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
Cleveland Museum of Art: 11150 East Blvd., presents “William Morris: Designing and Earthly Paradise,” through Jan. 13; “Clarence H. White and His World: The Art and Craft of Photography, 1895-1925,” through Jan. 21 in the Mark Schwartz and Bettina Katz Photography Gallery; “In Her Image: Photographs by Rania Matar,” through Jan. 13 in CMA at Transformer Station; “Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de’ Medici’s Valois Tapestries and Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern,” through March 3; “Who RU2 Day: Mass Media and the Fine Art Print,” through March 24; “Charles Burchfield: The Ohio Landscapes, 1915-1920,” through May 5. Call 216-421-7340 or visit www.clevelandart.org. Stocker Arts Center at Lorain County Community College: 1005 N. Abbe Road, Elyria, presents 2019 Lorain County Regional Scholastic Art Exhibit, Jan. 14 through Feb. 22 (reception 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 13). Call 440-366-4040 or visit StockerArtsCenter.com.
Children’s entertainment
Agora Theatre & Ballroom: 5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents PBS Kids Live! Really BIG tiny Adventure, Jan. 30. Visit www.clevelandagora.com. Wolstein Center: 2000 Prospect Ave. E., Cleveland, presents “Sesame Street Live! Make Your Magic,” April 6 and 7. Call 877-4684946 or visit www.wolsteincenter.com. Comedy Cleveland Improv: 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents Ms. Pat, Dec. 27 through 30; Jay Phillips, Dec. 31. Call 216-696-4677 or visit ClevelandImprov. com. Hard Rock Rocksino at Northfield Park: 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield, presents Gabriel Iglesias, Jan. 25 and 26; Cheech & Chong, Feb. 16 Jim Jefferies, March 9; Carrot Top, May 16; Larry the Cable Guy, April 6; Cook, Oct. 18. Call 330908-7625 or visit hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com. Hilarities 4th Street Theatre: 2025 E. Fourth St., Cleveland, presents Nate Bargatze, Dec. 27 through 30; New Year’s Eve with Ian Bagg, Dec. 31. Call 216736-4242 or visit www. pickwickandfrolic.com/ shows/hilarities-4th-streettheatre. Playhouse Square: 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Adam Sandler, Feb. 7; John Crist, March 3. Call 216-241-6000, or visit www.playhousesquare.com. Concerts Agora Theatre & Ballroom: 5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Mushroomhead’s Krampus Christmas Show, Dec. 29; Brothers Osborne, The Wild Feathers, Jan. 12; Spafford, Feb. 5; Between the Buried and Me, Tesserac, Astronoid, Feb. 19; In Flames, All That Remains, Feb. 21; Trevor Hall, March 22; Zhu, Feb. 23; A Bowie Celebration — The David Bowie Alumni Tour, Feb. 24; Coheed and Cambria, Maps & Atlases, Feb. 26; Thursday, American Pleasure Club, March 4 and 5; Vince Staples, March 6; Mega 80s, March 8; Lords of Acid, March 8; Trevor Hall, March 22; Baroness, Deafheaven, April 9; Uli Jon Roth, April 27; Whitesnake, May 15; Walk off the Earth, May 21; Delain, Amorphis, Sept. 27. Visit clevelandagora.com. Akron Civic Theater: 182 S. Main St., presents Michael Stanley & The Resonators, March 2; “An Intimate Evening of Songs and Stories With Graham Nash,” March 16; Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, April 8. Call 330-253-2488 or visit www.akroncivic.com. Beachland Ballroom: 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland, presents The Stolen Faces, Dec. 29; Boomers in the Night with Alex Bevan, Charlie Wiener, David Rosen, Dec. 29; “The Freak Drop 2018” featuring Tropidelic, Zach Deputy, Dec. 31; Remember Sports, Jan. 2; The Fred Eaglesmith Show featuring Tif Ginn, Jan. 3; The Tufted Puffins’s Tuft Daddy’s Decrepi-Palooza