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COUNTY CHIEF OF STAFF’S EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAM ENTAILED MONTHLY MEETINGS, TWO WEEK-LONG IMMERSION TRIPS COUNTY EXECUTIVE ARMOND Budish told departing chief of staff Sharon Sobol Jordan three years ago that he’d allow her time to get her MBA if she took the job. She did, and as Cleveland.com reported last week, Budish wrote a letter of recommendation in September 2016 supporting Jordan’s application for the executive MBA program at Ohio State’s Fisher School of Business. In the letter, Budish noted that the county would count her time spent on program activities as regular work for the county. In addition, he said they’d offer to reimburse her hotel stays and travel expenses. (A note: When Scene asked in March 2017 if the county had any special employment benefit arrangement or agreement with Jordan, a county spokesperson, after checking with HR, said it didn’t.) The generous arrangement is notable now for two reasons. A) It has attracted the attention of the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office corruption investigators, who served

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a subpoena seeking all details of her employment with the county on Feb. 9, the same day that Jordan announced she’d be leaving the position. B) Jordan’s arrangement would qualify as a perk Budish said he’d no longer be offering after requesting county council remove any special compensation perks from the new personnel handbook — after literally trying to sneak the perk language into it the day before, of course. So what does an executive MBA program entail? How much time was Jordan, whose salary eclipsed $170,000 a year, spending on that while technically being credited with working her job as chief of staff? Good question. Here’s what Ohio State said. The 16-month program, which begins in January each year, requires students to meet three days (typically a Thursday through Saturday) once a month, with an additional 15 to 20 hours of study each week. There are also two week-

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long “immersions,” one of which is abroad. Helluva deal, if you can get it. Should the county be supporting employees who seek advanced education? Sure. Should it selectively offer it to some and not others? Probably not. — VINCE GRZEGOREK

Cleveland Tenants Organization Funding Dries Up; Meanwhile, Region Searches Heavens for Ways to Improve Tenant Services Scene’s cover story this week discusses voucher discrimination in Cuyahoga County, recapping a local study which found that many landlords deny housing vouchers as a proxy for illegal race-based discrimination. Unmentioned in that story is the recent closure of the Cleveland Tenants Organization, a local nonprofit that has served predominantly low-income clients in the region for more than 40

years. CTO suspended its operations in early February due to a lack of funding. The shuttering of CTO has been mourned by many of the region’s fair housing advocates. It was mentioned more than once at last week’s City Club Friday Forum, which focused on housing inequality as part of a regional discussion surrounding Matthew Desmond’s book Evicted. That the county and the region’s grant-making institutions would let CTO flounder — at the very moment they’ve decided to come together to read an important book about housing inequality and roll up their sleeves to improve poor tenant services — is frankly stunning. At Friday’s panel, housing court judge Ron O’Leary said that “more robust tenant representation” was necessary in the region, in order to help guide low-income tenants through the eviction process, the housing voucher program and other issues. O’Leary also stressed that CTO had only “suspended its operations.”

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He said he and Cleveland city councilman Anthony Brancatelli had reached out to CTO’s leadership in the immediate aftermath of the closure announcement and believed that the organization was still searching for ways to provide its services. It was not officially dead, he said. He encouraged those gathered at the City Club Forum, and the institutions they represented, to “offer whatever support [they could]” to keep CTO open. South Euclid city councilman Marty Gelfand, during the forum’s Q&A portion, said that CTO was “the most powerful tool” in his toolbox when tenants called him with issues and concerns. (Cleveland Legal Aid has taken over management of CTO’s housing hotline.) Scene spoke for our cover feature with Michael Lepley, who conducted the aformentioned study for the Housing Center, a local fair housing nonprofit. He said that CTO’s closing “leaves an enormous, enormous gap.” By way of comparison, he said that CTO handled roughly 10 times the call volume as the Housing Center, with two fewer employees. He tried to explain the current, seemingly paradoxical situation: that a region purportedly seeking solutions to housing inequality

would permit the demise of one the organizations on that issue’s front lines. “To be somewhat critical of the funders,” Lepley said, “especially the private funders that organizations like CTO depend on: They love the new, sexy stuff. They love to create programs. They do not want to be in the business of maintaining programs. And so what happens is, we get all these brand-new nonprofits instead of a few highly functioning organizations.” — SAM ALLARD

NOACA, Hyperloop Firm Announce $1.2 Million for HighTech Transit Study Speaking of funding new sexy stuff at the expense of existing organizations, the Californiabased Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) and the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) announced Monday that they had raised $1.2 million, including $200,000 from the Cleveland Foundation, for a feasibility study to assess the possibility of building a Hyperloop train, theoretically connecting Cleveland to Chicago in less than 30 minutes via

Hyperloop design

underground vacuum-sealed tunnel. “Theoretical” both in the sense of logistics — Hyperloop is unproven and largely untested, at least at the speeds it promises to one day reach — and in economics, as Colorado estimated a Denver-area Hyperloop

would cost $25 billion to complete. That’s to say nothing of the land rights issues and regulatory hurdles the transportation of the future would need to clear. The study will take an estimated six to nine months to complete.

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Burning money apparently takes that long these days. “The Great Lakes [Chicago to Cleveland] Hyperloop is by far the largest movement of private and public organizations working with a Hyperloop company to develop a system in the United States,” said HTT CEO Dirk Ahlborn, in a press release. “We are inviting other cities and organizations throughout the region to join us in bringing the next mode of transportation to reality.” NOACA’s Grace Gallucci chimed in as well. “Technologies like the Hyperloop can take our overstressed infrastructure into the 21st century and beyond,” she said in the release. The University of Akron, the City of Akron, JobsOhio and a total of 18 public and private partners signed on to assist with the study. Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, congressman Tim Ryan, mayor Frank Jackson, and county executive Armond Budish were on hand to celebrate innovation and tech and herald the dawn of venture capitalism on the Great Lakes. That would all be fine, exciting even, if the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA), a totally non-speculative public transit system, weren’t in a death spiral. But it is, and it would be much more exciting to see public and private partners putting their heads together to find funding solutions for something other than — pardon the pun — a pipe dream. — ALLARD

East Cleveland 3 To Be Awarded $4.5 Million Settlement Eugene Johnson, Derrick Wheatt and Laurese Glover — the so-called East Cleveland 3 — will receive $4.5 million from Cuyahoga County in a major settlement. The county agreed to pay the three men who, for 20 years, were imprisoned for a murder they did not commit. The payment precludes the possibility of a much larger verdict if the case were to go to trial. In October 2016, Scene wrote about the East Cleveland 3 after they’d been released from prison. The story recounted the murder of 19-year-old Clifton Hudson in 1995 and the “tunnel vision” that characterized the investigation and prosecution of Johnson, Wheatt and Glover. Glover told Scene at the time, “If a dude would have come in with a gun and told them, ‘I did it,’ they probably

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would have been like, ‘Nah, we got three people.’” In 2015, the Ohio Innocence Project found that evidence had been suppressed at the original trial, evidence in conflict with the state’s theory of the case. The three men had maintained their innocence throughout their incarceration, and Common Pleas Judge Nancy Russo ordered a new trial. County council was scheduled to vote on the settlement Tuesday. If passed, each man will receive $1.5 million. — ALLARD

DIGIT WIDGET 1989 The last year the city of Cleveland hired a female firefighter.

138 Number of uniformed officers Cleveland is short by in its goal of 1,600 officers on the force. Many jobs have been open since 2017 without new hires, despite funds being available in the budget. With attrition and the length of cadet training, the city doesn’t expect to hit that goal until 2020.

13,000 Estimated number of Puerto Ricans expected to relocate to Northeast Ohio following devastation of Hurricane Maria. Through grants, bilingual Tri-C students are now interning at various agencies to help them navigate programs for housing, education and food.

344,000 Ohio families (about 8 percent of the state) that benefited from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program in 2017. The program would be completely cut in President Trump’s proposed budget.

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Cleveland Black Shield Has a New President Sgt. Vincent Montague is the new president of Black Shield, the African-American Cleveland police union, replacing Lynn Hampton. After a 58-58 split vote in December, Montague won a January tiebreaker by drawing the higher card from a deck. In 2013 Montague shot an unarmed man in the chest during a downtown incident, after the man attempted to turn down West Sixth Street when it was closed to through traffic. That shooting was covered in depth in a March 2014 Scene cover story. Gregory Love, the victim, survived and later reached a $500,000 settlement with the city of Cleveland after filing a lawsuit. The Black Shield was first formed in 1946 as a social club of sorts and is one of the oldest minority police unions in the country. What started as a place where minorities could go for camaraderie and support — whether it was about getting a fair shake in the hiring process or a promotion — took on serious cultural issues as civil rights battles exploded in the 1970s. Two landmark cases in Cleveland, in fact, started with the Black Shield, which sued the city in 1972 over fair minority hiring practices and again in 1975 to get more women on the job. Its size and relevance has ebbed and flowed since then, experiencing a downturn with poor leadership during the Mike White era. The Black Shield has most recently clashed with the Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association over the union’s endorsement of Donald Trump, among other heated issues with racial undertones. Outgoing Black Shield president Lynn Hampton contends ballots weren’t mailed out to all members and that those issues should have been remedied before proceeding with a tiebreaker. Regardless, he hopes Montague continues the sort of outreach — both to City Hall and the community — that Hampton says is at the heart of the Black Shield’s mission. “Some guys wanted a new start, a fresh start, and that’s his thing,” he says. — GRZEGOREK

