If you let it
Even Hitler knew that art has power. When they come after you, you know you’re getting to them. So stand up and push back. Don’t miss Degenerate! at the Maltz before it closes on Sunday. Sing some karaoke at the Happy Dog to benefit the good work of Preterm reproductive services. Show up in costume for the 19th edition of Kent’s Who’s Your Mama Earth Day Block Party. Join the volunteer crew and walk through the Cleveland Cultural Gardens and clean up Doan Brook watershed after a long and trashy winter.
Even without all the organized activism, art changes lives and transforms our community. Congratulate CoolCleveland editor Anastasia Pantsios on her career-spanning exhibit of music superstars of the 70s & 80s at BAYarts. Party in the middle of Detroit Ave for the 15th year in a row for Dyngus Day with live polka music and pierogis. Visit painter Eileen Dorsey for a flower-themed show in her studio space at 78th Street Studios. Celebrate Akron’s Bicentennial with the world premiere of a new piece by Tuesday Musical. Experience the work of two dozen local artists at the Cleveland Botanical Garden showing how nature and art can help us deal with difficult emotions. It’s time to heal.
–Thomas Mulready