Because, honestly, with the latest round of restrictions, so many of our usual local holiday activities are curtailed. In the meantime, we’ve investigated and found a bunch of cool online offerings and helpful causes worthy of your attention this week.
TCO has created videos at landmarks around town to draw attention to local small businesses. Shelly Gracon is helping out entrepreneurs and creators with the #WeLoveYou campaign. Local online music station oWow radio is putting out a CD with their most requested local artists. Melt Bar and Grilled is matching donations to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank when you round up your bill this weekend.
So buckle down for a while longer, but let’s remember to help each other in the meantime.
In 1980, John Gorman spearheaded the Pride of Cleveland local music campaign at WMMS. Now with his digital station oWOW.radio, he’s again getting behind local acts, with the station releasing a new CD with some of their most played NE Ohio artists, such as their #1 most requested band the Vindys (pictured). It’s also a fundraiser to help the station hang on through the pandemic. Read More
Melt Bar and Grilled invites you to fight hunger this holiday season by rounding up your bill to the nearest dollar. Melt Bar and Grilled will then match matching any donations made by their customers dining in or carrying out. Melt’s Matt Fish explains it all while updating us on how they’re managing during the pandemic.
Plus, pick up their Holiday Gift Cards at an unbelievable deal: buy $100 in gift cards, get $25 FREE. And help celebrate the return of the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon Melt. Feed your appetite while fighting hunger in our community.
Nature-based artist Susie Frazier is known as a fountain of creative & entrepreneurial ideas. Her latest is an app called Maker Town that aggregates handmade businesses & artists and connects them with customers with multiple search methods. Read More
A group of Cleveland Orchestra musicians has been taping videos at restaurants, shops and landmarks around town to soothe pandemic-weary souls, as well as draw attention to local small businesses. Read More
Local dynamo/idea generator Shelly Gracon has created the #WeLoveYou campaign, a digital platform to provide a resource for other entrepreneurs and creators impacted by the pandemic. Read More
NE Ohio music photographers Joe Kleon & Anastasia Pantsios have created a huge online photo gallery called Sonic & Iconic, where you can see and purchase more than 1,100 photos, most taken in and around Cleveland. Go to Sonic & Iconic to browse through early 50 years of concerts.
Ryan Humbert has long been known in the NE Ohio music community as someone who makes things happen. One of his many projects has been a two-hour show on The Summit in Akron called The Americana Roundup. Now he’s expanded the concept, launching a 24/7 station to play his favorite roots rock, traditional country, blues, bluegrass, folk and more. Read More
NEO Women Artists ShineNew Masters 2: Women Artists of Northeast Ohio features 47 works (chosen from 337 submissions) by 39 NEO artists. View them in Ursuline College’s virtual Florence O’Donnell Wasmer Gallery. Visit https://bit.ly/3npfxsv
THU 12/3 Muses Anonymous The Akron Art Museum’s “Coffee With the Collection” takes a look at the unknown models who inspired artists to create works in the museum’s collection.
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