2008 Events

Community meeting to save Firehouse # 21

merrickhouse — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:18:20 -0600

A community meeting has been scheduled to address the proposed closing of Firehouse # 21 and the concerns of the neighborhood.

Join representatives from the Fire Department and Public Safety @ OLA- St.Joe on Tuesday May 20th, 6:00 pm

This meeting is being held with encouragement from Merrick House, Tremont West, Flats-Oxbow, Ohio City Near West and Ward 13 Councilman Joe Cimperman

If you have any questions-- Amy Weahry @ Merrick House 771-5077 or Kristen Ciofani @ TWDC 575-0920

See you there!!

"Angry Animals A to Z" - Artwork by Meredith Hahn

visiblevoicebooks — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:58:47 -0600

Start: 2008-05-09 18:00

End: 2008-05-09 22:00

Visible Voice Books is proud to welcome Meredith Hahn for this May's
Tremont Art Walk. Meredith's show corresponds with the release of her
self-published art book, "Angry Animals A to Z".
I, personally, am
very excited to have Meredith's work here in the shop because the very
day that I was reading about her in the January issue of Juxtapoz Magazine,
a friend presented me with her card, suggesting I call her regarding
showing here at for Art Walk! It was fate, and we're thrilled to
welcome her lovely work!

Opening Reception during May Art Walk: Friday, May 9th, 6-10pm
On display throughout the month of May at Visible Voice Books:

1023 Kenilworth Ave., Cleveland, OH 44113

Call 216-961-0084 for more info!

Link: www.broodingthoughts.com
Link: www.myspace.com/broodingthoughts

Zen , Punk Rock , & Monster Movies

visiblevoicebooks — Sun, 04 May 2008 20:33:45 -0600

Start: 2008-05-10 19:00

End: 2008-05-10 23:00

Brad Warner , Zen author, Suicide Girls columnist , punk documentary
director , Zero Defex bassist will be at Visible Voice Books (1023 Kenilworth Ave., Cleveland, OH 44113) on

Saturday, May 10th for:

7:00 Book Discussion / Lecture
8:30 Cleveland's Screaming Documentary

Brad Warner is a dharma heir of Gudo Wafu Nishijima and the author of
the books Hardcore Zen and Sit Down And Shut Up. His third book, Zen
Wrapped In Karma Dipped In Chocolate is due out in late 2008.

When not teaching and practicing Zen or writing, he plays bass for the
hardcore punk band 0DFx (aka Zero Defex), and works for a Japanese film
and TV production company specializing in movies about giant monsters.

A lecture about Zen Buddhism by Brad Warner is as likely to feature
quotes from Godzilla Vs. The Smog Monster as it is quotations from the ancient Masters.

Brad prefers to initiate lively discussions rather than talk at his
audience.

Link: hardcorezen.blogspot.com
Link: www.hardcorezen.com
Link: www.suicidegirls.com/members/brad_warner
Link: clevelandscreaming.blogspot.com

More info: 216.961.0084 or www.visiblevoicebooks.com

May's Poetic Flowers at the Lit

steveg — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:24:45 -0600

Start: 2008-05-08 21:30

Laugh, they did when in the last announcement when I predicted snow and taxes. The taxes---inevitable. The snow, flurries were seen and felt in the month of April. There is no denying, plausible or otherwise. So scoffers, in lieu of apologies, I accept cash. No checks, but picking up the tab at the Literary Café is acceptable.

Another prediction: with the aftermath of the April showers, there will be the May flowers. I never know what flowers will pop up, perennials with their consistent production of beautiful and perfume, or annuals dropped from a bird’s meal (either end) or blown in from the wind. This next Thursday, May 8 at 9:30pm at the Literary Café, the flowers of Danilee Eichorne and Tom Kryss will be blooming in their full poetic color. Tom is a perennial for sure and Danilee has popped up like an annual.

