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.

Olde Wrestling’s Speakeasy Spectacular! 5.8 8PM

El Carnicero presents Olde Wrestling’s Speakeasy Spectacular! Friday, May 8th 2015 at Mahall's 20 Lanes in Lakewood.

Huzzah!!! Olde Wrestling is making its RETURN to Mahall's for a night of rough n' tumble, elbow smashin', hip tossin', rip roarin, slam bang style of wrestling! We're taking Mahall’s back to roaring’ 20s and strongly encourage everyone to join in the fun and dress in vintage apparel. Bring the feather boas and flapper dress. Bring the boater hats and a pair of high waisted slacks!

You’ll witness the world champion of wrestling, luchadors, bare knuckle brawlers, strongmen, a lion tamer, and the long awaited debut of THE BEARDED LADY! As well as the dynamic vaudeville duo, Pinch and Squeal! Take heed! Make sure you aren’t informing ‘The Feds’ of our event.

Friday, May 8, 7PM
DOORS: 7PM, All Ages Show
TICKETS: $10 advance // $12 day of show
or at El Carnicero, 16918 Detroit Ave. in Lakewood

Mahall's
13200 Madison Ave
Lakewood, OH 44107
Show Map

PAND's Nukes @Night with Ramon 4.28, 7:30PM

Are you a fan of The Tonight Show? John Stewart? Samuel Barber? Are you contemplating the obliteration of life on this planet? Then you're probably a coastal, science loving, effete cultural elitist, AKA the target audience for Nukes @ Night with Ramon.

Smooth comedian, and peerless emcee, the inimitable Ramon Rivas and big brain, posh nuclear physicist Dr. William Fickinger discuss the possibility of nuclear annihilation of the human race. Musicians from the Cleveland Orchestra and students from Kent State University perform Samuel Barber, Paul Barsom and more.

April 28th, 7:30PM
Happy Dog Euclid Tavern
11625 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH

216.23.4245
clevelandpeaceaction@gmail.com

Presented by PAND: Performers and Artists for Nuclear Disarmament and Cleveland Peace Action Education Fund

Urban Sketchers at MOCA Cleveland 4.26, 2PM

Join Maureen Ryan and the Cleveland Urban Sketchers for their monthly sketch outing at MOCA Cleveland. The weather may be chilly but mild, so it is sketcher's choice to sketch outside or inside. If you do decide to sketch inside MOCA, please be prepared to pay the admission fee. Sketchers of all levels are more than welcomed to join this event. Be prepared with pencils for inside the museum as museums usually frown on ink and charcoal due to the possibilities of a mess or even worse, damage to artwork. There is ample paid parking in the surrounding university and museum parking structures as well as limited street parking. It is easily accessible by the Healthline and the rapid line. Meet at the exterior of the building at the rear entrance (not facing Mayfield Rd/Euclid Ave).

Sunday 2–4PM
MOCA
11400 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44106

Majority Rising at Artists Archives ends 5.2

A reminder that Majority Rising at the Artists Archives, 1834 E. 123rd St., runs through Saturday, May 2nd. Curated by figurative painter Judy Takács, who is also featured, this show is a reflection of female artists of the Artists Archives who have used women as their primary subject matter over the course of their careers.

The artists in the show are: Judy Takács, Kathleen McKenna, Lee Heinen, Marsha Sweet, Shirley Aley Campbell, and Marilyn Szalay.

West Woods Landscape & Nature Show 4.25, 7–9PM

PLEASE JOIN Murray Hill Group artists Tricia Kaman, Jennifer Newyear, Nancy Dinger Aikins, Suzette Cohen, Mark Common, Sharlene Pearl Green, Vivian E. Haney, Adam Pate and Juan Quirarte for the opening of the West Woods Landscape and Nature Show this Saturday, April 25th, from 7–9PM. The show will hang through July 27th.

East siders can pretty much take South Woodland (Route 87) all the way out to the nature center in Russell Twp.

