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UPFRONT CUYAHOGA COUNTY PROPOSES LICENSE PLATE SCANNERS AT MAJOR INTERSECTIONS

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CUYAHOGA COUNTY COUNCIL will debate a proposed program that would place license plate scanners at intersections in 19 municipalities, including Cleveland.

Already, police departments around the county use license plate scanners in their patrol cars, allowing officers to immediately detect outstanding warrants and additional information. This county program would mount these scanners in one intersection in each participating city (see below). The information from those scanners would be shared across the county’s law enforcement agencies, and the license plate digits would be cross-referenced against suspected criminals and the spectrum of arrest warrants on file.

Along with Cleveland, the scanners will be installed at intersections in Cleveland Heights, Euclid, Fairview Park, Garfield Heights, Independence, Lakewood, Lyndhurst, Maple Heights, Mayfield Heights, North Olmsted, Olmsted Township, Orange Village, Parma, Shaker Heights, Solon, South Euclid, Strongsville and Woodmere — as well as in University Circle. Each community will select its preferred intersection for installation, like Ontario and Carnegie in Cleveland.

No signs will be posted to alert drivers.

“We’ve been working on this for some time, and this is a gamechanger,” Cuyahoga County executive Armond Budish said during his state of the county address earlier this year.

The $870,338 purchase from a company called Selex (aka ELSAG) was introduced last week. Most of the money would come from 2016 U.S. Department of Homeland

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Security “Urban Areas Security Initiative” grant funding. About $120,000 will come from the county’s general fund.

Installation would be complete by next summer, and the proposed “project” would run for three years.

One can expect that the Public Safety Committee debate will include concerns voiced by the ACLU over the years, concerns that license plate scanner technology can be used to collect information about drivers neither accused nor suspected of crimes.

“The information captured by the readers — including the license plate number and the date, time, and location of every scan — is being collected and sometimes pooled into regional

sharing systems,” according to the ACLU’s overarching statement on license plate-scanning technology.

“As a result, enormous databases of innocent motorists’ location information are growing rapidly.

This information is often retained for years, or even indefinitely, with few or no restrictions to protect privacy rights.”

While the stated purpose of the law enforcement database in Cuyahoga County is to improve safety and assist departments in solving crimes, there’s plenty of cause to debate the merits of storing the additional information that will be collected from a program like this. The county resolution doesn’t include specifics on how long, for instance, data will be maintained in

the system.

Even the FBI has “wrestled with” this debate, according to 2012 internal emails. (The feds have since resumed purchasing the devices. The scope and specifics of its license plate scanning program are unclear.)

The proposed intersections for the Cuyahoga County program include: Ontario Street and Carnegie Avenue in Cleveland, Cedar and Lee roads in Cleveland Heights, East 222nd Street and Euclid Avenue in Euclid, Lorain and Story roads in Fairview Park, Turney and Granger roads in Garfield Heights, Rockside and Brecksville roads in Independence, Detroit Avenue and West 117th Street in Lakewood, Mayfield and Richmond roads in Lyndhurst, Warrensville Center and Libby roads

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Strategy involves repackaging algae as high-grade medical marijuana next fall, giving state boards extra time to iron out the actual law.

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The Public Safety Committee was scheduled to meet Nov. 21, after Scene’s print deadline. We’ll be following along and updating this story at clevescene.com. — Eric Sandy

CITY COUNCIL TAKES UP PUBLIC PETITION POLICY A seemingly benign piece of legislation was subject to scrutiny at a city council Finance Committee hearing Monday afternoon, spawning a long and heated discussion about transparency and campaign ďŹ nance. The ordinance in question, 854-17, would require ďŹ nancial disclosures within ďŹ ve days of the ďŹ ling of initiative petitions. It was met with skepticism by several councilpeople who questioned its purpose and efďŹ cacy. “I wonder if this isn’t a solution in search of a problem,â€? said Ward 10 councilman Jeff Johnson, who raised the loudest objections.

The ordinance echoes — in fact is literally copy-and-pasted from — the Ohio Revised Code. The law had not already been in place because Cleveland is a city with its own charter and its own processes for initiative petitions.

But after high-proďŹ le voter-led referendums over the past two years — the $15 minimum wage issue, the Frank Jackson recall, the Q Deal — council president Kevin Kelley said this ordinance was an important service for the public, to educate them about how these campaigns are ďŹ nanced. “This is a small ray of light, a small amount of transparency that we can provide,â€? Kelley said.

And later, “it’s just kind of a good practice to have this on the books.�

(Kelley was, of course, Public Enemy No. 1 on the minimum wage and Q Deal issues, and remains a sworn blood rival of the Service Employees International Union.)

In many respects, the legislation is uncontroversial. Typically vocal councilmen Mike Polensek and Zack Reed both agreed that more transparency was something to be pursued. Councilwoman Dona Brady was rightly curious about the requisite paperwork. Polensek said he has dutifully ďŹ led his campaign ďŹ nance and ethics reports since he’s been in ofďŹ ce and “has a real problem withâ€? people who don’t. But he advised that if council were serious about transparency, the body ought to take a look at the “bigger picture.â€? “For the ďŹ rst time, in this last election cycle, we saw Dark Money inuence campaigns,â€?

Polensek said. “And I say this to my colleagues. Brothers and sisters: That money can be used against you next time. ... We’ve got to

DIGIT WIDGET 77.7% Children (ages 0-17) living below the poverty line in Cleveland’s Ward 5 (Central), the highest percentage of all Cleveland wards.

76 Teen births per 1,000 females (ages 15-19) in Ward 14 (ClarkFulton, Stockyard), the highest among Cleveland wards.

(Cleveland’s teen birth rate overall is 54.8 per 1,000.)

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LAWSUIT TARGETS HOMELESS ‘TENT CITY’ IN AKRON We were reading an excellent piece of reporting from the Akron Beacon Journal’s Doug Livingston this week, and we decided to look into the legal matter at hand. In the story, Livingston writes about a housing and homelessness conflict now playing out in a Summit County courtroom.

Samuel Adkins has filed his civil complaint against Sage Lewis, who runs The Homeless Charity Inc. and who opened part of his land as a “tent city” for homeless people back in January. These days, about 35 people are living “in the cut” behind Lewis’ building just off East Market Street.

Adkins alleges that the homeless population has harassed his wife and polluted the land with “trash and debris.” He argues that fires set by the men and women have “burdened” the Akron Fire Department. He and his wife “decided that their home was no longer a safe place to live.

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Lewis, in comments to Livingston, says that it’s “a civil rights issue. ... I believe every American has the right to live. And I’m prepared to have that fight.” Later, he tweeted: “The homeless ask for so little. They just want a place to exist that is within walking distance of services and food where the police won’t chase them away. Every American deserves the right to exist. Laws targeting the homeless are anti-existence.”

Lewis made a $20,000 offer to buy Adkins’ home (for which Adkins originally took out a $23,000 mortgage in 2010). Adkins countered with $50,000. In the lawsuit, filed last week, Adkins seeks more than $100,000 in compensatory and punitive damages.

Livingston’s story points out that the geography of this lawsuit is of particular note, as well. Not only is Adkins’ lawsuit on the table, but indeed the entire city will be watching how this plays out. He writes: “The building now bustles with homeless people in

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the heart of a neighborhood poised for development. After decades of decline, private and public investment are gelling at the nexus of Arlington, Market and Exchange streets with road projects, new shopping centers, housing developments, a neighborhood development corporation and, soon, a new fire station.”

On that same broader level, city council could take up the matter of homeless encampments as this issue gains greater visibility in the community. — Sandy

ANOTHER DUBIOUS EXECUTION ATTEMPT FROM THE STATE OF OHIO The state execution of inmate Alva Campbell has been delayed indefinitely after personnel on hand were unable to locate a vein for the lethal injection procedure. The event last week follows a history of botched and questionable execution attempts over the years in Ohio.

Throughout the attempted execution, personnel stuck Campbell multiple times in multiple locations — to no avail. “At one point he removed his glasses, rubbed his eyes and appeared to cry,” Marty Schladen wrote in the Columbus

Dispatch.

The ACLU of Ohio called the event “torture.”

“This marks the fifth botched execution for Ohio in recent years, and the second time the state could not complete an execution,” ACLU of Ohio senior policy director Mike Brickner said in a public statement. “This is not justice, and this is not humane. Campbell was poked and prodded for nearly two hours as prison officials and medical personnel attempted to find a useable vein. This type of state-sponsored torture is not acceptable and the state of Ohio must place a moratorium on executions immediately. Today the state made a spectacle of a man’s life, and the cruel and unusual practice of lethal injection must end.”

It’s up to Gov. John Kasich to reschedule the execution.

In 2009, the execution of inmate Romell Broom was called off after several hours of failed attempts to locate a vein. (At one point, Broom even helped the medical personnel by shifting his position for them.) His execution is now slated for June 17, 2020. — Sandy

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IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY BEGUN scoping out gifts for friends and family, rest easy, you are definitely not alone. There’s still, thankfully, plenty of time to secure that special something for everyone on your list, and we’re here, as always, to help make it as easy and painless as possible.

