This is mostly for Clevelanders, but anyone is welcome to respond.

 

A week ago, I was shocked when I brought up to my friend from Euclid about the old Arcade.  It finally came up "yeah, I know what you're talking about."  Wait, you know what I'm talking about??.....well, have you ever been there??  "No, but I'm pretty sure I know where it is."  This kid has lived in Euclid all his life, and only "knows what I'm talking about."  Damn.

 

So this brings up my curiousity: Is this is a suburbs mentality or a Cleveland mentality or both?

 

Please fill out how many of these random places you've personally walked (and not know about or even walked past).  Again, this is just a random list, since I know I'm leaving out a lot more the city has to offer.  At the very least, I hope this can give people some ideas and brainstorm for what else the city has to offer:

 

1) The Old Arcade -

2) Westside Market -

3) Cleveland Musuem of Art -

4) Cleveland Musuem of Natural History -

5) Botanical Gardens -

6) Servance Hall for Cleveland Orchestra -

7) Playhouse Square (any of the playhouses) -

8) Cleveland Metroparks Zoo -

9) Rock n' Roll HOF -

10) Great Lakes Science Center -

11) Cleveland Browns Stadium (preferbly home game) -

12) Quicken Loans Arena (preferably home game) -

13) Jacob's Field (preferably home game) -

14) International Women's Air & Space Museum (Thanks 30 Rock!) -

15) Little Italy -

16) Lakeview Cemetery -

17) President Garfield's Monument (best view of Cleveland IMO) -

18) Slavic Village -

19) Rockefeller Cultural Gardens -

20) Rockefeller Greenhouse -

21) Western Reserve Historical Society -

22) E. 4th nightlife -

23) W. 6th nightlife -

24) Cleveland Public Library downtown -

25) The Nautica Queen Cruise Ship (dinner or cruise) -

26) Edgewater Park -

27) Case ImPROV/play or West Bank comedy club -

28) Great Lakes Brewery -

29) Shaker Square -

30) Ohio City -

31) Tremont -

32) Goodtime III -

33) Steamship William G. Mather Museum -

34) On top of Terminal Tower? (just curious :wink:) -

 

EVENTS:

1) Feast of the Assumption (Little Italy) -

2) St Patty's Day Parade -

3) Cleveland Air show -

4) Cleveland Grand Prix -

5) International Film Festival -

6) Harvest Festival (Slavic Village) -

7) Ingenuity -

8) Hessler Street Fair (not this year though!) -

9) Greek Orthodox Festival -

10) Cleveland Marathon (Anyone run in this?) -

11) Gravity Games -

12) CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest -

I’ll start it off:

 

1) The Old Arcade - YES

2) Westside Market - YES

3) Cleveland Musuem of Art - YES

4) Cleveland Musuem of Natural History – YES

5) Botanical Gardens - YES

6) Servance Hall for Cleveland Orchestra - YES

7) Playhouse Square (any of the playhouses) YES

8) Cleveland Metroparks Zoo -YES

9) Rock n' Roll HOF – NO (I must be waiting for that renovation)

10) Great Lakes Science Center - YES

11) Cleveland Browns Stadium (preferbly home game) - YES

12) Quicken Loans Arena (preferably home game) - YES

13) Jacob's Field (preferably home game) -YES

14) International Women's Air & Space Museum (Thanks 30 Rock!) - NO

15) Little Italy – YES…

16) Lakeview Cemetery - YES

17) President Garfield's Monument (best view of Cleveland IMO) - YES

18) Slavic Village - NO

19) Rockefeller Cultural Gardens - YES

20) Rockefeller Greenhouse - NO

21) Western Reserve Historical Society - YES

22) E. 4th nightlife -YES

23) W. 6th nightlife – YES ( I know…)

24) Cleveland Public Library downtown – YES (why the hell does it close at 6 everyday?)

25) The Nautica Queen Cruise Ship (dinner or cruise) – YES, dinner

26) Edgewater Park – YES

27) Case ImPROV/play or West Bank comedy club – YES, both

28) Great Lakes Brewery - YES

29) Shaker Square -YES

30) Ohio City -YES

31) Tremont – NO (don’t hate me!)

32) Goodtime III – NO

33) Steamship William G. Mather Museum – NO

34) On top of Terminal Tower? (just curious) - NO

 

EVENTS

1) Feast of the Assumption (Little Italy) – YES…and good money!

2) St Patty's Day Parade – NO …something about those Irish

3) Cleveland Air show - YES

4) Cleveland Grand Prix - YES

5) International Film Festival - NO

6) Harvest Festival (Slavic Village) - NO

7) Ingenuity - NO

8) Hessler Street Fair (not this year though!) - YES

9) Greek Orthodox Festival - NO

10) Cleveland Marathon (Anyone run in this?) – NO

11) Gravity Games - NO

12) CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest - YES

I think the mentality is a human mentality - most people are simply clueless about their surroundings, period.

 

1) The Old Arcade - almost daily

2) Westside Market - monthly

3) Cleveland Musuem of Art - monthly, prior to closing

4) Cleveland Musuem of Natural History – Yes

5) Botanical Gardens - Yes

6) Servance Hall for Cleveland Orchestra - Yes

7) Playhouse Square (any of the playhouses) Yes

80 Cleveland Metroparks Zoo -Yes

9) Rock n' Roll HOF – Yes

10) Great Lakes Science Center - Yes

11) Cleveland Browns Stadium (preferbly home game) - Yes, but not for a game

12) Quicken Loans Arena (preferably home game) - Yes

13) Jacob's Field (preferably home game) -Yes, but not for a game

14) International Women's Air & Space Museum (Thanks 30 Rock!) - No

15) Little Italy – Yes

16) Lakeview Cemetery - Yes

17) President Garfield's Monument (best view of Cleveland IMO) - Yes

18) Slavic Village - Yes

19) Rockefeller Cultural Gardens - Yes

20) Rockefeller Greenhouse - Yes

21) Western Reserve Historical Society - Yes

22) E. 4th nightlife -Yes

23) W. 6th nightlife – Yes

24) Cleveland Public Library downtown – Yes

25) The Nautica Queen Cruise Ship (dinner or cruise) – No

26) Edgewater Park – Yes

27) Case ImPROV/play or West Bank comedy club – Yes

28) Great Lakes Brewery - Yes, ohhhh yes.

