[NEohioPAL]Cool Cleveland 11.02.05 Jackson Videocast
Thomas Mulready
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Jackson videocast
In this week's issue:
* Cool Cleveland Endorsements of critical races and issues in the Tues
11/8 election
*Cool Cleveland Videocasts and Interview with Mayoral candidate Frank
Jackson, a Cool Cleveland exclusive
* Cool Cleveland Fast Forward party on Fri 11/11, get $17.50 tix by
midnight Thu 11/3 here http://www.coolcleveland.com/tickets/111105
* Cool Cleveland Champions party on Wed 11/2, walk-up tix still
available, details
here http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php/Main/Party
* Cool Cleveland Interview Robert Conrad of our media partner WCLV
* RoldoLINK Roldo says there's a reason we don't believe in Cleveland's
leaders
* Cool Cleveland Sounds review of Greatest Hits by Whiskey Daredevils
* Cool Cleveland Kids podcast click
here http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/CoolClevelandKids11.04.05.mp3 ,
CC podcast click
here http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/CoolCleveland11.04.05.mp3 ,
CC Blog click here http://www.coolcleveland.com/wordpress/
This week, we vote at the polls, but also with our feet and with our
wallets. Look below and behold an overly abundant cornucopia of cool
things to do this week. This season is just bursting with great reasons
to love our corner of the world. From our Cool Cleveland Champions party
on 11/2 to the Rock Hall's brilliant tribute to Sam Cooke featuring
Elvis Costello and Aretha Franklin, to great performances presented by
DanceCleveland Tri-C, the Museum of Art and Nighttown. And live
performance isn't the only thing taking center stage this week. NEO's
visual arts community blossoms with over a dozen buzzworthy openings,
including outrageous benefit parties in honor of SPACES and the Akron
Art Museum. But institutions aren't the only ones having fun this week.
The streetwise Y-Haven project from CPT, the Ohio Independent Film
Festival, and a Gong Bath from Passport Project. While the Cleveland
Orchestra does more to single-handedly buff Cleveland's international
image on their current European tour, read about one of our region's
true heroes, Robert Conrad of WCLV, who single-handedly saved classical
music for our region forever. If you're not into classical music, you
might enjoy the Whiskey Daredevils' debut disc, Greatest Hits. And let's
not neglect the issues that face our region: check out a day-long
sympoisum on land use in the Western Reserve, an event celebrating the
CIO of the Year, and an ACLU forum on dissent are must-dos. While Tues
11/8 is probably already marked on your calendar as Election Day, we
hope our Cool Cleveland Endorsements and the videocasts and transcript
of our exclusive interview with Cleveland City Council President and
Mayoral candidate Frank Jackson will be helpful in assisting your voting
choices. Don't give up on Cleveland just yet. If you don't like the way
things are, go out there and support the heroes and champions, and make
a change in your community. Voting on November 8 is a great place to
start. --Thomas Mulready
Cool Cleveland Endorsements
For Cleveland Mayor: Vote for Frank Jackson The simple reason: we need a
change of leadership. The longer reason, click
here http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php/Main/MayoralEndorsement .
Issue 1: Vote YES 3/4 of this bond proposal goes towards infrastructure,
the other 1/4 towards investment in Ohio's technology economy, where we
must remain competitive. Don't let the stem-cell psychos take this one
down.
Issue 2 Vote YES and make it easier for anyone to vote with an absentee
ballot for any reason.
Issue 3: Vote NO We need campaign finance reform, but not a
constitutional amendment with locked-in dollar limits. Constitutional
overkill.
Issue 4 Vote NO Gerrymandering continues to be a problem, and a boon to
the incumbent party. But this constitutional amendment would create a
judicially-appointed commission not accountable to taxpayers. Ohio's
Democrats should instead run good candidates, get in power, and do their
own gerrymandering.
Issue 5: VOTE NO Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell's despicable
performance in the 2004 Presidential election is a disgrace to the
country. He'll be out of office in one year, while this constitutional
amendment would create an appointed 9-person board and a permanent
bureaucracy to manage local elections.
Issue 6: Vote YES Tri-C has risen to Cuyahoga County's challenges and
needs funding to continue providing workforce training and affordable
education. And 85% of their graduates live and work in NEO.
Issue 7: Vote YES Helps 8300 of our most vulnerable citizens by funding
the Cuyahoga County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities. A good investment with competent caretakers.
Comments on our endorsements?
Letters at CoolCleveland.com mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com
Cool Cleveland Videocasts &Interview
with Cleveland City Council President Frank Jackson
Read the complete transcript of the interview with Thomas Mulready
here http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php/Main/CoolClevelandInterviewClevelandCityCouncilPresidentFrankJackson .
Watch the three videos as he answers questions on arts &culture [
Windows http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/JacksonWin1.wmv or
Mac http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/JacksonMac1.mov ]; on the
Cleveland Public Schools [
Windows http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/JacksonWin2.wmv or
Mac http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/JacksonMac2.mov ]; and the
Wal-Mart and Steelyard Commons issue [
Windows http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/JacksonWin3.wmv or
Mac http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/JacksonMac3.mov ]. Click
below to read a complete transcript of the entire interview with the
current Cleveland City Council President, as he discusses his vision,
leadership, technology, the size of City Council, and regionalism. If
you would like to hear more, check out the Meet The Bloggers podcast
with Council President Frank Jackson
here http://www.brewedfreshdaily.com/2005/08/31/meet-the-bloggers-podcast-frank-jackson/ .
Read the exclusive Cool Cleveland interview:
Cool Cleveland: If the Legacy Village and Crocker Park are not allowing
Big Box, because of the same issues, then why would we do it in
Cleveland?
Frank Jackson: Well, that’s my point to you. I’m saying the
same thing, Those who are critical of me and Council, me in particular,
for wanting the best for Cleveland, I don’t think it’s a
valid criticism. I mean, why should I want less for Cleveland? And if
you look at what Legacy Village did to Shaker Square shopping, it
basically took about three of the major retailers out of there. Shaker
Square was about ready to go under, until Mr. [Peter] Rubin, and even
then, to save Shaker Square, who came to the plate and saved that
project? Dave’s Grocery. Who this development may potentially put
out of business...
Since Cleveland’s population has dwindled, the city has more
Council members per citizen than almost any other in the state. Do you
think, like many others that the size of Council should be reduced?
No. And I’ll tell you why. Part of Cleveland’s problem is
that we’re always trying to be somebody else rather than be
ourselves. And I believe in what works. So I don’t have the notion
that because someone else is doing something, that we should do it also.
Secondly, I think we should just be Cleveland and not other places. This
lack of identity and seeming low self-esteem when we have all these
great assets and valuables at our feet, such a great city, it is amazing
me that we would be of so low self-esteem that we border om clinically
depressed sometimes where you don’t even recognize the value
yourself...
Read the complete Cool Cleveland Inteview with City Council President
Frank
Jackson http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php/Main/CoolClevelandInterviewClevelandCityCouncilPresidentFrankJackson
Videos: Arts [
Windows http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/JacksonWin1.wmv or
Mac http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/JacksonMac1.mov ]; Schools [
Windows http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/JacksonWin2.wmv or
Mac http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/JacksonMac2.mov ]; Wal-Mart [
Windows http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/JacksonWin3.wmv or
Mac http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/JacksonMac3.mov ]
Send your comments here:
Letters at CoolCleveland.com mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com
Party with Cool Champions 11/2
Laugh Out Loud while partying with friends at the next Cool Cleveland
event with side-splitting comedy from Pickwick and Frolic's Hilarities
4th Street Theater. Enjoy beer, wine, mouth-watering appetizers, and the
opportunity to meet some of our city’s cool civic Champions who
are doing well by doing good. Plus your chance to get funding for your
civic project! Meet us (and bring friends!) at P &F's Martini Bar
and Cabaret Wed 11/2, starting at 5:30PM (show at 8:00). Check out the
Grilled Vegetable and Herb Cheese Pinwheels, Assorted Focaccia Pizzas,
Rotisserie Chicken Salad Pinwheels, and Domestic and Imported Cheese
Display. See and be seen with the Champions. Help us toast the Civic
Innovation Lab’s 2nd anniversary and receive comp passes to the
90-minute comedy show starring John Caponera, actor and comedian. You
may recognize John as the star of his own sitcom called "The Good Life"
or as the host of Comedy Central's sport show "Jocks" and ESPN's "Talk
II." Other credits include guest star appearances on "ER," "The Drew
Carey Show," "The Tonight Show," "The Dennis Miller Show" and "L.A.
Law." Get tix
http://www.coolcleveland.com/tickets/110205 http://www.coolcleveland.com/tickets/110205 .
A Winning Idea Your Cool Cleveland admission gets you appetizers galore
plus two drink tix (wine &beer), and a ticket to the 8PM comedy show
in Hilarities 4th Street Theatre for the first 200 people ($13 value,
seating is limited, sign up now). Learn how you can qualify for $30,000
for your civic project from the Civic Innovation Lab and take advantage
of the rare opportunity to hear from Cleveland Foundation economic
development guru Brad Whitehead. Get your discount tix by midnight Thu
10/27 here:
http://www.coolcleveland.com/tickets/110205 http://www.coolcleveland.com/tickets/110205 .
Party @ Fast Forward 11/11
Fast Forward your Friday Night! Don’t miss the cultural party of
the season on Fri 11/11 as Cool Cleveland parties at the speed of light
with the Cleveland Museum of Art's Fast Forward party. Experience
Cleveland’s awesome artistic community collaborating on a major
cultural vibe starting 5:30 - 7:30PM in the Institute’s Reinberger
Gallery (11141 East Blvd.) with the radical, futuristic exhibition and
docent tours of Dreaming of a More Better Future (as in: Did the
Jetson’s get it right or wrong?). See this great exhibition
highlighting the work of 47 artists, designers, illustrators,
architects, film and video creators and digital artists. Enjoy beer,
wine (from Great Lakes Brewery) and delightful delectables from Elan
Catering and Bridges Restaurant in the Student Lounge and Ohio Bell
Auditorium while grooving to the latest in electronic dance music DJ-ed
by Severiano Martinez of the Shinkoyo Arts Collective. You get a comp
ticket to the wild presentation by Eduardo Kac, Professor and Chair of
the Art/Technology Department at the School of the Art Institute of
Chicago as he explains how his art broke all the rules. [Comp parking
behind CIA –off Bellflower or East Blvd. –gates will be
open.]
Plus, you're guest-listed for admission into CMA’s Fast Forward
party from 9PM 'til midnight held at the CIA Factory, three blocks away
(comp shuttles available), where you can immerse yourself in live music,
food, libations and the burgeoning and hip student art scene with
artwork, experiments, and ongoing performances around every corner. All
included in your Cool Cleveland ticket! (Food and drink at the Fast
Forward party is extra.)
Now that's Fast One ridiculously low price for all this: beer, wine,
great food, DJ, live music, the hippest art exhibition in town, the
lowdown on how one artist made it happen, and the CMA’s
fantabulous Fast Forward party cranking into the night. Get your
discount tix by midnight Thu 10/27 here:
http://www.coolcleveland.com/tickets/111105 http://www.coolcleveland.com/tickets/111105
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New Housing on One of Cleveland’s Most Historic Streets Heritage
Lane is a new community of spacious and luxurious single-family homes
and contemporary townhouses, located minutes from University Circle and
Rockefeller Park. There is one historic home available in Phase I,
featuring a magnificently restored exterior, hardwood floors, a spacious
interior, and a full front porch, offered at $279,900. The Heritage Lane
Townhouses feature contemporary design, hardwood floors, granite kitchen
countertops, 2-3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, bay windows, finished basements,
second story decks and two car garages. These units start at $169,900
and offer 1.5% below-market financing and 15 year tax abatement.
Don’t miss our open house scheduled for Sun 11/6 from 2-4PM. For a
complete list of properties and open houses this weekend please visit
www.progressiveurban.com http://www.progressiveurban.com/
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Cleveland needs a signature Innerbelt bridge The Ohio Department of
Transportation has decided that Cleveland's Innerbelt bridge needs a
$700 million makeover. The question is, will the new bridge be an ugly
eyesore or a beautiful signature bridge such as those in Bratislava and
Kuala Lumpur. Unfortunately, ODOT is fast-tracking this decision, one
which will affect Cleveland's image for the next 50 years or more. By
the time they hold their Open House on Thu 11/17 at 4:30PM at CSU
Wolstein Center, 2000 Prospect, the decisions will already be made.
Instead, call ODOT at 584-2007 or provide your comments
here http://www.innerbelt.org/PublicInv/form.htm , or better yet, send
an e-mail to ODOT Project Manager Craig Hebenrand at
craig.hebebrand at dot.state.oh.us mailto:craig.hebebrand at dot.state.oh.us ,
and copy us at
Letters at CoolCleveland.com mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com . See full
story
here http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/steven_litt/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1130754677323490.xml&coll=2 ,
and check the County's presentation
here http://www.cuyahogacounty.us/bocc/bridge_presentation.ppt for an
outline of the preferred solution. Hey, it's our tax money, and it's our
city. Don't we deserve a signature bridge for Cleveland's 21st century
postcards? What do you think?
Letters at CoolCleveland.com mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com
Cleveland kills Europe The Cleveland Orchestra is absolutely knocking
the critics dead on their current tour of Vienna, Budapest, Frankfort,
Luxembourg and Cologne, playing some of the finest music ever, in some
of the finest music halls ever built. "...a feast of sound..."
"...musical ability at the highest level..." "...a flawless musical
performance..." "...among the best in the world..." This from European
critics who call our famed ensemble simply, "The Cleveland." We should
be proud that our name is so righteously displayed in the capitals of
Europe this week. And our business and civic leaders should be right
there with them, basking in the glory and building business
relationships. Is it too late to organize a ticker-tape parade upon
their return? Survey a slew of critical reviews
here http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php/Main/InstantKarmaClevelandOrchestraEuropeanReviews .
And send your thoughts to
Letters at CoolCleveland.com mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com .
Cleveland film extended Chagrin Cinemas has opted to extend the
theatrical release of the faith-affirming, family-friendly film,
Christmas at Maxwell's, which was shot completely in Northeast Ohio.
Audiences have another week to hightail it to the theater to see this
inspirational love story about the human struggle and the power of
forgiveness through Thu 11/10. Check out the movie promos at
http://www.ChristmasAtMaxwells.com http://www.christmasatmaxwells.com/ .
Review showtimes
here http://www.clevelandcinemas.com/chagrin/index.asp . Chagrin Cinema,
8200 East Washington Street, Chagrin Falls.
Ahoy Ohio! Check out these Ohio-made products for the Holidays. Over 65
"Made in Ohio" products and websites: Food, Jewelry, Toys, Gifts, and
other products for the home. Click on
http://www.AhoyOhio.com http://www.ahoyohio.com/ .
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Once in a Lifetime Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Aretha Franklin,
Elvis Costello and Solomon Burke will all share the stage with artists
like Gavin DeGraw, Taj Mahal, the Manhattans, the Blind Boys of Alabama,
Destiny Child’s Michelle Williams and many more! Never again will
these performers be on the same stage. This is a once in a lifetime
opportunity and it is all part of the Rock Hall and Case’s
American Music Masters tribute to Sam Cooke, Mon 10/31 through Sun 11/6.
The week also consists of lectures, films and panel discussions and all
leads up to a daylong conference at Case on Sat 11/5. Visit
www.RockHall.com http://www.rockhall.com/ for a full schedule and
ticket details.
*************** SPONSORED LINK ***************
Bebe Miller comes to Cleveland The marriage of arts and technology
celebrated during the Ingenuity Festival will be in full bloom in
Cleveland this week, as the Bebe Miller Dance Company takes the stage to
perform her highly acclaimed new piece, Landing/Place, inspired by her
travels to North Africa, at the Ohio Theatre on Sat 11/5 at 8PM. Miller
collaborated with the Advanced Computing Center for Art and Design
(ACCAD) at Ohio State University, where she is a professor in the
Department of Dance. Miller and her dancers experimented with "motion
capture" technology to create layers of projected images that evoke the
present and the past in a work that contemplates our sense of
“place”. Call 241-6000 or visit
www.PlayhouseSquare.com http://www.playhousesquare.com/Events/Events.aspx?EventID=908 .
Rating the judges, impartially Ever stood in the voting booth scratching
your head and wondering who on earth the listed judicial candidates
really are? Five local bar associations have banded together to form the
Judicial Candidates Rating Coalition (JCRC) with the purpose of
educating the voters of Cuyahoga County about qualified judicial
candidates and eliminating the judicial election “guessing
game” on Election Day, Tue 11/8. The JCRC provides clear
information to help voters decide who will best serve as judge. Check
out the ratings the respective bar associations gave each candidate
after conducting an in-depth interview with them by visiting
http://www.Judge4Yourself.com http://www.judge4yourself.com/ . Share
your thoughts about the rating system at
Letters at CoolCleveland.com mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com .
Cool Cleveland Podcast Whether it's your first time listening to a
podcast, or you're a pro at slinging MP3s into your iPod, you'll enjoy
the weekly Cool Cleveland Podcast designed to give you a heads up on a
handful of great events in the coming week. Click
here http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/CoolCleveland11.04.05.mp3 .
The untold secret is that you don't need an iPod to listen to podcasts;
all you need is your computer. Just click on the link and listen on your
computer speakers. If you're at work, keep the volume down or use
headphones! It is a nice way to stay up on what's going down in this
great town of ours. Cool Cleveland Podcasts are the wave of the future.
Get on and ride!
http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/CoolCleveland11.04.05.mp3 http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/CoolCleveland11.04.05.mp3
Mirifex makes Inc. 500 List The Strongsville-based consulting firm was
named the 51st fastest growing privately held company in the US and the
quickest growing among consultant firms. The nod from Inc. adds to the
growing list of accolades the company has received since it was founded
four years ago, including America's Hot 100 firms to watch by Dun
&Bradstreet and Entrepreneur Magazine; the 2004 Nortech Innovation
Award; and Crain's 40 under 40. Read more
here http://cleveland.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=48722&type_news=latest
and visit the firm's website at
http://www.Mirifex.com http://www.mirifex.com/ .
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Owls, Witches and Wizards! Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is
now playing at the OMNIMAX® Theater at the Great Lakes Science
Center −weekends only −through November 13. This is the
first time in the Science Center’s history that a full-length
commercial feature film will be shown in the OMNIMAX Theater. Movie-only
tickets are $8.95 for adults, $6.95 for kids. Science Center/OMNI
combination tickets are $12.95 for adults and $8.95 for kids. Go to
www.GreatScience.com http://www.greatscience.com/ for more information.
The Great Lakes Science Center, now in its tenth year, is one of the
nation’s leading science and technology museums, featuring more
than 400 exciting hands-on exhibits, themed traveling exhibits and daily
demonstrations. Open daily 9:30AM to 5:30PM with discounted parking for
guests in the attached 500-car garage.
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Movie incubator launched Prelude2Cinema, a Cleveland-based Digital Movie
and TV company, has launched a studio fund to build a training and
production facility in Northeast Ohio called the Knight Studio Movie
Incubator. To gather funds for the studio, Prelude2Cinema is working in
conjunction with 501 (c)(3), Independent Pictures. You can make
donations to the studio building fund through Independent Pictures
here http://www.ohiofilms.com/how-to-help.php ; just tag it as a
donation for KSMI. Donations will go toward the studio's first
production, an indie TV Series and supernatural thriller, Out of
Darkness, created by Emmy winning writer Alex P. Michaels. Learn more
about the project at
www.Prelude2Cinema.com http://www.prelude2cinema.com/studio1.htm .