with MethMatics, Jan. 5; Cleveland Rocks: Past, Present, Future Benefit & Post Holiday Party with Cats on Holiday, Jan. 5; Three Women and the Truth — Mary Gauthier, Gretchen Peters, Eliza Gilkyson, Jan. 9; Book of Love, Jan. 11; Alex Williams, Jan. 12; ProgNation, The Rick Ray Band, Jan. 12; Into the Blue: Grateful Dead Revival, Jan. 13; Twisted Pine, Jan. 16; Jiffiden, Beach Stav, Peach Fuzz, Jan. 18; OhMME, The Ophelias, Jan. 19; Big Something, Jan. 20; Wayne “The Train” Hancock, Jan. 22; Con Davidson (of Bad Bad Hats), Natasha Morrow, Jan. 23; King Tuff, Jan. 24; Ahi, Jan. 25; Daley, MJSN, Jan. 25; Cody Ko & Noel Miller, Jan. 30; Greg Kihn, Feb. 2; Brandy Zdan, Feb. 5; Ghost of Paul Revere, Feb. 6; Exmag, Feb. 7; Lords of the Highway, The Legendary Hucklebucks, Feb. 9; Corrosion of Conformity, Crowbar, Weedeater, Mothership, Feb. 12; The Steel Woods, Josh Card, Feb. 14; Nah Nah, The Robin Blake Sound Experiment, Church of Starry Wisdom, Feb. 15; Davina and the Vagabonds, Feb. 19; That 1 Guy, Feb. 19; The Accidentals, Feb. 20; Elise Davis, Feb. 21; Milo, Pink Navel, Signor Benedick the Moor, Feb. 22; an evening with The Neal Morse Band, Feb. 23; Wild Moccasins, Feb. 24; LEEDS (Royston Langdon) & Jimmy Gnecco (OURS), Feb. 27; Adrian Belew, Saul Zonana (Beachland’s 19th-anniversary weekend), March 1; Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Frankie & The Witch Fingers, March 4; The Beths, Bad Bad Hats, March 5; The God **** Gallows, Scott H. Biram, Urban Pioneers, March 7; Kid Trumks x Craig Xen, Coolie Cut, Bass Santana, March 8; Cass McCombs, Sam Evian, March 12; Born of Osiris, Chelsea Grin, Make Them Suffer, March 13; The Tossers, March 15; Albert Cummings, March 21; Jukebox the Ghost, The Mowgli’s, March 22. Call 216-383-1124 or visit www.beachlandballroom.com. Canton Palace Theatre: 605 Market Ave. N., presents NEEDTOBREATHE, Matt Maeson, Feb. 17. Call 330-454-8172 or visit cantonpalacetheatre.org. Goodyear Theater: 1201 E. Market St., Akron, presents Red Wanting Blue, Dec. 29. Call 330-690-2307 or visit goodyeartheater.com. Grog Shop: 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., presents Mo’Mojo, The Ark Band, Dec. 28; Dave Hill, Mary Santora (comedy); Princemas with DJ Darrick Grant, Dec. 29; Chip Tha Ripper, Quentin Miller, Dec. 31; Distracted, Mood Bored, Rule of Young, Jan. 2; Cholly, Doup De Grace, C-Love, Jan. 3; Obnox, Smoke Noises, Peachcurls, Jan. 4; LO-PAN, Rebreather, We Live by Night, Jan. 5; Brent Kirby, Braxton Taylor, Alyssa Boyd, Jan. 6; James Emmett Band, Uptight Sugar, Jan. 10; 80’s dance night with DJ Dr. Quinn, Jan. 11; YOID, Jan. 12; Jonathan Brown, Easy LivingCulture, Cabinthewoods, Jan. 15; Litz, The Cat’s Meow, Dynamo Love, Jan. 17; Vacationer, Jan. 19; Tinger Live with Lane Moore, Jan. 22; The Soft Moon, HIDE, Lingua Ignota, Jan. 26; BAS, Feb. 13; Uno the Activist, Feb. 21; Cherry Glazerr, Palehound, Feb. 22; AJ Mitchell, Feb. 24; Pinegrove, March 6; Maggie Rose, March 8; The Expendables Blackout Winter Tour featuring Ballyhoo,” March 9; Grandson, March 13; All Them Witches, March 14; Tokyo Police Club, March 22. Call 216-321-5588 or visit www.grogshop.gs. Hard Rock Rocksino at Northfield Park: 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield, presents Sublime, Rome, Jan. 11; Walt Sanders — “One Night With You (Elvis Presley tribute), Jan. 12; The Wall — Live Extravaganza (Pink Floyd tribute), Jan. 18; Stayin’ Alive (Bee