The West Woods
9465 Kinsman Road (Route 87)
Russell & Newbury Twps.
(Russell, OH 44072)

Free Show of Cowspiracy 4.22 6:30PM CH Library

Enjoy a Vegan Pizza  and Movie Night with a FREE Screening of Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret on Wednesday, April 22nd from 6:30–8:30PM at the Cleveland Heights Library, 2345 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights OH 44118.

In honor of Earth Day this year, Cleveland Animal Rights Alliance will be screening the groundbreaking feature-length environmental documentary, COWSPIRACY: The Sustainability Secret. The film follows an intrepid filmmaker as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today—and investigates why the world's leading environmental organizations are too afraid to talk about it. As eye-opening as Blackfish and as inspiring as An Inconvenient Truth, this shocking yet humorous documentary reveals the absolutely devastating environmental impact that animal agriculture has on our planet.

"Cowspiracy may be the most important film made to inspire saving the planet." ~ Louie Psihoyos, Oscar-Winning Director of "The Cove"

Complimentary vegan pizza served at this event.

Superior Donuts Opens at Dobama 4.24

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of August: Osage County...

When his donut shop in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago is vandalized, Arthur Przybyszewski, an uninspired ex-hippie, seems both hapless and indifferent. But when Franco Wicks, an African-American college student, enters the doors of Superior Donuts, both men are changed forever. This comedy-drama by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Letts explores the challenges of accepting the past, embracing the present, and facing the future through the redemptive power of friendship.

With Joel Hammer*, Robert Hunter, Brian Zoldessy*, John Busser, Amy Fritsche, Mary Jane Nottage, Lashawn Little, Dean Coutris, and Steve Vogel
*denotes member of Actors' Equity Association

Tickets are going fast! Call box office at 216.932.3396 or use this link.

Woman in Gold Opens 4.10

Woman In Gold opens Friday, April 10th at the Capitol Theatre, Cedar Lee Theatre, and Chagrin Cinemas. Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann, starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them Klimt's famous painting 'The Lady in Gold'. She embarks upon a major battle which takes her  to the heart of the Austrian establishment and the U.S. Supreme Court, and forces her to confront difficult truths about the past along the way.

Art House's Mother's Day Workshop 4.25

NEW Mother's Day Workshop
Times: 1:30-3:30
Dates: Saturday, April 25 
Class fee: $50.00 per pair (class minimum: 5 students)
Ages: All Ages. Students under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult
Registration Deadline: Mon., April 20
Details: Work together to make ceramic art to celebrate your family. Wallhangings, outdoor art, and other decorative pieces can be explored. All artwork will be fired in the kiln to create long lasting memories. 

REGISTER HERE 

Sippin' in the Studio: Fused Glass 

Perfect as a mother-daughter class! Design colorful jewelry using shimmering glass. Your artwork will bekiln-fired onsite while you sip and socialize.  If you register before Mother's day we will send a card at your request.

Thursday, May 21
7-9 pm
$35.00 per person or $65.00 when you sign up as a pair!

REGISTER HERE 

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter double-feature 4.4

Fargo and Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter double-feature. See the acclaimed new film Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter and Fargo, the film that inspired Kumiko's journey, together at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, April 4th. See Fargo at 4:20 and watch Kumiko at either 1:20 or 7:20 for the special double-feature. Tickets to Fargo are $5 without the double-feature, $2.50 with.

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter opens Friday, April 2nd exclusively at the Capitol Theatre.

Dr. Sketchy CLE presents 'Z' 3.31, 8PM

This month Dr. Sketchy Cleveland reaches out to their Akron brethren for the services of the lovely Z! Come hang, have a drink and work on getting that sketchbook filled. NOTE: Market Avenue Wine Bar is open at 4PM so feel free to come early, find parking and have a drink! Doors open at 7:45 and the model takes the stage 8PM. $10 gets you in the door.