Cleveland is a college town The film Show Me is a seductive and
intriguing tale of a twisted trio whose lives intersect through a random
kidnapping of an "innocent" victim at knife-point. It will premiere in
Elyria on Fri 11/4. Why did they pick Northeast Ohio for the premiere of
the film? The theater’s proximity to Oberlin and several other
colleges will enable the film to quickly capture the attention of its
target demographic (college students) in a less expensive manner than in
NYC or LA. NEO scores again as a great place to film, produce and even
premiere new films. Check out the movie info at
http://www.ShowMeTheFilm.com http://www.showmethefilm.com/ and see the
premiere at Regal Cinemas Cobblestone 20, 5500 Cobblestone Road. Call
440-934-3355 for movie time. Do you believe Cleveland is perceived as a
college town? Send your comments here:
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Cool Cleveland Kids It's true. Cleveland is a great town for kids. You
just gotta know where to look. One place is below, under Cool Cleveland
This Week, where we indicate fun family stuff with CC KIDS. Another big
help is 9-year-old Max Mulready and his weekly Cool Cleveland Kids
Podcast
here http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/CoolClevelandKids11.04.05.mp3 ,
designed to help you and your kids avoid the noise and find the good fun
things to do. Don't be intimidated, just click on the link and in a
short time, you'll be listening to the pocast on your computer speakers.
Keep the family involved and enjoy some quality time together, courtesy
of Cool Cleveland.
http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/CoolClevelandKids11.04.05.mp3 http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/CoolClevelandKids11.04.05.mp3
Red kicks off their fourth season with an in-depth look at the private
lives of Gustav Mahler and his wife Alma, a composer herself, who
struggled with her life In Mahler's Shadow. An examination of her diary
reveals the oft-tempestuous nature of their marriage and the music it
inspired. The performance will include several songs composed by Alma
Mahler and the reading of passages from her diary. Red {an orchestra}
will begin its season on Sat 11/5 at 8PM at the Masonic Auditorium. Call
440-519-1733 or visit
http://www.RedAnOrchestra.org http://www.redanorchestra.org/ for
tickets.
A community model for NEO The City Repair Project is an organized,
mostly volunteer group in Portland, Oregon that educates and inspires
communities and individuals to creatively transform the places where
they live. The group facilitates artistic and ecologically-oriented
placemaking through projects that honor the interconnection of human
communities and the natural world. They have created numerous "gathering
places" within various communities, something sadly lacking in many
communities, producing neighborhoods in which people feel isolated and
lack connection. Learn more about the City Repair Project
here http://www.cityrepair.org/about.html and tell us if you think
Cleveland could benefit from such a project at
Letters at CoolCleveland.com mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com .
Calling All Cell Phones ... Ring! Grab your old cell phone from the
bottom office drawer, pack up the family and head for the Zoo Box Office
where you can exchange your old phone for a special discount admission
to the Zoo and The Rainforest, during the entire month of November.
You'll feel good about cleaning out the office drawer, the family will
enjoy a day of fun at the Zoo and your donation will support Zoo
conservation and recycling projects. If you have several phones to
donate, call 661-6500 ext. 4508. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.
Voters Guide When it comes to information to assist you on election day
(Tues 11/8), there's no one quite like the League of Women Voters. From
hours, polling locations and absentee ballots, to info on candidates and
ballot issues, this link is one-stop-shopping for the civic-minded.
Click here and check out their awesome 2005 Voters
Guide http://www.lwvcef.org/guide05/index.htm .
Emissions from the blogosphere Bob Rhubart previews the Kent State Folk
Festival by profiling WKSU's folk show host Jim
Blum http://brhubart.blogspot.com/2005/10/profile-folk-alleys-jim-blum.html .
Rebecca Ryan Meets The
Bloggers http://www.brewedfreshdaily.com/2005/11/01/meet-the-bloggers-rebecca-ryan-2/
and Bill Callahan has the
follow-thru http://cleveland_diary.blogspot.com/2005/11/rebecca-ryan-meets-bloggers-and-shes.html .
Adam Jusko rallys bloggers to volunteer at the Cleveland Food
Bank http://nowthatsprogress.blogspot.com/2005/10/cleveland-bloggers-unite.html .
Jill Miller Zimon has a meeting with Cathy
Panzica http://writeslikeshetalks.blogspot.com/2005/10/earth-to-corporate-cloud-meeting-cathy.html
about the Red Room Revolution. Check the Cool Cleveland weblog
here http://www.coolcleveland.com/wordpress/ where Peter Chakerian
includes ruminations on the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra/Cleveland Pops
collaboration—where genius find company when money’s tight
and times are hard. He also applies the arena rock aesthetic to joint
NEO arts organizations’ events and contemplates a Salon.com
blogger who might just change the world.
Letters at CoolCleveland.com mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com .
Cool Cleveland This Week
11.02-11.09
Send your cool events to:
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Cool Cleveland Champions party Stop by for an after-work networking
event that could lead to a $30,000 award for your civic project. The
Civic Innovation Lab showcases their Champions (Cool Cleveland included)
who have been awarded grants and mentorship to help grow their civic
projects. Walk-up tix are still available. Great people you should know
will be on hand, including Brad Whitehead of the Cleveland Foundation,
and other great Cool Clevelanders. Your CC ticket not only includes open
bar, full hors d'oeuvres selection and DJ, but also the national comic
John Caponera, at Pickwick &Frolic, 2035 East 4th Street,
http://www.PickwickandFrolic.com http://www.pickwickandfrolic.com/ .
American Music Masters Conference Learn about Sam Cooke in Context on
Thu 11/3 from 7-9PM during a pre-conference panel discussion that is
open to the public without cost at Harkness Chapel on Bellflower Road,
on Case’s campus. Cooke was a model for African-American
entrepreneurship and one of the first performers to use music as a tool
for social change. Enjoy an in-depth discussion of the definitive soul
singer and crossover artist during the American Music Masters Conference
on Sat 11/5 from 9:30AM-5PM. Ford Auditorium, Allen Memorial Library,
11100 Euclid Avenue.
World Series of Wine This Heinen's / WVIZ event will mark the tenth
anniversary of this premier wine tasting experience. This year's event
from Thu 11/3 to Sat 11/5 promises an unparalleled three-day celebration
of fine wine and delicious foods with 14 different events including wine
tastings, winery dinners, and a variety of seminars to suit the budget
and interests of everyone from the wine connoisseur to those who just
enjoy the occasional glass. All proceeds will benefit WVIZ/PBS
ideastream. Call 888-281-WINE or click
here http://www.wviz.org/wsw/index.shtml for more info and a listing of
events.
Greater Akron Business Conference Expand your business through
networking at the Greater Akron Business Conference on Thu 11/3
beginning at 7:30AM followed by workshops at 8AM. The event wraps up
with lunch at noon. Meet some of the most influential and successful
people in the area and pick up tips and strategies that you can use to
grow your own business. Call 330-253-5970 or register at
http://www.akronbusinessconference.org http://www.akronbusinessconference.org/
Crowne Plaza Quaker Square, 135 South Broadway Akron.
Debate on Issues 2,3,4,&5 Ohio State Rep Kevin DeWine and Ed Jerse,
campaign director for Reform Ohio Now, will spar off on the Ohio ballot
issues that could transform Ohio's policies. Topics covered during the
City Club debate on Thu 11/3 (at noon) include absentee voting (Issue
2), political contributions (Issue 3), redistricting (Issue 4) and
election oversight (Issue 5). Visit
www.CityClub.org http://www.cityclub.org/content/speakers/SpeakerDetail.aspx?spkID=5266
for more info or to make reservations. City Club, 850 Euclid Avenue, 2nd
Floor.
Architect Talk Learn more about the new Akron Art Museum building taking
currently taking shape, from one of its creators. Austrian-born, premier
architect, Wolf Prix will give a lecture on Thu 11/3 at 6:30PM as part
of the Akron Art Museum’s Architecture Here And Now Series in the
Main Auditorium of the Akron-Summit County Public Library, Main
Auditorium, 60 S. High Street, Downtown Akron.
Joyce and Dori Caymmi Groove to the Brazilian beat as the legendary
singer/songwriter and guitarist combo, responsible for influencing an
entire generation of musicians, perform with the help of their five
piece Brazilian band on Thu 11/3 at 7 &9PM. Call 795-0550 or visit
http://www.NighttownCleveland.com http://www.nighttowncleveland.com/
for more info. Nighttown, 12387 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights.
On His Way is a collaborative piece between Cleveland Public Theatre's
Education Program and the YMCA Cleveland's Y-Haven Program. The stage
play features homeless men in transisition and CPT artists in a
discovery of the journey toward recovery. The piece is an adventurous
road-movie for the stage in which the main character meets a series of
characters who reflect struggles in his own life, including his struggle
to understand his place as both a son and a father. Catch the show on
Thu 11/3 at 7PM, Fri 11/4 and Sat 11/5 at 8PM, and Sun 11/6 at 3PM. All
performances are without cost except the Friday 11/4 show, a benefit
performance for the Y-Haven Program. CPT's Levin Theatre, 6415 Detroit
Avenue.
www.CPTonline.org http://www.cptonline.org/seasoncalendar/event.cfm?eventid=226&eventdateid=1607 .
Anchiskhati Ensemble from Tbilisi, Georgia (formerly of the Soviet
Union) will peform on Thu 11/3 at 8PM. This unique, melodical and
spirited eight member male group will showcase their powerful vocal
abilities and play the tambura-like chonguri and panduri while
performing works that include sacred hymns, work, table and ritual folk
songs and traditional dances. Click
here http://lkwdpl.org/beck/news.htm#choir to learn more. Call 521-2540
or order tickets online here http://lkwdpl.org/beck/choirseats.htm .
Cleveland Mayoral Debate The last of three live televised debates
between the two candidates for Cleveland Mayor: City Council President
Frank Jackson and the incumbent Mayor Jane Campbell, sponsored by The
Plain Dealer and broadcast live on WCPN 90.3 FM and WVIZ public
television on Thu 11/3 from 8-9PM. This debate will be rebroadcast on
Sun 11/6 at 11:30AM on WKYC-TV3 and at 11AM on WVIZ public television.
Louis Malle in France is a series of eight classic movies by the late
French director, all made in Europe between 1957 and 1987 that will be
shown at the Cleveland Cinematheque. The series will begin with Elevator
to the Gallows, a crime thriller starring Jeanne Moreau on Fri 11/4 at
8:30PM, Sat 11/5 at 7PM and Sun 11/6 at 4:15PM. The movie boasts a
musical score by legendary musician Miles Davis. Next up is The Lovers,
a controversial 1958 film on adultery, on Sun 11/6 at 7PM. Visit
www.cia.edu http://www.cia.edu/campuslife/cinematheque/novdec05.asp#premiere
for the full movie schedule. Call 421-7450. Cleveland Cinematheque,
11141 East Boulevard, University Circle.
Show Me Premiere Catch the premiere of the highly intriguing indie film,
Show Me which follows the tense cat-and-mouse tale of Sarah, forced at
knife-point to drive to an isolated cottage by a couple of squeegee
kids. The story follows the winding maze of this twisted trio who bait
and entice one another into a reckless search for truth. Check out the
trailer for this film which has already been entered into four major
film festivals here http://www.wolfereleasing.com/showme/trailer.htm .
See the film at its premiere on Fri 11/4 at Regal Cinemas Cobblestone
20, 5500 Cobblestone Road. Call 440-934-3355 for movie time.
http://www.wolfereleasing.com/showme/index.html http://www.wolfereleasing.com/showme/index.html .
Western Reserve Studies Symposium A Quiet Revolution: Land Use
Initiatives in the Western Reserve, on Fri 11/4 is a daylong symposium
giving environmentalists, educators, policy makers and leaders from area
organizations a platform to discuss new initiatives for land use in
Northeast Ohio. Call 368-4117 or e-mail
gladys.haddad at case.edu mailto:gladys.haddad at case.edu for registration
which includes lunch, parking, refreshments and printed proceedings.
Click here http://www.case.edu/news/2005/10-05/land.htm to learn more.
The event will be held at Case's Squire Valleevue Farm, 37125 Fairmount
Boulevard in Hunting Valley.
Do I Know You? Cleveland Heights artist, Christopher Duffy's exhibition
of hot sculpted and cold-worked glass, blown glass, assorted mechanical
parts, water, paper, paint and plastics opens on Fri 11/4 with an
opening reception from 5-9PM. The artist will give a gallery talk at
6:15PM and the exhibit, the first installment of the Sculpture Center's
Window to Sculpture series, runs through Fri 12/2. Call 229-8044 or
visit http://www.SculptureCenter.org http://www.sculpturecenter.org/
for more info. The Sculpture Center, 1834 E. 123rd Street.
Floating World Nationally-known watercolorist Gary Bukovnik will be on
hand to launch an exhibition of his latest body of work, Floating World.
The event kicks off with a Fri 11/4 opening reception from 5-7:30PM.
Join the artist Sat 11/5 at 10AM for a gallery talk and to pick up your
copy the newly published book, Gary Bukovnik Watercolors. The exhibition
runs Fri 11/4 to Sat 12/3 at The Bonfoey Gallery, 1710 Euclid Avenue.
www.Bonfoey.com http://www.bonfoey.com/exhibitions1.htm .
Cleveland Biennial Juried Exhibition This year's event features 61 works
of art by 47 Ohio artists with a focus on works in traditional and
contemporary craft media. The exhibit, which includes ceramics, fiber,
glass, metals, wood and mixed media pieces will open with an artist's
reception and awards ceremony on Fri 11/4 from 5-8PM. Call 687-2103 for
more info or visit
http://www.CSUOhio.edu/art/gallery http://www.csuohio.edu/art/gallery .
Cleveland State University Art Gallery, 2307 Chester Avenue.
Faith, Hope and Charity: New Prints by Three Girls features the work of
Liz Maugans, Jen Craun and Brooke Inman. The exhibit opens with a
reception on Fri 11/4 from 6-9PM. Take part in the interactive lecture
program on Wed 11/16 at 7PM, a printing playtime that will be a hands-on
opportunity for the audience to connect with the three artists and
produce and collaborative print. The finished piece will be given away
to a lucky participant. The show runs through 12/2. Call 881-4000 for
gallery hours. Zygote Press, 7209 St. Clair Avenue.
Gianmaria Testa will perform his evocative Italian love songs,
intermingled with tango, bossa nova, habanera and jazz on Fri 11/4 at
7:30PM as part of the Cleveland Museum of Art's VIVA! and Gala Around
Town Series. Testa's songs, carefully crafted miniatures, tell stories
of lovers in Rome, wind and memories, earth and fog, and ladies in train
stations. He is one of Europe's most acclaimed singer-songwriters. Call
421-7350.
www.ClevelandArt.org http://www.clevelandart.org/educef/aroundtown/html/8407504.html .
Turtle Island String Quartet with Kenny Barron What happens when one of
the world's greatest jazz pianists collaborates with the undisputed
masters of improvisational string chamber music? An inspired program of
original music and jazz classics on Fri 11/4 at 8PM. Call 987-4400 for
info. Tri-C Metro Campus.
http://www.tricpresents.com http://www.tricpresents.com/ .
*************** SPONSORED LINK ***************
Cookin’ Up a Party As part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and
Museum’s American Music Masters tribute to Sam Cooke, there will
be a Friday Night Party at Wilbert’s on Fri 11/4 featuring Sharon
Jones &The Dap Kings with special guest William Bell. Show starts at
9PM and tickets are $10 ($12 day of show). Visit
www.RockHall.com http://www.rockhall.com/ for more info. Call
216.902.4663 for tickets.
*************** SPONSORED LINK ***************
Fun with Memory Quilts Peninsula Art Academy’s Fiber Arts
Department presents a one day workshop serving up ideas and humor along
with instruction by The Fudge Sisters, Ann Herip and Susan Brown, on Sat
11/5 at 8:30AM. Students will learn techniques to create a wall hanging
that is a “fantasy window scene” in fabric, with room to
incorporate a variety of two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects
that hold personal memories. Students required to bring their own
materials and zigzag sewing machine. Call 330-657-2681 or email
CarolAdams at en.com mailto:CarolAdams at en.com for details. Peninsula Art
Academy, 1600 West Mill Street, Peninsula.
Museum Store Medley This Northeast Ohio Museum Stores Association
holiday shopping event on Sat 11/5 from 10AM-4PM is the result of a
collaboration between various museums and cultural institutions
throughout the Greater Cleveland and Akron area. Browse fine,
hand-crafted jewelry and wearables, home furnishings, textiles and
glassware, nature-based recordings and books, gardening supplies, maple
syrup, jams and jellies, traditional holiday ornaments and decor, as
well as creative educational gifts for children. There is no cost to
attend. Call 421-8671 for more info. The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes,
at 2600 South Park Blvd, in Shaker Heights.
CC KIDS Cider Festival Browse unique arts and crafts, enjoy a dance
performance by The Niki Robinson Dance Troupe, be amazed by the magic of
Michael Mirth, hear guitar and fiddle music, and sip tasty cider on Sat
11/5 from 11AM-2PM. Call 330-673-4970 for info. Home Savings Plaza,
Kent. http://www.StandingRock.net http://www.standingrock.net/ .
Next time, take the train! All Aboard Ohio's exciting benefit dinner on
Sat 11/5 starting at 5PM is an excellent opportunity for high speed rail
travel advocates to support improved passenger rail service within the
region while enjoying an evening that is both fun and informative. The
event features live music by UFIK, "Oberlin's 3rd best garage band," a
fabulous dinner provided by the Oberlin Inn Garden Restaurant, an Amtrak
ticket raffle and more. Register for tickets at
http://www.AllAboardOhio.org http://www.allaboardohio.org/ . Black River
Landing Transportation Center, 421 Black River Landing, Lorain.
SIL 25th Anniversary Celebration Help the Services for Independent
Living celebrate 25 years of serving as unwavering advocates for the
disabled community in Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula and Lorain
Counties. The 25th Anniversary Silent Auction/Dinner Dance Fundraiser on
Sat 11/5 from 6-11PM will feature a heavy hors d’oeuvres buffet
and pasta station, a South of the Border taco bar, hand carved croissant
sandwiches, an assortment of meats, cheeses, veggies and pastries and an
unlimited, full-service top shelf bar. Yes, we said unlimited. Call
731-1529 for tix then dust off the old tux for this “Black Tie
Optional” event at SIL Accessibility Award winner, The Manor Party
Center, 24111 Rockwell Drive, Euclid.
http://sil-oh.org/news/ http://sil-oh.org/news/ .
Pinkadelic Think pink elephants, Pink Ladies and pink Cadillacs combined
with psychedelic art, poetry and music of the Sixties and Seventies
because SPACES annual benefit party and silent art auction is going
completely Pinkadelic on Sat 11/5. The Pink Penthouse Party begins at
7PM followed by the outrageous costume party and silent auction at 9PM.
Get “In the Pink” as city artists and creative souls get
decked out in notoriously racy costumes to support SPACES programming
through Cleveland's most affordable silent art auction, featuring the
painting, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry of more than 100 local and
national artists. Call 621-2314 or visit
www.SpacesGallery.org http://www.spacesgallery.org/bene/about.html for
info. SPACES Gallery, 2220 Superior Viaduct.
