CHECK OUT ALL THESE GREAT EVENTS HAPPENING ON THE STREET!!

Events listed East to West, from the corner of E.160th to the corner of E.156th

LOW LIFE GALLERY

Opening Reception for “Junkmail and Advertisements: Paintings by Joshua Rex”, 6-10pm. Trouble Books (from Akron) perform at 7:30pm for their Record Release Party!
16001 Waterloo, 330.671.6123, http://www.myspace.com/lowlifecleveland

BLUE ARROW RECORDS AND BOOKS

Wooly Bullies perform at 6:30pm, pizza!
16001 Waterloo, 216.486.2415, http://www.bluearrowrecords.com/

STAR POP

Green Sale 10-50% off!, recycle old toys for cash or store credit, snacks 5-10pm
15813 Waterloo, 216.965.2368, search for Star Pop on Facebook

MUSIC SAVES

Picklefight Puppets at 7pm, celebrate Kevin’s birthday, cake!
15801 Waterloo, 216.481.1875, http://www.MUSICSAVES.com/

BEACHLAND TAVERN

Cleveland Bachelor Show of the Month, bands: SUMMER CATS, Afternoon Naps, City Center, Lowly the Tree Ghost, 8:30pm, $7
15711 Waterloo, 216.383.1124, http://beachlandballroom.com/

SALTY NOT SWEET

Check out Waterloo’s newest addition!
15613 Waterloo, 216.481.3925, http://saltynotsweetcraft.wordpress.com/details/

ARTS COLLINWOOD GALLERY

Closing Reception for “A Little R&R”, artwork by George Roby & GR Hamilton, 6-9pm. With singer songwriter John McGrail

ARTS COLLINWOOD CAFÉ

Open ‘til 11pm or later! Full bar, coffee, tapas, art, music and more!

The fans asked for it, and Blue Arrow answered! More details will be on their site here.

March 2
Caledonia Mission, Brooklyn NY
7:00 pm, In One Wind, Brooklyn, NY

March 13
Wooly Bullies, Cleveland
6:30 pm (part of birthday celebration for  Kevin at Music Saves)

March 19
Kitten Forever, Minneapolis
7:00 pm

March 20
Creatures, Columbus
7 :;0pm, Sam Goldberg, Cleveland

March 25
Hop-Along, Philadelphia
7 pm, Lithuania, Philadelphia

“A LITTLE R & R”  featuring the work of George Roby,and GR Hamilton, opens Friday February 12, 2010 from 6-9pm.

This exhibit is FREE and open to the public. Opening Reception:: Friday February 12, 2010 / 6-9pm. Closing Reception:: Saturday March 13, 2010 / 6-9pm

George Roby
A juxtaposition of degrees informs the work of the artists curated for this exciting show. For George Roby it is problem, and its natural solution. The way in which a piece of new sculpture can inform, or as the artist says, “solve” a question being asked in an earlier work. Roby is a respected Ohio potter, sculptor, and teacher. He was a student at Cranbrook and worked with Claude Conover. His works can be found in the collections of the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Butler Institute of American Art, the Columbus Museum of Art, and numerous private collections.

GR Hamilton

For the last five years GR Hamilton has been consumed with the art-making materials, and the material’s history. In his artist statement he elaborates on his latest process, “I began to put to use objects which I’d found and collected through the years: unusual flora, scraps of metal, bits of plastic, paint and paper, small figures, memorabilia, magazine clippings, autographs and a variety of secondhand finds and curbside cast-offs. This impulse was propelled by my interest in the work of Joseph Cornell, Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamp and the films of the Quay brothers. “

Join us Wednesday February 10 from 6pm – 10pm at Arts Collinwood for the Art for Haiti Benefit, including a live art auction from top local and national artists, food, cocktails and live jazz music. Proceeds will go directly to the Haiti Emergency Village Project. Arts Collinwood is honored to be hosting this event.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010
15605 Waterloo Rd (corner of Waterloo and E. 156th St)
6:00pm:  Refreshments and membership renewal
7:oopm:  Meeting

Please join us to hear about great plans for the year ahead, and check out our new Café!

Come early for coffee and light refreshments.  Browse the exhibit in the Arts Collinwood Gallery.  Check out the beautiful artwork in the new Café at Arts Collinwood.  Pick up a schedule of events.  And hear all about what’s planned for the year ahead.

We’ll be reviewing Arts Collinwood’s strategic plan, electing new trustees, and announcing new programs.  Please join us!

All active members are encouraged to vote for new trustees.  Nominations are accepted from the floor.  Memberships can be reviewed the night of the meeting.

Doors open for refreshments and membership renewal at 6:00pm.
Meeting begins at 7:00pm.

Thanks for a successful year in 2009.  We couldn’t do it without you!

It’s been a busy year for the Mystery of Two camp. After releasing a self titled LP on Exit Stencil Recordings we hit the road playing the Midwest and East Coast including this years CMJ fest in NYC. Their travels have found them back in Cleveland prepping new material and working on various video projects, on of which will be debuting over the course of these events.

• Feb 6 th w/ Filmstrip ( Closing night for the Terry Durst gallery show )
• Feb 13 th w/ Buried Wires
• Feb 20 th w/ Freedom Feb 27 th  w/ Founding Fathers

Poster by John G.

Maybelle, 2009

Terry Durst’s exhibit opens at Arts Collinwood Gallery Friday January 8, reception from 6:00-9:00p.m.. The show runs until Saturday February 8 with a closing reception featuring a performance by Mystery of Two at 8:00 p.m.

Terry Durst is a sculptor and installation artist who has been making and exhibiting art in Cleveland and surrounding areas since graduating from Kent State University in 1987.

Recently he taught art for five years at The Cuyahoga Community College Eastern Campus, and for two years at the Cleveland Institute of Art.

