As we slowly unwind and carefully re-engage, we are appreciative of the hard work our nonprofit, cultural, culinary, arts and entertainment sectors are exhibiting as they navigate re-opening slowly. Dyngus Day is experimenting with a series of small, in-person events while also streaming festivities online. The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes is hosting an in-person plant sale, but you can also order online for delivery. Many groups like the Cleveland International Piano Competition are instituting virtual events as a permanent part of their offerings going forward.
Got a taste for good food? Huron’s Mulberry Creek Herb Farm opens this week, Loganberry Books’ Edible Book Festival is on Instagram, and farmer markets are outdoors and open for the season at Shaker Square, Crocker Park and The Chef’s Garden. We can just taste it now.
Building on her background at Ballet de San Juan and at the School of American Ballet, performing under George Balanchine and training alongside legendary dancers, Cleveland Ballet Artistic Director Gladisa Guadalupe talks with CoolCleveland about the upcoming summer classes being offered for all ages 2 years old and up.Observing the strictest of COVID-19 health protocols, and working with University Hospitals on injury prevention and nutrition education, the comprehensive curriculum ranges from classical ballet technique to jazz, from contemporary dance to body alignment and conditioning. Registration is open now. View the video.
Like so many other beloved Cleveland events, Dygnus Day, which celebrates the end of Lent, took place only online last year. And while this year again, revelers won’t be elbow-to-elbow drinking piwo and eating paczkis on Detroit Avenue, Forest City Brewery & Prosperity Social Club are hosting limited-attendance live events. If you missed getting tickets, most of the fun will be live streamed. Read More
The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes’ annual plant sale WILL take place this year in person on May 8. But if you can’t make it, you can order from its collection of flowers, vegetables, herbs, shrubs and trees online for delivery through April 17. Read More
The Cleveland Print Room is accepting submissions in all media for its annual peer show, which opens July 2. Artists from all over the country are eligible in this expanded version of the show. Deadline is May 28. Read More
Piano Cleveland, which hosts the Cleveland International Piano Competition, was forced to postpone last year’s event. But the pandemic also caused it to rethink its presentation, making virtual events a permanent part of the mix. Read More
WED 4/7 Culture, Art & History Storyteller Sarah Lohman uses a postcard collage by artist Lenore Tawney as a starting point to talk about Navajo culture and traditions in this partner program of Lit Cleveland and the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Crystal Bryant recently assumed the role of executive director of the Cleveland chapter of the NAACP. She’s got an impressive resume and a clear vision and mission for the new role she is about to assume. In addition to expanding the core civil rights mission of the group, she wants to increase the focus on community and wealth building, and increase financial literacy within the membership… Read More
