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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 “Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art,” through Dec. 31; “The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s,” through Jan. 14; “Rodin — 100 Years,” through May 13; “Beyond Angkor: Cambodian Sculpture From Banteay Chhmar,” through Jan. 7; “Fischli & Weiss: Büsi (Kitty) & Hunde (Dogs),” through Dec. 3; “From Riches to Rags: American Photography in the Depression,” through Dec. 31; “Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art,” Dec. 31; Mourners From the Tomb of Isabella of Bourbon,” Feb. 4; “Heritage: Wadsworth and Jae Jarrell,” through Feb. 25. Call 216-421-7340 or visit www.clevelandart.org.

Gallery One: 7003 Center St., Mentor, presents sixth annual “Cold Nose — Warm Heart” children’s art exhibit, with works depicting animals from Lake Humane Society and Marilyn’s Voice, through Jan. 5 (voting ends Nov. 24, and awards presentation is 1 p.m. Nov. 25); annual Thanksgiving weekend Thomas Kinkade Highlighting Event, 1 to 9 p.m. Nov. 24; Dean Morrisee holiday appearance, 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 1 and noon to 6 p.m. Dec. 2. Call 440-255-1200 or visit www.galleryone.com. Lakeland Community College: 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, presents Lakeland Community College Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition, through Jan. 17; 11th annual Holiday Artists’ Market, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 27 and 28. Call 440525-7029 or visit www.lakelandcc.edu/gallery. Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland: 11400 Euclid Ave., presents “A Poet*hical Wager,” through Jan. 28; “Phil Collins: My Heart’s in My Hand, and My Hand Is Pierced, and My Hand’s in the Bag, and the Back Is Shut, and My Heart Is Caught,” through Jan. 2. Call 216-421-8671 or visit mocacleveland.org. Transformer Station: 1460 W. 29th St., Cleveland, presents “Scott Olson,” through Dec. 10; “Jerry Birchfield: Stagger When Seeing Visions,” through Dec. 10 “Liz Roberts and Henry Ross: Death Knell,” through Dec. 10. Call 216938-5429 or visit www. transformerstation.org.

Valley Art Center: 155 Bell St., Chagrin Falls, presents 46 annual Juried Art Exhibit, through Dec. 13. Call 440247-7507 or visit www. valleyartcenter.org. Willoughby Hills Community Center Gallery: 35400 Chardon Road, presents “Paint, Pixels, & Pencil,” through Jan 8. Call 440-918-8730 or visit www.willoughbyhills-oh.gov.

Auditions Rabbit Run Community

Arts Association: 49 Park St., Madison, will hold auditions for “Quilters,” by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek, at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6 (by appointment) in the C. K. Rickel Theatre in the Royce Hall for Fine and Performing Arts at Lake Erie College in Painesville (the show will run Feb. 9 through March 4 at C. K. Rickel Theatre). Call 440-428-5913 or visit RabbitRunOnline.org.

Comedy Cleveland Comedy Festival: boasting 35 shows, will be Nov. 29 through Dec. 3 at various locations, with feature show “An Evening With Fred Willard,” 8 p.m. Dec. 1 at Playhouse Square. Visit ClevelandComedyFestival.com. Cleveland Improv: 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents TK Kirkland, Nov. 24 though 26; Jess Hilarious, Nov. 29; Brandon T. Jackson, Dec. 1 through 3. Call 216-696-4677 or visit ClevelandImprov.com. Hard Rock Rocksino at Northfield Park: 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield, presents Rob Schneider, Nov. 24. Call 330-9087625 or visit www.hrr ocksinonorthfieldpark.com. Hilarities 4th Street Theatre: 2025 E. Fourth St., Cleveland, presents John Caparulo, through Nov. 25;The Mike Polk Jr. Show — Thanksgiving Edition, Nov. 26; Derick Lengwenus

featuring the Best of the Cleveland Comedy Festival, Nov. 29; Tom Papa, Nov. 30 through Dec. 2. Call 216736-4242 or visit www. pickwickandfrolic.com/ shows/hilarities-4th-streettheatre.

Concerts Agora Theatre & Ballroom: 5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Snowed In V featuring Pinegrove, Pup, Diet Cig, Nov. 25; Do Make Say Think, Dec. 9; Davey Suicide, Dec. 10; SWMRS, The Interrupters, The Regrettes, Dec. 13; Lil Pump, Dec. 15; Winter Warm Up, Dec. 16; Mushroomhead, “Old School X-Mas,” Dec. 23; Twiztid’s New Years Evil, Dec. 31 . Visit clevelandagora.com.

