Sometimes we have to take flight and set sail for new horizons, both tangible and metaphorical. Take aim at eliminating hunger in our community this week with a BikeCleveland-sponsored ride on Cranksgiving. The City Club takes a closer look at police violence on the 10th anniversary of the untimely death of 14-year-old Tamir Rice.
Aiming for a good time? Market Garden Brewery’s tasting room will groove with the Latin sounds of Sammy DeLeon, Jackie Warren and Moises Borges, while Blue Lunch celebrates their 40th anniversary at BOP STOP. CBG launches Frost, Greyt Big Talk offers its mic to CPH artistic director Michael Barakiva, PechaKucha returns with short talks on the arts, health and civic leadership, and local authors are publishing and writing about TCO, the victims of the Salem Witch Trials, and finding light in the darkness.
Some think they can take aim at the most vulnerable, the poor, the marginalized, people of color and the trans community. We will not abandon them in their time of need. Instead, we urge you to write a letter to an Ohio GOP legislator on Transgender Day of Remembrance. It’s their country, too.
It’s been forty years now that Cleveland’s Blue Lunch has been playing its lively, horn-driven music at events all over the region, from concerts to swing dances to festivals. The ensemble has cycled through many members in that time, and combines veterans such as bassist Ray DeForest with newcomers such as vocalist Maya Nicholson and recent Florida transplant guitarist/vocalist Billy Seward. They often liven up their shows with guest performers from other cities as well.
They’ll be doing that when they host an anniversary celebration at the BOP STOP on Saturday November 23. Columbus guitarist/vocalist Sean Carney and Akron-based Hammond organ player Tim Longfellow will be joining them to make their already big sound even more expansive. Bring your dancing shoes! Read more.
The Cleveland Photo Fest has done exchanges with photographers in Australia and India where Cleveland photographers send their photos to be displayed abroad while local galleries show images sent from the partner countries. Now CPF is doing an exchange with a closer partner: Pittsburgh. Photographers are invited to submit images by January 1 for the show in Pittsburgh in February. Clevelanders can see the Pittsburgh shots at the Tri-C East Gallery in the late spring. Read more.
Former Plain Dealer/Akron Bacon Journal columnist Regina Brett has always been known for her ability to find a positive lesson in hardships and challenges. Her new bookLittle Detours and Spiritual Adventures, is a collection of essays that does just that. You can meet her and buy her book at a series of upcoming local events.Read more.
Local writer Donna Shimko became intrigued by the stories of the victims of the Salem Witch Trials in 1692-93 and began to ask who they were and how and why they got caught up in the hysteria. She’s put together a pamphlet that shares these stories, addressing the victims directly and sympathetically. It’s available at several locally owned shops.Read more.
THIS WEEK
WED 11/20 Standing for the Vulnerable
This year more than ever, we need to honor Transgender Day of Remembrance, when trans people are being used as political footballs by morally bankrupt politicians who have nothing positive to offer.
THU 11/21 Artist Rises Up
After years as a mail carrier and recovering from a stroke, Cleveland painter Antwoine Washington is finding his groove with a new show at the Shaheen Gallery..
FRI 11/22 The Legacy of Tamir
Tamir Rice’s mother and others talk at the City Club about way they’re creating something positive to honor the 12-year-old who was killed by Cleveland police.
SAT 11/23 Holiday Shopping — Go!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas with the opening of BAYArts Holiday shop and holiday extravaganza with Santa,
SUN 11/24 Orchestra Exec Tells All
Tom Morris was executive director of the Cleveland Orchestra and the Boston Symphony. He’s now written a book to offer his insights into how orchestras function in a program sponsored by Appletree Books.
MON 11/25 Interact with Robots!
The Cleveland Public Library’s downtown branch has installed another immersive art exhibit featuring five robotic characters collectively known as The Band who dance to an original score. It’s open for free Monday-Saturday,
TUE 11/26 Winter Wonderland
It’s the second year for Frost, the latest iteration of Cleveland Botanical Garden’s holiday show. And it’s been expanded from last year with more outside lights and more spectacular displays — but still including the popular decorated trees and wreaths and gingerbread houses.
WED 11/27 Beaver Architecture Join a Summit Metro Parks naturalist at Botzum Trailhead for a comfortably paced evening Beaver Moon Hike to learn about how beavers have shaped northeast Ohio’s landscape..
