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One of my very favorite creative minds and visionaries  in the CLE is Danielle DeBoe and she’s at it again with this year’s “Made in the 216″.

Danielle owns and operates a fabulous boutique in the Gordon Square Arts District called Room Service, and is constantly involved in and provoking forward-moving creative thinking in Cleveland.  She was also a speaker at Cleveland’s TEDXCLE event.

Personally, she’s inspired me to never give up on my dreams and passions and to pursue them courageously and diligently. That’s why I’m so proud to help get the word out about the upcoming “Made in the 216″ (not that she really needs it, haha).

Here’s the scoop:

Made in the 216 | Cleveland, Gordon Square | iCarabout

Made in the 216 | Cleveland, OH | iCarabout.com

How cute is the “love boat” flier?!

Now, I could regurgitate everything on these promotional fliers to you here, but I figure you probably would just look at them. But I also know the type is pretty small on here, so here’s some deets:

June 11: 4-10PM special MIDNIGHT showing of “Out of Place” at Capitol Theater (as seen at Cleveland International Film Festival)

June 12: 11-10PM with AFTER PARTY at the Happy Dog – it’s also Discover Gordon Square Arts District Day!

-60 CLE based designers

-Shopping including: apparel, furniture, jewelry, candles, kids, art, stationary, etc!

-DJ’s and bands all weekend (Over 7!!)

-Food from independent Cleveland caterers!

http://madeinthe216.com

Danielle has really out-done herself this year, which I think is going to be a trend for the years to come. For those of you who didn’t go last year,  GET THERE THIS YEAR! There’s going to be more EVERYTHING – music/shopping/art/films/food/beer all from the LAND!

I’d like to end this post on this inspirational line: “Made in the 216 was designed and created by Danielle DeBoe to prove the viability of Cleveland as a place in which to base your creative endeavor.” <–gives me goosebumps just reading it! GO CLE!

I know I’ve been blogging about the Weapons of Mass Creation Fest A LOT, but I love it — SO SHOOOSH YOUR MOUTH! Just kidding.

Anyways, there have been some changes since I last posted about WMC.  The festival was going to be held at the Go Media studio but, some fire and safety codes have made that impossible.  Although it’s a bummer, I’m sure everyone would rather be safe than sorry.  Plus, if you want to keep having this awesome event yearly, it’s better to stay on the city’s “good-side”.

After lots of searching and options, WMC Fest will be held at the Parish Hall and Church in the Gordon Square Arts District!

Parish Hall and Church

6205 Detroit Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44102

Jeff Finley, WMC Fest Founder, couldn’t have said it better:  ”It’s actually a much better area for the festival because there are many cool businesses, coffee shops and restaurants right there.”  Here’s a great little video explaining why they had to change the venue and why they’re even more excited now.

In other fun news, Weapons of Mass Creation have had a photo contest going for a while now with Positively Cleveland that ends this coming Tuesday (May 11th)! You have until then to enter a photo of yourself and friends with a creative sign that says, “See you at WMC”. The more creative, the better!

Here’s what you can win:

Grand Prize: THE ULTIMATE WMC CLEVELAND VIP EXPERIENCE

1. 6 VIP/Backstage Passes to WMC Fest, so you and your friends can enjoy the ultimate VIP experience.
2. 6 WMC Gift Bags with shirt, poster, buttons, and other goodies donated by our talented WMC Guests.
3. 2 tickets to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
4. 4 tickets to Cleveland Indians game on 5/19 or 6/8 (great seats behind home plate!)
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   Not only do you get to see every band, film, artist, and speaker at Weapons of Mass Creation Fest, you’ll also be granted access to the 3rd floor VIP level where all the bands, artists, and filmmakers hang out. Pretty sweet deal for you and 5 friends!

And to make the deal even sweeter, we teamed up with Positively Cleveland to give you Tribe and Rock Hall tickets!

Second Place: The WMC Cleveland Experience

1. 4 Weekend Passes to WMC Fest
2. 4 WMC Gift Bags with shirt, poster, buttons, and other goodies donated by our talented WMC Guests.
3. 2 tickets to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
4. 2 tickets to Cleveland Indians game on 5/19 or 6/8 (great seats behind home plate!)
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   You and 3 friends get to see every band, film, artist, and speaker at Weapons of Mass Creation Fest. And to make the deal even sweeter, we teamed up with Positively Cleveland to give you Tribe and Rock Hall tickets!

