October 5, 200816 yr Check it out!: The Smashing Pumpkins http://www.smashingpumkins.com Nov 01, 2008 PALACE THEATRE Presented By: Live Nation Description: The Smashing Pumpkins have created one of the most acclaimed bodies of work in music history. Formed in Chicago in 1988, they released Gish, their influential (and platinum) debut in 1991, which was followed by more platinum and multi-platinum albums including the nine-times platinum Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness and the four-times platinum Siamese Dream. The pivotal group’s many hits include “Disarm,” “Today,” “Cherub Rock,” “1979,” “Tonight, Tonight” and “Bullet With Butterfly Wings”--songs that defined the alternative music era and continue to resonate on modern rock radio, influencing a whole new generation. ZEITGEIST (Martha’s Music/Reprise) marks their sixth album and is their first of new material since 2000’s Machina/The Machines of God and the free, digital-only release Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music. ZEITGEIST represents the culmination of two years of work. www.myspace.com/smashingpumkins http://www.playhousesquare.com/Events/Events.aspx?EventID=1700 Has anyone ever been to a rock show in Playhouse Square?
October 5, 200816 yr ^I saw Sigur Ros there in '06 (not prototypical rock, but I think it fits the genre)
October 9, 200816 yr does anyone know of the cleveland two piece band called mr. gnome? i randomly read a generally positive review of their record in a feminist magazine (b*tch magazine). interesting. if no, they'll be home at the end of the month, give'm some love: http://www.myspace.com/mrgnome Oct 9 2008 9:00P The Cavern Dallas, Texas Oct 10 2008 9:00P The Beauty Bar Austin, Texas Oct 11 2008 9:00P Rudyard’s British Pub Houston, Texas Oct 12 2008 9:00P Circle Bar New Orleans, Louisiana Oct 14 2008 9:00P Mojo’s Columbia, Missouri Oct 16 2008 9:00P Bottom Lounge Chicago, Illinois Oct 17 2008 9:00P Mickey Finn’s Toledo, Ohio Oct 18 2008 9:00P The Gypsy Hut Cincinnati, Ohio Oct 22 2008 8:00P CMJ Music Marathon @ Fat Baby’s New York, New York Oct 23 2008 1:00P The Knitting Factory - CMJ Fest - Fanatic Party New York, New York Oct 31 2008 9:00P Sachsenheim Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio
March 14, 200916 yr Since the first time I saw the Detroit-Superior High Level Viaduct, I've been fascinated by it. It presents a beautiful blend of massive strength and soaring grace, and after more than eighty years it's still solid as a rock and working as it always has. That it was designed by Cuyahoga County engineers, and not some big-name East Coast firm, is an added plus in the city's history. UO and SSP forumers check it out in 2005:
March 24, 200916 yr Here's just a reminder to everyone about the ongoing festival (didn't see much posted on here) Here's the festival mainpage: http://www.clevelandfilm.org/ I hear they've already set the opening day attendance record? Can anyone confirm this?
March 24, 200916 yr shattered it. It was in the PD. Something along the lines of 5,000+ for opening night. Previous record was in the 3,900 range.
March 24, 200916 yr ^ I also heard that, but don't remember the source http://www.cleveland.com/tipoff/index.ssf/2009/03/money_money_everywhere_and_not.html RTA fades out just in time for film festival The folks at the Cleveland International Film Festival felt railroaded by RTA's decision to close the Green and Blue rapid transit lines, which connect the East Side with Tower City, this past weekend, as the festival opened. "That's what saved us last year in the blizzard during opening weekend: Everyone took RTA," said Film Festival Executive Director Marcie Goodman. The festival is held at Tower City. "Our patrons really rely on it, which is why we promote it extensively." ...snip... She's obviously correct. [glow=red,2,300]The festival set a "First Friday" record with 5,141 attendees, shattering the previous record of 3,959. [/glow]The festival also set a single-day record in merchandise sales that night: $2,790 ... More at: http://www.cleveland.com/tipoff/index.ssf/2009/03/money_money_everywhere_and_not.html
March 29, 200916 yr Just saw a movie at the film festival, and it was announced a new record for attendance was set this year with 60K plus attending. And that was with another half day of screenings to go
March 29, 200916 yr Yeah, they announced the same thing at the movies I saw today. They also said that yesterday had the biggest single day attendance of all time at 9500.
March 29, 200916 yr Any word on their goal towards raising $33,000 (and thus getting a $33,000 matching grant from CCAC)? I know they were well on their way a few days ago.
