Celebrating Jewish Culture and Chanukah by visiting the Maltz Museum
I have had the good intentions of visiting the Maltz Musuem of Jewish Heritage for a few years now but have just never made it a point to carve out time to do it. Amanda’s trip to Disney coincides with Chanukah and I thought it would be the perfect way…
Clue Into Cleveland Welcomes Guest Bloggers Elizabeth Grepp and Kate Galo
With the holidays in full swing, I’m taking a vacation from blogging for two weeks so that I can unwind, catch up on things and do a little roadtripping. While I’m gone, two friends of Clue Into Cleveland will be guest blogging. Elizabeth Grepp returns to Clue Into Cleveland after sharing her…
This Wonderful Life at The Cleveland Play House – a Wonderful Way to Spend the Holidays
When It’s A Wonderful Life premiered in 1946, it was a box office flop. Completely financed by Director Frank Capra and his Liberty Films studio for $3.8 million, its total run grossed only $3.3 million and resulted in the studio going bankrupt. However, much like George Bailey in the…
Cleveland Indians Snow Days – Making Winter Fun Again
Clevelanders have to find some sort of enjoyment out of our winters — even if it’s somewhat begrudgingly — because our 5+ months of cold weather are fairly long and snowy. Be it sledding, snow ball fights, or just warming yourself by a fire, there are plenty of nice…
All I Want for Cleve-mas: Holiday Shows Whose Tickets I Wouldn't Mind in My Stocking
When it comes to giving and receiving gifts, I’ve always been partial to experiences rather than things. This not just comes from the pack rat tendency I’ve been working hard to shake, but also because I’ve found that the memories of an art class, day trip or nice night out on the…
Peter Tork and Shoe Suede Blues at The Winchester
As many others growing up in the early 80s, Nickelodeon and Nick at Nite were staples of my childhood. My earliest tv memories are of Pinwheel, David the Gnome, Count Duckula and Danger Mouse. After a few years, I graduated to Lancelot Link, Get Smart, and The Monkees. Thanks to…
Reddstone Cleveland – Another Highlight of the Detroit Shoreway
Whenever I walk into Reddstone, I always feel like I’m stopping by a party at a neighbor’s house. Of course, that neighbor lives 30 minutes from my house and Reddstone is actually a snazzy restaurant-bar located in the Gordon Square Arts District. But, it’s that feeling of being able to comfortably hang out with…
Burning River Roller Girls Take to the Track for Black and Blue 5
With the Burning River Roller Girls‘ 2011 season not starting up until March, it’s going to be a long cold winter when it comes to Cleveland roller derby action. Before then, though, the ladies from the BRRG are lacing up their skates on Nov. 20 for their fifth annual roller derby benefit — Black &…
The Kite Runner at The Cleveland Play House
When Khaled Hosseini’s debut novel The Kite Runner was published in 2003, it was one of those ‘new classics’ that rose to popularity among book clubs, was championed by critics and was the first book that year to be a bestseller (it remained a NY Times Bestseller for the next 5 years). It has been heralded as a rich…
Great Lakes Theater Festival's An Ideal Husband: An Ideal Complement to Othello
My first inclination when Great Lakes Theater Festival announced their Fall Repertory of Othello and An Ideal Husband was to focus on the differences between the two plays. The first is a tragic, psychological, Shakespearean thriller. The second, a witty “social comedy” by Oscar Wilde. However, after seeing the second half of the Fall Rep when…