Charity Brawl Will Benefit The Elyria YWCA 

Lorenzo Gentile of Gentile Boxing has announced the organization’s inaugraul event will be “Charity Brawl:  Fighting Together ” on Saturday, February 17 at the Elyria Catholic Coliseum in Elyria, Ohio.  Proceeds will benefit the Elyria YWCA. 

Gentile recently announced the new venture as a vehicle allowing him to give back to the Lorain County Community by producing family-friendly events to benefit one or more local non-profit organizaitons while also enabling…

Proceeds to Benefit Area Charities 

Area businessman Lorenzo Gentile has announced a new venture, Gentile Boxing.  The organization will hold its first event in February. 

Gentile’s goal is to give back to the Lorain County community by producing family-friendly events to benefit one or more local non-profit organizations while also enabling him to spend more time with his father, boxing hall-of-famer Joe Gentile.   

“My parents raised me to appreciate the opportunities I have had and the people around…

10-Act Festival to be Headlined by Cheap Trick  

SAVAGE LIVE Concert Series returns on March 25 with ROCK THE ARENA II, featuring an impressive lineup and more than ten hours of music.   The all-day event will be headlined by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members Cheap Trick and also includes Lou Gramm - the Original Voice of Foreigner, Cinderella’s Tom Keifer, Warrant, Quiet Riot, founding RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy, Jack Russell’s Great White, Vixen, Autograph, and Trixter.   

With millions of albums…

The Marshall Tucker Band to Headline Fundraising Event Benefiting Elyria’s Creation House 

Paul Grodell, Founding Pastor of Beyond The Walls Church (BTWC) in Elyria, announced today that The Marshall Tucker Band will headline ReCreation: A Concert For Change on Friday, June 24 at the Elyria School Performing Arts Center.  All event proceeds will go towards funding Creation House, a treatment and transitional housing facility to be built on the BTWC campus.  The event is the first Lorain County  appearance…

Acoustic Performance Set for May 11 

Executive Chef, and Coda Owner, Dante Boccuzzi announced the next event in the Coda Underground Concert Series will be an acoustic performance by Kip Winger on Wednesday, May 11 at his Tremont venue.  Kip is known not only for his solo career but also for his role in the band Winger, whose 1988 debut album was recently named one of the 50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone Magazine.  Winger’s hits include “Seventeen,” “Miles Away,” “Headed For A…

Salt-N-Pepa and Vanilla Ice to Lead 7-Act Lineup  

University of Toledo Associate Athletic Director Tony Zaworski announced today that the I LOVE THE 90’s tour will be making at stop at Savage Arena on Saturday, August 20 as part of the SAVAGE LIVE Concert Series.  The event will be headlined by the Grammy Award winning group Salt-N-Pepa, best known for their groundbreaking efforts as one of the first all-female rap groups and numerous hits that have endured throughout three decades.  The lineup also…

8-Act Rock Fest Takes Place at Savage Arena on March 19 

University of Toledo Associate Athletic Director Tony Zaworski has announced two changes to the ROCK THE ARENA festival at Savage Arena on March 19; L.A. Guns is no longer available for the show but multiplatinum band Dokken has been added to the bill.  The Grammy-nominated Dokken is best known for songs such as “Burning Like A Flame,” “In My Dreams,” and “Alone Again.” 

“Due to circumstances beyond our control, L.A. Guns will not be performing on…

Savage Arena to Host 8-Band Concert on March 19 

Tickets are now available for ROCK THE ARENA which will take place on Saturday, March 19 at Savage Arena. The all-day music fest will be headlined by Bret Michaels, best known as the frontman for Poison as well as for his “Rock of Love” reality show, winning “Celebrity Apprentice,” and an extensive solo career.  The lineup also includes RATT, Warrant, Winger, Lita Ford, Firehouse, L.A. Guns, and Trixter.   

With millions of albums sold, scores of…

Great White Frontman to Play Intimate Acoustic Set at Coda

Executive Chef, and Coda Owner, Dante Boccuzzi announced the next event in the Coda Underground Concert Series will be an acoustic performance by Jack Russell’s Great White on Thursday, March 3 at his Tremont venue.  Great White is best known for legendary hits such as “Once Bitten, Twice Shy,” “Rock Me,” and “Save Your Love.”

Jack Russell’s Great White will be the second national act to grace the Coda stage in the venue’s short history; Ed…

Bret Michaels to Headline 8-Band Rock Concert

Savage Arena is about to rock!  The official lineup has been released for the arena rock fest, appropriately named ROCK THE ARENA, which will take place on Saturday, March 19 and will feature more than eight hours of entertainment.  The all-day event will be headlined by Bret Michaels, best known as the frontman for Poison as well as for his “Rock of Love” reality show, winning “Celebrity Apprentice,” and an extensive solo career.  The lineup also includes…

SAVAGE LIVE Concert Series to Start in March

The University of Toledo Athletic Department recently announced the return of national acts to John F. Savage Arena, beginning with an arena rock fest in March.  This will be the venue’s first self-promoted concert since 2009.

The goal of the multi-event series, collectively billed as SAVAGE LIVE, is to bring music and other outside events back to the venue, creating entertainment opportunities multiple time a year that involve both the campus and the…

Chef Anna Harouvis will join anchors Autumn Ziemba and Rosey Leftwich on Fox 8’s News in the Morning this Sunday, December 6, to share her favorite soup recipe with viewers.  Harouvis owns Good to Go Cafe, the first non-GMO, gluten-free eatery in the country, with two Cleveland locations.  She is also the creator of Anna in the Raw, a raw food and cold-pressed, organic juice line and works with several professional sports teams as well as the Institute for Functional Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. 

The…

Rockin’ Night Raises Money for Rescue Village

Continuing in the tradition of the inaugural event featuring Chubby Checker in January, Rock & Roll to the Rescue Part 2:  (Eddie) Money for the Animals proved to be a huge success, once again entertaining a sold out crowd while raising much needed funds for the animals at Geauga Humane Society’s Rescue Village.  The gala was held Sunday evening at the Hard Rock Rocksino - Northfield Park and presented by Ganley Subaru of Bedford and The Barkley Pet Hotel & Day…

Benefit to be Held at Hard Rock Rocksino on November 8th 

Former Geauga County resident Nina Blackwood will return to the Cleveland area on November 8th for Rock & Roll to the Rescue Part 2: (Eddie) Money for the Animals.   Blackwood became a household name in 1981 as a member of MTV’s original VJ lineup.  Still an iconic force, she currently hosts several radio programs including Nina Blackwood’s Absolutely ‘80s, New Wave, and Sirius XM's ‘80s on 8 and co-authored VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV’s…

Rock & Roll to the Rescue Returns to Hard Rock Rocksino - Northfield Park in November

Howard Perl, CEO of Howard Perl Productions, announced today that Eddie Money will headline Rock & Roll to the Rescue (Part 2) on Sunday, November 8th at the Hard Rock Rocksino - Northfield Park.  The event will benefit Geauga Humane Society’s Rescue Village and is the first Rocksino appearance for the legendary rocker known for hits such as “Two Tickets to Paradise,”  “Take Me Home Tonight,” and “Baby Hold On.”  

The…