March Madness is starting early here in Cleveland this year.  The Mid-American Conference (the MAC) is holding its Men’s and Women’s Conference Tournaments this week in downtown Cleveland at the Quicken Loans Arena.  You can check out the entire schedule of events on the MAC’s website, which culminates with the Women’s Championship Game on Saturday (3/16) at 1:00 PM followed by the Men’s Championship Game 6:30 PM. (Tickets are available here)

In addition to the games themselves, the MAC Fan Fest has taken over Tower City.  During the Fan Fest, fans can “Get your picture taken with the mascots, cheerleaders and band members from your favorite MAC team.  Enjoy team autograph signings, inflatables, free throw contests, dunk contests, cornhole, tattoo booths and much more.”  (Tickets are available here) 

One more reason I love this town.

That’s Cleveland Baby!!!