In 1967, when Carl Stokes became the first black Mayor of a major American city, Cleveland was still a top-10 city, with a population of more than 750,000 – down from it’s peak of close to 1 million in 1950 but nearly 300,000 more than today. At that time, about 35% of Cleveland’s population was black. Nearly one in five whites voted for Stokes.
From my zoo buddy Kyle Primous, who also worked Cain Park with my sister (artists!), when we were young (oh so long ago):
THIS AIN'T YOUR GRANDMAMMA'S WIZ!!!
The preview is this Thursday, June 19th at 8:00. Tickets for the preview are only $10. Tickets for opening weekend (June 20-22) are only $13 for the entire weekend (compared to $22 for the rest of the show)
The show runs Thursdays through Sundays at 8:00pm from June 19th through July 6th. There is a replacement show on July 2nd instead of a show on July 4th, but all that is explained at the web site:
