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The 2nd Annual Cleveland Playwrights Festival Comes to Waterloo Arts in November
by Playwrights Local 4181
Volume 8, Issue 10, Posted 7:55 PM, 10.03.2016
Three Brothers-In-Law Return to the Cleveland Art Scene with "Relate/Relative/Relativity"
Creativity runs deep in this extended family. Article Gallery brings the return of two artists Steven Lewis and Craig Main, to the Cleveland art scene. Joining them is local artist and director of the Waterloo's Article Gallery and studios, Louis Ross.
Lewis, Main and Ross are brothers-in-law, related by marriage. All three are recently retired and enjoying the renewed pursuit of their mature vision and art.
Craig Main is a graphic artist living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His recent work "Lake Superior Vistas" are digitally recreated recollections of his early life on the Great Lakes. "They are a vivid expression of a moment in time … I am trying to put the viewer at the place and moment of the vision, even to the point of being in the water or among the leaves."
Silhouette Productions and the Shore Cultural Centre Proudly Presents "The Music Man"
by Charlotte Mirabile
By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Wilson's six-time, Tony Award winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957 and is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.
The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band he vows to organize this despite the fact he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain's fall.
Volume 8, Issue 9, Posted 5:03 PM, 09.09.2016
Operation Vegetables: SuperHero Edition
by Julia DiBaggio
Operation: Vegetables - The Giant Board Game of Yummy Health
World Premiere of Playwrights Local's "Objectively/Reasonable"
Documentary play captures community response to the shooting of Tamir Rice in Cleveland in November 2014. Features contributions from six playwrights and direction by Terrence Spivey. Runs August 18 through September 4 at Waterloo Arts.
Photographer Offers Free Photo Shoots to Area Families
by Stephen Bivens
Stephen Bivens, neighborhood resident and recent Ballot Box Project winner, will be hosting a free photo session for Collinwood families this summer. Bivens will provide a 10-minute photo session. Two prints (4x6 and 5x7) will be available for pick up the following weekend. Images can also be emailed to participants.
Volume 8, Issue 7, Posted 12:36 PM, 07.10.2016
Discover local artists, new works each month at 'Phone Gallery'
by Allison Lukacsy
All levels of artists and visual art forms are on view at Phone Gallery - Cleveland's smallest gallery - from elementary school students to eminent professionals.
Photographer Preserves Family History
Offers Free Photo Shoots to Collinwood Families
Volume 8, Issue 6, Posted 10:37 AM, 06.11.2016
Photographer Offers Free Sessions for Local Businesses
Local photographer and Ballot Box winner, Stephen Bivens, will be photographing local business owners and staff members throughout the month of May.
Music for Miles on Mothers' Day at Waterloo Arts
by Nan Kennedy
The Trillium Woodwind Trio will perform on Sunday, May 8 at 4 pm at Waterloo Arts, 15605 Waterloo Road; 216-692-9500; waterlooarts.org. The event is free.
by By Joe Barbaree
Margaret Craig is a longtime resident of North Collinwood and storyteller working to better connect arts with the wider community.
A lifetime Cleveland resident and 25 year community member of North Collinwood, Craig employs storytelling to engage with her fellow residents. She uses singing, acting, performance - just about any medium - to engage with other community members. She's even a professional clown.
Exposing children to art is her passion, especially the connection of the spoken word with the written word. It's easy to see the roots of this dedication in both her personal and professional background.
Craig taught preschool for 20 years before working for the Salvation Army, Northeast Shores Development Corporation and even Waterloo Arts (then Arts Collinwood). She's currently the Learning Zone Director at the Salvation Army on Grovewood Avenue, where she is in charge of after school programming. To all the kids, she's "Ms. Margaret."
Music and Recruiting in the Austro-Hungarian Army
Music for Miles Brings Rousing Classics to Waterloo Arts
The Impreza Piano Trio, Sunday April 10, 4 pm
How did the Austrian army lure peasants to its recruiting stations? With music! And the Impreza Trio will demonstrate, in its April Music for Miles concert at Waterloo Arts.
Eric Charnofsky is at the piano in this newly formed Cleveland-area ensemble, with Emily Cornelius on violin and Lauren M. Dunseath playing cello. All three of these musicians have a wide background of performance experience as soloists, chamber and orchestral musicians, and are also active as teachers at all levels. Their debut program comprises trios from the standard chamber music repertoire, including works by Haydn, Shostakovich, and Mendelssohn.
Lane Cooper's show "What Dreams May Come" will be hanging in the gallery, and the Callaloo will be ready as always with glasses of wine and flavors of the Caribbean. Or it might be the time to try Waterloo's new coffee shop – Six Shooter, at the corner of E161.
March to the Music at Waterloo Arts
Waterloo Arts' Music for Miles chamber concerts are back for their Spring season, starting with the Bayard String Quartet on Sunday March 13. Kimia Ghaderi and Victor Beyens, violins, Christine Sherlock, viola, and Eric Graf, cello, will play Vivaldi, Bach and Bizet; Massenet, Mozart and Fritz Kreisler; and Argentine dances, a tango and traditional music from Veracruz – a multi-faceted program.
As always, the afternoon will be multi-sensory: the Waterloo Arts gallery is hosting the All-City Art Show, and the adjoining Callaloo Café will be ready with glasses of wine and light Caribbean fare. Children are welcome, if quiet, and conversation with the musicians is encouraged.
And as always, the concert will be free, thanks to our partnership with the Local 4 Music Fund, the Music Performance Trust Fund, the Waterloo Arts Friends Committee, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, and Ohio Arts Council.
Waterloo Arts, 15605 Waterloo Road, 216-692-9500, waterlooarts.org.
Phone Gallery: Making a Big Impact in a Small Space
If you blink, you might miss Cleveland's smallest gallery housed inside a once vacant pay phone box annexed to the front of Russ' Auto Care in the west end of the Waterloo Arts District.
Originally conceived in 2013 by another artist and myself, Phone Gallery demonstrates the transformation of an otherwise underutilized "space" into an inventive place for art display. For nearly three years the diminutive gallery has exhibited emerging talent and preeminent Northeast Ohio artists and is the darling of my 2016 CPAC Creative Workforce Fellowship (thank you again to those who supported Issue 8 on the ballot last fall!).
The transformation from empty metal box to white walled gallery (with a shatter resistant, tamperproof "viewfinder") required imagination and great partnerships with a local handyman and Russ' Auto Care, from whom we siphon a little electricity every time someone walks by the motion-sensor operated LED lights retrofitted inside the pay phone box. The brick wall recess behind the box is painted bright yellow to grab your attention while the existing etched, graffitied pay phone box housing is left untouched, a relic of its former utility.
Classical Meets Folk: CityMusic at Waterloo Arts
CityMusic's second chamber concert at Waterloo Arts turns to folk music, which was part of the audible landscape for classical composers. Their string trio will play duets for two violins, by Haydn, Mozart and Bela Bartok; and trios by Haydn and Beethoven for two violins and double bass. Masha Andreini and Aniela Eddy are the violinists; Tracy Rowell plays bass.
The concert is in the Nan and MilesKennedyCommunityArtCenter at Waterloo Arts (enter at 397 E156 St) on Friday, February 19, at 7 pm, and will include a short intermission. Like the M4M concerts, CityMusic concerts are free. And when they're held at Waterloo Arts, they include (sometimes) a gallery show and (always) the possibility of a glass of wine or some such from the Callaloo Café.
The full CityMusic orchestra will perform at St Jerome church on March 17 and May 12. The M4M series at Waterloo Arts begins in March, with the Bayard String Quartet, followed by the Charnofsky Piano Trio in April; the Trillium Trio (flute, clarinet, bassoon), which was our very first M4M concert, in May; the Tower City Brass Quintet in September; the Silver Keys Clarinet Quartet in October; and Joe Parker with his sitar in November.
Where did the folk influence come from? Haydn's parents were working folk – musical working folk – and he grew up singing folk songs with them and their neighbors. He also adapted some of the Landler, the immensely popular German dance, as did Beethoven and Mozart.
Beethoven wrote 179 folk-song arrangements, many of them English, Scots or Irish – although he never visited Britain. A Scots collector paid him by the song (possibly one British pound apiece, which apparently had been Haydn's rate) and Beethoven obliged generously – despite the difficulties of smuggling goods between Austria and Scotland during the Napoleonic War. The songs didn't sell well in Scotland – not simple enough.
Bela Bartok, after hearing a peasant woman singing, began to record (on an Edison phonograph) hundreds of songs from small villages in rural Hungary and Romania. His intention was preservation, but the process had a profound influence on his own compositions.
Tickets On Sale Now for "Shrek the Musical, Jr."
by Matthew Orgovan
North Collinwood's UpStage Players, one of Northeast Ohio's hardest working children's theatre companies, celebrates its 22nd season in 2016 with the beloved theatre show Shrek the Musical Jr.
Tickets to all three performances can now be purchased online. Known for its no-cut policy, UpStage Players "works for the kids" of Greater Cleveland.
Performance Dates
Friday, March 18, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 2:30 p.m.
Performance Venue
Cleveland Public Library Auditorium, 17109 Lakeshore Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44119
$8 in advance
Online Ticket Ordering
Tickets may now be purchased through WWW.SHOWTIX4U.COM.
Music for Miles in the New Year
More Music at Waterloo Arts
Amy Callahan and the Music for Miles committee have announced their 2016-17 dates for the chamber series named in honor of Miles Kennedy, a Waterloo Arts founder and Waterloo benefactor. As usual, the concerts will be varied, informal – and free.
March 13 – piano chamber; April 10 – string quartet; May 8 – The Trillium Trio (flute, clarinet, bassoon - and our very first M4M concert in November 2011); September 11 – brass quintet; October 9 Silver Keys Clarinet quartet; and November 13 – sitar.
The concerts always begin at 4 pm in the WaterlooArtsNan & MilesKennedyArtsCenter; families with musical children are invited to arrive early so their offspring can watch the professionals set up. They run for about 90 minutes, with an intermission, and refreshments may be found in the adjoining Callaloo Café.
This year's season will be extended by two CityMusic chamber concerts, in the same setting.* CityMusic has added North Collinwood to the Cleveland neighborhoods where it performs – chamber concerts will be played at Waterloo Arts on January 15 and February 19, and the full orchestra will perform at St Jerome on March 17 and May 12.
A Natural State of Mind
by Bryon Miller
Artist, Jonah Jacobs is part of an exhibit entitled "Bottled Water", which was held at Waterloo Arts Gallery this fall. Bottled Water is an experimental installation, which explores the human relationship to the natural world. "Artists draw inspiration from: the bottle- representing something man-made that is encapsulating, controlling and which commercializes an element; as well as water- representing the life giving quality or the eroding and violently destructive quality of water as an element of nature beyond human control; also, man's manipulation of material, both natural material into art and mundane manufacture materials back to a seemingly organic state." I had the opportunity to stop by Waterloo Arts and talk to Johah about his work, how he got started in his career as an artist, and the processes that he uses.
"Circumstantial Evidence"
by Buzz Kompier
BOOK REVIEW: "Circumstantial Evidence" by Frank Secich
I feel I should preface this review by saying that I do not ordinarily review books. It just happened that I was given the opportunity and, hey, I'm all about local music, and that's what this book is about, so here you go. "Circumstantial Evidence" is an autobiography written by Frank Secich, of many great bands from Ohio or with Ohio connections (Blue Ash, Dead Boys, Club Wow, Deadbeat Poets, etc.). There's plenty of great tales from his time with these bands and others, such as Blue Ash's time opening for the infamous final Stooges show, captured on side two of the live album "Metallic K.O.," as well as great stories about touring around the world and living in Sharon, PA and Youngstown, OH. There were funny stories, interesting anecdotes, lots of info, and cool/rare photos, such as outtakes from photo shoots that produced picture sleeves and shots from recording sessions. In terms of the category "autobiographies of esteemed Ohio musicians," it was a different side of the music scene, refreshing in its way, as it didn't have the sordid tales of alcohol and drug abuse like, say, Cheetah Chrome's or Mike Hudson's, though like these, it was a from the heart, honest take on the life of a musician. I learned many things I didn't know before about the Ohio music scene. I also really appreciated the inclusion of a full discography, with a lot more info that I didn't know about. The book also includes full sets of lyrics for songs written about events described within the book, telling the story from a different angle, which was great. If you like learning about Ohio music, power pop, or just enjoy funny stories about Stiv Bators, I'd recommend this book to you. I know I certainly enjoyed it.
