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Leap Day and March 1st, support Independent Movies
by via NEohioPAL 29 Feb '16

29 Feb '16

Where else can you see a powerful documentary about having a loved one incarcerated, a dark Comedy set in Cleveland about 4 strangers whose lives intertwine and a French movie about a babysitter becoming a woman? Get your ticket for the second monthly Film festival/Film market and Fundraiser "Prelude2Cinema presents..." We will have enough Diversity in the Movies, so there is no need to boycott. Come see local and international movies, and hear from local filmmakers and about the Crusade for a Cinema Industry. Tix only $10. February 29-March 1, 2016 at Shaker LaunchHouse http://www.prelude2cinema.com/festival.html All funds go to support the Cinema Industry. What is the Cinema Industry? Join us and Find out.

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Announcing the First Ever Manhattan Project Leap Play!
by Manhattan Project via NEohioPAL 29 Feb '16

29 Feb '16

*Between 1942 and 1945, J. Robert Oppenheimer gathered the most brilliant minds of the age at Los Alamos, New Mexico to create something awesome and terrible. The Manhattan Project - Cleveland Lab seeks to do the same for the Cleveland stage.* Announcing the First Ever Manhattan Project Leap Play! The Manhattan Project is thrilled to announce a project that could outlive us, our first Leap Play! Six of our favorite playwrights will each write a short play this March and upon turning them in, those plays will be sealed in an envelope, not to be performed until next Leap Day, February 29, 2020! Let's hope Nuclear Armageddon can wait! A Day Like No Other! What could be more rare and special than a day that comes but once every four years; a day that blips in and out of existence like exotic quantum particles in the Large Hadron Collider? We at the Manhattan Project are apt to celebrate things that are rare and strange, things as rare and strange as when on Leap Day the reigning Punxsutawney Phil is sacrificed to the Leap Gods to ensure four more years of good television. The people of Western PA have their traditions, and we have ours. Less bloody, but just as terrifying, we at the Manhattan Project make the following offerings to the Leap Gods! Three new plays that promise to be AWESOME and TERRIBLE: - *Ripcord* by Tom Hayes - *Al, Why Haven't I Leaped?* by Rachel Baird Rudisill - *X Marks the Spot* by Arwen Mitchell Please join us Tonight at 8:00pm <http://facebook.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=24718b1d6d5f7c398165fdc7b…> at Mahall's 20 Lanes <http://facebook.us8.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=24718b1d6d5f7c398165fdc7…> 13200 Madison Ave. Lakewood, OH 44107 <http://facebook.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=24718b1d6d5f7c398165fdc7b…> for this quadrennial spectacle! The Origins of Leap Day from Manhattan Project Leap Day Historian, Les Hunter: *Leap Day celebrates the pagan festival of hlupe (archaic: Anglico Absurdium Latinslaximus), a holiday wherein men would compete in various games of leaping (the long leap, the really, really big leap and leap of faith) as a way to show off to ladies and also is considered to figure into the religious rites of pre-Christian peoples--as a truly big leap would surely land a good man on the sun, or better yet, on the moon--and would thereby make him Very High Up, Indeed. The term "long-legged" supposedly is derived from this ancient tradition. * *We all know that on Leap Day women propose to men and that you can murder someone without it being a crime, but did you know these fun Leap Day facts?* - If a bachelor sees his shadow on Leap Day, he'll have four more years of eating Hot Pockets over the kitchen sink. - Internet comment sections are filled with hugs instead of vitriol. - In Philadelphia, if you order a cheese steak and say "put some leap on it" they'll punch you in the face. - The Freemasons invent a new color and hide it from the world. - If you lose your virginity on Leap Day, you're obligated to marry that person, or send them a nickel every Leap Day for the rest of your life. *Thank you Andy Kopas and Rob Anton for your steadfast Leap Day Research!* *Save the Date!* The Manhattan Project's next Meet & Greet <http://facebook.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=24718b1d6d5f7c398165fdc7b…> will be on April 6. The following Performance <http://facebook.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=24718b1d6d5f7c398165fdc7…> will be on April 25.

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SATURDAY at THE LORAIN PALACE THEATER - JAZZ RETURNS!
by Kurt Hernon via NEohioPAL 29 Feb '16

29 Feb '16

This Saturday night, March 5 at 7PM JAZZ RETURNS to the Lorain Palace Theater! Join us for a very cool evening all set on the Palace stage as we welcome* The Sha**nnon Eller Trio* from Cleveland for our very first On Stage LIVE! It is a cocktail cabaret like no other as* Speak of the Devil Cocktails* will be tending the on stage bar and live jazz fills the air. Seats are limited - a select few are left - and tickets will not be available at the door...so get yours NOW here: http://bit.ly/23c8kgH <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F23c8kgH&h=kAQGvDCZQAQFm…> or at the Palace Box Office (440.245.2323) *The Lorain Palace Theater* *617 Broadway Ave.* *Lorain, Ohio 44052440.245.2323* *www.LorainPalace.org <http://www.LorainPalace.org>*

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Workshop Players Murder Mystery Fundraiser
by Workshop Players via NEohioPAL 29 Feb '16

29 Feb '16

Workshop Players Theater Proudly Presents The Wedding From Hell Murder Mystery Dinner Theater March 4 and March 5 at 6 p.m. Cork's and Stubby's, 209 S. Main Street, Amherst Tickets are $45 and include dinner. Box Office 440-988-5613 Reservations required. Presented by special arrangement with Mysteries By Moushey. -- Workshop Players 44820 Middle Ridge Road, Amherst, OH 44001 Box Office: 440-988-5613 (Box Office hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.) contact(a)workshopplayers.com www.workshopplayers.com "If all the world's a stage, I want better lighting!"

