aiplannercleveland heights events & things to do this week
Feb 23 - Mar 1, 2026
Exciting events and experiences happening this week in Cleveland Heights.
Make Em Laugh Mondays
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Monday, Febuary 23Make Em Laugh Mondays hosted by Elijah NevelsFull line-up TBADoors 7:30 PM | Showtime 8 PM18+Get tickets in advance for $5 or at the door for $10. Try a Make Em Laugh Margarita special or order food from Culinary Chris Catering @culinarychriscatering in advance or at the bar.https://www.facebook.com/MakeEmLaughMondaysAtGrogShop
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Lyrical Rhythms
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Open Mic & ChillEvery Tuesday at B-Side Liquor LoungeDOORS: 8:00 | COMEDY: 8:30 | OPEN MIC: 10:00P$5 ADV | $10 at the doorCheck out 2 DRINKS & A JOKE with your host, Ant Morrow from 8:00-10:00.Sections available for larger groups.Thank you for your continued support!#LRVIBEZThere comes a time in everybodys week when you just need to VIBE.
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The Great Grog Bake Off
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Based on The Great British Bake Off, the ultimate baking battle where passionate amateur bakers compete over the course of 10 episodes, the Grog Shop will host a one-night competition and delicious bake-tasting event inspired by the classic Channel 4 program, back AGAIN by popular demand!As an audience member, youll be sharing in the sweet spoils of the competition by sampling the competing bakes and voting on them live. Your entry fee will go to the winning baker as part of the grand prize pot! Our hosts and judges will entertain you and the contestants with their goofy antics and critiques.THE CHALLENGE Our theme for this month, inspired by Valentines Day, will be CHOCOLATE-- but all things chocolate! From cakes to croissants, for their Signature Bake our amateurs can enter any creation into the competition that includes white chocolate, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, or a combination, into their bakes. Theyll have only one chance to impress the judges, take home the crown, and our grand prize! But wait, theyll also have the opportunity to win over the audience, who will also be voting for their favorites. So stack that invite list for your chance to win the Popular Vote and get your tickets now to the only event at Grog Shop where you can TASTE the competition.To participate, fill out a baker entry form here: https://forms.gle/ZG42131YZdjeyJDT9 THE JUDGES Elan and Renee Hoenig, the husband & wife team behind HoneyBirch Bakehouse Locally owned and operated, HoneyBirch Bakehouse began as a cottage business and pop-up favorite before putting down roots in Clevelands Larchmere neighborhood which has since expanded into a storefront located at 12204 Larchmere Blvd where youll find a wide range of sweet and savory items, including freshly baked pastries, scones, breads, and cookies as well as artisanal baguette and deli sandwiches. Elan and Renee are driven by a shared love of baking. They are constantly evolving their menu, experimenting with flavors and dishes to bring something new to the case each week.WITH YOUR HOSTS... Mary Santora is a slightly dark and incredibly quick, stand-up comedian from Cleveland, now residing in NYC. Drawing from real life experiences, Mary takes the audience on a ride, seamlessly weaving in and out of crowd interactions. Santoras debut album, Hillbilly Boujee hit #1 on both iTunes and Amazon, #5 on Billboard. Follow her on IG @marysantoracomedy.Stefan Johnson is Clevelands Snack Daddy, an Emmy Award-winning voice actor, on-screen performer, food reviewer, social media influencer, and a big, boundless talent whose work bridges the worlds of entertainment, advertising, and digital media. Join his 2.1M followers on IG @s_johnson_voiceovers.
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Shit Show Karaoke
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Every WednesdayShitshow Karaoke - Every Wednesday at B Side Lounge with Wallace, Manny and Whip!Same Shit. Different Day.10pm-CloseFree | 21+Thank you for your continued support in these strange times.
