a custom built 29-string Dreamcaster aka the guitar tech's worst
nightmare (both shown on the disc's back cover), "Light Of Dreams" flows
in four different movements as "Firefly" spurts urgency of a different
shade. The folk, neo-classical and New Age camps all claim him as one of
their own, but Henke is not strictly any of those, yet has facets that
can appeal to many music fans across the board. Breaking down THE NATURE
OF LIGHT any further would an exercise in futility, much like trying to
do play by play of a bee attack. There are many guitar heroes in
Cleveland. You can ask their fans or, even worse, them. If you haven't
run into Brian Henke's work as of yet, THE NATURE OF LIGHT is a good
place to start, with a smile and a shrug of the shoulders optional.
Visit his website -  < http://www.brianhenkeguitar.com/ >
http://www.brianhenkeguitar.com
>From Cool Cleveland contributor Peanuts
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Instant Karma
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Connect @ Cleveland Public Theatre 10/6 Because we go to see as much
concert dance as we can, and because that kind of focus takes its toll
on other activities, it's unusual for us to take in an event that
focuses on music, like Ryan Lott's Connect at Cleveland Public Theatre,
but when we realized that Michael Medcalf's Cleveland Contemporary Dance
Theatre, Bill Wade's Inlet Dance Theatre and Jennifer Lott would be
showing new work at Connect, we decided to go. We were glad we did...
< http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php/Main/InstantKarmaConnect > Read
the review by Victor and Elsa here

Cleveland Orchestra @ Severance Hall 10/6 There were a pair of
noteworthy ‘firsts’ at Severance Hall on Thursday, October
6, 2005. It was the first time the Violin Concerto of John Adams had
been performed here, although it certainly won’t be the
last—not counting the succeeding performances over the weekend.
This work is just too virtuosic to be an infrequent visitor. The concert
also marked the ‘evening subscription concert’ debut by
assistant conductor, James Gaffigan. Now in his mid-twenties, Mr.
Gaffigan is in his third season with the Cleveland Orchestra, and is
also music director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra...
< http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php/Main/InstantKarmaYouthfulBrillianc=
e >
Read the review by Kelly Ferjutz here

Philadelphia, Here I Come @ Lakeland 10/7
What: Brian Friel's funny, poignant 1964 coming-of-age play about a
young man's last night in his Irish small town before he moves to the
United States --and his longing to connect once more with his taciturn
fishmonger father.
Reasons to go: In his first major play, Friel has an incredible knack
for showing the difficulty men have emotionally connecting in a direct
way. By having two actors play the inarticulate outer Gar (Matthew
Wisniewski) and his sardonic, observant inner self (Timo Aker), the play
serves up both rich comedy and pathos in scenes and flashbacks. Several
character actors light up their parts to let us see how good the play
could be. Anne McEvoy has a dotty charm as Gar's visiting American aunt,
able to turn on a dime from comedy to sudden grief, with Mark Cipra
deftly underplaying her compassionate husband. And Magdalyn Donnelly
glows as the girl who breaks his heart.
Caveats: The rest of the cast isn't up to the best performers, including
the key double leads, although both have their moments. The play would
work better in a more intimate space than the large Lakeland auditorium
-- Aker in particular swallows too many of his words, which hampers
comprehension. Too often director Sarah May lets the pace lag,
especially in the poky 2nd act. Nevertheless, the play's good enough
that there's plenty to enjoy.
Backstory: Unlike many community casts attempting wobbly accents that
grate, this one sounds pretty good, thanks to dialect coach Chuck
Richie. And enjoy the Irish vocal music recorded by cast member Dermot
Somerville.
Target audience: Those who'd enjoy nostalgic storytelling from Ireland's
most accomplished contemporary dramatist.
Details: Thru 10/16, Lakeland Theatre, Lakeland Community College, Route
306 @ I-90, Kirtland. $10/$8.
from Cool Cleveland contributor Linda Eisenstein
< mailto:LindaATcoolcleveland.com > LindaATcoolcleveland.com

Playing with the Light Within @ Gallery =DC thru 10/14 Karen Maria van de
Vliet, who is currently on a three-month sabbatical in Cleveland’s
Ohio City neighborhood away from her home in Rotterdam Holland, is a
very playful artist. She explores the transition between
“play” and “awe.” Through masterful use of color
and shape she plays with composition and light producing shimmering
portraits of people she knows, including her Cleveland friends. This is
her first U.S. exhibition. The closing reception for this show, which
includes an apparel installation by Alexis Marie Savon, with assistance
by Rick Ferris, both of the Cleveland area, will be Friday October 14
from 5 to 10 p.m. at Gallery =DC in the Colonial Marketplace ARTcade, 530
Euclid Ave., Suite 30. The fifteen brilliant acrylic paintings on the
long gallery wall are portraits of Clevelanders. These are mostly of Ms.
van de Vliet’s new American friends she met since July 31 when she
arrived in Cleveland...
< http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php/Main/PlayingWithTheLightWithin >
Read the review by Lee Batdorff here

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On Cleveland being the most liveable city in the US (See Cleveland and
Pittsburgh are the most liveable cities in the US
< http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php/Main/Revolution > here) It's
about time the rest of the world realized what a select few of us (those
who have lived in other, "destination" cities and moved back) in
Cleveland have known all along. I refer to The Economist's, recognition
of Cleveland as one of the most livable cities in the US. Cleveland's
got way more to it than even native Clevelanders often realize. We now
need to convince the region of this, so we can begin carrying ourselves
with pride in the world community.
from Cool Cleveland reader Jonathan Broadbent jonATjrbroadbent.com

Ha! Someone with a brain finally figured this out! I have been saying
for years that the East and West Coasts are great but, who can afford to
live there????? My husband and I determined that we could not afford to
live in his childhood neighborhood in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb of
Washington, DC. His childhood home, a very ordinary split level house
with no garage, is now priced well beyond our means. What does it matter
how great DC is?? Who can afford to live there????
from Cool Cleveland reader Gail Anderson gail.anderson at worldnet.att.net

I couldn't agree more with The Economist. I am a native Pittsburgher
(yes, a Steelers fan!!!) who moved to Lakewood three years ago after
living in D.C. for 14 years. Initially I was homesick for Washington and
all its excitements, but I must confess that I have been extremely happy
in this town. My family and I have much more leisure time to enjoy the
numerous assets this area has to offer, the health care is superior,
we've made many lasting friendships, our beautiful house is affordable,
and the lake is gorgeous. After a recent visit to D.C., my 6-year-old
son told me he was glad to be back in Cleveland. I asked him why. His
reply: "That traffic!" Amen.
from Cool Cleveland reader Missy Toms mtomsATcityclub.org

It's about time the rest of the world realized what a select few of us
(those who have lived in other, "destination" cities and moved back) in
Cleveland have known all along. I refer to The Economist's, recognition
of Cleveland as one of the most livable cities in the US. Cleveland's
got way more to it than even native Clevelanders often realize. We now
need to convince the region of this, so we can begin carrying ourselves
with pride in the world community.
from Cool Cleveland reader Jonathan Broadbent jonATjrbroadbent.com

It would be ideal of the federal government could lend a hand to cities
like Cleveland, offering tax breaks and benefits to immigrants who
select our city as a place to live. However, Cleveland can make a strong
case for people immigrating to the United States because of our ethnic
diversity, inexpensive property prices, rich history of immigration, and
great educational and cultural resources. Perhaps people from other
countries are more attuned to the value of our magnificent orchestra and
other cultural institutions than the typical American. Also, it would
not hurt to highlight our wonderful architectural landmarks. I think
Cleveland can sell itself better by talking about all our great
achievements. The landmark Arcade, largest and grandest of its type in
the entire nation, the Terminal Tower, tallest building in the world
outside of New York City for many years, our wonderful cultural Gardens
and historic bridges of the east side, etc. In 1928 Cleveland hosted a
world peace conference attended by 14,000, including many world leaders.
Could our city ever manage to gain similar fame once again? Perhaps
establishing more of an international culture, even offering to host
events and discussions about world issues, could be a start. It could
even concentrate on a particular region, such as northern Africa or the
Middle East, where people of Cleveland could reach out to other cultures
and take a more direct role in helping to promote peace in these areas.
Well, these are a few suggestions. As a preservation consultant I know a
lot about our city's rich architectural heritage. As the owner of the
former residence of U. S. Senator and Presidential contender Theodore E.
Burton (1851-1929), I know a lot about Burton's role in various peace
missions, including hosting the 1928 event in Cleveland.
from Cool Cleveland reader Steve McQuillin SteveMcQuillinATaol.com

This ranking as the best place to live in the USA is terrific. In
looking at Google news, I love to see newspapers from all over the world
hearing that Cleveland is the best place to live in the United States!
Talk about good press! Now if only someone at city hall would take this
and run with it. Create a marketing campaign around it, etc. Get some
folks and businesses to move here. The Economist... highly respected I
would think. It also is a nice addendum to Rich Karlgaard's book,
< http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400046076/102-3846239-6951310 > Life
2.0in which he discusses how Americans are moving to lesser populated
areas for better quality of life. This all due to the leaps and bounds
of technology and being able to do business from more remote areas.
from Cool Cleveland reader John "Radio" Hannibal HannibalATameritech.net

