The Chosen One Makes Good
He did it. LeBron James just wrote the greatest story imaginable in modern pro sports. To echo a common refrain about his infamous “Decision” to leave Cleveland for Miami in 2010, it’s not just that he ended Cleveland’s impossible 52-year championship drought, it’s the way that he did it. A run-of-the-mill title run wouldn’t…
Euclid Wind Festival Features Bevy of Unique Activities
If you’re going to this Saturday’s Waterloo Arts Fest in Collinwood’s burgeoning arts district, plan a stop to the nearby Euclid Wind Festival, just a few short minutes away. This year’s Euclid Wind Festival features helicopter tours of the Lake Erie Shoreline (early reservations needed, expected to sell out), tethered hot air balloon rides (also…
Now Open: Raving Med, a Fast-Casual Middle Eastern Concept in Playhouse Square
It’s been nearly four years since Acapella restaurant closed in Playhouse Square, but the lights are back on, there are employees in the house, and food is being prepared for sale. This week, Raving Med (1621 Euclid Ave., 216-350-6050) opened its doors in the 1,500-square-foot space. The casual eatery specializes in Israeli street food staples…
Mayor Jackson Declares Wednesday a Local Holiday to Celebrate the Cavs
It’s official: tomorrow (6/22) is now a local holiday. Mayor Frank Jackson made the announcement Tuesday afternoon to commemorate the Cavs’ victory in the 2016 NBA Championships. It’s also victory parade day, and as many as a million people are expected to flock to downtown Cleveland. The city says the general court will remain open…
Local Company to Host Pre-RNC Scavenger Crawl in July
The fast-growing local tech company inTouch Smart City claims to provide the “Ultimate Visitor’s Guide to Cleveland.” In keeping with that philosophy, the company and its friends at the local tech company Wheedle will host a pre-RNC + CLE Scavenger Crawl at 2 p.m. on July 9. The event will take place in the newly renovated Public Square. “This…
Council President Kevin Kelley Poses in Front of “Fire Kevin Kelley” Mobile Billboard: A Journey in Photos
When Cleveland City Council members arrived at City Hall Tuesday morning for a Lolly the Trolley tour of the East Side, a truck with a huge “Fire Kevin Kelley” sign was parked behind the trolley. The sign turned out to be an advertisement paid for by the Service Employees International Union, a partner of Raise…
Shaker Square To Host Summer Concert Series
As if we don’t have enough summer concert series, Shaker Square has now announced the schedule for its summer concerts which take place from 6 to 9 p.m. every Saturday this summer through Aug. 20. Bands will perform on the north half of the Square, and patrons can bring chairs and blankets. They can also…
Playhouse Square Announces Schedule for Cinema at the Square
Several decades ago, the theaters located at Playhouse Square regularly screened movies. That was before the Cineplex came to fruition. Now, Playhouse Square usually hosts Broadway productions and plays but not films. And yet, each summer, Connor Palace becomes home to Cinema at the Square, an attempt to transport Cleveland back to that golden age…
Brokaw Retired the Infamous Browns Jersey
The Cavs etched one hell of a tale into the arc of history this week, and with that comes a fresh outlook on life here in Cleveland. The city is buzzing with joy these past 36 hours, and showing no signs of easing up on the happiness. With that change in our gaze comes a…
UPDATE: Cavs’ Championship Parade and Rally Will be Held at 11 a.m.
Update: It’s official… the 2016 Cavaliers NBA Championship Parade and Rally will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. It will begin at the The Q and end on St. Clair Avenue near Mall C. As for the route, here it is: Street closures for tomorrow, which will last until 9 p.m, FYI: Huron Road at West…
Pop-Punk Act Motion City Soundtrack Fills House of Blues for Farewell Show
An element of fluidity surrounds a great rock ’n’ roll show played by a band that truly has it figured out. Motion City Soundtrack filled the House of Blues with this sort of feeling last night, not allowing any time for reflection or pause, but in an overwhelmingly positive way. After all, if the hundreds…
Cleveland’s Blues Community Hosting Benefit Show for Guitarist Michael Bay
One of the Cleveland blues scene’s most visible and respected stalwarts, Michael Bay has performed at many benefit shows for other musicians over the years. He’s a generous guy, and an excellent guitarist. This time around, the show is for him; Bay suffered a heart attack earlier this year, and the city is rallying to…
Get a Free Cavs Tattoo Today From 11 to 4
Want a permanent reminder of this week’s epic Cavs championship? Then get a tattoo. For free. Why the hell not? Right? Classic Tattoo just announced their east side location is inking free tattoos from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (The fine print: the tats can be in color or black and white, but you can only…
Cleveland Cinemas Toasts Cavs Win with Free Popcorn and $6 Tickets on Wednesday
[image-1] Tower City Cinemas will be celebrating the Cavaliers’ win with the rest of Cleveland on Wednesday with free popcorn and admission for only $6. As the city is set to flood with thousands of people, the cinemas want to give people an alternative to stay out of the heat, traffic and craziness that is…
City Fights Back in Lawsuit Aimed at RNC Security Detail
[image-1]With the Republican National Convention looming over the next four weeks, the city of Cleveland is wrangling the ACLU in court over its own security protocol and asking a federal judge to dismiss the group’s lawsuit. Last week, the ACLU filed a lawsuit against the city of Cleveland, asking a federal judge to order the…
The King Delivers a Trophy to Northeast Ohio — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac discuss LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers winning the NBA Finals. Subscribe to A to Z on iTunes here. Download the episode directly here. Or stream below.
