CMA MIX: Cultura 10.2, 5–9PM

Savor Italy’s vibrant artistic culture as CMA explore Italian masterworks in the collection from ancient Rome to the Renaissance as well as contemporary Italian cultura with Italiani a Cleveland, The Honorary Consulate of Italy in Cleveland, and the Northern Ohio Italian American Foundation. The event will also feature a pop-up restaurant by Provenance in the atrium.

MIX: Cultura 
Friday, Oct. 2, 2015
5–9PM
Advance tickets, $8; day of event, $10; CMA members FREE.
Cash bar. Food available for purchase in the museum’s restaurant and café.

Mystery Man at Bop Stop 10.2 9–11PM

Enter the astonishingly fresh, provocative and edgy world of “Perceptionist” Mark Zust. For more than four decades Mark has combined sleight of hand with suggestion, psychology and stage craft to create a world without boundaries. He's baffled CEOs and celebrities, boggling minds throughout the US, Europe and Asia.

“We are all wizards….we’ve just forgotten,” says Mark. For one night only, sit back and discover a world Harry Potter would marvel at. Can minds really be read? Is gravity just an illusion? You’ll never look at your world in quite the same way again…

BOP STOP at The Music Settlement
2920 Detroit Ave, Cleve., OH 44113
$15

Monsters from Space! @Satellite Gallery 10.2

Captain Loren Naji presents Monsters from Space: Haunted Alien Invasion at Satellite Gallery
Get ready for some Halloween fun! Space monsters will invade Satellite Gallery for the month of October! 

Help Captain Loren Naji, Co-pilot Grace Wen, and our current crew of artstronauts (Falcon Eddie Cummins, Gguel Jefe, Tina Ripley, Grace Summanen, Grace Wen, Linda Zolten Wood, and more) contain and study these wild creatures of the imagination! Swing by during the first Friday Walk All Over Waterloo (October 2, 6PM to 9PM), as Satellite and a slew of other galleries will open their doors for curious art gazers and monster hunters. There will be plenty of free spaces to dock your vehicle along Waterloo as you bounce along the colony of Collinwood, observing the wild and crazy art from the far reaches of the universe!

Monsters from Space! Haunted Alien Invasion at Satellite Gallery
Opens: Friday Oct. 2, 6 – 9PM
442 East 156th Street
Cleveland, OH 44110
Regular hours: Friday 5 – 9pm, Sat. and Sun. 12 – 5PM

VOTE for Issue 8! 11.3

VOTE for Issue 8! On Tuesday, November 3, 2015, Cuyahoga County voters will have the opportunity to continue their support for our Arts and Culture sector by voting for Issue 8 and renewing the Arts & Culture Levy. Passing this renewal will NOT increase taxes or prices, but will help fund institutions in and around Cleveland devoted to bringing the arts to the community.

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture distributes these funds, supporting 300 organizations—including Cleveland Institute of Music, The Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Play House and the Cleveland Museum of Art—and more than 2,500 locations.

Spread the word: Vote Nov. 3rd!

Tremont Arts & Culture Fest 9.19–9.20 Lincoln Park

Many artists still live and work in Tremont, including some who have shown their work outside Cleveland. 18 of these artists were invited to be showcased in a special area at this year’s Tremont Arts & Cultural Festival in Lincoln Park, apart from the artists and craftspeople selected by the jurors to have booths at the festival.

“Tim Herron will be painting a model,” says longtime Tremont-based painter Rob Hartshorn, “Giancarlo Calicchia will be chinking away at a marble sculpture. The art will be for sale and the artists don’t have to be there.” Other artists participating include Hartshorn, Duda, Jeff Chiplis, Bruce Checefsky, Tina Cassara, Bruce Edwards, Hillary Gent, Patsy Kline, Lila Rose Kole, Ashley Mankin, Steve Mastroianni, Chris Pekoc, Angelica Pozo, Kari Solomon, Heather Diana Vaselaney and Laila Voss.

Mandel JCC Juried Art Show & Sale 9.17

'Annie' by Deb Steytler

Mandel JCC J-Show, a juried art show and sale, exhibited in the Mandel JCC lobby, features an eclectic mix of artwork from established, emerging and amateur artists who reside in Northeast Ohio and will be up from September 17 thru November 30, 2015.

Opening reception: Thursday, Sept. 17th, 7-9 PM
Awards will be presented at 7:30PM

FREE and open to the community.