Beachland Ballroom: 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland, presents Lotus, Nov. 24; The Schwartz Brothers, Crazy Marvin & The Blues Express, Nov. 24; The Admirables, Nov. 24; Tim Moon, Nov. 25; Window Dogs, Infinity Spree, The Tom Katlees, Nov. 25; Joshua Jesty, Maura Rogers, Mike Uva, Nov. 26; Joe Hertler and The Rainbow Seekers, Nov. 29; Moon Hooch, Gnomedad, Nov. 30; Spirit of the Bear, Captain Kid, Label Me Lecter, Nov. 30; The Hi-Views, Dec. 1; Night Demon, Breaker, Shok Paris, Resistance, Dec. 2; Blues vs. Opiods, Travis Haddix Blues Band, Gaetano Letizia & The Underworld, Colin Dussault Band, Sam Hooper Group, Bluescasters, Dec. 3; ZooFunkYou, The Cat’s Meow, Dec. 3; Reverend Horton Heat, Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy, Dec. 6; Matthew Milia, Peter Oren, Dolfish, Dec. 7; Hackensaw Boys, Swap meet, Dec. 8; John Lennon Remembered, Dec. 8. Call 216-383-1124 or visit www.beachland ballroom.com. Goodyear Theater: 1201 E. Market St., Akron, presents Squeeze, Nov. 24. Call 330-690-2307 or visit good yeartheater.com.

Grog Shop: 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., presents Dave Hill, Gabe Kea, Jimmie Graham, Bill Squire, Nov. 24; Sync Pulse, Switched On, Bypass Circuit, Nov. 25; Beach Slang, Dave Hause & The Mermaid, The Homeless Gospel Choir, Nov. 26; Center in Exhile, Dead Gumbies, Grandvue, Mourning wagon, Grandvue, Nov. 29; The Lacs, Crucifex, Nov. 30; Joey A., J. Leshelle, Dec. 1; Bre Vibez, Malik X, GXLD Militia, C. Tuck, Jovzilla, Dec. 3; The White Buffalo, Suzanne Santo, Dec. 5; Scarface, Dec. 6; Urban Tropic, The Katy, Mars Dog, Dec. 7; Sonny Digital, Reese La Flare, Black Boe, DJ Fresco, DJ Knyce, Von Swagger, Dec. 8. Call 216321-5588 or visit www. grogshop.gs.

Hard Rock Rocksino at Northfield Park: 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield, presents King Crimson, Nov. 24; REO Speedwagon, Nov. 30; Kip Moore, Drake White and The Big Fire, Jordan Davis, Dec. 1; Beatles vs. Stones — A Musical Showdown, Dec. 2; Sara Evans (Christmas show), Dec. 8. Call 330-908-7625 or visit www.hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com. House of Blues: 308 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Lotus, Nov. 24; First Light, Nov. 25; Boy Band Review, Dec. 1; Hatebreed, Dying Fetus, Twitching Tongues, Dec. 2; Puddles Pity Party, Dec. 3; Damien Escobar, Dec. 5. Call 216-241-5555 or visit www.hob.com/ cleveland. Kent Stage: 175 E. Main St., Kent, presents “An Acoustic Christmas With Over the Rhine,” Dec. 1; Bill Frisell

& Thomas Morgan, Dec. 3; Todd Rundgren, Dec. 5. Call 330-677-5005 or visit www.kentstage.org. Music Box Supper Club: 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents 10,000 Maniacs, Nov. 24; Cats on Holiday (Kinks tribute), Nov. 24; Revival (Allman Brothers tribute), Nov. 25; Travis Haddix Birthday Bash, Nov. 25; A “Sneak Peek” with Apollo’s Fire, Nov. 26; Lou Santini, Nov. 29; Blue Lunch, Nov. 30; Tom Petty Tribute by shadow of a Doubt, Dec. 1; Victor Wainwright, Dec. 2; Ohio City Singers, Dec. 2; Santana Brunch with Evil Ways, Dec. 3. Call 216242-1250 or visit www. musicboxcle.com.

Nighttown: 12387 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, presents Forecast, Nov. 2425; Sam Blakeslee quintet, Nov. 26. Call 216-7950550, or visit www. nighttowncleveland.com.

