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My Dharma will go to the land of red-faced peoples

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Published Nov. 4, 2009 at 10:41 a.m.
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Psychotherapist Joseph Sestito, of Northfield, might be on to something with his new book, Write for Your Lives (Watkins Publishing, 2009, 172pp., paperback, $19.95). In it he applies principles of Buddhist though and cognitive behavioral therapy to one of humanity’s most primal urges—to write a book ... “I’m a psychotherapist, treating people who were depressed,” Sestito told me in a recent conversation. “When I treated creative types, I found that they were not only getting over

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Arts District: New Things at New Dobama

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Published Oct. 28, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.

And more local arts news ... by Michael Gill ... In its new home across from the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library, Dobama Theatre continues to be a place to try out new things. The November edition of its First Mondays reading series is noteworthy for a couple of reasons. First, there's the play — Jean Cummins' Pray for the Missing Girls, Part I: Someone Is Killing the Girls of Juarez. It's the story of an American journalist who travels to a Mexican border town to

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Cleveland Jazz Project Returns

Published July 10, 2009 at 5:01 p.m.
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When the members of the Cleveland Jazz Project, who came together at Cleveland Heights High School, scattered to go to college, it was natural to think the group’s days were numbered, and that its album Experiment #1 , released last summer, might be its swan song. In fact, they’ve shown a persistence and dedication that bodes well for their future in music. The group played a sold-out show at Nighttown in January and they’re returning there at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets are $10. You can

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Harry Bacharach's New Gig, Baby!

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Published June 3, 2009 at 4:34 p.m.
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This week, singer/pianist Harry Bacharach, who holds down Mondays and Thursdays at the Velvet Tango Room in Ohio City, will be starting a series of Friday evening gigs from 5-8 p.m. on the patio at Nighttown in Cleveland Heights ... Bacharach’s specialty is airy, spirited versions of pop classics by composers ranging from Cole Porter to Tom Waits, and his own clever, good-humored compositions that have classic pop-jazz feel. He showcased his sound on a CD Live From the Velvet Tango Room

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'There would be no Grog Shop without him'

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Published May 13, 2009 at 1:23 p.m.
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Grog Shop co-founder Matt Mugridge died Thursday, May 7. He would have turned 42 on May 13 ... Well-liked and well-rounded, Mugridge played hockey at Saint Ignatius, then got the music bug at the University of Cincinnati. He lived and died as a larger-than-life, infectiously fun-loving presence on the Cleveland music scene. The talkative Mugridge was one of the Grog’s initial three partners who established the venue in 1992. He remained with the concert club for three-and-a-half years. He

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