29) Shaker Square -Yes

30) Ohio City -Yes

31) Tremont – Live there

32) Goodtime III – Yes

33) Steamship William G. Mather Museum – Yes

34) On top of Terminal Tower? (just curious) - Observation deck, yes. Top of Key Tower? Yes. Top of Tower at Erieview? Yes. By top, I mean roof/outside.

 

EVENTS

1) Feast of the Assumption (Little Italy) – Yes

2) St Patty's Day Parade – Yes

3) Cleveland Air show - Not directly, but close enough

4) Cleveland Grand Prix - No

5) International Film Festival - Yes

6) Harvest Festival (Slavic Village) - No

7) Ingenuity - Yes

8)  Hessler Street Fair (not this year though!) - Yes

9) Greek Orthodox Festival - Yes

10) Cleveland Marathon (Anyone run in this?) – No, but I've "Tackled the Tower"

11) Gravity Games - No

12) CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest - No

Only seven no's - not bad, but I just don't see one of these happening for me: Cleveland Marathon :)

 

1) The Old Arcade - YES

2) Westside Market - YES

3) Cleveland Musuem of Art - YES

4) Cleveland Musuem of Natural History - YES

5) Botanical Gardens - YES

6) Servance Hall for Cleveland Orchestra - YES

7) Playhouse Square (any of the playhouses) - YES

8) Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - YES

9) Rock n' Roll HOF - YES

10) Great Lakes Science Center - YES

11) Cleveland Browns Stadium (preferbly home game) - YES

12) Quicken Loans Arena (preferably home game) - YES

13) Jacob's Field (preferably home game) - YES

14) International Women's Air & Space Museum (Thanks 30 Rock!) - NO

15) Little Italy - YES

16) Lakeview Cemetery - YES

17) President Garfield's Monument (best view of Cleveland IMO) - YES

18) Slavic Village - YES

19) Rockefeller Cultural Gardens - YES

20) Rockefeller Greenhouse - YES

21) Western Reserve Historical Society - YES

22) E. 4th nightlife - YES

23) W. 6th nightlife - YES

24) Cleveland Public Library downtown - YES

25) The Nautica Queen Cruise Ship (dinner or cruise) - YES

26) Edgewater Park - YES

27) Case ImPROV/play or West Bank comedy club - YES

28) Great Lakes Brewery - YES

29) Shaker Square - YES

30) Ohio City - YES

31) Tremont - YES

32) Goodtime III - NO

33) Steamship William G. Mather Museum - YES

34) On top of Terminal Tower? (just curious wink) - NO

 

EVENTS:

1) Feast of the Assumption (Little Italy) - YES

2) St Patty's Day Parade - YES

3) Cleveland Air show - YES

4) Cleveland Grand Prix - YES

5) International Film Festival - YES

6) Harvest Festival (Slavic Village) - NO

7) Ingenuity - YES

8) Hessler Street Fair (not this year though!) - YES

9) Greek Orthodox Festival - YES

10) Cleveland Marathon (Anyone run in this?) - NO

11) Gravity Games - NO

12) CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest - NO

 

On a somewhat related note, I wrote a column about this... http://observer.case.edu/Archives/Volume_39/Issue_22/Story_1620/

The only NO's here are 14 in list 1 (thanks 30 Rock)

And 6, 8, 10 and 12 in events.

 

) The Old Arcade - Yes, Regulary

2) Westside Market - Yes, Monthly

3) Cleveland Musuem of Art - Few times when I was a child

4) Cleveland Musuem of Natural History - Few times when I was a child

5) Botanical Gardens - Just a few months ago

6) Servance Hall for Cleveland Orchestra - no

7) Playhouse Square (any of the playhouses) - Maybe a few years ago

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Just last summer

9) Rock n' Roll HOF - Few moths ago with some out-of-towners

10) Great Lakes Science Center - When it first opened

11) Cleveland Browns Stadium (preferbly home game) - no

12) Quicken Loans Arena (preferably home game) - back when it was the gund for concerts and hockey

13) Jacob's Field (preferably home game) - Once a year

14) International Women's Air & Space Museum (Thanks 30 Rock!) - no

15) Little Italy - Few years back, not much of an italian food fan

16) Lakeview Cemetery - no

17) President Garfield's Monument (best view of Cleveland IMO) - no

18) Slavic Village - no

19) Rockefeller Cultural Gardens - no

20) Rockefeller Greenhouse - no

21) Western Reserve Historical Society - no

22) E. 4th nightlife - Yes

23) W. 6th nightlife - Yes

24) Cleveland Public Library downtown - Just the little park part one sunny day recently

25) The Nautica Queen Cruise Ship (dinner or cruise) - no

26) Edgewater Park - no

27) Case ImPROV/play or West Bank comedy club - cabriolet da da

28) Great Lakes Brewery - whenever I'm at the market

29) Shaker Square - handfull of times

30) Ohio City - whenever Im at GLB WSM or want some phenom penn

31) Tremont - no

32) Goodtime III - year or 2 ago

33) Steamship William G. Mather Museum - no

34) On top of Terminal Tower? (just curious ) - when I was a child, before they closed it

 

EVENTS:

1) Feast of the Assumption (Little Italy) - no

2) St Patty's Day Parade - about every other year

3) Cleveland Air show - maybe 3 times or so

4) Cleveland Grand Prix - qualifiers yes, race no, back when it first started

5) International Film Festival - no

6) Harvest Festival (Slavic Village) - no

7) Ingenuity - no

Hessler Street Fair (not this year though!) - no

9) Greek Orthodox Festival - no

10) Cleveland Marathon (Anyone run in this?) - no

11) Gravity Games - no

12) CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest - no

This is a really good discussion thread. I've had so many similarly frustrating experiences with people in the area who have done hardly any of these things, but complain there's nothing exciting or interesting to do. Why people don't make an effort to enjoy the region, I don't know. My guess is that their preconceived notions about the city inhibit them from exploring/enjoying; they think there's nothing of value in Cleveland so they don't bother venturing out. Its a real shame - and I've been trying to communicate this with my peers.

