Thank you also to Cedar Hill, who played bluegrass to eat pancakes to; Karin Jones for our arty aprons; and Ron the Flower Clown who is the most incredible balloon artist.

And thank you to the 50 volunteers who waited tables, bussed tables, washed dishes, and generally were glad they didn't have to get up the next morning and do it again, except for Tommy, who is a true patron of the arts. (Especially the culinary arts.) Thank you, Tommy.

Meet the artist 6 to 9 pm January 8 - February 6, 2005
HeightsArts
2173 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights
216.371.3344 (office) or 216.371.3457(gallery)

Peter Kuper
Drawings, paintings, comics, objects, books (see top of page)

Peter Kuper's illustrations and comics appear regularly in Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, and MAD, where he illustrates SPY vs. SPY.

Peter Kuper graduated from Cleveland Heights High in 1976. He attended Kent State University 1976-1977, then moved to New York and studied at Parsons School of Design and Pratt Institute in New York. In 1979 he co-founded (with Seth Tobocman) the political comix magazine World War 3 Illustrated. His most recent books are adaptations of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis, Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, and Sticks and Stones (a wordless graphic novel about the rise and fall of empires).

East Coast vs. West Coast vs. Midwest
January 6
7:30-Midnite
Old Parish Hall of Cleveland Public Theatre, 6203 Detroit Road, Cleveland
Admission $8.00, $15 per couple

Blue Lunch, in conjunction with Get Hep Swing, Radio King Productions, and Vine Court Productions, will be celebrating Blue Lunch's twentieth anniversary by hosting the First Annual Saxophone Shootout featuring three of the top blues and swing saxophone players from around the country.

The Old Parish Hall of Cleveland Public Theatre is a beautiful venue with a large dance floor and ample free parking. Swing Dance Lessons will be provided by Get Hep Swing at 7:30pm, with the show beginning at 8:00 pm. In between bands, tunes will be spun by Radio King Productions. Come out to see who will be the last sax player standing after this explosive shootout!

For more information click here or call 216-371-2877.

Myths of Free Trade by Sherrod Brown
January 11 at 7 pm
Unitarian Church, 2728 Lancashire Road, Cleveland Heights
Free and open to the public.

Sherrod Brown's Myths of Free Trade: Why America's Trade Policy Has Failed disputes the idea that free trade is inevitable or beneficial. He explores and deconstucts the myths put forth by the advocates of free trade. He writes about the power of influential lobbyists and argues that free trade is not inevitable and that it does not bring human rights and protections to the world's citizens.

Congressman Brown has served his Northern Ohio area district since 1992 and is the ranking Democrat on the House Commerce Committee. He has fought trade agreements that threaten American jobs, undermine environmental safeguards, and eliminate workplace safety protections. He is also a member of the U.S. House and Senate Great Lakes Task Force, and works to preserve the economic and environmental vitality of Lake Erie and all the Great Lakes.

Brown earned the "Friend of Children and Children's Hospitals" award from the National Association of Children's Hospitals. He has sponsored bus trips to Canada allowing consumers to get prescriptions drugs for up to 80% less than the price in the U.S. The American Public Health Association recognized Congressman Brown with its Distinguished Public Health Legislator of the Year Award for 2002.

Brown's first book, Congress from the Inside: Observations from the Majority and the Minority is in its third edition.

Suzanne DeGaetano
216-321-2665 suzanne@macsbacks.com

January 7 - February 13
The James Levin Theatre at Cleveland Public Theatre
6415 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m.
Sundays at 3:00 p.m.
All tickets are $10 Ticket purchases can be made by calling 216-631-2727

A six-week series, Big [BOX] focuses on the independent creative artist and the exciting things that can happen when one is given the space and time to create. Throughout January and February 2005, CPT turns The James Levin Theatre over to a different individual or set of artists each week. Writers, directors, actors, dancers, musicians, video artists and designers will dedicate themselves to creating new and original work, or stretching their artistic powers by working in new disciplines.

Playhouse Square Center
January 19-22

This booking conference will bring in arts presenters and exhibitors from all over the world. We will have 20 full length performances from companies from Italy, the Netherlands, Canada, the US, Denmark, Germany, Scotland, and England. Showcase 2005 will include 100 booths for exhibitors and agents and is traditionally attended by over 200 presenters from around North America. For this event we are all electronic, so please take a look at our website to learn the details of this exciting event.

Regina Piunno
Education Coordinator, Playhouse Square Center
1501 Euclid Avenue, Suite 200, Cleveland, OH 44115
(216) 771-4444 ext 3294

Arts in the Cathedral
Church of the Saviour
2537 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights
216-321-8880

Arts in the Cathedral in Cleveland Heights announces its first annual Young Artists Recital Competition. The purpose is to provide emerging artists with an opportunity to present a public recital in a large cathedral setting. The competition is open to any instrumentalist who is a senior in high school through age 22, whose home is located in Northern Ohio. This includes students who are currently attending school outside of this region.

Completed application packet must be POSTMARKED by January 14, 2005. For more details, please call 216-321-8880 or email higbee@chsaviour.org