AP 7.9.14
Austin "Walkin Cane" Charanghat (pictured) is one of a couple of dozen mostly local blues and blues-influenced acts playing the Kent Blues Festival. Opening night features free music in venues all over downtown Kent all night. The second and final night stars veteran country blues performers John Hammond and Rory Block at the Kent Stage. Fri 7/18-Sat 7/19.* Three days of music at Painesville Party in the Park. Fri 7/18-Sun 7/20.
* Opera per Tutti performs at Italian Cultural Garden. Sun 7/20.
* Cle rockers Ottawa debut new single at Mahall's 20 Lanes. Sat 7/19.
* Rock Hall Music Masters series to honor the Everly Brothers. Mon 10/20-Sat 10/25.
* Bethesda's Shanna Delaney and Eric Ling Debut new band at Grog Shop. Sat 7/19.
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AP 7.9.14
Tremont has a lot of foodie competition it didn't have a decade ago when it was THE local culinary destination. Now there are many. But with the 12th annual edition of the Taste of Tremont, the neighborhood shows that it still has the touch. Sun 7/20.* You think tofu is slimy and tasteless? Plant nutrition advisor Rebecca Dingle aims to change your mind in her program "Demystifying Tofu" at the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library. Thu 7/17.
* Spend a summer evening out in the country picking blueberries. Geauga County's Agrarian Collective hosts a berry-picking event that also features local beer, bluegrass music and demonstrations on what to do with your berries. Thu 7/17.