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Friday, June 26, 2009
jimmy-d photoshop fun cont.
these were sent to my email so I figured I would post them for the hardworker soul that made them...Labels: Cleve. Competitions, Cleveland
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Jimmy-D photoshop draw-off
Once in a great while a photo emerges that just begs to be edited with all sorts of hi-tech gadetry including digital "enhancements" of the type traditionally only witnessed on CSI:MyFanny.
The original photo was discovered in this delightful Plain Dealer article and well, I just couldn't help myself.
Feel free to take your own stab. If'n you want, put em up on the interweb someplace and post a link in the comments.Labels: Cleve. Competitions, Cleveland
Made in the 216 + Waterloo Arts Fest = Get Out of Your House This Weekend
Waterloo Arts Fest Saturday!
Made in the 216
Friday Evening and Saturday!
 
Look, it may be hot and you may not be in the mood to be social but get out of your stuffy house and take a gander at what your neighbors are making. Who knows, you may find that somewhat snarky Xmas card you have been looking for, or a sweet bit of furniture or that perfect painting to hang on that big blank wall in the living room, you know the one. You may even see some of your friends out in the real world that you recognize from facespace or whatever you kids are doing these days. Or you may actually make some new friends.
There will probably be copious amounts of cool drinks and ice cream to chase the summer swelter away.Labels: Cleve. Events
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Cleveland Public Library Rally
Support Your Library Rally
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Main Library Branch
10.30am
Facing plans for 20% percent funding cuts in order to reconcile the new State Budget the Cleveland Public Library is hosting a rally at the Main Library, 325 Superior Ave to protest an additional $100 million budget reduction (proposed last Friday).
The budget cuts will require Libraries to reduce staff, services and hours at a time when a poor economy is actually increasing library usage. Please come out and lend your support, write your local representative or call and bother the governor.
resources:
the news and the mathLabels: Cleve. Events
Monday, June 22, 2009
40 years later; turning failure into fame
Celebrate: Year of the River
It wasn't that long many years ago that I was explaining to a Missouri denizen that I was from Cleveland, OHIO and not Cleveland, MO hence my funny accent. There was a moment of thought before he honestly asked "Didn't your river catch on fire?". It was an odd moment, to be a third of the way across the country and to know that my hometown wasn't famous for rock and roll (this was 1996, right after the Rock Hall was completed) or Drew Carey's generous grinning face but for the seeming industrial impossibility of water being polluted enough to actually burn.
Not that it was an uncommon practice. Many industrial cities suffered from their main waterways catching on fire as industry and the residents of the cities dumped whatever they wanted into their rivers in an ironic effort to "clean". However our river fire caught the media on a good day and became, well infamous. It is one of those amazing moments where the weakness of a situation evolves into the strength of a city as we are currently poised to delist the Cuyahoga River(or most of it) as a "most polluted river of the Great Lakes"*. The fact that the Cuyahoga River, once infamous for it's ability to burn, has become a thriving navigable and inhabitable waterway, speaks volumes about how public opinion, once swayed to accomplish a seemingly impossible goal, can do so (perhaps with the strong arm of a little federal prodding behind it). Cleveland may still be the butt of stale and old jokes but we have proven that we can make a measurable difference.
Now, as we celebrate 40 years, the EPA and a cleaner river later, we question "How can we take this understanding of actionable ability and harness this accomplishment to change Cleveland's image from a filthy, dirty town to a vibrant and forward looking city?
Happy Anniversary Cuyahoga River. We still have a bit to go.
resources:
Ohio Environmental Law Blog
Ohio History Central
NY Times
Cuyahoga River Recovery
*update - The EPA has not accepted the delisting proposal.Labels: Cleve. Events, Environmental
Friday, June 19, 2009
Selvation : Works by Nina Sarnelle
One Night Only:
Friday, June 19th, 2008
Salon de Refuses
1387 East Blvd.
5-10pm
"Modest exercises in eternal damnation. A liturgical undressing. "Labels: Cleve. Events
Friday, June 12, 2009
Parade the Circle 2009
Parade the Circle 2009
Saturday, June 13th
Wade Oval, University Circle in University Heights, Cleveland Ohio
The Parade, which begins at Noon, incorporates the drama and artistry of colorful floats, puppets, costumes, dancers, and musicians. Circle Village invites visitors onto Wade Oval for an afternoon of activities, live music, and delectable food.
