Cleveland Plus Events Calendar

Join the Cleveland Restoration Society, AIA Cleveland, and AIA Akron on Wednesday, May 16 at 5:30 p.m. for our annual awards program as we celebrate the best of historic preservation in Northeast Ohio during May, National Preservation Month! We will recognize nine exemplary projects, and the people who made them happen, as we come together to celebrate the revitalization of our city and its surrounding region. Special thanks to our sponsors, The Sherwin-Williams Company and Westlake Reed Lesko... Visit Website

Brother against brother, Jew against Jew, 10,000 Jewish soldiers fought on both sides of the battlefield. This remarkable film reveals the little-known struggles that faced Jewish Americans in the field and on the home front during the nation's deadliest war. Marjorie R. Wilson, specialist on Clevelanders in the Civil War, leads a post-viewing discussion.  

Colonel JD Wilkes (songwriter / front man extraordinaire for Th' Legendary Shack Shakers), his wife Jessica, plus fellow Shack Shaker, Mark Robertson, make up the old-time music trio The Dirt Daubers. Hailing from Paducah, KY and Nashville, TN, these three have travelled the world internationally, singing loud-and-proud an eclectic mix of Appalachian, ragtime, and hot jazz standards and original music. From cowboys songs to bluegrass, Harlem jazz to honky tonk, the DAUBERS tackle it all with... Visit Website

Join us for another evening of Classic Movies!  

From: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM* Preview this class or come to ask questions*This is for all those who have been CERTIFIED in Thai Massage, whether it was through the Studio, Thailand, or any other school of Thai massage. Look for this practice around the 3rd Sunday's. Going our workshop and events page register, the practice is free, donations for the use of the space will be greatly appreciated. You will be free to come and go as you please, stay for an hour, stay for the whole time. Those that know ... Visit Website

Join the Cleveland Institute of Art as it celebrates one of Cleveland's most unique artists-in-residence programs during a final public event, The Cuba Project: Works in Residence. This is the last opportunity to view the work of Cuban artists, created during their seven-month residency at CIA. The exhibition runs through May 19.  

Come Fly Away is the new Broadway musical that brings together the legendary music of Frank Sinatra and the creative vision of Tony Award-winner Twyla Tharp (Movin' Out). This one-of-a-kind experience combines the seductive vocals of "Ol' Blue Eyes'" with the sizzling sound of a live on-stage big band and the visceral thrill of Tharp's choreography. As 15 of the world's best dancers tell the story of four couples falling in and out of love, you will experience the exhilaration of a f... Visit Website

Rembrandt in America will be the first major exhibition to explore in depth the collecting of Rembrandt paintings in America. Consisting of approximately fifty works, the exhibition will bring together autograph paintings by Rembrandt as well as others thought to be by the artist when they entered American collections but whose attributions can no longer be maintained. The exhibition therefore also presents a survey of the long career of Rembrandt as a painter, including his studio and a broade... Visit Website

The Gallery at Old Stone is currently showing "Metamorphosis" a photography exhibit which runs through the end of May. This show focuses on the transformation of lives through the Transitional Housing, Inc. (THI) program in Cleveland. See the before and after of eight women's lives represented through photography and short descriptions of their positive metamorphosis. Regular Exhibit Hours: Monday-Friday, 9AM-4PM through May 31  

Come and enjoy the stunning objects in this exhibit which explores the influence of culture in the works of four young Hungarian/American artists: Krisztina Lazar, Janos Nadas, Peter Tabor and Krisztina Walter. All four artists grew up immersed in the greater Cleveland Magyar community, from Hungarian Scouts to Hungarian school, and as members of the Regos folk ensemble where their cultural expressions found further form in dance, song and various folk-art. Fluent in Hungarian, all four shar... Visit Website

This incomparable, Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim is up close and personal in this landmark theatrical event, Sondheim on Sondheim. Ohio native James Lapine has created an evening that fuses exclusive interview footage about a life and artistic process that has touched the world. This live musical journey includes dozens of tunes from Sondheim's amazing 50-year Broadway legacy that includes West Side Story, Gypsy, Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George, Sweeney T... Visit Website

Learn Argentine Tango at one of Northeast Ohio's historical landmark! 6:30 - 7pm: Free lesson for beginners 7:00 - 8pm: Argentine Tango lesson 8:00 - 11pm: Practice (dance) $10: Class + Practice $5: Practice Only