GCC Organizer James Pearlstein Is Returning to Washington, D.C. The Greater Cleveland Congregations’ lead organizer, James Pearlstein, will be returning to Washington, D.C. this summer

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EPA Report: Black and Poor Neighborhoods More Likely to Have High Air Pollution Turns out scientists from the EPA’s National Center for Public Health back up what the environmental justice movement has been decrying for years: That “people who live, work, and play in America’s most polluted environments are commonly people of color and the poor.” Published Feb. 22 by the American Journal of Public Health, the study is titled “Disparities in Distribution of Particulate Matter Emission Sources by Race and Poverty Status.” Its findings include that “those in poverty had a 1.35 times higher burden than did the overall population, and people of color had 1.28 times higher burden. Black people, specifically, had 1.54 times higher burden than did the overall population.” In layperson’s terms, that means African Americans had a 54 percent higher chance of being exposed to

The poor and people of color live, work and play in the most polluted areas

particulate emissions, which can aggravate rates of asthma and heart disease, and can lead to lower life expectancies. As the Natural Resources Defense Council has pointed out, it’s no accident that poor people and minorities are disproportionately affected by pollution. “Communities of color, which are often poor, are routinely targeted to host facilities that have negative environmental impacts — say, a landfill, dirty

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live downwind from it. Of course, this study is being released just as the EPA is being essentially gutted by the Trump administration. President Trump placed Oklahoma’s Scott Pruitt in charge, a guy who described himself as a “leading advocate against the EPA’s activist agenda,” and who sued the agency at least 14 times. He recently said he believes the Bible teaches us to harvest coal, gas, and oil. Pruitt’s apparent disregard for environmental regulations has prompted the Union of Concerned Scientists to remind him that pollution kills people. Sadly, however apt those criticisms and warnings are about Pruitt, the agency already had a terrible record when it comes to ensuring environmental protection for poor communities of color. A report released in September 2016 by the United State Commission on Civil Rights said when it comes to protecting the victims of environmental injustice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is close to worthless. — MICHAEL JACKMAN

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FEATURE BLEAK HOUSE Cuyahoga County landlords routinely deny housingvoucher applicants as a proxy for racebased discrimination By Sam Allard THE NICEST PLACE THAT Davionna Cousin and her two children have ever called home is the two-bedroom apartment in Richmond Heights where they live now. Cousin says it’s big and spacious and a lot better, amenitywise, than the 15-odd places she checked out before settling there in December. Cousin had been homeless since 2011, when she was evicted from a Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) public housing unit on East 30th while working her way through a two-year degree at Cleveland State University. Since then, her housing situation has been piecemeal and often precarious. She stayed periodically with friends and family between stints at the shelter. For now, though, Cousin’s $730 monthly rent is covered in full by a housing voucher from the Emerald Development and Economic Network Inc. (EDEN), one of four entities in Cuyahoga County that administers housing vouchers. CMHA accounts for the vast majority (15,269 out of 16,011, or 95 percent) of them, but EDEN provides a small number, exclusively though agency referrals, as part of its Rapid Rehousing program. Cousin’s voucher is temporary, good for only four months. She is reminded by her EDEN case manager, who visits monthly, that come April she’ll be on her own. That’s a grim prospect for Cousin, who works part-time at a Dollar Tree and can’t seem to get more hours. She wants to work more, and is confident in her skills and credentials — she’s got that two-year degree, she says. But it’s not doing her much good. Cleveland State won’t release her transcript until she pays off nearly $10,000 in student loans. She speaks about the various perils of her financial situation

without the desperation one might expect. When she’s asked how on earth she can pay off her student debt, for example, she shrugs. “It’s not a lot. It could be more,” she says. “I mean, it’s a lot if you don’t have any money. But I’ve been paying them. As soon as I get some money, I just give it to [CSU]. That’s my No. 1 right there. That’s how important education is to me. That’s why I’m in this situation now, because I’m trying to finish what I started.” From 2009 to 2011, when Cousin was a full-time student living on East 30th, she sought and received cash assistance one month. CMHA, believing her financial situation to have changed, started charging her increased rent ($300 per month). That was more than Cousin could afford. She was evicted three months later and still owes the agency about $500. Because of that outstanding debt, she’s unable to obtain public housing. She’s also unable to get a CMHA voucher after her EDEN voucher expires. That is

to say, she won’t be able to apply for the lottery. Winners of the CMHA lottery don’t get housing vouchers. As in other communities, victory means being placed on a waiting list, where applicants can languish for several years. (Due to funding limitations, CMHA’s voucher waiting list is currently closed to new applicants. And in a 2016 study, about 75 percent of all public housing authority voucher waitlists across the country were found to be closed as well.) But for now, Cousin has a nice place. It was listed at $790 per month, but EDEN managed to negotiate the rent down to $730, Cousin says. Before landing in her current spot, she says she searched Craigslist and elsewhere, following up on landlords EDEN had provided and seeking out some on her own. “When I started, I just typed into Google ‘apartments for rent,’” she says. Her housing hunt was a

challenge. Many of the prospective landlords she contacted said they wouldn’t accept housing vouchers. At least one ruled Cousin out because, at the time, she wasn’t employed. Another, in South Euclid, said they didn’t accept “people like her” because of a negative past experience. A tenant had reportedly been “too loud.” With EDEN’s landlord referrals, Cousin says, there was a quality problem. “In 90 percent of [the available units],” Cousin says, “the walls were all messed up. They barely passed the [annual CMHA] inspection. I mean the windows opened, but other than that, they just were not good.” Cousin says she ran into similar obstacles all over the county. “This was not just in the area I’m familiar with,” Cousin says, referencing a handful of eastern suburbs. “This was from SOM Center Road to downtown to the west side: People don’t accept no vouchers.” | clevescene.com | February 28 - March 6, 2018

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FEATURE LIKE DAVIONNA COUSIN — LIKE everyone — participants in Cuyahoga County’s Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP), would prefer to live in high-opportunity neighborhoods: neighborhoods with low crime, good schools, accessible grocery stores and nearby public transit options. But the vast majority of them don’t. Voucher participants, 90 percent of whom are AfricanAmerican, tend to be clustered in areas where crime, poverty and environmental health hazards are highly concentrated. According to a 2017 study by Michael Lepley and Lenore Mangiarelli for the Housing Center, a local fair housing nonprofit, voucher participants are effectively excluded from much of Cuyahoga County. Participants like Davionna Cousin want to move to better, safer, “quieter” neighborhoods, but they can’t. And the biggest reason for their exclusion, in accordance with Cousin’s anecdotal evidence: Landlords who refuse to accept vouchers. Nearly 80 percent of voucher participants surveyed by Lepley and Mangiarelli reported that a landlord’s denial was a barrier to their relocation. This was the barrier cited most often, ahead of things like “price” and “security deposit,” the second- and third-most common barriers. Lepley and Mangiarelli concluded that landlord voucher refusals, which are legal in Cuyahoga County and are most pronounced in “high-opportunity neighborhoods,” maintain racial segregation in the region, a region that is already among the most segregated in the United States. (The Cleveland-Elyria Metropolitan Statistical Area is ranked fi fth in that ignoble category nationwide.) What’s more, the Housing Center study concluded that a key motivating factor for some landlords’ voucher refusal is race, and that refusing to accept vouchers was in many cases merely a proxy for race-based housing discrimination. “Because of these issues, the concentration in Cleveland is extreme,” Michael Lepley tells Scene in a conversation about the study. “We have census tracts with 100 percent one race — 100 percent black, 100 percent white.

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And it’s all structural.” To combat the problem, Lepley and Mangiarelli have recommended a county-wide fair housing law that would prohibit voucher discrimination by including “source of income” as a protected class, akin to race, gender or religion. Lepley says he feels that there may be movement on something like this in 2018. “The right people care about this,” he says. “The problem [racial segregation] is so massive, and this wouldn’t be the only solution, but it would be one effective tool, one step in the right direction.”

