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Noémie Lafrance launches a collaboration with Frank Gehry's buildings at Bard College - Annanadale on Hudson.

Don't forget the 2nd Debate between Peter Lawson Jones and his
opponent, sponsored by the League of Women Voters, September 23, 2008, at 6:30 pm at

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When the op-ed from today's PD becomes available to link, I will post it here. Meanwhile, let's all play the finger-pointing deflect blame game. It worked when you were a kid and it still works today!

New WorksRiver Gallery

19046 Old Detroit Rd.

Rocky River, Oh 44116

440 331 8406

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Weapons of Mass Construction "Paradigm Shift" group show @ Vision Art Gallery. Opening reception Friday, Sept. 12th from 6pm-10pm

Keith Marlowe, Amy Casey, Arabella Proffer, Sean Burns, Bob Peck, Donald Black jr., Many more.

Vision Art Gallery
410 E.156th Street, Collinwood, OH 44110
www.visgall.com

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Cleveland Public Library announces its FREE and open to the public National Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration “Fiesta” kickoff to be held Friday September 12, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Carnegie West Branch 1900 Fulton Road, (216) 623-2822. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Carlos Ramos, Executive Director of Hispanic UMADAOP.

On Sunday September 7th Tropical Cleveland will introduce a vivacious & festive afternoon by the River!

Starting at 3PM the Cyrus outside patio will be the stage of Cleveland's 1st annual Brazilian Independance Day Fest.
Live Brazilian Band by " Magia Tropical "
Live performance of Cleveland's Samba School " Joia "
Authentic Brazilian BBQ & drinks

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Case Western Law School had a benefit concert to support some of the events and interests of their program at Playhouse Square September 5th, 2008 and what a remarkable performance! It was an intimate evening with a legendary folk singer who is an amazing storyteller as well as an inspiration when it comes to peace and social justice.

Bread and Puppet Theater here at Coventry Schoolyard during their last visit to Cleveland.

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5 Rings Gallery & Winery will show Biser's collection from Friday September 12th through Saturday October 25th. The show opens with a reception 9/12 from 5:00 - 9:00pm. The artist will be on hand to answer questions about his work. Join us for our hand-crafted wines and complimentary appetizers at the opening. The show runs til 10/25/08.

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1. You will be over the age of 18 by November 4th, 2008
2. You are a US citizen
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You must re-register if you have…
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ALIXA & NAIMA as Climbing Poetree presents their 50 city tour Hurricane Season. The 2-woman show covers everything from environmental disaster, criminalization, racsim, military industrial complex, and corporate domination as well as other cultural/political factors through a tapestry of Spoken Word, video production, dance, shadow art, and a sound collage of personal testimonies.

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Climbing PoeTree is the expression of a growing movement for radical social change. Poets,performers, print-makers, dancers, muralists, and designers, Alixa and Naima have sharpened their art as a tool for popular education, community organizing, and personal transformation. With roots in Haiti and Colombia, Alixa and Naima reside in Brooklyn and track footprints across the country and globe on a mission to overcome destruction with creativity.

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Image from Varone's Dense Terrain

I've used the Cleveland Heights library on Lee Road since the 1970s, and can say with confidence the recent Studio Techne reinvention of this facility transformed the space, site, and surrounding neighborhood for the better. Featuring a dramatic, high-art bridge over Lee Road, and two reused buildings - one signficantly modernized - with crisp, fitting site improvements, this is one of the best library facilities and urban redevelopments in Northeast Ohio.

Huge props to the many artists, MCs, DJs, bboys-and-girls, organizers and 100s of real NEOans who turned out for the 7th annual City Xpressions Street Art Festival, August 23, 2008, at West 25th and Lorain, Cleveland. A perfect summer day - great happy crowd - creative vibe and entertainment - and some spectacular urban art. While there weren't as many artists as the last year I attended, what showed was diverse and often pure genius.

August 23, 2008, was the City Xpressions 2008 arts and culture festival, at W. 25th Street and Lorain... one of my favorite annual events in the region... more photos to come!

On September 6, 2008 at 2PM, the Cleveland Public Library Fine Arts Department will present "Sounds of Jazz" on the 3rd floor of Main Library. Consisting of Reggie "Sax Man" Redd, John McComb on bass, Scott Wilson on piano, and Nancy Redd on flute and vocals, "Sounds of Jazz" will perform many jazz standards. Selections will include "What a Difference a Day Makes," "Summertime," "My Funny Valentine," "Misty," and many more. This performance is free and open to all ages. Come downtown and enjoy an afternoon of jazz music in the beautiful Main Library.

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Harry Bell is a powerful urban artist, well appreciated in Cleveland and beyond. His most famous work I know is the Wall of Sorrows, recently dismantled, under controversy, and now in storage... scheduled for future re-installation. You may know his current work from cruising through Cedar and E.55th, where he is commissioned by a gas station and car dealership to create urban art on their walls, now including the work-in-progress shown above... a memorial tribute to "Houghs Angel", Fannie Lewis, rest in peace.

Thanks to Sudhir, I had the opportunity to check out the Flobots at Peabody's, Sunday night. If I'd browsed the Cleveland Scene Magazine concert preview, beforehand, I probably wouldn't have bothered going. The 100s of fans who enjoyed the show agreed that would have been a mistake.