{"id":11827,"date":"2025-07-09T15:19:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T15:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=11827"},"modified":"2025-07-09T15:19:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T15:19:14","slug":"city-stages-cleveland-museum-of-arts-free-block-parties-are-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/09\/city-stages-cleveland-museum-of-arts-free-block-parties-are-back\/","title":{"rendered":"City Stages: Cleveland Museum of Art\u2019s free block parties are back!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Yeison-Landero.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11829 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Yeison-Landero-300x249.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Yeison-Landero-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Yeison-Landero.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Move and groove at City Stages, the CMA\u2019s famous block parties that take place in front of Transformer Station and feature the best in global music. Arrive early and grab dinner and a drink at one of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohiocity.org\/guide\">Ohio City\u2019s bars or restaurants, or visit one of the local shops<\/a>.\u00a0Hang out in the Transformer Station beer garden and enjoy tacos from the Puente\u2019s Tijuana Tacos food truck.<\/p>\n<p>Performances are FREE, no tickets required. Seating is limited\u2014bring camp chairs and delight in an evening of music and dancing in the street.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevelandart.org\/events\/city-stages-yeison-landero\"><strong>Yeison Landero<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 7:30\u20139:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Latin Grammy\u2013nominated musician Yeison Landero was born in San Jacinto (Bol\u00edvar) in the very heart of the Montes de Mar\u00eda region of the Colombian Caribbean. He carries in his soul a\u00a0<em>cumbiambero<\/em>\u00a0heart inherited from his grandfather Andr\u00e9s Landero: a musician recognized as the king of\u00a0<em>cumbia<\/em>\u00a0nationally and internationally. Yeison blends the rich, folkloric sounds of the accordion with propulsive rhythms, delivering a soulful homage to his family\u2019s cumbia legacy while infusing it with new energy for the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevelandart.org\/events\/city-stages-las-karamba\"><strong>Las Karamba<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednes<a href=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Las-Karamba.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11828 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Las-Karamba-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Las-Karamba-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Las-Karamba-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Las-Karamba.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>day, July 23, 2025, 7:30\u20139:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Founded in the midst of the bustling streets of Barcelona, Las Karamba consists of six women musicians who are mestizas and migrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Catalonia, France, and Argentina. Together, they create new, timeless, danceable music that includes traditional styles\u2014including\u00a0<em>son<\/em>, cha-cha-cha, salsa, and\u00a0<em>timba<\/em>\u2014influenced by rap and urban music, as well as a touch of samba and rumba. With the band\u2019s formation, six life stories converged, each individually shaped by migration and musical heritage.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Free parking is available in the Lutheran Hospital lot located at West 28th Street and Franklin Boulevard.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Transformer Station is located at 1460 West 29th Street (at the corner of Church Avenue), Cleveland, Ohio, 44113. Transformer Station remains open until 9:00 p.m. during City Stages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Move and groove at City Stages, the CMA\u2019s famous block parties that take place in front of Transformer Station and feature the best in global music. 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