IN ORDER TO STUDY landlords, Lepley and Mangiarelli ventured to Craigslist, where roughly 75 percent of local renters turn when they’re looking for a new place. Lepley and Mangiarelli were seeking racist-coded language the way others might seek casual sex or gently used tires. They collected every Craigslist rental ad from a given week with the following terms: “section 8, section eight, sec 8, voucher, CMHA, EDEN, government.” Though the “Section 8 Existing Housing Certificate Program,” which originated in 1975, is now called the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, “Section 8” has become a racial slur, due to the overwhelming number of participants who are African-American. Lepley and Mangiarelli created free email accounts using unambiguously gendered, racially identifiable names — “something like Jake or Josh for a white male and DeShawn for an AfricanAmerican male” Lepley says, citing Freakonomics as the source of the names — and then sent email inquiries to landlords. Lepley says they always made

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the first inquiry from an account with an African-American name, attempting to set up a time to see an available unit. They then followed up with an inquiry from a white account within 24 hours. Lepley and Mangiarelli were testing for “unfavorable treatment,” which meant: • The landlord denied housing to one tester by not responding to one while responding to the other, or by offering housing to one tester but not the other. • The landlord responded to the white tester before the AfricanAmerican tester, despite the order of the emails. • The landlord offered one tester lower rent, or other financial incentives. • The landlord made a greater effort to promote the property to one tester or offered more information to one tester than the other. Lepley and Mangiarelli did this roughly 100 times with the group of landlords who said their units were unavailable to HCVP participants (the “experiment group”), and about 100 more times with a different group of landlords who had no stated preference in their rental ad. The group with no stated preference served as the “control” group, a term used in science and statistics to represent a baseline, a basis for comparison. The results demonstrated that some housing providers were indeed using voucher denials as a proxy for race-based discrimination. Among the experiment group (the group of landlords who’d used the specified words in their rental ads), 26 percent of the tests resulted in unfavorable treatment for AfricanAmericans. Only six percent resulted in unfavorable treatment for whites. Among landlords in

the control group, 21 percent of the tests resulted in unfavorable treatment for African-Americans; 16 percent resulted in unfavorable treatment for whites. The tests that resulted in unfavorable treatment for AfricanAmericans (in both the control group and the experiment group) were noticeably clustered in two areas in Cuyahoga County: the west side of Cleveland and Parma. In an additional test, Lepley and Mangiarelli found that AfricanAmerican voucher holders were effectively barred from highopportunity neighborhoods. When the email accounts attempted to set up viewings with landlords in these areas, they were denied or ignored 91.2 percent of the time.

NOT ALL LANDLORDS WHO are skeptical of accepting housing vouchers deny them on the basis of race. Indeed, the Housing Center report noted that some housing providers are concerned about potential late payments from the housing authority (almost always CMHA) or about annual inspections that are perceived to be burdensome. Scott Kroehle is a reform-minded landlord on Cleveland’s west side. He tells Scene that he has one tenant in the voucher program, but that he hasn’t had any problems in four years. “Before I had this tenant, my impression of the burden was much larger than the actual burden,” he says. Assuming you keep your properties in decent shape, he says, the inspections are straightforward, and “not a big deal.” Moreover, he says, there has never been an interruption in his payment. The portion of the rent covered by CMHA is delivered to him via direct deposit every month. “Some of my initial reluctance was that the onboarding process for properties not already in the program was pretty long,” he says. “It made it a little bit tricky if, on the one hand, I had a renter who was ready to sign a lease for the first of the month, versus a renter where the rent amount may or not be approved based on market standards.” Kroehle says, though, that any impatience with the initial process has been “more than mitigated” by the consistency of his voucher tenant. “This has been one of my longest tenants at this point,” he says. “Most lower-income tenants

are cost-burdened [paying more than 30 percent of their income for housing], and just by reducing that pressure [via vouchers], I’ve had very few late payments because the rent is right-sized.” Beyond that, Kroehle says, even for those landlords who may have negative preconceived notions about voucher tenants, the voucher program itself is a stabilizing influence. “Eviction has become a fact of life for so many low-income tenants,” he says. “And because there’s such a long waiting list with vouchers, the Section 8 tenants are highly incentivized to not be evicted. Someone who’s been through the eviction cycle might be more cavalier about the threat of another eviction, but the voucher recipient is likely to be more inclined to avoid eviction.”

ROSIE TIGHE IS AN ASSOCIATE professor of urban affairs at CSU. She has been researching housing issues, including source of income discrimination, for several years. When she speaks with Scene, she says she’s just finished a grant application to conduct a nationwide “scraping” of Craigslist rental ads, to determine the prevalence of the sort of racism that Lepley and Mangiarelli found locally. Tighe says that even though source of income legislation would be an important protection for low-income tenants in the region, one major challenge is that the law would be difficult to enforce. “As far as we know, there’s very little enforcement going on,” Tighe tells Scene, noting that four suburban municipalities currently have SOI protections in place. “This is largely victim-driven, so a prospective tenant would have to file a complaint and then go through a process, which is different in just about every municipality. We’re talking about very low-income households that are desperate for housing. They’re probably not going to take the time away from work and spend money on a lawyer to pursue a discrimination lawsuit.” This is one reason why a countywide law would be more effective, Tighe argued, than a piecemeal approach. (Lepley agreed.) It would standardize and streamline a complaint process, and it would make enforcement easier. “Counties just have much greater capacity,” Tighe says. “They can actually create mechanisms, institute some sort of punishment for people breaking the law. That way, you’re

not relying on small municipalities and their strapped resources.” Short of countywide legislation, Tighe says another major step Cuyahoga County could take to level the playing field would be to institute universal rental inspections. “Shouldn’t every unit be inspected for things like health code violations and building code violations?” Tighe asks. “That’s what the CMHA inspections are largely for, to ensure that voucher holders aren’t residing in very poor quality housing.” Tighe says that if there were universal inspections, landlords would be less likely to feel that accepting vouchers required going above and beyond. “Furthermore, it’s just common sense,” Tighe says. “Having these inspections would elevate the level of housing for everybody.” Despite potential steps forward, like codified source of income protection and universal rental inspections, one thing that the Lepley and Mangiarelli study demonstrated — and that Davionna Cousin’s experience corroborated — was the pervasiveness of racism among housing providers. “We’re all culpable,” says landlord Scott Kroehle. “The reason we live in the houses we live in is because of a history of racist housing policy facilitated and implemented by the federal government. We need to recognize that. This is an uphill battle, but I think the [Lepley and Mangiarelli] study should speak for itself.” Bearing that in mind, here is a frequency count of where African-American testers received unfavorable treatment from housing providers in Cuyahoga County, per the study: Parma, Brooklyn Centre, Lakewood, Cleveland Heights, Parma, Clark-Fulton, Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, UnionMiles, Jefferson, Edgewater, Detroit Shoreway, Parma, Bellaire-Puritas, Euclid, Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights, Detroit Shoreway, Cleveland Heights, Old Brooklyn, Cudell, South Euclid, Clark-Fulton, South Euclid, Shaker Heights, Brooklyn Centre, Cudell, Cleveland Heights, Parma, Parma, University Circle, GoodrichKirtland, Lakewood, Maple Heights, Cleveland Heights, Lakewood, Parma, Parma, Lakewood, Shaker Heights, Old Brooklyn, Detroit Shoreway, Cleveland Heights, Old Brooklyn, Old Brooklyn, Shaker Heights, Ohio City, Bay Village, Lakewood, North Olmsted …

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Steve Rannazzisi An American actor and comedian who got some good exposure through the FXX comedy hit The League, Steve Rannazzisi likes to draw from personal experience for his routines. In one bit, he talks about how his son took a massive dump on the living room floor to ward off a babysitter. He performs tonight at 8 at Hilarities, where he has shows scheduled through Saturday. Tickets are $23 to $28. (Niesel) 2035 East Fourth St., 216-241-7425, pickwickandfrolic.com.

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Cleveland Stories Dinner Parties Cleveland Stories Dinner Party is a weekly series that pairs fine food with storytelling. Through it, the folks at Music Box Supper Club hope to raise awareness of the mission of the Western Reserve Historical Society’s new Cleveland History Center. The goal of the Cleveland Stories Dinner Party is to “bring to life some of the fun, interesting stories about Cleveland’s past — from sports, to rock ’n’ roll, to Millionaires’ Row,” as it’s put in a press release. Admission is free, with no cover charge, although a prix fi xe dinner, designed to complement the night’s theme, is $20. Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner is served at 6, and the storytelling starts at 7. Tonight, Cleveland Arts Prize winner Kevin P. Keating will discuss how Cleveland inspires his books. The dinner menu includes American Splendor Meatloaf and Rockefeller Mousse. (Jeff Niesel) 1148 Main Ave., 216-242-1250, musicboxcle.com. MUSIC

CTRL|ALT|BEAT At 5:30 tonight, as part of Black History Month, the Rock Hall will present CTRL|ALT|BEAT, an “interactive, socially engaging experience” that will allow attendees to gain valuable information about diversity and inclusion in music technology, innovation, creativity, and business. The event is free with an RSVP. (Niesel) 1100 Rock and Roll Blvd., 216-515-8444, rockhall.com. DRINK

Hoppin’ Frog Hoppy Hour The Hoppin’ Frog tasting room in Akron is in a nondescript strip of storage facilities and warehouses. But step inside and you’ll fi nd a cozy space with a huge array of the brewery’s wonderful libations. The place features “hoppy hour” every weekday from 3 to 7 p.m. While they don’t fill growlers, you can drink bottles on site or take ’em to go. The place also offers a “Hoppin’ Frog Rare & Vintage” list as well as a guest bottle list. And you can order from a limited food menu too. (Niesel) 1680-F Waterloo Rd., Akron, 234-525-3764, hoppinfrog.com/tasting-room.

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The Winter Warmer beer tasting returns to the Power House. See: Saturday. MUSIC

The Musical Box For almost 20 years now, Montreal’s Musical Box has recreated Genesis concerts from the early ’70s, paying attention to every last detail in the process. For the current tour, the band will play Selling England by the Pound, the 1973 album that made Genesis and Peter Gabriel into rock ’n’ roll superstars. The set includes a 23-minute-long rendition of “Supper’s Ready.” Tonight’s performance is officially licensed by Peter Gabriel and Genesis, and takes place at 8 at the State Theatre. Tickets are $10 to $39.75. (Niesel) 1519 Euclid Ave., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org. COMEDY

Mike Stanley In a bit about getting out of jury duty, comedian Mike Stanley mocks a friend who aims to shirk his duty by claiming to be racist. “Good luck making that proclamation in front of a crowd of jurors,” the loud-mouthed comic from Detroit jokes. Not to be confused with local rocker Michael Stanley, comedian Stanley performs tonight at 8 at Hilarities. Tickets are $13 to $18. (Niesel) 2035 East Fourth St., 216-241-7425, pickwickandfrolic.com.

