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Editor Vince Grzegorek Editorial Managing Editor Eric Sandy Music Editor Jeff Niesel Staff Writer Sam Allard Writer-at-large Kyle Swenson Web Editor Bliss Davis Dining Editor Douglas Trattner Contributing Dining Editor Nikki Delamotte Stage Editor Christine Howey Visual Arts Editor Josh Usmani Interns Maddie Capron, Cecilia Ellis, Danielle Immerman, Tucker Kelly, Phoebe Potiker, Eli Shively, Alexis Wohler Advertising Senior Multimedia Account Executive John Crobar, Shayne Rose Multimedia Account Executive Kiara Hunter-Davis

CSU may get rid of Wolstein Center, state continues legal battle over exotic animals, and more

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Your guide to the new and improved summer in Cleveland

Creative Services Production Manager Steve Miluch Layout Editor/Graphic Designer Christine Hahn Staff Photographer Emanuel Wallace

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UPFRONT WOLSTEIN CENTER MAY BE REPLACED WITH APARTMENTS

THIS WEEK

THE TOP BRASS AT CLEVELAND State University is floating the idea of replacing the tired Wolstein Center with an arena half the size and a smattering of student housing. Cleveland.com’s Karen Farkas reported Monday that the university dropped a request for qualifications for the project. The venue can accommodate up to 15,000 people for concerts and big events, but most of the time (i.e. for Vikings basketball games) portions of the arena are curtained off and capacity is dropped to around 8,500. With Quicken Loans Arena holding down the Bruce Springsteen-sized shows, the Wolstein Center is left taking up primo real estate and pulling in little more than the occasional charity walk. Its size is at odds with the market. (Twenty One Pilots plays June 8, though.) The place also runs a $1-million deficit each year, Farkas points out. Anyway, developers have until June 20 to toss their names in the hat, at which time CSU will seek actual proposals. The university is mulling the idea of a 5,000- to 8,000-capacity arena, soccer fields and housing for around 1,000 students on the current Wolstein site. Nothing’s official yet, of course. The other sites mentioned for student housing locations are Krenzler Field and Euclid Avenue south of the Music and Communications Building. Along with other student housing projects already in the works, it’s a breath of fresh air to hear the university’s approaching this matter. (Quick note, though: We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the top-

notch Tweezer from Phish’s second set at what was then called the CSU Convocation Center in December 1995.)

EXOTIC ANIMALS CAUGHT IN LEGAL LIMBO The Ohio Supreme Court ruled last week that a Stark County judge who had previously ordered the state to return a small circus of exotic animals it had seized from a Massillon-area woman lacked the jurisdiction to do so. If it sounds like a complicated legal battle, well, it kind of is. The Ohio Department of Agriculture seized ﬁve tigers, two cougars, two baboons and a chimp from Cynthia Huntsman in early May. (One of the tigers then birthed four cubs, though two have since died.) The department argued that she did not have the proper permits; she argued that she was exempt from exotic animal laws and was to be grandfathered in. The set of rigorous regulations for exotic animal ownership went into effect Jan. 1, 2014, three years after Terry Thompson released 48 exotic animals on his farm in Zanesville and committed suicide. The case went to court in Stark County, and then Attorney General Mike DeWine asked the Ohio Supreme Court to take a look at the case. The decision found that the Stark County judge “patently and unambiguously lacks jurisdiction to order the return of the dangerous wild animals seized from Cynthia Huntsman and Stump Hill Farm.” Judge Frank Forchione in Stark

The underused arena may not be long for this planet.

County had granted a preliminary injunction for the animals’ return. It wasn’t immediate, though; a state veterinarian advised Forchione to delay the order for two weeks to allow the animals some time between anesthesia treatments while traveling. Of course, the animals have yet to be returned. “For some reason, the state decided to come in and take the animals without any notice or warning,” Huntsman’s attorney told the Columbus Dispatch. “These animals don’t pose a danger to anyone.”

CARRIAGE HORSING AROUND Speaking of animals, a maelstrom of digitally conveyed agony swept through Cleveland’s social mediasphere last week, after a photo posted to Facebook alleged to depict an act of animal cruelty. “Don’t ever ride that horse and carriage that hangs out down by E 4th in Cleveland,” wrote Cody Cooper, a local stand-up comic from Lakewood, in a post accompanying his picture. “They keep the horse chained up in an old auto body shop downtown.” Cooper shared a link to a Change.org petition asking Mayor Frank Jackson to ban horse-drawn carriages in the city of Cleveland. The petition garnered more than

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9,000 digital signatures, in large part due to publicity generated by Cooper’s post. But Cooper’s outrage, echoed and ampliﬁed by online commenters, was perhaps not proportionate to the alleged offense. The owner of Shamrock Carriages, Pete Leneghan, told Scene that the horse — Lance — was kept outside the stables on St. Clair no more than 15 minutes as his stall was being cleaned. “That’s a load of BS,” Leneghan said by phone, of the Facebook post. “Someone drives by and snaps a picture — there’s really nothing I can do. It’s almost so ridiculous that I can’t even let it upset me.” Leneghan also owns Stone Mad Irish Pub in Detroit-Shoreway and the Treehouse pub in Tremont, and he claimed the only reason he was in the horse-drawn carriage business was because he loved horses. He said he’s in the process of buying the adjacent lot on St. Clair to use as a “grazing area,” and that two of his three horses spend the winter on a friend’s farm in Lodi. His third horse, a Clydesdale, spends summers there and returns for fall/winter carriage rides. Cooper’s Facebook language — “they keep the horse chained up in an old auto body shop downtown” — was imprecise, then, in an incendiary way.

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In the photo, Lance was tied (by rope, not by chain) to a hook on the stone wall outside the large green garage-style door. Inside is not an old auto body shop, but a 5,000-square-foot customized stables. Leneghan claimed his horses get “the best feed, the best hay.” “We treat these guys like gold,” he said. Gia Campola, who started the group PEACE in Cleveland (Prevent the Exploitation and Abuse of Carriage Equine in Cleveland), and who also started the original Change.org petition, told Scene that though she couldn’t speak with conﬁdence about Leneghan’s treatment of his animals, the idea of horses being used as commodities in urban settings is not only wrong, it’s dangerous. “They get spooked easily, they jump curbs,” Campola said, citing a Carl Monday investigation after a Shamrock carriage horse ran wild and damaged 11 cars in downtown Cleveland. “This is a safety issue.” The carriages are nonetheless sanctioned by the city of Cleveland’s department of licensing and assessments. Leneghan, like other carriage operators, must have his individual carriage vehicles insured, and must renew his operator’s license every year when it expires on March 31. Leneghan said his horses get regular visits from the vet and inspections from Cleveland’s Mounted Police Unit. The city approves speciﬁc routes for carriage tours ahead of time. Cody Cooper, for his part, told Scene that he was pleased his post “sparked some discussion” on the issue, but that he wasn’t fond of causing an uproar. “I guess I don’t like people jumping to conclusions based on emotion, and I propagated just that,” he said. “In the end, it isn’t a debate about whether or not the horse is cared for; it’s about whether the horse should be held in an urban environment and paraded around downtown for the enjoyment of people.”

MR. HERO, LOCAL SCOURGE? The news, Monday, that the Browns had released wide receiver Brian Hartline was at ﬁrst received with managed heartache by fans who’d fallen in love with him at Ohio State. Ditching Hartline was,

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after all, grimly foretold at the NFL draft, during which the Browns accrued no less than 167 new wide receivers, (many of whom have caught footballs before). But the Hartline dismissal signified something deeper and more troubling for local onlookers, something frankly almost ghoulish: It’s the latest in the alarming trend of local fast food chain Mr. Hero’s penchant for hiring, as spokesmen, beloved athletes who are thereafter released or traded by Cleveland front offices. It’s time to call this what it is: THE MR. HERO CURSE. First it was Brian Hoyer. “When Mr. Hero first asked me to be their spokesman,” said a chipper Hoyer in a 2014 ad, “I said: Good Call.” Bad call, Brian. After his relationship with Mr. Hero, the Browns decided to ink Josh McCown as starting QB and let the balding hometown hero, a St. Ignatius alum, drift away in free agency. Hoyer signed with the Houston Texans and went 5-4 in his 9 starts in 2015. Next it was cherished Cavaliers’ big man Anderson Varejao, the soul of the franchise, a man who stuck with the Cavs even after LeBron’s departure and proclaimed that his heart’s one true wish was to stay a Cavalier forever. But Andy, Cleveland’s Wild Thing, made the mistake of allying himself with hometown burger chain Mr. Hero, home of the Romanburger. “Muy bueno,” said Varejao, offering up a Romanburger to the camera in a 2015 ad, smiling hugely for the city that he loved. No bueno, Andy. No bueno! The frizzy grandfather of the modern Cavaliers was unceremoniously booted to the Golden State Warriors at the trade deadline this year. And though the Cavs acquired Channing Frye in return, a stretch big man who’s proven valuable in the postseason, the trading was nonetheless a blow to the fan base and an arrow to Andy’s Brazilian heart. Next it was Hartline himself, the Ohio State standout and Browns’ free agent acquisition of 2015. “Did you hear the Browns signed Brian Hartline,” a Mr. Hero patron asked in a 2015 ad (featuring easily the most committed performance by an athlete-spokesman in Mr. Hero’s history). “Yeah, so did Mr. Hero!” “He catches everything,” said

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a charming cashier (including 46 passes and two touchdowns in 2015). You know what Hartline didn’t catch? The memo that Cleveland athletes who sign with Mr. Hero are destined for short-lived Cleveland careers.

LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER MOVING TO NEW LOCATION IN GORDON SQUARE After more than a year of all-in planning and searching, the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland announced that it will

move into a new, enhanced location at Detroit and West 67th, where Mr. Hero is now. The move will bring the center from 1,600 square feet to 4,200 square feet, filled out by a variety of flexible meeting rooms and office space, as well as complete physical accessibility. The new building will be revamped with a modern, visible exterior and interior, and plenty of room for public and private events. (Like weddings!) In 2014, a donor offered a $1.8 million gift to the center, which is funding the purchase

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and development of the new spot. The Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation is also offering $500,000 as a matching grant to fund operating costs going forward. “The center exists to realize a vision of Northeast Ohio as a place where LGBTQ people are embraced and celebrated as an integral part of our community,” Executive Director Phyllis Harris said last week. “The center is needed now more than ever to counter the antigay, transphobic politicking.” Indeed, Harris continued, there are real attempts to sway the public from real issues, such as housing and employment discrimination — areas in which the LGBT Community Center has always played a vital role. Beyond that, the center also offers a welcoming space for the region’s LGBT population — a place where friends can come together to socialize and network. Bear in mind: It’s business as usual at the current center until the new location’s opening, so do stay involved.

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Summer

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SUMMER IN CLEVELAND, NOW NEW AND IMPROVED 10 things to do this summer that you couldn’t do just a year ago By Scene Staff IT SEEMS EVERYWHERE YOU turn these days, something’s popping up around Northeast Ohio. You can thank the RNC for a lot of that. Longsimmering projects got a kick in the ass to be completed by the time the Trump Train arrives in Cleveland in July. The RNC notwithstanding, though, the economy has bounced back and the region is riding successes both in real terms (job numbers, etc.) and in perception (it’s cool to be Cleveland again). Naturally, that upswing comes with new stuff, for lack of a better description. So as the temps climb upward and the sun shines down on Cleveland, keep in mind that, yes, summer is back, but summer is also returning in Cleveland as it never has before. Scene’s Taste of Summer We’ll start close to home, not just because it’s our event, but also because it’s coming at you real soon. This weekend (May 27 through 29), the east bank of the Flats is where the party’s at. The three-day free event sports a full entertainment lineup (Big Bang Dueling Pianos, Ray Flanagan, the Spazmatics and more), two dozen food and drink vendors, gorgeous views of the Cuyahoga, and family friendly activities. Stop by and celebrate with us. summer.clevescene.com More Flats? More Flats! It’s hard to imagine even more going on down in the Flats, but Cleveland’s newest entertainment and dining neighborhood is always growing. Coastal Tacos will soon open their doors, Margaritaville is coming, and with the additions come two seasonal reasons to make the east bank a regular stop. Flat Out Fridays (free), which kicks off June 3, will bring food, bevvies, entertainment and more to the Flats to start the weekend right. Also be sure to check out Soul in the City, a monthly Saturday night party at Crop On Air Studio that starts with a live band (check the schedule) and ends with a DJ dance party (ditto on the schedule). ﬂatseastbank.com