Cleveland’s Porn Traffic Plummeted During Game 7 of the Finals
The Nielsen numbers for Game 7 of the NBA finals were eye-popping: The 15.7 rating (nearly 30.8 million viewers) made it the most-watched NBA Finals game since Jordan and the Bulls took home the 1998 Finals. Locally, the game notched a 46.3 rating in the Cleveland metro area. That’s a lot of people. There are…
Grog Shop Celebrates Cavs’ Victory With BOGO Sale
In the wake of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ remarkable victory over the Golden State Warriors, many local businesses have offered discounts and deals as a way to celebrate the city’s first championship in more than 50 years. Add the Grog Shop to the list. The Cleveland Heights-based club will offer a buy-one-ticket-get-one-ticket-free promotion today from noon…
Pop-Punk Act Simple Plan to Play House of Blues in October
The pop-punk act Simple Plan, which just released a new studio album earlier this year, has announced the U.S. leg of their worldwide headline tour, the band’s first stateside run since 2013. The group will play House of Blues on Saturday, Oct. 15. “We are super excited to finally come back and play shows in…
Video: Crews Begin Transforming The Q to Host the RNC
Now that the NBA Finals are over and the Cleveland Cavaliers are the undisputed world champs, it’s time to get The Q ready for its next gig. This timelapse video gives just a glimpse of what it takes to get the arena ready for thousands of GOP and media members. It typically takes the party…
Local Singer-Songwriter Ryan Humbert Issues Debut Album From His ‘Vintage Country’ Side Project
Akron-based singer-songwriter Ryan Humbert is one of Northeast Ohio’s most active musicians. If he’s not playing solo dates, he’s paying tribute to icons such as Roy Orbison and Bob Dylan with large, extravagant shows. And that’s not to mention his elaborate Christmas concerts. Somehow, he’s found time to record a new album with his side…
Historic Cavs Championship Plain Dealer Sold at 2:30 a.m. at Production Facility
Like a lot of Clevelanders fueled by adrenaline in the Game-7 aftermath, I couldn’t get much sleep Sunday night. This had nothing to do with the vamping car horns and everything to do with my own repeated requirements of confirmation that I was not in some extremely high-def dream. And so at 2:15 a.m., responding…
R&B Singer R. Kelly Says Support From Fans Has Helped Him Overcome Hardships
The troubled past of three-time Grammy Award winner and multi-platinum-selling singer, songwriter and producer R. Kelly includes sex tapes, lawsuits and criminal trials. Check his Wikipedia page to see all his dirty laundry. With those problems reportedly behind him, Kelly has hit the road for the Buffet tour; he performs at 8 p.m. on Saturday…
Here Are All the Front Pages From Northeast Ohio Newspapers This Morning
History on the front page. Here’s what Northeast Ohioans all across the region woke up to today.
