WOW! Wade Oval Wednesdays

WOW! Wade Oval Wednesdays return this summer! Stop back often for updates.

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JUNE 15
Councilman Conwell & The Footprints - Jazz
Opening Act: Kofi Boakye
Special Reading: Honey Bell-Bey
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JUNE 22
The Ladies Night - Covers
Intermission Act: Pride Night Drag Show
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JUNE 29
Carlos Jones & the P.L.U.S. Band - Reggae
Opening Act: Jul Big Green (solo)
Onsite Partners: Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland Public Power, Water Pollution Control, Cleveland Water, PNC Fairfax Connection, Calhoun Funeral Home and Cremation, and Cleveland Cavs

JULY 6
Faith & Whiskey - Rock & Roll
Opening Act: Herb Wilborn, Jr. - Jazz Flautist
Intermission: Cleveland Guardians Hot Dog Mascot Race

JULY 13
Erin Nicole's Centric Soul - Soul
Opening Act: David Curtis Band

JULY 20
Tricky Dick & the Cover-Ups - Covers
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JULY 27
Hubb’s Groove - Jazz
Opening Act: DJ Ellery

AUG. 3
Son Gitano - Latin/Salsa
Opening Act: The Concert Truck, in partnership with Piano Cleveland
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AUG. 10
Raquel & the Wildflowers - Country Rock
Opening Act: Taylor Lamborn
Intermission: Zumba with NuLife Fitness

AUG. 17
The Michael Weber Show - Rock & Roll
Opening Act: Deneal Fletcher
Intermission: Zumba with Kelli Michelle

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CELEBRATION NIGHTS

Enjoy special activities and programming during four WOW concerts that celebrate Cleveland's diversity!

June 15 - Celebrating Juneteenth

Special thanks to Tammy Kennedy, Councilman Kevin Conwell, and many others for joining us to celebrate Juneteenth at WOW! Wade Oval Wednesdays.

• CWRU Social Justice Institute
• National Congress of Black Women - Cleveland Chapter
• National Council of Negro Women - Cleveland Chapter
• Shawn Literacy
• Action Cleveland (free learning games giveaway!)
• Cuyahoga Valley National Park
• Environmental Health Watch
• Black Environmental Leaders/Neighborhood Leadership Institute
• The Greater Cleveland Distribution Collective (free personal health kit distribution!)

June 22 - Celebrating LGBTQ Pride

Join in on the fun with the first WOW! Pride event on Wade Oval. The Ladies Night will headline the evening with a special 45-minute Drag Show intermission. This family-friendly segment features host & performer Sassy Sascha with friends Alejandra J-Love, Dakota Cox, and Bella Sin.

Partners include: Plexus LGBT & Allied Chamber of Commerce, TransOhio, and Case Western Reserve University.

July 20 - Celebrating People with Disablities in Cleveland

ADA Cleveland, whose member organizations serve people with disabilities of all ages in different ways, from recreation to employment, will be onsite. There will be an ASL interpreter and captioning of the concert as well as a wheelchair charging station.

Aug. 3 - Celebrating Latinx Heritage
Our final celebration night of the summer will be for Latinx Heritage and the Cleveland Tango School will be teaching a Tango lesson at intermission to the crowd.

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FOR THE COMFORT AND SAFETY OF OUR GUESTS

- Do not set up tents. We understand wanting some shade, but it blocks the view of the stage and is a potential safety hazard in windy conditions.
- No outside alcohol is permitted.
- No open flames or charcoal grills.
- If you need to smoke, please move to the outer portion of Wade Oval.

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Plan your trip to Wade Oval Wednesdays. Visit riderta.com or ugointhecircle.com for information on busing, rapid transit, and parking*.

BY BIKE

From the Heights: Edgehill Rd. is the choice of most bike commuters; it's a wide, low-traffic road, though a bit bumpy. Careful on the sharp curve before the stop light at the bottom of the hill. Going home there is a wide bike lane for the slow climb.

The new Ambler Park trail is now complete: use caution at the bottom in the railroad underpass, where slippery mud can collect. Follow the signs closely getting across Cedar and Carnegie, which is done in crosswalks that are a bit confusing.

From Downtown: the Euclid Avenue bike lane is popular, but be aware of overtaking cars turning right, opening doors from adjacent parked cars, and a few very dangerous potholes heading home on the westbound side near 65th St. Taking E89th St through Hough to Wade Park, the quiet, "back way" to Wade Oval, will avoid the left turn onto East Blvd in front of the Art Museum from busy Euclid Ave.

The Lakefront Bikeway to the Harrison Dillard Trail (along MLK Blvd) is a bit longer, but mostly a separated path. Wade Park Ave from MLK is a shortcut that avoids the busy circle at 105th St: it's a wide, low-traffic street that is like a quiet, "back way" to Wade Oval.

From the north-east Lakefront Bikeway: The short climb from Lakeshore Blvd up Eddy Rd I-90 overpass is worth it for the long, quiet shortcut on Hazledell/E110th/Lakeview Rd to Wade Park Ave.

From the South: E 71st St is an arterial with moderate traffic volume, that begins at the Towpath Trail, to Slavic Village,and there to E 78thSt to E 79th St., a minor arterial that will lead to Wade Park Ave, the quiet, "back way" to Wade Oval.

*Free parking is available at the VA Hospital, and free metered parking is available after 6:00 p.m.