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the water. Water taxis, a Cleveland Metroparks service, are designed to be a ferry service to connect places along the riverfront. The boats can ﬁt up to 18 people and four bikes for a nice boat ride to your next destination. If you have $2, that’s good enough to get you unlimited trips for the day. clevelandmetroparks.com Asia Town Food Tour Series Kicked off earlier this year, the Asia Town Food Tour Series is a monthly get together to… well… get to know Cleveland’s Asia Town neighborhood a bit better. Participants hop aboard the West Side Shufﬂe Bus and set out to sample food and drink from a variety of the neighborhood’s eclectic restaurant mix. Put together by the Wok n Roll food truck peeps and the folks behind the Night Market, the excursion pairs family style meals with informative history lessons from tour guides or chefs. facebook.com/ asiatownfoodtourseries Free Rock Hall Concerts Every Wednesday starting June 29, the Rock Hall’s Summer in the City concert series returns. The lineup, as always, is incredible (Honeybucket, Uno Lady, and more) and more incredible still is that it’s entirely free. Catch the shows from 6 to 9 p.m. What? That’s old news. Remember one key thing: the Rock Hall front plaza is getting a redesign this year and it’ll be completed by the RNC, which means

an amped-up experience unlike years past. Rockhall.com Tiger Passage It’s not quite ready yet, but it will be soon. Come June, visitors to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo will be enjoying Tiger Passage, the zoo’s new $4.1 million exhibit that features four habitat areas with trails that go right over your head. It’ll give the tigers outdoor access during the evening and plenty of toys, climbing poles, shallow streams and more to keep them busy. It’s the best chance yet to get to know Klechka and Dasha, the zoo’s two tigers, and learn more about the world’s largest cat and how mankind has affected its species. Clevelandmetroparks.com Walkabout Tremont The Tremont Art Walk is gone. Long live the Tremont Art Walk. In its wake, Tremont West has helped launch Walkabout Tremont, which still gives monthly visitors a glimpse into the art galleries that have survived in the neighborhood while also adapting to what the neighborhood has become -- a dining and drinking destination. Most businesses keep long hours during Walkabout and the streets are lined with vendors ranging from fashion to jewelry and more. Pop-up tents dot the sidewalks and live entertainment keeps the air ﬁlled with tunes. Join in the second weekend of every month. walkabouttremont.com The Valravn Yes, we’d be remiss if we didn’t Cedar Point’s new record-breaking, awe-inducing, nerve-tingling ride. It debuted to rave reviews just a few weeks ago and you’ve got all summer to get out to Sandusky to see what everyone’s talking about. The tallest dive coaster in the world now lives at the best roller coaster park in the world. You don’t need more motivation than that. cedarpoint.com

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Summer

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Spring Badfish 2016: Nelson Ledges, June 3-5 Sublime-tribute band Badfish is returning to the Quarry for another legendary two-night performance on Friday and Saturday, June 3rd and 4th along with several other phenomenal bands. In addition to the amazing live music, you’ll enjoy hiking, biking, camping, cliff diving, sunbathing and more. If you love summer and if you love music, then Spring Badfish is not to be missed. Tickets are $45-75. (Immerman) Classic Fest: Nelson Ledges, June 10-12 As one of Nelson Ledges’ most popular shows of the year, Classic Fest will no doubt be a weekend to remember. Featuring Pink Floyd tribute band Several

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in internationally acclaimed acts like Grace Potter, O.A.R, Andy Grammer, Elle King and Ra Ra Riot to name a few. If you’re a fan of rock, pop or alternative music, then you won’t want to miss this. Single day tickets are $65, full-weekend general admission is $115, full-weekend VIP is $400. (Immerman) Jamboree in the Hills: Belmont, July 14-17 For over 36 years, fans of country music have flocked to the rolling hills of eastern Ohio to take part in this four-day outdoor music festival. With wild contests and activities beginning the prior Monday, the campground eventually turns into a 25 hour live music extravaganza featuring some of the best names in country music. This year fans will be treated to performances by Kid Rock, Brad Paisley, Easton Corbin, Tyler Farr and Jake Owen to name a few. Tickets are $75-235. (Immerman) Agumboot Music Festival: Cleveland, July 15 Backed by a community crowdfunding campaign, AGUMBOOT is an indie-alternative summer music festival. Welcoming emerging artists from across the United States, the festival will be hosted on the coastline of Cleveland on Friday, July 15th, so mark your calendar if you’re a fan of indie and alternative music. Lineup and tickets will be available soon. (Immerman) PromoWest Fest 2016: Columbus, July 15-17 Columbus-based PromoWest Productions are offering up what’s perhaps the most stacked lineup of the summer for their inaugural music fest. There’s truly something for everyone here: Indie lovers won’t want to miss The Flaming Lips or Modest Mouse, hip-hop heads will lose their minds to Snoop Dogg and Mac Miller, and punk rock fans will be stoked to see Brand New and lower-bill standouts The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die. Looks like Ohio finally has their answer to bigger, out of state fests like Bonnaroo and Firefly. Single day tickets are $79, fullweekend passes are $179, and VIP passes are $389. (Shively)

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to have your minds and ears blown by some seriously good punk and post-harcore music. Tickets are $35-90. (Immerman) Vans Warped Tour: Blossom Music Center, July 20 Vans Warped Tour presented by Journeys is back for its twentyfirst summer and it’s better than ever. Fans of punk, rock, alternative rock and metalcore will love this year’s lineup; featuring Sum 41, Good Charlotte, Crown the Empire, Falling in Reverse, Yellowcard, Sleeping with Sirens, The Maine and The Summer Set to name a few, you’ll be sprinting from stage to stage in order to catch every band performing at Blossom Music Center on Warped Tour’s stop in Cleveland. Tickets are $50. (Immerman)

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ALIVE Festival: Mineral City, July 20-23 Featuring Switchfoot, Skillet, Casting Crowns and For King & Country to name a few, ALIVE Festival 2016 will be full of phenomenal live music. Set in Atwood Lake Park & Amphitheater, ALIVE is surrounded by beautiful campgrounds, paved roads and an amazing beach, all of which go into shaping a unique festival-going experience. Tickets are $38-110. (Danielle)

2x2 Hip-Hop Festival: Columbus, July 23 Marketing itself as a “family friendly hip-hop festival,” 2x2 in Columbus is a can’t-miss event for lovers of the genre and the culture that surrounds it. A DJ battle, grafﬁti artists, bboys/bgirls, and live hip-hop on multiple stages drew almost 1,000 people to the ﬁrst edition of the fest last year, and organizers are hoping for an even bigger 2016. Mickey Factz, Red Pill, Animal Crackers, ill poetic and many more are all set to perform. Tickets are $10, and kids 12 and under get in free. (Shively)

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THERE WAS A TELLING MOMENT during a March 23 City Club forum, when Tamara Door, president and CEO of the Downtown Denver Partnership Inc., outlined to us Clevelanders how important our waterfront is to the city. “I will say that it is a huge asset to the city,” Door said. “And I think if you got further west, you might be surprised how many people don’t know that this city is on the water. There’s something about being on the water that says this is a healthy, vibrant, active community.” Indeed. It might seem obvious, but history bears out a tendency to bemoan our waterfront or talk in circles about what might be possible. This is a waterfront city, but sometimes we don’t act like it. Things are changing, though. In fact, things have been changing for quite some time. Those who are tuned in to the water know this; others will find out as the warm weather wraps Cleveland in a midsummer frenzy. “I think folks are finally feeling like it’s time to get off the sidelines,” Jim Ridge says. “We’ve

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those places, a variety of water recreation opportunities awaits. For instance: The Cleveland Rowing Foundation will host a free “Learn to Row” opportunity on June 4 at the CRF boathouse, 1003 British Ave. It’s starting to resemble the proverbial broken record, but the idea that you can hit the river for a morning of kayaking or standup paddling, then duck into Merwin’s Wharf for a late lunch and a beer before landing at the Flats East Bank for an evening show -- this is the new pattern of Cleveland entertainment. The waterfront is something can be played with everyday. And then there are the special events, like Edgewater Live, the free Thursday concert series on the beach, returns June 9. At that park -- and over at Whiskey Island and Wendy Park -- the Cleveland Metroparks organization has invested a great deal of money and elbow grease to revitalize

recreation and relaxation along the lake. The place has become welcoming over the past few years, right in line with the rest of this city’s transformation.

“We’ve been sitting on this nest for a while, and it’s time to ﬂy. You know, it’s exciting to see.” — Jim Ridge And that might be the kicker. Not only is the weather really about the break -- and with it the summer-fun mindset of hundreds of thousands of Northeast Ohioans -- but the city’s own self-awareness is hitting a wonderful stride. The evolution of Cleveland is a

story that can’t be told without discussing the water. Go back to 1968, one year before one of the famous Cuyahoga River fires. Mayor Carl Stokes convinces the voters to approve a $100-million tax to improve sewer system, a financial support structure that was fairly unheard of at the time. “That bet in ‘68 that Carl Stokes makes, and that action that the city of Cleveland had to take against industries that were permitted by the state of Ohio to pollute...has translated now into an improving ecosystem that is fostering and providing the conditions that developers want to provide places where people want to live, where people want to dine,” Ridge says. It’s an important historical throughline. Images of the Cuyahoga River fires remain pervasive in the national media scene. Now, however, thanks to social media and the efforts

of entities like the Downtown Cleveland Alliance, a wave of positive imagery -- recreation, waterfront dining -- is taking over the old aesthetics. Development has moved in en masse. It’s hard not to notice everything that’s taking place. Headlines abound almost daily, sharing news of the latest restaurant opening or residential opportunity on the horizon. But it’s also easy to overlook this stuff, in a town where the waterfront has for so long played a back-burner role to other neighborhoods’ ascents. 2016 is the year of the lake, of the river. On that note and more, Scene has been speaking with some waterfront stakeholders who have big plans in the works. Nothing’s public yet. Stay tuned. It’s going to be a fun summer.

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new releases than its counterparts across the region. Good Dinosaur: underrated film. 2843 Washington Ave., Cleveland Heights, OH 44118, coverntryvillage.org/events THE GROVE - MAYFIELD VILLAGE Further east you shall drive! On July 29, Mayfield Village will show Disney’s Aladdin at 10 p.m. after the Mercury Theatre Co. performs “A Whole New World” from 7:30 - 9:30. The Grove is Mayfield Village’s new amphitheater and green space and if you haven’t yet been, it’s an ideal venue for evening movie watching. Even if you’re not up for live theater, you can swing by later to savor the lately confirmed Disney fan theory: that the peddler at the beginning of the film is also the Genie! MINDS WILL BE BLOWN! ROBIN WILLIAMS NOSTALGIA WILL BE ABUNDANT. mayfieldvillage.com/recreation/ the-grove, (440) 461-2210 CAHOON PARK Not to be outdone, Bay Village will be hosting a Family Fun Day in August, 8/13 in fact, and the city intends to cap off the festivities with an outdoor movie at dusk. Title yet to be determined. Our money’s on Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. Check cityofbayvillage. com for updates. HALLORAN PARK A summer cinema series at Halloran Park on the city’s westside (W. 117th) is also in the works, but event planners say the dates and titles have not yet been finalized. Stay tuned at westowncdc.org.

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DAY TRIPPIN’ 6 Ohio day trips to make this summer By Scene Staff THE BUCKEYE STATE’S NEW tourism slogan was unveiled recently -- Find It Here. While it came with a clunky logo that looks like it was designed by your niece on MS Paint, the slogan and gist of the campaign itself is very good. There are plenty of weekends coming up this summer when you’ll probably be a little bored. Another night of Netﬂix? The same crew at the same bar? Yeah, there’s a ton to discover around Cleveland, but damn if it doesn’t feel good to get out of town every once in awhile. You don’t have to go very far to accomplish that feat and you don’t need to tap into the savings account or beg your boss from some extra vaca time. Ohio’s an eclectic state, and whether you’re in the mood for some urban relaxation or some time under the stars, it’s got you covered. And if you’re not doing it already,

you’re missing out. About 80 percent of the state’s 200 million tourism visits in 2014 came from in-state travelers. It’s a good way to get a bang for your buck while making it back in time for work on Monday. Hocking Hills We’ll implore until we can no longer implore any longer. Get thee down to Hocking Hills, Ohio’s gorgeous state park, for a day (at least) of hiking. It’s a slice of outdoors that combines caves, waterfalls, trails, camping a more. Seriously, just do a Google image search for Hocking Hills and we’re betting you’ll be in your car by the time you look at a handful of pics. There are cabins aplenty to rent if you want to stretch it into a weekend trip. Note: make sure to check out the trails around

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Conkle’s Hollow. Inredible. Hockinghills.com The Islands You may brush the islands off as a trip mainly for families or bachelor/ bachelorette parties, and don’t get us wrong, those are two great reasons to get up there, but for the rest of us, the islands tend to be a forgotten treasure. Roll around in a golf cart, do a bar crawl, relax in the pool, get in some ﬁshing, work on that tan -- it’s really a one-stop weekend shop on the North Coast that doesn’t mean

a trip to the airport. Ferry service has been restored between downtown Sandusky and the islands, which makes it all the easier to get over to Cedar Point if you really want to pack in the action. Put-in-Bay can be rowdy, gentle, and everything in between. Putinbay.com Geneva on the Lake Wine country might technically be clear on the other side of the country, but don’t sleep on the vintages coming out of Geneva. Just a short

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trip down I-90, the quaint village is enjoying a renaissance of sorts, bringing with it new spots to dine and drink along with your favorite wine haunts. Try Geneva’s Red Eagle Distillery (6202 South River Rd., 440-466-6604, redeaglespirits. com), housed in a shiny red aluminum-clad century barn. Downstairs is where the hardware is — a towering copper potstill that turns out bourbon, rye and brandy. Or M Cellars (6193 South River Rd., 440-361-4104, mcellars. com), a winery that isn’t much like its brethren in the region. For one thing, the small but stylish tasting room shuns tour buses, party vans and any other vehicle crammed full of day-trippers drunk on sweet wine, which the winery also snubs. Instead, owner and winemaker Matt Meineke quietly focuses on growing and crafting the sorts of high-end, European-style wines that would appeal to true oenophiles. In the mood for a nice meal without the tipsy crowds? Thanks to Crosswinds Grille, located at the Lakehouse Inn and Winery (5653 Lake Rd. E., 440-466-8668, crosswindsgrille.com) in Geneva-on-the-Lake, that’s now possible. visitgenevaonthelake.com.

