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Musicians perform John Prine songs to benefit Greater Cleveland Food Bank
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday January 10, 2026; Ain’t Hurtin’ Nobody: An Evening of the Songs of John Prine to benefit the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, Dunlap Corner Bar, 3258 W. 32nd Street: Performing before a full house, musicians Michael Sean McDonald, Kate Kooser, Ed Bridge and Landen Kearns take turns playing and singing songs…
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“El Sueño Americano” exhibit at the Maltz Museum sheds light on the struggles of immigrants who risked their lives to reach the United States’ southern border
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Friday, January 9, 2026; Candlelight vigil in memory of Renee Good, Market Square Park, W. 25th and Lorain Avenue: This woman expresses her patriotism through protest. by Lynette Filips The sign on the side of the building at 2929 Richmond Rd. in Beachwood says “Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage”, but since…
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Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center hosts Three Kings crafting workshop (photo)
PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Saturday, January 3, 2026; Tres Reyes Magos Family Crafting Workshop, Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts Center, 2800 Archwood Avenue: Community member Jessica McMillen designs a cajita para los camellos for children to place under their beds just in time for the arrival of the Three Kings. PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Saturday,…
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Cleveland Fell in National Cultural Standing, Report Says
by Bruce Checefsky Cleveland ranked 50th overall and 23rd among large communities in the 2025 Southern Methodist University (SMU) Arts Vibrancy Ranking. The SMU index measures arts supply, demand, public support, cost of living, and population size. In past years, Cleveland reached as high as 12th among large communities, yet it falls behind for…
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Julia De Burgos Center hosts annual Parrandón Navideño event (photos)
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, December 13, 2025; Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts Center’s Parrandón Navideño, 2800 Archwood Avenue: Members of the Julia de Burgos youth dance team, Grupo Coquí, offer entertainment to children and families awaiting a visit from Santa and The Three Kings. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, December 13, 2025; Julia De…
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IlluminateHER showcase features art and photos by Boys & Girls Club members
PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Saturday, November 22, 2025, IlluminateHER: A Photo Narrative Gallery, 78th Street Studios, 1300 W. 78th Street: Genesis Gaines is one of six girls from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio’s Broadway Club who displayed their photography, collage, and mixed media art at the IlluminateHER exhibit. PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG…
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Documentary airs in recognition of history Cleveland’s “Shock Theater”
IMAGE CREATED BY KEVIN KELLY This January marks the 63rd anniversary of Shocker Theater where Ernie Anderson as the host “Ghoulardi” offered commentary on featured horror shows from 1963 to 1966 on WJW-TV8 in Cleveland. (Plain Press January 2026) January 18, 2026, marks the 63rd anniversary of Shock Theater. The show aired in 1963, at 11:20…
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Cleveland Public Theatre hosts annual Day of the Dead celebration (photos)
PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Saturday, November 1, 2025; Día De Muertos (Day of the Dead) 2025 celebration presented by Cleveland Public Theatre with Teatro Público de Cleveland and Día de Muertos Ohio; Cleveland Public Theatre Church Parish Hall, 6205 Detroit Avenue and surrounding area. PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Saturday, November 1, 2025; Día De Muertos…
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Ribbon cut for Art House’s Creative Garden and artist Brinsley Tyrrell’s Tableau – Art in Action
by Greg Cznadel (Plain Press December 2025) On the morning of October 23rd, 2025 in the midst of nearly ten days of rain, it was 48 degrees in Brooklyn Centre as people gathered inside the The Art House, a steel arched Quonset hut, for the ribbon cutting ceremony of the Creative Garden and Brinsley…
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Play about Tamir Rice to come to Near West Theatre
(Plain Press November 2025) The Tamir Rice Foundation in association with the Cleveland-based theatre company Powerful Long Ladder will present the play Objectively/Reasonable: A Community Response to the Shooting of Tamir Rice on November 8th at 6:45 p.m. at Near West Theatre, 6702 Detroit Avenue. Directed by award-winning former Karamu House Artistic Director…