Urban Relief A benefit Concert to Aid Hurricane Katrina Victims is a
dose of hip-hop, spoken word, jazz, and reggae from the soul. The event
happens Sat 11/5 at 7PM and some of the participating artists include
Cleveland's own Prayer Warriors; Conya Doss, Ill Style Rockers; Myron;
The Afi Nur Project; Deyampert; Suave Gotti; Honeypot; Earthtone;
Soundoctrine; Replife; and Go Live Grizzlies. Proceeds will go to the
United Way of Greater Cleveland's Hurricane Katrina Relief fund. Tickets
are available at the door and at Niiki's Music &Video at 11701
Buckeye Road, or call 321-5588. Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Heights
Boulevard, Cleveland Heights.
http://www.GrogShop.gs http://www.grogshop.gs/ .
Beaux Arts Ball Champagne Wishes and Cadillac Dreams is the theme of
this year's Akron Art Museum's Beaux Arts Ball on Sat 11/5 at 7PM in the
ultra-modern, industrial showroom setting of one of Akron's favorite car
dealerships. Guests will sip cocktails, savor a four-course meal created
by Piatto proprietor and executive chef, Roger Thomas, enjoy live music
by the Bobbie Selvaggio Trio and dance into the night to the sounds of
DJ Larry Smith. Dave Towell's Cadillac-Saab at 111 West Market Street,
Akron, will open its showroom doors to host this grand event. Call
330-376-9186, ext 242 or visit
www.AkronArtMuseum.org http://www.akronartmuseum.org/getinvolved_soc_f.html .
WCLVnotes Tonight at 9PM, WCLV 104.9 FM presents the second program
celebrating Gerhardt Zimmermann's 25th anniversary as conductor of the
Canton Symphony. The hour-long program previews next Sunday's (November
6th) all-Wagner program by the Canton Ensemble. On Sat 11/5, Saturdays
from Severance at 8PM features the 1965 Amsterdam Concertgebouw concert
by The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell. It is followed at
10PM by Weekend Radio with Robert Conrad, which features the
breathtaking Australian documentary "Death of a Wombat." You shouldn't
miss this. Complete details on all of WCLV's programming are available
at www.WCLV.com. http://www.wclv.com/ WCLV is a Cool Cleveland partner.
Bebe Miller Dance Company What happens when top notch choreography,
digital animation, motion-capture imagery and live music converge? You
get a performance hailed as "a fascinating multimedia dance work" by
Chicago Sun Times and as one of the "Best in Culture This Month" by
Essence Magazine, the Ohio premiere of Miller’s cutting-edge
Landing/Place which lands at the Ohio Theatre on Sat 11/5 at 8PM. Call
241-6000 or visit
www.PlayhouseSquare.com http://www.playhousesquare.com/Events/Events.aspx?EventID=908
to get your tickets to this must-see performance. Get a sneak peek
during the no cost community performance on Fri 11/4 at noon, also at
the Ohio Theatre. Call 987-4940 for reservations. Get the skinny on the
magic behind the performance during the CSU forum, Creative
Collaboration of Dance, Art and Technology on Fri 11/4 at 6PM at the CSU
Mather Mansion. Call 687-4883 for required RSVP.
Almost Obscene Spend an irreverent evening with Joe Raiola, Senior
Editor of Mad Magazine, as he brings his nationally acclaimed, one-man
show, Almost Obscene to town on Sat 11/5 at 10PM for one-night only. In
the tradition of George Carlin and Bill Maher, Raiola wages war on the
status quo and rants against censorship as he takes his audience on a
provocative journey that begins in the Garden of Eden. Stay after the
show for an opportunity to engage in a questions and comments session.
There will be lots to talk about. Call 521-2540 or visit
www.BeckCenter.org http://lkwdpl.org/beck/news.htm#almostobscene for
tickets. Beck Center, 17801 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood.
*************** SPONSORED LINK ***************
Passion. Love. Devotion. Struggle. Red dramatizes the commanding
presence of Gustav Mahler’s by illuminating the musical and
emotional aspects of one of music’s most fascinating
relationships. Red ventures into a relationship that caused Alma Mahler
to sacrifice her music for love. Experience In Mahler’s Shadow on
Sat 11/5 at 8PM in the Masonic Auditorium, 3615 Euclid Avenue. Concert
tickets start at $15. For more information call Red {an orchestra} at
440-519-1733 or visit
www.RedAnOrchestra.org http://www.redanorchestra.org/
*************** SPONSORED LINK ***************
Ohio Independent Film Festival one of the leading independent film
events in Ohio, will run from Sun 11/6 through Sun 11/13. The 19th OIFF
will feature an internationally recognized line-up of first-class indie
films from across the globe. Visit
http://www.OhioFilms.com http://www.ohiofilms.com/ for more info and a
complete schedule. Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Avenue.
CC KIDS KidsFair This Sun 11/6 10AM to 5:30PM family event offers kids a
chance to play softball with Akron Racers, enjoy the new stage show, PBS
45 &49 Presents: It's Time! Songs and Stories With Phyllis
&Friends, featuring America's best-known master storyteller Phyllis
Cicero–Stella, and visits from Elmo, Clifford the Big Red Dog,
Arthur, and Sesame Street's Honker. Young readers can participate in the
Passport to Reading Fun at multiple booths throughout the Center hosting
reading-related activities and crafts where kids can get their passports
stamped and take home reading prizes. Call 330-835-0021 for more info.
John S. Knight Center, 77 East Mill Street, Akron.
The Musical Box Missing the days when your joints made a lot less noise
and your head had a lot more hair on it? Escape into Peter Gabriel era
Genesis shows during this carefully restaged production of The Lamb Lies
Down on Broadway on Sun 11/6 at 8PM. Original concert footage was
studied to meticulously duplicate the costumes, make-up, accessories,
lighting design, choreography and musical presentation. Now that's
dedication. Get your tickets at
www.PlayhouseSquare.com http://www.playhousesquare.com/Events/Events.aspx?EventID=910
and see if they've nailed it, but don't forget your real glasses. You
won't be able to see the stage with your tinted Seventies shades. Allen
Theatre, 1407 Euclid Avenue.
Learning Through Music is a series of workshops for teachers of students
grades K-5 that will be held Mon 11/7 through Wed 11/9 from 4-6:30PM.
Each workshop will demonstrate strategies for integrating the arts into
classroom curriculum and will be presented by national arts education
consultant, Mitchell Korn, president of Artsvision. Learn more
here http://www.clevelandorch.com/html/Education/SchoolsAndTeachers.asp .
Call 231-7353 for required registration. Severance Hall.
Mirror of the Wood History and contemporary art collide with a stunning
exhibition of woodcut prints from Finland on display from Mon 11/7
through Fri 12/2. Mirror of the Wood: A Century of the Woodcut Print in
Finland will be unveiled in a public reception on Mon 11/7 from
5-6:30PM. Join professional printmakers and experts on Wed 11/9 at 6PM
for a panel discussion on the relevance of woodcuts in contemporary art
and printmaking. Call 330-972-5951 for more info. Exhibit on display in
the Emily Davis Gallery, Folk Hall on the University of Akron Campus,
150 E. Exchange Street, Akron.
50 Gongs and Gong Bath Spend an ultra cool evening immersed and floating
in an ocean of sound with one of the world's most foremost experts on
gongs, Michael Bettine. The Mon 11/7 event will begin with the "Gong
Bath" from 6:30-7:30PM, followed immediately by a solo concert. The
sound of the gong is the universal OM. Its sound vibrates energy
meridians in the body, bringing them into balance and creating a relaxed
state. Call 721-1055 for pricing or visit
http://www.PassportProject.org http://www.passportproject.org/ for more
info. Bring a mat and blanket to rest on during the Gong Bath. Passport
Project Global Community Arts Center, 12801 Buckeye Road, 1 block
Southwest of Shaker Square.
Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo The Cleveland Contemporary Players (CCP) at
Cleveland State University kicks off a concert series with the
internationally-renowned Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo on Mon 11/7. Hear a
pre-concert discussion, moderated by WCLV's Mark Satola, at 7:15PM.
Experience cutting-edge new works and 20th century masterpieces by
Helena Bugallo and Amy Williams starting at 8PM. Call 687-9243 or click
here http://www.csuohio.edu/news/releases/2005/10/13715.html for more
info. Drinko Recital Hall, Music and Communication Building, CSU campus.
Meet the 2005 CIO of the Year This event celebrates and recognizes the
innovation and creativity in planning and deploying enterprise systems,
future IT goals, management philosophy and service to the industry and
community. That's a tall order. Meet the four recipients of the award
from both large and small organizations in the non-profit and for-profit
sectors during the Wed 11/9 luncheon from 12-2PM. Register for the event
here https://cose.org/events/EventDetails.asp?axAuth=00000034&ssl=1&EventID=%7BF412654B-A64E-4A5E-AF69-06BF10B9A12B%7D&EventDate=11/9/2005 .
Tri-C Corporate College East, 4400 Richmond Road, Warrensville Heights.
CC KIDS Kid’s Comic Club This 4 session offering is a dream come
true for budding graphic artists and future comic book artists aged
9-14. Famed graphic designer and comic artist Ralph Solonitz will
introduce kids to Cleveland's comic book hall of fame and offer
instruction on comic drawing and story development. All supplies are
included in this extremely economical offering. The first class begins
on Wed 11/9 from 3:30-5PM. Call 593-0575 or visit
http://www.MaltzJewishMuseum.org http://www.maltzjewishmuseum.org/ to
register. Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, 2929 Richmond Road,
Beachwood.
Creative Connections is ArtistsChair.com’s first networking event
on Wed 11/9 from 6:30-9:30PM will provide a social arena for regional
artists of all creative disciplines and those that hire talent to
network, co-mingle and party, of course. After all, every artist needs
something to sculpt, paint or write about. This no cost, BYOB event will
include entertainment by DJ Deviant and fire performing sensation, Aaron
Bonk. Call 281-7451 or visit
www.ArtistsChair.com http://www.artistschair.com/press_release%2010_24_05.asp
to find out how you can get into the artist's chair. Bring business
cards to exchange and register in advance if you are an artist in need
of a digital image by a professional photographer. 1300 Gallery, 3256
West 99th Street.
The Importance of Dissent is the title of the third episode in the new
TV series, ACLU Freedom Files airing on LinkTV, available on the Dish
Network. Watch the premiere and engage others in discussions about the
importance of dissent and its role in both creating and maintaining good
government on Wed 11/9 at 7PM. The event is without cost and open to the
public. Call 472-2200 to RSVP. Max Wohl Civil Liberties Center, 4506
Chester Avenue.
www.ACLUOhio.org http://www.acluohio.org/events_calendar/events_calendar.htm .
The Family Line is a full-length drama written by Cuyahoga County
Commissioner Peter Lawson Jones and directed by Desmond "Storm E" Jones
of Live at the Apollo Amatuer Night fame. The story follows the story of
a cast of intertwining characters as they struggle to realize their
dreams. The show opens on Wed 11/9 at 7:30PM and runs through Sun 11/20.
Learn more about the play and check showtimes
here http://www.karamu.com/coming_events.htm . Karamu's Jelliffe
Theatre, 2355 East 89th Street.
The Orient Expressly Take a musical journey through Asia with the CIM
Opera Theater on Wed 11/9 at 8PM. First stop - Japan, to revisit scenes
from Gilbert and Sullivan's comedy, The Mikado. Next up, Stravinsky's
The Nightingale, Hans Christian Anderson's tale of the mystical powers
of a songbird. Book your seats for this Asiatic adventure by calling
791-5000, ext. 411 or visit
www.cim.edu http://www.cim.edu/conEvSeries.php#November . Kulas hall,
Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Boulevard.
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Cool Cleveland Interview
Robert Conrad of WCLV
WCLV’s Robert Conrad remembers asking his mother what he needed to
do to become a radio announcer. Taking him seriously, she replied,
“Learn how to pronounce all of the words in the dictionary.”
He was five years old at the time. But the boy was serious. He made toy
microphones out of toilet paper rolls. And quietly started reading the
dictionary into them.
This was in Kankakee, Illinois, in 1938, when radio was in its absolute
hey-day. By the time Robert was 14, he had worked his way into being a
“go-fer” at the local radio station, WKAN. He did this by
standing around waiting for someone to tell him to “carry
this”. It worked, and soon enough, he was hauling remote gear for
the basketball games and keeping score for the sportscasters. In high
school, he hosted a live Saturday afternoon teen-age program, and the
summer he graduated from high school, he became the station’s
summer vacation announcer. He did everything—record shows,
man-on-the-street interviews, telephone quiz programs, read the news and
the hog reports. Good thing it was before the days of
“format” radio! The station played classical music as well
as country and western...Read the interview with Robert Conrad
here http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php/Main/CoolClevelandInterviewRobertConrad
RoldoLINK
Frank –Make Cleveland Believe In Itself
By Roldo Bartimole
The problem with “Believe in Cleveland” is that the real
message is “Believe in our leadership.” Sorry, no sale.
Coming, as it does, in the midst of a mayoral campaign and inseminated,
as it was, by Alex “The Snakeman” Machaskee. One has to look
upon it as a clumsy form of propaganda for the candidate chosen by the
Plain Dealer.
“Believe in Cleveland” is Machaskee’s plagiarized
promo of Tom Vail’s 1980s “Cleveland is a Plum.” It
did not work then and it will not work now. It comes as the Pee Dee
pushes for Campbell’s re-election, now a real long shot.
“Believe in Cleveland” presumably is an “answer”
to the city’s decline. Yet, it is more reflective of the
desperation and depletion of our leaders’ mental capacity. What,
we can’t build another new stadium? What to do? (Well, Mayor
Campbell has birthed the idea of building a new practice Cavs court and
some pretty condominiums for multi-millionaire basketball players and
their richer owner.)
The campaign –even done by the same Plum hucksters - was hatched
over lunch with Machaskee, according to Bill Stern of Stern Advertising.
Wow, these guys can really come up with community-building solutions
fast and easy.
The campaign is designed to sell Cleveland to Clevelanders...
Read Roldo
here http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php/Main/RoldoLinkMakeClevelandBelieveInItself
Cool Cleveland Sounds
Whiskey Daredevils
Greatest Hits
Drink and Drive Records
Don’t be fooled by the clever title. This “greatest
hits” package could very well be a compilation, for as well
constructed and solid as it is. Greatest Hits is actually the debut CD
release for the Whiskey Daredevils, a described “no frills”
American rock and roll band from good ol’ CLE. And rock they do.
Don’t be fooled by their name, either—odds are you’re
long familiar its members who were in the Cowslingers, before guitarist
Bobby Latina dropped out and formed a band called the Jack Fords.
Replaced by former Hayshaker Jones guitarist Dave Bowling and Crooked
Mile guitarist Bob Lanphier, they renamed themselves the Whiskey
Daredevils.
Their name couldn’t be more appropriate. They play it fast and
loose, they’re a little bit rockabilly with a punk edge/ethos. But
they’re certainly not sloppy enough to be a punk band straight-up.
And they’re certainly too punk to be country (although the
alt-country “No Depression” tag doesn’t sound far off
if they went for it).These twelve tracks sneak up on you, burrow their
way into your skull and never let go. “Don’t Go” slips
into the classic "Sleepwalker" in a way other bands only wish they could
muster. The leadoff track “AMC Hornet” joins a number of
other tracks (“Mickey’s Bigmouth,” “Waylon
Jennings Shower,” “Ironic Trucker Hat”) in taking
amazingly gritty alt-pop rockabilly photos. Greg Miller’s lyrics
in the aforementioned border on the hysterical, though his fervent,
tongue-in-cheek cover of the Dead Kennedys classic “Let’s
Lynch the Landlord” is worth the price of admission all by itself.
This one’s simply a great friggin’ disc, hands down. With or
without a whiskey/Mickey's boilermaker.
Whiskey Daredevils play the Grog Shop Wed 11/9 with the Blasters.
>From Cool Cleveland contributor Peter Chakerian peterATcoolcleveland.com
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Bebe Miller Company's Landing/Place @ the Ohio Theater 11/5
The next Dance Cleveland / Cuyahoga Community College offering, Bebe
Miller Company's Landing/Place, is accompanied by publicity emphasizing
its hi-tech aspects: digital animation, motion-capture imagery and video
projection. Reviews of Landing/Place performances in Los Angeles,
Chicago and NYC confirm that the hi-tech is definitely in place, but the
same reviews remind us that Landing/Place was inspired by Miller's 1999
sojourn teaching dance in the war-torn African nation of Eritrea and
that this is the same Bebe Miller who choreographed the Bessie
Award-winning Verge (2001) with its profound concern for human emotion,
sexuality and racial identity.
Verge never made it to Cleveland - the scheduled performance was
cancelled in the wake of 9/11 - but we got a good look at that piece on
video and we're excited to learn that some of the same technically and
emotionally vibrant dancers that appeared in Verge will also appear in
Landing/Place as part of what Miller calls her "virtual company." Also
onstage Saturday night, composer Albert Mathias provides live and other
accompaniment on electric guitar, laptop and other instruments.
Miller's style is subtle and open-ended; we're sure we'll get more out
of the 75-minute performance if we can make it to some of the ancillary
events: lecture demonstration noon to 1PM Showtime at High Noon, Fri
11/4, featuring the Bebe Miller Company, Free. Master Class led by Bebe
Miller for professional dance students 4-5:30PM Fri 11/4 at CSU dance
studio. Reservations required. 440-914-0744 or
skeyes at dancecleveland.org. Forum on the creative collaboration of dance,
art and technology includes participation by Miller and two of her
collaborators on Landing/Place, video designer Maya Ciarrocchi and
composer Albert Mathias 6-7:30PM Fri 11/04. CSU Mather Mansion.
Reservations required. Contact l.deering at csuohio.edu. Pre-performance
lecture 7:30PM Sat 11/5. At Kennedy's in Playhouse Square. All ticket
purchasers are welcome. Post-performance Q&A in the Ohio Theatre.
Bebe Miller Company in Landing/Place 8PM Sat 11/5 at Ohio Theatre.
800-766-6048, 216-241-6000 or
http://www.tickets.com http://www.tickets.com/ . Info at
http://www.DanceCleveland.org http://www.dancecleveland.org/ .
>From Cool Cleveland contributors Elsa Johnson and Victor Lucas
vicnelsaATearthlink.net
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Eugene Onegin @ Cleveland Opera 10/29
What: Tchaikovsy's gorgeously melodic opera based on Pushkin's famous
long poem about a Byronic antihero who spurns the innocent love of his
young neighbor Tatyanya, kills his best friend Lensky in a pointless
duel, then hopelessly falls for his lost love after she's married a
prince.
Reasons to go: This beautiful production raises the artistic standards
at Cleveland Opera by several notches, with superlative singing, strong
acting, striking design, and sensitive conducting. Barbara Shirvis'
Tatyana shows all a young girl's vulnerabilities, especially as she
pours out her heart in a midnight letter. As the doomed Lensky, Richard
Troxell's golden tenor goes from carefree songs with his love Olga (a
fine Elizabeth Batton) to anguished brooding as he awaits the fatal duel
in the morning snow. Baritone Stephen Powell has a powerful baritone
that suits Onegin, and excels in his last scene. Marion Pratnicki is
warm as the nanny, Timothy M. R. Culver a delightfully fey dancing
master, and Eugene Galvin a most sympathetic Prince. The production is
handsome, with the wintry birch trees of Erhard Rom's set suffused with
sunset colors by Mark McCullough's lights. And the Chorus, ably led by
Betsy Burleigh, shines in several lovely folk melodies.