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A Lake Erie Fish Tale So Cedar Point isn’t the only reason to head west, young man. Head to Jolly Roger Seafood House in Port Clinton, for example, for the freshest catches from our Great Lake. The locals swear by it, and you will too. Or head over to the New Sandusky Fish Company, which proves the old adage that the more a seafood restaurant looks like a ﬁsh retailer, the better the seafood will

be. And whether you’re on the way out for a daylong adventure on the backroads or on you’re way back, stop by Lemmy’s in Huron, which won’t win any décor awards, but will serve you a dynamite breakfast or lunch. You won’t see many tourists here, which is sort of the point on a roadtrip like this. You Will Do Better in Toledo That’s what some people like to say about our neighbor to the west, and you’d be hard pressed to disagree as a visitor. The Cleveland Museum of Art is glorious but don’t make that a reason not to enjoy the Toledo Museum of Art, which is stocked with a renowned collection of glass art, as well as American and European works. Schedule your trip for a weekend when the Toledo Mud Hens are playing so you can parlay the drive into a chance to check out one of minor league baseball’s best stadiums. Kings Island Yeah, Cedar Point and all that. But just because Cedar Point is closer (and better) doesn’t mean all your roller coaster needs can be met in Sandusky. Which is why you should pack up the swimsuits and head down to Cincinnati as the temps tip near the triple digits. Kings Island’s Soak City waterpark made some big expansions in the offseason, adding the Tropical Plunge, which is as gnarly as it sounds -- a seven-story water slide emporium. Visitkingsisland.com

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Art House Directed by Don Freeman, Art House explores the distinctive, handcrafted domiciles of three American artists represented in the CMA’s collection. The ﬁlm follows Frederic Church, Henry Varnum Poor and Russel Wright as their masterpiece homes are put on display just as much as their works of art are. Explore the lives and homes of these artists tonight at 7 when the ﬁlm screens at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Tickets are $9. (Danielle Immerman) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org. THEATER

The Demented Dolls of Sideshow A collection of “the most diverse and demented women in the world” from faraway places such as Norway, Israel and the Netherlands, the Demented Dolls of Sideshow feature “classic fakir stunts, contortion, and modern sideshow.” Performers maintain they’re the ﬁrst “all-female, all-sideshow touring company in the world.” Expect to see sword swallowing and the eating of ﬁre and glass. The women promise to push needles through “every body part imaginable.” The show starts at 8 p.m. at the Foundry. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. (Jeff Niesel) 11729 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, 216-555-6669, www.facebook.com/ foundrycleveland. BEER

Hoppin’ Frog Hoppy Hour Much like the Fat Head’s tasting room in Middleburg Heights, the Hoppin’ Frog Tasting Room in Akron is in a non-descript strip of storage facilities and warehouses, but step inside and you’ll land in a cozy tasting room where you can ﬁnd an array of the brewery’s wonderful libations. The place features “hoppy hour” every weekday from 3 to 7 p.m. Tonight, the brewers visit the tasting room from 5 to 7 p.m. Though they don’t ﬁll growlers, you can drink bottles on site or take ‘em to go. The place also offers a “Hoppin’ Frog Rare & Vintage” list as well as a guest bottle list. And you can order from a limited food menu too. (Niesel) 1680-F Waterloo Rd., Akron, 234-5253764, hoppinfrog.com/tasting-room.

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Pat McGann Creator and host of the Emmy nominated television show The Chicago Stand Up Project, Pat McGann has tackled a variety of projects. He created a comedy show with the Chicago White Sox Players and has been featured on The Daily Show for his response to Jon Stewart’s attack on Chicago pizza. In his routine on David Letterman, McGann makes cracks about his role as the laundress in the house and his family life; he ends the bit by saying, “I stayed single too long. I got to a point where I was jumping in cabs and the guy would be like ‘Where to?’ and I’d be like ‘I don’t care what do you feel like doing tonight?’” The hilarious comedian will take the stage at 8 tonight at Hilarities. Tickets are $18. (Immerman) East 4th, 2035 East Fourth St., 216241-7425, pickwickandfrolic.com.

Ramon Rivas As a national competitor in several comedy competitions, Ramon Rivas continues to pave the way for comedy in Cleveland by producing open mics, showcases and professional shows in the Cleveland area; his work in growing the Cleveland scene was featured in the 2013 documentary Make Fun. With a ﬁne taste in “jokes, juices and dopeass sandwiches,” Ramon has rapidly solidiﬁed his place in the Cleveland comedy scene. Particularly skilled at self-depreciative humor, Rivas begins one popular sketch by saying, “I get to do comedy all over the country and by all over the country I mean wherever the Megabus runs.” The honest and relatable comedian performs at 8 tonight at Happy Dog. Tickets are $5. (Immerman) 5801 Detroit Ave., 216-651-9474, happydogcleveland.com.

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Moulin Rouge Girls Night Out will be in full force tonight when ladies are invited to celebrate The Capitol Theatre’s 95th year with a Moulin Rouge-themed party. Festivities begin at 6 with a pre-screening party in the Gordon Square Arcade followed by a screening of the Oscar-winning Moulin Rouge at 7:30. Ladies are invited to wear red as they dance the night away with a DJ set by Rollergirl; and don’t worry about working up an appetite because the party will include appetizers, desserts and two complimentary drinks from all of your favorite local eateries. Tickets are $30 in advance or $40 day of show. Admission includes complimentary valet parking, two drinks, popcorn during the ﬁlm and a gift bag courtesy of Ambiance: The Store for Lovers. (Immerman) 1390 West 65th St., 216-651-7295, clevelandcinemas.com.

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Ceramics Invitational Exhibition Curated by Mary Urbas, Gallery Director at the Gallery at Lakeland Community College, the Ceramics Invitational Exhibition at the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve includes work by 17 local and regional artists, including Jeffrey Allen, Tracy Ameen, Diana Bjel, Susan Gallagher, Yumiko Goto, Michael W. High, Eva Kwong, James Leslie, Lynne Norwood Lofton, Jenny Mendes, Sandy Miller, J. Derek O’Brien, George Roby, Jack Rotar, Mindy Sand, Brinsley Tyrrell, and Theresa Yondo. The Ceramics Invitational Exhibition opens with a reception from 5:30 to 8 p.m. today and remains on view through July 9. Free. (Josh Usmani) 1834 East 123rd St., 216-721-9020, artistsarchives.org.

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Dvorák’s Stabat Mater Soprano Erin Wall, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston, tenor Norbert Ernst, bass-baritone Eric Owens and the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus join the Cleveland Orchestra tonight to perform Stabat Mater, a piece Dvorák wrote after he suffered the loss of three of his children. A “profound, masterful setting of the expression of loss and sorrow, Dvorák’s work conveys his sense of deepest emptiness, and documents his personal inner struggle and hard-won hope regained through devotional music.” David J. Rothenberg, chair for the department of music, Case Western Reserve University, delivers the pre-concert talk “Music for the Sorrowful Mother” in Reinberger Chamber Hall an hour before the concert. The orchestra performs the piece again at 8 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets start at $29. (Niesel) 11001 Euclid Ave., 216-231-1111, clevelandorchestra.com. COMEDY

Colin Kane Recently making his ﬁlm debut opposite Kevin Hart in The Wedding Ringer and winning Howard Stern’s “Kill or Be Killed” comedy competition, Colin Kane is known for his insult comedy tactic. Between his in-your-face delivery and off-the-cuff crowd work, Kane’s work has proven contagious across the country; sex, relationships and race are fair game and those who sit in the front row, well, you’re brave souls. For a raucous evening with a raw performer, catch Kane tonight at 7:30 at the Improv, where he performs through Saturday. Tickets are $17. (Immerman) 1148 Main Ave., 216-696-IMPROV, clevelandimprov.com. COMEDY

Mike Paramore Renowned for his natural style of comedy, Mike Paramore has won several comedy competitions including the 2015 Cleveland Comedy Festival. He also became a ﬁnalist in the World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas. Currently a cast member on FOX TV’s Laughs, Paramore continuously makes crowds laugh with his relatable humor. Frequently remarking on relationships, in one sketch he says “Ladies, don’t get me wrong. I’m not one of the those tight men that’s afraid of commitment. I’m not. I’m afraid of committing to the wrong person.” His routine escalates from there, but to see where it goes be sure to see him | clevescene.com | May 25 - 31, 2016

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when he graces the stage tonight at 8 at Hilarities. Tickets are $20. (Immerman) 2035 East Fourth St., 216-241-7425, pickwickandfrolic.com.

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Conan the Barbarian Ex-governor/bodybuilding legend/ Terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in this ’80s classic, focused on a

Indians vs. Baltimore Orioles One of the American League’s better teams, the Baltimore Orioles, come to town today to take on the Cleveland Indians tonight at 7:10 for the ﬁrst of

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Berea’s National Rib Cookoff Over the past 17 years, Berea’s National Rib Cook-Off has been a Memorial Day staple. This year will mark the festival’s 18th year at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds. Some 16 Rib Teams will compete weekend long for prizes for the top ribs. There will also be a children’s activity area. Friday night is “Bike Night” sponsored by Rock-N-Roll City Harley-Davidson. Bikers also are invited to bring their bikes inside the gates to a special parking right next to the midway. Tonight’s entertainment includes the Eagles tribute band, Fastlane, Ohio Rock Legends and Colin Dussault’s Blues Band. For all Festival information go to the website or call the Hotline Number at 440-2345181. Admission is free before 5 p.m. today and $5 after 5 p.m. The festival continues through Monday. (Niesel) 164 Eastland Rd., Berea, 440-2430090, cuyfair.com.

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Cleveland Bazaar With over a decade of amazing events, Cleveland Bazaar, Northeast Ohio’s longest-running indie craft show is back this summer on every second and fourth Friday of the month. Beginning at 10 a.m. today, Cleveland Bazaar brings its eclectic crafters to U.S. Bank Plaza. Free. (Immerman)

Paths of Soul Directed by Zhang Yang, Paths of the Soul follows ordinary Tibetan citizens as they undertake a grueling 1,200-mile Buddhist “bowing” pilgrimage to Lhasa, stopping only to prostrate themselves every few yards. The seven-month trek depicted in this incredible and scenic docudrama is both a provocative and fascinating study in religion and spirituality. The ﬁlm screens at 6:45 tonight and at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Tickets are $9. (Immerman) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org. COMEDY

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Chili Challis Chili Challis has written for shows on A&E and Showtime and he has also written for The Tonight Show. Challis, who has been doing standup for over 20 years, is seasoned and knows how to keep a crowd in the palm of his hand. The comic’s experience ranges from corporate shows to college campuses. His quick and clever punch lines hit back to back and will no doubt keep you laughing through the entire show. He performs tonight at 8:30 p.m. and tomorrow at 7 and 9 p.m. at Bonkerz Comedy Club located in the Hermit Club at Hofbrauhaus Cleveland. Admission is 18 years and older. Tickets are $10. (Elizabeth Bullock) 1550 Chester Ave., 216-815-5363.

North as well as the nation’s first full-length horror flick. An ancient mask causes the wearer to see and do an appalling array of things — psychedelic nightmares and heinous crimes, to be specific. Cinema Scope places it among “the realm of avantgarde tinged psychodrama,” and viewers will certainly place it out of this universe. Screenings are tonight at 9:30 p.m. and tomorrow at 5 p.m. at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. Tickets are $10, $8 for members. (Shively) 11610 Euclid Ave., 216-421-7450, cia. edu.