"Who we are, Where we live" Reading and Celebration at Waterloo Arts
by Cindy Washabaugh
On Saturday, November 14, the spirit flags will fly above the Waterloo Arts and Entertainment District and all Collinwood and Greater Cleveland community members are invited to gather at Waterloo Arts Gallery from 1:30 to 3:30 pm to celebrate the culmination of the "Who we are, Where we live" program. "Who we are, Where we live" is a multi-faceted creative arts program, funded by the Institute for Poetic Medicine and designed to give voice to the residents of the diverse Collinwood community. For some, stories and memories of life and work in Collinwood date back to the 1940's and before. Pat Nevar, Vice President of the Slovenian Workmen's Home, and her husband Fred began dancing together in the Hall's ballroom decades ago. For others, like Gladys Burnett, a recent transplant from Youngstown and avid member of the Collinwood Rec Center, these memories and stories are just beginning to unfold. Together, they tell the larger story of a place that has endured through hard times and good times, a place where people still live, raise families, make art, run businesses, and go to school.
Volume 7, Issue 11, Posted 11:41 AM, 11.25.2015
UpStage Players' Announce Shrek The Musical Jr. for Early-January 2016; Will Hold an Open House/Audition Workshop in December
UpStage Players, one of Northeast Ohio's most enduring non-profit children's theatre companies, invites area youths, ages 7 to 15, to audition for the troupe's Spring 2016 musical, Shrek the Musical Jr. Known for its no-cut policy, UpStage Players "works for the kids" of Greater Cleveland.
Waterloo Arts
by John Copic
Waterloo Arts is thrilled to host another Cleveland Foundation Creative Fusion international artist this fall. Kuenlin Tsai is from Taipei, Taiwan and works in a variety of media depending on the project. He has designed and installed many public art sculptures in Taiwan, China and Japan, which are site specific and often incorporate a "sound" element.
While in Cleveland, Tsai has been getting to know the city and has designed a sculpture for the Waterloo Tower in response to his experience here. The sculpture references the cycles of decay and growth - whether in a forest or urban neighborhood - and the hope that is emerging in Cleveland today. Tsai is building the sculpture in his studio at Waterloo Arts and install it during the next few weeks.
On Wednesday, October 28, Tsai had a workshop with students from OH Perry to build their own individual sculptures, some of which will be incorporated into the Treesure House tower installation. He is also hosting screenings of quintessential Taiwanese films, on Wednesday evenings, in order to introduce the city of Cleveland to the culture and history of Taiwan.
Now With Added Alphabetization!: Reviews Of Recent Releases By Local Bands
Obligatory Disclaimer: Record reviews are a tricky business. It's one thing to enjoy music, but to, like, pick out what you like about it? That being said, if I review your thing and I didn't like something, don't feel too bad. My opinion doesn't matter all that much.
Another Mother's Milk - Milk Money - self-released - 22 songs - CD
Quick note: I've been told they're working on getting a download together as well, but right now it's just on CD. Onto the content. "Milk Money" is a good solid 50 minutes of trashy garage pop/rock. A couple songs, such as "Kirtland" and "My Own Scum," go into a folk kinda territory as well. And whatever you'd like to count "Robot Noises" as, kind of a, well, robotic stomp. Good male-female vocals as well. My favorites were the opener, "Little Cellar Girl," "That's When She Cursed Me" (which sort of reminded me of a loopier Stray Cats), the bluesy-ish "Bomb Shelter," and the crazy, stalker song "Follow You Home." Also includes their great track from the "Short Shorts Vol. 1" 7", "Drone." There were quite a lot of songs, but they were catchy and mostly short, so what's there to complain about there? 4/5
Exercise While You Wait!
We are all busy. So busy. Too busy.
What is something else most of us have in common? We commute to work, to shop, to play, to dinner. For those of us who use public transportation waiting for the bus is the least productive and most annoying part of the commute (well, aside from potholes).
Coming soon to a bus shelter near you is an art project that challenges our community to join together in exercise and make great use of that idle time waiting for the bus!
Thanks to a grant funded in part by Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and awarded by jury selection through Northeast Shores Community Development Corporations' "COLLINWOOD 2015" health initiative, this Fall three bus shelters in the North Shore Collinwood neighborhood will be transformed by a printed, clear vinyl wrap illustrating simple, easy exercises along with preventive care facts and tips on health habits.
University School Seventh Graders Visit North Collinwood
This spring, a group of University School seventh graders took part in a week-long field study of the North Shore Collinwood neighborhood. Among the things the students saw while in the neighborhood were the Zoetic Walls, Cleveland's first organized street art project.The students came to understand that among the goals of the project were a visual enlivening of the neighborhood, a contribution to the neighborhood's sense of identity, and the aspiration that residents might become attached to abandoned infrastructure in hopes that these buildings would not be demolished. Nonetheless, as the students interviewed neighborhood residents, they heard contrasting opinions regarding the walls: The neighborhood residents generally love the idea of public art, but some feel that the murals do not properly represent the neighborhood's identity – its history, its future, or its residents. Others feel that these murals are, indeed, representative of these things. The boys were intrigued by the way in which art inspired such a rich conversation on the topic of Collinwood's identity.
Phone Gallery: Calling All Artists
Sometimes, bigger isn't better. This is the case with 'Phone Gallery' - Cleveland's smallest gallery - annexed to the front of Russ' Auto Care in the west end of the Waterloo Arts District.
Originally conceived in 2013 by another artist and me, Phone Gallery demonstrates the transformation of an otherwise vacant and underutilized "space" - in this case, an abandoned pay phone booth - into an inventive place for art display.
The transformation from empty metal box to white walled gallery (with a shatter resistant, tamperproof "viewfinder") required imagination and a great partnership with a local handyman and Russ' Auto Care, from whom we siphon a little electricity every time someone walks by the motion-sensor operated LED lights retrofitted inside the pay phone booth.
Silhouette Productions Presents "42nd Street"
Auditions for 42nd Street Director: Frank Lucas Musical Director: Ginny Rodeig Choreographer: Tara Mirabile
Tuesday , August 4 and Thursday, August 6 Monday, August 10 for auditions and callbacks Tuesday, August 11 callbacks 7:00 to 9:30 pm Shore cultural center 291 East 222nd Street Euclid Room 241 upstairs No recorded music or accapello. Accompanist available Bring sheet music and be prepared to dance(tap, jazz, Ect.) Questions call 216-219-3630. Show dates October 16,17,18,23,24&25
This is the story of hard work, being in the right place at the right time, talent and love. 42ND STREET is a celebration of Broadway and the people involved in shows. It focuses on aspiring chorus girl Peggy Sawyer, and takes us along her journey. Musical hits include You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me, Dames, I Know Now, We're In the Money, Lullaby of Broadway, Shuffle Off to Buffalo and Forty-Second Street. Every audience enjoys watching the underdog succeed
42nd Street tells the story of a humble, naïve young actress named Peggy Sawyer who has come to audition for a new Broadway musical,. Unfortunately, due to her nervousness, Peggy arrives to the audition late and misses her chance to join the chorus. Luckily, Peggy soon catches the eye of the famous director, Julian Marsh, and he gives Peggy her big break. However, the show's aging leading lady, Dorothy Brock, quickly grows to dislike Peggy. On opening night, Ms. Brock falls and breaks her ankle. Panic spreads through the company, as the show is doomed for closure, until it is suggested that Peggy take the roll. In only thirty-six hours, Peggy learns twenty-five pages, six songs and ten dance numbers and becomes a star.
Music for Miles
Blue Water String Octet at Waterloo Arts on May 10
Come early to the Music for Miles concert in May – the Blue Water String Octet is the largest group we've hosted, and it will be performing the sumptuous Octet for Double String Quartet by Felix Mendelssohn. Parents with children, especially, are invited to arrive early to watch the players warming up, and learn how musicians prepare for performance. (Also, there will be cupcakes.)
The ensemble, with four violins, two violas, and two cellos (all members of the Blue Water Chamber Orchestra) will also be playing a Divertimento for Strings by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Blue Water Chamber Orchestra is a group of local world-class musicians committed to bringing exciting and unusual music directly into the neighborhoods ofNortheast Ohio. Carlton R. Woods, founder and Artistic Director, has collaborated with such artists and composers as Itzhak Perlman, Sarah Chang, Dave Brubeck, and the Juilliard String Quartet.
See more at: http://www.bluewaterorchestra.com/about/artistic-direction/#sthash.uwS7DNYu.dpuf
A Place To Support, A Place To Enjoy
by Reverend Damon P. Dillard
This past Saturday evening I had the esteemed privilege of attending a wonderful concert in a fantastically intimate setting. The event was in support of one of Cleveland's greatest non-profit treasures; The Cleveland Music Settlement. For those of you who may not be aware The Cleveland Music Settlement is, "a hidden gem of University Circle. The Music Settlement offers music therapy, early childhood education, and music instruction to people of all ages and levels of experience in Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. Founded by Almeda Adams in 1912 as part of the Settlement movement and featuring a campus that includes the 1910 Burke Mansion and the Bop Stop, The Music Settlement is the most beautiful place to learn music in Cleveland."
Euclid Youth Competes in Poetry Slam
by Louise Foresman
Devlinbleu Chambers is a 15-year-old from the Sunny Cliff Drive neighborhood. He will be competing against other Cleveland area youth reading original poetry. Four winners from her event will move on to the national Youth Poetry Slam this summer in Atlanta. The event was at Spaces Art gallery on Saturday, March 28.
The finals will be a cumulative slam. You will see all 8 poets in all 3 rounds. Their scores from each round will be added together, and that is how the team will be determined.
BNV is an international youth poetry slam convention and competition. This event features teams from all over the world, not just the United States! There are open mics, workshops, networking, fun events, town hall meetings and of course a multitude of slams!
Collinwood Native takes 2nd Place in the Garage Bike Contest at the Auto Rama.
by George Blade
Custom cars and bikes from all around filled the IX Center the weekend of March 20-22. Collinwood native, George Blade Jr., was one of the many to be honored and allowed to participate in this event. He brought his debut, one of kind, handcrafted bike made of all scrap metal pieces. He was a hit at the show, taking 2nd place in the garage bike contest. He made many contacts and was photographed for a upcoming issue of Thunder Roads magazine. He is also being featured at Ohio Bike Week in Sandusky, which is the Midwest largest bike rally.
He is a self-taught welder who can weld and create just about anything with scrap pieces. What makes this bike unique is that unlike other custom built motorcycles and bikes, he used various scrap pieces such as tractor tires, bbq grill pieces, steel bars and various steel and metal items purchased from home depot and junkyards.
He states" This week was such a great experience. I was welcomed by everyone and I wow the crowd with my custom bike. Even though I placed 2nd, I am just honored to even been part of this event. I am going to get back to work on my next creation so stay tuned!"
Late 2015 he plan to conducts FREE class to young men who want to learn basic welding techniques.
Fashion Week Cleveland 2015
by Darece Daniels
Cleveland has a rich history not only in Rock & Roll, but also in fashion. Fashion Week Cleveland presented a true reflection of that history on March 21, 2015 at The Hyatt Regency in the atrium of the historic arcade. Alexis Nunn, a Collinwood resident and participant of the iMedia Mentoring program, was in attendance at the black tie event as an intern-in-training of Volume Magazine, a Cleveland based digital lifestyle magazine. Darvio Morrow, editor-in-chief of Volume Magazine and a Collinwood resident, was also in attendance.
Fashion Week Cleveland in its 11th year, featured Dayton's own Althea Harper, designer from Project Runway, who was a runner up from the show's 6th season, designer Indashio, from the show, Catwalks Across America, which was seen on Style Network along with 16 year old designer Victoria Cohen, designers DeAndre Crenshaw, Johnathan Dembowski, Christian and Christopher Lett, Cora Mercer, Chikondi Butao Mirlemba, and Bridgette Schriner.
UpStage Players to Perform Once On This Island Jr.
North Collinwood's UpStage Players, one of Northeast Ohio's hardest working children's theatre companies, celebrates its 21st season in 2015 with the beloved musical Once On This Island, Jr. Tickets to all three performances can now be purchased online.
Upstage Players' Musical Auditions
Auditions for UpStage Players' performance of Once on This Island will be January 3 and 4, 2015.
