Emanuel Wallace | Writer & Photographer – Emanuel Wallace is a Cleveland-based photographer and photojournalist covering music, arts, and culture. He has been the staff photographer for Cleveland Scene since 2014.
Concert Review: R&B Powerhouses New Edition, Boyz II Men & Toni Braxton Take Fans Down Memory Lane

The landscape of R&B music has undergone a few transformations over the past few decades. The era of well-developed and talented artists has gone the way of the dodo and seemingly cleared the path for inauthentic and manufactured acts that…

Photos: The Kurents Chased Away Winter at the 2026 Cleveland Kurentovanje

Cleveland Kurentovanje is a multi-day “Slovenian Mardi Gras” festival, celebrating the end of winter and the beginning of spring. The culminating festival is a celebration complete with costumes, a parade, ethnic food and drink, musical and cultural performances, and Kurents…

Photos: CMA Celebrated Black History Month with MIX – Peace, Love and Soul

This month’s edition of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s long running MIX at CMA series celebrated Black History Month and featured the sounds of DJ Corey Grand and a performance from Kinsman Dazz Band. Here’s what we saw. Credit: Emanuel…

Photos: The Cavaliers Opened Their 2026 NBA Playoffs with a Win Against the Raptors

After a regular season filled with up, downs and a monumental trade, the Cleveland Cavaliers began their playoff run against the Toronto Raptors at Rocket Arena. The Cavaliers won the game by a score of 126 – 113. Game 2…

Photos: Zygote Press Celebrated its New Home With “Proof of Concept”

Zygote Press is an established, nonprofit community printmaking studio, gallery, archive, and education center. After a lengthy search, Zygote finally found a new home on Perkins Avenue. They held an open house to show the space to the public for…

Photos: Views from the Opening Night of CIFF50 at Playhouse Square

This year the Cleveland International Film Festival is celebrating its 50th anniversary and kicked off this landmark year with a screening of “A Man with Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole.” Both Cole and filmmaker Dori Berinstein were on hand…

Photos: ‘A Preview of Martin Puryear: Nexus,’ Opening April 12 at CMA

The Cleveland Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, have co-organized the most comprehensive exhibition of Martin Puryear’s career in nearly two decades. Martin Puryear: Nexus begins with work from the early 1960s and follows the artist’s innovations…