Not quite.
We haven’t seen anything like it in our 20 years of doing CoolCleveland. Live events are starting to come back, but not like before the pandemic. Each week we scramble to include last minute events and pull out those that cancel, and it hasn’t been easy.
CoolCleveland’s most popular post each year is our Festival Guide, which we’re publishing earlier than ever to accommodate a couple of early ones: the North Coast Harbor Ice Fest and the Lake Erie Folk Fest. Our complete Festival Guide will be updated as we hear of more dates and cancellations. Not so popular is the sad welcome international visitors receive at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, according to CoolCleveland columnist C. Ellen Connally.
It’s not too early to start planning your garden, and the Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District is here to help with informational events and a native seed, plant and tree/shrub sale. The Shootouts preview their new album and upcoming visit to the Grand Ole Opry with a stop at Jilly’s in Akron this week. Plus catch new work from GroundWorks Dance, Cleveland Pops Orchestra, Near West Theatre, North Coast Men’s Chorus and Cleveland Opera, among many others. Get back.
–Thomas Mulready