Posted January 23, 200916 yr Hey what's up? I'm Paul, working on behalf of Positively Cleveland to bring some exciting news about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2009 Induction Ceremony. This year's ceremony will be taking place in Cleveland for the first time since 1997 and broadcast live on Fuse TV! Inductees include Run DMC, Metallica, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Jeff Beck and Bobby Womack. To celebrate, there will be tons of events happening the week of the ceremony (March 28-April 4), including free concerts! You can check out event listings here: http://www.rockhall.com/calendar Ceremony pre-sale tickets are available for one day by visiting the Rock Hall's box office on January 24th at 10 AM. All tickets go on sale January 26 through Ticketmaster outlets starting at 10 AM. Never in the ceremony's 24 year history has it been made open to the public until now! So be early - tickets are first-come, first-served. Feeling lucky? Enter the Cleveland Rock Hall Induction Ceremonies Sweepstakes: http://www.positivelycleveland.com/induction09. The winner will receive two tickets to the induction as well as a free night stay at the Hilton Garden Inn. Good luck! I hope to bring you more exciting updates surrounding Cleveland soon! I'll be checking back often to answer any questions you might have, or just to say hi! :) See you around, Paul Graham Community Ambassador / American Pop [email protected]
January 23, 200916 yr Welcome! (now can we do something about that positively Cleveland name :) ) How about "Cleveland" with jazz hands?
January 23, 200916 yr Welcome! (now can we do something about that positively Cleveland name :) ) I don't think he's actually from Positively Cleveland. I think he's more a marketing person for the induction ceremonies, working in conjunction with Positively Cleveland. Go to www.americanpopinc.com
January 24, 200916 yr Either way, welcome to the board, and I look forward to hearing more about the induction ceremony.
January 24, 200916 yr There is free admission to the rock hall the day of the induction ceremonies, FYI.
January 26, 200916 yr Just wanted to let you all know the Induction Ceremony has already sold out! There's a chance additional tickets will go on sale later once event details are finalized, sign up for the newsletter at www.rockhall.com/induction2009 to find out if more tix become available later! It's not too late to give the sweepstakes a shot either. rockandroller - you are correct, the Rock Hall will be open for free April 4th! jpop - I am working with American Pop in conjunction with Positively Cleveland, however I am not here to simply market the induction ceremony, but rather spread awareness about what's going on in Cleveland :) LOL @ Cleveland *jazz hands!*
January 26, 200916 yr I'm the first to admit that when I open my mouth, a Barbie Dream House has been known to fall out - but even *I* cannot approve of Cleveland *jazzhands*. But good to hear the ceremony is being well received so early in the game - and welcome to the forum! :-) clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
January 26, 200916 yr I'm honestly thrilled that the ceremony has sold out, and so quickly. The only other time they had the induction ceremonies here, I went downtown and hung out near the Renaissance where the events were, to try to get in on the excitement and see some celebs or whatever. The city could not have been deader. IMO it sent a terrible message about what we think of having such an event here and I'm not surprised they haven't done it since. Hopefully it will be different this time.
January 26, 200916 yr I'd like to see this promoted downtown no less than Christmas is. And NO jazz hands!
January 26, 200916 yr I'm the first to admit that when I open my mouth, a Barbie Dream House has been known to fall out - but even *I* cannot approve of Cleveland *jazzhands*. But good to hear the ceremony is being well received so early in the game - and welcome to the forum! :) Lord MayDay!
January 28, 200916 yr Yeah I hear that rockandroller, we're hoping to see more excitement this time around! On April 2nd, the hall will be holding a free concert featuring previous inductees, and the Bruce Springsteen exhibit is opening that week too, so I'm sure that will bring some people out!
January 28, 200916 yr jpop - I am working with American Pop in conjunction with Positively Cleveland, however I am not here to simply market the induction ceremony, but rather spread awareness about what's going on in Cleveland :) Great! It's good to hear from you then, and you're definitely welcome. You'll find a lot of people who share excitement for Cleveland here. :)
January 30, 200916 yr Thanks jpop! What are some of your favorite places to hit in Cleveland? Personally, I love a lot of the art-related places. I love MOCA, Spaces, some of the galleries on the near east side .. of course, CMA. I also love Detroit-Shoreway, with Cleveland Public Theatre, especially. Coventry. Tremont.