 

1) The Old Arcade - Yes

2) Westside Market - Yes

3) Cleveland Musuem of Art - Yes

4) Cleveland Musuem of Natural History - Yes

5) Botanical Gardens - Yes

6) Servance Hall for Cleveland Orchestra - Yes

7) Playhouse Square (any of the playhouses) - Yes

Cool Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Yes

9) Rock n' Roll HOF - Yes

10) Great Lakes Science Center - Yes

11) Cleveland Browns Stadium (preferbly home game) - No

12) Quicken Loans Arena (preferably home game) - Yes

13) Jacob's Field (preferably home game) - Yes

14) International Women's Air & Space Museum (Thanks 30 Rock!)  - No

15) Little Italy - Yes

16) Lakeview Cemetery - Yes

17) President Garfield's Monument (best view of Cleveland IMO) - Yes

18) Slavic Village - Yes

19) Rockefeller Cultural Gardens - Yes

20) Rockefeller Greenhouse - No

21) Western Reserve Historical Society - Yes

22) E. 4th nightlife - Yes

23) W. 6th nightlife - Yes

24) Cleveland Public Library downtown - Yes

25) The Nautica Queen Cruise Ship (dinner or cruise) - Yes

26) Edgewater Park - Yes

27) Case ImPROV/play or West Bank comedy club - No

28) Great Lakes Brewery - Yes

29) Shaker Square - Yes

30) Ohio City - Yes

31) Tremont - Yes

32) Goodtime III - Yes

33) Steamship William G. Mather Museum - Yes

34) On top of Terminal Tower? (just curious wink) - Yes (observation deck)

 

EVENTS:

1) Feast of the Assumption (Little Italy) - Yes

2) St Patty's Day Parade - Yes

3) Cleveland Air show - Yes

4) Cleveland Grand Prix - No

5) International Film Festival - No

6) Harvest Festival (Slavic Village) - No

7) Ingenuity - Yes

Cool Hessler Street Fair (not this year though!) - No

9) Greek Orthodox Festival - No

10) Cleveland Marathon (Anyone run in this?) - No

11) Gravity Games - No

12) CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest - Yes

yes to all except the marathon and the women's aerospace museum.

 

and i've actually been on top literally of terminal tower. Well not the top, the last portion of the square tower, before it cuts back to the more rounded motif.

1) The Old Arcade - Yes

2) Westside Market - Yes

3) Cleveland Musuem of Art - Yes

4) Cleveland Musuem of Natural History - Yes

5) Botanical Gardens - No

6) Servance Hall for Cleveland Orchestra - No

7) Playhouse Square (any of the playhouses) - No

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Yes

9) Rock n' Roll HOF - No

10) Great Lakes Science Center - Yes

11) Cleveland Browns Stadium (preferbly home game) - No, but went to plenty at Muni

12) Quicken Loans Arena (preferably home game) - No

13) Jacob's Field (preferably home game) - Yes

14) International Women's Air & Space Museum (Thanks 30 Rock!) - No

15) Little Italy - Yes

16) Lakeview Cemetery - No

17) President Garfield's Monument (best view of Cleveland IMO) - No

18) Slavic Village - Yes

19) Rockefeller Cultural Gardens - No

20) Rockefeller Greenhouse - No

21) Western Reserve Historical Society - No

22) E. 4th nightlife - No

23) W. 6th nightlife - No

24) Cleveland Public Library downtown - Yes

25) The Nautica Queen Cruise Ship (dinner or cruise) - No

26) Edgewater Park - Yes

27) Case ImPROV/play or West Bank comedy club - No

28) Great Lakes Brewery - Yes

29) Shaker Square - Yes

30) Ohio City - Yes

31) Tremont - Yes

32) Goodtime III - Yes

33) Steamship William G. Mather Museum - Yes

34) On top of Terminal Tower? (just curious ) - No

 

EVENTS:

1) Feast of the Assumption (Little Italy) - Yes

2) St Patty's Day Parade - Yes

3) Cleveland Air show - Yes

4) Cleveland Grand Prix - Yes

5) International Film Festival - No

6) Harvest Festival (Slavic Village) - Yes

7) Ingenuity -

Hessler Street Fair (not this year though!) - No

9) Greek Orthodox Festival - No

10) Cleveland Marathon (Anyone run in this?) - No, but in '80 I did a walk/run for Museum of Nat History with mom

11) Gravity Games - No

12) CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest - No

I'm not a Clevelander but I am ColDayMan.

 

1) The Old Arcade - Yes

2) Westside Market - Yes

3) Cleveland Musuem of Art - Briefly, but yes

4) Cleveland Musuem of Natural History - No

5) Botanical Gardens - Yes

6) Servance Hall for Cleveland Orchestra - Yes

7) Playhouse Square (any of the playhouses) - Yes

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Yes

9) Rock n' Roll HOF - Yes

10) Great Lakes Science Center - Yes

11) Cleveland Browns Stadium (preferbly home game) - Yes (In Municipal, not the new thing)

12) Quicken Loans Arena (preferably home game) - Yes

13) Jacob's Field (preferably home game) - Yes

14) International Women's Air & Space Museum (Thanks 30 Rock!) - Uh...

15) Little Italy - Yes

16) Lakeview Cemetery - Yes

17) President Garfield's Monument (best view of Cleveland IMO) - Yes

18) Slavic Village - Yes

19) Rockefeller Cultural Gardens - Yes

20) Rockefeller Greenhouse - No

21) Western Reserve Historical Society - No

22) E. 4th nightlife - Yes

23) W. 6th nightlife - Yes

24) Cleveland Public Library downtown - Yes

25) The Nautica Queen Cruise Ship (dinner or cruise) - No, I'm not MayDay

26) Edgewater Park - Yes

27) Case ImPROV/play or West Bank comedy club - No

28) Great Lakes Brewery - Yes

29) Shaker Square - Yes

30) Ohio City - Yes

31) Tremont - Yes

32) Goodtime III - No

33) Steamship William G. Mather Museum - No

34) On top of Terminal Tower? (just curious ) - Actually, yes.

 

EVENTS:

1) Feast of the Assumption (Little Italy) - Hehe, no.

2) St Patty's Day Parade - I'm black

3) Cleveland Air show - Strangely, yes

4) Cleveland Grand Prix - No

5) International Film Festival - No

6) Harvest Festival (Slavic Village) - Huh

7) Ingenuity - Yes

Hessler Street Fair (not this year though!) - No

9) Greek Orthodox Festival - No

10) Cleveland Marathon (Anyone run in this?) - No

11) Gravity Games - No

12) CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest - No

Side note:

 

8 + ) = 8)

 

Also, great article JeffreyT!

