The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)
Happenings
Here is a brief rundown of some coming entertainment options in Northeast Ohio. Make submissions via email for consideration to entertainment@news-herald.com. You must include a phone number and/or web address for publication.
Art
Cleveland Museum of Art: 11150 East Blvd., presents “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 www.clevelandart.org. Holden Arboretum Corning Visitor Center: Kirtland, presents “Shedding Light on the Working Forrest,” featuring painter Kathleen Kolb and poet Verandah Porche, through June 5. Visit holdenarb.org. Lake Metroparks Farmpark: 8800 Chardon Road, Kirtland, presents “The Nature: Depth Through Acrylics,” featuring the work of Hap Howle,” through May 24. Call 440-256-2158, 440-256-2122 or 800366-3276, or visit lakemetroparks.com.
Lakeland Community
College: 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, presents The eighth annual May Show at Lakeland Juried Art Exhibition, May 18 through July 14 (artist reception and awards ceremony, 6 to 9 p.m. May 25). Call 440-525-7029 or visit www.lakelandcc.edu/ gallery. 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. Penitentiary Glen Nature
Center: 8668 Kirtland Chardon Road, Kirtland, presents its spring art show, “From the Ground Up: Art From Trees,” a multimedia show featuring woodcarving, wood turning and photography, through May 14. Call 440-256-1404 or visit lakemetroparks.com.
Valley Art Center: 155 Bell St., Chagrin Falls, presents “Women’s Work,” an art exhibit for Women’s History Month, through May 5. Call 440-247-7507 or visit www.valleyartcenter.org. Willoughby Hills Community Center Gallery: 35400 Chardon Road, presents “Pigments & Film,” featuring Connie Adams (acrylic and watercolor), Wayne Mazorow (photography) and Lauren Consolo Smith (acrylic), May 5 through July 3 (opening 7 to 9 pm. May 5). Call 440918-8730 or visit www. willoughbyhills-oh.gov. Comedy Cleveland Improv: 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents Jay Phillips, April 27 through 30; Cocoa Brown, May 4 through May 7. 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. Call 330-908-7625 or visit www.hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com. Hilarities 4th Street Theatre: 2025 E. Fourth St., Cleveland, presents Bob Marley, April 27 through 29; World Series of Comedy, April 28; Nate Fridson, April 30; Bill Burr, May 2 and 3; Orny Adams, May 4 through 7. Call 216-736-4242 or visit www.pickwickandfrolic.com/shows/hilarities4th-street-theatre.
Concerts
Agora Theatre & Ballroom: 5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Sabaton, April 28; Pring 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 Roger Hoover, Ray Flanagan, April 28; Welshly Arms, Ripe, Samfox, April 28; Lewis DelMar, Anna Wise, April 29; 15-6075(The Numbers Band), April 29; Shooter Jennings, Church of the Lazy Bastards, April 30; Moon Duo, Jackie Lynn, April 30; The Whistles and Bells, The Dream Masons, May 2; Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Thor Platter Band, May 3; Branches, May 3; Dave Alvin and The Guilty Ones, Sarah Borges, May 4; Flint Eastwood, Michigander, Rainbow Emergency, May 4. Call 216-383-1124 or visit www.beachlandballroom.com. Grog Shop: 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., presents Silent Disco, Lovemuzak, White Rims, Miste Bradley P, Text beak, Sput nk, April 28; Beanie Sigel, Stalley, DJ Eso, Woulf, Zell, April 29; Acid Mothers Temple, Babylon, Yellowstone Apocalypse, April 30; Bills Cardinal, J-Fitch, Proda, Q Dajuice, Tribe united, Sample God, May 3; Lonely Pirate Committee, Dynaton, Sol Fox, May 4. Call 216321-5588 or visit www. grogshop.gs. Hard Rock Rocksino at Northfield Park: 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield, presents Tesla, April 29; Foreigner, April 30 (soldout); Flogging Molly, The White Buffalo, May 18. Call 330-908-7625 or visit www.hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com.
House of Blues: 308 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents The Damned 40th anniversary tour, April 28; Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd tribute), April 29; Mike Posner, May 1; Devin Townsend Project, Thank You Scientist, ONI, May 4; Todd Rundgren, May 8; Bayside, Say Anything, Reggie and the Full Effect, May 9; SoMo, May 10; Strangelove (Depeche Mode tribute), May 11; Spoon, May 12. Call 216-241-5555 or visit www. hob.com/cleveland.