WHO: Children ages 7-15 can audition for the production.
WHEN: January 3 and 4, 2015 at 10 a.m.
WHERE: 17109 Lakeshore Blvd., Collinwood/Cleveland
This is the Cleveland Public Library Nottingham-Memorial Branch (which is the former Villa Angela High School). Pull around to the left side of the building towards the back. Plenty of free parking.
WHAT TO BRING: Water bottle and a great attitude!
HOW TO PREPARE:
* Choose a song from a Broadway musical.
* Practice singing every day.
* Make eye contact when singing.
* Remember to use facial expressions!
* Everyone wants you to do your best, so relax...
* Take a deep breath and SING YOUR BEST!
Empty Bowls in Collinwood
by Adrienne Khan
On Thursday, December 11, 2014, Ginn Academy will hold its 2nd annual Empty Bowls fundraiser in the library media center to directly support The Cleveland Food Bank. For a $10 donation, you can select a handmade bowl created in our art studio by a member of the Ginn Academy ceramics program—both teachers and students participate. Your bowl will then be filled with homemade soup—this year's offerings are broccoli & cheese, steak & potato, vegetarian minestrone, chicken tortilla, and matzo ball—you can also choose turkey chili. Included will also be a spoon wrapped in linen, along with a slice of freshly baked bread—rustic Italian, multi-grain, or homemade cornbread.
Please come to the Ginn Academy from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to support this important event for those in need in Northeast Ohio throughout the winter months. Last year well over $1,000 was raised from this event for The Cleveland Food Bank. We hope to make this year's event an even greater success.
An additional table of beautiful, handmade ceramic pieces will be hosted by Mrs. Rickel. Anyone interested in making an additional donation to The Cleveland Food Bank can choose from a range of art pieces from $5 and up.
Helping to Feed People in Need
Empty Bowls is an international grassroots effort to fight hunger and was created by The Imagine Render Group. The basic premise is simple: Potters and other craftspeople, educators and others work with the community to create handcrafted bowls. Guests are invited to a simple meal of soup and bread. In exchange for a cash donation, guests are asked to keep a bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. The money raised is donated to an organization working to end hunger and food insecurity. http://www.emptybowls.net/
This fundraiser has been organized by Judy Rickel, ceramics teacher at the Ginn Academy.
Photos courtesy of Claire Lucas
Jerry Schmidt – Collinwood's Man of Steel
You've seen his work rising up from the concrete like something from the far off reaches of your imagination. Gleaming in the sunlight, and accented with bright paint, and shiny steel. If you've ever wondered where all those great and wonderful "things" come from; which torch wielding genius architect gave life to them…well, let me introduce you to Jerry Schmidt.
When you first walk into Jerry's studio, it's as if you've been transported to Santa's workshop. Only instead of Santa, there's Jerry, and instead of toys, there is steel. Well, not just steel. There are walls covered in anything you can think of, and metal objects adorning every crevasse, waiting to take form into something beautiful. Your imagination takes you back to childhood, when anything was possible. You begin to notice the intricate ways each object is made, and the care and precision that it took to make them. Then you realize that you're somewhere pretty special. Welcome to Waterloo 7 Studio & Gallery.
Jerry's talent was honed by his father, Fred Schmidt, a world-renowned sculptor. Back in the 50's and 60's, Jerry would often spend hours watching his father work. It was then that he knew what he wanted to be.
"In the 60's I really started to see it, at the age of eight. I'd come in and I'd watch him create. I remember the first time he had handed me a (welding) helmet, and I put that helmet on, and I saw the darkness. But then all of a sudden the light appeared, and it was like trying to find that light at the end of a tunnel. To me that's what it reminded me of. Have I found that yet? I haven't. I'm waiting for that. I think that's when that light will ultimately be, when I meet my maker. Ya know? But all this in-between, all this other part, is the thrill of being a sculptor, and being able to do what I love to do, and that is art."
Long before there was a "Waterloo Arts District", there was Jerry Schmidt. He was one of the first artists to move into the area. His father passed away in 2001, which prompted a location change from a studio on E.51st & Superior. A friend of Jerry's mentioned that there was a place on Waterloo Road available. He quickly took over the Zaller Building space, where he remained for 8 years, until finally ending up at his Waterloo 7 location. If you ask Jerry how the Waterloo Arts District got it's start, he'll tell you it was Miles Kennedy, and that without him none of this would be happening. He'll speak of him with such reverence, that you know every word he's telling you is true. He'll tell you about all the time, money, and effort Miles spent, and that the things he accomplished in the neighborhood shouldn't be forgotten. I agree.
" We had no idea what was going to happen here. It wasn't even a plan. I would have underground gorilla art shows at the gallery, with over a hundred extension cords for lighting. No heat. But people came. It was really great"
Speaking with Jerry, you get a sense of someone in tune with his work. Someone that sees things in the pieces he puts together. Taking sheets of steel, scraps of colored glass, rusty springs, old bicycles (well, you get the point), and turning them into wonderful mind-bending sculptures. You want to be around them, stand beside them. You want to hear what they are saying to you.
Jerry's recent work can be seen at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, the Fabulous Food Show at the IX Center (November), as well as many locations throughout Collinwood and Cleveland. When Jerry isn't sculpting, he is active in various community programs. He volunteers at the Euclid Adult Activity center, and also teaches a weekly class with PEP (Positive Education Program).
Waterloo 7 Studio & Gallery is located at 15315 Waterloo Road, in the Waterloo Arts District. Please call to set up a time for viewing or consultation.
Local Artists Dedicate Wheels On Waterloo Sculpture
by Louis Ross
Waterloo Artists Louis Ross and Jerry Schmidt dedicated their public sculpture "Wheels On Waterloo" to the residents of North Waterloo. The large steel sculpture was created as an Artist In Resident Grant from Community Partnership for Arts and Culture and Northeast Shores. It was partially funded by The Kresge Foundation, Ford Foundation and other NPO sources. Lou designed the monumental sculpture to depict the past, present and future of Waterloo Road. 5 Steel wheels are balanced on a large swelling Lake Erie wave. The recent Streetscape Project unearthed ancient trolly train tracks that once ran down the center of the street. A large train wheel depicts that era. Residents traveled daily across what is now I-90 to factory and foundry jobs, symbolized by an arrangement of industrial gears. A fan blade represents the new "green" windmills which can be seen on our skyline. A 45 RPM record with its iconic center adaptor celebrates our identity as a music, vinyl record and entertainment destination. Finally, a bicycle wheel complete with spokes and chain is for the residents and visitors who will enjoy our newly renovated Streetscape.
The work was created at Jerry Schmidt's Waterloo 7 studio. Local students and neighbors were enlisted to cut, shape, weld, and grind the sculpture. Many local businesses donated their services, time and materials for shaping, cutting and powder coat painting the heavy guage steel .
Jerry and Lou have also designed a created a Giant Light Switch for promotional use along the Street and a series of aluminum kinetic wind banners, soon to be installed on the new Streetscape lighting poles. Both artists have studios and galleries on Waterloo where they work, teach and help celebrate our neighborhood's unique history and future success.
The Gold Standard & The Silver Lining
by Joanie Deveney
A triple gold star art event curated by Collinwood artist and resident "Joan of Art" at the Doubting Thomas Art & Free Verse Space 856 Jefferson Ave. in Tremont, Ohio one of several galleries openend during second Friday Art Walk. Opening night exhibit will include work of over 25 artists with several Collinwood artists involved. Artist were challenged to interpret title theme and create a small wall hanging piece. Viewers are asked to get up close to work and converse with artists as to what the work represents. There will be a costume contest in the gold and silver theme, "Silence Is Golden" room music and refreshments served opening night only.
Gallery hours after opening, Saturdays. and Sundays 1-5pm through November 1, 2014.
What Do Murals Do For Neighborhoods?
Art is polarizing.
Some of us view a contemporary painting and think, "I, too, could splatter paint, paint one TINY black dot, or flood a canvas with white and only white paint". Others find subtle, monochromatic brush strokes mesmerizing.
And while each of us can recognize the immense talent needed to sculpt, paint, draw, and construct a museum masterpiece, Degas or Serra might not be your or my favorite.
It's easy to walk through a gallery and pass up artwork that does not strike you. It's decidedly more difficult to live in a neighborhood brimming with art that's not your style.
Jamie Bennett, Executive Director of ArtPlace America, recently spent time in the Waterloo Arts District and spoke highly of our creative movement during a luncheon at The City Club of Cleveland. He spoke passionately of designing public art to "creatively make a place" and identified numerous examples of such interventions in Cleveland (including the "LOCKS of Love, from Waterloo" interactive, extroverted public art fence) funded by grants. NOTE: this art project is the author's own and if you aren't pleased with the art you see on Waterloo, come to the fence and affect it visually by adding your own lock!
Mr. Bennett emphasized the need for urban planners to "fundamentally reposition arts and culture as a core sector of community planning". The question of the role of art in public space is a question I raised earlier this year, also at The City Club, during a discussion on the future of Public Square. In contrast to the Cleveland project - which focuses on knitting together four squares with grassy lawns and a water feature - Millennium Park in Chicago elevates large-scale public art including an outdoor concrete pavilion, "The Bean", and interactive digital media towers by big name artists. It is green and watery, too, but the focus is on art, thusly bringing more people into the district.
What Public Square may miss, Waterloo does not. We are a burgeoning, authentic arts district with a diverse history and bright future. Every mural, every sculpture, every gallery exhibition may not be your cup of tea but I urge you to look beyond the paint, steel, and eccentric artists and see the value the arts add to our neighborhood.
Why? Art truly does build community. Think back over the course of this year and the 50+ Collinwood Vibrancy Grant Projects funded by The Kresge Foundation and Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and presided over by Northeast Shores CDC. Non-arts based merchants and artists joined arts business along Waterloo to develop free public events, permanent pieces of visual art, and more importantly relationships.
Why else? Art makes a neighborhood safer. Mr. Bennett relayed a number of scenarios and statistics demonstrating how arts-based businesses draw people to a street at all times of the day (imagine morning coffee and a poetry reading at a café, potters arriving to a mid-morning class, a craft store open from 9-6pm, a restaurant that bustles in the evening, and a concert venue that rocks out into the wee hours of the morning). It's a fact that more eyes on the street leads to increased safety.
The visual arts, including murals, define our geography as an arts district and allow us to articulate the change we want to see - literally and figuratively as is the case with the "I want Waterloo…" chalk board wall. Art gives those who live, work, and play here a voice, an opportunity to contribute and participate.
Art gives us identity and that's something to celebrate.
Listen to The City Club of Cleveland lecture at www.cityclub.org/events/creative-placemaking-across-the-united-states
Waterloo Arts – A Fall Not To Be Missed
by Lane Cooper
Waterloo Arts is gearing up for an amazing year. Opening on September 5, 2014, 6 pm to 10 pm will be the exhibition "De Materia", curated by local artist and Cleveland Institute of Art Painting faculty, Lane Cooper (yes that's me). As an exhibition "De Materia" is meant to reference Alberti's historic work on painting De Pictura and like Alberti's seminal work, it sets forth a treatise on art, advocating for work that offers something "more than" the thin and instant, readily consumable experiences that dominate much of current culture. Its focus is on the real material of art, an unnamable something that marries together the external and internal experience of the viewer. The works ground the viewer in a more expansive experience that requires that one linger. Included in the show will be works by: Bruce Checefsky, Gianna Commito, Sarah Kabot, Paul O'keeffe, Katy Richards, Charles Tucker, Barry Underwood and Nikki Woods.
Azure Stained Glass Studio, Restoring Cleveland's Colorful Past
At the corner of Waterloo Road and E.156th Street lies Azure Stained Glass Studio. You've probably driven by them without even knowing it. There is a great story behind their business, as with most of the creative businesses here in the Waterloo Arts District. I first noticed Azure while living in Tremont in 2004. They popped up on Professor Avenue after being chosen for an incubator program, which gave them rent for an entire year for just one dollar. After 4 years in Tremont, it became apparent that they needed a larger space. With a little help from Northeast Shores Development Corporation, they were able to procure the space they are in now. They have been nestled here on Waterloo Road for the past 6 years, with no signs of slowing down.