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THE PEOPLE POETRY: OPEN MIC NIGHT
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The People Poetry: Open Mic Night at the B SideEvery 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month!DOORS: 6:30P | SHOW: 7:00P$8 | 18++$2 at the door if under 21Tell your friends and neighbors, your fellow lovers of live poetry to read for the open mic, participate in slam, judge, or just come listen!Limited performance spots available for open-mic and slam so arrive early to get on the list!!Feel free to perform song, dance, stand-up - whatever you need to express during the open mic.Performances are limited to 1 piece or 5 minuets / whichever happens first.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Poetry SlamNo propsNo musical accompanimentOriginal Work Only!2 rounds / 3 minute time limit
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Nuovo Testamento, Dark Chisme, Marottes
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Wednesday, February 25Dark Wave Dance Cave presents Nuovo Testamento w/ Dark Chisme and Marottes LIVE at the Grog Shop!Doors 7 PM | Show 8 PMAll Ages$18.50 advance / $22 day of show+ $3 at door if under 21The Los Angeles-based trio, Nuovo Testamento, is lighting up the dance floor with their uniquely dark italo disco-flavored pop hits. Following the release of the coldwave cult favorite Exposure EP in 2019 on Avant! Records, their acclaimed full length, New Earth, exploded onto the scene with its graceful touch of 1980s-influenced club elements, contagious rhythms and the powerful punch of synthpop. The release was widely considered across genres to be one of 2021s best underground albums. With the release of their highly anticipated second LP in early 2023, Love Lines, Nuovo Testamento continued to explore the light, the dark and exultant personal power in what will undoubtedly become an instant dance classic. Following a celebrated remix for Scowl and full North American tours supporting the Soft Moon and Molchat Doma, Nuovo Testamento is on tour in the US and Europe throughout 2024.
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Still Got It Collective: Cure Your Cabin Fever - Flannel & Lace - Dance Party
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Thursday, February 26th6:00P - 9:00PSTILL GOT IT COLLECTIVECure Your Cabin Fever Flannel Dance PartyYour ticket includes admission to an high-energy flannel and lace themed dance party with pizza, curated whiskey flights, and great music - a guaranteed antidote to the Febuary funk. Cure your cabin fever and prove that winter ends when you say it does. The music you used to stay out late for - and the perfect excuse to call it a night at a reasonable hour.Follow along: @stillgotitcollective$25 | 21+
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POP OUT & POP TAGS
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Thursday, February 26thAvalon Coventry Presents...POP OUT & POP TAGSShopping Opens: 8:00P | DJ: 9:00P - CLCome Staff Picks Rack!Music By: DJ kiwii.xxFree | 18+
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LETDOWN., Blame My Youth, YOUTHYEAR, LUCHIANO
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Thursday, February 26 LETDOWN. with Blame My Youth, YOUTHYEAR, and LUCHIANO at Grog Shop Doors 7 PM | Show 8 PM ALL AGES$20 advance / $25 day of show + $3 at the door if under 21
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Rustbelt Ripperfest IV - Day Two
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Rustbelt Ripperfest IVDay TwoGrog Shop and B SideAll Ages$30Grog ShopPrivate PrisonsRatfuckerCut UpVictim In PainNuclear AdictsHell Is HereBig Time SniperWanted/RejektsG.U.N.Life AbuseYambagPiss Me OffB SideChurch + StateMDOPPig RidesComplete FuckerGrassy KnollTemporal AutonomyParasitic TwinsRaskolThe HellRaw HeadsDimensionCruelster
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Ripper Flea! FREE!
