SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH
November 20, 2014
 
Shaker Arts Council presents the HARD HAT BOUTIQUE for holiday shopping
 
Amid the orange barrels at the Van Aken District Construction Zone, Shaker Arts Council will present an opportunity to support local artists. If you are looking for a last minute gift or a one-of-a-kind present, visit the Hard Hat Boutique at 20301 Van Aken Boulevard at Van Aken Center in Shaker Heights. Artists and artisans will sell their original creations on Tuesday, December 16 from 1-7 pm, Friday, December 19 from 1-7 pm, and Saturday, December 20 from 12-6 pm. Selections will include fiber art, jewelry, ceramics, photography and hand-painted glass.
 
More than a dozen artists include: ceramists Ruth Anne Goldberg, Linna Lippke and Cheryl Weinstein; jewelers Marise Designs, Celeste Martin, Mimi Testen and Dash Dot Dash Studio; and photographer and former Shaker Heights Mayor Judy Rawson, whose work was recently shown at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens.
 
Special thanks to presenting sponsor RMS Investment Corporation and to The Fresh Market,  Jeff Posner, Esq., and Sally Levine, AIA.

Shaker Heights, OH
December 30, 2014
 
 On Friday, January 30, 2015, the Shaker Arts Council 2014-15 Aha! (At Home with the Arts)  series presents Verb Ballets in an evening of versatile works that push the envelope of classical dance. The concert will be at Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Rd., Shaker Heights, OH 44122. The evening begins at 7:00 pm with a brief wine reception followed by the performance at 7:45. $30 tickets are general admission only including light refreshments.  For ticket reservations and more information call 216-916-9360. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.shakerartscouncil.org or in person, subject to availability, the evening of the performance.
 
Under the direction of Dr. Margaret Carlson, Director, and Richard Dickinson, Associate Director, the program will feature Similar by Anthony Krutzkamp.  Formerly a principal dancer with the Cincinnati Ballet., Krutzkamp is now choreographer and  Co-Artistic Director for Kansas City Dance Festival. Verb Ballets revises this contemporary ballet described by The Plain Dealer as a work, “ in which highly refined steps and streamlined gestures based in classical ballet movements find a new application and great emotional depth.”
 
Returning to the stage is Dickinson’s ballet about loss and longing, Four Last Songs. This piece interprets the haunting melodies of Richard Strauss' last work and the writings of the poets, Hermann Hesse and Joseph von Eichendorff.  The program continues with Passing By choreographed by Antonio Brown, a dancer with Bill T. Jones
  Arnie Zane Dance Company.  This contemporary work intertwines patterns and bodies for a visually vivacious performance. The pulsating electronic music is entrancing as dancers dynamically move through puddles of light. The show will also feature two duets from Ohio Ballet founder, Heinz Poll. Each duet has been selected to highlight the dancers and showcase their technical abilities.

 Shaker Arts Council Aha! series is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture