Kevin McLaughlin, Author at The Land

Kevin McLaughlin

Kevin McLaughlin is a native of Seattle, WA. Formerly the Library Director at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, he is now a freelance writer, podcaster and editor. He has published music reviews in ClevelandClassical.com and Cleveland.com (Plain Dealer). He is a member of the Music Critics Association of North America. His weekly podcast on early jazz, “At the Jazz Band Ball,” may be found on a variety of podcast platforms.

Cleveland Silent Film Festival partners with Cleveland Public Library

By Kevin McLaughlin ● Arts & Culture ● March 11, 2025

Beginning on March 15, the Cleveland Public Library and the Cleveland Silent Film Festival & Colloquium (CSFF) will partner for a series of classic silent films to be shown at the main library downtown in honor of the branch’s 100th anniversary.

John Ewing: Talking movies with the man who co-founded Cleveland’s Cinematheque…before he rides into the sunset

By Kevin McLaughlin ● Arts & Culture ● June 27, 2024

For nearly four decades, John Ewing has served as director at the Cinematheque at the Cleveland Institute of Art in Cleveland’s University Circle district. On June 30, he will show his final three films — three of his all-time favorites — before, like Alan Ladd in Shane, he rides off on his horse to final credits.

How ClevelandClassical.com brought attention to the city’s classical music scene

By Kevin McLaughlin ● Arts & Culture ● June 12, 2024

In September of 2023, ClevelandClassical.com celebrated its fifteenth anniversary as the local web journal of classical music in Cleveland. Here’s how the publication got rolling.

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Cleveland Silent Film Festival partners with Cleveland Public Library

John Ewing: Talking movies with the man who co-founded Cleveland’s Cinematheque…before he rides into the sunset

How ClevelandClassical.com brought attention to the city’s classical music scene