Gees tribute), Feb. 2; Rick Springfield, Feb. 14; Candlebox, Feb. 17; Dokken, Feb. 21; Amy Grant, March 1; Chicago, April 7; Robin Trower, April 11; Killer Queen (Queen tribute), July 6; Happy Together Tour 2019 starring The Turtles, Chuck Negron Formerly of Three Dog Night, Gary Puckett and The Union Gap, Aug. 11. Call 330-908-7625 or visit www.hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com. House of Blues: 308 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Chase Rice, Dec. 31; Holiday Hangover, featuring Tricky Dick & The Cover-Ups, Old Skool, Jan. 4; Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd tribute), Jan. 5; Ja Rule, Jan. 10; Capricorn Party, featuring Terry Lee Goffee (Johnny Cash tribute), Jan. 12; Cory Wong, Jan. 17; Panama (Van Halen tribute), Dirty Deeds (ACDC tribute), Jan. 18; Jacquees, Feb. 13; an evening with Lettuce, Jan. 23; Russell Dickerson, Carly Pearse, Jan. 24; Senses Fail, The Amity Affliction, Belmont, Jan. 27; Rewind DJ Battle Party - Kanye West vs. JayZ featuring DJ Knyce vs. DJ Walk, McBabylon, Jan. 31; Young Dolph, Feb. 1; Just Nash, Brian Tidwell, Feb. 2; Brasstracks, Feb. 5; Greensky Bluegrass, Feb. 5; The Devil Makes Three, Feb. 6; Marsha Ambrosius, Elle Varner, Feb. 7; Led Zeppelin 2 (Led Zeppelin tribute), Feb. 8; Here Come the Mummies, Feb. 9; Dorothy, Spirit Animal, Feb. 10; Metric, July Talk, Feb. 11; Trippie Redd, Coi Leray, Feb. 12; Drake Party - Fake Real Love Party, featuring HIPS, MC Babylon, Feb. 14; Cherub, Mosie, Feb. 15; Anderson East, Feb. 17; Like a Storm, Royal Tusk, Afterlife, Feb. 17; Yung Gravy, Feb. 19; St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Feb. 20; Travis Greene, Feb. 21; Badfish (Sublime tribute), Bumpin Uglies, Roots of Creation, Feb. 22; DaniLeigh, Feb. 21; Gaelic Storm, Feb. 28; Switchfoot, Tyson Motsenbocker, March 1; Quinn XCII, Ashe, Christian French, March 2; Ella Mai, March 5; Cherry Pools, tiLLie, March 6; The Sound of Animals Fighting, Planes Mistaken for Stars, Lorelei K, March 9; State Champs, Our Last Night, March 6; A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Don Q, Trap Manny, March 13; Jonathan McReynolds, March 16. Call 216-2415555 or visit www.hob.com/ cleveland. Kent Stage: 175 E. Main St., Kent, presents Keller Williams Petty Grass featuring The HillBenders, Jan. 19; Hard Day’s Night (Beatles tribute), Feb. 23; Cowboy Mouth, Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas, Bob James, Feb. 24; Loudon Wainwright III, Feb. 28; Stephen Bishop & Robbie Dupree, March 2; The Earls of Leicester, March 5; Lonesome Traveler, March 21 with Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary, March 21; Pat Metheny Side Eye, James Francies & Nate Smith, March 23; David Wilcox & Mary Neilsen Chapman, March 29; Carbon Leaf, April 20; Squirrel Nut Zippers, April 27; John Waite, May 19. Call 330-677-5005 or visit www.kentstage.org. Lorain Palace Theater: 617 Broadway, Lorain, presents Ronnie Milsap, Lorrie Morgan, March 1. Call 440245-2323 or visit www. lorainpalace.com. Masonic Auditorium: 3615 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, hosting concerts presented by Live Nation: Clutch, The Messthetics, Lionize, Dec. 31; Tom Segura (two shows), Feb. 16; Excision, SQUINTO, Sullivan King, Feb. 17; Cypress Hill, Hollywood Undead, March 9; Joe Russo’s Almost Dead (Grateful Dead tribute), March 16; Umprey’s McGee, Big Something, March 23; Chris D’Elia, March 28; Jonathan Van Ness, April 13; Ali Wong, May 3. Visit LiveNation.com. Music Box Supper Club: 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents Out of Eden (Eagles tribute), Dec. 28; Blue Lunch, Dec. 28; Evil Ways (Santana tribute), Dec. 29; Thornetta Davis, Dec. 29; brunch with Lounge Kitty, Dec. 30; Noon Year’s Eve Motown Brunch featuring Nitebridge, Dec. 31; The FM Project, Dec. 31; The Sunrise Jones, Dec. 31; Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials, Jan. 4; Time Traveller (Moody Blues tribute), Jan. 5; Maura Rogers & The