Join us for the Cleveland chapter of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti Art School. Where drinking and drawing is the norm. We will host monthly life drawing classes with a twist. We'll get the best local entertainers to pose for us and we take up residence in a bar for an afternoon of getting our sketch on.

Dr. Sketchy’s was started by Molly Crabapple in New York City. Check out the originals at the Dr. Sketchy’s website.

Normally a session consists of one or two models, a DJ, your host and three rounds of poses. A warm up round of 1 and two minute poses, a break, some drinks, some 5 and 10 minute poses, a break, some more drinks, and then as many long poses (15-20 minute) as we can fit in. There are often acts and always prizes and contests.

We try to keep things fast and loose, but we do have a few rules.

* Dry mediums only, as in ink, markers, crayons, pencils, graphite, pastels, etc. If we can clean up with a broom it is good. If you make arrangements with us ahead of time, me may be able to accommodate a very limited number/types of other mediums.
* Be respectful. That means no pawing at the models and no asking them out. Hooting and hollering, however, is encouraged.
* No photography at the events. Our models are posing for life drawing. If you want to arrange for a photography session you should talk to them directly.
* 21 and up. This is a drinking event and held in a bar.
* Most of all, have fun.

Check out Chris Castle here.

Check out Colette Gschwind here.

 

Like many artists before him, Cory Chisel first connected with the power of song – and the spellbinding possibilities of live performance – through the music he heard in church. The gospel’s rich vernacular of loss and redemption also informed his innate poetic sense and lyrical range. “For most of my life,” he says, “my dad was a Baptist minister, so I learned a lot about being a showman, and I learned a lot about music. Many of the hymns from church still are the most beautiful songs I know.  I'm thankful for growing up where stories and the pursuit of happiness were on everybody's mind.  I think I’m still trying to achieve the same euphoria I felt at a very young age, when I would be completely taken over by these rhythms and these sounds and these stories.”
An equally potent influence on Chisel’s worldview and wellspring of musical storytelling is the American heartland from which he hails.  Based in Appleton, WI, where he’s lived for almost twenty years. His family’s roots, on both sides, reach about 500 miles north and west to Babbitt, Minnesota and neighboring Ely, beside the pristine Boundary Waters, the largest wilderness preserve east of the Rockies.  The vast, open spaces and clear, deep lakes of the wild north are ingrained in Chisel’s songs, which sound as if they come to him as naturally as breathing.
In an upbringing where he was largely sheltered from pop music, Chisel’s fluency with music comes in great measure from always having played it with his family, for as long as he can remember. One of his grandfathers had nine brothers and, he notes, “they’re all great guitar players, and half of them play harmonica too.” He also cites his Uncle Roger, a blues musician – whose epic record collection exposed him to Howlin’ Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Robert Johnson, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan and countless others – as a chief source of inspiration. “He was a musical force,” says Cory. “I always felt like I possessed something similar, that I understood the exorcism I saw him receiving through music.”

Check out Dawes here.

Check out Jason Boesel here.

Check out MicLordz & Sauce Funky here.

Check out Matthew Forcefed & The Jesus Freaks here.

Check out Post Vinyl here.

Check out Pete McDonald here.

Check out JP & The Chatfield Boys here.

Check out Hiram Rapids Stumblers here.

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Check out Misery Jackals here.

Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise was formed in 1994 when former members of the band Second Self met a blind street performer by the name of Robert Bradley. Michael and Andrew Nehra developed and produced the project, delicately crafting the Motown-influenced roots. The first two recordings preserve a time of magical unity that will resonate with effusive soul.

Recorded at White Room Studios in Detroit, an international music epicenter, the sessions were delicately captured with vintage analog recording equipment to complement performances that recreated a lost era. The Nehras' intention in collaborating with Robert Bradley was to interpret the work of the veteran musician who had been singing in Detroit's Eastern Market for a couple of decades. They hoped to put at the center the raw intensity and soulfulness of Robert's voice, which captivated them when they encountered him singing outside of the White Room. They met on a day when Robert had been kicked out of Eastern Market. In the studio a week or so later the Nehras realized within minutes of turning on their amps and testing the waters that the initial idea to develop Robert with a production deal and musicians to complement him was insignificant. A pure, honest, marriage of ecstasy and experience that no one expected was obvious. From that moment forward, the group wrote and performed live, instantly garnishing a buzz in the local Detroit music scene.

String arranger Paul Riser and other Motown veterans participated in the recording of the tracks. Paul arranged some of the most legendary tracks during the Motown years. The sound of the music was truly an amazing mix of influences that eventually formed RBBS. The crossroads of the Rolling Stones, Al Green, the Band, and Motown was a perfect cocktail led by the soulful, timeless voice of Robert.

Check out Fugitive Kind here.

Founded in 2003 by sixteen year old Jake Kouwe, THE CHARDON POLKA BAND continues the polka tradition in Northeast Ohio.   The Chardon Polka Band plays traditional polkas,   but sometimes morphs into punk-rock renditions of the same song.  In the small town of Chardon, Ohio, long haired Jake Kouwe and his oom-pah gang are nearly celebrities.  These delightfully eccentric guys are both friendly and outgoing and are among the area’s most recognizable performers at parks, festivals, parades,  and fund-raisers.  The polka band has a faithful fan base, ranging from senior citizens to small children, teens, and twenty-somethings.

Tickets are $12.00 person and include the live band, brunch and free polka lesson.  For tickets  please contact the Beachland at 216-383-1124 or www.beachlandballroom.com

This event will be hosted by:
Nick Prueher who's credits include The Colbert Report and Late Nite with David Letterman.
Joe Pickett contributer to The Onion.

The Found Footage Festival is a one-of-a-kind event showcasing videos found at garage sales and thrift stores and in warehouses and dumpsters throughout the country.  Curators Pickett and Prueher host each screening in-person and provide their unique observations and commentary on these found video obscurities. From the curiously-produced industrial training video to the forsaken home movie donated to Goodwill, the Found Footage Festival resurrects these forgotten treasures and serves them up in a lively celebration of all things found.

Plus visuals by Cleveland filmmaker Jon Mancinetti

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$9 ENTREES
Deep Fried Poached Eggs (v)
Creamed spinach, roasted peppers

Fried Scrambled Eggs (v)
Panko crusted, chipolte sauce

Beachland Hash (v)
Potatoes, onions, peppers & poached eggs

Fried Risotto Cake
With poached eggs

Eggs Roulade (v)
Asparagus, mushrooms, spinach, provolone

Eggs Beachland
Poached eggs, baguette, capicola, gouda sauce

Steak & Eggs
Marinaded in chile & lime, then char-grilled

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