Where to celebrate Black History Month in Cleveland

As Black History Month kicks off today, there are plenty of ways to celebrate in Cleveland.

The 50th Annual Black History Month Flag Raising

🖼️ Cleveland Museum of Art curator of African art Kristen Windmuller-Luna will lead a lecture on the museum’s many collaborations with African artists.

🎺 The Cleveland Pops Orchestra is teaming with jazz singer Aisha de Haas to perform American jazz classics at Severance Hall.

Cleveland History Center hosts its History on Tap happy hour featuring access to the museum’s galleries, meet-and-greets with local artists, and live music.

Karamu House will host a performance of “Red Summer,” the modern musical set during the 1919 riots in Chicago.

🗣 Cleveland Museum of Art curator of African art Kristen Windmuller-Luna will lead a lecture on the museum’s many collaborations with African artists.

⛪️ Mount Zion Congregational Church in University Circle will debut its “Stitch, Breathe, Speak: The George Floyd Quilts.” The exhibit features nine quilts designed to capture Floyd’s last words in artistic form.

🎵 The Music Settlement’s Linking Legacies concert features Black classical artists from Ohio performing compositions by Black composers with ties to the region.

🎨 Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland is hosting two exhibitions celebrating Black culture. Nina Chanel Abney’s “Big Butch Synergy” celebrates Black masculine women; Amber N. Ford’s “Someone, Somewhere, Something” tells stories of Black grief.

Go deeper: Visit Destination Cleveland’s website for more ways to celebrate.