Hobbies

The Cleveland International Film Festival Fall Fest offers viewers a sampling of the Festival, with three specially curated shorts programs: CIFF45 Award-Winning Shorts, Comedy Shorts, and just in time for the Halloween weekend – an After Hours program of shorts. Pull up a comfy chair and settle in for a weekend of terrific films. ...

Picturing Motherhood Now brings together work by 33 diverse contemporary artists who interpret motherhood as a term with many meanings. The exhibition focuses on art created in the past two decades. ...

Autumn is mum season! If you want yours to return to your garden year after year, read on to discover the secrets to keeping mums blooming annually. Hint #1: Plant hardy, perennial mums in the garden (or containers) in mid-May or in the fall, at least six weeks before the first frost. ...

I imagined a relaxing float-down-a-river version of whitewater rafting, a guide maneuvering us through occasional, tumbling rapids with gimmicky names — nothing too crazy, just enough to get my sunglasses wet. Whitewater rafting lite. For $49, how many rapids could there be? It turns out, a lot; you get a lot of rapids for under 50 bucks. The river was high and the rapids were Class III and IV. I’m guessing Class V is for stuntmen and Olympic athletes. Sixty seconds into the trip, my single goal was to stay in the raft and protect my knee replacements.  ...

Have you ever wanted to design your own fabric? Or make a banner? Do fancy embroidery? What about engraving glasses for a special event? Geauga County Public Library system is the latest group to add specialized tech and craft equipment for patrons through its Maker Space Inspiration Station. ...

The new Aretha Franklin biopic "Respect" is showing everywhere right now, but if you need a bigger dose of everything Aretha, head over to the Rock Hall and its website to see an interview with Hudson, Aretha artifacts and video of the legend performing "Chain of Fools" with Annie Lennox at the Rock Hall's 25th Anniversary Concert. ...

When the Cleveland Indians announced their new name would be the Cleveland Guardians, more than a few of us weren't quite sure where the name came from. If you found yourself giving purposely vague answers to questions from far-flung friends and family members about the Indians' new name, don't panic. The Western Reserve Historical Society has the answers. ...

The annual flowers are at their peak! A fun art activity to do with the grandkids this time of year is flower pounding. Flowers and leaves can be hammered to release their vibrant natural dye onto paper or fabric. Great results come from flowers that are mostly flat and have a lot of color, such as rose petals, bright daisies, geranium petals, petunias and pansies. ...