Caveats: Powell's acting is a bit stiff for Onegin -- he plays him more
stuffed shirt than brooding bad boy, which lacks the sexual magnetism
the character needs. And with no choreographer or dancers, the chorus's
dancing in several ball scenes is rudimentary at best. But these are
quibbles.
Backstory: With new General Director Robert Chumbley, Cleveland Opera
has scored an unusual twofer: an experienced administrator and
fundraiser (he was last CEO of the Arts Council of Winston-Salem) and a
whopping-good artist/conductor (he's former Music Director of Atlanta
Ballet). His work with the Cleveland Opera Orchestra is both dynamic and
lyrical: in several key arias it was as though the soloist and the
orchestra were in impassioned love duets.
Bookmark this: Each of the next four operas in the subscription series
plays two weekends instead of one. Next up is Donizetti's romantic
comedy The Elixir of Love, Dec. 2-10.
Details: Cleveland Opera, State Theatre, Playhouse Square.
http://www.clevelandopera.org http://www.clevelandopera.org/
from Cool Cleveland contributor Linda Eisenstein
Linda at coolcleveland.com mailto:Linda at coolcleveland.com
Cleveland Pops and Cleveland Jazz Orchestra @ Severance Hall 10/28
Severance Hall is a magical facility. Always has been. I have seen and
heard a fair amount of sheer genius there, whether it be the
world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra or a jazz legend like Herbie Hancock
and his trio. I can't imagine experiencing anything like last Friday
night anywhere else in the world.
And that's saying a lot.
See, I got to add one of those performances to the list. Cleveland Pops
Conductor and Music Director Carl Topilow and Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
Music Director Jack Schantz collaborated on a Pops season-opener concert
called (fondly enough) "Side by Side." This live collaboration featured
the music of jazz legends like Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Duke Ellington
and Dave Brubeck, as well as jazz arrangements from composers John
Williams and Richard Rogers... all as performed by their respective
musical outlets...
Read the review
here http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php/Main/InstantKarmaCJOandClevelandPopsSideBySide
The Tragedie of Macbeth @ Cleveland Shakespeare Festival 10/28
What: An eerie Halloween-appropriate adaptation of Shakespeare's bloody
drama performed by five actors, in a free production by the Cleveland
Shakespeare Festival.
Reasons to go: In Dawn Youngs' intelligent adaptation, the entire show
is performed by Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and three hissing Witches who play
all the other roles and appear to be an extension of the Lady's demonic
ambition. The entire production is steeped in the supernatural, from
Jeremy Paul's spooky light design of flickering shadows and lanterns to
Josh Senick's creepily effective music. Maggie Arndt is a slyly
seductive Lady Macbeth, egging her husband on during sex and flirting
with the audience during the banquet scene. As the Witches, Douglas Rand
also makes a fine Duncan, Anne McEvoy gives Banquo substance, and
Pandora Robertson moves with a sinuous menace. Youngs' 75 minute
adaptation is full of smart touches, from a "dagger" created by light,
interesting text juxtapositions, and a fine Porter scene by the Weird
Sisters.
Caveats: Rosy-cheeked Justin Walters is awfully young for Macbeth - he
doesn't have the presence the role needs. Nevertheless, there are so
many strong points that the show's well worth seeing.
Backstory: Director Dawn Youngs created this ensemble-based adaptation
in the style of the Dell'Arte School of International Theatre, with whom
she studied for her directing MFA. This is CSF's first autumn
production.
Target audience: General audiences -- from Shakespeare novices to
experienced Bard-lovers.
Details: Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, Thurs-Sun. thru 11/6, Solon
Center for the Arts.
http://www.cleveshakes.org http://www.cleveshakes.org/
from Cool Cleveland contributor Linda Eisenstein
Linda at coolcleveland.com mailto:Linda at coolcleveland.com
DancEvert @ Adidam Sacred Arts Festival 10/23 We went to the last day of
the Adidam Sacred Arts Festival last Sunday. It would be too much of a
stretch to write about the paintings or the music in any detail
–that’s not our area of expertise –but DANCEVERT, Tom
and Susana Evert, were dancing and we always try to catch whatever they
do. In this case they were working not with repertoire but with a form
new to them, extended dance improvisation to live music. Besides,
we’d known painter Kathy Skerritt at whose studio the event was
being held and were interested to see more of her work. And the
musicians, John Wubbenhorst with Facing East, looked like an interesting
local Indian / jazz fusion group.
The first hour laid out the program’s emphasis on the sacred,
something we were prepared for. Skerritt read from the writings of the
religious organization’s leader, guru and artist Adi Da Samraj,
and guest speaker George Greer introduced a DVD showing of a talk by the
American-born mystic. By 3pm the dancers and musicians had been
introduced as “serious participants in this process” and the
actual music and dancing got underway...
Read the review by Vic and Elsa
here http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php/Main/InstantKarmaDancEvertAtAdidam
Turn of the Screw @ E. J. Thomas 10/21 Our busy weekend continued with a
trip to Akron to see Ohio Ballet at E. J. Thomas Hall in a program that
comes to Cleveland’s Ohio Theatre next weekend, October 28 and 29.
Featured was a new ballet based on Turn of the Screw, the Gothic novella
by Henry James, a famous ghost story known for its sophisticated
ambiguity.
We had spoken on the phone with the London-based choreographer, Domy
Reiter-Soffer, who reviewed some of the subtleties of James’
classic creep fest for us, emphasizing how the text was “so open
to interpretation.” Are the mysterious and frightening occurrences
at the isolated mansion the work of ghosts, as the young governess
believes, or are they the product of her own repressed sexuality? Accept
our witness that, to the extent that James’ text can be rendered
in a dance Reiter-Soffer has rendered it in this 37 minute long ballet.
Over the phone he stressed the power of dance to compress; “pages
and pages of text can be conveyed in their emotional essence through a
few dance movements.” Our next few paragraphs describe some of his
methods...
Read the review by Vic and Elsa
here http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php/Main/InstantKarmaTurnOfTheScrew
Ray Anderson @ Cleveland Museum of Natural History 10/18 On Tuesday,
October 18, a refreshing voice was heard in Northeast Ohio at The
Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Taking its highly successful Third
Tuesday Networking Event off site to this bigger venue, Entrepreneurs
for Sustainability was pleased to welcome more than 200 business and
civic leaders who came to hear about how one of the world’s
manufacturing leaders is climbing “Mt. Sustainability.” Ray
Anderson, the Founder and Chairman told the energized audience that his
company not only aims to reduce its impact on the environment but more
importantly to become restorative through its influence. And the best
part is that they are pioneering a way to bigger profits. For Interface,
sustainability is more than surface appearance. It's a belief that is
built into their business model. It's an underlying corporate value
which leads to business decisions that are weighed against their
potential impact on the economic, natural and social systems that their
business touches. E4S continues to receive comments from members of its
network. Kathryn Hanratty of Enviroscapes Landscape Design perhaps said
it best. “What an inspiration! I talked to a few people on the way
out - the overwhelming feeling was WOW - there is Hope! (I actually get
that feeling every time I attend an E 4 S
? http://www.coolcleveland.com/sandbox/index.php/Main/E4S?action=edit
meeting.) But it was intensified by Ray Anderson's presentation. If a
guy who is already successful as an industrialist and at a point in his
life where he does not have to go out and prove himself can have this
epiphany there is truly hope for the world.”
>From Cool Cleveland reader Courtney DeOreo
Yr Turn
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On CIA's Design Center (See CIA launches FUTURE
here http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php/Main/GetOut ) the CIA Design
Center...goes right along with incredible IdeaStream concept at Play
House Square! Would love to see the Design Center stimulate some
innovate architecture unique to Cleveland. We always see lots of talk
about art in and around buildings and many businesses embrace that whole
heartedly, but then they build these block buildings with some
interesting, flattering piece of art outside that is swallowed or
overwhelmed by the blahness of the building! Why not design art INTO the
buildings? That's one of the impacts I'd love to see the CIA Design
Center have...and soon!
from Cool Cleveland reader Bob Beck BOB4AHOUSEATaol.com
On Cleveland and the CVB Cool Cleveland, in my opinion, does more to
promote arts and culture for the region than any other tool currently
being used by the City, the County or the CVB. When friends come in from
out of town we send them a link to this site so they can find out what
is going on and which events they may want to attend. People we meet
traveling who have an interest, misconception or are former residents we
refer to Cool Cleveland.com as other sources of information are less
informative. If I am not mistaken the CVB hired a director of arts and
cultural tourism about a year ago. About 6 months later it was announced
that a "survey" had been done and the results were that local residents
of Northeast Ohio didn't know what we have. An "education" process was
to begin promoting the arts and culture to locals. Since that time not
word one has appeared that connects the CVB to any form of promotion
either locally of outside the area. So Cool Cleveland, whats going on
with the CVB's promotion of our arts and culture?
from Cool Cleveland reader Keith Keller kbkellerATsbcglobal.net
In the interest of generating public discourse, Cool Cleveland offered
the Convention &Visitors Bureau the opportunity to respond to Mr.
Keller's letter. Below is the complete response from Tamera Brown, the
CVB's Director of Arts and Cultural Tourism:
Thanks for the opportunity to update CoolCleveland readers on the arts
and cultural tourism initiative at the Convention &Visitors Bureau
of Greater Cleveland. It's been a very busy 9 months since the
initiative kicked off. So far, we have: 1) Partnered with the CMJ Rock
Hall Music Fest, Ingenuity, Sparks Gallery Hop, and Cleveland Play House
to get the word out in various cities about these events and the broad
scope of arts and cultural offerings in northeast Ohio. We have placed
ads as nearby as Toledo, and as far away as Cincinnati, Detroit,
Columbus, Pittsburgh and Buffalo. We worked closely with Marcus Thomas,
our advertising agency, to develop promotions that are targeted to very
specific audiences. So, for example, for the CMJ Music Festival, we sent
street teams out to neighboring cities to pass out guitar picks,
t-shirts and other giveaways at nightclubs and concert venues rather
than choosing typical advertising media. 2) We use the internet
extensively, since 85% of people who travel use the internet to plan
and/or book their trips. Check our web site at www.travelcleveland.com
anytime for the most extensive list of events in northeast Ohio, ranging
from concerts at House of Blues to the Cleveland Orchestra's
performances. And when you hit our homepage, take note of all of the
arts and cultural events being promoted. 3) The arts and cultural
tourism initiative is also tasked with putting together some marketing
services to improve the effectiveness of the community's marketing
efforts for arts and cultural events. To that end, we will launch the
on-line version of the Ctix booth on January 9. (Currently housed at
Star Plaza, this walk up booth offers same-day half-price tickets to
performing arts events.) You will definitely hear more about this, since
we will be working with CoolCleveland to advertise the launch. We are
partnering with the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture to create
a shared database which will provide all the local arts organizations
with a better understanding of who their "best prospects" are. The CVB
is interested in this project because we can then take those "best
prospect" models and apply them to other cities so we can more
efficiently target potential visitors. 4) 2006 will be a fantastic year
for arts and culture, and we're already working with our partners to
develop the plans. We'll be promoting our "spring festival" season
(including the Cleveland International Film Festival, Tri-C JazzFest,
and the new FusionFest at Cleveland Play House); our summer of family
fun, including "Wicked" at Playhouse Square, Tall Ships, Ingenuity and a
special joint partnership with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History,
Cleveland Zoo and the Great Lakes Science Center; and finally, a HUGE
exhibition being presented at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Fall 2006.
The biggest challenge the Convention &Visitors Bureau faces is the
fact that all of our work appears OUTSIDE of Cleveland so it's
practically invisible to our own residents. Thanks very much for the
opportunity to give a brief glimpse at the work we've been doing since
the arts and cultural tourism initiative started. We've just scratched
the surface of the opportunities we have to promote this great city and
we're looking forward to doing more and more.from Tamera Brown, Director
of Arts and Cultural Tourism, Convention &Visitors Bureau of Greater
Cleveland, (216) 875-6620 TBrownATtravelcleveland.com
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week. This season is just bursting with great reasons to love our
corner of the world. From our <em>Cool Cleveland</em> Champions
party on 11/2 to the Rock Hall's brilliant tribute to Sam Cooke
featuring Elvis Costello and Aretha Franklin, to great performances
presented by DanceCleveland Tri-C, the Museum of Art and Nighttown.
And live performance isn't the only thing taking center stage this
week. NEO's visual arts community blossoms with over a dozen
buzzworthy openings, including outrageous benefit parties in honor
of SPACES and the Akron Art Museum. But institutions aren't the
only ones having fun this week. The streetwise Y-Haven project from
CPT, the Ohio Independent Film Festival, and a Gong Bath from
Passport Project. While the Cleveland Orchestra does more to
single-handedly buff Cleveland's international image on their
current European tour, read about one of our region's true heroes,
Robert Conrad of WCLV, who single-handedly saved classical music
for our region forever. If you're not into classical music, you
might enjoy the Whiskey Daredevils' debut disc, <em>Greatest
Hits.</em> And let's not neglect the issues that face our region:
check out a day-long sympoisum on land use in the Western Reserve,
an event celebrating the CIO of the Year, and an ACLU forum on
dissent are must-dos. While <strong>Tues 11/8</strong> is probably
already marked on your calendar as Election Day, we hope our
<em>Cool Cleveland</em> Endorsements and the videocasts and
transcript of our exclusive interview with Cleveland City Council
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Mulready</strong></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+2"><em>Cool Cleveland</em>
Endorsements</font></strong><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>For Cleveland Mayor: Vote for Frank Jackson</strong> The
simple reason: we need a change of leadership. The longer reason,
click <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.6.aytq.zld"
target=3D"_blank">here</a></strong>.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Issue 1: Vote YES</strong> 3/4 of this bond proposal goes
towards infrastructure, the other 1/4 towards investment in Ohio's
technology economy, where we must remain competitive. Don't let the
stem-cell psychos take this one down.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Issue 2 Vote YES</strong> and make it easier for anyone to
vote with an absentee ballot for any reason.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Issue 3: Vote NO</strong> We need campaign finance reform,
but not a constitutional amendment with locked-in dollar limits.
Constitutional overkill.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Issue 4 Vote NO</strong> Gerrymandering continues to be a
problem, and a boon to the incumbent party. But this constitutional
amendment would create a judicially-appointed commission not
accountable to taxpayers. Ohio's Democrats should instead run good
candidates, get in power, and do their own
gerrymandering.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Issue 5: VOTE NO</strong> Ohio Secretary of State Ken
Blackwell's despicable performance in the 2004 Presidential
election is a disgrace to the country. He'll be out of office in
one year, while this constitutional amendment would create an
appointed 9-person board and a permanent bureaucracy to manage
local elections.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Issue 6: Vote YES</strong> Tri-C has risen to Cuyahoga
County's challenges and needs funding to continue providing
workforce training and affordable education. And 85% of their
graduates live and work in NEO.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Issue 7: Vote YES</strong> Helps 8300 of our most
vulnerable citizens by funding the Cuyahoga County Board of Mental
Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. A good investment with
competent caretakers.<br clear=3D"all">
Comments on our endorsements? <strong><a href=3D
"mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com">Letters at CoolCleveland.com</a></strong><b=
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<p><strong><font size=3D"+2"><em>Cool Cleveland</em> Videocasts &
Interview</font></strong><br clear=3D"all">
<strong><font size=3D"+1">with Cleveland City Council President Frank
Jackson</font></strong><br clear=3D"all">
<img border=3D"0" align=3D"left" style=3D"margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;"
src=3D"http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/FrankJackson/Jackson1.jpg">
Read the complete transcript of the interview with Thomas Mulready
<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.7.aytr.zld">
here</a></strong>. Watch the three videos as he answers questions
on <strong>arts & culture</strong> [<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.8.ayts.zld" target=3D
"_blank">Windows</a></strong> or <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.9.aytt.zld" target=3D
"_blank">Mac</a></strong>]; on the <strong>Cleveland Public
Schools</strong> [<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.10.aytu.zld" target=3D
"_blank">Windows</a></strong> or <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.11.aytv.zld" target=3D
"_blank">Mac</a></strong>]; and the <strong>Wal-Mart and Steelyard
Commons</strong> issue [<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.12.aytw.zld" target=3D
"_blank">Windows</a></strong> or <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.13.aytx.zld" target=3D
"_blank">Mac</a></strong>]. Click below to read a complete
transcript of the entire interview with the current Cleveland City
Council President, as he discusses his vision, leadership,
technology, the size of City Council, and regionalism. If you would
like to hear more, check out the <em>Meet The Bloggers</em> podcast
with Council President Frank Jackson <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.14.aywy.zld"
target=3D"_blank">here</a></strong>. Read the exclusive <em>Cool
Cleveland</em> interview:<br clear=3D"all">
<strong><em>Cool Cleveland:</em> If the Legacy Village and Crocker
Park are not allowing Big Box, because of the same issues, then why
would we do it in Cleveland?</strong><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Frank Jackson:</strong> Well, that’s my point to you.
I’m saying the same thing, Those who are critical of me and
Council, me in particular, for wanting the best for Cleveland, I
don’t think it’s a valid criticism. I mean, why should
I want less for Cleveland? And if you look at what Legacy Village
did to Shaker Square shopping, it basically took about three of the
major retailers out of there. Shaker Square was about ready to go
under, until Mr. [Peter] Rubin, and even then, to save Shaker
Square, who came to the plate and saved that project? Dave’s
Grocery. Who this development may potentially put out of
business...<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Since Cleveland’s population has dwindled, the city
has more Council members per citizen than almost any other in the
state. Do you think, like many others that the size of Council
should be reduced?</strong><br clear=3D"all">
No. And I’ll tell you why. Part of Cleveland’s problem
is that we’re always trying to be somebody else rather than
be ourselves. And I believe in what works. So I don’t have
the notion that because someone else is doing something, that we
should do it also. Secondly, I think we should just be Cleveland
and not other places. This lack of identity and seeming low
self-esteem when we have all these great assets and valuables at
our feet, such a great city, it is amazing me that we would be of
so low self-esteem that we border om clinically depressed sometimes
where you don’t even recognize the value
yourself...<br clear=3D"all">
<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.15.aytr.zld">
Read the complete Cool Cleveland Inteview with City Council
President Frank Jackson</a></strong><br clear=3D"all">
Videos: <strong>Arts</strong> [<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.16.ayts.zld" target=3D
"_blank">Windows</a></strong> or <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.17.aytt.zld" target=3D
"_blank">Mac</a></strong>]; <strong>Schools</strong>
[<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.18.aytu.zld" target=3D
"_blank">Windows</a></strong> or <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.19.aytv.zld" target=3D
"_blank">Mac</a></strong>]; <strong>Wal-Mart</strong>
[<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.20.aytw.zld" target=3D
"_blank">Windows</a></strong> or <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.21.aytx.zld" target=3D
"_blank">Mac</a></strong>]<br clear=3D"all">
Send your comments here: <strong><a href=3D
"mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com" target=3D
"_blank">Letters at CoolCleveland.com</a></strong></p>
<p><span style=3D"color: red;"><strong><font size=3D"+2" style=3D
"color: red;">Party with Cool Champions
11/2</font></strong></span></p>
<p><img border=3D"0" align=3D"left" style=3D"margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;"
src=3D
"http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/IngenuityBash/email/_MG_0172.jpg">
<strong><font size=3D"+1">Laugh Out Loud</font></strong> while
partying with friends at the next <em>Cool Cleveland</em> event
with <strong>side-splitting comedy from Pickwick and Frolic's
Hilarities 4th Street Theater.</strong> Enjoy <strong>beer, wine,
mouth-watering appetizers,</strong> and the opportunity to meet
some of our city’s cool civic <strong>Champions</strong> who
are doing well by doing good. Plus your chance to get funding for
your civic project! Meet us (and bring friends!) at P & F's
Martini Bar and Cabaret <strong>Wed 11/2,</strong> starting at
<strong>5:30PM (show at 8:00).</strong> Check out the
<strong>Grilled Vegetable and Herb Cheese Pinwheels, Assorted
Focaccia Pizzas, Rotisserie Chicken Salad Pinwheels, and Domestic
and Imported Cheese Display.</strong> See and be seen with the
Champions. Help us toast the Civic Innovation Lab’s 2nd
anniversary and <strong>receive comp passes to the 90-minute comedy
show</strong> starring <strong>John Caponera, actor and
comedian.</strong> You may recognize John as the star of his own
sitcom called <strong>"The Good Life"</strong> or as the host of
<strong>Comedy Central's sport show "Jocks"</strong> and
<strong>ESPN's "Talk II."</strong> Other credits include guest star
appearances on <strong>"ER," "The Drew Carey Show," "The Tonight
Show," "The Dennis Miller Show"</strong> and <strong>"L.A.
