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Holiday Art bomb opens December 5th!!

Loads of Dealaroonis from your favorite boutique!
Our Holiday Art bomb is a veritable fruit cake of artisan
and handmade goods from Cleveland and beyond!

Natural Resources / Nov. 6th - Dec. 5th, 2009

We are super duper excited for the coming opening of "Natural Resources", an absolutely amazing group show featuring wooden DIY toys created by Mike Burnett & Bigshot Toyworks, and customized by over 40 artists!

The Shoparooni Annex will be the launch-pad for this amazing traveling show and the opening will also be the retail launch of the "Average Joe Schmoe" DIY wooden figures designed by Cleveland artist Mike Burnett and produced by Bigshot Toyworks.

Come check out some absolutely incredible custom figures by Lola, Chris Ryniak & Amanda Spayd, Mark Nagata, Sean Mahan, Ryan Bubnis, Brian Morris, Mark Frauenfelder, Le Merde, 64 Colors, Julie West, Martin Ontiveros, Mark Murphy, MAD, Jeremiah Ketner, Ken Keirns, and many many more!

The opening party will be Friday, November 6th starting at 7 PM. Some artists will be in attendance.

Come celebrate in a big way with Shoparooni!

We can hardly believe it's been two years already!

The two year mark is a big milestone and I'm thrilled to have made it, I'd love nothing more than to celebrate tremendously with you all!

Sigh... it seems like just yesterday we were laying floor and having a paint fight while listening to "Walking on Sunshine" and wondering if any of our shipments would arrive on time. Oh, that was yesterday, but we did it two years ago too.

Pumpkin Carving, Artisans cupcakes, music, entertainment, art and Plenty o' hooch!!!

Plus loads of excitement!!!!

Who says indie retail is dead? Come celebrate in a big way with Shoparooni!

We'll have tables and tools set up for carving and we'll also have some small pumpkins on hand but feel free to bring your own. We had a ton of good ones last year and I can't wait to see what you lovelies come up with!

We're busting out some fabulous snacks and goodies (I will be cooking for this one folks!) and making up a batch of our super duper special cider!

Johnny Yanok in CLE

Back to school with Dick and Jane.

Childhood nostalgia all grown up.

Opening night Friday, September 4th from 7-11pm

Dick and Jane were the main characters in popular early reading books written by William S. Gray. Gray used these characters to teach children to read from the 1930s -1970s in the US.

The main characters, Dick and Jane, were a little boy and girl. Supporting characters included Baby (or Sally), Mother, Father, Spot the dog, Puff the cat, and Tim the teddy bear.

The books relied on whole language theories (or "look and say") and repetition, using phrases like, "Oh, see. Oh, see Jane. Funny, funny Jane.”

Related merchandise in today’s popular culture, such as shirts and magnets, have also gained wide popularity, particularly among people who had never been exposed to the original series but were familiar with catch phrases like "See Spot run!"

This primary theme of this exhibition is “Dick and Jane.” However, it’s not exclusively these characters, but the fun and whimsy they represent.

Artwork and fun back to school stuff.
Artists include:
Zach Berman
Marlee Brown
Ron Copeland
Kaile Green
Mark Hughes
E.R. Kray
Superindustriallove

Vintage & Back to school merchandise courtesy of
Star Pop: The Vintage & Modern Shop / Troy Schwartz

Plus a fabulous Puppet Show by Picklefight Puppets!!

We would like to thank our sponsor Pabst Blue Ribbon.



After-party @ The Waterloo Cafe.

The exhibition runs Friday, September 4 - Sunday, September 27.
The exhibition is on view during store hours:
Monday - Closed
Tues, Wed, Thurs - 2 pm - 10 pm
Friday - 2 pm - 11 pm
Saturday - 12 pm - 11 pm
Sunday - 12 pm - 6 pm

THROWN - Friday July 31

Thrown! Curated By: Steve Brown

July 31 - August 29

Opening reception July 31, 7-10pm

"Thrown" is an exhibit of yo-yo related artwork, created entirely by yo-yo players!

Ink drawings, paintings, airbrush, silkscreen, customized yo-yos, and plenty more from a motley assemblage of yo-yo players young and old will take over the Shoparooni Annex.

Yo-Yos are a creative endeavour that is generally abandoned with youth. Through this assemblage of works from adults and young adults who never stopped playing, we hope to present the art of yo-yo play as seen through the eyes of the people who never gave it up. Also, there will be beer.

Participating artists include: Seth Peterson (IA), Mark McBride (CA), John Higby (MA), Krisgoat (OR), Steve Brown (OH), Sonny Patrick (CA), Drew Tetz (MO), Jensen, Kimmitt (Canada), Doc Pop (CA), Paul Escolar (CA), Eric Carlson (WV), Mark Hayward (PA)

For those who cannot attend, all works will be available online after the opening at http://www.shoparooni.com/store!

Due to scheduling conflicts, Saxton Moore and Ashkahn Shahparnia will not be showing in the exhibit as previously stated. Our apologies.