Summer Solstice at the Cleveland Art Museum 2015

This was No. 5 for me, I should probably mention that so you'll know I have a framework that I'm commenting from. So that said, it was a mixed bag. There were some things better than years past, and some not as good. 

I was both disappointed and impressed by the music. Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 were good, I was right at the stage and could just feel the sound wash over me. They easily established why they are legends of the Afrobeat movement.

The Grassy Knoll were pretty incredible as well, dark atmospheric electronica. Good stuff.

But what does it say about a event that is suppose to offer cutting age world music that the two standout acts are over 40 and 20 years old respectively. Isn't the idea to find someone knew to blow us away?

The food was remarkably mediocre and the alcohol selection was fairly pedestrian as well. There didnt seem to be an attempt to do something special with either the food or music, which is essentially one of the three tent poles of show like this,

The art tours, fourteen and all, were good. At least the three I went on, very interesting and just short enough you feel you weren't missing the party. So kudos on that.

The graphics playing across the wall outside were as cool as ever, that always seems to come off well.

The crazy dance floor is side was great, I probably spent twenty minutes making the figures underneath my feet move, that was cool. Good job on whoever thought about that.

It came down to this, I got my tickets for the members discount of $45, tickets to Seun Kuti and The Grassy Knoll would probably for about $45-50. So a fair price with everyone else. But the premier event in Cleveland's nightlife scene should blow me away, not be value priced.

It's been a while since I feel they blew me away. I certainly didn't this year.