22) E. 4th nightlife - No

23) W. 6th nightlife - No

 

Wow! Not even to go out to eat? I don't mean to embarrass you. I just find it interesting. You might be the only person posting on this forum who will respond 'No' to these categories.

22) E. 4th nightlife - No

23) W. 6th nightlife - No

 

Wow! Not even to go out to eat? I don't mean to embarrass you. I just find it interesting. You might be the only person posting on this forum who will respond 'No' to these categories.

 

He lives in DC.

1) The Old Arcade - I think so, but I'm not sure I know which ones the old one. ::waits to get smacked::

2) Westside Market - Yes

3) Cleveland Musuem of Art - Hell yeah! I used to drive up from Hudson on my off days to absorb it. I'm pissed that bitch's closed!

4) Cleveland Musuem of Natural History - Animatronic dinosaurs!! Of course.

5) Botanical Gardens - No, not yet.

6) Servance Hall for Cleveland Orchestra - I wish. I want to go to this with a hot date.

7) Playhouse Square (any of the playhouses) - Yep! Saw B.B. King on Easter when I was in high school.

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Yep. Been a long time.

9) Rock n' Roll HOF - Last summer. I like indie rock, but this place is boring to me.

10) Great Lakes Science Center - No! I was going to last summer when they had the IMAX video on the Tour de France, but I was told the movie was all about brains, and I wasn't feelin' that.

11) Cleveland Browns Stadium (preferbly home game) - Nope.

12) Quicken Loans Arena (preferably home game) - I saw a game like in 1998.

13) Jacob's Field (preferably home game) - Yep! Saw the Yankees get pounded several yeas ago.

14) International Women's Air & Space Museum (Thanks 30 Rock!) - First time I heard of it was this show!

15) Little Italy - Rapid + calzones and pizza = happy jamiec

16) Lakeview Cemetery - I haven't walked through it.

17) President Garfield's Monument (best view of Cleveland IMO) - No ::waits to get smacked::

18) Slavic Village - Not yet!

19) Rockefeller Cultural Gardens - No ::I'm looking like  a dork now!::

20) Rockefeller Greenhouse - No

21) Western Reserve Historical Society - Yes! I was disappointed.

22) E. 4th nightlife - Of course. The HOB bar is pretty decent.

23) W. 6th nightlife - Yeah, but I pretty much go to the Map Room and that's it.

24) Cleveland Public Library downtown - Heck yeah!

25) The Nautica Queen Cruise Ship (dinner or cruise) - Cleveland needs more booze cruises!

26) Edgewater Park - I live less than a mile away. During the summer, I go at least once a week.

27) Case ImPROV/play or West Bank comedy club - Nah.

28) Great Lakes Brewery - Nope!

29) Shaker Square - Yes! But I need to get off the Rapid and explore better. I'm still unfamiliar with many parts of Cleveland.

30) Ohio City - Yes

31) Tremont - Yes

32) Goodtime III - No

33) Steamship William G. Mather Museum - I've seen it from afar.

34) On top of Terminal Tower? (just curious ) - Ne

 

EVENTS:

1) Feast of the Assumption (Little Italy) - No. I missed it this year.

2) St Patty's Day Parade - I'm Irish but agnostic.

3) Cleveland Air show - Hell yeah!

4) Cleveland Grand Prix - I don't like NASCAR, but that's probably the only league that could get me to attend a car race.

5) International Film Festival - No

6) Harvest Festival (Slavic Village) - Yikes, no. I've only been here a year, give me abreak!

7) Ingenuity - I was going to go but I got in a car accident. Ugh

Hessler Street Fair (not this year though!) - No

9) Greek Orthodox Festival - No

10) Cleveland Marathon (Anyone run in this?) - No

11) Gravity Games - No

12) CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest - No

 

ive been to all except the women's air museum, ingenuity and cmj rockhall fest. oh yeah and i havent been to the post-gund quicken. its been yrs for a lot of them, but unless i missed something i think check for all the rest. wait i think you were aiming this at current residents in the area mostly tho....nevermind.

1) The Old Arcade - YES

2) Westside Market - YES

3) Cleveland Musuem of Art - YES

4) Cleveland Musuem of Natural History - YES

5) Botanical Gardens - YES (before the glasshouse)

6) Servance Hall for Cleveland Orchestra - NO (been to the orchestra at Blossom several times)

7) Playhouse Square (any of the playhouses) - YES

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - YES (got chicken pox on first grade field trip)

9) Rock n' Roll HOF - YES, but only to the giftshop

10) Great Lakes Science Center - YES

11) Cleveland Browns Stadium (preferbly home game) - season tickets since senior year of high school

12) Quicken Loans Arena (preferably home game) - YES

13) Jacob's Field (preferably home game) - YES (bonus points for opening day)

14) International Women's Air & Space Museum (Thanks 30 Rock!) - NO, never heard of it

15) Little Italy - YES

16) Lakeview Cemetery - YES, Daffodil Hill

17) President Garfield's Monument (best view of Cleveland IMO) - outside only, never seen interior

18) Slavic Village - YES

19) Rockefeller Cultural Gardens - YES

20) Rockefeller Greenhouse - YES

21) Western Reserve Historical Society - YES

22) E. 4th nightlife - YES

23) W. 6th nightlife - YES

24) Cleveland Public Library downtown - YES

25) The Nautica Queen Cruise Ship (dinner or cruise) - NO

26) Edgewater Park - YES, for fireworks

27) Case ImPROV/play or West Bank comedy club - YES

28) Great Lakes Brewery - YES

29) Shaker Square - YES

30) Ohio City - YES

31) Tremont - YES

32) Goodtime III - YES

33) Steamship William G. Mather Museum - NO

34) On top of Terminal Tower? (just curious ) - YES

 

EVENTS:

1) Feast of the Assumption (Little Italy) - YES

2) St Patty's Day Parade - YES

3) Cleveland Air show - YES

4) Cleveland Grand Prix - YES

5) International Film Festival - NO

6) Harvest Festival (Slavic Village) - YES

7) Ingenuity - NO

Hessler Street Fair (not this year though!) - NO

9) Greek Orthodox Festival - YES

10) Cleveland Marathon (Anyone run in this?) - worked at first aid station

11) Gravity Games - NO

12) CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest - NO

 

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I'd like to add a few more:

 

36) USS Cod Museum - YES

37) NASA Glenn Visitor Center - YES

38) Nature Center at Shaker Lakes - YES

39) National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame - YES

40) Old Stone Church - NO

 

Events:

13) Old World (East 185th St) Festival - YES

14) Any Cleveland pro hockey game - YES (Lumberjacks)

15) Any Cleveland pro soccer game - YES (Crunch, Force)

16) Any Case sporting event - NO!

