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It’s like a shopping spree in entertainment land. New clubs and bars and eateries are racing to open before the end of the year. Even Picasso and the ski resorts are in a rush. Thankfully, we have AI to make our lives faster and easier — that is, if it doesn’t take our jobs from us.

In other words, there’s a ton of stuff happening — and we have it for you in our latest newsletter.

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In today’s 216 Scoop Edition: 

• Whiskey Bar brings speakeasy concepts, hundreds of spirits to downtown

• New concert club to open on West Bank in the Flats

• Picasso’s paper journey hits Cleveland Museum of Art

• AI has become to tool for workers, even if they don’t want to admit it

• Roll the dice. The odds are in your favor at Sleigh

• USA Today names ‘A Christmas Story’ house top holiday stop

• Boston Mills opens Friday; Brandywine later this month

• Who’s got 10 septillion years to wait?

• Vintage Cleveland: Leo’s Casino and Otis Redding’s last show

Let’s get to it

by John Petkovic, Mark Espinosa, Victor Takakura

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IN THE NEWS

New opening: Whiskey Bar brings speakeasy concepts, hundreds of spirits to downtown

No chef autographs on the window. No holiday pop-up décor. No big blow out opening.

In fact, if you weren’t walking past the joint you wouldn’t know that it had just opened. And, keep in mind, this street doesn’t get many strollers.

That’s exactly what Jay Novak wanted. The owner of the Whiskey Bar -- 2767 Euclid Height Boulevard, Cleveland Heights – has opened a second location in downtown at 2123 East Second Street, off Prospect Avenue between East Fourth and the Jack Casino.

It’s a part of town that is rarely traveled – which could explain why this space has housed three different concepts in six years.

“I’m not worried about that,” says Novak. “I want to be off to the side. Think of some hidden place you come across in some city – it could be here or in Europe. I believe in a word-of-mouth-approach because the space is more intimate.”

Novak – a native of Bosnia-Herzegovina who lived in Berlin before he moved to the States in 2000 -- had the same strategy when he opened his Coventry location eight years ago.

Whiskey Bar is nirvana for fans of spirits served in an intimate setting. It boasts a stellar selection – more than 500 brands from all over the world, on every shelf, upstairs and downstairs. (The basement is one of most charming and cinematic rooms you’ll find in town.)

Whiskey Bar built its reputation with word of mouth, a deep selection, devoted clientele and personal touch.

“I want to do the same thing here,” says Novak. “I renovated and built everything in here by hand, over six months.”

It boasts deep whisky and Scotch lists from all over the world to go with an array of classic cocktails. The food menu is simple, yet sophisticated, offering meats and fish. And the vibe is chic, with deep-hued lighting and speakeasy-like style.

“We’re not trying to be like East Fourth,” says Novak. “I want this to be a place where you can have a meal and a wide range of drinks at different price points.”

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More music is coming: New concert club to open on West Bank in the Flats 

The news of a new concert club broke out of London as quickly as it did Cleveland. Legendary punk band the Damned hit Instagram early Monday to announce that it will return to Cleveland, May 5, 2025, for the first concert here in more than 17 years.

Big news for Damned fans – and part of a bigger story for the music scene.

The band will perform at Globe Iron, a West Bank Flats concert club that is set to open in May 2025. It has already filled out the month, with the Damned, but also Mushroomhead (May 3), Crane Wives (May 7), Shaky Graves (May 10), Napalm Death and the Melvins (May 11) and MJ Lenderman (May 13).

The circa-1853 building – 2325 Elm Street, Cleveland – is the former home of the Globe Iron Works Foundry.

Of course, that place is long gone. Its more recent history has greater resonance with Clevelanders. In the 1990s and early 2000s, it was the home of Metropolis and Trilogy – when techno and big-box dance clubs (and ecstasy) thrived and 1,200 people packed into a space on a Sunday night.

The space was repurposed to host Dream, a R&B club that was shut down by the city in 2011 due to its “reputation for loud music, fights, shootings, overcrowding, operating as an after-hours club with after-hours sales, underage sales of liquor.”

We’re living in a different era – where big dance clubs have been traded in for mid-size concert clubs accommodate shifts in the entertainment economy. For a complete schedule and info, go here.

AI has become a tool for workers, even if they don’t want to admit it 

No surprise: Gen Z has embraced AI tools more than boomers in the workplace. But workers of all ages are hesitant to admit it, for fear that it will ultimately take their jobs.

A new survey from Microsoft’s Work Trend Report that surveyed 31,000 workers in 31 countries finds that 85 percent of Gen Zers are using AI in the workplace vs. 73 percent for baby boomers. Millennials and Gen Xers sit in the middle, with 78 percent and 76 percent, respectively.

Whether they admit it is another story. According to the report, 52 percent of the people that use it are hesitant to admit using it for more important tasks. Fifty-three percent worry that using it will make them more replaceable.

In the last couple of years, ChatGPT and Gemini have seen an increasing role in tasks such as idea brainstorming, summary reports and research.

A 2022 Pew Research Center report found that 19 percent of jobs are at risk of being lost due to AI.

Jobs most at risk of being replaced reside in white-collar areas such as: information gathering, data analysis, journalism and web development. The safest jobs reside in blue-collar, home care and service jobs that require hands-on workers.

