Upcoming Screening of ‘The Effects,’ a Film Written by a 16-Year-Old Cleveland Metropolitan School District Student, Has Been Postponed
Update: Due to coronavirus concerns, organizers have decided to postpone an upcoming screening of The Effects, a film about deportation that is written by a 16-year-old Cleveland Metropolitan School District student. “We believe The Effects is a story that must be shared in order to help our families and communities support each other during these…
9 Concerts to Catch in Cleveland This Weekend
FRIDAY, MARCH 13 Caroline Rose/Good Baby Singer-songwriter Caroline Rose has said that her latest album, Superstar, is a “cinematic pop album that tells a story of someone who leaves behind everything they know and love in search for something bigger and more glamorous. It’s a story about losing yourself but also finding the brazen self-confidence…
Yo-Yo Ma, Harry Potter Returning to Blossom for Cleveland Orchestra’s Summer Series
The Cleveland Orchestra has announced the full lineup of concerts for its 2020 Blossom Music Festival. While they’d previously announced plans for an orchestra-scored screening of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the rest of the schedule is now here and includes performances from Yo-Yo Ma and his Goat Rodeo Sessions crew along with…
Tonight’s Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden Rallies in Cleveland Have Been Canceled Over Coronavirus Concerns
Citing “concern for public health and safety,” the Bernie Sanders campaign has canceled tonight’s rally scheduled at the Huntington Convention Center. “All future Bernie 2020 events will be handled on a case by case basis,” a communications director said in a release. “We are heeding the public warnings from Ohio state officials, who have communicated…
Ohio Recommends Colleges Cancel In-Person Classes, Indoor Sporting Events Not Have Fans, Parades Be Canceled in Fight Against Coronavirus
In a press conference this afternoon to update Ohioans on the state’s strategy in containing the coronavirus, Gov. Mike DeWine said the state has recommended, though not demanded, that all Ohio universities move to remote classes, that indoor sporting events be held without fans, and that large outdoor gatherings like parades not take place. Three…
Good Luck Getting Literally Any Information about Sherwin-Williams HQ on Public Square
Sherwin-Williams, as it designs and builds what it says will be a $300 million, 1 million-square-foot global headquarters on Public Square in downtown Cleveland over the next several years, has been granted sweeping authority to determine what, if any, information about the project will be shared with the public. The development agreement between the paint…
Cedar Point is Offering Free Admission May 2-3, But There’s a Catch, of Course
In honor of its 150th anniversary, Cedar Point is offering free admission to its park prior to its official season opener on May 9 for what they’re calling the Just For Fun Weekend. Come May 2 and 3, people who’ve RSVP’d online for the event weekend can enter the Sandusky amusement park for free. However,…
In Advance of Next Week’s Show at the Music Box, Singer-Songwriter Kat Edmonson Talks About Revisiting the American Songbook
As singer-songwriter Kat Edmonson started to think about recording a new album, she had one question in mind. She wanted to know if we ever reach a point in our lives when we no longer dream. “In seeking an answer to that question, I referred back to the music from my childhood, which was mostly…
Boys Will Be Boys, But They Learn a Lesson Too in Rubber City Theatre’s Joyful ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’
Was Shakespeare a feminist? Four hundred years after the playwright’s death – and in the shadow of third-wave feminism – historians, academics and assorted learned minds are debating that very possibility. In a nutshell, on the “pro” side is the playwright’s retinue of fully realized female characters who operate mainly on their own volition; on…
Jekyll’s in Chagrin Falls to Close and Reopen This Summer as Cedar Creek Grille-Style Eatery
Following service on Saturday, March 14, Jekyll’s Kitchen (17 River St., 440-893-0797) in Chagrin Falls will close its doors for the last time. When the building reopens in June, it will be as a completely new restaurant concept operated by a new management team. Jekyll’s Kitchen is part of the Hyde Park Restaurant Group. For this…
Plain Dealer Announces Another Huge Round of Layoffs
New Plain Dealer editor Tim Warsinskey, days after taking the reins from former editor George Rodrigue, announced in a Monday column that on March 23rd, the paper will lay off 22 newsroom employees, 18 of whom are represented by the local News Guild. This round of layoffs follows cuts last year in which the jobs…
