Heaven is a Place Where Nothing Ever Happens: Julie Langsam & Charlotte Becket
Curated by William Busta

HeightsArts Gallery
2173 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights
216.371.3344

Opening reception September 10, 6 to 9 pm
Through October 30

Gallery talk by Langsam Wednesday, September 28, 7 p.m.

These two artists look back on 20th-century modernism with 21st-century understanding. Langsam’s paintings set minimalist sculptures against modernism’s “other”, the romantic landscape. Becket’s work recycles the modernist credo of form- follows-function to give life to the detritus and frenetic energy that had long been swept under the modernist rug. Together, their works explode conventional interpretations of landscape and the machine age.

Langsam moved to Cleveland from NYC in 1996 to teach full-time at the Cleveland Institute of Art; Becket is a 2002 CIA graduate living and working in NYC.

Cleveland State University Gallery
2307 Chester Avenue (corner of east 23rd

Friday, September 9
Gallery talk 4:00 p.m.
Opening Reception 5-7 p.m.

Through October 15

Saturday, September 10
1-3:30 p.m.
Free
750 East 88th off MLK exit of I-90
216.664.3103

Featuring the Bobby Selvaggio Quartet

216-664-3103.

Saturday, September 10, 2005
2pm til around midnight
Free

Studio-A-Rama is WRUW’s (91.1 FM) way of helping to promote the local music scene, giving back to our listeners, and ending summer on a positive note! Features 8 local/regional bands, plus a national headliner.

As always, Studio-A-Rama will take place outside the WRUW studios in the Mather Memorial Courtyard, on the north side of the Case Western Reserve University campus, one block north of the Euclid/Mayfield intersection. The event will also be simulcast via the WRUW airwaves at 15,000 watts and online .

Bring a blanket. Bring the kids. Bring your cooler. Just don’t bring any glass bottles. We hope to see you on September 10! Schedule

Peter Pan Auditions Monday, September 19 & Tuesday, September 20 Call 216.556.0235 for information

Friday, September 23
7 p.m

Mac’s Backs
1820 Coventry, Cleveland Heights

Miriam Levin, author of Defining Women’s Scientific Enterprise
Rodney Hessinger, author of Seduced, Abandoned and Reborn and
Rhonda Williams (pictured), author of Politics of Public Housing
will discuss their books and talk about academic publishing
The books will be available and the event is free and open to the public.

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

Cleveland Orchestra

Cleveland Opera

Clevelan d Playhouse

Cleveland Public Theater

Dance Cleveland

Dobama Theatre

Ensemble Theater

Kalliope Stage

Playhouse Square

Dear Members and Colleagues,

I know you join with me in expressing grief and concern about the devastation from Hurricane Katrina that has affected our colleagues in the mid- south region. Americans for the Arts staff are working hard to connect with our members in the affected regions and to offer help in any way possible.

We can report that the damage Katrina inflicted on our members in Florida, when it was a much less powerful storm, was relatively minor. Our members there are moving forward with an assessment to determine the damage to other arts organizations in their region. Greater concern is for those in the gulf states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. We are attempting to reach our members there, and we will keep you updated on any information we receive from our state and local partners.

WHAT YOU CAN DO: Members we have talked to in the affected regions have expressed a desperate need for information. In response, Americans for the Arts has set up a bulletin board on our website to gather and disseminate information. If you have heard news about how arts organizations, cultural facilities, and artists are faring in the aftermath of the hurricane, please don't hesitate to submit it for inclusion on the bulletin board. If you know of any initiatives to assist the arts, please feel free to share them as well. Eventually, we hope also to share news and ideas about how arts agencies, organizations, and artists are themselves helping to ease the human suffering that has literally engulfed the region.

If you would like to make a contribution, our regional partner, The Southern Arts Federation, has established an Emergency Relief Fund to assist arts organizations and artists residing in those Gulf Coast communities most devastated by Hurricane Katrina. A donation form can be found on our website.

We also recommend that our members consider making a contribution to the Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF). CERF's Disaster Relief Fund, interest- free loan programs and staff, are prepared to respond to professional craft artists who have suffered significant losses. To make a contribution to CERF, please visit their website.

Lastly, we have been in touch with our colleagues at the National Endowment for the Arts and they are preparing a formal statement, which we will post on our website upon its release.

Americans for the Arts is committed to helping those affected by this devastating disaster. We will keep you informed about additional ways in which you can help. If you have any questions regarding our efforts, please contact Mara Walker, chief planning officer, at 202.371.2830 or mwalker@artsusa.org.

Sincerely,

Robert Lynch
President and CEO