With the expansion of the East Wing, the renovation of the 1916 galleries, and the addition of the beautiful Ames Atrium, the Cleveland Museum of Art has been elevated in recent years from a revered cultural institution to a work of art itself. To complement the stunning renovation, the Museum has also rolled out community programming…
Last night, Scott and I stepped off the streets of Cleveland into an alien world. I can’t do it justice, but what looked a little like Bowser’s Super Mario World Castle from the outside, on the inside was like walking through a series of gigantic balloons. If you were down…
I have a not-so-secret obsession when it comes to organizing things. I feel bad sometimes for Scott who has to put up with my unquenchable urge for lists, schedules and Google Docs (though he does admit he’d be lost without them). The funny thing is that I wasn’t always like this. My parents lovingly (and sometimes worriedly)…
A bit of blogkeeping: Monday’s the last day to enter my Silver Spoon Giveaway. Remember you can get extra entries for each day you tweet! It’s been a while since I’ve read a book that elicited an emotional reaction from me as strong as this month’s CLE Read. Given it’s a mystery novel,…
Some blog-keeping: Have you entered to win 2 tickets to the Cleveland JazzFest? You can tweet daily for additional entries. How super are you? Show the world tomorrow, April 18, 2013: Cleveland’s official Superman Day! (source) Long before Avengers filmed here, young Clevelanders Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster put our city in the pop…
Some blog-keeping: Have you entered to win 2 tickets to the Cleveland JazzFest? You can tweet daily for additional entries. After all the running around for last week’s Partners Bowl-a-Rama (who has stress dreams over bowling? this guy!), I was more than ready for the weekend. Ready to sleep past…
In January, I blogged about coming up with my Cleveland “bucket list” for the year – new-to-me places or events I’ve wanted to, but haven’t yet explored. I’m glad to be able to cross one off my list in a couple weeks: the Tri-C Jazz Festival. What started in 1980 as…
Congrats to entry 6 – Jess(ly) in Cleveland – for winning tickets to Band Aid Bash! Tickets are available for MedWish’s fundraiser at medwish.org/bab2013. Come back Friday to win tickets to Tri-C Jazz Fest! It’s no secret, Scott and I spend a lot of time together. A LOT. We carpool and work…
From Good People and Much Ado… to next week’s War Horse, Scott and I have been spending a lot of time in theatre seats lately. And as impressive and enjoyable as all of these shows have been, sometimes you need a palate cleanser. Something that’s a bit off-the-wall, that you’re not really…
It’s a tall order to combine broad laughs, social commentary, and a melancholy, intimate, character-driven story. But Good People – currently onstage at Cleveland Play House’s Allen Theatre through April 14 – succeeds with a subtle mastery. When I was invited to attend Good People’s opening night last week, I was greeted by a “Welcome to South Boston” mural overlooking the back…