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Author J. Mark Souther is a Cleveland State history professor whose new book, Believing in Cleveland: Managing Decline in the Best Location in the Nation, explores a topic that we’re interested in here at Scene: how the region’s leaders have used rhetoric and marketing to combat (and sometimes, accommodate) a shrinking city and its attendant woes. Souther’s book, which can be purchased for about $28 at a number of local bookstores, is an ideal gift not only for the reader but the curious Clevelander in your life. Souther is also one of the hip young professors at CSU doing very important work that’s getting national recognition. Help a pal better know the city and support local authorship in the process. marksouther.org. | clevescene.com | November 22 - 28, 2017 13

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CLEVELAND METROPARKS CENTENNIAL COFFEE TABLE BOOK The Cleveland Metroparks has come a very long way since its original 1917 conception at the hands of William Stinchcomb and a team of regional visionaries. It’s a blessing, really, to have leaders willing to shepherd and grow this project across the course of 100 years. Things are different, and bigger, now: The Metroparks runs the lakefront park properties, like Edgewater, thankfully, and even a restaurant. There’s a zip line in Strongsville. And still there are places you can go just to find some peace and communion. Are you a birdwatcher? Of course you are. The Metroparks has plenty of birds to watch. And there are birds and so much more in the Metroparks’ 100Year Trail Centennial coffee table book. It’s 252 pages of fascination for any Northeast Ohioan who enjoys nature or Cleveland history. Go ahead and gift one for a cool $39.95. clevelandmetroparks.com

By giving Prometheus Project tickets, you’re telling the giftee they have plans for five days of next year.

And while no one really enjoys having plans made for them, they’re going to be okay with this one, because it’s Beethoven. In celebration of its 100th season, the Cleveland Orchestra is taking on all nine beastly Beethoven symphonies over seven nights. From May 10 through 13, audiences will hear Symphony No. 1 through No. 8. Then everyone gets a break to regroup before coming back the next weekend, May 17 to 19, to enjoy a nightly run of Symphony No. 9 (the one you know as “Ode to Joy”). This is a huge commitment from audience and musicians alike, but this sort of opportunity doesn’t come along often.

Call the Severance Hall Box Office for all ticket pricing options at 216-2311111.

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A UPCYCLED GEM FROM REINCARNATION AMERICA Settled in its new Hartville home for just a few months, Reincarnation America’s loyal customers are willing to follow them anywhere. It’s not every day you find someone with Mike Boyd’s eye for creatively repairing

and refinishing furniture. Previously headquartered in Brimfield, Mike and his wife Ginger have offered pieces that reimagine what a thing can be since 2015. Vintage doors become chairs; old windows become part of a table. The shop even has a section full of door knobs, boxes, window frames and stacks of miscellaneous items perfect for your own creations. The new homey location offers all the same kind of items as before, as well as art classes, and is that much closer to Hartville Kitchen.

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purchasing the Jose! Jose! blend, as portions of the proceeds benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland.

Individual bags of the 12-oz. whole bean blend ($13.50) can be found while supplies last at most places where the 14-year-old company retails. clevelandcoffeecompany.com

JOSE! JOSE! COFFEE BLEND What better accompaniment for Hot Stove season than some hot coffee. While the Indians fan in your life continues to digest the end of the Tribe’s fun but disappointing 2017 season and await spring training, they’re going to need some energy.

Which means: coffee. Jose Ramirez partnered with the Cleveland Coffee Company to craft his very own blend, and it makes a perfect stocking stuffer. The coffee, an earthy blend of Guatemalan and Colombian beans, tastes like sunshine in a cup, which is the closest thing to a July afternoon in the bleachers we’re going to get for now. A bonus: You can feel great

RING MOUNTAIN Cleveland artist Lauren HerzakBauman makes pottery you can use in real life. Her geometric creations are microwave, dishwasher and food safe, and bring a welcome whimsy to your home. One of her most imaginative items is a ring mountain, useful for holding jewelry as well as looking artfully cool on your shelf/dresser/bathroom sink.

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VISIBLE VOICE BOOKS LOYALTY PROGRAM MEMBERSHIP After a three-year hiatus, Visible Voice Books reopened earlier this year in the former Komorowski Funeral Home building on Professor Avenue in Tremont. The store has added more magazines and literary gifts in addition to its vast selection of books. They also feature a rotating array of seasonal wines and craft beers, as well as locally made pastries from Sweet Tooth Confections, specialty teas and brew-in-house coffee from Gimme! Coffee. The loftlike space includes an area where the bookstore hosts everything from ukulele jam sessions to book readings. The store’s “loyalty” card costs $25 per year. A subscription includes $10 off every $100 spent, one coffee or tea and pastry, or one glass of a featured wine or beer per month, as well as the opportunity to meet authors. It’s a helluva good deal.

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A PAINTING BY THE SIGN GUY Originally a graffiti artist, Tremont-based Dave Witzke shifted his attention to slightly more conventional artwork a few years ago. He now makes paintings under the moniker the “Sign Guy.” Witzke, who created the murals on Prosperity Social Club’s patio, sells his work at local businesses and festivals. He also paints superhero saltshakers, firebreathing “Catzillas” and other bright cartoony creatures that often have a slightly mischievous (sometimes even malevolent) edge. And he does it all on repurposed materials and

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found objects. He doesn’t update his Facebook site on a regular basis, so your best bet is to look for him at a local craft show or email him at clevelandstreetart@yahoo.com. facebook.com/pg/ clevelandstreetart

A COPY OF LOST CLEVELAND Organized chronologically, Lost Cleveland, a new coffee table book featuring photos of old Cleveland institutions that no longer exist, includes photos from places such as Leo’s Casino, the Hippodrome, Hough Bakery, Cleveland Municipal Stadium and Memphis DriveIn. Plain Dealer reporter Laura DeMarco did the painstaking research and wrote the copy that accompanies the vintage photos. The coffee table book chronicles the “iconic architecture, legendary events, and fascinating true tales behind a city that was one of the largest and most prosperous in America.” With 65 entries and more than 200 photos, the 144page hardcover book is a nostalgic blast from the past and perfect for the history nut in your life. facebook.com/lostcleveland

DEAD BOYS 1977: THE LOST PHOTOGRAPHS OF DAVE TREAT One of punk rock’s most significant acts, the Dead Boys emerged from Cleveland in the late 1970s and would go on to achieve national (and even international) acclaim before quickly imploding. Photographer Dave Treat captured the band during that time period. Dead Boys 1977: The Lost Photographs of Dave Treat, edited and designed by locally based writer and graphic designer Ron Kretsch, chronicles the group’s early days, which were documented but not widely enjoyed; many of the photos have never been seen by the public. The book is available locally at Visible Voice, Loop, Black Market, the Bookshop in Lakewood, My Mind’s Eye, Weird Realms, Guide to Kulchur, Blue Arrow and Mac’s Backs. deadboys1977.com

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end of training camp and ended up on the Denver Nuggets, but the podcast that he started with Cavaliersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sweetshooting big man and close friend Channing Frye lives on. Road Trippinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is continuing in Cleveland with Frye, Fox Sports Ohioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cavaliersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sideline reporter Allie Clifton, and the Spanish radio announcer Rafael Hernandez Brito, while Jefferson has started a knockoff pod for his new team.

Homage, the Columbus-based apparel company, created a T-shirt â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Richard vs. Channing, Pod on Pod â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to christen the rivalry. Visit the Homage store at Crocker Park and pick one up today, or grab one online. homage.com

WEST SIDE MARKET GIFT CARD A gift certiďŹ cate is often considered the gift to get when you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what else to buy. A gift certiďŹ cate to the West Side Market is quite the opposite: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the perfect gift when you know exactly what to buy the food lover in your family, but it just so happens to be everything under the historic roof. Specialty items, fresh produce and meats, Steveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gyro, endless beef jerky, artisanal cheeses, spring rolls, the best ďŹ sh in town, fresh bread and

HOLIDAY M A RK ETS If nothing here has struck your fancy, or if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re more of a casual browser who knows the right gift only when you see it, there are plenty of holiday markets slated between now and Christmas. Here are a select few weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d recommend hitting.

Holiday Market at the Screw Factory: On Dec. 15 and 16, the Screw Factory in Lakewood is throwing open its doors to its resident studios and lining other ďŹ&#x201A;oors with assorted vendors. More info at screwfactoryartists. org.

30th Anniversary ArtCraft Open Studio Sale: The ArtCraft building on Superior will once again be holiday shopping central on Dec. 2 and 3.

With six ďŹ&#x201A;oors of artists and vendors, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll surely walk out the door with something great. Visit artcraftstudio.wordpress.com for more info.

Cleveland Bazaars: There are a few ways to catch the Cleveland Bazaar this holiday season, including downtown at the 5th Street Arcades (Nov. 25, during WinterFest) and at the 78th Street Studios (Dec. 9 and 10). Dozens of local artists and makers offer handmade gifts. For more info, ďŹ nd Cleveland Bazaar on Facebook and Instagram.

Heavy Metal Flea Market: Swing by Now Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Class on Dec. 9 from noon to 6 p.m. to browse new and gently used metal/punk/noise merch, including CDs, posters, gear, records and more.

Slavic Village HoliDazzle: Spend the evening of Dec. 1 (5 to 9 p.m.) at the Magalen (5203 Fleet Ave.) for Slavic Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second annual HoliDazzle featuring local makers, holiday entertainment and more.

Rock â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Roll Holiday Flea Market: Stop by the Beachland Saturday, Dec. 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a mixture of eclectic shopping and music.

Warm drinks, good food, a DJ, and all the holiday shopping you need.

Second Annual Wintertide: On the other side of town on Dec. 9, DetroitShoreway hosts its second annual Wintertide from 1 to 5 p.m., replete with shopping, music, food and general holiday merriment. Visit any one of the many shops and makers headquartered in the neighborhood for the perfect gift.

Holiday Havoc Merch Mart: The Plum in Ohio City is back at it for a second year of Holiday Havoc, a curated DIY makers mart where you can scoop up art, shirts, jewelry and more while enjoying some booze. RSVPs are required. Find the eventbrite link at facebook.com/theplumcafe.

