Brews + Prose: National Poetry Month 4.2, 7PM

We invite you to celebrate National Poetry Month with Brews + Prose and two award-winning poets.

John Casteen’s poems have appeared in The Paris Review, Prairie Schooner, Ploughshares, Shenandoah, and other magazines, and in Best American Poetry and The Rumpus Poetry Anthology. He lives in Earlysville, Virginia.

Ann Townsend poems have appeared in such magazines as Poetry, The Paris Review, The Nation, Witness, The Georgia Review, and is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and a Discovery Prize from The Nation. She is a founding member of VIDA: Women in Literary Arts and lives on a small farm in Granville, Ohio. 

Market Garden Brewery & Distillery
1947 West 25th Street in Ohio City, Cleveland, Ohio 44113 
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Participate in the 2013 Waterloo Arts Fest

Want to participate as an art vendor, band or street performer for this year's Waterloo Arts Fest? The Fest takes place on Waterloo Road in the Waterloo Arts District on Cleveland’s east side and drew over 5,000 attendees last year. Learn more about participating in this uniquely Cleveland event...

Collinwood Painted Rain Barrel Project Auction 4.13

Designs by An'Angelia Prather Thompson and Milan Kecman.

The winning designs have been selected and the hand-painted barrels for The Collinwood Painted Rain Barrel Project are done and they really look GREAT. Please consider joining us at Arts Collinwood as they are auctioned, Saturday April 13th at 6PM.

Patron Ticket $50.00
General Admission $25.00

Arts Collinwood
15605 Waterloo Road
Cleveland, OH OH

Tango: 5th Friday Milonga 3.29 8PM

Join KB and Carmen for a 5th Friday Milonga Friday, March 29th with a Tango Lesson between 8 and 8:30pm then Dancing from 8:30 to 11:30pm.
$10 person, or 

$5 w/college ID

BYOB, bring your own wine, water, etc. Light refreshments provided.

All About Dancin' Dance Studio

2115 Freeman Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113
(A few blocks from West Side Market)

And SAVE-THE-DATE: Friday, April 12th

Special Tango EVENT at LA STRADA
2050 East 4th Street, Cleveland, Ohio
Come for dinner and dancing!
No Cover... FREE!

KB and Carmen: A Tango Romance
216.749.3878
http://www.kbandcarmentango.com

37th Cleveland International Film Festival 4.3–4.14

The 37th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) will take place April 3rd thru April 14, 2013 at Tower City Cinemas at Tower City Center in Downtown Cleveland, OH. For the past 37 years, the CIFF has been the premier film event in Ohio. This year's festival is bigger and getter than ever. With over 178 features and over 164 short films, there's something for everyone.

Tickets are $12.00 for Members and $14.00 for Non-Members.

Nicolas Weis Featured On Cartoonbrew.com

Murray Hill Life Drawing Group alumnus Nicolas Weis was featured on the site Cartoonbrew.com as they highlight the work of DreamWorks' The Croods crew. Nicolas served as a visual development artist on the film. Nicolas previously worked on How To Train Your Dragon and the upcoming How To Train Your Dragon II, as well as Astro Boy for Imagi Films. Nice work, Nicolas!

Drink And Draw Social Club Cleveland 3.21, 7–11PM

This Thursday, and every 3rd Thursday, is another meeting of the Drink And Draw Social Club Cleveland at their usual spot, 2nd floor of The Lava Lounge in Tremont. 7–11ish. [Special guest judge: Carol, of Carol and John's Comics.]

The Lava Lounge
Lounge · Bar · Restaurant

1307 Auburn Avenue, Cleve., OH

Bird Habitat Lecture at Art House 3.19

Dr. Ana Locci, Biologist and Case Farm Director, will give a presentation about bird habitats, nesting sites, bird and bat house design, desirable types of wood for use in construction, and other helpful hints.

This lecture is a part of a series of free programs offered by Art House in the Spring of 2013. Please RSVP for this event 216.398.8556.

Bird Habitat Lecture
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
6:30–8PM
FREE and open to the community.

