A volunteer at Kamm's Corners Farmer's Market notified me of the new monthly e-newsletter and asked that I post it. I also realized you could subscribe to the e-newsletter so that is pretty cool. It is a monthly occurrence (the newsletter) and does a great job of enticingly listing upcoming events and features.
Remember, the market is held every Sunday, 10am until 2pm from now through October.
Tuesday's torrential downpour again invaded the TOIstudio space making it apparent that I am meant for someplace else. The owner offered moving me to another unit but the cost increase coupled with access issues and lack of 'storefront' makes operating a workshop/gallery extremely difficult.I am currently looking for new prospective properties around Cleveland that wouldn't mind an eclectic, outspoken, brash individual who fervently hopes to better the city and keep it interesting (despite desperately wanting to move to Portland) to rent. I prefer live/work as I enjoy being surrounded by the ability to build and create but can be flexible if the proper space presents itself.Sadness cannot describe the emotion at the loss of the potential gallery. So many people expressed interest and there was so much help and hope from friends that I feel as if I have failed them all. I know that no one but me feels that way, but there it is.Suggestions as to possible locations or spaces would be appreciated.TOIstudio will go on. It will persevere. I just hope everyone else can share in the fun and glory too.
Burning River Fest
Saturday, August 11th, 2007
Wendy Park at Whiskey Island
1pm - 9.30pm
$5 (Presale through August 8th)
$7 (Day of event admission)
Kids 10 and under - FREE!
Limited parking but they have the bike corral with free valet and safety check sponsered by Ohio City Bike Co-op up and running again, which was great for those of us that don't mind a short hop on a bike.
Get Directions and info for shuttle service, parking, etc.
There is so much to do I can't even list it all here, all I know is that for the past two years I have had an amazing time, learned quite a bit about green design and Cleveland ecology, taken tons of great pictures and tasted some amazing food (and Mitchell's beer ice cream!).
Also supplied are some of the best views of Cleveland and the Cuyahoga from a vantage point most people don't even know exists.
See you there!
Tremont Art Walk
Friday August, 10th, 2007
Tremont
Participants and Map
Tremont Art Hop Schedule
Last time I mentioned my plans to attend the Art Walk and grab a drink at a certain location the patio of said location was PACKED and there was a short bald dude who was so intent on woo-ing some broad that he failed to notice the gigantic bearded guy standing next to him trying to get his attention to borrow his empty chairs.
No more will I tell you jerks where I plan to drink if you are going to take my chairs.
Anyway, we ended up at the patio of the Flying Monkey Pub, which was just fine until they got really busy and it became difficult to flag down the bartendress. However, there was some really delightful paintings at the Flying Monkey that this couple were hanging up. I even joted down her name to google later but it was probably underwater by this weekend like most of my belongings. The MarJ probably remembers. If I get the name from her I will amend this entry.
This is probably the longest entry for the Art Walk I have had for a while, so go, enjoy some art and if a large bearded dude is standing over you whispering 'psst, hey buddy', for gawd's sake, let him have your empty chairs.
There was a storm this last Thursday and for some reason the threshold to my space (under the 1" gap at the bottom of my door) is lower then the overflow berm to the overflow drain next to main storm drain in the parking lot.Water goes downhill.My place flooded.Since I had just moved in all my stuff was in boxes, on the floor (I was currently working on the upstairs to make room to put all the things in boxes on the floor, not really ironic but there could be a sad song about it anyway) and I learned an important lesson about the capillary effect of cardboard.Basically a good 70% of my stuff was ruined. Books, records, my computer is pretty messed up, my mattress (which is not floating away in that photo even though it looks like it is), etc, etc, etc. The total dollar amount for the damage is pretty intense and since this was not really a habital space yet I had not gotten renter's insurance (regrets...lots of regrets...who knew this place would FLOOD?! - everyone but me).The owner of the place is a pretty nice guy but is out of town on vacation so I am unsure as to how the situation will play out. I know that there was at least a couple of instances where the gyp walls were submerged in a up to 2 inches of standing water for quite some time and there is already some mold on the walls. This makes me very nervous. I don't like mold. I like roquefort just fine, but not wall mold.Will TOIstudio survive? I don't know about that. I am pretty tapped out financially. I had put all my savings and gone into some credit card debt to acquire and begin fixing up the place to work as a gallery. That is pretty much gone now. I am not really happy with the idea of only existing online and was really into an architecture gallery opening up in this city. Heaven knows it needs one if it wants to keep any young and interesting people in town. Otherwise it will be the same old crap over and over and over again. (12th Avenue Townhomes anyone? - did that place survive? It looked like it was made out of paper!)Am I bitter? A little. Sad? Oh man, there were some first editions, out of print in the rubble. Angry? Not so much. Hopeful?Sadly, not at all.More news as events follow.Damn.(if not for the grace of the MarJ I would be a hopeless mess right now.)
A volunteer at Kamm's Corners Farmer's Market notified me of the new monthly e-newsletter and asked that I post it. I also realized you could subscribe to the e-newsletter so that is pretty cool. It is a monthly occurrence (the newsletter) and does a great job of enticingly listing upcoming events and features.
