Update: Eighteen bands to Perform on the Outdoor Stage at Upcoming Tri-C JazzFest
Update: Earlier today, organizers of the 40th annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland announced the schedule for its free outdoor stage. Those performances will take place from 3 p.m. to midnight on June 28 and 29 when Tri-C JazzFest takes place at Playhouse Square. A jury of music industry professionals vetted more than 100 bands while putting…
Cleveland Hotel Occupancy Rates Climbed in 2018
According to a study by STR, Cleveland last year saw its highest hotel occupancy rates since 2016 when the city welcomed the RNC and four new hotels. 2018’s hotel occupancy in downtown Cleveland and University Circle reached nearly 70 percent, which was about a four percent increase over 2017. In addition, average hotel rates rose…
Cleveland State University to Host a Ruth Bader Ginsburg Tribute Concert in April
The Long View: A Portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Nine Songs, a song cycle created by United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s daughter-in-law, soprano Patrice Michaels, will be the centerpiece of the Notorious RBG in Song, a one-act, 75-minute dramatic concert, which also includes works by Vivian Fung, Stacy Garrop, Lee Hoiby,…
New Found Glory Coming to House of Blues in June
Earlier today, emo rockers New Found Glory announced the dates of its From the Screen To Your Stereo To Your Town tour. Real Friends, the Early November and Doll Skin will join the band for the jaunt that begins on May 30. The tour include a June 14 stop at House of Blues. Pre-sale tickets…
Warming Centers Poised to Open as Cleveland Faces Arctic Blast This Week
Update: Designated as warming centers in the past, Collinwood Recreation Center, Lonnie Burton Recreation Center, Zelma Watson George Recreation Center and Michael Zone Recreation Center are not currently offering extended or overnight hours. The city of Cleveland has yet to designate any warming centers, though that is subject to change. The RTA, however, is keeping…
Journalist Mike Roberts Recalls Cleveland’s Most Turbulent Decade in New Memoir
Michael D. Roberts stands among Cleveland journalism’s 20th century giants. As the first and longest-serving editor of Cleveland Magazine, Roberts created a vital city organ that published must-read narrative features from the region’s premiere writers about issues of the day: the mob, the political scene, the culture. “[Cleveland] prided itself on its appreciation of art…
Apollo’s Fire Performs Henrich Biber’s Rosary Sonatas and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week
Apollo’s Fire will shine a spotlight on four of its violinists this week when they perform nine of Heinrich Biber’s fourteen Rosary Sonatas — virtuosic devotional pieces that depict the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries of the life of Jesus from the Annunciation through the Crucifixion and Resurrection. What makes these 17th-century sonatas special…
On RTA’s ‘Future of Public Transit’ Presentation and Not Only Bringing People to Jobs, But Bringing Jobs to People
Greater Cleveland RTA’s interim CEO and general manager yesterday presented his vision for the Future of Public Transit. In a two-hour session, Dr. Floun’say R. Caver highlighted key efforts of RTA, including priority corridors, micro-transit, multi-modal trips and adapting new technologies to serve as internal and external feedback loops. Caver noted that RTA must move…
Northeast Ohio Ski Resorts Close For Impending Weather Wednesday
Thanks to the impending polar vortex, many Northeast Ohio places are planning to close this Wednesday, including schools, universities and also ski resorts. As FOX 8 is reporting that the Midwest will actually be warmer than Antarctica this week, it makes sense that Brandywine, and Alpine Valley have all posted on their websites the decision…
Bon Iver to Perform at the State Theatre in March
With its latest album, 22, A Million, the indie rock act Bon Iver delivers a disc that’s “part love letter, part final resting place of two decades of searching for self-understanding like a religion.” A collection of “sacred moments, love’s torment and salvation, contexts of intense memories, signs that you can pin meaning onto or…
Shaker Heights ‘Jeopardy’ Winner Defends His Title Tonight
Shaker Heights’ own Steven Oppenheim won Jeopardy Friday and is scheduled to defend his title tonight. The supply-chain analyst racked up $33,201 in winnings after competing just one day, handily beating out the competition. When longtime host Alex Trebek gave the final clue: “This U.S. Group was formed to protect settlers in an area that…