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1100 Rock and Roll Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44114 barbarian hero on a quest for blood. Schwarzenegger’s Conan seeks out James Earl Jones’ cult-leader villain in an attempt to avenge the deaths of his parents. The ﬁlm, based on the writing of Robert E. Howard, has birthed sequels and spinoffs aplenty — but this incarnation is the most well-known. It screens in 35mm color tonight at 7 and again tomorrow night at 9 at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. Tickets are $10, or $8 for members. (Eli Shively)

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three games. Since it’s Memorial Day weekend, expect plenty of festivities surrounding the series. Tonight’s promotions: dollar dogs and a special ﬁreworks dance party upon the game’s conclusion. Tickets start at $13. (Niesel) 2401 Ontario St., 216-420-4487, clevelandindians.com. FILM

The Mask The Mask, a Canadian ﬁlm, was the ﬁrst to be released in 3-D up

Jay Pharoah Saturday Night Live wouldn’t be what it is today without Jay Pharoah; between his impersonations of President Obama, Jay Z, Denzel Washington, Kanye West and Daniel Frye, Pharoah has and continues to shape memorable moments on SNL. Most recently, Pharoah nailed a sketch impersonating rappers at the “secret rappers meeting,” at which Jay Z consulted friends like 50 Cent, DMX, Lil Wayne and Drake on what to do since Beyoncé aired his dirty laundry on Lemonade. Each impression Pharaoh did was spot-on and hilarious, so you’re not going to want to miss him at Hilarities, where he performs tonight at 7:30 and 10. He has shows scheduled through through Sunday. Tickets are $30. (Immerman) 2035 East Fourth St., 216-241-7425, pickwickandfrolic.com. COMEDY

Mary Lynn Rajskub With an impressive array of credits, including appearances on Chelsea Lately, Modern Family and Two Broke Girls, Mary Lynn Rajskub’s show at the Hard Rock Rocksino is not to be missed. Known for her

versatility, Rajskub’s talents as a comedian, writer and dramatic actress are evident in every performance. She performs tonight at 7:30 and 10 at the Hard Rock Rocksino’s Club Velvet, where she has shows scheduled through Sunday. Tickets are $20 to 25. (Immerman) 10705 Northfield Road, Northfield, 330-908-7771, www. hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com. FESTIVAL

Taste of Summer For 24 years, the Great American Rib Cook-Off had been a staple Cleveland event. To take its place, Flats East Bank will host Taste of Summer, a weekend-long event that will feature food, local music, craft cocktails, beer, local vendors, a rock climbing wall, zip line, corn hole, volleyball and many more activities. In addition to all the food and fun, Taste of Summer will also include a Cavs watch party for the playoffs and will televise the Indians games series so sports fans don’t go into withdrawals. The event takes place from 4 to 10 p.m. today and from noon to 10 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday. Admission is free. (Niesel) clevescene.com/cleveland/ tasteofsummer. THEATER

To the Orchard To the Orchard follows a college student, Rachel Bergman, and her Orthodox Jewish father. The pair must come to terms with who they truly are and with each other. To the Orchard, written by Les Hunter and directed by Dale Heinen, encompasses past and present, making for an almost surreal and retrospective experience. The play is set “in Brooklyn in the recent past, but incorporates dreamlike visits to turn-of-thecentury England and the lost Jewish Eastern Europe.” Presented by Playwrights Local 4181, the play premieres tonight at 8 at the Creative Space at Waterloo Arts. Performances continue through Sunday. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $10 for students. (Bullock) 397 E. 156th St., 216-692-9500, waterlooarts.org.

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officially opened its doors to the public. Located just west of East 156th St. on Waterloo Rd. in Collinwood, Praxis’ facilities include a formal gallery space, a communal studio space and individual studios spaces. Over the past year, Praxis has hosted formal exhibitions, students, community groups and many special events. To celebrate their first year, Praxis hosts a full day of activities from 1 to 9 p.m. today. You can dye your own t-shirt (bring your own or buy one for $3) At 2 p.m., Maura Rogers & the Bellows will play live in the gallery, and Laura Yurko (CIA ’17) will follow with a performance of her own at 4 p.m. From 7 to 9 p.m., the evening will conclude with an Underground Classical Launch Party with music from Oblivion Project. Free. (Usmani), 15301 Waterloo Rd, praxisfiberworkshop.org. FILM

Dark Universe Narrated by renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Dark Universe explores the mysteries of our Solar System and beyond. The immersive and visually stunning show features “exquisite renderings of enigmatic cosmic phenomena, seminal scientiﬁc instruments, and spectacular scenes in deep space.” Although only 24 minutes long, the show captures the fascinating vastness of the universe. It shows today and tomorrow at 4 p.m. at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Nathan and Fannye Shafran Planetarium. Tickets are $5 and members get in free. (Bullock) 1 Wade Oval Dr., 216-231-4600, cmnh.org. FILM

The Fountainhead A 1949 adaptation of Ayn Rand’s classic novel, The Fountainhead, was actually written by Rand herself. Gary Cooper plays Howard Roark, an architect who attempts to find compromise between his personal beliefs and the tastes of the establishment. A work of bigger philosophical ideas as well as one of individual struggle, the film paints Roark as an “ideal man” who values his own ideas over others’. The film screens today at 6:45 and tomorrow at 4 at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. Tickets are $10, $8 for members. (Shively) 11610 Euclid Ave., 216-421-7450, cia. edu.

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toward yet another season of rebuilding, why not get your football ﬁx with the Cleveland Gladiators, our Arena Football team that has proved to be competitive. (Back in 2014, they made it to the championship game.) Tonight at 7, the team squares off against the Philadelphia Soul, the team that whopped their asses in the season opener. It’s Military Salute Night, and there will be a free T-shirt giveaway. Tickets start at $10. (Niesel) 1 Center Court, theqarena.com.

The Best Years of Our Lives Following three U.S. veterans trying to ﬁt back in stateside after World War II, the 1946 classic The Best Years of Our Lives won seven Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actor (Fredric March) One of the most celebrated American ﬁlms in history, it’s sure to move even modern audiences to tears. The only screening is tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. Tickets are $10, $8 for members. (Shively) 11610 Euclid Ave., 216-421-7450, cia. edu.

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Live at Aloft Local singer-songwriter Phil Bonnano has four albums of original material, and his repertoire includes more than 200 cover songs. That makes him the perfect guy to perform at the Alfot hotel Beachwood’s W XYZ bar every Tuesday and Saturday evening. The concerts will be open to hotel guests and local music fans alike. On a national level, the hotel chain has hosted since its inception in 2008 — Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran and the Lumineers have all participated in its “Live at Aloft” series before becoming household names. In addition to live music, concert attendees can sample the W XYZ bar’s selection of beers, wines and specialty cocktails as well as bite-size appetizers. Guests can listen to the performance in the bar or in the Backyard, an adjacent outdoor seating area. He’ll perform tonight from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. and from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Admission is free. (Niesel) 1010 Eaton Blvd., Beachwood, 216595-0900, starwoodhotels.com/ alofthotels.

Cleveland Improv Jam The Angry Ladies of Improv has hosted the Cleveland Improv Jam for four years now. A few years back, Scene described the show as “ﬁerce, formidable and very funny.” The women have some serious experience too. Katie White-Sonby is an actress who’s performed at Clague Playhouse, Karamu and Kennedy’s Cabaret. Marjorie Preston is an alumna of Something Dada and Rockwell 9 improvisational comedy troupes. Dionne Atchison is a theater artist with Cleveland Public Theatre, and Brenna “MC” Connor is an actress and improviser. The event begins with a short-form set of improv games, followed by a longform improv set. It begins at 5 p.m. at Coffee Phix. (Note the time change!) Arrive at 4:30 if you want to sign up and perform. Admission is free. (Niesel) 4485 Mayﬁeld Rd., South Euclid, 216-381-5706, coffeephixcafe.com.

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NIGHTLIFE

7th Day Sweat The “seventh day” tends to be a day of rest for many folks. But not for the party hearty people who run B-Side Liquor Lounge, the popular dance club located underneath the Grog Shop. Dubbed 7th Day Sweat, their weekly Sunday night soiree features DJ White Rims spinning “today’s hottest dance hits,” so you can “sweat it out” every Sunday. Admission is free but you must be 21 or older. It all starts at 7 p.m. (Niesel) 2785 Euclid Hts. Blvd., Heights, 216932-1966, bsideliquorlounge.com.

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PATIO

Tropical Sundays A weekly summer celebration, Now That’s Class’s Tropical Sundays features cornhole and basketball in the club’s back parking lot and exclusive Tropical Sunday cocktails including Pimms, Paulito’s Puerto Rican Punch, Mi’Monsters, Cucumber Bloody Marys and Bloody Tooth. The club promises “many more surprises and activities” too. The event starts at 3 today. Admission is free. (Niesel) 11213 Detroit Ave., 216-221-8576, nowthatsclass.net.

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FAMILY FUN

The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Free Admission Day for Local Residents Looking for a fun and free way to start your week? Head on over to

the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, which offers free admission for all residents of Cuyahoga County and Hinckley Township on Mondays. You can explore the zoo’s massive collection, which includes more than 3,000 animals and 600 distinct species, including the largest primate collection in the country. Or check out the zoo’s impressive botanical garden, which has been praised for expertly illustrating the interdependent relationship between plants, animals and humans. Whatever you decide to explore, you’ll be able to get up close and personal with all your favorite exhibitions since Mondays are usually one of the least crowded days of the week. The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is open on Mondays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This free Monday promotion is not available on holidays and unfortunately excludes access to the RainForest. (Alaina Nutile) 3900 Wildlife Way, 216-661-6500, clemetzoo.com. SPORTS

Indians vs. Texas Rangers The Cleveland Indians’ struggle to stay above .500 continues tonight as they take on the Texas Rangers, a team that’s played some solid baseball in the first month of so of the season. The Rangers have battled with the Seattle Mariners for first place in the West, and they should prove to be a formidable opponent for the Tribe. The game starts at 6:10, and the first 10,000 fans will receive a free duffle bag. Tickets start at $13. (Niesel) 2401 Ontario St., 216-420-4487, clevelandindians.com. NIGHTLIFE

Trivia Pursuits Do you have tons of obscure music knowledge? Are you a student of fast food menus and their nuanced histories? What say you about the geographic evolution of Scotch whisky? Tonight’s your chance to wow your friends, make yourself instantly more desirable to someone you’re newly dating, and hang with Cleveland’s headiest hipsters and hot dog lovers. It’s the Happy Dog Monday Night Trivia. Starting at 8 p.m., expect themed rounds — it’s a crapshoot — and general knowledge questions that seem considerably trickier than some of the other live trivia locales in town. Obviously, have a hot dog and a craft brew while you’re at it. And arrive early. The tables fill up

quickly. (Sam Allard) 5801 Detroit Ave., 216-651-9474, happydogcleveland.com. NIGHTLIFE

Wing Ding Doodle Blues icon Howlin’ Wolf famously covered “Wang Dang Doodle,” the old blues tune penned by Willie Dixon. Prosperity Social Club in Tremont has adopted that slogan, calling its wing night Wing Ding Doodle. The weekly event features specials on Buffalo wings and cold brews. Prosperity will not only serve up substantial, $1 whole wings, but it’ll also offering meatless Monday “wing” baskets for vegans. Discounted drafts and a playlist of vintage-electric blues and soulful R&B curated by local musician Clint Holley will be on tap as well. Wing Ding Doodle takes place every Monday from 6 p.m. to midnight. (Niesel) 1109 Starkweather Ave., 216-9371938, prosperitysocialclub.com.

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Silent Disco Attending a silent disco should be on everyone’s summer bucket list, so now is your chance to check it off. Grab your friends and head down to Playhouse Square today at 5:30 p.m. to dance around a silent atmosphere while wearing wireless headphones. The room may be quiet but the party most definitely will not be. Free. (Immerman) East 14th St. and Euclid Ave., 216771-4444, playhousesquare.org. NIGHTLIFE

Trivia Tuesdays How do you spend your Tuesday nights? If you’re not at Nano Brew in Ohio City, you’re definitely missing out. This friendly neighborhood brewpub hosts weekly trivia nights from 8 to 10 p.m. Grab some friends and head on down for a little brainstimulating trivia, freshly brewed craft beer and some seriously stellar bar grub. Better yet, bike on over. The folks at Nano Brew love bikes almost as much as they love beer, and they’re happy to share that love by giving you half off your first drink when they see your bike helmet. (Nutile) 1859 West 25th St., 216-862-6631, nanobrewcleveland.com.