Cleveland Public Theatre’s Pandemonium 9.12 7PM

JOIN US at Pandemonium Saturday, September 12th from 7PM til midnight on the Cleveland Public Theatre campus. Proceeds benefit Cleveland Public Theatre’s artistic work and educational programs.

Featuring hundreds of area theatre, dance, visual and performance artists, with fabulous local food and complimentary drinks served all night long, Pandemonium is a benefit like no other. The “Fundraiser Event of the Year” (2013 and 2014 Connectors Choice Awards) offers guests a unique and immersive arts and entertainment experience that takes place throughout CPT’s campus, offering guests the opportunity to view innovative and exciting live performance in unexpected locations. Pandemonium is not-to-be-missed!

Tickets: $150 ($85 tax deductible)

Cleveland Public Theatre
6415 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44102

CMA Art Chalk Festival 9.19–9.20

The Cleveland Museum of Art Chalk Festival brings the Renaissance tradition of using chalk to create street art to Ohio every year in September. Participants of all skill levels are invited to draw their own chalk masterpieces next to featured professional artists. There are also workshops for guests who want to hone their artistic skills and learn new techniques. While art is the focal point of the festival, guests can also enjoy various live music performances throughout the event.

Photo Now at Tri-C Gallery East 9.8 6–8PM

The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve presents Photo Now formerly known as the Western Reserve Open Photography Competition, at Tri-C Gallery East located at 4250 Richmond Rd, Highland Hills, Ohio 44122. The opening reception will take place on Tuesday, September 8th from 6 – 8 p.m. 

Award winners will be announced at the opening reception and visitors will have the opportunity to vote for the Peoples Choice Award at the opening.

Dobama's Opening Show 9.4–10.4

Based loosely on true events, OR, takes place (mostly) during one night in the life of Aphra Behn, real life poetess, spy, and the world's first professional female playwright. Sprung from debtors' prison after a disastrous overseas mission, Aphra is desperate to get out of the spy trade. Can Aphra resist the charms of her new love—actress Nell Gwynne, save King Charles II's life, win a double agent his pardon, and finish her latest play all in one night? Find out in this funny, sexy, and inventive comedy. 

With Lara Mielcarek*, Natalie Green+ and Geoff Knox*. [* member of Actors' Equity Association , + Equity Membership Candidate]

Call the box office at 216.932.3396 or Buy Tickets.

Valley Art Center’s Mural Celebration 9.27

You are Invited to join Valley Art Center in celebrating the first officially sanctioned mural in the Village of Chagrin Falls. To be held Sunday, September 27, 2015 from 2–4PM it is FREE and open to the public.

Music, dance, popcorn, ice cream and other attractions will be part of Valley Art Center’s Mural Celebration. The block party celebration officially welcomes the highly anticipated mural, designed and painted by Chagrin Falls artist Charles “Bud” Deihl, enhancing the building’s east exterior wall.

Valley Art Center, 155 Bell Street, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022

Third Fridays features work by Aleksandra Vandenhove at HEDGE Gallery 8.21, 5–9PM

TONIGHT'S Third Fridays features new work by my friend Aleksandra Vandenhove. Stop by the hopping 78th Street Studios and visit the HEDGE Gallery on the second floor, suite 200, from 5:00-9:00pm!

NOTE: This walk also features the grand opening of Derek Hess's new gallery and workspace.

HEDGE Gallery
1300 W 78th St Suite 200
Cleveland, Ohio 44102

Hot Djang @ Lake View Cemetery 8.9, 4PM

Gypsy jazz, a European version of American jazz developed and popularized in the 1930s by jazz legends, violinist Stephane Grappelli and guitarist Django Reinhardt, is increasing in popularity these days.

Now a quartet of seasoned Cleveland musicians have come together as Hot Djang to play the style along with other early forms of jazz. It features guitarist Kevin Richards, well known in Cleveland music circles for founding the Fairmount School of Music and Roots of American Music; guitarist Brad Smedley, who has played in various roots-music ensembles; Kent State music professor Bryan Thomas on upright bass; and violinist Reed Simon, who’s been active in Cleveland’s jazz scene for more than 30 years.

The group will play a free concert Sunday, August 9th from 4–6PM, on the lawn of the Garfield Memorial in Lake View Cemetery as part of its summer concert series.

