Join Mariann Janosko '63 and her husband Jerry Onken at the Lake Erie Creamery as we tour their creamery and taste their wonderful cheeses, along with some local produce and bread. Mariann will also speak about the path that lead her from an English major to cheese making, and perhaps on her recent trip to Italy to learn how to make Italian cheeses. We will have an opportunity to also purchase the cheeses we taste. A wonderful event for Oberlin friends and family!
Lake Erie Creamery is a small urban creamery in the city of Cleveland, specializing in making artisan goat's milk cheese. Begun in 2006, the creamery occupies a corner of a redeveloped, multi-use building.
DATE:
Sunday, October 10th
TIME:
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
LOCATION:
Lake Erie Creamery
3167 Fulton Road, Suite 109
Cleveland, Ohio 44109
216-961-9222
www.lakeeriecreamery.com/
Please bring your own glass & beverage to pair with the cheese - it can be anything from a local wine to a microbrew to a particularly tasty non-alcoholic drink!
COST:
The conversation and tour are free, but you’re responsible for your own drinks.
RSVP by contacting the Oberlin Alumni Office at 440-775-8692.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Faculty Author Lynn Powell
Lynn Powell, a visiting professor for the Creative Writing Program, is launching her new book, Framing Innocence, at a variety of events. It is out now in stores - a few weeks early! Many of you may well remember the events that Lynn writes about, as they happened between 1999-2000, right here in Oberlin
The book launch will be Monday, September 13, at 7:30, in the First Church Fellowship Hall in Oberlin. Lynn will read an excerpt from the book, Cynthia Stewart will speak briefly about the book, and Nora, the child at the center of the case, will speak for the first time about her family's experience. (Nora is now a rising sophomore at Yale.) Books will be available for purchase and signing. Afterwards, there will be a reception/celebration at Black River Cafe, open to all.
There are also two Cleveland bookstore readings/signings soon afterward:
Thursday, September 16, 7 p.m. at Mac's Backs, 1820 Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights
http://www.booksite.com/texis/scripts/community/eventcal.html?sid=5817
Thursday, September 23, 7 p.m. at Joseph-Beth Booksellers at Legacy Village.
In November, Lynn will also be appearing at the Oberlin Bookstore as part of Parents Weekend on Saturday, November 13. More details to follow.
Ten years ago, amateur photographer and school bus driver Cynthia Stewart dropped off eleven rolls of film at a drugstore near her home in Oberlin, OH. The rolls contained photographs of her eight-year-old daughter Nora, including two of the child in the shower—photos that would cause the county prosecutor to arrest Cynthia, take her away in handcuffs, threaten to remove her daughter from her home, and charge her with crimes that carried the possibility of sixteen years in prison.
The disturbing case would ultimately attract national attention—including stories in USA Today and on NPR—and supporters including the famed photographer Sally Mann, Katha Pollitt, and the ACLU.
Written by poet Lynn Powell, a neighbor of Cynthia Stewart’s, this riveting and beautifully told story plumbs the perfect storm of events and people that threatened an ordinary family in a small American town - our very own Oberlin. Framing Innocence features a determined prosecutor; a fundamentalist Christian anti-porn crusader who is appointed as Cynthia’s daughter’s guardian; the local attorneys for whom the case would become a crucible; and the many neighbors—friends and strangers, Republican and Democrat— who come together to fight for sanity and for justice for Cynthia and her family.
Lynn Powell is the author of two books of poetry, Old & New Testaments and The Zones of Paradise, and has been awarded fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ohio Arts Council.
The disturbing case would ultimately attract national attention—including stories in USA Today and on NPR—and supporters including the famed photographer Sally Mann, Katha Pollitt, and the ACLU.
Written by poet Lynn Powell, a neighbor of Cynthia Stewart’s, this riveting and beautifully told story plumbs the perfect storm of events and people that threatened an ordinary family in a small American town - our very own Oberlin. Framing Innocence features a determined prosecutor; a fundamentalist Christian anti-porn crusader who is appointed as Cynthia’s daughter’s guardian; the local attorneys for whom the case would become a crucible; and the many neighbors—friends and strangers, Republican and Democrat— who come together to fight for sanity and for justice for Cynthia and her family.
