The Second City 50th Anniversary Tour brought a half-century of memories to PlayhouseSquare Saturday night ... and darn few laughs. Full story »

The famed Chicago-born company's tour celebrates the improv roots where great comedians -- from Dan Aykroyd to Steve Carell Tina Fey -- got their start.  Full story »

Second City fans and alumni boast that the Chicago-based franchise has changed the face of comedy in its 50-year history. Who did that? Here are 10 people you knew had Second City ties, and 10 you may not have known cut their comedic incisors with the one of the various incarnations of the troupe. Full story »

Dana Quercioli will say yes to anything and everything." Memo to Tina Quercioli, Dana's mom in Chesterland: Don't worry. The quote isn't off some bathroom wall in Chicago, where your baby has lived since October 2003. Even so, it could be followed with "for a good time, call 216-241-6000." That happens to be the number of the box office at PlayhouseSquare, where Dana Quercioli will be performing with several others from the nation's most venerated comedy troupe, Second City.  Full story »

A photography show at the Cleveland Museum of Art juxtaposes sharply contrasting portrayals of American Indians by Edward S. Curtis and Zig Jackson.  Full story »

Cleveland has plenty of overlooked treasures like the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Public Square -- places that fully embody the architectural and artistic enthusiasms of the past, but are easy to pass by. Here's our guide. Full story »

Artists' studios are often strewn with an untidy mixture of tools, raw materials and unfinished pieces. But all of this generally gets left behind when finished work makes its final leap to the hallowed walls of an art gallery. Not so in the case of Jacob Wesley Lang. Eleven days ago, the Cleveland artist set up camp in the storefront space of Low Life Gallery, located in the city's North Collinwood neighborhood. There, he proceeded to produce abstract paintings and collages in plain view of passersby.  Full story »

Poor Flanagan's friends and family return to mourn the late lamented in this celebrated merger of scripted and improvised theater.  Full story »

In the new year, issues of cultural identity dominate an upcoming round of exhibitions at two of Northeast Ohio's premier venues for contemporary art, overlapping thematically and even spotlighting a few of the same artists.  Full story »

From a distance, Douglas Sanderson's newest paintings could be stained-glass windows for a state-of-the-art, postmodern cathedral. With their byzantine geometric networks of wavy lines and eye-popping patchworks of neon hues, they are as awe inspiring as they are optically electrifying Full story »

The gallery is exhibiting works on paper by luminaries such as Gerhard Richter, Vija Celmins, Raymond Pettibon, Richard Serra, John Currin and T.R. Ericsson. Full story »

  AUDITIONS Nov. 27, 2009 Wanna be a star? Here's a look at organizations having auditions. Akron Symphony. Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 442 Bell St., Akron. Seeking singers ages 18 and up for "The 2010 Gospel Meets Symphony Choir." Rehearsals: 2-4 p.m. Saturdays. Performance: Saturday, Jan. 30 at E.J. Thomas Performance Hall. Conductor: Christopher Wilkins. Choir master: Jennifer Jones.... Full story »

"The Radio City Christmas Spectacular" is back and bigger than ever, transformed from a theatrical presentation last seen at PlayhouseSquare to an arena show that will play one performance only Sunday at Cleveland State University's Wolstein Center.  Full story »

Blaise Carrier-Chouinard is exhibiting works (along with work by two other artists) at Cleveland’s Spaces gallery. The Quebec City native is building works for the exhibit during the duration of his two-month residency at Spaces. Full story »

Restaurants with sleek, chic, modernist interiors have proliferated across Cleveland. It's a cultural phenomenon that has paralleled a dramatic rise in quality of local dining over the past 15 years. Full story »