Art House, Inc.
3119 Denison Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44109
www.arthouseinc.org

Big Spring at Botanical Gardens 3.23–4.28

BIG SPRING at Cleveland Botanical Gardens kicks off March 23rd and goes thru April 28th. Step into a fantastical world of big fun and supersized surprises where brightly colored flowers tower above you and ladybugs cast a shadow about you. This all new event offers a little something for everyone—from the Ladybug Labyrinth hedge maze and Mad Hatter's Tea Party to a rainbow of colors from 30,000 beautiful blooming bulbs. Tickets and Times

Kicking off the season is the Flower Power Preview Party on Friday, March 22nd.

THE OUT-OF-SIGHT PREVIEW PARTY FOR BIG SPRING
Friday, March 22nd
6– 8:30PM
Garden Members: $60
Non-members: $75
Reservation

Veterans of Artwalk: Closing, With New Work 3.8

This Friday, March 8th, is the closing reception for Mastroianni Photography and Arts' exhibit featuring portraits of some of the original protagonists of Tremont Artwalk, which honors the Artwalk's 20th anniversary.

Included are portraits of our friends Tim Herron, Jean Brandt and Dana Depew. Featured here: Bernie Sokolowski.

Mastroianni Photography and Arts
2688 W 14th St, Cleveland, Ohio 44113
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Brews + Prose, How Cleveland Eats 3.5, 7PM

Join Brews + Prose Tuesday, March 5th when a panel of distinguished food writers will answer the question: How did Cleveland become a food mecca? They'll discuss the history of Cleveland cuisine and food writing and speculate about the future. The event will take place in the Ohio City Room at the Market Garden Brewery, accessible down the stairs beyond the hosts' stand.

The panel consists of: Noelle Celeste of Edible Cleveland, a new quarterly publication focused on celebrating Northeast Ohio’s local food community. With a team of freelance professionals, Edible Cleveland tells stories that honor local heroes and inspire healthier community.

From 1998 to 2008, Elaine Cicora provided award-winning coverage of Cleveland's emerging dining scene from her post as restaurant critic for the alt-weekly Scene. In 2010, Elaine became the Arts Editor for Scene, including their restaurant coverage.

Since 1998, Joe Crea has served as Food and Restaurants Editor for The Plain Dealer. With nearly 30 years of newsroom experience, Crea has served in a similar capacity for the Orange County Register, Florida Times-Union, Daytona Beach News-Journal, and the Toledo Blade.

Laura Taxel reviews restaurants and writes about chefs and winemakers; food, beverage and dining trends; and culinary movers, shakers and innovators for many local and nationally circulating publications. She is the author of Cleveland Ethnic Eats, a bestselling guide to northeast Ohio's most authentic ethnic restaurants and markets. Her new book, Cleveland’s West Side Market: 100 Years & Still Cooking, was published by the University of Akron Press in October, 2012. 

Market Garden Brewery & Distillery
1947 West 25th Street in Ohio City, Cleveland, Ohio 44113
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Cleveland Restaurant Week Returns 3.4–3.16

Smack in the middle of a cold Winter Cleveland Restaurant Week returns! Don't miss out on special prix-fixe meals at most of Cleveland's top restaurants.

Cleveland Restaurant Week
3-Course Dinners for $33+
March 4-16, 2013

Enjoy special three-course, prix-fixe dinners at 28 participating restaurants.

CMA MIXup Apocalypse 3.1 5–11PM

The Cleveland Museum of Art's MIXup Apocalypse is Friday, March 1st, 5 to 11PM in the Ames Family Atrium.

Celebrate apocalypse-style at the museum with an evening of live electronica, theater, and late night art access, including unlimited admission to the new exhibition, The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection.

The driving electronic beats of headline act, Teengirl Fantasy, V Magazine described as “a blueprint for the future of electronic music.” And see the first performance of The Theater Ninjas' series of The Excavation, an interactive theatrical examination of the life, death and resurrection of Pompeii.

Visit the new exhibition and explore the exhibition’s themes throughout the collection until 10PM. Advance tickets recommended. Tickets day of event $16, CMA members $9. Prices include exhibition entry.

Video Fall-Out 2013 @Loren Naji Studio Gallery 3.1

Loren Naji has a GREAT line-up of artists for tonight's Video Fall-Out 2013 show, including Dana Depew, Kasumi, Patsy Kline, Richard Myers and Robert Banks. Check it out...

