Wed 6/12 @ 6PM
Cleveland’s favorite outdoor summer parties get underway this week, when the Wade Oval Wednesdays series at University Circle starts its two-and-a-half month weekly run.
Providing the music for the opener is R&B/Motown band the Chozen Few Band. You’ll also find food stands dishing up treats from local chefs and farmers.
And with the museums that ring the Oval — the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Botanical Garden, and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History — all open late on Wednesdays (the art museum and garden until 9; CMNH until 10), you can work in a visit to one of these institutions.
WOWs run through 6-9 pm every Wednesday through August 28, with monthly movie nights that feature a film starting at 9 following the band. It’s free.
Here’s the complete schedule.
June 12: The Chozen Few Band (Motown/R& B )
June 19: Lost State of Franklin (altcountry)
June 26: Carlos Jones & the PLUS Band ( reggae)
Movie Night: Last Days of Pompeii
July 3: pOUT (funk)
July 10: Wesley Bright and the Hi-lites (old-school soul)
Movie Night: Madagascar 3
July 17: New Barleycorn (Celtic)
July 24: Faith and Whiskey ( classic rock)
July 31: Winslow (soul/rock)
August 7: The Soul Men (Blues Brothers tribute); Shady Drive (blues/rock)
Movie Night: The Avengers
August 14: Otis & The Shoreway Saints (rock/Motown)
August 21: Moises Borges (Latin jazz/Brazilian)
August 28: The Speedbumps (original indie rock)
For updates, call the event hotline at 216-707-5033 or go here.
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