Ohio Savings Bank is proud to bring back Walnut Wednesdays to the NineTwelve District. With nearly 1,000 people attending each week last year, we are excited to once again offer up this event in the neighborhood. Beginning May 2nd through the end of September from 11:30am-1pm some of your favorite food trucks will gather at Walnut Avenue and East 9th street for a special Chow Down event. Come out with coworkers during lunch and enjoy this one of a kind event; Walnut Wednesdays will also featur... Visit Website

Come experience the Geauga County countryside in a buggy! Through the woods and the fields and then on the back-road for a true Amish experience. Our buggy's are authentic and driven by their owners. Rides are 1/2 hour about three miles long. Ma & Pas Gift Shack 1-440-548-5521 remington@ohio.net. http://www.maandpas.com  

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is proud to present a major exhibition devoted to a truly unique American rock and roll band, Grateful Dead: The Long, Strange Trip. The exhibit will open on Thursday, April 12, as a part of the 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Week events. "The Grateful Dead is a band that is identified with a remarkable era in American history, and, inasmuch as they embody that era, their work is timeless," says Jim Henke, Vice President of Exhi... Visit Website

45 min long with 15 min optional meditation for those who may only have a short amount of time to get away! Making it easier on your health and wellness.  

When your mind is balanced and unperturbed, you have a strong and sexy mind and a calm body. We will work on different techniques to tap into your inner power and learn how to remain undisturbed through any challenges that come your way. Go deeper into your breath, liberate the life force (pranayama), detach yourself from the senses (pratyahara), improve mental focus (dharana), and sink deeper into your true nature effortlessly (meditation). These practices will teach you how to deeply relax, a... Visit Website

"Rock Star" is a vinyasa flow class set to pop, rock, rhythm and blues, and punk music. As the energy generated by the practice builds, the music follows suit. Rock Star is for yogis and yoginis who thrive on the creative spirit of rock and its subgenres and for those who envision their practice as a time to play, release, and get centered. It's pranayama and asana meets Lou Reed, The White Stripes, Diana Ross, HotChaCha, Gossip, Led Zepplin, and many other rock stars and divas.

The concept of Flow Arts is simple: learn to move in harmony with an inanimate object so that it becomes an animated extension of your body, then flow with it in ways that look and feel totally awesome!  

"Take responsibility for creating your own music, your own lifestyle, your own community. Build a movement based on love, taking actions in hope that someday peace may finally be achieved...Freedom is something we can create everyday; it is up to us to make it happen." - From the punk zine Profane Existence (June 1990) As a practice, Punk Rock Yoga is much more than vinyasa flow to the music of the punk subculture (though music clearly plays an important role); it is a way of approach... Visit Website

The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association presents "Lawyers Without Rights" a traveling exhibit that provides a historic commentary and present-day reminder of the dangers that exist when the law is unjustly applied. Hosted at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1801 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, the exhibit is open to the public and free of charge. "Lawyers Without Rights" will be on display April 20 through May 17 and from May 21 through May 31, excluding Memorial Day. Hours ar... Visit Website

The Bonfoey Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of drawings by Laurence Channing: 2000 - 2012. These charcoal and pastel drawings on paper will be on view in our street level gallery from May 11 through June 9, 2012. We cordially invite you to join us for an opening reception with the artist, Friday, May 11, from 5 - 8 pm at the gallery.  

The image of women at the seaside in elegant white gowns was a popular subject for Impressionist painters. This exhibition explores the reality of summer tourism with a selection of actual garments of the style that would have been worn near and at the beach. The pieces date from the 1860s to the 1910s and include not only summer daywear for women and children but also swimwear. This exhibition is designed to coordinate with the exhibition "Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism" th... Visit Website

Aerial silks is an athletic, circus art discipline most often associated with Cirque du Soleil. It involves paired lengths of fabric hung from above that are climbed, wrapped around the body, and/or tied to create dramatic drops, poses and movement above the ground. Participation in aerial silks helps to build strength, flexibility, coordination & balance. Drop-in classes are offered every Sunday & Wednesday in Cleveland, OH. Classes are $20 each, or $65 for a 5-class card. Discounts ... Visit Website

Sara Hume, Curator Ikat, batik, shibori, tie-dye, kasuri, adire, bandhani... Many different methods, one simple premise: creating patterns using dye. The exhibition is organized by technique in order to bring together examples from around the globe. While techniques vary widely, they rely on a few basic principles. The dye can be resisted using mechanical means by tying or clamping. Or the resist can be chemical, generally paste or wax. Resist techniques can be seen in the most expensive and t... Visit Website