Law."</strong> Get tix <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.22.at7f.zld" target=3D
"_blank">http://www.coolcleveland.com/tickets/110205</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">A Winning Idea</font></strong> Your
<em>Cool Cleveland</em> admission gets you <strong>appetizers
galore</strong> plus <strong>two drink tix (wine &
beer),</strong> and a <strong>ticket to the 8PM comedy show in
Hilarities 4th Street Theatre</strong> for the <strong>first 200
people ($13 value, seating is limited, sign up now).</strong> Learn
how you can qualify for <strong>$30,000</strong> for your civic
project from the Civic Innovation Lab and take advantage of the
rare opportunity to hear from Cleveland Foundation economic
development guru Brad Whitehead. Get your discount tix by midnight
<strong>Thu 10/27</strong> here: <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.23.at7f.zld" target=3D
"_blank">http://www.coolcleveland.com/tickets/110205</a></strong>.</p>
<p><span style=3D"color: red;"><strong><font size=3D"+2" style=3D
"color: red;">Party @ Fast Forward 11/11</font></strong></span></p>
<p><img border=3D"0" align=3D"left" style=3D"margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;"
src=3D
"http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/NightOutInLakewood/email/_MG_0201.jpg">
<strong><font size=3D"+1">Fast Forward your Friday
Night!</font></strong> Don’t miss the cultural party of the
season on <strong>Fri 11/11</strong> as <em>Cool Cleveland</em>
parties at the speed of light with the Cleveland Museum of Art's
<strong>Fast Forward</strong> party. Experience Cleveland’s
awesome artistic community collaborating on a major cultural vibe
starting <strong>5:30 - 7:30PM</strong> in the
<strong>Institute’s Reinberger Gallery</strong> (11141 East
Blvd.) with the radical, futuristic exhibition and docent tours of
<strong>Dreaming of a More Better Future</strong> (as in: Did the
Jetson’s get it right or wrong?). See this great exhibition
highlighting the work of <strong>47 artists, designers,
illustrators, architects, film and video creators and digital
artists.</strong> Enjoy <strong>beer, wine (from Great Lakes
Brewery) and delightful delectables</strong> from <strong>Elan
Catering</strong> and <strong>Bridges Restaurant</strong> in the
Student Lounge and Ohio Bell Auditorium while grooving to the
latest in <strong>electronic dance music DJ-ed by Severiano
Martinez</strong> of the Shinkoyo Arts Collective. You get a
<strong>comp ticket</strong> to the wild presentation by
<strong>Eduardo Kac,</strong> Professor and Chair of the
Art/Technology Department at the School of the Art Institute of
Chicago as he explains how <strong>his art broke all the
rules.</strong> [Comp parking behind CIA – off Bellflower or
East Blvd. – gates will be open.]</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Plus, you're
guest-listed</font></strong> for <strong>admission</strong> into
CMA’s <strong>Fast Forward</strong> party from 9PM 'til
midnight held at the CIA Factory, three blocks away (comp shuttles
available), where you can immerse yourself in <strong>live music,
food, libations</strong> and the burgeoning and hip <strong>student
art scene</strong> with artwork, experiments, and ongoing
performances around every corner. All included in your <em>Cool
Cleveland</em> ticket! (Food and drink at the Fast Forward party is
extra.)</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Now that's Fast</font></strong> One
ridiculously low price for all this: <strong>beer, wine, great
food, DJ, live music,</strong> the hippest <strong>art
exhibition</strong> in town, the lowdown on how one artist made it
happen, and the CMA’s fantabulous <strong>Fast
Forward</strong> party cranking into the night. Get your discount
tix by midnight Thu 10/27 here: <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.24.auqe.zld" target=3D
"_blank">http://www.coolcleveland.com/tickets/111105</a></strong></p>
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<span style=3D"color: green;"><strong><font size=3D"+1" style=3D
"color: green;">New Housing on One of Cleveland’s Most
Historic Streets</font></strong> <strong>Heritage Lane</strong> is
a new community of spacious and luxurious single-family homes and
contemporary townhouses, located minutes from University Circle and
Rockefeller Park. There is one historic home available in Phase I,
featuring a magnificently restored exterior, hardwood floors, a
spacious interior, and a full front porch, offered at $279,900. The
<strong>Heritage Lane Townhouses</strong> feature contemporary
design, hardwood floors, granite kitchen countertops, 2-3 bedrooms,
2.5 baths, bay windows, finished basements, second story decks and
two car garages. These units start at $169,900 and offer 1.5%
below-market financing and 15 year tax abatement. Don’t miss
our open house scheduled for <strong>Sun 11/6</strong> from 2-4PM.
For a complete list of properties and open houses this weekend
please visit</span> <span style=3D"color: green;"><strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.25.9dqb.zld" target=3D"_blank" style=3D
"color: green;">www.progressiveurban.com</a></strong></span><br clear=3D"al=
l">
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<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Cleveland needs a signature Innerbelt
bridge</font></strong> The Ohio Department of Transportation has
decided that Cleveland's Innerbelt bridge needs a $700 million
makeover. The question is, will the new bridge be an ugly eyesore
or a beautiful signature bridge such as those in Bratislava and
Kuala Lumpur. Unfortunately, ODOT is fast-tracking this decision,
one which will affect Cleveland's image for the next 50 years or
more. By the time they hold their Open House on <strong>Thu
11/17</strong> at 4:30PM at CSU Wolstein Center, 2000 Prospect, the
decisions will already be made. <strong>Instead,</strong> call ODOT
at 584-2007 or provide your comments <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.26.ayir.zld" target=3D
"_blank">here</a>,</strong> or better yet, send an e-mail to ODOT
Project Manager Craig Hebenrand at <strong><a href=3D
"mailto:craig.hebebrand at dot.state.oh.us" target=3D
"_blank">craig.hebebrand at dot.state.oh.us</a></strong>, and copy us
at <strong><a href=3D"mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com" target=3D
"_blank">Letters at CoolCleveland.com</a>.</strong> See full story
<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.27.ayis.zld"
target=3D"_blank">here</a></strong>, and check the County's
presentation <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.28.ayty.zld" target=3D
"_blank">here</a></strong> for an outline of the preferred
solution. Hey, it's our tax money, and it's our city. Don't we
deserve a signature bridge for Cleveland's 21st century postcards?
What do you think? <strong><a href=3D
"mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com" target=3D
"_blank">Letters at CoolCleveland.com</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Cleveland kills Europe</font></strong>
The Cleveland Orchestra is absolutely knocking the critics dead on
their current tour of Vienna, Budapest, Frankfort, Luxembourg and
Cologne, playing some of the finest music ever, in some of the
finest music halls ever built. "...a feast of sound..." "...musical
ability at the highest level..." "...a flawless musical
performance..." "...among the best in the world..." This from
European critics who call our famed ensemble simply, "The
Cleveland." We should be proud that our name is so righteously
displayed in the capitals of Europe this week. And our business and
civic leaders should be right there with them, basking in the glory
and building business relationships. Is it too late to organize a
ticker-tape parade upon their return? Survey a slew of critical
reviews <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.29.aytz.zld"
target=3D"_blank">here</a></strong>. And send your thoughts to
<strong><a href=3D"mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com" target=3D
"_blank">Letters at CoolCleveland.com</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Cleveland film extended</font></strong>
Chagrin Cinemas has opted to extend the theatrical release of the
faith-affirming, family-friendly film, <em>Christmas at
Maxwell's</em>, which was shot completely in Northeast Ohio.
Audiences have another week to hightail it to the theater to see
this inspirational love story about the human struggle and the
power of forgiveness through Thu 11/10. Check out the movie promos
at <strong><a href=3D"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.30.awor.zld" targe=
t=3D
"_blank">http://www.ChristmasAtMaxwells.com</a></strong>. Review
showtimes <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.31.ayu0.zld" target=3D
"_blank">here</a></strong>. Chagrin Cinema, 8200 East Washington
Street, Chagrin Falls.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Ahoy Ohio!</font></strong> Check out
these Ohio-made products for the Holidays. Over 65 "Made in Ohio"
products and websites: Food, Jewelry, Toys, Gifts, and other
products for the home. Click on <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.32.ayiu.zld" target=3D
"_blank">http://www.AhoyOhio.com</a></strong>.</p>
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<span style=3D"color: green;"><strong><font size=3D"+1" style=3D
"color: green;">Once in a Lifetime</font></strong> Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame Inductees Aretha Franklin, Elvis Costello and Solomon
Burke will all share the stage with artists like Gavin DeGraw, Taj
Mahal, the Manhattans, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Destiny
Child’s Michelle Williams and many more! Never again will
these performers be on the same stage. This is a once in a lifetime
opportunity and it is all part of the Rock Hall and Case’s
American Music Masters tribute to Sam Cooke, <strong>Mon
10/31</strong> through <strong>Sun 11/6.</strong> The week also
consists of lectures, films and panel discussions and all leads up
to a daylong conference at Case on <strong>Sat 11/5.</strong>
Visit</span> <span style=3D"color: green;"><strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.33.9dqg.zld" target=3D"_blank" style=3D
"color: green;">www.RockHall.com</a></strong> for a full schedule
and ticket details.</span><br clear=3D"all">
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<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Bebe Miller comes to
Cleveland</font></strong> The marriage of arts and technology
celebrated during the Ingenuity Festival will be in full bloom in
Cleveland this week, as the Bebe Miller Dance Company takes the
stage to perform her highly acclaimed new piece,
<em>Landing/Place</em>, inspired by her travels to North Africa, at
the Ohio Theatre on Sat 11/5 at 8PM. Miller collaborated with the
Advanced Computing Center for Art and Design (ACCAD) at Ohio State
University, where she is a professor in the Department of Dance.
Miller and her dancers experimented with "motion capture"
technology to create layers of projected images that evoke the
present and the past in a work that contemplates our sense of
“place”. Call 241-6000 or visit <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.34.ayiv.zld"
target=3D"_blank">www.PlayhouseSquare.com</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Rating the judges,
impartially</font></strong> Ever stood in the voting booth
scratching your head and wondering who on earth the listed judicial
candidates really are? Five local bar associations have banded
together to form the Judicial Candidates Rating Coalition (JCRC)
with the purpose of educating the voters of Cuyahoga County about
qualified judicial candidates and eliminating the judicial election
“guessing game” on Election Day, Tue 11/8. The JCRC
provides clear information to help voters decide who will best
serve as judge. Check out the ratings the respective bar
associations gave each candidate after conducting an in-depth
interview with them by visiting <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.35.ayiw.zld" target=3D
"_blank">http://www.Judge4Yourself.com</a></strong>. Share your
thoughts about the rating system at <strong><a href=3D
"mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com" target=3D
"_blank">Letters at CoolCleveland.com</a></strong>.</p>
<p><span style=3D"color: red;"><strong><font size=3D"+1" style=3D
"color: red;"><em>Cool Cleveland</em>
Podcast</font></strong></span> Whether it's your first time
listening to a podcast, or you're a pro at slinging MP3s into your
iPod, you'll enjoy the weekly <em>Cool Cleveland</em> Podcast
designed to give you a heads up on a handful of great events in the
coming week. Click <strong><span style=3D"color: red;"><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.36.ayiq.zld"
target=3D"_blank" style=3D"color: red;">here</a></span></strong>. The
untold secret is that you don't need an iPod to listen to podcasts;
all you need is your computer. Just click on the link and listen on
your computer speakers. If you're at work, keep the volume down or
use headphones! It is a nice way to stay up on what's going down in
this great town of ours. <em>Cool Cleveland</em> Podcasts are the
wave of the future. Get on and ride! <strong><span style=3D
"color: red;"><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.37.ayiq.zld"
target=3D"_blank" style=3D
"color: red;">http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/CoolCleveland11.04.0=
5.mp3</a></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Mirifex makes Inc. 500
List</font></strong> The Strongsville-based consulting firm was
named the 51st fastest growing privately held company in the US and
the quickest growing among consultant firms. The nod from
<em>Inc.</em> adds to the growing list of accolades the company has
received since it was founded four years ago, including
<em>America's Hot 100 firms to watch</em> by Dun & Bradstreet
and <em>Entrepreneur Magazine</em>; the 2004 Nortech Innovation
Award; and <em>Crain's 40 under 40</em>. Read more <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.38.ayix.zld"
target=3D"_blank">here</a></strong> and visit the firm's website at
<strong><a href=3D"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.39.ayiy.zld" target=
=3D
"_blank">http://www.Mirifex.com</a></strong>.</p>
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<span style=3D"color: green;"><strong><font size=3D"+1" style=3D
"color: green;">Owls, Witches and Wizards!</font></strong>
<em><strong>Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban</strong></em>
is now playing at the OMNIMAX® Theater at the Great Lakes
Science Center − weekends only − through November 13.
This is the first time in the Science Center’s history that a
full-length commercial feature film will be shown in the OMNIMAX
Theater. Movie-only tickets are $8.95 for adults, $6.95 for kids.
Science Center/OMNI combination tickets are $12.95 for adults and
$8.95 for kids. Go to</span> <span style=3D
"color: green;"><strong><a href=3D"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.40.9jm4.zld=
"
target=3D"_blank" style=3D
"color: green;">www.GreatScience.com</a></strong> for more
information. The Great Lakes Science Center, now in its tenth year,
is one of the nation’s leading science and technology
museums, featuring more than 400 exciting hands-on exhibits, themed
traveling exhibits and daily demonstrations. Open daily 9:30AM to
5:30PM with discounted parking for guests in the attached 500-car
garage.</span><br clear=3D"all">
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<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Movie incubator launched</font></strong>
Prelude2Cinema, a Cleveland-based Digital Movie and TV company, has
launched a studio fund to build a training and production facility
in Northeast Ohio called the Knight Studio Movie Incubator. To
gather funds for the studio, Prelude2Cinema is working in
conjunction with 501 (c)(3), Independent Pictures. You can make
donations to the studio building fund through Independent Pictures
<strong><a href=3D"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.41.ayiz.zld" target=
=3D
"_blank">here</a></strong>; just tag it as a donation for KSMI.
Donations will go toward the studio's first production, an indie TV
Series and supernatural thriller, <em>Out of Darkness</em>, created
by Emmy winning writer Alex P. Michaels. Learn more about the
project at <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.42.ayj0.zld" target=3D
"_blank">www.Prelude2Cinema.com</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Cleveland is a college
town</font></strong> The film <em>Show Me</em> is a seductive and
intriguing tale of a twisted trio whose lives intersect through a
random kidnapping of an "innocent" victim at knife-point. It will
premiere in Elyria on Fri 11/4. Why did they pick Northeast Ohio
for the premiere of the film? The theater’s proximity to
Oberlin and several other colleges will enable the film to quickly
capture the attention of its target demographic (college students)
in a less expensive manner than in NYC or LA. NEO scores again as a
great place to film, produce and even premiere new films. Check out
the movie info at <strong><a href=3D"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.43.ayu1.=
zld"
target=3D"_blank">http://www.ShowMeTheFilm.com</a></strong> and see
the premiere at Regal Cinemas Cobblestone 20, 5500 Cobblestone
Road. Call 440-934-3355 for movie time. Do you believe Cleveland is
perceived as a college town? Send your comments here:
<strong><a href=3D"mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com" target=3D
"_blank">Letters at CoolCleveland.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>
It's true. Cleveland is a great town for kids. You just gotta know
where to look. One place is below, under <em>Cool Cleveland</em>
This Week, where we indicate fun family stuff with <span style=3D
"color: red;">CC KIDS</span>. Another big help is 9-year-old Max
Mulready and his weekly <em>Cool Cleveland</em> Kids Podcast
<strong><span style=3D"color: red;"><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.44.ayip.zld"
target=3D"_blank" style=3D"color: red;">here</a></span></strong>,
designed to help you and your kids avoid the noise and find the
good fun things to do. Don't be intimidated, just click on the link
and in a short time, you'll be listening to the pocast on your
computer speakers. Keep the family involved and enjoy some quality
time together, courtesy of <em>Cool Cleveland.</em>
<strong><span style=3D"color: red;"><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.45.ayip.zld"
target=3D"_blank" style=3D
"color: red;">http://www.coolcleveland.com/files/audio/CoolClevelandKids11.=
04.05.mp3</a></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Red kicks off their fourth
season</font></strong> with an in-depth look at the private lives
of Gustav Mahler and his wife Alma, a composer herself, who
struggled with her life <em>In Mahler's Shadow</em>. An examination
of her diary reveals the oft-tempestuous nature of their marriage
and the music it inspired. The performance will include several
songs composed by Alma Mahler and the reading of passages from her
diary. Red {an orchestra} will begin its season on Sat 11/5 at 8PM
at the Masonic Auditorium. Call 440-519-1733 or visit
<strong><a href=3D"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.46.a8p8.zld" target=
=3D
"_blank">http://www.RedAnOrchestra.org</a></strong> for
tickets.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">A community model for
NEO</font></strong> The City Repair Project is an organized, mostly
volunteer group in Portland, Oregon that educates and inspires
communities and individuals to creatively transform the places
where they live. The group facilitates artistic and
ecologically-oriented placemaking through projects that honor the
interconnection of human communities and the natural world. They
have created numerous "gathering places" within various
communities, something sadly lacking in many communities, producing
neighborhoods in which people feel isolated and lack connection.
Learn more about the City Repair Project <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.47.ayj2.zld" target=3D
"_blank">here</a></strong> and tell us if you think Cleveland could
benefit from such a project at <strong><a href=3D
"mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com" target=3D
"_blank">Letters at CoolCleveland.com</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Calling All Cell Phones ...
