May 17, 201213 yr ...and if anyone is "stuck":roll: in the far eastern fringes of the Cleveland metro area, feel free to go to the International Cuisine Celebration in Painesville--Saturday from 3pm-8pm on Main Street-- http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
May 17, 201213 yr Where is everyone gonna park?? Hopefully at a Rapid station! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 17, 201213 yr Where is everyone gonna park?? All that I will need is a solid (but not too thick) tree
May 17, 201213 yr And I'm only going to be able to squeeze in a few things... - Indians game Friday night - Rembrandt exhibit at Cleveland Museum of Art - Hessler St Fair - Asiatown Festival - Casino?? Then I gotta spend time with the fam!
May 20, 201213 yr My favorites: CMA Summer Solstice - I had never been until last year's event; this brought together people from every disparate circle I run in. And every square foot of the whole, incredible museum was open to attendees, admitted on a progressive basis (high-priced ticket holders first, and so on). For me, this is now "a must attend" until I drop dead - it's that good. Taste of Tremont - You have the option to nosh and drink everything from Iron Chef spots like Lolita to newer (but terrific) places like Bac, Istanbul Grille, etc., to what I consider the best sources to get good food of any ethnicity - the local churches (Polish, Korean, Latino and everything in between - last year, La Iglesia de Primitiva had the best empanadas I've ever been blessed to taste), and the occasionally needed cheap drink and A/C from the local VFWs along Professor. Cleveland Film Festival - I know people who use a week of vacation days for this; I'm not in that camp but I definitely see why they would. I wish I had more time to see more films, but I'm glad to see how they've grown over the years. St. Patrick's Day - when I worked downtown, it would be great to go out for lunch, see the streets overcrowded, catch a glimpse of the parade and get back to work once people started getting a little too drunk and rowdy for my tastes. Now that I'm a little older and no longer working downtown, I can still appreciate an event that brings *that* many people downtown even though I wouldn't want to be anywhere near it at peak time :-) City Xpressions (RIP) - This was in my top 3, but this festival hit its stride right around the time the economy took a swan dive. For those who don't know, this was a festival held across from the West Side Market, where it was a mix of aerosol artists, b-boy/b-girl dance groups doing their thing and then the spillover crowd from the West Side Market. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
May 21, 201213 yr Cleveland International Film Festival announces dates for 2013 and adds a full day of films Next year's Cleveland International Film Festival is guaranteed to be bigger. For its 37th rendition, the festival will add a full day of films. "We keep growing but we can't add any more theaters," said the festival's executive director Marcie Goodman on Monday. "We're already using all of the theaters at Tower City. The only thing we can add is time." Next year's festival will run 12 days instead of the usual 11 and will open on a Wednesday night instead of the traditional Thursday. It will also take place entirely in April for the first time since 1994, running April 3 – 14. http://www.cleveland.com/moviebuff/index.ssf/2012/05/cleveland_international_film_f_36.html
May 21, 201213 yr Anyone go this year? I was there both days and had a great time. Great weather for it. I parking in the Uptown customer parking but luckily was not towed! I took some pics, I will post them once I get them off my camera.
May 21, 201213 yr Cleveland International Film Festival announces dates for 2013 and adds a full day of films Next year's Cleveland International Film Festival is guaranteed to be bigger. For its 37th rendition, the festival will add a full day of films. "We keep growing but we can't add any more theaters," said the festival's executive director Marcie Goodman on Monday. "We're already using all of the theaters at Tower City. The only thing we can add is time." Next year's festival will run 12 days instead of the usual 11 and will open on a Wednesday night instead of the traditional Thursday. It will also take place entirely in April for the first time since 1994, running April 3 – 14. http://www.cleveland.com/moviebuff/index.ssf/2012/05/cleveland_international_film_f_36.html "Excellent." -Montgomery Burns
May 25, 201213 yr Serious partying happening...so are we officially a 24-hr city now? http://www.cleveland.com/dining/index.ssf/2012/05/24_hours_of_roma_one_of_many_c.html
May 25, 201213 yr GuitarMania 2012 unveiled today in downtown Cleveland GuitarMania is back. Beginning today and continuing throughout the summer, the public art project in downtown Cleveland will show off giant guitars for visitors and residents. GuitarMania debuted in 2002, according to an online history, building off the a "cow craze" in Zurich, Switzerland in 1998, but transforming it in a very-Cleveland, rock n' roll way. The public art project that has raised $2 million for its two benefiting charities - United Way of Greater Cleveland and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's education programs, according to the organization. http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/05/guitarmania_2012_unveiled_toda.html
May 28, 201213 yr Alright - he are some pics. Hessler_018 by KP SMITH, on Flickr Hessler_022 by KP SMITH, on Flickr Hessler_032 by KP SMITH, on Flickr Hessler_034 by KP SMITH, on Flickr Night one - not sure who the band is - playing some Dead tunes. Hessler_050 by KP SMITH, on Flickr Where's waldo? (or the dreadlocked hippie rocking out) Hessler_054 by KP SMITH, on Flickr Hessler_061 by KP SMITH, on Flickr Hessler_062 by KP SMITH, on Flickr Hessler_063 by KP SMITH, on Flickr Hessler_064 by KP SMITH, on Flickr Hessler_065 by KP SMITH, on Flickr Day two Hessler_073 by KP SMITH, on Flickr Hessler_095 by KP SMITH, on Flickr Hessler_124 by KP SMITH, on Flickr Hessler_154 by KP SMITH, on Flickr My cousin's kid briefly took control of my camera for this pic. Hessler_086 by KP SMITH, on Flickr Hessler_169 by KP SMITH, on Flickr Hessler_141 by KP SMITH, on Flickr Hessler_179 by KP SMITH, on Flickr Hessler_185 by KP SMITH, on Flickr Hessler_181 by KP SMITH, on Flickr
May 28, 201213 yr Not sure if it would be my cup of tea, but it looks like a great turnout and a good time - thanks for the pics! clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
May 30, 201213 yr Your cousin's kid takes a good picture. So, this could be Coventry Street Fair, circa 1979?? That tradition lives on
May 30, 201213 yr Your cousin's kid takes a good picture. So, this could be Coventry Street Fair, circa 1979?? That tradition lives on No. Coventry street fair was wild back then! But packed. Memories....
