On Saturday November 24, 2018, Cleveland will kick off the holidays with Winterfest in Public Square. This is a day of fun and festivities. The skating rink will open. The Christmas tree will be lit (ceremony begins at 6:00 pm). There will be live music, a fireworks show and of course Santa! There will be […]
It was announced that the tall ships will be making a stop in Cleveland July 11- 14, 2019 as part of the Tall Ships Challenge Great Lakes. They will be making several stops throughout the summer including Buffalo on Independence Day and Toronto, Canada on Canada Day. The festivities will include day sails and waterfront activities. […]
Today, is the 100 anniversary of the end of WWI. Cleveland’s newspaper, the Plain Dealer, published a letter from Army Lt. Dillard Firse (from Cleveland) 100 years ago describing the end of the war for him and the members of the all-black 336th Infantry Regiment while in France during the war. Lt. Dillard Firse’s letter […]
The Cleveland Museum of Art has announced a special Georgia O’Keeffe exhibit coming to the museum on November 23, 2018 – March 3, 2019. The exhibit will not only feature Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings, but clothing and photographic portraits of her as the subject. Tickets will be required for the exhibit, titled “Living Modern” although the […]
The other week, through Keep It Local, I went to a great networking event at Larchmere Fire Works. Here on Tours of Cleveland’s blog and social media we like to highlight not only our walking tours but great things to do in Cleveland. Larchmere Fire Works offers blacksmithing, glass fusion and glass blowing courses for […]
Spooky Cleveland – One of my favorite spooky Cleveland ghost stories involves, Sauk Indian Chief, Joc-O-Sot. He died in Cleveland in 1844 and is buried in Erie Street Cemetery. But rumor has it that he had wished to be buried closer to his birthplace (probably somewhere in current Minnesota or Wisconsin). His burial in Cleveland […]
Cleveland has an amazing theater scene and today begins Les Miserables at Playhouse Square and the Connor Palace theater. The show will run through November 18. Tours of Cleveland would like to welcome the cast and crew and we are looking forward to seeing the show. The show is based on the novel of the […]
One of the older symbols of Playhouse Square is the blue urn that sits in the Connor Palace theater. The blue urn is cobalt porcelain with brass handles, weighing 325 pounds. It sits on a slab of marble from Tunisia. The urn was made prior to WWI in Sevres, France. It’s sister urn is said […]
The Playhouse Square chandelier is the most famous symbol of Playhouse Square today. It was first lit on May 2, 2014 in a grand celebration that included live performances, a marching band and fireworks, lots of fireworks! The Playhouse Square chandelier is the largest outdoor chandelier in the world. It is made up of 4,200 […]
The Playhouse Square Retro Sign is one of the many symbols of Playhouse Square. As part of the dramatic transformation in 2014 of the neighborhood, the Playhouse Square retro sign was lit. It stands 44 feet tall, with 9 feet letters and 3 inch LED light bulbs. The sign is located on top of the […]