Azure Stained Glass Studio is the brainchild of Mary Zodnick and Ben Parsons. Both have been working with stained glass since the 1980's. They honed their craft while working for two different established studios in Cleveland, giving them both experience working on large-scale projects. Mary and Ben later formed their own home studios and, eventually in 2004, formed a collaborative business partnership as Azure Studio.
Azure is an immense space, filled with bright colorful glass, whose colors spill forth from the natural window light. It is a fitting building for the work they do; almost as if they chose one another. Some studio spaces feel like an extension of the people inside who are doing the work. This is one of those spaces. I had the chance to speak with Mary and Ben, and ask them a few question about Azure, and the work they do there.
Summer is Fading – Be Consoled by Music for Miles
The chamber concert series founded at Waterloo Arts in memory of Waterloo enthusiast Miles Kennedy are now in their fourth season, thanks to a very fruitful partnership with the Cleveland Federation of Musicians and the support of the Friends of Waterloo Arts.
As always, the Sunday afternoon series presents a variety of music against a background of the current Waterloo Arts gallery show, further enhanced by the attractions of the neighboring Callaloo Café. And all the concerts are free.
Concerts begin at 4 pm and last about 80 minutes, with a brief intermission, during which many audience members like to visit the café. This is chamber music in a real chamber, intimate and informal. Come for the whole concert, or for only part, if you're pressed for time. Bring your children, provided they're quiet. Enjoy a glass of wine or a cup of tea. Stay after for a West Indian Sunday lunch in the Callaloo.
FREE! Celebrate the one year anniversary of Phone Gallery – Cleveland's Smallest Art Space
Introducing Phone Gallery - annexed to the front of Russ' Auto Care - in the Waterloo Arts District.
Originally conceived in 2013 by artist Ivana Medukic of 'Project Pop-Up Galleries' and freelance designer Ali Lukacsy, Phone Gallery demonstrates the transformation of an otherwise vacant and underutilized "space" - in this case, an abandoned phone booth - into an inventive place for art display.
Until Phone Gallery was transformed in summer 2013 by Ivana, Ali, and local handyman Doug Holmes, it was utility-less and phone-less. Now, Phone Gallery is always open thanks to an electrical source (light!) and its inherently public and highly visible location just west of E.156th Street on Waterloo Road.
On September 20th from noon-2pm join artists and neighbors to celebrate Phone Gallery's one year anniversary. This FREE event is made possible by a Collinwood Rising Vibrancy Grant sponsored by Northeast Shores DC, The Kresge Foundation, and Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, collaboratively earned by long time Waterloo business Russ' Auto Care and neighborhood resident and artist Ali Lukacsy.
Pin up Beauties offered at Beachland Hair Design
by Susan Brandt
Want to have the latest look off the fashion runways? Try a vintage retro look. Many of the worlds largest clothing designers, this past year, strutted vintage style clothing and hairstyle,on their runways, done current and tastfully retro.
Surprising that special someone, with your picture as a pin up doll? Need to update a modeling portfolio? Want to change your look into something maybe vintage? Vixen? Samantha Stevensish? Beachland Hair Design has the ablility to transform you into a beautiful pin up babe, or motorcycle vixen, or just a glamourous beautiful women Hollywood or should I say, Collinwood style.
Pictured ,are examples of the work we offer,Beachland Hair Design can custom select the clothing along with styles in a vintage vibe with a newance and make up services We highly recommend shopping local if your inclined to pick out the clothing yourself Just make sure that most or all of the clothing, undergarments, shoes, jewlery are age appropriate and when combined, actually make sense,
Ground-Breaking Exhibition Showcases Incredible Versatility of Handmade Paper
by Mason Milani
Thirteen contemporary North American artists inspired by centuries-old Eastern papermaking traditions display their cutting-edge work in an inaugural exhibition celebrating the Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation's new Eastern Paper Studio.
Revive and Renew: Contemporary Artists & Eastern Papers will be presented from August 1 through September 20 in the arts organization's remarkable facility in Cleveland's Midtown neighborhood. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10am- 4pm, and the opening reception for the exhibition will take place Friday August 1 from 7-9pm.
Revive and Renew brings together visionary artists from thousands of miles away and right here in Northeast Ohio, each one with a unique approach to incorporating ancient Eastern papermaking techniques into their art.
"When I researched Korean papermaking on a Fulbright grant six years ago, it transformed my studio work. Now, I am excited to see a growing number of artists who integrate Asian paper, techniques, and materials in their art—friends, colleagues, and former students alike," says EPS Artist-in-Residence Aimee Lee.
Lee is among the artists featured in Revive and Renew. Others include Velma Bolyard, Melissa Jay Craig, Bill Lorton, Emma Nishimura, and Tom Balbo, a 35-year veteran paper artist and Morgan Conservatory's Artistic Director.
As a project of its new Eastern Paper Studio, this exhibition marks a major expansion of Morgan Conservatory's vision.
Revive and Renew and Morgan Conservatory's new Eastern Paper Studio are supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, The George Gund Foundation, The Eaton Corporation, and by numerous individual donors.
Cleveland Museum of Art "Community Engagement 360⁰ Initiative
by Caroline Peak
Collinwood and Cleveland Museum of Art team up to increase programming for citizens of all ages.
A fledgling partnership of Collinwood and the Cleveland Museum of Art is already starting to show some results for Collinwood residents of all ages.
Under the leadership of Caroline Peak, Manager, Cleveland Public Library Collinwood Branch, who organized a work team made up of representatives from Cleveland Public Library, Northeast Shores Development Corporation, Waterloo Arts and Collinwood High School, a number of solid results are already in progress. These include museum-library collaboration on a number of activities at the Memorial-Nottingham and Collinwood libraries. The activities incorporate art literacy into the existing library summer reading program with the goal to increase reading skills and comprehension by making a connection between works of art and books.
Peak is continuing to convene representatives from Collinwood groups to explore additional opportunities to bring art-related programs into our neighborhoods and also to welcome people to the museum. Ideas include art-related programming with local artists, art murals with high school students and group tours and activities that bring families together and support teachers to engage with parents. A "Collinwood Day" at the museum is also being planned for late 2014.
More than a year ago, the museum launched what it calls "Community Engagement 360⁰, a leadership group that has facilitated conversations with residents within the Collinwood, Glenville and Hough neighborhoods. The focus of these community conversations was to explore neighborhood-identified priority areas in which the museum could partner with residents and organizations.
Through these community conversations, groups have learned more about existing programs already offered by the museum, as well as identified new opportunities to create and design programming specifically addressing the needs of our communities.
The Cleveland Museum of Art is free and open to the public and offers an abundance of programs and activities for groups, families, children, seniors and adults of all ages. Visit www.clevelandart.org or call (216) 421.7350 for more information.
Auditions For Fiddler on the Roof
Silhouette Productions and Shore Cultural Centre Announces Auditions for Fiddler on the Roof a musical theatre tradition! Winner of 10 Tony Awards when it debuted in 1965, the show is the brainchild of Broadway legends Jerome Robbins, Harold Prince, songwriters Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, and bookwriter Joseph Stein. Touching audiences worldwide with its humor, warmth and honesty, this universal show is a staple of the musical theatre canon.
Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor dairyman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill them with tradition in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness.
Directed by Douglas F. Bailey II
Musical direction by Dave Coxe
Choreographed by Tara Mirabile
Auditions will be held at Shore Cultural Center
291 East 222nd Street Euclid, Ohio Room 241
July 28th and 29th from 7-9:30 PM. No appointment necessary!
Callbacks July 30th 7-930 PM
Please prepare a short selection in the style of the show. Bring Sheet music, an accompanist will be provided.
Dress for movement.
October 17th-26th
FOR CASTING DESCRIPTIONS VISIT http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000036
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Now Accepting Applications for Funding in 2015
by Jennifer Schlosser
Grants Available for 501c3 Nonprofits Presenting Arts and Cultural Programming in Cuyahoga County
CLEVELAND (May 20, 2014) – Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) encourages 501c3 nonprofit organizations offering arts and cultural programming in Cuyahoga County to apply for funding in 2015 through its General Operating Support or Project Support grant programs.
CAC is now accepting applications to the following grant programs:
General Operating Support provides two years of unrestricted, core support for Cuyahoga County-based 501c3 nonprofit organizations that have a primary mission of arts or culture. Grant size is determined by formula.
Project Support I offers grants of up to $50,000 for 501c3 nonprofit organizations presenting arts or cultural projects in Cuyahoga County in 2015.
Project Support II offers grants of up to $5,000 for 501c3 nonprofit organizations presenting arts or cultural projects in Cuyahoga County in 2015.
The Eligibility Check, the first step in the application process, is due Wednesday, June 25, 2014 by 4:30 pm. If eligible, an organization may submit an application, which is due Thursday, August 28, 2014 by 4:30 pm. Organizations may only apply to one grant program.
"Since 2007, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture has invested $112 million through nearly 1,000 grants to nonprofit organizations throughout Cuyahoga County, and we welcome organizations offering arts and culture programs to apply now for CAC grants in 2015," said Executive Director Karen Gahl-Mills. "Our county is fortunate to have this source of public funding for arts and culture, which strengthens our community by making it a better place to live, work and play."
"Tranquility Amidst Urban Geometry"
by by artist Diane Collins
A new ART Gallery is slated To open in Collinwood. Satellite Gallery an east side art installation space, owned by Loren Naji, will host it's inaugural exhibit on Friday June 6th from 6:00 until 10:00 pm. Invited artists have selected rooms in which they will build their "installations". The gallery is located at 442 East 156th Street. One of the guest artists, Diane Collins, is constructing her piece on the back porch. She has entitled it "Tranquility Amidst Urban Geometry". Collins has invited Euclid artist, Laureen Deveney, to collaborate and integrate work into the finished composition. Collins' daughter, Amelia, age 18, will also contribute, making this her debut into the Cleveland art scene.
Silhouette Productions Announces Auditions for Fiddler on the Roof
It's a Family Affair. Come One, Come All. Many roles for all ages.
Auditions at the Shore Cultural Center
291 East 222nd Street Euclid, Ohio
July 28th & 29th 7:00 to 9:30 pm
Call backs July 30th 7:00 to 9:30 pm
Bring sheet music, accompanist provided. Be prepared for choreography.
Music by David Coxe
Choreography by Tara Marie Mirabile
Show dates: October 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, & 26
Questions, please call Charlotte at 216-219-3630
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Britain's oldest wine and spirits merchant will be taking over Flat Iron Square's Tap & Bottle for two days on 15th and 16th May, where it will be serving wine from 5pm to 11.30pm.
The bar would be serving wines by the bottle and by the glass from a "carefully curated list", said the merchant, with the selection available including wines from the US, Germany, Spain, Italy, South Africa, France, England and Greece.
For those that want to try a new wine there will be flights, starting at £5, available to purchase in addition to exclusive flights, with special offers for LWW Festival Pass holders.
The bar will also have experts on hand to discuss and advise on the wines available.
"Bringing bottles from our historic home in St James's into the buzz of LWW, we hope to introduce a new audience of wine lovers to the magical world of Berry Bros & Rudd and some of the interesting and exciting wines we champion," said Geordie Willis, creative director, Berry Bros & Rudd.
Berry Bros & Rudd is Britain's oldest wine and spirit merchant and has traded from the same shop since 1698 and now also has offices in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong, a wine school and an exclusive fine wine and dining venue.
It also has two Royal Warrants for H.M. The Queen and H.R.H. The Prince of Wales.