Rock Hall to Celebrate Black History Month With Special Programs and Events
Each year, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebrates Black History Month with a series of special programs and events that includes film screenings and interviews. Earlier today, the folks there announced the schedule for this year’s celebration. At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 6, the celebration commences with a screening of Marley, a…
Anti-GMO Folks Know Least About General Food Science, According to Research
Here’s a fun little food story for a cold Monday morning. According to new research published in the Nature Human Behavior journal, people who have strong anti-GMO feelings are more likely to hold incorrect beliefs about scientific food facts. Towns like Cleveland have dealt with the discussion and trend in recent years, hauling science and…
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Reopening After Long Government Shutdown
[image-1] The Cuyahoga National Valley Park is going to be officially back up and running by Wednesday, with much of it open by tomorrow, park officials have announced. During the nearly 40-day partial government shutdown, where Democrats and Republicans fought over funding of a Mexican/American border-wall, Ohio’s only national park locked its bathrooms and left…
After Concerns About Drug Led Gov. DeWine to Delay Ohio’s Next Execution, the State Looks for New Lethal Drugs
Five years ago, prison employees injected convicted killer Dennis McGuire with a two-drug cocktail designed to end his life quickly and painlessly. It took 26 minutes for the mixture of hydromorphone and midazolam to kill McGuire — the longest execution since Ohio resumed capital punishment in 1999 — and witnesses reported the condemned man loudly…
Overcoming Oppressive Roots to Bring Diversity to Farming
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A premiere gathering for sustainable farmers, backyard growers and local food enthusiasts in Ohio marks a key milestone this year by elevating the historic injustices in agriculture, and exploring ways to a more diverse path for the future. Director of Farm School NYC Onika Abraham will be a keynote speaker at the…
Report Uncovers Hiccups in Ohio Benefits Modernization
COLUMBUS, Ohio – With efficiency in mind, Ohio recently modernized the enrollment process for some public assistance programs. However, a new examination of the process by The Center for Community Solutions has uncovered some problems. Instead of working with community assisters to submit applications, clients in the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and TANF (Temporary…
Local Punk Band Dead Fall to Play a Release Show at Mahall’s on February 8
The punk band Dead Fall formed in Kent five years ago while the majority of the members were still in high school. The group released its debut, Desperate Situations, in 2016, and since then, the band has embarked on several tours of the Midwest and shared the stage with a number of national acts. The…
The Museum of Contemporary Art to Host a 50th Anniversary Party in February
The Museum of Contemporary Art will kick off a year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary with a party that takes place at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9. The lineup of local acts slated to play includes Mourning [A] BLKstar, Punch Drunk Tagalongs [pictured], DJ Candi Fresca, Sophie Benn and Case Barge. In addition, local…
Third Eye Blind and Jimmy Eat World Coming to Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in July
Earlier today, the alternative rock bands Third Eye Blind, Jimmy Eat World and Ra Ra Riot announced the details of their summer tour. They’ll come to Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica on Tuesday, July 2. “The most scintillating, inspiring collective moments of my life have been outdoors in the summer exploding with music,” says Third Eye…
Northeast Ohio Loves Transit Challenge Offers Raffle Drawings, Prizes for Transit Riders in February
Ditch your car as often as you can in general but there’s a little extra incentive for next month. RTA, NOACA, Laketran and Gohio Commute are running a little contest that’ll reward grand prizes to the top three transit riders (a limit of two trips per day can be logged on the site) and weekly…
On Freddie Kitchens and the Cavs — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Early spring break is over. Zac and Andre are back with a discussion on Freddie Kitchens, the NFL’s officiating problem, the Cavs’ long-term issues and Tony Romo seeing the future. Subscribe to A to Z on iTunes here or stream below.
