The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)
Happenings
Here is a brief rundown of some coming entertainment options in Northeast Ohio. Make submissions for consideration via email 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 “William Morris: Designing an Earthly Paradise,” through Nov. 11 in Arlene M. and Arthur S. Holden Textile Gallery; “Clarence H. White and His World: The Art and Craft of Photography, 18951925,” Oct. 21 through Jan. 21 in the Mark Schwartz and Bettina Katz Photography Gallery; “In Her Image: Photographs by Rania Matar,” Oct. 27 through Jan. 13 in CMA at Transformer Station; “Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de’ Medici’s Valois Tapestries and Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern,” Nov. 23 through March 3. Call 216-421-7340 or visit www.clevelandart.org. Lakeland Community College’s Gallery at Lakeland: 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, presents “Made of Clay...,”curated by Mary Urbas, through Nov. 2. Call 440-525-7029 or visit www.lakelandcc.edu/gallery.
Valley Art Center: 155 Bell St., Chagrin Falls, presents 47th annual Juried Art Exhibit, Nov. 2 through Dec. 12 (opening 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 2). Call 440-247-7507 or visit www.valleyartcenter.org.
Children’s entertainment
Playhouse Square: 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents “Disney Junior Dance Party on Tour,” Oct. 20. Call 216-241-6000, or visit www.playhousesquare.com.
Comedy
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre: 40 River St., Chagrin Falls, presents River Side Valley Players Improv, “RSVP Comes Clean” at 7 and “RSVP Gets Dirty at 9:30 p.m. Nov. 2. Call 440247-8955 or visit cvlt.org.
Cleveland Improv: 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents DL Hughley, Oct. 19 through 21; He Said She Said Comedy Show, Oct. 26 through 28; Monique, Nov. 2 and 3. Call 216-696-4677 or visit ClevelandImprov. com. Common Room Theatre: presents “Pop-Cleveland,” a “comedic game show that tests how Cleveland you are,” promising a mix of sketch comedy and interactive mobile party games,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25, Nov. 21 and Dec. 27 at Forest City Brewing, 2135 Columbus Road, Cleveland. Visit commonroomtheatre.com or email commonroomtheatre@gmail.com. Hard Rock Rocksino at Northfield Park: 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield,
presents Nick Swardson, Nov. 3; Trevor Noah, Dec. 8; Gabriel Iglesias, Jan. 25 and 26. Call 330-908-7625 or visit www.hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com. Hilarities 4th Street
Theatre: 2025 E. Fourth St., Cleveland, presents Whitney Cummings, Oct. 19 through 21; Joey Diaz, Oct. 25 through 27; Halloween Seance, Oct. 26; Craig Robinson, Nov. 1 through 3. Call 216-736-4242 or visit www.pickwickandfrolic. com/shows/hilarities-4thstreet-theatre.
Concerts
Agora Theatre & Ballroom: 5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Minus the Bear, Caspian, Oct. 19; Arch Enemy, Goatwhore, Uncured, Oct. 20; Billy Gibbons, Oct. 21; Machine Head, Oct. 22; Kevin Gates, Oct. 23; The Suicide Girls: Blackheart Burlesque, Oct. 24; Disco of the Dead, Oct. 26; Mushroomhead
Halloween, Oct. 27; Good Charlotte, Oct. 28; Hellzapoppin, Oct. 29; Devildriver, Jinjer, Raven Black, Oct. 31. Visit www. clevelandagora.com. Akron Civic Theater: 182 S. Main St., presents Tedeschi Trucks Band, Nov. 10; An Intimate Evening of Songs and Stories With Graham Nash,” March 16. Call 330253-2488 or visit www. akroncivic.com.
Beachland Ballroom: 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland, presents The Church, Oct. 19; The Barr Brothers, Oct. 20; Future Generations, Oct. 20; The Dirty Nil, Dead Soft, Oct. 24; JD Simo, Oct. 25; Remember Jones, Uptight Sugar, Oct. 25 (rescheduled from July 22). Visit www. beachlandballroom.com.