I spent a good part of my summer traveling, twice to LA, twice to
Memphis, St. Louis, Boston, New Jersey. I concluded that I live in the
best area overall. It's the same thing we all know, or maybe take for
granted: a lakefront, great parks, seasons, ease of freeway travel
across town, cost of living, entertainment, etc. But if you read the
Plain Dealer, you start to feel like you are a fool for living here! The
Quiet Crisis needs to be covered, but I see so little attention devoted
to all of the great things that are going on in this region. I see from
reading your website, and others, that many people are devoted to
improving this city. There is one glaring eyesore though, that I have
not read about: Public Square. I work downtown, I walk though public
square on my way to the courthouse: it is simply awful and embarassing.
Public Square should be our city's front yard! It should be inviting!
Not a bunch of scrawny trees that don't grow. I'm sure the parks
department does what they can. But the space needs to be completely
reconfigured. What about making it a circle instead and increasing the
green space and landscape? When business visitors arrive in downtown,
this is their first impression. And it is not a good one! What is that
monument exactly? Is is a museum? Can the public enter it? We have the
resources to do something if the public decides it is worthwhile.
Cleveland needs "curb appeal". Let's start the resurgence right in the
very center, Public Square.
from Cool Cleveland reader Susan Seacrist
< mailto:sseacristATearthlink.net > sseacristATearthlink.net

It's a revolutionary thought, because the Plain Dealer daily pounds us
with only the most pessimistic perspectives of Cleveland--constantly. I
think they are a one man band beating down our collective psyche.
from Cool Cleveland reader William Walker WWalkerATinvent.org

Amazing how when Cleveland is ranked the poorest city in the US, our
hometown paper makes it front page news. However when we are ranked Most
Livable, not a peep.
from Cool Cleveland reader Christopher C. Whipple
whippleusATadelphia.net

On College 360 (See College 360
< http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php/Main/Revolution > here) I
wholeheartedly support the College 360 initiative. And if you're a
business leader reading this, you should too. Having an intern is a
great start and did you ever think about having a virtual intern who
works off site? It's all happening in Northeast Ohio's university
community. Get engaged with it!
from Cool Cleveland reader Laura Neidert loopylolaATyahoo.com

Send your letters to:  < mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com >
Letters at CoolCleveland.com

Top 5
Here are the Top 5 from last week's issue, with one more chance for you
to click.

1) Cleveland &Pittsburgh are the most liveable cities in the US.
< http://store.eiu.com/index.asp?layout=3Dpr_story&press_id=3D660001866=
&ref=3Dpr_list >
EIU.com

2) A&Q w/G: Cathy Panzica Throwing the spotlight on the Red Room
Revolution.
< http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php/Main/AandQwithCathyPanzica >
www.CoolCleveland.com

3) Spacious Townhomes, Minutes from Edgewater Park Bridge Square Phase
III is the latest new housing located in the Detroit Shoreway
neighborhood.
< http://www.progressiveurban.com/ > http://www.ProgressiveUrban.com/

4) Cleveland Botanical Garden VIP Lounge Mull over a martini in the
Spiny Desert of Madagascar?
< http://www.cbgarden.org/ > http://www.CBGarden.org/

5) Steelyard Secrets The low-down on how federal tax credits are being
issued for the Steelyard Commons project through a private company
controlled by the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority.
< http://www.policymattersohio.org/steelyard_secrets.htm >
www.PolicyMatters.org

