Special Weekend Edition
Cool Valentine's Day

Changeable as it is, the weather has cleared for Valentine's Day weekend, so take advantage of the snow-free roads and take your sweetie out for some fun. We've picked a few hot items for your perusal below, all taking place over Valentine's weekend, plus a head start on reserving your tix to our Cool Cleveland Carnaval next weekend, Sat 2/21. Reserve your tickets online before Midnight tonight to get your best deal, because then the prices go up. Support our local non-profits and locally-owned restaurants and taverns. Enjoy Valentine's Day weekend. And tell them Cool Cleveland sent you. --Thomas Mulready

Cool Cleveland Carnaval on Sat 2/21
VIP and general admission tix on sale until Midnight tonight Fri 2/13
This Carnaval is expected to sell out!

Be there for an authentic Cool Cleveland Carnaval on Sat 2/21 from 9:30PM-2:30AM at Silk nightclub. Catch the spectacular Samba Show featuring dancers in glittering sequined costumes, with beads and feathers, with percussionists playing the authentic Brazilian Batucada rhythms. You will dance non-stop as you are taken on a "Carnaval Tour" of Brazil. And Cool Cleveland will bring you there with VIP and general admission tix, on sale at lowest possible price online before Midnight tonight 2/13. It all takes place at the fabulous new Silk Nightclub, 1148 Main Street, next to Shooters, West bank of the Flats. 21 and over please. See map & more info here.

It's all yours for one low ticket price:

Secure your Cool Cleveland Carnaval tickets online now before Midnight tonight Fri 1/13:
Special VIP ticket with exclusive access & view of the performances $23: https://coolcleveland.net/tickets/022109/VIP/index.php
General admission ticket $13: https://coolcleveland.net/tickets/022109/index.php

Heather Haviland's Earthly Pleasures
Vine & Bean and Lucky's Café only Scratch the Surface for Foodie-Entrepreneur

In Woody Allen's 1980 movie Stardust Memories, he plays a successful filmmaker who begins to feel discouraged because he's not doing anything good for the world. But he finds enlightenment when a space alien tells him, "You want to do mankind a real service? Tell funnier jokes."

Heather Haviland has found similar enlightenment, but not about movie making or joke writing. And not from Martians, but from regular people, like you and me. Well, like me, anyway. The Cleveland chef and restaurateur has learned, in more than 30 years of creating cool culinary concepts, how good it feels to make other people feel good -- and how to accomplish it. She's learned that food is a great vehicle for that, and a legitimate one.

Haviland owns Lucky's Café (luckyscafe.com) on Starkweather Avenue in Tremont and the Vine and Bean Café (vineandbeancafe.com) on Larchmere Boulevard in Cleveland, just north of Shaker Square. And she is working on a third place called Sanctuary, also in Tremont, in the former Gospel Press Building, a pre-Civil War structure that she says has housed a Bible factory and a home for cloistered nuns. She’s doing a special Valentine’s Day dinner at the Vine and Bean Saturday night, February 14 (call 707-3333 for reservations). She has created the one-time menu for that night with her chef de cuisine, Ky-wai Wong, who has been the executive chef at Lockkeeper’s and chef de cuisine at Dante’s and worked at the Intercontinental Hotel’s restaurant. “We’re making the pasta from scratch,” she says...

Read more about Vine and Bean's Valentine's Day special one-time dinner by clicking here

HOT An Old-Fashioned Valentine This Cleveland Pops Valentine's Day Concert hits Fri 2/13 at Severance Hall. Featuring soprano Margo Watson [pictured] and baritone Michael Lackey, musical selections include favorites for all ages from the great American songbook, stage and screen and movies include My Funny Valentine; several Gershwin favorites including An American in Paris and Lullaby; a medley of Billy Joel favorites; I Could Have Danced All Night, music from Titanic and more. PLUS: 7 year old Cle vocalist/phenom Isabela Moner -- an award winner in the recent Pops' Jean L. Petitt Music Scholarship competition -- sings Over the Rainbow! Sounds like a winner to us! http://www.clevelandpops.com.

Hearts On Fire Make plans to attend this year's special 10th Anniversary of Hearts On Fire on Sat 2/14 at 6:30PM. This signature event of the North Coast Men's Chorus is a fantastic way to spend a great evening of fun, food, music, dancing, and an amazing silent auction with a group of your friends - or with that special someone. Hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar and a venerable selection of auction items lead up to a sharp cabaret show featuring NCMC singers and special guests of the chorus. Shaker Heights Country Club, 3300 Courtland Blvd., Shaker Heights. http://www.ncmchorus.com.

Save Room for Dessert This Valentine's Day Auction to benefit Family Haven hits Sat 2/14 at 7PM at Local Girl Gallery, 16106 Detroit Ave., Lakewood. The evening will be highlighted by a dessert tasting and an auction of hand painted dessert dishes designed by local artists. Family Haven relies on the generosity of the community to continue their success working with people with developmental disabilities. Tickets are available in advance; individuals wanting to support Family Haven but are unable to attend the event donations will be accepted by Mireille Kious at 440-250-2773 or by email at msjoblom@familyhaven.org. Call 521-2894 for more info. http://www.localgirlgallery.com.

HOT Look to the Rainbow Near West Theatre (NWT) presents its Annual Benefit Fundraiser on Sun 2/15 at PlayhouseSquare Center's Ohio Theatre and Allen Theatre Lobby. The benefit honors the accomplishments of Randell McShepard (of RPM) and Near West's Volunteer Recruiter, Susan Stewart. NWT will present a diverse cast of its past and present performers in a dazzling revue featuring songs and scenes from productions of the last season. Following the performance, guests will mingle over a glass of wine while enjoying a delectable display of catered hors d'oeuvres and desserts from Sammy's while bidding on an eclectic silent auction in the Allen Theatre Lobby. Doors at 5PM. http://www.nearwesttheatre.org.

Love and kisses
--Thomas Mulready
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