Things are happening fast now. The venerable, one-of-a-kind Cleveland Cultural Gardens are expanding with Albanian, Azerbanjani, Armenian, Ethiopian and Vietnamese Gardens recently added, and a Mexican Garden on the way. Check out our photos of last Sunday’s One World Day by our very own Anastasia Pantsios.The itinerant Joseph Allen Beltram unveils his new album at the Beachland, the FireFish Festival will be setting things aflame at the Fire It Up! Broadway Block Party & Art Walk in Downtown Lorain, the Hungarian Scouts present music, dance and a massive offering of food in Parma, and artist/poet/educator/performer Ephraim Nehemiah exposes the impacts of poverty in his installation at Akron Soul Train.
And if performance art is your thing, join usin a couple weeks as we revisit the Cleveland Performance Art Festival (1988-2003) that I had the privilege to organize. We’ll be digging up rare video archives, and hearing from artists, panelists, academics and crew who were there. If you were involved in any way (artist, audience, etc.) send us a video, and we’ll see if we can include it. And if you weren’t there, you might not believe your eyes. It could be very revealing.
Join in person or virtually for the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Conservation Symposium on Friday, Sept. 10, as we explore the theme Listening to the Land.
Hear from a variety of speakers representing diverse backgrounds as they discuss their work in conservation, biodiversity, homesteading, art, and more.Learn more and register now.
Kari Beery teaches honors English in the Mayfield High School, and has been participating in the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage’s free Stop The Hate program in her classes for a few years. This year, Mayfield was one of the Stop The Hate Schools of the Year, Kari’s class won the Youth Sing Out Songwriting Contest, and Kari herself was named one of two Stop The Hate Teachers of the Year.
Kari spoke with CoolCleveland about the support she received throughout the program, the collaborations that the Maltz Museum set up, and how the awards and the process are helping her students and her school. View the Video
Scheduled to end September 6, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s Asian Lantern Festival has been extended through Sunday September 26, giving visitors 11 more opportunities to check out the 70 lighted displays as well as view them from the zoo’s new zipline. Read More
Many of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens in Rockefeller Park were created in the 30s to honor the Eastern European countries many Clevelanders then hailed from. In recent years, there’s been a spate of new gardens from other parts of the world, with the just-announced Mexican Garden the newest. Read More
Lakewood’s 14th annual Spooky Pooch Parade takes place October 16, but if you want to register your dog to be in the parade and possibly win a year’s supply of dog food, the time to act is now. Read More
On September 16-19, Thomas Mulready presents a two-part live show and livestream featuring rare archival video from the Cleveland Performance Art Festival, which hosted over 1000 performance artists in Cleveland from 24 countries from 1988-2003. The show is called Everything Is Subject To Radical Change: Cleveland Performance Art Festival Revisited.Featuring brand new interviews with artists, panelists, researchers and staff, the two-part show will be presented on subsequent evenings at both BOP STOP and Jilly’s Music Room on September 16-19, as well as livestreamed.
Artists, audiences, or anyone connected with the PAF are encouraged to send a short video or note to INFO@ThisAnalogWorld.com for inclusion in the show. A limited number of tickets are available now. Read More
CoolCleveland contributors Jenna Thomas and Jack Brancatelli interviewed all seven candidates competing to be Cleveland’s next mayor: Zack Reed, Ross DiBello, Kevin Kelley, Justin Bibb, Sandra Williams, Basheer Jones, and Dennis Kucinich. And they asked each of them three questions.
This second video compiles the candidates’ answers to the next question: “What will be the toughest problem for you to tackle while in office, and how will you do it?” View the Video
What’s new at Melt Bar and Grilled for September? They are bringing back Melt’s most requested: Melt Chicken Tenders (and Beyond Chicken Tenders), plus Classic Fish Fry Entrée, the Fried Green Tomato BLT and Watermelon Salad, perfect for these last days of summer.Have you checked out Melt’s new Seasonal Beverages, like Fresh Made Lemonade and flavored House Made Cold Brews? Plus there’s a new Brunch Menu and Box Meal Options. Hungry yet? Read More
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WED 9/1 New Music Debut Local musician Joseph Allen Beltram has been on the road a lot and working on a new album reflecting what’s he’s seen & felt. He celebrates its release with hometown fans at the Beachland tonight.
MON 9/6 Community March
The 11th Congressional District Community Caucus Labor Day Parade has been a tradition since the days of Lou Stokes, the area’s largest parade this side of St. Patrick’s Day.