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<strong><font size=3D"+1">10.12-10.19.05</font></strong><br clear=3D
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<strong><font size=3D"+3">Champions</font></strong>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">In this week's
issue:</font></strong><br clear=3D"all">
<span style=3D"color: red;"><strong>* <em>Cool Cleveland</em>
Champions</strong> party</span> on Wed 11/2, <strong><span style=3D
"color: black;"><a style=3D"color: black;" target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.1.at7f.zld">get $12.50 tix by
midnight Thu 10/13 here</a></span></strong><br clear=3D"all" style=3D
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<strong>*</strong> <strong><em>Cool Cleveland</em> People</strong>
with Rock Hall VP of Education Warren Zanes<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>*</strong> <strong>RoldoLINK</strong> on the long process
of killing democratic predispositions in Cleveland<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>*</strong> <strong><em>Cool Cleveland</em> Sounds</strong>
<em>The Nature of Light</em> by Brian Henke<br clear=3D"all">
<span style=3D"color: red;"><strong>* <em>Cool Cleveland</em> Kids
podcast</strong></span> click <strong><span style=3D
"color: black;"><a style=3D"color: black;" target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.2.asz2.zld">
here</a></span></strong>, <strong><span style=3D
"color: red;"><em>CC</em> podcast</span></strong> click
<strong><span style=3D"color: black;"><a style=3D"color: black;"
target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.3.asz3.zld">
here</a></span></strong>, <strong><span style=3D
"color: red;"><em>CC</em> Blog</span></strong> click
<strong><span style=3D"color: black;"><a style=3D"color: black;"
target=3D"_blank" href=3D
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style=3D"color: black;"></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">This week, winningly,</font></strong> we
celebrate Cleveland's #1 ranking by <em>The Economist</em> magazine
as <em>the most liveable city in the US,</em> first reported last
week but savored in depth below. Surprisingly, Pittsburgh, who tied
for top honors, apparently doesn't feel they deserve to be
champions and are questioning the professional survey's
methodology. We're too busy pointing out more awesome things going
on this week in Cleveland. <em>Cool Cleveland</em> joins with the
Civic Innovation Lab of the Cleveland Foundation to party on Wed
11/2 with civic entrepreneurs, which they call champions, and hear
a few words from foundation president Ronn Richard and economic
development guru Brad Whitehead; get your discount tix early. Read
the fascinating <em>Cool Cleveland</em> People interview with Rock
Hall education director Warren Zanes, who has organized a killer
American Masters Series honoring soul legend Sam Cooke that
features a concert at Playhouse Square with Aretha Franklin, Elvis
Costello and others. Other cities can only dream about such an
awesome week of symposia, discussions and concerts- you're just
silly if you don't take advantage of your proximity to the rockin'
glass tent and make plans to be there. It's a good week for civic
entrepreneurs and those working to make Cleveland a better place:
you can participate in KSU's Shrinking Cities Symposium, a session
with the new group Cleveland Next on turning good ideas into great
projects, Lakewood Alive's discussion with Baltimore officials on
accountability and efficiency in government, and a training session
with Reform Ohio Now helping to clean up the election process. Log
on to check out the innovative online auction to benefit
FutureHeights, and come hear visionary Pierre Jean Everaert speak
on integrity, globalism and innovation. Pretty heavy stuff.
Culturally, Cleveland is acting like a champion this week: the Dark
Room reads brand new theatre scripts, a female version of the
<em>Odd Couple</em> at Karamu House, the amazing GroundWorks dance
at Tri-C, and a New Music Festival at the Cleveland Institute of
Music. When you think of champions, are you thinking of sports
(maybe next year, Cleveland)? Or are you thinking about a town that
is the most liveable <em>in the US of A,</em> a town that is
engaging its civic entrepreneurs, a town that is culturally on
fire? Welcome to Cleveland, the real championship town.
<strong>--Thomas Mulready</strong><br clear=3D"all"></p>
<p><strong><em><font size=3D"+2">Cool Cleveland</font></em>
<font size=3D"+2">People</font></strong><br clear=3D"all">
<strong><font size=3D"+1">Warren Zanes</font></strong></p>
<p><img border=3D"0" align=3D"left" src=3D
"http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/docs/IMG_8651.jpg" style=3D
"margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;"> <strong>Warren Zanes has had a fairly
improbable life so far, at least from ages 18 to 40. He went
directly from a fancy New England boarding school to playing in a
rock band on a major label – without any previous musical
experience. Then after several years in the successful band, he
quit to go to college – to impress a girl – and he kept
going for 12 years, emerging with a bunch of degrees, including a
Ph.D. In 2003 he became the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's vice
president of education. Around the same time, he released his first
solo CD. In between, he wrote a book, married his high school
girlfriend, Elinor Blake – 15 years after initially breaking
up – and they had two kids. Under Warren Zanes’s
leadership, the Rock Hall’s American Music Masters series
returns in a big way. This year’s tribute – to Sam
Cooke – will run from Mon 10/31 to Sun 11/6, and will feature
panel discussions, films and educational programs at the Rock Hall;
a daylong conference at CWRU, and two major concerts at Playhouse
Square, and feature excellent acts from many genres. <a target=3D
"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.5.9dqg.zld">http://www.rockhall.com</a>=
. When Zanes
and Blake moved to Cleveland from New York, two things surprised
them about the city: first, that they like it here, and second,
that we don't. That aside, they have felt welcomed into the
community here and have been able to keep their creative juices
flowing.</strong></p>
<p><strong><em>Cool Cleveland:</em> Did you have reservations about
moving to Cleveland?</strong><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Warren Zanes:</strong> It's funny: A lot of people, when we
were in Brooklyn, didn't as much as bat an eye when we said we were
moving to Cleveland. Not as much as the people in Cleveland did.
This was surprising to us. Elinor had played a show at the
Beachland Ballroom around the time we got here – she was
doing a few American dates, and she played there. Afterwards she
was selling merchandise – CDs and some other stuff –
and, almost to a person, everybody was apologizing for Cleveland.
We had just gotten here, and my wife kept saying, "I actually like
Cleveland." The oppressive part is everybody apologizing for it. So
this was an odd experience, that inferiority complex, because we
were digging the place...<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Read the <em>Cool Cleveland</em> Interview with Warrren
Zanes by David Budin <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.6.atah.zld">
here</a></strong><br clear=3D"all"></p>
<p><span style=3D"color: red;"><strong><font size=3D"+2" style=3D
"color: red;">Meet The Real Champions on
11/2</font></strong></span></p>
<p><img border=3D"0" align=3D"left" src=3D
"http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/docs/_MG_0065.jpg" style=3D
"margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;"> <span style=3D
"color: red;"><strong><font size=3D"+1" style=3D"color: red;">Do you
have ideas for making a difference in
Cleveland?</font></strong></span> Are you a civic entrepreneur?
Learn how you can become eligible for an award of up to $30,000
plus mentorship from talented and well-connected executives, to
allow you to pursue your civic project. The <strong>Civic
Innovation Lab</strong>, a project of the Cleveland Foundation, is
set up to incubate civic entrepreneurs
(<strong>"champions"</strong>) with fantastic ideas for stimulating
economic development and moving Cleveland forward. Champions who
are willing to take financial, career, and reputation risks. After
2 years in operation, the Lab has supported 17 initiatives and
granted over $400,000 to champions with great ideas to grow
Cleveland. This is for real. <strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.7.at7g.zld">Get tix
here.</a></strong> Meet some of the champions who've already passed
through the program, such as <strong><em>Cool Cleveland's</em>
Thomas Mulready</strong>, and hear a few words from
<strong>Cleveland Foundation president Ronn Richard</strong> and
<strong>Brad Whitehead</strong>, program director for economic
development. Enjoy the Grilled Vegetable and Herb Cheese, the
Assorted Focaccia Pizzas, the Rotisserie Chicken Salad Pinwheel,
and the Domestic and Imported Cheese Display at <strong>Pickwick
& Frolic's Martini Bar and Frolic Cabaret</strong> from 5:30 to
7:30PM on <strong>Wed 11/2</strong> as we all celebrate the Lab's
2nd anniversary. Stick around for <strong>comp passes</strong> to
the 90-minute, side-splitting show in Hilarities 4th Street Theater
featuring a <strong>nationally touring comedian</strong> at 8PM.
Capture this rare opportunity to meet business leaders, mentors and
champions who are doing well by doing good. Your <em>Cool
Cleveland</em> admission gets you a <strong>complementary
ticket</strong> for the hilarious Pickwick & Frolic
<strong>show</strong> ($13 value), <strong>appetizers</strong>
galore and <strong>two drink tix</strong> (wine & beer). Get
your discount tix by midnight Thu 10/13 here: <strong><span style=3D
"color: red;"><a style=3D"color: red;" target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.8.at7f.zld">http://www.coolcleveland.co=
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style=3D"color: red;"></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Cleveland's #1 ranking feels
right</font></strong> Cleveland and Pittsburgh are all a-buzz about
<em>The Economist</em> magazine ranking them tied for the #1
position as the most liveable cities <em>in the United States.</em>
You can check the complete report <strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.9.at7h.zld">here</a></strong>
and note that Cleveland never scored higher than a 2 in any
category, "where one means there is no reduction in quality of life
and five means quality of living is extremely challenging." Rock
on, Cleveland! But Pittsburgh, it seems, has an inferiority complex
even bigger than Cleveland's: they don't even believe the rankings.
Read <em>Pittsburgh Tribune-Review</em> columnist Dimitri
Vassilaros as he bemoans the study's methodology, complaining that
the criteria were rated too subjectively. "Something simply does
not feel quite right," he states, "voodoo economics is dumbing down
England." See story <strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.10.at7i.zld">here</a>.</strong>
If <em>The Economist</em> weren't one of the most well-respected
international business magazines, or if this study didn't go to the
extent of ranking 40 criteria, we might agree. Maybe if they don't
want it, Pittsburgh will offer us sole possession of first place.
It feels right to us. Your thoughts? <strong><a target=3D"_blank"
href=3D
"mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com">Letters at CoolCleveland.com</a></strong></=
p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Ingenuity success</font></strong> A
wrap-up of the Ingenuity Festival of Art and Technology, with a
summary of the budget (in the black!), responses from community
leaders, and some great quotes, like this: "the inclusiveness of
the crowds marked an unusual level of civic participation." See
story <strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.11.asz7.zld">
here</a></strong>. Stay tuned to <em>Cool Cleveland</em> for a hot
selection of some of the 2500 awesome photos we've collected so
far. Do you have photos of Ingenuity that good enough to make our
highlights reel? We're putting together a short 5-minute video, and
we'd love to use your photos off Ingenuity. Send your inquiries to
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"mailto:Info at CoolCleveland.com">Info at CoolCleveland.com</a></strong>.</p>
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<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Cleveland needs VC</font></strong>
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$300 million in homegrown technology companies over the next five
years. The region needs to raise $50 million for grants to pre-seed