I hate mowing grass. No. Let me rephrase – I detest it. My backyard is fenced in and it's impossible to get my dad's huge riding mower in so I would have to use the push mower to keep the grass at bay.
The other day, my dad (the king of grand ideas, rember?) suggested I get a new lawnmower that would make my most detested task a little easier. No, not one of those fancy green ones with the deer on the side or even the old fashioned spinning blade ones.
Behold, I present to you my new lawnmower. His name is Star.
This entry was posted in Life in General and tagged mowing grass, pony on April 25, 2010 by jen.


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Tax Avoidance in Family Firms Listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange
Michał Kałdoński
GNPJE 2015;276(2):79–111
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The article seeks to establish whether and why family firms listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) are more likely to avoid paying taxes than other companies. The author examines the tax avoidance practices of listed firms, using a long-run measure of tax avoidance drawn from the literature: the so-called three-year cash effective tax rate ("cash tax paid divided by pre-tax book income"). The author demonstrates that family firms exhibit greater tax avoidance than their non-family counterparts, as shown by their lower cash effective tax rate. The difference in the effective tax rate between family and non-family firms is more than 4.0%, the author says. The research validates the hypothesis that family firms are ready to seek tax savings even at the expense of potential fines imposed by tax inspectors and reputation damage. The author also finds that diversified family firms and family firms that do not depend on external finance exhibit greater tax avoidance. Among family firms, a higher level of tax avoidance is characteristic of "opaque" firms and firms using dual-class shares, Kałdoński says. This indicates that diversification and financial independence tend to lower the costs of tax avoidance, while a lack of transparency and dual-class shares can be used for tax avoidance purposes, the author adds.
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Q: SnapHelper issue with first and Last item I am using Recyclerview with PageSnapHelper to create an Image carousel.
First item - Not Centered