Dreams of the PAST, Delusions of the PRESENT, Visions of the FUTURE; a show of video installation by 23 artists. Presented by Loren Naji Studio Gallery and Independent Pictures. Videos curated by Cynthia Penter, with additional curating by Loren Naji. Free admission. Opening reception Friday March 1, 2013 from 6PM to midnite. Show will remain up through Friday April 5th, with a closing party/ viewing to take place that night. Invite friends! 

A fabulous night of video art installations.

Loren Naji Studio Gallery
2138 West 25th Street, Cleveland
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Dr. Sketchy Returns 2.26 8PM

After some time off—for good behavior?—Cleveland's Dr. Sketchy group returns with models posing in their unique mix of classic burlesque, sci-fi, horror, punk rock, and/or retro styles. Hang out, sketch, hang out some more, maybe have a few beers. It’s an art club minus bad attitudes. Tuesday’s Dr. Sketchy model is Angelina Rose, a 'sexy and athletic bad-ass with hula hoops'! Price: $10

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School
Tuesday, Feb. 26th 8PM
Beachland Ballroom

Cash Mobbing the West Side Market on Saturday, 2.23

The West Side Market 'Cash Mob' has been scheduled for THIS Saturday the 23rd. Cash Mobs (www.cash-mobs.com) usually help support solid, civic-minded businesses—not prop up those that are struggling—but, this is a unique situation. With news of the fire, the decision was made to cash mob the market to help the vendors get back on their feet.

The rules are simple: show up with $20 to spend, talk to three people you didn't know before, and have fun. Take the RTA if you can, as that will help with parking, and don't forget to stop in some of the other W. 25th businesses before or after. Lets make this the BEST Cash Mob to support the BEST market in America! 

Shore Folk Festival Saturday, 2.23 Noon–6PM

The inaugural Shore Folk Festival—an all-day celebration of traditional American music to be held in the performing arts wing of Shore Cultural Centre—will be a full menu of local and national talent offering master workshops and performances. Led by top-caliber artists and musicians, everyone from beginners to aficionados can check out sessions that let them get 'hands-on' with new musical styles, literary skills or even swing dancing. There’s something for every age and ability level, with a special track of kids workshops offered concurrently. Featuring workshops, performances, dance and poetry.

Two performances will be highlighted on the acoustically exceptional Shore Auditorium stage; a matinee concert will feature the artists of Roots of American Music, known for their quality youth and school programs, in a danceable, interactive kids show at 3PM. The headline concert—and full-on jam—takes the stage at 7PM, with a host of top musical talent, including Mark Olitsky, Pete McDonald, Lynn Frederick, Hillbilly IDOL, Janice Pohl and a series of guest artists. 

Participating artists and organizations include The Beachland Ballroom, Roots of American Music, organizers of the Raccoon County Music Festival, Mac’s Backs, Mark Olitsky, Emily Ingalls, Laura Lewis and Ray DeForest. Check out Facebook for updates or by calling 216.289.8578. Workshop tickets are just $2 for individual session, or $5 for a full-day pass that lets you visit as many sessions as you like. Also offer are family passes for $15, for those who want to let their children take part in kids sessions while they sit in on master series.

Workshops Noon–6PM
Kids Concert 3PM $5
Headline Concert 7PM $10

Drink And Draw Social Club Cleveland 2.21, 7–11PM

This Thursday is the next meeting of the Drink And Draw Social Club Cleveland at their usual spot, 2nd floor of The Lava Lounge in Tremont.
7–11ish. 

The Lava Lounge
Lounge · Bar · Restaurant

1307 Auburn Avenue, Cleve., OH

Art House's Sippin' in the Studio 2.21, 7–9PM

There's still time to register for Thursday's Sippin' in the Studio. Visit Art House for their adult class, Sippin' in the Studio, which offers quality art instruction in a relaxed and creative environment. A great class for a fun date or girls' night out, no prior art experience is required. Each class is themed and all supplies are included. Class includes two glasses of wine (white or red), all art materials and a lot of creative fun! Class participants must be 21 years or older. 