February 3, 200916 yr Coventry and Tremont all the way! :) Just a quick heads up, the line-up for the annual Moondog Coronation ball has been announced. To kick things off, previous Rock Hall Inductee Little Richard will be performing, as well as Three Dog Night, Tommy James & The Shondells + more! Tickets go on sale this Saturday, February 7th at 10 AM at the Quicken Loans Arena box office and online.
February 3, 200916 yr I'll never forget coming down the escalator with the first VIPs to the lower level and the sound of piano music wafting up to greet us, and as we got down lower we could see who was playing, and it was Little Richard! It was such an exciting way to kick off the grand opening.
February 6, 200916 yr Art enthusiasts looking for something to do might want to check this out! Exhibits by Susan McClelland and Don Henson are on display at the Sculpture Center. Susan's work with "Accumumlations Retraced" really caught my interest. She used a range of hand stitched fabrics, metal wires and household furniture to construct these unique sculptures. This exhibit is open for viewing in the Main Gallery. Then swing by the Euclid Ave Gallery to see "In Fluid Space," sculpture by Don Henson that showcases the use of aluminum through technologically abstract methods. These pieces will be on display until February 14th. Gallery hours are 10 to 4 Wednesday through Friday, and noon to 4 Saturdays. Appointments for groups/tours also available, parking and admission are totally FREE! More info @: http://www.sculpturecenter.org/ Location The Sculpture Center (in Cleveland’s University Circle) 1834 E. 123rd St. Cleveland, OH 44106
March 25, 200916 yr Hey! I’m back with an update as Cleveland gears up for the Rock Hall Induction Ceremony. In celebration of the weeklong festivities, many of Cleveland’s hottest restaurants and bars are offering live concerts and special music performances to ensure the rockin’ doesn’t stop – even while dining! Highlighting a couple of those events: Thursday, March 26: Bar Cento – Rock and Roll Wine Project invites you to a rowdy wine tasting with drunken karaoke! Friday, March 27: Prosperity Social Club – Martini Five-O performs. Saturday, March 28: Wonder Bar – Jazz and blues performances from 9 pm to 11 pm. Sunday, March 29: Brothers Lounge – Jam night with the Band of Brothers, 8:30 pm @ Music Hall Monday, March 30: The Metropolitan Café – The Metro Servers bring the food and the music! 6 pm to 9 pm. Tuesday, March 31: Luxe Kitchen – Blue musicians Hrvek Brothers set to perform. Wednesday, April 1: Grovewood Tavern & Wine Bar – Cuyuga brings you folky acoustics. Thursday, April 2: Brothers Lounge – Battle of the Unsigned Bands, 9 pm @ Music Hall Friday, April 3: Grotto Wine Bar – Madison Crawl playing rockabilly and blues at 9 pm. These are but a few of many places worth considering, you can check out the full schedule of shows and participating restaurants at Cleveland Food Rocks! -Paul
March 25, 200916 yr Thanks for the reminder, that information was posted in the events section here on UO.
April 1, 200916 yr Thanks MyTwoSense, just caught that! What an awesome thread by Murray Hill :) Ezra Furman and the Harpoons are playing Beachland Ballroom and Tavern tonight, with Elephant Bones as the opening act. Fans of indie pop/rock - don't miss it! I'm currently loving their "Take Off Your Sunglasses" song, reminds me so much of The Pretenders :)
April 22, 200916 yr Here is a link to the 2007 Annual Report, with all the numbers http://www.positivelycleveland.com/pdf/PositivelyCleveland_2007_Annual_Report.pdf
April 27, 200916 yr My, such creative people....... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 27, 200916 yr Come on, KJP....even if you love Cleveland (like I do), you have to appreciate some of the humor in Polk's video
April 27, 200916 yr A coworker sent that to me last week thinking he would get me all riled up, but I think I shocked him when I said "eh, whatever, at least it was kind of funny."
April 28, 200916 yr Come on, KJP....even if you love Cleveland (like I do), you have to appreciate some of the humor in Polk's video I dunno, it has one or two spots worthy of a mild chuckle but we (UrbanOhioans) have had threads funnier than that video. What's sad is that I've heard some people say they thought it was fricking hilarious - talk about low standards. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
April 28, 200916 yr Exactly, I chuckled at the phone booth and Leading the Country in Drifters or whatever they said (haven't watched it since I first saw it) but other than that it was just kind of lame. I didn't take any great offense to it though.