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ART THE BIG 1 Praxis Fiber Workshop celebrates first anniversary with bevy of activities By Josh Usmani IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE IT’S been a year already since Praxis Fiber Workshop officially opened its doors in Collinwood’s Waterloo Arts District. In its first year, Praxis has served as an anchor for Waterloo’s west end, helping businesses entice visitors west of E. 156th St. – which was an ongoing struggle before Praxis. To celebrate their first year, Praxis is hosting a full day of activities from 1 to 9 p.m. this Saturday, May 28. From 1 to 5 p.m., you can dye your own T-shirt (bring your own or buy one for $3). At 2 p.m., Maura Rogers & the Bellows will play live in the gallery, and Laura Yurko (CIA ’17) will follow with a performance of her own at 4 p.m. From 7 to 9 p.m., the evening will conclude with an Underground Classical Launch Party with music from Oblivion Project. “We wanted to create an exciting birthday environment for Praxis,” says Executive Director and founder Jessica Pinsky. “We are inviting everyone to listen to music, dye T-shirts and eat cake! We have a special art performance by Laura Yurko as part of Creativity Works and we are launching a partnership with the new organization Underground Classical in the evening. This day will be a small sampling of everything Praxis does.” Located just west of E. 156th St. on Waterloo Rd. in Collinwood, Praxis’ 7,000 sq. ft. facility includes exhibition space, a communal studio space with 30 floor looms (many donated by the Cleveland Institute of Art), a full dye lab and individual studios spaces. Praxis was born out of necessity. When the Cleveland Institute of Art announced plans to close its George Gund Building (11141 East Blvd.) and unify its campus under one roof, some downsizing was inevitable. Despite an impressive expansion and extensive renovations to its Joseph

McCulough Center for the Visual Arts (11610 Euclid Ave.), there simply was not as much space as with two buildings. When CIA adjunct faculty Jessica Pinsky learned that the Fiber + Material Studies Department would be downsized and combined with CIA’s Sculpture + Expanded Media Department, she felt compelled to do something. That “something” has blossomed into Praxis Fiber Workshop. Over the past year, Praxis has hosted formal exhibitions, students, community groups and many special events. Pinsky reflects on her first year, “The last year has been incredible. We have gained members and students, made lasting relationships in the community and exhibited a lot of amazing art.” Saturday is also the final day to view Praxis’ current group exhibition, Landline: Works in Fiber from Coast to Coast. The artists selected for the exhibition each use processbased explorations of the body and/ or identity in their work. The show includes Mike Andrews (Chicago), Christi Birchfield (Cleveland), Trey Gerhing (Kent), Jovencio de la Paz (Eugene, OR) and Erin M. Riley (Brooklyn). PRAXIS FIBER WORKSHOP 15301 Waterloo Rd praxisfiberworkshop.org

“The mission of Praxis Fiber Workshop is to enhance the field of Fiber Art in the greater Cleveland area by giving local artists and community members access to fiber related equipment, classes and studio space,” Pinsky explains. “The Gallery at Praxis Fiber Workshop exists to support and enhance the mission of our organization. One important aspect of this mission is to be a landing point for artists nationwide who are using fiber and making fiber-based art. Cleveland creates a

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perfect Midwestern meeting point for voices from both the East and West coasts.” Pinsky elaborates, “The current show, Landline: Works in Fiber from Coast to Coast represents artists currently working in ﬁber processes from 5 cities across the country. Beginning to create relationships out of state, like these, is a part of our mission at Praxis. We couldn’t be more excited to continue life on Waterloo Road!” Elsewhere in the city, SPACES is turning its attention toward the elephant in the room: this summer’s Republican National Convention. The marquee arts event of the season is a video series by The Fixers, a local arts and advocacy organization. With the biggest event in recent city history looming, there’s plenty to think about. “SPACES is the only visual arts organization in the city that is focusing all of its major programs— running concurrent with the RNC— on the election cycle,” states SPACES Executive Director Christina Vassallo. “We work with artists who offer a glimpse into the future by questioning what is happening SPACES 2220 Superior Viaduct, 216-621-2314, spacesgallery.org

right now. With that in mind, how could we possibly ignore the effect of 50,000 politically motivated visitors?“ Through seven short ﬁlms, The Fixers are working together to offer an alternative to the ofﬁcial, limited narrative. Topics include: - A day in the life of a wraparound school site coordinator, Buckeye area (Tanese Horton) - Young people dealing with neighborhood-level violence in Kinsman (Naudia Loftis)

- The impact of funding for military-grade equipment on civilian policing in Cleveland (RA Washington & Jacqueline Greene) - How gentrification is effecting neighborhood social fabric, through the eyes of long-term residents of Ohio City (Friends from the Near West Side) - Public transit access and the impact of transit funding decisions on riders in the Kinsman area (Marvetta Rutherford) - Community-based nutrition workshops and local farm initiatives near Cedar/East 105th (Vel Scott) - Initiatives addressing high infant mortality rates in Cleveland (Maria Miranda & Susan Greene) The Fixers are led by local artist and author Kate Sopko, who encourages public dialogues through social experiments and projects that border between public art and social transformation. Sopko is joined by a team of filmmakers, including the production team of Angela Beallor and Elizabeth Press, both of whom live in Troy, NY. Beallor is a native of Cleveland, and her work explores history, memory and politics through photo and video. Additionally, local filmmakers and photographers Robert Banks, Chelsie Corso, Tom Laffay and Paul Sobota are helping to bring the project to life, with additional support from contributing musicians and designers. “Kate Sopko, our R&D artist, will reveal the complexity of this city through a series of short films and public dialogues; each film will show a tour of Cleveland that locals would give RNC delegates if they had the chance,” says Vassallo. The Fixers remains on view through July 21.

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GET SPIFFICATED! Party hearty, 1920s-style, at The Wild Party at Blank Canvas Theatre By Christine Howey IT ALWAYS SEEMS DIFFICULT to have a good time while you’re watching other people have a good time, as they drink, snort coke, have sex and generally misbehave. It’s like that moment at a party when, amidst the revelry, some clod says, “Wow, we’re having such a great time, aren’t we?” Invariably, silence follows and then people start looking for their coats in the spare bedroom. You can’t be too self-aware of the fun you’re having, or the fun runs for cover. That has always been the challenge presented by The Wild Party, a show written in its entirety by Andrew Lippa. Based on a long narrative poem written by Joseph Moncure March in 1928, the play depicts a roaring twenties love triangle triggered at said party involving Queenie, a sexy young gal who is pursued by Burrs, a brutish vaudeville clown, and by Mr. Black, a sophisticated and genteel AfricanAmerican gentleman. This production by Blank Canvas has some powerful elements going for it, including notable performances in the leading roles. But the 15-person cast often feels terribly cramped on the small BCT stage. And while the sevenpiece band under the direction of Ian Huettel does some nice work with Lippa’s inventive and often convoluted scoring, there are enough awkward blends between the musicians and the singers to make a

few songs thud rather than thrill. At the beginning, it seems that Burrs and Queenie have found their sexual soul mates in each other, with Miss Q. attracted to Burrs’ roughhewn magnetism. But then the dazzling hooker Kate arrives with Mr. Black in tow, and Queenie starts vibrating on a different wavelength. Burrs’ exhilarating sense of danger now seems just scary, and Queenie responds to Black’s mellow and respectful approach. Of course there are a lot of other partygoers at this party, which plays out in real time, and they each have their own agendas, not to mention their own songs. Some of these work splendidly. For instance, a dyed-in-the-wool lipstick lesbian Madelaine True (a sultry Kim Eskut) goes scouting for a hook-up in “An Old Fashioned Love Story,” and the

brothers played by Kevin Kelly and Justin Woody, never quite ﬁnd their amusing trigger point, which is odd since each of these actors has serious comedy chops. True, they don’t have their own song, but you’d think there would be a way to make them more involved in a party that, frankly, could use some laughs. The uber-talented Neely Gevaart takes on the role of Kate and handles her jazzy numbers with style. But when she decides to belt, the notes pierce a bit more than they need to, drawing attention to themselves rather than to the song at hand. In the role of Mr. Black, Nathan Tolliver is solid and respectable, and croons his love ballads, such as the tender “I’ll Be Here,” with all the requisite emotion. By the time Act Two rolls around, you’re ready for something really

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sharp lyrics deliver her open-door policy in spades: “See that girl on the bed/She’s a bee I could free from the hive/I would never dare deceive her, she’s a clever beaver/ With a quality I like—she’s alive.” Zac Hudak as boxer Eddie and Betsy Kaul as ditzy Mae share a cute moment in the duet “Two of a Kind.” But another duo, the sexually ambiguous D’Armano

sexy to happen. And it does in the number “Come With Me” when most of the party people pair off and go at it in pretty graphic detail. This is the, um, climax of the play leading to a downbeat denouement that leaves the main characters disillusioned, isolated, or worse. Because of that, this ambitious musical seems to have a rather puritanical moral that rings a bit

false these days: Have some drinks, get sexy, and you’ll DIE! But if you can look past that, there are sunny spots in this Party. For one, Patrick Ciamacco, the director of the show, does double duty as Burrs and kills it with his powerful, resonant voice. While other performers can easily be overwhelmed by the band, Ciamacco’s lyrics always come through clear and strong. Plus, his fearsome mien makes him one clown you might see in your nightmares. And in the central role of Queenie, Trinidad Snider conveys many levels of her character’s romantic torment. Although she doesn’t quite express the fun and carefree side of Queenie as fully as she might, Snider makes you ache for this young woman who simply desires some passion along with the mechanics of love. The production is aided by drop-dead-gorgeous period gowns corralled by costume designer Luke Scattergood, energetic choreography by Katie Zarecki, and evocative lighting designed by Cory Molner. Ultimately, Lippa’s eclectic song stylings may make you feel like you stayed at a party a little too long. But the production at Blank Canvas Theatre has enough 1920s kick in its giggle water to keep you totally zozzled.

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MOVIES COLIN FARRELL THERMIDOR Love is a battlefield in dystopian drama The Lobster By Sam Allard IN THE DYSTOPIAN NEARfuture of writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Lobster, the acquisition of romantic partners occurs at an asylum-ish ‘hotel.’ There, the recently bereaved, chronically unloved and otherwise single people are corralled, processed, and given 45 days to fall in love (or at least in step) with another symmetrically bereaved or impaired sad sack. If a person fails to find love, he is turned into an animal. It’s a dreary outlook indeed for David, a recently widowed man portrayed stoically by a paunchy and mustachioed Colin Farrell. He arrives at the hotel with his brother, a zippy Australian Shepherd, in tow and doesn’t see much hope in the field of potential romantic prospects. One new buddy (John C. Reilly) feels the same way, and eagerly awaits his transformation. He says he’d like to be a parrot. David has advised the hotel manager (Broadchurch’s Olivia Colman) that he’d like to be a lobster -- he’s always loved the sea. But another new friend (Ben Whishaw), who limps, is so intent on finding a compatible partner that he endears himself to a chronic nosebleeder by bashing his face against hard surfaces when she’s not looking, to simulate them. “What’s worse?” he asks David

one evening. “Getting turned into an animal and being eaten by a larger animal, or being in pain from time to time?” David responds as most of us would. Getting turned into an animal and being eaten does sound much worse. The mood and setting of this peculiar ﬁlm are not only extremely somber, they’re also frequently disturbing and often downright unpleasant. David employs his limping buddy’s tactic and sidles up to a heartless woman by rolling his eyes at a horriﬁc failed suicide attempt, hoping heartlessness might be their mutual thing. It doesn’t take. The hotel feels like a hybrid

between a nursing home and a concentration camp. And though The Lobster enjoys the distinction of being a dystopian ﬁlm not based on a YA-bestseller, it suffers from a lack of clarity in its vision (i.e. in its operative metaphor): Is the whole premise an analogy for online dating or something, where the quest for compatible traits is taken to an illogical extreme? Hard to say. But wait: the hotel’s loveless denizens aren’t the only residents of this future. On its outskirts, “loners” drift and dance to house music in solo sessions. In fact, the hotel folks hunt the loners with tranquilizer guns on nightly ﬁeld trips to accrue longer stays.

When David escapes the hotel and joins the loners partway through the film, he meets a cruel and ferociously independent captain (Lea Seydoux) and a short-sighted woman (Rachel Weisz) for whom he discovers he has feelings. But the loners turn out to represent the hotel’s equal and opposite authoritarian disaster. Among these woodlings, love, and even, like, flirtatious conversations, are strictly outlawed, punishable by mutilations and sadistic surgeries. The film is quite nice to look at, though. The serene hotel setting and its uniform props and costumes are the fruits of a thoughtful and precise team of production designers. You get the sense that all the actors have been instructed to perform at a kind of emotional remove, and so these characters, downtrodden anyway, all feel a little stiff, a little surreal. It’s a testament to Greek director Lanthimos’s mind to say that the film would have made a compelling piece of short fiction. But it’s a fact of the American cinematic appetite that very few people will seek out a film that’s meant to be thought about and reckoned with as opposed to simply enjoyed.