May 30, 201213 yr Not sure if it would be my cup of tea, but it looks like a great turnout and a good time - thanks for the pics! It's definitely not for everyone. I went with two friends. One absolutely loved it. The other was wondering since when did Cleveland have so many dirty people and who would want to bring them all together in one place.
May 31, 201213 yr Not sure if it would be my cup of tea, but it looks like a great turnout and a good time - thanks for the pics! It's definitely not for everyone. I went with two friends. One absolutely loved it. The other was wondering since when did Cleveland have so many dirty people and who would want to bring them all together in one place. I agree
May 31, 201213 yr If a gathering of people on a 50 ft L-shaped street, on one lonely little weekend in May, contains our dirtiest people...then we're doing pretty good. Fact is, there are large swaths that go on for miles, or key intersections (like W. 25th & Detroit), that out-dirty anything on Hessler. I love this town, but we're not that pretty.
May 31, 201213 yr It's definitely not for everyone. I went with two friends. One absolutely loved it. The other was wondering since when did Cleveland have so many dirty people and who would want to bring them all together in one place. I thought the preferred term was 'crunchy'? ;-) I went to Kent State, so I've seen my share of tie-dye, patchouli, caucasian dreadlocks, jam bands, people having happy lettuce-inspired epiphanies, etc. - I'm more than happy to let others enjoy it on my behalf :-) clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
May 31, 201213 yr If a gathering of people on a 50 ft L-shaped street, on one lonely little weekend in May, contains our dirtiest people...then we're doing pretty good. Fact is, there are large swaths that go on for miles, or key intersections (like W. 25th & Detroit), that out-dirty anything on Hessler. I love this town, but we're not that pretty. speak for yourself! LOL
May 31, 201213 yr No, MTS, not even a former Higbee's glamour-girl like you can pretty us up that much. There. I'm speaking for you too.
May 31, 201213 yr No, MTS, not even a former Higbee's glamour-girl like you can pretty us up that much. There. I'm speaking for you too.
June 2, 201213 yr Tonight: Jun 2: Westside Market Centennial Kick-Off Party http://www.westsidemarket.org/centennial.html
June 5, 201213 yr Tonight: Organizers now say up to 35,000 watchers of the skies could flock to Edgewater Park this evening to watch the final transit of Venus in our lifetime. http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/06/transit_of_venus_this_evening.html
June 7, 201213 yr Add for the weekend! Jun 10: Slavic Village Pierogi Dash https://www.facebook.com/events/296169673787875/
June 8, 201213 yr soon! spotlight on filipinos river and lighthouse tours http://www.loraininternational.com/
June 11, 201213 yr juneteenth parade and events this friday in lorain and oberlin: http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2012/06/11/news/mj6287389.txt
June 28, 201212 yr http://www.parkpartyinfo.com/party/index.php?option=com_eventlist&view=adcategoryevents&id=1&Itemid=15 http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
July 10, 201212 yr FYI, Joe Eszterhaus (famous screenwriter who keeps a home here in Cleveland) is speaking tonight at the Happy Dog.