Avon Lake’s Bald Eagle Nest Live Cam is Now Showing Three Eggs
In 2015, Redwood Elementary School in Avon Lake placed a 360-degree angle camera on their school’s grounds to watch a nesting pair of bald eagles. This year, the school and other enthusiasts around the world, continue their avid watch of the nest, where three eagle eggs have recently been discovered. The first egg was seen March…
Cleveland International Film Festival Tickets Go on Sale Friday
Tickets for the 44th annual Cleveland International Film Festival go on sale this Friday at 11 a.m. The two-week film spectacle features 227 short films and 212 feature films, representing more than 80 countries. The film festival, running from March 25 through April 5, is priced at $16 per screening. Tickets can be purchased online…
Three Ohioans Test Positive for Coronavirus, All From Cuyahoga County
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine this afternoon announced that three Ohioans have tested positive for coronavirus. All three are from Cuyahoga County, and all three are in their 50s. Two of them are a married couple who had returned from a cruise on the Nile. The other person had recently returned from the AIPAC conference in…
Mike Tyson Openly Talks About His Trials and Tribulations During Entertaining Performance at MGM Northfield Park — Center Stage
In 2012, former boxer Mike Tyson had a one-man show about his life in Las Vegas entitled the Undisputed Truth. By 2013, director Spike Lee had taken the show to Broadway and eventually it would air on HBO. Many critics at the time lauded the effort while also pointing out that the performance had some…
Bachman Cummings Tour Coming to MGM Northfield Park — Center Stage in June
Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings have just announced U.S. leg of their reunion tour that’s dubbed Together Again, Live in Concert. Playing together for the first time in more than a decade, the former members of the Guess Who will celebrate the music of the Guess Who, Bachman-Turner Overdrive and Burton Cummings. The tour includes…
You Can Now Score This 174-Year-Old Hudson Farmhouse for Free, You Just Have to Move it to a New Property
Proving that nothing in life is ever really free, the new owners of a historical home in Hudson are offering the “steal” of a lifetime. Yes, the 174-year-old farmhouse at 1415 Middleton Road can be yours for free. The owners have only one catch: Any potential “buyers” would have to remove the structure from its…
Dark Money Dominated Ohio’s Nuclear Subsidy Saga
After-the-fact filings show that FirstEnergy’s generation subsidiary paid nearly $2 million to Generation Now, one of the special interest groups that orchestrated ads, political donations and other efforts behind Ohio’s nuclear and coal bailout. But legal loopholes make it harder to find out the total spent and who else was behind xenophobic advertising, dueling voter…
Cleveland Orchestra Cancels Impending European Tour Over Coronavirus Outbreak
The Cleveland Orchestra was to play concerts in Linz, Vienna, Paris and Abu Dhabi later this month but has canceled the European and Asian tour due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. “The health and well-being of our musicians, staff, and patrons are our absolute priority,” André Gremillet, the President & CEO of The Cleveland Orchestra…
Tribe, Realities and Glory Days — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac deliver some Cleveland Indians talk before taking a typically wild turn into things like BYU basketball and local rivalries. Subscribe to A to Z here or stream below. Sign up for Scene’s weekly newsletters to get the latest on Cleveland news, things to do and places to eat delivered right to your…
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are Now Both Coming to Cleveland Tuesday
Both Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders are coming to Ohio on Tuesday, March 10. Biden is rallying at Cuyahoga Community College Recreation Center, 1063 E. 30th St. in Cleveland. Doors open at 8:15 p.m. According to The Columbus Dispatch, Biden will also be appearing in Columbus, but no details have been…
Three 6 Mafia Brings Its Reunion Tour to the Agora Next Week
Memphis-based hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia made its bones through underground mixtapes but would soon find itself creating a sound and laying the groundwork for a style that would eventually be copied and cloned by many others as it rose to fame. Members of the group include Juicy J, Crunchy Black, Gangsta Boo, Koopsta Knicca,…
Summer House to Open Next Week in Former Swingo’s Space in Lakewood
