AP 6.17.15
ChamberFest Cleveland's fourth year is called "Crossing Borders." And it crosses borders between genres, nationalities and into venues where you don't usually hear chamber music. It includes a gala concert celebrating the festival's founder, clarinetist Franklin Cohen (pictured), who is retiring from the Cleveland Orchestra after 39 years. Wed 6/17-Wed 7/1.* The Blue Sky Folk Festival is for participating as well as listening. Sat 6/20.
* The North Coast Men's Chorus takes a trip back to the ’60s. Sat 6/20 & Sun 6/21.
* Hear sweet soul music with Antoine Dunn & Robin Stone at the Music Box. Sat 6/20.
* Summer Solstice at Riverdog Barn features local blues musicians. Sat 6/20.
* Patrick Carney & other Akron musicians play benefit at Musica to memorialize a friend. Sun 6/21.
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AP 6.10.15
Hungry for BBQ? Stop by the Coit Road Farmers Market where market manager Kevin Scheuring will be grilling up plates of catfish, pulled pork and chicken for only $6 a piece to raise money to support the market. Sat 6/20.* Chef/entrepreneur Zack Bruell has seven distinctive area restaurants with two more on the way. And there's a tenth: he'll soon be feeding the dinosaur fans at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History at his new cafe Exploration set to open this month.