Also, Cleveland, it turns out, really does ROCK… the three historic and wondrous venues used for music and parties –the Beachland Ballroom, Happy Dog and Grog Shop, located in different parts of the city–were ideal for music, drink and schmoozing news.pollstar.com/2022/07/14/the…

Thanks to Jeremy Nobile at Crain's Cleveland Business for keeping folks informed about the importance of, and ongoing challenges facing independent live music venues. crainscleveland.com/arts-entertain…

Best Hot Dog: | Best of Cleveland clevescene.com/best-of/2022/f…

Checking out the Ohio Arts Council #ArtsImpactOhio conference.

Key finding from SMU DataArts - ticketed attendance is expected to be down 20-25% from pre-Covid levels for at least the next three years. This is consistent with what I’m hearing from my NIVA - National Independent Venue Association colleagues.

Thank you to thefundneo and my stakeholder partners at Cuyahoga County, Destination Cleveland, and IAmCryptoWolfy at Deaconess Foundation for supporting the hospitality sector recovery work. And thanks also to my NIVA - National Independent Venue Association sisters & brothers in the #SaveOurStagrs work!

Music Work! It’s History and Future with Prof Ben Harbert Jami Duffy Aaron Myers @[email protected] Michael Seman Sean Watterson FREE Live Participatory Stream! georgetown.zoom.us/j/97185730106?…

My favorite thing from last night: Robin Lopez calling his brother Brook a flopper — and going to West Side Story to do it.

Why is this so hard? coolcleveland.com/2023/03/local-…

Now is the time to discuss how arts funds are allocated, and Assembly for the Arts is the agency best equipped to distribute dollars to artists and arts-based businesses.