My Holiday Event Picks
This is my first holiday season at home since 2003. What do I recommend doing? I'll tell you.
Buy holiday treats at the West Side Market. In addition to the usual pig's feet, yesterday I witnessed a veritable wonderland of carnage. I saw whole sheep heads (complete with eyeballs), several species' worth of tongues, pork stomachs, huge swaths of back fat.... There's nothing like celebrating the birth of the Son of God (or, worshipping a tricked-out conifer, depending on how you swing) with a wheelbarrow full of mammal parts. The cute little anklebiter who accompanied me on this trip was transfixed by a giant, bloody pig's head, which I'm sure he recognized as something that once had feelings (like revenge, perhaps).
If you don't know what to do with all of these parts, you can always just buy Christmas sausage, duck legs, and poppyseed roll. (Theresa's has an assortment of fancy little desserts, and I've been eyeing the Sicilian pistachio torte at Cake Royale.) Or, you can head over to Athens Pastries and buy a good bottle of Tokaji and toast Iorek Byrnison, king of the armored bears. (If you don't get that, go against what the Pope told you and read The Golden Compass.)
Celebrate Miracle on 25th Street. Starting at 6 PM on Saturday, December 22, more than a dozen Ohio City restaurants will be offering specials like these in exchange for a donation -- this year’s charity will be the Comprehensive Burn Care Center at MetroHealth.
Listen to some good music at Old Home Night at the Beachland. Not exactly holiday-oriented, but my friend's band is playing so once you've had your fill of Ohio City get on the Shoreway and head east. From the Beachland website: "Spearheaded by author Michael Decapite (Through the Windshield) and friends, OLH is not unlike a class reunion for old punks/beatniks/hippies/weirdos in the Cleveland mold, who've either moved out of town, or who've even stayed in town! Stories will be told, drinks will be had, and dancing will occur." 9 PM Saturday Dec. 22 in the Tavern. $5.
Head to HolidayFest Akron. Featuring "the biggest Christkindl market between New York and Chicago" with handcrafted items from Chemnitz, Germany. I'm hoping I can combine this with a trip to Luigi's and/or the West Point Market. (The following is just a test to see whether my husband actually reads my blog: I love Akron.)
Walleye Madness. I challenge anyone who thinks they're after authentic experiences to go to the 12th Annual Walleye Drop at midnight New Year's Eve in Port Clinton. Come on, prove to me you're not just a hopeless poseur!
I also would have recommended the 2007 Emerging Cleveland tours, but they are all sold out -- again!
ps -- I forgot one. Download Lee Murdock's Christmas Goes to Sea album from CD Baby. It's $20 and 91% of this will go directly to Lee Murdock, whom I've had a longstanding schoolgirl crush on.
Buy holiday treats at the West Side Market. In addition to the usual pig's feet, yesterday I witnessed a veritable wonderland of carnage. I saw whole sheep heads (complete with eyeballs), several species' worth of tongues, pork stomachs, huge swaths of back fat.... There's nothing like celebrating the birth of the Son of God (or, worshipping a tricked-out conifer, depending on how you swing) with a wheelbarrow full of mammal parts. The cute little anklebiter who accompanied me on this trip was transfixed by a giant, bloody pig's head, which I'm sure he recognized as something that once had feelings (like revenge, perhaps).
If you don't know what to do with all of these parts, you can always just buy Christmas sausage, duck legs, and poppyseed roll. (Theresa's has an assortment of fancy little desserts, and I've been eyeing the Sicilian pistachio torte at Cake Royale.) Or, you can head over to Athens Pastries and buy a good bottle of Tokaji and toast Iorek Byrnison, king of the armored bears. (If you don't get that, go against what the Pope told you and read The Golden Compass.)
Celebrate Miracle on 25th Street. Starting at 6 PM on Saturday, December 22, more than a dozen Ohio City restaurants will be offering specials like these in exchange for a donation -- this year’s charity will be the Comprehensive Burn Care Center at MetroHealth.
Listen to some good music at Old Home Night at the Beachland. Not exactly holiday-oriented, but my friend's band is playing so once you've had your fill of Ohio City get on the Shoreway and head east. From the Beachland website: "Spearheaded by author Michael Decapite (Through the Windshield) and friends, OLH is not unlike a class reunion for old punks/beatniks/hippies/weirdos in the Cleveland mold, who've either moved out of town, or who've even stayed in town! Stories will be told, drinks will be had, and dancing will occur." 9 PM Saturday Dec. 22 in the Tavern. $5.
Head to HolidayFest Akron. Featuring "the biggest Christkindl market between New York and Chicago" with handcrafted items from Chemnitz, Germany. I'm hoping I can combine this with a trip to Luigi's and/or the West Point Market. (The following is just a test to see whether my husband actually reads my blog: I love Akron.)
Walleye Madness. I challenge anyone who thinks they're after authentic experiences to go to the 12th Annual Walleye Drop at midnight New Year's Eve in Port Clinton. Come on, prove to me you're not just a hopeless poseur!
I also would have recommended the 2007 Emerging Cleveland tours, but they are all sold out -- again!
ps -- I forgot one. Download Lee Murdock's Christmas Goes to Sea album from CD Baby. It's $20 and 91% of this will go directly to Lee Murdock, whom I've had a longstanding schoolgirl crush on.
posted by Christine at 10:44 AM
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Gosh, I miss Northeast Ohio.
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