The first Item is not centered and Subsequent Items should be centered, I have achieved this using item decorator. RecyclerView is inside nested scrollview.
Issue:
Scrolling is not smooth, I have override findTargetSnapPosition, It is scrolling 2 items for the first fling.
 override fun findTargetSnapPosition(layoutManager: RecyclerView.LayoutManager, velocityX: Int, velocityY: Int): Int {

    if (layoutManager !is RecyclerView.SmoothScroller.ScrollVectorProvider) {
        return RecyclerView.NO_POSITION
    }

    val currentView = findSnapView(layoutManager) ?: return RecyclerView.NO_POSITION

    val layoutManager = layoutManager as LinearLayoutManager

    val position1 = layoutManager.findFirstVisibleItemPosition()
    val position2 = layoutManager.findLastVisibleItemPosition()

    var currentPosition = layoutManager.getPosition(currentView)

    if (velocityX > 500) {
        currentPosition = position2
    } else if (velocityX < 500) {
        currentPosition = position1
    }

    return if (currentPosition == RecyclerView.NO_POSITION) {
        RecyclerView.NO_POSITION
    } else currentPosition

}

A: If i got you right, you need to override LinearSnapHelper instead, cause your item views are not full screened. For achieving focusing on first/last items you need to override findSnapView next way(note that this snippet only applicable when RecyclerView.layoutmanager is LinearLayoutManager):
fun RecyclerView.setLinearSnapHelper(isReversed: Boolean = false) {
  object : LinearSnapHelper() {

      override fun findSnapView(layoutManager: RecyclerView.LayoutManager?): View? {
          val firstVisiblePosition = (layoutManager as LinearLayoutManager).findFirstCompletelyVisibleItemPosition()
          val lastVisiblePosition = layoutManager.findLastCompletelyVisibleItemPosition()
          val firstItem = 0
          val lastItem = layoutManager.itemCount - 1
          return when {
              firstItem == firstVisiblePosition -> layoutManager.findViewByPosition(firstVisiblePosition)
              lastItem == lastVisiblePosition -> layoutManager.findViewByPosition(lastVisiblePosition)
              else -> super.findSnapView(layoutManager)
          }
      }
  }.apply { attachToRecyclerView(this@setLinearSnapHelper) }
}

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"Easy, Doctor Dark, there are reasons why we take those cases. They pay well, and we have certain expenses…like rent and food, that we must met," Mr. Moore explained.
"Damn," Doctor Dark uttered in a subdued voice.
"Mastermind Killer. Quite a sobriquet for a cold-blooded murderer," Doctor Dark observed.
"Quite so. I have a summary of the murders, dates, times, locations, and detectives notes here," Mr. Moore said, as he handed a thick file to Doctor Dark.
The two would-be criminal sleuths spent all of their spare time investigating the Mastermind Killer. Days turned to weeks, as they tirelessly roamed the city streets at all hours.
They witnessed a cloaked figure purposely throw a woman over a balcony. One moment the two were standing on the balcony of the five-story apartment complex across the street; the next, the woman was silently falling to her death, making a sickening thud on the cobblestones.
The killer wasn't aware of them, as they lingered in the shadows watching him. Minutes later a cloaked figure came out of the apartment complex and started walking towards them.
At the last moment they jumped out and tackled the tall figure. Then something strange happened. As Mr. Moore pulled on the cloak in an attempt to get a better grip, it gave way and revealed an alien being!
Despite their shock, both men used their combined weight to hold the alien down. It's pupiless black eyes blinked in anger and surprise. It's skin was translucent, showing a complex network of veins and odd-looking internal organs.
Once that was accomplished, they stood the alien up and duck-walked him to their van. It was an old modified paddy wagon that still had one bench seat, and a set of shackles wielded into the side behind it.
Doctor Dark sat directly across from the alien on the salvaged back seat of a 1960 Cadillac they bought in a rummage sale.
"We'll interrogate this bloke when we get home," Mr. Moore said, as he pulled out onto the street and accelerated.
Once inside the house they took the handcuffed alien down to the basement and hooked him up to a device around his thin neck that looked like a bark collar for yappy mutts.
A bank of computers suddenly came alive behind Doctor Dark. He adjusted some dials, pushed a couple of buttons, and turned the speaker system on.
"Kiss my tushie!" the alien rudely replied.
"I was a stowaway on the Martian Cruise Ship that offers tours of the planets in the Milky Way. The passengers were allowed to step outside the ship, according to international protocols, for ten minutes to experience your atmosphere.
So that doesn't tell use why you're going around killing people," Mr. Moore said.
"It's not my fault that the body melted into a bloody mess," Doctor Dark contended.
"No one is going to believe us now. We could have been famous." Mr. Moore moaned.
As It Stands, my sorry slueths may be back again some day.


South Australia and a Recipe for Fetta Cheese. - Everydaycook!
Where to start! Well, I was lucky enough to be invited to Words To Go, which is part of the Tasting Australia Festival in Adelaide. I had not been to Adelaide since the early 90's so I was looking forward to seeing the changes. It was a very busy whirlwind three days with guest speakers, gala dinners, tours of the markets and lastly a lesson in how to make feta cheese from Udder Delights. I have to admit, cheese making was not high on my list of must do's in life, while I very much enjoy eating cheese, I had not really contemplated making it. The experience was a pleasant surprise, I really enjoyed it and the end result is fantastic! I even contemplated living a nomad life with a herd of goats!
After a morning walking around Adelaide markets, being introduced to the vendors and hearing about their passion for the produce they sell, we were escorted to a mini bus and driven up into the hills of Adelaide to a place called Hahndorf. This is a beautiful part of Australia with the Autumn colours and lots of vineyards. We were headed for a winery called Bird in Hand.
What a beautiful property with a function center for weddings, a cellar door and a beautiful aspect.
Sherrie Sulllivan from Udder Delights was there to meet us and had us on task, making the feta as soon as we had arrived. We were paired up and shown the process which was surprisingly simple. The feta which I brought home in my on board luggage has now been marinated in olive oil and garlic, bay leaves, oregano, and basil.
Add the culture to the milk.
Leave the milk to rest for half an hour before adding rennet. This begins your incubation.
Put the lid on the esky and leave for 50 minutes before cutting the curd.
Gently stir the for the first time curd, lifting and re-cutting any curds that are too big. Leave for 20 minutes.
Stir the curd for a third time. It is likely that at this stage you will find the curd has begun to stick together – this is a good indicator that the curds are ready to be put into the hoops.
Turn the cheese twice during the class – this enables even drainage and creates a smoother surface on both sides. If you want a really even cheese you should turn it once more when you get home.
AT HOME/LATER IN THE DAY Set the hoops of cheese up to keep draining. You can turn the cheese once more to create a more even cheese shape. Leave overnight at room temperature, until at least lunchtime the next day if possible.
Divide this in half and pour it into each of the two base containers that you took your cheese away in.
Boil a kettle and pour boiling water into each of the two base containers until they are approximately half full.
Leave this until it gets to room temperature – your brine is now ready.
Discard your brine once finished.
Put your brined cheese into the clean base containers and store in the fridge over night to enable the salt to evenly disperse through the cheese.
Now you can marinate your cheese – we have provided the jars and the oil. The oil is a blend of 30% Adelaide Hills Extra Virgin Olive Oil and 70% Australian Canola Oil – we blend using this ratio so the oil doesn't solidify in the fridge.
You must ensure that the cheese is fully immersed in the oil – this stops the oxygen getting to the cheese and spoiling it. Top up with more oil if necessary once you put the cheese in.
You can decide whether to cut your cheese up, or put it in whole.
You can decide whether to flavor it with herbs – we prefer woody ones like rosemary, thyme, bay leaf, pepper corn, garlic, dried chilli etc. Anything which doesn't have a high moisture content.
Store it in the fridge and get 6 months shelf life!
Yummy your resulting cheese looks fantastic!


