In Motion

11.05-11.12.25

FALL FORWARD

To keep from falling over, you must keep moving forward. Global music/jazz/spoken word ensemble Drumplay has performed all over the world, but this week they host a benefit for the homeless in our community. Collective Arts Network (CAN Journal) and its 80 artist members are holding a “Buy Art/Buy Ohio” fundraiser reminding us to give local art during the upcoming gifting season. Inlet Dance is throwing themselves a 25th anniversary Big Bash and you’re invited. Dozens of chefs and restaurants offer delicious discounts for almost 2 weeks during Cleveland Restaurant Week.

CoolCleveland travel writer Claudia Taller invites us to explore nearby trails as we walk from Fall into Winter. Or you could hike through the Arcade and learn its history. Canton Museum of Art’s Christkindlmarkt offers European-style holiday gifting. Carol Leslie brings her bright vocals to BOP STOP, along with a new 20-year-old bassist. Whatever you do this week, just keep moving.

-Thomas Mulready

CoolCleveland.com

Photo by Thomas Mulready

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VIDEO: CLEVELAND
RESTAURANT WEEK
NOW THRU 11/14

Cleveland Restaurant Week runs almost two weeks thru Sun 11/14, with discounts at over 30 restaurants offering a 3-course prix fixe meal for $39, although each participating restaurant sets their own deal. It’s a great way to discover new tastes, and save some money at your favorite spots. Details at ClevelandRestaurantWeek.com.

CoolCleveland’s Thomas Mulready talked with Cory Kobrinski, executive chef at Astoria Café & Market, and Leo Hines, director of operations at Taproot Hospitality Group, which owns Sapphire Creek Winery and Gardens and Orchid House Winery, about their passions and traditions and what they are offering for Cleveland Restaurant Week. View the VIDEO interview here.

FEATURE

FALL INTO WINTER WALKS
IN NE OHIO

The colorful leaves are almost gone from trees in Northeast Ohio and soon the skeletal branches will reveal the bones of the landscape. But the region is packed with areas to revel in the beauty of nature in all four seasons, and CoolCleveland writer Claudia Taller has walked some of them to share them with you.

Some are as close as the Lakefront Nature Preserve right on Lake Erie at the end of MLK Drive. Others range from Hogsback Nature Preserve in Lake County to the east to Lorain Metroparks Sandy Ridge Reservation on the west, to Virginia Kendall Park in Kent and Brandywine Falls to the south. And she’s promising to check out more in the upcoming months to share with us as Fall turns into Winter.

NEWS

THE GIRLS’ JOINT OPENS IN GORDON SQUARE

Mandy Cavano and Judie Vegh are the co-owners of The Girls’ Joint, a new shop in Gordon Square they call a “femme-forward cannabis lifestyle boutique and creative club,” featuring smoke paraphernalia, art, jewelry, posters, books, and more, with a feminine sensibility. It opens this weekend with a grand opening party Sat 11/8.

XCSB STAFF HOLDS COMMUNITY ACTIVISM WORKSHOP

If anyone knows about activism, it’s the staff of CSU’s formerly student-run radio station WCSB-FM, which was turned over by the university to Ideastream Public Radio to run a mainstream jazz format. The former student staff (now calling themselves XCSB) has kept the situation in the public eye, and this Saturday 11/8, they’ll host a community activism workshop at 78th Street Studios. All fighters are welcome.

CMNH PRESENTS:
COLDPLAY FOR THE UNIVERSE

Coldplay for the Universe is an immersive, one-hour musical that features a curated setlist of Coldplay songs against a backdrop of stunning 360° cosmic images. Enjoy 11 hit songs, including “Clocks,” “Fix You,” and “My Universe,” as you travel through the stars accompanied by the music of the world-famous British rock band.

Produced by The University of Santiago, Chile Planetarium, this show originally debuted as Coldplay por el Universo, the first full-dome Coldplay experience in Latin America. It’s a must-see show for fans and all who wish to enjoy music in another dimension! Coldplay for the Universe will show NOW through March 29, 2026. Shows are offered daily at 4pm.