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UPFRONT CLASH ANNOUNCES LEAD LEGISLATION, READY FOR BALLOT INITIATIVE IF COUNCIL WON’T ACT Photo by Sam Allard

CLEVELAND LEAD ADVOCATES for Safe Housing (CLASH) this week announced the specifics of a substantive piece of legislation that the group will pursue via ballot initiative in November if Cleveland City Council doesn’t vote to enact it before then. The legislation is an updated, enhanced version of a 2017 bill that former Cleveland city councilman Jeff Johnson introduced during his mayoral campaign. It would make landlords responsible for certifying that their rental properties are leadsafe. CLASH includes members from seven local organizations: Cleveland Lead Safe Network (CLSN), the Single Payer Access Network (SPAN), the Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus, Black Lives Matter Cuyahoga County, Cleveland End Poverty Now Coalition, Organize Ohio, and the Cleveland Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). At a press conference Monday, representatives from the above said that they have had extensive conversations with lead experts, community health officials and legislators from other cities for the past several years. Their bill is the culmination of their efforts. And while they said they are eager to work in conjunction with, not in opposition to, the public-private Lead Safe Coalition formed last month, they reaffirmed that the lead crisis is “dire” and urgent action is necessary. Waiting for City Hall is no longer an option, in their view, when four Cleveland children are diagnosed with lead poisoning every day. Attorney Rebecca Maurer, coauthor of the 2017 legislation (990-17) and architect of the current version’s updates, explained that the bill is built upon three pillars. The first is that the “lead-safe” standard should be integrated into the city’s rental registry program and healthy homes initiative. Maurer said that the lead-safe status of a home should become part of everyday conversations between tenants and landlords, and that this information should be required on apartment listings.

“You would never rent a home without knowing who was paying for utilities,” she said. “You would never rent a home without knowing what day the rent was due. Lead-safe status should be a part of those same conversations.” She said that while penalties could ultimately be enforced for negligent landlords, these were intended as “backstop” measures. The legislation is designed to be “positive and incentive-based.” To that end, the second pillar creates a fund, supported ideally by both public and private dollars, to which landlords could apply to pay for lead testing and, if necessary, abatement. Maurer stressed that these costs were often minimal, $300 to $500 for lead testing and as little as $300 for abatements. The third pillar is the incorporation of tenant protections. Maurer said that in other cities, this turned out to be less of a problem than many feared, but that the bill would provide options for tenants in the event of abatements. Tenants would be able to terminate their lease agreement, pay prorated rent, or obtain alternative housing provided by the landlord during the period that units are being lead-abated. Councilman Jeff Johnson, returning to the forceful rhetoric he often uncorked at Monday night council meetings, said that while some consider the bill “aggressive,” aggressive action is necessary. And if council isn’t ready to commit, “we’ll go to the streets.” He said that the next step will be delivering packets to all 17 city council members and meeting one-on-one with representatives from council and Mayor Jackson’s administration. Johnson and others repeated that they were hopeful council would welcome the legislation, viewing it correctly as the culmination of years of research and collaboration, but that gathering signatures would not be a problem. “In all our conversations,” said Steve Holecko, political director of the Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus, “we never had any doubt about getting the signatures.”

If a ballot initiative proves necessary, CLASH will aim for 10,000 signatures at a minimum — double the required 5,000 — and will use the seven member organizations and their networks to begin a grassroots organizing effort. (“Some of us have been here before,” Johnson reminded the press.) Speaking on behalf of the Progressive Caucus, Holecko said he knew his members were eager to begin that critical door-to-door work. Cleveland DSA, too, has made housing rights an important tenet of their local advocacy. “In 2016, the citizens of Cleveland spoke when they felt they should decide if Cleveland should have a $15 minimum wage. In 2017, the citizens of Cleveland spoke when they felt that the $88 million should not be spent on the Quicken Loans renovation project. It is our hope that Cleveland City Council looks at the legislation we’re presenting here today and as soon as possible passes it,” Holecko said. “However, if that does not occur, we are very very conﬁdent that the citizens of Cleveland will speak again.” Johnson added that the creation of CLASH itself was fueled organically by agitation in the community and the conviction by all the constituent groups that solving the lead crisis was a moral imperative. “You look around this room and

there’s not a lot of deep pockets,” he said. “But there’s a lot of energy.” Later Monday, city council was slated to pass a piece of leadrelated legislation of its own. It was an emergency resolution, “reafﬁrming this Council’s and the City’s commitment to addressing childhood lead poisoning and supporting the formation of the Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition to confront lead poisoning in the City and to effectively advance lead safe efforts through implementation of a Lead Safe Solution.” Given that CLASH is releasing 28 pages of thoroughly researched actual law on the same day, City Council’s nothingburger resolution is illustrative of why the advocacy group feels a ballot initiative is necessary. — Sam Allard

Body of Canton Man Recovered in Creek Last Week After January Police Chase The body of 23-year-old Ja’Ron Nero was recovered from the Nimishillen Creek in Canton last week about three-quarters of a mile from where he was last seen on Jan. 1 as he ﬂed police after a domestic incident involving another man and woman at an apartment complex. | clevescene.com | February 6 - 12, 2019

UPFRONT Police say no foul play is suspected. The three-plus week wait was agonizing for his family who had been asking for authorities to do a boat search of the Nimishillen since it was in the area where Nero had hopped a fence during the pursuit. In body-camera footage obtained by the Canton Repository, an officer is captured on police radio responding to someone asking if Nero had crossed the creek by saying, “I seriously doubt he went into the water. It’s pretty high and running fast. We’re on the north side of the creek. (We’ll) see if we can get eyes on him.” Multiple searches involving dozens of officers and police dogs ensued in the following days, covering up to 100 acres, according to the Repository. Family members and friends also organized their own search party. “We just want him found. Dead or alive,” his aunt Lashawn Ajamu told the paper after a missing persons report was filed and before his body was recovered. “My main concern is, they had all these police officers

chasing him and they even had a police dog ... .” Family members told the paper they didn’t think the police did enough in the initial days and that they were left confused as to why they abandoned the search the ﬁrst night. Nero was unarmed at the time. A family friend also told the paper they feared from the very start that Nero had entered the water despite the frigid temperatures and fast ﬂow. Ajamu is the wife of Kwame Ajamu, one of the three Cleveland men who were exonerated in 2015 after being wrongly convicted of murder some four decades earlier. — Vince Grzegorek

On RTA’s ‘Future of Public Transit’ Presentation and Not Only Bringing People to Jobs, But Bringing Jobs to People Greater Cleveland RTA’s interim CEO and general manager last week presented his vision for the Future of Public Transit. In a two-hour session, Dr. Floun’say R. Caver highlighted key efforts of RTA, including priority corridors, micro-transit, multi-modal trips and the adaptation of new

technologies to serve as internal and external feedback loops. Caver noted that RTA must move beyond its role as a “service provider” to become a “mobility integrator,” meaning RTA can and should be a powerful actor in conversations around the form and function of regional transportation. Pillar studies are underway to determine which practices will best serve the needs of all of RTA’s clients. These will include a fare study, an economic impact study, a service redesign study, an efﬁciency study and operational review (with the help of GCP), and a rail car study. The issue of spatial mismatch, or the misalignment between where people live and where jobs are, was a very strong theme throughout the presentation. Spatial mismatch can be clearly observed in this region: Major job centers with lower wages and degree requirements are in the suburbs while many people who live in the suburbs earn their income in white-collar professions in the city. The issue of a mismatch between the labor market and jobs has been discussed in a variety of civic settings across Cleveland in the past year. The Fund for Our Economic Future’s Two Tomorrow’s report discusses it, while the Unify Project and the joint venture between

the county and a group of private funders known as Workforce Connect have emerged as potential solutions to a socioeconomic dilemma which has existed since the dawn of industrial relations. But while others invest in Big Data and greater coordination among employers, Greater Cleveland RTA seeks to address a central component of this dilemma: the fact that people need a way to get from their residence to their job. RTA’s proposed solutions will, if they come to fruition, better connect service to job centers and make public transit more accessible, easy and enjoyable to use. In interpreting the actions of the The Fund, RTA, the Unify Project and the general tone of civic discourse in Cleveland, it seems that if we can just move people to jobs, make sure top sectors are better coordinated and do a thing with an open ledger system, we can reduce the harmful side effects of spatial mismatch. But a look at some data, and the use of a bit of critical thinking, leads me to a slightly different conclusion. According to 2017 estimates, in Cuyahoga County, 4.8 percent of the working population uses public transit to get to work and