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SPOTLIGHT: X-MEN: APOCALYPSE More than one critic has noted that the good guys have gone up against each other in a number of recent superhero movies. Batman battled Superman in Zack Snyder’s sloppy Batman V Superman; the Avengers engaged in a veritable civil war in Captain America: Civil War. Now, the X-Men get into the mix with X-Men: Apocalypse, which opens area-wide on Friday. While the aforementioned Batman V Superman and Captain America: Civil War suggested a commentary on the contemporary political world and the deep divides within political parties, The X-Men: Apocalypse lacks that kind of depth. The film ultimately suffers from a slow moving plot and the introduction of several new characters that fail to add anything significant to the franchise. The ninth installment in the X-Men film series, the movie centers on a certain ancient cyber-mutant En Sabah Nur/Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) who awakens and begins recruiting accomplices who’ll help him take over the world. He adds reinforcement with his “Four Horsemen” and enlists the aid of mutants Angel/Archangel (Ben Hardy), Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Psylocke (Olivia Munn) and

Magneto (Michael Fassbender), who’s still reeling from the death of his wife and daughter. On the good guy side, the ﬁlm introduces a number of new characters including Scott Summers (Tye Sheridan), who uncontrollably shoots optic laser beams from his eyes, and Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee), a mutant with telekinetic powers. These new characters, however, pale compared to the old ones as top shelf talents like Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy and Nicholas Hoult reprise their roles as Mystique, Professor X and Beast, respectively. The plot predictably leads to a showdown between the X-Men and En Sabah Nur, whose power grows after he hacks into Xavier’s mind and tries to overpower him in his quest to control all mutants and destroy the entire planet. The special effects here aren’t great; the moment when En Sabah Nur/Apocalypse emerges from his tomb buried deep in the earth resembles a scene out of Raiders of the Lost Ark. X-Men: Apocalypse isn’t a bad movie, but it just doesn’t compare favorably to the year’s other superhero ﬂicks. —Jeff Niesel | clevescene.com | May 25 - 31, 2016

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EAT BALANCING ACT Pastina marries farm-to-table cuisine with Italian-American standbys COMING FROM A RESTAURANT like Two Urban Licks in Atlanta, Michael Serdula had plenty of ideas on how to run a commercial kitchen. That boisterous and beloved big city restaurant is praised for its progressive farm-to-table approach, and Serdula had every intention of establishing a similar program at his new gig up north as opening chef of Pastina. But his bosses had some of ideas of their own. Since 1969, the Longos have been supplying the entirety of Lake County with its piz za, pasta and chicken parm fix. Restaurants like Longo’s Pizza and Joey’s Italian Grille are not only enduring fixtures in the communities in which they reside, they are standard bearers for Italian-American cuisine. Last year, that dining dynasty added the upscale Pastina to its portfolio of eateries. It’s familiar territory that Serdula and his kitchen colleagues find themselves in, navigating the waters between what they believe is right and what the owners think the customers want. What comes out the other end, at least in this instance, is a sort of hybrid restaurant that aims to marry two very different schools of thought, sometimes to great effect and others not. Take the chicken parmigiana… please, says Serdula. “If you live in Alabama, people tell you there’s a church on every corner of the street,” he says. “You come up here and there’s a chicken parm joint on every corner of the street.” The chef might be powerless to pull that Italian-American chestnut from the menu, but that doesn’t mean the dish won’t be the best damn chicken parm the kitchen can assemble. Made with fresh Ohio chicken breast, housemade linguini and lively marinara, the hearty entrée is as satisfyingly delicious as a diner could hope. But at $17, the dish is $5 more than even Longo sells it down the street. While Pastina does less than some in that regard, it still does more than most. The restaurant works with a handful of local farms to supply all of its chicken, beef, pork and much of its produce. What they don’t bring in they make themselves. All of the pastas, bread and pizza doughs and even some cheeses are made in-house, as is the

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Chicken Parm

Cubanelle peppers with sausage

zesty pork sausage, which is lightly packed into ﬂavorful cubanelle peppers ($9) and topped with a three-cheese blend. Milky homemade mozzarella oozes out of the center of a textbook arancini ($8) appetizer. Each of the three large orbs is dark and crispy on the exterior, concealing a creamy risotto-like ﬁlling with a molten cheese core. They’re all nestled into a pool of warm marinara and garnished with fresh herbs. That homemade pizza dough ferments slowly over the course of

sweet pea mixture. Unfortunately, the kitchen didn’t know when to say “when” with respect to garnishes, which approached 10 in number and included asparagus, sun-dried tomato, beets, red and yellow bell peppers, pistachios and pesto. The kitchen turns out pasta dishes made with fresh ricotta cavatelli, fresh linguini and fresh fettuccine, the last of which is sauced with a robust Bolognese ($19) fortiﬁed with slow-simmered local beef and pork. In terms of atmosphere, Pastina

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three days, a process that improves its ﬂavor and texture immeasurably. Nearly a dozen combinations are available, or guests can build their own atop a base of marinara and provolone. Pastina goes seasonal in a housemade ravioli ($17) ﬁlled with a springy

is the opposite of a cozy farm-totable Italian bistro. From the outside, the restaurant looks like any other suburban strip mall watering hole. But inside, the place is massive, bright and excessively beige, capable of seating 350 guests at a go. In stark contrast

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to the kitchen’s progressive ways, the service comes across as dated. Entrees come with side salads – cheese is a buck extra! – sauces and dressings arrive in plastic ramekins, wine is served in chunky stemware, and the tables are set with those disposable McCormick salt and pepper grinders. Silverware is not replaced between courses, the guest is responsible for packing up his or her own leftovers, and servers can do a better job touting the local-foods angle. But Serdula is thrilled that things are moving in the right direction, with increased autonomy and culinary freedom coming by the day. “It’s been great to see the maturation from how it was in the beginning to how it is now and what we can do and what we can’t do,” he says. “I feel like there’s still a lot of room to grow.”

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EAT RISING STAR CHEF Jack Moore, Chef de Cuisine at The Black Pig By Nikki Delamotte ANYBODY WHO RESTORES classic cars understands how quickly a hobby can spiral into an obsession. Jack Moore’s teenage years spent fixing up muscle cars transitioned into a career when he became a mechanic. That is, until he picked up a job in a scratch pizza shop and discovered the same fascination for working in a kitchen. One month in, he enrolled in Columbus Culinary Institute and went on to cook at Sage American Bistro for five years before moving to Cleveland for a job at the Greenhouse Tavern. “Some people think it was a drastic change,” notes Moore. “To me, it’s still just working with my hands.” Like the pride he took in learning how to replace the engine in his own ’86 Monte Carlo, Moore thrives on a bit of nostalgia. Just six months into his new job at The Black Pig (2801 Bridge Ave., 216-862-7551, blackpigcle.com), he earned a spot as an S.Pellegrino Young Chef Semifinalist based on a dish inspired by his childhood. He’ll compete on July 26 in New York City. “We grew up eating simple food,” says Moore. “And during big family gatherings, everyone would spend the weekend canning vegetables and preserving jellies.” Those were also the special occasions when dishes like bread pudding were served. For his competition entry, Moore created a savory small plate of smoked bread pudding wrapped in caul fat with charred carrots and a bright orange beurre blanc sauce from the carrot juice. Sautéed wild mushrooms were mixed into the pudding to recall his time spent foraging with his father. Moore says he lost sight of his family’s preservation traditions while immersed in his culinary school training, but returned to his roots and was able to explore its intricacies when he started working at Greenhouse Tavern. “It was easy for me to experiment and play within that realm of what I remember of food

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as a kid there,” says Moore. When he joined Michael Nowak as part of the Black Pig team, he vowed to translate that passion into eliminating waste and making the most of every ingredient. During his first month, Moore gathered all the apple scraps and peels from a smoked apple fondue dish and fermented them. This week, he’ll have apple cider vinegar ready to use in specials. “I really wanted to focus on using everything we could to its fullest potential and not throwing anything away,” he says. It’s no surprise that his knuckles are tattooed with the word “seasoned.” If there’s one ingredient he couldn’t live without, he says, it’s salt. “You can’t even begin to touch how many techniques there are in preservation and I think that’s one of the things that ties me to it,” he says. “There’s so much to know about it and so much for me to still learn.” Preservation’s subtleties and nuances are a complement to the changes Black Pig was undergoing at the time of his hire. With the new “Weekly Pig” menu, Moore, Nowak and the team develop limited specials derived from a single heritage breed hog, which allows for daily creative adaptions of what’s on hand. “We can change things at the drop of a hat,” Moore says. “Michael really pushes us to do our own thing. I think it makes for a really positive, organic way of working together.” It’s also given him a chance to flex his skills in breaking down meats and the process of curing, smoking and braising. If there’s cauliflower left over from the latest special, he’ll finding a way to pickle it and work it into the weekly menu. “At the end of the day, it’s about putting an honest plate of food in front of someone – and making it taste great at the same time,” Moore says.

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EAT bites MORE SAUSAGES, PLEASE It’s almost ‘Picnic’ season at the 5th Street Arcades By Douglas Trattner PICNIC SEASON DOESN’T ofﬁcially kick off in these parts until Memorial Day, but it looks as though the season is starting early this year. As soon as this week, Picnic (530 Euclid Ave., 216-804-5550) will begin peddling sausages from its spot in the 5th Street Arcades. Barring any unforeseen snafus, the lunch-only shop will open on Monday or Tuesday, says owner Bob Holcepl, who also operates Tea Lab in the arcade. Picnic is a sausage-centric concept that features locally made sausages, hand-cut fries, and creative toppings and sides. “Think more Hot Doug’s than Happy Dog,” Holcepl says, referring to the uber-popular Chicago-based hot dog concept that featured unusual meats and gourmet toppings. The menu is built around four main sausages: a classic all-beef, naturalcasing hot dog, a Cleveland-style bratwurst, smoked Polish sausage with pork and garlic, and a veggie dog. Specials like a Louisianan red hot or a duck and pork sausage are cycled into and out of the mix. Diners can go their own way, dressing up their tube steaks from a lengthy list of free and not-free toppings that range from horsey sauce and 1,000 Island to pork belly, fried eggs and cheese curds. Or diners can select from a list of “Picnic’s Picks,” eight curated dogs named for and designed around major cities. The Cinci, naturally, is a hot dog topped with chili, onions and cheddar, while the Chicago is a hot dog “dragged through the garden.” The Cleveland is Picnic’s version of a Polish Boy, a Polish sausage in a grilled split-top Hawaiian-style bun crowned with fries, creamy coleslaw and barbecue sauce. Those house-cut, double-fried fries also star in chili fries, cheddar fries, gravy fries or poutine, topped with gravy and cheese curds. Prices for most menu items fall in the $4 to $6 range. “I’m taking a low-brow food product and making it middle-brow,” Holcepl says. “At the end of the day it’s still just a sausage.”

RISING STAR COFFEE ROASTERS HIRES NEW COFFEE DIRECTOR Cleveland-based Rising Star Coffee Roasters has hired Brandon Riggs as its new Coffee Director. He replaces the outgoing John Johnson, who has been with the growing organization since the earliest days. As Coffee Director, Riggs is responsible for all coffee buying decisions for the company. In addition, it is his job to manage coffee quality in all aspects of the system, from buying to roasting to packaging. Riggs got his start at The Roasterie in Kansas City, where he worked alongside pioneering founder Danny O’Neill. It was there that he acquired his skills in quality control, cupping and buying. He later moved to Raleigh, to become Roastmaster and Coffee Buyer at Stockton Graham & Co., where he continued to work for 14 years while solidifying relationships with farmers and importers. He created a series of training programs at the roasting facility that covered cupping protocol, blend and roast development and blending science with sensory tools to evaluate and maintain quality. “He has a history of melding technology with his hands-on skills to produce consistent high-quality results,” says General Manager Robert Stockham. Brandon co-founded the SERC (South Eastern Roaster Consortium) and is a member of MARRG (MidAtlantic Regional Roaster Group), both of which were created for regional roasters to come together to hone their skills, talk about roasting, and discuss industry challenges. Since his start in specialty coffee, Riggs has witnessed many changes in the profession, from roast level preferences to increased consumer education. His desire and purpose is to show respect to each coffee varietal, by choosing carefully how it is bought and roasted, but also show respect to his clientele. “By bringing out the best of each bean, and listening to and educating customers, we show respect to the individuals who produced the coffee

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Last week I joined Heinen’s chefs Jackie Novotny and James Mowcomber for the Finals of the 2nd Heinen’s SharkBank competition. We were tasked with selecting the winner from a pool of four finalists, each of whom already made it through a round of semi-finals. In the running was Eddie Tancredi Culinary Steak Seasoning, a flavor seasoning developed by Adega chef Eddie Tancredi; Appling Food Products’ D’Ete Seasoning Sauce, a sweet and spicy jarred condiment; So Sweet! Gluten Free Cinnamon Apple Bread, made with Ohio apples and pure cinnamon; and BackAttack Snacks Flavored Almonds, which come in a variety of flavors. Each hopeful culinary entrepreneur offered samples of their product, presented a passionate pitch to judges, and

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explained why they should be the ones to walk away with the Grand Prize. That prize included an exclusive distribution of the product at all Heinen’s stores, four demos at each Heinen’s store for one year, placement in Heinen’s advertising and social media campaigns, and a future feature story in Edible Cleveland magazine. The participants were judged not just on ﬂavor, but also quality and transparency of ingredients, value, marketability and the ability to meet demand generated from approximately two dozen grocery stores.

