The Botanical Garden's 'Glow' 11.29–1.5

Tues., Thurs. & Sat.: 10AM– 5PM
Wed. & Fri.: 10AM–9PM
Sun.: Noon–5PM
Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve: 10AM–3PM
Closed Mondays, Christmas & New Year's Day

$12/non-member adult
$8/non-member child
FREE for Garden members
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The Botanical Garden's Glow 'transports you to a world full of seasonal cheer, where all-new wonders and returning traditions await you': Hop aboard the Garden Express for a magical train ride. Take a family photo in front of our two-story tree bedecked with live poinsettias.Visit a lively town square filled with musicians and carolers. Decorate your very own gingerbread house with our full array of sweet treats. Let the kids pick out gifts for everyone at the charmingly kid-sized Treetop Shop. Enjoy classic holiday candies of all shapes and sizes from Mrs. Claus's Sweet Shoppe. See the lights shine brighter on Wednesday and Friday evenings, with extended hours and seasonal dinner specials. Grown-ups can shop at The Garden Store. Delight at the creative trees decorated by Affiliate Garden Clubs, and marvel at the amazingly whimsical gingerbread houses. Take the family skating on real ice at The Rink at Wade Oval.

Grab a cup of hot chocolate, enjoy some seasonal treats and savor the memories you’ll make with your loved ones at Glow.

Feliz Navidad Christmas Art Show 11.22, 6–10PM

Copyright © 2013 Bruno Casiano Gallery, All rights reserved.

Bruno Casiano Gallery presents
Feliz Navidad Christmas Art Show
Nov. 22nd–Dec. 27th
Opening Reception, Nov. 22nd, 6–10PM.
The show will feature international Chicago based artist Oscar Martinez and local artists Carmelo Alvarez, Augusto Bordelois, Alex Rivera, Rafael Valdivieso, Bruno Casiano, Kelly Perk, James McNamera and Bill Kubiak.

Located in the Detroit Shoreway Arts District the gallery, formerly known as Wall Eye Gallery, is known for its distinctive look. Constructed in 1867 and once used as a speakeasy, it's one of the oldest buildings in the area. (If you would like more information about this event or the artist or to schedule an interview with Bruno Casiano, please call 216.346.6562 or email.)

Bruno Casiano Gallery
5304 Detroit Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44102

Third Fridays at 78th Street Studios 11.15, 5–9PM

Fresh from the Studio, a show of new work by some of Cleveland's most notable artists; Libby Chaney, Matt Dibble, George Kocar, George Kozman, James March, Sean McConnor, Chris Pekoc, A.D. Peters, Andrew Reach, Douglas Max Utter, and Peter Wise. Meet the artists at the next  Third Friday.

Tregoning & Company

1300 West 78th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44102

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17th Booker T. Cleveland: El Carnicero 11.15, 6:30PM

Friday, November 15th The 17th Booker T. Cleveland Society for the Learned will be meeting at the new El Carnicero in Lakewood! Kristina Schuman will be running this event as Akhil Kejriwal will be in India for a few weeks. NOTE: We will be in the private room that is just off the main restaurant area.

El Carnicero
16918 Detroit Ave

Lakewood, OH 44107
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Opening reception for Radius 11.15, 4:30–7:30PM

Radius: Sketchbooks From Our Nearby Worlds celebrates the world of sketchbooks as kept by artists, designers and visual-journal keepers. Partcipating artists include: Ralph Solonitz, Robert Cutlip, Barb Quent, Robert Moyer, Chuck Dillon, George Kocar, Ron Hill and Karen Sandstrom as well as Institute of Art students.

Opening Reception
Nov. 15th
4:30–7:30PM

Stocker Arts Center
(on the campus of Lorain County Community College) 

1005 North Abbe Road

Elyria, OH 44035
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Traveling Sippin’: Printmaking Cards 11.15, 6–8PM

Art House, Inc.'s Sippin’ in the Studio travels this Friday, November 15th, 6604 Detroit Ave., from
6–8PM, for 'Printmaking Cards'.