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CLEVELAND TOTE BAGS We’re all a little more environmentally conscious these days, but that doesn’t mean we don’t need a reminder to stock up on reusable bags. And since they’re going to be around for a while, those bags should be cool.

Thanks to Snakes and Acey’s, you can load up on tote bags for friends and family that fit that description.

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Katz, the beloved chef and owner at Fire, offers a healthy roster of combinations online at Fire Spice Company. Get a three-pack for just $27 and pick from Vietnamese pho, Jamaican jerk chicken, Burmese yellow fish curry, Ethiopian spicy vegetable stew and others. The accompanying recipes are free on the website. firespicecompany.com

Rather than scouring the spice aisle at two, three or four different grocery stores to stock up on a multitude of spices you need for a recipe, but may never use again, get them all in one place, custom mixed for the perfect aromatic blend. Doug

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We’re particularly fond of the duffel bag, since it’s around that time when everyone makes a resolution to hit the gym more often. You’ll probably be more inclined to follow through if you’re toting around this gem (just $26.95) that you’ll want to show off to all your friends and coworkers. etsy.com/shop/apemade

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When you deal your friends into this game ($29.95), they’ll be treated to a full year of savings at the restaurants of their choosing. Unlike a traditional gift card, which is good only at the place it was purchased, the Deck features deals good at any of 49 independent Northeast Ohio restaurants. Pick a card — any card — and you’ll get to shave $10 off any food purchase of $30 or more.

The deck is stacked with all of your favorite places, new and classic, including Bac Asian American Bistro, Flying Fig, Tremont Taphouse, Jammy Buggars, Marotta’s, Luxe Kitchen, Sarita, Pier W and many more. The cards don’t just save you or the recipient money, they serve as a helpful resource when trying to pick a destination. clevelandindependents.com

STAMPED PENCILS FROM TRIPLE THREAT PRESS For the analog person in your life who still believes in writing things down — to-do lists, love notes, passive aggressive office signs — look no further than Triple Threat Press for the perfect set of pencils to keep them scribbling. The four-packs, offered with a variety of phrases — “Get to the fucking point,” “Write that shit down,” “Make something” — pair nicely with one of Triple Threat’s other products — say, a notebook or custom greeting card.

Everything’s hand made by partners Dave Koen and Laura Drapac, a couple of Northeast Ohio natives who moved back from Texas a couple of years ago and set up shop in Slavic Village. etsy.com/shop/TripleThreatPres

CHRISTMAS ALE BEER SOAP Love Christmas Ale so much you want to bathe in it? Welp, that’s a reality thanks to Suds Brewing Company, a small, local artisanal soap outfit founded by two kids. Yes, two kids, Noah and Giles Foster.

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Scuba Claus returns to the Greater Cleveland Aquarium.

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SPORTS

Cavaliers vs. Brooklyn Nets Earlier this season, the Brooklyn Nets caught the Cavaliers off-guard and handed them a five-point loss in Brooklyn. While the Nets, a team that now includes former Ohio State star D’Angelo Russell, has gotten off to a decent start, the group just doesn’t have the talent to compete against the Eastern Conference’s elite teams like the Cavs. Expect the Wine & Gold to be better prepared to handle the team tonight as the two squads face off at Quicken Loans Arena for a rematch. The game begins at 7, and tickets start at $30.

(Jeff Niesel) 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, theqarena.com.

FILM

Free Lunch Society A highly acclaimed documentary about how our lives would be transformed if we were all guaranteed an “unconditional basic income,” Free Lunch Society explores how the middle class has fallen apart. The movie looks at the effects of radical automation and examines the consequences. “We all could go on permanent vacation,” says one optimistic pundit. It screens tonight at 7:30 at the Capitol Theatre as part of Cleveland Cinemas’ Fall Doc Film Series. Regular admission rates apply. (Niesel) 1390 West 65th St., 216-651-7295, clevelandcinemas.com.

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Hoppin’ Frog Hoppy Hour Much like the Fat Head’s tasting room in Middleburg Heights, the Hoppin’ Frog tasting room in Akron is in a non-descript strip of storage facilities and warehouses. But step inside and you’ll find a cozy space with a huge array of the brewery’s wonderful libations. The place features “hoppy hour” every weekday from 3 to 7 p.m. Tonight, the brewers visit the tasting room from 5 to 7 p.m. While they don’t fill growlers, you can drink bottles on site or take ’em to go. The place also offers a “Hoppin’ Frog Rare & Vintage” list as well as a guest bottle list. And you can order from a limited food menu too. (Niesel) 1680-F Waterloo Rd., Akron, 234-525-3764, hoppinfrog.com/tasting-room.

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John Caparulo Best known for his stints on E!’s Chelsea Lately and as the host of CMT’s Mobile Home Disaster, comedian John Caparulo is a Kent State grad who regularly comes home and fits some shows into his schedule while he’s here. Caparulo, known as Cap, got his start on the Cleveland circuit where he worked in the late ’90s. He plays the role of the dumb hillbilly, but his narrative jokes are well thought out and his comic timing is impeccable. In 2013, he issued Come Inside of Me, a collection of some of his best jokes, including his lengthy bit about the first time he went skydiving. Expect to hear some of that material tonight when he performs at 8 at Hilarities, where he has shows scheduled through Saturday. Tickets start at $30. (Niesel) 2035 East Fourth St., 216-241-7425, pickwickandfrolic.com.

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Exhibition on Screen gallery-film series, Canaletto and the Art of Venice provides viewers with access to the art exhibit currently on view at the Queen’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace. It centers on the enigmatic artist Canaletto, a guy whose personal life is mired in mystery. The film makes its local debut today at 1:45 p.m. at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Tickets are $10, or $7 for CMA members. (Niesel) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org.

SPORTS

Cavaliers vs. Charlotte Hornets The crew at the Q will be busy today.

The Monsters play a hockey game at 1 p.m., and then workers will transform the arena floor into a basketball court for a Cavs’ game against the Charlotte Hornets. Led by star guard Kemba Walker, the Hornets have just about played .500 ball so far this year and should give the Cavs a real challenge.

The game begins at 8 p.m., and tickets start at $53. (Niesel) 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, theqarena.com.

THEATER

ART

Canaletto and the Art of Venice The latest installment in the

A Christmas Story A Christmas Story, a near-genius piece of American reminiscence, is so

period-perfect and charming that the squishy sentimentality (of which there is plenty) never leads to saccharine reflux. Philip Grecian is listed as the playwright, but everyone understands that the bulk of insights and telling detail comes from the mind of Jean Shepherd, who wrote the original story, co-authored the movie, and narrated the flick in his distinctive, triple-wry voice. The Cleveland Play House’s production of Story rides a two-hour wave of intricate details to unerringly establish the period and to help even the youngest patrons make the leap back to a time before televisions were omnipresent and cowboy hero Red Ryder was king of the wireless. The play opens tonight at 7:30 at the Allen Theatre.

Performances continue through Dec. 23. Tickets are $25 to $110. (Christine Howey) 1407 Euclid Ave., playhousesquare.org.

FILM

First They Killed My Father A Cambodian-born American human-rights activist and lecturer, Loung Ung received widespread acclaim for her memoir, First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers. The national spokesperson for the Campaign for a | clevescene.com | November 22 - 28, 2017 23

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Landmine-Free World, Ung was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. A survivor of what became known as “the Killing Fields,” she now lives with her husband in Shaker Heights. Actress Angelina Jolie directs the new Netflix film based on the book. The film screens today at 3 p.m. at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Ung will be on hand for the screening, and admission is free. (Niesel) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org.

Monsters vs. Texas Stars The Monsters kick off a two-game series against the Texas Stars with today’s 1 p.m. game at the Q. The two teams face each other again tomorrow at 7 p.m. As part of a 1-2-3 Friday promotion, today’s concession specials include $1 Pepsi products, $2 hot dogs and $3 beers. Both games feature a toy drive; fans are encouraged to donate new, unwrapped toys at the available toy drive bins located on the main concourse of Quicken Loans Arena. All toys will be distributed to

underserved children in Northeast Ohio. Tickets to the games start at $10. (Niesel) 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, theqarena.com.

FAMILY FUN

Scuba Claus & the Seas’n of Play Like many local institutions, the Greater Cleveland Aquarium embraces the holidays with special seasonal activities. This year, it presents Scuba Claus & the Seas’n of Play on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, today through Dec. 24. At activity stations, you can see how hula hoops, fish-

cicles and other toys and treats help to keep the Aquarium’s residents active and engaged. Stimulation and “environmental enhancements” include wrapping presents for the tortoises to discover and adding seagrass for the stingrays to explore.

Seas’n of Play also features parallel sensory activities such as practicing to aim like an archerfish spurting a stream of water at a moving target. From noon to 1:30 p.m., patrons can see Scuba Claus dive in 230,000 gallons of water. You can even ask him questions while he visits a porcupine pufferfish, green moray eel, goliath grouper and other aquatic creatures. Children visiting for Seas’n of Play will receive an original Scuba Claus coloring book and a temporary tattoo. The aquarium is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Check the website for ticket prices. (Niesel) 2000 Sycamore St., 216-862-8803, greaterclevelandaquarium.com.

MUSIC

Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony Tchaikovsky wrote his Fourth Symphony as he battled personal demons; the act of writing the piece reportedly helped him achieve some semblance of sanity. Tonight at 8 at Severance Hall, the Cleveland Orchestra performs his Fourth Symphony. The program also includes Copland’s El Salon México and Paulus’ Grand Concerto for Organ and Orchestra. Arrive an hour early for a pre-concert talk with guest speaker Meaghan Heinrich, chair of the woodwind, brass and percussion department at Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. The program repeats at 8 p.m. tomorrow and 3 p.m. on Sunday. Consult the website for ticket prices. (Niesel) 11001 Euclid Ave., 216-231-1111, clevelandorchestra.com.