1) The Old Arcade - Yes

2) Westside Market - No

3) Cleveland Musuem of Art - Yes

4) Cleveland Musuem of Natural History -Yes

5) Botanical Gardens - Yes

6) Servance Hall for Cleveland Orchestra -Yes

7) Playhouse Square (any of the playhouses) - Yes

8: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo -of course

9) Rock n' Roll HOF -No

10) Great Lakes Science Center - Only on every grade school field trip since '96.

11) Cleveland Browns Stadium (preferbly home game) - yes

12) Quicken Loans Arena (preferably home game) - of course

13) Jacob's Field (preferably home game) - Yes

14) International Women's Air & Space Museum (Thanks 30 Rock!) - Nope

15) Little Italy - Always drive thru, have never stopped.

16) Lakeview Cemetery - Yes

17) President Garfield's Monument (best view of Cleveland IMO) - No

18) Slavic Village - Yes

19) Rockefeller Cultural Gardens -Yes worked on a condo project near the fountain there.

20) Rockefeller Greenhouse - Yes

21) Western Reserve Historical Society -Yes

22) E. 4th nightlife -Tried to attend Corner alley, but was too full.

23) W. 6th nightlife - Yes

24) Cleveland Public Library downtown - Yes, two hour wait to use a computer!

25) The Nautica Queen Cruise Ship (dinner or cruise) -No

26) Edgewater Park - Yes

27) Case ImPROV/play or West Bank comedy club -No

28) Great Lakes Brewery -No

29) Shaker Square -Yes

30) Ohio City - Yes

31) Tremont -Yes

32) Goodtime III - No

33) Steamship William G. Mather Museum -No

34) On top of Terminal Tower? (just curious ) - Yes

 

EVENTS:

1) Feast of the Assumption (Little Italy) -No

2) St Patty's Day Parade -Yes

3) Cleveland Air show -Does a suface lot 20 miles away count?

4) Cleveland Grand Prix - Yes.

5) International Film Festival - Yes

6) Harvest Festival (Slavic Village) -NO

7) Ingenuity -Yes

8Hessler Street Fair (not this year though!) -No

9) Greek Orthodox Festival - Yes10) Cleveland Marathon (Anyone run in this?) -No

11) Gravity Games -No

12) CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest -No

 

My adds:

 

13) Glenville Festival- Yes

14) Buckeye Festival- Yes

15) East 185th street festival- Yes, but they messed it up this past year.

16) Festival ot Luke Easter Park-  Yes

1) The Old Arcade - Yes

2) Westside Market - Yes

3) Cleveland Musuem of Art -Yes

4) Cleveland Musuem of Natural History -Yes

5) Botanical Gardens -No

6) Servance Hall for Cleveland Orchestra -Yes

7) Playhouse Square (any of the playhouses) -No

Cool Cleveland Metroparks Zoo -Yes (very long time ago)

9) Rock n' Roll HOF -Yes (very long time ago)

10) Great Lakes Science Center -No

11) Cleveland Browns Stadium (preferbly home game) -Yes

12) Quicken Loans Arena (preferably home game) -Yes

13) Jacob's Field (preferably home game) -Yes

14) International Women's Air & Space Museum (Thanks 30 Rock!) -No

15) Little Italy -Yes

16) Lakeview Cemetery -No

17) President Garfield's Monument (best view of Cleveland IMO) -No

18) Slavic Village -No

19) Rockefeller Cultural Gardens -No

20) Rockefeller Greenhouse -No

21) Western Reserve Historical Society -Yes

22) E. 4th nightlife -No

23) W. 6th nightlife -No

24) Cleveland Public Library downtown -No

25) The Nautica Queen Cruise Ship (dinner or cruise) -Yes

26) Edgewater Park -No

27) Case ImPROV/play or West Bank comedy club -No

28) Great Lakes Brewery -No

29) Shaker Square -No

30) Ohio City -No

31) Tremont -No

32) Goodtime III -Yes

33) Steamship William G. Mather Museum -Yes

34) On top of Terminal Tower? (just curious wink) -No

 

EVENTS:

1) Feast of the Assumption (Little Italy) -Yes

2) St Patty's Day Parade -Yes

3) Cleveland Air show -Yes

4) Cleveland Grand Prix -No

5) International Film Festival -No

6) Harvest Festival (Slavic Village) -No

7) Ingenuity -No

Cool Hessler Street Fair (not this year though!) -No

9) Greek Orthodox Festival -No

10) Cleveland Marathon (Anyone run in this?) -Hell no

11) Gravity Games -No

12) CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest -No

 

-I think I lost :|.I can't wait to move back to Cleveland. If you could only go to one place on this list, which one would you pick?

22) E. 4th nightlife - No

23) W. 6th nightlife - No

 

Wow! Not even to go out to eat? I don't mean to embarrass you. I just find it interesting. You might be the only person posting on this forum who will respond 'No' to these categories.

 

He lives in DC.

 

I'll correct myself....I'm a yes for W. 6th although it was 10 years ago. I forgot. When I go to C-land now I go with my kid in tow, so I'm more apt to hit the zoo or a museum.

The things I have not done have been mainly due to my choice of where to spend my $

Sports is not one one of them. The only times I have gone to the Jake have been because tickets were given to me.

Does the CMJ Fest count anymore since it has been discontinued?

