What will it take to warm things up this winter? We like to embrace the unconventional, so an evening with an autobiographical one-woman show and a dance theater piece at CPT feels about right. There’s a two-day documentary film event with workshops, talkbacks and screenings hosted by the Film Commission. Lovers will want to check out CMA’s MIX pushing peace, love and soul. Check out Valentine’s markets at the Screw Factory, Lake Effect and in Chagrin Falls. Dancing Wheels debuts Puff The Magic Dragon while Akron’s EJ Thomas presents Boston Brass and Imani Winds. There’s a photo show at the Brownhoist, works by incarcerated men at CWRU Community Center, a new string ensemble made up of TCO players at Dunham Tavern, and a networking happy hour at CVNP
Keeping democracy alive should warm your heart, and this week we feature exclusive CoolCleveland video interviews with two statewide Democratic candidates: Allison Russo, running for Secretary of State, and John Kulewicz, running for Attorney General. Things are heating up in Akron with the return of Queue Up, featuring Ali Garrigan, Vanity Crash’s new bassist Julia Jewels, and the all-female MEDUSA. Don’t burn your fingers.
-Thomas Mulready