Playhouse Square: 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Dave Koz 20th Anniversary Christmas Tour, Dec. 7; Straight No Chaser, Dec. 10; Jim Brickman, “A Joyful Christmas,” Dec. 16. Call 216-241-6000 or visit PlayhouseSquare.org. Quicken Loans Arena: 1 Center Court, Cleveland, presents Andrea Bocelli, Dec. 1; Janet Jackson, Dec. 3; Trans-Siberian Orchestra, 3 and 8 p.m. Dec. 29. Call 216-420-2200 or visit TheQArena.com. Tenth Avenue North: a contemporary Christian music act, will perform a Christmas concert with guests Zach Williams and Meredith Andrews, 7 p.m. Dec. 10 at Friends Church, 2646 SOM Center Road, Willoughby Hills. Visit bit.ly/tenthavenuenorthinwh.

Dance Playhouse Square: 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents “The Hip-Hop Nutcracker,” a “contemporary dance spectacle set to Tchaikovsky’s timeless music,” Dec. 6. Call 216241-6000 or visit www. playhousesquare.org.

Film Great Lakes Science Center’s Cleveland Clinic DOME Theater: 601 Erieside Ave., Cleveland, presents Jajama-Rama breakfast and screening of “Frozen,” 8:30 a.m. to noon Dec. 9 and 16. Call 216621-2400, or visit www. GreatScience.com.

Music Apollo’s Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra: presents 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover — Nicholas Phan & Friends perform “Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain: An Irish-Appalachian Celebration,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Akron, 4 p.m. Dec. 3 at St. Noel Church, Willoughby Hills; 8 p.m. Dec. 8 at Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 8 p.m. Dec. 9 at First Baptist Church, Shaker Heights. Call 216-320-0012 or 800314-2535, or visit www. apollosfire.org. Bainbridge Swing Dance: presents Hepcat Revival, 9 p.m. Dec. 1 at Bainbridge Township Town Hall, 17826 Chillicothe Road. Call 216316-0068. Fine Arts Association: 38660 Mentor Ave. Willoughby, presents Brass Band of the Western Reserve (holiday pops concert), 7;30 p.m. Dec. 9. Call 440-951-7500 or visit fineartsassociation.org. Four Lads and a Lass and

Antoinette Tredanary: will perform in concert featuring holiday songs, at 5 p.m. Dec. 3, following an optional buffet dinner at 4 p.m., at Music Lynxx, 7865 Plains Road, Mentor-on-the-Lake. Call 440-942-0874. Hillcrest Concert Band: presents “in Search of ...... Christmas!” 3 p.m. Dec. 3 at Lyndhurst Community Center, 1341 Parkview Drive. Visit hillcrestconcertband.org. Lakeland Community College: 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, presents

The Lakeland Civic Band, “Epics and Icons,” 4 p.m. Dec. 3; The Lakeland Civic Chorus, “Merry Everything and Happy Always!,” 4 p.m. Dec. 10. Call 440-525-7134 or visit www.lakelandcc.edu/arts. North Coast Men’s Chorus: presents “Under the Mistletoe,” 3 and 8 p.m. Dec. 2 and 3 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Hanna Theatre, 2067 E. 14th St., Cleveland. Call 216556-0590 or visit www. ncmchorus.org. Parks West Woods Nature Center: 9465 Kinsman Road, Russell Township, presents “Coffee & Chocolate: The Benefits of Shade-Grown

Products,” 1 a.m. Dec. 3; “Art Takes a Bough” Ornament Reception, 6 p.m. Dec. 7; Nature Hike With Santa & Buddy the Elf, Dec. 9. Call 440-286-9516 or visit geaugaparkdistrict.org. Theater Beck Center For The Arts: 17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, presents “The Little Mermaid,” Dec. 1 through 31. Call 216-521-2540 or visit www.BeckCenter.org. Chagrin Valley Little Theatre: 40 River St., Chagrin Falls, presents “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” through Dec. 16 “The Lyons,” 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Nov. 24 through Dec. 9 and 2 p.m. Dec. 3in

CVLT’s River Street Playhouse. Call 440-247-8955 or visit www.cvlt.org. Cleveland Play House: Performing at Playhouse Square, presents “A Christmas Story,” Nov. 24 through Dec. 23. Call 216-241-6000 or visit cleveland play house. com. Cleveland Public Theatre: 6415 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, presents “The Loush Sisters Get HARD for the Holidays (Yippie-Kai-Ya MotherLoushers), a “bawdy, boozy, over-the-top holiday cabaret,” Nov. 24 through Dec. 17. Call 216-631-2727 or visit www.cptonline.org.

