The 34th Cleveland International Film Festival’s website is now live. Be sure to visit the film description pages at www.clevelandfilm.org to make your choices for this year’s CIFF, March 18 —28, 2010 at Tower City Cinemas. If people let me know what they're interested in, we can plan one of our infamous group outings.
It’s not too late to apply [or nominate someone] for the 2010 COSE Arts Business and Innovation Awards. Visit www.cosearts.org to apply in one of the following four Art and Business Awards Categories:
Make plans now to meet us at Lake Erie Artists Gallery for an evening of networking and fantastic fare from Sarava, one of Cleveland's hottest restaurants serving creative Brazilian cuisine. Recently, Lake Erie Artist Gallery, owner Paula Atwell relocated from Downtown Cleveland to a storefront gallery in the heart of Shaker Square.
The next meeting of the Northern Ohio Illustrators Society features Plain Dealer political cartoonist Jeff Darcy this Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 7PM-9PM. It takes place in the Customer Appreciation Room at the The Plain Dealer, 1801 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114. Parking in the back off of East 18th Street. Check in with the security guard.
The 34th Cleveland International Film Festival’s website is now live. Be sure to visit the newly redesigned film description pages at www.clevelandfilm.org to learn what will be on screen at this year’s CIFF, March 18 —28, 2010 at Tower City Cinemas. And check back for program updates between now and March 28th.
THIS FRIDAY 78th Street Studios' launches its new monthly event series THIRD FRIDAYS. Visit their FB event page for details of special artist talks, gallery presentations and more set to take place.
Diego Velazquez: Remixed
The Tremont Art Walk turns 17 TONIGHT Friday February 12th. 
Spend quality time with the whole family as you make individual works of art or collaborative masterpieces. This month's session of Art House Family Open Studio features one of the most versatile, and fun, artistic mediums- CLAY! Adults and children alike are sure to enjoy exploring their imagination and creating unique art pieces to take home. Art House experts will be on hand to to offer assistance, and admission is FREE! No pre-registration required. 
The Cleveland Sketch Crawl is the cure for an empty sketchbook. Get out your pencils, grab your book and draw the coolest structures in town every first Saturday of the month. The February Crawl will be sketching inside the zoo's Cleveland Metroparks Rainforest on February 6th. Mark your calendars for this unique Sketch Crawl opportunity!
The legendary Carlos Jones is putting on a show to benefit The Free Clinic, and you're invited to the party! Join us for an evening of live musical entertainment and art. On Friday, February 12th, the Associate Board of The Free Clinic will host the Second Annual Beachland Ballroom Free Clinic Fundraiser. This year's show is bigger than ever, featuring Carlos Jones & the P.L.U.S. Band, Austin Walkin Cane, oldboy, and nights. The event begins at 7PM and showcases five hours of reggae, rock, folk, and blues. Guests can enter raffle drawings for original local artwork donated by the neighboring Waterloo 7 Gallery, which will extend its hours to accommodate evening visitors. 
Pink Eye Magazine is now printing limited edition art books. The Pink Eye Book of Collage will focus on collage art from Cleveland area artists (past and present.) There will be an opening party at Wall Eye Gallery on Friday April 30th 2010. All of the art included in the book will be on display and for sale. All skill levels welcome— send your collages, the best will be selected for print, BUT others may be part of the gallery exhibition. 
Save the Date! Casino Royale, the 5th Annual FUNraiser to benefit the Waiting Child Fund is on March 13, 2010 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Twinsburg OH. The Planning Committee is filled with new members who are working hard to make sure you enjoy an evening of funny-money gaming, live entertainment, auction items, and top-notch food and drink.
Before going to Larry Zuzik's party THIS Saturday stop by nearby Low Life Gallery and support sometime Murray Hill Group visitor Chad Kimes and his "CHOD: bane" show February 6th at 6PM.
Baldwin-Wallace's first World Music installment kicks off with a performance by innovative violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) [picture by Julieta Cervantes]. DBR, a Haitian-American artist, is a musical omnivore who "melds his classical music roots with his own cultural references and vibrant musical imagination." Wed 2.3 at 8PM. He'll also speak on the role of black culture in his work, and the impact of hip-hop as world music. No charge. 
The Cleveland Artist Foundation features the Art of William Sommer, on view now through February 6, 2010 in the Virginia Foley Gallery at the Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood.
KB and the Riptides will be at The Boneyard in Broadview Heights, Friday Feb. 5th, 9PM– 2AM for it's 7th anniversary. Bagpiper Patrick Coleman will be jamming with KB, too.
