08.27-09.03.2025 Bring It

 

 

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Bring It

08.27-09.03.25

 You Can Do It 

Why not? This is a place where you can do pretty much anything you want: Take a hike and learn about Cleveland’s history, march in a parade for the holiday, taste the culture at a Hungarian festival, hear Uno Lady commune with nature at AAM, envision sculpture at an arboretum, shop a garage sale to save alley cats, learn to grieve with beautiful prints, advocate for protecting public lands, celebrate our freedoms at Pride-Palooza. Take your pick, but do it on your own terms.

 

FEATURE

 

 REVEALING CLEVELAND 
 ARCHITECTURE 

If you’ve seen Public Auditorium, Severance Hall or the downtown Cleveland Public Library, you’ve seen the work of architecture firm Walker & Weeks, Cleveland’s most prominent architects of the first half of the 20th century.

Last year, local artist Kelly Pontoni discovered a 1930 issue of an architecture magazine devoted to the firm in the waiting room of her car repair shop. It was a bad shape. She proposed to her repairman that she and Ellen Strong of Strong Bindery on Larchmere could restore it. They talk about the arduous process at Loganberry Books on Thu 8/28.

 

 

 WALK THROUGH HISTORY 

 

CoolCleveland columnist Claudia J. Taller recently joined a Take a Hike foot tour of one of the oldest and most history-laden areas of Cleveland: The Flats. It was here that the early settlers first built homes, businesses and industry, and engaged in trade.

An actor dressed as Moses Cleaveland joined the group to share his early impressions of the region, and a guide paid tribute to Tim Donovan, who recently passed away. Donovan founded the Take a Hike program and was responsible for much of the development of the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, transforming it into a recreational gem.

 

NEWS

 

 WANNA PLAY 
 IN THE COLD? 

If you’re a hardy musician/band who doesn’t mind playing in frigid weather or possibly even a blizzard, it’s time to apply for the 17th annual Brite Winter Festival to be held on February 21, 2026. We’ve got the link!

 

WEDNESDAY
8/27

 

It’s been a long, eventful road from rural Ohio to Michelin-starred chef for Curtis Duffy, filled with hard work, setbacks and triumphs. He tells the story in his new memoir which he’ll discuss at the Parma-Poiwers brand of the Cuyahoga County Library.

 MORE on WEDNESDAY… 

 

 

THURSDAY
8/28

 

Cleveland’s Uno Lady has become known for doing music in partnership with nature and incorporating ambient outdoor sounds in her work. She performs the results of her recent residency at Akron Soul Train at the Akron Art.

 MORE on THURSDAY… 

 

 

FRIDAY
8/29

 

For four days, Saint Rocco’s Parish  on Cleveland’s near west side will be offering copious food, drink, games, live music and rides, as well as a solemn mass and neighborhood procession  on Sunday.

 MORE on FRIDAY… 

 

 

SATURDAY
8/30

 

Three venues in Ohio City’s Hingetown neighborhood—BOP STOP, Jukebox and Saucy Brew Works—are hosting free music all day as part of the third annual Hingetown Jazz Festival, with musicians ranging from students to storied veterans.

 MORE on SATURDAY… 

 

SUNDAY
8/31

 

Maybe you’ll never visit Hungary but you can get a taste of its music, food and culture today at German Central Park in Parma during the 69th annual Hungarian Festival.

 MORE on SUNDAY… 

* Akron City Festival kicks off the school year with family fun.
Music Box Reggae Sundays conclude with Carlos Jones & the Plus Band.

MONDAY
9/1

 

Since Louis Stokes started the event 53 years ago, the whole community has come together for the annual 11th Congressional District Labor Day Parade and festival. It’s the biggest parade in the area other than St. Patrick’s Day. 

 

TUESDAY
9/2

 

This summer Holden Arboretum has displayed a series of 18 sculptural figures called Forest Forms throughout its grounds, steel forms inspired by nature. They’ll be on view through Sunday September 7.

 

WEDNESDAY
9/3

 

With national parks and other public lands under threat from defunding and privatization, CVNP’s Low Power Happy Hour provides useful information about how to advocate for the protection of our public natural resources.

 MORE on WEDNESDAY… 

 

POINT OF ORDER

 

 PRESIDENT VANCE 
 BY A HAIR? 

A CNN poll released this weekend shows Vice President J.D. Vance as the front runner for the Republican nomination in 2028. While most people assume that the vice presidency is a steppingstone to the White House, history does not bear that out. In fact, some political scientists argue that the vice presidency can be a dead-end job.  Ask Walter Mondale, Al Gore and Dan Quayle.

But here’s a couple of interesting bits of historical trivia. Vance, born in Middletown, Ohio, has facial hair. He’s the first vice president with facial hair since Chales W. Fairbanks, elected in 1905. Fairborn was a native of Ohio. William Howard Taft is the last president with facial hair. He was elected in 1909 and born in Ohio.

 

BACKTALK

 

No one is going to stop you.-Thomas Mulready
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