Picasso’s paper journey hits Cleveland Museum of Art

At times, it was the most immediate way for Pablo Picasso to express himself and develop his sensibilities before embarking on his most revolutionary and greatest paintings.

Other times, he used paper out of necessity – while living in occupied Paris and other supplies were in short supply. He would often grab any paper he could find, even a paper tablecloth and start working.

“Picasso on Paper” – the just-opened show at the Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard, in University Circle -- offers a rare glimpse into his paper works and the importance they played on his development and execution of ideas that made him one of the world’s most important artists.

The exhibition features nearly 300 works and was organized by the CMA, the Royal Academy of Arts and the Musee national Picasso-Paris.

The show, which runs through March 25, 2025, includes the masterwork Femmes à leur toilette (1937–38), a 9 13/16 x 14 ½ foot collage of cut-and-pasted papers, which will be exhibited for the first time in the United States.

It also explores the essence of his love of and experimentation with paper – from collages to manipulated photos to cut-and-pasted paper to sculptures made from pieces of torn and burnt paper.

For tickets and info, go here.

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THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT

USA Today names House from ‘A Christmas Story’ a top national holiday stop

OK, let’s grant Elvis his due. He recorded two Christmas albums – so it makes sense that Graceland snagged the top spot in USA TODAY's 10 Best Readers' Choice Awards list for the holidays.

But ranking the house from “A Christmas Story” number 8? Heresy!

Oh well, let’s not be ingrates. The house -- 3159 West 11 Street in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood – is one of two locations in the area to make the list. The other is Stan Hywet House and Gardens in Akron, which took the third spot.

The house from “A Christmas Story,” is featured in the 1983 iconic flick about a boy and his Red Ryder. The film was shot in Cleveland and opens with a scene set in the old Higbee’s Department Store downtown.

You can get a tour of the house and the Bumpus House, which is located next to it.

Tour spots fill up fast. For more info and reservations, go here.

Roll the dice. The odds are in your favor at Sleigh.

The house always wins in the casino business, but this one’s a safe bet. The Jack Cleveland Casino has rolled out a holiday play called Sleigh. It’s an ornate glowing lounge adorned with deep-red chandeliers, elegant blue light displays, an animatronic Santa, sparkling Christmas trees and immaculate gift boxes that look like something right out of “Elf.”  

Check out the holiday drink list – an assortment of hot and cold, creamy and chocolate cocktails like the Winter Wonderland -- a blend of salted caramel, RumChata and Bailey’s Irish Cream topped with whipped cream and caramel sauce. (Must admit: Not my style, but it’s a photogenic concoction.) Hours are 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday-Friday.

VINTAGE CLEVELAND

Leo’s Casino. Otis Redding performed his final show at the legendary Cleveland club, December 9, 1967. He died in a plane crash the following day. Don’t take life for granted.

NOTES ON A COCKTAIL NAPKIN

Boston Mills opens Friday; Brandywine later this month Who’s got 10 septillions years to wait?

Break out the skis: The snow guns are firing up at Boston Mills Ski Resort -- 7100 Riverview Rd, Peninsula – is opening Dec. 13. The Summit, Tiger Bunny Bump, Buttermilk and Peter’s Pride trails will be in operation. Brandywine will open later this month. For more info, go here.

Who’s got 10 septillion years to wait?

What would have once taken more time than the entire history of the universe is now able to be accomplished in five minutes.

Sounds like something you might hear at a time-share pitch?

Nope. Google announced that It has developed a new generation of chip, Willow, that will revolutionize quantum computing.

Big tech companies have been trying to develop quantum computing to solve problems in medicine, chemistry and AI infinitely faster than today’s fastest computers. The Chinese government has doled out $15 billion to develop its quantum computing program.

One problem: The qubits -- a function of quantum mechanics – are fragile and prone to producing errors.

Better hurry up. Who’s got 10 septillion years to wait when they can have it in five minutes?

 PHOTO OF THE DAY

A circa-1920 observatory that was once the place in Cleveland to see the stars up close.

Watch this space for a random snap from somewhere in Cleveland (and surrounding areas 😉). Where are we? Only true Clevelander will know. Tell us your guess on Instagram or Facebook, or simply reply to this email.

And don’t forget! Tag @LiveMusicInCleveland or @The216Scoop to get your photos in the Scoop!

WEATHER

Wednesday

38°F 🌡️ 22°F | ❄️ | 64% | 💨 SW 14 mph (12 knots)

Thursday

29°F 🌡️ 20°F | ☁️ | 24% | 💨 SW 15 mph (13 knots)

Friday

37°F 🌡️ 33°F | ⛅ | 7% | 💨 SW 9 mph (8 knots)

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Live Shows in the 216

Wednesday

Gartner Auditorium | Magos Herrera | 7:30 PM

Thursday

The Asylum | Crown-Magnetar + Extortionist + Others | 7 PM

Friday

Agora Theatre | Kash Doll | 7 PM

For tickets and more information visit: livemusicincleveland.com

The 216 Sports Arena

Upcoming Games

Cavaliers

Home vs. Washington Wizards, 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 13

Cleveland Monsters

Home vs. Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 12

Cleveland Charge

Home vs. Wisconsin Herd, 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 13

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