Cleveland baroque orchestra Apollo's Fzire had an amazing summer with acclaimed debuts at the Tanglewood Festival and London's BBC Proms. They kick off their Cleveland season with Splendor of Venice, a tribute to Italian composers like Vivaldi. Thu 10/15-Sun 18. * The Cleveland metal scene mourns the loss of proud Parma drummer Jim Konya.
* Notice the level of griping increasing in the music scene last week? The Rock Hall just announced its 2016 nominees.
* Welshly Arms' growing popularity leads to two headlining nights at the Beachland Ballroom. Thu 10/15 & Fri 10/16.
* Jazz sax player Ernie Krivda previews his new album at Nighttown. Thu 10/15.
* Ex-Akronite Tim Easton comes home to play Peninsula's G.A.R. Hall. Sat 10/17.
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There's a potential growing revolution going on in the heart of Cleveland, at the end of a side street wedged between the Central, Kinsman and Slavic Village neighborhoods. There, a massive hydroponic greenhouse produces millions of heads of lettuce and other greens year-round. It's the largest such facility in the U.S. and it's structured as a cooperative, with a goal not just to provide jobs but to lift people out of poverty. We visited Green City Growers to capture photos of the work being done there.
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