Backwards in High Heels: The Cleveland Play House Channels Ginger Rogers
While it’s always enjoyable to escape into the ‘golden age’ of movies by watching a classic film, actually being transported into the backstage life of one of the screen legends is a rare treat. From now until January 30th, Cleveland has the chance to do that at the Cleveland…
More Classic Films Come to Cleveland – Upcoming Events in January and February
I love classic movies. I attribute a lot of this to my parents … most of my childhood was spent listening to ‘oldies’ and watching older movies and reruns of tv shows with them. I was the kid in high school who wrote essays on the Marx Brothers and film…
Jump Back Ball, Part 2: Getting Your Tickets Before It's Too Late
I figured if I’m going to write a series of posts on PlayhouseSquare’s Jump Back Ball, it’s best to start with the basics. When I started thinking about whether or not I wanted to attend the PlayhouseSquare benefit, the first decision I had to tackle was which ticket type…
Jump Back Ball, Part 1: PlayhouseSquare's Black Tie Benefit
A few months ago I wrote about PlayhouseSquare Partners, the young professionals group for the PlayhouseSquare theaters. I know I said it then, but it’s worth repeating: even with my involvement in Philly’s theater community, this Cleveland program is one of the most unique opportunities I’ve seen for giving…
Happy New Years Cleve from Clue Into Cleveland
New Years Cleve started last year in Manny Brown’s, a bar on Philly’s South Street. It was New Years Eve; Scott and I were in Philly visiting family and friends. We had recently moved into our house and were telling our friends from college about it. This was months…
The Cleveland Museum of Art's Armor Court
It would be impossible for me to write just one post about the Cleveland Museum of Art and successfully cover all of its exhibitions and collections. Sure, there are volumes of books dedicated to this city treasure which are capable of doing it justice. However, if I tried fitting the entirety of the internationally celebrated museum in one entry, it’d be too…
Kudos to Cleveland's Burning River Roller Girls on the success of their APL fundraiser
The holidays are often a time to spotlight how organizations have given back to the community, so I wanted to post a quick kudos to the Burning River Roller Girls for the success of November’s Black and Blue Charity event. The BRRG recently announced that the final numbers are in and they were…
Conni's Avant Garde Restaurant at Cleveland Public Theatre
My friends know me well — or they at least read my blog — because they surprised me with an early Christmas present this past Saturday: 2 tickets to Conni’s Avant Garde Restaurant at Cleveland Public Theatre. Regardless of whether they took a hint from ‘All I Want for Cleve-mas,’ they stumped…
Good to be #HomeInCLE
I’m back! Many thanks to Kate and Elizabeth for sharing their Cleveland experiences while I was out of town. If you missed it, check out Elizabeth’s post on the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage and Kate’s look at Bazaar Bizarre and the other handmade craft events in Cleveland — yet even more reasons to love this city. In…
Guest Blog Post: Cleveland and its many craft fairs
The concept of shopping locally for hand made items has always been something Clevelanders can get behind. I have several (or at least one) memories of my own mom making eucalyptus wreaths and taking us all to a big church hall to run around and meet other women who were selling…