Island Green Week on South Bass & Middle Bass Island raises environmental awareness. Pymatuning Lake Fest has (almost) too many fun activities. Arts in August kicks off in Tremont, performers strut at Miss Akron Gay Pride pageant, and you can celebrate the 60s at the Parma Summer Happening.Savor local wines at Vintage Ohio at Lake Metroparks Farmpark. Gaze at the stars from a ferry in the middle of Lake Erie. Get out on the streets with City Stages in Ohio City or the Lakewood Arts Festival.
Looking for a life change that can change the world? We’ve rounded up some cool job opportunities that will give you a challenge, and shake up our community in a good way. Don’t let the opportunity pass you by.
Live performance is an aspect of original art at this year’s Lakewood Arts Festival on Sat 8/6 from 10AM-6PM. Performers include Assane M’baye, Luca Mundaca, Chris Allen, Liz Bullock and more. Liz Bullock’s original music (pictured) can be described as singer-songwriter folk meets the blues.
Eat on the Street food trucks located near the library include Parilya, Desperado Quesadillas, Pastimes Café and more. For complete music schedule go to www.lakewoodartsfest.orgRead more.
Vocalist Kyle Kidd’s debut solo album Soothsayer, which they describe as a “sonic diary,” is an adventurous journey through Black music genres, both traditional and contemporary. Kidd’s distinctive personality shines through on an album that draws from blues, jazz, funk and electronic music. Read more
While the 203-year-old congregation at Brooklyn Centre’s Archwood Church of Christ has been shrinking, the Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts Center, which has been leasing space in the church since 2018, has been expanding its programs. Now the two groups have found a solution for both: the church has transferred ownership of the building to Julia de Burgos, while it will continue to worship there. Read more.
First they covered Dylan. Now Cleveland Verses Foundation brings together 32 local and regional artists for a double album of AC/DC covers to support the fight against human trafficking. Check out Hallie doing Back In Black, Marcus Smith (feat. The Rapscallions) performing Big Balls, Apostle Jones having a go at What Do You Do For Money Honey, The Modern Electric’s take on It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll), and Vanity Crash’s version of If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It).Read more.
Joe Walshcreated VetsAid in 2017 and since then it’s raised over $2 million for organizations supporting veterans and their families.“Picking up my first guitar as a kid in Columbus set me on a musical journey to Kent State, Cleveland and then the world,” says Walsh. “Now it is a great privilege for me to share the stage with my original James Gang buddies and with this incredible group of Ohio rock legends like Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails, the Black Keys, the Breeders and Dave Grohl.” The concert date is November 13 at Columbus’s Nationwide Arena. Read more.
Vintage Ohio, an annual event at Lake Metroparks Farmpark, gives wine lovers the chance to sample the offerings of a 18 Ohio wineries without spendng every weekend driving around the countryside. (With 300 in the state, there are still more to visit!)
For two days, Friday 8/5 and Sat 8/6, visitors can taste the wines, as well as enjoy food and cooking demonstrations by local chefs, Iive music and artisan vendors. Our Ohio winery maven, Claudia Taller, previews some of what you could be drinking. Read more
Ready for a change? And you know things need changing in this world. If you’re thinking about making a move, look into some of these job opportunities that could end up changing our world in a big way.
New leadership is taking charge, things have turned a corner and we are rebuilding to win. Opportunities are available ranging from Data Associate to Latino Outreach Director to Field Organizer to Executive Director. Make a change to make some big changes. Read more.
In a surprise move this week, South Euclid Municipal Court Judge Gayle Williams-Byers announced that she was stepping down. Her statement said that she would resign/retire effective July 31, 2022. She was first elected in 2011 and she was the first Black woman on that court.
Other than court employees who are likely concerned about job security, not many people in the legal community will lose any sleep over the exit of Williams-Byers. Read more.