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Saturday, February 2812-3pmFREEAll AgesRustbelt Ripperfest Flea MarketTattoosArtVHS TapesRecordsBand ShirtsSpuds MackenzieCool Shit
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Rustbelt Ripperfest IV - Day Three
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Rustbelt Ripperfest IVDay ThreeGrog Shop and B SideAll Ages$30Ripper Flea 12pm - 3:30pm - FREEBands starting at 4pmRingwormHome InvasionMadmanContemptThought ControlFlesh CommodityColossal ManSwageNasty NancyEKGsPrimitive ImpulseSelf InterestRazorbladeThe SmokeLife In VainGrudgeLoose ViceGruntusBuio Omega
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THE SAMMY DELEON AND JACKIE WARREN QUARTET, WITH KIP REED & CHRIS BURGE
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The Sammy Deleon and Jackie Warren Quartet, featuring: Kip Reed and Chris Burge Live at the B Side LoungeDoors 6:30 PM | Show 7:00 PM$10 ADV/$12 DOORSSAMMY DELEONSammy DeLeon is one of the most recognized timbales players in Northeast Ohio and a fixture in the regional Latin Jazz scene. One of 13 children, Sammy was born in Lorain, Ohio, to parents who were not musicians. Introduced to the timbales by an older brother, he joined the drum corps at Admiral King High School and began playing professionally at age 13. After high school, he joined Cobra, a Latin rock band, before joining Orquesta Charambo and later, Impacto Nuevo. For the past decade, he has fronted his own band, Sammy DeLeon y Su Orquesta, opening for acts including El Gran Combo, Tito Rojas and Tony Vega. Sammy regularly mentors student percussionists in Latin rhythms and his band has become known as Sammy Salsa College. Cleveland loves Sammy for the joy he brings through his irresistible dance music.JACKIE WARRENA native of Colorado, pianist Jackie Warren originally came to Ohio upon the recommendations of her teachers Patricia Warren, Myra Boitos, Charles Day, and Steve Barta to study classical piano at Oberlin Conservatory with Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein, where she graduated with a B.M. in performance. While at Oberlin, she also studied jazz arranging, composition, and theory with Wendell Logan, who became a mentor to her, and encouraged her to study jazz piano with Neal Creque and jazz improvisation with Kenny Davis. Jackie received a M.M. from Cleveland State University in classical piano performance, studying with Andrius Kuprevicius and Daniel Barber, but continued her lessons with Creque, and has been based in Cleveland ever since.Jackie performs regularly as a soloist, but has her own jazz trio, which includes bassist Peter Dominguez and drummer Ron Godale. She also arranges and plays salsa and Latin jazz with percussionist Sammy Deleon y Su Orquesta. In addition to these groups, Jackie has performed locally and nationally with such artists and groups as David Fathead Newman, Benny Bailey, Clark Terry, Frank Morgan, Bobby Watson, Frank Foster, Jane Bunnett and the Spirits of Havana, Los Munequitos de Matanzas, Othello Molineaux, Donald Harrison, Gerald Wilson, Jimmy Heath, Impacto Nuevo, Humberto Ramirez, Cano Estremera, Tommy Olivencia, Tony Vega, Tito Rojas, Tito Puente, Jr., Hector Tricoche, Percy Sledge, King Solomon, the Tuscarawas Philharmonic, the Jazz Heritage Orchestra, the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, and the Afro Cleveland Orchestra.
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Dupree's Dead Band (Grateful Dead Tribute)
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Sunday, March 1 Duprees Dead Band (Grateful Dead Tribute) at Grog Shop...never miss a Sunday show...Doors 6 PM | Show 7 PM ALL AGES$12 advance / $15 day of showBuy in advance and save! 2 for $22 and 4 for $40 available, you must add 2 or 4 tickets to your cart to recieve this deal+ $3 at the door if under 21Duprees Dead Band is a dynamic tribute to the iconic music of the Grateful Dead. With a passion for capturing the spirit and improvisational energy of the Deads live performances, Duprees Dead Band delivers authentic renditions of classic tunes while also infusing their own unique flair. Comprised of seasoned musicians with a deep love for the Deads extensive catalog, Duprees Dead Band captivates audiences with their soulful jams, psychedelic grooves, and tight-knit musical chemistry. Whether youre a die-hard Deadhead or a newcomer to their legendary sound, Duprees Dead Band invites you to join them on a transcendent musical journey through the timeless songs of the Grateful Dead.
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