Music heads, gear heads, foodies and tattoo junkies are in for an excellent Cleveland weekend headlined by the Flats’ Brite Winter competition.
Cleveland Tattoo Arts Conference
Selecting the correct tattoo artist is as necessary as selecting your contractor and physician today. Fortunately the fifth annual Tattoo Conference is your probability to browse and even get tattooed by greater than 300 of the area’s finest artists. Or simply stroll round and take a look at the gorgeously intricate physique artwork, jewellery items and facet reveals by a slew of makers, manufacturers, designers and entertainers. If in case you have your personal ink to point out off, make sure you throw your hat within the tattoo competitions they’ll be internet hosting all through the day. $20-$40, Feb. 21-23, Huntington Conference Heart, 300 Lakeside Ave., Cleveland, villainarts.com/tattoo-conventions
Cleveland Auto Present
Whether or not you’re in search of a brand new set of wheels or need to see the rides of the long run, the annual Cleveland Auto Present is a scorching rod fanatic’s dream. Greater than 1.2 million sq. ft of displays function sneak peeks of recent pre-production automobiles, celeb appearances and a complete bunch of free stuff and giveaways. $14, Feb. 21- March 1, Worldwide Exposition Heart, 1 I-X Heart Drive, Cleveland, clevelandautoshow.com
fifth Annual Lake Erie People Fest
In collaboration with the Northeast Ohio Musical Heritage Affiliation and the Shore Cultural Centre, this music competition brings forth a celebration of conventional American tunes. Come for a full day of immersive music workshops, jam periods and greater than 10 performances. Catch headliner and North Carolina-based Bluegrass band Carolina Blue at 7:30 p.m. to shut out the evening. Free-$20, Feb. 22, 1-6 p.m., Shore Cultural Centre, 291 E. 222 St., Euclid, $15-$20, lakeeriefolkfest.com
Brite Winter Music Competition
Right here to function your mid-winter pick-me-up, Brite Winter is again for its twelfth yr to fill the Flats with the area’s finest music, immersive artwork and meals distributors. With a musical lineup together with Ra Ra Riot, Bonnie Clydeman and Juul Large Inexperienced, all 5 indoor and outside phases are full of greater than 40 performances that feed each music style. Discover a while between reveals to go to an artwork exhibit or select from an array of artful workshops that cowl every thing from woodworking, electronics and even foam sculpting. Click on right here to read our preview of five bands you must see at this year’s festival in the Flats. Free, Feb. 22, 3 p.m.-1 a.m., West Financial institution of the Flats, 1153 Most important Ave., Cleveland, 216-245-7840, britewinter.com
Rolling Stone: Life and Loss of life of Brian Jones
Earlier than the World’s Best Rock ‘n’ Roll Band hits Cleveland this summer time, brush up on the life and instances of its founding member and one of many style’s unique dangerous boys. Following the life and loss of life of multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, the documentary by Chip Baker Movies affords unique perception into the wild tales and information behind Jones’s rollercoaster of a profession in addition to look at the occasions main as much as his premature loss of life in 1967. $10, Feb. 23, 7 p.m., Grog Store, 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights, grogshop.gs
21 Years of the Flying Fig
In honor of its twenty first anniversary, The Flying Fig is internet hosting a celebration the one means it is aware of how: by highlighting a few of its best dishes over the years and supporting their area people. The occasion additionally options dwell music, video games and complimentary champagne. Ten p.c of all ticket gross sales go to Refugee Response, a corporation that gives academic providers, resettling sources and different help techniques for refugees in want. Whether or not, like us, you like the well-known bacon-wrapped dates or pine for the gone-but-not-forgotten fried calamari with pickled ginger aioli, Small is delivering the favorites of the previous twenty years at this birthday celebration. $30, Feb. 23, 5 p.m., 2523 Market Ave., Cleveland, 216-241-4243, theflyingfig.com
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