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August Musical Artist of the Month – Tim McDonald

A proud native of Cleveland Heights, saxophonist Tim McDonald got his start in the NE Ohio music scene in high school playing with local swing and blues groups. He quickly became obsessed with the sounds of Black American Music and began listening…

August Literary Artist of the Month – Ariel Alexander Fiore

Ariel Alexander Fiore is a Cleveland based poet currently in search of himself. Hopefully one day they will meet. With 20 years of writing experience, life is a story to be written. Ariel was a part of The People Poetry Slam scene…

August Visual Artist of the Month – Natalie Rich

Tesori dal Lago is handcrafted jewelry by Natalie Rich of Lakewood, Ohio. Composed of drilled objects found along the shores of Lake Erie (mostly Edgewater), Natalie chooses the best pieces to fashion into everyday, wearable treasures. Stones, glass, pottery, and brick are…

Heart in the Heights LIVE Raffle Drawing and Entertainment Event

August 7th at 7:00pm Heights Arts will celebrate the culmination of its Heart in the Heights campaign with a live-streamed raffle drawing from Heights Arts. This FREE event will feature a cash bar, light bites, poetry, music, and artist talks from various…

Ways to Engage

Heights Arts invests in the arts community and asks that participants invest back by joining as members. You can help extend the reach of Heights Arts’ efforts to bring the arts to your community by doing any or all of the following:…

Bill Newby

Bill Newby was born and raised in Cleveland Heights, a teacher and administrator at Shaker Heights High School, and an academic advisor and lecturer at Cleveland State University. He wrote his first short story, “Private Eyeballs – the Detective,” in Mrs. Hahn’s…

July 2022 Visual Artist of the Month – Amelia Joynes

Amelia C. Joynes -Transparent Enamels on Copper  “I am intrigued by the nature of how light ripples through water, or flows through windows, and how I can translate that into new images in glass and metal.  I have explored many media to…

July 2022 Musical Artist of the Month – Henry Samuels

Henry Samuels is a double bass player and music teacher living in Cleveland, Ohio. He has performed across the US, China, Europe, and Japan with orchestra including the Akron Symphony, The Cleveland Orchestra, the Sapporo Symphony, the Mansfield Symphony, and the Bluewater Chamber Orchestra.  Henry…

Heart in the Heights

Throughout the month of July. Winners to be announced on August 7 at 7pm   Together we grow! Heights local businesses are proud supporters of Heights Arts. Thanks to their generosity, every raffle ticket you purchase helps our creative community flourish and…

Heights Arts Presents heART in the Heights

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2022 Heights Arts Presents a local business raffle to support Heights Arts July 1 – July 31, 2022 Please direct all media inquiries to Rachel at  heartintheheights@heightsarts.org Cleveland Heights, OH: HEART in the Heights is a local…