Create fun and unique holiday cards with artist Kate Snow that will impress your family and friends. Not crafty? Don’t worry, this class is designed to bring 
out your inner artist as you experiment with different shapes, colors and textures.

Class fee: $30
Class fee includes all materials and refreshments.

Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute 11.14–11.16

Founded by the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC) and presented by COSE, the Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute (AEI) is an award-winning business training program for visual, performing, literary, media and design artists. This results-oriented program is led by a faculty of business leaders, entrepreneurs and working artists who will teach you the fundamentals of how to start, grow and maintain a healthy business.

The 3-Day Workshop runs November 14 to 16, 2013 and will cover topics that impact an artist’s daily operations including:
Establishing SMART Goals
Forming an individual action plan
Defining your product or service
Protecting your rights
Building a marketing plan
Understanding consumers and researching markets
Building a communications strategy
Raising capital
Taxes and insurance
Accounting and Finance

Participants are provided with a comprehensive course book that includes resources and support materials on all topics covered.

Landscapes: Eileen Dorsey & Hilary Gent 12.13 5–7PM

This Wednesday, November 13th from 5–7PM, is the Opening Reception of Landscapes: New works by Eileen Dorsey and Hilary Gent, located at Gallery West, inside the Cuyahoga Community College west campus. The show includes over 30 paintings, six of which are one of a kind collaborative paintings!

Gallery West is located at 11000 Pleasant Valley Road, Parma, OH 44130 on the second floor of the library in the student services building. Parking is located in lot D.

International Sippin' with Cheikhou Ba 11.12, 6–8PM

If, like me, you regret meeting the Creative Fusion International artists only at their goodbye shows here's your chance at redemption. Join Art House for an evening of sculpting with their Creative Fusion International artist from Senegal, Africa, Cheikhou Ba. Cheikhou will teach participants how to create small sculptures using minimal, recycled materials. DON'T MISS the opportunity to meet Cheikhou and create something fun and different!

International Sippin' with Cheikhou Ba

Tuesday, November 12th, 6–8PM
Class fee: $20 (Includes materials/refreshments.)

Good Goat Gallery: Life in Color 11.9, 4–9:30PM

November 9th the good goat gallery celebrates their one year anniversary with Life in Color, an art show that tells stories...

Before humans could read and write, they drew everything for future generations, (religion, fashion, beliefs, rituals, etc). Art has always been an important tool to convey messages. Most of what we know about our past is due to art. Today, artists still like to tell a good story. For Life in Color, each work will display a colorful narrative, displaying a tale for viewers to read.

Artists' Reception is Nov. 9th, from 

4–9:30PM and the show will be up until December 7th.

The Good Goat Gallery
17012 Madison Ave.

Lakewood, Ohio 44107
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This is How the World Ends: CHOD solo show 11.9

The End is Nigh. On November 9th get a peek at the end of days depicted by Lakewood artist CHOD. This is the Way the World Ends is the first solo exhibit from the artist in three years. Saturday, November 9th, 6–10PM.

Breakneck Gallery
17020 Madison Ave.
Lakewood, Ohio 44107
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Studio Showcase: Lanza, Beckwith, Mastroianni 11.8

Mastroianni Photography and Arts will feature photography by resident studio-mates Frank Lanza, Lindsey Beckwith, as well as himself during the November and December Tremont Artwalks.

'All commercial photographers in our own right, we will be showing photography more personal in nature, but still related to our work. Frank Lanza will exhibit a recent travelogue series, as well as unpublished portraits. Lindsey Beckwith will sexy nudes from her boudoir work. And I will feature an ongoing series of intimate portraits of my daughters.'—Steven Mastroianni

Friday, November 8th from 6–10PM, as part of the Tremont Artwalk. 2688 W. 14th.

