The film festival is coming around and I couldn't be happier. If you aren't sold on it yet, (yes the movies are a bit more and yes, there are more crowds), perhaps I can share some unique reasons why the Film Festival is one of Cleveland's unique treasures. Even the bad … [Read more...] about Film Festival just 2 days away
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The rest is history
We should have moved here sooner—that is, before May 2007. The way I see it, I’ve missed 31 film festivals. Many of you already know the history of the Cleveland International Film Festival, but I didn’t. So I did a little research and chatted with Jonathan Forman, the … [Read more...] about The rest is history
Cleveland International Film Festival – Tips, Friday and Saturday films
The 35th Film Festival is less than 5 days away and I am ready for the count. On Friday, March 25, I may not see the light of day but that is okay with me as I know that spring is truly here when the films come to town. As a regular attendee, the only rule in selecting films … [Read more...] about Cleveland International Film Festival – Tips, Friday and Saturday films
Choral Arts in the Heights
I attended a rehearsal today of the Cleveland Heights based classical choral group, Choral Arts Cleveland, who, along with the choirs of Fairmount Presbyterian Church, and First Baptist Church, and the instrumentalists of the Suburban Symphony, under the direction of Martin … [Read more...] about Choral Arts in the Heights
Happy as a Clam
Happy as a clam, a lark, a kid in a candy store. It’s only ten days until the first full day of screenings at the Cleveland International Film Festival, and I am READY! The 35th CIFF guide arrived in my mailbox a couple of Wednesdays ago, and by that evening I had placed check … [Read more...] about Happy as a Clam