Ring!</font></strong> Grab your old cell phone from the bottom
office drawer, pack up the family and head for the Zoo Box Office
where you can exchange your old phone for a special discount
admission to the Zoo and The Rainforest, during the entire month of
November. You'll feel good about cleaning out the office drawer,
the family will enjoy a day of fun at the Zoo and your donation
will support Zoo conservation and recycling projects. If you have
several phones to donate, call 661-6500 ext. 4508. Cleveland
Metroparks Zoo.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Voters Guide</font></strong> When it
comes to information to assist you on election day (<strong>Tues
11/8</strong>), there's no one quite like the League of Women
Voters. From hours, polling locations and absentee ballots, to info
on candidates and ballot issues, this link is one-stop-shopping for
the civic-minded. Click here and check out their awesome
<strong><a href=3D"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.48.aywz.zld" target=
=3D
"_blank">2005 Voters Guide</a></strong>.</p>
<p><span style=3D"color: red;"><strong><font size=3D"+1" style=3D
"color: red;">Emissions from the blogosphere</font></strong></span>
Bob Rhubart previews the Kent State Folk Festival by
<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.49.ayx0.zld"
target=3D"_blank">profiling WKSU's folk show host Jim
Blum</a></strong>. Rebecca Ryan <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.50.ayx1.zld"
target=3D"_blank">Meets The Bloggers</a></strong> and Bill Callahan
<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.51.ayx2.zld"
target=3D"_blank">has the follow-thru</a></strong>. Adam Jusko rallys
bloggers to <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.52.ayx3.zld"
target=3D"_blank">volunteer at the Cleveland Food Bank</a></strong>.
Jill Miller Zimon has a <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.53.ayx4.zld"
target=3D"_blank">meeting with Cathy Panzica</a></strong> about the
Red Room Revolution. Check the <em>Cool Cleveland</em> weblog
<span style=3D"color: red;"><strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.54.9rtn.zld" target=3D"_blank" style=3D
"color: red;">here</a></strong></span> where Peter Chakerian
includes ruminations on the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra/Cleveland Pops
collaboration—where genius find company when money’s
tight and times are hard. He also applies the arena rock aesthetic
to joint NEO arts organizations’ events and contemplates a
Salon.com blogger who might just change the world. <a href=3D
"mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com">Letters at CoolCleveland.com</a>.<br clear=
=3D"all">
<br clear=3D"all"></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+3"><br clear=3D"all">
<em>Cool Cleveland</em> This Week</font></strong><br clear=3D"all">
<font size=3D"+2"><em>11.02-11.09</em></font><br clear=3D"all">
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<strong>Send your cool events to:</strong> <a href=3D
"mailto:Events at CoolCleveland.com">Events at CoolCleveland.com</a></p>
<p><span style=3D"color: red;"><strong><font size=3D"+1" style=3D
"color: red;"><em>Cool Cleveland</em> Champions
party</font></strong></span> Stop by for an after-work networking
event that could lead to a $30,000 award for your civic project.
The Civic Innovation Lab showcases their Champions (<em>Cool
Cleveland</em> included) who have been awarded grants and
mentorship to help grow their civic projects. Walk-up tix are still
available. Great people you should know will be on hand, including
Brad Whitehead of the Cleveland Foundation, and other great
<em>Cool Clevelanders</em>. Your <em>CC</em> ticket not only
includes open bar, full hors d'oeuvres selection and DJ, but also
the national comic John Caponera, at Pickwick & Frolic, 2035
East 4th Street, <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.55.ayj3.zld" target=3D
"_blank">http://www.PickwickandFrolic.com</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">American Music Masters
Conference</font></strong> Learn about <em>Sam Cooke in
Context</em> on <strong>Thu 11/3</strong> from 7-9PM during a
pre-conference panel discussion that is open to the public without
cost at Harkness Chapel on Bellflower Road, on Case’s campus.
Cooke was a model for African-American entrepreneurship and one of
the first performers to use music as a tool for social change.
Enjoy an in-depth discussion of the definitive soul singer and
crossover artist during the American Music Masters Conference on
Sat 11/5 from 9:30AM-5PM. Ford Auditorium, Allen Memorial Library,
11100 Euclid Avenue.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">World Series of Wine</font></strong>
This Heinen's / WVIZ event will mark the tenth anniversary of this
premier wine tasting experience. This year's event from <strong>Thu
11/3</strong> to Sat 11/5 promises an unparalleled three-day
celebration of fine wine and delicious foods with 14 different
events including wine tastings, winery dinners, and a variety of
seminars to suit the budget and interests of everyone from the wine
connoisseur to those who just enjoy the occasional glass. All
proceeds will benefit WVIZ/PBS ideastream. Call 888-281-WINE or
click <strong><a href=3D"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.56.ayj4.zld" ta=
rget=3D
"_blank">here</a></strong> for more info and a listing of
events.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Greater Akron Business
Conference</font></strong> Expand your business through networking
at the Greater Akron Business Conference on <strong>Thu
11/3</strong> beginning at 7:30AM followed by workshops at 8AM. The
event wraps up with lunch at noon. Meet some of the most
influential and successful people in the area and pick up tips and
strategies that you can use to grow your own business. Call
330-253-5970 or register at <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.57.ayj5.zld" target=3D
"_blank">http://www.akronbusinessconference.org</a></strong> Crowne
Plaza Quaker Square, 135 South Broadway Akron.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Debate on Issues
2,3,4,&5</font></strong> Ohio State Rep Kevin DeWine and Ed
Jerse, campaign director for Reform Ohio Now, will spar off on the
Ohio ballot issues that could transform Ohio's policies. Topics
covered during the City Club debate on <strong>Thu 11/3</strong>
(at noon) include absentee voting (Issue 2), political
contributions (Issue 3), redistricting (Issue 4) and election
oversight (Issue 5). Visit <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.58.ayj6.zld"
target=3D"_blank">www.CityClub.org</a></strong> for more info or to
make reservations. City Club, 850 Euclid Avenue, 2nd Floor.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Architect Talk</font></strong> Learn
more about the new Akron Art Museum building taking currently
taking shape, from one of its creators. Austrian-born, premier
architect, Wolf Prix will give a lecture on <strong>Thu
11/3</strong> at 6:30PM as part of the Akron Art Museum’s
<em>Architecture Here And Now Series</em> in the Main Auditorium of
the Akron-Summit County Public Library, Main Auditorium, 60 S. High
Street, Downtown Akron.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Joyce and Dori Caymmi</font></strong>
Groove to the Brazilian beat as the legendary singer/songwriter and
guitarist combo, responsible for influencing an entire generation
of musicians, perform with the help of their five piece Brazilian
band on <strong>Thu 11/3</strong> at 7 & 9PM. Call 795-0550 or
visit <strong><a href=3D"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.59.9olr.zld" ta=
rget=3D
"_blank">http://www.NighttownCleveland.com</a></strong> for more
info. Nighttown, 12387 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">On His Way</font></strong> is a
collaborative piece between Cleveland Public Theatre's Education
Program and the YMCA Cleveland's Y-Haven Program. The stage play
features homeless men in transisition and CPT artists in a
discovery of the journey toward recovery. The piece is an
adventurous road-movie for the stage in which the main character
meets a series of characters who reflect struggles in his own life,
including his struggle to understand his place as both a son and a
father. Catch the show on <strong>Thu 11/3</strong> at 7PM, Fri
11/4 and Sat 11/5 at 8PM, and Sun 11/6 at 3PM. All performances are
without cost except the Friday 11/4 show, a benefit performance for
the Y-Haven Program. CPT's Levin Theatre, 6415 Detroit Avenue.
<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.60.ayj7.zld"
target=3D"_blank">www.CPTonline.org</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Anchiskhati Ensemble</font></strong>
from Tbilisi, Georgia (formerly of the Soviet Union) will peform on
<strong>Thu 11/3</strong> at 8PM. This unique, melodical and
spirited eight member male group will showcase their powerful vocal
abilities and play the tambura-like chonguri and panduri while
performing works that include sacred hymns, work, table and ritual
folk songs and traditional dances. Click <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.61.ayj8.zld" target=3D
"_blank">here</a></strong> to learn more. Call 521-2540 or order
tickets online <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.62.ayj9.zld" target=3D
"_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Cleveland Mayoral Debate</font></strong>
The last of three live televised debates between the two candidates
for Cleveland Mayor: City Council President Frank Jackson and the
incumbent Mayor Jane Campbell, sponsored by <em>The Plain
Dealer</em> and broadcast live on WCPN 90.3 FM and WVIZ public
television on <strong>Thu 11/3</strong> from 8-9PM. This debate
will be rebroadcast on Sun 11/6 at 11:30AM on WKYC-TV3 and at 11AM
on WVIZ public television.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Louis Malle in France</font></strong> is
a series of eight classic movies by the late French director, all
made in Europe between 1957 and 1987 that will be shown at the
Cleveland Cinematheque. The series will begin with <em>Elevator to
the Gallows</em>, a crime thriller starring Jeanne Moreau on
<strong>Fri 11/4</strong> at 8:30PM, Sat 11/5 at 7PM and Sun 11/6
at 4:15PM. The movie boasts a musical score by legendary musician
Miles Davis. Next up is <em>The Lovers</em>, a controversial 1958
film on adultery, on Sun 11/6 at 7PM. Visit <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.63.ayja.zld"
target=3D"_blank">www.cia.edu</a></strong> for the full movie
schedule. Call 421-7450. Cleveland Cinematheque, 11141 East
Boulevard, University Circle.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Show Me Premiere</font></strong> Catch
the premiere of the highly intriguing indie film, <em>Show Me</em>
which follows the tense cat-and-mouse tale of Sarah, forced at
knife-point to drive to an isolated cottage by a couple of squeegee
kids. The story follows the winding maze of this twisted trio who
bait and entice one another into a reckless search for truth. Check
out the trailer for this film which has already been entered into
four major film festivals <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.64.ayjb.zld" target=3D
"_blank">here</a></strong>. See the film at its premiere on
<strong>Fri 11/4</strong> at Regal Cinemas Cobblestone 20, 5500
Cobblestone Road. Call 440-934-3355 for movie time.
<strong><a href=3D"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.65.ayjc.zld"
target=3D
"_blank">http://www.wolfereleasing.com/showme/index.html</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Western Reserve Studies
Symposium</font></strong> <em>A Quiet Revolution: Land Use
Initiatives in the Western Reserve</em>, on <strong>Fri
11/4</strong> is a daylong symposium giving environmentalists,
educators, policy makers and leaders from area organizations a
platform to discuss new initiatives for land use in Northeast Ohio.
Call 368-4117 or e-mail <strong><a href=3D
"mailto:gladys.haddad at case.edu">gladys.haddad at case.edu</a></strong>
for registration which includes lunch, parking, refreshments and
printed proceedings. Click <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.66.ayjd.zld" target=3D
"_blank">here</a></strong> to learn more. The event will be held at
Case's Squire Valleevue Farm, 37125 Fairmount Boulevard in Hunting
Valley.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Do I Know You?</font></strong> Cleveland
Heights artist, Christopher Duffy's exhibition of hot sculpted and
cold-worked glass, blown glass, assorted mechanical parts, water,
paper, paint and plastics opens on <strong>Fri 11/4</strong> with
an opening reception from 5-9PM. The artist will give a gallery
talk at 6:15PM and the exhibit, the first installment of the
Sculpture Center's <em>Window to Sculpture</em> series, runs
through Fri 12/2. Call 229-8044 or visit <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.67.at7r.zld" target=3D
"_blank">http://www.SculptureCenter.org</a></strong> for more info.
The Sculpture Center, 1834 E. 123rd Street.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Floating World</font></strong>
Nationally-known watercolorist Gary Bukovnik will be on hand to
launch an exhibition of his latest body of work, <em>Floating
World</em>. The event kicks off with a <strong>Fri 11/4</strong>
opening reception from 5-7:30PM. Join the artist Sat 11/5 at 10AM
for a gallery talk and to pick up your copy the newly published
book, <em>Gary Bukovnik Watercolors</em>. The exhibition runs Fri
11/4 to Sat 12/3 at The Bonfoey Gallery, 1710 Euclid Avenue.
<strong><a href=3D"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.68.ayje.zld" target=
=3D
"_blank">www.Bonfoey.com</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Cleveland Biennial Juried
Exhibition</font></strong> This year's event features 61 works of
art by 47 Ohio artists with a focus on works in traditional and
contemporary craft media. The exhibit, which includes ceramics,
fiber, glass, metals, wood and mixed media pieces will open with an
artist's reception and awards ceremony on <strong>Fri 11/4</strong>
from 5-8PM. Call 687-2103 for more info or visit <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.69.8kg8.zld" target=3D
"_blank">http://www.CSUOhio.edu/art/gallery</a></strong>. Cleveland
State University Art Gallery, 2307 Chester Avenue.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Faith, Hope and Charity:</font></strong>
<em>New Prints by Three Girls</em> features the work of Liz
Maugans, Jen Craun and Brooke Inman. The exhibit opens with a
reception on <strong>Fri 11/4</strong> from 6-9PM. Take part in the
interactive lecture program on Wed 11/16 at 7PM, a printing
playtime that will be a hands-on opportunity for the audience to
connect with the three artists and produce and collaborative print.
The finished piece will be given away to a lucky participant. The
show runs through 12/2. Call 881-4000 for gallery hours. Zygote
Press, 7209 St. Clair Avenue.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Gianmaria Testa</font></strong> will
perform his evocative Italian love songs, intermingled with tango,
bossa nova, habanera and jazz on <strong>Fri 11/4</strong> at
7:30PM as part of the Cleveland Museum of Art's VIVA! and Gala
Around Town Series. Testa's songs, carefully crafted miniatures,
tell stories of lovers in Rome, wind and memories, earth and fog,
and ladies in train stations. He is one of Europe's most acclaimed
singer-songwriters. Call 421-7350. <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.70.ayjf.zld"
target=3D"_blank">www.ClevelandArt.org</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Turtle Island String Quartet with Kenny
Barron</font></strong> What happens when one of the world's
greatest jazz pianists collaborates with the undisputed masters of
improvisational string chamber music? An inspired program of
original music and jazz classics on <strong>Fri 11/4</strong> at
8PM. Call 987-4400 for info. Tri-C Metro Campus. <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.71.alp3.zld" target=3D
"_blank">http://www.tricpresents.com</a></strong>.</p>
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<span style=3D"color: green;"><strong><font size=3D"+1" style=3D
"color: green;">Cookin’ Up a Party</font></strong> As part of
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum’s American Music
Masters tribute to Sam Cooke, there will be a Friday Night Party at
Wilbert’s on <strong>Fri 11/4</strong> featuring Sharon Jones
& The Dap Kings with special guest William Bell. Show starts at
9PM and tickets are $10 ($12 day of show). Visit</span>
<span style=3D"color: green;"><strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.72.9dqg.zld" target=3D"_blank" style=3D
"color: green;">www.RockHall.com</a></strong> for more info. Call
216.902.4663 for tickets.</span><br clear=3D"all">
<span style=3D"color: green;">*************** SPONSORED LINK
***************</span></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Fun with Memory Quilts</font></strong>
Peninsula Art Academy’s Fiber Arts Department presents a one
day workshop serving up ideas and humor along with instruction by
The Fudge Sisters, Ann Herip and Susan Brown, on <strong>Sat
11/5</strong> at 8:30AM. Students will learn techniques to create a
wall hanging that is a “fantasy window scene” in
fabric, with room to incorporate a variety of two-dimensional and
three-dimensional objects that hold personal memories. Students
required to bring their own materials and zigzag sewing machine.
Call 330-657-2681 or email <strong><a href=3D
"mailto:CarolAdams at en.com">CarolAdams at en.com</a></strong> for
details. Peninsula Art Academy, 1600 West Mill Street,
Peninsula.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Museum Store Medley</font></strong> This
Northeast Ohio Museum Stores Association holiday shopping event on
<strong>Sat 11/5</strong> from 10AM-4PM is the result of a
collaboration between various museums and cultural institutions
throughout the Greater Cleveland and Akron area. Browse fine,
hand-crafted jewelry and wearables, home furnishings, textiles and
glassware, nature-based recordings and books, gardening supplies,
maple syrup, jams and jellies, traditional holiday ornaments and
decor, as well as creative educational gifts for children. There is
no cost to attend. Call 421-8671 for more info. The Nature Center
at Shaker Lakes, at 2600 South Park Blvd, in Shaker Heights.</p>
<p><span style=3D"color: red;">CC KIDS</span> <strong><font size=3D
"+1">Cider Festival</font></strong> Browse unique arts and crafts,
enjoy a dance performance by The Niki Robinson Dance Troupe, be
amazed by the magic of Michael Mirth, hear guitar and fiddle music,
and sip tasty cider on <strong>Sat 11/5</strong> from 11AM-2PM.
Call 330-673-4970 for info. Home Savings Plaza, Kent.
<strong><a href=3D"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.73.9dqj.zld" target=
=3D
"_blank">http://www.StandingRock.net</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Next time, take the
train!</font></strong> All Aboard Ohio's exciting benefit dinner on
<strong>Sat 11/5</strong> starting at 5PM is an excellent
opportunity for high speed rail travel advocates to support
improved passenger rail service within the region while enjoying an
evening that is both fun and informative. The event features live
music by UFIK, "Oberlin's 3rd best garage band," a fabulous dinner
provided by the Oberlin Inn Garden Restaurant, an Amtrak ticket
raffle and more. Register for tickets at <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.74.ayjg.zld" target=3D
"_blank">http://www.AllAboardOhio.org</a></strong>. Black River
Landing Transportation Center, 421 Black River Landing, Lorain.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">SIL 25th Anniversary
Celebration</font></strong> Help the Services for Independent
Living celebrate 25 years of serving as unwavering advocates for
the disabled community in Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula and
Lorain Counties. The 25th Anniversary Silent Auction/Dinner Dance
Fundraiser on <strong>Sat 11/5</strong> from 6-11PM will feature a
heavy hors d’oeuvres buffet and pasta station, a South of the
Border taco bar, hand carved croissant sandwiches, an assortment of
meats, cheeses, veggies and pastries and an unlimited, full-service
top shelf bar. Yes, we said unlimited. Call 731-1529 for tix then
dust off the old tux for this “Black Tie Optional”
event at SIL Accessibility Award winner, The Manor Party Center,
24111 Rockwell Drive, Euclid. <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.75.ayjh.zld" target=3D
"_blank">http://sil-oh.org/news/</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Pinkadelic</font></strong> Think pink
elephants, Pink Ladies and pink Cadillacs combined with psychedelic
art, poetry and music of the Sixties and Seventies because SPACES
annual benefit party and silent art auction is going completely
Pinkadelic on <strong>Sat 11/5</strong>. The Pink Penthouse Party
begins at 7PM followed by the outrageous costume party and silent
auction at 9PM. Get “In the Pink” as city artists and
creative souls get decked out in notoriously racy costumes to
support SPACES programming through Cleveland's most affordable
silent art auction, featuring the painting, sculpture, ceramics,
jewelry of more than 100 local and national artists. Call 621-2314
or visit <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.76.ayji.zld" target=3D
"_blank">www.SpacesGallery.org</a></strong> for info. SPACES
Gallery, 2220 Superior Viaduct.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Urban Relief</font></strong> A benefit
Concert to Aid Hurricane Katrina Victims is a dose of hip-hop,
spoken word, jazz, and reggae from the soul. The event happens
<strong>Sat 11/5</strong> at 7PM and some of the participating
artists include Cleveland's own Prayer Warriors; Conya Doss, Ill
Style Rockers; Myron; The Afi Nur Project; Deyampert; Suave Gotti;
Honeypot; Earthtone; Soundoctrine; Replife; and Go Live Grizzlies.
