Don’t Just Sit Around
It’s time to take action. I mean, that’s why we started CoolCleveland 22 years ago. Not to make millions, not to capture your attention, not to steal your data, not to shill for corporate interests. We simply wanted to stop the whining and misconception that there was nothing happening around here. And to point out some cool ways for you to spend your time. None of them involving doomscrolling, shitposting or freaking our readers out with sensational clickbait. So find a few things to do below, get the information you need, and then get the hell offline and out into our community.
Take CoolCleveland editor and photographer Anastasia Pantsios’ advice and attend the Resistance Fair at Heights High and get hooked up with one or more of the 30+ activist groups you can believe in, supporting the environment, gun safety, reproductive rights, and restoring democracy, among others. Come to the Happy Dog forum to hear how theater can challenge preconceptions. Or head to the Maltz to hear how Hitler used modern art for propaganda purposes. Or pop into the City Club to join a discussion on Cleveland’s immigrant/refugee community and hear the truth from four people in the know.
Akron saxophonist Justin Tibbs is bringing his ensemble JT’s Electric Blackout to CVNP’s Happy Days Lodge. Cleveland Bazaar’s Valentine Bazaar pops up at Lake Affect Studios. moCa holds a silent disco/fashion party. Cleveland City Hall mounts an exhibition on the theme of “African Americans and Labor.” WJCU’s Blizzard Bash raises money for the hungry. Hale Farm hosts stories of two women who fought slavery. Our band Vanity Crash performs a rare non-ticketed club gig this Saturday. It really doesn’t matter. Just pick something and get busy.
–Thomas Mulready