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Bronfman Plays Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ A longtime Cleveland favorite, pianist Yefim Bronfman returns to

Severance Hall tonight to perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”) and Elgar’s Symphony No. 2 with the Cleveland Orchestra. The concert takes place at 7:30; additional performances continue through Sunday. Consult the website for more details. (Niesel) 11001 Euclid Ave., 216-231-1111, clevelandorchestra.com. SPORTS

Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers With its roster of young players, the Philadelphia 76ers have slowly started to compete in the Eastern Conference. The team is fighting for one of the last playoff spots and hovered around the .500 mark for most of the season. The 76ers take on the Cavs tonight at 8 at the Q. Tickets start at $32. (Niesel) 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, theqarena.com. COMEDY

Alycia Cooper Standup comic Alycia Cooper likes to talk frankly about both current events and her personal life. If you’re a fan of blunt delivery and unadulterated wit, you’ll like Cooper, who likes to laugh about how broke she is. (“I texted my cousin a picture of a gift,” she jokes in one routine.) She performs tonight at 7:30 at the Improv, where she has additional shows scheduled through Sunday. Ticket prices range from $17 to $20. (Niesel) 1148 Main Ave., 216-696-IMPROV, clevelandimprov.com.

Thelma Norway’s official Academy Awards entry for this year’s Best Foreign Language Film, Thelma centers on a female college freshman who grew up in a fundamentalist religious family. She begins to experience seizures after she develops feelings for another female student; one critic suggests the film provides a critique of “an oppressive religious environment.” The movie makes its Cleveland debut tonight at 6:45 at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque, where it screens again at 8:50 on Saturday night. Tickets are $10, or $7 for students and Cinematheque members. (Niesel) 11610 Euclid Ave., 216-421-7450, cia.edu.

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‘Behind the Camera’ Fundraiser Northeast Ohio natives Jamie Babbit and David Wain will be on hand tonight for the Greater Cleveland Film Commission’s “Behind the Camera” fundraiser. Film Commission president Ivan Schwarz will lead the discussion as Babbit and Wain talk about their careers. Babbit has directed several features and produced and directed multiple award-winning television shows; her credits include Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Silicon Valley and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Wain’s resume includes dozens of writing, directing and acting credits including Wet Hot American Summer and Adult Swim’s Childrens Hospital. His sixth feature film as a director, A Futile and Stupid Gesture, recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and is currently available on Netflix. | clevescene.com | February 28 - March 6, 2018

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GET OUT The program begins at 5:15 p.m. at Pickwick and Frolic. Afterward, there will be a VIP reception that includes hors d’oeuvres and an open bar. Tickets start at $75 for general admission. (Niesel) 2035 East Fourth St., 216-241-7425, pickwickandfrolic.com.

was featured on TV chef Andrew Zimmern’s Delicious Destinations. To drink, this year’s featured beer will be POC, now brewed by Double Wing Brewing Company, which recently resurrected the storied brand and recreated its clean, crisp Europeanstyle pils that should pair well with the fish. (Niesel) 1109 Starkweather Ave., 216-937-1938, prosperitysocialclub.com.

Expressionist exhibit. Tickets are $10 in advance, or $15 at the door. CMA members get in for free. The event runs from 6 to 10 p.m. (Niesel) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org.

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Monsters vs. Tucson Roadrunners Tonight at 7 at the Q, the Monsters go up against the aptly named

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Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins: A Centennial Celebration Tonight at 8 at Severance Hall, the Cleveland Pops Orchestra pays tribute to director/choreographer Jerome Robbins and composer Leonard Bernstein. Famous for musicals such as West Side Story, On the Town, The King and I, Peter Pan and Gypsy! , the two delivered some of Broadway’s biggest hits. Carl Topilow conducts the orchestra. Consult the website for ticket prices. (Niesel) 11001 Euclid Ave., 216-231-1111, clevelandorchestra.com.

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Flanagan’s Wake No one knows grief and mourning like a Catholic, let alone an Irish Catholic. Now in its eighth year in Cleveland, Flanagan’s Wake transports the audience to an Irish wake where villagers tell tales and sing songs for their dearly departed Flanagan. Finding the humor in life and death, the wake acts as a dark backdrop to an otherwise hilarious show in which alcohol fuels the humorous reminiscing. Sort of like a grim Tony ’n’ Tina’s Wedding, the interactive and improvised show engages the entire audience as the guests are treated as the friends and family of the deceased. Tonight’s show starts at 8 and repeats tomorrow night at 8 at Kennedy’s Theatre. Performances continue weekends through April 28. Tickets are $26. (Patrick Stoops) 1501 Euclid Ave., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org. FOOD

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Lenten Fish Fry From now until the end of March, Prosperity Social Club hosts its Lenten Fish Fry every Friday from 11 a.m. to midnight. The special Lenten menu includes the Big Fish Fry, featuring a generous portion of haddock in a fluffy beer batter blanket, complemented by homemade coleslaw, tartar sauce and old-schoolstyle mac and cheese. Prosperity received national attention when the home-cooked Big Fish Fry

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Mix at CMA The first Friday of each month, the Cleveland Museum of Art hosts its popular Mix at CMA event. The museum stays open later than normal for the occasion. Tonight’s theme is Expression, and the event will feature a night of dancing and cocktails in the tradition of Expressionist Berlin. It’s intended to celebrate the museum’s new German

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receive a zamboni bank and a kids’ day pass to Castaway Bay. Tickets to each game start at $10. (Niesel) 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, theqarena.com.

Tucson Roadrunners, a team with a much better record than the Monsters. The game begins at 7 p.m. and the Monsters will host a food drive, giving donated canned goods and other non-perishable foods to local food banks. In addition to the food drive, there will be a postgame skate and concession specials for kids. The two teams play again at 3 p.m. on Sunday when it’s Kids Day; the first 2,500 kids 14 and younger

Wizard World Get your costumes ready. Cleveland’s own Wizard World Comic Con is back at the Huntington Convention Center, today through Sunday. The traveling event returns to the ’Land for the fourth time to celebrate all things comic book, along with fantasy and science fiction culture. This year, the celebrities on hand to help in the festivities should highly excite fans. The big names include Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones, Aquaman), Joe Flanigan ( Stargate: Atlantis), John Barrowman (Arrow, Doctor Who), Matt Ryan ( Constantine, Assassin’s Creed: Blag Flag) and Michael Rosenbaum ( Smallville). Of course, comic book authors and editors like Batman’s James O’Barr and Aquaman’s Martin Egeland will also be on hand to meet and greet fans; it is a comic convention, after all. Free panel discussions run throughout the weekend and, as always, fans are highly encouraged to dress up as their favorite characters — for better or worse. Consult the website for ticket prices and a complete schedule. (Laura Morrison) 500 Lakeside Ave., 216-928-1600, wizardworld.com.

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Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story Austrian-born Hedy Lamarr — the multi-talented Hollywood bombshell who also invented a war-time radio technology that’s now used in cellphones, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth — is the subject of director Alexandra Dean’s new documentary film, Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story. The movie makes use of archival footage and original interviews to tell Lamarr’s eye-opening story. It makes its Cleveland debut tonight at 7 at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque, where it screens again at 1 p.m. tomorrow. Tickets are $10, or $7 for Cinematheque members and students. (Niesel) 11610 Euclid Ave., 216-421-7450, cia.edu. SPORTS

Cavaliers vs. Denver Nuggets For a team without any real superstars, the Denver Nuggets have played remarkably well this season. The team has stayed in the playoff race in a tough Western Conference

dominated by the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors. They face the Cavs tonight at 7:30 at the Q. Tickets start at $32. (Niesel) 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, theqarena.com. CHOCOLATE

Chocolate Fest The local events company Taste CLE has organized today’s Chocolate Fest, which comes around today from 4 to 7 p.m. at Lago. The $40 ticket includes chocolate samples from both family-owned businesses and bigger chocolate companies. A $70 ticket includes pours of port and dessert wines. It’s a family friendly event; kids under the age of 6 get in for free. Details and tickets are on the website. (Niesel) 1091 West 10th St., 216-862-8065, tinyurl.com/choctix. FILM

Rocky Horror Picture Show It’s the first Saturday of the month again, so tonight the Cedar Lee Theatre hosts a midnight screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the 1975 cult classic that still draws an exuberant, costumed crowd that likes to throw rice and dry toast and sing along to the songs in the movie. Tickets are $9.50. (Niesel) 2163 Lee Rd., Cleveland Heights, 440-528-0355, clevelandcinemas.com. DRINK

Winter Warmer Fest More than 50 breweries will be on hand for today’s Winter Warmer Fest, an annual event that serves as a fundraiser for the Ohio Craft Brewers Association. Expect a huge selection of winter seasonal beers, rare releases and other special concoctions from some of the state’s top breweries. Tickets are $45 in advance. Each ticket includes a souvenir glass and 40 tickets for 2-ounce samples. VIP tickets are $55, and they include early admission. The fest runs from 2 to 6 p.m. at Windows on the River; the early admission ticket allows entry at 1 p.m. (Niesel) 2000 Sycamore St., 216-696-4884, beerfesttickets.com/ winterwarmerfest2018.