February 21, 7–9PM
That's my Story
Through artistic storytelling (fact or fiction) students will create an autobiographical ceramic commemorative plate to share their milestone accomplishments. Underglaze painting and drawing will be used to create visually dynamic images. Students may  bring photographs or other reference materials. Plates will be kiln fired at Art House and can be picked up following the workshop.
Class fee: $35.00 + $15.00 material fee
Register

Wesley Bright & The Hi-Lites at The Happy Dog 2.16

Two great jam bands are playing in Ohio City this Saturday—The Floorwalkers play Brite Winter on W. 25th at 9PM and at the SAME time Wesley Bright & The Hi-Lites play The Happy Dog. $5 Entry (get there EARLY, it's a small place) AND those tasty dogs, how can you go wrong?!

The Happy Dog
West 58th St. & Detroit Ave.

Cleveland, OH

Ohio City's 'Brite Winter' Music and Art Festival 2.16

Brite Winter, the annual free winter art and music festival will feature 48 bands on 6 stages on February 16th, 2013 in Ohio City’ Market District. Brite Winter will be at West 26th and Bridge again, but also going South of Lorain to hang with Campbell's Sweets Factory, Cleveland Hostel, and Loren Naji Studio Gallery. The event is a showcase of up and coming Midwestern artists including The Floorwalkers, Teen, Total Babes, Wolf Ram Heart, Bethesda, Ashley Brooke Toussant and many more. Our friends from Rust Belt Monster Collective; Erin Schechtman, Craig Worrell, James Giar, Ben Hale, Tim Switalski and Randy Crider are participating. Randy even did Brite Winters mascot Fluri.

In 2012 the festival featured 40 groups and drew 10,000 attendees for the single day art and music festival, sponsored by GE Lighting, The Cleveland Institute of Art, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. The groups are scheduled to play both indoor and outdoor stages, created as temporary performance areas for the festival. For more information on Brite Winter festival and the specific schedules visit Britewinter.com Listen to the music line-up and see set times at 2013 Music Schedule.

Booker T. Cleveland Society for the Learned 2.15

The Booker T. Cleveland Society for the Learned strives to unite through books. Inspired by the Book Club of Paris, the rules are simple: Bring a book that you have read, and be prepared to swap it with another member of the society. Friday, Feb. 15th at 6:30PM will be a night of fun, conversation, and new friends. Remember NO BOOK, NO ADMITTANCE! Note: This time we'll be going to the private and historic Hermit Club, just behind Playhouse Square. There will be a bar open, but no food, so eat beforehand! (Cowell & Hubbard is nearby.)

The Hermit Club

1629 Dodge Court, Cleveland, OH 44114
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Lorain's Follow the Fish Reception 2.15 4:30—7:30PM

The Rock Hall has its guitars and Chinatown has it's dragons (soon to be snakes), now
meet the artists and see the submissions selected to decorate Lorain County's 

Walleye and Perch this summer!

Friday, 4:30—7:30PM
Stocker Arts Center (on the Lorain Community College campus)
1005 North Abbe Road
Elyria, Ohio 44035

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TangoNovo: A Nuevo Tango Experience 2.8

TangoNovo: A nuevo tango experience, the only 'alternative' milonga in the area features modern tango music, traditional tango pandas, and unique salsa and other latin and alternative sets mixed in, returns Friday, Feb. 8th.

8:00–8:30PM: Tango Lesson with KB & Carmen
8:30–11:30PM: Dancing
$10 per person, or $5 with college ID

BYOB: Bring your own wine, water, etc. Location: All About Dancin' Dance Studio, 2115 Freeman Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44113 (centrally located, just a couple blocks from West Side Market.)

Save the Date: March 29th, 2013, the first Fifth Friday Milonga of 2013!

KB and Carmen: A Tango Romance
http://www.kbandcarmentango.com

Veterans of Artwalk @Mastroianni Gallery 2.8 6PM

Mastroianni Photography and Arts observes the 20th anniversary of the Tremont Artwalk with a series of portraits of some of the 'original protagonists' including Jean Brandt and Dana Depew. These portraits will be on display for the February and March art walks. Check out this portrait of the lead Pretentious Tremont Artist Tim Herron, whose Manly Pad was legendary on the original walks.

Mastroianni Photography and Arts
2688 W 14th St, Cleveland, Ohio 44113
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The O Gallery Grand Re-Opening 2.8 6–9PM

The O Gallery has much to celebrate, they have expanded and upgraded its location, and is rapidly approaching its third birthday of representing Northeastern Ohio artistic talent. They are still located inside of LaPlace Shopping Center, on the main level adjacent from Les Lunettes Optique and Mitchell's Ice Cream. 

