"Collector's Choice 5th Annual" @ Heights Arts Gallery 2.29

From Pamela Dodds: Please join me at the reception for "Collector's Choice - Fifth Annual" at Heights Arts Gallery. Selections from the Love Dance and Ebb lino-cut print series will be on exhibit along with the work of other fabulous artists.

Collector's Choice - Fifth Annual
Heights Arts Gallery

Opening Reception: Friday, February 29, 6-9 p.m.

Address: 2173 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Location: just south of Cedar Road a few doors down from the Cedar Lee Theatre.
Tel: 216-371-3457
Hours: Wed - Sat noon to 9 pm

I look forward to seeing you there!

Pamela

Mardi Gras benefit at Gray's Armory 3.1

From Michael Kenney: Take everything you know about traditional fundraising events... and throw it all away. You are invited to join us on March 1st for the 3rd Annual Waiting Child Fund Mardi Gras FUNraiser. We've added to the great stuff from years one and two and have planned a mind blowing event! Here's a taste of what's in store for you: Jugglers • Palm Readers • Stilt Walkers • The Jah Messengers Reggae Band • The Zydeco Kings • Tons of Food • Drinks • Dancing • Silent Auction • Massage Therapists • Sketch Artists • Giant Puppets • Custom Made Jewelery • Popcorn • A Chance to Party all Night and Benefit a Great Cause!

For tickets call 216.692.1161 or email info@waitingchildfund.org for more info!

Gray’s Armory
1234 Bolivar Road
Cleveland, OH

The Waiting Child Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit designed to find families for school-age special-needs children who are waiting to be adopted. www.waitingchildfund.org

Steve Ziebarth's new web site

Check out Steve Ziebarth's newly revamped web site.

www.steveziebarth.com

Art House's Leap Year Luau Friday 2.29

NEXT FRIDAY is Art House's Leap Year Luau at Lava Lounge on Friday, Feb. 29th. Much tropical fun will be had! Dust off those grass skirts and coconut bras—you know who you are!—and help raise funds for Art House programming. Please support a worthy local arts organization. There will be sketch artists, good surf music and check out Ricardo's hawaiian-influenced menu and cocktails:

Luau Menu
1. Coconut shrimp—sweet and sour dipping sauce
2. Hummus—macadamia nuts, garlic confit, preserved lemon, toasted pita
3. Korean style barbecue ribs—apricot soy barbecue sauce
4. Chicken luau—pan roasted chicken skewers, coconut milk
5. Lake Erie Creamery Brie—dried seasonal fruit, toasted nuts, crostini
6. Hawaiian black rice—roasted pineapple, toasted nuts
7. Lomi Lomi Salmon rice wrap—house cured salmon, tomato, onion, lime, avocado

Cocktails
1. Blue Whale Martini
2. Hawaiian Volcano

All for ONLY $30 in advance ($35 day of event). I can get you tickets or call Art House at 216-398-8556.

Bob Mould Band (ex-Husker Du / Sugar) @Grog Shop 3.8 9pm

This is the concert I've mentioned to a few of you. Don't take my word for it, check out this video and read the concert synopsis below.

Bob Mould Band (ex-Husker Du / Sugar) / Haluo - 9pm $15 adv / $16 dos
How do you build on a quarter-century legacy and catalog as a living legend and trailblazer of alternative rock? When you're 47-year-old vet Bob Mould, you ignore such accolades, and go straight to making hair-raisingly emotional, undeniably catchy, loud, mature guitar rock albums. Yes, he was an '80s punk pioneer with Husker Du, and indie rock god with '90s juggernaut, Sugar. But in between and since, Mould has unleashed a half-dozen uncompromising solo LPs, unafraid to follow inspirations where they've led - from 1989's Richard Thompson-influenced Workbook to 2002's dancefloor-minded Modulate.

www.grogshop.gs

Frogs in the Smog: My trip to LA

Hi all, it's been a week now since I got back from visiting our friends Nicolas and Juliette in LA. After walking the canals near their Venice Beach apartment (many people don't realize there ARE canals, much like the city's namesake) Nicolas and I went to the Getty Villa where we joined up with Juliette and a French colleague, Laure, and had dinner at a great Thai place in in Malibu and then back to the Getty Villa for an evening performance in their amphitheatre. Saturday and Sunday we had a great time going up the Pacific Coast Highway in search of seal sanctuaries near Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo (about halfway to San Fran). Check out some of my better pix. Sunday night we met up with Biljana Lovrinovic—who now lives in LA—and a girlfriend at a terrific Bosnian restaurant, Aroma Cafe. I was very happy to be there to help celebrate Nicolas' new job at Imagi animation studios where he'll help bring the new Astro Boy to the screen. CONGRATS, Nicolas!

