You only have so many lovely summer evenings left, no matter what your age. Squander them sitting in front of a screen, like the Silicon Vally billionaires would prefer. Or use CoolCleveland’s guide below to plan how you’ll spend your precious time this week engaged in something unique, local and unforgettable. You’re in your Go-Go years now, so go get it. Next come the Slow-Go years, when you know you’ll have to slow down. Save Netflix for the inevitable No-Go years that follow.Enjoy a summer arts market in Auburn, Blue Lunch closing the Cedar Fairmount SummerFest concert series, four new shows opening at the Canton Museum of Art, the Shoreline Funk All-Stars at a pparty in the park, lawyers and judges jamming for justice at the Legal Aid benefit, shopping and local music at the Beachland Flea, or the ever-popular LoveMuffinPalooza musical fundraiser.
Two CoolCleveland writers, Bruce Checefsky & Anastasia Pantsios, attended the same session hosted by the Urban Land Institute that invited the public to explore ways to connect artists to “more inclusive and participatory real estate outcomes” in the Hough neighborhood. To say that they both reported a hefty measure of skepticism would be an understatement: both their responses are published here.
CoolCleveland CULTURATI columnist Liz Maugans imagines a world where the growing hoard of NEO art, stuffed in attics, closets and basements could be, among other things, curated onto an art barge traversing the Great Lakes. Pleasant dreams, art aficionados.
Art could beeverywhere in Cleveland. But it’s not.
There is so much art that artists can’t give it away. I’ve had the great fortune to visit hundreds of artists’ studios and collector’s homes. Art is in every closet, attic, basement and under every bed. Cleveland artists occupy so much space they could fill seven Terminal Towers.
With its world-class conservatory, nearby Oberlin College presents some of the finest national and international touring ensembles at Finney Chapel, legendary for its stellar acoustics. Its Artist Recital Series was instituted in 1878 and has presented over 1000 acclaimed artists over the years, and for 2023/24 features jazz, gospel, global and classical music in six concerts.
Kicking things off on 09.22 is the nearly 50-year-old Emerson String Quartet, in its only Ohio stop on its farewell tour. Next up is the Seraph Brass (pictured) on 10.13, Oberlin alum Jeremy Denk on 11.30, Trey McLaughlin & the Sounds of Zamar on 02.10.24, Artemis on 03.13.24, and the Grammy award-winning Silkroad Ensemble, founded in 2000 by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and now under the artistic direction of Oberlin alum Rhiannon Giddens, on 04.26.24. Read more.
On August 3, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Cleveland hosted an engagement session at Dunham Tavern. It invited any interested parties there to discuss the Art in Place grant ULI Cleveland has received “to connect artist, developer, and community voices to drive more inclusive and participatory real estate outcomes” in the Hough neighborhood.
Dozens of residents, cultural dignitaries, philanthropy administrators, artists, real estate developers, and city officials were there to discuss artists and real estate in the Hough neighborhood.
Instead, the conversation focused on real estate development along the Euclid Ave corridor, from Cedar Ave to Chester Ave, E30 Street to University Circle, excluding the central tract of land in the Hough neighborhood, with almost no discussion on the area north of Chester Ave or within AsiaTown. The meeting missed an opportunity to talk about neighborhoods that have grown organically, like Tremont, Gordon Square, and Collinwood… Read more from CoolCleveland columnist Bruce Checefsky.