Video: Nike’s Cavs Commercial Will Pull at All of Your Heart Strings
It’s took more than half a century, but it was worth the wait. Nike released an emotional ode to Cleveland moments after the game last night. Watch it. Then watch it again. And again. After years of holding its breath, Cleveland can finally breathe easy. They always knew this day would come. They just didn’t…
Video: Here’s the Cavs Celebrating in Las Vegas Last Night
If you were blitzed by the pandemonium of last night and not watching a TV or checking your social feed, you might not know that the Cavs made a pit stop on the way back from California in Las Vegas. Here’s a bit of them doing NBA champion and Vegas things with a whole lot…
Congrats to the Cavs Fan Who Can Now Proudly Keep His 2016 NBA Champs Tattoo
Finally, no more retouches. Congrats to @lonniedoe, the fella who infamously got a Cavs 2015 NBA Champs tattoo last year…only to have the team lose in six games. He updated the tat to 2016 earlier this year, and now gets to keep it, and as we all bask in the glory of last night’s historic…
King James Does As Promised, Ends Curse and Warriors with Championship Win
[image-1]Mayhem broke loose last night at Oracle Arena in Oakland. To Golden State fans it was as though a perfect storm materialized directly above, out of stylishly thin, California Cool air. The storm had been brewing for weeks, of course, but their myopia prevented them from seeing it coming. Dressed in Hawaiian shirts and sporting…
CAVS WIN 2016 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP
CAVS WIN 93 – 89. #ALLin216
Police Shut Down Several Roads Due to Crowds Downtown
The I-90 ramp to East 9th Street and several other roads leading into downtown Cleveland are closed due to large crowds. Thousands of Cavaliers fans gathered downtown for Cavs. Cleveland police have released the following road closures: West Bound RT#2 close exit ramp to W.3rd East Bound RT # 2 close exit ramp to W.…
Player/Coach Relationships Grow Closer, More Equal
There are naturally unpleasant side-effects to the way basketball has grown, from young children being thrust into Olympic-style regimens without necessarily having that personal level of passion or commitment, to the earlier training and marketing of supplements, to big-budget college athletics programs throwing figurative shade over the rest of the campus to the unending hype…
Cavs Grasp Last Chance For Immortality
[image-1]The pall has hung over Cleveland more than half a century congealing into an identity. Now frustration and heartache is who we are. Though the times of sand can shift in a moment, Northeast Ohio’s been waiting at the end of the line an awfully long time. But we don’t need to tell you that. On…
The Day Has Come. Watch This Finals Game 7 Hype Video
It’s win or go home. Tip off is at 8 p.m., in the meantime watch this hype video! #ALLin216 2016 NBA Finals Game 7 Hype from Zach Lee on Vimeo.
Reunited Alt-Rock Act She Wants Revenge Delivers Passionate Performance at House of Blues
Supported by the energetic Los Angeles band Raw Fabrics, Justin Warfield and Adam Bravin returned to Cleveland as She Wants Revenge last night to play House of Blues. Since the concert took place on the same night as Game 6 of the NBA Finals, some Clevelanders clearly had decided to watch the game rather than…
Rock Hall to Host Funeral for Musician and Manager Danny Sheridan
Songwriter, bassist, record producer, actor and manager Danny Sheridan worked behind the scenes to help turn country singer David Allan Coe into an outlaw country superstar. He can also lay claim to a long list of accomplishments in the rock world too. Sheridan, who kicked around Cleveland a few decades ago with the country-ish Eli…
Game 7 and Appreciating LeBron James — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
The Cleveland Cavaliers won Game 6 at home setting up a Game 7 on Father’s Day. Andre and Zac discuss all that and the immeasurable impact of LeBron James. Subscribe to A to Z on iTunes here. Download the episode directly here. Or stream below.
Cleveland Police Union President Continues Saying City is Setting Cops Up to Fail During the RNC
[image-1]Steve Loomis has been saying it for months now and he’s going to keep on saying it: The city of Cleveland, despite public reassurances by the safety department, mayor, the Secret Service and the chief of police, is behind schedule in getting Cleveland cops ready for the Republican National Convention. That includes, Loomis has said,…
Cavs Game 7 Watch Party Tickets Sell Out in Two Minutes
Want to watch Game 7 at the official watch party at the Q? You better have had quick fingers this morning when they went on sale this morning at 10 a.m., because it only took two minutes for them to sell out. Tickets for Cavs Game 7 Watch Party ($5 each) at Quicken Loans Arena…
Dave’s Will Be Crippled By Minimum Wage Increase
At a Cleveland City Council committee meeting Thursday morning, the Saltzmans of Dave’s Markets (Steve, Dan and their papa, Burt) testified that the proposed city minimum wage increase, to $15 from the state’s current $8.10, would cripple their grocery store business. Though many of Dave’s employees already make more than $15 an hour — $18.27,…
Sunset Song is Dreary Scottish Dirge of a Film
Opening Friday at the Cedar Lee Theatre, Sunset Song undoubtedly captures all of life’s hardships. Set in early 1900s Scotland, the film follows Chris Guthrie (Agyness Deyn) as she goes from being the daughter of a Scottish farmer to an orphan, a wife, a mother and, eventually, a widow. Although the film is a great…
Cavaliers Seize Momentum, Shove It Down Warriors Throats
History may be written by the victors, but time makes its edits, especially when the lines were perhaps too hastily composed. The Cavaliers have turned what many perceived as a rout into an obstacle course Golden State’s having trouble completing, sending the Warriors to their third double-digit defeat in four games last night, 115-101. Here’s…
‘Cleveland, Let’s Bring It’: Richard Jefferson Pens Letter to Cavs Fans in The Player’s Tribune
Cleveland, Let’s Bring It. That’s Richard Jefferson’s message to fans today, and says the Cavaliers need them now more than ever. The 15-year NBA veteran wrote a letter in The Player’s Tribune about everything from how “Lil’ Kev” was born, to so-called team controversies and his nerves before Game 6. Right now I’m at my computer. I’m…
Tonight’s the Night… For Pizza at Pizza (216) That Is!