“That was kind of by design, like when you all of the sudden drop an album and everybody is surprised by it,” he says. When Bonnie and Clyde’s Bar closed in March, Bumba jumped on the opportunity. He had been working in restaurants since he was 16 years old – both front and back of the house – and he knew the Lakewood property was ideal for the concept he had in mind. “I feel like in Lakewood there are two types of places,” he explains. “There are all these neighborhood dive bars, which I love because they are cool, cheap and casual. But the food and

beverage is dated and the service can be hit or miss. And then you have the chef-driven places that have elevated service and décor, and the food and beverage is more on point with trends. But these places aren’t affordable for the average consumer to go to once a week. So I’m trying to meet somewhere in the middle.” His concept can be distilled down to this: an approachable neighborhood bar with global comfort foods. The menu centers around yakitori, Japanese-style skewered meats that are marinated, grilled and sauced. Proteins like chicken thighs, pork belly and sirloin join veggies in the skewer department. Priced between $3 and $5, the idea is to mix and match. All meats are purchased fresh from Blue Ribbon Meats. More entréestyle in portion and price, a selection of rice bowls feature short grain white rice topped with beef bulgogi and veggies, “Mall Food Court” chicken teriyaki, and an Indian-inspired version with chickpea, coconut, curry and sweet potato. Affordable, bar-friendly snacks include panko-crusted fries, 5-Spice edamame, super-spicy wasabi peas and Thai fondue, a concoction of butter cheese, coconut milk and peanut butter served with apples. But don’t expect Yuzu to stick to any script when it comes to the menu, says Bumba. “We don’t want to be pigeonholed as strictly an Asian restaurant,” he explains. The beverage program takes more than a few liberties with craft cocktails. “They’re like classic cocktails on Adderall,” he says. The American Psycho, a play on the Dirty Martini, blends garlic-infused vodka, olive and trufﬂe oil, Florida Georgia Lime has a Pop Rocks-dusted rim, and Bartender Blood is an unholy mixture of Jägermeister, Fernet Branca and cold-pressed coffee. Bumba ripped out the pool tables and dart boards to convert the second room into a dining room. All told, the bar, dining room and patio can seat approximately 100 guests. For now, Yuzu is dinner only, serving the entire menu until 2 a.m. every day but Sunday.

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MUSIC A FAMILY AFFAIR Brothers Robert and Jack Kidney talk about their respective solo albums By Jeff Niesel IF ANY ACT ON THE LOCAL scene is an institution, it’s the Numbers Band. The group has been together for more than 40 years, and regularly plays venues in both Cleveland and Akron/Kent. Now, Numbers Band singer-guitarist Robert Kidney and his brother, multi-instrumentalist Jack Kidney, have recorded solo albums. Robert Kidney’s album Jackleg features somber tunes that showcase his gravelly voice; the songs have a Tom Waits-like quality to them. Jack Kidney’s album Sealin’ up the Past is a more eclectic affair that includes bluesy numbers such as “Foot Prints

do it anymore. I think in 1963 when Kennedy was shot, I was reading an article about it and the person who wrote the article pointed out something that I suspected. He said people will talk about its impact on the culture. When he was shot, it changed my culture. It made a striking change in the way I perceived things. This president was a hero to so many people who were my age. At the time, it was very signiﬁcant. There were things going on around that. There was a second folk music rebirth, which was more commercial and it wasn’t as genuine and powerful as the ﬁrst

this musical thing that was repressed. My aunt was more forward about it because she was one of the featured singers in the Methodist church choir. My mother just played by ear. Jack: I don’t know, man. Music was in the house and around. It was in the genes, so to speak.

the band he was in and I was fronting King of Hearts and feeling trapped by having to front the band. I wanted to learn a bunch of different instruments. That was my goal. I told him to join my band and we’d be the Numbers Band. He went back to his band and told them he wanted to hire me. They didn’t want to hire me so he started fronting my band and I went about my business. I’d sing some songs and he generally started fronting the band.

At one point you played together in King of Hearts and then the Numbers Band. Talk about what that experience was like? Robert: We started playing together in the original house we lived in in Cuyahoga Falls. I was much

You befriended David Thomas of Pere Ubu. Talk about that relationship.

older and my mother brought me my ﬁrst guitar when I was 15. I destroyed it because I put metal strings on it and was playing harmonica in a rack and doing Dylan songs. My brother brought drums. He wanted to be a drummer. He had this big drum. I don’t know where the hell he got it. It was something to get us out of the environment we were living in in the house. I went on and pursued it. He was too young to do anything but go to school and survive. Later on, he got very serious about his music. He was putting King of Hearts together when I wanted to start working with him. He joined me in 1973, I think. I thought it would be excellent to start working together, and I wanted him to come into the band with me. Jack: We played together in the basement before either one of us were in bands. I would play drums and he would play guitar. I had quit a band and put together another band. He was complaining about the guys in

Robert: I remember the ﬁrst time I met him. I got off the stage at the original Agora, and this guy comes up to me like he knows me. He had this great big hat on. He was a fast talking guy. I walked over and there was this giant standing there. I’m looking up at this guy. He was immense. He has long curly hair. The guy with the hat on said, “This is Crocus Behemoth.” I thought, “What a massive person.” He started coming to see the band and would show up occasionally. Tony Maimone was more outgoing. David would appear and disappear and Tony was personable. I got to know him before I got to know David. I knew him later. Jack: By the time David started coming around, we were already formed and together and guitarist Peter Laughner turned David Thomas onto us. I remember going back to Cleveland to see Rocket from the Tombs at the Viking Saloon. I’m on a bunch of Pere Ubu recordings. I play

The current incarnation of The Numbers Band.

on the Moon” and horn driven jazz tunes like “First Take.” We caught up with both brothers to ask them about their respective careers. Talk about growing up in Northeast Ohio. Were you exposed to lots of music while growing up? Robert: I lived in a working class suburban neighborhood in Cuyahoga Falls. I grew up in the ’50s and ’60s. I graduated from high school in the middle ‘60s. It was a pretty pedestrian kind of 1950s suburban upbringing. My father was a working class union representative. That was the kind of atmosphere I grew up in. Cuyahoga Falls was very conservative. I listened to the radio and my culture exposure was the radio. It was very limited. As I got into my teenage years, things began expanding. I was always involved in music. I sang in choirs at church and school. I enjoyed singing, but when they started making me try to read music, I rebelled and didn’t

one which involved Pete Seeger and Carl Sandburg. The second one was the Kingston Trio and stuff that was palatable. That affected me and I listened to “Louie Louise” a hundred times. I was also listening to jazz. Jack: I guess what got me interested in playing music was the Beatles. My brother Bob is seven years older than me. When the Beatles came out, I was 10 and he was 16 or 17 years old. He was buying the records and bringing them into the house, and I was listening to them — the Stones, the Kinks and the British Invasion bands. Before that, I was listening to Tony Bennett and Sinatra because that’s what my parents were playing. I was a little young for Elvis. How did you and your brother both end up becoming musicians? Robert: In our household, my mother played the piano and my aunt sang and played organ and piano. Her brother played stride piano. There was

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MUSIC harmonica on a bunch of the later stuff. It was probably 20 years ago. Talk about the process of making your new solo album. Robert: Tony Maimone and I are close friends. He would ﬁll and play bass with us and sit in with the band. I call him my corner man, and I really mean it. He was there for me when other people were not. I was doing something even among my own band members that was not popular. My approach to things was not popular. Tony was always there for me. I went to Brooklyn where he now lives to stay with him for a few days. He talked me into coming into a studio and just wanted me to record as a favor to him. I was banging on the piano and did a few songs. I don’t like being in the studio that much. My wife was there and they got a big kick out of it. I was worried because I was getting older and there were some songs I had written that I had no record of, and if something happened to me they would be lost. Working with Tony was like working alone because I trust him completely and I’ve known him. It was like working alone. I started recording these songs that I thought I would lose, plus some other stuff. That’s what became the CD. Jack: The songs on the record

Jackleg, and I thought it would be cool to have the chair and my cane and me not in it. Jack: it’s Photoshop. I was fooling around with Photoshop and ﬁgured I’d do a drawing of a guy playing keyboards but the keyboards would be skyscrapers. There’s no real story behind it. It’s just a drawing I did. What keeps you going after 40 years? Robert: There are two things. One is that the people of Cleveland and Akron continue to enjoy the band. They come out and take the band at its face value. They put themselves out there. It’s a whole spectrum of people. Some people come because of the poetry and some people come because it’s blues and some people come because it’s abstract. All those things attract different people for different reasons. They really enjoy music and want to have a musical experience. They’re not into entertainment. They want a musical experience like the people who go to hear classical music or jazz. They want it to be exciting or humorous and all the things we are. They want to hear the great solos. Another thing is that they expect us to grow. They don’t want to hear the same songs all the time. They want to hear something new. Jack: I’m 62 years old and started playing when I was 10. I think what keeps me going is that we still have a crowd and people still come out and hear it. That’s

DOUBLE CD RELEASE PARTY WITH ROBERT KIDNEY AND JACK KIDNEY 8 P.M. SATURDAY, MAY 28, BEACHLAND BALLROOM, 15711 WATERLOO RD., 216-383-1124. TICKETS: $10 ADV, $12 DOS, BEACHLANDBALLROOM.COM.

have been written over the years. I bought a Mac laptop I don’t know how many years ago it was and stumbled into Garageband and started fooling around. I recorded it all at my house. I just wanted to do it to see what it sounded like. I had some older new tunes and some older ones. I would play the song and start putting other instruments to it. I just forged ahead. Some of them were written in the moment and some of them I had prewritten. Talk about the album’s artwork. Robert: That chair was given to me by Norm from the Parkview. It’s one of the original chairs from the Parkview from when the place opened. I was admiring it. I was in the bar and he was there one night. I said, “That chair is amazing.” It’s a bentwood chair. I’ve never seen anything like it. He said I could take one home. I decided to call the CD

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helpful. That hasn’t always been true. If you keep doing something long enough, you realize you’re getting better at it. If you quit, then you’re done. There have been multiple times that I have not wanted to do it. But I forged ahead and it gave me some great opportunities. Bob and I toured with David [Thomas] over in England. We did two tours through Holland in the ’90s. And I met some nice people through David [Thomas] and his Mirror Man play. We played in Los Angeles and I met Charles Thompson, who’s Frank Black. He had me on some recordings. I played on Conan O’Brien with him. Had I quit, none of that would have been happened. So why should I quit now? I tell you one thing, it’s not been the money.

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MUSIC ANYTHING GOES An overview of the eclectic lineup for Now That’s Class’ Not Horrible Fest By Jeff Niesel

THURSDAY, MAY 26 Night 1 with LMNTL/Uniform/ Pleasure Leftists/Flyin’ Trichecos/ Glass Traps/Pig Flayer Schlachter: It’s the kick off night and we have some unique bands this year. We have two weird post-punk bands that sound like New Order or Joy Division with the Pleasure Leftists and Glass Traps. They’re both very good. The headliner is LMNTL, a hip-hop group. They’re really good. They’re from the East side of Cleveland. We always try to do something different. People label [Not Horrible] as a punk fest, but we throw in something different to mix it up. FRIDAY, MAY 27 Not Horrible Fest BBQ with Brainwashed California vs. Mr. California/Burger Boys Schlachter: [The barbecue] is always a very wild event. We have a hot tub. That’s become a tradition. It’s a terrible idea. Brainwashed California and Mr. California are one-man bands who are humorous and silly. Most people around here know Mr. California. It’s parody but very witty punk rock. Brainwashed California is Terry from Mr. California and me. We

do a fake British punk thing with preprogrammed drums and bass. We wear costumes. We wear wigs. It’s about a ten-minute set. It’s really silly. We’ve only played one show. We play originals. They’re very juvenile and

year, it’s at the Tall Boys Bike Club at Rustbelt Welding. The Darvocets singer is arriving in a limo with two escorts and a red carpet. That was part of his deal. They haven’t played in four or ﬁve years. This band

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“IT’S SORT OF A SICKNESS,” says Paul Schlachter one afternoon from Now That’s Class, the Westside punk rock club he owns. He’s talking about his Not Horrible Fest, the annual Memorial Day festival featuring underground bands and a big barbeque. The event returns this year with the usual quotient of cutting-edge acts selected by Schlachter and coworkers Richard Rodriguez and Lia Massara. “It’s Memorial Weekend and people are getting out of school, so it’s a good time to do a festival — not that most people who attend the event know how to spell or write,” laughs Schlachter. “It’s a big undertaking. For locals, everyone we know takes off work and play hooky. I would never say it’s like Las Vegas, but there are no rules. I feel like it’s become an idiot convention, and I mean that in a good way. All the screw-ups come here for a few days.” Here’s a day-byday guide to the event:

The noise rock act Spray Paint headlines Night 2 of Not Horrible Fest.