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Holidazzle 2017 A free holiday open house, Holidazzle 2017 features a variety of familyfriendly indoor activities taking place throughout Playhouse Square.

Cartoons will show in the Westfield Insurance Studio Theatre, where there will also be themed children’s crafts and a balloon artist. Local vendors from the Cleveland Bazaar Holiday Market will set up in the Ohio Theatre Lobby, and the Festival of Trees returns to the Allen Theatre lobbies as well. (Niesel) 1501 Euclid Ave, 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org.

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The Nutcracker In past years, Akron Beacon Journal readers have voted the Ballet Theatre of Ohio’s production of The Nutcracker as Akron’s No. 1 holiday show. Set on Christmas Eve, the ballet, as you undoubtedly know, revolves around a young heroine and her doll. As the clock strikes midnight, magical things begin to happen. Today’s performance takes place at 2 and 7 p.m. at the Akron Civic Theatre. Tomorrow’s performance is at 2 p.m. Tickets are $38 to $50. (Niesel) 182 South Main St., Akron, 330-253-2488, akroncivic.com.

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Rare Form Former Something Dada member Jimmy Green founded Rare Form, a local improv comedy group, in 2014.

The ensemble includes former or current college students from Tri-C, CSU and CWRU. Tonight’s gig at Wilbert’s is a special holiday show.

The Shannon Eller Group opens at 7 with the blues, and the comedy begins at 8. Admission is free.

(Niesel) 812 Huron Rd. E., 216-902-4663, wilbertsmusic.com.

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COMEDY

Cleveland Improv Jam The Angry Ladies of Improv has hosted the Cleveland Improv Jam for four years now. A few years back, Scene described the show as “fierce, formidable and very funny.”

The women have some serious experience too. Katie White-Sonby is an actress who’s performed at Clague Playhouse, Karamu and Kennedy’s Cabaret. Marjorie Preston is an alumna of Something Dada and Rockwell 9 improvisational comedy troupes. The event begins with a short-form set of improv games, followed by a long-form improv set.

It begins at 5 p.m. at Coffee Phix.

Arrive early if you want to sign up to perform. Admission is free. (Niesel) 4485 Mayfield Rd., South Euclid, 216-381-5706, coffeephixcafe.com.

FILM

ZouZou Jazz singer Josephine Baker stars in Zouzou, a French drama about a laundromat worker who beats the

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odds to become a musical theater star. As a tie-in with the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Jazz Age exhibit, the film screens today at 1:30 p.m. and again at 1:45 p.m. on Sunday.

Tickets are $10, or $7 for CMA members. (Niesel) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org.

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Monday Night Trivia Do you have tons of obscure music knowledge? Are you a student of fast food menus and their nuanced histories? What say you about the geographic evolution of Scotch whisky? Tonight’s your chance to wow your friends, make yourself instantly more desirable to someone you’re newly dating, and hang with Cleveland’s headiest hipsters and hot dog lovers. It’s the Happy Dog Monday Night Trivia. Starting at 8 p.m., expect themed rounds and general knowledge questions that seem considerably trickier than some of the other live trivia locales in town. Obviously, have a hot dog and a craft brew while you’re at it. And arrive early: Seats fill up fast. (Sam Allard) 5801 Detroit Ave., 216-651-9474, happydogcleveland.com.

FILM

Movie Mondays Every Monday, Cleveland Cinemas hosts $5 Movie Mondays, when film fans can catch up on the latest Hollywood flicks for significantly reduced prices. Bring your friends and family and make Movie Mondays a weekly tradition — many theaters even offer discounted concession stand items. Participating theaters include the Apollo Theatre, Capitol Theatre, Cedar Lee Theatre, Chagrin Cinemas, Shaker Square Cinemas and Tower City Cinemas. (Additional charges apply for 3D movies.) Check out the current offerings on the website. (Alaina Nutile) clevelandcinemas.com.

FOOD

Wing Ding Doodle Blues icon Howlin’ Wolf famously covered “Wang Dang Doodle,” the old blues tune penned by Willie Dixon. Prosperity Social Club in Tremont has adopted that slogan, calling its wing night Wing Ding Doodle. The weekly event features specials on Buffalo wings and cold brews. Prosperity will not only serve up substantial, $1 whole wings, but it’ll also be offering meatless Monday “wing” baskets for vegans.

Discounted drafts and a playlist of vintage-electric blues and soulful R&B curated by local musician Clint Holley will be on tap as well.

Wing Ding Doodle takes place every Monday from 6 p.m. to midnight.

(Niesel) 1109 Starkweather Ave., 216-937-1938, prosperitysocialclub.com.

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SPORTS

Cavaliers vs. Miami Heat It used to be that a Cavaliers/Heat matchup was a dramatic affair, given that LeBron James at one point took his talents to South Beach and betrayed Cleveland fans. But now that James is back in Cleveland where he belongs, that rivalry has dissipated.

Still, the scrappy Miami Heat have played beyond expectations this season, so tonight’s game should be a good one. Tickets start at $22. (Niesel) 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, theqarena.com.

MUSIC

Sixth City Sounds: Mixing Session Networking Event The local nonprofit Sixth City Sounds hosts tonight’s special “mixing session” at the Beachland Tavern.

According to the organizers, the mixing sessions provide “a chance for musicians and those in the music industry to network, socialize and discuss how we can all work together to form a stronger music community in Cleveland.” In addition to networking time, you can catch a panel discussion on the various legal resources available to “empower and protect” Cleveland musicians and their craft. It all starts at 8, and admission is free. (Niesel) 15711 Waterloo Rd., 216-383-1124, beachlandballroom.com.

FILM

Warren Miller Presents Line of Descent The release of a new Warren Miller Entertainment ski film signals the start of ski season as much as anything. Tonight at 7, the Capitol Theatre will screen his latest flick featuring skiers performing death defying stunts. The event will include “buy one, get one free” lift ticket deals for Treetops Resort and other special promotions. Tickets are $16. (Niesel) 1390 West 65th St., 216-651-7295, clevelandcinemas.com.

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THE FLYING MONKEYS WILL SAVE US Or at least distract us for a moment, in the soaring Wicked at Playhouse Square

By Christine Howey THE OUTRAGEOUSLY SUCCESSFUL musical Wicked is approaching its 15th anniversary, and now it’s back at Playhouse Square on one of those regular return visits common for touring Broadways shows. This might elicit a yawn from people who have either seen the dazzling Wicked staging in years past and are satisfied with that, or who have no particular interest in this prequel to The Wizard of Oz. But what if you knew that the story of these two witches —“nasty” Elphaba and “good” Glinda — is really a statement about the current torments our country finds itself enduring? Does that make it sound more interesting?

Okay, maybe not. But it is interesting that a play written more than a decade ago has so many parallels to what’s going on in the U.S. today. This is not to say that the musical by Stephen Schwartz (music and lyrics) and Winnie Holzman (book) has lost any of its attraction for its traditional fan base.

That foundation of fans includes various versions of Oz obsessives who never tire of reliving the imagined backstories of the witches, the Tin Woodsman, et al. The show’s BFFs also include waves of tween girls who flock to the show wherever it appears, since its female-empowering story involving a complicated relationship between two young women thrums perfectly with that audience segment.

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And happily, this particular production is just as consistently professional as always. The two leads, Ginna Claire Mason as Glinda and Mary Kate Morrissey as Elphaba, deploy just enough performance DNA from the renowned creators of these roles on Broadway. With Mason channeling Kristin Chenoweth’s lighter-than-air giggly determination and Morrissey paying homage to Idina Menzel’s vulpine indomitability, this version feels at once familiar and fresh.

Of course, that freshness may emanate in part from the social and political context in which the show now finds itself. To begin with (and as we all know), the Wicked Witch of the West is green — not with envy, it turns out, but thanks to an affair her mother had with a shadowy dude who packed a powerful green

in some quarters in the past few months.

After Elphaba meets Galinda (soon to be Glinda), they take a class taught be an erudite goat, Dr. Dillamond (a baaad-ass Harry Bouvy). You see, in this world the animals are wise and quite talkative.

But there is trouble afoot, or ahoof, since the four-legged prof in the bespoke suit finds a slur written on his blackboard: “Animals should be seen and not heard!” Granted, it doesn’t have the snap and sizzle of the current white supremacists’ rant, “Jews will not replace us!” But the echo is pretty damn compelling.

If you think I should be readjusting my tinfoil hat about now, back off. You ain’t heard nothing yet.

That “Animals should be seen and not heard!” screed could also refer to two groups of human animals in our

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elixir. Because of her color, Elphaba is singled out for torment and is sent to a boarding school with her acceptably colored (um, white) sister Nessarose (Catherine Charlebois), who has her own problems since she’s handicapped and uses a wheelchair. Right away we have representatives from two groups, people of color and people with disabilities, that have become targets

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world who have now fallen weirdly quiet: those Republican politicians and Bible-quoting evangelicals who find themselves unable to speak out against an accused serial child molester, Roy Moore, who is now running for the U.S. Senate in Alabama.

And let’s face it, if Moore wins and is elevated to the U.S. Senate, it will perfectly define, in a ghastly

way, the best song in this show, “Defying Gravity.” Especially the line, “I’m through with playing by the rules/Of someone else’s game.”

