FOR RELEASE   CONTACT

September 19, 2011   Christopher Luciani, Cleveland  
       Bureau of Cultural Arts    
        (216) 664-2562            cluciani@city.cleveland.oh.us   

Mural My Neighborhood – MMN

          Dedication of the 16^th MMN mural

Cleveland – September 19, 2011 – The City of Cleveland’s Bureau of Cultural Arts  
 (BCA) is pleased to announce the dedication of the 16^th mural created by the Mural My  
 Neighborhood, MMN program. The new mural, entitled “Peace for All Mankind,”  
 occupies a space of over 1500 square feet, and fills up the entire north facing wall of the   
 Shop Rite Supermarket, located at 4606 West 130^th Street. During the winter/spring  
 months, artist Dan Whitely led a team of youth artists through the process of mural training  
 to study local and national murals, use of imagery in murals, interpreting themes,  
 and the study of artists for styles to incorporate. The mural team then undertook  
 research to create the design. This past summer, Dan and the youth artists transferred  
 and painted the design that was approved by our community partners.   
 
 The “Peace for All Mankind” mural is a brilliant colored tapestry that blends elements of  
 nature with some of the world’s most scared edifices. Water, the life giving substance common  
 to all mankind, is represented through several waterfalls. Nature in its’ rugged beauty is  
 portrayed in the left half of the mural before giving way to sacred places of worship for people 
 of the world: the Wailing Wall and the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, the minarets of  
 Mecca, a Pagoda common to Asia. The mural’s overall feeling is one of serenity and peace. 
 
 The MMN initiative was started in 2006, with the goal to beautify Cleveland with brilliant  
 murals, one neighborhood at a time. MMN murals can be found in the Glenville, North  
 Collinwood, Detroit-Shoreway, Stockyards, Lee-Harvard, and St. Clair-Superior neighborhoods.  
 The MMN program is generously supported by The George Gund Foundation, The  
 Bruening Foundation, The Thomas White Foundation, The Fox Foundation,  
 Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, The Dominion Foundation, The Sherwin-Williams  
 Company, and The City of Cleveland Division of Recreation. “Peace for All Mankind”  
 is the fourth mural created under the leadership of Mr. Dan Whitely, a professional painter,  
 muralist, and educator at Shaker Heights High School.

Please join us as we dedicate the “Peace for All Mankind” mural on Wednesday, September 
  28^th @ 6:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Shop Rite Supermarket, 4606 West 130^th Street,  
  at the corner of West 130^th & Wainfleet Avenue. Beverages and Cambodian food sponsored 
  by Cuisine Du Cambodge, 13124 Lorain Avenue in Cleveland.

Start Date: Friday, September 16, 2011

Kill Date: Friday, September 23, 2011

Contact: Christopher Luciani, Cultural Arts Director – City of Cleveland

216.664.2562 w}  —  216.664.4892 fax}

cluciani@city.cleveland.oh.us

 
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The owner of the building was/is amazing himself.  He’s a fabulous metal/bronze sculptor named Ron Dewey of Light Sculpture Works.  He is responsible, for example, for the beautiful bronze of the Stefanski’s at the Third Fed Headquarters.  If you click the above link it takes you to his site at the point of some of his commissioned work. 

I haven’t been this excited about something happening in Cleveland in quite some time!    3C

 

The Senior Homeowners In Our Neighborhood Need Your Help

If you live in Cleveland Heights or Lakewood, or any community, most probably there are programs to help neighbors who are senior citizens  age in place and keep up their homes.  Cleveland is divided into 36 neighborhoods.  My ‘hood, Bellaire Puritas, has the Bellaire Puritas Development Corporation to oversee programs like these, and others.   Fundraising this year is more important than ever because, like everything else, monies are tighter.  We decided to host a Spaghetti Dinner this Saturday to raise monies…and we are celebrating our 20th year (BPDC) as well. 

If you need a car  these cars could be a good deal and have supposedly been maintained at the dealership since their purchase:

> [MESSAGE FOR DISTRIBUTION]
>
> Cars For Sale In University Circle – This Week Only!
>
> All are fuel efficient, well maintained, and in clean, attractive condition.
> Newer tires, brakes and battery on the 2006 cars.
>
> 2009 Honda Fit Sport – $14,395
> 28K miles
> Needs two tires
>
> 2006 Toyota Prius Hybrid – $12,195
> 88K miles. Barcelona Red w/ gray Interior The hood has a dent
>
> 2006 Toyota Prius Hybrid – $12,995
> 80K miles. Barcelona Red w/ beige Interior Needs nothing
>
> 2006 Scion xB wagon – $9,695
> 57K miles. Dark Cherry Red w/ black interior Needs a muffler

