Get set to enjoy a summer full of farmer’s markets as North Union opens four seasonal markets with fresh, locally grown produce. Pride Month begins, the Music Box initiates Reggae Sundays, Holden Arboretum starts up its summer series, B Side Lounge kicks off their summer patio concert series, and the Beachland Flea Markets are back for another summer season.
Get excited as Cleveland native conductor Lorenzo Lopez makes his debut at Carnegie Hall this week, after winning the prestigious Resiphighi Prize. View our exclusive interview here. And area Irish duo Ever Green release a remarkable album and fill their calendar with gigs at local festivals and pubs. Catch our interview here.
Get ready for JazzFest as their outdoor lineup is announced, featuring favorites such as Carlos Jones and Sammy DeLeon as well as Da Land Brass Band, Moises Borges, Bobby Selvaggio and others. Cleveland’s original art walk is rejuvenated in Little Italy, Beck Center’s A Doll’s House, Part 2 suggests a sequel to the historic play, the ACLU benefit insists, “Drag is not a crime,” and Slow Roll Cleveland rolls out of Edgewater. Whether you’re ready or not, it’s time to get going.
Join the Dancing Wheels Company & School in their world premiere performance of Allies in Action! New works by choreographers Alexis Diggs, Tiffany Mills, and Mark Tomasic bring together movement, music, and storytelling.
The concert will showcase an electrifying dance performance honoring the vibrant spirit of the LGBTQIA+ community and others in allyship and celebrating diversity and inclusion with unbridled joy and passion! Special entertainment by the Coastliners, an ensemble from the North Coast Men’s Chorus! Following the performance, DJ Jeremy James will spin the disks to the disco sounds for your dancing pleasure! It all happens Sat 6/15 at the Allen Theatre at Playhouse Square. Read more.
Conductor Lorenzo Lopez has won the prestigious Resipighi Prize and will conduct the Chamber Orchestra of New York at Carnegie Hall this Thu 5/30.
A native of the Cleveland area, Lorenzo is of Honduran and Puerto Rican descent, and he talks with CoolCleveland’s Thomas Mulready about how his cultural heritage and his background as a singer inform his conducting. View the video here.
Lopez continues with a busy 24/25 schedule, conducting in Quebec, California, Honduras, and Bucharest, as well as in Cleveland and Akron with City Music and Cleveland Ballet. Read more.
Although Dan Sweeney is an experienced musician, his partner and lead vocalist Colin McGowan had never performed live before an audience until they formed the band Ever Green in 2019 when they got together to sing some traditional Irish tunes.
Based in Cleveland, Ever Green started writing their own original music and has since become of the most in-demand Irish acts in the area with performances scheduled throughout the region at pubs & festivals.
Ever Green recently released their album Plastic Paddies and they talk with CoolCleveland’s Thomas Mulready about their process while previewing the album’s lead-off track, In Americay. View the video here. They perform this week on Fri 5/31 at West Park Station and on Sun 6/2 at Five Points Coffee & Tea. Read more.
Supergroup Scary Goldings combines hard-hitting grooves and well-crafted parts to make for a truly fun and unique time. The group consists of funk ensemble Scary Pockets (anchored by guitarist Ryan Lerman and keyboardist Jack Conte) and Larry Goldings, with his signature Hammond organ style.
The 45th Tri-C JazzFest features a cornucopia of jazz flavors from June 20-22, from superstars like Ledisi, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Take 6 and the Marcus Miller/Bob James Quartet, ARTEMIS and Dominick Farinacci’s Trumpet Summit, Jason Moran and the Bandwagon to Harold López-Nussa: Timba a la Americana/Diego Figueiredo and Charles Lloyd Ocean Trio II featuring Gerald Clayton & Marvin Sewell. Get your tickets now. Read more.
Tri-C JazzFest has announced the lineup of bands and musicians scheduled to play the big stage that’s the focus of its free outdoor festival Friday and Saturday. No surprise, the headliners are the same as in recent years: Carlos Jones’ reggae band on Friday and Sammy DeLeon’s Latin jazz orchestra on Saturday — because why tamper with success? These two groups have people dancing all over Euclid Avenue and East 14th Street. Read more.
The North Union Farmers Markets at Shaker Square and Crocker Park run year round, going indoors for a few months in winter. Its satellite markets are summer-only. They launch at four locations around Cuyahoga County this week and next, bringing fresh, locally grown, raised and produced food closer to more people.Read more.
MON 6/3 Roll With Pride
This week’s Slow Roll Cleveland, which invites Clevelanders of all ages and cycling experience, to explore a different neighborhood each week, will take off from Edgewater Park for its annual Pride Ride.
TUE 6/4 Farewell to a Curmudgeon
Chicago producer Steve Albini was known for strong opinions and helping to bring out the best in a huge array of underground bands from the late 80s on. He passed away May 7; Vinyl DJs will celebrate his musical legacy at the Beachland Tavern.
WED 6/5 Music Al Fresco
Yet another place to enjoy music outdoors is Holden Arboretum, which kicks off its summer series with local singer/songwriter Liz Bullock. There’s food and drink and a landscape to explore.