Bellows, Jan. 5; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Brunch featuring Long Time Gone, Jan. 6; Martin Sexton, Chris Trapper, Jan. 6; The Stranger (Billy Joel tribute), Jan. 11; book release event for “Let’s Go! Benjamin Orr and The Cars” by Joe Milliken with a concert by Cars tribute Moving in Stereo, Jan. 12; Sam Hooper Group, Jan. 13; Linda Ronstadt Brunch with Rachel & The Beatnik Playboys, Jan. 13; Greg Laswell featuring Morgan Mecaskey, Jan. 17; Donna the Buffalo, Jan. 18; Nitebridge with Colin Dussault (Van Morrison tribute), Jan. 19; Bruce Brunch, featuring Swamps of Jersey, Jan. 20; Dueling Pianos with The Cleveland Keys, Jan. 25; Colin Dussault’s Blues Project, Feb. 1; Kasey Chambers, Feb. 2; Jenn Grinels, Feb. 7; Slowhand (Eric Clapton tribute), Feb. 8; Apollo’s Fire’s “Lovers, Lutes & Lyres,” Feb. 14; Patrick Sweany, Feb. 15; Jonah Koslen, Feb. 16; Kandace Springs, Feb. 19; Scythian, West Awake, Feb. 21; Nitebridge: “Here Come the Brits,” featuring music by Traffic, Cream, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple and more, Feb. 22; Classical Brunch featuring OPUS 216, Feb. 24; Dublin City Ramblers, March 2; Kasim Sulton’s Utopia, March 6; Tyler Hilton, March 7; The High Kings, March 7; Irish Brunch with The Kilroys, March 10; Stephen Kellogg, March 20; The Vindys, Marc Lee Shannon, March 22;
Paul Thorn, March 23. Call 216-242-1250 or visit www. musicboxcle.com. Nighttown: 12387 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, presents Vanessa Rubin, Dec. 28; Red Light Roxy, Dec. 29; JazzWorks, Dec. 30; Anne Cochran, Abe LaMarca & Band, Dec. 31; Sammy DeLeon Latin Jazz Septet, Dec. 31; Evelyn Wright, David Thomas (New Year’s Day Jazz Brunch), Jan. 1; Travis “Moonchild” Haddix, Jan. 4; Moises Borges & Friends, Jan. 5; David Thomas Trio, Jan. 11; Everyln Wright, “Tribute to Nancy Wilson,” Jan. 12; Archie McElrath, Jan. 13; Gene Bertoncini Trio, Jan. 13; Hubb’s Groove, “Tribute to Angela Bofill & Phyllis Hyman,” Jan. 19; Ernie Krivda Fat Tuesday Big Band, Evelyn Wright, Jan. 22; Randie Shane & Jonathan Hooper Trio, “Night at the Oscars,” Jan. 23; Badi Assad, Jan. 25. Call 216795-0550, or visit nighttowncleveland.com. Playhouse Square: 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Lalah Hathaway, Feb. 14; Disney’s Dcappella, Feb. 27; The Musical Box premieres “A Genesis Extravaganza,” March 14; Cleveland Blues Festival, featuring Sir Charles Jones, Pokey Bear, Shirley Brown, March 15; The Choir of Man, March 24; Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, March 29; Black Violin, April 14; Todd Rundgren, May 5 and 6; JoJo Siwa, June 11. Call 216-241-6000 or visit PlayhouseSquare.org. Quicken Loans Arena: 1 Center Court, Cleveland, presents Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Dec. 30 (two shows); Metallica, Feb. 1; Cher, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Feb. 6; Mumford & Sons, March 9; KISS, March 17; Kelly Clarkson, March 21; Ariana Grande, March 28; New Kids on the Block, SaltN-Pepa, Tiffany, Naughty by Nature, Debbie Gibson, May 4. Call 216-420-2200 or visit TheQArena.com. Stocker Arts Center at Lorain County Community College: 1005 N. Abbe Road, Elyria, presents “A Christmas Cabaret,” The Musical Theatre Project, 8 p.m. Alex Bevan — “Lake Erie Legacy,” 8 p.m. March 1, and “Retro Boy Returns — The Great Ohio Slide Continues,” 8 p.m. March 2 in the Cirigliano Studio Theatre; Helen Welch — “Songwriters Hall of Fame,” 8 p.m. March 22 and 23 in the Cirigliano Studio Theatre; Anne E. DeChant Trio, 8 p.m. March 29 and 30 in the Cirigliano Studio Theatre; Raul Midon & Mandy Harvey, 7:30 p.m. April 3 in the Hoke Theatre; Masters of Soul, 730 p.m. April 24 in the Hoke