NOIS member Show: Anything Goes 9.7, 6–9PM

Jungle Cats by George Kocar

Anything Goes, featuring members of the Northern Ohio Illustrators Society has it's opening Friday, September 7th from 6–9PM. George Kocar, Milan Kecman, Lou Grasso, Nancy Lick, Ron Hill, Karen Sandstrom, Jamie Hills, Christine Bruce, Jackie Freedman and Jeff Suntala are participating year.

Brecksville Center for The Arts
8997 Highland Dr, Brecksville, Ohio 44141
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Special Live Tango Music Event 8.31 8PM

AllGoSigns at Tremont's Arts In August 8.25

AllGoSigns will be featured  in a FREE staged performance Saturday, Aug 25th from 5–11PM. Part of Arts In August this promises 'an eclectic environment of music and performance art.'

Lincoln Park

West 14th St

Cleveland, OH 44113

http://www.TremontWest.org

Drink And Draw Social Club Cleveland 8.23 7PM

Drink and Draw Social Club Cleveland continues their occupation of The Lava Lounge in Tremont this Thursday, August 23rd starting 7PM. You know... you show up... you drink... you draw. A great way to socialize and I believe they give out free puppies! (Could be wrong about that.)

Lava Lounge
Cleveland, Ohio
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COSE Networking Night 8.23 5:30–7:30PM

Mix and mingle with COSE and fellow small business owners at Wendy Park at Whisky Island for an evening of delicious food, great networking and summer games. You can also enter for a chance to win free registration at the 2012 Small Business Convention. Come casual (we mean it, no suits!) with a pocket full of business cards and enjoy a summer evening on the shores of Lake Erie. Register.

CIM@CMA: Music in the Galleries 1st Wednesdays 6PM

Galleries at the Cleveland Museum of Art come alive with chamber music in the second season of this new series. The FREE first-Wednesday of the month evening concerts, featuring students from CIM and the Case Western Reserve University early music program, is devoted to highlighting the wealth of classical music talent in and around University Circle.

The performances are casual in format at only fifty minutes long, and the musicians interact with audiences, describing the works to be performed.

Audiences can whet their musical appetites at 6PM @CMA and then head over for full length performances at 8PM @CIM. Visit cim.edu for information on 8PM concerts.

Arts In August 8.10–8.12 Featuring MorrisonDance

MorrisonDance will be featuredin a FREE staged performance Friday, Aug 10th at 8:30PM. Part of Arts In August this is a shared evening of theatrical choreography with Antaeus Dance. [Alternative rain site: Pilgrim Church, 2592 W. 14th street.]

Lincoln Park
West 14th St
Cleveland, OH 44113
http://www.TremontWest.org 

Fri 8/10 @ 8:30pm – Antaeus Dance and MorrisonDance

Sat 8/11 @ 8:30pm – Verb Ballets

Sun 8/12 @ 7pm – GroundWorks DanceTheater

Sat 8/18 @ 6:30pm – Opera Per Tutti

Sat 8/25 @ 5 – 11pm – ALLGOSIGNS – an eclectic environment of music and performance art

Booker T. Cleveland Society for the Learned 8.10

The Booker T. Cleveland Society for the Learned strives to unite people through books. Inspired by the Book Club in Paris, the rules are simple: Bring a book that you have already read, and be prepared to swap it with another member of the society.

Friday, August 10th at 7PM, join us for a fun night of conversation, drinking and new friends.

Oh and NO BOOK, NO ADMITTANCE!

Georgetown Lakewood, Ohio
18515 Detroit , Lakewood, Ohio 44107

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Art House's August Sippin' in the Studio 8.23

Art House's series of night classes for adults, Sippin' in the Studio offers high quality art instruction in a relaxed and creative environment. A great class for a fun date or girls' night out, no prior art experience required! Each class is themed and all supplies are included. Class includes two glasses of wine (white or red), all art materials and a ton of creative fun!

August Sippin' in the Studio will be Thursday, August 23rd, from 7–9PM and features Batik and Dye Immersion with Wendy Mahon. Class capacity is 8 students, SPACE IS LIMITED!

Class fee: $40
Supply fee: $10

Register

Art House, Inc.
3119 Denison Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44109
216.398.8556

Progressive Arts Alliance 'Ten Years of Rhapsody' 8.11

Join us for Ten Years of Rhapsody: A Progressive Arts Alliance Celebration on Saturday, August 11th at House of Blues Cleveland to celebrate PAA's 10th anniversary of providing dynamic arts education programs to our community.

The event will feature DYNAMIC performances including: A Dance Party with turntable legend Grandmaster Flash; a performance by the PAA All Stars, PAA's most exceptional students; and hands-on experiences for the family – learn how to scratch a record and more!

Tall Walls, Unjuried Uncensored 8.3

'Tall Walls, Unjuried Uncensored' Friday, August 3rd at the Loren Naji Studio, 2138 W. 25th Street. Live music, food & drink, and 70+ artists showing provocative, offensive and politically incorrect art in an air-conditioned, beautiful gallery with an outdoor patio and a parking lot directly across the street. Come be offended and enjoy the scene!

8th Annual Warehouse District Street Festival 8.5

The 8th Annual Warehouse District Street Festival is this Sunday, August 5th from Noon to 8PM on West Sixth Street. Admission is FREE. Attracting thousands of people each year this popular festival offers delicious food from neighborhood restaurants and clubs, a variety of live bands in two staging areas, street performers, an art show, art demos, cold beverages, residential open houses from Noon– 5PM, retail booths, an architectural tour at 5:30PM, a Take a Hike tour at 3PM, children's activities and more.