3rd annual Cleveland World Festival 8.2

Martin Luther King Jr. Drive will be closed to traffic Sunday, August 2nd for the third annual Cleveland World Festival.  Featuring over 120 different ethnic groups with food, entertainment and sports activities with special focus on youth activities, the event celebrates Cleveland's diverse community. 11AM–9PM Sunday, with FREE admission, parking and shuttles available. Cleveland Cultural Gardens, Rockefeller Park. East Boulevard and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

Tall Walls 2015 at Bruno Casiano Gallery 7.31

Bruno Casiano Gallery and the Cleveland West Art League hosts the one night show Tall Walls. 

With more than 60 local artists participating in the members only show, it has become a new Cleveland art tradition.

Opening Reception July 31, 2015
From 6PM to Midnight
Show ends August 1st, 2015

Bruno Casiano Gallery
5304 Detroit Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44102

Look for the Red Bike!

Night Market CLE 7.31

Night Market CLE is a summer event series in Asia Town July 31st and the last Friday of every month through September.

Imagine a warm summer evening. The fusion of ethnic food, wares and entertainment. The enjoyment of visitors exploring the ethnic and cultural attractions of the area. Music playing while shoppers and roving food carts weave through the marketplace. Join Night Market CLE under the stars on Rockwell and 21st street and experience local arts, crafts, produce, food and entertainment!

5–11PM
Night Market Cleveland
Rockwell & East 21st

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Harvey Pekar Park Dedication 7.25

Coventry Village, along with the City of Cleveland Heights and the Harvey Pekar Estate, will honor, through a special dedication and event, internationally known and accomplished underground comic author, music critic, and media personality (and Cleveland native) Harvey Pekar.

On July 25th, the Coventry Outdoor Courtyard will be renamed “Pekar Park” in a special dedication event and ceremony and will feature a 9 PM
Outdoor screening of “American Splendor” introduced by Joyce Brabner (Location: Coventry P.E.A.C.E Park.)

All events will be held in Pekar Park, with the exception of the outdoor showing of the American Splendor movie which will be screened in Coventry P.E.A.C.E. Park (Located directly across the street.)

Pekar Park is located at the Northwest Corner of Coventry Road and Euclid Heights Boulevard in the Coventry Village neighborhood of Cleveland Heights.

Cleveland Lonely Arts Club Show 7.17–8.21

Detail of Eileen Dorsey piece

Cleveland Lonely Arts Club Show:
A Beatles inspired show

The E11even 2 Gallery
July 17th through August 21st

This 33 person show has a unique twist. Each artist was given two assignments; first, each artist was given a square to

re-create in their individual style. That square will be added to a collage of The Beatles measuring 80" x 112". This collaborative piece, and prints from it, will be for sale. Additionally, each artist was asked to create a piece of art reflecting a song from the Sergeant Pepper album. The opening reception will take place during the 78th Street Studios Third Friday art walk.

The 78th Street Studios is located at 1305 West 80th St. Cleveland, OH 44102

Cain Park Arts Festival July 10–12

Art by Gena Semenov

Enjoy art, entertainment and food at the 38th annual Cain Park Arts Festival July 10–12.

The juried fine arts and fine crafts event will feature work from nearly 150 artists from across the country; they will offer paintings, hand-pulled prints and photography, as well as sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, wood, leather and glass.

In addition to artists' booths, students from Cleveland Institute of Art will work on-site at the festival. There will be entertainment from students of School of Rock, a local music school, on Saturday.

"The collaborative aspect of reaching out to other institutions, like Cleveland Institute of Art and School of Rock, is different from last year," said George Kozmon, arts festival director. "We always like to bring something new to the table."

The festival runs 3–8PM Friday, with free admission. Tickets are $5 the rest of the weekend, 10AM–8PM Saturday and noon–5PM Sunday. Children 12 and under are free all weekend. Festival tickets are available online.

Cain Park is on the corner of Lee and Superior roads. A free parking shuttle will run from City Hall at 40 Severance Circle on Saturday and Sunday.

Performances include folk singers Charlie Mosbrook, Red Brick Rhoades and Matt Harmon on Friday. The United States Army Field Band, a concert band, will also perform Friday. On Sunday, oldies band WIXY 1260's performs. There will also be family-friendly storytelling programs on Saturday and Sunday.

The festival's varied dining options include local favorites, such as The Mad Greek and Pearl of the Orient. This year's festival will also include a wine tasting event 5–7 p.m. on Friday, in partnership with The Wine Spot in Cleveland Heights. Wine tasting tickets can be bought in advance.

