Gallery Opening for In Plain View: 18 Plain Dealer Photojournalists

On Friday, June 6th the Heights Arts Gallery will have an opening for an exhibit by 18 photojournalists from the Plain Dealer. Workshops will be presented by photographers Helen Liggett and Greg Donley on the last 4 Wednesday evenings in July.

The artists include:

David I. Andersen
Tracy Boulian
Gus Chan
Chuck Crow
Lisa DeJong
Marvin Fong
Joshua Gunter
Roadell Hickman
Lynn Ischay
John Kuntz
Dale Omori
Thomas Ondrey
Brynne Shaw
Scott Shaw
Chris Stephens
Lonnie Timmons III
Chris Stephens
Peggy Turbett

More information about the artists and their work in the gallery guide.

When:
Gallery Opening: Friday, June 6, 6-9 pm
A Workshop with Helen Liggett and Greg Donley will be presented from 6:30-8:45 on the following days: July, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30. The cost is $60 ($54 for non-members)

Where:
The Heights Arts Gallery is located at 2173 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio (phone: 216-371-3457)(just south of Cedar Road a few doors down from the Cedar Lee Theatre)

Photography Opening Reception for RockeT (aka McKinley Wiley)

Join photographer McKinley Wiley, who goes by the name RockeT, for a reception that opens a display of his work photographing spoken word artists on Tuesday, July 1st.

Those of you who frequent the downtown location of Dodd Camera my recognize McKinley as one of the salespeople. When he is not there, he does freelance photography under the name Improvised Inspirations. His photography and contact information can be found at his website: insidemyself.photoreflect.com

When:
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
opening reception at 7 p.m.

Where:
B-Side Lounge
2785 Euclid Heights Blvd
Cleveland Hts., OH 44106

Cost:
$5 admission after 9 p.m.

20th Annual Blossom Time Balloon Festival is This Weekend

Photo by Charles Burkett

The Chagrin Valley Jaycees are once again presenting the Chagrin Blossom Time Balloon Festival as part of its Memorial Day activities. The hot air balloon festival will started today with the "Blossom Glow" where almost a dozen balloons were inflated. Activities will continue over the Memorial Day holiday weekend with balloons being launched and/or landing each day.

This is another great opportunity to take pictures.

When: May 22nd - May 26th, 2008
Here is a schedule of events

Where: All events take place at Chagrin Falls High School (map)

400 E Washington St, Chagrin Falls, OH, (440) 247-2072

For More Information: visit the website for the event.

Summer Photography Classes Begin May 28, 2008

The Cleveland Photographic Society is accepting enrollments for its
Summer schedule of Photography programs. Reserve your seats now for:

• Intro to Digital Photo Editing - beginning May 28, 2008
• Fundamentals of Good Photography - beginning June 7, 2008
• Basic Digital Photography - beginning June 9, 2008

I took the Digital Photo Editing class over a year ago and found it to be very worthwhile. In that class you learn how to use Adobe Photoshop Elements.

Click here for the Summer 2008 School brochure in Adobe PDF format.
Click here for an application for enrollment for any or all courses.

For more information, visit clevelandphoto.org

Veterans Memorial Bridge Tour Saturday, May 24th

The Veterans Memorial Bridge, formerly known as the Detroit Superior Bridge, is open for tours four times a year. On Saturday, May 24th you can tour the lower deck of the bridge. This area is normally closed to the public. If you miss this date, there will be two more this year, Saturday, July 5, 2008 and Saturday, August 30, 2008.

This picture was taken from the lower deck of the bridge
(Photo from Cuyahoga County Engineers Office)

During the tour, you can walk the lower deck of the bridge, take pictures, and learn more about the history of the bridge. The bridge's lower deck was where the street cars ran. It has been closed to the public since 1954 when the street car service was discontinued.

Thanks to the Cleveland Photographic Society for bringing this to my attention.

Time: Saturday, May 24th, 9-3 p.m.

Location: Northeast Corner of W. 25th Street & Detroit Avenue, at the west end of the bridge.
FREE parking is available at the County Engineer’s Bridge Garage, which is located at the tour’s entrance.

For More Information:

• The Cuyahoga County Engineers office has a site devoted to the bridge: http://www.cuyctyengineers.org/subway_tour.htm There you will find details on the tour, pictures of the bridge and from the bridge, and links to past media coverage about the tour.
  
• For questions, please call the Public Information Department of the Cuyaqhoga County Engineers office at (216) 348-3824
• The Cleveland Memory Project has a site devoted to the Veterans Memorial Bridge.
  
• To see pictures taken from of the bridge, there is a group on Flickr.
  

SIG Meeting 5/15/08

See the Light! Join Flickr.com
Photo Credit: Charles Burkett

This Thursday's meeting will focus on Flickr.com, the online photosharing site. We'll discuss why you would want to use Flickr to share your photos and what you can do on the site. You'll learn how to get visibility for your work and how to learn from the vast network of photographers who put their work on Flickr. Bring your questions. Charles Burkett will do the presentation.

WHEN: Thursday, May 15th at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Cuyahoga County Library, Maple Heights Branch
5225 Library Lane
Maple Heights, Ohio 44137-1291
Map: http://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/Branch.aspx?id=616