Jay Sean performs at the first UPB concert of the semester
Sunayana Jampanaboyana, Staff Reporter
February 8, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Local Events, Music, Top Stories
This past Friday, University Program Board (UPB) hosted Jay Sean in the first UPBeats concert of the semester. Best known for throwback hits including “Down” and “Ride It,” English singer and songwriter Jay Sean, born Kamaljit Singh Jhooti, entertained students in Tinkham Veale University Center....
Cleveland Comedy Open features local comedians
Sunayana Jampanaboyana, Staff Reporter
January 18, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Comedy, Local Events
The Cleveland Comedy Open (CCO) featured a wide variety of jokes including a super-roach, a barely sane father and an unsuccessful athlete with far too many participation trophies. On Jan. 14, the festival featured 12 distinct comedians on the local Cleveland stand-up comedy scene in the first pr...
One-Act Festival provides bite-sized entertainment for CWRU
Yvonne Pan, Staff Reporter
December 7, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts, Local Events, Theater & Dance
Do you have the attention span of a squirrel? Do you often find yourself losing interest in plays only minutes in? Players’ Theatre Group (PTG) provided a solution to both problems through their hour and thirty minute long One-Act Festival, held in the Eldred Black Box Theater on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. ...
Fluffy Duck Cafe brings homemade pastries to Cleveland
Henry Bendon, Staff Reporter
December 7, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Food, Local Events, Top Stories
Running a bakery is a long and exhausting process. For the Fluffy Duck Cafe, located across from the Cleveland Clinic, baking starts everyday at 2:30 a.m. The Fluffy Duck employs three people, including the owner, so it is an all hands on deck operation most of the time. This includes arriving a...
A farewell to the Happy Dog at Euclid Tavern
Matt Hooke, A&E Editor
November 30, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Local Events, Top Stories
The Euclid Tavern has been the reliable fixture of a constantly changing University Circle. The historic bar has been around in some form or another since 1909, with new owners taking over as the years went by. Now its latest owner, Happy Dog, is closing the location marking the fourth time in the new mill...
What to do this Weekend
Matt Hooke, A&E Editor
November 30, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Local Events, What to do this Week
Friday, Nov. 30 What: 25th Annual Holiday CircleFest When: Friday 5 - 9 p.m. Saturday/Sunday 1 - 7 p.m. Where: Wade Oval Grab your skates and get ready to listen to some music at this weekend’s celebration of the holiday season in Wade Oval. The free festival features performances by the ...
CWRU dancers paint “Mosaics”
Weiwei Kong, Staff Reporter
November 16, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts, Local Events
On Friday, Nov. 9, The Case Western Reserve University Department of Dance debuted “Mosaics,” a mix of new and old pieces. The event featured five pieces, including “Mirage,” “Air for the G-String,” “Bamboo Prayer,” “Caffeinated” and “Imagined Odyssey.” “Mirage” is brand new, whil...
Parisian chef visits CWRU, teaches art of French cooking
Henry Bendon, Staff Reporter
November 16, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Food, Local Events, Top Stories
Nearly 10 years ago while on sabbatical, Cheryl Toman, who is a professor of French and chair of the Modern Languages and Literatures department at Case Western Reserve University and holds a doctorate in Interdisciplinary French Studies, discovered a restaurant in Paris called Le Preum’s. Toman be...
What to do this Weekend
November 16, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Local Events
Friday, Nov. 16 What: Happy Dog Closing Concerts Where: Happy Dog at the Euclid Tavern When: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Celebrate the last night of Happy Dog at the historic Euclid Tavern with two concerts that represent the diversity of programming at this University Circle institution. First see t...
Naach Di Jolly celebrates South Asian music, culture
Henry Bendon, Staff Reporter
November 16, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Local Events, Music, Top Stories
The piles of coats sitting by the entrance to the Jolly Scholar were falling off the tables and covered blocked-off booths last Saturday night. The reason for this calamity of coats was Naach Di Jolly, a Bollywood and Bhangra night, hosted by Naach Di Cleveland, celebrating Indian music and culture. From...
