The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority is celebrating Customer Experience Day Today, Tuesday, Oct. 6 by recognizing its riders and the employees who work to provide exceptional customer service. GCRTA Customer Experience team members will greet riders at several Bus/Rapid stations, offering refreshments, giveaways and an opportunity to share transit experiences.

Cuyahoga County Public Library is honoring Dolly Parton’s legacy of promoting childhood literacy with a new collection of librarian-recommended books inspired by titles selected for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Organized by age, the collection offers families additional books to discover through CCPL’s online catalog and Libby app.

The Cleveland Jewish FilmFest celebrates its 20th anniversary with 39 films from 13 countries, offering audiences opportunities to explore diverse stories, cultures and perspectives. Mandel JCC arts and culture manager Deborah Bobrow, who has helped guide the festival for nearly three decades, reflects on its growth and its mission to bring people together through film and conversation.

A $1.5 million gift from Larry and Sally Sears will help Holden Forests & Gardens expand its Long Center for Plant & Environmental Science, creating more space for research, collaboration, and public learning about plants, forests, and conservation.

Andrew Wyeth may be best known for his tempera paintings, but watercolor was a constant throughout his career. “Spectacular Freedom: Andrew Wyeth and the Modern American Watercolor” at the Cleveland Museum of Art explores Wyeth's lifelong relationship with watercolor through nearly 75 works, including pieces rarely or never seen by the public.

Cleveland Public Theatre’s 24th annual Pandemonium celebrated the transformation of its Gordon Square campus with performances, food, dancing, and the presentation of the 2026 PAN Award to longtime Northeast Ohio leader Deb Janik. Take a look inside the evening in this photo essay.

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is bringing two big names in science to Cleveland this fall. Physicist Gabriela González will discuss gravitational waves and her career in astrophysics Oct. 6, followed by science communicator Hank Green, who will explore the importance of optimism in science Nov. 19.

Music, dancing, food, drinks, and art come together at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s October MIX: Noche de Ritmos. At an evening celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, guests can dance to live music from Grupo Son Gitano and DJ LOLO, learn salsa from Viva Dance Studio instructors, and explore works by Latin and Hispanic artists throughout the museum’s galleries.

Since 1976, Towards Employment has helped Clevelanders overcome barriers, build skills, and pursue careers. As the organization celebrates its golden anniversary, it’s looking back at the people and partnerships that shaped its legacy—and looking ahead to the next 50 years of opportunity.

Three of Cleveland’s favorite businesses are teaming up again, this time using Malley’s Snuggles chocolate-covered peanut butter pretzels as the inspiration for a new Great Lakes Brewing Co. amber lager and a limited-edition Heinen’s pretzel snack. Find out what they are and how to get them—the three new items go on sale today!

Christmas Ale is back, and Great Lakes Brewing Co. is bringing plenty of holiday cheer with it—including a new party pack, a new winter lager, barrel-aged favorites, and the annual First Pour celebration.

Playhouse Square’s Dazzle Awards are setting a new participation record, with 48 Northeast Ohio high schools taking part in the 2026-27 program. The annual awards recognize excellence in high school musical theater while providing students with workshops, classes, apprenticeships, and opportunities to learn from industry professionals. The Dazzle Awards ceremony is set for May 22, 2027.

A 1970s disco prom at Cuyahoga County Public Library’s South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch shows how the Memory Cafe uses music, movement, and social connection to engage older adults—including those experiencing memory loss. The monthly program, a partnership between CCPL and the Cleveland Clinic, offers activities for participants, caregivers, and anyone looking to stay active and connected.

The new 2.7-mile Mandel Community Trail gives Cleveland cyclists and pedestrians an off-road connection between downtown and the city’s east side lakefront. The trail fills a decade-old gap in the regional bike network, linking neighborhoods like St. Clair-Superior and Glenville to lakefront parks, marinas, cultural destinations, and trails extending toward University Circle and the Heights.

When Jon Kozesky and Amber Toth say “I do” at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo this Saturday, they’ll also be celebrating the nonprofit they work together to support. Instead of a traditional wedding registry, the Fairview Park couple is asking friends, family, and the community to support The Littlest Heroes Pediatric Cancer Foundation, with a goal of raising more than $100,000 for Northeast Ohio families battling childhood cancer.

Award-winning Akron dancer and choreographer Dominic Moore-Dunson is taking his latest work out of the theater and onto the trails. “Black by Nature,” a site-specific performance exploring race, belonging and the outdoors, will lead audiences through Cascade Valley Metro Park in the Summit Metro Parks on Sept. 19 and 26, combining dance, music, poetry and storytelling along the way.

EDWINS owner Brandon Chrostowski will make his fifth humanitarian mission to Ukraine Oct. 5, joining an ambulance convoy before continuing his hands-on work. His Sept. 30 fundraiser at EDWINS has already raised $18,000 toward a $25,000 goal.

Afro hair is beautiful, diverse, and, according to Cleveland Heights cosmetologist Ladosha Wright, often misunderstood. World Afro Day Cleveland returns Saturday, Sept. 19 with hands-on hair-care demonstrations, practical tips, giveaways, music, dancing, and a Biggest Afro Contest, all built around one message: “Your Hair Is KNOT the Problem.”

It survived a century, a devastating Akron church fire and a painstaking restoration. Now, a 109-year-old Tiffany stained-glass window is the centerpiece of “Higher Ground,” a new Peg’s Gallery exhibit in Hudson that explores resilience, recovery, transformation, and new beginnings.

A few early raindrops couldn’t dampen the spirit of this year’s Waterloo Arts Fest. Once the skies cleared, crowds filled the Waterloo Arts District for a day of music, art, vendors, aerial performers and acrobatics across eight stages. Photographer Reuben Kutash captured the late-summer fun from start to finish.