To be anywhere connected to the Cleveland poetry scene, is know of Tom Kryss, a beautiful man and an icon of Cleveland poetry. A compatriot of d.a. levy, Tom shows what gentleness and perseverance over the decades can achieve. Born in Cleveland in 1948, he edited the school newspaper, established a literary magazine, and worked at a local suburban weekly before he was 20. After a short stint at Northwestern University, he returned to assist the defense fund efforts of James Lowell and levy. For years, Tom has printed and made poetry books outside, or at the edge, of the publishing mainstream; illustrating them with his serigraphs and those of his wife, Carolyn. Under his Ghost, Cold Mountain, and Black Rabbit Press imprints (1966-2004) he set his hand to producing editions of the poetry of such authors as Kent Taylor, Douglas Blazek, Howard McCord, Al Purdy, and D. R. Wagner. His collection of rabbit drawings, Krulik Kisiega, planned as an Ayizan Press publication by levy, was brought out by Cleveland author and publisher Steve Ferguson under the Ayizan Press imprint in 1970, two years after levy's death. His youngest daughter, Hilary, an artist and writer, remains the designated and occasionally perplexed illustrator to his own writing. In 2005, a compendium of his writing over decades, A Search for the Reason Why, was issued by Bottom Dog Press.

Danilee Eichorne is the first of the Lit Café’s young regular poets that has graduated from the university of 2nd Thursday Open Mic to be come a full feature reader. She has a sweet lyrical style and a grounded sense of observation. Originally from a suburb of Philadelphia, she came to this neck of the woods to attend Oberlin College to study political science. She dropped that to concentrate on writing between the various odd jobs that artists do to get by. She now lives in the Duck Island portion of Tremont and says that poetry and storytelling have been a part of her life since she doesn't even remember when, but that the Cleveland chapter of her life has seen the largest developments of her style. We can attest to that and that is why she has graduated to star position on the microphone.

So come sniff these blossoms next Thursday, May 8 (only 4 days and 18 years since four flowers fell at Kent State) and perhaps hear Tom reminisce on that fateful day. We are at the Literary Café, 1031 Literary Rd. in the bouquet that is the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland.

"Cleveland Poetry Scenes" Booksigning Event

visiblevoicebooks — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:26:27 -0600

Start: 2008-05-03 15:00

End: 2008-05-03 19:00

Saturday, May 3rd at 3:00pm, Visible Voice will be hosting a book signing and reading for the newly published Cleveland Poetry Scenes: A Panorama and Anthology,
edited by Mary Weems, Nina Gibans and Larry Smith. This 40 poet
anthology explores the landscape of Cleveland’s Poetry scene from 1945
- Present and includes 20 articles spanning the history of the
Cleveland Poetry Scene.

In addition, directly following the 2pm
plaque dedication ceremony honoring late Cleveland poet, Daniel
Thompson (on Daniel’s Way [West 2nd St. at Rockwell] in downtown
Cleveland), we are hosting a reception for this event including
readings and the screening of a movie about Thompson in our upstairs
room around 4pm that day.

Join us!

Visible Voice Books
1023 Kenilworth Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44113
216.
961.0084
www. visiblevoicebooks. com

CSU Poetry Center Community Reading & Open Mic

visiblevoicebooks — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:23:10 -0600

Start: 2008-05-01 20:30

End: 2008-05-01 22:30

The CSU Poetry Center will sponsor a community poetry reading and open mic night at Visible Voice Books.

1023 Kenilworth Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44113

call 216-961-0084 for more info or check out www.visiblevoicebooks.com

"the Professor of Poetry" w/ Steve Goldberg

visiblevoicebooks — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:48:58 -0600

Start: 2008-04-24 21:00

End: 2008-04-24 23:00

Yet another in a series of monthly poetry events brought to you by our
good friend Allisun Hovater. "the Professor of Poetry" with Steve Goldberg will
be an interactive, assignment-based class with readings included. The
"class" portion of the evening should last about an hour and will be
followed by an open mic. B.Y.O.B.

Visible Voice Books

1023 Kenilworth Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44113

216-961-0084 or www.visiblevoicebooks.com for more info

6th Annual Walk, Rock and Run

merrickhouse — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:23:21 -0600

Start: 2008-05-03 07:30

End: 2008-05-03 12:00

The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio

( with partner sponsor National City)

presents the 6th Annual Walk, Rock and Run on Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

3- mile walk & 5k run will begin at the Rock and Roll Hall of fame and Museum. Registration at 7:30 am

www.diversitycenterneo.org

For more information call- 216-752-3000

Hot Geek Love!

visiblevoicebooks — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:48:48 -0600

Start: 2008-04-19 20:00

End: 2008-04-19 21:30

Ever since I’ve known Howard, he’s been dead. So begins author Patricia Kambitsch’s memoir, Looks Like Howard,
a story about how her father, despite his untimely death, thrives
through the collective memories and imagination of his widow and six
children.