Lynn Powell is the author of two books of poetry, Old & New Testaments and The Zones of Paradise, and has been awarded fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ohio Arts Council.
The book launch will be Monday, September 13, at 7:30, in the First Church Fellowship Hall in Oberlin. Lynn will read an excerpt from the book, Cynthia Stewart will speak briefly about the book, and Nora, the child at the center of the case, will speak for the first time about her family's experience. (Nora is now a rising sophomore at Yale.) Books will be available for purchase and signing. Afterwards, there will be a reception/celebration at Black River Cafe, open to all.
There are also two Cleveland bookstore readings/signings soon afterward:
Thursday, September 16, 7 p.m. at Mac's Backs, 1820 Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights
http://www.booksite.com/texis/scripts/community/eventcal.html?sid=5817
Thursday, September 23, 7 p.m. at Joseph-Beth Booksellers at Legacy Village.
In November, Lynn will also be appearing at the Oberlin Bookstore as part of Parents Weekend on Saturday, November 13. More details to follow.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Les Délices and Debra Nagy '00/'02
From Debra Nagy '00/'02:
Cleveland-based chamber ensemble Les Délices (pronounced Lay DEH-lease) is committed to making a big impact in Cleveland (and beyond) with entertaining, thought-provoking programs presented in unique and intimate settings. Audiences clearly appreciated Les Délices’ informal, up-close-and-personal programs last season, and ClevelandClassical.com singled out Les Délices’ first season of concerts as among the most memorable of 2009. Les Délices’ director and founder Debra Nagy explained, ”Standing-room only audiences packed our salon-style gallery shows.”
Cleveland-based chamber ensemble Les Délices (pronounced Lay DEH-lease) is committed to making a big impact in Cleveland (and beyond) with entertaining, thought-provoking programs presented in unique and intimate settings. Audiences clearly appreciated Les Délices’ informal, up-close-and-personal programs last season, and ClevelandClassical.com singled out Les Délices’ first season of concerts as among the most memorable of 2009. Les Délices’ director and founder Debra Nagy explained, ”Standing-room only audiences packed our salon-style gallery shows.”
For their second season, Les Délices returns to Cleveland’s William Busta and Tregoning & Co. galleries for their Saturday night concerts, and they’ll continue to present Sunday afternoon programs at Plymouth Church in Shaker Heights, where they’ve been named Artists in Residence for 2010-11.
On Halloween weekend (October 30 & 31, 2010), Les Délices will welcome back Josh Lee (viola da gamba) and Michael Sponseller (harpsichord) plus Julie Andrijeski (violin) for their weird and wonderful program, “Mirages and Monstrosties.” Special guest lutenist Lucas Harris (whose elegant, stylish performances graced Les Délices’s debut CD) will warm our hearts on February 12 & 13, 2011, with “La Guitarre Royalle,” and rising-star soprano Clara Rottsolk will win over audiences when we feature her in cantatas based on tales from The Odyssey in our program “Myths & Allegories” on May 14 & 15, 2011. In addition, Les Délices will embark on its first Northeast tour in April 2011, with performances in Boston and Providence, leading up to the group’s New York debut at the Frick Collection on May 1, 2011.
Les Délices’ 2010-11 season begins at the William Busta Gallery (2731 Prospect Ave., Cleveland) on Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 8pm with a Halloween-inspired program of character pieces ranging from the quirky to the bizarre! Their program, “Mirages and Monstrosities,” includes Marin Marais’ “La Labyrinthe,” and the unusual, narrated “Gall-bladder Operation,” plus Jean-Philippe Rameau’s “Les Cyclopes” and chamber arrangements of incidental music from his opera about a hideous water nymph, Platée. Les Délices will repeat this program on Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 4:00pm inside Herr Chapel at Plymouth Church in Shaker Heights.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we’ll highlight the astonishingly beautiful playing of Toronto-based lutenist Lucas Harris, whose poetic approach has been called “a revelation” (Le Devoir). Les Délices regulars Scott Metcalfe (violin) and Emily Walhout (viola da gamba) will return to join Debra Nagy (baroque oboe) and guest Lucas Harris (theorbo & baroque guitar) for “La Guitarre Royalle” featuring works by guitar masters from the court of Louis XIV. Les Délices will perform inside the galleries of Tregoning & Company (1300 W. 78th St, Cleveland) on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 8:00pm, and in Herr Chapel at Plymouth Church on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 4:00pm.