In a different way, Wicked also captures this moment in America by wallowing in excess. There are too many songs, many of which are undistinguished; too much industrial frou-frou in the scenic design (gears everywhere!); and too many colliding themes — tolerance, animal rights, popularity, fate vs. free will, the illusion of reality, yadda yadda. But let’s face it, when you have flying monkeys and an ultimately triumphant outcast witch in your show, you can’t go wrong.

Of course, the key lesson in the original Oz movie is that there is no “wizard” out there to magically make everything okay and to help us be who we’d like to be. Nobody is behind a curtain, pulling levers to benefit the country. It’s up to us. By the way, have you decided to run for office, any office, yet?

As ponderous and bombastic as it often is, Wicked is wickedly pleasing on a number of levels. Best of all, it takes you away from the thought that we’re living in a ghastly Hieronymous Bosch version of our democracy, an upside-down Oz as retouched by Salvador Dali. And for that, we can only be grateful.

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MOVIES SIGNS OF THE TIMES Frances McDormand shines as an angry mother in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

By Jeff Niesel BRITISH AND IRISH PLAYWRIGHT, screenwriter and film director Martin McDonagh has a wicked sense of humor. His distinctively dark sensibilities and sharp dialog distinguish fine, underappreciated films such as 2008’s In Bruges and 2012’s Seven Psychopaths.

You can now add Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri to McDonagh’s canon of cult films. The movie opens areawide today.

The film tells the story of Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand), a single divorced mother who becomes so enraged that the local cops have been unable to find the men who raped and killed her teenage daughter that she puts up a series of billboards questioning the competence of a certain Chief Willoughby (Woody Harrelson), the hick town’s likeable leader.

Since Chief Willoughby is particularly popular with the locals, her billboards don’t go over well. Jason Dixon (Sam Rockwell), a racist and hateful police officer who’s had issues with anger management during the course of his short tenure as one of the town’s cops, roughs up Red (Caleb

Landry Jones), the owner of the advertising agency that rented the billboards to Mildred. He also arrests Mildred’s friend and co-worker Denise (Amanda Warren) on some bogus charges just to screw with Mildred and get her to rethink the whole billboard thing.

Mildred’s ex-husband Charlie (John Hawkes) also gives his former wife some grief about her motives and maintains that their daughter

intended to move in with him because she couldn’t stand Mildred and had come to dislike her. The revelation hurts Mildred, and yet all the harassment only invigorates her. She even strikes back at her dentist when he begins to question her about the necessity of her billboards.

Mid-stream, the film goes through a drastic change in tone and shifts from dark humor to dark drama as Chief Willoughby becomes hospitalized

after he coughs up blood and realizes he might not have long to live. Jason goes rogue and continues to go after Red, calling him all sorts of hateful names, and the stern law enforcement agent Abercrombie (Clarke Peters) comes into town to make drastic changes to the police department.

The movie gets back on track as Jason and Mildred attempt to find a way to work together to discover who killed Mildred’s daughter. But the film artfully shows how Mildred’s stunt brought out the reactionary side of the small American town.

McDormand clearly carries this movie. The obstinate and toughtalking Mildred is a difficult woman to like, but McDormand portrays her in such a way that she still elicits our sympathy, even when she mistreats the local car dealer (an under-utilized Peter Dinklage), who has the hots for her, and alienates the few friends she has. All those Coen Brothers flicks apparently prepped her well for the role.

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SPOTLIGHT: COCO WHEN HE WAS A KID GROWING up in Pittsburgh, Christian Hoffman used to go to animation festivals with his father. He particularly loved shorts created by Pixar Animation Studios. When Pixar released 1995’s Toy Story, he set his sights on getting a gig with the studio; he would land there in 1996. During his tenure there, he’s worked on films such as A Bug’s Life, Monsters, Inc. and Toy Story 2.

A few years ago, he signed up to work on Coco, an animated Day of the Dead-themed film. He got the gig as Characters Supervisor and recently came through Cleveland on a press tour to promote the new Pixar film. It opens areawide today.

“I had heard about Coco when it was in pre-production and story phase for a few years,” he says while sitting in the lobby of the downtown Aloft hotel. “At that point, you know the core concept behind the movie

but not a lot more. About three years ago, it started to formulate a bit more. They needed to staff up the leadership on the film. I interviewed for it, and the thing that excited me about it is that it’s an original film and has this world of the dead to explore. That’s really appealing. That meant we can put our explorer hats on and create something out of the ether.”

The film focuses on Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez), a young kid who tries to get his family to lift its generations-old ban on music. The boy wants to follow in the footsteps of his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt). Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself caught in the Land of the Dead following a strange series of events.

Along the way, he meets a charming trickster (Gael García Bernal) and they attempt to discover the real story behind his ancestry.

“Research is really important,” says Hoffman. “Because this film is about the Mexican culture and holiday, it was important for us to make sure we got this right and were culturally sensitive. Before I joined the film, the director and story teams and art teams made numerous trips to Mexico to do research. They took lots of photographs to get inspired.”

U.S.-Mexico relations weren’t strained when production on the film began.

“We had no inkling that this would be the political climate,” says Hoffman. “We’re not trying to make a political film. The good thing is that a lot of the topics are universal.

They’re about family and pursuing your dreams. We feel like that will have universal appeal. If we can give people a little taste of Mexico and allow people to see the parallels with their goofy family and this

goofy family in the movie, it will help people associate more with this holiday and with other cultures.”

Hoffman says having the chance to keep the Pixar legacy alive has been exciting.

“Pixar is a place that’s full of a bunch of perfectionists,” he says. “There’s a little bit of oneupmanship between films. We want to push the envelope and push the appeal of our characters. It’s not a cutthroat competition. It’s all really friendly. We help each other out and make sure that everyone is doing what they need to do. It’s a great environment and collaborative.

Everyone has the same goal. Each step is an opportunity for artists to add a little more and make the movie better.” — Niesel

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EAT MAY BUBBLE Cleveland Kraut is poised to make a big move

By Douglas Trattner SAUERKRAUT IS ONE OF THOSE foods that people either love or loathe.

Getting those who dislike it to even try it can be a nearly impossible task.

“It can be an uphill battle,” admits Mac Anderson. “A lot of people have this memory of their grandmother or mother forcing this mushy, smelly stuff on them. But when they try ours, their eyes light up. We literally change minds every day.”

The stuff inside the jars of Cleveland Kraut has about as much in common with that foul-smelling mush as Miracle Whip does with aioli. The kraut is fresh, crunchy and vividly flavored. More importantly, it’s loaded with probiotics, those beneficial microorganisms credited with everything from strong digestive health to boosting the immune system.

“Shelf-stable sauerkraut has been heat pasteurized, which kills the good stuff, and very likely has preservatives like sodium benzoate,” explains Drew Anderson. “When you eat a raw, fermented vegetable like our sauerkraut, you’re getting all that live goodness, all those good enzymes, all those probiotics. There are all these studies coming out that say having a healthy gut really affects your wellbeing. Not only are you pooping good, but it’s related to mental health, skin health, muscle development and better nutrient absorption.”

Fermented products are one of the hottest food segments going right now and Cleveland Kraut is poised to take the industry by storm. This small local startup, which took root in “Mom’s basement,” is on pace to hit the $1-million mark this year. But that’s nothing compared to where they plan to be in five years, thanks to the recent influx of more than $1 million in venture capital.

Just three years ago, Mac, Drew and Luke Visnic held down regular jobs in banking, finance and architecture. Like many hopeful food entrepreneurs, they enrolled at the Cleveland Culinary Launch & Kitchen (CCLK) to perfect their product and attract a following. Far from living the dream, these young guys were burning the candle at both ends, capping off a full shift at their day

jobs with a full night of making kraut in the rented kitchen.

Weekends were spent manning the stand at fleas, farmers markets and pop-ups.

“We grew up in the farmers markets,” says Drew, whose mother is Donita Anderson, founder of the North Union Farmers Market.

“While all of our buddies were home watching cartoons, we were schlepping produce from Amish Country.”

“At the market, we would see all these little incubator businesses. Some would fade away and others would hit, some selling well and some not selling well,” says Mac, adding that he learned early on to pay special attention to branding, packaging, sales and sampling techniques, and even clothing. From the jump, the Cleveland Kraut guys donned long aprons and fished samples out of wooden barrels emblazoned with their logo.

The guys quickly outgrew their shared space at CCLK and moved into a 2,000-square-foot warehouse in the St. Clair Superior neighborhood just east of downtown. They liquidated their savings to purchase equipment, they didn’t draw salaries, and the main office is in a converted janitor’s closet, but accounts began flying in,

starting with all Heinen’s grocery stores. Because they couldn’t afford to pay shipping fees, the guys would drive a 26-foot box truck overnight to New York City in order to service high-profile accounts like Fairway Market.

To make popular flavors like Classic Caraway, Whiskey Dill, Beet Red, Roasted Garlic and Gnar Gnar, the guys go through 5,000 pounds per week of Ohio-grown cabbage. The shredded cabbage ferments slowly in large drums in a temperaturecontrolled environment for up to a month before being cold-packed in glass jars emblazoned with the phrase, “May bubble.”

“The cold temperatures slow down the fermentation process but doesn’t fully stop it,” notes Drew. “A good, naturally fermented product will still bubble up sometimes. Stored in the refrigerator, the kraut is good for a year, but really much longer than that.”

Currently, Cleveland Kraut can be found in 500 stores across 20 states.

But with growth comes complications, even when you’re dealing with an old-fashioned product like sauerkraut, Drew adds.

“Manufacturing is a whole new expensive realm,” he explains.

“You have to keep things clean, file HACCP plans, purchase machinery, automation, staffing … . We realized that we would need some capital, some help and more room sooner rather than later.”

