Everyone knows that Chrissie Hynde hails from Akron. Fewer know that Tracy Chapman is from Cleveland.

But there’s more to the story of rock & roll women from our region. The Poni-Tails, an all-girl trio from Cleveland suburb Lyndhurst, went to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958. In 1963, Ruby and the Romantics hit #1 with Our Day Will Come, later covered by Amy Winehouse. The Secrets, an all-girl group from Cleveland, took their hit, The Boy Next Door, all the way to #18. Rachel Sweet, Chi-Pig, The Waitresses and a slew of 70s women all made their mark.

Our Day Will Come, presented by Thomas Mulready and Vanity Crash, features these stories and more, showcasing more than 16 local women artists and bands performing those historical hits (and more) live, plus their own original material in three different shows: Fri 5/10 at Jilly’s Music Room, Sat 5/11 at Beachland, and Sat 6/22 at BOP STOP. Performances and lineup differ each evening. Read more. 

Can’t you just smell it and feel it? In a handful of weeks, Cleveland’s summer festival season will be in full swing when the Cleveland Asian Festival opens May 18-19. (Doesn’t it look like Cleveland artist Davon Brantley and his daughter were having a good time there last year?) And after that, there’s something(s) every week to keep you on the run. Food, drink, music, local makers and entrepreneurs, games, sports, art, dance. theater, animals, ethnic culture, and yes, kids — lots and lots of face painting!

For every festival that’s dropped off the calendar — really, only a handful — there’s something new. And we’re thrilled to welcome back Cleveland Vegan Society’s VegFest, proving summer doesn’t have to be all about funnel cakes and corndogs (although you’ll find plenty of those). So browse our guide, put on comfortable shoes and start planning! Read more.

Downtown Cleveland Inc has decided there just can’t be too many opportunities to patronize a food truck and eat outside during the summer. So this year, there’ll be a lunchtime food truck event every weekday at a different location, with a constantly changing lineup of trucks plus live local music. Read more.

At a quickly convened meeting just 12 days after its annual meeting, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture’s board voted unanimously on a resolution to ask Cuyahoga County Council to put a replacement arts levy on the November ballot, raising the cigarette tax from 1.5 cents per cigarette to 3.5 cents. The current levy, which expires in January 2027, is bringing in half as much as it did when it was first put in place in 2007, due to people smoking less. Read more.