April 28, 200916 yr Come on, KJP....even if you love Cleveland (like I do), you have to appreciate some of the humor in Polk's video Who said I didn't? But for the most part it was just OK. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 7, 200916 yr Video Contest this month: http://www.positivelycleveland.com/hastilymade So, there’s this video making the rounds out there as the fictitious $14 million project of the “Cleveland Tourism Board.” (You know who you are, funny guys.) Positively Cleveland has created and distributed our fair share of videos highlighting Northeast Ohio’s assets from the glacial grooves at Kelleys Island to the musical riffs of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but the region’s real convention and visitors bureau only dreams of having that kind of budget to market the region to leisure and business travelers. That’s why Positively Cleveland and a sampling of its 650 hospitality partners are encouraging Cleveland residents and fans to take a turn at being video ambassadors for the region. Starting Wednesday, May 13, in the midst of National Travel & Tourism Week and Ohio Tourism Month, enter a viral video in the “Official Positively Cleveland Hastily Made Video Contest.” The ground rules? Entrants have just 2 weeks to create a video that’s under 2 minutes in length for (you guessed it) $2 or less. If the reward of a job well done that gets passed around on Twitter and Facebook is not enough motivation, there is an added incentive. Positively Cleveland and its members (who would like to have something amusing and upbeat to post to their Facebook pages) have stepped up to award two big prize packs for the most innovative pro-Cleveland Plus videos. The top five entrants with the most votes and comments on Positively Cleveland’s YouTube group page will move on to a final voting round by regional champions. The final 2 winners’ videos will be played in the Cleveland Plus Visitors Center operated by Positively Cleveland on Public Square (The Higbee Building, 100 Public Square, Suite 100) and featured on the convention and visitors bureau’s website. They will also win generous prize packages that let them discover even more to love about Northeast Ohio. Here’s what you could win... The 2 winners chosen by Positively Cleveland will recieve one of 2 huge prize packages: Package A: Bed & Breakfast gift certificate for two people valid for up to one year at Doubletree Hotel Cleveland Lakeside; One night stay in a Family Suite, which includes 4 waterpark passes to Great Wolf Lodge; Two tickets to Cleveland Indians vs. Milwaukee Brewers on Monday, June 15th; Two tickets to Mary Poppins at PlayhouseSquare on Friday, July 24th; $50 gift certificate to Prosperity Social Club; Two $25 gift certificates to Fat Fish Blue; Two VIP passes to Howl at the Moon Saloon (The passes entitle the bearer to unlimited free admission to Howl at the Moon Cleveland and drink specials for one year); $30 gift certificate to Beachland Ballroom & Tavern; Two tickets to see Little Shop of Horrors on the Mackey Main Stage, June 26 through August 2, 2009, at Beck Center for the Arts; Two round-trip Miller Ferry to Put-in-Bay passes on Miller Ferry; $50 gift certificate to NightTown; Two adault general admission passes to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Shafran Planetarium; Two admission tickets as well as a Rock Hall guitar from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum; $25 gift certificate to Ambiance, the Store for Lovers and T-shirts and other gift items from The Only Cleveland Store. Package B: Overnight stay at Embassy Suites Downtown Cleveland; Overnight stay at Comfort Inn Cleveland Airport in Middleburg Heights; Two tickets to Cleveland Indians vs. Milwaukee Brewers on Monday, June 15th; Two tickets to Mary Poppins at PlayhouseSquare on Friday, July 24th; $50 gift card to Cadillac Ranch; Dinner gift certificate for two people at House of Blues; Two free passes to Cleveland Cinemas; Two free lawn tickets at Cain Park to any event in the Evans Amphitheater this season including Judy Collins, Arlo Guthrie & Richie Havens, Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Beach Boys, and the Gin & Tonic Tour (Gin Blossoms and Tonic); Two tickets to a theater performance at The Cleveland Play House; One copy each of the books Cleveland, Ohio: A Photographic Portrait and Greetings from Cleveland, Ohio: 1900-1960s; Choice of lift tickets with rental or a 4-pack of snow tubing tickets to Polar Blast at Boston Mills / Brandywine; 4-pack of 18-holes of golf with cart for any Cleveland Metroparks golf course and a Toboggan Chalet gift certificate with concession; Two free tickets to Vintage Ohio Wine Festival from Ohio Wine Producers; Two sweatshirts and two free passes from Northfield Park; Free hardback copy of the Holden Arboretum photo book and a Cleveland Ethnic Heritage Seasoning Collection (the complete set with literature and recipes from The Olive and The Grape). 1. Click here to read the official contest rules» 2. Record an original hastily made Cleveland tourism video (no longer than 2 minutes) highlighting your favorite things about Cleveland Plus, spotlighting Cleveland landmarks and personalities or showing a cool, unexpected side of the area about which tourists may not be aware. 3. Complete the online registration form here to begin the submission process for your entry. 4. Then, to submit your entry, join Positively Cleveland’s YouTube contest group and upload your video. Make sure you title it ”Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video/Your Name." 5. Start promoting your video via MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, flyers in your community, etc. The five YouTube videos with the highest ratings and views will be chosen as semifinalists. 6. The five semifinalist videos will be voted on by Cleveland-area champions and two winners will be selected live at the Positively Cleveland offices on Thursday, May 28 at 2pm.