Last year, the guys were approached at the Fancy Foods Show by potential venture capital partners.

After a lot of back and forth to ensure a great fit, Cleveland Kraut accepted just over $1 million of investment.

They are now negotiating a lease for a 15,000-square-foot space less than a mile away from their current home.

They hope to be up and running early next year. The move will set them on a course to hit a projected $10 million in annual sales by 2022 while employing a fulltime staff of 25.

Not bad for some kraut.

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Cleveland Heights butcher shop to add a sit-down cafe

By Douglas Trattner “WE’VE BEEN HERE SINCE 1974, so I guess you could say that we’ve been cautious,” says Mister Brisket’s shop manager Hank Kornblut, in the understatement of the year. “We decided a couple months ago to take over the spot next door. I reached a point where it felt like it made sense to add a sit-down component to our sandwich business so we could attract more people.”

For roughly 40 years, Mister Brisket has been Cleveland’s finest purveyor of beef, veal, lamb, pork and poultry products. Founder Sanford Herskovitz supplies many of the city’s top restaurants as well as home cooks who value quality products like USDA Prime meats.

In 2006, the shop began making in-house versions of corned beef and pastrami for sale by the pound and in sandwich form. Since then the menu has expanded to include barbecue beef brisket, beef salami, turkey and Reubens.

“Our business has been growing,” Kornblut adds. “The sandwiches have brought new people in, which allowed us to expose our raw meat end of our business to more people.”

The extra 1,000 square feet will allow seating for approximately 25 guests. It will also add some much needed space for prep and cook equipment. The two spaces will be connected by a simple doorway.

To start, the menu will consist of soups and sandwiches, but could grow in terms of regular items and specials.

“We’re going to do this as simply as possible to start with,” says Kornblut. “I’ve seen far too many businesses make a huge investment and take on a lot of debt. That’s something we want to avoid.”

Kornblut points to a flurry of recent activity in the area as signs of good things to come for his Cedar-Taylor district. New servicebased businesses have moved in as

well as retail food ops like Greedy Girl and expansions at Quintana’s.

“It seems like a number of businesses in the area either have expanded or joined the area, and of course it all began when Melt moved in,” he notes.

If all goes according to plans, the sit-down shop will open after the holiday season.

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The former Ambrosia Hungarian/Viva Fernando/Viva Barcelona spot has been renovated to accommodate a modern Italian restaurant that seats approximately 150 guests with additional room for private dining.

Luca West features a menu and wine program that is almost identical to that served on the Superior Viaduct. That includes starters like raw salmon carpaccio with capers and lemon, and ricotta-and-truffle stuffed beggar’s purses with truffled cream sauce; pastas like handmade pappardelle with veal, duck and wild boar meat sauce, and orecchiette with fennel sausage and rapini, and entrees such as slow-roasted wild boar shank with linguini, and panseared branzino in champagne sauce that is deboned and served tableside.

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MUSIC CRÜE CUT Local rock writer Chris Akin defends Mötley Crüe’s most hated album in his new book

By Jeff Niesel LOCAL ROCK WRITER CHRIS Akin got his start years ago as a contributor to Scene and then formed his own magazine, Music’s Bottom Line, which he ran for several years.

Akin also co-hosted The Metal Show, a popular talk/music show on WMMS that ended in 2002 (but then shifted to 92.3 FM until 2006). Never one to shy away from controversy, he regularly feuded with bands and other rock critics alike.

Akin, who hosts the podcast The Classic Metal Show, might not be on local radio anymore, but he continues to critique hard rock. He’s just finished his fourth book, Cause & Effect: Mötley Crüe.

The book serves as a defense of the band’s much-hated self-titled album.

The tome comes out on Friday and will be available on Amazon through all its platforms and distributed through its outlets. It will also come out via audiobook and includes an interview with vocalist John Corabi, a discussion of the album between Akin and Chris Czynszak of the popular Decibel Geek podcast, and an interview with Corabi’s son (and his solo drummer) Ian about how his dad ended up in Mötley Crüe.

In a recent email interview, Akin discussed the book.

Can you talk about what you liked about Mötley Crüe when you initially heard them in 1983?

They were just different than all that was out there. I was such a pop kid at that point, more interested in the Romantics or the Madonna debut than AC/DC or Judas Priest or anything that was considered “heavy metal” at the time. Shout at the Devil was my first taste, and it was everything I could want. It was loud, catchy, looked kind of crazy and wrong, and had all the pentagrams and devil warnings that would make parents cringe. At the time, I had a part-time job working at a church in Streetsboro, so listening to that in my Walkman while cutting their grass was like my own private joke. They were just the perfect band for me at a time when I was looking for my musical identity.

Your book works as a defense of the band’s self-titled album. What do

you like about singer John Corabi?

As time went on with Mötley Crüe, they sort of lost their soul musically. When they first found fame, they were so vicious and rebellious. By the time they finished touring Dr. Feelgood, they were doing poppy, friendly videos like “Same Ol’ Situation” that were more geared at hot chicks than attitude. They transitioned from their horror/punk roots to party rock. When Corabi came in, he just took them to a new, darker place. That blues soul his voice had took them into a far more early Aerosmith place than what Mötley had been doing. Combined with the much darker place that he wrote from, it seemed like he re-energized Nikki Sixx as well. The songs sound nothing like what they had been doing as the Crüe for years. Literally nothing like it. Corabi’s voice was the key to it. It wasn’t just the sound, but the “roar” he added. He brought back a big, tough voice to a band that had stopped being tough when they learned it was more profitable to play to the masses back in 1985.

Having interviewed him before, talk about what he’s like as a person.

Not that we’re buddies or anything like that, but I’ve had the opportunity to chat at length with him several

times. He’s one of the most down-toearth guys out there. He’s passionate about what he does, but he’s one of the more realistic guys you’ll ever talk to. He always seems generally surprised that anyone cares or likes his music. He’s never acted like a rock star. When he played here earlier this year on his acoustic tour, he spent more than an hour before the show signing memorabilia, and then stayed after until every single person had a photograph or a handshake. He’s a genuine cat, and that’s rare in the music world.

You argue that the songs on the self-titled album are some of the band’s best. Explain yourself.

While I’m definitely an oldschool Crüe fan, I’ve always thought that their songs were fairly simple and not overly deep. Most of Dr. Feelgood was slick, but just didn’t have a ton of substance. They then came out with Mötley Crüe, and you get really deep, dark lyrics on songs like “Uncle Jack” or “Misunderstood.” For Mötley Crüe, it was the most heady stuff they’d ever done. Further, the addition of Corabi in guitar changed the entire soundscape of the band. Previously Mick Mars just played off the rhythm section.

With Corabi adding depth to the guitars, Mars stretched out and really challenged himself. Song for song,

I’d compare this release to anything else in the Mötley Crüe catalog and say that it would win comparatively ... hands down.

Talk about the concert you saw here in support of the album. I think they played at Nautica. What was it like?

It was decidedly smaller, and fairly disappointing to be honest.

As much as I loved the Mötley ’94 album, I didn’t enjoy hearing Corabi sing the Mötley classics very much.

Seeing them at Nautica on a small stage and without all the theatrics that had become a Mötley staple was disappointing as well. If there’s one thing Mötley Crüe did better with Vince than with John, it’s perform live. Their gigs were “shows,” not “concerts.” You didn’t go to a Crüe show with Vince to hear your favorite songs. You went for all of it — the laser show, the crazy drum solos, amps exploding at the end of Mick Mars’ guitar solo, Nikki Sixx rolling around on the ground like a lunatic.

That all went away on that Nautica show, and it wasn’t nearly as good. At a minimum, it was a letdown.

What’s your take on that infamous MTV interview that got the band banned for a short time?

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hype. He was â&#x20AC;&#x153;the bad boy of rock â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rollâ&#x20AC;? at the time, and he thought that he could do no wrong because of it.

He was incorrect. He got stupid with MTV, thinking that they were so big that MTV would just accept it, and he was wrong. They had too much that needed to be proven, and it was the one time that MĂśtley CrĂźe needed some help from anyone that would give it to them to re-establish the band. But Nikki acted like the rock star that had sold 50 million albums in the previous 10 years instead of a guy whose band was in a huge state of transition at a time that the business had completely gone away from the kind of music he made. To me, that was the moment that MĂśtley CrĂźe died commercially.

Do you think they should be in the Rock Hall?

Yep. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even think there can be much debate there, actually. As much as Metallica is given the praise for innovating thrash metal and taking it to the masses, you have to say MĂśtley CrĂźe did the same for hair metal.

That entire generation of bands, from Poison to Slaughter to Kix to Warrant, all owe their careers to MĂśtley CrĂźe. There were other bands doing it before the CrĂźe broke, and many that probably did it better, but none made it explode like MĂśtley CrĂźe did. Quiet Riot may have been the ďŹ rst band to chart highly with the same style of music, and Twisted Sister may have done it longer and better, but in the end, MĂśtley CrĂźe kicked down the door that those bands and so many far less talented acts all walked through and found success with as a result.

Talk about the bonus material youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come up with for the book.

My show, The Classic Metal Show, has really been embraced by fans. With that, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve become friends with another podcaster named Chris Czynszak, who hosts the highly successful Decibel Geek podcast. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a huge fan of the Corabi CrĂźe album, and has dedicated a lot of hours interviewing John and talking about this release. I wanted to bring in someone that had the same passion for this release as I did, so I asked him to jump on and just record a discussion about this release.

I also included an interview I did recently with John Corabi talking a bit about the MĂśtley â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;94 release, as well as his work with his current band the Dead Daisies. As a fan, I thought that people might like to hear what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up to now as well as reconnecting him with this great work of his past.