This Monday, March 9, the former Swingo’s Silver Grill and Swingo’s on the Lake space in the Carlyle building in Lakewood will once again open its doors to the public. Swingo’s on the Lake closed more than a decade ago. Summer House (12900 Lake Ave., 216-270-2300), a new restaurant by Tony George, promises guests a…
Joe Biden is Coming to Cleveland Tuesday, Venue Still to be Determined
Former Vice President Joe Biden is coming to Cleveland Tuesday, his campaign recently announced. The exact time and location have yet to be revealed, but we can only hope that the event will be free and open to the public. Biden is also scheduled to hit up Columbus on that same day. Just last month,…
“I Promise I Would Not Come to the Mayor’s House Unless I Had Good Reason” — (Some) Body Cam Footage From Frank Q. Jackson Investigation Released
After first telling Channel 19 News that there were “no responsive records” to a request for any body camera footage from Cleveland police who responded to Mayor Frank Jackson’s house in August 2019 after a car belonging to his grandson Frank Q. Jackson, who lives with Jackson, was seen leaving the scene of a murder…
Cleveland, Get Ready for a Dennis! Kucinich 2021 Mayoral Run
Cat’s out of the bag. The PD’s Brent Larkin, in a column Friday morning, reported that Dennis! Kucinich is considering running for Cleveland Mayor in 2021. Larkin spoke with multiple people “familiar with Kucinich’s thinking” who all said that Kucinich intends to run. Kucinich did not respond to Larkin’s requests for comment, but did send…
Now Open: iPoke in Midtown
Poke places seem to be popping up like daffodils in spring. The newest opens its doors today in Midtown, in the Innova Living building on Chester, across the street from the Cleveland Clinic. Operated by Sheng Long Yu, who also owns Shinto Japanese Steakhouse, Kenko Sushi and Dagu Rice Noodle, iPoke (10001 Chester Ave., 216-759-1001) offers build-your-own bowls…
Rule of Young to Celebrate the Release of Its New Single with a March 13 Show at Stella’s
Given that the first four singles from the local group Rule of Young reportedly generated over 125K streams on Spotify, there’s good reason to think the group’s latest single, “Gavel,” will make an impact as well. Produced by multi-platinum producer and Emmy award winner Jim Wirt (Incubus, Fiona Apple, Jack’s Mannequin, Something Corporate), the poppy tune features a…
Chocolate Fest Cleveland Returns to Flats East Bank on March 14
Cleveland’s largest chocolate event returns to the Flats East Bank later this month, with nearly every chocolaty confection imaginable. Now in its third year, Chocolate Fest Cleveland hits Saturday, March 14. Throughout the event, participants can sample chocolate items from vendors like Mama Nicole’s Brownies, Insomnia Cookies, Jenni Pops, Cleveland Cooke Dough Company and Bitchy…
Rock Hall to Host Annual Induction Watch Party on May 2
For the first time in years, the upcoming Rock Hall Inductions will be televised live. HBO has the honors. That takes some of the wind out of the sails of the Rock Hall’s Watch Party, but for those who don’t have tickets to the actual inductions or don’t have HBO (or friends willing to give…
Upcoming CityMusic Cleveland Concerts to Feature World Premiere of John Clayton’s ‘New World Revisited’
CityMusic Cleveland’s upcoming free March concerts (March 11-14) led by Music Director Amit Peled [pictured] will feature the world premiere of acclaimed jazz bassist and composer John Clayton’s “New World Revisited,” a work that represents “a continuum of Dvořák’s compositional influence by African-American music.” The performances will feature Clayton as bass soloist and Cleveland lyricist…
RTA Launches New Cleaning Protocol in Response to Coronavirus Fears
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) announced Thursday that it will launch new, enhanced cleaning protocols on buses and trains in response to fears about the spread of coronavirus. In a press release, RTA said that staff will clean all touchable surfaces on board its vehicles with a cleaning agent recommended by the Centers…
World Premiere of ‘Breakout Session (Or Frogorse)’ at CPT, Inspired by Cleveland’s Consent Decree, is an Admirable Work
We are all biased for and against certain things. That’s what happens as you live your life and find yourself biased in favor of coconut cream pie and not in favor of thunder storms. Or vice versa. The list of these biases, or prejudices, is endless. Of course, those are the easy biases. It gets…
Paavo Turtiainen, Ingrid Bergman’s Personal Secretary and Archivist, to Speak at the Cinematheque on March 15