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Cleveland Improv Jam The Angry Ladies of Improv has hosted the Cleveland Improv Jam for almost seven years now. A few years back, Scene described the show as “fierce, formidable and very funny.” The women have some

serious experience too. Katie WhiteSonby is an actress who’s performed at Clague Playhouse, Karamu and Kennedy’s Cabaret. Marjorie Preston is an alumna of Something Dada and Rockwell 9 improvisational comedy troupes. The event begins with a short-form set of improv games, followed by a long-form improv set. It begins at 5 p.m. at Coffee Phix. Arrive early if you want to sign up and perform. Admission is free. (Niesel) 4485 Mayfield Rd., South Euclid, 216-381-5706, coffeephixcafe.com. FILM

Wait for Your Laugh Today at 4:40 p.m., the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque hosts a special screening of Wait For Your Laugh, a 2017 documentary film about the nine-decade career of singer-comedian Rose Marie. Marie, who passed away last year, worked on Broadway and in Vegas during the course of a career that began when she was only 4. Tickets are $11, or $8 for Cinematheque members and students. (Niesel) 11610 Euclid Ave., 216-421-7450, cia.edu.

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Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons made one of the season’s biggest trades earlier this year when the team acquired power forward Blake Griffin from the Los Angeles Clippers. When healthy, Griffin is a force to be reckoned with and should help the Pistons as they push toward the playoffs. Tonight’s game against the Cavs begins at 7 at the Q. Tickets are $23. (Niesel) 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, theqarena.com. NIGHTLIFE

Monday Night Trivia Do you have tons of obscure music knowledge? Are you a student of fast food menus and their nuanced histories? Tonight’s your chance to wow your friends, make yourself instantly more desirable to someone you’re newly dating, and hang with Cleveland’s headiest hipsters and hot dog lovers. It’s Happy Dog Monday Night Trivia. Starting at 8 p.m., expect themed rounds and general knowledge questions that seem considerably trickier than some of the other live trivia locales in town. Obviously, have a hot dog and a craft brew while you’re at it. And arrive early: Tables fill up fast. (Sam Allard) 5801 Detroit Ave., 216-651-9474, happydogcleveland.com.

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Movie Mondays Every Monday, Cleveland Cinemas hosts $5 Movie Mondays, where film fans can catch up on the latest Hollywood flicks for significantly reduced prices. Bring your friends and family and make Movie Mondays a weekly tradition — many theaters even offer discounted concession stand items. Participating theaters include Apollo Theatre, Capitol Theatre, Cedar Lee Theatre, Chagrin Cinemas, Shaker Square Cinemas and Tower City Cinemas. Unfortunately, additional charges apply for 3-D movies. (Alaina Nutile) clevelandcinemas.com. NIGHTLIFE

Shit Show Karaoke Local rapper/promoter Dirty Jones and Scene’s own Manny Wallace host Shit Show Karaoke, a weekly event at the B Side Liquor Lounge that allows patrons to choose from “an unlimited selection of jams from hip-hop to hard rock.” Participants are encouraged to “be as bad as you want.” Fueled by drink and shot specials, it all goes down tonight at 9 p.m. (Niesel) 2785 Euclid Hts. Blvd., Cleveland Heights, 216-932-1966, bsideliquorlounge.com. FOOD

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Wing Ding Doodle Blues icon Howlin’ Wolf famously covered “Wang Dang Doodle,” the old blues tune penned by Willie Dixon. Prosperity Social Club in Tremont has adopted that slogan, calling its wing night Wing Ding Doodle. The weekly event features specials on Buffalo wings and cold brews. Prosperity will not only serve up substantial, $1 whole wings, but it’ll also offering meatless Monday “wing” baskets for vegans. Discounted drafts and a playlist of vintage-electric blues and soulful R&B curated by local musician Clint Holley will be on tap as well. Wing Ding Doodle takes place every Monday from 6 p.m. to midnight. (Niesel) 1109 Starkweather Ave., 216-937-1938, prosperitysocialclub.com.

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Performers like the Trepanning Trio, Anime Duo, students of Cleveland Institute of Music and even Cleveland Orchestra members grace the stage in these exciting concerts. Tonight’s free, all-ages performance starts at 8. (Stoops) 11625 Euclid Ave., 216-231-5400, happydogcleveland.com. MUSIC

Open Turntable Tuesday Tonight from 6 to 9, the Winchester hosts its weekly Open Turntable Tuesday. DJ Kris Koch offers 20-minute slots to people who want to bring their own vinyl and spin their favorite songs or deep tracks. Turntables are provided; you can play three to five songs during your time slot; and a mic is available to talk about the selections. (Niesel) 12112 Madison Ave., Lakewood, 216-600-5338, facebook.com/ thewinchestermusictavern.com THEATER

Rent Some 20 years ago, Rent, an original rock musical by a little-known composer, opened on Broadway and became a smash hit. Now, Jonathan Larson’s musical returns to the stage, in a 20th anniversary touring production, for a three-week run at Connor Palace. Tonight’s performance takes place at 7:30. Tickets start at $29. (Niesel) 1615 Euclid Ave., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org. SHOPPING

Tuesday Shoesday The folks at the Greater Cleveland Aquarium have designed tonight’s Tuesday Shoesday event with women in mind. The guest who shows up sporting the “most fab footgear” wins a gift basket to take home. The evening will include music from the Titus Golden Band, boutique shopping, and an assortment of appetizers and desserts. Attendees also receive one general admission ticket to the Greater Cleveland Aquarium good for a return visit through May 31. Admission is $35 per person and includes aquarium access, two glasses of wine, hors d’oeuvres, live music and plenty of shopping for jewelry, clothes and shoes. It’s all happening from 6 to 9 p.m. (Niesel) 2000 Sycamore Street, 216-862-8803, greaterclevelandaquarium.com.

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STAGE GREED IS GOOD, IN ANY LANGUAGE A hostage in Pakistan works the wheels of Wall Street for revolutionaries in a gripping The Invisible Hand Bu Christine Howey Photo by Roger Mastroianni

THERE’S MORE THAN A CASUAL connection between the guns and bombs of Islamic revolutionaries and the puts and calls of American investment bankers. As history has taught us, each group is capable of wreaking havoc on a country, and even civilization itself. That is why The Invisible Hand by Ayad Akhtar, now at the Cleveland Play House, registers with such force and immediacy. Akhtar, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2013 for his play Disgraced, assembles a play with the precise attention to detail of a master craftsman, and the result is an experience that is sometimes terrifying, sometimes amusing, but always riveting. Presented on a tidy runway stage designed by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams, which divides the audience in half, the play itself may separate observers in a similar manner. On one hand, it is easy to empathize with Nick Bright, a banker assigned to duty in Pakistan who has been kidnapped by revolutionary forces under the command of Imam Saleem. Their goal is to use Nick’s Wall Street smarts to collect huge wads of cash for their community. In particular, they want Nick to come up with $10 million in a year. And if he does, they promise his freedom. Nick has been separated from his family in the States and he decides to go along, especially since the sinister guy in immediate charge of him, Bashir, is a whip smart Pakistani who was born in Britain and who clearly has a mean streak. The only ray of sunshine at the start of Nick’s captivity is provided by Dar, a young soldier under Bashir who seems ready to converse with Nick and cut him some slack. Even though most will side with Nick, it’s clear that Bashir and the Imam have a point when the Imam tells Nick, “It’s your job to rape and plunder our nation.” And one doesn’t have to look far to see the truth of that statement, from the initial intent by George W. Bush and Dick Cheney to claim Mideast oil for the U.S. to the current boasts of similar thefts by our current White House resident.

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That argument and many others are drawn in clever ways by the playwright as he deftly ratchets up the tension over the two acts. The structure of the play, short scenes which all occur in Nick’s cell, is augmented by lighting and sound designs (Michael Boll and Daniel Perelstein, respectively) that begin and end each scene with a slam cut technique that makes your pulse quicken involuntarily. But perhaps the most compelling element of this play is the way the

surprising reversal of fortunes in the second act that is almost too clever by half. But by that time, this production has won you over and you decide to roll with it. In the central role of Nick, Max Woertendyke embodies all the desperation and fear that would be present in anyone put under this kind of stress. Responding with understandable trepidation at the slightest feints from Bashir or the Imam, Woertendyke makes the audience feel every ounce of terror.

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character arcs have been fashioned. Even though the people are trapped with each other in a small space, their characters have room to expand, react and change. Director Pirronne Yousefzadeh keeps the pacing as tight as a balled-up fist, and shows how the power dynamics keep shifting as Nick teaches Bashir the ins and outs of investing techniques such as selling short. This information leads to a

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The smooth and highly educated Imam, as played by J. Paul Nicholas, lands a number of cogent debating points as he interacts with Nick, while exerting control over the more impulsive instincts of his right-hand man Bashir. But one of the biggest changes happens to Bashir himself, as he learns from Nick how currency is really the key to power, as their assets grow and money laundering becomes a necessity. As Bashir,

Louis Sallan is a ticking time bomb, but there is more subtlety in his methods and motives than are at first evident. Perhaps one of the most striking character arcs, although virtually silent, is how Dar morphs over time (the play encompasses many months) from a playful pal to a silent and obedient soldier. It is a tribute to the playwright that he never feels the need to put a finer point on this — how apparently good men can be changed, quickly and conclusively, by their surroundings. As these four characters see their fates diverge in unexpected ways, one gets the sense of how unpredictable the U.S. armed ventures in foreign lands are. And how we are all threatened by governmental systems that are more responsive to the monetary demands of the “invisible hand” of economics than the needs of living, breathing people. Can money set you free? Sure, maybe for a while. But as we all know, the check eventually comes due.