The title of this show, The Carter Excavations, refers to several things – mostly, the artist’s exploration of sculpture as an excavation of emotional states. The name Carter was chosen as it is a common American name, suggesting that these finds could be from a viewer’s own personal excavations.

Secondly, the songs of the original three members of the band The Carter Family, Maybelle, Alvin and Sara, were inspirations for these pieces – the influence of these early recordings resulting in wall sculpture made mostly from old wood and found material.

Also, the name Carter suggests the major excavation of Howard Carter, English archaeologist and Egyptologist, who discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun on November 4, 1922.

The Arts Collinwood Gallery is open for viewing during all of the hours of the adjoining Café: Tuesday-Saturday 11 am – 11 pm and Sunday 9 am – 5 pm.

ARTIST STATEMENT:

If you’re the party planner for your – workplace, family, friends – we have exactly what you need to make this year’s celebration different.  Several Waterloo businesses are inviting you to party at their place. Take the credit for planning the most creative, most fun, hippest holiday party your group has ever attended!

• Make holiday art with a kids’ party in the Arts Collinwood community center.
• Chill at Low Life Gallery for private gathering with a graffitti demonstration.
• Rock out with closed-door discounted shopping where you pick the playlist at Music Saves.
• Throw a puppet-making party or retro video game tournament at Star Pop.
• Go behind the scenes at Azure Stained Glass Studios to follow the artistic process from design to installation.
• Purchase wine/beer/food at the Beachland or Arts Collinwood Cafe to take to your event to support Waterloo even further

For $50 per hour*, you’ve got plenty of options with new ones are being added every day. You can stay at your favorite Waterloo location OR you can plan a progressive party spending an hour at each.

Call 216.692.9500 to have an Arts Collinwood Rep contact you with more information.

The annual holiday sale at Arts Collinwood is only the beginning! Check out the entire listing of all the great events happening in the Waterloo Arts District from now until the New Year!

The Holiday Sale at Arts Collinwood Gallery

The Holiday Sale at Arts Collinwood Gallery has already become a popular Cleveland institution and a draw for visitors from around the city, featuring unique and affordable artwork from more than 30 top regional artists.  This year’s sale will be held from December 11 through December 13, and will feature a wide array of wearable art, jewelry, prints, paintings and glass, in a festive holiday ambience.

Look for work by some of Cleveland’s best-known glass artists – one-of-a-kind vases, bowls, glasses, even fixtures, including museum quality art – along with award-winning silver designs, hand-made vintage clothing and accessories, unique knits and hats, collectible prints and much more.  (For a list of artists participating, see below.)  And enjoy it in an inviting gallery setting, with an adjoining café serving a full range of lunch and dinner options, specialty coffee drinks and a fully licensed bar.

And as a special feature for families, this year’s sale offers a free supervised children’s art area:  let the kids play and make art of their own in our community arts center, while you browse for special gifts.  And treat everyone to cookies and cocoa to top it all off.

It’s a chance to eat well while doing good.  ”Every purchase shoppers make, in our gallery or our café, helps to support community arts,” says Executive Director Sarah Gyorki.  “The fabulous vintage clutch you grab for your best friend helps make a children’s art class possible.  That Randall Tiedman painting helps buy a budding painter supplies.  It’s hard not to feel good about taking home great art, benefiting artists and children, and having a really great day out in one of Cleveland’s hippest neighborhoods.”

For more information about the Holiday Sale at Arts Collinwood Gallery, or any of the Weekends on Waterloo events taking place in the Waterloo Arts District between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, visit  HYPERLINK “http://www.artscollinwood.org” www.artscollinwood.org, or call 216-692-9500.

Arts Collinwood Gallery Holiday Sale 2009 Featured Artists

Michelle Biondo
Sunia Boneham
Amy Casey
Jon Cotterman
Designs by Arielle and Pamela
Joan of Art (Deveney)
Chris Dixon
Gretchen Goss
Scott Goss
Ann Grecar
John Gulyas and Maryann Posch
Mark Hartung
Jon Hicks
Jeanetta Ho
Mariamne Ingalls
Megan Kelly
Chris Kolcsar
Chadd Lacy
Nathan Longnecker
Michael Mikula
Michael Romanik
Steve and Michelle Romanik
Susan Skoczen
Mark Sudduth
Randall Tiedman
Tutu’s Designs
Beth Whalley
Karin Wishner
Brent Kee Young
Sandra Zodnik
Linda Zolten Wood

Click here to download the postcard!

Shop at participating E.185th businesses and collect stickers to fill the spaces on the “I SHOP 185″ postcard. Can’t find a postcard around the neighborhood? Just download and print out the one here.

After your card is filled, return it to a participating business (see list below). You will be entered into a drawing to win one of several awesome prizes. The more cards you complete, the better your chances of winning! And really, when you shop in your community and support local merchants, EVERYONE WINS!

Here is  a complete list of participating businesses:

• Beachland Hair Design

• Chili Pepper’s

• Federated Auto Parts

• LakeShore Automotive

• Northeast Shores Development Corp

• Patria Imports

• Tuthill’s Florist

• Adriatic Pets

• Arabica

• Fresh Catch

• Helping Hands Day Care

• Joe Compoli, Attorney

• National City Bank

• Shore Carpet

• Azman Meats

• Best Friend Self Serve Dog Wash

• Blue Sky Bike

• Cebar’s

• Groom Room

• Gus’ Diner

• Lakeshore Florist

• Martin’s Men’s Wea

• Music Emporiumh

• Old World Plaza Barber Shop

• Oz Collectibles

• Scotti’s Italian Eaterly

• Seven Star Muffler

• Used Cars Inc

• Video Game and Record Exchang

• Villa Rosa Pizzeria

• Vince’s Barber Shop