10 Things Going on this Weekend in Cleveland (October 10 - 12)

Join Engage! Cleveland for our CLE YP Week closing party! Hear highlights from the week’s event and mix and mingle with fellow young professionals at one of Cleveland’s best venues, the Cleveland Zoo! At 6:00pm the event will start with a behind the scenes tour of the elephant exhibit. From there, we will head to the new carousel, which will be in operation for our group. Your ticket includes the behind the scenes tour, hors’ douvres, a drink ticket and more!

This year's Cleveland Beer Week begins with collaboration crawls in Lakewood, Ohio City, Tremont and along East Fourth Street on the evening of Friday, Oct. 10. This year, event organizers paired selected Cleveland area breweries with regional and national partners. Great Lakes teamed up with Colorado's Oskar Blues to craft Yadig, a tart, hoppy German wheat beer. Buckeye Brewing and Saugatuck of Douglas, Mich., partnered up for an English mild ale called OH-MI! while the Brew Kettle and Pennsylvania's Full Pint formulated and brewed Dead Canary Grisette (a near-extinct Belgian style closely related to the saison). Rounding out the pack of five collaborations are Brooklyn Dog from Thirsty Dog Brewing Co. and Brooklyn Brewery, and Fat Devil, a black India pale lager from Fat Head's and the lager masters at Virginia's Devils Backbone. The collaboration beers will make limited appearances around town, but the crawls are the only way to get the first fills of all five. See a full listing of Cleveland Beer Week events here.

For most artists, making the transition from clubs to arenas would be welcomed. But Nashville singer-guitarist Eric Church isn’t like most artists. When he embarked on the Blood, Sweat and Beers tour in 2012 and 2013, he found his popularity had suddenly soared and he was playing bigger venues. “We got jerked out of the smaller clubs and the next thing I knew, we were in an arena,” he says via phone from his home where he was on a 12-hour break after playing the annual iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas. “It was a little bit of whiplash for me. I missed the vibe of a club or theater when everyone is on top of each of other and that spirit is moving.” Catch him in action tonight at 7 p.m. tonight at Quicken Loans Arena. Tickets: $25-$59.50 (Niesel).

Gravelly voiced singer Eddie Money was a bit of a late bloomer. He started performing in the late ’60s but didn’t sign a record deal until 1977. His self-titled debut became a huge hit and yielded singles like “Two Tickets to Paradise” and “Baby Hold On.” Money continued to deliver hits throughout the ’80s until struggles with addiction nearly derailed his career. More than 10 years ago, he joined a 12-step program, embraced sobriety and commenced regularly touring and recording again. In 2012, he released a single, “One More Soldier Coming Home,” that benefited the Fallen Heroes Fund. Expect to hear it alongside hits such as “Take Me Home Tonight” and “Shakin’” at tonight’s show. Money loves Northeast Ohio so expect the guy to give it his all. See him live tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Tangier. Tickets: $35-$75. (Jeff Niesel)

The Lake Erie Monsters, the minor league team for the Colorado Avalanche, opened their season yesterday in Grand Rapids, and they play their first home game tonight at the Q at 7 against the same Grand Rapids Griffins they played last night. The team features 19 players who didn’t make the Avalanche, and coach Dean Chynoweth returns for his third season. The first 7,500 fans who attend tonight’s game will receive a free Fathead schedule. Tickets start at $10. (Niesel)

The Halloween spirit arises tonight at the Breakneck Gallery with its newest show, Creeps, Critters and Creaks in the Night, an exhibit that runs through the end of the month. Featuring local artists, the spooky show will encompass various media and styles, offering a little something for everyone. Tonight’s opening reception runs from 6 to 10 with an after party at the Spitfire Saloon. Admission is free. (Trenholme)

This year, artemisia was voted the International Herb Association’s Herb of the Year. That’s just one of the many tidbits of info you’ll gather at the 69th annual Herb Fair. The event, which takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cleveland Botanical Garden, will also feature new products such as cocktail mixers, including novelties such as the Spicy Bloody Mary Mix and Apple Cider Manhattan Mix. Perennials Preferred, Auburn Pointe greenhouse and Mulberry Creek Herb Farms will be at the fair to sell perennials, native plants, fairy gardens and garden-themed gifts. Proceeds benefit the herb society’s scholarship program and their herb garden planted on the Botanical Garden’s grounds. Admission is free with regular Botanical Garden admission. (Niesel)

After a heroic home victory against the New Orleans Saints, the Cleveland Browns came up short against the Ray Riceless Ravens of Baltimore before an early bye week. The Browns almost knocked off tonight’s opponent, the Pittsburgh Steelers, when the two teams went at it in Pittsburgh. With homefield advantage and a healthy Ben Tate back in the running back position, the Browns should be equipped to take down their division rivals. The Dawg Pound’s home crowd will be on the Brownies’ side and expect the tailgating to be ferocious in the Muni lot. Kickoff today is at 1 p.m. at FirstEnergy Stadium. Tickets start at $25. (Allard)

The monthly Gospel Brunch has been a spiritual Sunday staple for years at the House of Blues, but it recently added a new choreographer. Created by famed gospel singer Kirk Franklin, the reinvigorated show puts a bit more emphasis on the music. Starting at 11 a.m., the all-you-can-eat musical extravaganza features Southern classics like chicken jambalaya, biscuits and gravy, and chicken and waffles. Tickets are $38. (Niesel)

Local blues players such as Chris Yakopcic and Dan Holt, as well as a number of local blues bands, square off today at the Cleveland Blues Society’s annual International Blues Competition Memphis Challenge. The music starts at 1 p.m. and the winner will be announced at 8 p.m. Food and drink will be available for purchase and there will be a 50/50 raffle. Tickets are $15 and it all goes down at the Bohemian National Hall. (Niesel)