We still believe the only way we get through this world is with empathy, grace and humanity for each other. Since 1946, One World Day at the Cleveland Cultural Gardens has exemplified our region’s diverse cultures all respecting one another; join the party this week. The 4th annual Cleveland Photo Fest is inviting absolutely everyone who shoots photos to exhibit in their Cleveland Open Photo Show. Drumplay plays a homeless benefit, Cavotta’s hosts a free party for cat lovers to help cats, and Carlos Jones brings one love to Wade Oval. Which is just what we need.Garlic Fest stinks up Shaker Square, Cleveland Ballet dances into Vermilion, Art on the Green beautifies Hudson, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra records live at BOP STOP, women-led bands rock the Rock Hall, Kent Crafty Crawl offers craft beer, and the conversation around real estate and art will be batted about at the Baseball Heritage Museum. Respectfully.
Vanity Crash is thrilled to perform at the 6th annual Akron Pride festival this weekend at Lock 3, part of a day-long celebration with a parade, two stages, a dance party, kids’ events and fireworks. Join in with love in your heart.
Akron was one of the last big cities in Ohio to host a Pride celebration but it’s making up for lost time. It started in a city park in 2017 and soon moved downtown to Lock 3 as it grew exponentially.
Its sixth annual celebration (like many festivals it skipped the pandemic year) will kick off with the parade down Main Street, followed by a full day and evening of entertainment on two stages, including our very own Vanity Crash at 11AM on the Lock 3 Stage. The vibe continues with a dance party on Cascade Plaza, food and drink, and kids’ activities, all concluding with fireworks at 10PM. Read more.
The 4th annual Cleveland Photo Fest opens September 1 & one of its shows is the Cleveland Open Photo Show, to which anyone can contribute. Just bring your work & $10 per piece to the gallery at 2731 Prospect on Friday August 25-Sunday August 27 @ noon–5pm. Everything (within reason — it’s got to be family-friendly) goes on display! Read more.
Nonprofit Graffiti HeArt was founded to champion street-stye art and provide opportunities for its artists. Recently, it started offering tours of Cleveland’s murals, illegal graffiti and other public art, escorted in a luxury limo. It’s got another scheduled for Sun 9/24. Sign up now!Read more.
Not too many people remember Cleveland -post hardcore band Grain, which existed for less than three years, 1993-1995. Now an L.A. label has collected and released everything the band recorded during its short underground life. Read more.
MON 8/28 Keep On Riding The leisurely Slow Roll Cleveland bike rides don’t stop just because it’s getting dark earlier, but the organizers are reminding riders to start lighting their bikes. This week’s ride rolls out of West Park’s Jefferson Park.
TUE 8/29 Art Exposed The Cleveland Arts Prize’s monthly tours of institutional art collections conclude at University Hospital’s Ahuja Center, with a spotlight on CAP winner Doug Utter.
WED 8/30 Neighborhood Talk The second community meeting to talk about bringing real estate & art together in Hough takes place this evening at the Baseball Heritage Museum.
When you run for office, the secretary of state of each state checks off your qualifications and certifies an individual as a candidate. In the case of a person running for president, individual secretaries of state must be satisfied that a candidate meets the constitutional requirements for the presidency. You must be a natural born citizen, which means not naturalized but born in the USA. The person must also be 35 years old and a resident of the United States for 14 years.
Going to the next step, has he engaged in insurrection or rebellion or given aid or comfort to the enemies of the United States? Has Donald Trump, in the opinion of secretaries of state, engaged in insurrection or rebellion — specifically on January 6, 2021? Were his attempts to overturn the election of 2020 insurrection, which is defined as an act to overthrow the government—enough to disqualify him? Read more.
