One of the summer’s biggest parties, the annual Summer Solstice event at the Cleveland Museum of Art provides a great way to discover bands that wouldn’t normally play Northeast Ohio. This year’s eclectic line-up features guys like Mercan Dede, a dude who’s known for playing a plastic water pipe he fashioned into a rey, and DJ Akrin Allen, a producer who’s released more than 120 singles during a 30-year career. You can also walk through the museum’s galleries and get a sneak peak at the new exhibit Yoga: The Art of Transformation. Tickets are sold out but the museum has sometimes released extra tickets on the day of the event. (Niesel)
Africa & Byzantium considers the complex artistic relationships between northern and eastern African Christian kingdoms and the Byzantine Empire from the fourth…