What does your town owe you?
You’re under no obligation, but you’ll thank us when you listen to BW’s acting president and interim provost Dr. Tom Sutton as he gives a data-based explanation of what just happened in the recent election. And you’ll appreciate the deep dive by CoolCleveland contributor Bruce Checefsky as he examines the issues facing the administration of the cigarette tax for the arts in Cuyahoga, in the wake of the levy passage by an overwhelming 71% of voters.
You’ll thank your lucky vintage collectibles that Big Fun’s Steve Presser has once again assembled 23 pallets of tchotchkes at his old space on Coventry for your perusal and gifting, just in time for the holidays.
We remain ever grateful that some traditions never fade: the Grog’s open mic on Thanksgiving, Stan Hywet’s Deck the Halls, the Toboggan Chutes at Mill Stream Run, the 61st Thanksgiving Polka Weekend, the Larchmere Holiday Stroll, Karamu House’s Black Nativity, and the indescribable Tuba Christmas.
And we do owe a debt of gratitude that our region continues to reinvent itself and its holiday traditions with as Hip Hop Nutcracker with Kurtis Blow hits PHS, local musicians perform a tribute to Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and the newly released film version of Wicked is screened at the Capitol Theatre. You’re welcome.
–Thomas Mulready