Arts + Culture

Beck Center completes latest round of renovations, enters home stretch in $6.7 million project
Beck Center for the Arts last week celebrated two years of fundraising and renovation work to its creative arts complex as it embarks on the final phase of its Creating Our Future campaign and renovations.
Radio on the Lake releases the works of 19th Century writer Martha Wolfenstein
Martha Wolfenstein was known for her poignant tales of her father’s experiences in the 19th Century German ghetto where he grew up. He writings are now featured in a recorded series from Radio on the Lake Theatre, “Out of the Past: The Stories of Martha Wolfenstein.”
#CLEative Groove: Meet Gelise Thomas, DEI changemaker and musical mind behind Learn to Play CLE
Our #CLEative Groove series puts the spotlight on our city’s creative makers and shakers! Read on for our next installment with Gelise Littlejohn Thomas, DEI changemaker at University Hospitals and the musical mind behind Learn to Play CLE.
46th Cleveland International Film Festival announces program lineup
The Cleveland International Film Festival, running March 30 through April 9, yesterday announced the lineup for its 46th year, as well as its streaming options.
Two cents: Creatives campaign for a slice of Cleveland's Rescue Plan funds
Creative organizations around Northeast Ohio are using a postcard campaign to lobby City Council to allocate just 2% of Cleveland's $511 million American Rescue Plan Act money to revitalize the region's arts, entertainment, and culture entities hit hard by the pandemic.
Lucky 13: Brite Winter returns to live entertainment this weekend
Brite Winter, the annual arts and music festival. returns to live programming this Saturday with a chance to cure the winter blues and celebrate the event's 13th year of bringing low-cost and accessible events to the city.
#CLEative Groove: Meet Haley Himiko Morris, artist-entrepreneur and owner of Cool World
Our #CLEative Groove series puts the spotlight on our city’s creative makers and shakers! Read on for our next installment with artist-entrepreneur Haley Himiko Hudson Morris, owner of Cool World in Detroit Shoreway.
Kapow! Lake Erie Ink prepares for 10th annual Kids Comic Con
Lake Erie Ink celebrates 10 years of Kids Comic Con next week with a hybrid model of virtual and in-person comic workshops, talks, and parties for youngsters. 
Short and sweet: Film festival this week celebrates the art of the short film
Now in its 11th year, the Short.Sweet Film Festival takes place this week with more than 150 short films featured both virtually and at the Metropolitan at the 9. 
Need some creative catharsis? FreshWater editor to launch ninth cohort of Artist's Way class
If there's anything curating the #CLE-ative Groove series has reinforced, it's that Clevelanders are infinitely creative—and they're not afraid to show it! If you're yearning to get into your own creative groove, read on.
Scaring winter away with the 2022 Kurentovanje festival
Revelers hope to chase away winter in Cleveland this coming weekend during the 10th annual Cleveland Kurentovanje—a Slovenian Madi Gras festival.
#CLEative Groove: Meet Lisa Ligus, founder of Songbirds Music Therapy Services
Our #CLEative Groove series puts the spotlight on our city’s creative makers and shakers! Read on for our next installment with Lisa Ligus, founder of Songbirds Music Therapy Services.
Filling the silence: CLE Silent Film Festival will celebrate the music of J. S. Zamecnik
The first-ever Cleveland Silent Film Festival and Colloquium will this month celebrate the emergence of music paired with films at venues around Northeast Ohio, and centers around composer, and Cleveland native John Stepan Zamecnik.
Fluorescent exploration: Waterloo Arts hosts DayGloLAB before annual DayGloSho
In preparation for it's annual DayGloSho—works of 40 regional and national artists using pigments made by Cleveland-based DayGlo Color Corp.—Waterloo Arts has created DayGloLAB for experimentation and hands-on activities with the medium.
#CLEative Groove: Meet Robert Gatewood of Master Collective and Gatewood Home/Share
Our #CLEative Groove series puts the spotlight on our city’s creative makers and shakers! Read on for our next installment with Robert Gatewood, founder of Master Collective and program director for Gatewood Home/Share.
Cooking up creativity: LGBTQ+ youth theater workshop The Text Kitchen launches in CLE
The Text Kitchen, A new theater education program in Edgewater, focuses on LGBTQ+ youth in Northeast Ohio.
#CLEative Groove: Meet Susan Chapo, founder of Relish Cleveland Tours
Welcome to #CLEative Groove, a new series featuring profile Q&As with our city’s creative makers and shakers! Read on for our first installment with Susan Chapo, founder of Relish Cleveland food tours.
Reviewing 2021: A baker’s dozen of the top FreshWater stories of last year
FreshWater takes a look back at 13 of our favorite stories from 2021. Happy New Year!
Telling stories: Filmmaker uses his craft to capture the spirit of NEO folks in his documentaries
Documentary filmmaker Carl Kiss enjoys telling the stories of how everyday Clevelanders and local business make Northeast Ohio a better place. Most recently, he capture Destiny Burns' story in his CLE Urban Winery documentary. 
Tuned up: The music and magic of community orchestras
It’s a false perception that seeing the Cleveland Orchestra play at Severance Hall is only for the elite—but there is another way to attend a traditional orchestra performance with the dozens of local community orchestras.