For sports fans, March Madness means another thrilling college hoops tournament. But for fans of Cleveland and film, March brings its own brand of excitement: the annual arrival of the Cleveland International Film Festival. As much as I love Saint Patrick’s Day, CIFF is tops on my March must-do list.…
How many times have you watched a play, attended a concert or seen a painting and left inspired to take on greatness? Art is magical in the way it fills us with the desire to pursue glory, revolt against whatever’s holding us back, and love with every inch of our body.…
The Back to the Future trilogy has a very soft spot in my heart. Like most kids from the 80s, I watched the first Back to the Future a zillion times growing up. I don’t know whether it was my penchant for only listening to oldies music, but the Earth…
Blogkeeping: Without further ado, we have a Taste of the Browns giveaway winner! After checking all of the entries and removing two pingbacks plus several duplicate entries, the winner as selected by Random.org is Cheryl Scheckel. Congratulations! If you didn’t win, I have another way you can celebrate the return of…
Anyone who has visited one of PlayhouseSquare’s theatres recalls the first time they took in its restored beauty. The old-school glamour of its lobbies and theatres. The State Theatre murals. The Hanna’s ornate ceiling decked in mythological creatures. Those chandeliers. It’s all the more stunning knowing that at one time…
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to take in two very different, but good shows. We first saw The Great Lakes’ Deathtrap on Saturday, a polished, entertaining comic thriller (you can read my recap here). Then on Monday, Scott and I saw Theater Ninjas’ [sic]. Melissa James Gibson’s verbose, frenetic [sic] focuses on three…
Enter to win 2 tickets to Cleveland’s all-new Home and Remodeling Expo at the Cleveland Convention Center. You can tweet once a day for extra entries! There are some weeks that make me want to crawl into bed and never come out, and I feel like the last few weeks have…
12 days and counting until the curtains go up on another Jump Back Ball. Between now and February 22, when Scott and I aren’t celebrating Valentine’s Day, our fifth wedding anniversary, and going to work, you’ll likely find us on the fourth floor of the Idea Center at PlayhouseSquare —…
Cleveland Public Theatre is known for its year-round dedication to pushing boundaries and taking risks with their production choices (you can read about some of those performances here and here). However, when it’s time for their annual Big Box series, they push it one step further. Cleveland Public Theatre’s Big Box…
Update: Congrats, entry 9 – Michelle @tinktastic for winning The Intergalactic Nemesis giveaway. When it comes to the loves of my life, it goes Scott family and close friends Cleveland comic books While that may be a slight exaggeration, my love for comic books and graphic novels goes beyond the act…