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EN-RICH-MENT'S FIRST DRUMMING COMPETITION FOR 8 - 16 YEAR OLD YOUTH
by Betty Smith via NEohioPAL 28 Feb '16

28 Feb '16

EN-RICH-MENT, a not for profit program that provides free music lessons, instruments, education, training, art, dance, voice and drumline to underserved urban youth ages 5 - 18, will host its FIRST DRUMMING COMPETITION PRESENTED BY THE BLUECOATS DRUM & BUGLE CORPS (ages 8 to 16) (Marching and Free-Style) APRIL 2ND, 11 AM - 3PM, Arts in Stark Ed Center, 1014 Cleveland Ave., NW Canton. Each contestant will have up to two minutes to showcase their skills in one of two classes - marching percussion using a marching snare, quads, or bass drum, or free-style percussion using buckets, trash cans or homemade instruments. Each class will have three age groups - 8-10, 11-13, 14-16. In addition to an overall winner in each class, our judges will select a winner from each age group. Each winner will receive a trophy. In addition, the overall winner from the marching percussion class will win $100, two tickets to the Bluecoats' Innovations in Brass: Massillon competition at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium and a day "behind the scenes" with the 2016 Bluecoats Drumline. The overall winner from the free-style class will win $100, two tickets to a Cleveland Cavaliers game, and an evening "behind the scenes" with Cavs QStix Entertainment Ensemble. Serving as judges for the competition: Marching - Julian Goldthwaite (Bluecoats alum, QStix Manager), David Vielhaber (Bass Line performer, Bluecoats alum) Free-style - Julian Goldthwaite (see above), Elec Simon, QStix. JUDGING BY: Marching - Julian Goldthwaite (Bluecoats alum, QStix Manager), David Vielhaber (Bass Line performer, Bluecoats alum) Free-style - Julian Goldthwaite (see above), Elec Simon, QStix. Registration is $10.00. Betty Smith Executive Director EN-RICH-MENT www.facebook.com/en.rich.ment.1 <http://www.facebook.com/en.rich.ment.1> www.en-rich-ment.org <http://www.en-rich-ment.org/> If you put a musical instrument in a kids hand, he will not pick up a gun. El Sistema Support our youth with your tax deductible donation made payable to Enrichment and mailed to 4110 Meadowview Dr., NW Canton OH 44718 CANTON IDOL AUDITIONS MARCH 12, 2 PM, ARTS IN STARK EDUCATION CENTER, 1014 CLEVELAND AVE., NW.

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Review of "And Then There Were None" at Great Lakes Theater
by Bob Abelman via NEohioPAL 28 Feb '16

28 Feb '16

Whodunit revealed in Great Lakes Theater’s ‘And Then There Were None’ Bob Abelman Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal Member, International Association of Theatre Critics It is a long-standing theater tradition that those who attend an Agatha Christie murder mystery must never expose its secrets to those who will be attending it next. This tradition ends here, for this review will divulge – against better judgement and the expressed wishes of the theater’s artistic director – precisely whodunit in the current Great Lakes Theater production of “And Then There Were None.” For more of this article, go to www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/.

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TOMORROW NIGHT - Manhattan Project Returns for a Leap Day Extravaganza!
by Manhattan Project via NEohioPAL 28 Feb '16