March 30, 200916 yr I watched "The Way We Get By" yesterday...incredibly moving, I don't believe there was a pair of dry eyes in the place
March 30, 200916 yr Cleveland International Film Festival ends on high note Monday, March 30, 2009 Clint O'Connor Plain Dealer Film Critic Bad economy or not, people still go to the movies. Especially in Cleveland. The 33rd Cleveland International Film Festival wrapped up Sunday night by posting its best attendance ever: more than 66,500 fans. It beat the record set in 2007 by nearly 14,000. If people were down about money problems, they weren't hearing about it from the people wearing "staff" badges. Festival Executive Director Marcie Goodman specifically ordered the hundreds of staffers and volunteers to not talk about economic problems. "People come here to escape," said Goodman. "If you don't know about the economy yet - and God bless you if you don't - we're certainly not here to tell you." ... More at: http://www.cleveland.com/film/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-0/1238401847144500.xml&coll=2
March 30, 200916 yr Good to hear. By all accounts, movies and video games are recession proof No they are not. Trust me.
March 30, 200916 yr I dunno, I've heard that claim many times and if you go to boxofficeguru.com and compare movie grossings from now compared to the last few years at this time, there isn't much of a distinction, higher ticket prices nonwithstanding.
March 30, 200916 yr I dunno, I've heard that claim many times and if you go to boxofficeguru.com and compare movie grossings from now compared to the last few years at this time, there isn't much of a distinction, higher ticket prices nonwithstanding. Well working in the industry I can tell you the economy has hurt us as "disposable" income isn't as easily spent on movies. Even home entertainment sales (especially TV programs) are down.
March 30, 200916 yr This recession is differnet than any that have come before since the Depression. Previously, not every sector of industry was as severly affected. Because this attacks specifically on the access to money it has affected industries that were previously considered recession proof.
March 30, 200916 yr Yes, the movies are more recession proof than other form of entertainment. Box office for 2009 so far has smashed expectations and far exceeded b.o. from this time a year ago. A more important indicator is not only grosses, which can be distorted in year to year comparisons by increased prices, but the number of tickets sold. You can sell fewer tickets at a higher price and the grosses will look the same as more tickets sold at a lower price the year before. However, this year the number of tickets sold is also higher than the 2008 number at this time last year. Living and working in Los Angeles and dealing with industry people every day, I can tell you that box office is not being hurt by this recession. People are looking for an escape and the movies provide the most bang for the buck. Television advertising is certainly being hurt, therefore budgets are being slashed, but that's a different business model. Movies are recession proof and Boxofficemojo.com, Boxofficeguru.com and similar websights all tell the same story.
March 30, 200916 yr Yes, the movies are more recession proof than other form of entertainment. Box office for 2009 so far has smashed expectations and far exceeded b.o. from this time a year ago. A more important indicator is not only grosses, which can be distorted in year to year comparisons by increased prices, but the number of tickets sold. You can sell fewer tickets at a higher price and the grosses will look the same as more tickets sold at a lower price the year before. However, this year the number of tickets sold is also higher than the 2008 number at this time last year. Living and working in Los Angeles and dealing with industry people every day, I can tell you that box office is not being hurt by this recession. People are looking for an escape and the movies provide the most bang for the buck. Television advertising is certainly being hurt, therefore budgets are being slashed, but that's a different business model. Movies are recession proof and Boxofficemojo.com, Boxofficeguru.com and similar websights all tell the same story. Not from the Studio's perspective. Certain segments of movies have done better.
April 4, 200916 yr Quote today from Deadlinehollywooddaily.com the most respected Hollywood business blog in the industry from Nikkie Finke, a writer for LA Weekly. "Total FSS will be $165+M, up a staggering 80+% from last year. (No wonder movie moguls don't want anyone knowing how much their studios are raking in the dough in this financial recession. Hard to argue they're having it as tough as everyone else, no?) " If you need any more proof that movies are thriving in this recession, this is it. That's also why film fests across the country still do well in this economy.
April 5, 200916 yr Quote today from Deadlinehollywooddaily.com the most respected Hollywood business blog in the industry from Nikkie Finke, a writer for LA Weekly. "Total FSS will be $165+M, up a staggering 80+% from last year. (No wonder movie moguls don't want anyone knowing how much their studios are raking in the dough in this financial recession. Hard to argue they're having it as tough as everyone else, no?) " If you need any more proof that movies are thriving in this recession, this is it. That's also why film fests across the country still do well in this economy. I'm not going to debate this with you since the information that comes across my desk daily doesn't support that information and this thread is about the CIFF.