Priya Prakash Varrier Biography, Age, Wiki, Affairs & more. Priya Prakash Varrier is an Indian Actress and Model. She was born on 28 October 1999 in Kerala, India.
Priya is a very beautiful and popular Indian actress & Model. Her make thousand of fans followers on social media sites when her first film song was released.
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The 20 Best Galleries & Museums In America — Decided By The 2022 American Art Awards
In deciding the 20 best galleries and museums in the nation every year, the American Art Awards board considers, among other criteria, years established, industry reputation, online buzz, location, size, socially relevant exhibits, motivational and educational programs, represented artists as well as artist, client and visitor references. Only one gallery or museum per state wins.
www.AmericanArtAwards.com annually awards 20 museums and galleries in spring, and with their critique in autumn, awards 300+ artists (painters, photographers, sculptors and digital artists) from across the globe.
American Art Awards 20 Best Galleries & Museums for 2022 (in alphabetical order of state):
EXPOSURES INTERNATIONAL GALLERY OF FINE ART
Rising like a gigantic mystical temple in Sedona, this 20,000 sq ft showplace displays the finest of every style from classical to contemporary. Serving private or commercial needs, offering small maquettes to monumental bronze and stone sculptures, original oil and acrylic otherworldly paintings, fine art jewelry, enchanting glass art…
FORT SMITH REGIONAL ART MUSEUM
Originated in 1948 but fully re-branded in 2013. AWARDS: Preservation through Rehabilitation Award (2013), American Institute of Architects (AIA) Gulf State Region Merit Award (2014), and American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Gold Award…
History of six galleries between California and Nevada honed expertise to assist significant collections of fine art and enduring legacy. Their red-carpet events showcase today's most celebrated artists — from young emerging masters to established international masters…
MIRADA FINE ART
Both the booming Denver gallery and owner/curator Steve Sonnen continue to be prominently featured in national and international art publications as well as appearing on numerous 'Best Of' lists. Lively spirited art, insightful exhibits, a Colorado vortex.
THE DELAWARE CONTEMPORARY
Dynamic 33,000 sq ft building, seven galleries, 26 on-site artist studios, an auditorium, a museum shop, a classroom, and an administrative office space. Founded in 1979 by artists, now presents over 24 annual innovative exhibitions on topical issues by regionally, nationally, and internationally recognized artists. Takes risks and pushes boundaries. Transformative.
MAC ART GALLERIES
BEST IN FLORIDA — MAC ART GALLERIES
Three locations in South Florida. The 20,000 sq ft combined gallery space is the largest exhibition space in South Florida, and with close proximity to Art Basel & Art Miami, now a vital part of today's art culture. Maintains an in-house Multimedia Department complete with digital photography studio, state-of-the-art Gicleé printing facility — with computer-graphic/prepress. For over 20 years, representing many of the world's most accomplished and commercial artists: selling internationally to upscale hotels, restaurants, corporations, luxury cruise ships and museums.
WESTOBOU GALLERY
Innovative curated exhibitions for national, regional and local artists with a focus on emerging and mid-career contemporary and experimental. Also offers cutting edge music, dance, film and spoken word — both throughout the year and during the popular Westobou Festival, a lively 5 days dedicated to enriching the cultural fabric, economic sustainability and social vitality of the region.
SUNSHINE ARTS
3,000 square foot structure on the Windward side of Oahu, offering over 2,000 original art images by 75 best-selling artists. For over 25 years, this heralded Kaneohe landmark has been a favorite of local artists and nearby residents as well as international designers and collectors.
LUBEZNIK CENTER FOR THE ARTS
For 44 years, offering world-class art and creative exploration to foster community through meaningful cultural experiences. Revitalizing the human spirit through programs that offer awe, delight, entertainment and contemplation.
ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY
Since it's launch 42 years ago, has gained national recognition as one of the foremost contemporary galleries (3 locations) in New Orleans' Arts District. Regularly exhibits breakthrough and prominent artists and assembles major corporate collections. Offers treasures in sculpture and paint as well as iconic photography. Hosts innovative panel discussions exploring regionalism, video works, Post-Pop Postmodernism, Art Industries, race and identity, etc..
LAFONTSEE GALLERIES
A leader in the West Michigan art scene for the past 30+ years, the gallery has achieved many awards and national recognition for exceptional artwork, progressive ideas, and innovative programming. Devoted to personal service and fine regional, national, and international art with a soul, the gallery has made a palpable impact on both the cultural community and the general public with their benefit art auctions.
HILLIARD GALLERY
48 years… one of the oldest and largest fine art galleries in Kansas City… voted by Kansas City Visitor Center as Best Gallery In Kansas City in 2012… voted by Kansas City Magazine as the Best Gallery In Kansas City 2014…
KIECHEL FINE ART
Located in the heart of historic downtown Lincoln, this three-floor towering showplace exhibits the top Midwestern Contemporary artists as well as 19th & 20th century American Art. Endless inventory of Old Master & Contemporary originals and prints, placing works in some of the top private, corporate and public collections across the United States, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Chicago Art Institute, Smithsonian Institution and Crystal Bridges.
ROCHESTER MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
A free public art initiative for a city in revitalization; a community art initiative dedicated to the accessibility of contemporary works made by regionally, nationally, and internationally recognized artists. Founded in 2011, the museum works to enrich people's lives through the presentation of fine art.
BLUE RAIN GALLERY
"…Santa Fe's Blue Rain Gallery is an exceptional exhibitor of all factions of art, from flat to sculpture. With pieces from noted glass artisans Dante Marioni and Preston Singletary to bronze sculptures and wood sculptures to two-dimensional works, artisans contribute elegant to elemental, neo-traditional to transcendental, neo-tribal to contemporary Native American… "
CENTER FOR EXPLORATORY & PERCEPTUAL ARTS
A contemporary photography and visual arts center with impact in both local and national communities. With three galleries of changing exhibits and events, multimedia public art installations, arts education programs, and an open-access darkroom and digital photo lab, CEPA has created a vibrant presence in the heart of downtown Buffalo for nearly 50 years.
In its 27th year. Oregon Coast's premiere fine art gallery specializing in limited edition bronze sculpture and original paintings by more than thirty award-winning regional, national and international artists. Also provides education in sculpture and the in depth process of bronze casting.
MARY MARTIN GALLERIES OF FINE ART
For 35 years Mary Martin has cultivated meaningful and long-term relationships with residents, tourists, artists, clients, designers, architects and trade professionals from her sophisticated landmark gallery in downtown Charleston (named the number one tourist destination in America). Both Mary Martin Gallery I and Mary Martin Gallery II represent a wide array of regional, national and international artists providing museum quality bronze and stone sculptures and innovative oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings — appealing to collectors in every country.
SOUTH DAKOTA ART MUSEUM
Since 1970, for 52 years, this museum beautifully houses the artistic legacy of South Dakota in all its diversity. 7,000 objects in its collection include Harvey Dunn paintings, Native American art, Marghab Linens, and much more.
WEST VIRGINIA STATE MUSEUM
Established 125 years ago with the intent to collect, preserve, present, promote and document West Virginia's every aspect of history, culture, art, paleontology, archaeology, and geology representing all its people and industries.
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Washington Footwear Company Superfeet Switches Gears to Produce 30,000 Respirator Masks for Health Care Providers
The Ferndale company, with affiliate Flowbuilt Manufacturing, say they stand ready to assist even more medical facilities in the Pacific Northwest
Updated: Tue, 03/31/2020 - 10:09
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One of the HP MultiJet Fusion 3D printers that Superfeet and Flowbuilt Manufacturing are using to produce respirator masks for health care providers on the front lines of the battle against the coronavirus.
Footwear company Superfeet and sister company Flowbuilt Manufacturing are coming to the rescue of health care providers in the Pacific Northwest by repurposing the 3D-printing capabilities of their Ferndale manufacturing facilities to the production of personal protective equipment (PPE) as part of the ongoing all-in fight against the coronavirus.
Over the past week, Superfeet, an employee-owned company, has pivoted from the production of shoe insoles for footwear brands like New Balance to making life-saving equipment, with plans to manufacture and distribute some 30,000 PPE respirator masks to hospitals in the Pacific Northwest starting immediately.
"We started conversations with local hospitals and health care workers last week and discovered a massive need for PPE, as demand has skyrocketed over the past few weeks," says John Rauvola, chief executive officer and president at Superfeet. "You can feel the pride our team of employee-owners takes in being able to create something tangible to help combat this pandemic and better protect our community's first line of defense."
In addition, Superfeet has teamed with Burlington-based aerospace manufacturer Pioneer Aerofab, which makes airplane interiors, to assist in the effort by producing the hood portion of the PPE masks.
"It's easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of COVID-19 and its effect on our daily lives and those around the world," says Pioneer Aerofab owner and CEO Tim Williamson. "Looking at how you can make an impact on a local level is the best place to start."
Superfeet plans to continue making its 3D printers and manufacturing facilities available in the battle against COVID19. It is asking other medical facilities that are in need of life-saving equipment to contact the company (email here) to see if the company can be of help.
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The Tukwila-based manufacturer has a pole position in the new space era's satellite race
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Viper Bats Swings for the Fences in the Home-Run Businesses
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PACCAR Power: Premium Truck Manufacturer Has Global Reach
The Bellevue-based company has a storied history of making the vehicles that keep America moving


Don't get caught this St. Patrick's Day without any green! It is time to whip out your green oils. This week's diffuser blend features Lemon, Peppermint, and Lime EOs for a refreshing aroma that will invigorate your senses and give you the energy to try and find the sneaky leprechaun!


Other areas near Launceston. | Launceston Then!
120 Images from the districts neighbouring the Launceston district.
Horse drawn postman and trap at Ashwater post office c.1914.
Aerial of Ashwater in 2006. Photo courtesy of Gary Lashbrook.
Blisland Water Wheel in 1924.
Bodmin Flood of June 1936.
Forrabury Church, Boscastle in 1949.
The Wellington Hotel, Boscastle in 1918.
Boscatle Flood in September 1950.
The Cobweb, Boscastle in the 1940's.
Fore Street, Callington in the 1920's.
Deserted mining area above Calstock in 1933.
Camelford's 'Salute the Soldier' parade in July 1944.
Aerial of Davidstow airdrome in 2006.
THE GROVE & PAPPET HEADS, Delabole Slate Quarry 1905.
Deserted Mining area around Calstock.
Gunnislake from Morwell Rocks in 1933.
Hallworthy Aerial from the 1950's.
The opening of the new sheep pens at Hallworthy Market in July 1954.
Wainhouse Corner. Photo courtesy of Gary Lashbrook.
Wainhouse Corner with Jim Cory in 1938. Photo courtesy of Gary Lashbrook.
Wainhouse Filling Station. Photo courtesy of Gary Lashbrook.
White Lodge, St. Gennys in 1925.
Holsworthy Square in the 1950's.
St. Juliot Church in 1906.
Lydford Gorge cascade by Henry Hayman.
Marsh Mills line flooding in 1935.
Phoenix mine, Minions in 1905.
East Cornwall Hunt at Minions 1933.
East Cornwall Hunt at Minions 1935.
North Tamerton. Photo courtesy of Ray Boyd.
Pyworthy Post Office in 1909.
Sharp Tor from Kelly Bray c.1940's.
St. Neot Church in 1910.
Duchy Home Farm, Stoke Climsland in 1937.
Abbey Weir and Bridge, Tavistock.
Tavistock Goosey Fair in 1930.
Whitstone Brick Works. Photo courtesy of Ray Boyd.
Whitstone Brick Works staff. Photo courtesy of Ray Boyd.
Train de-railment at Yelverton in 1938.
Aerial of Dartmoor Prison, Princetown in 1931.


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Il trio d'archi è un gruppo strumentale composto da tre strumenti ad arco, solitamente un violino, una viola e un violoncello. Una composizione scritta per il medesimo organico prende il nome di trio per archi.

Storia
Il termine viene generalmente usato con riferimento ad opere di musica da camera dal periodo barocco ai giorni nostri: infatti, la più antica forma di trio d'archi era costituita da due violini e un violoncello, ensemble tipico per l'esecuzione delle sonate in trio barocche.