Les Délices closes its season in May with “Myths & Allegories.” Weaving dramatic depictions of tales from Homer’s Odyssey together with instrumental chamber music inspired by Greek mythology, this program features acclaimed soprano and Seattle-native Clara Rottsolk in cantatas by Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and Thomas-Louis Bourgeois. The fabulous gallery space at Tregoning and Company (1300 W. 78th St, Cleveland) will host our Saturday concert on May 14, 2011 at 8:00pm. Les Délices will repeat their program at Herr Chapel at Plymouth Church on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 4:00pm.
Tickets for all concerts in the series are available at www.lesdelices.org by August 15, 2010.
About Les Délices
Les Délices’ (pronounced Lay DEH-lease) performances of French Baroque music have been called “exquisite,” “superb,” and “breathtakingly gorgeous.” In addition to touring performances, Les Délices presents its own annual concert series in modern art galleries, where audiences enjoy intimate, informal performances in venues that celebrate Cleveland’s flourishing arts community. Les Délices are Artists in Residence at Plymouth Church in Shaker Heights. Les Délices’ debut CD “The Tastes Reunited” was named one of the Top Ten Early Music Discoveries of 2009 by NPR’s Harmonia, and their live performances have been featured on WCPN and on WKSU’s In Performance. Visit www.lesdelices.org for more information.
About Debra Nagy
One of the few outstanding baroque oboists in the U.S., Cleveland resident Debra Nagy has been hailed for her "dazzling technique and soulful expressiveness" (Rocky Mountain News) and deemed a ”baroque oboist of consummate taste and expressivity” by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. A graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory, and Case Western Reserve University, she was the First Prize winner of the 2002 American Bach Soloists Young Artists Competition. In addition to maintaining a busy national performing schedule, Debra is currently a Lecturer in Early Music Performance Practice at Case Western Reserve University.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Northeast Ohio Fymn Festival
From Mary Louise (Enigson) VanDyke '47:
The fifth Northeast Ohio Hymn Festival will be held the weekend of October 8-10 in Finney Chapel at 4 p.m. Nolan Williams, Jr., O.C. '90 is bringing his choir from D.C. to direct it. He is editor of The African American Heritage Hymnal (G.I.A.2001). The weekend activities include workshop for choir directors but is open to all about performance practices related to African American worship music - accompaniment styles, diction, etc.etc. Co-sponsor of the event is the Oberlin College Office of Religious and Spiritual Life. Activities will be integrated that weekend with the Oberlin College Alumni of African American Ancestry, as they are holding their reunion at the same time.
If anyone would like more information, please contact Mary Louise at dhymns@oberlin.edu or the Director of the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, Greg McGonigle, at Greg.McGonigle@oberlin.edu to receive posters, brochures, and registration forms.
The fifth Northeast Ohio Hymn Festival will be held the weekend of October 8-10 in Finney Chapel at 4 p.m. Nolan Williams, Jr., O.C. '90 is bringing his choir from D.C. to direct it. He is editor of The African American Heritage Hymnal (G.I.A.2001). The weekend activities include workshop for choir directors but is open to all about performance practices related to African American worship music - accompaniment styles, diction, etc.etc. Co-sponsor of the event is the Oberlin College Office of Religious and Spiritual Life. Activities will be integrated that weekend with the Oberlin College Alumni of African American Ancestry, as they are holding their reunion at the same time.