Grog Shop: 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., presents Whiskey Daredevils, The Torments, Lords of the Highway, Oct. 19; Pete Yorn, Oct. 20; Gus Dapperson,
Oct. 21; Lil Ugly Mane, No Warning, Mercenary, Oct. 22; Charlie Mosbrook and Friends, Oct. 23; Scarlxrd, Oct. 24; Johnathan Richman, Oct. 25. Call 216321-5588 or visit www. grogshop.gs. Hard Rock Rocksino at Northfield Park: 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield, presents Paul Anka, Oct. 25. Call 330-908-7625 or visit www.hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com.
House of Blues: 308 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Big Data, Castlecomer, Fitness, Oct. 19; Reel Big Fish, Ballyhoo!, We Are the Union, Oct. 19; Roots of American Music Benefit featuring Terry Lee Goffee, Oct. 21; Atmosphere, deM atlaS, The Lioness, Oct. 21; SiriusXM Hair Nation Tour 2018 featuring Jack Russell’s Great White, Bulletboys, Enuff Z’Nuff, Oct. 22; PROF, Willy Wonka, Dwynell Roland,
Oct. 22. Call 216-241-5555 or visit www.hob.com/ cleveland.
Kent Stage: 175 E. Main St., Kent, presents Ekoostik Hookah, Oct. 20; Dan Tyminski, Oct. 25. Call 330677-5005 or visit www. kentstage.org. Music Box Supper Club: 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents Late Night Lounge: Drag Bingo, Oct. 19; The Weight Band, Oct. 19; Tropical Cleveland, Oct. 20; The Reid Project, Oct. 20; Croce plays Croce, Oct. 21; Bestin-Class, Oct. 23; Elizabeth Cook, Caleb Caudle, Oct. 24; The Jimmys with Xavier Lynn, Oct. 25; The Moody Blues’ John Lodge, Oct. 25. Visit www.musicboxcle. com.
Nighttown: 12387 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, presents Hubby Jenkins, Oct. 19; Diego Figueiredo & Camille Bartault, Oct. 19 and 20; Greg Abate & Cliff Habian, Oct. 20; Jamey Haddad, Oct. 21; Hot Djang, Oct. 25. Call 216-795-0550, or visit nighttowncleveland.com.
Playhouse Square: 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents “Rocktopia,” a concert fusing rock and classical, Oct. 27. Call 216-241-6000 or visit PlayhouseSquare. org. Quicken Loans Arena: 1 Center Court, Cleveland, presents Eagles, Oct. 20; Twenty One Pilots, Oct. 23; Fleetwood Mac, Oct. 26. Visit tri-c.edu/jazzfest. Dance
Playhouse Square: 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents “So You Think You Can Dance Live! 2018,”featuring the top 10 contestants from the 15th season, including Jensen Arnold, Hannahlei Cabanilla, Genessy Castillo and Evan DeBenedetto, Oct. 24. Call 216-241-6000 or visit playhousesquare.org. Music Cathedral of St. John The Evangelist: East Ninth Street and Superior Avenue, Cleveland, presents The Marian Onsort, music for the Queen of Heaven, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19. Call 216-771-6666, ext. 5510, or visit SaintJohnCathedral.com. Cleveland Opera Theater: presents Baldwin Wallace Opera’s “Glory Denied,” 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at Red Space and 5 p.m. Oct. 21 at Baldwin Wallace Gamble Hall. Visit ClevelandOperaTheater.org. Cleveland Orchestra: presents concerts featuring Barber’s Overture to “The School for Scandal,” Ginastera’s Cello Concert No. 2 and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Oct. 19 and 8 p.m. Oct. 20 at Severance Hall. Call 216-231-1111 or visit www. clevelandorchestra.com. The Musical Theater Project: Cleveland, presents “The Song Is You!” 201819 concert and cabaret series — “Silver Linings: The Songs of Jerome Kern,” 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at First Baptist Church of Cleveland and 3 p.m. Oct. 21 in Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music. Call 216-529-9411 or visit MusicalTheaterProject.org. Parks