 

 

1) The Old Arcade -

2) Westside Market -

3) Cleveland Musuem of Art -

4) Cleveland Musuem of Natural History -

5) Botanical Gardens -

6) Servance Hall for Cleveland Orchestra -

7) Playhouse Square (any of the playhouses) -

8)Cool Cleveland Metroparks Zoo -

9) Rock n' Roll HOF -

10) Great Lakes Science Center -

11) Cleveland Browns Stadium (preferbly home game) -

12) Quicken Loans Arena (preferably home game) -

13) Jacob's Field (preferably home game) -

14) International Women's Air & Space Museum (Thanks 30 Rock!) -

15) Little Italy -

16) Lakeview Cemetery -

17) President Garfield's Monument (best view of Cleveland IMO) -

18) Slavic Village -

19) Rockefeller Cultural Gardens -

20) Rockefeller Greenhouse -

21) Western Reserve Historical Society -

22) E. 4th nightlife -

23) W. 6th nightlife -

24) Cleveland Public Library downtown -

25) The Nautica Queen Cruise Ship (dinner or cruise) -

26) Edgewater Park -

27) Case ImPROV/play or West Bank comedy club -

28) Great Lakes Brewery -

29) Shaker Square -

30) Ohio City -

31) Tremont -

32) Goodtime III -

33) Steamship William G. Mather Museum -

34) On top of Terminal Tower? (just curious wink) -

 

EVENTS:

1) Feast of the Assumption (Little Italy) -

2) St Patty's Day Parade -

3) Cleveland Air show -

4) Cleveland Grand Prix -

5) International Film Festival -

6) Harvest Festival (Slavic Village) -

7) Ingenuity -

8)Cool Hessler Street Fair (not this year though!) -

9) Greek Orthodox Festival -

10) Cleveland Marathon (Anyone run in this?) -

11) Gravity Games -

12) CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest -

-I think I lost :|.I can't wait to move back to Cleveland. If you could only go to one place on this list, which one would you pick?

 

Woollybear,

How old are you?  A lot of these things are very diverse...also, where do you currently live?

 

The things I have not doe have been mainly due to my choice of where to spend my $

Sports is not one one of them. The only tines I have gone to the Jake was because tickets were given to me.

Does the CMJ Fest count anymore since it has been discontinued?

 

What?!? Why??  I seriously thought they were making a lot of money off this.  Most of the people I talked with were out-of-towners, tourists, and most of the concerts were full/sold-out.

 

 

My adds:

 

13) Glenville Festival- Yes

14) Buckeye Festival- Yes

15) East 185th street festival- Yes, but they messed it up this past year.

16) Festival ot Luke Easter Park-  Yes

 

I'd like to add a few more:

 

36) USS Cod Museum - YES

37) NASA Glenn Visitor Center - YES

38) Nature Center at Shaker Lakes - YES

39) National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame - YES

40) Old Stone Church - NO

 

Events:

13) Old World (East 185th St) Festival - YES

14) Any Cleveland pro hockey game - YES (Lumberjacks)

15) Any Cleveland pro soccer game - YES (Crunch, Force)

16) Any Case sporting event - NO!

 

I love the additions.  Honestly, the ones I left off that irk me the most were:

 

35) Chinatown/Asian plaza (preferbly lunch or dinner) -

 

EVENTS:

 

13) Taste of Cleveland! -

 

I still feel like I'm leaving out a big event or location (other random thoughts: Music concert downtown, sailing/jet skiiing on Lake Erie, CSU event, Hot Sauce Williams.., and Lake Erie Monsters Hockey coming soon.)

 

Cleveland is also in the running for an MLS expansion team (professional soccer) for 2009.

 

 

 

The things I have not doe have been mainly due to my choice of where to spend my $

Sports is not one one of them. The only tines I have gone to the Jake was because tickets were given to me.

Does the CMJ Fest count anymore since it has been discontinued?

 

What?!? Why??  I seriously thought they were making a lot of money off this.  Most of the people I talked with were out-of-towners, tourists, and most of the concerts were full/sold-out.

 

 

 

See here:

 

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=7796.msg176178#msg176178

hey, i've been to a case sporting event.

 

but more importantly, have you tailgated for one?

^^ Played in and tailgated.  Take that!

^ I'll join you in that oh so exclusive club

 

Couple more additions.....

 

1) Wade Oval Wednesdays

2) Parade the Circle

3) Fall for the Circle

4) Holiday Circlefest

I've done all on the original list except the tip top of the Terminal Tower.

 

I've never been to/attended any of the following EVENTS:

1) Feast of the Assumption (Little Italy) -

2) St Patty's Day Parade -

6) Harvest Festival (Slavic Village) -

8) Hessler Street Fair (not this year though!) -

9) Greek Orthodox Festival -

10) Cleveland Marathon (Anyone run in this?) I've never run it but boycotted when it went from Revco to RiteAid

11) Gravity Games -

12) CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest -

 

Please add:

The Agora

Woodland Cemetery

The Federal Reserve Building

Cleveland Playhouse

Karamu

African American History Museum

Music Hall/Public Hall

Cleveland City Hall

The Cleveland Police Museum

 

Puerto Rican Day Parade/Festival

Gay Pride Parade/Festival

The Rib Burnoff

 

These should be added for the older set! :wink:

(add No. 11a/13a) Municipal Stadium

The Cleveland Arena

The Central Market

The BP RiverFest

The Original Vels Nightclub

Hough Bakery

Woolworth

Halles

Sterling-Linder

Higbees

May Co.

 

I thought of a few more in the shower.....

Miles Drive-In

Memphis Drive-In

The English Oak Room

Record Revolution on East 2nd & Euclid.

 

1) The Old Arcade - Yes

2) Westside Market - Yes

3) Cleveland Musuem of Art - Yes

4) Cleveland Musuem of Natural History - Yes

5) Botanical Gardens - No

6) Servance Hall for Cleveland Orchestra - Yes

7) Playhouse Square (any of the playhouses) - Yes

8) Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Yes

9) Rock n' Roll HOF - Yes

10) Great Lakes Science Center - Yes

11) Cleveland Browns Stadium (preferbly home game) - Yes

12) Quicken Loans Arena (preferably home game) - Yes

13) Jacob's Field (preferably home game) - Yes

14) International Women's Air & Space Museum (Thanks 30 Rock!) - No

15) Little Italy - Yes

16) Lakeview Cemetery - Yes

17) President Garfield's Monument (best view of Cleveland IMO) - Yes

18) Slavic Village - No

19) Rockefeller Cultural Gardens - No

20) Rockefeller Greenhouse - No

21) Western Reserve Historical Society - No

22) E. 4th nightlife - Yes

23) W. 6th nightlife - Yes

24) Cleveland Public Library downtown - Yes

25) The Nautica Queen Cruise Ship (dinner or cruise) - Yes

26) Edgewater Park - Yes

27) Case ImPROV/play or West Bank comedy club - Yes

28) Great Lakes Brewery - Yes

29) Shaker Square - Yes

30) Ohio City - YES

31) Tremont - YES

32) Goodtime III - Yes

33) Steamship William G. Mather Museum - No

34) On top of Terminal Tower? (just curious wink) - No, but I would love to

35) The Agora - Yes

36) Woodland Cemetery - No

37) The Federal Reserve Building - No

38) Cleveland Playhouse - Yes

39) Karamu - No

40) African American History Museum - No

41) Music Hall/Public Hall - No

42) Cleveland City Hall - No

43) The Cleveland Police Museum - No

44) Miles Drive-In - No

45) Memphis Drive-In - Yes

46) The English Oak Room - No

47) Record Revolution on East 2nd & Euclid. - No

 

