05.24-05.31.17
Tough Girls
Snag a selfie at sunset. Our women are rising, and they’re not the only ones. Collinwood mystery writer Annie Hogsett signs her new book while Deborah Read of Thompson Hine joins a panel discussing why Cleveland is America’s hottest city right now.WOW Factor at WRHS honors bold women along with their outrageous outfits. The Burning River Roller Derby girls tough it out and kick off their season. Cleveland’s mixed-gender Mourning [A] BLKstar joins Horrible Fest at Now That’s Class. Pride in the CLE kicks off with a film on marriage equality in a parish hall. CHC honors the Stokes brothers at a supper club in the Flats. Go Factory hosts free jazz on the west side. Our uber-popular Summer Festivals Guide is freshly updated. Can’t find anything to suit you? Tough. –Thomas Mulready
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It’s starting to look like the warm weather is here to stay, as it usually does this time of year. And for most Clevelanders the official start to summer is the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, when it’s time to get outside as much as possible.
It’s also the time when the festivals start coming fast and furious. No matter what you like – music, sports, art, theater, food – there’s something you’ll enjoy. And you’re going to have to pick and choose; you can’t do it all. Here’s our annual guide to summer fun, as complete as we could make it. Let us know if we missed anything!
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SPONSORED: Tri-C JazzFest, Jazz Lives Here Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland brings artists of international renown to Playhouse Square June 22-24. This year’s bill includes names like Chris Botti, Anat Cohen, Boz Scaggs, Jane Bunnett and more. There are still a few good seats available, so get yours here. Don’t miss the free music and entertainment outside, too!
What’s this whole roller derby thing about? Back in its 40s/50s heyday, it may have been a kissing’ cousin to pro wrestling. But in its revival of the last decade, it’s dropped much of the heroes & villains staginess to make it clear that it’s a real sport.
The three teams that comprise the Burning River Roller Derby start their season this week at Euclid’s CE Orr Rink. To learn who they are and what it takes to skate with them, our John Benson chatted with skater/p.r. person Allie Mackerty aka ChewRockYa. OK, a little of the staginess remains. Sat 5/27.
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It’s hard to keep up with what’s happening in Cleveland’s burgeoning Ohio City neighborhood, with new attractions such as the Market Garden Brewery production facility and SPACES’ new galleries, joining venerable favorites like the West Side Market. But when was the last time you took a leisurely afternoon stroll to see what’s new – and old?
Our reporter Claudia Taller did just that. Join her as she takes in the sights, sounds and smells of this ‘hood. And while she’s known as the wine maven, she lingered a bit too long at the Market Garden tasting room, enjoying their craft beers, to see everything she hoped to get to. Maybe another day …
SPONSORED: A rare opportunity to see an overlooked Shakespeare masterpiece as Baldwin Wallace University presents Pericles: Prince of Tyre. This rousing adventure story with a hero who meets knights, evil kings, beautiful princesses and pirates is on stage at BW’s John Patrick Theatre, Kleist Center for Art & Drama, Fri 5/26 and Sat 5/27. Directed by Adam Heffernan. Get FREE tickets by clicking here.
For more than 150 years, women have said so much about their lives and their personalities through their clothes. That’s the premise behind WOW Factor, which will be on view at the Western Reserve Historical Society for the next year.
Divided into four thematic sections – Whimsy, Romance, Confidence and Effervescence – the show displays the expected gowns of wealthy society women. But, particularly in the last half century, it shows outfits worn by working women, some of whom viewers might even know. Through 4/18/18.
The Cleveland Botanical Garden already provides a bunch of fun ways to explore the natural world. But this summer, a special exhibit called Nature Connects: Art With LEGO Bricks will enhance the regular offerings, with 13 LEGO sculptures scattered around the grounds and the building, and related hands-on activities such as a chance to create your own LEGO sculpture and a live insect scavenger hunt. Sat 5/27-Sun 8/27.
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Lakewood has such a large and diverse ecosystem of restaurants and specialty food shops that you need a scorecard (or CoolCleveland’s CoolNEIGHBORHOOD guide!) to keep up. Another way is to sign up for a Lakewood Deep Dish tour and visit 5-6 places within walking distance, with tours that cover different areas of the city. Cynthia Schuster Eakin tells us how to get on board.
* Lakewood is all in on the foodie thing. the Lakewood Public Library is hosting a free panel discussion of the benefits of growing and eating local. Tue 5/30.
Read more of CoolCleveland’s picks for Eats and Drinks.
Jazz vibes player/composer Will Wedmedyk has played with a lot of groups, but his own band makes its debut at Akron’s Blu Jazz + this week as he releases his first album, the all-original Awakening. Wed 5/31
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WED 5/24
Lawyers and venue owners host a forum at the Happy Dog West about how performance rights fees are impacting the local live music scene.
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THU 5/25
Cleveland Public Theatre is at it again. A CPT ensemble has spent two years creating a sound, movement & design vocabulary to present the multi-layered, interactive production, Red Ash Mosaic, which opens tonight.
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FRI 5/26
The Greek Festival at Tremont’s Church of the Annunciation kicks the ethnic church festival season into high gear. There’s dancing, music, church tours and the real attraction at all such events – ethnic food made with love by the ladies of the church. Through Mon 5/29.
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SAT 5/27
Sculptor Fred Gearhart works in the garage of his house, which looks ordinary from the street. But when you take a walk up the driveway, you encounter a garden filled with examples of his work. Once a year he invites visitors in for an open house and studio, and an opportunity to buy his pieces.
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SUN 5/28
The Cedar Lee Theatre’s Late Shift series features classic and cult films for night owls. Tonight those night owls can see the screening of a mystery film to accompany the announcement of the Late Shift schedule for the second half of the year.
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MON 5/29
Memorial Day isn’t just about taking the tarp off the grill nor is it about thanking veterans for their service. It stared to honor the Civil War Dead. So it’s appropriate that Lake View Cemetery hosts a ceremony with a parade, speaker and music at the memorial of President James A. Garfield, who was a Civil War general. Come and bring your picnic with you.
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TUE 5/30
To kick off Pride in the CLE week, which culminates with a celebration on Public Square Sat 6/3, LGBT organizations and supporters are hosting a screening of the film Freedom to Marry which tells the story of how marriage equality came about. It’s at Parish Hall in Gordon Square.
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WED 5/31
Fifty years ago, Carl Stokes was elected the first black mayor of a major American city and changed the face of NE Ohio politics. The Music Box Supper Club’s and Cleveland History Center’s final Cleveland Stories program of the spring season looks at his life and legacy as part of the yearlong community tribute to the mayor and his brother, Congressman Louis Stokes.
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What’s really needed is a transitional group home for young black males that age out of foster care or come out of juvenile incarceration. At 18 or 19 they’re not yet capable of successfully living out on their own. They need a safe space with rules and guidance…
* Stick a Fork in Him It might take a year or two before the curtain finally comes down on this presidency, but make no mistake about it – this demagogue’s bumpy ride in Washington is going to end badly. Very badly….
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