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MOVIES RUSSIAGATE Jennifer Lawrence strips down for pulpy spy flick Red Sparrow By Sam Allard RED SPARROW IS A HARD-Rrated Russian spy thriller starring Jennifer Lawrence as a ballerina conscripted into the Soviet secret service. Directed by Francis Lawrence — no relation — who also directed J.Law in the fi nal three Hunger Games fi lms, the latter two of which — Mockingjay Pts 1 and 2 — were detritus of a rare and putrid blend, Red Sparrow strains to present its steely protagonist in as many states of undress as possible. The whole pulpy plot, it turns out, is more than just a pretext to get J.Law in the nude, but that’s not at all clear at fi rst. The twists and turns of international espionage, coupled with the fi lm’s stark tone and Eastern European backdrops, do make for an ultimately satisfying experience, but viewers may feel a little pervy in the early going, especially because the fi lm takes itself so seriously. It opens Friday in wide release.

After unwittingly playing part in an assassination plot — care to guess if rape was involved? —it’s off to a remote state school for Dominika (Lawrence), who is shipped off in lieu of execution by an uncle high up in Russian intelligence (Matthias Schoenaerts). There, she undergoes the highly unorthodox special training of the “Sparrows,” a corps of Russian seductressspies famous for erogenous contact. The severe school marm, “Matron,” (Charlotte Rampling, nominated for best actress in 2015 for her turn in 45 Years, alongside Lawrence, who was nominated for Joy that year), instructs her coeds in the art of stroking inner thighs and whispering into ears and such. She commands her students to dispense with all notions of modesty before ordering them to disrobe and perform oral sex upon assigned lab partners. In

one outrageous scene, Dominika must basically submit to rape to determine what “drives” her assailant — in front of the whole class. Go fi gure. Dominika has a knack for this sort of intelligence work, and is tasked — before she’s ready, if Matron has her say — to seduce a C.I.A agent (Joel Edgerton) who has lately resurfaced in Prague, presumably to make contact with a Russian mole. Dominika’s task: have sex with the agent and learn the identity of the mole. Given that 45 minutes elapse before the fi lm arrives at this

central plot, it’s no wonder that the total run time is nearly twoand-a-half hours. But the script’s scaffolding incrementally reveals itself to be more secure than expected. Be on the lookout for a brutal torture scene and a grappling knife fi ght more savage than anything since Eastern Promises. Otherwise, be content with this fi rst-quarter surprise: a non-franchise spy fl ick that delivers as a moody and wellplotted thriller.

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SPOTLIGHT: SHORT.SWEET.FILM FEST IN 2012, LOCAL FILM aficionado Michael Suglio successfully launched his Short. Sweet.Film Fest at Ohio City’s Market Garden Brewery. Over the years, the festival grew bigger and bigger, so Suglio has moved it to the Alex Theater at the Metropolitan at the 9, where it’s set to return this weekend. From Friday through Sunday, the seventh annual festival will feature 110 films. In addition, musical acts will perform after the films on Friday and Saturday nights, and several music videos will screen as well. This year, Suglio received a record 445 submissions from about 10 countries. “It was a lot,” says Suglio when asked about the number of entries, adding that he watched each and every movie. “For the first time ever, I had a full selection committee that helped. When you have that many submissions, it is so easy for things

to fall through the cracks.” Friday night will be devoted to local filmmakers. The doors open at 6, and films screen from 7 to 10 p.m. One highlight be will be a screening of Nick Cavalier’s documentary about the locally based vinyl pressing plant, Gotta Groove. “Most of us don’t know how records are made, so it’s great to see his film about the process,” says Suglio. The night will also feature award winners from the 48-hour Cleveland Film Project, and the evening closes with Cleveland native Erin Brown Thomas’ comedy Rekindled. “It’s hilarious,” Suglio says when asked about the movie. “The main protagonist is on a quest to find love. She feels like her new boyfriends can’t love her as much as her high school boyfriend, with whom she wants to rekindle a relationship.” Local singer-songwriter Nate Jones will perform at the night’s end. Doors open at 11 a.m. on

Saturday for a Local Filmmakers’ Matinee, which will include a 90-minute block of Cleveland State films. Maria Alvarez, a Northeast Ohio native who’s now a student at USC, will screen her latest short film, Backpedals. Climax, a movie by Chloe Gebacz, a native Clevelander living in L.A., will show as well. It centers on a woman who struggles to reach orgasm even though she relentlessly masturbates. The evening’s program will feature “excellent films from the United States covering genres of drama, comedy, documentary, animation, horror, sci-fi, LGBTQ, and experimental.” The night closes with the local debut of John Mancinetti’s Loss and Found, a film about a man who loses both his girlfriend and his dog in one fell swoop. Jones will again perform after the last film screens. He’ll share the stage with fellow singer-songwriter Jessica Shetler.

The festival concludes on Sunday with a program of international films that screen from noon to 9:30 p.m. “I try to make Sunday into a day where you can see some world cinema,” says Suglio. All patrons can come and go throughout the festival as long as they keep their wristbands on. Food and drinks will be available to purchase at the concession stand outside the entrance to the Alex Theater. A full bar and restaurant will also serve patrons, and festival-goers can bring any food and beverage from the bar and restaurant inside the theater. The local brewery Hansa will also be on hand to serve a special beer brewed with cherries that it has concocted just for the film festival. — JEFF NIESEL

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composition of texture, combining plush, corny pancakes, savory shredded beef and crisp wheels of raw onion. Rather than get slapped together in a hasty, haphazard fashion, these tidy parcels are assembled with care, right down to the dollop of salsa and dusting of salty cheese. The garnachas are just one item from a joyous section of antojitos, or street food style snacks. Taquitos Guatemaltecos ($7) are crisp cigarshaped tubes filled with chopped chicken and garnished with crunchy shredded cabbage, mild salsa and

crispy yucca fries, golden and gooey plantain, two dobladitas and one chuchito. In the center of the plate is a mound of escabeche, snappy pickled vegetables and hot peppers. In addition to the snacks department, the menu ticks off “small plates” like pupusas, tacos, burritos, and chile rellenos. Order any of the meat tacos ($2) and you’ll receive a pair of warm corn tortillas topped with a nice portion of flavorful meat, diced onion and fresh cilantro. Same goes for the fish or shrimp tacos ($3), except the zippy green salsa that accompanies the meat is replaced

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a shower of grated queso fresco. Dobladitas ($6) are savory little turnovers similar to empanadas, but made with a plusher corn dough. And chuchitos ($1.50) are chubby Guatemalan-style tamales that are filled with chicken, steamed in corn husks till firm, and glazed with tomato sauce. Fans of all of the above, plus starchy fried yucca and ripe plantain, should consider ordering the Chapin sampler ($13). This colorful arrangement of food, presented on a modern white platter, contains a pair of mini bean and cheese pupusas,

with a spicy aioli, which pairs great with the fish. Chile rellenos ($10.50) tend to be packed with cheese, but the more sophisticated version prepared here employs a filling of minced meat, veggies and cheese. The spicy poblano peppers are stuffed, battered and fried as usual and served with rice and beans. I typically avoid grilled meat dishes at places like this because I’m usually disappointed by the leathery, overcooked food that arrives. Not so here, at least in the case of the churrasco ($14), a house specialty. A hefty portion of grilled

skirt steak was well marinated, expertly charred and cooked not a hair past medium rare as requested. “Garnishing” the twin steaks was a split, griddled chorizo sausage that was juicy, snappy and aggressively seasoned. The meats were buried beneath a tangle of tender sauteed onions and sided by rice, beans and an unusual but tasty version of potato salad. The best part of the dish might be the fiery housemade salsa that arrives with it. Another hearty main dish, the jocon ($11), consists of a pair of thin chicken breasts that are sauteed until golden brown and then simmered in a tart, nutty tomatillo sauce. Most meat dishes include a basket of plush corn tortillas. For dessert there’s dulce de leche and silky homemade flan ($2.50) with a smoky, burnt-sugar cap. On weekends, diners will find breakfast items, specials like sopa de res, and limited-edition tamales that are snatched up well before noon. Not only is the setting a major upgrade — bigger, brighter and laying claim to a parking lot — but the food seems to have improved as well. It’s as though Godinez and his team are fully cognizant of the larger stage and broader audience and intend to make the most of it.