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13.3 percent of households do not have a car available. As would be expected, this number is higher in Cleveland, where 10 percent of the working population travels to work by public transit and 24.4 percent of households do not own a vehicle. But the percentage of workers who use public transit is also higher than average in several suburbs, including Bedford Heights, Cleveland Heights, East Cleveland, Euclid, Maple Heights, North Randall, Richmond Heights, Shaker Heights, Warrensville Heights and Woodmere. Similarly, the percentage of households without a vehicle is higher than average in Bedford Heights, East Cleveland, Euclid, Highland Hills, North Randall and Warrensville Heights. In other words, in several cities in the county, many people do not have access to a private vehicle and these people are already taking buses to work. They already live in areas that are accessible via transit. So why isnâ€™t there an equally strong endeavor in public and private funding and local civic attention to move jobs to them and build more affordable housing? In mapping county employment data from 2015, it is clear that many of those same eastside suburbs, while surrounded by employment centers, are not major employment hubs. This not only means that workers must commute but that they often pay more in income taxes, as many of these cities do not offer a full tax credit for those who work outside of the city. Furthermore, since the cities cannot rely on local employers to provide a tax base, they must rely solely on the income and property taxes of homeowners â€” an unsustainable base that is heavily susceptible to sways in the economy, such as the housing/foreclosure crisis of 2007 to 2008 from which the eastside still has not recovered. On the other hand, many businesses are located in outer urban areas where housing prices are too high to be affordable for the people who work there. And yet, while weâ€™ve heard many calls for an inclusive, equitable and thriving economic sector, weâ€™ve yet to hear the regionâ€™s new voices suggest a plan for affordable housing in Solon, Beachwood, Strongsville and Westlake. At last Mondayâ€™s brieďŹ ng, Caver was asked whether RTA is working with other partners to improve workforce opportunities. Caver noted that RTA is providing a mobility perspective to their conversations but that it is not within their bandwidth to do economic and workforce development.

But is that really true, though? Spatial mismatch isnâ€™t just happenstance. Local political actors are heavily involved in business retention practices, planning and zoning, taxation policy and other forms of local control that created spatial mismatch. The RTA board includes three suburban mayors. Why are all of the mayors from cities with lower rates of public transit use and carless households than the county average? Where are the voices from Warrensville Heights or Bedford Heights? Furthermore, can we really talk openly about spatial mismatch when one of the governing members is the mayor of Westlake, a city with an average home value of over $300,000 and an average salary of $50,000? What about South Euclid, where, since 1980, over 250 housing permits have been granted for singlefamily homes compared to the 32 for multi-family units? As we continue to see Dr. Caverâ€™s vision for the future of RTA unfold, I hope it will include galvanizing RTAâ€™s leadership to reduce spatial mismatch in their own backyards and an equally necessary response to solve the mismatch in RTAâ€™s governance. â€” Hannah Lebovits

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THE FUTURE OF THE GREAT LAKES BY ANNA CLARK ON A COLD WEDNESDAY EVENING in March 2018, hundreds of people packed into a tech center near Racine, Wisconsin, eight miles from the white sand beach of Lake Michigan. The crowd was too big for the space, spilling into an overflow room. People wrapped gray folding chairs in their winter coats. Some peered at printouts of what they intended to say when it was their turn to stand before a skinny microphone and tell state officials what they thought about subsidizing a tech plant with water from their beloved lake. This would be their first and only opportunity to do so. The Foxconn Technology Group, a Taiwanese company, said they would be building a new $10 billion facility to make liquid crystal display screens. The facility would be located in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, a community that straddles the

subcontinental divide separating the Great Lakes basin and the Mississippi River basin. The proposal was to go through Racine, a city that’s entirely inside the Great Lakes basin, to withdraw seven million gallons of water per day from Lake Michigan. Foxconn promised to return four million pre-treated gallons per day back to the lake. Supporters welcomed the plant’s promise of 13,000 new jobs. But environmental advocates argued that the deal traded public water for private proﬁts, and that the company was unacceptably vague about the contaminants it would add to the water and how it would treat them. At the hearing in March, a woman in a beret held a cardboard sign that listed the sites of recent crises in bright letters: “ASK FLINT, CAPE TOWN, OR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ABOUT … WATER

MANAGEMENT.” Midway through the event, Jennifer Giegerich, a white-haired woman in a pink blazer, approached the microphone. “If we allow this to happen,” she said, referring to Foxconn’s proposal, “it is going to happen all over the basin with other states, and then it’s going to be the other thirsty states and nations and corporations to come. And we’re not going to have a leg to stand on.” Giegerich represented the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, a statewide advocacy group. Her argument was that this case would set a dangerous precedent for Great Lakes water use. “If we don’t do it right,” she explained, “then we’re going to lose every opportunity to protect this thing that has made Wisconsin such a great place to live.” The crowd burst into applause. The state issued its decision the

following month: The diversion was approved. Though Foxconn now likely plans a far smaller operation with far fewer employees on the site, it still represents just one battleground in a series of conﬂicts that have come to be known as the “Great Lakes water wars.” Wisconsin is home to other communities that intend to divert water. Chicago has withdrawn so much water from the Great Lakes that it has single-handedly lowered the levels of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron by 3 inches — enough to affect shorelines, shipping and habitats. In 2018, Michigan cut off bottled water service to the city of Flint during the same week that it gave permission for the Nestle corporation to nearly double the amount of groundwater it takes from the state. With a $200 yearly permit, Nestle can now withdraw 576,000 gallons each day | clevescene.com | February 6 - 12, 2019

FEATURE from a well in Osceola County, which it will bottle and sell. The permit was granted despite nearly 90,000 public comments opposing it, and just 75 in support. At the heart of all the debates are a few crucial questions: Who gets to use water in the Great Lakes basin? What can it be used for? And who has the power to decide? These are not idle questions. The Great Lakes hold 95 percent of all the surface fresh water in the United States, and a fifth of all the surface fresh water on the planet. Only 1 percent of this is replenished each year by rainfall, snow-melt and the flow of groundwater. The rest is finite and nonrenewable. “Simply put,” environmental lawyer Noah Hall said in a 2008 Senate testimony, “more fresh water is at stake in the management of the Great Lakes than any other single freshwater resource in the world.” Without a colossal intervention, we face a world of worsening extremes. By 2040, according to a United Nations report released in October, the planet will see heat

waves, wildfires, food shortages, disease, and mass migration from Southern and coastal cities. There’s no question that the water cycle is changing along with the climate. Glaciers and snowpacks are shrinking. Seas are rising. More frequent floods and more severe droughts strain the capacity of existing infrastructure to keep people safe. As the National Climate Assessment observed, climate change increases the likelihood of water shortages and competition for water. Even for those who live near the five freshwater seas, that future is already here. Warmer temperatures have accelerated the evaporation of the lakes, stunted winter tourism, and heightened electricity demands. Heat waves are hitting cities like Chicago, where, in the summer of 1995, heat killed 739 people in three days. In Cleveland last year, there were 800 percent more 90-degreeplus days than in 1968. There’s more rainfall too. In recent years, Detroit, Milwaukee, Duluth, Grand Rapids, and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have experienced devastating deluges. Missy Stults, director of the new sustainability office in Ann Arbor, Michigan, said that the city gets 44 percent more rain than it did 30 years ago

— enough to fill 23 University of Michigan stadiums. “The system’s not designed to handle that much rain,” she said. More frequent floods trigger combined sewage overflows, which add toxic runoff into the Great Lakes. Extreme precipitation and hotter temperatures are also fueling the thick blue-green algae blooms that blanket some of the Great Lakes — and not only on Lake Erie, which, as the shallowest, is most vulnerable. Lake Superior is the deepest and northernmost lake, but it’s warming faster than almost all other lakes in the world. Last summer, it saw its largest bloom ever. Algae blooms harm wildlife and infrastructure, pollute beaches, and impede the fishing and recreation industries. They’re also a public health risk. A toxic bloom in 2014 forced the city of Toledo to shut down its water supply for three days. The point is this: Without clean water, people get hurt. They die. It happened in Flint, Michigan, which is just 70 miles from the third-largest freshwater lake on earth. Plants and wildlife die, too, in the lakes themselves and elsewhere. Companies can’t sustain themselves, let alone grow. Without a good system for clean water, cities collapse.