EVENTS:

1) Feast of the Assumption (Little Italy) - Yes

2) St Patty's Day Parade - Yes. Always fun

3) Cleveland Air show - No

4) Cleveland Grand Prix - No

5) International Film Festival - Yes

6) Harvest Festival (Slavic Village) - No

7) Ingenuity - No

8) Hessler Street Fair (not this year though!) - No

9) Greek Orthodox Festival - No

10) Cleveland Marathon (Anyone run in this?) - No

11) Gravity Games - Yes

12) CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest - One show

13) Puerto Rican Day Parade/Festival - I did not even realize this existed in Cleveland :oops: Makes me think of Seinfeld  :-D

14) Gay Pride Parade/Festival - Yes

15) The Rib Burnoff - Yes

 

These should be added for the older set! wink

(add No. 11a/13a) :wink:

 

I think I might be too young for most of these. So no to all except #1

1)Municipal Stadium

2)The Cleveland Arena

3)The Central Market

4)The BP RiverFest

5)The Original Vels Nightclub

6)Hough Bakery

7)Woolworth

8)Halles

9)Sterling-Linder

10)Higbees

11)May Co.

 

I recently moved south, and seeing stuff like this makes me miss Cleveland so much. I lived on the west bank of the flats, and I feel like I did not do enough of this stuff while I was there.

 

I will say that I did appreciate it all while I was in Cleveland, but I appreciate it even more being away. I hate hearing people back home :weird: complain that there is nothing to do...come to the south!

-I think I lost :|.I can't wait to move back to Cleveland. If you could only go to one place on this list, which one would you pick?

 

Woollybear,

How old are you?  A lot of these things are very diverse...also, where do you currently live?

 

 

I am 25, and I currently live in Findlay, Ohio

1) The Old Arcade - Yes

2) Westside Market - Yes

3) Cleveland Musuem of Art - no

4) Cleveland Musuem of Natural History - Yes

5) Botanical Gardens - No

6) Servance Hall for Cleveland Orchestra - Yes

7) Playhouse Square (any of the playhouses) - Yes

8) Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Yes

9) Rock n' Roll HOF - Yes

10) Great Lakes Science Center - Yes

11) Cleveland Browns Stadium (preferbly home game) - Yes

12) Quicken Loans Arena (preferably home game) - Yes

13) Jacob's Field (preferably home game) - Yes

14) International Women's Air & Space Museum (Thanks 30 Rock!) - No

15) Little Italy - Yes

16) Lakeview Cemetery - Yes

17) President Garfield's Monument  - Yes

18) Slavic Village - yes

19) Rockefeller Cultural Gardens - yes

20) Rockefeller Greenhouse - No

21) Western Reserve Historical Society - No

22) E. 4th nightlife - Yes

23) W. 6th nightlife - Yes

24) Cleveland Public Library downtown - Yes

25) The Nautica Queen Cruise Ship (dinner or cruise) - no

26) Edgewater Park - Yes

27) Case ImPROV/play or West Bank comedy club - no

28) Great Lakes Brewery - Yes

29) Shaker Square - Yes

30) Ohio City - YES

31) Tremont - YES

32) Goodtime III - no

33) Steamship William G. Mather Museum - No

34) On top of Terminal Tower? (just curious wink) - No

35) The Agora - no

36) Woodland Cemetery- yes

37) The Federal Reserve Building - No

38) Cleveland Playhouse - no

39) Karamu - No

40) African American History Museum - No

41) Music Hall/Public Hall - yes

42) Cleveland City Hall - No

43) The Cleveland Police Museum - No

44) Miles Drive-In - No

45) Memphis Drive-In - Yes

46) The English Oak Room - No

47) Record Revolution on East 2nd & Euclid. - No

 

EVENTS:

1) Feast of the Assumption (Little Italy) - Yes

2) St Patty's Day Parade - Yes

3) Cleveland Air show - No

4) Cleveland Grand Prix - No

5) International Film Festival - Yes

6) Harvest Festival (Slavic Village) - No

7) Ingenuity - No

Hessler Street Fair - No

9) Greek Orthodox Festival - No

10) Cleveland Marathon - No

11) Gravity Games - no

12) CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest - yes

13) Puerto Rican Day Parade/Festival - no

14) Gay Pride Parade/Festival - no

15) The Rib Burnoff - Yes

 

These should be added for the older set! wink

(add No. 11a/13a)

 

I think I might be too young for most of these. So no to all except #1

1)Municipal Stadium-yes

2)The Cleveland Arena- no

3)The Central Market-no

4)The BP RiverFest-no

5)The Original Vels Nightclub-no

6)Hough Bakery- no

7)Woolworth-no

8)Halles- no

9)Sterling-Linder-no

10)Higbees- yes

11)May Co.- yes

 

1) The Old Arcade - Yes

2) Westside Market - Yes

3) Cleveland Musuem of Art - yes

4) Cleveland Musuem of Natural History - Yes

5) Botanical Gardens - No

6) Servance Hall for Cleveland Orchestra - Yes

7) Playhouse Square (any of the playhouses) - Yes

8 )  Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Yes

9) Rock n' Roll HOF - Yes

10) Great Lakes Science Center - No

11) Cleveland Browns Stadium (preferbly home game) - Yes

12) Quicken Loans Arena (preferably home game) - Not since the first year of Gund