Martini Five-O Fri 2/8 at Prosperity

Hi all, 'Smooth' Mike and his Martini Five-O retro-lounge trio will be at Prosperity Social Club, 1109 Starkweather, Friday Feb. 8th. Tremont Art Walk night. Show starts at 9pm.

Martini Five-O

Concert in the Geauga Parks

Geauga Park District Foundation
presents

An Evening with Bill Staines
Thursday, February 7, 7 PM
The West Woods Nature Center
9465 Kinsman Road (Rt. 87), Newbury/Russell Twps.

Don’t miss renowned folk singer Bill Staines! Bill weaves a magical blend of wit and humor into his songs which range from traditional folk tunes to country ballads. His many appearances include A Prairie Home Companion, Mountain Stage, and The Good Evening Show. Bill has driven over 65,000 miles a year for forty years in order to bring his rich, mellow acoustic music to people across the land.

Local singer/guitarist and recording artist Steve Madewell opens the evening with his original music deeply inspired by nature.

Seating is limited! Donations taken at the door.

For more information on this great concert, call (440) 286–9516 or 800–536–4006 (toll free Geauga),
or visit Geauga Park District on the web at www.geaugaparkdistrict.org

Right Brain Meets Left Brain, Jan. 9th 4—6pm

Creativity and practicality will collide at "The Intersection of Art and Technology," a panel discussion designed by COSE and the Ingenuity Festival of Art and Technology to help you actualize your vision, enhance your process, and deepen your audiences' experience.

The panel will be moderated by David Moss, partner and co-founder of Boondock Walker, featuring Don Marinellie, the director of Carnegie Mellon’s Entertainment Technology Center; Bill Scheele, owner of Kokoon Arts/WGS Productions; and Lisa Lock, dancer/choreographer.

Date: Wednesday, Jan. 9
Time: 4—6 p.m.
Place: The Idea Center at Playhouse Square’s Westfield Insurance Theater
Price: $5 members, $15 non-members

Limited space available. Reserve your spot HERE.

Roots Acoustic Pickin’ Circle, Sunday January 6th, 2PM

Thanks to everybody who came out to this months’ Pickin’ Circle! We had about 19 or 20 people. A new record! The next circle will be January 6th, 2008 at 2:00pm. This will begin the 3rd year of the Pickin” Circle!

Rick.

Roots of American Music
3475 Fairmount Boulevard
Cleveland Hts., OH 44118
216.321-9350
www.rootsofamericanmusic.org
www.fairmountmusic.com

Here is a brief explanation of what they do: Roots of American Music is dedicated to ensuring that today's young people and our communities remain connected to the history and spirit of our country. Through preservation, performance and education through traditional music, we respect our nation's diverse heritage by building bridges of understanding between different generations, races and ethnic groups.

Martini Five-O opens Rockabilly Holiday @ Beachland tonite

Hi all, 'Smooth' Mike and his Martini Five-O combo open the Rockabilly Holiday at the Beachland Ballroom tonight, Friday Dec. 28th. Show starts at 9pm.






Mike's upcoming shows:

Martini Five-O (current, retro-lounge trio, Annual Rockabilly Holiday) Beachland Tavern FRI 12/28 $8

Capgun Cowboys (founding member, reunion, ‘probably play a few songs) Beachland Tavern SUN 12/30

MORE INFO:

The Beachland

Martini Five-O

Thursday Dec. 27th Crookneck Chandler on the radio

This coming Thursday December 27, Crookneck Chandler and the Tibbee Bottom Boys will be performing live on the radio from 10:00 pm — 11:00 pm. This is program is a weekly broadcast on WRUW 91.1 FM (Case Western Reserve University college radio station) called Live From Cleveland. If you wish you can listen on line at www.wruw.org. Just click the listen live icon.

You can buy their CD at cdbaby.com/cd/ccttbb.