Successivamente si diffuse maggiormente il trio formato da violino, viola e violoncello: a partire dalla seconda metà del XVIII secolo, nel periodo classico, anche se la configurazione del trio per due violini e violoncello non era del tutto abbandonata, la formazione violino-viola-violoncello ha cominciato a prevalere. Joseph Haydn sembra essere stato il primo compositore ad usare questa combinazione (Tilmouth e Smallman 2001).
Scrivere per trio violino-viola-violoncello offre una gamma ampia di materiali e colori per un compositore esperto. La strumentazione più snella (rispetto al quartetto d'archi più comune) pone anche sfide compositive specialmente all'interno di una tradizione musicale caratterizzata da una scrittura armonica a quattro parti. Nei secoli 19° e 20°, dopo Mozart e Beethoven, raccolsero questa sfida compositori come Lennox Berkeley, Carlos Chávez, Henry Cowell, Jean Cras, Paul Dessau, Ernő Dohnányi, Hanns Eisler, Jean Françaix, Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Paul Hindemith, Gideon Klein, Martin Frank, Bohuslav Martinů, Darius Milhaud, Moeran John Ernest, Manuel Ponce, Max Reger, Alexis Roland-Manuel, Miklós Rózsa, Arnold Schönberg, Franz Schubert, Schuman William, Jean Sibelius, Robert Simpson, Richard Strauss, Sergej Taneyev, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Anton Webern, e Eugène Ysaÿe.

Più di recente, notevoli trii d'archi sono stati scritti da Murray Adaskin, Luis Bacalov, Alain Bancquart, Robert Carl, Pascal Dusapin, Donald Erb, Karlheinz Essl, Brian Ferneyhough, Berthold Goldschmidt, Sofia Gubaidulina, Bertold Hummel, Talivaldis Kenins, Ernst Krenek, Helmut Lachenmann, Paul Marić Ljubica Lansky, Krzysztof Meyer, Krzysztof Penderecki, Peterson Wayne, Wolfgang Rihm, Boguslaw Schaeffer, Alfred Schnittke, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Waterhouse Graham, Charles Wuorinen, La Monte Young, Iannis Xenakis, e Zwilich Ellen Taaffe.

Mentre il trio d'archi è certamente più raro del quartetto d'archi, ci sono stati e continuano ad esserci ensemble dedicati alla esecuzione e registrazione del repertorio per trio d'archi.

Altri tipi più insoliti di trii d'archi sono i trii di Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart per due violini e contrabbasso, e quelli di Antonín Dvořák e Frank Bridge trii per due violini e viola. Quest'ultimo tipo di trio è conosciuto anche come un terzet o terzetto;  altri che hanno scritto trii per questa combinazione sono Robert Fuchs (tre, due nel suo opus 61 e uno nel suo opus 107) e Sergei Taneyev (la sua op. 21).
Wilhelm Killmayer ha scritto un trio (1975) per la combinazione simile di due violini e violoncello e Stefan Hakenberg ha segnato il terzo movimento della mappa di spostamento (2002), dal titolo "Monochrome", per questa combinazione.

Repertorio
 Luigi Boccherini: 6 Tercetti F, c, A, D, E, F op.14 G 95–100 (1772); 6 Tercetti f, G, E, D, C, E op.34 G 101–106 (1781); 6 Tercettini A, G, B, E, D, F op.47 G 107–112 (1793)
 Felice Giardini: 6 Trios op.17, 6 Trios op.20, 6 Trios op.26, 2 Trios op. posth.
 Franz Joseph Haydn: Trios Hob. V:1-21
 Vacláv Pichl: 6 Trios op.7
 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio in si bemolle maggiore K 266 (1777); Preludi e fughe K 404a (1782); Divertimento in mi bemolle maggiore K 563 (1788)
 Johann Georg Albrechtsberger: 6 Terzetti op.9a (1789/1793)
 Ludwig van Beethoven: Streichtrio  Nr. 1 Es op. 3 (1792); Serenade "Streichtrio  Nr. 2" D op. 8 (1797); Streichtrio Nr. 3 G op. 9 Nr. 1 (1797/98); Streichtrio Nr. 4 D op. 9 Nr. 2 (1797/98); Streichtrio Nr. 5 c op. 9 Nr. 3 (1797/98)
 Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Trio für Violine/Viola, Viola und Violoncello Es (1799); Trio für Violine/Viola, Viola und Violoncello G (1801)
 Anton Reicha: Streichtrio F (vor 1809)
 Franz Alexander Pössinger Trios concertantes op. 36 Nr. 1 & 2; Serenata in Trio concertante op. 10
 Franz Schubert: Streichtrios B D 111A (1814), D 471 (1816) und D 581 (1817)
 Heinrich von Herzogenberg: Streichtrio A op. 27 Nr. 1 (1879); Streichtrio F op. 27 Nr. 2 (1879)
 Richard Strauss: Variazioni su "Das Dirndl is harb auf mi" TRV 109 (1882)
 Carl Reinecke: Streichtrio c op.249 (1898)
 Ernst von Dohnányi: Serenade C op. 10 (1904)
 Leó Weiner: Streichtrio g op. 6 (1908)
 Robert Fuchs: Streichtrio A op. 94 (1912)
 Sergej Tanejew: Streichtrio D (1879/80); Streichtrio h (1913)
 Wilhelm Berger: Streichtrio g op. 69 (1908)
 Max Reger: Streichtrio a op. 77b (1904); Streichtrio d op. 141b (1915)
 Jean Cras: Streichtrio (1926)
 Anton Webern: Streichtrio op. 20 (1926/27)
 Ernest Moeran: Streichtrio G (1931)
 Boris Blacher: Streichtrio (1931)
 Paul Hindemith: Streichtrio op. 34 (1924); Streichtrio o.op. (1933)
 Jean Françaix: Streichtrio (1933)
 Ernst Toch: Streichtrio op. 63 (1936)
 Bohuslav Martinů: Streichtrio Nr. 1 H 136 (1923); Streichtrio Nr. 2 H 238 (1934)
 Albert Roussel: Streichtrio op. 58 (1937)
 Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Streichtrio (1944)
 László Lajtha: Sérénade op. 9 (1927); Streichtrio Nr. 2 op. 18 (1932); Streichtrio Nr. 3 op. 41 "Soirs transsylvains" (1945)
 Heitor Villa-Lobos: Streichtrio W 460 (1945)
 Arnold Schönberg: Streichtrio op. 45 (1946)
 Johann Nepomuk David: Streichtrio G (1931); Streichtrio op. 33, Nr. 1, "Nicolo Amati in memoriam" (1945); Streichtrio op. 33, Nr. 2, Antonio Stradivario in memoriam (1945); Streichtrio op. 33, Nr. 3, "Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù in memoriam" (1948); Streichtrio op. 33, Nr. 4, "Jacobo Stainer in memoriam" (1948)
 Bertold Hummel: Streichtrio op. 1b (1948)
 Sándor Veress: Trio per archi (1954)
 Giacinto Scelsi: Streichtrio (1958)
 Tison Street: Streichtrio (1963)
 Walter Piston: 3 Counterpoints (1973)
 Bertold Hummel: Adagio "in memoriam Benjamin Britten" für Streichtrio op. 62a (1976)
 Iannis Xenakis: "Ikhoor" (1978)
 Wolfgang Fortner: Streichtrio Nr. 1 (1953); Streichtrio Nr. 2 (1983)
 Roman Haubenstock-Ramati: Streichtrio Ricercari (1948/78); Streichtrio (1985)
 Ernst Krenek: Streichtrio op. 118 (1949); Streichtrio op. 122 "Parvula corona musicalis ad honorem J. S. Bach" (1950); Streichtrio in 12 Stationen, op. 237 (1985)
 Reinhard Schwarz-Schilling: Streichtrio (1983); Studie über B-A-C-H (im Streichtrio-Satz, 1985)
 Alfred Schnittke: Streichtrio (1985)
 Sofia Gubaidulina: Streichtrio (1988)
 Robert Simpson: Streichtrio (1989)
 Krzysztof Penderecki: Streichtrio (1991)
 Krzysztof Meyer: Streichtrio (1993)
 Brian Ferneyhough: String Trio (1995)
 Karlheinz Essl jun.: à trois – seul (1998)
 Liduino Pitombeira: Amadeus, Streichtrio op. 113 (2006)
 Daniel Schnyder: String Trio (1993)
 Carmelo Mantione: Trio d'archi op.22b (2021)

Celebri trii d'archi
 Il Trio Grumiaux
 Il Trio italiano d'archi
 Il trio Archibudelli
 Il Trio Perlmann-Zuckermann-Harrell

Trii d'archi contemporanei
 Trio AnPaPié
 Belcanto Strings
 Trio Broz
 Dresdner String Trio
 Faure String Trio
 Jade string trio
 Leopold String Trio
 Pluck String trio
 Trio della Scala
 Trio Hegel (www.triohegel.com)
 Nuovo Trio Italiano d'Archi

Bibliografia

 Hochman, Gilad, Brief Memories for String Trio (2004)
 Kennedy, Michael , String Trio , The Oxford Dictionary of Music, London e New York, Oxford University Press,. ISBN 0-19-869162-9
 Tilmouth, Michael e Basil Smallman,  String Trio, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2001, London, Macmillan Publishers

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Generi di composizione musicale
Tipi di gruppi musicali

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Personal history of LA punk scene by co-founder of X, featuring contributions from other luminaries.
By David Stubbs published 5 August 16
Despite its reverence for groups such as The Damned, The Slits and The Pistols, LA punk was different from UK punk. Whereas UK punk sought to cleave British rock history in two, function as an all-destroying blast, LA punk was more of a blast; it's depicted in this volume of essays and reminiscences as a prolonged, wild party of oddballs of all races and sexual persuasions, disaffected by an FM rock scene but regarding themselves as in the tradition of groups like The Doors.
Whereas UK punk reflected the bleakness of ugly Britain, LA punk took place against a rich, photogenic backdrop of Hollywood history, iconic boulevards and ongoing gangsterism; more glamorous, and more dangerous too. It was a scene that eventually turned sour when it was overrun by a nastier crowd of dudes from Orange County.
This fine collection of essays gives a vivid, detailed, acrid, blood-'n'-lipstick flavour of the LA punk scene, featuring contributions from Jane Wiedlin, Henry Rollins, Chris Morris and Doe himself. It's less a chronological account, more than one that views all facets of the scene, and puts you back in the squats and dives and the scary roadsides of late 70s LA, paying homage to X, Black Flag, The Blasters, The Germs, The Go-Gos and many more.
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