The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)
Happenings
Here is a brief rundown of some coming entertainment options in Northeast Ohio. Make submissions for consideration via email to entertainment@morningjournal.com. You must include a phone number and/or web address for publication.
Art Allen Memorial Art Museum: Oberlin College, 87 N. Main St., Oberlin, presents “Wildfire Test Pit,” in which New York-based artist Fred Wilson re-contextualizes objects in the AMAM collection to highlight buried histories, through June 12; “Fred Wilson: Black to the Powers of Ten,” featuring glass works, paintings, prints, sculptures and a video exploring concepts of race, time, memory and meaning, through June 12. 440-775-8665 or www. oberlin.edu/amam. Cleveland Museum of Art: 11150 East Blvd., presents “Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks,” through April 23; “African Master Carvers: Known and Famous,” through July 16; “Black in America: Louis Draper and Leonard Freed,” through July 30; “Opulent Fashion in the Church,” through Sept. 24; “Cutting Edge: Modern Prints From Atelier 17,” through Aug. 13; “BrandNew & Terrific: Alex Katz in the 1950s,” April 30 through Aug. 6. Call 216-421-7340 or visit clevelandart.org. Joann Depolo Studios & Gallery: 26719 Brookpark Road Extension, North Olmsted, presents “Light up the Earth,” an Earth Day exhibit,” opening 6 to 9 p.m. April 22. Call 440-3200900 or visit www.joanndepolo.net. Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland: 11400 Euclid Ave., presents its summer exhibitions, “Constant Is the Sun,” My American Dream,” featuring
the work of Keith Mayerson, and “Lu Yang: Delusional Mandala,” June 2 through Sept. 17. Call 216-421-8671 or visit mocacleveland.org. Stocker Arts Center at Lorain County Community College: 1005 N. Abbe Road, Elyria, presents 2017 LCCC Portfolio Exhibit,” April 21 through May 5 in the Beth K. Stocker Art Gallery (opening reception 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 21). Call 440-366-4040 or visit StockerArtsCenter.com.
Auditions Firelands Symphony
Orchestra: will hold auditions for singers for the new Firelands Symphony Chorale, 2 to 6 p.m. May 7 and 6 to 9 p.m. May 8 at Firelands Symphony Orchestra & School for the Arts, 334 E. Washington St., Sandusky. To schedule an audition, email Laurie@firelandssymphony.com. Visit FirelandsSymphony.com.
Comedy
Cleveland Improv: 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents Zainab Johnson, through April 23 ; Marlon
Wayans, April 28 through 30. Call 216-696-4677 or visit ClevelandImprov.com. Hard Rock Rocksino At
Northfield Park: 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield, presents The Rich Guzzi Comedy Hypnosis Experience, April 28 and 29; Mr. Showtime David Scott, May 19 and 20; Wayne Brady, May 27; Ron White, July 28. Call 330-908-7625 or visit www.hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com. Hilarities 4th Street Theatre: 2025 E. Fourth St., Cleveland, presents Jim Breuer, April 21 and 22; Bob Marley, April 27 through 29. Call 216-736-4242 or visit www.pickwickandfrolic. com/shows/hilarities-4thstreet-theatre. Concerts Agora Theatre & Ballroom: 5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Cody Jinks, April 22; The Browning, April 25; Frank Iero and the Patience, Dave Hause and the Mermaid, April 26; Hammerfall & Delian, April 27; Sabaton, April 28; Spring Fling IV featuring May Day Parade, Real Friends, Knuckle Puck, April
29; Testament, Sepulture, Prong, April 30. Visit www. clevelandagora.com.