If anyone would like more information, please contact Mary Louise at dhymns@oberlin.edu or the Director of the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, Greg McGonigle, at Greg.McGonigle@oberlin.edu to receive posters, brochures, and registration forms.
Reclaim Lorain County
From Martha (Hurst) Bruner '61:
Do you want to help to make Lorain County a better place to live? Do you see needs that should be met but feel powerless to correct the problems?
Reclaim Lorain County is a group comprised of people from churches and other institutions in the county. Our purpose is to identify issues which can be corrected, gather information about those issues, and present the issues to candidates and public officials for the purpose of gaining their support in correcting them. We do not endorse candidates; we are non-partisan.
What can you do? You can become informed about the issues and contribute your presence and your ideas, so that Lorain County will become a better place to live and to work.
What has been done so far? We have conducted an extensive listening campaign to identify the needs of Lorain County. We prioritized those needs and formed three task forces: jobs, city maintenance, and violence. The task forces are currently gathering information on these topics. We will use this information to identify issues which can be addressed and corrected.
What is coming up? On Sept. 7, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 320 Middle Ave., Elyria, at 7:00 P.M. we will meet to plan the Action Assembly for Oct. 26.
On Oct. 26, at 7:00 P.M. at St. Mary's Church we will hold an accountability Action Assembly. State, county and local politicians will be invited to attend. We will present the issues which we feel need to be addressed. Politicians will be invited to respond, giving their plans as to how they would deal with the issues presented by the three task forces. Our goal is to have 400 citizens in attendance.
Following the Action Assembly, we will have a voter-turnout campaign for the November election, encouraging voters to express their informed wishes. By working together and by being informed, we can alert our leaders as to what can and must be accomplished. We can elect leaders who are committed to reclaiming Lorain County.
Reserve the dates of Sept. 7 and Oct 26 (both at 7, both on Tues. and both at St. Mary's). Commit to being at both meetings to help plan the Action Assembly on the 7th and to hear the candidates on the 26th. This is your chance to make a difference. Be there and take advantage of this opportunity to help RECLAIM LORAIN COUNTY!
Contact Marty Bruner at 440-322-9749 or Judith Padua
Do you want to help to make Lorain County a better place to live? Do you see needs that should be met but feel powerless to correct the problems?
Reclaim Lorain County is a group comprised of people from churches and other institutions in the county. Our purpose is to identify issues which can be corrected, gather information about those issues, and present the issues to candidates and public officials for the purpose of gaining their support in correcting them. We do not endorse candidates; we are non-partisan.
What can you do? You can become informed about the issues and contribute your presence and your ideas, so that Lorain County will become a better place to live and to work.
What has been done so far? We have conducted an extensive listening campaign to identify the needs of Lorain County. We prioritized those needs and formed three task forces: jobs, city maintenance, and violence. The task forces are currently gathering information on these topics. We will use this information to identify issues which can be addressed and corrected.
What is coming up? On Sept. 7, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 320 Middle Ave., Elyria, at 7:00 P.M. we will meet to plan the Action Assembly for Oct. 26.
On Oct. 26, at 7:00 P.M. at St. Mary's Church we will hold an accountability Action Assembly. State, county and local politicians will be invited to attend. We will present the issues which we feel need to be addressed. Politicians will be invited to respond, giving their plans as to how they would deal with the issues presented by the three task forces. Our goal is to have 400 citizens in attendance.
Following the Action Assembly, we will have a voter-turnout campaign for the November election, encouraging voters to express their informed wishes. By working together and by being informed, we can alert our leaders as to what can and must be accomplished. We can elect leaders who are committed to reclaiming Lorain County.
Reserve the dates of Sept. 7 and Oct 26 (both at 7, both on Tues. and both at St. Mary's). Commit to being at both meetings to help plan the Action Assembly on the 7th and to hear the candidates on the 26th. This is your chance to make a difference. Be there and take advantage of this opportunity to help RECLAIM LORAIN COUNTY!
Contact Marty Bruner at 440-322-9749 or Judith Padua
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