Kent Stage: 175 E. Main St., Kent, presents Garry Tallent (of The E Street Band), April 28; Denny Laine, May 3; The Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne/ Black Sabbath tribute), May 4. Call 330-677-5005 or visit www.kentstage.org.
Luke Bryan: with Brett Eldredge and Lauren Alaina, will perform July 15 at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Visit Indians.com/LukeBryan. Music Box Supper Club: 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents CLE Songwriters Showcase: Raymond Arthur Flanaga, Rebekah Jean, Austin Stambaugh, April 30; Beatles Brunch with The Sunrise Jones, April 30; Cleveland Stories: Cleveland in WWI — A City Worth Saving, May 3; Rebels without Applause, May 4; Michael Stanley and Friends-Intimate Acoustic Show, May 6; Hey Mavis!, May 6; Sinatra Brunch with Michael Sonata, May 7; California Guitar Trio, May 7; Patsy Cline Mother’s Day Brunch, May 14; Mary Bridget Davies & Ryan Sudick, May 18; Wedding Crashers! featuring The Element, May 19; Dreadlock Dave & Friends, May 24; FM Project, May 25; Travis Haddix Blues Band, May 27; Janis Joplin Brunch with Ball & Chain, May 28; Thor Platter Band, June 4; Faith and Whiskey, June 9; Indigenous, June 16; Blair Crimmins and The Hookers, June 30; Billy Joel Brunch with 52nd Street Stranger, June 25; Kristine Jackson Band, July 3; Trevor Hall, July 3; Shadow of a Doubt (Tom Petty tribute), July 14; Jesse Colin Young, July 21; The Alarm, Aug. 27. Call 216-242-1250 or visit www.musicboxcle.com.
Nighttown: 12387 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, presents Nicole Henry, April 28; Stanley Jordan, April 29; Amina Figarova Quintet, April 30; Baldwin Wallace Musical Theater, May 1; Charlie Mosbrook and Friends, May 2; Ernie Krivda, May 4; Sammy DeLeon Latin Jazz Sextet, May 5; Forecast, May 6; North Coast Winds, May 7; Cleveland Hts. HS Jazz Program, May 8; Marion Meadows/Paul Taylor May 10-11. Call 216795-0550, or visit www. nighttowncleveland.com.
Playhouse Square: 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Kris Kristofferson, May 18; Daniel O’Donnell, June 13. Call 216-241-6000 or visit PlayhouseSquare.org.
Quicken Loans Arena: 1 Center Court, Cleveland, presents Red Hot Chili Peppers, Irontom, Jack Irons, May 13; Daryl Hall & John Oates, Tears for Fears, May 20; Neil Diamond, May 30; Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Joe Walsh, June 10; New Kids on the Block, Paula Abdul, Boys II Men, June 30; Alternative Press Music Awards, July 17; Queen + Adam Lambert, July 21; Earth, Wind & Fire, Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, July 29; Shawn Mendes, Aug. 2; Bruno Mars, Aug. 15; Coldplay, Aug. 19; Lady Gaga, Aug. 23; Ed Sheeran, Sept. 9; Roger Waters, Sept. 21; Andrea Bocelli, Dec. 1. Call 216-420-2200 or visit TheQArena.com.
Dance
Cleveland Public Theatre: 6415 Detroit Ave., presents DanceWorks 2017, with performances Thursdays through Saturdays May 4 though June 3 in CPT’s James Levin Theatre, 6415 Detroit. Call 216-631-2727, or visit www.cptonline.org.
Film
Fathom Events: presents “American Wrestler: The Wizard,” 4 and 7:30 p.m. May 3 at AMC Ridge Park, Regal Interstate Park Stadium 18, Regal Independence Stadium 19 and Regal Cobblestone Square Stadium 20. Visit Fathomevents.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. Bainbridge Swing Dance: presents Swing Dance and Blues DeVille, 8 p.m. May
5 at Bainbridge Township Town Hall, 17826 Chillicothe Road. Call 216-316-0068. 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. Hillcrest Concert Band: presents a spring concert featuring patriotic music, marches and Broadway showtunes, 7:30 p.m. May 16 at Regina Auditorium, Notre Dame College, 1857 S. Green Road, South Euclid. Visit www.hillcrestconcertband.org. Maple Mountain Chorus of Sweet Adelines International: presents “Tea, Tunes & Trendy Fashions,” which will include a light lunch, fashions by Christopher & Banks and a performance by the chorus, 1 p.m. June 3 at St. Andrew Episcopal Church, 7989 Little Mountain Road, Mentor. Call 440-946-5429 or email
maplemountainchorus@gmail.com.