We first got to know partners Johnny Lis and Brad Wiescinski at last year’s Cleveland Pizza Fest, when they claimed second place in the rankings despite being an unknown player. “People were amazed by our specialty pizzas,” Lis said following the event. “The feedback was tremendous. Many of them said they never tasted pizza like…
Adam Sheetz’s Political Artwork Anchors This Month’s Third Friday at 78th Street Studios
It wouldn’t be the third Friday of any month in Cleveland without a busy night at 78th Street Studios. Timed to coincide with the upcoming RNC, Gallery One Sixty presents Adam Sheetz’s Nobody’s Safe 2016 (second floor, suite 215). Clearly a big fan of Hunter S. Thompson, Sheetz’s visual style is derivative of Gonzo artist…
5 Concerts to Catch This Weekend
FRIDAY, JUNE 17 King Khan & the Shrines Ruler, mystic, or priest? King Khan is part political activist, part spiritual guru, and all rock ‘n’ roll royalty. Known for his many garage rock reincarnations, including his collaboration with Mark Sultan called the King Khan and BBQ Show, Khan’s Shrines resurrect the sounds of the ’60s…
Residents in Glenville Can Expect to Die a Lot Sooner Than Residents in Lyndhurst
Research by Virginia Commonwealth University’s Center on Society and Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation mapping life expectancy in U.S. cities shows that residents in the Cleveland neighborhood of Glenville have an average life expectancy of 70. Babies born down the street in Lyndhurst typically live to be 82 years old. That enormous disparity,…
Cavs Game 6 Hype Video? Cavs Game 6 Hype Video
It’s win or stay home. And it’s still 8 hours or so until tip off. What to do until then? Spend some time getting hyped with this video, of course. 2016 NBA Finals Game 6 Hype Video from Zach Lee on Vimeo.
2731 Gallery to Open Photography, New Media Exhibitions on Friday
When Lauren Davies moved from San Francisco to Cleveland to open her gallery in the former home of William Busta Gallery, she promised to showcase artists from both cities. Continuing that promise, 2731 Prospect begins its summer season with two new exhibitions, Michelle Murphy’s Shimmering Schemata, and Perpetual Sunset, featuring new work by Brandon Juhasz,…
Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon Brings His Solo Show to Beachland
With the New Jersey-based hard rock act Gaslight Anthem, singer-songwriter Brian Fallon established himself as one of modern rock’s true craftsman who writes and sings like a punk rock Springsteen. But he didn’t want to become a “dinosaur,” so last year he and his Gaslight bandmates took a hiatus. “We were still doing well but…
Ohio Auditor Dave Yost is Playing a Concert During the RNC and Wants Some Help Naming His New Band
[image-1]Ohio Auditor Dave Yost is many things: vocal, anti-Trump, kinda funny, Republican, and, wouldn’t ya know it, a musician. You would have known that last bit, of course, if you caught his campaign ad back in 2014 that could have doubled as a PR pitch to the local corner bar to have Yost play a…
Eclectic Approach Reaps Dividends for Zac Brown Band
Last summer as singer-guitarist Zac Brown and his nine-piece band strolled unassumingly onto the Blossom stage, Brown, decked out in a black top hat and faded blue jeans, simply nodded in approval to the revelers in the small pit in front of the stage. Brown clearly embraces his fans need to party hearty and that…
Matt Fish Announces Opening Day for Summit County Melt Bar & Grilled
[image-1]Matt Fish opened his first Melt Bar & Grilled in Lakewood 10 years ago, and on July 6 he and his large and growing team will open its seventh full-service restaurant. The new spot will be the first for the Greater Akron area, taking the place of the Friendly’s at 3921 Medina Road in Bath…
Weird Al Yankovic Pairs Parody with ‘High-Energy’ Rock ‘n’ Roll
A Weird Al Yankovic concert is more than just a concert. It’s an experience as Yankovic does a bit of everything. He changes into a countless number of different outfits and shows funny, home-made videos in which he takes clips of celebrity interviews and inserts his own colorful commentary, drawing from stand-up comedy and theater…
The NBA Finals with Anthony Lima and Martin Rickman — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
With the Cavaliers heading for Game 6 of the NBA Finals, Andre and Zac talked to Anthony Lima of 92.3 the Fan in Cleveland and Martin Rickman of UPROXX. Dig it. Subscribe to A to Z on iTunes here. Download the episode directly here. Or stream below.