Market Avenue Wine Bar
2521 Market Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113

Cleveland International Film Festival, 3.18–29

The 39th Cleveland International Film Festival, CIFF39, takes place March 18 – 29, 2015 at Tower City Cinemas and select neighborhood screening locations. The Festival will showcase 193 feature films and 234 short films representing 60 countries. Always a GREAT time!

Go Figure at Valley Art Center 3.27, 6–8PM

The Valley Art Center presents Go Figure a juried show with many established artists exploring the human form. Gallery Opening is Friday, March 27th, from 6–8PM and is FREE and open to the public!

The Valley Art Center
155 Bell St
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
440.247.7507

The Best of NOIS Gallery Talk, BAYarts, 3.22 2–4PM

The Northern Ohio Illustrator's Society, Inc (NOIS) will have a gallery talk in support of their Best of NOIS show currently up at BAYarts. Come out and meet some of our regions best illustrators!

Gallery Talk
2–4PM
BAYarts
28795 Lake Rd

Bay Village, OH 44140

Making It at the Morgan 3.28 10AM–5PM

Want to get a sneak peak at the Morgan Paper Conservatory's new space? Want to meet some new people? Want to get a little messy & giggly with the Morgan staff? 

The Morgan is in the process of preparing for their Grand Reopening, April 16th. They have completed a lot of construction over the winter and could use some help cleaning, sorting, moving, and generally preparing for the public.

So, put on your boots & work gloves! Stop by for an hour or stay all day! Every little bit helps. Music, fun, and food will be provided for all participants!

What: Making It at the Morgan
When: Saturday March 28th 10AM–5PM
Where: The Morgan Conservatory

Contact: Jwhite@MorganConservatory.org 216-361-9255

Galactic Returns to Beachland 3.22 8PM

Laissez les bon temps roulet! GALACTIC RETURNS!! 

In case you didn't know: while gumbo and creole cooking are both parts of Louisiana culture, they’re not the same thing. Galactic is a funky band from New Orleans, but they aren't just Nawlins funky anymore. Their last several years’ worth of releases show them exploring everything from Brazilian samba, to electronica, to anything drummer/ composer Stanton Moore cares to toss in. After all, a groove is composed of a little bit of this, a little bit of that, and a whole lotta OH YEAH. Stretch out your weekend by shakin’ whatcha mama gave you to Galactic!

Galactic
SUN, MAR 22, 2015 | 8PM (7PM DOOR)

Ballroom | $25 | All ages

78th St. Studios Third Friday Art Walk 3.20 5–9PM

HEDGE Gallery and the Eileen Dorsey Studios are highlights of every Third Friday event at 78th Street Studios.

78th Street Studios is the largest art and design complex in Northeast Ohio, filled with over 40 retail galleries, artist studios, design showrooms, and other creative spaces under one roof. Every third Friday the 78th Street Studio tenants open their doors to the public for a free art walk from 5–9PM.

78thstreetstudios.com
1305 W. 80th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44102
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Pioneer Driven Mad at Bruno Casiano 3.20, 6–10PM

Copyright © 2015 Bruno Casiano Gallery, All rights reserved.

Bruno Casiano Gallery presents 

Pioneer
Driven Mad

Featuring:
Matt Dibble,
Dana Depew,
Barney Taxel, and
Dean Shaffer

March 20, 2015
From 6–10PM
Ends May 22, 2015

Bruno Casiano
5304 Detroit Ave.
Cleve., OH 44102

Look for the
red bike!

Two Dobama Events, On Now and 4.11

Dobama's hilarious "comedy of bad manners", Becky Shaw! plays for only three more weeks! For tickets call the box office at: 216.932.3396.

The Dreamhouse
Sat., April 11th
8PM–MID
$50 presale/ 
$60 at the door

A new and unique event, The Dreamhouse, is a partnership between MOCA Cleveland and Dobama Theatre. Join us at MOCA for live theatre in the MOCA galleries as part of an immersive artistic experience. The night will also include food, bars, dancing, a live DJ, a silent auction, and a party unlike any other. All proceeds will benefit both organizations. Purchase tickets.