Two events in Cleveland will celebrate the release of Looks Like Howard:
● 10 am to noon, Saturday, April 19, at The Lit
located in the ArtCraft Building, 2570 Superior Avenue, Suite 203: Book
signing, reading, and author reception. Workshop presented by author
titled “Truth, Lies and Memoir: The Shady Experience of Writing and
Sharing Personal Nonfiction.” Cost: $55 per person. Writing a memoir
can be tricky business. How reliable is “the truth” when memories fade,
inner critics taunt and fears of offending loved ones threaten to
silence the writer along the way? Included in this hands-on writing
workshop are tips, strategies and structures for creating personal
narratives based on memory. Call 216-694-0000 for more info.

● 8
p.m. Saturday, April 19, at Visible Voice Books, 1023 Kenilworth Ave.
Reading and multimedia performances with characters in the memoir --
including members of Kambitsch’s own family. Observe such Kambitsch
family antics as the “Dirty Word Scrabble and Sing-Along” in action.
Guest performers include Cleveland memoirist Anna Kiss. Call
216-961-0084.

The quirky Kambitsch family also comes on life in
Patricia Kambitsch’s memoir, in which questions of what really happened
to Howard, the mild-mannered über-geek hero, give way to fantasy
suspicions that include the next-door neighbor who was last seen with
her father, secret government projects and alien abduction. Truer tales
range from graveside family antics to playing Jesus on the sidewalk.
Growing up in the shadow of grief never sounded so funny.

“Kambitsch
writes with the neurotic wackiness of an Anne Lamott. She has a droll
wit that reminded me of Anna Quindlen. Kambitsch is the real deal,”
wrote Dayton Daily News book critic Vick Mickunas. “The book rises up and clamps right down on our funnybones.”

As
one of 13 brothers and sisters growing up in Dayton, Ohio, Kambitsch
triumphs over the chaos of her Cold War childhood by telling dark and
funny stories about her unsuspecting family.

“In a world where sticky sentimentality is the norm, Looks Like Howard
is a completely irreverent, original, funny, poignant romp through the
wicked imagination of the author -- an imagination that finds Howard
nowhere and, in a heartbeat, everywhere,” wrote Barry Heermann, author
of Noble Purpose and Team Spirit.

Kambitsch
also is an educator and advocate for the arts. She is offering
workshops on themes related to her book, such as grief, humor and
healing, as well as truth and lies in memoir writing.

Her other projects include the farcical self-published ‘zine, Fallen Away,
which won Kambitsch a national following among recovering Catholics.
She also is the host and facilitator of several long-standing
participatory arts events in Dayton, including an interdisciplinary
arts salon, creative arts workshops, expressive dance events, and
writers’ groups. She resides part-time in the Dayton area and part-time
in Toronto with her husband, Peter Jones.

Link: http://www.kambitsch.com

Free Neighborhood Night at the Theatre

csimon — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:37:37 -0600

Start: 2008-05-01 20:00

End: 2008-05-01 22:00

Free Neighborhood Nights at the Theatre are back again for Tremont residents starting Thursday, April 10 at 8 pm at the Liminis theater.

Tremont's resident professional theatre company, convergence-continuum, opened its 2008 season with its latest play, MR. MARMALADE, on Fri, Apr 4. And once again, thanks to a grant from the Cleveland Foundation's Neighborhood Connections Program, we're offering free admission to Tremont residents for all Thursday shows. For MR. MARMALADE the dates are Thurs, April 10, 17, 24 and May 1. Call 216-687-0074 to reserve a seat, or just show up by 7:45 at the Liminis theater at 2438 Scranton Road (across from Pizza Pan) and sign in.

MR. MARMALADE is a satiric and twisted dark comedy about a 4-year-old girl with a very active imagination. Unfortunately her imaginary best friend, Mr. Marmalade, doesn't have much time for her. What with his high pressure coprate job, he can barely pencil her in for a play date. And he's so stressed and angry these days. But the inventive Lucy is determined to make Mr. M play house, even if it causes unexpected bizare results and hilarious craziness among her collection of real and imaginary friends and family.

Please note that this play is NOT suitable for children.