Ohio City Stages Wednesdays @Transformer Station

The Cleveland Museum of Art celebrates summer with Ohio City Stages. These block parties, now in their third season, feature acclaimed global music artists on a neighborhood stage outside the Transformer Station on W. 29th.

Wednesdays in July at 7:30 p.m. FREE:

July 8: Los Wembler’s (Amazonian Cumbia)
Please note: Due to complications within the U. S. State Department visa processing system, the King Sunny Adé U. S. tour has been canceled.

July 15: Ondatrópica (tropical/Colombia)

July 22: Tamikrest (Tuareg desert rock/Mali)

July 29: Los Cojolites (son jarocho/Mexico)

Events take place at:

Transformer Station
1460 West 29th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44113

2015 Waterloo Arts Fest 6.27, 12–7PM

The 13th Annual Waterloo Arts Fest takes place THIS Saturday, June 27, 2015 featuring an exciting mix of innovative art and music experiences for all ages, the hippest local art vendors, CLE’s best food trucks, and our newest and wildly successful Arts Alive program, which encourages attendees to roll up their sleeves, get their hands dirty and give art a try. Check out the Music Schedule.

2015 Waterloo Arts Fest
June 27, 2015. Noon to 7:00 pm
Waterloo Arts & Entertainment District

WOW! Wade Oval Wednesdays

From June 17th through August 26th make your weekend start on Wednesdays! Enjoy a FREE concert each Wednesday night in Wade Oval from 6–9PM. in the heart of University Circle. Movies start at 9PM on select nights.

2015 WOW! Schedule:

June 24: Welshly Arms. Rock/Soul.

July 1: Carlos Jones & The Plus Band. Reggae.

July 8: Brent Kirby & His Luck. Rock/Pop/Jazz.

July 15: Karizma. Motown/Jazz/R&B. Movie Night: "Paddington".

July 22: Flame. Rock/Country. 25th Anniversary of ADA.

July 29: The Cleveland Bluegrass Orchestra (featuring Cleveland Orchestra members) with special appearance by the Great Lakes Light Opera. 

Light Classical Music.

August 5: Son Gitano. Latin/Salsa.

August 12: The Soul Men. Blues/Rock/Dance. Movie Night: "Big Hero 6".

August 19: That 80's Band. 80's Music.

August 26: Ohio Weather Band. Roots Rock Band.

Weekly Children's Activities: Enjoy weekly make-and-take crafts, brought to you by the Children's Museum of Cleveland!

Larchmere PorchFest 6.20 1–10PM

The Larchmere PorchFest, a FREE neighborhood music festival featuring
30 bands on 30 porches, takes place Saturday, June 20th, from 1–10PM.

Larchmere PorchFest
12800 Larchmere

Cleveland, Ohio 44120

Dr. Sketchy Cle presents: Ava Adore! 6.30 8PM

From Dr. Ashley: "Happy summer, citizens! I hope everyone's enjoying this excellent weather. We here at Dr. Sketchy are certainly devoted to keeping things hot with the help of this month's beauty, Ava Adore! This session she'll be entertaining us with some Circus Circus costuming and antics!"

THIS MONTH Koffie Cafe (directly attached to the wine bar) will play host.

Tuesday, June 30
8PM

Koffie Cafe
2517 Market Ave
Ohio City, Ohio 44113

HEDGE Gallery: Material Girls 6.19, 5–9PM

As part of its Third Fridays Material Girls opens Friday, June 19, 5–9PM, and will run through September 4, 2015.
This summer, the walls of HEDGE Gallery will be filled with luscious color and the intimate dialogues that are formed between paintings by Katy Richards and Nikki Woods, both graduates from The Cleveland Institute of Art. The show title,“Material Girls” refers to the artists’ use of paint as a thick, gestural material and to the feminist attributes in their subject matter.

HEDGE Gallery
1300 W 78th St Suite 200

Cleveland, Ohio 44102

Mattress Factory 2015 Urban Garden Party 6.19

2015 Urban Garden Party: M is for Mattress Factory
Friday, June 19  |  7 PM [VIP Festivities begin at 6 PM]
Chaired by Lisa Cibik + Bernie Kobosky

General Admission: $110 [$85 MF Member]
VIP: $300 [$250 MF Member]
Purchase your tickets now!