Beachland Ballroom: 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland, presents Jim Donovan and Sun King Warriors, Big Ship, Scott Striert, April 21; Craig Bell and Band, Goldmines, Fascinating, April 21; Bummed Out, Forager, April 22; Space Jesus, Perkulator, April 22; The Schwartz Brothers, The Family Dog, April 22; Johnny A, Gaetano’s Underworld, April 23; A Place to Bury Strangers, Relaxer, Hiram-Maxim, April 24; Hurray for the Riff Raff, Ron Gallo, April 25; Vita and The Woolf, Tom Katlees, April 25; Avec Sans, Times 10, April 26; Remember Jones, Back to Back Black, Amy Winehouse Tribute, April 27; Front Porch Lights, Chardon Polka Band, P. Stoops. Mister Moon, April 27; Lewis Del Mar, Anna Wise, April 27; Roger Hoover, Ray Flanagan, April 28; Welshly Arms, Ripe, Samfox, April 28; Shooter Jennings, April 30; Moon Duo, Jackie Lynn, April 30. Call 216-383-1124 or visit www.beachlandballroom. com. Grog Shop: 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., presents Sondre Lerche, By Light We Loom, April 21; F*** You Pay Me, Cotton Ponys, Yambag, Dime Disguise, Cruelster, April 22; Mod Sun, Marty Grimes, Swaghollywood, April 23; Pitch Talks, Paul Hoynes, Zack Miesel, Mike James, April 24; Seth Hansan, Tone the Poet, Gates 216, April 25;
Tobin Sprout, DTCV, April 26; Pack Wolf, Who Hit Me, Bullfighter, April 27; Silent Disco, Lovemuzak, White Rims, MisteBradleyP, Textbeak, Sputnk, April 28; Beanie Sigel, Stalley, DJ Eso, Woulf, Zell, April 29; Acid Mothers Temple, Babylon,Yellowstone Apocalypse, April 30. Call 216321-5588 or visit www. grogshop.gs. Hard Rock Rocksino at Northfield Park: 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield, presents Brian Wilson performing “Pet Sounds,” Al Jardine, Blondie Chapman, April 22; Tesla, April 29; Foreigner, April 30 (sold-out). Call 330-908-7625 or visit www.hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com.
House of Blues: 308 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Hunter Hayes, April 21; Ten (Pearl Jam tribute), April 22; Thursday, Basement, Touche Amore, April 23; 21 Savage, Young M.A., Tee Grizzley, April 25; The Damned 40th anniversary tour, April 28; Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd tribute), April 29. Call 216-2415555 or visit www.hob.com/ cleveland. Kent Stage: 175 E. Main St., Kent, presents Timothy B. Schmit (of The Eagles and Poco), April 22; Blues Traveler, April 23; Garry Tallent (of The E Street Band), April 28; Denny Laine, May 3; The Cr. Call 330-677-5005 or visit www.kentstage.org. Music Box Supper Club: 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland,
presents SFJazz Collective, April 21; Bob Mould, April 23; CLE Songwriters Showcase: Raymond Arthur Flanagan, Rebekah Jean, Austin Stambaugh, April 30; Beatles Brunch with The Sunrise Jones, April 30. Call 216-242-1250 or visit www. musicboxcle.com.
Nighttown: 12387 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, presents Blue Lunch with Tim Gartland, April 21; Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano, April 22; Barbara Rosene, April 24; Avram Fefer and Michael Bisio Duo, April 25; Kinky Friedman, April 27; Nicole Henry, April 28; Stanley Jordan, April 29; Amina Figarova Quintet, April 30. Call 216-7950550, or visit www.nighttowncleveland.com. Playhouse Square: 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Dave Mason, “Alone Together Again,” April 23; Celtic Woman, April 23. Call 216-241-6000 or visit PlayhouseSquare.org.
Film
Stocker Arts Center at Lorain County Community College: 1005 N. Abbe Road, Elyria, presents “Lion,” April 28. Call 440366-4040 or visit StockerArtsCenter.com.
Music
Apollo’s Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra: presents The 25th Anniversary Festival: “Beethoven & Schubert Rediscovered,” 7:30 p.m. at Akron-Summit County Public Library, 8 p.m. April 28 at Gartner Auditorium at Cleveland Museum of Art, 8 p.m. April 29 at First Baptist Church, Shaker Heights, and 4:30 p.m. April 3 at St. Raphael Catholic Church, Bay Village. Call 216-320-0012 or 800314-2535, or visit www. apollosfire.org. Art Song Festival: featuring a guest artist recital by Metropolitan Opera bassbaritone Eric Owens, with pianist Myra Huang, 4:30 p.m. May 14 in Kulas Hall at the Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd. Call 216-373-9353 or visit ArtSongFest.com. Cleveland Opera Theater: presents “The Marriage of Figaro,” 7:30 p.m. April 28 and 3 p.m. April 30 at Cleveland Masonic Auditorium Visit ClevelandOperaTheater.org. Firelands Symphony Orchestra: presents “Rising Stars!” 7:30 p.m. April 29 “Conversation With the Conductor at 6:30 p.m.), at Sandusky State Theatre. Visit FirelandsSymphony. com. Oberlin Choristers: presents “A Singing Celebration,” 4 p.m. April 23 at Rocky River United Methodist Church. Call 440-7744079. Stocker Arts Center At Lorain Community College: 1005 N. Abbe Road, Elyria, presents LCCC Civic Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. April 22 in Hoke Theatre. Call 440-366-4040 or visit StockerArtsCenter.com. West Shore Chorale &
Orchestra: presents l Haydn’s “Harmoniemesse” an Dvorak’s “Te Deum,” 7:30 p.m. April 23 at Magnificat Center for the Performing Arts. Call 216-373-7773 or visit westshorechorale.org.
