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Wednesday, May 07, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes On Love, Joy, and Connection
Let us know if you're coming! Registration is not required, but it helps the Happy Dog prepare and keeps you updated. Walk-ins are welcome! See you soon! Tired of swiping left? You're not alone. Today's society is arguably facing a digital...
Wednesday, April 02, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes On Cleveland's New Political Ground
This upcoming year will undoubtedly bring substantial change to Cleveland's political landscape. A population decline in Cleveland spurred a redraw of ward maps, which were approved by Cleveland City Council in February, but not without controversy. Now there's a new...
Wednesday, March 05, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes On Afrofuturism in Fashion, Film, and Community
Marvel's 2018 film Black Panther not only broke box office records, it also changed perceptions of Black superheroes and African culture. As the first film to feature a Black superhero, the film's director and writers wasted zero time taking up...
Wednesday, February 05, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes On the Reimagining of American Theatre
Through February, the stage production of Fat Ham will premiere at the Cleveland Play House. It's a cleverly hilarious retelling of William Shakespeare's Hamlet through the eyes of "Juicy," a Southern Black mama’s boy during a backyard cookout. It unapologetically...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes On Downtown Cleveland's Lakefront
This is a FREE forum and an RSVP is not required! Come on over and see you soon! The future of our downtown lakefront has always been a topic of conversation. In fact, studies as early as 1903 hoped to find...
Wednesday, November 06, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes On the Next President's Foreign Policy Inbox
The outcome of the 2024 election may not be decided the evening of Tuesday, November 5th, but regardless of the results, the next President will be faced with some of the most urgent and pressing decisions regarding foreign policy. Both...
Wednesday, October 02, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes On The Forgotten Voter
According to a recent report by Harvard University, the first two decades of the 21st century were laser focused on "increasing voter turnout among the 'low propensity' voters in their communities, especially people of color and young people." These were...
Tuesday, August 27, 2024, 4:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on Redistricting
As the legal battles over redistricting in the state drag on, Ohioans will have an opportunity to vote this November on an amendment that aims to put an end to gerrymandering. What does that mean for Ohioans? The citizen-led constitutional...
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