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How does the Cleveland Orchestra travel to perform in new cities?
CLEVELAND — Every year, the Cleveland Orchestra leaves Severance Hall, hitting the road to perform in places like New York, Florida and even overseas, but to make that possible, they must pack up the instruments and equipment of more than 100 musicians.
Stage manager Joe Short said his team handles the plan to get everything from point A to point B safely.
“My team and I will be responsible for two well-packed, 53 foot, temperature-controlled trucks,” Short said. “Temperature controlled because of the old and delicate instruments, so we’re watching temperature and humidity.”
While the Orchestra has done three week tours in Europe and Asia, right now, Short said they’re prepping for what he calls a “run-out” to New York City, where they’ll spend two nights performing in the legendary Carnegie Hall.
“It’s as big a deal to an American orchestra as one would think it is to play at Carnegie Hall,” he said. “There’s quite a bit of anticipation, quite a bit of excitement. No matter how often we go, and we go every year, it’s still very exciting for myself, my crew and the musicians when we walk through the door and onstage at Carnegie Hall.”
Short said about 10 to 15 orchestra staffers, depending on the length and distance of the trip, work to ensure everything in the travel process runs smoothly, so the musicians can just focus on their performance.
In the days and weeks before a trip, instrument and equipment cases line the hallways of Severance Hall. Then, on the day of departure, Short and his crew will load it all into temperature-controlled trucks before meeting them in NYC that afternoon.
“It’s a little bit harder to load into New York than it is in some other American cities because of the lack of loading docks, because of the lack of real estate,” he said. “So it’ll take about three hours from start to finish, about an hour and a half to unload the instruments, and then about an hour and a half to get everything in the right place, get everything unpacked and get the stage set.”
From there, his crew grabs a quick dinner before the orchestra starts their rehearsal, and the show eventually begins. Then they’ll tear down and reset the stage for their next performance, and pack it all up to come back to Cleveland again.
For trips overseas, Short said they have to bring all the equipment to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport or JFK in New York, and fly it all out on a large cargo flight because Cleveland’s aren’t large enough to support their needs.
It’s a lot of logistics and work, Short said, but worth the experience for the musicians and to uplift the city of Cleveland around the world.
“We’re very proud to share the Cleveland Orchestra with cities who otherwise may not have an opportunity to ever hear of the city of Cleveland,” he said.
And, he added, none of this would be possible without the help of another Orchestra administrator.
“It would not be possible without Rebecca Vineyard, who’s the director of touring and operations, who is in charge of all of this,” he said. “She’s in charge of the trucks. She’s in charge of the hotels. She’s in charge of the flight. She’s in charge of the water backstage. She’s literally in charge of everything the Cleveland Orchestra does on tour, and she is our hero. And none of us could do it without her.”
The Cleveland Orchestra is performing in Carnegie Hall on March 18 and 19 before coming home to finish out the season.
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) announced Wednesday that over 360,000 Ohio families have begun receiving partial November SNAP benefits.
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According to a release, on partial Wednesday morning, the ODJFS had processed $66.8 million in patial SNAP benefits for about 364,000 Ohio households, just over half of the 716,000 households that are set to receive SNAP benefits for November.
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Benefits are being issued in batches due to the large number of recipients. So, all Ohio SNAP recipients who remain eligible will have their benefits issued within the next few days.
“Based on the latest guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, ODJFS made the necessary system changes this week to begin issuing benefits. The federal guidance instructs ODJFS to reduce the maximum amount each household can receive in November by 35% and to recalculate each household’s payment based on that new maximum amount. It is a two-step process, first requiring ODJFS to calculate the new payment amount, then transmitting those amounts for each household to its Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) vendor to issue to recipients through their Ohio Direction (EBT) card.”
SNAP recipients are encouraged to check their balances through their Connect EBT app or Ohio Benefits Self Service Portal.
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ODJFS said it will not know the total amount of partial November benefits until all benefits are processed. The exact amount each household will receive is based on factors such as gross and net income and allowable deductions, such as housing and medical costs.
“Under the revised federal calculations, nearly all recipients will receive less than 65% of their normal benefit. Some recipients, particularly those whose earnings place the household near the cutoff for eligibility, may receive no benefits this week under the revised calculation. An official notice explaining each household’s specific benefit change will be issued,” the release said.
ODJFS said that before the government shutdown, about 1.4 million Ohioans received $264 million in food benefits from SNAP each month. Once the government shutdown ends, additional guidance will determine how to handle the difference between what would normally be issued and what is being issued this week.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Several police departments in the University Circle area are competing in the Battle of the Badges, a holiday food drive challenge.
Teams include:
- Case Western Reserve University Police Department
- University Circle Police Department
- Cleveland Clinic Police Department
The competition is from Nov. 1 through Nov. 16.
All departments are competing to collect the most canned and nonperishable food by total weight.
The donations will be given to the Cleveland Food Bank.
Community members can participate and can drop off donations at any of the police departments.
Below is a list of the requested items:
- Canned fruit
- Vegetables
- Beans
- Rice
- Pasta
- Cereal
- Pasta sauce
- Peanut butter
- Canned protein
- Juice
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