Theatre; Rockapella, 7:30 p.m. May 8 in the Hoke Theatre; “Sisters in Song” — Becky Boyd, Rachel Brown, Kristine Jackson and Emma Shook,” 8 p.m. May 17 in the Cirigliano Studio Theatre; Austin “Walkin’ Cane” and Kristine Jackson — “Blues From the Heart of the Rock & Roll City,” 8 p.m. May 18 in the Cirigliano Studio Theatre; Jonathan Kingham and Ryan Shea Smith, 7 p.m. May 24 in the Cirigliano Studio Theatre. Call 440366-4040 or visit www. StockerArtsCenter.com. Tri-C JazzFest: presents the “Flying Home” concert season, featuring former Tri-C students who perform jazz across the country — Jerome Jennings, 4 p.m. Feb. 17 at East Cleveland Public Library, Lucas Kadish, 7:30 p.m. March 9 at Bop Stop at The Music Settlement, Luca Mundaca, 7 p.m. April 30 at Nighttown and Walter Barnes, 6 p.m. June 3 at Karamu. Visit tri-c.edu/ jazzfest. Wolstein Center: 2000 Prospect Ave., presents Winter Jam 2019, featuring Newsboys United, Danny Gokey, Mandisa, Rend Collective, March 31. Call 877468-4946 or visit wolsteincenter.com. Dance Akron Civic Theater: 182 S. Main St., presents “Dancing With the Stars: Live!”, Jan. 29. Call 330-253-2488 or visit www.akroncivic.com. Playhouse Square: 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater celebrating its 60th anniversary with a performance that includes their signature, “Revelations,” April 26 through 28. Call 216-241-6000 or visit www.playhousesquare.org.
Film
Cleveland International Film Festival: presents the 43rd CIFF, March 27 to April 7 at Tower City Cinemas. Call 216-623-3456 or visit www.clevelandfilm.org.
Music
The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra: presents “Cole Porter on Broadway,” 8 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Hanna Theatre at Playhouse Square and 3 p.m. January 20 at Temple Tifereth Israel; a presentation with The Musical Theater Project, “Cupid in the CLE,” featuring Jiggs Whigham, trombone, and Evelyn Wright, vocals, Feb. 15 at Playhouse Square’s Ohio Theatre and Jan. 16 at BLU Jazz+; “Bern, Bern, Bert,” featuring drummer Berne Dresel, May 17 at BLU Jazz+ and Jan. 18 at Playhouse Square’s Ohio Theatre. Call 216-521-2540 or visit clevelandjazz.org. Cleveland Orchestra: performing at Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents “Opera: Strauss’s Ariadne Auf Naxos,” 4 p.m. Jan. 13, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17 and 8 p.m. Jan. 19; 39th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert, 7 p.m. Jan. 20. Visit ClevelandOrchestra.com. Cleveland Opera Theater: presents “LaTraviata,” 7 p.m. April 26 and 3 p.m. April 28 at Maltz Performing Arts Center. Visit ClevelandOperaTheater.org. Cleveland Pops Orchestra: presents its annual New Year’s Eve Concert & Dance Party, Dec. 31 at Severance Hall. Call 216-231-1111 or visit clevelandpops.com. Les Delices: a group performing music from the French Baroque, presents “The Leuven Songbook,” 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 50 N. Prospect St., Akron, 8 p.m. Jan. 19 at Lakewood Congregational Church, 1375 W. Clifton Blvd., and 4 p.m. Jan. 20 at Herr Chapel at Plymouth Church UCC, 2860 Coventry Road, Shaker Heights. Visit lesdelices.org. The Musical Theater Project: Cleveland, presents “Cole Porter on Broadway,” 8 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Hanna Theatre at Playhouse Square and 3 p.m. January 20 at Temple Tifereth Israel; “The Impact of ‘Shuffle Along,’” 8 p.m. Feb. 7 through 9 and 8 p.m. Feb. 10 at Karamu House; “It’s a Bird ... It’s a Plane ... It’s Superman in Concert,” 2 p.m. April 14 at Kent State
University and 7:30 p.m. April 15 at The Breen Center for the Performing Arts in Cleveland. Call 216-5299411 or visit MusicalTheaterProject.org.