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Maggie Downey Joins City Girl Donuts as Pastry Chef, Erica Coffee Departs for Pastry Chef Gig at Sol Erica Coffee has departed City Girl Donuts, the Rocky River shop she helped set up with Barb Fazio as chef-partner, for a gig as the house pastry chef at Sol in Willoughby, where she was already working part time. “We will be doing some really fun and cool things,” she says. “I’m really excited to put together a pastry program for them.” She’ll be doing fresh breads, pastries, and desserts as well as working to expand Sol’s catering and event department with custom cakes and pastry. Replacing her at City Girl will be Maggie Downey, who brings experience from stints with Coquette Patisserie, BonBon Pastry & Cafe, and Save Room Bakery. Downey also brings a focus on gluten-free bakery, so look for the donut shop to expand its roster in that regard. City Girl also welcomes pastry chef Katy Downey, whose confectionary resume includes stops at Moxie, Red the Steakhouse, Flying Fig and Coquette.

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Aurelia, an American-Style Bistro, to Open This Summer in Chagrin Falls After spending time in the kitchens of Park Tavern and The Blackbird in Asheville, North Carolina, Northeast Ohio native and chef James Balchak has moved back home for a new venture: Aurelia, an American-style bistro slated to open this summer in Chagrin Falls in the spot most recently occupied by the now-shuttered North Main Diner (16 North Main St.). The focus will be “food sourced from local farms, fisheries and suppliers” and a menu that follows the new restaurant’s tagline of “honest food and drink.” More details to come as opening day nears. It’s the first restaurant for the newly created JB Restaurant Group.

Revamped Sausalito on Ninth Now Open in New Home After three decades at the Galleria at Erieview, Cafe Sausalito pulled up stakes, relocated and rebranded. The new restaurant, Sausalito on Ninth, reopened with a new concept this past Monday in a street-level spot in the IMG building at the corner of East 9th and St. Clair. “We’re ready to go and start this next, exciting phase,’’ said Sausalito owner Saravanan “Babu” Chandrababu. “It’s going to be a great spot for business lunches, happy hours, and after-work dinners.” Chandrababu will also be opening a new private dining/event venue on the building’s 15th floor. The “Penthouse on Ninth” will be able to accommodate up to 100 guests in a space with views of Lake Erie.

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A huge hit, the album sold over one million copies and produced four Top 40 singles on the Billboard country charts. Tours with superstars such as Keith Urban, George Strait, Dierks Bentley and Toby Keith followed. “You know, I just kept my head down and haven’t stopped [doing

country singer Blake Shelton. The two would eventually marry, but they’d drift apart, and the tabloids began to chronicle their eventual breakup. In the wake of their divorce, Lambert would wind up with alt-country singer Anderson East, and Shelton would date pop singer Gwen Stefani.

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that] since,” Lambert says when asked about how she dealt with the sudden success. “That was 13 years ago. I’ve now made several records and started a band [the Pistol Annies] and made two records with them. I keep evolving, and I don’t want to get too wrapped up in one project. I want to keep growing and learning.” In 2006, she started dating

As Lambert started to write the songs that would become 2016’s The Weight of These Wings, she says she didn’t have a plan for the album even though she knew the split with Shelton would inform at least some of the songs. “I just wanted to tell a story,” she says. “I was kind of wrapped up in a tabloid frenzy, and that’s completely the opposite of who I

am. I’m a pretty private person. I wanted to tell my side of the story and use the emotions of going through something hard in your life. I think I achieved that.” She decided to record at the Casino, a place she describes as “a little garage studio” in East Nashville. She had met producer Eric Masse, who runs the place, through producer Frank Liddell. The two share production credits on the album. “We holed up in this place, and nobody knew where we were,” says Lambert. “We just worked on the album together. I like that. I like to break things up and not record at the same place twice. It’s interesting to me to get a new vibe.” As she began to write and record the disc, she found the songs falling into one of two categories. As a result, The Weight of These Wings became a double album, and Lambert called one disc “The Nerve” and the other “The | clevescene.com | February 28 - March 6, 2018

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Heart.” “I started to not be able to weed through the songs, and I was attached to more than just one record-full,” she says. Initially, she says she wrote about 80 songs for the album. She had no intention of using any outside songwriters until her friends Natalie Hemby and Shane McAnally sent her the twangy tune “Highway Vagabond.” “They told me they really wanted me to hear it and that they wrote it for me,” she says when asked about the track. “I loved it so much. I love the sentiment of describing the road life in a glamorous way.” She also teamed up with her current boyfriend, Anderson East, to pen the somber ballad “Getaway Driver.” “It was great,” she says of working with East. “I think it’s one of the first songs we ever wrote together. We wrote it with Natalie [Hemby]. He had that title. We don’t do a lot of work together, but it was a cool song to write together. I’m really proud of it.” With its soulful vocals and catchy refrain, Lambert’s cover of the free-wheeling “Covered Wagon” has a Sheryl Crow feel to it. She says that’s not intentional, but she considers it an appropriate comparison. “That was an old song I just loved,” Lambert says. “When we’re on tour, we have an Airstream, and we sit around and listen to music. My steel player always pulls out these random, amazing songs. He pulled that one out, and I fell in love with it. We travel for a living, and we travel when we’re not working. It’s part of our blood, and I love the sentiment of the song.” The feisty “Six Degrees of Separation,” a song that features a thick bass riff and snotty vocals, has such an edge to it, you’d think punk rocker Joan Jett wrote the tune. “I wrote that one with Natalie [Hemby] and Nicolle [Galyon],” Lambert says of the track. “I just thought it’s an interesting take on not escaping an ex, you know. It was fun to write. I haven’t done it live yet, but I would like to.” The album centerpiece, the poppy “Keeper of the Flame,” recounts the way other female musicians have helped pave the way for Lambert. “I’m the keeper of the flame/the teller of the story,” Lambert croons.

“Well, that song is special to me,” she says of the track. “It’s really about how I am thankful to have the torch and how all these amazing women have blazed the trail for me. I want to keep that going and kick the door open for other women.” Reviewers have called The Weight of These Wings a “divorce album.” Lambert says that’s a mischaracterization. “I don’t think that’s accurate at all,” she says. “I didn’t make a divorce record. It’s not a divorce album. Divorce isn’t a big enough deal to deserve an entire record. It’s part of the story, but I found happiness and playfulness on this record. It’s a little dramatic to call it a divorce album.” In addition, she says she’s recovering just fine from whatever trauma she experienced as a result of the breakup. “Right now, I’m just living life,” she says. “I have to live to find inspiration. Art imitates life and vice versa. I want to exist and have fun. I want to manage my way through every day and gather inspiration.” The Livin’ Like Hippies Tour started earlier this year, and Lambert says she’s really enjoyed the jaunt so far. “This has been one of the greatest tours we’ve ever done,” she says. “I’ve been touring since I was 17, but I feel 2018 has a spark for us. This one feels special. The crowds have been amazing. We just played Sacramento, and it was one of those shows where the hairs on your arm stand up. It was electric. I go through my entire catalog and play a song from every album. It’s been interesting and fun. The opening act is different every weekend. I love that because it’s people who I’m friends with and huge fans of. I get to work with incredible artists and I get inspired to go out on stage.” At a time when things are so divisive, music feels particularly unifying. Does Lambert think that’s part of what had made her tour feel so inspiring? “Absolutely,” she says. “Country music especially has always been a family, and I think we have that vibe more than ever now.”

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she says. “If anything, it’s made me a giant kid now. I’ve always had a lot of responsibilities. Adults would treat me as an adult. I saw things that kids aren’t subjected to. I didn’t go to school. People would come to me when I was 8 or 9 for advice. My parents and parents’ friends would come to me. I would say things like, ‘Here’s the deal. This is where you’re screwing up. You’re spending too much money. That person is not nice to you.’ As I got older, I realized I need to put the energy into my own life. People would come to me and take and take and take, and I would just give and give and give. Now, I’m reserving more for me.” Her family’s band played bluegrass music, and that influence continues to seep into Mayfield’s material. But she says she didn’t truly value the experience until later. “What I listened to and played were two different things,” she says. “I was playing bluegrass in my family’s band, and I was listening to Soundgarden and Queens of the Stone Age. I was rebelling against

After a really long brunch, she invited him to Electric Lady, and they hung out there. “It was one of those things where we just really hit it off, and I wanted to work with him more,” says Mayfield. “Sometimes, you work with someone, and they don’t get your vibe, and you’re fighting to get your personality in there. It wasn’t like that with him. He complemented my ideas.” She wound up recording the album at Electric Lady and at Water Music in New Jersey. “I love [Water Music],” she says. “I had a living space there. They have apartment areas where you can stay. It was important for me

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my parents, but as I got older, I gained more of an appreciation for it.” A producer/artist blind date helped her make the decision to work with John Agnello (Kurt Vile, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Phosphorescent). He helped assemble the band that plays on the disc. The group includes Seth Avett on backing vocals and keys, drummer Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth, Sun Kil Moon), bassist Emil Amos (Grails, Holy Sons) and guitarist Cameron Deyell (Sia, Streets of Laredo.) “We had brunch, and we spent the whole time talking about guitar pedals,” she says of that “date” with Agnello. “I was in New York. I had the chance to use the B Room at Electric Lady to write some songs. I knew he understood my vibe. I didn’t have to explain myself to him.”