April 5, 200916 yr I related it to CIFF and the success of festivals around the country, and the information I've provided is factually correct, not to mention the anecdotal evidence I come across every day talking to other actors, producers, directors, etc, here in LA. All one has to do is visit any of the websights I've suggested. It takes literally a one minute Google search to find the numbers. I'm not looking for a debate, it's just that your statements are not accurate to say the least, and not supported by any evidence. The movie business, along with videogames, are forms of entertainment thriving in this economy. For someone who is always admonishing others to provide evidence to support their claims, you have provided precious little.
April 5, 200916 yr And CUT! Take it to PM, guys. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
April 23, 200916 yr Mark it on your calenders! http://blog.cleveland.com/entertainment/2009/04/34th_cleveland_international_f.html 34th Cleveland International Film Festival Dates: March 18-28, 2010 Posted by Clint O'Connor/Plain Dealer Film Critic April 22, 2009 20:36PM The Cleveland International Film Festival has picked its dates for 2010. The 34th festival will run from March 18-28 at Tower City Cinemas in Cleveland. This year's festival set records for attendance, with more than 66,000 people during the 11 days. ... More at: http://blog.cleveland.com/entertainment/2009/04/34th_cleveland_international_f.html
April 28, 200916 yr Life is weirdly connected ... I moved to Germany to examine arts-based community development with the Capital of Culture in the Ruhr area. And then the Cleveland Executive Fellows just visited to check out sustainable planning going on in Essen and Duisburg. And now Cleveland brings in an urban planner from the Ruhr to talk about their development activities. Glad to see Cleveland getting connected with the Ruhrgebiet! Lessons from Germany's Rust Belt Marc Lefkowitz Green City Blue Lake April 27, 2009 What lessons should we take from Germany about saving megaliths of industry as hot spots for regeneration? Our mental picture of Europe’s narrow cobblestone streets and grand piazzas doesn’t jibe with the industrial cooling towers in Germany’s Ruhr Valley, which is more like Northeast Ohio than the storied cultural capitals. Ralf Ebert is part of the effort to reshape the Ruhr’s old industrial sites into active spaces or ‘landscape parks’ – and to redefine culture. They’re tapping into the Ruhr region’s love of sports (Dortmund, the region’s biggest city, has a huge soccer following) and flipping the perception of shuttered plants as scary places into really cool backdrops for sports centers (think Steelyard Commons as a sports complex) and performance spaces ... ... More at http://www.gcbl.org/blog/marc-lefkowitz/lessons-germanys-rust-belt
April 28, 200916 yr That's very cool. I agree that industrial cities like Cleveland do need to become less resistant .. even incubators .. for new ideas like this .. whether one likes them or not. I'm sick and tired of people shooting down ideas because they deem them strange. I think things need to start changing so that Cleveland can start become a place that attracts innovation, even if it's just for a relatively simple reuse project like the ones mentioned above. At the end of the day, projects like this won't directly necessarily change the world in and of themselves .. but the perception change it can cause could be hugely impactful. The reason that Cleveland has been stagnating for so long in many ways is because there's no sense of newness or innovation, I think. Water stagnates when fresh, new water isn't there to move things forward. Cleveland isn't generally known to be a place that encourages innovation. It's a place desperately treading water. I think it's because the general populace is so closed off to it. I think it should be encouraged instead. And I'm not talking about copying off of these German projects now. I'm talking about INNOVATING. Making our OWN ideas. But that takes an environment of encouragement, not apprehension or defensiveness. But without something changing here, Cleveland will die. Or, at best, it will constantly tread water for the rest of its life.