The Girl in Me at Good Goat Gallery 3.13 6–10PM

In collaboration with the Gallery at Lakeland College's From Woman Art Show, curated by Mary Urbas, The Girl in Me is an all girl art show, celebrating National Women's History Month, featuring illustrators, 3D artists, mothers & daughters.

Friday March 13th, from 6–10PM
the good goat gallery
17012 Madison Ave.
Lakewood, oh. 44107

Majority Rising at artists Archives 3.12, 5:30–8PM

In celebration of National Women’s Month the Artists Archives presents Majority Rising. Opening reception takes place Thursday, March 12th from 5:30–8PM and show runs through Saturday, May 2nd.

This exhibition is curated by figurative painter, Judy Takács, also in the show, and is a reflection of female artists of the Artists Archives who have used women as their primary subject matter over the course of their careers.

The artists are: Judy Takács, Kathleen McKenna, Lee Heinen, Marsha Sweet, Shirley Aley Campbell, and Marilyn Szalay.

The Best of NOIS @BAYarts 3.6, 7–9PM

The Northern Ohio Illustrator's Society, Inc (NOIS) is comprised of Cleveland artists that support the fine art of illustration. This show will feature choice illustrative art selections by: Christina Bruce-Kaiser, Gary Dumm, Laura Dumm, Jackie Freedmen, Lou Grasso, Ron Hill, Milan Kecman, George Kocar, Nancy Lick, James Mravec, Roland Napoli, Roberta Salo, Don Sandstrom, Tara Seibel, Gerry Shamray and Jeff Suntala.

AND: CAN Kickoff . Pick up your latest copy of the CAN Journal!

Best of NOIS
7–9PM
BAYarts
28795 Lake Rd

Bay Village, OH 44140

Dave & Phil Alvin & The Guilty Ones 3.7, 8:30 PM

As a continuation of the Beachland Ballroom's 15th Anniversary weekend, they’re pleased to have a Grammy-award winning musicians take the stage! Dave and Phil Alvin are the masterminds behind the highly influential roots rock/R+B band The Blasters, which developed quite the cult following in the eighties. When The Blasters disbanded in ’86, the two brothers took very different paths. While Dave became one of the pivotal founders of the current Americana music scene and pursued a solo career, Phil went to graduate school to pursue a master’s degree in mathematics and artificial intelligence. In 2014, the brothers released Common Ground, a selection of Big Bill Broonzy covers, as a duo. It was their first studio collaboration since the mid-80s.

Beachland Ballroom
Dave & Phil Alvin & The Guilty Ones
with special guests Jonah Tolchin &
the Lonesome Angels

Primarily seated, general admission 
Sat, Mar 7th 2015 | 8:30 PM (7:30 Door) 
Ballroom $25
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Satellite Gallery Back in Orbit 3.6 6–9PM

Satellite Gallery will be back in orbit again starting Friday March 6th from 6PM to 9PM, with new crew of "artstronauts" (Ross Bochnek, Chris Martin, Christine Ripley, Matthew Ryals and Natalie Lanese, Grace Summanen and Gadi Zamir). Their orbit will cross paths with the Collinwood First Friday Art Walk, so make it a night and come mingle with aliens and explorers for a galactic experience!

Friday March 6, 2015
6PM to 9PM
Satellite Gallery
442 East 156th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44110

Brews + Prose at Market Garden Brewery 3.3, 7PM

Join Brews + Prose at Market Garden Brewery Tuesday, March 3, at 7PM, when they rejoin forces with the NEOMFA program in creative writing to present Robert Miltner with NEOMFA graduate student writers Sarah Dravec and Daniel J. Cleary. The reading will take place in the Ohio City Room (downstairs) at Market Garden Brewery. Books will be for sale at the event courtesy of Mac's Backs, and we continue to offer what we think is the best literary deal in town: buy a book and get a free beer. As always, we recommend that those of you who would like to eat before the event make reservations or arrive early.