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MUSIC A FORMIDABLE FORMATION King Crimson brings its ‘double quartet’ to Hard Rock Live

By Jeff Niesel SINCE FORMING IN LONDON in 1968, the prog rock act King Crimson has gone through numerous mutations. And yet, the latest incarnation of the band might be its most adventurous yet.

The group performs at 8 p.m. on Friday at Hard Rock Live.

The current lineup features three drummers (Pat Mastelotto, Gavin Harrison and Jeremy Stacey) and marks the return of multiinstrumentalist Bill Reiflin on keyboards and guitars.

Original founding member Robert Fripp has said that King Crimson’s “double quartet formation” is likely to “make more noise” than ever before.

Singer-guitarist Jakko Jakszyk, long-time bassist Tony Levin and saxophonist Mel Collins, who was a mainstay in the band from 1970 to 1972, round out the lineup.

Levin joined the group in 1981 after Fripp asked him to hang out for an afternoon. Only later did Levin realize he was auditioning.

“I had a wonderful afternoon that day with Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp and Bill Buford,” says Levin via phone from his upstate New York home. “At the time, we weren’t going to call it King Crimson. We were going to call it Discipline. We played some together, and I’m embarrassed to say that I didn’t know any of Crimson’s music, so when they started playing ‘Red’ and ‘Larks Tongues in Aspic Part 2,’ I didn’t know the songs and had to learn them. They were impressed with how quickly I learned the songs, and that style was something I was interested in learning, so it was a good fit. The main focus was not in playing the old Crimson but on the new interweaving guitar parts that Adrian and Robert were focused on.

The Chapman Stick I played worked perfectly because I could interweave with them.”

Levin says he was struck by the “uniqueness” of the guitarist’s writing and his approach to making music.

“He’s always trying to push forward and not do the style he used to do,” he says. “He’s done some remarkable things throughout the years, abandoning what he used to do and doing it a new way. That’s an inspiration to me as a bass player and a writer. As I look at my playing, I

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keep trying to surge forward. That’s more gratifying than just doing the same thing for a lot of years.”

Levin says that playing material from the time before he joined the group has been a challenge.

“Those bass parts are great, and I want to stay true to them,” he says.

“Of course, I don’t want to abandon the sound, but I need to put my stamp on it. If I don’t know the piece well, I try to listen to it and make an effort to not learn the bass parts. I try to get a sense of it and, of course, if there’s an amazing bass line like in ‘Starless and Bible Black,’ I’m going to play that bass line as it is. As we tour, I keep adjusting how I do that. A good example is ‘Larks’ Tongue in Aspic,’ and I’m still trying to find the ideal bass part for me.”

For Discipline, the first album that Levin recorded with the group,

that album, Fripp assembled what he called a “double trio.” The band went to Argentina to avoid bootleggers and rehearsed the material during a set of shows.

“We went into a residence in Buenos Aires,” says Levin. “And we made [the EP] Vroom to break in the material.

We went into Real World Studios in England and spent more time on the intricacies of recording two drummers, so they sounded the best they could and that’s when we came up with the Thrak album.”

Levin says the group has no intention of putting out a new studio album but rather will focus on releasing live albums. It just released The Elements Of King Crimson 2017 Tour Box as well as Live in Chicago, a recording of a concert it played over the summer in the Windy City.

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the band isolated itself in England to write the tunes and then toured to sharpen the songs.

“It did get tight, so when we went to London, it was like a live show,” says Levin. “One thing we surely succeeded in was breaking the mold of what was expected from a King Crimson ensemble. We had mixed success with that, but I love the fact that we’ve tried to progress.”

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expansive the band’s sound has become. “Larks’ Tongues in Aspic Part One” features trippy percussion and distorted guitars while “21st Century Schizoid Man,” a tune that benefits from a squealing saxophone riff, remains as heavy and menacing as ever. Heavy drums and a thick bass riff kick off the noodle-y “Neurotica,” and the band delves into classical territory with “The Lizard Suite.”

Levin likes the current eight-piece lineup and says that, if he’s not careful,

he can lose his place during live performances and become transfixed by the three drummers.

“They don’t play in a normal way,” he says of the drummers. “They don’t ever bang out the same parts. They have multiple strategies for how to spread out the drum parts. They’re set up on the front of the stage. We’re in the back, and it’s fascinating to me to watch the drummers. I can get distracted just by watching them.

Mel Collins is back. He’s playing saxophone and flute, and that gives it a very different sound than the guitar-oriented sound from the ’80s and ’90s. And we have a keyboard player and sometimes one of the drummers plays keyboards, and Robert Fripp plays the Mellotron. In the older material, there are multiple Mellotron parts, and we can do that live if we want to or try other approaches.”

As far as what has kept the band going for close to 40 years, Levin says it’s clearly the band’s unconventional leader.

“It’s Robert Fripp,” says Levin.

“It’s his musicality and his unique approach to how to run a band and his inherent sense of what King Crimson is and isn’t. I can’t predict where that will send us musically, but I have a lot of respect for it. It’s fair to say that I’m along for the ride as long as I’m wanted, and it’s a very challenging and energizing musical situation for me.”

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Halsey/Partynextdoor/Charli XCX: Last year, electropop singer Halsey’s riveting performance at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica stood out as one of the summer concert season’s highlights. The pint-sized singer regularly engaged the audience, while her three-piece band added texture to pre-recorded beats. The 70-minute set had a real intensity to it that suggested the singer was ready to move up to even bigger venues. Now, Halsey has done just that. She comes to Wolstein Center tonight in support of her second full-length album, the forthcoming Hopeless Fountain Kingdom. (Jeff Niesel) 7 p.m. Wolstein Center.

10 X 3 Singer Songwriter Showcase hosted by Brent Kirby: 8 p.m.

Brothers Lounge.

Blizzard Bash Featuring Punch Drunk Tagalongs/Holden Laurence/Madeline Finn/Emily Keener: 8 p.m., $5. Beachland Tavern.

The Collection: A Pre-Thanksgiving Affair with Smiggz/Jovan/Willie B: 8 p.m., $5. Musica.

DakhaBrakha: 7:30 p.m., $28 ADV, $32 DOS. Music Box Supper Club.

Into the Blue: Grateful Dead Revival: 9 p.m., $12. Beachland Ballroom.

JiMiller Band: All Grateful Dead Show (in the Supper Club): 8 p.m., $10. Music Box Supper Club.

Nine of Clubs Reunion: A Benefit for ALS: 9 p.m., $10. Now That’s Class.

Options/Single Player/Spoons: 9 p.m., free. The Euclid Tavern.

Pere Ubu/Mist/Times 10: 8:30 p.m., $20 ADV, $25 DOS. Grog Shop.

That ’80s Band: 9:30 p.m., $5.

Brothers Lounge.

Welshly Arms/Sea Fair/The Waves: 7 p.m., $17-$27. House of Blues.

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10,000 Maniacs/Max Garcia Conover: 8 p.m. Music Box Supper Club.

Ekoostik Hookah/Rumpke Moutain Boys: The grandfathers of Ohio’s expansive jam band scene —

Indie rockers Beach Slang come to Mahall’s.

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culturally and musically — have always maintained close ties to the Cleveland area. From 1991’s Under Full Sail to 2013’s sweetly groovin’ Brij and the new tunes they’ve been throwing down the past year or so, Ekoostik Hookah have kept their fire burning across time. Given the band’s personal history, with small shows and Hookahville festivals alike, every chance to be a part of the fun is a necessary diversion from life out there. We need this stuff now more than ever. How about a “Slip Jig Through the Poppy Fields”? (Eric Sandy) 8 p.m., $15 ADV, $20 DOS. Odeon.

Squeeze: 8 p.m., $39.50 - $125.

Goodyear Theater.

4th Friday Concert Series with Tracy Marie and Zach Freidhof: 8 p.m. Brothers Lounge.

The Admirables/Mike Vincent Group: 9 p.m., $10. Beachland Tavern.

Forecast: 8:30 p.m., $15. Nighttown.

The Frights/Vundabar/Hockey Dad: 8 p.m., $13 ADV, $15 DOS. Mahall’s 20 Lanes.

Gay New Wave Night with DJ Guilala: 9 p.m., free. Now That’s Class.

King Crimson: 8 p.m. Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park.

The Kinks Tribute by Cats on Holiday (in the Supper Club): 7:30 p.m., $12 ADV, $15 DOS. Music Box Supper Club.

Brent Kirby and Thor Platter: 9 p.m., $10. Brothers Lounge.

The Missed/Knowso/Truman Freeman: 9 p.m., $6. Happy Dog. Mister Moon/Uptowne Buddha/Love Alive: 9 p.m., $5. The Euclid Tavern.

The Kelly Richey Band: 8 p.m., $8$20. The Winchester.

Schwartz Brothers/Crazy Marvin & the Blues Express: 8 p.m., $10.

Beachland Ballroom.

Shitshow Karaoke Black Friday Edition with BKA Watts/Vigatron: 10 p.m. Grog Shop.

Moss Stanley: 10:30 p.m., free.

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Goldmines/Toma Doe/Packwolf: Bearing a heavy dose of psychedelic garage rock and a fine blend of open-chord strumming and tight indie-rock riffs, Goldmines have been putting on great shows and “making sound guys sweat since 2014.” We’re eager to see where they take this project. Part of the overlaps in various Venn diagrams within the community (guitarist Mandy Look and drummer Roseanna Safos also perform in Part-Time Lover, for instance), Goldmines share a vision of Cleveland’s burgeoning independent rock ’n’ roll scene — part reverb, part distortion, a notch along the same double helix of, say, Northeast Ohio’s Black Keys’ DNA. Check out their self-titled EP, released last year. It’s a breezy listen that works as well with a bowl and a couch as with a grungy dance floor in Cleveland Heights. We dig the heights reached during the chorus of “The Incomparable” and the Liz Phair-esque insouciance of “September,” a real road trip of a song. And also check out “Roll With It,” recorded as part of the Live at

Bad Racket series, for a dose of their latest. (Sandy) 9 p.m., $6. Now That’s Class.