What better way to kick off the summer than with 1000+ of your art-loving friends and neighbors at the 2015 Urban Garden Party? This year’s celebration features food and drink from over 40 restaurants and caterers, and tunes by Meeting of Important People, DJ Mad Maxx, the Charles Wallace Jazz Trio, Machete Kisumontao and DJ Orquidea. Round out the evening with a mesmerizing live performance by the ultimate Michael Jackson tribute, a silent art auction and a marvelous magic show with Baffling Bob – not to mention a few surprises you definitely won’t want to miss!

With only a week until the big event, tickets are going fast!
Be sure to purchase your tickets before they're gone!

The VIP pre-party begins at 6 PM. Garden Party main event begins 7 PM.

CMA's Parade the Circle 6.13 Noon

A favorite Cleveland family tradition, the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Parade the Circle returns for the 26th year on Saturday, June 13 at noon. Rain or shine, this annual art parade will fill Wade Oval with lively sounds and colors, featuring innovative costumes, giant puppets and handmade masks created by international and national artists as well as Greater Cleveland artists, families, schools and community groups. This year’s theme, Recologia Desigual, Never Odd or Even, celebrates the inspiration of creativity, global awareness and community spirit in three cities: Cleveland, San Francisco, California and Ibiza, Spain.

Parade the Circle begins at noon from the Cleveland Museum of Art and proceeds in a counter-clockwise direction around Wade Oval until it spills into the Oval in front of the art museum. From 11AM–4PM, everyone is invited to participate in many hands-on activities offered by local organizations in Circle Village, presented by University Circle Inc. FREE admission to the Parade or to Circle Village.

CIM's FREE Lunch Concerts Tuesdays in July

Join us for CIM's annual summer musical treats! Each summer, talented CIM alumni and their guests offer FREE, lunch-hour concerts every Tuesday in July in CIM's beautiful Mixon Hall.

Concerts begin at 12:30PM; the patio will be open beginning at 11AM for guests to bring a bag lunch and enjoy time with friends. Free beverages are provided. Here's this summer's lineup: 

Tuesday, July 7
Julia Russ, piano (PS '14)
Emily Grabinski, piano (MM '13)

Tuesday, July 14The Gruca White Ensemble
Robert Gruca, guitar (MM '02)
Linda White, flute (MM '89)
Tuesday, July 21
Classical Revolution Cleveland

Tuesday, July 28
North Coast Winds
Madeline Lucas Tolliver, flute (BM '09, MM '11)
Kristin Perry, oboe (MM '14)
Drew Sullivan, clarinet (MM '13)
Arleigh Savage, bassoon (MM '12)
Emily Rapson, horn (MM '12)

Voix de Ville tent is now WIZBANG!

Cleveland's own Voix de Ville tent is now WIZBANG! Join them in the worlds smallest theatre tent for three weekends in the all new East Bank of the Flats!! They are bringing you three full weekends of their signature zany shows full of comedic circus, authentic entertainment, top notch performers from around the world and MAYHEM!

July 24–26
August 21–23
September 25–27
Tickets on sale July 1

What is a Wizbang! or Voix de Ville show like?! Check out this video or Facebook page.

World's Largest Dinosaurs @CMNH

World's Largest Dinosaurs
Now through January 3rd
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History

For 140 million years, humongous plant-eating sauropod dinosaurs ruled the planet as the largest animals to walk on land in the Earth's history. Welcome these awesome giants to Cleveland, and discover how they ate, moved and interacted with their environment in The World's Largest Dinosaurs, organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, in collaboration with Coolture Marketing, Bogotá, Colombia.

Go beyond the bones and into the bodies of these titans to find out what scientists have discovered about the link between size and heart rate, respiration, metabolism and reproduction. Come ready to interact in huge and exciting ways with touchable teeth, skulls and vertebrae from these evolutionary marvels—and so much more!

Nuclear Fission, Satellite Gallery 6.5

With the power of Nuclear Fission, Satellite Gallery and a new crew of artstronauts will take off and cross paths with First Friday Waterloo Art Walk Friday June 5th, 6– 9PM.  Witness the energy and power that is contained within the art of Ron Copeland, James Jenkins, Ali Lukacsy, Loren Naji and Bob Peck, Anastasia Pantsios, and Bob Walls! 

Email or Visit our Facebook page for more.

June 05, 2015
442 E. 156th St.
Cleveland OH 44110
Times: 6–9PM
Admission: free

Little Italy Art Walk 6.5–6.7

Art by Tara Murphy Seibel

This year’s Little Italy Art Walk is shaping up as many galleries are hosting receptions for the event, with wine tastings all weekend. This year also features outdoor artist vendors. The event is free. Friday: Noon–9PM, Saturday: Noon–9PM, Sunday: Noon–6PM.