April 29, 200916 yr Screaming Tiki Cleveland Super-Con, comic book convention honoring Superman, teams up with Ingenuity Festival Posted by Michael Sangiacomo/Plain Dealer Reporter April 29, 2009 06:30AM Categories: Real Time News Mark Duncan/Associated Press A plague commemorating the homes of Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joel Schuster will be unveiled during July's Screaming Tiki Cleveland Super-Con in Cleveland Not even Lex Luthor could stop Cleveland from celebrating Superman this summer. The Man of Steel, who was created by two Glenville teenagers in the early 1930s, will be in the spotlight for three days in July. A comic book convention with a Superman theme is planned at the Halle Building on Euclid Avenue starting July 10. The next day, planners will unveil plaques at the Glenville homes where writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster lived while they dreamed up the early exploits of the last son of Krypton and his secret identity, Clark Kent. Commemorative street signs designating Kimberly Avenue as "Jerry Siegel Lane" and Amor Avenue as "Joe Shuster Lane" will be unveiled. The Siegel and Shuster Society has commissioned artists to create decorative Superman-themed metal fences with commemorative plaques. Last fall, the Siegel and Shuster Society and novelist/comic writer Brad Meltzer ran an international comic book art auction that raised more than $100,000 to restore Siegel's house at 10622 Kimberly Ave. Shuster's house on Amor was torn down, but the plaque will be erected at the site. The "Screaming Tiki Cleveland Super-Con" will be part of the fifth annual Ingenuity Festival, a multimedia celebration of art, music, dance, performance and technology. Super-Con guests will be announced shortly, but look for dozens of people in costumes and stars of film, television and the four-color page along with toys, comic books and collectibles. Promoter Peter Smith said the events will come together in a pop culture tsunami, with events scheduled all weekend. "People will be able to go from one to the other," he said. "Most of the comic convention events take place during the day, while many of the Ingenuity events take place at night." Smith said the opening night of the comic convention will include a special birthday cake for Superman at the Wyndham Hotel banquet hall. The celebration will honor the 71st anniversary of the release of "Action Comics" No. 1, which introduced Superman in a story in 1938. (Action Comics continues to be published monthly.) Smith said he looked at several locations for the Super-Con, but stopped looking when he saw the Halle Building. "It's perfect, a wide-open space that we can put to good use," he said. "People will enter the comic con area by the elevator. When they reach the fourth floor, 'Star Wars' storm troopers will be there to direct them inside." The storm troopers will serve as security guards. Smith said a $20 daily ticket will get you into both the Ingenuity Festival and Super-Con. This will be the first major comic show in Cleveland since 1991 when two rival promoters put on competing shows. Tracey Kirksey, executive director of the Glenville Development Corp. and a member of the Siegel and Shuster Society, said officials from DC Comics, which publishes Superman, Siegel and Shuster relatives and people who won items in the auction have been invited. Tamera Brown, spokeswoman for Positively Cleveland, one of the earliest supporters of a Superman project, said the comic convention will be a boost to the city. "In addition to the people and comic book celebrities it will bring to the city, we're particularly excited to hear that Cleveland's comic book heritage and Superman will be celebrated with the dedication of the Siegel home," she said. James Levin, executive director of the Ingenuity Festival, said he hopes that this will be the first year of a long relationship with the comic convention. "It's absolutely a happening; pop culture meets high-tech and art," he said. "Who knows what happens when the robots of the Youth Technology Academy meet R2D2 on the street? " For more information, visit www.screamingtikicon.com and www.ingenuitycleveland.com http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/04/screaming_tiki_cleveland_super.html
April 29, 200916 yr A plague commemorating the homes of Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joel Schuster will be unveiled during July's Screaming Tiki Cleveland Super-Con in Cleveland Isn't unleashing a plauge a rude way to honor someone?
April 29, 200916 yr Aside from the plague, this sounds really, really awesome! I'm not particularly into comic books or comic-cons, but it just sounds like a really fantastic event that will bring lots of people into Cleveland and downtown.
April 29, 200916 yr ^I agree with jpop. Many people just live for these types of conventions, and I'd expect numbers in the thousands coming just for the convention...not to mention, we'll be seeing the occasionial superman, wonder woman, and many other costumed superheros walk by..
April 29, 200916 yr Exactly. That, together with the plaques for the house will be quite a cool event for them, I think. On a side note, is the house painted red and blue for Superman?
April 29, 200916 yr ^I agree with jpop. Many people just live for these types of conventions, and I'd expect numbers in the thousands coming just for the convention...not to mention, we'll be seeing the occasionial superman, wonder woman, and many other costumed superheros walk by.. I expect the city to be sold out. Those "freaks and geeks" are the biggest sixth graders you can find. If this turns out to be half of what you see at San Diego or Atlanta's comic-con, it could be wildly successful! Those dorks are everywhere, dressed to the nines in all their sci-fi / comic book glory!
April 29, 200916 yr MTS what will you dress up as, a Klingon? I hope at&t can provide some sort of tour of the "Daily Planet" building
April 29, 200916 yr MTS what will you dress up as, a Klingon? Oh dear....Never that. I would come as The Black Widow! A villian you love to hate, because she so fabulous! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmZisPMTFcA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpuQEehC0Ec&feature=related I would come as one of the following, in no specific order Lex Luthor Magneto Dr. Doom
April 29, 200916 yr Man..too bad CWRU won't be in session...! Half the campus would be ditching class..
April 29, 200916 yr Man..too bad CWRU won't be in session...! Half the campus would be ditching class.. I bet all the EECS department classes would be cancelled......
April 30, 200916 yr This is a great way to boost Ingenuity Fest. I hope the combined event works out and becomes annual.
May 4, 200916 yr So everyone knows... HESSLER STREET FAIR 2009 May 16-17 Dawn till Dusk http://hesslerstreet.com/
May 11, 200916 yr Reminder...this weekend. I'm going to be in town this weekend so I'm planning on stopping by.
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