and seed companies — those less than a year old — and
$250 million for investing in more mature early-stage companies.
The study and subsequent plan were produced by NorTech, who calls
on the organizations that support technology entrepreneurs to raise
the money: Case Technology Ventures, the Cleveland Clinic's CCF
Innovations and JumpStart Inc., Early Stage Partners and Primus
Venture Partners. Read more <strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
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NorTech's website</a></strong>. After you've taken a look, send us
your comments at <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com">Letters at CoolCleveland.com</a>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Cleveland Next needs your
ideas</font></strong> Add another group to the growning list of
professional groups trying to make a change in this city. Cleveland
Next wants to help you bring your ideas to fruition, by presenting
forums over the next several months to guide you. View the ideas
already submitted <strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
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submit your idea <strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.16.at7m.zld">here</a></strong>. See
<em>How do ideas become projects?</em> below for details if you
don't have enough projects on your plate.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Kids: write letter, win
trip</font></strong> Young readers can score big by writing a
letter to their favorite author of any literary genre. Top state
contestants will advance to a national competition and receive cash
prizes, plus a $50 Target gift card. Six national winners will
receive an all-expense-paid trip to D.C. to read their letters
during the National Book Festival in the fall of 2006. Visit the
Center for the Book website at <strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.17.at7n.zld">http://www.loc.gov/letters=
</a></strong>
for more info, contest guidelines and writing samples.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Zoo lowers winter admission
price</font></strong> The Winter Admission price to Cleveland
Metroparks Zoo and The RainForest has been reduced from the usual
$9 to just $6 for adults, beginning Tue 11/1 and continuing through
3/31/06. Throw a few extra layers and yourself and the kiddies and
enjoy a year round Cleveland gem at a great price. The Cleveland
Metroparks Zoo is located at 3900 Wildlife Way and is open from
10AM to 5PM daily. Call 661-6500 or visit <strong><a target=3D
"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.18.9gia.zld">http://www.CleMetZoo.com</=
a>.</strong></p>
<p><span style=3D"color: red;"><strong><font size=3D"+1" style=3D
"color: red;"><em>Cool Cleveland</em> Kids</font></strong></span>
Cleveland's best family event recommendations are just a click
away. Hear 9-year-old Max Mulready give you and your cool kids the
411 on children's art classes in an art gallery/beer cafe, a big
family celebration in the Circle, and a new neighborhood that's
recently been growing with new cafes, art galleries and record
shops. Listen to his short podcast <strong><span style=3D
"color: red;"><a style=3D"color: red;" target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.19.asz2.zld">
here</a></span></strong> even if you know nothing about computers.
Just ckick! If you're a whiz kid, you can download it to your iPod,
or just click and listen on your computer with your own kid. Check
below to see the events tagged <span style=3D"color: red;"><strong>CC
KIDS</strong></span> under <strong><em>Cool Cleveland</em> This
Week</strong> for Max's recommendations for a fun and fantastic
family week. <strong><span style=3D"color: red;"><a style=3D
"color: red;" target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.20.asz2.zld">
http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/CoolClevelandKids10.14.05.mp3</a><=
/span></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Cleveland film in LA Short Film
Fest</font></strong> Aspiring Cleveland screenwriter Lindsay
Chudakoff recently collaborated with Geof Pelaia, Digital Media
Director of the Virginia Marti College of Art in Design in
Lakewood, and VMCAD film students to produce the seven-and-a-half
minute short film. Both Chudakoff and Pelaia used the opportunity
to talk Cleveland up big to the film industry. Perhaps even more
filmmakers will realize the benefits (financially and otherwise) of
producing their films in our region. <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.21.at7o.zld">http://www.LAShortFest.com=
</a>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">OIFF can use your help</font></strong>
The Ohio Independent Film Festival is offering an excellent
opportunity to help make this year’s festival happen while
scoring bonuses like complimentary festival tickets and film
screenings. OIFF is looking for team players to handle cool jobs
ranging from hanging out with filmmakers from around the country,
watching festival films and greeting guests at the door to general
office work and cleaning duties. Letters of recommendation and
school credit, where applicable, may also be provided. If you are
ready to dive in and make this year’s event a success, email
<a href=3D
"mailto:Annetta at AnnettaMarion.com">Annetta at AnnettaMarion.com</a>
for more info.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Cleve Orch plays Carnegie Hall &
tours Europe</font></strong> Our famed Cleveland Orchestra and
maestro Franz-Welser Möst, will perform at Carnegie Hall in
NYC on Mon 10/17 at 8PM before heading off for a European tour that
will include performances in Vienna, Cologne, Frankfurt, Budapest
and Luxembourg. The Carnegie Hall concert will feature the New York
premiere of Chen Yi's Si Ji ("Four Seasons") while international
audiences will enjoy work by Adès, Brahms, Mahler, Schubert
and Stravinsky. Visit <strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.22.at7p.zld">http://www.ClevelandOrches=
tra.com</a></strong>
for more info.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">CSU student named Top 10</font></strong>
in US Maria Weybrecht, a Cleveland State University student, slated
to graduate in December, is featured in the October issue of
<em>Glamour</em> magazine. An outstanding student and selfless
human being who’s been dealt more than her share of woes, the
Eastlake resident founded a non-profit organization, Kids in
Flight, which provides terminally and chronically ill children and
their parents with 30- to 45-minute sightseeing flights over the
Cleveland area. Learn more about this amazing young woman
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.23.atbx.zld">here</a></strong>.
Send your thoughts on Weybrecht and her accomplishments to
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com">Letters at CoolCleveland.com</a></strong>.<=
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Escape"</font></strong> on <strong>Sat 10/22,</strong> where
we’ll kick off The Cleveland Institute of Art’s
eight-month, city-wide culture festival with a gallery hop from
11AM to 5PM in conjunction with SPACES and MOCA. The free gallery
hop will include the viewing of “Beautiful Dreamer”
(SPACES), “POPulence” (MOCA) and “Dreaming of a
More Better Future” (The Cleveland Institute of Art). Lolley
the Trolley will provide free public transportation. At 5PM
curators and artists will lead a community dialogue on dreams,
escape and fantasy at CIA, followed by the opening party of
“Dreaming of a More Better Future,” the
Institute’s major fall exhibit. The party will feature food,
fun and music until 10PM in CIA’s Reinberger Galleries.
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<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Send your Daniel Thompson
anecdotes</font></strong> to the Hessler Neighborhood Association
in preparation for a full section on Cuyahoga County’s poet
laureate to be included in the all-Daniel section of the
forthcoming Hessler 2006 Poetry & Prose Annual. People who knew
Daniel and who are willing to share their stories should email them
to <a href=3D"mailto:Bat at adva.com">Bat at adva.com</a>. The deadline for
entries is Sun 1/15/2006. For more information visit
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.25.at7q.zld">http://www.Hessler.org</a>=
</strong>. For
a copy of last year’s volume with a 15-page all-Daniel
section, visit Macs Backs Paperbacks, Bookstore on West 25th Street
or the new Viva Libra bookstore in the Inside Outside Gallery.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Kent dedicated to the
arts</font></strong> The completion of a large mural at the North
Downtown entrance, new neighbors Kent State University’s
Downtown Gallery, Turnup Records, offering new and used records and
The Electric Cafe Company, which gives independent musicians and
visual and video musicians a performance space 6 nights a week have
led to a Renaissance on the north side of Downtown. Standing Rock
Cultural Arts is hosting “A Delightful Dedication
Downtown” which will include music, food and lots of
entertainment on Sun 10/16 from 2-5PM during a family affair that
will offer Native American music and food, mask making for the kids
and artist Edwin George signing the mural “Love,” a
large-scale replication of his piece of the same name. Call
330-673-4970 for more info.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">CIA launches</font></strong>
<em>Dreamweaver: The Science and Culture of Escape, Fantasy and
Reverie</em>, an eight-month-long series of lectures, exhibitions,
films and events by The Cleveland Institute of Art in
collaborations with organizations throughout the city of Cleveland.
CIA, SPACES Gallery and MOCA Cleveland are collaborating for a
day-long free gallery hop on Sat 10/22 from 11AM-5PM. All three
galleries will be open from 11AM-5PM for viewing of the exhibitions
“Beautiful Dreamer” (SPACES), “POPulence”
(MOCA), and “Dreaming of a More Better Future” (CIA).
Visit <strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.26.ahwm.zld">http://www.cia.edu</a></st=
rong> for more
info.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Museum gets good bond
rating</font></strong> The Cleveland Museum of Art has received an
AAA long-term rating and an A-1+ short-term rating from Standard
& Poor’s, which will help with their upcoming $258
million renovation project. The only U.S. other cultural
institution in the country to receive the AAA rating from S&P
is the Smithsonian Institution. Read the article <a target=3D"_blank"
href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.27.asz5.zld">
here</a>, then send your comments to <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com">Letters at CoolCleveland.com</a>.</p>
<p><span style=3D"color: red;"><strong><font size=3D"+1" style=3D
"color: red;">Stan in Accounting will thank
you</font></strong></span> If you look forward to receiving your
weekly issue of <em>Cool Cleveland</em>, think how it will spice up
the life of say, Stan, in the Accounting Department. Help ALL your
lonely, unfashionably dressed friends by passing <em>Cool
Cleveland</em> on for a good weekly read. Hit the "Forward" btton
on your e-mail, and do Stan a favor. <strong><a target=3D"_blank"
href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.28.9dqx.zld">http://www.CoolCleveland.c=
om</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Deadline for Emerging
Sculptors</font></strong> The Sculpture Center is seeking artists
for its 2006-2007 Window to Sculpture Series. Artist applications,
postmarked through Mon 11/7 are now being accepted. Selected Ohio
artists will have a four-week exhibition slot, promotions, and a
1,000 square foot gallery space in which to show their new work.
Call 229-6527 for more info or visit <strong><a target=3D"_blank"
href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.29.at7r.zld">http://www.SculptureCenter=
.org</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">The Black Legacy of Rock and
Roll</font></strong> The Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch of the
Cleveland Public Library is hosting the exhibit which includes a
collection of art created by ten African American, Detroit-based
artists, each inspired by and representing black music including
West African music, spirituals, gospel, blues, jazz and R&B.
The exhibit is open to the public without cost and runs through
1/21/06. Visit <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.30.9ghw.zld">http://www.CPL.org</a> for=
 more info.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Women on the web</font></strong> One
goal of the Cleveland Memory Project is to identify local history
research projects from earlier eras and give them new currency via
the Web. <em>Ethnic Women of Cleveland</em> was an oral history