Here are some of the weekend goings on:

David Schwartz Photography Studio/Gallery – 2025 Random Rd. (Across from Tony Brush Park) Pull into the experience of Route 66 with David Schwartz Photography, Pics on Route 66 Wood Panel Collage Exhibit.  Live the experience through the lens of David’s journey down Route 66.  In addition David will also be displaying images Little Italy at Tara Seibel Gallery at 12201 Mayfield. davidschwartzphoto.com

DESAPRI DESIGN STUDIO – 12401 Mayfield Road. DeSapri Design Studio will have open studio during June Art Festivale. Come see our innovative, enamel wearable works of Art and other items. Friday 12 – 9pm, Saturday 12 – 5pm, Sunday 12 – 5 pm. facebook.com/desapri.designstudio

Designs in Wood – Street Vendor. My style of woodworking is called intarsia: pictorial wood inlay mosaics. Each composition is crafted from separate pieces. Those pieces are individually sanded, rounded, painted or stained, then inlaid to create the finished original design. Alternate direction of wood grains give each finished artwork its own unique character. intarsiabynick.com

Don Teramano – Street Vendor. Unique, Soft, and Storied Photos. donald-teramano.artistwebsites.com

FUEL COFFEE BAR – 12209 Mayfield Road. Fuel Coffee Bar will be featuring our new summer lattes during the Art Walk.  Try our Red Corvette, raspberry latte or our Camper, s’mores latte.   We will also be serving fresh Bubble Tea throughout the summer. Plus: Live Music Performances by Triumph of the Wild on Friday and Saturday afternoon. Friday, Saturday, Sunday 12-8pm. facebook.com/FuelCoffeeBar

Keller Art Glass –  2151 Murray Hill Rd. Spring is in blossom, and new series of “frit” vases are beginning to take bloom.  The colors are subtle and also fully radiant, and as a special joy, when turned upside down and drilled, they become a pendant lamp! kellerartglass.com/

Kelly Dawson – Street Vendor. Painted Furniture and 3D Sculpture – Unique furniture is the main target for the color. I like to make it “funiture.” I have recently began creating pieces out of found objects and unusable furniture. I use acrylic and latex paint on my pieces. Polymer clay, wire, plastic and glass beads are also be used to create my 3D sculptures. Bright, multi-colors and detailed designs are my trademarks even though I have been known to enjoy painting subtle colored and monochromatic pieces with just a small amount of pattern. 

Kelly Girl Creations – Street Vendor. Unique Glass plates and jewelry designs. zibbet.com/kellygirlcreations

Laura Sipari – Street Vendor. “Protection” Jewelry. facebook.com/pages/Protection-Jewelry

Little Italy Wines – 12408 Mayfield Rd. Wine tastings all weekend long!
Friday tasting from 5:00 till 9:00. With Fredo Marino from Wines LLC. $10.00 per person.Saturday tasting from 3:00 till 9:00. With Chris Kray from Esber. $10.00 per person. Sunday BEER tasting from 2:00 till 6:00. $6.00 per person. Free Sampling of cheeses and Orlando Crostini and Sartori Cheeses. Music of Gary Lee outside of the store at various times. 

Nancy Melkonian – Street Vendor. Acrylic paintings on canvas and digital art prints.

NIDO ITALIA – 12408 Mayfield Rd. You are invited to the annual Little Italy wines/Nido Italia TOGA Party event at Nido Italia restaurant on Sunday June 7th from 4:30 to 8PM. We intend to do about 30 to 40 wines, several beers and heavy appetizers. Poster is attached. Cost is $40 per person. You must wear a toga or you will pay $10.00 extra.  Tickets are available at Little Italy Wines. Call 216-231-9463 (wine)

NOCA GALLERY – Upstairs Murray Hill School House – 2026 Murray Hill Road, #209. Step inside the newly opened NOCA Gallery, a charming one-of-a-kind boutique chock full of artisan jewelry, art, pottery and tribal rugs. Contemporary, vintage and mid-century modern treasures. Art Walk trunk show featuring distinctive hand forged jewelry exclusive to NOCA Gallery by Mukenia, Loop, Hope Biba, Scrap & Smith, and more. NOCCA Hours During Art Walk 11- 9 Friday and Saturday, 12-5 Sunday. nocagallery.com

PENNELLO GALLERY – 12407 Mayfield Road. Pennello Gallery presents the work of award winning watercolor artist, E. JANE STODDARD. Jane recently  received the Frank T. Wright award of Excellence at The Philadelphia Watercolor Society 114th Anniversay Exhibition of Works On Paper and the Diane McGowon award of Excellence at the Mississippi Watercolor Society 29th Grand National Exhibition. Meet the artist on Saturday evening, June 6th from 6-9 PM. Live music and refreshments. www.pennellogallery.com 

Primo Vino – 12511 Mayfield Rd. Will be open for dining on Sunday for arts festival visitors.

