Head to the Kent State University Museum to see the exhibit, “Textures.”
‘History of Black Hair’ on display at Kent State – Through August 2022
“Textures: The History of Black Hair”, is currently on exhibit at the Kent State University Museum, 515 Hilltop Drive [44242]. TEXTURES synthesizes research in history, fashion, art, and visual culture to reassess the “hair story” of peoples of African descent. Long a fraught topic for African Americans and others in the diaspora, black hair is here addressed by artists, barbers, and activists in both its historical perceptions and its ramifications for self and society today. Combs, products, and implements from the collection of hair pioneer Willie Morrow are paired here with masterworks from artists including James Van Der Zee, Sonya Clark, Lorna Simpson, Mary Sibande and Zanele Muholi.
Gallery hours are Tuesday - Saturday: 11a to 5p and Sunday: Noon to 4p. General admission is $6; $5 for seniors 55 and up. Students/children ages 5-18 are $4. Children under 5 are free. Sunday admission is free for all.
“Textures” will remain on exhibit through August 7, 2022.
Multiple Grammy winner Maria Schneider conducts the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra in its 37th season kick off. (Photo: CWRU)
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra with Maria Schneider – November 19
The music of seven-time Grammy winner Maria Schneider, a Cleveland Jazz Orchestra alumna, has been hailed by critics as “evocative, majestic, magical, heart-stoppingly gorgeous, imaginative, revelatory, riveting, daring, and beyond categorization.”
To kick off its 37th season, themed “Women in Jazz”, Schneider will conduct the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra tonight, Friday, November 19 at 8p at the Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Road [44106]. Tickets range from $10-$45.
Christmas Connection at I-X Center – November 19-21
It seems we can barely get past Halloween before the retail powers that be bypass Thanksgiving altogether and go straight to Christmas. A good friend recently told me he put his tree up in mid-October. Yikes! Anyway, ‘tis the season, and the Christmas Connection is back to breathe life into the briefly-shuttered I-X Center today through Sunday, November 21.
Hours are Friday and Saturday 10a-8p and Sunday 10a-5p. Ticket info: Adults (at the door): $12; Adults (online only): $11; Children Ages 12 & Under: Free. Save $3 by purchasing tickets through the Facebook event page.
Love in Action Ohio’s next Community Resource Day is November 20.
Community Resource Day – November 20
Love in Action Ohio and Changing Lives Ministries present a Community Resource Day at Changing Lives Ministries Saturday, November 20 from 1-4p at 12651 St. Clair Avenue [44108]. Giveaways will include books, cell phones, haircuts, hygiene products, food boxes and much more.
Arnold Hines’ annual pre-Thanksgiving Martini Social takes place at Goma on East 4th Street.
Martini Social Pre-Thanksgiving Event – November 24
The Martini Social, an annual Thanksgiving kickoff event hosted by local tastemaker Arnold Hines, returns Wednesday, November 24 from 8p-midnight at Goma Restaurant, 2079 East 4th [44115]. Tickets - available through Eventbrite - are $25 and include a Complimentary Haku Vodka Martini & Sushi Appetizers 8p – 10p Socialize. Fashion forward attire; music by DJ Nicnacc.
Lupe Fiasco’s “Food and Liquor” Tour stops by the Cleveland Agora November 26.
Lupe Fiasco in concert – November 26
Keep your fingers crossed, but it looks like Lupe Fiasco’s “Food and Liquor” tour, one of the concerts that have been rescheduled multiple times due to the pandemic, will finally make it to Agora Cleveland’s Agora, 5000 Euclid Avenue [44103] next Friday, November 26 at 8p. Tickets range from $29.50-$55.
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