KB's 7th Annual Holiday Christmas Benefit

The 7th Annual KB and the Riptides Holiday Extravaganza Concert will be held at the Legendary Peabody's Concert Club on Friday December 21, 2008 at 8 PM, with the Belly Dancing Bombshells and Patrick Coleman on Bag-Pipes. This will be a family friendly variety type show with comics, magicians, clowns, dancers and musicians of all styles. There will be lots of special guests including past and present students that KB has taught over the years. As with Cleveland's diversity many styles of music will be showcased. Tickets can be obtained by contacting KB directly.

There will be a charity raffle and among the many prizes will be a Stratocaster guitar given away. Donations will be accepted and all proceeds from the raffle will go to Art House and the Waiting Child Fund

This Annual Holiday Concert is always huge and always an all ages event! You will need tickets to attend this event and you can get them through KB directly [contact info below].

KB has produced a Holiday Christmas show annually for 7 years now; and it always gets great reviews from all who attend. KB has never charged admission for the holiday show, but you will need a free ticket to get in. KB states, “This show is not about making money for me, it's my celebration of a childhood dream that a little boy had so long ago, who followed through with his dream of becoming a guitarist and performing on a lighted stage.”

Please join KB, his band mates, family and friends on Friday December 21, 2007
at Peabody's Concert Club for the 7th annual KB and the Riptides Holiday Extravaganza!

DATE: Friday, December 21st, 2007
VENUE: Peabody’s Concert Club
LOCATION: 2083 E. 21 St Cleveland, OH 44115
SHOW TIME: Doors at 7:00 PM Show at 8:00 PM
TICKETS: FREE @ www.kbandtheriptides.com
VENUE PHONE: (216) 776-9999
MORE INFO: www.myspace.com/kbandtheriptides or www.kbandtheriptides.com

Reminder: Party's THIS Saturday!!

Hi all, Here's the OFFICIAL INVITE and reminder. Should be another great one. Remember, it's a potluck so bring something to share...

Juan

Black and Blue 2: Decked in the Hall

The Burning River Roller Girls Present:
Black and Blue 2: Decked in the Hall

Friday, December 14th
Doors at 7 p.m.
United Skates of America
30325 Palisades Pkwy
Wickliffe, OH 44092
440.944.5301

The four teams don't matter for this night – the league has been mixed up and divided into 2 teams to bring you a repeat of last year's sell-out event! Come check it out!

~~Exhibition bout – the battle for the Punch Bowl~~
~~Full Contact Musical Chairs – Featuring Burning River Roller Girls new recruits and guest skaters from other leagues.~~
~~Open Skate before and in between events!~~

All food donations and 10% of the proceeds to benefit the Greater Cleveland Foodbank

Admission: Buy in advance here or at the door for $7.

BRRG, LLC
www.burningriverrollergirls.com

Cool video: Mountain Wingsuit

Check out this cool video...
Mountain Wingsuit
http://www.biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=4262

Glumbert: Kinetic Sculpture

glumbert - Kinetic Sculpture

WinterFest and Lantern Parade this Sunday 12. 2

THIS Sunday is the WinterFest on the Circle. Museums will be FREE all day. This is a good time to visit the Botanical Gardens if you haven't been. The day culminates with the very cool Lantern Parade put on by the museum (kind of a Winter Parade-the-Circle). It goes on at DUSK and lasts for only a half hour or so. Well worth checking out.

Little Italy ArtWalk this weekend 11.30, 12.1 & 12.2

Hi all, it's time for Little Italy's Holiday ArtWalk this Friday night, Saturday and Sunday. Stop by the Tricia Kaman studio in the Schoolhouse where we do our 'thang' and say 'hi' to Tricia. Many galleries on Murray Hill Road and Mayfield will be open. Be sure to stop at the Verne Gallery next to Valentino's, too. Great Japanese-inspired prints.

April Azhar performs at the new Kanzaman

April Azhar wants to 'invite you to the Grand Opening of the new Kanzaman!'

When: This Saturday, December 1, 2007, 10:30pm
Where: The new Kanzaman is located on the corner of W.25th and Franklin. 2 blocks from the West Side Market.

There will be performances from some of the finest dancers around Cleveland, live Arabic music, and a great new atmosphere for all to enjoy!

I hope to see you there!

Sincerely,
April

April Azhar
Middle Eastern Dance Artist
www.AprilAzhar.com
216-262-5702