STILL POINT GALLERY – 2026 Murray Hill Rd. Exhibit: Sue Kirchner, “Minding Her Own Bee’s Wax” Opening Reception: Friday, May 8, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Runs thru June 19. Normal Hours: Tuesday thru Sat. 11:00 – 6:00 p.m. Friday, May 8th Still Point Gallery will present Sue Kirchner’s Exhibit, “Minding Her Own Bee’s Wax”, a remarkable collection of encaustic paintings and monoprints created over the last two years and shown for the first time.  The exhibit showcases the ancient art of encaustics created by a contemporary artist superbly talented and versatile in a range of mediums. Among her many recognitions, Sue was the gold metal winner for best of show from the nationally prestigious Ohio Watercolor Society and a recipient of the coveted Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist’s Fellowship. www.stillpoint-gallery.com

Studio 9 Jewelry – Street Vendor. Jewelry with a simple, elegant, and timeless design.  Subtle forms with natural shapes and textures. Components like freshwater pearls or beach glass. studio9jewelry.com

Tara Seibel Art Gallery – 12201 Mayfield Road. Tara Seibel Art Gallery presents the art exhibit Viva Italia! Featuring new artist to the gallery David Schwartz of David Schwartz Photography, Little Italy’s own neighborhood photographer in residence on Random Road, David will be displaying a collection of his signature vivid and vibrant prints of Little Italy. Another Cleveland local artist wandering the neighborhood is Ralph Solonitz who will be showing Little Italy illustrated scenes in prints with special edition signed postcards and a collection of different Little Italy restaurant ephemera accompanied by sketches on napkins retained in frames as works of art. Tara Seibel will have Venice paintings, Little Italy sketches and illustrations. taraseibel.blogspot.com/

Tricia Kaman Studio/Gallery 2026 Murray Hill Road Suite 202. Join Tricia at the Artist’s Reception of “The Painted Robe” from 5-9pm on Friday. www.triciakaman.com

Marilyn Bianchi Kids' Playwriting Festival 6.5–6.7

A Dobama tradition, the Marilyn Bianchi Kids' Playwriting Festival celebrates its 37th year this season! Hundreds of plays are written and submitted by kids throughout Cuyahoga County, grades 1–12. Dedicated to the memory of Marilyn Bianchi, the festival is the nation's first event of its kind, encouraging kids to celebrate the fun and joy of live theatre! 

Marilyn Bianchi Kids' Playwriting Festival performance days:

Friday, June 5: Opening Night Benefit 7:30PM, $25
Saturday June 6, 2:30PM and 7:30PM, FREE and open to public
Sunday, June 7 , 2:30PM, FREE and open to public

Rivera and Kahlo in Detroit at DIA through 7.12

Photo by Elizabeth Yurich

Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo were an explosive couple. He carried a pistol. She carried a flask. He romanticized Detroit. She rejected it. But what they shared was a belief in communism, a thirst for tequila and a passion for each other. Discover how they left their mark on Detroit. And how Detroit left its mark on their art. Exclusively on view at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit brings together nearly 70 works of art that depict the evolution of these two extraordinary artists’ careers, including eight of Rivera’s epic preparatory drawings for the Detroit Industry murals and 23 pieces by Kahlo, whose work has never before been shown at the DIA. Photography is not permitted in the special exhibition galleries.

Over the Rhine in Benefit 6.26 8PM

Ohio-based band Over the Rhine, husband-and-wife team pianist/guitarist/bassist Linford Detweiler and vocalist/guitarist Karin Bergquist, comes to The Beachland Ballroom, with net proceeds to benefit the Western Reserve Land Conservancy, Re-Forest Our City Program.

Fri, Jun 26th 2015 | 8 PM (7 PM Door)
Beachland Ballroom
Over the Rhine
w/Pete McDonald

Closing: Pioneer Driven Mad Bruno Casiano 5.22

The Bruno Casiano Gallery will be hosting a Closing Reception for new work from four local artists: Dana Depew and Matthew Dibble, as well as Dean Shaffer and Barney Taxel.

