AP 2.18.15


Once upon a time the idea that guitarist Cheetah Chrome of Cleveland ’70s punk band the Dead Boys would make it to 2015 seemed preposterous. But he's worked past his heavy drugging and drinking days, all vividly detailed in his autobiography A Dead Boy's Tale From the Front Lines of Punk Rock, and he's busier than he's ever been with his record label and music projects. Now based in Nashville, he's coming back home to play the Beachland Ballroom. Sun 2/22.

* A huge heaping of Brahms with the Cleveland Orchestra & pianist Yefim Bronfman . Thu 19-Sun 2/22.
* Klezmer Guy Bert Stratton brings stories and music to Nighttown. Wed 2/25
* The Lakeland Jazz Fest is back for the 43rd year. Sat 2/21-Sun 2/22.
* Admirables front man Nathan-Paul Davis plays "Suited Groove" jazz at Blu Jazz Akron. Fri 2/20
* Chris Allen performs with Rosavelt & the Guilty Hearts at the Music Box. Sat 2/21.

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AP 2.18.15


If you've been thinking about trying that new downtown restaurant you've been reading about, Downtown Cleveland Restaurant Week is the time to do it. Nearly 50 eateries from the most casual to the most upscale will be offering special menus at special prices so you can sample what they are all about. Fri 2/20-Sun 3/1.

* Rising Star Coffee Roasters is expanding with separate roasting building with their wholesale and online operations, plus coming this summer a retail "coffee lab."

* Come for Sunday tea and macaroons at Coquette Patisserie, this Sunday or any Sunday. You'll want to take a box of their brightly colored macarons home with you! Sun 2/22.

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