Interesting commentary on Northeast Ohio life. Entertainment in and around Cleveland
AC/DC, a band that’s been rockin’ for decades, will be performing live at the Quicken Loans Arena on January 5, 2009.
The concert kicks off at 7:30 PM and will feature AC/DC’s past and present hit songs.
All seats for the show are $91.50 each, including upper level, lower level, mid-level and floor seating.
Tickets are now on sale at all Ticketmaster outlets.
Are you and the family looking for a little fun in the great outdoors?
Well, it’s time for fall hayrides at the Chalet area of Mill Stream Run Metropark. Hayrides are $7.00 for adults; $5.00 for kids 3-5; kids under 3 are free, but must sit on an adults lap.
The fun kicks off at 6:00 PM on Saturday nights through October. The Chalet area stays open until 10:00 PM, but the fun doesn’t end after a hayride. There’s square dancing, a hay maze, face painting and a balloon twisting clown.
Fall hayrides are also available on Sundays through October 26 from noon until 4 PM.
Refreshments are available at the Chalet’s concession stand.
The Chalet is located on Valley Parkway in Mill Stream Run Reservation, between Routes 42 & 82 in Strongsville – just off I-71 & the Ohio Turnpike.
For more information, please visit Fall Hayrides
Coldplay will be performing at the Quicken Loans Arena on Tuesday, October 21, 2008. This concert was a re-schedule for their original July 7, 2008 show that was postponed. Previously purchased tickets will be honored at the box office.
The concert kicks off at 7:30 PM. No cameras or recording devices are allowed.
Tickets are now available at Ticketmaster outlets. Prices are:
Lower Level Seating: $49.50 – $89.50
Floor Seating: $89.50
Mid-Level/Lower Bowl/Club Level: $69.50 – $89.50
Upper Level Seating: $49.50 – $69.50
For more information or seating charts, please visit Ticketmaster.com
Looking for some “scare” to celebrate Halloween?
7 Floors of Hell is bringing seven kinds of heat from below! This year 7 Floors of Hell features The Butcher Shop, The Carn-evil in 3-D, The Crypt, The Cemetery, The House of Nightmares, Camp Nightmare and Scarecrow’s Revenge.
7 Floors of Hell is located at 164 Eastland Avenue in Berea, Ohio. They are open on Thursday through Sunday nights now through November 2, 2008. They’ll be open every night in the week leading up to Halloween.
Children under the age of 10 are advised to be accompanied by an adult.
For more information, directions, times and ticket prices, please visit 7 Floors Of Hell.
With 2009 just around the corner, contenders for the “Class Of 2009″ at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
have been announced.
They are – in no particular order -
Who do you think should be inducted for 2009’s Hall of Fame class?
Halloween is just around the corner and that means ghosts, goblins and haunted houses galore in Ohio.
The Ohio Reformatory opens it’s doors for Haunted X to those that are looking for a hauntingly good time. The former prison that’s really haunted will be decked out with actors, animatronics and props to make it the scariest Haunted Prison Experience ever.
Haunted X isn’t for the weak of heart. No one under the age of 13 is ever admitted and the tours last about 45 minutes.
The Ohio Reformatory is located at 100 Reformatory Road; Mansfield, Ohio 44904.
Haunted X Runs from September 26, 2008 – November 1, 2008. Hours are:
Thursdays: 7-10PM
Fridays and Saturdays: 7PM – Midnight
Sundays: 7-10PM
Tickets are $15.00 for general admission. To find out more or to buy advance tickets, please visit
Haunted X.
Now that autumn is in the air, it’s time for some good old fun on the farm!
Patterson Farm, located at 8765 Mulberry Road in Chesterland, Ohio kicks off their annual Family Fun Fest on September 13, 2008. The festival is open weekends until November 2, 2008.
Moms, dads and kids can pick their own pumpkins, apples, go on a nature hike, enjoy a hayride or try to find a needle in the haystakes. There is also a corn maze at the farm that’s sure to delight children of all ages.
The Family Fun Fest opens from 10 AM – 5 PM. The farm is open weekdays for those that wish to pick their own apples (one of my favorite things to do when I was growing up!)
For more information, please visit Patterson Farm
Cedric The Entertainer is going to be performing live at the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University on Friday September 12, 2008.
Cedric The Entertainer On Being In The Country
The show starts at 7:30 PM. Tickets for Cedric The Entertainer are on sale now at all Ticketmaster outlets and cost $55.00 – $75.00.
The Dave Matthews Band will be performing live at Blossom Music Center on July 30, 2008.
Dave Matthews once again makes a visit in Northeast Ohio.
The show starts at 7:00 PM. No cameras or video will be allowed. Tickets for the show are on sale now. Rear Pavilion bench seats and Reserved Pavilion seats are $70.00, general lawn tickets are $40.00. They’re available at all Ticketmaster outlets.
If you’re looking to get away to the great outdoors this summer and spring, but you don’t want to give up your connectivity to the internet, there’s great news.
Many of Ohio’s State Parks will (or already) offer free wi-fi access to registered campers. Here is a list of parks that currently offer free wi-fi:
Alum Creek
East Harbor
Hueston Woods
Rocky Fork
Grand Lake St. Mary’s
Jackson Lake
Dillon
Mosquito Lake
Pymatuning
Mosquito Lake
Eight other Ohio State Parks will be adding wi-fi over the next three years, so if you just can’t leave that laptop behind for a weekend in nature, you don’t have to.
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Darren McLaughlin, Heather McLaughlin