project conducted in the mid-Eighties by Professor Jeannette E.
Tuve, on behalf of the Cleveland State University History
Department and the CSU Women's Comprehensive Program. Dr. Tuve
interviewed 29 women of mostly Eastern European heritage and
deposited the audio tapes and typed transcripts in the CSU Library.
They are digitizing these interviews, so you can listen to the
interview and read the transcript online. Check out the website @
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.31.at7s.zld">http://www.ClevelandMemory=
.org</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Emissions from the
blogsphere</font></strong> CMSD teacher MaryBeth Matthews couldn't
help feeling like the school system failed again,
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.32.at7t.zld">when
a dropout dropped in</a></strong> to visit her. Sean blogs about
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.33.at7u.zld">Dave's
supermarket @ Shaker Square</a></strong>. Henry Gomez notes that
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.34.at7v.zld">
Anita Campbell was named to CNET Top 100 Blogs list</a></strong>.
This week on the <em>Cool Cleveland</em> blog, Peter Chakerian
talks about home values and PMI in Cleveland, the mayoral primary,
Continental Airlines’ efforts to work hard at flying right,
Porcupine Tree and Trenchcoat Manifesto. And a whole lot more. What
would YOU like to see talked about or reviewed in the blog? Drop
good ol’ “CHQ” a line when you visit the <em>Cool
Cleveland</em> weblog <strong><span style=3D"color: red;"><a style=3D
"color: red;" target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.35.9rtn.zld">here</a></span></strong>,
then add your own comments, questions and attitude. <a style=3D
"color: red;" target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com">Letters at CoolCleveland.com</a>.<br clear=
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"mailto:Events at CoolCleveland.com">Events at CoolCleveland.com</a></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Shemekia Copeland</font></strong>
daughter of bluesman, Johnny Copeland, will make her only Ohio fall
appearance tonight, <strong>Wed 10/12</strong> at 8PM. Don’t
miss this blues spitfire, hailed as “a new generation of
blueswoman.” Call 875-6000 or visit <strong><a target=3D
"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.36.atby.zld">www.FatFishBlue.com</a></s=
trong>
for ticket info. Fat Fish Blue, 21 Prospect Avenue.
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.37.atbz.zld">http://www.ShemekiaCopelan=
d.com</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Accountability and Efficiency: One
City's Turnaround Story</font></strong> brings heralded experts
from Baltimore into Lakewood on <strong>Thu 10/13</strong> at 7PM
to lead the discussion on how city governments can become more
efficient and accountable, to the benefit of their constituents.
Learn more about Baltimore’s CitiStat program, living proof
that a city government can also be efficient and practice
accountability. Really! Register for this no cost program at
<a href=3D"mailto:info at lakewoodalive.com">info at lakewoodalive.com</a>.
Lakewood Alive at Grant Elementary School, 1470 Victoria Avenue.
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.38.anjm.zld">http://www.LakewoodAlive.c=
om</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">The Dark Room</font></strong> presented
by The Cleveland Theater Collective, provides a great opportunity
for reading new work out loud, with old friends and colleagues
while networking with others in the arts community. This evening of
new, short work on <strong>Thu 10/13</strong> begins at 8PM but you
should arrive at 7:30PM if you’d like to sign up to perform a
10-minute piece. The author must be present and you must bring
enough copies for the number of actors needed and a stage manager.
If you didn’t bring enough friends, actors will be recruited
from those in attendance. Visit the Dark Room on the second
Thursday of each month to see what develops! Old Parish Hall, 6203
Detroit Avenue.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Shrinking Cities
Symposium</font></strong> Nationally known speakers will converge
on <strong>Fri 10/14</strong> from 9AM-2:30PM to discuss this topic
of increasing relevance to our region. There will also be an
exciting presentation of work from the recent charrette conducted
by the Urban Design Center of Northeast Ohio in Youngstown. For
further info or to register for this no cost event call 357-3434 or
visit <strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.39.atc0.zld">www.cudc.kent.edu</a></str=
ong>.
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Glickman-Miller Hall
Atrium, 1717 Euclid Avenue.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Fall / Harvest</font></strong> This
exhibition of recent works by Lucette Johnson is yet another reason
to visit the Cleveland Botanical Garden. Admission to the exhibit,
on display in the Guren Gallery at the CBG, is included in the
regular admission price to the Garden. The show, running from
<strong>Fri 10/14</strong> through Fri 11/18, consists of 10
watercolors, 5 reverse paintings on glass and an experimental
montage using a variety of mediums. Cleveland Botanical Garden,
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.40.9ghm.zld">http://www.CBGarden.org</a=
></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">How do ideas become
projects?</font></strong> This subject will be considered over
coffee and pastries at the upcoming Cleveland Next meeting on
<strong>Fri 10/14</strong> from 8-9:30AM. The organization’s
goal is to empower individuals and teams to improve our region by
coaching them to engage others in their vision. Laura Steinbrink
with Cleveland Bridge Builders will facilitate the discussion.
Corporate College East, 4400 Richmond Road.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Boston Mills/Brandywine Open
House</font></strong> is a great opportunity to secure your passes
and programs for the 05/06 season at great prices and get a head
start of your shopping for ski equipment. The <strong>Fri
10/14</strong> to Sun 10/16 Open House is without cost and the BWMW
Ski Patrol will be running a used equipment swap. Visit
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.41.asz8.zld">http://www.BMBW.com</a></s=
trong> or call
800-875-4241 for more details.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">International Dance Festival and Viva
Dance!</font></strong> An International Dance Festival will be held
on <strong>Fri 10/14</strong>; Sat 10/15; and Sun 10/16. This will
also be the grand opening of Viva Dance!, Cleveland's largest Latin
and Ballroom studio, kicking off an exciting and educational
weekend of music (featuring live bands and performers from NYC),
along with workshops by well known instructors and nightly dance
parties. Salsa workshops by Eddie Torres from NYC, as well as
Argentine Tango and West Coast Swing workshops by world famous
instructors. For more information please call 440-263-5842 or email
either <a href=3D"mailto:AlvaresPro at aol.com">AlvaresPro at aol.com</a>
or <strong><a href=3D
"mailto:Amatos76 at aol.com">Amatos76 at aol.com</a></strong>. Get more
info <strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.42.asz9.zld">here</a></strong>. Viva Da=
nce!,
12381 Pearl Road, Strongsville.</p>
<p><span style=3D"color: red;">CC KIDS</span> <strong><font size=3D
"+1">Fall for the Circle</font></strong> Celebrate fall with a full
range of indoor and outdoor autumn activities during this three day
event featuring music, art and discovery on <strong>Fri
10/14</strong> through Sun 10/16 from 10AM-10PM each day. A variety
of activities at various University Circle institutions will
include concerts, hands-on activities, exhibits and programs. Visit
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.43.9r5b.zld">www.UniversityCircle.org</=
a></strong>
for the full schedule including event locations; or call 707-5033
for more info.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Visual Tales:</font></strong> Paintings
by Michelangelo Lovelace, Gail Newman and Paul W. Patton. Though
these three Cleveland artists come from very different backgrounds;
all of their work tells the story of their own personal journeys.
The exhibit, composed of 50 paintings and sculptures reminiscent of
contemporary folk art, will allow visitors to take a glimpse into
each artist’s tale. Come to the opening reception on
<strong>Fri 10/14</strong> from 6-9PM. Meet artists Lovelace and
Newman, Mrs. Dorothy Patton and exhibit curators Gloria Plevin and
Rotraud Sackerlotzky on Sat 10/15 at 2PM. The exhibit runs through
1/2/06. Call 227-9507 for gallery hours. Cleveland Artist
Foundation, 17801 Detroit Avenue. <strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.44.ajuq.zld">www.ClevelandArtists.org</=
a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">The Odd Couple</font></strong> Enjoy
this beloved comedy with a twist. It is the female version of the
classic and it follows the antics of Florence Unger and Olive
Madison. Instead of the poker party that kicks off the original
it’s a girl’s night out for an evening of Trivial
Pursuit. Watch the sparks fly between these mismatched roommates
beginning <strong>Fri 10/14</strong> at 8PM through Sun 11/6. Call
795-7070 for ticket prices and show times. Karamu Theater, 2355
East 89th Street. <strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.45.asza.zld">www.Karamu.com</a></strong>
Karamu House</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">GroundWorks</font></strong> will perform
its own program of live music and dance at Tri-C’s Main Stage
Theater, <strong>Fri 10/14</strong> at 8PM, Sat 10/15 at 8PM and
Sun 10/16 at 2PM. The performances feature Oberlin College Dance
Professor and guest choreographer Nusha Martynuk’s Before
Night Comes, an original work by New York-based choreographer Keely
Garfield and GroundWorks Artistic Director David
Shimotakahara’s The Music Room. Tickets are available at the
door or by phoning the Cuyahoga Community College Box Office at
987-4400. Tri-C Metro Campus Theatre, 2900 Community College Ave.
<a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.46.9u7x.zld">http://www.GroundWorksDanc=
e.org</a>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Trenchcoat Manifesto</font></strong>
will be performing live at as part of Spaces' Friday Night Live
performance series on <strong>Fri 10/14</strong>, at 8:15PM.
Refreshments will be available. Learn more about the group
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.47.aszb.zld">here</a></strong>.
Spaces Gallery, 2220 Superior Viaduct. <strong><a target=3D"_blank"
href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.48.aszc.zld">http://www.SpacesGallery.o=
rg</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Dennis Miller in Concert</font></strong>
The Emmy-award-winning comedian and Saturday Night Live alumnus
will appear at Severance Hall during Case Western
University’s Alumni Weekend and Homecoming activities. For
tickets to the <strong>Fri 10/14</strong> show at 8PM visit
<a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.49.at7p.zld">http://www.ClevelandOrches=
tra.com</a>,
or <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.50.9ghu.zld">http://www.Case.edu</a>.</=
p>
<p><span style=3D"color: rgb(255, 51, 0);"><strong><font size=3D"+1"
style=3D"color: rgb(255, 51, 0);">WCLVnotes</font></strong> 104.9 FM
is an open window on the world of music. The New York Philharmonic
broadcasts resume this coming <strong>Fri 10/14</strong> at 9PM,
joining the new season along with the Detroit Symphony, whose
concerts are heard <strong>Sun 10/16</strong> at 1PM. Currently
WCLV is presenting weekly concerts by the Minnesota Orchestra on
Tuesday nights at 9PM; and the San Francisco Symphony in dual
concerts each week - Thursdays at 9PM and Saturdays at 2PM. All of
this above and beyond the two broadcasts each week on WCLV by the
hometown band - The Cleveland Orchestra. And in the near future,
weekly concerts by the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Royal Amsterdam
Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Vienna Philharmonic from the
Salzburg Mozart Week. Wow!!! Details on all of WCLV's programming
can be found on line at</span> <span style=3D
"color: rgb(255, 51, 0);"><strong><a style=3D
"color: rgb(255, 51, 0);" target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.51.9dqu.zld">www.WCLV.com.</a></strong>=
</span>
<span style=3D"color: rgb(255, 51, 0);"><strong>WCLV is a <em>Cool
Cleveland</em> partner.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style=3D"color: red;">CC KIDS</span> <strong><font size=3D
"+1">Goblins in the Garden</font></strong> You and your little ones
