Hungry for Horsepower
Mike Tobin can be reached at mtobin@clevescene.com
Edge
That was the nose of Imperial Mayor Mike White firmly up the butt of IMG at last week’s Grand Prix press conference, announcing the unhappy switch from CART to the Indy Racing League. After gushing repeatedly about his “relationship” with the sports superagency, White declared, “I think we can’t do anything but support what [IMG…
The Shadow Knows
Dream Streets.Through August 1 at the Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, 8501 Carnegie Avenue. (216) 421-8671.
A Rediscovered Treasure
The Firebrand of Florence runs in repertory with The Student Prince, The Pirates of Penzance, A Victorian Trilogy, A Night in Venice, La Vie Parisienne, Princess Ida, and ¡Zarzuela! at the Ohio Light Opera on the College of Wooster campus. For tickets and information, call 330-263-2345.
Lap It Up
Let’s see . . . a shady swimming hole . . . some sizzling steaks . . . and bowls of first-rate ice cream. There you have the basic ingredients for one great summer. Although I can’t do much about what’s happening on your side of the pool or who hangs around your Weber, I…
Brick by Brick
Jim Brickman. 8 p.m., Saturday, July 10, Blossom Music Center, Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls, $24.50-51, Ticketmaster, 216-241-5555.
Regular Joe
Jack McDuff Quartet. 9 p.m., Thursday, July 8, Diamondback Brewery, 724 Prospect Avenue, $15 ($18 day of show), 216-771-1988.
Livewire
Cher Cyndi Lauper Gund Arena July 2 With the odd smell of corned beef and cabbage hanging in the air of the Gund Arena, Cher staged a full-on multimedia show every bit as big as her formidable image. Surrounded by a squadron of dancer/acrobats, chameleon stage backdrops, and career-spanning video montages, a candid, personable Cher…
Playback
Marty Stuart The Pilgrim (MCA Nashville) Marty Stuart has carefully fashioned a country music outsider’s image (i.e., the guy doesn’t wear a Stetson), and while his ability to pick up any stringed instrument and master it is above badmouthing, his albums, like those of his hatless amigo Travis Tritt, tend to be as unexciting and…
I Am Woman, Hear Me Laugh
“Feminism Is Funny” opens Thursday with I Read About My Death in Vogue Magazine, and the three plays run in repertory on weekends through July 24. Performances start at 8 p.m. at Loganberry Books, 12633 Larchmere Boulevard. The space is tight — about 25 people can fit between the bookshelves — so reservations are suggested.…
Soundbites
Send local music info and leftover cucumber salad to dmartin@clevescene.com.
Scorchin’ the Porch
The next Poetry Porch reading will be Friday, July 9, at 7:30 p.m. The Porch is located at 2301 West 11th Street in Tremont, and Blayne can be reached at 216-574-2229. This reading will spotlight Cleveland Slam Poets past and present and an open mic session.
They Did It for the Nookie, the Nookie
American Pie. Directed by Paul Weitz. Screenplay by Adam Herz. Starring Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Chris Klein, Eugene Levy, Alyson Hannigan, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Seann W. Scott, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mena Suvari, Chris Owen, and Jennifer Coolidge. Opens Friday.
Leaving Mike Figgis
The Loss of Sexual Innocence.Written and directed by Mike Figgis. Starring Julian Sands, Saffron Burrows, and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers.
The Enemy Is Us
Arlington Road. Directed by Mark Pellington. Screenplay by Ehren Kruger. Starring Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, and Hope Davis.
Vietnam in Transition
Three Seasons.Written and directed by Tony Bui. Based on a story by Timothy Linh Bui and Tony Bui. With Don Duong, Nguyen Ngoc Hiep, Nguyen Huu Duoc, Zoe Bui, Harvey Keitel, and Tran Manh Cuong.
Debt Sentence
Like most inner-city social service agencies, the Collinwood Community Services Center has long struggled to stretch its dollars to provide day care, meals, and housing assistance to the poor. Unlike its counterparts, though, the Collinwood center faces a crushing problem — a $300,000 debt that threatens to close the facility or at least severely curtail…
