If nothing else, today proved to me the power of magic realism.  Nelson Cintron is a good man, a kind man and a man gifted with the power to transform.  He is not a perfect man, but like all of us, when he tries, he can perform magic. 

In an effort to un-depress myself, I am trying to conjure in my mind the most charming places in NEO to go to when you want to watch people and feel hopeful about life.  Now, I know I can go to the middle of a forest somewhere and meditate, but I need to hear laughter and watch boats bobbing on the water. 

Why is it so hard to make it happen here in NEO?  Do you have a favorite place to share???  Please post your thoughts here.

Cleveland Peace Show

2009 Cleveland Peace Show

 Old Fashioned M+M Nite

The Up Ensemble - Jazz Trio

Open Jam for all solid musicians.

9PM to Midnite - $5.00 Cover

Drink Specials:  $5.00 Old Fashioneds, Manhattans, and Martinis

Bringin' the jazz back to Collinwood, though it never really left, man.

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 Old Fashioned M+M Nite

The Up Ensemble - featuring Matt on Stand up Bass, Beau on (fore)skins, and Chris on Tenor Sex.

That's right, tenor sex baby.

$5.00 Cover

Drink Specials:  $5.00 Old Fashioneds, Manhattans, and Martinis

9PM to Midnite

Bringin' Jazz Back to Collinwood, though it never really left, man.

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 Old Fashioned M+M Nite

Jazz Trio - The Up Ensemble

9PM - Midnite

$5.00 Cover

Drink Specials:  $5.00 Old Fashioneds, Manhattans, and Martinis (thus the moniker - Old Fashioned M+M Nite)

Bringin' jazz back to Collinwood - though it never left, man.

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Muriel S. Butkin was an important benefactor and philanthropist to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Together with her husband, the late Noah Butkin, they donated many works to the art museum over the years including an extensive collection of French old master paintings and drawings. In addition, Mrs.

ARGENTUM! CAF Annual Benefit

 

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I am very excited that Cleveland Public Library is participating in the National Endowment for the Humanities Picturing America program.  I have always felt more comfortable explaining concepts visually and, lo and behold, today--a wonderful man contacted me today with a visual explanation of Web 3.0.  Enjoy.  Transform.

CPAC invites you to join us at From Rust Belt to Artist Belt II (RBAB2) on Thursday, Sept. 17th, and Friday, Sept. 18th, 2009, in Cleveland's Gordon Square Arts District.  During this two-day event you will have an opportunity to see artist-based community development firsthand and explore the neighborhood’s institutions, including Cleveland Public Theatre, 78th Street Studios, the historic Arcade and the newly renovated Capitol Theatre.

 Old Fashioned M+M Nite

Where:  The Waterloo Cafe

Who:  The Up Ensemble  Sounds like a guy bangin' on the drums alongside a guy plucking a stand up bass alongside a guy blowin' a tenor sax.

Drinks:  $5 Old Fashioneds, Manhattans, and Martinis  (Thus the Old Fashioned M+M Moniker)

Cover:  $5  (Musicians need the money bad, man)

Kitchen will be open serving fresh local foods.

Bringin' jazz back to Collinwood, though it never really left.

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Anne Trubek for Good Magazine - Civic leaders and artists are coming up with some interesting ideas, and often the line between the two groups is blurred. The perfectly-named Unreal Estate Agency in Detroit is aimed at showcasing “new types of urban practices (architecturally, artistically, institutionally, everyday life, etc) that came into existence, creating a new value system in Detroit,” including helping people purchase and rehab a home for under $5,000.

Ramadan is the month during which Muslims fast from dawn to sunset every day.  Iftar is the meal eaten after sunset when the fast is broken.

CAIR Ohio--The Council on American-Islamic Relations Cleveland Chapter
cordially invites you to attend our:

6th Annual Sharing
Ramadan Iftar Dinner

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Registration 6:00 p.m.

Cleveland State University
Joseph Cole Center
3100 Chester Ave.
Cleveland OH 44114

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"O mio babbino caro" - Gianni Schicchi - Puccini - performed by Amy Irvine (August 9, 2009)

Many beautiful worlds collided the evening of Sunday, August 9, 2009, at "OPERA IN THE ITALIAN CULTURAL GARDEN", a free outdoor evening concert of favorite Italian opera classics, beautifully performed by Opera Per Tutti (Opera For All), held in the spectacular Italian Cultural Garden, in one of the greatest public parks in the world, The Cleveland Cultural Gardens, presented by the Italian Cultural Garden Foundation, Northern Ohio Opera League, and the Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation.

The Huffington Post - Les Paul, who invented the solid-body electric guitar later wielded by a legion of rock 'n' roll greats, died Thursday of complications from pneumonia. He was 94.

According to Gibson Guitar, Paul died at White Plains Hospital. His family and friends were by his side.

As an inventor, Paul also helped bring about the rise of rock 'n' roll with multitrack recording, which enables artists to record different instruments at different times, sing harmony with themselves, and then carefully balance the tracks in the finished recording.

Just one of my many photos along the road last Fall.

My sister-in-law is studying ESL this summer in Parma, and we happened upon Sittoo's, a "faster food" branch of the Aladdin's Eatery chain, only more affordable.  We've been going there weekly (or more) all summer long and haven't been disappointed!  Full Article.  ---------> more

Avast ye mateys! The Cleveland Public Library Fine Arts Department is pleased to present the next event in our "Music at Main" series on Saturday, September 19th, 2009 at 2PM in the lower level of the Louis Stokes Wing.

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The Best of Cleveland-CLEVELAND ARTS PRIZE WINNERS COLLABORATIVE

Nearly 50 years ago CAP began a tradition of identifying and honoring Cleveland’s outstanding artists on an annual basis. Since then the Arts Prize commissioned an Arts Prize medal, launched a scholarship program and established the tradition of holding an annual awards event to honor the accomplishments of Artists in Northeast Ohio.

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One of the first planning meetings with Richard Fleischman... December, 2008