Sunday, June 1, 2014 at 3pm Franz Schubert wrote one of his greatest masterpieces for an Arpeggione: a strange guitar-cello hybrid. Had he known how beautiful it would sound on a cello, he would surely have changed his mind. Johannes Brahms expressed…
Heights Arts is very proud of recently retired founding director Peggy Spaeth for being recognized as a recipient of a 2013 Cleveland Arts Prize – Martha Joseph Award. This award acknowledges exceptional commitment, vision and leadership that has made a significant contribution…
My thanks to the staff and students of LakeErieInk for tweeting me inspirations for the following poems on our June topic of Parks and Recreation. Kathleen Cumberland Pool The blue glass of the pool, lane lines wavering below; one deep breath– and…
Curated by University Hospitals curator Tom Huck, this special exhibition features artists whose works display contrasts in scale, clay bodies, firing ranges, glazing techniques, and execution. The exhibit will feature a representation of sculptural works, vessel inspired pieces, and functional works. Primarily…
Cleveland-area artists Linda Butler, Jennie Jones, and Judith McMillan have all been exploring the photographic medium for decades, with subjects ranging from intimate botanical studies to Cleveland architectural landmarks to China’s Yangtze River valley as it was flooded in an enormous hydroelectric…
Some of us get our best and most restorative exercise cycling or walking the beautiful streets of our city. Here’s a poem inspired by tweets from a current and a former Cleveland Heights resident and about what one can observe on…
First June Poetweet Post, thanks to an amazingly beautiful and more amazingly talented actress in our midst. June’s topic is Parks and Recreation. There are many kinds of recreation. For those of us who work all day, sometimes just a drink…
So this is likely the last Poetweet post for the May topic of Spring. Soon June begins the next topic for tweets – Parks and Recreation. Tweet me your thoughts, insights, experiences about how you re-create yourself out of doors…
Thanks for the tweet from Virginia Beach that inspired this haiku. Now, Heights-ers, I’m counting on you to keep me going!Tweet your impressions of Spring (through May 31) and recreation (all of June) to #htspoetweet.Here’s a haiku. The lush, ferned shore-line…
My thanks to a rare books librarian who tweeted me her thoughts on walking Lakeview Cemetery in the lush and verdant green of early May. Her tweets inspired this poem. Streaming Time A field of polished stones cushioned in spring…