Originally, Paavo, Life in Five Courses, a film about event planner and chef Paavo Turtiainen, was supposed to document how several Finns left their native country and became successful. But when producer and director Hanna Hemilä began to interview and film Turtiainen, she realized she didn’t need the other subjects. Turtiainen’s story was compelling enough.…
Brazilian-Themed Batuqui to Open Second Location in Chagrin Falls
Carla Batista and Gustavo Nogueira, a Brazilian couple, opened Batuqui (12706 Larchmere Blvd., 216-801-0227) to almost immediate success in 2015. And why not as there was a lot to love, from the cachaça-laced Caipirinhas and intriguing Brazilian food to the charming setting in a turn-of-the-century Colonial near Shaker Square. Now, the couple is doubling down. This…
Here’s a Sneak Peek of Tonight’s Franklin Castle Episode of ‘Ghost Adventures’ on Travel Channel
Franklin Castle is once again getting national attention for its haunted past. Tonight, the “secrets” of this nationally-registered historical Ohio City house are being explored on an episode of the Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventures. In recent years, Franklin Castle, also known as the Tiedemann House, has been renovated and is affiliated with the Brooklyn, New…
Greensky Bluegrass to Perform at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in July
The jam band Greensky Bluegrass has just announced a string of summer tour dates that’ll pair it with the Wood Brothers. The headlining shows are in addition to festival appearances the band will make at Camp Greensky Music Festival, Mountain Jam, Bonnaroo and Telluride Bluegrass Festival. The tour includes a July 24 date at Jacobs…
Help Wanted: Ohio Child Welfare Agencies Cope with High Turnover
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s child welfare agencies are grappling with historically high caseloads, and there’s often not enough resources to provide timely services to children and their families. One-in-four Ohio caseworkers left his or her position in 2017, and turnover is even higher in some counties. Sara Wright, children’s services administrator for the Champaign County…
Border Patrol Officers Arrest Woman in Bay Village, Then Drives to Daughter’s School in Lorain to Arrest Her Too
The Chronicle-Telegram reports this morning that U.S. border patrol agents arrested a woman in Bay Village last week and then accompanied her to her daughter’s school in Lorain to collect her as well. The whereabouts of both are now “unclear,” but the immigrant community in Lorain, 30 miles west of Cleveland, is rightfully fearful that…
The Art Ball, a New Curated Music and Visual Art Event, to Debut at Avenue Tap House in April
Earlier today, the local electronic music duo Maderra announced that it’ll debut the Art Ball, a curated music and visual art event, on April 25 at Avenue Tap House in Lakewood. An “immersive local celebration of music and visual art,” the event will feature the premiere of Maderra’s interactive audio/visual live set. Visual artists will…
In Advance of Next Week’s Show at House of Blues, Elohim Talks About Her Group Therapy Tour
A mental health awareness advocate, singer-songwriter Elohim has gone above and beyond to help people who struggle with issues of depression. A couple of years ago, she created a hotline as a way to assist anyone struggling. Those that need someone to talk to can simply text Elohim directly at the number on her Instagram…
Bipartisan Legislation Seeking to End Ohio’s Death Penalty Coming to State Senate
A bipartisan group of state senators is sponsoring legislation seeking to end Ohio’s death penalty, supporters announced at a news conference today. State Sens. Nickie J. Antonio, a Democrat, and Peggy Lehner, a Republican, are joint sponsors of the legislation. Republican State Sen. Kristina Roegner will be a co-sponsor. Antonio says she and others have…
The 2020-2021 Playhouse Square Broadway Series Lineup Is Pretty Hot
Playhouse Square has announced the list of musicals and plays coming to Cleveland for its 2020-2021 Broadway Series season. Many of the shows are coming in hot from New York City, including the 2019 Best Musical Tony winner, Hadestown, and the Aaron Sorkin-penned adaption of To Kill a Mockingbird. The musical version of Moulin Rouge!…
Rocky River Chamber Music Society Features Pianist Spencer Myer and Baritone Mario Diaz-Moresco Next Week
On Monday, March 9 at 7:30 pm at West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, the Rocky River Chamber Music Society will present pianist Spencer Myer and baritone Mario Diaz-Moresco in a free program of art song and solo piano works by Beethoven, Debussy, Barber, and Bolcom. The recital begins with Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte, a…