Dobama Theatre: 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, presents “Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregulars,” by Eric Coble, Dec. 1 through 30. Call 216-9323396 or visit dobama.org. Fine Arts Association: 38660 Mentor Ave., Willoughby, presents “The Little Mermaid,” Nov. 24 through Dec. 17. Call 440951-7500 or visit www. fineartsassociation.org.

Karamu House: 2355 E. 89th St., Cleveland, presents “The Lake Effect,” by Rajiv Joseph, through Nov. 26. Call 216-795-7070 or visit KaramuHouse.org.

Playhouse Square: Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, presents “Wicked,” through Dec. 3; “On Your Feet!,” Dec. 5 through 23; in conjunction with Cleveland Public Theatre, “The Santaland Diaries,” by David Sedaris, Dec. 6 through 17, “Love Never Dies,” Jan. 9 through 26; “Dixie’s Tupperware Party ... Starring Dixie Longate,” Jan. 18 through 20; “Rent,” March 6 through 25; “The Humans,” April 10 through 29; “Aladdin,” May 2 through 27; “Hamilton,” July 17 through Aug. 26; “Martin Luther on Trial,” Sept. 29 and 30. Call 216-241-6000 or visit www.playhousesquare.com. Talespinner Children’s Theatre: 5209 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, presents “Mr. Scrooge’s Ghosts (a Dickens

of a Tale),” by Michael D. Sepesy, 7 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays Nov. 25 through Dec. 17. Visit www.tale spinnerchildrenstheatre.org or call 216-264-9680. Misc. Absolute Intense Wrestling: presents “Hell on Earth 13,” 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, 1355 W. 70th St., Cleveland. Visit www.AIWrestling.com. Cleveland Botanical Garden: 11030 East Blvd., presents “Glow,” its annual holiday exhibition, Nov. 24 through Dec. 31. Call 216721-1600, or visit www. cbgarden.org. Cleveland Museum of

Natural History: 1 Wade Oval Drive, University Circle, presents “Creatures of Light: Nature’s Glowing Mysteries,” which “showcases the incredible organisms that shine through the darkness — from the dense forest to the deepest depths of the ocean, the darkest caves and more, through Jan. 7; “The Celebrity Mantis,” showcasing Liturgusa Krattorum, a species of the insect discovered in Peru by Gavin Svenson, assistant director of science and curator & head of invertebrate

zoology at CMNH, through Jan. 12. Call 216-231-1177, 800-317-9155, or visit www.cmnh.org. Downtown Cleveland Alliance: presents Winterfest 2017, featuring live entertainment, free horse-drawn carriage rides, food trucks, free ice skating and more, 1 to 11 p.m. Nov. 25. Visit DowntownCleveland.com. Downtown Willoughby Bar and Restaurant Association: presents Miracle on Erie Street, Nov. 30 through Dec. 2. Visit downtown willoughbyohio.com. Fairport Harbor Lighthouse & Museum: 129 Second St., presents an open day, in which Christmas ornaments, gifts and cards will be displayed, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 2. Call 440354-4825, email keeper@fairportharborlighthouse.org or visit fairportharborlighthouse.org. Great Lakes Science Center: 601 Erieside Ave., Cleveland, presents “All Aboard! The Science of Trains,” through Feb. 19. Call 216-694-2000 or visit www.greatscience.com. Hard Rock Rocksino At Northfield Park: 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield, presents David Blaine, Dec. 3 (new date). Call 330-9087625

or visit www.hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com. I-X Get Fit Healthy Living Expo: will be Dec. 2 and 3 at the I-X Center in Cleveland; registration is open for “the nation’s first and only all-indoor, multilevel 5K and 10K race,” Dec. 2. Visit IXGetFit.com. Maltz Museum Of Jewish Heritage: 2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood, presents “Beyond Chicken Soup: Jews & Medicine in America,” through April 8. Call 216-593-0575 or visit MaltzJewishMuseum.org. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: Cleveland, presents “Rolling Stone / 50 Years,” through November. Call 888-588-ROCK or visit www.rockhall.com. Western Reserve Historical Society: 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland, presents the opening of a new permanent exhibit and digital portal, “Cleveland Starts Here.” Call 216-721-5722 or visit www.wrhs.org.

Wolstein Center: 2000 Prospect Ave. E., Cleveland, presents Impractical Jokers starring The Tenderloins, Jan. 19. Call 877-468-4946 or visit www.wolsteincenter.com.

PRELUDE PHOTOGRAPHY Haley Gagnon portrays Ariel in the Fine Arts Association production of “The Little Mermaid” opening Nov. 24 at the Willoughby organization and running through Dec. 17. For information, visit fineartsassociation.org or call 440-9517500.