Tremont ArtWalk Friday 11.8, 6–10PM

Photography by Jennifer Newyear -

The Pretentious Tremont Artists of the Literary Cafe are featured at the Brandt Gallery, 1028 Kenilworth, during the upcoming Tremont ArtWalk Friday 11.8, from 6–10PM. Other highlights include:

Agape, 807 Literary Rd.; 1st Year Anniversary group show and celebration

Bac, 2661 West 14th Street; David M. Uschold Photography

Beck Center for the Arts Tremont West Storefront, 2406 Professor; Painting

Brandt Gallery, 1028 Kenilworth, Gallery Hours: Saturday Noon – 6PM or appt

doubting Thomas Gallery, 856 Jefferson Ave.; installation by James Matzorkis 

Grumpy’s, 2621 West 14th Street; Photography by Lora Mosier and Karen Masters

Kollective Gallery, 2676 West 14th; Rust and Wood group exhibit

Lava Lounge, 1307 Auburn Ave.; new work by Paul Rogers

Mastroianni Photography and Arts, 2688 W. 14th; Studio Showcase with 
Frank Lanza, Lindsey Beckwith, and Steven Mastroianni

The Treehouse, 820 College; Photography by Tim Kelly

Ukranian Museum-Archives, 1202 Kenilworth

Visible Voice Books, 1023 Kenilworth; Photography by Ryan Eberely

Tremont
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
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Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds Beachland 11.7, 8PM

Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds are featured Thursday, November 7th, 8PM at the Beachland Ballroom. ALSO: Connor Kennedy AND Scarlet & The Harlots. Might be worth a look-see.

Drink and Draw Social Club 1st Wednesdays 11.6

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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Opening: PTA Show at Brandt Gallery 11.2, 6–10PM

Dia de Muertos 11.2 11AM–10PM, Parade at 3:30PM

This Saturday, November 2nd, 2013 Dia de Muertos—or Day of the Dead—takes place at Cleveland Public Theatre Church and Parish Hall, Gordon Square Arts District from 11AM–10PM.

Noon to 2PM: Lawrence Minadeo Piano and Drums will play.

Line up at 3PM: Tepehuani Nelli, Cleveland Drum Circle, CMA giant puppets and more...

Parade at 3:30PM: Mariachi Santa Cecelia will play during the procession. 

After the Parade: Tepehuani Nelli Dance Co. in Parish Hall and Julia de Burgos Dance troop. Luis y Martin Duet will play popular music from 6–7PM, from 7–9PM Rey's Rice & Beans Latin Jazz band, mucha Salsa!!!

This is a FREE EVENT: 3 food trucks, CPT cash bar outdoors; see the new amazing Altars and Cemetery installations; face-painting and crafts from 11AM–3PM. Vendors featuring Day of the Dead folk art, plus the traditional —and tasty—Pan de Muerto (BREAD of the DEAD!)

CMA MIX: Underneath 11.1 5–9PM

The Cleveland Museum of Art's latest MIX event is Underneath, Friday, November 1st, 2013, 5–9PM.

Go beneath the surface. Don a mask or come in costume, and uncover monsters, spirits, and things that go bump in the night. Start your Halloween weekend off right and get your fright on with a double feature projection in the atrium, including a screening of the original 1925 version of The Phantom of the Opera, starring Lon Chaney as the disfigured musical genius of the hidden chambers and corridors beneath the Paris Opera House. Watch as a Live Art mural by the Rust Belt Monster Collective materializes, and discover what’s underneath with spooky tours of the collection and the new exhibition, Fragments of the Invisible: The Delenne Collection of Congo Sculpture.

Advance tickets $8; $10 day of event. Members FREE. Reservations recommended.

