CLEVELAND — After a relatively mild start to the winter, Mother Nature delivered a punch of rain, ice and snow to the heart of Northeast Ohio over the weekend, leaving inches of precipitation in her wake as the week got underway Monday.
However, there is no need to come down with a case of “The Mondays,” even as temperatures are well below freezing before creeping back into the 40s at the end of the week.
From taking in a Cleveland Cavaliers game to visiting the Cleveland Museum of Natural History or watching a movie, there are plenty of ways to lift one’s spirits on this cold Monday night.
Here are three ways to enjoy your Monday.
Visit Natural History Museum
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (located at 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland, OH 44106) is offering free admission and guests will have the opportunity to speak with curators and see specimens not usually on display, as well as join astronomy staff for mini-shows and meet Cleveland’s native wildlife in special presentations.
Incorporated in 1920, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History is renown for its collections, research and educational programs and exhibits.
The Museum of Natural History closes at 5 p.m.
Attend Cavaliers game
It has been 13 days since the Cavaliers last played on the home court at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, but that drought comes to an end tonight when they host the New York Knicks in a 5 p.m. start as part of the NBA’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day festivities.
Currently, the Cavaliers (12-31) are on a four-game losing streak and find themselves eight games behind the Brooklyn Nets for the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Tickets on the resale market are going for less than $10/seat.
Take in a movie
Two much-anticipated films premiered nationwide over the weekend, “Bad Boys for Life” (starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith) and Dolittle (featuring Robert Downey Jr. and Antonio Banderas) and they finished Nos. 1 and 3 at the box office respectively, according to IMDB.com.
“Bad Boys for Life” chronicles the lives of fictional Miami Police detectives Mike Lowrey (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Lawrence) as they go on one last adventure together, while “Dolittle” offers a modern take on the tale of a doctor who can talk with animals.
“Bad Boys for Life” grossed $62.2 million in its first three days, while Dolittle earned $22.0 million.
Joining “Bad Boys for Life” and “Dolittle” in the top five were “1917” (No. 2 at $22.0 million/$76.6 million in four weeks), Jumanji: The Next Level (No. 4 at $9.7 million/$270.6 million in six weeks) and Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (No. 5 at $8.3 million/ $491.9 million in five weeks).