Theater
Beck Center For The Arts: 17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, presents “Shrek The Musical,” through Jan. 6. Call 216-521-2540 or visit www.BeckCenter.org. Cleveland Play House: Performing at Playhouse Square, presents “An Iliad,” Jan. 12 through Feb. 10. Call 216-241-6000 or visit www.clevelandplayhouse.com. Cleveland Public Theatre: 6415 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, presents Entry Point, a convening of local and national artists and playwrights for a three-day festival “showcase of raw, art-inthe-making,” to take place across 4 stages and featuring over 90 artists, and 12 new works-in-progress, Jan. 17 to 19; “Fire on the Water,” Feb. 9 through March 2. Call 216-631-2727 or visit www. cptonline.org. Dobama Theatre: 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, presents the regional premiere of “Ella Enchanted: The Musical,” by Karen Zacarias, through Dec. 30. Call 216-9323396 or visit dobama.org. Karamu House: 2355 E. 89th St., Cleveland, presents “Black Nativity,” by Langston Hughes, through Dec. 30. Call 216-795-7070 or visit KaramuHouse.org. Market Square at Crocker Park: Westlake, presents “Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience,” a two-person parody of the “Harry Potter” universe, through Jan. 6. Visit MarketSquareCrocker.com. Playhouse Square: Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, presents “Spamilton,” through Jan. 6; “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” Jan. 15 through 20; “Miss Saigon,” Jan. 29 through Feb. 17; “School of Rock,” March 5 through 24; “A Bronx Tale,” April 23 through May 12; “Dear Evan Hansen,” June 11 through 30; “Come From Away,” July 9 through 28; “The Lion King,” Aug. 7 through Sept. 1. Call 216241-6000 or visit www. playhousesquare.com. Stocker Arts Center at Lorain County Community College: 1005 N. Abbe Road, Elyria, presents “The One and Only Ivan,” by Lifeline Theatre, 9:45 and 11:45 a.m. Feb. 1 in Hoke Theatre; “Your Alien,” by Artspower, 9:45 and 11:45 a.m. (sensory-friendly performance), Feb. 7 in Hoke Theatre; “Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon,” by Artspower, 9:45 and 11:45 a.m. (sensoryfriendly performance) March 12 in Hoke Theatre; “Doktor Kaboom and the Wheel of Science,” 9:45 and 11:45 a.m. March 14 in Hoke Theatre; Jonathan Kingham & Ryan She Smith “Songwriting Made Simple,” 10 a.m. May 24 in Cirigliano Studio Theatre. Call 440-3664040 or visit StockerArtsCenter.com.
Misc.