13) Jacob's Field (preferably home game) - Yes

14) International Women's Air & Space Museum (Thanks 30 Rock!) - No

15) Little Italy - Yes

16) Lakeview Cemetery - No

17) President Garfield's Monument  - No

18) Slavic Village - yes

19) Rockefeller Cultural Gardens - Yes, but just driving through on MLK

20) Rockefeller Greenhouse - No

21) Western Reserve Historical Society - Yes

22) E. 4th nightlife - Yes

23) W. 6th nightlife - Yes

24) Cleveland Public Library downtown - Yes

25) The Nautica Queen Cruise Ship (dinner or cruise) - Yes

26) Edgewater Park - Yes

27) Case ImPROV/play or West Bank comedy club - Yes

28) Great Lakes Brewery - Yes

29) Shaker Square - Yes

30) Ohio City - Yes

31) Tremont - Yes

32) Goodtime III - Yes

33) Steamship William G. Mather Museum - No

34) On top of Terminal Tower - Yes

35) The Agora - no

36) Woodland Cemetery- no

37) The Federal Reserve Building - No

38) Cleveland Playhouse - no

39) Karamu - No

40) African American History Museum - No

41) Music Hall/Public Hall - Yes

42) Cleveland City Hall - Yes, at least once a week to cover council, planning, committee mtgs

43) The Cleveland Police Museum - No

44) Miles Drive-In - No

45) Memphis Drive-In - No

46) The English Oak Room - Yes

47) Record Revolution on East 2nd & Euclid. - No

48) Top of Key Tower - Yes!

 

EVENTS:

1) Feast of the Assumption (Little Italy) - Yes

2) St Patty's Day Parade - No

3) Cleveland Air show - Yes, in 1977, and watched it from Voinovich Park several times since

4) Cleveland Grand Prix - No

5) International Film Festival - No

6) Harvest Festival (Slavic Village) - No

7) Ingenuity - No

8 ) Hessler Street Fair - No

9) Greek Orthodox Festival - No

10) Cleveland Marathon - Yes, as they went by on Lake Road near my condo

11) Gravity Games - no

12) CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest - No

13) Puerto Rican Day Parade/Festival - no

14) Gay Pride Parade/Festival - no

15) The Rib Burnoff - Yes (the Bib Runoff!)

16) Clifton Arts Festival - Yes

17) Riverfest/Flatsfest - Yes

Wow, KJP, you don't get out nearly as much as I thought you did.

 

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36) USS Cod Museum

37) NASA Glenn Visitor Center

38) Nature Center at Shaker Lakes

39) National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame

40) Old Stone Church

 

Events:

13) Old World (East 185th St) Festival

14) Any Cleveland pro hockey game

15) Any Cleveland pro soccer game

16) Any Case sporting event

 

 

PLACES

35) Chinatown/Asian plaza (preferbly lunch or dinner) -

 

EVENTS:

13) Taste of Cleveland! -

 

 

13) Glenville Festival

14) Buckeye Festival

15) East 185th street festival

16) Festival ot Luke Easter Park

 

 

1) Wade Oval Wednesdays

2) Parade the Circle

3) Fall for the Circle

4) Holiday Circlefest

 

 

1)Municipal Stadium

2)The Cleveland Arena

3)The Central Market

4)The BP RiverFest - (I used to sit up on the Marlboro Man Sign to watch the boat parade

5)The Original Vels Nightclub

6)Hough Bakery

7)Woolworth - (I used to love the open face turkey sandwich's there

8)Halles

9)Sterling-Linder

10)Higbees

11)May Co.

 

 

And I'll add

 

Diamond Jim's Restaurant (before Shorty's) (I cheat - my mom's uncle was Jim Vinci (yes, I'm related to Rosemary)

Sorry. Between being too poor to have a life and not liking to go to festivals and such alone, I don't go out much. The exceptions are if it's work-related.

The Old Stone Church is now offering free lunchtime music for the public again from 12-1 mon-tues-thurs. 

 

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Soaring chords at Old Stone

Friday, May 04, 2007

Brian Albrecht

Plain Dealer Reporter

 

In the roar of buses and screeching gulls, the faint sound of a pipe organ drifts like the aroma of musical pizza through the lunchtime smorgasbord of noise on Public Square.

 

The sound wafts through the open doors of Old Stone Church in notes that tumble and swirl in whirlpools of melody, and massive gut-stomping chords from the 3,000-plus pipes of a Cleveland-built Holtkamp organ.

 

For the next 3½ months, Bill Shaffer, the church's music director, will sit at the base of those gold-hued, red-striped pipes that stand like a tight pack of giant pencils, and play whatever music matches the midday mood.

 

Anything and everything that Shaffer can coax from 144 keys and 32 pedals will be featured, from Bach to Mariah Carey. When the In- dians are in town, he might take a swing at "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." And for Buckeye fans, "Hang on Sloopy."

 

The free recitals started Monday and will be held from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays in Old Stone's Open Door program, which invites people to visit for a little lunch-hour reflection, prayer or a spirited theme from "Star Wars." (May the pipes be with you.)

 

One goal of the musical program, now in its second year, is to show that the church "is not just a museum, that we're becoming more involved in downtown Cleveland," said Shaffer, 31, of Seven Hills. "Call it the hidden gem trying not to stay hidden."

 

The most common comment he hears from people who venture into the oldest structure on Public Square - the church was built in 1855 - is that they've lived in Cleveland for many years but never visited Old Stone's cavernous confines of soaring wood beams and Tiffany stained-glass windows.

 

So he sends out a musical invitation in song selections that can vary according to who walks in.

 

"If there's a crowd, I tend to do some of the more showy or festive pieces," he said. "If people are meditating, I'll keep it subdued so it adds to the mood, as opposed to jarring them out of their seats."

 

He could. The jarring part. Set the organ for sfzorzando (suddenly loud), when the full power of the pipes are brought to bear, open throttle, and a little red warning light glows on the console. You can feel the rumble.

 

After one air-thumping demonstration, a visitor from California asked the organist, "Does that give you a feeling of power?"

 

Shaffer grinned. "Every once in a while, yeah," he said.

 

The organ also can move you in other ways. Those too young to remember when pianos and organs provided the musical score for silent movies can experience much the same effect by sitting in the church's "sweet spot," Row 77 center, where the acoustics are best.

 

Sit back, close your eyes and let the music conjure invisible moods of drama, suspense, horror, victory and beauty.

 

It's the soundtrack of your imagination

 

You don't have to go and sit - I've gone in just to check it out, it's an amazing space.

ooh, i like the idea. Its on my calendar now

bump for the new transplants.  I hope this gives them ideas of places to see/explore now that they are new to Cleveland.

Thanks for bumping it, because I missed that article about the Old Stone Church. I gotta go there!!

^I'm not sure but they still might be doing their lunch time music programming still....