What happens with the Great Lakes, now and in the future, is of utmost importance. The region faces a difﬁcult task. It must adapt to the cascading series of problems within its borders that are exacerbated by the changing climate. At the same time, it must pioneer a process for how to balance the environmental, public health, and economic demands on the lakes, which are becoming more urgent as temperatures rise. For a long time, water use in the Great Lakes was inadequately governed. The International Boundary Water Treaty of 1909 created a system to handle disputes in the waters shared by two nations, but it looked at diversions on a case-by-case basis, without regard for their cumulative impact on the ecosystem. The Great Lakes Charter of 1985 encouraged leaders to get the consent of others in the basin before approving large diversions, but it was an unenforceable goodfaith agreement. Federal legislation came through in 1986, with the Water Resources Development Act, which banned new diversions outside the basin unless all Great Lakes governors approved. But it only applied to the United States. Canada, which controls half of the Great Lakes coastline, was left out.

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FEATURE In 1997, Nova Group, a Canadian company, tried to take 158 million gallons a year out of Lake Superior and ship it to Asia. In 2007, Bill Richardson, a presidential candidate who had previously served as governor of New Mexico, proposed piping Great Lakes water to the arid Southwest. Neither of those diversion attempts happened, but they were enough to catalyze leaders across the region to design and pass a crucial piece of water policy: the Great LakesSt. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact. The Great Lakes Compact, as it’s more commonly known, is an unprecedented agreement between the eight states that share in 10,900 miles of coastline, informed by negotiations with two Canadian provinces, tribal groups, and other stakeholders. The deal, which was ratiﬁed in 2008, is meant to protect the lakes from exploitation by detailing how and when water can be taken outside the basin, and by whom. And it carries the force of federal law. One innovative element of the Compact is that it treats the lakes not as ﬁve separate wells of water, but as an ecosystem, fed by rivers, tributaries, and an intricate groundwater network. That’s important for measuring the cumulative impact of diversions. And those diversions — outside the basin, at least — are under a near-total ban. The Compact is a strong line of defense for the lakes. It’s comprehensive, enforceable, and its scope reaches across the border; negotiators developed a companion policy in Canada, which gave the premiers parallel terms. But there are some narrow, notable exceptions, not least for bottled water companies, and for communities and counties that are partly in the basin and partly outside of it. It didn’t take long for these exceptions to be tested. In 1868, Col. Richard Dunbar drank 12 glasses of water from a spring in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and declared himself cured of diabetes. After that, Waukesha became a spa town. “The Saratoga of the West,” it was called. “Spring City.” Thousands of people traveled to the area hoping for a miracle: that the pure, clean water would cure them, too, of ailments — arthritis, kidney disease, even melancholia. It took 25 trainloads a day to bring all the visitors to the mineral spring. An entrepreneur tried to pipe Waukesha

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water to the World’s Fair in Chicago, so he could sell it, but townspeople rose up in its defense. They armed themselves with pistols and rifles, pitchforks and clubs. They lined up like an infantry at the downtown mineral spring, standing between work crews and the water. It’s been years since the springs went out of fashion. Many are now paved over. The city of 71,000 now pulls its water from a sandstone aquifer more than a thousand feet underground. But that aquifer is depleting, and the water has become contaminated with naturally occurring radium. Waukesha has pumped deeper and deeper, but the further down it drills, the greater the risk of contamination. One hundred years after Col. Dunbar announced the healing powers of the spring, Waukesha’s water itself became a threat. This was not exactly a new problem. Radium levels at twice the legal limit were first reported in the 1980s. But for years, Waukesha resisted regulation by both the state and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. After two decades, the city lost a federal court ruling and was forced to look for an alternative means of managing its water needs. This took the form of a radical request: In 2010, Waukesha made the first-ever application to divert water under the Great Lakes Compact. The Waukesha case set a precedent for how the Compact would work. In its application, Waukesha argued that, because of the public health risk of using water from its aquifer, and because it is in a county that straddles the basin, it deserved the opportunity to pull 8.2 million gallons of drinking water per day from Lake Michigan. After a long process, the application was approved by consensus in June 2016. This was not an especially popular development. Environmental groups, political leaders, and citizens opposed the Waukesha proposal, fearing that it created an opening for waterstarved cities around the country to drain water from the lakes. More than 120 U.S. and Canadian mayors filed a legal challenge, arguing that Waukesha did not meet the “no reasonable alternative” standard in the Compact; that it asked for more water than it needs; and that the diversion would cause ecological damage. (The case was settled.) But an important fact about the Waukesha proposal is often elided: This particular diversion will actually replenish Great Lakes water, not deplete it. The Compact sets minimum standards for water

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journalist that the Foxconn diversion risks a legal challenge. “A lot of people are upset with the hubris with which Wisconsin has been dismissing environmental laws in order to grease the wheels for Foxconn,” he said. “The compact language does appear to provide an opportunity for opponents to trip things up.” Last May, an environmental rights group did indeed file a lawsuit against the diversion. In December 2018, it sued the Wisconsin DNR for withholding records. “It was always predicted by the authors of the compact and others who have followed this issue that sooner or later the compact would be ‘refined’ through litigation. And here we are,” Annin said on Michigan Radio. “After 10 years, we finally have the case that’s starting to do that.” Finally, in one of the most highprofile tests of how Great Lakes’ water is managed, the Compact has a loophole that allows bottled water companies to remove water from the basin. The provision states that water may be diverted if it’s taken out in containers that hold less than 5.7 gallons. That’s convenient for companies like Nestle, as it expands the amount of groundwater it extracts from Michigan. The state’s new governor, Gretchen Whitmer, made an example of Nestle in an issue paper: “We need a way to control the siphoning of water for water bottling and my administration will work to see it done.” The Compact is a powerful piece of water policy. But many corporations and communities are eager to take advantage of its compromises. Moreover, if climate change causes a national water crisis — or even a food crisis, given where so much of the food supply is sourced — Congress could pass measures that undercut or overrule the Compact entirely, putting the Great Lakes back on the nationwide negotiating table. As the environmental lawyer Noah Hall told a reporter: “It’s a nice law, but it’s just a law.” One day in the middle of last September, a group of college students stood in a circle on a sandy beach in Chicago, not far from Navy Pier. They had hustled to clean up the Ohio Street Beach, and now, as the sun set, it was time to take stock. To the west, tall, expensive apartment buildings and hotels loomed over them; to the east, the wilds of Lake Michigan, holding the wreckage of ships in its icy depths. Dr. Rachel Havrelock, a brown-haired woman with sharp, intent eyes and a wide smile, led the group. She hoped to guide this mix of undergraduate and

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the Great Lakes. For all the politics of the water wars, she told me, people aren’t always motivated by ideologies, but rather by “just loving their water and forests and parks.” That love drives the passionate debate about Foxconn, Waukesha, and Nestle. And it’s a foundation for building our common, cross-border story — the kind of story that will help us manage the future of the Great Lakes. Fifteen years ago, a group of Anishinaabe people, led by an elder woman who grew up on Manitou Island, in Lake Michigan, began the tradition of the Mother Earth Water Walk by circling Lake Superior on foot. In the years since, annual pilgrimages have taken them and their supporters around each of the lakes and to other waterways. To mark the ﬁrst anniversary of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, they walked from Gulfport, Mississippi, to Lake Superior in Wisconsin. They set out at sunrise and didn’t stop until the sun set, and they carried a pail of saltwater all the way. In song, in ceremony, in words, and in simple presence, the Water Walkers tell a collective story of witness and reverence. It’s a story that may help point the way forward. As Sharon Day, an Anishinaabe woman from Minneapolis, put it, “We know that the water is living and there are many water spirits, and that’s who we sing to, but to most people, the water is not alive. When we commodify water, it becomes a product, and we no longer think about it as a living thing.” Precedent-setting cases like Foxconn, Waukesha, and Nestle test whether or not we will hold the inland seas as a public trust — not just on paper, but in practice. It’s not about choosing between economic and environmental visions, Havrelock told me. It’s about cultivating a different vision entirely, one in which the health of the lakes is seen as intrinsically connected to the health of the people. So, what story will we tell? One thing is clear: In this perilous new era, marked by chronic droughts, rising seas, and a changing climate, those who control the water in this place of abundance possess ever greater power. What we do with it — and how, and by whom, these choices are made — will shape the future of life in the region and beyond.