'In a nutshell, it is time for a party! The opening exhibit is a retrospective of over twenty local artists The O has represented over the past three years of business. Come to the opening gala to explore the new location and mingle with Cleveland's finest and most intriguing. The night will also include wine, hors d'oeuvres, and live music. Join us on this marvelous occasion and ignite your artistic curiosity.'

Friday, February 8th, 2013
6–9PM
The O Gallery
LaPlace, 2101 Richmond Road

Beachwood, OH 44122
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Transformer Station Opens Friday, 2.1

The Transformer Station at 1460 West 29th Street in Ohio City once powered streetcars that crossed the Detroit-Superior Bridge, but gains a second life when it opens Friday as Cleveland’s newest high-level exhibit space for art.

The renovation of the old industrial structure is a joint project of nationally respected art collectors Fred and Laura Bidwell of Peninsula and the Cleve. Museum of Art.

The Bidwells will use the non-profit gallery for six months every year to mount shows based primarily on their world-class collection of cutting-edge contemporary photography. The art museum will take over the rest of the calendar with edgier shows than it could organize in the more sedate atmosphere of its renovated and expanded complex in University Circle.

Visible Voice: Budimir, Bree, and Goldberg 2.1 7–9PM

Come out and celebrate 'Groundhogs Eve' with three Cleveland poets; Miles Budimir, Bree, and Steve Goldberg. 

Miles' newest chapbook is Departures (Burning River Press, 2012). His poetry has recently appeared in The Long Islander, Red Fez, Compost 2010, and MoonLit, among others.

Bree is a Cleveland poet and the woman behind Green Panda Press which has produced chapbooks and anthologies by independent poets since 2001. Her work has appeared in numerous magazines such as Arthur, Big Bridge, Ecstatic Peace, Bottom Dog, Bottle of Smoke, Kirpan and other presses.

Steve Goldberg has been part of the Cleveland poetry scene for longer than anyone expected. He has been published in many of Cleveland’s small press anthologies and even tied for third place in the 2008 Hessler Street Fair poetry competition. 

Art Show Closing Night at Vision Yoga 2.1 6:30–9PM

Start your weekend right with happy hour in Ohio City! Join us as we spotlight oil landscapes by local artist Mark Common. Mix, mingle and network with a lovely backdrop. Enjoy light appetizers, wine and beer sponsored by Michael Dolezal, CPA. Friday, February 1st from 6:30–9PM.

Vision Yoga & Wellness
1861 W 25th St, Cleveland, Ohio 44113
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Then & Now @Loren Naji Studio Gallery 2.1 6PM

Check out one of Cleveland's better gallery scenes as The Loren Naji Studio Gallery presents an Invitational Show with various artists' interpretations of self portraits, past and the present! With LIVE music by XELA and EXO 4.

Loren Naji Studio Gallery
2138 West 25th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113
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Evil Ohio Exhibition @Breakneck Gallery 1.26 6-11PM

The Evil Ohio exhibition intends to collect some of the finest of Ohio's artists, depicting views of what they find compellingly dark about their home state. It means to showcase the time, focus, dedication, insight and imagination put forth by the members of Ohio's creative communities." Artists Include: James Bulloch, Sean Burns, Ralph Walters, Derf, Frank Walls, Matthew Sweeney, Karl Berringer, Steven Anderson, Geoff May, Erin Mulligan, Jason Byers, Mikey Arnold, Steve Ehret, Sean Kelly, Rich Cihlar, Grant Smrekar (Rustbelt Welding), Steve Knerem, Chad Kimes, Barb Merritt, Jordan Beier, Lauren Chaikin, Ashley Ribblett, Billy Ludwig, Karen Novak, Shawny Walthaw, Billy Ludwig, Angela Oster, Matt Bors, Briette Sheaffer, Richard VanOver and Elisabeth Wingerter. This show is being curated by Sean Burns of Breakneck Gallery, James “The Human Furnace” Bulloch, Ron Kretsch and Martin Geramita.

