Arts + Culture

Learn to cook a tasty Sunday dinner with University Circle’s top chefs
With the cancellation of its usual summer events, like Wade Oval Wednesdays, University Circle, Inc. had to pivot to some socially distant and virtual  activities. At the Circle Food Tour each Sunday, for instance, University Circle chefs help folks cook a full gourmet summer dinner from the comfort of their kitchens and patios.
Day of Action: Live music venues ask patrons to save our stages through email campaign to Congress
Almost 100 Ohio music venues and nonprofit stages are fighting to keep their doors open during the pandemic. Today is Ohio Day of Action, when organizers are asking everyone to write Congress and urge passage of the Save our Stages Act to help these venues make it through tough times. 
Ideal Summer: Lake Erie Ink wants to see how you describe a summer day in its creativity challenge
The imagination can go wild in just One Summer Day. Lake Erie Ink challenges you to share your creative ideas.
Paint the town: Renowned artist Beau Stanton will paint mural in St. Clair Superior neighborhood
Graffiti HeArt, the organization that promotes Cleveland through graffiti and murals, is bringing artist Beau Stanton to Cleveland to paint a 3,000-square foot mural on the side of the Fischer & Jirouch Co. building.
Get your Hip Hop on: Groove Mondays returns next week on the Art Museum steps
Groove Mondays, the Street Dance Hip Hop party on the Cleveland Museum of Art's steps, returns this coming Monday with a free dance session for all ages and abilities.
Get in the groove: Experiencing life and uniting the community through hip hop and street dancing
Dancers DeShawn Fowler and Samuel McIntosh are bringing the Cleveland community together through hip hop dance events on the steps of the Cleveland Museum of Art and other parts of the city.
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture celebrates black-led arts organizations
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture supports the people and organizations in the arts, no matter what their races, ethnicity, or backgrounds. Now they celebrate four black-led arts organizations that are teaching our children well. 
As you like it: History Days events are self-guided, streaming, and live for a taste of CLE's past
In these troubled times, Cleveland History Days gives us a chance to look back on our history and perhaps find some inspiration to put toward the future.
Welcome to the Gayborhood: A 100,000-sq-ft LGBT hub is taking shape on the edge of Lakewood
Developers Daniel Budish and Betsy Figgie plan to open an enormous LGBTQ ecosystem that will house everything from apartments and an athletic complex to a multi-faceted entertainment and retail hub.
How live entertainment venues are attempting to beat COVID-19 with some creative approaches
Many of Cleveland's live entertainment venues are struggling with the challenges of safely reopening during the coronavirus. But some popular hotspots are getting creative.
Karamu House tells of the fight for equality through 'Freedom on Juneteenth' production
Karamu House will use dance, theater, and music to narrate the African American fight for equality and to celebrate Juneteenth this weekend.
South Euclid’s own Nathanael Honvou takes home American Ninja Warrior Junior title
Nathanael Honvou may be just 10 years old, but his competitive spirit is fierce. So fierce, that it earned him the title of American Ninja Warrior Junior last week.
A ninja in Cleveland: 10-year-old athlete makes it to American Ninja Warrior Junior finals
A record holder for his running speed and abilities on a pogo stick, 10-year-old South Euclid resident Nathanael Honvou will compete in the finals during Friday's American Ninja Warrior Junior competition.
Like a boss: This new book shines a light on 20 CLE women to watch
Appropriately sized at 216 pages, the new book Boss Ladies of CLE highlights some of our city's top female talent.
Local love: Made Cleveland takes the flea market shopping experience online

If Etsy and the Yellow Pages had a baby, it might look like Made Cleveland. Set to launch this Saturday, May 23, Made Cleveland is an online e-commerce hub and directory featuring local artists and makers — and is ready to fill in the gaps and meet demand in the absence of in-person markets this season.

Artists paint mural to boost morale as Cleveland begins COVID-19 recovery
Graffiti artist Bob Peck and graphic pop artist Rich Cihlar collaborate on a mural depicting a phoenix rising from the ashes as Cleveland starts to open for business amid the coronavirus.
Just shoot it: Local photographer turns his Cleveland images into Zoom backgrounds
Local photographer Andy Lash wanted to spice up his Zoom meetings. So, he took his photos of iconic Cleveland locales and created Zoom backgrounds. Now he's sharing them with you.
Free Stamp: All things free to do while social distancing in the #CLE for May 2020Powered by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture

The best things in life are free, indeed, and this special edition of our "Free Stamp" feature rounds up some free activities to do during Ohio’s Safe at Home order that get our "stamp" of approval. Got a free event you want us to include? Drop us a line here. This feature is powered by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. Also visit their site for additional free events.
 

Virtual creativity: Lake Erie Ink moves its writing workshops to a Zoom format
Lake Erie Ink didn't want to stifle their students' creativity during the school shutdown. So the organization went virtual with its Creative Communities Online series.
Quarantine creativity: The arts and culture community works to keep Clevelanders connected
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture organizations are getting creative in creating and exploring the arts while social distancing.