Then the bugs fly in, and the rain gets on the rug… That’s what this year felt like. But all that’s changing now. We’re opening up, and things really are starting to get better.A local sculptor is holding an open house in Cleveland Heights. They’re offering self-guided walking tours on the fascinating history of Kent. Maker Town Markets are going live in Hingetown.
Musician Nellie McKay is returning for a rooftop concert in Akron. The Larchmere Sidewalk Sale is back. The Bike Cleveland Fundo is back. Looks like we blew that door right off its hinges.
The classical music world can be blindingly white. Cleveland’s baroque orchestra Apollo’s Fire aims to do something about that with its MOSAIC program, intended to provide internship, fellowship and mentoring opportunities for musicians of color. This weekend at Laurel School’s Butler campus, three “Music Among the Trees” concerts will feature members of the MOSAIC project. Read more
Celebrate the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s 100 years of discovery with a special series of dinner and wine pairings featuring conversations with museum experts on a variety of science topics.
The first soirée is on June 18 and explores astronomy in the museum’s newly redesigned courtyard. Learn more and register at CMNH.org/centennial-soiree-series
Bike Cleveland’s Fundo returns Sunday August 29, with 10, 30 and 60 mile rides, depending on your ambition, all starting and ending at Edgewater Park. Registration is now open and you can save by signing up early. Read More
SPACES Gallery and the Tamir Rice Foundation are looking for new or gently used art supplies for art-making workshops at the Cuyahoga County Youth Detention Center. Read More
Lake County native, journalist Jennifer Boresz Engelking, has just published Hidden History of Lake County, Ohio, which reveals how the county was settled and grew, and who some of the key figures in its development were. Read More
Like the FRONT International Triennial it piggybacked onto, the CAN Triennial, sponsored by Cleveland’s Collective Arts Network, was delayed a year to 2022. It’s just announced its theme and its call for artists. Read More
MON 5/31 Loving the Lake Today is Memorial Day, the official start of summer. Don’t waste it! There may still be fewer festivals and big events, but there’s plenty of lakefront to enjoy, from Put-in-Bay to Geneva-on-the-Lake.