Bill in Ohio House of Representatives Would Outlaw Abortion if Roe v. Wade Falls
As the U.S. Supreme Court begins hearing what could be a pivotal abortion case out of Louisiana today, an Ohio lawmaker is preparing for the potential repeal of Roe v. Wade. Clermont County State Rep. John Becker, a Republican, introduced a bill yesterday that would forbid abortions in Ohio unless a mother’s life or major…
Local Rockers Iron Bison to Play a Release Party on Saturday at Stella’s
Local rockers Iron Bison describe their music as “beer-fueled basement metal,” and that certainly applies to the group’s new single, the Helmet-like “Juxtaghost,” a song that features parched vocals and a mid-song breakdown that allows the band to really let loose at the track’s noisy conclusion. The group recorded the song at Signal Flow Studios…
5 Concerts to Catch in Cleveland This Weekend
FRIDAY, MARCH 6 Joe Bonamassa For this tour, singer-guitarist Joe Bonamassa will play “a signature selection from his vast track record of No. 1 albums, with classics, reinventions and more.” His backing band includes Late Night with David Letterman’s Anton Fig (drums), Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Reese Wynans (piano/organ), Nashville recording legend and…
An Excerpt From ‘Rust: A Memoir of Steel and Grit’
From Rust by Eliese Colette Goldbach, out today and for sale wherever you find your books. Copyright © 2020 by the author and reprinted by permission of Flatiron Books. Steel is the only thing that shines in the belly of the mill. The walkways, which were once the color of jade, have dulled to a…
Get Out: Everything You Should Be Doing in Cleveland This Week (March 4-10)
WED 03/04 Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics Tonight at 7 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, the Cleveland Cavaliers face a tough Boston Celtics team vying for a high playoff seed, so don’t expect the Cavs to come away with a win. Though the Cavs picked up one of the NBA’s better big men when they traded for…
Shaw’s ‘Saint Joan’ Comes Alive at the Ohio Shakespeare Festival
The most famous crossdresser in the history of the world may be a young woman from 15th-century France, a person who arguably has had more words written about her (not to mention paintings, sculptures, and musical compositions) than anyone else. Yes, we have been fascinated by Joan of Arc for a very good reason: She…
Pixar’s ‘Onward’ is Predictably Solid Family Fare
Like virtually all Pixar films, from 1995’s Toy Story to 2017’s Coco, the premise of Onward, which opens Friday in wide release, is built on solid imaginative foundations. Set in a fantasy land that resembles suburban U.S.A., the film is a standard teenage quest story in which the protagonists happen to be trolls (or elfs,…
We Probably Don’t Need Another Adaption of ‘Emma,’ But This New One is Still Fun
Given that so many recent art-house movies have centered so squarely on serious social issues — not that there’s anything wrong with that! — Emma, a lighthearted comedy based on the Jane Austen novel of the same name, comes off as a welcome change of pace. The movie opens area-wide on Friday. Like the Austen…
New home, Same Comforting Soul Food at Angie’s on Carnegie
Akin Alafin, owner of Soul Republic United Restaurants, likes to say that the new Angie’s Soul Cafe in Midtown is a homecoming long overdue. It was less than a half-mile away, at the former Carnegie Hotel, that founder Angie Jeter got her professional cooking start, preparing the city’s finest soul food for enthusiastic lunchtime crowds.…
Band of the Week: The Black Lips
MEET THE BAND: Cole Alexander (vocals), Jared Swilley (vocals, bass), Jack Hines (guitar), Oakley Munson (drums) and Zumi Rosow (saxophone) SKATEBOARDING BUDDIES: The Black Lips have worked their way from sweaty basement shows in their native Georgia to huge crowds at international music festivals — including a performance at Fun Fun Fun Fest that appears…
Rewind: 46 Years Ago On This Date Stephen Stills Made the Cover of Scene
This July, Cleveland Scene will turn 50 years old, and in advance of the occasion, we’ve decided to dig into the archives on a weekly basis to republish something that appeared in the paper on that date (or thereabouts) during Scene’s first decade. This interview with Stephen Stills by Jim Girard appeared in the issue that came…
Savage Love: Full-Throated
I’m a middle-aged gay man and I was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea. This is a disorder caused by the soft tissue in the throat collapsing during sleep. On top of making me feeling tired and awful all the time, sleep apnea is associated with a long list of health complications. I’m writing you because…
