Events

We're throwing a little party to celebrate the December 5, 1933 repeal of prohibition! Dress the part! Bathtub gin!  Live jazz!

Let's welcome the Martin Kent Trio to SOTD for the first time. Drummer Martin Kent and his crew will be providing the perfect soundtrack to our Prohibition Repeal Party!

Another vinylhead night with our friends from Ship to Shore Books & Music. Bring your own platter and pick a side for us to spin, or choose from ours!

Join the Lorain Public Library and us as the best book club in the land comes together to discuss "The Chosen and the Beautiful" by Nghi Vo

Our dear friend Anthony Scrofano returns! This is another not to be missed night of music!!!

It's our annual holiday laugh fest! Join us as Bill Squire headlines this year's Old Fashioned Christmas Comedy Night - featuring comedian Pope!!!

Come be the start that you know you are! It's Christmas karaoke night in Lorain! Come sing your seasonal favorite (or a Journey tune!) Game Show Jesus takes us all on a little singalong  trip!

Christmas comes early as the one and only Chris Hatton returns!!!!

Jump into the holiday spirit with Joel and Ethan Coen and Sam Raimi's "The Hudsucker Proxy"!

Another vinyl nerds night at Speak of the Devil with our friends from Ship to Shore Books & Music

Join us and the Lorain Public Library for the first Books & Brews of 2026! This month's book is Hanif Abdurraqib's "There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension"

Garrett Folger and Aidan Plank are two of northeast Ohio's best and busiest jazz musicians. Last September, to much acclaim, the pair released "DUO" a collection of improvised recordings featuring Plank on double bass and Folger on trumpet, piccolo trumpet, and flugelhorn. Join us in welcoming the duo to Speak of the Devil for a …

3 Old Fashioneds. 1 spot on the menu. YOU taste them all and decide which one makes the menu!

The stage is yours at Speak of the Devil. From Sinatra to Springsteen, Johnny Cash to Sabrina Carpenter, this is your chance to sing it loud, sing it proud, and sing like a superstar. Crooners, rockers, country legends, and modern pop heroes—all welcome, all encouraged. Whether you’re channeling old-school swagger, heartland rock anthems, outlaw country …

"A new mature and poetic voice on the 5 string banjo. Beautiful compositions and a very nice touch.”— Béla Fleck Join us in welcoming the incredibly talented Max Allard to Speak of the Devil! Max Allard is a banjoist, multi-instrumentalist and composer from Chicago and is a must see!

Join us at Speak of the Devil for Movie Night featuring the cult-classic mockumentary Waiting for Guffman. Small town dreams, big personalities, painfully funny moments—and some of the most quotable scenes in comedy history. Grab a cocktail, settle in, and laugh along as Blaine, Missouri prepares for theatrical greatness… any minute now. Come early, snag …

Join us at Speak of the Devil for Amaro School, an engaging tasting experience exploring the history, tradition, and flavor of one of Italy’s most beloved (and misunderstood) spirits: amaro. From alpine herbs to sun-soaked citrus peels, amari are deeply rooted in regional culture, family recipes, and centuries of medicinal tradition. During this guided session, …

They’re back. Dirtier. Blues-ier. Louder. The Dirty Little Blues Band is returning to the Speak of the Devil stage — bringing raw riffs, gritty vocals, and the kind of blues that hits you right in the soul

TIKI WEEK BAR TAKEOVER at SPEAK OF THE DEVIL It’s back — and this year we’re turning the volume all the way up. Our annual Tiki Week bar takeover returns to Speak of the Devil, and we’re beyond excited to welcome the legendary Pearl Diver straight out of Nashville, Tennessee behind our bar for one …

Turntable Tuesday - we and our friends from Ship to Shore Books & Music let the records do the talking. Turntable Tuesday is our monthly vinyl night — an easygoing evening built around great music, good drinks, and the simple joy of hearing records the way they were meant to be played. Expect a thoughtfully …