It stands to reason: legendary local photographer Herb Ascherman will regale you at Gallery+, No Exit New Music are inspired by Surrealism, NEOCHtober Fest serves the homeless, Tremont’s St. Theodosius Church is open for tours, a mini Hessler Street fair returns, Cleveland Rocks tips you off on how to collect royalties, and CMNH is FREE this Sunday to show off their new Visitor Hall. Riverdog Barn (pictured) hosts two of Cleveland’s best songwriters sharing the bill, while we present a PHOTOSTREAM and VIDEO of the entire Riverdog Retreat experience.You’ve got more good reasons to dress up for Halloween now that a portion of your proceeds will go to pet charities Neighborhood Pets and Tails From the City on Sat 10/28 at BOP STOP with DJ Death, live music by Vanity Crash, a costume contest, animatronic beings and a visit from Ghostbusters Cleveland.
Our CoolCleveland travel writer Claudia Taller has a destination, if you’re looking for an excuse for a beautiful Fall drive. Shaker Heights resident and CoolCleveland columnist C. Ellen Connally reviews Clevelander James Renner’s new book, Little, Crazy Children. Early voting starts today, and we urge a YES vote on Issue 1. Read the story by CoolCleveland’s Anastasia Pantsios for more than a few good reasons why.
This weekend, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History is unveiling its new Visitor Hall, a dramatic community space that is free to the public. The Visitor Hall features the Museum’s eight most iconic attractions placed along a timeline reflecting the history of the Universe.
To celebrate, free admission is offered to all guests on Sunday, October 15, as part of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Community Days and through the support of Nordson. Free general admission unlocks all Museum experiences including new 3D movies and Eclipse Fever, a new, live planetarium show. Read more.
It’s a great time of year to get out in the countryside, see the leaves turning and stop at some farmers’ markets. If you need a destination, take a short trip to Mansfield’s Kingwood Gardens less than an hour and a half away.
Our Ohio travel writer, Claudia Taller, shares the history and natural attractions of this site, replete with trails through meadowlands and gardens. “I felt that like the Holden Arboretum, the gardens should be visited during every season,” she says. And it’s all set for THIS season, with its Community Pumpkin Carving 10/18-19 and the Great Pumpkin Glow 10/20-22 @ 4-9pm. Read more from CoolCleveland travel writer Claudia Taller here.
You don’t have to wait another day to cast your YES vote on Issue 1 to protect reproductive rights for Ohioans in the election that takes place Tue 11/7. Early voting started Wed 10/11 and will be taking place at your board of elections weekdays from 8AM-5PM through Fri 10/27, and expanded hours 10/30- 11/5. Fill out this application to receive your Absentee Ballot.
Vote YES because a lot of people’s lives depend on it. Republicans in the legislature are chomping at the bit to pass an extreme abortion ban, and if Issue 1 passes, they can’t. If it loses, and they pass their ban, Ohio will become a poorer, sicker and less educated state. We’re already plummeting in many economic and educational measures, and a glut of unplanned babies the legislature has no interest in taking care of will only make that worse. Read more.
Get your costume together and save the date of Sat 10/28 for the rockingest Halloween Party yet at BOP STOP, with a portion of the proceeds going to the non-profits Neighborhood Pets, offering low-cost wellness care and services for those in poverty, and Tails From the City, a no-kill all-volunteer cat rescue. The event features live music by Vanity Crash & DJ Death, with life-size animatronic werewolves (with glowing eyes!), ghouls, boiling cauldrons, scary clowns, spiders, witches, skeletons, raffles, a costume contest, and a visit from the Ghostbusters Cleveland paranormal elimination team. Read more.
Akron’s Brian Lisik has been in the NE Ohio music scene a long time, leaving a trail of albums behind him. While much of his output has been in the indie pop or singer/songwriter vein, his latest, Nu Wreckard, is mostly a full-band collaboration. “Frankly, in the past couple years, I’ve become bored with anything but rock-n-roll,” he says. He and the band will perform the songs live at a record release show at the Rialto Theatre in Akron Saturday October 14. Read more.
SUN 10/15 A New Era Today the Cleveland Museum of Natural History invites the public for a FREE visit to experience the expansion and reimagining of its Visitor Hall.* Mini Hessler Fair returns to the street.
Cleveland author James Renner has made specalty of delving into the unsolved murders of young women. His latest book, Little, Crazy Children, hits close to home. It explores the 1990 murder of 16-year-old Lisa Pruett who was stabbed 21 times in a quiet Shaker Heights residential area around midnight.
“Renner takes the reader down every rabbit hole and explores every possibility as to who killed Lisa,” says Connally, herself a Shaker Heights native. “He details the inner workings of the investigation, the interrogation process, the use and misuse of lie detectors and sometimes questionable tactics of the Shaker police. As the investigation unfolds, Renner reveals the seamier side of Shaker’s utopian community façade.” Read more.