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CWRU Baroque Ensembles Chamber Music in the Galleries, a popular concert series hosted by the Cleveland Museum of Art, features artists from the Cleveland Institute of Music along with Case Western Reserve University’s early and baroque music programs. You’ll ﬁnd outstanding musicians playing a mixed repertoire ranging from classical standards to unknown gems at tonight’s free performance; the music begins at 6 p.m. (Niesel) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org. HOME IMPROVEMENT

The Great Big Home + Garden Show Now in its 10th year, the 10-day Great Big Home + Garden Show is back at the I-X Center through Sunday. It features a whopping 600 exhibits centering on how to “renew, refresh and restore” your home and garden. This year’s special exhibits include a fairytale-themed Garden Showcase, a Modernized Millennial Idea Home and a Backyard Living Showcase. Home improvement celebrities such as Madcap Cottage’s John Loecke and Jason Oliver Nixon will be on hand as well. Loecke and

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Nixon will appear on today and tomorrow; Matt Fox, the creator of the HGTV show Room by Room, will serve as the Main Stage host. There will also be ﬁne dining in the I-X Bistro, a full-service, white tablecloth restaurant, and landscaping experts will present daily gardening seminars. Check the show’s website for hours and a complete schedule of happenings. Tickets cost $15 at the door, or $13 online. (Niesel) 1 I-X Center Drive, 216-676-6000, greatbighomeandgarden.com. THEATER

An Iliad With An Iliad, the Cleveland Play House takes on Homer’s classic story, and the theatrical rendition of the epic narrative promises “vivid storytelling” and live cello as two women transform a bare stage into a “raging battleﬁeld where gods, heroes, and empires clash in a quest for vengeance and glory.” Tonight’s show takes place at 7:30 p.m. at the Outcalt Theatre, where performances continue through Feb. 9. Tickets start at $25. (Niesel) 1407 Euclid Ave., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org.

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Keep Talking Keep Talking is an exciting storytellers program where locals can share their real-life experiences on a theme. The monthly series offers attendees the chance to grab a drink and a dog while listening to some of their Cleveland neighbors tell tall tales. Tonight’s show revolves around the theme, “Dating.” The hosts are Adam Richard and Zachariah Durr. The program starts at 8 p.m. sharp at the Happy Dog. Admission is $5. Want to be a storyteller at a future session? See details on the website. (Niesel) 5801 Detroit Ave., 216-651-9474, happydogcleveland.com. FILM

Marley Each year, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebrates Black History Month with a series of special programming and events that include ﬁlm screenings and interviews. At 7 tonight, the celebration commences with a screening of Marley, a documentary that looks at Bob Marley’s impact on the music industry. The movie features rare footage, never-beforeseen performances, unreleased

music and “revelatory” interviews with the people who knew him best. Admission is free for members and supporters of the Donor Circle, or $5.50 for non-members. (Niesel) 1100 Rock and Roll Blvd., 216-515-8444, rockhall.com. THEATER

Miss Saigon Part of the Broadway Series on Playhouse Square, Miss Saigon, which opened yesterday at the State Theatre, centers on a young Vietnamese woman who meets an American G.I. and falls in love. A stunning spectacle with a cast of 42, the musical features Broadway hits like “Last Night of the World,” “The Movie in My Mind” and “The Heat Is On in Saigon.” Tonight’s performance begins at 7:30 p.m., and additional shows continue through Feb. 17. Tickets start at $10. Find details on the website. (Niesel) 1519 Euclid Ave., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org. COMEDY

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and master storyteller, Kevin Allison brings his award winning storytelling show Risk! Live to the Music Box Supper Club tonight. Hosted by Allison, the show will feature local Cleveland residents who will share true, personal stories “they never thought they’d dare to share,” and it’ll be recorded for the popular Risk! podcast which gets a million downloads every month. Allison hosts monthly live shows in New York, where he currently lives, and he tours Risk! Live to collect stories from around the world. The show has featured Trevor Noah, Margaret Cho, Marc Maron, Sarah Silverman and more. The storytelling begins at 7 p.m., and tickets are $20 in advance, or $25 at the door. (Niesel) 1148 Main Ave., 216-242-1250, musicboxcle.com. COMEDY

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Abandoned Cleveland Book Launch Party Local author Jeffrey Stroup has been exploring and documenting deserted and neglected sites in Northeast Ohio, and across the country, for more than 15 years now. Stroup, who describes himself as “a sentimental person who cherishes friends, experiences and the beauty he sees in the world,” has collected a slew of his best photos in his new book, Abandoned Cleveland. The newest addition to the America Through Time series from Arcadia Publishing and the History Press, the book uses imagery to detail our ﬁne city’s boom and bust, growth and decay. At 7:30 tonight, Visible Voice Books will host a book launch party with Stroup. The Abandoned Cleveland launch party will take place during this month’s Walkabout Tremont. Admission is free, and there will be food, beverages (including $3 beer and $6 wine) and books available for purchase. (Niesel) 2258 Professor Ave., 216-961-0084, visiblevoicebooks.com.

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Adult Swim In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, tonight’s Adult Swim at the Greater Cleveland Aquarium pairs wine, sweets and chocolate from places like Jack Frost Donuts, Lilly Chocolates & Confections, Mitchell’s Fine Chocolates, Nina Lau’Rens Cakeballs & Cakepops, Oh Fuudge, Sweet Bean and Sweet Designs Chocolatier. The tasting takes place from 7 to 10 p.m., and admission is $40, or $30 for Greater Cleveland Aquarium pass holders. The price of the ticket includes light hors d’oeuvres, 20 tasting tickets and a souvenir tasting glass. A $20 non-drinking “designated driver” option is also available. (Niesel) 2000 Sycamore St., 216-862-8803, greaterclevelandaquarium.com. FILM

Around India With a Movie Camera For her ﬁlm Around India With a Movie Camera, director Sandhya Suri assembled footage taken during the ﬁve decades prior to Indian independence. The result is an “exotic and expansive” documentary of the country. It screens at 7 p.m. today at the Cleveland Museum of Art. (Niesel) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org. ART

BAYarts Opening Receptions Tonight from 7 to 9, BAYarts celebrates the openings of its new art exhibits. In Intuitions, Tina Elkins and Patty Flauto use abstracted landscapes as metaphors for other ideas. In Whoa, three graduates of the Cleveland Institute of Art present a culmination of their B.F.A. thesis work. These works share a theme and center on “mediation on internal conﬂict due to external inﬂuences from our society.” Admission to the reception is free. (Niesel) 28795 Lake Rd., Bay Village, 440-871-6543, bayarts.net. INK

Cleveland Tattoo Arts Convention Back for the fourth year, Villain Arts’ Cleveland Tattoo Arts Convention brings together hundreds of tattoo artists and vendors from Cleveland and across the country for a weekend ﬁlled with tattoo sessions, entertainment, seminars, competitions and more at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland. Special guests include Cleen Rock One from Ink Master Season 9, James Vaughn from Ink Master Season 7 and Cee Jay Jones from Ink Master Season 2. The convention takes place from 2 p.m.

to midnight today, from 11 a.m. to midnight tomorrow, and from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $20 per day or $40 for a three-day pass. For more information, visit the website. (Niesel), 500 Lakeside Ave., 216-928-1600, villainarts.com.