Continued Government Shutdown Affecting NASA Glenn Research Center Interns
On day 35 of the partial federal government shutdown, 800,000 government employees remain unpaid and many are on furlough. NASA is part of the shutdown as well, including the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Teersa Kramer, a chemical engineering major at the Oklahoma State University, was ready to start her internship in Cleveland this month when the…
Cleveland’s Slovenian Winter Festival, Kurentovanje, Expands With Six Days of Festivities
Chasing away winter for the seventh year in a row, Cleveland’s celebration of the Slovenian Mardi Gras festival Kurentovanje is expanding to six days this year. After 2,000 people showed up to the first Cleveland Kurentovanje in 2013, surprising the local Slovenian-Americans who organized the one-day event, it grew to four days with an estimated…
Columbus-Based City Barbeque Opens Beachwood Location This Saturday
This weekend, City Barbeque bursts onto the east side with style. The Columbus-based eatery is finally hosting a grand opening event at its new Beachwood spot (24325 Chagrin Blvd.). “City Barbeque was founded here in Ohio, and our fans have been asking us to come to Cleveland for years,” said Scott St. Clair, Senior General Manager, in a…
New Brewery Tour Provider City Brew Tours Cleveland Launches this Month
With more than 40 breweries in the Greater Cleveland area, Christian Hunter believed the market was ready to welcome another brewery tour company. After visiting Washington D.C. last year and experiencing City Brew Tours, he knew just how he would do that. Founded in Burlington, Vermont in 2008, City Brew Tours combines entertainment, education, history…
Carly Pearce and Russell Dickerson Kick Off Their Co-Headlining Tour With a Rousing Performance at House of Blues
Downtown Cleveland’s freezing cold temperatures couldn’t deter country artists Carly Pearce and Russell Dickerson from throwing the party of a lifetime when they kicked off their co-headlining tour at House of Blues last night. The Way Back Tour has been a dream of Pearce’s and Dickerson’s since they were young, unsigned country music hopefuls. The…
Greensky Bluegrass to Bring Its ‘Rocking’ Live Show to House of Blues on February 5
Greensky Bluegrass banjo player Michael Arlen Bont, who says he’s always been “pretty musical,” played both trumpet and guitar when he was younger. He was drawn to the sound of the banjo initially because of its “melodic and percussive nature.” “I haven’t looked back since I picked up the banjo about 20 years ago,” he…
Campaign Finance: ‘What’s Legal Often Isn’t Ethical’
COLUMBUS, Ohio – This week marks the ninth anniversary of the landmark Citizens United Supreme Court decision, which critics say prompted a flood of anonymous “dark money” into political campaigns. But some see hope in a new package of reforms. The new Democratic leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives chose the For the People…
Artist Sues Cleveland State for Censoring Trump Message on His Iconic ‘The Politician: A Toy’ Sculpture
Lawyers representing artist Billie Lawless today filed a federal lawsuit against Cleveland State University accusing the school of violating his rights by placing a covering over the phrase “BUILD A WALL OF PUSSIE,” which Lawless added to the ever-evolving sculpture last October. The phrase, of course, is a jab at two aspects of Trumpian history.…
Annual Report Puts Ohio Middle of the Pack in Preparing Children for Success
COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research suggests Ohio could be doing a better job of preparing its children for the future. The annual “Chance-for-Success” index released by Education Week grades states based on 13 distinct factors that affect a person’s opportunities from cradle to career. Ohio was given a grade of B-minus overall, with high school…
The Cleveland Winter Beerfest Pours Into the Convention Center This Weekend
Warm up this weekend with a drink (or a dozen) at the 6th annual Cleveland Winter Beerfest. This year, the Huntington Convention Center is playing host to more than 100 breweries and 350 craft beers sourced locally and nationally. This boozy event will also feature five food trucks and live music to help you drink…
Local Rockers Zip-Zapp Debut the Music Video For Their New Single
Having recently signed to Montreal-based Fishbum Records, the local rock act Zip-Zapp has just released a music video for “Ronald Raygun,” the retro-leaning first single from the group’s forthcoming debut album. Wiktor Lekston directed the clip, which features claymation by Josh Bruce. The video features everything from a giant eyeball to images of people running,…
Lettuce Heats Up Some Funk in Cold Cleveland at Last Night’s House of Blues Show
There was no way around it. By the time Wednesday’s workday had wrapped and another strange January afternoon had slipped into evening, there was no getting around the bald truth of the thing. America had fallen on nasty times. People were losing their minds! Here in Cleveland, thankfully, we had an out. We had funk…
Special Dinner in the Dark to Honor Nikki Delamotte
For next month’s Dinner in the Dark, the long-running “jam session for chefs,” the organizers have teamed up with the family and friends of Nikki Delamotte, the local journalist who was killed back in November. The event will take place on Monday, February 18, at the 78th Street Studios (1300 W. 78th St.), an arts-filled…
Hozier and Sheryl Crow to Headline This Year’s LaureLive
A few years ago, the locally based Elevation Group launched LaureLive, a two-day music festival held at Laurel School, an all-girls (K-12) independent school. The festival has become an annual tradition, and organizers have just announced the lineup for this year’s festival, which will take place on Laurel’s Butler Campus on Saturday, June 8, and…