Beyond the Book Jacket Author Series: at various branches of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, presents Jen Sincero, 7 p.m. Jan. 9 at Parma-Snow Branch; Marie Benedict, 7 p.m. Jan. 15 at South EuclidLyndhurst Branch; Claudia Rankine, “Citizen: An American Lyric,” 7 p.m. Jan. 23, Parma-Snow Branch; Ian Rankin, “In a House of Lies” (the latest John Rebus detective novel), 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch; Pete Buttigieg, “Shortest Way Home: One Mayor’s Challenge and a Model for America’s Future,” 7 p.m. Feb. 12; Tara Conklin, 7 p.m. Feb. 12 at South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch; Lisa Gardner, “Never Tell,” 7 p.m. Feb. 22 at Parma-Snow Branch; Charles Todd, 7 p.m. Feb. 26; Middleburg Heights Branch; Howard Schultz, the former chairman and chief executive officer of Starbucks Coffee Co., “From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America,” Feb. 28 at Parma Snow Branch; Lissa Marie Redmond, 2 p.m. March 2, South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch; Ruth Morhard, 2 p.m. March 3 at South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch, and 7 p.m. March 6 at Brecksville Branch; Gretchen Rubin, “The Four Tendencies,” Better Than Before, “The Happiness Project,” March 7; Heather Morris, April 14 at South Euclid-Lyndhurst; Stewart O’Nan, 7 p.m. April 18; Irinia Reyn, 7 p.m. April 22 at Beachwood Branch; Alafair Burke, 7 p.m. April 22 at Middleburg Heights Branch; Austin Kleon, 7 p.m. April 26 at Parma-Snow Branch; Kevin Prufer, 2 p.m. May 11 at South EuclidLynd hurst Branch. Visit beyondbookjackets.com. Cleveland Botanical Garden: 11030 East Blvd., presents “Glow,” an indooroutdoor holiday celebration, through Jan. 5. Call 216721-1600, or visit www. cbgarden.org. Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society: 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland, presents “Mad for Plaid,” an exhibition dedicated to the “timeless pattern” pulling from the WRHS costume collection, through early 2019; RAD wood: Cleveland Goes Rad, celebrating the 1980s and 1990s car culture and the lifestyles during those decades, Jan. 10 through March 24 in the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum; Somewhere in Time, its annual themed costume party, this one celebrating 1969, Feb. 2. Visit wrhs.org. Cleveland Museum of Natural History: 1 Wade Oval Drive, University Circle, presents “Built to Survive: Biomechanics” an exhibit about” fascinating marvels of natural engineering as it reveals how evolution is Earth’s greatest inventor,” through April 28; “Andy Warhol’s Endangered Species,” a complete set of Warhol’s silk screen pieces capturing some of nature’s most iconic endangered species,” through March 10. Call 216-231-1177, 800317-9155, or visit www. cmnh.org. Great Lakes Science Center: 601 Erieside Ave., Cleveland, presents “Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body,” through Jan. 6. Call 216694-2000 or visit www. greatscience.com. Hard Rock Rocksino At Northfield Park: 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield, presents The Clairvoyants, the “world champions of mentalism,” Jan. 19; Michael Carbonaro, March 8; Tyler Henry: The Hollywood Medium, April 26. Call 330908-7625 or visit www. hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com. Maltz Museum Of Jewish Heritage: 2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood, presents “Israel: Then & Now,” a new exhibition that “tells the story of a people with no home, rejected across the globe for religious beliefs finding hope in a land they can make their own,” through March 12. Call 216593-0575 or visit www. MaltzJewishMuseum.org. North Coast Harbor: downtown Cleveland, presents Ice Fest, featuring live carving demos, character meet and greets, an ice slide and more, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 21. Visit NorthCoastHarbor.org. Playhouse Square: Cleveland, presents “Becoming: An Intimate Conversation With Michelle Obama,” March 16. Call 216-2416000 or visit www.playhousesquare.org. Quicken Loans Arena: 1 Center Court, Cleveland, presents Disney on Ice’s “Mickey’s Search Party,” Jan. 11 through 20. Call 888-894-9422 or visit www.theQarena.com. Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens: 714 N. Portage Path, Akron, presents Deck the Hall, featuring more than 1 million lights, 5 to 8 p.m. through Dec. 30. Call 330315-3287 or visit StanHywet.org. Stocker Arts Center at Lorain Community College: 1005 N. Abbe Road, Elyria, presents Golden Dragon Acrobats, 3 p.m. March 1 in Hoke Theatre. Call 440366-4040 or visit StockerArtsCenter.com. Tri-C High School Rock Off: will be Saturdays Jan. 12 through Feb. 2, with the Final Exam, Feb. 16, at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. Visit rockhall.com/rockoff.