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Flanagan’s Wake Flanagan’s Wake transports the audience to an Irish wake where villagers tell tales and sing songs for their dearly departed Flanagan. Finding the humor in life and death, the wake acts as a dark backdrop to an otherwise hilarious show in which alcohol fuels the humorous reminiscing. Sort of like a tragic Tony ’n’ Tina’s Wedding, the interactive and improvised show engages the entire audience. Tonight’s show starts at 8 and repeats tomorrow night at 8 at Kennedy’s Theatre. Performances continue weekends through April 27. Tickets are $26. (Patrick Stoops) 1501 Euclid Ave., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org. FILM

Get Shorty Guests who attend tonight’s special Cleveland International Film Festival event dubbed Get Shorty will cast votes for the shorts that’ll show at the upcoming festival. The event will begin with hors d’oeuvres and beverages before the shorts screen. At the end of the evening, the ﬁlm with the highest score will be guaranteed a spot in CIFF 43. It all starts at 7 p.m. at the Ohio Theatre. Tickets are $50. (Niesel) 1501 Euclid Ave., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org.

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Hot Jazz Tonight’s performance by Frank Vignola’s Hot Jazz Guitar Trio should be a treat. After all, guitarist Vignola has been dubbed “one of the brightest ... stars of the guitar” by no less than The New York Times. Indeed, his stunning virtuosity has attracted the attention of some of the world’s top musicians — everyone from Ringo Starr and Madonna to Les Paul and the Boston Pops. Vignola’s appearance is part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park concert series, presented in partnership with the Conservancy for CVNP. Doors open at 7 and the music starts at 8 p.m. at Happy Days Lodge. Consult the website, below, for ticket prices. (Niesel) 500 West Streetsboro Rd., Peninsula, 330-657-2909, conservancyforCVNP.org. | clevescene.com | February 6 - 12, 2019

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Divine Beauty & Profound Wisdom let shen yun take you on a journey through China’s five millennia of divinely inspired culture. Ancient legends of dynasties past, inspiring stories of the modern day, the world’s finest classical Chinese dancers, and dazzling animated backdrops converge in a spectacular performance, accompanied by a grand East-West orchestra. Shen Yun opens a portal to a civilization of enchanting beauty and enlightening wisdom, leaving millions around the world in awe. Find out why!

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Walkabout Tremont During this month’s Walkabout Tremont, you can stop by any of the Tremont art galleries to see their current and/or new exhibits, drop in at the plentiful bars, restaurants and specialty shops that participate in the art stroll, and even nab a free ride on Lolly the Trolley. The walk takes place from 5 to 10 tonight. Check out the website for a schedule, maps and a listing of entertainment and food and drink specials. (Niesel) walkabouttremont.com.

North Union Indoor Farmers Market Until March 30, the North Union Indoor Farmers Market will take place on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon at Crocker Park. Local farmers, makers and bakers will be on hand to sell seasonal greens and vegetables, fruits, meats, cheeses and bakery items. The market is held at 228 Market St., between the Gap and Cyclebar. Afterward, check out Comet Alley, which sits between Yard House and Hyatt Place Hotel: You’ll ﬁnd locally owned businesses and shops that’ll appeal to a “shop local” mentality. (Niesel) 189 Crocker Park Blvd., Westlake, crockerpark.com. NIGHTLIFE

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MOCA’s 50th Anniversary Party The Museum of Contemporary Art will kick off a year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary with an artsﬁlled party tonight at 9. The lineup of local acts includes Mourning [A] BLKstar, Punch Drunk Tagalongs, DJ Candi Fresca, Sophie Benn and Case Barge. In addition, local burlesque queen Bella Sin will be on hand with guest performers, and there will be a special DJ event hosted by the local collaborative In Training. Inlet Dance Theatre will perform, and local poet Damien McClendon will read from his work. General admission is $15. VIP tickets include early entry, an open bar from 8 to 9 p.m., and special demonstrations by select New Agency chefs, mixologists and artists, along with a full-night private lounge, light fare, one drink ticket, top-shelf private cash bar and valet. Those tickets cost $75. (Niesel) 11400 Euclid Ave., 216-421-8671, mocacleveland.org. SPORTS

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Monsters vs. Binghamton Devils As part of a special Cleveland Sports Legends promotional event, the Cleveland Monsters will give away a Joe Thomas bobblehead to the ﬁrst 10,000 fans who come to tonight’s game, which takes place at 7 at the Q. The Monsters will be facing the Binghamton Devils; the teams face off again tomorrow at 3 p.m. Tomorrow’s game giveaways include a Castaway Bay day pass; stick around for the post-game skate and a select player autograph session. You can also spend $6 for one Sugardale hotdog, chips and a drink. Tickets start at $10. (Niesel) 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, theqarena.com.

Now That’s Classy: A Formal Night Under the Sea Now That’s Class will be transformed into “an underwater paradise” for tonight’s Now That’s Classy: A Formal Night Under the Sea event. The club encourages patrons to wear their “ﬁnest aquatic formal wear” for a chance to win the “best-dressed” contest. DJ Hama will man the turntables. It all starts at 9 p.m., and tickets are $5. (Niesel) 11213 Detroit Ave., 216-221-8576, nowthatsclass.net. ILLUSION

Joshua Seth A noted voice-over artist who can be heard in more than 50 TV shows and movies (including the SpongeBob SquarePants movie, for which he provided the voice of many characters), Joshua Seth is also a famous illusionist. His one-man show, Beyond Belief: An Intimate Evening of Psychological Illusion, arrives tonight for a month-long run. According to the press release hyping his appearance, the show “combines thought reading, magic and some good old-fashioned showmanship to create an atmosphere of mystery and laughter that will absolutely astonish you.” We’ll see about that. The show takes place today at 7:30 p.m. at the Ohio Theatre. Tickets are $26. (Niesel) 1501 Euclid Ave., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org. BURLESQUE

Sweetheart Showcase: A Tribute to Broadway The ninth annual Sweetheart Showcase promises a triumvirate of popular entertainments: singing, dancing and stripping. The showcase will feature songs from Little Shop of Horrors, The Ziegfeld Follies, Hamilton, Lion King, Get On Your Feet, Wicked and more. Local burlesque performers such as Bella Sin, Trick Diction, Samantha

Echo, Poppy Poison, Selena Noir and Dakota Cox will be on hand. And special guests Veronica Otim and Jeremy Beloate of Baldwin Wallace University’s musical theater program will be in attendance as well. The event starts at 8:30 p.m. at the Beachland Ballroom. Tickets are $17 in advance, or $20 at the door. (Niesel) 15711 Waterloo Rd., 216-383-1124, beachlandballroom.com.

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Ed Caner with special guest Eric Noden Violinist/ﬁddler and founding member of Hey Mavis, Ed Caner often invites guest musicians to perform with him, and tonight he’ll share the stage with Eric Noden, a singer, songwriter and guitarist whose work is rooted in the music of 1920s and ’30s blues pioneers. Part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park Concert Series, the performance starts at 7 at the Hines Hill Conference Center. Check the Conservancy website for more info. (Niesel) 1403 West Hines Hill Rd., Peninsula, 216-479-8611, conservancyforCVNP.

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The Devil’s Backbone Because Mexican directors have won four of the past five Oscars for Best Director, the Cleveland Museum of Art will pay tribute to Mexican directors this month with several special screenings. At 1:30 p.m. today and 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, it’ll screen Guillermo del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone, a ghost story set during the end of the Spanish Civil War. Tickets cost $10, or $7 for CMA members. (Niesel) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org.

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Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks Tonight’s game at the Q between the New York Knicks and the Cavs represents one of the least consequential games of the season. Both teams occupy the Eastern Conference cellar; both franchises are in the process of rebuilding; and neither squad has any hope of making the playoffs. Given all of the above, tipoff is at 7 p.m. Consult

the Cavs’ website for ticket prices. (Niesel) 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, theqarena.com. SPOKEN WORD

Science Cafe Tonight, and the second Monday of every month, Music Box Supper Club hosts Science Cafe, an informal lecture series that brings scientists from throughout the region to the club to talk about science topics. This month, the 7 p.m. talk is all about Stone Age technology and what life was like in Ohio 13,500 years ago. The talk is free, but bring some money for the bar and the restaurant. Check the Music Box website for tickets and additional information. (Niesel) 1148 Main Ave., 216-242-1250, musicboxcle.com.

