If you’re wondering what’s important over the next seven days, look no further. Whether it’s film (A Bird in the Hand about 100,000 birds banded & studied, screens at the Capitol) or books (Cle-based author Paula McLain speaks at CCPL), or jazz (Oberlin’s Sonny Rollins Jazz Ensemble at CMA), or photography (Yards Projects’ Past, Present Portraits from The Land), or rock (Lottery League vets perform at Grog Shop), social justice (author of The Privileged Poor speaks at CWRU MLK Convocation), poetry (five local poets read their work at Visible Voice), or radio (WJCU hosts Blizzard Bash to benefit the Hunger Network), to campfire stories (cozy outdoor storytime at F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm Campfire Area), to the environment (film on the impact of plastics on the Great Lakes at the Cedar-Lee), to mixed media (a “wonder-filled workshop” on neurotechnology at the Akron Soul Train), we’ve got you covered.
So have you heard that Cleveland’s cultural standing has dropped significantly in the SMU Arts Vibrancy Rankings? CoolCleveland’s Bruce Checefsky has the in-depth story from all angles. The Tri-C JazzFest (June 25-27) has their first new director in 15 years and they are offering early bird passes now. And applications are now open for the county Medical Examiner’s Citizen Academy, an eye-opening class taken by CoolCleveland’s C. Ellen Connally last year. You can count on us to keep things relevant.
-Thomas Mulready