28 Feb '16

Between 1942 and 1945, J. Robert Oppenheimer gathered the most brilliant minds of the age at Los Alamos, New Mexico to create something awesome and terrible. The Manhattan Project - Cleveland Lab seeks to do the same for the Cleveland stage. A Leap Day Extravaganza!Cleveland's source for new plays by local playwrights is back with three plays so awesome and terrible, they have to be performed on a day that only comes once every four years. This Leap Day The Manhattan Project <http://facebook.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=24718b1d6d5f7c398165fdc7b…> is please to present: - *Ripcord* by Tom Hayes - *Al, Why Haven't I Leaped?* by Rachel Baird Rudisill - *X Marks the Spot* by Arwen Mitchell Please join us Monday, February 29 at 8:00pm <http://facebook.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=24718b1d6d5f7c398165fdc7…> at Mahall's 20 Lanes <http://facebook.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=24718b1d6d5f7c398165fdc7b…> 13200 Madison Ave. Lakewood, OH 44107 <http://facebook.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=24718b1d6d5f7c398165fdc7…> for this quadrennial spectacle! *Save the Date!*The Manhattan Project's next Meet & Greet <http://facebook.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=24718b1d6d5f7c398165fdc7b…> will be on *April 6*. The following Performance <http://facebook.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=24718b1d6d5f7c398165fdc7b…> will be held *April 25*. What exactly is The Manhattan Project - Cleveland Lab? The Manhattan Project is a low-stakes, nonthreatening place for actors and playwrights to meet and work together. Based on the Theatre Lab model taught at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama and inspired by The Brooklyn Generator in New York, The Manhattan Project wants to introduce Cleveland actors and playwrights to each other by organizing a bi-monthly production of brand new 10-minute plays. Participating artists will meet early in the month and will be broken into teams, each with one playwright. The playwright will then be given a writing prompt to write a new 10-minute play based on the prompt and including all the team's actors. The rest of the evening the team members will get to know each other and get a feel for each other's skills and voices. The teams will reconvene later in the month to perform these plays for each other. These 10-minute plays are not an end in themselves. Through these small collaborations we hope to build relationships between the two most vulnerable artists in theatre; the actors who put themselves on stage and the playwrights who pour themselves onto the page. Perhaps these 10-minute plays will grow into longer works or maybe these collaborations will become partnerships on larger projects. If you'd like to participate, please RSVP at TrinityCrater(a)gmail.com or just show up at the next Meet & Greet in July. *For more info and updates:* like us on facebook <https://www.facebook.com/TheManhattanProjectClevelandLab>, Subscribe to Our Newsletter <http://eepurl.com/RGboj> and follow us on twitter @MPCleveLab . Some additional notes on the project: - In the spirit of shoe-string theatre, these 10-minute plays should have a budget of $0.00. - Playwrights will be directing the plays, or an actor from the team can volunteer to do so. - It's up to each team to schedule rehearsals together. Based on experience, it shouldn't take more than 3-4 hours of rehearsal time to get these plays on their feet. - Playwrights are invited in advance of the meet & Greet. - *Playwrights are invited based on participation in past Manhattan Project events, so please come to our events so we can get to know you!*

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Praises for Chapatti at Actors' Summit
by Molly Clay via NEohioPAL 28 Feb '16

28 Feb '16

I was fortunate to attend this past Friday's opening night performance of Chapatti at Actors' Summit Theatre in Akron, It is a gentle, thought provoking play wonderfully directed by Brian Zoldessy. Anne McAvoy & Neil Thackaberry offer beautiful, nuanced performances. Don't miss it. http://www.actorssummit.org/

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musicians for "Into The Woods"
by dave banks via NEohioPAL 28 Feb '16

28 Feb '16

I am looking for some musicians to play “Into The Woods” at Walsh Jesuit High School. Orchestra rehearsal is March 6 at 6pm, dress reh 3/7 and 8 at 5pm, shows 3/10 and 17 at 7pm. 3/11,12,18,19 at 7:30pm, 3/12,13,19,20 at 2pm, 3/18 at 9am. It is possible sub out what you can’t make. $600 for the run. I’m specifically in need of French Horn, Flute, Piano, Bassoon, Cello. If you are interested, please send over your resume to banks(a)walshjesuit.org . Thank you so much. David Banks, Director, CenterStage Theatre

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Swing dance tonight at the Slovenian Workmen's Home
by Valerie Salstrom via NEohioPAL 27 Feb '16

27 Feb '16

Be sure to arrive in time to take part in the easy jitterbug lesson from 8pm to 9pm with Valerie Salstrom. We always review the basic Jitterbug step, talk about the basics of leading and following, and then show a few new moves. Each lesson is unique and you will always pick up new moves and hints each time you attend a pre-dance lesson at a Get Hep Swing event. These lessons are appropriate for brand spankin' new dancers all the way up to advanced dancers. You will not be disappointed! Immediately after the lesson (at 9 PM) the Syncopated Sin Swing Band will kick off an awesome night of music and swing dancing until 12am. Everyone is welcome to come and have fun with us at the swing dance. There is no need to have previous dance experience or a dance partner. We rotate partners during the lesson so you will have the chance to meet and dance with lots and lots of people before the live music even begins! If you are attending the dance with a partner and do not want to rotate, that is fine too. No need to make reservations or buy tickets in advance. The event is $12 per person. $10 for students and seniors with a valid ID. $5 for first timers. The Waterloo Ballroom at the Slovenian Workmen's Home is located in the very artsy and lively Collinwood neighborhood. The address is 15335 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland, Ohio 44110. The Slovenian not only has a beautiful ballroom; they also have a well stocked bar. They have alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks of all kinds for sale--including a very special Slovenian beer- Lasko! There will also be some sweet and savory snacks for sale as well. The sign for the Slovenian has been taken down so please look for the sign for Packy Malleys. Our entrance is just to the left of them. There are TWO parking lots to the right of the ballroom and there is also some street parking as well. We also have a security guard who keeps an eye on the hall and both parking lots For more info please email Valerie at info(a)gethepswing.com. Please seewww.GetHepSwing.com for the most up to date information on dances, bands playing at the dances, classes, private lessons, school programs, and special topic workshops.

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