Sometimes you have to squint hard to see this town. But most times, it just jumps out at you. The stand-up scene in Akron is popping, and CoolCleveland correspondent Liv Ream interviews Dezhawn France about his thoughts on hecklers, what is(n’t) funny and how he uses delusion to plan his future. Talk about using your imagination.Imagine teasing the season with CPT, enjoying snacks and drinks with Bike Cleveland’s staff, being there for Unsilent Night in Tremont & Kent, exploring Christkindlmarkt at Coit Farmers Market, meeting the artists at Stella’s Art Gallery in Willoughby, petting the kitties at Merry Cats’mas, Queering the Halls in Gordon Square, or touring Euclid Avenue imagining the days of holiday department store window displays,.
Author and CoolCleveland travel correspondent Claudia Taller has visited and written extensively about Ohio wineries, and this week she suggests where you can combat cabin fever warming up by a cozy fireplace. Imagine that.
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is thrilled to announce the return of its popular 21+ event series, Think & Drink with the Extinct: Winter Solstice – Sponsored by The Sherwin-Williams Company.
On December 21 at 6PM, celebrate the longest night of the year with us as we raise a glass in commemoration of the 2023 winter solstice.
A limited supply of Fat Head’s Brewery’s Dunkelweizen beer will be available for purchase as the Museum celebrates the opening of the new Visitor Hall and the return of Dunkleosteus terrelli (Dunk). Read more.
“My husband Paul and I love visiting Ohio’s wineries,” writes CoolCleveland correspondent Claudia Taller. “We enjoy good wines in a beautiful setting. We like hearing stories about dreams coming true. We share fond memories of weekend trips to wineries when I was working on my wineries books (Ohio’s Lake Erie Wineries [2010] and Ohio’s Canal Country Wineries [2015]). The Grand River Valley and Geneva-on-the-Lake were our perfect anniversary escape this year, and many other years.”
So recently they travelled east to Geneva and Madison and checked in on four of the area’s many wineries. They tasted a wide variety of wines, noted the accompanying menus and music schedules, and enjoyed the warmth of the cozy fireplaces that make these wineries ideal places for a winter getaway to combat cabin fever. Read more.
The Maltz Museum invites you to get into the giving spirit of the holiday season! Make a canned good donation on Christmas Day, Mon 12/25 and receive FREE admission to explore the inspiring stories in the Museum’s newest exhibition, The Girl in the Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódź Ghetto. Canned goods will be donated to the Kosher Food Bank and the Greater Cleveland Food Bank.
Throughout the holiday season, whether you’re looking for artful accessories or searching for a one-of-a-kind gift for an upcoming celebration, the Maltz Museum Store is a great place to do a little inspired shopping. Museum admission not required to shop at the Museum Store. Read more.
CoolCleveland correspondent Liv Ream spoke with stand-up comedian Dezhawn France about his experience performing stand-up comedy in Akron, Ohio.
Dezhawn shares his thoughts on hecklers, what is(n’t) funny, and how to utilize delusion in planning for your future. And check out Dezhawn at a local open-mic soon! View the video here.
Cleveland Independents Gift Cards. Redeem at nearly 70 locally owned independent restaurants in the Cleveland area, offering everything from gourmet grilled cheese to nouvelle cuisine. ClevelandIndependents.com.
Traveling or have family in Columbus? The Columbus Independents Gift Card is perfect for your OSU student. They can redeem at a host of options for breakfast, lunch, dinner… or anything in between. ColumbusIndependents.com.
Available in a variety of denominations. Acts like cash. Five year expiration.
MON 12/11 Music for Justice In September Les Delices hosted a concert called “Songs for Social Justice,” mixing Renaissance songs, African-American spirituals & Lebanese melodies. It was taped for later broadcast—starting today.
TUE 12/12 Light the Menorah Bring the family to the Maltz for an evening of Chanukah storytelling, songs, crafts, treats and of course, the lighting of the candles.
WED 12/13 Christmases Past Tours of Cleveland’s downtown holiday walking tour takes you down Euclid Avenue to re-live the days when countless department store windows provide holiday street theater magic. Tours run through December 23.