Brews + Prose at Market Garden Brewery

1947 West 25th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113

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CLE INTL Film Fest 3.18–3.29

The Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) is an annual film festival based in Cleveland, Ohio. It is the largest film festival in Ohio. It was first held in 1977, showing eight films over a period of eight weeks at the Cedar Lee Theatre. It has since grown and in 2014 consisted of more than 186 feature films and 168 short films from 68 countries, and over 97,000 in attendance.

Tickets are on sale to CIFF Members now and will be available to the general public on March 06th @ 11:00 AM. Tickets are $13.00 for Members and $15.00 for Non-Members.

CIM: American Classics 3.7

Experience the inspirational music of iconic American composers in this benefit concert at Severance Hall. The program will include Carl Topilow's swinging clarinet on Glenn Miller standards, Vinson Cole singing selections from Copland's Old American Songs and Chad Hoopes performing Barber's beautiful violin concerto.

Saturday, March 7, 2015
8PM l Severance Hall

CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC ORCHESTRA
Joel Smirnoff, conductor
Carl Topilow, conductor/clarinet

Concert only tickets: $20, Severance Box Office: 216.231.1111, or clevelandorchestra.com. Benefit tickets start at $250, 216.795.3209 or cim.edu

Beginning at 5PM, benefit guests will enjoy complimentary parking, cocktails, a silent auction, a gourmet dinner and premier box or dress circle seating for the concert. Visit cim.edu/wcbenefit for more details.

PechaKucha Night Cleveland #24 2.20, 7–10:30PM

On Friday, February 20th, PechaKucha Night Cleveland is hosting Volume 24 at  Red Space @ the Hotcards World Headquarters in Cleveland!

While every PKN event is exciting, this one is particularly special as we will be participating for the first time ever in PKN Global where HUNDREDS of cities from around the world will be hosting events on the same day and broadcasting those events all over the world—including Cleveland!

Friday, 7– 10:30PM
RED SPACE
2400 Superior Ave E
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

2015 Brite Winter 2.21 Music Lineup Released

2015 Brite Winter Music Lineup:
Maps & Atlases | Welshly Arms | Modern Electric | Sun Club | Muamin Collective | Matt Hectorne and Band | Honeybucket | Cobra Verde | smoke noises | Roses | Archie Greene | Brujas Del Sol | The Commonwealth | These Knees | Truslow | By Light We Loom | Sammy Slims | Filmstrip | Ashley Brooke Toussant | Megan Zurkey | Forest City | Miss Alexandra Huntingdon | Tom Evanchuck | Midnight Passenger | Ragers| Ottawa | Public Squares| Small Wood House | So Long, Albatross | Top Hat Black | Uno Lady | Morgan Mecaskey | Ageless Males | Brandon Lichtinger | Brian Straw | Charles Hill Jr. | Rhodamine | Cities and Coasts | Dead Leaves | Fake Species | Gentlemen of Leisure | Golden Streets of Paradise | Holden Lawrence | Istvan Medgyesi | ITEM | James Douglas | Tom Evanchuck | John Kalman | Johnny LaRock and Furface | Joshua Jesty | Nonaphoenix | Noon | Nowhere | New Planet Trampoline | Quickening | Stems | The Sleeps | Lawskof | Joey Beltram | banging Fragiles

Visual Artist Lineup coming soon!

Rust Belt Monster Collective/NOIS @CIA 2.11, 7PM

Two of the four Drawn & Quartered VII groups are getting together Wednesday, February 11th, 7PM at the Cleveland Institute of Art. The Northern Ohio Illustrators Society presents an opportunity to meet six dynamic artists, collectively known as the Rust Belt Monster Collective, voted Scene Magazine's Best Local Artist. Details can be found at www.nois.com

CIM's Jason Vieaux Wins a GRAMMY

Jason Vieaux, head of the Guitar Department at the Cleveland Institute of Music won a GRAMMY Award Sunday for his album PLAY on the Azica label. The album was produced by CIM alumnus and Director of Recording Arts and Services Alan Bise and was engineered by CIM faculty member Bruce Egre. Congrats to all!