Cleveland vs. Chicago, a Scientific Breakdown
I moved to Cleveland from Chicago a year ago. After not visiting my old home town for many, many months I spent the last two weekends in the Windy City: once for a wedding, and once because Beyonce refuses to acknowledge that Ohio exists. My Chicago friends had questions about my life since I left…
The Ohio Light Opera Does Cole Porter and Five Other Classical Music Events Not to Miss This Week
After a short break, classical music events start revving up again this week with the beginning of several summer concert series and the inauguration of a city-wide day devoted to music in many guises in many venues. The second edition of Oberlin Conservatory’s Milt Hinton Day, an every-other-year celebration of the life and legacy of…
Cleveland and California Combine for Eye-Popping Visuals in 2731 Prospect’s Newest Exhibitions
When Lauren Davies moved from San Francisco to Cleveland to open her gallery in the former home of William Busta Gallery, she promised to showcase artists from both cities. Continuing that promise, 2731 Prospect begins its summer season with two new exhibitions, Michelle Murphy’s Shimmering Schemata and Perpetual Sunset, featuring new work by Brandon Juhasz,…
IngenuityFest Announces New 2016 Location: Osborne Industrial Park
Earlier this week, IngenuityFest announced plans to move this year’s celebration of arts and technology to the former Osborne Industrial Park at 5401 Hamilton Ave. The move continues the festival’s mission to showcase underutilized areas of Cleveland. This year’s IngenuityFest will take place during the weekend of Sept. 23 to 25. With offices in the…
Prog Rockers Coheed and Cambria to Play Agora in October
In 2014, prog rockers Coheed and Cambria played an epic two-hour show in front of a sold-out crowd at House of Blues. The group performed 2003’s In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 in its entirety and then returned for three encores. Now, with a new album to promote, the band has announced a fall…
Canopy Joins New 3204 Studios in Tandem Art Openings This Weekend
Before Canopy opened its doors, the space was formerly known as BUCKBUCK Gallery. During its run, local artist Mike Sobek played a major role in the development and execution of exhibitions at BUCKBUCK. Now Sobek is back with the new 3204 Studios, just steps from the highly successful Canopy Collective. This weekend, Canopy presents its…
Marigold Catering Keeps Things Fresh and Vibrant with Pickled Vegetables
At a party where everyone is mixing and mingling, food has to have a little something extra to really stand out. Caterers, the unsung heroes of any gathering, often fade into the background and rely on the dishes to do the dazzling. For Marigold Catering (216-566-5400, marigoldcatering.com), the first task is pulling in guests by…
Where to Buy Local Treats, Clothes, Accessories and More For Your Favorite Furry Friend
You deserve nothing but the finest for your furry friend. Deck out your dogs in handmade threads, treat them to locally sourced eats and buy them some artisan jewelry — yes, artisanal dog jewelry. These are a few makers around town ready to help you pamper your pooch. Pup pastries These aren’t your generic straight-from-the-bag…
A Day in the Life of Cleveland’s Dog Walkers
You have to start somewhere. Today, it’s on a quiet street in Lakewood with two Siberian huskies named Niko and Loki welcoming me into their home, wearing big canine smiles before engaging in a firm sniff between the legs. We’re just getting to know one another, but I have to admit: I like where this…
A Guide to Northeast Ohio’s Best Dog Parks
After all the obedience classes and endless walks around the block, you’re finally ready to take Rover to a paradise designed especially for pooches: the dog park. While state law prohibits having your dog off-leash on public property, for the safety of your mutt and others, there are several off-leash dog parks in and around…
Adoptable Dogs Will Get a Sparkling New Home at Last
The Cleveland Division of Animal Care and Control (CACC) is currently housed on West Seventh Street in the industrial Flats. It’s adjacent to Clark Field and across from the just-what-it-sounds-like equipment supplier Air Products. The “loose gravel” road sign, barbed wire fencing, and enormous pill-shaped storage silos chock-full of “Gaseous Oxygen” and “Pure Argon” aren’t…
