Just hanging out.
For the 20 years that CoolCleveland has been around, native Clevelanders who’ve fled to greener pastures (or just for more green) come back in droves on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving to be with family. And after a couple of days of that, they are ready to catch up with old friends on the town.
It starts out easy with some groovy vibes with jam band Sunshine Daydream on Wednesday, but really gets going over the weekend. Of course, it’s polka weekend for the 58th time in a row, plus Little Italy’s Moonstruck Gallery is branding it Plaid Friday. Akron’s got Winterblast on Friday and Cleveland’s got Winterland on Saturday. Larchmere’s got their holiday stroll, and CoolCleveland’s own Anastasia Pantsios shows her photos in a talk at the Cleveland Photo Fest.
Made Cleveland keeps it local and handmade, Ballet Theatre of Ohio keeps it traditional with The Nutcracker, and Genghis Con showcases indie presses & artists. Tickets just went on sale for the spectacular live show, Cracked Actor, celebrating the anniversary of Aladdin Sane with shows in Cleveland, Akron & Cleveland Heights. It’s good to have you back.
–Thomas Mulready