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Monsters vs. Rochester Americans As part of a special Hockey Hoppy Hour promotion that takes place during non-holiday weekday games, the Monsters will offer tickets that

start at just $11. They include a lower-level ticket and a beverage (a 12-ounce domestic beer or a Pepsi product/bottled water. Tonight’s game against the Rochester Americans begins at 7 p.m. (Niesel) 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, theqarena.com. MUSIC

Vinyl Night Jukebox owner Alex Budin has described his 1,350-square-foot music-focused bar in the Hingetown ‘hood as “a place where people can expect to hear and learn about music of multiple genres, all of which is concentrated in a constantly evolving jukebox.” The club hosts a vinyl night every Tuesday that serves as a listening party for new releases, partnering with Loop in Tremont, so patrons can hear a new album on vinyl. You can bring your own vinyl and spin it too. It all starts at 5 p.m. (Niesel) 1404 West 29th St., 216-206-7699, jukeboxcle.com.

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STAGE FLY AWAY Showmanship over substance in Miss Saigon at Playhouse Square By Gwendolyn Kochur PEOPLE OFTEN CONFUSE THE words sympathy, the quality of caring for and understanding another’s feelings, and empathy, the ability to experience those feelings yourself. The difference is important, and the difference is what makes Miss Saigon at Playhouse Square merely a good show and not a great one. Despite the stellar production values and cast, the characters and storyline in this touring production lack substance and depth. And in turn, audiences are left feeling only mildly sympathetic instead of further involved in what could have been a powerful, tour-de-force, tragic love story. Miss Saigon first opened in 1989 and ran on Broadway from 1999 to 2001. The show received a Broadway revival in 2017, closing early 2018. Little changes were made in the revival that’s now on its U.S. tour under the direction of Laurence Connor. Imagine you are sitting down to hear a book reading. The narrator clears their throat, flips half-way through the book and begins the story. This is what it feels like when the orchestra swells to life, the lights rise and Miss Saigon begins. You are thrust into a narrative for which you have practically no context. Suddenly, you’re in a nightclub in Vietnam. American soldiers are grabbing at Vietnamese sex workers who are selling their bodies in a desperate attempt to find an American willing to be their passport to the United States. One of these women is Kim, a 17-year-old girl from the country who was recently made an orphan as a result of the war. After being pimped out by a man called the Engineer, the virgin finds herself in bed with Chris, who coincidentally appears to be the only soldier troubled by the acts of prostitution. And just like that, Kim and Chris are declaring their adoration for one another — falling in love faster than a pair of doting Disney characters. Just as quickly, the two are tragically separated, the war is over, and Chris is back in America and

remarried. What follows is a tale of maternal love, a spurned lover seeking revenge, military chases and the constant quest for a better life. Herein lies Miss Saigon’s largest issue. We know so little about the characters who hardly show any personal progression through the 150-plus minute show. Exposition and character development are thrown to the wayside in exchange for quickly kicking off a dramalaced plot. Also thrown to the wayside is any deeper meaning or empathy we could have shared with these characters. While the characters and their relationships are not substantial or satisfactory, Miss Saigon is still quite entertaining thanks to ﬁne performances and music, written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, the creatives behind Les Miserables. The parallels between the two musical scores are plainly noticeable. The melodies swell and ebb in the perfect moments with a grandeur that will give you chills. Credit for this is also due to the orchestrations of William David Brohn, musical director James Moore and the cohesive orchestra under conductor Will Curry. With lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. and Michael Mahler, each song feels like an epic revelation, whether

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Anthony Festa, who plays Chris. Festa also has an incredible voice, making both this duet and “Why, God, Why?” standout songs in the production. The Engineer is played by Red Concepcion, a true showman and performer. He embodies the character with the proper amount of sleaze, soliciting both amusement and distain from the audience. Jinwoo Jung plays Thuy, the

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it be a confession of inner dreams, a declaration of love or an intent to kill. These songs are handled well by the cast led by Emily Bautista as Kim. Her vocals are absolutely superb, her willpower strong and her undying connection to her loved ones undeniable. All of these qualities are best represented in the songs “The Money’s Yours” and “I’d Give My Life For You.” One of the integral songs of the show is “Sun and Moon,” the love ballad between Bautista and

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man Kim’s parents intended her to marry before they died. Thuy’s anger and need for vengeance after Kim breaks their oath of marriage is well-portrayed by the militaristic and passionate Jung. Other ﬁne performers are Stacie Bono as Chris’ wife Ellen and J. Daughtry as his platoonmate, John. The choreography consists mainly of dirty, suggestive gyrating by the sex workers and the impressive martial arts-inspired gymnastics of the Vietnamese soldiers, who are dressed in

sequined lingerie and military garb, respectively, by costume designer Andreane Neofitou. Totie Driver and Matt Kinley’s production design creates a vision of Vietnam by constructing a central, hut-like structure adorned on each side by two balconies. When the story transitions to Bangkok, neon lights dominate the stage. One of the most striking scenes takes place when Kim has a flashback to the day that Chris had to leave her suddenly in Vietnam. A helicopter has long been an iconic image in Miss Saigon, as past productions have used a real helicopter on stage during this scene. While bringing an actual helicopter on their tour probably wasn’t feasible, the touring team brings the famous helicopter to life using impressive projections by Luke Halls and a convincing whirr of blades by sound designer Mick Potter. It’s all quite beautiful, and certain songs will capture your attention, but not long enough to forget that you’re not quite sure why you should care about these characters in the first place.

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ART DIGGING DEEPER Three artists explore the concept of surface, and what lies beneath, at Zygote Press By Dott von Schneider SUPPORTS/SURFACES WAS A short-lived, mostly French art movement, from 1969 through 1974, whose participants deconstructed their work by visually taking apart and recreating the supports and surfaces of not only the physical being of the artwork but also the surface of what their art represented. On the surface, things are not what they seem at Zygote Press. Curated by artist Nicole Schneider, Re:surface brings together Grace Summanen, Elizabeth Emery and Schneider as they scuba dive into ideas of concept and formality of surface in a delightful exploration that is deeper than its face value. The exhibition is free and open to the public through Feb. 15. Elizabeth Emery’s signature plaster sculptures are combined with threads and other materials embedded within each piece. Her use of material is deceptive in that we imagine they can burst open and reveal a soft interior instead of hard plaster. They are like small, puffy planets that beg to burst at the seams. Emery amuses us in particular with “marker of a long time,” a plaster and mixedmedia number that has doll arms, dinosaurs and plastic flora bursting outward like a microcosmic bang. “Thinking backwards” evokes an evolutionary tale. Almost crustacean, the salmon and bright pink hues remind us of a mutated hermit crab seeking shelter while simultaneously molting its exoskeleton. The richly colored “swallowing rocks” erupt with fleshy protuberances that shoot outward and descend toward the floor. It looks as if Emery used a pastry tube to create the perfectly whipped nodules and added gold leaf to create one hell of a delicious wall relief. To the left of Emery’s “swallowing rocks,” we encounter Grace Summanen’s “Untitled #3 (MiniSeries 1-5).” Greens, reds, browns and periwinkle fold inward in this acrylic, latex and fabric number on wood, greeting us almost with a handshake or, perhaps, a cold shoulder. Summanen’s work is sumptuous with bright and muted hues alike. In “Stripes,” with its prismatic array of color,

Elizabeth Emery’s plaster and mixed-media work, “marker of a long time.”

the artist uses acrylic, latex and fabric on canvas, furthering her exploration of the deconstructed and then reconstructed surface.

playful monoprints that bestow the illusion of collage. Monoprinting is a difﬁcult process, but through scribbles, swirls, mark making and

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It’s a hefty piece that reminds us of wet fabric frozen in time. “Drape” is reminiscent of a theater curtain cum landscape, as we again swim throughout the folds of latex and acrylic riddled fabric. We are conﬂicted as to whether these works would be considered relief sculptures or paintings. Either way, they work. Nicole Schneider takes the second dimension to task in her

reduction, Schneider makes it look easy. That’s not a simple undertaking considering the highly dimensional artworks by her counterparts. In “Negotiations 16,” a black monolith lands in space or, perhaps, is launching from the surface in a bustle of white foam, while “Negotiations 13” has more planes than an airport. Repeating the swirls and deep gestural markings,

Schneider moves us through the landscape and we question color theory, space and time. “Negotiations 2” is reminiscent of the cool, collected opening sequence of a Bond ﬁlm or some 1960s advertisement. We might be walking through the doors within a dream, or on the shores of Lake Erie. The cerebral quality of this work shines through. Even the installation is pleasing to the eye. Curators and gallery directors take note: Re:surface is almost musical. The surface of the gallery walls is broken up, as it too becomes a player in this exhibition. We dance between and through all three artists’ work, which brings an added excitement and movement throughout the show.

