PHOTOSTREAM: Brite Winter Festival 2013

Posted in ArtsBikesBizTechCivic AffairsCultureDanceDrinksEatsEducationEntrepreneurialismFashionFestivalFilmMusic: Rock and RollNewsOutdoorsPartyPerformanceReviewShopLOCALTechnologyTheatreThomas MulreadyUncategorized

  With 48 bands, 6 stages, 15 art installations, multiple bonfires, and enough of Ohio City vibe to create a heat shield in the middle of a chilly winter… Hey, who’s kidding who? This is winter in Cleveland, people. Weather doesn’t worry us. It’s just another excuse to party… and let our artists show the way.   With artists [...]
PHOTOSTREAM: Near West Theatre Benefit: You Can't Stop The Beat 02.16.13

Posted in ArtsBenefitBizTechCivic AffairsCultureDanceDrinksEatsEducationHelpKidsMusic: Rock and RollNewsPartyPerformanceReviewShopLOCALTheatreThomas MulreadyUncategorized

  Near West Theatre throws one of the best parties of the year at Trinity Cathedral to raise money for their life-changing theatrical mission, working with kids on the Near West side of Cleveland. View the PHOTOSTREAM here. Executive Director Stephanie Morrison Hrbek danced with everyone, she was so excited about edging nearer to their fundraising goals [...]
VIDEO: Behind-the-Scenes of the Beachland Ballroom with Cindy Barber

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  Follow along as Cindy Barber, who co-founded the Beachland Ballroom with partner Mark Leddy, takes us behind the scenes to their Tavern, Ballroom and underground vintage shop/record story This Way Out. In a relatively short time, the Beachland Ballroom has become one of the country’s premier alternative music venues. Watch the video and hear how Akron’s [...]
Cleveland: Among Coolest Cities in Midwest

Posted in ArtsBizTechCultureMusic: Rock and RollNewsSarah Valek

  MSN pays the heartland some love with their list of 10 Coolest Cities in Midwest. Have you seen it? Cleveland made the list (naturally) for our rock ‘n roll culture, plus our stunning new MOCA. While sites churn out top 10 lists for everything these days (most completely meaningless), at least we’re where we belong [...]
Cleveland Print Room Opens Public Darkroom

Posted in ArtsBizTechCultureEducationEntrepreneurialismEventsFreeHotKidsNewNewsOpeningPhotographyPreviewShopLOCALThomas MulreadyUncategorizedWorkshop

[ February 22, 2013; 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Fri 2/22 5-9PM Sure, we love Instagram and Flickr and Photobucket and Shutterfly and SmugMug and SnapChat and... But we also frequent Aperture Photography & Variety Store in Tremont and love shooting with our vintage Nikon SLR, because the quality of traditional photography is something that an app just can't fake. More of an issue is that schools [...]
VIDEO: Behind-the-Scenes of 95% Complete Medical Mart & Convention Center

Posted in BizTechCivic AffairsEducationEntrepreneurialismHealthyNewsPoliticsPreviewScienceShopLOCALTechnologyThomas MulreadyTravelUncategorizedVideo

  Check out this revealing behind-the-scenes video of the 1 million square foot Medical Mart & Convention Center, which is 95% complete. The project is running 4 months ahead of schedule and under budget, scheduled to open in July to host the National Senior Summer Games, with a Grand Opening in June. The Medical Mart is scheduled to [...]
Call for Makers at NEO's first Mini Maker Faire

Posted in ArtsBizTechCivic AffairsEducationEntrepreneurialismEventsFestivalFreeHotKidsNewNewsSarah ValekScienceTechnologyWorkshop

[ April 13, 2013; 6:00 am; ]   Event: Sat 4/13 @ 10am - 6pm Apply by Mon 2/25 Now this looks promising: IngenuityFest and the Cleveland Public Library team up to present the area's first Mini Maker Faire -- an event allowing people of all ages to "learn, discover, create, and play along with 'makers' and creators from the region’s business, non-profit, [...]
David Levy: On Making Independent Film

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An Evening with the Oscar Nominated Producer By Alex Sukhoy Film producer David Levy is a big deal. He’s worked with both Helen Mirren and with Meryl Streep. His Robert Altman-directed production of Gosford Park earned him his first Oscar nomination. And he partnered with the late and great director for three decades, including on [...]
Ready for a Career in Arts & Culture?

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[ March 6, 2013; 12:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Wed 3/6 noon - 6PM Ready to get busy with a cool career in our region's world-class arts & culture sector? Or, are you an arts & culture employer looking to hire the best and brightest? You may want to check out the Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Career Day being hosted by the Northeast Ohio Council on Higher [...]
Cleveland Needs to Go Beyond Being Creatively Classed

Posted in ArtsBizTechCivic AffairsCommentaryCultureEntrepreneurialismNewsPoliticsRichey Piiparinen

Don’t call him creative classed. A Cleveland artist, Mac, and his rooster, Morty.   By Richey Piiparinen Indeed, we have the know-how, but we do not have the know-why, nor the know-what-for. –Erich Fromm, social psychologist. The question of how you “become” as a city has been weighing on me lately. Is it enough to get people [...]