Proceeds will go to the United Way of Greater Cleveland's Hurricane
Katrina Relief fund. Tickets are available at the door and at
Niiki's Music & Video at 11701 Buckeye Road, or call 321-5588.
Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Heights Boulevard, Cleveland Heights.
<strong><a href=3D"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.77.auqw.zld" target=
=3D
"_blank">http://www.GrogShop.gs</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Beaux Arts Ball</font></strong>
<em>Champagne Wishes and Cadillac Dreams</em> is the theme of this
year's Akron Art Museum's Beaux Arts Ball on <strong>Sat
11/5</strong> at 7PM in the ultra-modern, industrial showroom
setting of one of Akron's favorite car dealerships. Guests will sip
cocktails, savor a four-course meal created by Piatto proprietor
and executive chef, Roger Thomas, enjoy live music by the Bobbie
Selvaggio Trio and dance into the night to the sounds of DJ Larry
Smith. Dave Towell's Cadillac-Saab at 111 West Market Street,
Akron, will open its showroom doors to host this grand event. Call
330-376-9186, ext 242 or visit <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.78.ayjj.zld" target=3D
"_blank">www.AkronArtMuseum.org</a></strong>.</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> Tonight
at 9PM, WCLV 104.9 FM presents the second program celebrating
Gerhardt Zimmermann's 25th anniversary as conductor of the Canton
Symphony. The hour-long program previews next Sunday's (November
6th) all-Wagner program by the Canton Ensemble. On <strong>Sat
11/5,</strong> <em>Saturdays from Severance</em> at 8PM features
the 1965 Amsterdam Concertgebouw concert by The Cleveland Orchestra
conducted by George Szell. It is followed at 10PM by Weekend Radio
with Robert Conrad, which features the breathtaking Australian
documentary "Death of a Wombat." You shouldn't miss this. Complete
details on all of WCLV's programming are available at</span>
<span style=3D"color: rgb(255, 51, 0);"><strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.79.9dqu.zld" target=3D"_blank" style=3D
"color: rgb(255, 51, 0);">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><strong><font size=3D"+1">Bebe Miller Dance
Company</font></strong> What happens when top notch choreography,
digital animation, motion-capture imagery and live music converge?
You get a performance hailed as "a fascinating multimedia dance
work" by <em>Chicago Sun Times</em> and as one of the "Best in
Culture This Month" by <em>Essence Magazine</em>, the Ohio premiere
of Miller’s cutting-edge <em>Landing/Place</em> which lands
at the Ohio Theatre on <strong>Sat 11/5</strong> at 8PM. Call
241-6000 or visit <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.80.ayiv.zld"
target=3D"_blank">www.PlayhouseSquare.com</a></strong> to get your
tickets to this must-see performance. Get a sneak peek during the
no cost community performance on <strong>Fri 11/4</strong> at noon,
also at the Ohio Theatre. Call 987-4940 for reservations. Get the
skinny on the magic behind the performance during the CSU forum,
<em>Creative Collaboration of Dance, Art and Technology</em> on
<strong>Fri 11/4</strong> at 6PM at the CSU Mather Mansion. Call
687-4883 for required RSVP.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Almost Obscene</font></strong> Spend an
irreverent evening with Joe Raiola, Senior Editor of <em>Mad
Magazine</em>, as he brings his nationally acclaimed, one-man show,
<em>Almost Obscene</em> to town on <strong>Sat 11/5</strong> at
10PM for one-night only. In the tradition of George Carlin and Bill
Maher, Raiola wages war on the status quo and rants against
censorship as he takes his audience on a provocative journey that
begins in the Garden of Eden. Stay after the show for an
opportunity to engage in a questions and comments session. There
will be lots to talk about. Call 521-2540 or visit <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.81.ayjk.zld" target=3D
"_blank">www.BeckCenter.org</a></strong> for tickets. Beck Center,
17801 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood.</p>
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Red dramatizes the commanding presence of Gustav Mahler’s by
illuminating the musical and emotional aspects of one of
music’s most fascinating relationships. Red ventures into a
relationship that caused Alma Mahler to sacrifice her music for
love. Experience In Mahler’s Shadow on <strong>Sat
11/5</strong> at 8PM in the Masonic Auditorium, 3615 Euclid Avenue.
Concert tickets start at $15. For more information call Red {an
orchestra} at 440-519-1733 or visit</span> <span style=3D
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<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Ohio Independent Film
Festival</font></strong> one of the leading independent film events
in Ohio, will run from <strong>Sun 11/6</strong> through Sun 11/13.
The 19th OIFF will feature an internationally recognized line-up of
first-class indie films from across the globe. Visit
<strong><a href=3D"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.83.9dqa.zld" target=
=3D
"_blank">http://www.OhioFilms.com</a></strong> for more info and a
complete schedule. Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit
Avenue.</p>
<p><span style=3D"color: red;">CC KIDS</span> <strong><font size=3D
"+1">KidsFair</font></strong> This <strong>Sun 11/6</strong> 10AM
to 5:30PM family event offers kids a chance to play softball with
Akron Racers, enjoy the new stage show, <em>PBS 45 & 49
Presents: It's Time! Songs and Stories With Phyllis &
Friends</em>, featuring America's best-known master storyteller
Phyllis Cicero–Stella, and visits from Elmo, Clifford the Big
Red Dog, Arthur, and Sesame Street's Honker. Young readers can
participate in the <em>Passport to Reading Fun</em> at multiple
booths throughout the Center hosting reading-related activities and
crafts where kids can get their passports stamped and take home
reading prizes. Call 330-835-0021 for more info. John S. Knight
Center, 77 East Mill Street, Akron.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">The Musical Box</font></strong> Missing
the days when your joints made a lot less noise and your head had a
lot more hair on it? Escape into Peter Gabriel era Genesis shows
during this carefully restaged production of <em>The Lamb Lies Down
on Broadway</em> on <strong>Sun 11/6</strong> at 8PM. Original
concert footage was studied to meticulously duplicate the costumes,
make-up, accessories, lighting design, choreography and musical
presentation. Now that's dedication. Get your tickets at
<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.84.ayjl.zld">www.PlayhouseSquare.com</a=
></strong>
and see if they've nailed it, but don't forget your real glasses.
You won't be able to see the stage with your tinted Seventies
shades. Allen Theatre, 1407 Euclid Avenue.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Learning Through Music</font></strong>
is a series of workshops for teachers of students grades K-5 that
will be held <strong>Mon 11/7</strong> through Wed 11/9 from
4-6:30PM. Each workshop will demonstrate strategies for integrating
the arts into classroom curriculum and will be presented by
national arts education consultant, Mitchell Korn, president of
Artsvision. Learn more <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.85.ayjm.zld"
target=3D"_blank">here</a></strong>. Call 231-7353 for required
registration. Severance Hall.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Mirror of the Wood</font></strong>
History and contemporary art collide with a stunning exhibition of
woodcut prints from Finland on display from <strong>Mon
11/7</strong> through Fri 12/2. <em>Mirror of the Wood: A Century
of the Woodcut Print in Finland</em> will be unveiled in a public
reception on <strong>Mon 11/7</strong> from 5-6:30PM. Join
professional printmakers and experts on Wed 11/9 at 6PM for a panel
discussion on the relevance of woodcuts in contemporary art and
printmaking. Call 330-972-5951 for more info. Exhibit on display in
the Emily Davis Gallery, Folk Hall on the University of Akron
Campus, 150 E. Exchange Street, Akron.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">50 Gongs and Gong Bath</font></strong>
Spend an ultra cool evening immersed and floating in an ocean of
sound with one of the world's most foremost experts on gongs,
Michael Bettine. The <strong>Mon 11/7</strong> event will begin
with the "Gong Bath" from 6:30-7:30PM, followed immediately by a
solo concert. The sound of the gong is the universal OM. Its sound
vibrates energy meridians in the body, bringing them into balance
and creating a relaxed state. Call 721-1055 for pricing or visit
<strong><a href=3D"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.86.9gid.zld" target=
=3D
"_blank">http://www.PassportProject.org</a></strong> for more info.
Bring a mat and blanket to rest on during the Gong Bath. Passport
Project Global Community Arts Center, 12801 Buckeye Road, 1 block
Southwest of Shaker Square.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Bugallo-Williams Piano
Duo</font></strong> The Cleveland Contemporary Players (CCP) at
Cleveland State University kicks off a concert series with the
internationally-renowned Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo on <strong>Mon
11/7</strong>. Hear a pre-concert discussion, moderated by WCLV's
Mark Satola, at 7:15PM. Experience cutting-edge new works and 20th
century masterpieces by Helena Bugallo and Amy Williams starting at
8PM. Call 687-9243 or click <a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.87.ayjn.zld" target=3D
"_blank">here</a> for more info. Drinko Recital Hall, Music and
Communication Building, CSU campus.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Meet the 2005 CIO of the
Year</font></strong> This event celebrates and recognizes the
innovation and creativity in planning and deploying enterprise
systems, future IT goals, management philosophy and service to the
industry and community. That's a tall order. Meet the four
recipients of the award from both large and small organizations in
the non-profit and for-profit sectors during the <strong>Wed
11/9</strong> luncheon from 12-2PM. Register for the event
<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.88.ayjo.zld"
target=3D"_blank">here</a></strong>. Tri-C Corporate College East,
4400 Richmond Road, Warrensville Heights.</p>
<p><span style=3D"color: red;">CC KIDS</span> <strong><font size=3D
"+1">Kid’s Comic Club</font></strong> This 4 session offering
is a dream come true for budding graphic artists and future comic
book artists aged 9-14. Famed graphic designer and comic artist
Ralph Solonitz will introduce kids to Cleveland's comic book hall
of fame and offer instruction on comic drawing and story
development. All supplies are included in this extremely economical
offering. The first class begins on <strong>Wed 11/9</strong> from
3:30-5PM. Call 593-0575 or visit <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.89.ayjp.zld" target=3D
"_blank">http://www.MaltzJewishMuseum.org</a></strong> to register.
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, 2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Creative Connections</font></strong> is
ArtistsChair.com’s first networking event on <strong>Wed
11/9</strong> from 6:30-9:30PM will provide a social arena for
regional artists of all creative disciplines and those that hire
talent to network, co-mingle and party, of course. After all, every
artist needs something to sculpt, paint or write about. This no
cost, BYOB event will include entertainment by DJ Deviant and fire
performing sensation, Aaron Bonk. Call 281-7451 or visit
<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.90.ayjq.zld" target=3D
"_blank">www.ArtistsChair.com</a></strong> to find out how you can
get into the artist's chair. Bring business cards to exchange and
register in advance if you are an artist in need of a digital image
by a professional photographer. 1300 Gallery, 3256 West 99th
Street.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">The Importance of
Dissent</font></strong> is the title of the third episode in the
new TV series, <em>ACLU Freedom Files</em> airing on LinkTV,
available on the Dish Network. Watch the premiere and engage others
in discussions about the importance of dissent and its role in both
creating and maintaining good government on <strong>Wed
11/9</strong> at 7PM. The event is without cost and open to the
public. Call 472-2200 to RSVP. Max Wohl Civil Liberties Center,
4506 Chester Avenue. <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.91.ayjr.zld"
target=3D"_blank">www.ACLUOhio.org</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">The Family Line</font></strong> is a
full-length drama written by Cuyahoga County Commissioner Peter
Lawson Jones and directed by Desmond "Storm E" Jones of <em>Live at
the Apollo Amatuer Night</em> fame. The story follows the story of
a cast of intertwining characters as they struggle to realize their
dreams. The show opens on <strong>Wed 11/9</strong> at 7:30PM and
runs through Sun 11/20. Learn more about the play and check
showtimes <strong><a href=3D"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.92.ayjs.zld"
target=3D"_blank">here</a></strong>. Karamu's Jelliffe Theatre, 2355
East 89th Street.</p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">The Orient Expressly</font></strong>
Take a musical journey through Asia with the CIM Opera Theater on
<strong>Wed 11/9</strong> at 8PM. First stop - Japan, to revisit
scenes from Gilbert and Sullivan's comedy, <em>The Mikado</em>.
Next up, Stravinsky's <em>The Nightingale</em>, Hans Christian
Anderson's tale of the mystical powers of a songbird. Book your
seats for this Asiatic adventure by calling 791-5000, ext. 411 or
visit <strong><a href=3D"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.93.awp6.zld"
target=3D"_blank">www.cim.edu</a></strong>. Kulas hall, Cleveland
Institute of Music, 11021 East Boulevard.</p>
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<p><strong><font size=3D"+2"><em>Cool Cleveland</em>
Interview</font></strong><br clear=3D"all">
<strong><font size=3D"+1">Robert Conrad of WCLV</font></strong></p>
<p><img border=3D"0" align=3D"left" style=3D"margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;"
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WCLV’s Robert Conrad remembers asking his mother what he
needed to do to become a radio announcer. Taking him seriously, she
replied, “Learn how to pronounce all of the words in the
dictionary.”</p>
<p>He was five years old at the time. But the boy was serious. He
made toy microphones out of toilet paper rolls. And quietly started
reading the dictionary into them.</p>
<p>This was in Kankakee, Illinois, in 1938, when radio was in its
absolute hey-day. By the time Robert was 14, he had worked his way
into being a “go-fer” at the local radio station, WKAN.
He did this by standing around waiting for someone to tell him to
“carry this”. It worked, and soon enough, he was
hauling remote gear for the basketball games and keeping score for
the sportscasters. In high school, he hosted a live Saturday
afternoon teen-age program, and the summer he graduated from high
school, he became the station’s summer vacation announcer. He
did everything—record shows, man-on-the-street interviews,
telephone quiz programs, read the news and the hog reports. Good
thing it was before the days of “format” radio! The
station played classical music as well as country and
western...<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.94.ayjt.zld"
target=3D"_blank">Read the interview with Robert Conrad
here</a></strong><br clear=3D"all">
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<p><strong><font size=3D"+2">RoldoLINK</font></strong><br clear=3D
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<strong><font size=3D"+1">Frank – Make Cleveland Believe In
Itself</font></strong><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>By Roldo Bartimole</strong></p>
<p>The problem with “Believe in Cleveland” is that the
real message is “Believe in our leadership.” Sorry, no
sale.</p>
<p>Coming, as it does, in the midst of a mayoral campaign and
inseminated, as it was, by Alex “The Snakeman”
Machaskee. One has to look upon it as a clumsy form of propaganda
for the candidate chosen by the <em>Plain Dealer</em>.</p>
<p>“Believe in Cleveland” is Machaskee’s
plagiarized promo of Tom Vail’s 1980s “Cleveland is a
Plum.” It did not work then and it will not work now. It
comes as the Pee Dee pushes for Campbell’s re-election, now a
real long shot.</p>
<p>“Believe in Cleveland” presumably is an
“answer” to the city’s decline. Yet, it is more
reflective of the desperation and depletion of our leaders’
mental capacity. What, we can’t build another new stadium?
What to do? (Well, Mayor Campbell has birthed the idea of building
a new practice Cavs court and some pretty condominiums for
multi-millionaire basketball players and their richer owner.)</p>
<p>The campaign – even done by the same Plum hucksters - was
hatched over lunch with Machaskee, according to Bill Stern of Stern
Advertising. Wow, these guys can really come up with
community-building solutions fast and easy.</p>
<p>The campaign is designed to sell Cleveland to
Clevelanders...<br clear=3D"all">
<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.95.ayju.zld"
target=3D"_blank">Read Roldo here</a></strong><br clear=3D"all">
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<p><strong><font size=3D"+2"><em>Cool Cleveland</em>
Sounds</font></strong><br clear=3D"all">
<strong><font size=3D"+1">Whiskey
Daredevils</font></strong><br clear=3D"all">
<strong><font size=3D"+1"><em>Greatest
Hits</em></font></strong><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Drink and Drive Records</strong></p>
<p><img border=3D"0" align=3D"left" style=3D"margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;"
src=3D
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Don’t be fooled by the clever title. This “greatest
hits” package could very well be a compilation, for as well
constructed and solid as it is. <em>Greatest Hits</em> is actually
the debut CD release for the Whiskey Daredevils, a described
“no frills” American rock and roll band from good
ol’ CLE. And rock they do. Don’t be fooled by their
name, either—odds are you’re long familiar its members
who were in the Cowslingers, before guitarist Bobby Latina dropped
out and formed a band called the Jack Fords. Replaced by former
Hayshaker Jones guitarist Dave Bowling and Crooked Mile guitarist
Bob Lanphier, they renamed themselves the Whiskey Daredevils.</p>
<p>Their name couldn’t be more appropriate. They play it fast
and loose, they’re a little bit rockabilly with a punk
edge/ethos. But they’re certainly not sloppy enough to be a
punk band straight-up. And they’re certainly too punk to be
country (although the alt-country “No Depression” tag
doesn’t sound far off if they went for it).These twelve
tracks sneak up on you, burrow their way into your skull and never
let go. “Don’t Go” slips into the classic
"Sleepwalker" in a way other bands only wish they could muster. The
leadoff track “AMC Hornet” joins a number of other
tracks (“Mickey’s Bigmouth,” “Waylon
Jennings Shower,” “Ironic Trucker Hat”) in taking
amazingly gritty alt-pop rockabilly photos. Greg Miller’s
lyrics in the aforementioned border on the hysterical, though his
fervent, tongue-in-cheek cover of the Dead Kennedys classic
“Let’s Lynch the Landlord” is worth the price of
admission all by itself. This one’s simply a great
friggin’ disc, hands down. With or without a whiskey/Mickey's
boilermaker.</p>
<p><em>Whiskey Daredevils play the Grog Shop <strong>Wed
11/9</strong> with the Blasters.</em><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>From <em>Cool Cleveland</em> contributor Peter Chakerian
peterATcoolcleveland.com</strong></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+2">Wanna get reviewed?</font></strong>
<strong>Send your band's CD (less than 1 year old) to: Cool
Cleveland, 14837 Detroit Avenue, #105, Lakewood, OH
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<p><strong><font size=3D"+2">Hey Writers!</font></strong>
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recently-released CDs and DVDs by Cleveland-area musicians that
could use your critical commentary for <em>Cool Cleveland</em>
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<p><font size=3D"+2"><strong><em>Cool Cleveland</em>
Preview</strong></font><br clear=3D"all">
<strong><font size=3D"+1">Bebe Miller Company's
<em>Landing/Place</em> @ the Ohio Theater 11/5</font></strong></p>
<p>The next Dance Cleveland / Cuyahoga Community College offering,
Bebe Miller Company's <em>Landing/Place</em>, is accompanied by
publicity emphasizing its hi-tech aspects: digital animation,
motion-capture imagery and video projection. Reviews of
<em>Landing/Place</em> performances in Los Angeles, Chicago and NYC
confirm that the hi-tech is definitely in place, but the same
reviews remind us that <em>Landing/Place</em> was inspired by
Miller's 1999 sojourn teaching dance in the war-torn African nation
of Eritrea and that this is the same Bebe Miller who choreographed
the Bessie Award-winning <em>Verge</em> (2001) with its profound
concern for human emotion, sexuality and racial identity.</p>
<p><em>Verge</em> never made it to Cleveland - the scheduled
performance was cancelled in the wake of 9/11 - but we got a good
look at that piece on video and we're excited to learn that some of
the same technically and emotionally vibrant dancers that appeared
in <em>Verge</em> will also appear in <em>Landing/Place</em> as
part of what Miller calls her "virtual company." Also onstage
Saturday night, composer Albert Mathias provides live and other
accompaniment on electric guitar, laptop and other instruments.</p>
<p>Miller's style is subtle and open-ended; we're sure we'll get
more out of the 75-minute performance if we can make it to some of
the ancillary events: lecture demonstration noon to 1PM Showtime at
High Noon, <strong>Fri 11/4</strong>, featuring the Bebe Miller
Company, Free. Master Class led by Bebe Miller for professional
dance students 4-5:30PM <strong>Fri 11/4</strong> at CSU dance
studio. Reservations required. 440-914-0744 or
skeyes at dancecleveland.org. Forum on the creative collaboration of
dance, art and technology includes participation by Miller and two
of her collaborators on <em>Landing/Place</em>, video designer Maya
Ciarrocchi and composer Albert Mathias 6-7:30PM <strong>Fri
11/04</strong>. CSU Mather Mansion. Reservations required. Contact
l.deering at csuohio.edu. Pre-performance lecture 7:30PM <strong>Sat
11/5</strong>. At Kennedy's in Playhouse Square. All ticket
purchasers are welcome. Post-performance Q&A in the Ohio
Theatre.</p>
<p>Bebe Miller Company in <em>Landing/Place</em> 8PM <em>Sat
11/5</em> at Ohio Theatre. 800-766-6048, 216-241-6000 or
<strong><a href=3D"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.96.9gm8.zld" target=
=3D
"_blank">http://www.tickets.com</a></strong>. Info at
<strong><a href=3D"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.97.9gm9.zld" target=
=3D
"_blank">http://www.DanceCleveland.org</a></strong>.<br clear=3D
"all">
<strong>From <em>Cool Cleveland</em> contributors Elsa Johnson and
Victor Lucas vicnelsaATearthlink.net</strong></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+2">Instant Karma</font></strong><br clear=3D
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<p><font size=3D"+1"><strong>Eugene Onegin @ Cleveland Opera
10/29</strong></font><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>What:</strong> Tchaikovsy's gorgeously melodic opera based
on Pushkin's famous long poem about a Byronic antihero who spurns
the innocent love of his young neighbor Tatyanya, kills his best
friend Lensky in a pointless duel, then hopelessly falls for his
lost love after she's married a prince.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Reasons to go:</strong> This beautiful production raises
the artistic standards at Cleveland Opera by several notches, with
superlative singing, strong acting, striking design, and sensitive
conducting. Barbara Shirvis' Tatyana shows all a young girl's
vulnerabilities, especially as she pours out her heart in a
midnight letter. As the doomed Lensky, Richard Troxell's golden
tenor goes from carefree songs with his love Olga (a fine Elizabeth
Batton) to anguished brooding as he awaits the fatal duel in the
morning snow. Baritone Stephen Powell has a powerful baritone that
suits Onegin, and excels in his last scene. Marion Pratnicki is
warm as the nanny, Timothy M. R. Culver a delightfully fey dancing
master, and Eugene Galvin a most sympathetic Prince. The production
is handsome, with the wintry birch trees of Erhard Rom's set
suffused with sunset colors by Mark McCullough's lights. And the
Chorus, ably led by Betsy Burleigh, shines in several lovely folk
melodies.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Caveats:</strong> Powell's acting is a bit stiff for Onegin
-- he plays him more stuffed shirt than brooding bad boy, which
lacks the sexual magnetism the character needs. And with no
choreographer or dancers, the chorus's dancing in several ball
scenes is rudimentary at best. But these are quibbles.<br clear=3D
"all">
<strong>Backstory:</strong> With new General Director Robert
Chumbley, Cleveland Opera has scored an unusual twofer: an
experienced administrator and fundraiser (he was last CEO of the
Arts Council of Winston-Salem) and a whopping-good artist/conductor
(he's former Music Director of Atlanta Ballet). His work with the
Cleveland Opera Orchestra is both dynamic and lyrical: in several
key arias it was as though the soloist and the orchestra were in
impassioned love duets.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Bookmark this:</strong> Each of the next four operas in the
subscription series plays two weekends instead of one. Next up is
Donizetti's romantic comedy <em>The Elixir of Love</em>, Dec.