Tons of things to do, check out the website to see a list of the happenings.
Also,
Why not ride your bike to Parade? Ohio City Bicycle Co-op is providing a free, secure bicycle corral at the corner of Bellflower Rd. and East Blvd.
resources:
Parade the Circle 2009 brochure .pdfLabels: Cleve. Events
Lakewood Artwalk - June 2009
Lakewood Artwalk
Saturday, June 13th, 2009
12-8pm
Various locations in Lakewood, Ohio
In a brilliant maneuver Lakewood is hosting their artwalks the second Saturday of each month which coincides rather nicely with Tremont's second Friday of each month plan. This allows for a fantastic weekend of art/culture/wandering.
The Lakewood Artwalk is broken up into 4 sections along Madison with various shops and artists concentrating in each section. However some shops/artists are only participating in certain Artwalk's so plan accordingly.Labels: Cleve. Events
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Tremont Art Walk - June
Tremont ArtWalk
Friday, June 12, 2009
Tremont Neighborhood of Cleveland Ohio
6-10 pm
Detail - Curve Set 4
Jayce Renner
On display at Brandt Gallery
Labels: Cleve. Events
Cedar Hill Station Public Presentation : Reduction
There was a fine turnout at 1 Montecello in the Cleveland Heights Community Center tonight for the rather well advertised public meeting/unveiling of the new Cedar Hill Red Line and inter-modal station. Most sat rather politely through the introductions and Mehrdad Yazdani's presentation which included collaborative efforts of URS and the myriad of community and city organizations whose voices must all be heard.
The presentation went much better than I had expected, the breadth of the proposal included Cedar Glen Parkway down to MLK and included a complete redesign of the "jug handle" and south side of Cedar as well as the new station. The station proposal itself is a nice conversation on the relating to the site, the program and cost restrictions and an identifiable image to demarcate the area. The most successful component (in my view) was the celebration of the fringes of defined area, the boundary that defines neighborhoods instead of simply using a local vernacular as an applique to force a contextual relationship. Playing with the idea of under/over as it relates to entering the site as well as the structure allows the park to be a grand public space built upon cascading levels as well as defining the experience through the existing conditions of constant passage/threshold.
The public Q/A session went the typical route which is difficult for someone who can read architectural diagrams to sit through but necessary to understand how important it is to be entirely clear to the general public. It seems painful but learning how to communicate to those who are not "trained" as the designer is can mean the difference between a successful project and a complete failure. For all the commotion (around 30 - 45 minutes of public comment, Maribeth Feke (I think that is who it was) ran the meeting with much more patience and understanding than I would have been capable of. Not to say that all the comments brought up were bad, in fact most were rather well thought out and interesting.
If the station can be built near enough the manner as presented it will be a rousing success.Labels: Cleveland
Cedar Hill Rapid Station Public Design Forum
June 9, 2008
Cleveland Heights Community Center
1 Monticello Blvd, Cleveland, OH
7pm
Architect Mehrdad Yazdani will be at the public meeting to discuss his design (which is not complete but still rather impressive) in order to get public reaction and input from users and those who already visit the area. I know, I know, public spaces being put forward for public input and the design is already interesting and not pandering to some sense of false or "borrowed" history? Crazy stuff for Cleveland coming up!
So, if you would like to see an intriguing proposal for Cleveland that may actually get built and doesn't fall prey to Cleveland's usual vernacular of obviously demarcated mix-use or residential scaled mid-rise, and that uses COLOR as well as form to awaken the senses then I implore you to please get out and support design.
Support it!Labels: Cleve. Events
Friday, June 05, 2009
Happy National Do(ugh)nut Day
National Donut/Doughnut Day is today so celebrate yerself in a manner you find befitting.
Image ganked from American Greetings website somewhere (via the Google), go buy a card from them and support your local (if you are in Cleveland) economy.Labels: Cleve. Events
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