Some of us have been through quite a lot this past year. Many of us will never be the same, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing.But August in NEO can be glorious, with fresh murals popping up everywhere, the Akron Civic re-opening, Tremont bursting with Arts in August, Lakewood Arts Fest back on the streets, and FireFish Festival returning with a new (better?) weeks-long format that is destined to truly transform downtown Lorain.
Dancing Wheels honors Midsummer at Cain Park, Crafty Mart hosts a Night Market in Cuyahoga Falls, and Island Green Week celebrates the Earth at Middle Bass Island & Put-in-Bay. Take it easy.
The juried Lakewood Arts Festival hosts over 100 artists, displaying paintings, prints, photography, art glass, ceramics, jewelry and sculpture.
Featuring works by ceramicist Sumiko Takada, fine jewelers Posch and Gulyas, paintings and prints by George Kocar and Brett Mason, and art glass will be displayed by Drew Hocevar. Info: http://lakewoodartsfest.org/
The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is the jewel in the crown of the award-winning Cleveland Metroparks, offering a perfect outdoor opportunity for families to enjoy cool animals and learn more about conservation programs worldwide.CoolCleveland spoke with Dr. Chris Kuhar, Executive Director of the Zoo about the brand new Eagle Zip Adventure, the return of the Asian Lantern Festival, plus a baby boom of sorts: three baby tiger cubs, and Zaki, the baby Orangutan. Read More
Last year Cleveland’s Graffit HeArt provided a break from lockdown by bringing in artist Beau Stanton to paint a mural on a wall adjacent to their AsiaTown facility and inviting people to come down and watch.They’re doing it again, with artist WRDSMITH, a Cleveland native who lives in L.A. and does word-based designs. He’ll start painting this week & he’ll be working through 8/13, mostly near downtown but also in Cleveland Heights and Lakewood. It’s not hard to come and watch! Read More
The thought-provoking lecture series kicks off 8/13 with Harvard’s Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett presenting “Race to the COVID-19 Vaccine: Then & Now.”In this special discussion, Dr. Corbett will recount how her expertise in viral immunology was put to use this past year in the development of a leading vaccine against COVID-19.
Her advocacy work has also helped expand vaccination reach across various communities. Join in person or online. Learn more and reserve your tickets.
The Cleveland Print Room, NE Ohio’s hub for photography practice & education, was founded in 2013 by Shari Wilkins. It’s just announced that Wilkins will share leadership duties with Kerry Davis, who came on board in 2017, in order to expand the nonprofit’s reach and programming. Read More
Akron’s Goodyear Theater is part of the East End Project, a mixed-used repurposing of the former Goodyear Tire facility. It’s just announced that the management and booking of the theater will be assumed by Howard Parr of the Akron Civic Theatre downtown. Read More
Lorain’s FireFish Festival will still culminate with the James Levin FireFish Festival Finale, the torching of a giant fish, on September 18. But instead of a big one-weekend bash, it’s presenting a series of single-day events, starting August 29 with a cabaret show. Read More
North Olmsted native Anna Scott, a junior at Nashville’s Belmont University, is making the most of the city’s resources to further her country music career. She’s just released a single called “Bouncer” about the difficulties of getting into music clubs as a 20-year-old. Read More
Did you attend or perform at the Cleveland Performance Art Festival (1988-2003)? You are invited to send a short video telling of your experiences to: Info@ThisAnalogWorld.com, which may be included in the live performance and livestream (*)Everything Is Subject To Radical Change: Cleveland Performance Art Festival Revisited, on September 16-19, 2021, presented by Festival Director Thomas Mulready. Read More
THU 8/5 Through the Mouse Hole Organized by the indefatigable Liz Maugans, the Mouse House Party brings together the work of more than 150 local artists at Connect at 78th Street Studios.
WED 8/11 Zoo Lights The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s Asian Lantern Festival is in full swing, and while you can walk through this year, tonight is one of its drive-through nights for those still leery of crowds.* Fairmount Center for the Arts opens juried art show.
This is the same Ken Johnson that former Ward 7 councilman TJ Dow attempted to give over $730,000 of block grant money that he had accumulated over his eight years in office, money that was supposed to go to assist struggling residents with home repairs and other neighborhood projects. However, when voters booted him out of office in 2017… Read More