Collecting Art of the Cleveland School 2.7, 1–3PM

Join the The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve in their gallery during the Pearls of Cleveland exhibition—featuring second generation Cleveland School artist, Moses Pearl—to learn about collecting the art of the Cleveland School. This gallery talk is the first of a series of ongoing talks about how, who and what to look for when purchasing the art of the region.

This Collecting Art gallery talk will be presented by Diane Schaffstein from The Bonfoey Gallery and local art historian, Marianne Berardi, Ph.D. Berardi will focus on Moses Pearl as a watercolorist and compare and contrast his work to other notable Cleveland School artists such as William Sommer, Henry Keller, Kae Dorn Kass, Mary Lou Ferbert and Paul Travis. She will also discuss and answer questions regarding what to look for while in the market for this type of art.

Collecting Art of the Cleveland School
Saturday, February 7, 1–3PM

MIX: Soul at the CMA 2.6, 5–9PM

Groove to the funky rhythms of soul music as we celebrate Cleveland’s contribution to this infectious music. Dance the night away to DJ Mazi Jahi’s special brand of commercial and B-label soul. This Cleveland DJ legend, record collector and co-founder of Touch Supper Club, was dubbed the “soul archaeologist of Cleveland” by American Splendor comic series author and music critic, Harvey Pekar. Mazi Jahi will spin tracks from the classic soul era of the 1960’s and 70’s for one incredible MIX at CMA.

Further amplify the evening by translating soul’s funky beats into your own works of art, and be inspired by tours of African-American art in the collection.

Advance tickets, $8; day of event, $10; CMA members FREE.

MIX at CMA is for adults 18 and over.

Drink and Draw Social Club 1st Wednesdays 2.4

Lest you were unawares be it known that the Official Drink and Draw Social Club of Cleveland now meets twice a month; 1st Wednesdays are at The Great Lakes Brewing Company's 2nd floor Rockefeller room and 3rd Thursdays remain the 2nd floor of The Lava Lounge in Tremont. From 7–11PM bring a sketchbook, have a drink, have some food and socialize!

Great Lakes Brewing Company
2516 Market Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113
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CIM Women's Comm. Presents: Glorious Guitars 2.4

CIM Guitar Department Head and 
2015 Grammy Award nominee 
Jason Vieaux and his students will 
perform solo and chamber works for 
guitar in an intimate setting perfectly 
suited for the subtle dynamic range 
and substantial color palette of the 
classical guitar.

Wednesday, February 4, 2015
11:30AM Hospitality
12PM Musical Performance
1PM Lunch is Served

Acacia Reservation Clubhouse
26899 Cedar Road | Lyndhurst, OH

PRICE: $35 members | $38 non-members
RSVP: Reservations due by January 26, 2015
216.791.6770 or cim.edu

For more than 70 years, the Women's Committee of the Cleveland Institute of Music, an all volunteer organization, has proudly supported the talented young musicians of the Cleveland Institute of Music. They are one of CIM's greatest sources of support—providing time, talent and treasure. Their Musical Luncheon Series is typically presented three times a year, each hosted at a different venue around town and featuring talented CIM students and faculty.

Brews + Prose at Market Garden Brewery 2.3, 7PM

This Tuesday night, February 2, at 7PM,  Brews + Prose at Market Garden Brewery present Philip Metres and Anne Valente. 

Philip Metres is the author of Sand Opera (2015), A Concordance of Leaves (2013), abu ghraib arias (2011), and To See the Earth (2008), among others. A two-time recipient of the NEA and the Arab American Book Award, he is professor of English at John Carroll University.

Anne Valente is the author of the short story collection, By Light We Knew Our Names, and the fiction chapbook, An Elegy for Mathematics. Her stories appear in One Story, Ninth Letter, The Normal School and Hayden's Ferry Review, among others, and her essays appear in The Believer and The Washington Post.

Brews + Prose at Market Garden Brewery

1947 West 25th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113

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