Third Place: WMC Cle Fun Pack

1. 2 Weekend Passes to WMC Fest
2. 2 WMC Gift Bags with shirt, poster, buttons, and other goodies donated by our talented WMC Guests.
3. 2 tickets to Cleveland Indians game on 5/19 or 6/8 (great seats behind home plate!)
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   You and a friend get to see every band, film, artist, and speaker at Weapons of Mass Creation Fest. And to make the deal even sweeter, we teamed up with Positively Cleveland to give you Tribe tickets!

For more information on the WMC Fest and to see the 2o10 Art/Design/Music/Film line-up, go to http://www.wmcfest.com/#

I know that a lot of you have already heard rumors about this Cleveland-version-of-SXSW-sorta-thing going on, but did you know that our help is needed?

This project called “Weapons of Mass Creation” is like a DIY version of the SXSW (South by Southwest) event that went down in Austin, TX last month. (If you were on twitter, you probably saw the numerous #SXSW’s all over the place) It’s a bunch of interactive, film and music festivals around the downtown Austin area, in case you didn’t know.

WMC Fest | Cleveland, OH | iCarabout.com

Anyways, WMC Fest (Weapon’s of Mass Creation) is the brain-child of Jeff Finley, a local Cleveland artist, designer and part owner of Go Media. Thanks to Jeff’s initiative, he turned the question: “Why couldn’t we do something like this in Cleveland?” into an amazing ALMOST reality.

Why do I say almost? Well, there are only 7 days left to donate money to raise $2,500 so that WMC Fest can actually happen. This money will go to performer expenses, like travel, etc.  Let’s just be real here – if you want cool performers, artists, entertainment, etc., it’s going to cost just a little bit of money.  The good news is that Jeff only needs like $500 more dollars to reach the $2,500 mark! BUT, if he doesn’t make it, the money will go back. That would be a major bummer, especially since it’s only $500 more to go!

Here’s a link to the project page to donate today.  Remember, there’s only 7 days left! What’s also cool is that you get rewards for certain levels of donation.  You can also donate $1, which is also great. Every dollar counts!

By the way, there is a TON more information about what WMC Fest is all about, what they’re using the money for and Jeff Finley’s story on the project page. Trust me, I really just wanted to share the facts but I encourage you to read up on it.  IF we raise the money in time and get this amazing festival, it will be a phenomenal experience and opportunity for us to share Cleveland’s tremendous creative talent.

Let’s make Weapons of Mass Creation happen!

Donate: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jefffinley/weapons-of-mass-creation-fest

Oh, hey! Remember me? Well, I’m back with a vengeance PEOPLE! I have some great blogs coming soon so don’t fret!

I just wanted to let you know real quick that it’s that time of year again. What do I mean? It’s “Best of Metromix Cleveland” TIME!! If you love Cleveland as much as I do, then set aside some time this week and vote for your favorite places in “The Land”.  I can’t remember what the categories were last year, but it seems like they have a lot of new, interesting ones this year.  I know I had a lot of fun voting…and not just because it took up an hour of my time at work .

Anyways, get on Metromix Cleveland and cast your votes! Also, I know there were lots of places I LOVE that were not nominated this year.  Feel free to leave comments (positive or negative) and let me know which ones you didn’t  see!  Oh, and please vote Map Room for best pizza! (Hehe, only if you really want to)

Thanks to my beautiful friend, Allison Sulzmann, all the way out in Phoenix, AZ for sending me this great article!  The New York Times travel section really dove into the little niches of Cleveland and shared some fantastic spots for visitors to scope out!  But, it’s also nice to hear about some places that I’ve yet to discover! They took 36 hours and broke it down into different activities, places to visit, stores to check out and restaurants to try in all the little neighborhoods of Cleveland.

I was so excited to read this piece, because it’s exactly the kind of thing I’ve been talking about since I started this blog.  Cleveland is FULL of different cultural vibes, hang outs, boutiques and restaurants that span far beyond the Warehouse District and clubs on W6th. Although that’s fun too, why not try expanding your horizons and trying one of the many cool places around this fascinating city?

Be sure to check out this article and read about how awesome our hometown sounds . 

Click here for the article!

It would also be awesome if we could all add little replies about places we know around the city. POST POST POST!  Thanks again to Allison for this fabulous find, and author Brett Sokol for portraying our AMAZING city in such a beautiful and interesting light.