Casiano's main gallery space hosts Depew and Dibble's Pioneer Driven Mad, showcasing Depew's latest installation work and Dibble's newest, large-scale paintings.

Pioneer Driven Mad Closing Reception
6 – 10PM, May 22nd
Bruno Casiano Gallery, 5304 Detroit Ave.
brunocasiano.com

Re-emergence @ AAWR 5.21, 5:30–8PM

John A. Sargent, Turn the Page, 2014

The AAWR (Artist’s Archives of the Western Reserve) is hosting 

a juried art show 

of some of its members. 

Re-emergence, the annual members' show, has its opening reception this Thursday, May 21 from 5:30–8PM.

Featured Artists include Judy Bennett, Ruth B. Bercaw, Cheryl Brickman, Shirley Aley Campbell, Ryn Clarke, Bonnie Dolin, Boni Suzanne Gelfand, Sharlene Pearl Green, Zackary Hoon,Tricia Kaman, Terry Klausman, Ursula Korneitchouk, James Leslie, Amy Lewandowski, Kathleen McKenna, Fabiana Olivier, Bill Pappas, Katina Pastis Radwanski, Hollis Richardson, George Roby, Robert Romeo, John Saile, John A. Sargent, Deborah Silver, Ala Celinska Siwkiewicz, Andrzej Siwkiewicz, Jean Sommer, Judy Takacs, Nancy Underhill, and Michael Weil.

Drawn & Quartered VII 5.15 @ HEDGE Gallery

Figure drawing as spectator sport? Four established figure and drawing groups will meet and draw against time and each other for the amusement of an engaged audience. Think World Wrestling Federation meets Art School meets Cabaret. Founded seven years ago by Deb Steytler and Juan Quirarte of The Murray Hill Life Drawing Group with the essential cooperation of Jason Tilk and Aaron Erb of Dr. Sketchy, George Kocar of the Northern Ohio Illustrators Society, Tim Herron of The Pretentious Tremont Artists and Dana Depew of Asterisk Gallery this year D&Q7 finds its home at Hilary Gent's HEDGE Gallery in the 78th Street Studios as part of May's Third Fridays.

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Photo Now Submissions 4.1–7.1

Text in the City by Rita Montlack

The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve (AAWR) announces Photo Now (formerly the annual Western Reserve Open Photography Competition) to be held in the beautiful 3,000 sq. ft. Gallery East of Cuyahoga Community College’s, eastern Campus, 4250 Richmond Rd, Highland Hills, OH 44122.

Submission Information: The AAWR invites all photographers who currently reside in the USA to submit images using any photographic process (silver gelatin, digital print, alternative process, etc.) Experimental and mixed techniques are welcome. Only two dimensional work is eligible for admission.

ALL ENTRIES must be submitted online via Smarter Entry.

Presentation: All accepted prints must be professionally framed, wired and ready for hanging (Neutral matting only, glass or acrylic where applicable, frames must be in decent condition).

Size limitation for work is 8’ high, no limitation in width, weight 50lb. The AAWR retains the right to refuse any work not presented in a professional manner.

Eligibility: The Call for Entries is open to both amateur and professional photographers.

Entry Fee: The entry fee is $30 for the first 3 images. Additional images may be submitted at $10 per image. There is no limit on additional images.

Sales: AAWR charges a 40% commission on any sales.

Insurance: The Insurance of accepted artwork is the sole responsibility of the artist

Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony: Tuesday September 8, 6:30 – 8PM.

Awards will be presented in five categories:

Best in Show: $400

Best Black and White: $200

Best Color: $200

People’s Choice: $200

The People’s Choice Award will be based on popular vote taken during the opening reception. Come and vote for your favorite photograph.

Submissions open: April 1, 2015

Submission deadline: July 1, 2015

Notification of acceptance: Artists will be notified of the acceptance of their work the week of August 4, 2014.

Annual Urban Bright Exhibition 5.9 1-3PM

You are cordially invited to join Art House as they celebrate the artistic accomplishments of students in and around the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and their resident artists at  the 13th Annual Urban Bright Exhibition. 

Urban Bright
May 9, 2015
1–3PM

Bring family, friends and neighbors! There will also be a free ice cream social and hands-on art project for Mother's Day with our friends from Brooklyn Centre Naturalists.