Cleveland, OH

Today’s the day!  The 12th annual Taste of Cleveland begins and runs through September 3rd.  Besides the food there will be musical acts, dance performances, and pet adoptions galore.

The event, being held at the Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre at Tower City, will get kicked off today with free admission, courtesy of The Wave! from 11am to 5pm!  After the first few hours of it being free, the admission only goes up to $7.00 for adults and kids under 12 get in free!  This is a great opportunity to experience some of the best food that Cleveland has to offer and spend some time with your friends or family.

 Eat up, Cleveland!

Tomorrow the annual Taste of Cleveland begins!

Over thirty local restaurants will be providing you with a sample size portion of their main entrees. 

I’ll tell you more about it tomorrow but I wanted to give you time to gear up, and possibly stop eating, before it all begins tomorrow!

Tonight at the Garage on W. 25th Street the “Big Hair Unleashed” outing continues with the band Crue Cuts performing some covers from great 80’s rock bands such as White Snake, Cinderella, and my personal favorite Poison ;) 

 If you’re up for a night of big hair, leather pants, and the general yummy aroma of Aquanet, then get thee down to the Garage…and rock on!

The Contessa Gallery here in Cleveland has two exhibits that you do not want to miss!

The Out of the Crate: New Acquisitions exhibit features such legends as Andy Warhol and Ansel Adams.  A collection like this is hard to come by stop make sure you go see it.

Also showing: Lasting Impression: The Pisarro Family Legacy

See the exhibits at one or both of the Contessa Galleries locations on either Cedar Lee or Euclid Ave.

Nasa is reporting that tonight we will have the opportunity to view a total solar eclipse, if you’re interested check out their page dedicated the the eclipse, tonight/early tomorrow morning. 

An eclipse can only occur when we have a full moon and it passes through some part of the earth’s shadow. 

Keep an eye out, it should be spectacular!

So you wanna hear some great music this weekend?  You’ve got plenty of options:

Blues: Tab Benoit a blues musician with a flavor of deep south soul.  Tab will be playing at the Kent Stage in Kent, Ohio.

Rock N’ Roll: Bad Boys of Rock Tour is happening tonight, featuring Hinder, Papa Roach, and Buckcherry, check ‘em out at Time Warner Amphitheatre here in Cleveland.

Van Halen will be playing tomorrow night at the Quicken Loans Arena, come in for a listen.

Now go shake your groove thing and get your freak on

Need a break tonight?  Stressed out?  Ready to quit your job?  Then you need to do some yoga. 

At 5:15 tonight the Saint Joseph Wellness Center in Tremont will be having it’s weekly yoga class. Come with a towel, blanket, a bottle of water, and meditate with a trained instructor.

 Namaste

As most children are getting ready to head back to school, most parents are spending, spending, spending!  Since you’re already going to spend it why not get something back! 

Shop for  your back to school apparel at Tower City Center, in downtown Cleveland, and spend $100.00 (you know you will;) and get $20.00 back!  How can you go wrong with a deal like that.  Find more information on Tower City’s website and have fun shopping!

Tonight at the Lorain County Fair you can come on down and enjoy the band Diamond Rio.  It only costs $4.00 to get in and children under age eight are FREE! As always there will be food and fun!

What a great way to fill a boring ol’ Tuesday night!

If you are an aspiring playwright and have a 90 minute piece ready to be performed then Doboma’s Theatre is for you!  Located in Cleveland Heights, this edgy theatre is searching for talented, yet to be discovered writers. 

Famous for it’s energetic and established cast-members, they search for hidden talent within the ever growing communities of contemporary playwrights.  If they choose your play it will be included in their upcoming workshop sessions.

Write it and apply!

So the weather here in Cleveland today is fantastic!  It’s about 60 degrees right now and is only going to get to 68 degrees by this afternoon.  Our evenings have been nice and cool around 55 degrees to 60 degrees.

 We aren’t sweating or complaining that it’s hot.  We’ve turned off our air conditioners.  Instead we are taking long evening walks, eating ice cream outside (without it melting down our arms), driving with the windows down, relaxing in front of a fan and just enjoying Cleveland!

So you’re already out and about today in Cleveland and you’re getting thirsty, very thirsty.  Stop by The Studio of Five Rings and attend one of their free summer wine tastings.

The event is happening today from noon to 7pm, so you have plenty of time to get ready :)  give them a call to make a reservation as well. The Studio of Five Rings is also an art gallery, so bring your metro-sexual self on down and taste some of Cleveland’s finest wine.  With a quote like this: “To fully appreciate works of art, it requires us to step out of our busy lives and enjoy the moment of observing it, treasuring it.” (taken from the studio of five rings website) how can you go wrong? 

Enjoy and take a sip for me.

So you don’t have any plans for tomorrow, the 18th?  What?  Well get yourself to Kelley’s Island and enjoy a day of fun for the whole family.  The Kelley’s Island homecoming is going on tomorrow and there will be so much to do.  Big Bands will entertain you throughout the day, dancing, games, and food will top of your jam packed day!

If you decide to go but you find that you need somewhere to stay, the island offers lovely bed and breakfasts, cottages, and rental homes.

Take some pictures if you go and tell me all about it!

Kiss 96.5 here in Cleveland is planning a great event for this upcoming weekend!  Located at Huntington Beach in Bay Village, you can bring the whole family for an evening of great fun.  Enjoy food, games, win prizes, hear great music, and stay to watch a classic movie!

The radio station will be broadcasting live from the beach so get ready to Rock N’ Roll!

For more information visit their site: Kiss 96.5 “Kiss Summer Goodbye!”

If you’d like to take a little road trip, drive on down to Akron, Ohio and visit the Carousel Dinner Theatre.  You only have about 10 days left to go and see their tribute show, Always…Patsy Cline!  Full of great music, dancing, laughs, tears, and audience participation you’re sure to have a great time. 

Come a Patsy Cline fan and you’ll want to start a fan club, come for the great food and you’ll get full while falling in love with the “girl with the big voice.”