No plans tonight? Fancy something a little different for happy hour? Head on over to West 9th anytime from 5-9 and check out the Sparx Thrursday Night Live block party taking place from St. Clair to Johnson Court (aka – down to about Constantino’s and the Map Room). There will be:
Map Room
- Live performances from Lost State of Franklin and Morrison Dance
- Happy hour specials from Anatomy, Brasa Grill, D’Vine Wine Bar, The Map Room, Sunset Lounge and the Waterstreet Grill (all offering $4 cocktails, $3 wine and $2 beers — no word yet on limitations/quality assurance… for all I know, by “beer” they mean Bud Light)
- A cornhole tournament for $30 per team (2 players) that offers a $100 cash prize
- And… a free outdoor screening of The Dark Knight on an inflatable 15×20-foot screen at dusk. Holy Giant-Heath-Ledger-as-Joker, Batman! (Let’s hope it doesn’t rain.)
Note: (Sparx Thursday Night Live starts tonight, July 23, and runs for the next three Thursdays — July 30, August 6 and August 13.) The happy hour specials and cornhole tournament remain consistent for the four-week run of the Sparx Concert Series, but the performances and movie will change each week. Check out the entertainment lineup (no direct link – you have to scroll down a bit) for more info.
And if West 9th isn’t your thing, The Sparx Concert Series that kicked off in June is still going strong. The schedule is slightly complicated, so check out the nice chart on the Downtown Cleveland Alliance Website.
Essentially, if you walk outside after work today and don’t want to go home, head to East 4th or the Warehouse District and you be rewarded with free entertainment and happy hour specials.
WTF is Sparx?
To be honest, my initial reaction to hearing about all these great events from Sparx was, “so why is that weird energy-beer hybrid sponsoring free events in Cleveland”? The answer… wrong Sparx. The Sparx we have to thank is actually a program of the Downtown Cleveland Alliance that “leverages the creativity of artists to stimulate commerce and street life in the core neighborhoods of Cleveland.” Cool.
Filed under: East 4th, Warehouse District Tagged: | happy hour, Sparx, summer events