June 11, 200916 yr We’re quickly approaching the 40th anniversary of the Cuyahoga River fire. Cleveland, Ohio is commemorating that watershed event by celebrating the re-birth of a much greener city. For those unaware, the Cuyahoga River fire was an unfortunate incident that occurred on June 22, 1969 when some molten steel fell from a passing train into a slick of industrial waste floating on the water’s surface. This led to a groundbreaking piece of legislation that sparked a major environmental movement. Cleveland has since taken great strides in becoming a green city on a blue lake! Positively Cleveland is dubbing 2009 "The Year of the River," and has compiled a list of 75 green reasons to love Cleveland along with eco-friendly ways to celebrate summer at http://www.positivelycleveland.com/h2ohio.
June 11, 200916 yr Great list! Personally, my favorite is the "Burning River Pale Ale" from the eco-friendly business of the Great Lakes Brewing Co.
June 11, 200916 yr I'm sorry - did someone say Burning River Pale Ale? And the appropriate music, after all - as someone (apparently other than Ben Franklin, who really cares?) said - beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. And Burning River makes me the happiest: clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
June 16, 200915 yr Speaking of Burning River Pale Ale (and I'm probably going to show how infrequently I go to Progressive Field), I went to an Indians game recently and Burning River, previously only available at the Batter's Eye (I believe), is now sold in at least one stand (located near Section 170) and I also bought one from a vendor coming down the aisle (he was yelling "Corona and Great Lakes!" and was selling Corona, Dortmunder, and Burning River). It's $7 from a travelling vendor, and $6.25 from the stationary ones, both for a 12 oz. bottle poured into a cup. Quite a deal when you consider that the pisswater beers are $7 for 16 oz.
June 18, 200915 yr ^^^ very cool. For anyone who is going to be in the area for the river fire anniversary, you're invited to come celebrate the "Year of the River" on Monday, June 22, 11:30am to 1:30pm @ Settlers Landing (East Bank). This news conference is set to acknowledge those responsible for 40 years of clean water progress in Northeast Ohio. Following the commemoration, you can come out to the River Re-Birthday Party (a bring-your-own picnic event) from 2-8pm in Heritage Park. There will be games, drumming, dance, history and river lore. As well as a chance to win new t-shirts that say, "Ending 40 Years of Cleveland Jokes." Haha!
June 22, 200915 yr Today marks the 40th anniversary! Did you know Cleveland is now ranked #16 on SustainLane's list of the greenest cities in the US? I found this informative chart highlighting Cleveland's green efforts, it shows where we're excelling and what needs work: http://www.greenwala.com/greenwala/blog/all/1100-Green-City-on-the-Blue-Lake
June 29, 200915 yr Would you like to become more involved with the local green movement? You might be surprised to find a large number of environmentally conscious jobs in Ohio. Here's a list to get you started: http://hirejam.jobamatic.com/a/jobs/find-jobs
February 24, 201015 yr Positively Cleveland Wants To Know What's Positive About Cleveland Positively Cleveland is encouraging fans of Northeast Ohio to share their favorite things about the region. The convention and visitors bureau is looking for videos, photos, tweets, links that show how much Cleveland has to offer. The winner will get a trip to bring a friend, family member or business associate here to explore everything they love about Cleveland Plus in its "Happy in CLE+" contest. http://www.newsnet5.com/station/22654524/detail.html
February 24, 201015 yr ^^Link broken Probably cause they rolled out a brand new webpage sometime since this morning.....
June 30, 201014 yr According to the video, Positively Cleveland has to be out of the Higbee building by October. http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=138752&catid=45
June 30, 201014 yr Ha, I saw them taping this yesterday and wondered what the story would be. Hopefully PC will work on rebranding so they can come back stronger after the move.
September 1, 201014 yr PC has put out their newest video...one major edit, "The King" has been removed...for the better:
September 1, 201014 yr That is really well done, Glazen does some good stuff. Take that mike polk!! lulz
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