Please see this recent Cleveland Area History post -
http://www.clevelandareahistory.com/2011/11/threatened-best-frame-italianate-on.html

Another architectural gem condemned by the unexamined push and rush to use federal and state dollars to destroy our local history. 

The Social Sciences Department of the Cleveland Public Library will hold their non-fiction book club discussion on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 12:00 PM in the Social Sciences Department (Sports Research Center).  We will discuss the book entitled, "God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons from Life's Little Detours." (Regina Brett)

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 BRM Ceramic si open for business! BRM Ceramics specializes in the finest crystalline ceramic water pipes. Truly a unique medium, crystalline ceramics have depth, warmth and tantalize the eyes. Come see what makes out products unique!

 

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Ever wonder what poetry and soccer have in common? Find out on Friday, November 18th at America SCORES Cleveland’s 2011 Poetry SLAM, Where Words SCORE.

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Last Thursday the sun produced an X1.9 rated solar flare that narrowly missed Earth.Although it wasn’t aimed directly at us, about 45 minutes after leaving the sun it was still powerful enough to disrupt radio communications.Now, that same area  responsible for producing the X-class flare may pose a direct threat to Earth.National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center says that the region on the sun known as

Don't miss--the last exhibit at the Chester address for the CSU Art Gallery.  A great write-up here:
http://www.csuohio.edu/artgallery/2011-2012/2307/

I was a student at CSU, briefly during the eighties, and the art building was my home.  The exhibit is bittersweet.  The building will be torn down for new student housing and the gallery will be relocated to Playhouse Square in the Middough Building.

See: http://realneo.us/events/last-show-chester-gallery-csu

I grow a dark red 1972 hybrid tea rose, bred by the Kern Rose Nursery that was in Mentor. I does not produce a lot of blooms, and those it does produce seldom open fully to show their golden stamens. Of course with 75-80 petals of good substance to open, it is no wonder. This bud I photographed October 1.

 

And six days later on October 7.

And three days later on October 10. 

On turntablism and turning the table. 

Dan Moulthrop

 

"Anticipation of Summer". Acrylic on hand made paper mounted onto masonite, signed in the lower right, framed with a gilt frame, textile covered inner panel overall apprx. 42" x 47-1/2".

At some point in our future, there will be a realization that it is important to hear more than one voice or see more than one reality.  I think that the world will appreciate the art made in places besides New York.  I think Northeast Ohio has some amazing art and amazing artists.  See it, hear it, feel it.

The Social Sciences Department of the Cleveland Public Library will hold their non-fiction book club discussion on tomorrow, Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 12:00 PM in the Social Sciences Department (Sports Research Center).  We will discuss the book entitled, "Framing Innocence: a Mother's Photographs, a Prosecutor's Zeal, and a Small Town's Response." (Lynn Powell)

 

Most sculpture lovers easily recognize the work of William McVey, who served as the head of the sculpture Department at the Cleveland Institute of Arts, Cranbrook Academy, and has been a guest professor at The Ohio State University. His public commissions include statuary at Rice University, Washington DC, the National Zoo and all over Cleveland.

"Portrait of Ray". Oil on canvas, signed lower left and inscribed in red "1911" on verso. In Boston pattern aluminum leafed frame overall 22" x 20". Provenance; Ray Sommer; to Joseph Erdelac (1974); to Dr. William Gerdts, New York (1975); to present owner.

The October online auction cataloge has been posted for viewing at www.aspireauctions.com. Bidding opens this Friday October 14th and lots close the following week, October 20th & 21st. It's a timed auction, so you can bid anytime from anywhere, up until the timer runs out for the lot. Lots close in 1 minute intervals, over a two day period. There are 982 lots, ranging from fine paintings, sculpture, Asian, sterling, fine watches & jewelry, pottery & glass, books, antique weapons, furniture and carpets.

Is Cleveland doomed to become a city without music if legislation is updated that spells out the rules for bars, taverns and restaurants that want to add live music?

It's been a while since I have shared my two cents, almost a year. It has flown by. Been busy though still not working a job. In house home health care of mom-n-law is full time occupation, for now. I did manage to join the new Lorain Arts Council. So in my free time I have been there.

The Lorain Arts Council has been in cahoots with the City of Lorain to stir up people traffic in the downtown area. Lorain does have some big yearly events but has need for smaller venues. We have secured a building and have a gallery. The gallery is called "LAC Gallery 737 and Art Center.

The Fine Arts Department is pleased to present The Marimba Masters of Cleveland on Saturday, October 1st, at 2 p.m. on the 3rd floor of Main Library. This recently formed group will perform transcribed works for marimba quintet by Mozart, Smetana, Rachmaninoff, Zez Confrey, and more. This program is FREE and open to all ages. For more information please call: 216-623-2848 or email finearts [at] cpl [dot] org.

 

The Marimba Masters of Cleveland consists of five Cleveland area percussionists who have come together to foster the performance of music written and arranged for the marimba. The group was started by Joseph Adato, retired percussionist of The Cleveland Orchestra and includes: Donald Miller, Cleveland Orchestra percussionist and music librarian; Matt Hunsaker , Cleveland area freelance percussionist; Andrew Pongrace, Timpanist, Cleveland Pops Orchestra; and Bruce Golden, Cleveland area freelance percussionist.

 

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The Social Sciences Department of the Cleveland Public Library will hold their non-fiction book club discussion Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 12:00 PM in the Social Sciences Department (Sports Research Center).  We will discuss the book entitled, "The Hillside Strangler: the Three Faces of America's Most Savage Rapist and Murderer and the Shocking Revelations from the Sensational Lost Angels Trail. (Ted Schwarz)