MLK Celebration! @Pittsburgh's Mattress Factory 1.21

Join the Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh as they invite all the leaders, dreamers, believers and teachers to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, January 21st from 10AM until 5PM, with activities from 12-4PM. Everyone is invited to participate in hands-on interactive workshops and eat birthday cake. Later that night, we have invited Thaddeus Mosley and filmmaker Ken Love to join us for a screening of the documentary "Thaddeus Mosley: Sculptor" at 6pm. This film chronicles the life and artistic career of a Mattress Factory artist and Northside resident and is a touching portrait of an artist who has balanced his life as a father with a passionate and innate drive to create.

MLK Celebration!
1.21.13 | Monday
Activities from 12–4PM
Film Screening at 6PM
Admission: Give What You Can

Animatopoeia & Dante Rodriguez: New Works 1.18

Animatopeia: A Most Peculiar (Post Modern) Bestiary, a 'visual inventory of categories of animals beyond the familiar – a regrouping of our experience of the world through the naming of ideas in the form of animals; animals that are in the final analysis not animals but metaphors for categories of experience that mirror the complexity of our world.'

The questions this exhibition attempts to answer can be formulated simplistically: How does the contemporary artist – acting, as it were, on behalf of us all, our society, our culture, and our time – understand thehuman experience and the human condition through the depiction of animals? And further, why is the animal as subject matter peculiarly suited to the needs of the artist to explore these issues of the human condition andhuman experience?

Dante Rodriguez: New Works, graphic and conceptual works by one of Cleveland's most promising emerging artists. (In the South Gallery.)

CSU Gallery
1307 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44115
Friday, January 18, 2013
5PM–8PM

Booker T. Cleveland Society for the Learned 1.11

The Booker T. Cleveland Society for the Learned strives to unite through books. Inspired by the Book Club of Paris, the rules are simple: Bring a book that you have already read, and be prepared to swap it with another member of the society. Friday, Jan. 11th at 6:30PM will be a night of fun, conversation, and new friends. Remember NO BOOK, NO ADMITTANCE!

Market Avenue Wine Bar
2521 Market Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44113
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PechaKucha Night Cleveland @MOCA 1.11 7PM

On Friday, January 11, 2013 PechaKucha Night Cleveland is partnering with MOCA Cleveland to feature 12 dynamic presentations inspired by the idea of “creative resolutions.” PechaKucha Nights are informal and fun gatherings where creative people get together and share their ideas, works, thoughts, holiday snaps—just about anything, really—in the PechaKucha format: 20 slides x 20 seconds per slide. Don’t miss these speakers in this amazing new environment.

PechaKucha Night

January 11, 2013 / 7PM
Free event, but space is limited.

BAR + MUSIC: 7PM
PRESENTATIONS BEGIN: 8:20PM
Full access to the Museum will be FREE on PechaKucha Night.

Scene's First Annual Comics Issue

Scene asked five artists to craft full-page comics for this inaugural issue, all based on the loose theme of "Cleveland: Past, Present, and Future."

The lineup: John G. of "Lake Erie Monster" fame (as well as those snappy Melt ads), his Lake Erie writing partner Jake Kelly, lifelong Cleveland artist and frequent Harvey Pekar collaborator Gary Dumm (currently drawing Scott MacGregor's graphic novel "A Simple Ordinary Man") and his wife Laura, Oberlin student MJ Robinson, and Kevin Czapiewski, who draws the webcomic "Protect: Ballad."

The Cinematheque at MOCA 1.3

GREGORY CREWDSON:
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS

January 3, 2013 / 7PM

$9 Gen. Admission; $7 for Cinematheque & MOCA members & CIA I.D. holders; $6: age 25 & under (in-person purchase only); no passes, twofers, or radio winners.

The Cinematheque unveils its 2013 season at MOCA with the Cleveland premier of Brief Encounters, a new documentary about celebrated photographer Gregory Crewdson that chronicles the artist's painstaking efforts to complete his “Beneath the Roses” series, shot in rundown Lee, Massachusetts. Crewdson’s photographs, which explore the surreal dark side of small-town American life, are realized with the help of a large crew and are fraught with drama and unease. Many of his photos evoke Edward Hopper, Diane Arbus, and film classics like Blue Velvet, Vertigo, and Safe. These elaborately staged and lit pictures mimic film images, making them the perfect subject for the big screen. Variety magazine calls this documentary "A must-see for art lovers.” For details, visit www.gregorycrewdsonmovie.com USA, 2012, Ben ShapiroBlu-ray. 77 min.