NOT HORRIBLE FEST MAY 26-28, NOW THAT’S CLASS, 11213 DETROIT AVE., 216-221-8576. TICKETS: $10-$40, NOWTHATSCLASS.NET.

they’re a mockery of punk rock. Rodriguez: Except for last year, Burger Boys played every barbeque. Schlachter: They cook burgers on the grill while playing. The barbeque is all about bands that are fun and sort of like joke bands. The Burger Boys have a very charismatic frontman named Bubba. Not Horrible Fest Matinee with Urochromes/Darvocets/Slave House/ Crime Wave/Bad Noids/Yankee Peddler/Yambag Schlachter: We try to do the matinee concert each year at a different spot and mix it up. This

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Urochrome is really good. They’re from Western Massachusetts, and they’re a band on the rise for sure. Massara: All the Darvocets songs are about aliens and conspiracy theories. The singer has inﬂatable aliens and inﬂatable cows on stage. It’s very wild. Night 2 with Spray Paint/Giorgio Murders/Fried Egg/Quitter/Vanilla Poppers/Tonawandas Rodriguez: Tonawandas is a newer band. They’re synth punk band. They kick off the Friday night show. Fried Egg and Quitter are out of towners.

Schlachter.: Quitter is a synth band from Baltimore. It’s pretty out there stuff. A friend of ours put out their record and turned us onto them. Rodriguez: Spray Paint is on this label 12xU, which is owned and run by Gerard Cosley, the guy who runs Matador. It’s his side label. They’re like a weird noise rock band. They’re really good. They’re the feature band of the night. SATUDAY, MAY 28 Night 3 with Urinals/Predator/ Watery Love/Unholy Two/SQRM/ Fugitive Family/The Cowboy/Thee Doctor Tim Bones Jones Schlachter: We’re proud of the Urinals playing. They’re a late ’70s art punk band from the LA. punk scene. They were ahead of their time. Rodriguez: They’re pioneers. They’re ahead of the curve 40 years later. Schlachter: They’re a lo-ﬁ limited band. It’s very repetitive. They’ve been around since the ‘70s. They have a real clean guitar sound. They’re doing a little tour and have a cult following. They weren’t your stereotypical “fuck you” band. They were art school guys. They were from the same era as the Germs and X and the Weirdos but they’re more obscure. Rodriguez: Predator is a really good Atlanta band. They sound like Wire at times. They’re very energetic and cool. Squirm is a western Massachusetts band. They’re a hard core band but very noisy and blown out. Their singer Richie Charles is one of the most aggressive frontman I’ve ever seen. Schlachter: [Charles] is also well know in the folk world and then he’s in this band where he just screams. Watery Love is a noise rock thing. He also runs a record label. He put out a bunch of bands that are popular now. He put out Kurt Vile’s ﬁrst record. He sings and plays guitar in the band. It’s disturbing stuff, and I mean that in a good way.

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Dark Star Jubilee taps into the sense of community that makes music festivals so important.

FUTURE PAST Hot Tuna joins stellar bill for ﬁfth annual Dark Star Jubilee By Eric Sandy FESTIVAL SEASON IS UPON US, and with it comes a whole bunch of tropes – hula hoops! rage sticks! – as well as all-important reminders that good music is inseparable from a sense of community. The ﬁfth annual Dark Star Jubilee takes over Legend Valley in Thornville, Ohio, this weekend (about 30 minutes east of Columbus). Helmed by Dark Star Orchestra, the much-beloved re-interpreters of the Grateful Dead’s live canon, the festival taps into that nameless cultural identity that’s remained so closely tied to the Dead’s musical legacy. The bill is rounded out by Yonder Mountain String Band, Leftover Salmon, The Wailers, Melvin Seals, Hot Tuna and other bands. Scene caught up with Jorma Kaukonen, Ohioan and founding member of Hot Tuna, to talk about his band and what lies in store for the weekend ahead. In a word: It’s all about energy. “When all this stuff started out, you know, those of us that are still alive could never have conceived in a million years that we would have gotten this old,” Kaukonen says. “There was an interesting cultural phenomenon in the ‘60s, in the music, in the theater – and not in mainstream kind of stuff – in the art, in the poetry, that was inextricably intertwined with the social upheaval and events on the time...I just don’t see that happening. I don’t see that sort of intense cultural unity that happened for a brief period of time.” It’s an endearing historical

throughline to think about. What events like the Jubilee and other likeminded festivals conjure up for fans is a wormhole to that unquantiﬁable cultural touchstone. “A lot of people are still chasing that dream,” Kaukonen says. It wasn’t that long ago, this magic moment in American culture. Just a half-century, really. Thinking about it for a second, it’s worth remembering how blessed we remain in 2016 that a lot of those people who created that wave are still with us. That’s where the Jubilee comes in. Hot Tuna, a spoke in the great wheel of this weekend, provides an immediate gateway to the past, present and future of rock ‘n’ roll. Hot Tuna came together during a Jefferson Airplane touring hiatus in 1969. The two bands functioned in tandem for a while, with Hot Tuna

a lot of it might have been inspiration from those wacky West Coast jazz guys, like Charles Lloyd,” Kaukonen says. (Also sort of borrowing from the jazz world, Kaukonen used the word “blow” where others might use “jam” to refer to live improvisation.) Over the course of the past few decades, Hot Tuna has maintained a pretty commanding presence in the national jam circuit. The makeup of the band has always been ﬂuid, though many would say that “Hot Tuna” is shorthand for “Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady.” On the Jubilee bill, Hot Tuna appears in both its electric and acoustic forms. This dichotomy harkens back to the earliest incarnations of the band, when they would roll out a little bit of both ﬂavors during opening sets at Airplane shows.

DARK STAR JUBILEE DARK STAR ORCHESTRA, YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND, LEFTOVER SALMON, HOT TUNA, MORE MAY 27-29, LEGEND VALLEY, THORNVILLE, OHIO. TICKETS: $139, DARKSTARJUBILEE.COM

often opening for Jefferson Airplane all over San Francisco. Within a year or so, the Airplane trip began to wind down, and Hot Tuna grew into more of an independent outﬁt. The two bands didn’t function like other rock ‘n’ roll bands of the time, though. Weird time signatures and songwriting structures -- the bands’ approaches to live music resembled a cubist painting in some ways. “I think

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On the electric side, Hot Tuna shows up as a trio (with Barry Mitterhoff and Casady), which allows for open-ended improvisation. Kaukonen points out that strippeddown trios – think Cream – can jam in much more dynamic ways than biggers bands, which often have to rely more so on arrangements. “We never had big hits, so when we get together we never have to

recreate ‘Hotel California’ or whatever,” Kaukonen says. “And I’m not critical of that as an artist. It’s just a different thing. The Eagles, when they got together, sounded like The Eagles. They did the songs the way people expect to hear them. People, when they hear us play, cut us so much slack, you know? We have wiggle room, and we can change things around. That’s a lot of fun.” The acoustic path brings out a more straightforward approach to the arranged songs. The guys have a deep catalog to draw on (plus covers and old blues standards), so the setlist keeps a dynamic ﬂow from night to night, even in its rootsy frame. Either way you slice the Tuna, though, Kaukonen and Co. deliver a message that we’d all do well to remember: Good music opens the soul to new opportunities, new feelings. It’s ingrained in him as a guitarist and a teacher. Kaukonen has been teaching music for nearly all of his career; his live performances are an extension of what he’s learned in his life – in the studio, onstage and among friends. “In any weekend with any festival, a community is created,” Kaukonen says. “That’s one of the things that I think we had – to overuse a muchoverused phrase– back in the day. It’s that sense of community.”

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Adult Mom/Forth Wanderers/ Curtail/Leonard Baum (in the Locker Room): Fronted by singerguitarist Steph Knipe, Adult Mom’s lo-ﬁ pop tunes come packaged with a sense of intimacy that speaks to their bedroom beginnings. Combining bouncy, simple instrumentals with deeply personal and confessional lyrics, the band became relatively well-known in underground music circles with the success of last year’s Momentary Lapse of Happily. Songs like “Survival,” “2012,” and “Meg Ryan” deal with topics like gender identity, mental illness and relationships all while maintaining a distinct accessible charm. Their set will get heads nodding and emotions running high. (Eli Shively), 7 p.m., $10. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. The Milk Carton Kids: 8 p.m., $20$50. Ohio Theatre. 10 X 3 Singer Songwriter Showcase: Hosted by Brent Kirby (in the Wine Bar): 8 p.m. Brothers Lounge. Walter Beasley: 7 p.m., $30. BLU Jazz+. Pat Bianchi Trio: 8 p.m., $10. BLU Jazz+. Burning River Baroque: 8 p.m., $10. Bop Stop. Danielle Nicole/Rachel Brown: 8:30 p.m., $13 ADV, $15 DOS. Beachland Tavern. Open Mic Night with Shawn Mishack: 6 p.m. Packy Malley’s Bar. Peggy & Brad/Rachel Roberts/Mike Rodgers: 6 p.m. Barking Spider Tavern. Marina Strah’s CD Release Party: 7 p.m., $5. Brothers Lounge.

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Anamanaguchi/Lindsay Lowend: The technological harmonies of chip tune quartet Anamanaguchi sound as though they came right out of a video game, so it’s only ﬁtting that the band’s latest venture was to drop their newest music in the form of a computer game. Capsule Silence XXIV has players shooting orcs at one moment and hunting for cassette tapes in a virtual bedroom the next, which, when found, reveal

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Fishbone brings its “party at ground zero” vibe to Music Box Supper Club. See: Thursday.

a set of melodic, electronicallylayered songs the band hasn’t released in the past. Band-videogame partnerships seldom seem to produce anything memorable, but in the case of Anamanaguchi, the result is a creative and fun way to release a “virtual album.” (Jacob DeSmit), 8 p.m., $15. Musica. The Copyrights/Ray Rocket/The Public/Old Souls (in the Locker Room): 7 p.m., $10. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. Fishbone/Downtown Brown and Devil’s Lettuce: Since the 1980s, Fishbone has held down an interesting corner of the underground music scene. The band blended socially conscious songwriting with an off-kilter sense of humor, all wrapped up in a savvy whirlwind of ska, funk and punk. They haven’t performed a show in Cleveland for the past eight years or so, making tonight something of a homecoming for fans along the north shore. While they haven’t released much in recent years, the band’s catalog runs deep; keep an ear out for iconic tunes like “Party at Ground Zero” and “Ma and Pa.” (Sandy), 8 p.m. Music Box Supper Club. Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers: 8 p.m., $30. Beachland Ballroom. Kenny Chesney/Old Dominion: 7:30 p.m., $31-$82.25. Blossom. Vicki Chew/Anita Keys & Friends/ Bejae Flemming: 6 p.m. Barking Spider Tavern. Ed Feighan: 7 p.m. Packy Malley’s Bar. Chris Hatton’s Musical Circus (in the Wine Bar): 8 p.m. Brothers Lounge. Roger Hoover: 9 p.m., Free. Happy Dog.

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Jam Night with the Bad Boys of Blues: 9 p.m., Free. Brothers Lounge. Not Horrible Fest Night 1 with LMNTL/Uniform/Pleasure Leftists/Flyin’ Trichecos/Glass Traps/Pig Flayer: 8 p.m., $10. Now That’s Class. Nathan Paul: 9 p.m., $5. The Euclid Tavern. The Rad Trads: 8 p.m., $12. BLU Jazz+. Slick Rick — The Art of Storytelling Tour/Moriarity/ Vigatron: 9 p.m., $22 ADV/$25 DOS. Grog Shop. J.D. Souther: 8 p.m., $25-$35. The Kent Stage. Tiny Moving Parts/Prawn/Free Throw/Bare Walls: 7 p.m., $12 ADV, $14 DOS. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. Union Bound Starring Collin Raye: 6 p.m., $35-$125. The Agora Theatre. Laura Webster with Dan Maier Trio: 8 p.m., $15. Nighttown.

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DePrator/Kearns/Meg & The Magnetosphere/Burn Blue Sky/ Hand Of Zeus/Dynamo Love: Stone Tavern Kent. Screaming Females: If not for an afterschool music club at a Catholic school in New Jersey, there may not have been Screaming Females. The club fostered super shredder Marissa Paternoster and also introduced her to bassist Michael Abbate. Joined by drummer Jarrett Dougherty, Screaming Females has been playing ‘90s alt rock peppered with power metal and prog rock guitar work for over ten years. In the vein of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, it’s a

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album about a character struggling to ﬁnd hope in his “vapid existence.” “[The album is about] getting lost in the material world and then realizing that we’re on a physical plane,” says Zinni. “The crisis is that the main character is working for the man and going through all this stuff and what is it worth. Each song is more or less its own little crisis.” The garage rock-oriented “Quiet” has a White Stripes vibe to it, and “Lock the Deadbolt” features howling vocals and a noisy guitar riff. The group effectively slows the tempo for “Getting Even,” a woozy ballad. The band recorded the album locally at Lava Room. “Basically, I had a lot of songs written for a while. I brought them to the band and the process for some of them was spur of the moment,” says Zinni. “You don’t want to record and write on the spot, but it turned out really well. We recorded in under 15 hours.” The band has a few songs ready for the next record. They plan to take a “more deliberate approach” for that album, which they hope to release sometime next year.

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