can join ghosts and goblins for costume contests, haunted wagon
rides, a hay-bale maze, pumpkin painting, crafts, animal chats with
snakes, bats and owls, a magician and cider and donuts, all for no
charge. Bring your own picnic or buy hot dogs on site this
<strong>Sat 10/15</strong> from 3 to 7PM at The Holden Arbooretum,
9500 Sperry Road, Kirtland 440-946-4400 <strong><a target=3D"_blank"
href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.52.9wuo.zld">http://www.HoldenArb.org</=
a></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">FutureHeights online
auction</font></strong> kicks off on <strong>Sat 10/15</strong>.
There will be a multitude of one-of-a-kind, cool items up for grabs
during the auction, including the opportunity to be immortalized as
a character in the next FBI thriller from New York Times
bestselling author Catherine Coulter, a handyman for eight hours
and a Herb Ascherman Platinum Portrait. Visit their online catalog
here. If you have high-quality items or services that you would
like to donate to the auction, please call 320-1423 or email
<a href=3D
"mailto:info at futureheights.org">info at futureheights.org</a>.</p>
<p><span style=3D"color: red;">CC KIDS</span> <strong><font size=3D
"+1">My Masterpiece</font></strong> Art Classes for toddlers (ages
18 mos. through 5 yrs.) will be held on Saturdays, from 10 -
10:45AM, beginning <strong>Sat 10/15</strong>, for 5 weeks. Each
class will focus on a particular artist or style of art and
includes a story time that coincides with each lesson. Each class
will also enhance and develop: fine and gross motor skills;
listening and sharing skills; and, attention span and social
skills. Please contact John or Jill Crino to reserve a spot by
calling 221-4479 or email <strong><a href=3D
"mailto:beladubby at hotmail.com">beladubby at hotmail.com</a></strong>.
bela dubby, 13321 Madison Ave, Lakewood.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Bishop John Shelby Spong</font></strong>
will visit Trinity Cathedral on <strong>Sat 10/15</strong> from
10AM - 3PM to give a day-long workshop which will include such
topics as "The Bible: The Word of God?" and an afternoon lecture
entitled, "God: Beyond Theism, but Not Beyond God." Trinity
Cathedral will hold discussion groups on Bishop Spong's latest book
entitled, The Sings of Scripture from Sun 10/18 through Sun 10/30.
All are welcome to this open series. Visit <strong><a target=3D
"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.53.9ufe.zld">http://www.TrinityClevelan=
d.org</a></strong>
or Call 774-0408 to register. Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid
Avenue.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Reform Ohio Now</font></strong> Various
Ohio agencies are working hand in hand to pass several government
amendments that could clean up the election process here in Ohio.
<strong>On Sat 10/15</strong> from 11AM to 3PM Reform Ohio Now will
be recruiting trainees and conducting training sessions to prepare
for the upcoming November elections and beyond. Visit
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.54.aszd.zld">http://www.ReformOhioNow.o=
rg</a></strong>
for more info. East Mount Zion Baptist Church, 9990 Euclid
Avenue.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Stars Searching for
Stars</font></strong> Poise Entertainment Education Company, a
non-profit organization, presents "Stars Searching for Stars," at
the CSU Center Auditorium on <strong>Sat 10/15</strong> from 1 to
4PM. This kick-off event offers an opportunity for aspiring Ohio
actors, singers, dancers and models to audition. Visit
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.55.asze.zld">http://www.SearchingForSta=
rs.org</a></strong>
or call 246-2209 for further details. Cleveland State University,
University Center Auditorium, Ground Floor, 2121 Euclid Avenue.
Enter from East 22nd Street entrance.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">The Owls Are Not What They
Seem</font></strong> This exhibition of work by young, restless,
Cleveland artists explores mixed-media sculpture, paintings and
more. These raw artists, Niki Smith, Kwame White, Brian Stoeckel,
Stephen Rea, Leanne Strickler, Anna Robertson, Kyllea Kerg,
Christopher Lees, Max Winters, Amanda Cates, Corrina Coggins and
Priyadarshini C. Mahalingashetty, draw on all of their senses,
emotions and reactions to create pieces that are fresh and
exciting. Attend the opening reception on <strong>Sat
10/15</strong> from 6-10PM at Arts Collinwood Gallery, 15601
Waterloo Rd. <strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.56.9r8l.zld">http://www.ArtsCollinwood.=
org</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">The Sugar Coated Show</font></strong>
The Pop Shop Gallery and Studio will be hosting an art show
dedicated to the "tricks and treats" of Halloween. Their opening
reception for this show will be held on <strong>Sat 10/15</strong>,
from 6 - 9PM. The show will run through November 26. This will be a
fun, yet spooky, atmosphere for all ages to enjoy. You may have
your picture taken with some of our interactive art, or enjoy some
tasty "finger" foods! This show will also fall on Sweetest Day, and
what better gift to your sweetheart than to bring him/her to a show
filled with candy! Call 227-8440 for gallery hours. The Pop Shop
Gallery and Studio at 17020 Madison Avenue, Lakewood.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Latin Dance Extravaganza</font></strong>
Come feel the “muy caliente” heat of Verb Ballets Young
and Sizzling Latin Dance Extravaganza at Bossa Nova, Eton on
Chagrin Blvd, on <strong>Sat 10/15</strong> at 7PM. There will be
plenty of hearty tapas, desserts, and drinks! Verb Ballets will
perform, give tango demonstrations, and you can learn to Tango with
the Hot Hot Band. Available auction items include cast autographed
show posters from "The Producers," "Chicago," "Miss Saigon," and
"Wonderful Town," along with numerous other fine offerings. For
ticket information please call 831-7128 or go to <strong><a target=3D
"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.57.9iy6.zld">http://www.VerbBallets.org=
</a></strong>.
Eaton on Chagrin Boulevard, Woodmere.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Divorcee Demolition
Derby</font></strong> Lorain Speedway will host its first ever
"Divorcee Demolition Derby" on <strong>Sun 10/16</strong> beginning
at 2PM where recently divorced or separated couples will go
head-to-head in "grudge" matches. The women's cars will be pink and
the men's cars will be in black. Separated couples, couples
considering separation, and couples going through a separation are
all invited to compete. Cars will be supplied and prepared by
Lorain Speedway. For further details contact Lorain Speedway
offices at 447-7888; or visit <strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.58.a3ua.zld">http://www.LorainSpeedway.=
com</a></strong>
for more information. Lorain Speedway, 9072 Leavitt Road,
Elyria.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Senator Russ Feingold
Lecture</font></strong> The ACLU of Ohio is sponsoring the Ed
Likover Memorial Lecture, on <strong>Sun 10/16</strong> at 3PM
featuring guest speaker, Senator Russ Feingold, noted as being the
only U.S. Senator in 2001, who had the courage and conviction to
protect the Constitution and vote against the USA Patriot Act. This
event is without cost and open to the public and no cost parking
will be available in the University Center visitor parking lot.
Visit <strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.59.9olk.zld">http://www.acluohio.org</a=
></strong> for
details. Cleveland State University, University Center Auditorium
(ground floor), at 2121 Euclid Avenue.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Diebold voting machine public
hearing</font></strong> The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections will
hold a public hearing on <strong>Mon 10/17</strong> from 10AM-4PM
at the Meyers University Club at 3813 Euclid Avenue on their plans
to purchase Diebold voting machines, in response to public concerns
that the machines are not tamper-resistant. Check out a statistical
analysis done by University of California, Berkeley graduate
students and their professor on the part that voting machines
played in Bush’s victory over Al Gore <strong><a target=3D
"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.60.ataj.zld">here</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Nano App Summit 2005</font></strong>
This <strong>Mon 10/17</strong> to Wed 10/19 event promises to be
the most applications focused nano-technology event of the year,
featuring world-class speakers from aerospace, automotive and
consumer products industries. Attendees can build on this the
upcoming Summit experience by attending NanoTech University, with
speakers from top research universities around the country. See the
full schedule and register online at <strong><a target=3D"_blank"
href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.61.aszf.zld">http://www.NanoAppSummit.c=
om</a></strong>
or call 440-962-3216 for further details. Wyndham Hotel at
Playhouse Square, 1260 Euclid Avenue.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Growing a Region: Globalization,
Innovation, Science and Integrity</font></strong> An important talk
by an important visionary, Pierre Jean Everaert, who has seved as
CEO of 5 international corporations and speaks 12 languages, but
only feels comfortable conducting business in six. He co-authored
with C. K. Prahalad and Rosabeth Moss Kanter <em>The Organization
of the Future</em> under the signature of Peter Drucker. His talk
at 8PM on <strong>Mon 10/17</strong>, part of Baldwin-Wallace
College's no-charge Carl Kamm Lecture Series will focus on how
innovation and science, combined with integrity and ethics,
especially in a post-Enron era of globalization, are integral to
successful contemporary business practices. Since he began his
career at Goodyear, his insight into our region's specific problems
and opportunities. Strosacker College Union Ballroom, 120 East
Grand Street, Berea, 440-826-2392 <strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.62.at7z.zld">http://www-staged.bw.edu/a=
cademics/bus/events/everaert/</a>.</strong></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">New Music Festival at
CIM</font></strong> Learn about the next generation of composers at
the Cleveland Institute of Music's 20-5-06 New Music Festival.
CIM's composition department will bring renowned composers to CIM
for complimentary performances of their work and interactive
discussions of their musical styles and philosophies. The
<strong>Mon 10/17</strong> premiere at 2 PM features percussionist,
Barry Dove, who will lead a master class. Guest composer Randall
Woolf will discuss his works on Tue, 10/19 at 5:45PM. Wed 10/19 at
8PM, David Wiley will conduct the CIM Orchestra, with Barry Dove as
guest soloist. Works by Randall Woolf and Margaret Brouwer, head of
the CIM composition department, will be presented. Call 791-5000
for more information. Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East
Boulevard, University Circle. <strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.63.9seh.zld">http://www.cim.edu</a></st=
rong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">STAGES Meeting</font></strong> The
fourth installation of the STAGES (Strategic Theater Agenda for
Growth Excellence and Success) 2005 and Beyond series, designed to
strengthen professional theater in the northeast Ohio region, is
scheduled for <strong>Mon 10/17</strong> from 4-6PM. Anne B. Des
Rosiers<a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.64.atc1.zld">
?</a>, current Project Manager for the Jewish Community Center's
Arts and Culture Program and former Executive Director of the
Cleveland Cultural Coalition, will kick off the discussion with
observations about cooperative fundraising. Email <strong><a href=3D
"mailto:marglynch at aol.com">marglynch at aol.com</a></strong> for info.
Cleveland Play House, 8500 Euclid Avenue.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Catholicism and
Philanthropy</font></strong> Sam Miller, a leader in the local
Jewish community and co-chair and treasurer of Forest City
Enterprises will lead this lively discussion at the next Theology
on Tap, an unconventional lecture series on religious issues, on
<strong>Mon 10/17</strong>. The event begins with a cash bar at
6:30PM and the lecture will follow at 7:30PM. Call 696-6525 X1049
or email <a href=3D
"mailto:lalduk at dioceseofcleveland.org">lalduk at dioceseofcleveland.org</a>
to reserve your spot – seating is limited. Visit
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.65.aszh.zld">http://www.CDCF.org</a></s=
trong> for more
info. Improv at the Powerhouse, 2000 Sycamore Street, West Bank of
the Flats.</p>