2-10.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Details:</strong> Cleveland Opera, State Theatre, Playhouse
Square. <a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.98.arne.zld">http://www.clevelandopera.=
org</a><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>from</strong> <em><strong>Cool Cleveland</strong></em>
<strong>contributor Linda Eisenstein</strong> <a href=3D
"mailto:Linda at coolcleveland.com">Linda at coolcleveland.com</a></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Cleveland Pops and Cleveland Jazz
Orchestra @ Severance Hall 10/28</font></strong> Severance Hall is
a magical facility. Always has been. I have seen and heard a fair
amount of sheer genius there, whether it be the world-renowned
Cleveland Orchestra or a jazz legend like Herbie Hancock and his
trio. I can't imagine experiencing anything like last Friday night
anywhere else in the world.</p>
<p>And that's saying a lot.</p>
<p>See, I got to add one of those performances to the list.
Cleveland Pops Conductor and Music Director Carl Topilow and
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Music Director Jack Schantz collaborated
on a Pops season-opener concert called (fondly enough) "Side by
Side." This live collaboration featured the music of jazz legends
like Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Duke Ellington and Dave Brubeck, as
well as jazz arrangements from composers John Williams and Richard
Rogers... all as performed by their respective musical
outlets...<br clear=3D"all">
<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.99.ayu2.zld"
target=3D"_blank">Read the review here</a></strong></p>
<p><font size=3D"+1"><strong>The Tragedie of Macbeth @ Cleveland
Shakespeare Festival 10/28</strong></font><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>What:</strong> An eerie Halloween-appropriate adaptation of
Shakespeare's bloody drama performed by five actors, in a free
production by the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Reasons to go:</strong> In Dawn Youngs' intelligent
adaptation, the entire show is performed by Macbeth, Lady Macbeth
and three hissing Witches who play all the other roles and appear
to be an extension of the Lady's demonic ambition. The entire
production is steeped in the supernatural, from Jeremy Paul's
spooky light design of flickering shadows and lanterns to Josh
Senick's creepily effective music. Maggie Arndt is a slyly
seductive Lady Macbeth, egging her husband on during sex and
flirting with the audience during the banquet scene. As the
Witches, Douglas Rand also makes a fine Duncan, Anne McEvoy gives
Banquo substance, and Pandora Robertson moves with a sinuous
menace. Youngs' 75 minute adaptation is full of smart touches, from
a "dagger" created by light, interesting text juxtapositions, and a
fine Porter scene by the Weird Sisters.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Caveats:</strong> Rosy-cheeked Justin Walters is awfully
young for Macbeth - he doesn't have the presence the role needs.
Nevertheless, there are so many strong points that the show's well
worth seeing.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Backstory:</strong> Director Dawn Youngs created this
ensemble-based adaptation in the style of the Dell'Arte School of
International Theatre, with whom she studied for her directing MFA.
This is CSF's first autumn production.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Target audience:</strong> General audiences -- from
Shakespeare novices to experienced Bard-lovers.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>Details:</strong> Cleveland Shakespeare Festival,
Thurs-Sun. thru 11/6, Solon Center for the Arts. <a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.100.a5wy.zld">http://www.cleveshakes.or=
g</a><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>from</strong> <em><strong>Cool Cleveland</strong></em>
<strong>contributor Linda Eisenstein</strong> <a href=3D
"mailto:Linda at coolcleveland.com">Linda at coolcleveland.com</a></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">DancEvert @ Adidam Sacred Arts Festival
10/23</font></strong> We went to the last day of the Adidam Sacred
Arts Festival last Sunday. It would be too much of a stretch to
write about the paintings or the music in any detail –
that’s not our area of expertise – but DANCEVERT, Tom
and Susana Evert, were dancing and we always try to catch whatever
they do. In this case they were working not with repertoire but
with a form new to them, extended dance improvisation to live
music. Besides, we’d known painter Kathy Skerritt at whose
studio the event was being held and were interested to see more of
her work. And the musicians, John Wubbenhorst with Facing East,
looked like an interesting local Indian / jazz fusion group.</p>
<p>The first hour laid out the program’s emphasis on the
sacred, something we were prepared for. Skerritt read from the
writings of the religious organization’s leader, guru and
artist Adi Da Samraj, and guest speaker George Greer introduced a
DVD showing of a talk by the American-born mystic. By 3pm the
dancers and musicians had been introduced as “serious
participants in this process” and the actual music and
dancing got underway...<br clear=3D"all">
<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.101.ayu3.zld"
target=3D"_blank">Read the review by Vic and Elsa
here</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Turn of the Screw @ E. J. Thomas
10/21</font></strong> Our busy weekend continued with a trip to
Akron to see Ohio Ballet at E. J. Thomas Hall in a program that
comes to Cleveland’s Ohio Theatre next weekend, October 28
and 29. Featured was a new ballet based on <em>Turn of the
Screw</em>, the Gothic novella by Henry James, a famous ghost story
known for its sophisticated ambiguity.</p>
<p>We had spoken on the phone with the London-based choreographer,
Domy Reiter-Soffer, who reviewed some of the subtleties of
James’ classic creep fest for us, emphasizing how the text
was “so open to interpretation.” Are the mysterious and
frightening occurrences at the isolated mansion the work of ghosts,
as the young governess believes, or are they the product of her own
repressed sexuality? Accept our witness that, to the extent that
James’ text can be rendered in a dance Reiter-Soffer has
rendered it in this 37 minute long ballet. Over the phone he
stressed the power of dance to compress; “pages and pages of
text can be conveyed in their emotional essence through a few dance
movements.” Our next few paragraphs describe some of his
methods...<br clear=3D"all">
<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.102.ayjv.zld"
target=3D"_blank">Read the review by Vic and Elsa
here</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Ray Anderson @ Cleveland Museum of
Natural History 10/18</font></strong> On Tuesday, October 18, a
refreshing voice was heard in Northeast Ohio at The Cleveland
Museum of Natural History. Taking its highly successful Third
Tuesday Networking Event off site to this bigger venue,
Entrepreneurs for Sustainability was pleased to welcome more than
200 business and civic leaders who came to hear about how one of
the world’s manufacturing leaders is climbing “Mt.
Sustainability.” Ray Anderson, the Founder and Chairman told
the energized audience that his company not only aims to reduce its
impact on the environment but more importantly to become
restorative through its influence. And the best part is that they
are pioneering a way to bigger profits. For Interface,
sustainability is more than surface appearance. It's a belief that
is built into their business model. It's an underlying corporate
value which leads to business decisions that are weighed against
their potential impact on the economic, natural and social systems
that their business touches. E4S continues to receive comments from
members of its network. Kathryn Hanratty of Enviroscapes Landscape
Design perhaps said it best. “What an inspiration! I talked
to a few people on the way out - the overwhelming feeling was WOW -
there is Hope! (I actually get that feeling every time I attend an
E 4 S<a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.103.9aqk.zld">
?</a> meeting.) But it was intensified by Ray Anderson's
presentation. If a guy who is already successful as an
industrialist and at a point in his life where he does not have to
go out and prove himself can have this epiphany there is truly hope
for the world.”<br clear=3D"all">
<strong>From <em>Cool Cleveland</em> reader Courtney
DeOreo</strong><br clear=3D"all">
<br clear=3D"all"></p>
<p><strong><font size=3D"+2">Yr Turn</font></strong><br clear=3D"all">
<font size=3D"+1"><em>Cool Cleveland</em> readers
write</font><br clear=3D"all">
We encourage our readers to speak out by sending us letters and
commentary. Send your letters to <a href=3D
"mailto:Letters at CoolCleveland.com">Letters at CoolCleveland.com</a>.
You must include your full name (required) and you may include your
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<p><strong>Send your letters to:</strong> <a href=3D
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<p><strong>On CIA's Design Center</strong> (See <em>CIA launches
FUTURE</em> <strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.104.awp9.zld" target=3D
"_blank">here</a>)</strong> <span style=3D"color: blue;">the CIA
Design Center...goes right along with incredible IdeaStream concept
at Play House Square! Would love to see the Design Center stimulate
some innovate architecture unique to Cleveland. We always see lots
of talk about art in and around buildings and many businesses
embrace that whole heartedly, but then they build these block
buildings with some interesting, flattering piece of art outside
that is swallowed or overwhelmed by the blahness of the building!
Why not design art INTO the buildings? That's one of the impacts
I'd love to see the CIA Design Center have...and
soon!</span><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>from <em>Cool Cleveland</em> reader Bob Beck
BOB4AHOUSEATaol.com</strong></p>
<p><strong>On Cleveland and the CVB</strong> <span style=3D
"color: blue;">Cool Cleveland, in my opinion, does more to promote
arts and culture for the region than any other tool currently being
used by the City, the County or the CVB. When friends come in from
out of town we send them a link to this site so they can find out
what is going on and which events they may want to attend. People
we meet traveling who have an interest, misconception or are former
residents we refer to Cool Cleveland.com as other sources of
information are less informative. If I am not mistaken the CVB
hired a director of arts and cultural tourism about a year ago.
About 6 months later it was announced that a "survey" had been done
and the results were that local residents of Northeast Ohio didn't
know what we have. An "education" process was to begin promoting
the arts and culture to locals. Since that time not word one has
appeared that connects the CVB to any form of promotion either
locally of outside the area. So Cool Cleveland, whats going on with
the CVB's promotion of our arts and culture?</span><br clear=3D"all">
<strong>from <em>Cool Cleveland</em> reader Keith Keller
kbkellerATsbcglobal.net</strong></p>
<p><strong>In the interest of generating public discourse, <em>Cool
Cleveland</em> offered the Convention & Visitors Bureau the
opportunity to respond to Mr. Keller's letter. Below is the
complete response from Tamera Brown, the CVB's Director of Arts and
Cultural Tourism:</strong></p>
<p><span style=3D"color: blue;">Thanks for the opportunity to update
<em>CoolCleveland</em> readers on the arts and cultural tourism
initiative at the Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater
Cleveland. It's been a very busy 9 months since the initiative
kicked off. So far, we have:</span> <span style=3D"color: blue;">1)
Partnered with the CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest, Ingenuity, Sparks
Gallery Hop, and Cleveland Play House to get the word out in
various cities about these events and the broad scope of arts and
cultural offerings in northeast Ohio. We have placed ads as nearby
as Toledo, and as far away as Cincinnati, Detroit, Columbus,
Pittsburgh and Buffalo. We worked closely with Marcus Thomas, our
advertising agency, to develop promotions that are targeted to very
specific audiences. So, for example, for the CMJ Music Festival, we
sent street teams out to neighboring cities to pass out guitar
picks, t-shirts and other giveaways at nightclubs and concert
venues rather than choosing typical advertising media.</span>
<span style=3D"color: blue;">2) We use the internet extensively,
since 85% of people who travel use the internet to plan and/or book
their trips. Check our web site at www.travelcleveland.com anytime
for the most extensive list of events in northeast Ohio, ranging
from concerts at House of Blues to the Cleveland Orchestra's
performances. And when you hit our homepage, take note of all of
the arts and cultural events being promoted.</span> <span style=3D
"color: blue;">3) The arts and cultural tourism initiative is also
tasked with putting together some marketing services to improve the
effectiveness of the community's marketing efforts for arts and
cultural events. To that end, we will launch the on-line version of
the Ctix booth on January 9. (Currently housed at Star Plaza, this
walk up booth offers same-day half-price tickets to performing arts
events.) You will definitely hear more about this, since we will be
working with CoolCleveland to advertise the launch. We are
partnering with the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture to
create a shared database which will provide all the local arts
organizations with a better understanding of who their "best
prospects" are. The CVB is interested in this project because we
can then take those "best prospect" models and apply them to other
cities so we can more efficiently target potential visitors.</span>
<span style=3D"color: blue;">4) 2006 will be a fantastic year for
arts and culture, and we're already working with our partners to
develop the plans. We'll be promoting our "spring festival" season
(including the Cleveland International Film Festival, Tri-C
JazzFest, and the new FusionFest at Cleveland Play House); our
summer of family fun, including "Wicked" at Playhouse Square, Tall
Ships, Ingenuity and a special joint partnership with the Cleveland
Museum of Natural History, Cleveland Zoo and the Great Lakes
Science Center; and finally, a HUGE exhibition being presented at
the Cleveland Museum of Art in Fall 2006.</span> <span style=3D
"color: blue;">The biggest challenge the Convention & Visitors
Bureau faces is the fact that all of our work appears OUTSIDE of
Cleveland so it's practically invisible to our own residents.
Thanks very much for the opportunity to give a brief glimpse at the
work we've been doing since the arts and cultural tourism
initiative started. We've just scratched the surface of the
opportunities we have to promote this great city and we're looking
forward to doing more and more.</span><strong>from Tamera Brown,
Director of Arts and Cultural Tourism, Convention & Visitors
Bureau of Greater Cleveland, (216) 875-6620
TBrownATtravelcleveland.com</strong></p>
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"color: red;">Even in Your Underwear</font></strong></span> When
<em>Cool Cleveland</em> readers are asked what their second
favorite feature is – after the edgy content – most say
they appreciate the intimacy of receiving it in their inbox. In
fact, some admit they even read it in their underwear. Warning: We
don’t suggest this if you receive <em>Cool Cleveland</em> at
work. Of course, sometimes we write <em>Cool Cleveland</em> in our
underwear... Contact <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><em>Cool Cleveland</em> Videocasts &
Interview</strong> with Mayor Jane Campbell.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.105.awoa.zld"
target=3D"_blank">www.CoolCleveland.com</a></strong></p>
<p>2) <strong>A&Q w/G: Jennifer Thomas</strong> An interview
with the executive director of the Civic Innovation Lab.<br clear=3D
"all">
<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.106.ax4w.zld"
target=3D"_blank">www.CoolCleveland.com</a></strong></p>
<p>3) <strong>CMA @ Shaker Square</strong> "An exciting space that
will house a retail shop, adult and children’s studio art
classes and ticketing services in one convenient
location."<br clear=3D"all">
<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.107.awof.zld"
target=3D"_blank">www.ClevelandArt.org</a></strong></p>
<p>4) <strong>Down three spots from last week's Top 5</strong> The
article about them redeveloping the former Fifth Church of Christ,
Scientist at West 117th Street.<br clear=3D"all">
<strong><a href=3D
"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.108.auqh.zld"
target=3D"_blank">www.Cleveland.com</a></strong></p>
<p>5) <strong>See the Video Preview</strong> for the Hit Musical
“Wicked” – the Wizard of Oz Prequel.<br clear=3D
"all">
<strong><a href=3D"http://r.pm0.net/s/c?3gv.eb4e.109.asz4.zld" target=
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<p><strong><font size=3D"+1">Vendi, Vedi, Veci</font></strong> No,
not new members of the Hard Corps. But the phrase does reflect the
way of those who contribute to <em>Cool Cleveland</em> conquer the
enormous amount of news, events, and opinion every week. Thanks to
Peter Chakerian, Roxanne Ravenel, TL Champion, George Nemeth, Kelly
Ferjutz, Roldo Bartimole, Victor Lucas, Elsa Johnson and everyone
who partners with us. Want to volunteer and contribute your writing
to <em>Cool Cleveland</em>? Send your reviews, articles, or story
ideas to: <a href=3D
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