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EAT NEW NEIGHBORS Kensington Pub is ﬁnally set to debut in the former Tavern Company space By Douglas Trattner Photo by Doug Trattner

FOR ROUGHLY 35 YEARS, THE corner of Lee and Kensington roads in Cleveland Heights had been home to the Tavern Company, an iconic neighborhood pub that seemed to weather every storm. Like the Colony across the street, the business was woven so firmly into the fabric of the community that the idea of losing it would have upended the delicate balance of the universe. But that’s precisely what happened two and half years ago, when Chris Armington, owner of TavCo since 2009, purchased the Colony and vacated the premises, taking the name with him. Fortunately, partners Jeff King and Brad Poe stepped in with a plan to reanimate the beloved saloon and bring it up to modern standards. A year and a half later, they’re finally ready to unveil Kensington Pub. “We were happy to get this spot, but you can never prepare for when you go into a space that you know nothing about,” says King, referring to the lengthy construction process. “Hopefully people will forgive us.” The once-handsome pub was in desperate need of a top-to-bottom renovation — and that’s just what it received. Chief among the improvements is the installation of windows along the southern side of the building, which hasn’t seen the light of day for at least four decades. Now diners have a panoramic view of the outdoors, and passersby can take in the Ed Hopper-style glow of nightlife within. In the adjoining dining room, thick and spongy carpet was ripped out and replaced with a new subfloor and floating wood floors. A drop ceiling above was also scrapped in favor of an exposed grid system that adds volume to the space. Nearly every surface in the main barroom, from the tabletops to the backbar, has been sanded, buffed and polished to a warm, woodsy tone. Rigid and uncomfortable church pews have been replaced by standard tables, chairs and high-tops. Men’s and women’s restrooms, best described as prison-chic, have been completely remade. New accent lighting and wall decor are the jewelry that completes the composition.

Between the two of them, King and Poe have decades of hospitality experience, including long stints at Johnny’s Bar, Johnny’s Little Bar and La Cave Du Vin. Their objective at Kensington Pub is to operate as a classic American tavern that borrows elements from each past employer. “We’re not trying to reinvent the wheel, just do it from scratch and do it right,” King explains. “I want stuff that’s fun and recognizable but done

over a couple beers or treat that special someone to a grilled steak dinner with a nice bottle of red wine. Meals might start with beersteamed mussels with fennel, fried meatballs with marinara, sausagestuffed banana peppers or handbattered chicken tenders with a choice of sauce. Soups, salads and sandwiches like grilled cheese, grilled chicken breast and crispy pork schnitzel split the difference

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with a certain homemade quality. You have to put some effort into it; people notice.” King says that what he enjoyed most about Little Bar, which he helped open when Johnny’s took it over, was the democratic makeup of the clientele. From utility workers in mud-caked boots to lawyers in chalk-striped suits, all feel equally at ease. Kensington, he assures us, will be the type of place where you can watch the game with your mates

between starters and mains. Burgers can be paired with fresh-cut fries, housemade chips, or beerbattered onion rings. On Fridays, Guinness-battered cod will make an appearance. A concise roster of steaks, chops and pan-seared ﬁsh, along with a selection of a la carte sides, is on hand for those looking for a little more heft. All new draft lines and faucets will dispense a dozen local, regional and macro beers. About a dozen

wines will be available by the glass with more by the bottle. A pair of bristle boards in the second room gives dart throwers a new place to hang. And an attractive new blade sign out front will show them the way. For too long, tavern operators in these parts have taken local diners for granted, rightly assuming that inertia alone would keep them walking through the doors. Lipstickon-a-pig facelifts, frozen food from a bag, crappy beer lines that never get cleaned and zero decent wines by the glass have become the rule rather than the exception. As a local himself, King says folks are entitled to better. “Cleveland Heights is starving for a great hangout place,” he asserts. “I get jealous every time I hear about another cool place opening up in Hingetown or Detroit Shoreway or wherever. There is so much more we can bring to the neighborhood, and this neighborhood deserves a place where you can walk to and have a good meal.”

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PIZZA HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT theme in Nick Robson’s life. As a touring musician, he hit up pizza shops all over the country to take in the delicious variety. In between legs, he picked up shifts at the local pizza joint to make ends meet. Robson has combined his fondness for and experience with pizza to launch Ohio Pie Co. (1315 1/2 Pearl Rd., 330-741-4117), which opens in Brunswick on Feb. 9, which just so happens to be National Pizza Day. When it opens, Ohio Pie will introduce pizza fans to Ohio-style pie. “I traveled all around the country for years, and all these areas had their own regional styles,” explains Robson, who also runs the ﬁtness apparel company Live Large. “I always thought we deserved our own thing and not just second- or third-rate versions of Chicago or New York or whatever style it may be. We needed our own original.” According to Robson, Ohio-style pie starts with the crust. “It’s a little bit buttery, midthickness crust that can hold up to a good amount of sauce, a good amount of cheese, and a good amount of toppings,” he says. “From there I sort of borrowed elements from shops around the country that I really loved to come up with my own dream Frankenstein pizza.” Qualities like a thin-but-not-too-thin crust, subtly sweet sauce, edge-toedge cheese, and square-cut round pie form Robson’s ideal adaptation. Guests can design their own pizza from a

list of toppings or go with a specialty pie like the Heartburner with double pepperoni, double cheese and double garlic oil. Weekend mornings usher in a roster of brunch pies starring toppings like bacon, egg and potato on an “everything” crust with a cream cheese white sauce. Ohio Pie primarily is a delivery and carry-out operation, but there are a few tables for dine-in visitors. Robson’s partner in the business is Cleveland designer and longtime friend Aaron “Pants” Sechrist.

Hot Sauce Williams’ Own Herbert Williams Dies at 82 Cleveland barbecue legend Herbert Williams, who, along with his four brothers, lent his name and talents to the beloved Hot Sauce Williams restaurants, passed away two weeks ago at the age of 82. Williams was the last original owner. Hot Sauce Williams, which still has locations on 3770 Lee Rd. and 12310 Superior Ave., closed its Carnegie location last March due to retirement. As reported last year, Angie’s Soul Cafe scooped up the spot. After some delays, the restaurant announced last week that they’re moving forward with renovations after permits ﬁnally came through.

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N IG NI IGHT TS’ GUI UIITARI TA T ARIIST FRA ANK NKIE IE Mara Ma arraald do and d sin sing si ngerr Jen enna naa Fou n urn nie ier er foun fo und un nd ea each each h oth t eerr att ju just rig ight ht the h m me mo ment nt. nt t M ra Ma rald ld do fo f rrm med the h loccal al ind die rock ro k gro roup up that haat fe feat a ur ures ess sho hoeg egaz eg azzer er guitar a s and a distincttive drream-po pop p sound 10 years ago. But because the band was so unstable, it didn’t play more than a handful of shows. Mara Ma rald ldoo ev even en tho houg ught ht of pu pull llin ing g the plug. So whe hen n he cam amee ac acro ross ss Fou ourn rnie ierr, a singer and artist who had just put her indie rock band Sparrows & Arrows to sleep, he thought it might be good to invite her to join the group as a way to jumpstart things and get back on track. His instincts proved correct. “We initially just set out to jam and feel it out,” says Fournier one recent afternoon from her Ohio City apartment. The band will release its new album, Hellebores, on Friday, Feb. 15. It plays a release party on Friday at the Happy Dog. “We both had songs written. I was looking for

peop ple to play my soongs, and the hey y were re looking for a singe g r to t com omee in n aan nd sing siing ng their songss. We end nded e up ed p coll co l ab ll abor orat or atin at i g reeal in a ly wel e l, l, and d I was imprressse im s d wi w th the he mus usic icia ians nshi hip. hi p..” Beca Be cau use Ma Mara raldoo waant nted ed to tour tour ur, it was diffficult too find mem e berss who could leave their day jobs behind to hop in a van. “The hardest part was keeping othe ot herr me memb mber erss in the ban and d an and d finding people who could hit the road ro ad,” he sa says ys. “W We’ e ve got otte ten n ou outt a few times but not as extensively as we were looking to get out. We were waiting for the right opportunity and the right way of doing it.” The band initially started recording its debut, Whisperr, several years ago. But those first sessions didn’t go well, and the group ended up discarding them after accumulating what it estimates to be $1,000 in recording expenses. In 2014, the group inked a deal with Tragic Hero Records. The label saw potential in Whisper and wanted to re-release it, so it enlisted