Theater
Cleveland Play House: Performing at Playhouse Square, presents “Between Riverside and Crazy,” through April 23; Disney’s “Freaky Friday,” through May 20. Call 216-241-6000 or visit www.clevelandplayhouse.com.
Dobama Theatre: 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, presents”How to Be a Respectable Junkie” (world premiere), by Greg Vovos, June 15 to July 2. Call 216-932-3396 or visit www.dobama.org. Karamu House: 2355 E. 89th St., Cleveland, presents “You Can’t Take It With You,” through May 7. Call 216-795-7070 or visit KaramuHouse.org. Olde Towne Hall Theatre: 36119 Center Ridge Road, North Ridgeville, presents “Steel Magnolias,” 7:30 p.m. April 21, 22, 28 and 29 and May 5 and 6 and 3 p.m. April
30. Reservations may be made by calling 440-3272909. Stocker Arts Center at Lorain County Community College: 1005 N. Abbe Road, Elyria, presents Behind the Musical: “Annie,” by The Musical Theater Project, 7 p.m. April 29 in The Hoke Theatre. Call 440-366-4040 or visit StockerArtsCenter.com. Talespinner Children’s Theatre: 5209 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, presents “Red Onion, White Garlic (a Tale of Indonesia),” written by Cleveland playwright David Hansen, through April 30. Visit www.talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org or call 216-264-9680.
Workshop Players: 44820 Middle Ridge Road, Amherst, presents “Don’t Dress for Dinner,” through May 7 (various dates and times). Call 440-988-5613 or visit www.workshopplayers.com.
Misc.
Cleveland Botanical Garden: 11030 East Blvd., presents “Big Spring,” featuring indoor and outdoor activities, through April 23. Call 216-721-1600, or visit www.cbgarden.org. Cleveland Museum Of Natural History: 1 Wade Oval Drive, University Circle, presents “Amazing Species: Life at the Limits,” an exhibition that “showcases how organisms use extraordinary talents to survive and thrive on earth,” through July 9. Call 216-231-1177, 800317-9155, or visit www. cmnh.org. Cleveland Public Theatre: 6415 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, presents its fourth annual Station Hope, featuring more than 250 individual artist and 50-plus community and professional arts & culture organizations from across Northeast Ohio, 6 p.m. April 29 on the grounds of St. John’s Episcopal Church, 2600 Church Ave., Cleveland. Call 216-6312727 or visit www.cptonline. org. Great Lakes Science Center: 601 Erieside Ave.,
Cleveland, presents “Build It!,” a Lego exhibition, through Sept. 4. Call 216694-2000 or visit www. greatscience.com. Lake View Cemetery: 12316 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents drive-it-yourself tour, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 22 and noon to 5 p.m. April 23. Call 216-421-2687 or visit lakeviewcemetery.com. Maltz Museum Of Jewish Heritage: 2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood, presents “This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement,” through May 14. Call 216-593-0575 or visit www.MaltzJewishMuseum.org.
Road to the Races: a nationwide tour inviting fans of #95 to gear up for the upcoming big-screen release of Disney-Pixar’s “Cars 3,” with activities and a sneak peek at the movie, will be noon to 4 p.m. April 25 on Cleveland’s Public Square. Visit Cars3tour.com. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: Cleveland, presents “Mellencamp,” through September; “Rolling Stone / 50 Years,” May 5 through November. Call 888-588-ROCK or visit www.rockhall.com. Sidney Frohman Planetarium: 2130 Hayes Ave., Sandusky, presents “Space, the Final Frontier,” 2 p.m. April 23. Call 419-706-4943.