Annex Gallery
David Perelman-Hall and Bob Lanese:  Cleveland Photography
Opening Reception: Wednesday, July 2, 6-8pm
Show: July 2—August 2, 2014
~ first Wednesdays ~
Doan Brook: A River Runs Through It
Lakeview Cemetery: Plot Summaries
In a mixture of large scale and sumptuous black-and-white and color photography, the artists present a two-part show on local venues Doan Brook and Lakeview Cemetery.
Exhibition continues through August 2. 

Local Voices Seminars

Gail Ghetia Bellamy:  How to Pitch Story Ideas to Magazines
Wednesday, July 9, 7:00-8:00 pm
~ quarterly writer’s seminars ~
This talk will define the various markets for freelance articles and provide tips for breaking into different types of publications. You’ll get pointers on how to package your article ideas, promote yourself as a freelancer, and work with editors. Whether you want to write for women’s magazines, business magazines, special interest publications or any of today’s other markets, this session offers an editor's perspective and provides helpful suggestions for getting started.  Gail Bellamy, PhD, is an award-winning journalist, an executive editor of a national business-to-business publication, contributing editor for a national trade magazine and former co-editor of Ohio Writer.  $10.

Open Mic
Broadsides and Ephemera
Thursday, July 10, 7:00-8:30pm
~ second Thursdays ~
We continue our open mic series called Broadsides & Ephemera, a spoken word showcase of local writers, artists, and performers.  A perfect environment for shaping, sharing, and improving your poetry, prose, song, theatre and performance art.  Come one, come all!

NOBS Forums
Cristine Rom:  Cleveland Institute of Art’s Artist Book Collection
Wednesday, July 16, 7-8:30pm
~ third Wednesdays ~
Over the past three decades, the Institute’s artists’ books collection has grown to almost 1,700 books representing North American artists, Western Europe, South and Central America, and Asia. Books in this collection date from the 1960s to the present and include some rare and historically significant "classics." While the collection has some unique books and some books made by Institute students, most of the books are multiples by professional artists who have turned to the book form for artistic expression and experimentation. Rom, Library Director and curator of the collection, will present an overview of the artists’ books movement and the development of the Institute’s nationally respected collection.

Live Music
Old Boy
Thursday, July 17, 7:00-8:30pm
~ Thursday music series ~
A band from Cleveland, Ohio, with a blue collar attitude about making and performing music. We know what it feels like to enjoy music and songs, and we try to bring that to people. With influences from REM, Wilco, Neil Young and the Pixies, we are compared to Mumford and Sons, the Band, and Ray LaMontagne, but never derivative of anyone. We hope to make music that you feel and moves you.  Admission is pay-what-you-can.

Live Music
Gene’s Jazz Hot 
Thursday, July 24, 7:00-8:30 pm
~ Thursday music series ~
Gene's Jazz Hot is back to oil the floors and make the books dance. Infectious happy toe-tapping swing music, as performed by Gene Epstein on double bass, Kevin Richards on guitar, Bill Kinney on clarinet and Reed Simon on violin. Come join the happy ensemble and celebrate summer.  Pay-What-You-Can Admission

Live Music
Helen Avakian and Mark Sganga
Thursday, July 31, 7:00-8:30 pm
~ Thursday music series ~
Helen Avakian is an award winning singer/songwriter/guitarist from the Hudson Valley region of New York. She was voted number 1 “Favorite Acoustic Act” 4 times by Rhythm and News, and she has won numerous songwriting awards including six first prizes from the Newsongs Contest and Top Final Five in the International Fingerstyle Championship at the Walnut Valley Festival in Kansas. Helen has received raves from reviewers who call her “a rising star,” “guitar Goddess” and “incredibly nuanced and dynamic...transcendent.” Helen has been honored to appear at the annual Woodchoppers Ball for the past several years.  Pay-What-You-Can Admission

Poetry
Youth Poetry Slam
Friday, August 1, 6:00-9:00pm
~ special event ~
Students at the Cleveland School of the Arts are engaged in a year-long competition to declare the national team for the National Poetry Slam.  The top winner for each of the six Slam competitions this summer will automatically be on the team; others to be determined later.  And how are the winners of each local Slam determined?  By audience popular vote.  So come on out to Loganberry on August 1st, see what your neighbors are up to, and help vote on who will represent our fair city.