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Win Tix to NYC Concert That Should Be in Cleveland


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Published Sept. 30, 2009 at 12:45 p.m.
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame foundation may be dicking over Cleveland, but Rolling Stone is looking out for us ... The magazine is giving away tickets to the HOF's 25th Anniversary Concerts at Madison Square Garden on October 29 and 30 ... You can enter here ... Be sure to enter both drawings, since winning tickets doesn't mean you'll be going both nights. You don't want to get stuck coming back to Cleveland talking about how you missed U2 and Metallica and how awful Crosby, Stills and Nash

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ARRIVING WITH A THUD


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Published Sept. 30, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.

Dobama christens a new theater without much bubbly ... by Christine Howey ... For any Clevelander who loves theater, it's time to celebrate. Dobama Theatre has finally opened their new space on Lee Road, and it is a treasure to behold.  But as elegant as a theater is physically, nothing can compare in importance to what's put onstage. The initial production at Dobama's new home is the world premiere of Ten More Minutes From Cleveland by local playwright Eric Coble. And if this were compared to

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MOST-LY BEETHOVEN


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Published Sept. 25, 2009 at 4:19 p.m.

When a conductor like Franz Welser-Möst leads the Cleveland Orchestra through a piece of music that’s as great and as familiar as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, you expect more than just refinement; you expect grand ideas and attitude. The orchestra’s most famous music directors — George Szell, Christoph von Dohnonyi and Welser-Möst — have all released recordings of the work. Welser-Möst takes it up once again as part of the orchestra’s season-opening benefit concert tonight. Tenor

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MEET THE ORCHESTRA


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Published Sept. 25, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.

Cleveland Orchestra music director Franz Welser-Möst opens the orchestra’s family season with an introduction to his ensemble today. He’ll lead them through music selections that showcase each section so kids can get a feel for the sounds of the different string, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments. You can show up an hour before the concert for free interactive activities, including an up-close introduction to the instruments. It starts at 2 p.m. at Severance Hall (11001 Euclid Ave,

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SCENE/DOBAMA "10 MINUTES" CONTEST WINNER: FIRE AND ICE


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Published Sept. 23, 2009 at 2:13 p.m.

To help Dobama Theatre celebrate its 50th anniversary and its first season in its new home, we asked readers to send in essays about 10 minutes in Cleveland that changed their lives. We received a wide range of entries, including some that adhered closely to the guidelines and some that took liberties but still made for good reads. All three winning entries will be read by actors following an upcoming performance of 10 More Minutes from Cleveland , by local playwright Eric Coble (who also

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SCENE/DOBAMA "10 MINUTES" CONTEST WINNER: YOU GOTTA BEREAVE


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Published Sept. 23, 2009 at 2:12 p.m.

To help Dobama Theatre celebrate its 50th anniversary and its first season in its new home, we asked readers to send in essays about 10 minutes in Cleveland that changed their lives. We received a wide range of entries, including some that adhered closely to the guidelines and some that took liberties but still made for good reads. All three winning entries will be read by actors following an upcoming performance of 10 More Minutes from Cleveland , by local playwright Eric Coble (who also

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SCENE/DOBAMA "10 MINUTES" CONTEST WINNER: HOW I MET YOUR FATHER


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Published Sept. 23, 2009 at 2:11 p.m.

To help Dobama Theatre celebrate its 50th anniversary and its first season in its new home, we asked readers to send in essays about 10 minutes in Cleveland that changed their lives. We received a wide range of entries, including some that adhered closely to the guidelines and some that took liberties but still made for good reads. All three winning entries will be read by actors following an upcoming performance of 10 More Minutes from Cleveland , by local playwright Eric Coble (who also

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Look Both Ways


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Published Sept. 23, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.

Dobama enters its second 50 years with a new theater and a new play ... by Michael Gill ... Everywhere you look at Dobama Theatre this week, you'll find the past and future pulling against each other. After more than four decades in a Coventry Road basement and four years without a home, the company begins its 50th season in a new facility on Lee Road, in the former YMCA building across the street from the Cleveland Heights/University Heights Public Library. Beneath the stage are the tile

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HBO Will Broadcast Rock HOF Concerts That Aren't in Cleveland


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Published Sept. 17, 2009 at 10:30 a.m.
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Clevelanders might not get to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th Anniversary Concerts in person — unless you're planning a trip to New York, of course — but that doesn't mean you won't get to see some of the action from the comfort of your comfy couch ... HBO will broadcast the all-star concerts on November 29, a month after the two concerts take place at Madison Square Garden on October 29 and 30 ... So that means you'll get to see old-school (and old) rockers like Eric Clapton, Paul

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DOWN WITH CLASSIC ROCK?


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Published Sept. 16, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.

The bands are new. But on the radio, the songs remain the same ... by D.X. Ferris ... Down is coming to town Tuesday, September 22. On paper, the New Orleans-based hard-rock/metal band should be playing the Quicken Loans Arena, not the much smaller House of Blues. The group's "Stone the Crow" is one of the great classic-rock anthems of its generation, worthy of Skynyrd. It's a haymaker of a song, with a mournful southern-rock riff, haunted vocals from a tortured soul and guitar harmonies that'll

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