Kansas: 8 p.m., $39.50-$67.50.

Goodyear Theater.

“Back to BACK TO BLACK” with Remember Jones/Tim Moon: 8:30 p.m., $12 ADV, $15 DOS. Beachland Ballroom.

Joe Bonamassa: $89-$179. Connor Palace.

The Dandelion Moon/Actual Trains/ Mike Sopko: 9 p.m., $5. Mahall’s 20 Lanes.

Disco Paradiso Vol. 11 (in Club Atlantis): 9 p.m., $7. Now That’s Class.

Johnny Fay & the Bel Aires/David Loy and the Ramrods: 9 p.m., $5.

The Euclid Tavern.

Paul Fayrewether: 9:30 p.m., $10 ADV, $15 DOS. Brothers Lounge.

First Light: 30th Anniversary of Meltdown: 7 p.m., $22.50-$35.

House of Blues.

Forecast: 8:30 p.m., $15. Nighttown.

Travis Haddix Birthday Bash (in the Supper Club): 7 p.m., $10. Music Box Supper Club.

Raekwon/DJ O Sharp: 9 p.m., $10.

Musica.

Revival: Music of the Allman Brothers Band: 8 p.m., $15 ADV, $17 DOS. Music Box Supper Club.

Snowed in V with Pinegrove/ Pup/Diet Cig/Saintseneca/The Sidekicks/Adult Mom/Sinai Vessel/Swordfish MI/Dead Leaves/ Meridian/Didi/The Sonder Bombs: 3:30 p.m., $23.50. The Agora Theatre.

Sounds of Jazz Featuring Nancy Redd (in the Wine Bar): 8 p.m.

Brothers Lounge.

Syncpulse/Switched On/Bypass Circuit: 9 p.m., $10 ADV, $12 DOS. Grog Shop.

Tim’s And Chewsticks with DJs A-Live and DJ Hama: 9 p.m. Now That’s Class.

Tropical Cleveland (in the Supper Club): 11 p.m., $10 ADV, $15 DOS. Music Box Supper Club.

Jackie Warren: 10:30 p.m., free.

Nighttown.

Window Dogs/Infinity Spree/The Tom Katlees: 8:30 p.m., $7 ADV, $10 DOS. Beachland Tavern.

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Apollo’s Fire Sneak Peak (in the Supper Club): 12:30 p.m., $20.

Music Box Supper Club.

Sam Blakeslee Quintet: 7 p.m., $10.

Nighttown.

Blindwish/Early Humans/Seconds to Live/Clumsy Words/Night In: 7 p.m., $10. Mahall’s 20 Lanes.

Cannibal Corpse/Power Trip/ Gatecreeper: 7 p.m., $26.50 ADV, $30 DOS. Agora Ballroom.

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Brothers Lounge.

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A REGGAE MELTDOWN First Light to play reunion show at House of Blues

By Jeff Niesel FORMED IN 1984 BY MEMBERS of the local reggae band I-Tal, First Light quickly became a staple on the local reggae scene. The band adroitly mixed reggae with rock, soul and other sounds as it played both original material and classic rock, pop and reggae tunes. It had a loyal local following prior to breaking up in 1998.

At 7 p.m. on Saturday, the group will reunite to play House of Blues and celebrate the 30th anniversary of its first album, Meltdown, reportedly one of the best-selling albums ever issued by a local band.

“The fact that we’re all still around while even some of our peers might not be here made us think it’d be great to reunite,” says singer Carlos Jones.

“It was a beautiful thing we all shared.

People have good memories for it. It’s crazy to think that we put that album out 30 years ago. A lot of the songs have stood the test of time. ‘Apartment Living’ is still a lot of people’s favorite.

I remember we wrote that when we were living on Coventry and the roof was falling in and we were wondering if we would make rent. People relate to that and the songs have a sense of reality to them and are fun at the same time.”

Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. A limited number of $50 VIP tickets are also available. Those tickets include an autographed copy of the original Meltdown CD, a CD of live board recordings from back in the day and a packet of flyers from some of the band’s shows.

Jones says it will be one and done for First Light.

“This is going to be a special show and we’re not thinking about future shows,” he says. “And it’s been a lot of work to get back up to the level that we used to be at.”

of Rock, has been making DIY records since he was 19 or 20. Last year, he recorded Into the Universe in snippets between gigging and teaching at the School of Rock and coming home to his two kids.

Now, he’s just issued a new digital four-song EP, Sugarface. The trippy “I Hope You’re All Right” features acoustic guitars and ratcheting percussion as Hatton sings in a hushed voice about “sleepless nights” before the song breaks into a G. Love-like rap. At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 22, he celebrates its release with a show at the Wolf Creek Tavern in Norton. He also plays at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24, at Burntwood Tavern in Westlake.

A FEW NEW ARTIFACTS In the attempt to keep up with contemporary pop and rock music, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Right Here, Right Now! exhibit features artifacts from musicians who are currently touring and recording but not yet eligible for induction.

The Rock Hall has just added some new items to the exhibit located in the Ahmet M. Ertegun Exhibition Hall.

Some of the new items include clothing worn by the Lumineers in the music video for their 2012 hit “Ho Hey,” a stage jacket worn by Alex Turner of the Artic Monkeys on their AM Tour, a black hat worn by Zac Brown at the 2015 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, and Star Wars helmets and light sabers used by DNCE during its 2017 tour.

Items from Taylor Swift, the Weeknd, Cloud Nothings and Beyonce remain on display as part of the exhibit.

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By Dan Savage Dear Dan, I’m a twentysomething straight woman. About a month ago, I had a really vivid dream in which I was at a party and engaging with a guy I had just met. We were seriously flirting.

Then my fiancé showed up — my real, flesh-and-blood, sleeping-next-to-me fiancé — who we’ll call G. In the dream, I proceeded to shower G with attention and PDA; I was all over him in a way we typically aren’t in public. I was clearly doing it to get a reaction from the guy I’d just spent the last dreamhour seducing. It was as if it had been my plan all along. Last night, I had a similar dream. This time, the guy was an old high-school boyfriend, but otherwise it was the same: flirty baiting, followed by the use of G to reject and humiliate the other guy. I was really turned on by these dreams. In real life, whenever another woman has flirted with G, I get aroused — conscious of some feelings of jealousy but drawing pleasure from them. And when other men have flirted with me, I get similarly aroused for G. There is definitely a component in that arousal that wants to tease and mock these other men with what they can’t have, even though the teasing is just in my head. I would NEVER use another person like I do in these dreams/fantasies, because it’s cruel. But could this become a healthy role-playing outlet for me and G? Are there ethical implications to hurting strangers (albeit imaginary ones) for sexual pleasure? Is it healthy to make someone’s (again, an imaginary someone’s) unwilling pain a part of our pleasure? If G is into it, this would be our first foray into fantasy/role-playing/ whatever. But I worry that I might be poisoning the well by pursuing something so mean-spirited.

— My Extra-Arousing Nastiness We watch imaginary people being harmed — much more grievously harmed — in movies and on television and read about imaginary people being harmed in novels. Think of poor Barb in Stranger Things or poor Theon Greyjoy in Game of Thrones or poor Christian in Fifty Shades of Grey. If it’s okay for the Duffer brothers and HBO and E.L. James to do horrible things to these imaginary people to entertain us, MEAN, it’s okay for you and your boyfriend (if he’s game) to do much less horrible things to an imaginary third person to entertain yourselves.

But why limit this to fantasy?

Why not fuck your fiancé’s brains out after flirting with and subsequently humiliating a living, breathing, willing third?

But first, MEAN, give some thought to what exactly turns you on about this and then discuss it with your fiancé.

It turns you on to see your partner through another’s eyes for obvious reasons — when someone else wants to fuck him, you see him with fresh eyes and want to fuck him that much more. As for the power-play aspects of your fantasy, does your turn-on evaporate if your victim is a willing participant? And how do you feel about threesomes? Threesomes don’t have to involve intercourse, of course. Bringing someone else in — someone who gets off on the idea of being humiliated — counts as a threesome, even if all your third “gets” to do is be ditched in a bar.

You could even work up to letting your willing third watch and/or listen while your fiancé gets to do what he will never get to do — fuck your amazing brains out — which would allow for the humiliation games to continue all night.

Once G is on board, you can start with a little role-playing about this scenario. Then, once you’ve established that this is as exciting for G as it is for you, advertise for your willing third. The internet is for porn, first and foremost, but it’s also pretty good at bringing like-minded kinksters together. As long as your third consents to the play and gets off on it, you aren’t poisoning the well or doing harm.

And if you’re worried it won’t be as much fun if your victim is a willing participant, MEAN, remember there will be witnesses, i.e., other people in the bar who won’t know it was a setup, and in their eyes you will be cruelly humiliating this poor schmuck.

Not into threesomes of any sort?

Well, flirting is just flirting — it’s not a binding contract — and there’s no law that requires all flirtations to be strictly sincere and/or immediately actionable.

A little casual flirtation with someone else before your fiancé rolls into a bar is permissible — but you’ll have to let the other person know right away that you have a fiancé and that this flirtation isn’t going anywhere, and then you can’t go too crazy with the PDA once your fiancé arrives.

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