Running for Tom: A Fundraiser at A.J. Rocco's in Downtown Cleveland

Clarification: This blog entry was originally posted on Sunday evening; however, due to changes in the event that came out after it was written, it’s being reposted with the new details. If you read the initial post over the weekend, please note that the venue has now changed to A.J.…

Continue reading

Event Recap: IngenuityFest's Cocktail Party Redux

  There is no limit to the ingenuity of man if it is properly and vigorously applied…” — Winston Churchill   When I was at last Thursday’s Cocktail Party Redux for Ingenuity Cleveland, I picked up a card off a table that had this quote on it. If my recap…

Continue reading

C-Town Chow Down: A Cleveland Food Truck Convoy

I discovered two things at Sunday’s C-Town Chow Down: 1) Clevelanders really love their city’s food trucks (for good reason as I’ve learned from previous Dim and Den Sum dining) and 2) we’re a patient group. These would be the only two explanations I can think of for why myself…

Continue reading

The Cleveland Play House Sends Off Euclid Ave. Theatre with FusionFest

This coming Fall, the Cleveland Play House will be making a huge move from its home for the last 84 years at 8500 Euclid Avenue to PlayhouseSquare’s newly transformed Allen Theatre. The year-long, $30 million-plus transformation of the historic movie palace just hit its halfway point earlier this month.  And…

Continue reading

It's Twestival Cleveland Time!

Just a quick reminder that Twestival Cleveland is tonight from 5-9 pm at AMP 150.  There will be tasty food and drink specials, as well as an incredible selection of Chinese Auction items donated by a number of very generous Cleveland businesses. Admission is only a $10 donation to Cleveland’s We Run…

Continue reading

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) at Great Lakes Theater Festival

Last week Scott and I saw My Name is Asher Lev at The Cleveland Play House, which used a three person cast playing multiple characters to tell an intimate story about a man’s struggle between his Hasidic roots and the Manhattan art world. Another show on stage right now in Cleveland…

Continue reading

My Name is Asher Lev at the Cleveland Play House

Religion and art can simultaneously be two of the most unifying and polarizing topics between people.  This is because – unlike other heated subjects such as politics or your favorite sports team – the two have become about much more than beliefs and opinions. They’ve seen entire cultures and ways…

Continue reading

A busy week for TwestivalCLE: Updates on Buying Your Tickets

  If you’ve been following @TwestivalCLE, you’ll know it’s been a really busy week for the coordinating team as we unveiled our new logo (courtesy of Casual Images Graphic Design!), announced the Cleveland charity that will benefit from the March 24th event and got the ticket and donation sites up…

Continue reading

Guest Post – Orchid Mania: Purple Reign comes to the Cleveland Botanical Garden

One of the things I enjoy about Clue Into Cleveland is when someone offers to share their CLE experiences with me.  So, when my friend Elizabeth asked if she could write about the Botanical Garden’s Orchid Mania show, I immediately said yes. You may remember Elizabeth from her previous Clue Into Cleveland contributions: People-Watching Spots in Coventry and Celebrating…

Continue reading