> These cars will be sold within the week (by the end of August). If you’re seeking a great deal on a nice car and can purchase NOW, please contact me. Lots of pictures available on request, of course.
> The cars are located in University Circle.
>
> The prices are already thousands below bluebook value, so are fairly firm. I will consider NEAR offers.
>
>
> BACKGROUND INFO
>
> These cars are being retired from CityWheels — a small carsharing club my wife and I coordinated for the last five years.
> Carefully screened members drove a few times per month for shopping, errands, appointments, etc.
> Most were graduate students in medicine, nursing, law and engineering at Case Western Reserve University (i.e. – responsible, high- performing people).
> They didn’t need to drive very often, so they shared a car instead of buying their own.
>
> I bought each vehicle new from Motorcars in Cleveland Heights, and personally took them for all maintenance.
> We are as honest as they come — I will tell you everything I know about each car’s history and upcoming needs.
> No surprises.
>
> They are priced so low only because we are disbanding the club — we’d like to pay our creditors and finish up.
> But they have all been solid, dependable cars and we would otherwise keep them for years more.
>
> Contact me at ryan@mycitywheels.com

or by tel/txt at 216.308.1059
>
> Thank you,
> Ryan McKenzie

But sometimes you want new and shiny. Lakewood figured out how to do that with Rock port Square Town Homes on the City’s east end. Quality construction.  In fact, awards abound for the design, the energy efficiency and the sense of place it brought to the neighborhood.  The number of windows in each unit allows for an abundance of natural light, the appliances are energy efficient, in fact the complex meets National Green Building Standards.  You can have a courtyard. And a choice of floor plans, there are three units left to sell. 

For those who are moving in from out of town, here is the skinny on the neighborhood. Lakewood is part of NE Ohio’s food mecca explosion. Melt Bar and Grilled is nearby and it could become a weekly favorite.  A Cleveland institution, Brothers Lounge, is just east of Rock port Square.  Known as a phenomenal jazz and blues venue, and it’s only five minutes from these town homes. 

My favorite West side music venue is The Winchester, just South of Rockport Square.  It’s like an old fashioned venue with seats up close and personal. Both Brothers and The Winchester are smaller, just like music should be heard.

Just East of  Rock Port Square is the annual Clifton Arts Festival.  You can walk to the event and enjoy hundreds of artisans and their wares.  Lakewood has two branches of a library, pools, Irish pubs, bars, lots of places that are not chain restaurants (and there are a few of those as well).  As a matter of fact, Lakewood is listed as the best places to live in a Scene Magazine poll.

I’m holding Rockport Square open on back to back Sundays, beginning tomorrow.  Stop by for your own private tour, you won’t be disappointed! There is a five year tax abatement, good financing available, and as I mentioned, a few different floor plans to choose from.  I’ll be there from 2-4 PM, please stop by!   Peace  Out – 3C

The mission statement on the home page of the OCC website:
…. To create a park system that follows the route of the historic Ohio Canal from Cleveland through Zoar to Dover/New Philadelphia by promoting historic preservation and interpretation expanded recreational opportunities and sensitive economic developments.

Are you a runner?  The Towpath Trail Marathonwill be held on October 10th in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.  I’ve not run worth a darn the last few years, but when I did, I would have loved to be able to do so on the Towpath.  If you are a runner, or just someone who wants to help motivate the ‘pack,’  this would be a good way to do so and at the same time acquaint yourself with the Towpath in all it’s glory. Most of you already know about it, (the Path, not the race!) but we can never get tired of going there, can we?

Not into running but like wine? How about this event: A Toast to the Trail, a wine event to be held on August  21st.   Since tickets run from $75 to $1,000 I guess it’s a way to fundraise for the completion of the Trail?      Peace Out  3C

Performances are Fri.-Sat. July 23 & 24, Thurs-Sat., July 29-31, and Fri.-Sun., August 6-8. Curtain times on Thursday, Fridays, and Saturdays are at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 3:00 pm. All offerings are at St. Patrick’s Club Building, located at W.38th and Bridge Avenue* in Ohio City and include free parking.

July 16^th   7pm-9pm

Saborit Latin & Soul

Justo Saborit, a native of Havana, Cuba, combines elements of classical, blues and jazz music with his country’s native sounds to create a Latin jazz blend with a soul all his own.

*If it rains, concert will move to lower level Library Auditorium
Lakewood Is Art: One World Music Concerts
presented by LakewoodAlive

Peace Out – 3C