Around here, we’re used to doing the heavy lifting.
Just about anything can be accomplished, but it takes skilled labor, education and preparation. We can learn a lot from bees on World Bee Day, you can study the multidimensionality and fluidity of Afrofuturism in an online series called Spaceways, and the Metroparks Zoo hosts Aloha Hawaii, free with admission.After more than a year, our art galleries are starting to re-socialize with openings at ArtNEO, HEDGE and 78th Street Studios, while the online 48 Hour Virtual Music Fest attracts artists you know and some you probably don’t.
We celebrate Bob Dylan’s 80th by raising money for Cleveland Verses, to benefit area musicians and venue workers still suffering from the pandemic. Our in-person show at BOP STOP is sold out, but the livestreamed Dylan 8.0 is open to all. Tix here. Prepare to light a candle and have some fun.
Bob Dylan turns 80 next Monday. He’ll probably go down as the most influential musician of our time.Cleveland Verses is a new nonprofit supporting area musicians and venue workers suffering from the pandemic, and our upcoming livestream Dylan 8.0 is donating to the cause. You can help.
The in-person show at BOP STOP is sold out, but the livestream is available to all. We’ll hear from Dylanologist Clinton Heylin (7 books on Dylan and counting), plus Daniel Goldmark, CWRU’s head of popular music. Plus lots of Dylan music from the likes of The Modern Electric, Papi and the Smears, Vanity Crash and Jenna Fornier. Join us. Read More
Spend your summer learning from the professionals at Cleveland Ballet! With classes for ages 2 to adult on a flexible schedule, there is something for everyone. Register today for an unforgettable five weeks! Read More
There will be some changes: JazzFest will take place in September, not June; at Cain Park, not Playhouse Square. But you’ll be able to hear live music by world-class musicians! Stay tuned for the lineup announcement June 1. Read More
The CWRU School of Engineering and Maltz Performing Arts Center staff have worked together to create a virtual reality tool for performers to plan stage set-ups ahead of time without being Iin the building. Read More
When Collinwood photographer Stephen Bivens passed away last June, the local arts community lost a great talent and a great friend. Now the Cleveland Print Room has announced the Stephen Bivens Residency, an opportunity for two photographers to develop their work. Read More
In 2015 Near West Theatre moved to its new home in Gordon Square, a once-shabby neighborhood that began its evolution into an arts district when James Levin opened Cleveland Public Theater there three decades earlier. He’s one of four neighborhood leaders being honored at NWT’s Bring On Tomorrow virtual benefit Saturday May 22. Read more.
SUN 5/23 Visit Hawaii Cleveland Metroparks Zoo hosts Aloha Hawaii featuring dancers and culture from the 50th state. Don’t forget to visit the baby tigers while you’re there!* Blackademics closes CPH virtual season.