Severance Hall: 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents The Cleveland Orchestra, “Opera: Pelleas and Melisande,” 7:30 p.m. May 2, 4 and 6 Call 216231-1111 or 800-686-1141, or visit www.severancehall.com. Singers’ Club of Cleveland: presents. Call 216-556-4405 or visit SingersClub.org.
Parks
Rookery: 10110 Cedar Road, Munson Township, presents Geauga Park District’s Reptile & Amphibian Photo Safari, 1 to 3 p.m. April 30. Call 440-286-9516. West Woods Nature Center: 9465 Kinsman Road, Russell Township, presents Nature Arts Festival, Aug. 6. Call 440-286-9516 or visit geaugaparkdistrict.org.
Theater
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre: 40 River St., Chagrin Falls, presents “Sex With Strangers,” through May 6 (8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. April 30). Call 440-247-8955 or visit www.cvlt.org. Cleveland Play House: Performing at Playhouse Square, presents Disney’s “Freaky Friday,” through May 20; New Ground Theatre Festival, May 11 through 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. Fine Arts Association: 38660 Mentor Ave., Willoughby, presents “Kiss Me, Kate,” June 9 through 25. Call 440-951-7500 or visitfineartsassociation.org.
Great Lakes Theater: at the Hanna Theatre at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, presents “Forever Plaid, May 5 through 21. Call 216-2416000 or visit www.greatlakestheater.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.
None Too Fragile Theater: 1835 Merriman Road #3, Akron, presents “Salvage,” by George Brant, May 5 through 20 (8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. May 15 and 8 p.m. May 15. Call 330-962-5547 or email production@nonetoofragile.com.
Playhouse Square: Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, presents “Chicago,” featuring Eddie George in the role of Billy Flynn, May 9 and 10 at E.J. Thomas Hall in Akron; “Something Rotten!,” through May 15. Call 216241-6000 or visit www. playhousesquare.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.
Misc.
Cleveland Botanical
Garden: 11030 East Blvd., presents “Nature Connects: Art With LEGO Bricks,” featuring 13 sculptures built with nearly 500,000 Lego bricks, May 27 through Aug. 27. 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. Fairport Harbor Lighthouse & Museum: 129 Second St., presents group tours by appointment, through Sept. 17 and open every 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesday,
Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays May 27 through Sept. 17. Call 440354-4825, email keeper@ fairportharborlighthouse.org or visit fairportharborlighthouse.org. Geauga County Historical Society At Century Village Museum: on Burton Square, presents its 2017 Costume Exhibit, May 20 through Oct. 15 (grand opening noon to 4 p.m. May 20). Call 440834-1492 or visit www. geaugahistorical.org. Geauga County Maple Festival: runs April 27 through 30 on Chardon Square. Visit maplefestival.com. 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.
Indian Museum: Colonial Plaza, 7519 Mentor Ave., Suite A 112 (back of the plaza), presents a display about ancient Native American places in Ohio, 1 to 4 p.m. April 30. Call 440-9513813 or visit www.indian--
museumoflakecounty.org. James A. Garfield National Historic Site: 8095 Mentor Ave., Mentor, presents “Lucretia’s Dresses,” featuring dresses worn by former first lady Lucretia Garfield,” through July 31. Call 440-255-8722 or visit nps.gov/jaga. Lake View Cemetery: 12316 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Owl Prowl, 8 p.m. April 28; Batter Up, 2 p.m. April 30. 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.
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. Shore Cultural Centre: 291 E. 222nd St., Euclid, presents Victorian Tea Party, April 30. Call 216-2898578 or visit www.shoreculturalcentre.com. Willoughby ArtsFest: featuring art, music, food and more, will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 15 in Downtown Willoughby. Visit WilloughbyArtsFest.com.
Words and Wine Poetry
Reading Series: at Bistro 70, 70 N. Saint Clair St., Painesville, presents Grace Curtis of Waynesville, who has two poetry books, “The Shape of a Box” and “The Surly Bonds of Earth,” published, 6:30 p.m. May 2. Call 440-298-1397 or email margiedelong@hotmail.com.