Entertainment Schedule

15th Annual Cinema at the Square Starts 8.2

This summer the Palace Theatre’s famous screen (a 20 foot-high by 47 foot-wide super Hurly-Glo projection screen) will feature 13 film favorites as The Fifteenth Annual Cinema at the Square Series returns to the Palace Theatre at PlayhouseSquare August 2–19.

Moviegoers will be treated to pre-show organ recitals on a restored 1927 Kimball organ that contains 17 sets of pipes, a xylophone, Glockenspiel, a complete set of drums and many cymbals. The organ, donated to PlayhouseSquare in 1975, was painstakingly restored by volunteers and is the perfect complement to your evening at Cinema at the Square!

All tickets for Cinema at the Square are only $5 each or save 50% on tickets when you purchase a FlixTIX pass, 6 vouchers for $15. Vouchers can be used in any combination and at any movie.

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Ride a Bike and SAVE! Ride down to any screening and park your bike indoors for FREE in our designated bike zone just across from the Ticket Office in the State Theatre lobby and receive a $2 off discount for tickets to any film!

Drawing I offered @ Lakeland Community College 8.27

Kirtland's Lakeland Community College Fall Semester begins August 27th. On Monday and Wednesday nights from 6:30–9:10PM Art Drawing I, a three credit hour class, is offered. Stressing observational drawing, experimentation with various media, how to plan and design a page, and a touch of perspective and figure drawing it's the foundation to all other drawing, painting and visual communication. The class is no larger than 15 people of all ages and backgrounds. It is a good place to start. Deb Steytler, adjunct faculty, has taught at Lakeland for over 12 years, and has the practice of figure and landscape drawing and painting. She looks forward to meeting you!

Tri-C Portrait Drawing & Painting Classes Begins 8.27

Xin Xin Liu 'Portrait of Grandmother'

Beginning Monday, August 27th take advantage of a wonderful opportunity to draw and paint portraits from live models! All facets of portraiture are explored. The class meets on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 1–2:50PM. This is a 3 credit semester course and is offered only once-per-year. Questions? Email Sharlene Green or call 216.987.5056.

Portrait Drawing & Painting Classes 

Fall Semester, 2012
Cuy. Community College West Campus
Art 2080, CRN 80870

Art House: Sippin' in the Studio, Thurs. 7.26

Embellished Serving Bowl Set
Handbuilding with Gina DeSantis
Thursday, July 26th 7–9PM
$50.00 (incl. clay, glazes, firing and wine)
Learn new handbuilding skills while you create a set of ceramic serving bowls. Using templates, create interesting surface designs and glaze them on the spot! Your pieces will be clear-coated and fired in a kiln for pick up at a later date.

Art House's series of night classes for adults, Sippin' in the Studio offers high quality art instruction in a relaxed and creative environment. A great class for a fun date or girls' night out, no prior art experience required! Each class has a theme with all supplies are included. Class includes two glasses of wine (white or red), materials and a ton of creative fun! Register

Holden Arboretum's Garden Series Tuesdays thru 8.14

Holden Arboretum's summer concert series returns, showcasing local musicians performing in their beautiful gardens, which feature more than 120,000 plants and flowers. Bring a blanket and a picnic supper and enjoy a relaxing evening.

Every Tuesday through August 14th, all concerts start at 6:30PM and are FREE and open to the public. In the event of rain, these concerts will be held in the Corning Visitor Center. For a complete schedule, visit the Holden Arboretum's website.

July 24 folk jazz from Mike Uva and the Bad Eyes

July 31 CLE Institute of Music concert featuring the Edgewater Brass Quintet

Aug. 7 CLE Institute of Music featuring Classical Revolution

Aug. 14 CLE Institute of Music featuring JinJoo Cho and Hyun Soo Kim

'Art Teachers: Rediscovered' @78th St. Studios 7.20

During this week's Third Fridays event at 78th Street Studios don't miss Art Teachers: Rediscovered, a group exhibition of laid-off art teachers and their supporters who found inspiration through crisis. Find more details here, and be sure to support those who have given so much to enrich the lives of this city's youth. 

smARTspace at 78th St., Suite 116
One night only Friday, July 20th
Opening is from 5–9PM.

78th Street Studios is located between W. 78th and W. 80th Streets just north of Lake Avenue in Cleveland, OH.

Dr. Sketchy: Youth and Three Beauties at CMA 7.20

Dr. Sketchy Cleveland celebrates Youth and Beauty: Art of the American Twenties at this happy hour event. Check out the exhibition, then enjoy a cocktail as you try your hand at live life-drawing from Dr Sketchy Cleveland, with models and poses inspired by the exhibition. Music by Adam Ritenauer. Twenties dress-up optional but encouraged! Drinks and food will be available for purchase throughout the night. Starts 6:30PM sharp. 

The museum has asked that there be no charcoal at the event, so lets keep it to markers, pens, pencils, and possibly pastels.

Cleveland Museum of Art's Youth and Beauty: Art of the American Twenties. This comprehensive exhibition examines American art from the end of the Great War to the Great Depression with a focus on the evolving concept of the human form. Adult admission is $15. The exhibit is open through September 16 at 11150 East Blvd.

Stuart Pearl Photos at the Meyer Center 7.20

Check out the new  summer photography show featuring the work of Stuart Pearl at the Meyer Center in the Geauga Park District. Enjoy a pleasant evening stroll in a beautiful Metropark, an exhibit of contemporary photos and some light refreshments at the opening this Friday, July 20th from 7– 9PM in the Meyer Center, located at 9160 Robinson Rd., Chardon Township.