👩‍🎤 IngenuityFest guide

🎈 On this date in 1986, Cleveland's infamous Balloonfest took place, setting a world record by releasing nearly 1.5 million balloons while causing lots of drama.

☂️ Today's weather: Chance of showers with a high of 80.

🎧 Sounds like: "Ingenuity" by Ultravox.

😷 Situational awareness: Free Covid tests are again available to order from the government, via COVIDTests.gov.

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It doesn't take a genius to know you've got to hit up IngenuityFest this weekend.

Why it matters: Cleveland's shape-shifting arts and tech festival is unlike any other. It's delighted and surprised attendees since launching in 2005 and quickly establishing itself as a regional flagship.

State of play: Ingenuity was a traveling showcase for years, occupying some of the city's most unusual and visually striking locations.

• It now attracts more than 20,000 guests annually to its headquarters at the Hamilton Collaborative on Hamilton Avenue.

🪁 The latest: The theme for this year's three-day extravaganza is "Era of Ascent" and is dedicated to flight in all its forms.

• Expect musical and dance performances, civic dialogue, comedy acts, immersive exhibits, family activities and an array of local food and beverage vendors.

Zoom in: The festival program map teases the following locations and features, to give you an idea:

• Rock Wall, Lunar Landing, Ideation Station, Enchanted Forest, Flutterland, Gallery of Kites and something called Haute Fashion on the High Seas.

🎸 What they're playing: The Friday night headliner (9:45pm on the Lakeview Stage) is Minnesota indie-rock group Bad Bad Hats.

Stop by: The festival runs 6pm-1am Friday, 1pm-1am Saturday and 1-6pm Sunday.

• All tickets are "weekend passes" and start at $15. Children under 13 are admitted free.

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We now know who will be at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony.

Driving the news: The Rock Hall this week unveiled its star-studded lineup for the Oct. 19 inductions at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

State of play: Inductees Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & the Gang and Dionne Warwick will all perform.

• The list of guest presenters includes Chuck D, Dr. Dre, Demi Lovato, James Taylor, Roger Daltrey, Sammy Hagar, The Roots, Slash and more.

The big picture: Here are five additional things we think will happen at the ceremony:

🪩 Dua Lipa opens the show

The intrigue: The first thing the Rock Hall did after announcing this year's lineup was reveal pop star Dua Lipa will perform in honor of Cher.

• Lipa walking out to start the show — a la Taylor Swift honoring Carole King in 2021 — would be one heck of an opening act.

🤠 Rock Hall heads to Music Row

The intrigue: There will be a huge country presence at the ceremony with Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Mac McAnally and Jelly Roll all listed as special guests.

• Rock Hall Foundation chairman John Sykes has mentioned Nashville as a potential future ceremony location, so don't be surprised if there's an announcement made.

🚫 Tribe won't kick it

The intrigue: The only active inductee not listed as a performer is A Tribe Called Quest. The hip-hop group looks like this year's "I don't really care about the Rock Hall" honoree.

• Yes, but: Busta Rhymes will be on hand to honor the group and perhaps perform his verses on Tribe classics like "Scenario" and "Oh My God."

Two more predictions...

📚 The 89th annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards — the top national literary prize for works confronting racism — will be held at 6:30pm today at the Maltz Performing Arts Center. (Cleveland.com)

☮️ The Cleveland Heights-University Heights library board has rejected a plan to sell the 50-year-old PEACE building and arts hub to resident artists. (Ideastream)

📈 As rents in Northeast Ohio rise, increasing numbers of low-wage and working-class Clevelanders are facing homelessness. (Signal Cleveland)

🍽️ Consumer dining habits have completely changed since Covid, and even local restaurants that appear to be thriving are likely struggling. (Cleveland Scene)

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NBA veteran Derrick Rose announced his retirement from professional hoops yesterday, publishing thank-you notes in the Cleveland Plain Dealer and other cities from his lengthy career.

Why it matters: We appreciate the gesture, circumstances notwithstanding!

The circumstances: Rose is the youngest MVP in league history and played 723 total games ... just 16 of which were in a Cleveland Cavaliers uniform.

Between the lines: The letter was not addressed to Cleveland fans specifically — that would've been overkill — but to the sport of basketball.

• The full-paged advertisement was published on page A3 of Thursday's paper, styled as a love letter on a red background.

What he said: "Thank you, my first love..." his message began.

• "You believed in me through the highs and lows, my constant when everything else seemed uncertain."

What we're wondering: We've seen multiple pro athletes take out ads in the PD after meaningful careers in Cleveland — C.C. Sabathia, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, etc. — but are there are any to do it who've had so fleeting a stint here?

'Tis the season for eerie things and the Cleveland Museum of Art is capitalizing with an exhibit from Eastern culture.

The intrigue: "Demons, Ghosts and Goblins in Chinese Art" opened earlier this month and runs through Jan. 20 in the museum's Focus Gallery.

• It features 20 paintings and sculptures of creatures that both attract and ward off evil spirits, as well as the stories behind them.

Between the lines: The collection of colorful, Chinese glass "Tomb Guardians" is hard to look away from.

If you go: The exhibit is included with CMA's free admission.

Stop by: Just a nine-minute drive from the museum is one of Cleveland's best Chinese restaurants — LJ Shanghai on Superior Avenue.

• The AsiaTown spot is known for its soup dumplings.

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