<p><span style=3D"color: red;">CC KIDS</span> <strong><font size=3D
"+1">Harambee Book Club</font></strong> This month’s
discussion will center around the book Dreams from My Father: A
Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama, the son of a White
American mother and a Black African father on <strong>Tue
10/18</strong> from 12-1PM. Obama’s elegant and compelling
biography tells the powerful story of America’s racial
battleground and his search for a place in Black America. Visit
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.66.aszi.zld">www.CPL.org</a></strong>
or call 623-2800 for a list of upcoming book discussions. Main
Library, Louis Stokes Wing, Room 218 West East 6th and Superior
Avenue.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Sustainability =3D Bigger
Profits</font></strong> Ray Anderson, Founder and Chairman of
Interface, recognized as a world leader in the commercial interiors
market with sales of $1 Billion, will share his story about how
sustainability is a better way to bigger profits on <strong>Tue
10/18</strong> during this networking event and presentation from
5:30-8:30PM. Interface is a global company with manufacturing
locations on four continents and offices in more than 100
countries. Register by calling 451-7755 or email <strong><a href=3D
"mailto:events at e4sustainability.org">events at e4sustainability.org</a></stron=
g>.
For more info, visit <strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.67.9iyf.zld">http://www.e4sustainabilit=
y.org</a></strong>.
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, University
Circle.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Convention Center
Meeting</font></strong> The CFA will be holding a combination
Planning/Community Consensus Committee meeting on <strong>Tue
10/18</strong> at 6PM to encourage the public’s input on the
two proposed convention center locations. View details on both
sites at <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.68.at80.zld">http://www.ConventionCente=
r.com</a>.
Laborers 310 Hall at 3250 Euclid Avenue, Lower Level.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">The Breast Exam Project Benefit
Concert</font></strong> Lucie Blue Tremblay is touring North
America to raise awareness and monetary support for The Breast Exam
Project, a unique effort to help women and men understand and
better perform self breast exams. The project will produce a DVD
that guides the user through the exam process using music and
meditative images. Lucie Blue Tremblay will be stopping in Akron on
<strong>Tue 10/18</strong> for a benefit concert at 7:30PM.
Refreshments will be served. Call 330-384-1106 or visit
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.69.aszj.zld">http://www.EpitomeMag.com<=
/a></strong>
for more info. Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, 3300
Morewood Road (across from Summit Mall).</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">The Jackie Warren Trio</font></strong>
will perform selections from their new CD on <strong>Wed
10/19</strong> at noon. Hear one of the Great Lakes region's finest
jazz pianists perform with bassist Peter Dominguez and drummer Ron
Godale during this lunchtime concert. Trinity Cathedral, 2230
Euclid Avenue. Call 575-9745 for info. <strong><a target=3D"_blank"
href=3D"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.70.apt1.zld">http://www.mandpa.o=
rg</a></strong>;
or call 575-9745.</p>
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"mailto:Events at CoolCleveland.com">Events at CoolCleveland.com</a><br clear=3D"=
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<p><strong><font size=3D"+2">RoldoLINK</font></strong><br clear=3D
"all">
<strong><font size=3D"+1">Dispirited City Acts Dispiritedly –
Guess Why</font></strong><br clear=3D"all">
<strong><font size=3D"+1">By Roldo Bartimole</font></strong></p>
<p>There were two main reasons why Clevelanders voted slothfully in
the recent mayoral runoff election:</p>
<p>1) Its citizens are a dispirited, dejected constituency, and
they further do not believe it makes a spits worth of difference
who is mayor of Cleveland.</p>
<p>2) The major outlet for news (hint: pd) held up its nose at the
candidates and decided they were not worth serious coverage, so the
paper of record avoided its duty and made the race even more
irrelevant.</p>
<p>There has been a long, long process of killing democratic
predispositions in the Cleveland community for the benefit of the
few.</p>
<p>Cleveland has been an institutionally dominated community for so
long that it may be impossible to revive the city’s
democratic status, once praised by Lincoln Steffens for its
muckraking spirit.</p>
<p>That quality has been beaten out of Cleveland over many, many
years. Little by little. Decision by decision.</p>
<p>Steffens writes in his biography about a conversation with
Cleveland Mayor Tom Johnson. Johnson tells him
“privilege” is responsible for civic corruption.
“It is privilege that causes evil in the world, not
wickedness, and not men,” Johnson told him.</p>
<p>Of course, men and women seek these privileges that
corrupt...<br clear=3D"all">
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.71.aszk.zld">
Read RoldoLINK here</a></strong><br clear=3D"all"></p>
<p><em><strong><font size=3D"+2">Cool Cleveland</font></strong></em>
<strong><font size=3D"+2">Sounds</font></strong><br clear=3D"all">
<em><strong><font size=3D"+1">Brian
Henke</font></strong></em><br clear=3D"all">
<strong><font size=3D"+1">THE NATURE OF
LIGHT</font></strong><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Vision Quest</strong></p>
<p><img border=3D"0" align=3D"left" src=3D
"http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/Main/henke05.jpg" style=3D
"margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;"> I've always wondered if every time a
new Oasis release came out, did Liam and Noel Gallagher roll their
eyes when the reviewer mentioned the Beatles as an influence? Would
the band Bush cringe if they got compared to Nirvana or Pearl Jam
in some way, during a critique of their work? To finish the train
of thought, does Cleveland acoustic guitarist Brian Henke just
smile and shrug his shoulders when guitarist Leo Kottke's name
comes up in the same sentence as his? If not familiar with the
latter, he's an acoustic finger picker out of Georgia that has been
plugging away at his craft for about three decades or so. A former
electric player, Henke hasn't been at it that long on the acoustic
end of things, but anyone familiar with Kottke should like THE
NATURE OF LIGHT. Henke's latest disc is a multitude of tints sent
through the prism in Henke's brain and fingers as his "Wheel Of
Light" medley runs all the colors in the rainbow, mixed in with a
few not included in that atmospheric phenomenon. Armed with a
Larrive D-09 six string guitar and a custom built 29-string
Dreamcaster aka the guitar tech's worst nightmare (both shown on
the disc's back cover), "Light Of Dreams" flows in four different
movements as "Firefly" spurts urgency of a different shade. The
folk, neo-classical and New Age camps all claim him as one of their
own, but Henke is not strictly any of those, yet has facets that
can appeal to many music fans across the board. Breaking down THE
NATURE OF LIGHT any further would an exercise in futility, much
like trying to do play by play of a bee attack. There are many
guitar heroes in Cleveland. You can ask their fans or, even worse,
them. If you haven't run into Brian Henke's work as of yet, THE
NATURE OF LIGHT is a good place to start, with a smile and a shrug
of the shoulders optional. Visit his website - <a target=3D"_blank"
href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.72.arby.zld">http://www.brianhenkeguita=
r.com</a><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>From <em>Cool Cleveland</em> contributor Peanuts <a target=3D
"_blank" href=3D
"mailto:hostofthenorthcoast at yahoo.com">hostofthenorthcoast at yahoo.com</a></s=
trong></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Wanna get reviewed?</font></strong>
<strong>Send your band's CD (less than 1 year old) to: Cool
Cleveland, 14387 Detroit Avenue, #105, Lakewood, OH
44107</strong><br clear=3D"all"></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Hey Writers!</font></strong>
<strong>Wanna write about Cleveland music? We've got a slew of
recently-released CDs and DVDs by Cleveland-area musicians that
could use your critical commentary for <em>Cool Cleveland</em>
Sounds. If you're interested, send us a note at <a href=3D
"mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com">Letters at CoolCleveland.com</a>.</strong><=
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<p><strong><font size=3D"+2">Instant Karma</font></strong><br clear=3D
"all">
<font size=3D"+1"><em>Quick reviews of recent
events</em></font><br clear=3D"all">
Going out this weekend? Take along your PDA and your digital
camera. Scratch out a few notes to send us with a picture of it for
our Instant Karma real-world reviews of what's really happening.
We'd love to hear from you. Send your stuff to <a href=3D
"mailto:Events at CoolCleveland.com">Events at CoolCleveland.com</a></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Connect @ Cleveland Public Theatre
10/6</font></strong> Because we go to see as much concert dance as
we can, and because that kind of focus takes its toll on other
activities, it's unusual for us to take in an event that focuses on
music, like Ryan Lott's Connect at Cleveland Public Theatre, but
when we realized that Michael Medcalf's Cleveland Contemporary
Dance Theatre, Bill Wade's Inlet Dance Theatre and Jennifer Lott
would be showing new work at Connect, we decided to go. We were
glad we did...<br clear=3D"all">
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.73.aszl.zld">Read
the review by Victor and Elsa here</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Cleveland Orchestra @ Severance Hall
10/6</font></strong> There were a pair of noteworthy
‘firsts’ at Severance Hall on Thursday, October 6,
2005. It was the first time the <em>Violin Concerto</em> of John
Adams had been performed here, although it certainly won’t be
the last—not counting the succeeding performances over the
weekend. This work is just too virtuosic to be an infrequent
visitor. The concert also marked the ‘evening subscription
concert’ debut by assistant conductor, James Gaffigan. Now in
his mid-twenties, Mr. Gaffigan is in his third season with the
Cleveland Orchestra, and is also music director of the Cleveland
Orchestra Youth Orchestra...<br clear=3D"all">
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.74.aszm.zld">
Read the review by Kelly Ferjutz here</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Philadelphia, Here I Come @ Lakeland
10/7</font></strong><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>What:</strong> Brian Friel's funny, poignant 1964
coming-of-age play about a young man's last night in his Irish
small town before he moves to the United States --and his longing
to connect once more with his taciturn fishmonger father.<br clear=3D
"all">
<strong>Reasons to go:</strong> In his first major play, Friel has
an incredible knack for showing the difficulty men have emotionally
connecting in a direct way. By having two actors play the
inarticulate outer Gar (Matthew Wisniewski) and his sardonic,
observant inner self (Timo Aker), the play serves up both rich
comedy and pathos in scenes and flashbacks. Several character
actors light up their parts to let us see how good the play could
be. Anne McEvoy has a dotty charm as Gar's visiting American aunt,
able to turn on a dime from comedy to sudden grief, with Mark Cipra
deftly underplaying her compassionate husband. And Magdalyn
Donnelly glows as the girl who breaks his heart.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Caveats:</strong> The rest of the cast isn't up to the best
performers, including the key double leads, although both have
their moments. The play would work better in a more intimate space
than the large Lakeland auditorium -- Aker in particular swallows
too many of his words, which hampers comprehension. Too often
director Sarah May lets the pace lag, especially in the poky 2nd
act. Nevertheless, the play's good enough that there's plenty to
enjoy.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Backstory:</strong> Unlike many community casts attempting
wobbly accents that grate, this one sounds pretty good, thanks to
dialect coach Chuck Richie. And enjoy the Irish vocal music
recorded by cast member Dermot Somerville.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Target audience:</strong> Those who'd enjoy nostalgic
storytelling from Ireland's most accomplished contemporary
dramatist.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Details:</strong> Thru 10/16, Lakeland Theatre, Lakeland