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not to go home. I would wake up in the morning and shower and eat breakfast and walk 15 feet over to the control room and start working on the album.” Mayfield recorded one other track, “Offa My Hands,” in Nashville with friend Patrick Damphier. “He wrote that song for me, and I wanted to put it on the album,” she says. “We decided it would be a good idea to record it. I think it’s very complimentary. It meant a lot for me. When I was writing the songs for the album, I thought I was writing two different albums for an album. I thought it’d be an acoustic and an electric album, but the songs are brothers and sisters. They definitely work together.” A song that sounds like it could be on a PJ Harvey album from the ’90s, the disc’s opener, “Wish You Could

See Me Now,” features distorted guitars and hoarse vocals. Another highlight, the ballad “Soaked Through,” possesses a Mazzy Star vibe with its ethereal vocals and ominous sounding drums. “He shook me and he cried and he said, ‘Please stay,’” Mayfield sings, clearly referencing a personal experience. “It took me a while to be able to sing it,” she says of “Soaked Through.” “The ones that are the hardest ones for me to sing and come to terms with are the ones that I need to sing. It means I need to talk about it, and it will be worth it. When people hear that one or talk about, it’s fine. I’m now immune to singing it. There were times when I would try to sing it and cry, but that also helps me confront it. You sing something so many times, you become immune to it and it doesn’t own you. I own the situation now, and I can talk about it. I’m in control.” With these songs out of her system, Mayfield says she’s not sure where the next album will take her. But with her broken marriage behind her, she says she’s not going to dwell on the past. In fact, she wants to embrace a new perspective on life and songwriting. “I’m still writing and doing all sorts of projects,” she says. “I think if anything, I want to continue to be open and honest. I just want to be someone that other people can connect to. I always want to be real and have this level of relatable emotions. If one thing is consistent, it’s that with each year that I get older, I will continue to be open about what I think. The older I get, the more I don’t give a fuck.”

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10 X 3 Singer Songwriter Showcase hosted by Brent Kirby: 8 p.m. Brothers Lounge. Bluewater Kings Band: 8 p.m., free. Brothers Lounge. The Guests/Street Gurgler/Truman Freeman: 9 p.m., $5. Now That’s Class. Havok/Wraith Icon/Eyes of Humanity: 6 p.m., $15-$20. Odeon. Kreator: 8 p.m., $25 ADV, $30 DOS. House of Blues. Ladysmith Black Mambaza: 7:30 p.m., $35 ADV, $40 DOS. Music Box Supper Club. Shelby Lynne: 8 p.m., $20-$40. The Kent Stage. Declan McKenna/Chappell Roan: 8 p.m., $15. Musica. Sheducation With NeoStoneXperience: 8 p.m., $5. Bop Stop. Songwriter in the Round 5 with Joshua Jesty/Emily Keener/ Jenna Fournier: 8 p.m., $5. Beachland Tavern.

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Alexis Antes & Luca Mundaca: 8 p.m., $5. CODA. Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams: 8 p.m., $20-$25. The Winchester. Jordan Davis/Jillian Jacqueline: 8 p.m., $20 ADV, $25 DOS. House of Blues Cambridge Room. Chris Hatton’s Musical Circus (in the Wine Bar): 8 p.m. Brothers Lounge. Jam Night with the Bad Boys of Blues: 9 p.m., free. Brothers Lounge. Scythian/Crawley & Hopper: 7:30 p.m., $18 ADV, $22 DOS. Music Box Supper Club. Uriah Heep: 8 p.m., $40-$60. The Kent Stage. Y&T: 6 p.m., $15 ADV, $20 DOS. Agora Ballroom. Zeshan B: 8 p.m., $12 ADV, $15 DOS. Beachland Tavern.

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Room): 7 p.m., $10. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. White Buffalo Woman/Teddy Boys/ Hamilton Handshake/Daniel Rylander: 8 p.m., $8. Musica.

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Exotic Fruit Club/Ron Ghoulman Collective/Fuego/GxLD Militia: 9 p.m., $5-$7. The Winchester. Fleetwood Mac Tribute by TUSK: 8 p.m., $28 ADV, $32 DOS. Music Box Supper Club.

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Indie rockers the Oh Hellos come to the Beachland Ballroom. See: Friday.

The Fleshtones/The Rumbling Spires: Formed in New York at the end of the ’70s, the Fleshtones took their inspiration from bands such as the Seeds and Standells rather than CBGB contemporaries such as Television, Talking Heads and the Ramones. The veteran group’s most recent album, 2016’s The Band Drinks for Free, commences with the swaggering organ-driven “Love Like a Man” and keeps the energy level high with rave-ups such as “Love My Lover” and the rowdy, Blasters-like “Suburban Roulette.” (Jeff Niesel) 8:30 p.m., $15 ADV, $17 DOS. Beachland Tavern. Carlos Jones & The P.L.U.S. Band/ Mo’Mojo: 9 p.m., $12 ADV, $15 DOS. Grog Shop. The King Fish: 9:30 p.m., $5. Brothers Lounge. Madison Crawl (in the Wine Bar): 9 p.m. Brothers Lounge. Jessica Lea Mayfield: 8 p.m., $15. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. The Oh Hellos/Lowland Hum: Fans familiar with the Oh Hellos’ eclectic folk-rock style won’t be disappointed with their latest EPs that are ripe with the familiar picking and riff styles — from Tyler and Maggie Heath’s vocals that sit atop the familiar, everbuilding crescendo of instruments to the sing-along jamboree vibe from their bandmates. It all serves as the underpinning of the lyrical questions they pose to themselves and their listeners. (Lauren DaleyMaurer) 8 p.m., $18 ADV, $20 DOS. Beachland Ballroom.

Puddle Of Mudd/The Battle: 6 p.m., $20-$25. Odeon. SayWeCanFly/BRY: 7 p.m., $15-$70. Musica. SonReal: 8 p.m., $15 ADV, $18 DOS. House of Blues Cambridge Room. Moss Stanley: 10:30 p.m., free. Nighttown.

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Anne E. DeChant CD Release (in the Supper Club): 8 p.m., $15 ADV, $18 DOS. Music Box Supper Club. Dirkschneider/Elm Street: 7 p.m., $25 ADV, $30 DOS. Agora Ballroom. Futura: 9 p.m., $5. Now That’s Class. Green Jelly/The Tufted Puffins: 9 p.m., $10-$15. The Winchester. Honey Kills / 23 Strings / Britton Roberts: 9 p.m., $4 ADV, $7 DOS. CODA. Miranda Lambert/Jon Pardi/The Steel Woods: 7 p.m., $39.75$59.75. Wolstein Center. Rolling Stones Tribute by Satisfaction: 8 p.m., $18 ADV, $22 DOS. Music Box Supper Club. Sparrowmilk Vinyl Release Party/ Public Squares: 9 p.m., $5. Beachland Tavern. That ’80s Band: 9:30 p.m., $5. Brothers Lounge. Jeff Varga (in the Wine Bar): 9 p.m. Brothers Lounge. Jackie Warren: 10:30 p.m., free. Nighttown. The Weekend Classic/The Happy Alright/XXI Hours/Long Shot/ Model Rockets (in the Locker

03/04

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THE NAME GAME Local klezmer band rechristens itself Funk a Deli By Jeff Niesel YIDDISHE CUP, A CLEVELAND Heights-based klezmer band that’s been around for as long as we can remember, has changed its name to Funk a Deli and will broaden its musical palate. “I decided to change the band’s name because, after 30 years, I got a little tired of playing the same tunes,” says band leader Bert Stratton in an email announcing the change. “[Playing the traditional Jewish folk song] ‘Hava Nagila’ every weekend will kill you!” The newly christened group, which plans to mix klezmer and Motown, will play its first westside gig in 23 years when it performs at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Bop Stop.

An ‘Endearing Evening of Music’ Local singer-songwriter Diana Chittester released her first EP in 2008 and followed that with 2012’s In This Skin, an album which features local Cleveland blues musicians. She regularly performs around town, and she’ll kick off her Ohio Performing Arts Center tour this week with Canadian singersongwriter Royal Wood. “This is the first time since our spring tour that Royal and I will be joining forces to bring you a very intimate and endearing evening of music,” she says in a press release. Her new album is due out May 11. “I’ll be performing a lot of the new music and sharing the stories behind the new songs. All that attend the upcoming shows will be the first to have access to the new album pre-sale.” The tour includes stops at the Sandusky Theatre on Thursday, Midland Theatre in Newark on Friday, the Kent State Performing Arts Center in New Philadelphia on Saturday and at the Stocker Arts Center in Elyria on Friday, March 9, and Saturday, March 10. “I can’t stress the beauty encased in each of these venues,” Chittester says. “From the history of the architecture to the passionate people that have renovated and reinvented the spaces, these performing arts centers are designed to have a show experience that cannot be matched anywhere else.”

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I’m a first-time dog owner. I LOVE my dog, but here’s the thing: He sleeps in my bed with me, and would probably whine and bark at this point and wake up my roommates if I kicked him out of the room. Is it wrong to masturbate when my dog is on my bed? He’s not always sleeping. Could this damage my pup in some way? — Conundrums Are Tacky Dogs have been watching humans fuck for 30,000 years. So long as your pup is a passive observer and not (ick) an active participant, he’ll be fine and you won’t go to jail.

About three years ago my wife declared an end to sex. (We are in our late 60s.) However, she insists on “taking one for the team” once a month. She makes it clear she derives no enjoyment from sex, but I cannot refuse to participate without a huge fight. I find that I have developed a sexual attraction to other men my age. Every man I encounter in gay bathhouses considers oral sex safe, and no one wants to use a condom. Most of these guys seem very experienced and

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