Now that most of our fall festivals have come and gone, summer may leave us at last, too. No matter if you’re a fan of lingering summer or cooler autumn, we’ve got some events – both indoor and outdoor – to lure you out of the house and into some arts and entertainment. Such as….
We warned you last week that summer wasn’t done with us. With the return of 90-degree days, though, comes a late summer harvest of refreshing events ripe for your picking. Let’s check the baskets, shall we?
When I was your age, you whippersnappers, we didn’t start school in the middle of August. The arts and culture scene took most of the month off, too. No more. Especially in music, this weekend is nearly as busy as the peak of the traditional season.
Ahh, summer. Time to take the music outside. But forget the high-priced national touring acts. Here’s a sampling of local alternatives for putting the musical sizzle in summer – many of them completely free.
Summertime, and the livin’ is easy. That doesn’t mean our neighbors in the arts are taking it easy, though.
No whining about the weather this week. There will be no oppressive heat, no torrents of rain … and no excuses for you not to get out and enjoy one of the events we’re telling you all about – there’s one for almost any taste. We’ll wait just a moment while you tap to open your calendar app….
Free and aimless we frolic from joy to joy: It’s Violetta’s life credo, but it could work just as well to describe the many events you’ll have to choose among this week. Drink up and enjoy the bounty.
Putting on clothes is an everyday act. Some dress to get second glances, and others to blend in. But when expression of gender – whether masculine, feminine or neutral – drives fashion choice, should clothing be more comfortable for the wearer or for society?
Throw a pebble into a pond, and the ripples spread outward.
If you sing a song in the city, do the notes ripple outward as well? Does a mural ripple? A Shakespeare play? Do these ripples affect communities, and even the economies they touch?
It may be the dog days of summer, but the week ahead goes to the kitties, well, at least for a few hours on Sunday! (See post about Ohio Alleycat Resource.) Some cool stuff ahead, to match the cool(er) weather. Slip into something more comfortable…