July 20, 201212 yr http://www.parkpartyinfo.com/party/index.php?option=com_eventlist&view=adcategoryevents&id=1&Itemid=15 Okay, you’re not gonna hear any big names at this event (I for one had never heard of the Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad until now; which, I know means nothing), but that doesn't mean you can't hear some decent music. Tonight @6:00 a performer by the name of Jenn Cristy--a regular here for the past few years (once a backup singer for fellow Hoosier John Mellencamp)--returns. And tomorrow @5:00 pm there's a self-described soul band from Chicago called The Right Now with a terrific vocalist.(& a lot of Cleveland-area bands, of course) It's free. Isn't that what really matters? Tune in if you have a chance! (full schedule in blue link above) (just don't judge the event on this current band (5:38pm)! I promise it gets better--lol at least I hope :| Streaming Now Thru Sunday--Noon to Midnite-- http://www.ustream.tv/embed/11556377 7/21 @5:00 http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
July 20, 201212 yr BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO Heading to Mahall's on 7/22! GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO TO PERFORM IN LAKEWOOD! “Stanley ‘Buckwheat’ Dural leads one of the best bands in America. A down-home and high-powered celebration, meaty and muscular with a fine-tuned sense of dynamics…propulsive rhythms, incendiary performances.” –The New York Times Grammy Award-winning American musical legend Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural Jr. – along with his band, Buckwheat Zydeco – is the preeminent ambassador of Louisiana zydeco music. Buckwheat Zydeco will perform at Mahall’s in Lakewood on Sunday, July 22, 2012. Their latest release (and Alligator Records debut) is the Grammy Award-winning CD, LAY YOUR BURDEN DOWN. This is Buckwheat Zydeco’s first Grammy win (the band had five previous Grammy nominations). Louisiana vocalist, accordion and organ master Dural recorded LAY YOUR BURDEN DOWN at Dockside Studios in Maurice, Louisiana with Steve Berlin (Los Lobos) producing, as well as leading the horn section. Dural was awarded the 2010 Blues Music Award for Instrumentalist of the Year (Accordion) and a Most Outstanding Musician Award in the 2009 Living Blues Critics’ Poll. Concert information is as follows: Date: Sunday, July 22, 2012 Venue: Mahall’s Address: 13224 Madison Ave City: Lakewood, OH Phone: 216-521-3280 Showtime: 8:00pm Ticket price: $12 advance / $15 day of show Website: www.mahalls20lanes.com http://www.buzzbinmagazine.com/home/2012/06/26/buckwheat-zydeco-heading-to-mahalls-622/
July 22, 201212 yr Burning Riverfest today! http://www.burningriverfoundation.org/sitemaps/view/attend Sorry, I've been living a happy and busy summer! I'll update the events when I get time.
July 23, 201212 yr Cool event alert -- July 27 in the crossroads of Slavic Village! https://www.facebook.com/StreetRepair http://www.coolcleveland.com/blog/ http://slavicvillage.org/streetrepair2012
July 31, 201212 yr Positively Cleveland @PositivelyCleve Rock and Roll Half Marathon comes to Cleveland October 5 http://instagr.am/p/Nv4ilmo6ES/
August 1, 201212 yr If anyone would be willing to take the challenge and do the month of Aug , it would be greatly appreciated. I'll be traveling for the next few weeks and will not have much time.
August 2, 201212 yr This is a work in progress Aug 2012 Aug 3-5: Puerto Rican Parade and Latino Fest http://www.livecleveland.org/content/puerto-rican-parade-and-latino-festival Aug ?: Cleveland Browns Family Day Browns Aug 4: Lakewood Arts Festival Lakewood Arts Festival http://lakewoodartsfest.org/ Aug 5: Warehouse District Festival http://www.warehousedistrict.org/events-calendar.aspx Aug 5: Cleveland Triathlon http://www.pacificsportsllc.com/cleveland-tri-event-info/ Aug 6-12: Cuyahoga County Fair http://www.cuyfair.com/ Aug 12: Discover Cedar Fairmount Summer Festival & Arts and Crafts Show http://www.cedarfairmount.org/ Aug 15-18: Feast of the Assumption (Little Italy) http://www.holy-rosary.org/ Aug 15: Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival http://www.clevelanddragonboatfestival.com/ Aug 17-19: Romanian Festival @ St. Mary http://smroc.org/festival.php Aug 23-26: Greek Festival @ Saints Constantine and Helen Cathedral http://stsconstantine.com/Festival/ Aug 24-26: Egyptian Festival @ St. Mark Coptic Church http://www.stmarkcoccleveland.org/ Aug 31: Cleveland Critical Mass http://clevelandcm.wordpress.com/ Weekly Events Aug 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Wade Oval Wednesdays http://www.universitycircle.org/events/2012/06/wow-wade-oval-wednesdays Aug 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Walnut Wednesdays http://www.downtownclevelandalliance.com/events/walnut-wednesdays.aspx Aug 2, 9, 16, 23, 39: North Union Farmers Market @CSU http://northunionfarmersmarket.org/markets/csu.html
August 8, 201212 yr Only a few weeks of Wade Oval Wednesdays left this summer. It is a great FREE event. It was packed last week.....
August 8, 201212 yr Yeah WOW is such an awesome event. The crowd is very diverse and chill. I've never seen any problems down there - it's just a bunch of families relaxing. Plus - it's nice that you can bring your own food and alcohol. Last week was super packed - I've never seen it that packed. Can't wait to be down there tonight!
August 8, 201212 yr Lakewood Car Kulture Show Saturday, August 18, 2012 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Location: Madison Avenue http://www.lakewoodcarkultureshow.com/ check facebook for more up to date info
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