Cleveland Stories Dinner Party is a weekly series that pairs fine food with storytelling at the Music Box Supper Club. The goal of the series is to bring to life some of the fun, interesting stories about Cleveland’s past — from sports, to rock ’n’ roll, to Millionaires’ Row.

Each week features a guest speaker and a custom prix fixe menu — a full three-course meal for only $20. Dinner is served at 6 p.m., and the storytelling, which is free of charge, will start at 7.

Tonight, storytellers and teachers Ryan Ryzner and Greg Deegan talk about how Cleveland helped invent professional baseball. The featured three-course dinner includes meatball soup, All-American fried chicken, mac and cheese and a homerun sundae. Reservations are suggested.

This article appears in Mar 29 – Apr 4, 2017.

Jeff has been covering the Cleveland music scene for more than 25 years now. On a regular basis, he tries to talk to whatever big acts are coming through town. And if you're in a local band that he needs to hear, email him at jniesel@clevescene.com.