art at the cathedral

This past November 1st, I found myself at the end of the day needing to find a Mass, so I bused on over to the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, where I found this printed program awaiting me. These past few years, it seems that the rich pageantry and traditions of the Roman Catholic Church are undergoing a revival in Cleveland; the music programs have been excellent, and the supporting graphics enhance the effort. I'm beginning to understand what my dad said attracted him to become a convert in the first place: the elegance and the ceremony. If you want to see art at work in the world, look no further than 1007 Superior Avenue East.

George. See George. See George play. Today.

George Foley at Cleveland Public Library Special Collections & Fine Arts Blog -- I've known George Foley for a good many years, but never knew about the albums. When he's not performing, he's quiet and unassuming, at least when I've been around him. His dad, Joe, talked with the MeetTheBloggers crew in May of 2006. We'll be be making a special point of going to see George this afternoon at 2. Here's the info from the http://www.cpl.org/ site.

George Foley at Cleveland Public Library

Cleveland Public Library Fine Arts & Special Collections Department presents George Foley, pianist and singer, performing ragtime and popular songs by Charles L. Johnson, Scott Joplin, Zez Confrey, Fats Waller, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Frank Loesser, and others on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 2 p.m. Foley is a dexterous pianist and entertaining singer. His singing might remind you of Fats Waller, Jack Teagarden or Mildred Bailey.

Foley has recorded four albums including Cleveland Rag (1977), I Love It (1984), Smiles and Kisses (1989), and ‘S Wonderful (2003). He has played on the Mississippi Queen steamboat and at many ragtime festivals. He performs regularly at many clubs around Cleveland including NightTown, The Barking Spider, and The Tavern Co. He also works with the Mercuries and the Night Owls.

This musical program will be on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 2 p.m. in the 3rd floor lobby of the Fine Arts & Special Collections Department at the Main Library, 325 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114. For information call (216) 623-2848.

This program is presented in conjunction with Sentimental Journey: Selections from the Cleveland Public Library Sheet Music Collection, a display located on the third floor of the Main Library. The display features highlights from the library's sheet music collection of over 20,000 titles.

Jonathan Sheffer: a red couch floating in Lake Erie

I heard new sounds tonight. I didn't know you could do all those things with an orchestra. Jonathan Sheffer does.

You can still see That Red Guy tomorrow at 3. It was really quite good, and we bought the book, Cleveland in Prose and Poetry, on which the second part of the concert (a red couch floating in Lake Erie) is based.

As we left the Masonic Auditorium, one line from the concert continued to resonate: "Only when you leave, will you know where you were."

Great show.

prosumers and the nonmonetary wealth system

Alvin Toffler: The Thought Leader Interview--I stumbled across this Toffler interview from this past winter and thought I ought to share it. In it, he's described as "a brilliant synthesist." It's a fairly long interview, but it gives a fairly good synopsis of where the Tofflers' thought is right now. It's worth your investment of a few minutes.

By the way, we just this afternoon completed a conversation with another brilliant synthesist, Red {an orchestra}'s Jonathan Sheffer, and George should have this posted soon to MTB. There is another Red concert series offering, That Red Guy, this coming Saturday and Sunday, and I believe that tickets are still available. We'll be there Saturday.

I understand there's another interview with Jonathan just put up today on Cool Cleveland.