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10.08-15.25

 It’s Go Time 

 

In a week that saw the venerable and influential WCSB college radio get yanked off the air unceremoniously and replaced by yet another jazz station run by ideastream (read our story), you may need suggestions for cultural offerings you can count on.

CoolCleveland travel writer Claudia Taller takes us on a stroll down Euclid Avenue, MOMIX goes multimedia, the CBG hosts a Herb Society Fair, Better World Day makes tech better, Doubting Thomas remembers Pat’s in the Flats, the DEVOtional honors our Spudboys, and Craig Matis’ Dulcimer Diaries tells a musical story of abolitionist John Brown’s slave rebellion at Dunham Tavern.

Start making your signs now for the No Kings protest next week. It’s time to stand up.

 

 

 CLEVELAND ARTS PRIZE 
 2025 WINNERS HONORED 

The Cleveland Arts Prize celebrates outstanding creative work and cultural leadership in Northeast Ohio. Established in 1960 by the Women’s City Club, it is the nation’s oldest municipal arts prize. It gives out Discipline Prizes (for artists at different career stages), Special Prizes (for service, advocacy, and leadership), Verge Fellowships for early-career artists, and scholarships for students.

For 2025, the winners were announced in August and the 65th Annual Awards Event will be held on Wed 10/22 at 6:30 PM at the Simon and Rose Mandel Theatre, Tri-C Eastern Campus. The evening will include performances, tributes, the official presentation and an After Party featuring DJ Red-I (pictured). ClevelandArtsPrize.org.

 

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FEATURE

 

 WCSB YANKED OFF AIR 

In a sudden move that has Cleveland’s music community in an uproar, Cleveland State’s long-running and beloved college radio station, WCSB FM 89.3 was taken over by NEOJazz, an all-jazz format run by public radio’s ideastream. The current staff was evicted without notice on Friday October 3.

College radio has long been a lynchpin of the area’s vibrant music scene and WCSB was one of the area’s most eclectic broadcast outlets, creating communities around diverse genres of music, all of which have lost their home base.

 
 

 WALK THRU HISTORY ON EUCLID AVENUE 

I met Francis Payne Bolton in the Arcade on Euclid Avenue the other day. The daughter of the Binghams of Euclid Avenue, she married Chester Castle Bolton in 1907, seventeen years after the Arcade, then known as the “Crystal Palace,” was built. She started talking like a politician right away, explaining that she was the first Ohio woman elected to the U.S. Congress. Oh, she was quite chatty. 

The actor was part of the Take A Hike Euclid Avenue historic tour. When Mrs. Bolton was alive, the Arcade was a busy shopping and dining complex, the first indoor shopping center in the United States. It opened in May 1890 and is the city’s first building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 

 

NEWS

 

 GET READY FOR NO KINGS   RALLY & MARCH  

Anxious about the shutdown? Furious about military assaults on peaceful cities like Chicago and Portland? Eager to see the Epstein files? You have a lot of company! And even though it’s more than a week away it’s time to start making your sign for the No Kings Rally and March at the Free Stamp Saturday October 18.

 

 CANDIDATE MAKES CASE IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY 

You probably haven’t heard the name John J. Kulewicz yet, but you should pay attention: he’s declared his run for Ohio Attorney General in the Democratic primary. He tells his story in a new book called An Ohioan’s Odyssey, sharing what drives him and what he believes.

 

WEDNESDAY
10/8

 

If someone told you a Korean band was in town, you might expect a troupe of shiny young K-pop singers and dancers. But Country GongBang, playing at CMA, have adopted American bluegrass as their style.

 MORE on WEDNESDAY… 

 

THURSDAY
10/9

 

Cleveland Public Theatre’s Masrah-Cleveland Al-Arabi is its Arabic ensemble; this weekend it’s presenting Seeds of Tomorrow, a group of one-acts, poems and “poetic performances.”

 MORE on THURSDAY… 

FRIDAY
10/10

 

Pat’s in the Flats was a hangout for local and touring underground bands. A show of photos, film, flyers and memorabilia show @ Doubting Thomas pays tribute to the club and owner, the late Pat Hanych.

 MORE on FRIDAY… 

 

SATURDAY
10/11

 

Who will the best-dressed pup be? Come find out at Lakewood’s annual Spooky Pooch Parade which starts with a party in Madison Park before the dogs start strutting.

 MORE on SATURDAY… 

SUNDAY
10/12

 

The Beachland Ballroom Fleas are great place to gift shop because you’ll find memorabilia, vintage and collectible items that appeal to a rock & roll sensibility but you won’t find in every store.

 MORE on SUNDAY… 

* Heights Arts’ Close Encounters concert celebrates Ravel—and Mozart and Shaw.

 

MONDAY
10/13

 

Local artist Hector Vega is known for his vivid, angular design work which has been featured in designs for several NE Ohio cities. His work is on display at the Parma Powers Library seven days a week through November 30.

 

TUESDAY
10/14

 

The Great Grog Shop Bake Off is back, inviting ambitious amateur chefs to create Halloween-themed pastries with fall flavors to try to impress judges and the audience.

 

WEDNESDAY
10/15

 

Singer/songwriter Brent Kirby is one of the area’s busiest musicians, but when he’s not performing himself he’s promoting other area talent. His biweekly 10 x3 songwriter nights he hosts at the BOP STOP are a great place to discover your new favorite artist.

BACKTALK

 

We’ll see you out in the street.-Thomas Mulready
CoolCleveland.com

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