Loren Naji Presents:The Skull and The Skeleton 11.1

Loren Naji Gallery Presents:
The Skull and The Skeleton
Curated by Mary Urbas
November 1st– 23rd, 2013
Opening Artist Reception, Costume Party and Boneyard Market: 

Friday, November 1st, 2013, 6PM–MID
The Boneyard Market will feature artists creating skull and skeleton themed items at a lower price point.

In addition to the exhibition in the gallery, we're doing a Pop-Up show of carved Jack-O-Lanterns, for all to enjoy! Bring in your artistically carved pumpkins, and also please bring candles... let's make it festive! All are welcome to join us to meet the artists, listen to live music and to enjoy light refreshments. Guests are encouraged to come in costume or in the nude!

The Gallery will be open on Saturday, November 2nd from 11AM–8PM for Dia de los Muertos. This event is free and open to the public.

“It’s about embracing life and death and our mortality,” said Mary Urbas, exhibit curator, and life-long collector of skull art and artifacts. “Being raised Roman Catholic, the rebellious side in me was drawn to skulls for the initial shock value.” Selections from Urbas’ personal skull folkart and art collection will be among the exhibition pieces.

The macabre mélange of artists, artwork and folk art includes:
Jeffrey Allen: Ceramic masks and necklaces
Gennifer Bone: Pen and ink drawing
Gail Crum: Collage, assemblage, mixed media
Sean Crum: Drawing, etching
Laura D’Alesandro: Mixed media
Devout Home: Mixed media, assemblage
Gary Divoky: Ceramic sculpture
Gary Dumm: Skull silkscreen print, comic book, acrylic on canvas
Laura Dumm: Acrylic on canvas and paper, Bubba of the Dead,
Meat (Jeffery Paul Gadbois): Pen and ink drawing
Tim Herron: Drawing
Katrina Hicks: Acrylic on canvas, giclee prints of originals
Richard Jambor: Mixed media, duck tape
Aunia Kahn: Digital painting, photography
Dave King: Mixed media
George Kocar: Acrylic painting on canvas, mixed media
Terry Klausman: Mixed media assemblage
Dan Levin: Assemblage, mixed media
Jim Morana: Mixed media
Beth Nash: Acrylic, mixed media on wood
Angela Oster: Ink drawings, watercolor,gouache
Vince Packard: Acrylic on canvas, mixed media
Stephen Paternite: Digital infrared photography
Kristopher J. Petrenko: Acrylic painting, painted wine boxes
Barb Jakubs Schmidt: Sugar skull sculpture
Debra Sue Solecki: Mixed media collage, pastel
Andrea Thornton: Felt, embroidery, mixed media
Sarah Wojciechowski: Printmaking: relief and etching
Mark Yasenchack: Ceramic mosaic, wall skulls
Theresa Yondo: Ceramic sculpture
Gadi Zamir: Wood burning, found objects, mixed media

Boneyard Market Collection
Jeffrey Allen: Carved ceramic skull necklaces
Patricia Swearingen Hecker: Mixed media wood charms
Kay Larch: Skull art coloring books
Susan Lucas: Mixed media
Deborah McGroder: Ceramic ocarinas, whistles
Melanie Neal: Artisan Chocolates
RobinAnne Payne: Mixed media
Betty Skufca: Mixed media jewelry
Judy Vierow: Reproduction prints of her original mixed media on paper
Michelle Walker: Postcard reproductions of her original mixed media paintings

MOCA Cleveland: Eve Ashcraft (On Color) 10.24 7PM

Eve Ashcraft is the nation’s most 
sought-after color authority. For her public talk at MOCA Cleveland, Ashcraft will discuss the significance of color on our experience of space and architecture. 
From the hues we select for our bedrooms 
to the bold blue interior of MOCA’s new building, Ashcraft will describe the impact 
of color on our emotional, physical, and psychological states.

Free for MOCA Members and Students*
$10 for Non-members. *Students must reserve a free ticket in person with a valid ID

Distinguished Lecture: Eve Ashcraft (On Color)
October 24, 2013 / 7PM

11400 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106
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