Community College, Route 306 @ I-90, Kirtland. $10/$8.<br clear=3D
"all">
<strong>from</strong> <em><strong>Cool Cleveland</strong></em>
<strong>contributor Linda Eisenstein</strong> <a href=3D
"mailto:LindaATcoolcleveland.com">LindaATcoolcleveland.com</a></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Playing with the Light Within @ Gallery
Ü thru 10/14</font></strong> Karen Maria van de Vliet, who is
currently on a three-month sabbatical in Cleveland’s Ohio
City neighborhood away from her home in Rotterdam Holland, is a
very playful artist. She explores the transition between
“play” and “awe.” Through masterful use of
color and shape she plays with composition and light producing
shimmering portraits of people she knows, including her Cleveland
friends. This is her first U.S. exhibition. The closing reception
for this show, which includes an apparel installation by Alexis
Marie Savon, with assistance by Rick Ferris, both of the Cleveland
area, will be Friday October 14 from 5 to 10 p.m. at Gallery Ü
in the Colonial Marketplace ARTcade, 530 Euclid Ave., Suite 30. The
fifteen brilliant acrylic paintings on the long gallery wall are
portraits of Clevelanders. These are mostly of Ms. van de
Vliet’s new American friends she met since July 31 when she
arrived in Cleveland...<br clear=3D"all">
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.75.aszn.zld">
Read the review by Lee Batdorff here</a></strong><br clear=3D
"all"></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+2">Yr Turn</font></strong><br clear=3D"all">
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<p><strong>On Cleveland being the most liveable city in the
US</strong> (See <em>Cleveland and Pittsburgh are the most liveable
cities in the US</em> <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.76.aszo.zld">here</a>)
<span style=3D"color: blue;">It's about time the rest of the world
realized what a select few of us (those who have lived in other,
"destination" cities and moved back) in Cleveland have known all
along. I refer to The Economist's, recognition of Cleveland as one
of the most livable cities in the US. Cleveland's got way more to
it than even native Clevelanders often realize. We now need to
convince the region of this, so we can begin carrying ourselves
with pride in the world community.</span><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>from <em>Cool Cleveland</em> reader Jonathan Broadbent
jonATjrbroadbent.com</strong></p>
<p><span style=3D"color: blue;">Ha! Someone with a brain finally
figured this out! I have been saying for years that the East and
West Coasts are great but, who can afford to live there????? My
husband and I determined that we could not afford to live in his
childhood neighborhood in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb of
Washington, DC. His childhood home, a very ordinary split level
house with no garage, is now priced well beyond our means. What
does it matter how great DC is?? Who can afford to live
there????</span><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>from <em>Cool Cleveland</em> reader Gail Anderson
gail.anderson at worldnet.att.net</strong></p>
<p><span style=3D"color: blue;">I couldn't agree more with The
Economist. I am a native Pittsburgher (yes, a Steelers fan!!!) who
moved to Lakewood three years ago after living in D.C. for 14
years. Initially I was homesick for Washington and all its
excitements, but I must confess that I have been extremely happy in
this town. My family and I have much more leisure time to enjoy the
numerous assets this area has to offer, the health care is
superior, we've made many lasting friendships, our beautiful house
is affordable, and the lake is gorgeous. After a recent visit to
D.C., my 6-year-old son told me he was glad to be back in
Cleveland. I asked him why. His reply: "That traffic!"
Amen.</span><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>from <em>Cool Cleveland</em> reader Missy Toms
mtomsATcityclub.org</strong></p>
<p><span style=3D"color: blue;">It's about time the rest of the world
realized what a select few of us (those who have lived in other,
"destination" cities and moved back) in Cleveland have known all
along. I refer to The Economist's, recognition of Cleveland as one
of the most livable cities in the US. Cleveland's got way more to
it than even native Clevelanders often realize. We now need to
convince the region of this, so we can begin carrying ourselves
with pride in the world community.</span><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>from <em>Cool Cleveland</em> reader Jonathan Broadbent
jonATjrbroadbent.com</strong></p>
<p><span style=3D"color: blue;">It would be ideal of the federal
government could lend a hand to cities like Cleveland, offering tax
breaks and benefits to immigrants who select our city as a place to
live. However, Cleveland can make a strong case for people
immigrating to the United States because of our ethnic diversity,
inexpensive property prices, rich history of immigration, and great
educational and cultural resources. Perhaps people from other
countries are more attuned to the value of our magnificent
orchestra and other cultural institutions than the typical
American. Also, it would not hurt to highlight our wonderful
architectural landmarks. I think Cleveland can sell itself better
by talking about all our great achievements. The landmark Arcade,
largest and grandest of its type in the entire nation, the Terminal
Tower, tallest building in the world outside of New York City for
many years, our wonderful cultural Gardens and historic bridges of
the east side, etc. In 1928 Cleveland hosted a world peace
conference attended by 14,000, including many world leaders. Could
our city ever manage to gain similar fame once again? Perhaps
establishing more of an international culture, even offering to
host events and discussions about world issues, could be a start.
It could even concentrate on a particular region, such as northern
Africa or the Middle East, where people of Cleveland could reach
out to other cultures and take a more direct role in helping to
promote peace in these areas. Well, these are a few suggestions. As
a preservation consultant I know a lot about our city's rich
architectural heritage. As the owner of the former residence of U.
S. Senator and Presidential contender Theodore E. Burton
(1851-1929), I know a lot about Burton's role in various peace
missions, including hosting the 1928 event in
Cleveland.</span><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>from <em>Cool Cleveland</em> reader Steve McQuillin
SteveMcQuillinATaol.com</strong></p>
<p><span style=3D"color: blue;">This ranking as the best place to
live in the USA is terrific. In looking at Google news, I love to
see newspapers from all over the world hearing that Cleveland is
the best place to live in the United States! Talk about good press!
Now if only someone at city hall would take this and run with it.
Create a marketing campaign around it, etc. Get some folks and
businesses to move here. The Economist... highly respected I would
think. It also is a nice addendum to Rich Karlgaard's book,</span>
<span style=3D"color: blue;"><strong><a style=3D"color: blue;" target=3D
"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.77.aszp.zld">Life
2.0</a></strong></span><span style=3D"color: blue;">in which he
discusses how Americans are moving to lesser populated areas for
better quality of life. This all due to the leaps and bounds of
technology and being able to do business from more remote
areas.</span><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>from <em>Cool Cleveland</em> reader John "Radio" Hannibal
HannibalATameritech.net</strong></p>
<p><span style=3D"color: blue;">I spent a good part of my summer
traveling, twice to LA, twice to Memphis, St. Louis, Boston, New
Jersey. I concluded that I live in the best area overall. It's the
same thing we all know, or maybe take for granted: a lakefront,
great parks, seasons, ease of freeway travel across town, cost of
living, entertainment, etc. But if you read the Plain Dealer, you
start to feel like you are a fool for living here! The Quiet Crisis
needs to be covered, but I see so little attention devoted to all
of the great things that are going on in this region. I see from
reading your website, and others, that many people are devoted to
improving this city. There is one glaring eyesore though, that I
have not read about: Public Square. I work downtown, I walk though
public square on my way to the courthouse: it is simply awful and
embarassing. Public Square should be our city's front yard! It
should be inviting! Not a bunch of scrawny trees that don't grow.
I'm sure the parks department does what they can. But the space
needs to be completely reconfigured. What about making it a circle
instead and increasing the green space and landscape? When business
visitors arrive in downtown, this is their first impression. And it
is not a good one! What is that monument exactly? Is is a museum?
Can the public enter it? We have the resources to do something if
the public decides it is worthwhile. Cleveland needs "curb appeal".
Let's start the resurgence right in the very center, Public
Square.</span><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>from <em>Cool Cleveland</em> reader Susan Seacrist <a href=3D
"mailto:sseacristATearthlink.net">sseacristATearthlink.net</a></strong></p>
<p><span style=3D"color: blue;">It's a revolutionary thought, because
<em>the Plain Dealer</em> daily pounds us with only the most
pessimistic perspectives of Cleveland--constantly. I think they are
a one man band beating down our collective psyche.</span><br clear=3D
"all">
<strong>from <em>Cool Cleveland</em> reader William Walker
WWalkerATinvent.org</strong></p>
<p><span style=3D"color: blue;">Amazing how when Cleveland is ranked
the poorest city in the US, our hometown paper makes it front page
news. However when we are ranked Most Livable, not a
peep.</span><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>from <em>Cool Cleveland</em> reader Christopher C. Whipple
whippleusATadelphia.net</strong></p>
<p><strong>On College 360</strong> (See <em>College 360</em>
<a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.78.aszo.zld">here</a>)
<span style=3D"color: blue;">I wholeheartedly support the College 360
initiative. And if you're a business leader reading this, you
should too. Having an intern is a great start and did you ever
think about having a virtual intern who works off site? It's all
happening in Northeast Ohio's university community. Get engaged
with it!</span><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>from <em>Cool Cleveland</em> reader Laura Neidert
loopylolaATyahoo.com</strong></p>
<p><strong>Send your letters to:</strong> <a href=3D
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<p><strong><font size=3D"+2">Top 5</font></strong><br clear=3D"all">
Here are the Top 5 from last week's issue, with one more chance for
you to click.</p>
<p>1) <strong>Cleveland & Pittsburgh</strong> are the most
liveable cities in the US.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.79.arn4.zld">
EIU.com</a></strong></p>
<p>2) <strong>A&Q w/G: Cathy Panzica</strong> Throwing the
spotlight on the Red Room Revolution.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.80.arb8.zld">
www.CoolCleveland.com</a></strong></p>
<p>3) <strong>Spacious Townhomes, Minutes from Edgewater
Park</strong> Bridge Square Phase III is the latest new housing
located in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.81.9dqb.zld">http://www.ProgressiveUrba=
n.com/</a></strong></p>
<p>4) <strong>Cleveland Botanical Garden VIP Lounge</strong> Mull
over a martini in the Spiny Desert of Madagascar?<br clear=3D"all">
<strong><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.82.9ghm.zld">http://www.CBGarden.org/</=
a></strong></p>
<p>5) <strong>Steelyard Secrets</strong> The low-down on how
federal tax credits are being issued for the Steelyard Commons
project through a private company controlled by the
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority. <strong><a target=3D
"_blank" href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.e438.83.arba.zld">www.PolicyMatters.org</a><=
/strong><br clear=3D"all"></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Thanks again</font></strong> to the
weekly contributors that make this publication, well, cool. Peter
Chakerian, Roxanne Ravenel, TL Champion, George Nemeth, Linda
Eisenstein, Roldo Bartimole and everyone who partners with us make
this email the most exciting thing to grace your inbox. Want to
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<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Start acting like the champion you are,
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