Tips From a Professional on How to Take Better Photos of Your Dog
Pet photography can be very difficult and challenging. When I’m photographing on a professional level for clients, I must have an extremely high level of patience and understanding. I never know what to expect from shoot to shoot. If you’re just photographing your own pet for fun, depending on your goal, it can also be…
Your Pet Might Be the Therapist You’ve Always Needed
We think of pets of all sorts as one of the family, but dogs have a special place at our side. However, have you ever thought of your dog as your therapist? Probably not, but dogs provide an incredible amount of structure and comfort. Kathleen Adamle, tenured professor emerita at Kent State University’s College of…
Marie-Josee Gatian is Cleveland’s Ultimate Dog Trainer
Where do dog owners of Cleveland turn when their troublesome pups won’t listen? Who do they run to when their obstinate dogs refuse to sit or stay? To Marie-Josée Gatian, that’s who. Cleveland’s resident dog whisperer, Gatian has been training the dogs of Cleveland since 2004. She runs “The Dog Class,” providing both group obedience…
Widespread Bans on Pit Bulls Aren’t Sensible Public Policy. So What’s Going to Change That?
I was walking with my friend and her three pit bulls at Edgewater Park recently, and I couldn’t help but notice that there were really only two reactions that the dogs evoked. There was the cooing adulation, the petting, and the “rolling around with the dogs” kind of stuff. And then there was the wariness,…
‘Genius’ is a Journey Through Literary 1930s
The ebullient 20th century writer Thomas Wolfe is certainly less famous these days than his contemporaries F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. But all three shared an editor: Maxwell Perkins, the perpetually Fedora’d corner-office sage of Charles Scribners Sons. In Genius, which opens Friday in limited release, Jude Law and Colin Firth (as Wolfe and…
Film Spotlight: The Wailing
The Wailing proves to be an apt title for this grisly, dense, visceral supernatural horror film from South Korea, which opens Friday at the Capitol Theatre as part of its Capitol Selects series. It’s apt because The Wailing’s characters are forever howling and crying and wailing in terror as families in their rural village are…
Savage Love: Diapers and Peepers
Dear Dan, I’ve been dating a nice guy for a month or so. Sex is good, and we’re faulty compatible in other ways, too. He told me he likes to wear diapers. He said he doesn’t want me to do it with him, but that every once in a while he likes to wear them…
Unbridled (and Delightful) Hysteria in ‘The Toxic Avenger’ at Cain Park
There seems to be a trend in the choices theaters are making regarding musicals they produce. Maybe it’s a desire to attract younger audiences, or it’s the popularity of comic book heroes as the subject of television shows and movies, but like it or not, the age of “unusual” protagonists is here. Broadway has a…
Four Venues in Cleveland Host Posthumous Retrospective for Anthony Eterovich
Usually when an artist receives a large-scale, posthumous retrospective across four prestigious local venues, it’s not considered an introduction. However, Tregoning & Company’s A Thrilling Act hopes to serve as a re-introduction of Anthony Eterovich (1916-2011) and his work, an oeuvre of drawings and paintings which spans nearly 80 years. This special tribute to Eterovich…
Meet the Band: Biblical Proof of UFOs
MEET THE BAND: Michael Peffer (drums), Ray Piller (bass), Joe Shipman (guitar), Ron Kretsch (guitar) AN INSTRUMENTAL START: The band first came together when guitarist Ron Kretsch and bassist Ray Piller, who had just left the local indie rock act the Duvalby Bros, started playing together. “Ray invited me to jam with him and drummer Michael Peffer,…
Mabel’s Reimagines ‘Cue for the North Coast — and Beyond
Clevelanders have every right to brag about our current restaurant scene, a fine collection of trendy dining rooms, down-to-earth pubs and above-average boites filled with talented chefs and knowledgeable staffers. Arguably, no one has been more pivotal in ushering in this culinary nirvana than Michael Symon: our own Iron Chef, James Beard Award-winning “Best Chef,…
