Magical Cleveland ...

... is filling me with sighs.

This Kurent didn't scare the Goat and me away.

Part of this

Bocce in the basement of the Slovenian National Home? OLD SCHOOL

Can't say it but can eat it

I should have been a gogo dancer

Smile, Goat

Slivo!

Creature love

Have a seat

Hola, Lake Erie, the view from here is spectacular

Oh, Cleveland, how you do me ...

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Go to the city of lists

Images of the current installations at MOCA Cleveland on view through Feb. 16.

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Summer redux and don't let it end

Play it like you mean it, Lil' OB!

Hey Connie ... yo Bobby ... and Elvis is in the house.

Peeps and I love it.

Mary Coyle: Akron's one stop shop for ice cream and Italian.

Night time whirl and dancing balloon people.

Al the Retired Army Guy!

CLE Innerbelt Bridge construction. Cool man ...

With Goat and friends: Alex Pruteanu and Da Missus.

Weird stuff at MOCA gift shop.

CLE Museum of Art as giant vid screen? We've got that.

Double cheeseburger and fries, please.

Fun at Sirius Alpaca!

Ice cream in Tremont--perfect.

Can't we just hold onto summer a little bit longer? Just a little bit?

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Fun with Goat and Kid

Hey guys, let's see what's shakin' over at MOCA.

Stop fooling around in the gift shop, Goat. And no, you cannot have the monster wall hanging ...

... or the super ball with floaties.

Uh-oh--the kid's gone down a rabbit hole ...

... and sure enough, she found the Mad Hatter and friends.

In the meantime, it looks like the Queen lost her head.

Careful, Goat, they look hungry.

"So this is what if feels like to be inside of a book."

I guess so, kid.

Gimme that camera, Goat!

Thanks, MOCA. We had a blast!

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Go go MOCA

Cleveland's new Museum of Contemporary Art will host its grand opening this weekend with a number of private events. MOCA officially opens to the public on Monday, Oct. 8 with special free admission. Until then, your humble hostess respectfully submits the following sneak preview.

Before you step inside, notice MOCA's selfless introduction. The building draws attention to itself by reflecting everything that surrounds it.

Cross the plenum between out there and in here to discover a world filled with colors and lines and soaring spaces.

There are little things ...

... and big things.

There are square things ....

... and a yellow, yellow, yellow passageway.

Don't worry; everything familiar is still close. You're just looking at it through new frames.

The English and Swiss are here, but only in places you're not supposed to look.

Some doors will mystify you.

Others are more predictable.

Yet another will invite you to enter a magical place where three paintings change but do not move. (You'll have to discover these on your own. Hint: you have to move.)

Cherries bleed ...

 ... while a staircase like no other winds around it all.

Good luck this weekend, MOCA. You look beautiful.

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