‘Mean Girls’ Comes to Cedar Lee Next Week to Celebrate Its 15th Anniversary
Mean Girls, is coming to the Cedar Lee on Feb. 2 to take you back to those drama-filled days of high-school. Making its debut in 2004, the teen comedy has appropriately become a cult-classic thanks to its brilliant social commentary on the most uncomfortable years of adolescence and has since been turned into a Tony-nominated musical…
The Pulse Quartet Busts Genres at the Bop Stop and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week
During his long tenure at Cleveland State University, saxophonist Howie Smith presented many “Concerts in Progress.” He’ll continue that tradition — or maybe he’ll play an hour’s worth of completely improvised music — at the Bop Stop on Thursday, January 24 at 7:00 pm. Reserve your tickets here and see what happens! The second edition…
The Kent Stage to Host a Uriah Heep Residency in May
During the course of a career that dates back to the ’70s, the British heavy metal band Uriah Heep has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. The band was formed in 1969, and guitarist Mick Box, one of the guys who co-founded the group, remains a member. The group’s just announced the dates for…
There’s a Cat Video Festival Coming to Cedar Lee in March
The internet often feels like it was invented simply to supply gobs of adorable cat videos to the masses. Hours and hours of footage with cats jumping at the sight of cucumbers or sitting sprawled out like a human has brought endless joy to a world where so much has gone wrong. This March, CatVideoFest…
What You Need to Know About This Year’s Great Big Home + Garden Show
Now in its tenth year, the 10-day Great Big Home + Garden Show returns to the I-X Center on Friday, Feb. 1, with 600 exhibits centering on how to “renew, refresh and restore” your home and garden. “For 10 years, the Great Big Home + Garden Show has been the premier source for Northeast Ohio…
‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ Brings the King Arthur Tale to Modern Times, With Mixed Results
Written and directed by Joe Cornish, (who introduced the world to John Boyega with Attack the Block in 2011), The Kid Who Would Be King retells the Arthurian legend in contemporary England. The two-hour family film opens Friday in wide release. A 12-year-old boy, Alex (Louis Ashbourne Serkis, youngest son of motion-capture legend Andy Serkis)…
Cleveland’s Robust Cover and Tribute Band Scene Remains Thriving, Which is Good News for Fans and Musicians Alike
“Well, it looks like we have a whole lot of Journey fans out there!” says Jason Kelty, the lead vocalist of E5C4P3–The Journey Tribute. Using his hand like a visor, he’s peering out at the sold-out crowd of New Year’s Eve revelers at Hard Rock Live at the Rocksino. We’re still in the 10 p.m.…
Get Out: Everything You Should Be Doing in Cleveland This Week (Jan. 23-29)
WED 01/23 Spoken word Cleveland Stories Dinner Parties Cleveland Stories Dinner Party is a weekly series that pairs fine food with storytelling. Through it, the folks at Music Box Supper Club hope to raise awareness of the mission of the Western Reserve Historical Society’s Cleveland History Center. The goal of the Cleveland Stories Dinner Party…
Less is More in Cleveland Play House’s Powerful Production of ‘An Iliad’
The roster of heroes of our past, both historical and fictional, are dominated by men, and so too are the tellers of those stories. They are the warriors, the knights, the soldiers, the slayers of dragons, the harbingers of peace and honor. Men triumph across our bedtime stories, the movie screens and throughout the pages…
After ‘Faces of Cleveland,’ Photographer Laura Wimbels Tackles New Project on Erotic Dancers
Laura Wimbels’ new subject matter might give her a pile of grief. Social media can be an artist’s best friend, but, in this day and age, it can turn against one faster than listeria riddled meat. The author of the photo documentary book Faces of Cleveland recalls how warmly and well received the book had…
‘Stan & Ollie’ Captures the Magic of the Comedy Duo’s Farewell Tour
Toward the end of their career, the comedic duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embarked on a UK tour with the hopes of convincing a British film company to finance their next movie, a comedic retelling of the Robin Hood story. It would be the last time the duo would ever perform together. Stan & Ollie, a new…
A New Chef Has Elevated the Ironwood Cafe’s Menu Far Beyond Its Pub Roots
Just across the railroad tracks from Bay Village sits a modest little tavern called the Ironwood. It is unremarkable in every single way except for the food, which is prepared by a chef with a strong desire to please his customers, many of whom have been warming the barstools for longer than he’s been cooking.…
Band of the Week: Bwak Dwagon
MEET THE BAND:Matthew Clement (vocals, drums), Dave Busch (guitar) and Jason Robinson (bass) VARYING INFLUENCES: This local band formed in 2012 when Clement teamed up with Busch and Robinson, who had played with him in other bands but had never played with each other. “It worked out really well,” says Clement. When asked about the group’s…
Savage Love: Furry Road
I’m an early-30s hetero woman in a monogamous relationship with my mid-30s hetero guy. We’ve been together 10 years, married seven, no kids. We have a lot of fun—traveling, shared hobbies, mutual friends, etc. We have sex fairly regularly, and it’s not bad. However, his primary sexual fetish and main turn-on is furry porn—namely, cartoon…