Jim W Ji Wiirtt, a prod prod pr ducer uccer er who h ’ss wor o ke ked ed wiitth with h nat atio i naal ac io acts ts such uch as uc as Inc ncub ubus us an nd Fi Fion o a Ap ppl p e, e to tw weak eak th ea he so s ng gs aatt his Cleevelaand n -bbassed Cru rush hto tone ne S ud St dio ios. s. “W Whe hen [T [Tra rraagiic He Hero ro]] si ro sign gned d us, th hey wan a te ted to remix the alb lbum, and they thought they could make it better with Jim Wirt,” says Fournier. “We were willing to give him a chan ch ance ce. We had nev ever er wor orke ked d wi with th him before, and he had a good track reco re cord rd of wo work rkin ing g wi with th oth ther er ban ands ds. We liked the original Whisperr, but that’s what the label wanted to do, and that was part of our agreement. We thought it would be a good move.” The band cites the Smashing Pumpkins, Cranberries and My Bloody Valentine as influences, and you can hear those influences in the songs on the disc. Those influences also come across well on Hellebores. With their high-pitched vocals and waves of shimmering guitars, songs like the beautiful, Cocteau Twins-like “Generators” and the careening “I’m

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Frank’s vision and Jim’s vision, so you have this three-headed monster trying to make an album. Everybody was able to compromise in the end, and we have something that we’re all happy with.” The album commences with an evocative intro of reverb-drenched guitars that sets the tone. “We like the old-fashioned idea of an album that needs to be listened to from beginning to end, even though, in the Spotify world, bands often make their catchy singles the first song because they know people will hear that first,” says Fournier. “We didn’t want to play that marketing game. We wanted to start with something that’s smooth and provides a transition and flows.” Hellebores’ “Intro” purposefully evokes the Cure’s opening to its 1989 album Disintegration, which commences with “Plainsong.” “I like albums that do that and go off a little bit,” says Fournier. “We’re at a time in music when people want to pump out singles and they don’t appreciate the art of the album as a whole. We don’t want to cater to that.”

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One highlight, “With Bated Breath,” tracks in at 11 minutes and recalls Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness-era Smashing Pumpkins with its propulsive mid-song jam. The song had a particularly long gestation period: It’s one of the first tracks that Marado ever wrote for Niights. “We recorded a 13- or 14-minute version of it after Whisper’s first release during an overnight session, and that came out pretty good,” says Marado. “We released it as a tour-only song in Japan. The label we’re on now heard it and wanted us to re-record it with Jim [Wirt], who’s more of a pop guy. But we still took the ideas of what we did on that Japanese recording and consolidated it by about three minutes and recorded with a new tuning and a more condensed, ambient section in the middle. We weren’t jamming it like we were the first time we recorded it.” When the band plays it live, it can stretch it out to 25 minutes, or they can skip the jam in the middle to make it shorter. This winter, the band will have the chance to support the album with a tour with indie rockers, Elvis Depressedly. “I’ve played with [Elvis Depressedly

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Broken into two parts, Hellebores successfully shows off the band’s musical range. “The genres on the album are so different,” says Fournier. “You can stream them back to back, but we can tell iTunes that one part is dream pop and one part is heavy rock. It’s our way of catering to the modern music world without compromising the music. It’s a weird time for digital music. We felt like it made sense to divide the album in halves. It highlights the fact that we have these two sides. We have this poppy, twinkle-y side, and we have this heavy side. It’s like we’re beating it over people’s heads. We’re saying, ‘This is what the band is. Don’t pigeonhole us.’” Input from the other band members helped expand the band’s sound. “We were doing more collaborative writing,” says Fournier. “Whisper was 75 percent songs that I wrote and the boys wrote parts to. This one was much more collaborative writing.”

frontman] Mathew [Lee Cothran] because he also travels solo,” says Fournier. “He’s a great songwriter, and we’re really excited to play with them.” Come August, the band will also return to Japan for the fourth time. The group inked a distribution deal with a Japanese label several years ago, and the label continues to book shows for the group. “For the first tour of Japan, I went solo,” says Fournier. “It was definitely surreal. It was well received, and people at every show came up to me wanting autographs. They asked me to come back with the whole band, so I came home and told the guys that we needed to find the money to bring the whole band, and we did. It’s a really different music culture. The venues are very organized. The audiences are very quiet and appreciative. It’s a good feeling.

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Aol.ghost/ZOD1AC/patient11/Diana Gruber (in the Locker Room): 8 p.m., $8. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. Birddog Cats/Kid Tested/Micah: 8 p.m., $5. CODA. Concert for Truth With Alex Bevan/ Rachel Brown/Michael Stanley/ Austin Walkin’ Cane/Diana Chittester/Leonardo DiCosimo/ Afi “I Play Bass” Scruggs/Charlie Mosbrook/Dr. Joe and the Squeeze Play Band/Colin Dussault/John Hardy/Brent Kirby/Ray Flanagan: Earlier this year, the Plain Dealer announced that the paper will cut nearly 30 jobs when it outsources copy editors, designers, curators and artists in a couple of months. Other union members could lose their jobs at the end of February as well. To show support for the union members of Local 1 of the Northeast Ohio Newspaper Guild at the Plain Dealer, local musicians such as Alex Bevan, Colin Dussault, Ray Flanagan and Rachel Brown have teamed up to play a benefit concert. Michael Stanley, the dean of the Cleveland music scene, will also perform. At the night’s end, the musicians will gather on stage for a final jam featuring Bevan’s song “Save the Plain Dealer.” (Niesel) 6 p.m., $10. Beachland Ballroom. Joey DeFrancesco Trio: 7 p.m., $25. Bop Stop. EYE/Queen of Hell/Bloody Show/ Album: 9 p.m., $10. Grog Shop. Here Come the Mummies: 8 p.m., $25 ADV, $30 DOS. House of Blues. Lords of the Highway, CD Release Show/The Legendary Hucklebucks: 8:30 p.m., $8. Beachland Tavern. Nellie McKay — Benefiting Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio: 7:30 p.m., $125. Nighttown. Public Squares/Houses & Hotels: 9 p.m., $5. Happy Dog. Seeress Release Show/Pillars/ Two Hand Fools/Brain Cave: Two years ago, the locally based, selfdescribed “post-rock/instrumental/ atmospheric metal” band Seeress | clevescene.com | February 6 - 12, 2019

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songwriter Jeremy Taylor and singer-guitarist Daniel Rice ﬁrst played together last year. “We started playing some of the old and new songs I had written, and we ﬁgured we could make something out of it, so we started looking for a bass player and drummer,” says Taylor. “We found Mark [Mazak] on Craig’s List and a friend of ours knew David [Shullenberger] and connected us.” IF GREEN DAY CAN DO IT: Taylor says his

ﬁrst cassette tape was Green Day’s Dookie, and the punk rock album proved to be a major inspiration. “I was never exposed to that type of music,” he says. “My mom and dad were into Rod Stewart and things like that.” Latter-day Johnny Cash also proved to have a major inﬂuence. “That led me to explore [Cash’s] older stuff as well, and that shapes some of the imagery and characters that we sing about,” says Taylor. “We also like Jason Isbell and Wilco and Joe Pugg and John Moreland. They write about depressing stuff that people can relate to.” A ‘HAPPY’ TUNE: Last year, Rice

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