Observatory Park: 10610 Clay St., Montville Township, presents naturalistled night-sky viewings 7 to 11 p.m. Oct. 20 (with the Chagrin Valley Astronomical Society). Call 440-2869516 or visit geaugaparkdistrict.org. Swine Creek Reservation: 16004 Hayes Road, Middlefield, presents horse-drawn wagon rides, 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 20, 21, 27 and 28. Call 440286-9516. Theater Beck Center For The Arts: 17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, presents “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” through Nov. 4. Call 216521-2540 or visit www. BeckCenter.org. Blank Canvas Theatre: 1305 W. 78th St., Suite 211, Cleveland, presents “Cannibal! The Musical,” through Oct. 27. Call 440-9410458 or visit BlankCanvasTheatre.com. Chagrin Valley Little Theatre: 40 River St., Chagrin Falls, presents “The Velocity of Autumn” a “funny and fiery” play by Eric Coble, weekends through Oct. 27 in the River Street Playhouse. Call 440-247-8955 or visit www.cvlt.org. Cleveland Play House: Performing at Playhouse Square, presents “The Seagull,” through Oct. 20 in the Helen Rosenfeld Lewis Bialosky Lab Theatre at Playhouse Square; “Sweat,” through Nov. 4 in the Outcalt Theatre at Playhouse Square. Call 216-241-6000 or visit www.clevelandplayhouse.com. Cleveland Public Theatre:
6415 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, presents “Ya Mama!,” written and performed by Nini Domingue, weekends through Oct. 27; “Everything Is Okay (and Other Helpful Lies),” Oct. 20 through Nov. 10. Call 216-631-2727 or visit www.cptonline.org.
Dobama Theatre: 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, presents “John” (Midwest premiere), by Annie Baker, Oct. 19 through Nov. 11. Call 216-932-3396 or visit www.dobama.org. Great Lakes Theater: at the Hanna Theatre at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, presents “Pride and Prejudice,” through Nov. 4; “Mamma Mia!,” through Nov. 11. Call 216-241-6000 or visit www.greatlakestheater.org. Karamu House: 2355 E. 89th St., Cleveland, presents “Fences,” by August Wilson, through Oct. 21 in the Jeliffe Theatre; “Day of Absence,” by Douglas Turner Ward,” Oct. 25 through Nov. 18 in Arena Theatre. Call 216-795-7070 or visit KaramuHouse.org.
Playhouse Square: Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, presents Caesar’s Forum’s “Plath & Orion,” through Oct. 21; “Hello, Dolly!,” through Oct. 21; “Redemption of a Dogg,” a new musical produced by Je’Caryous Jonson and featuring the stage debut of Snoop Dogg, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28; “Les Miserables, Oct 30 through Nov. 18. Call 216-241-6000 or visit www.playhousesquare.com.
Shore Cultural Centre: 291 E. 222nd St., Euclid, presents Silhouette Productions’ “Shrek the Musical,” 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 21. Call 216-289-8578 or visit www.shoreculturalcentre.com. Talespinner Children’s Theatre: 5209 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, presents 2018 Harlequinade, a benefit for Talespinner and featuring a performance of “When the Lion Sneezed (Tales From Ancient Assyria and Beyond,” by Toni K. Thayer and the announcement of the 2019 season, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 20 in Reinberger Auditorium. Visit www.talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org or call 216-264-9680.
Misc.
Agora Theatre & Ballroom: 5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents “Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live 30th Anniversary Tour,” featuring the return of Joel Robinson, Oct. 25; Glenn Beck, author of “Addicted to Outrage,” Nov. 4. Visit www.clevelandagora.com. Beyond the Book Jacket Author Series: at various branches of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, presents Jodi Picoult, Oct. 23 at Parma-Snow Branch. Visit beyondbookjackets.com. 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. Visit wrhs.org. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo: 3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland, presents Boo at the Zoo, 5 to 9 p.m. Fridays through Sundays through Oct. 28. Call 216-661-6500 or visit clemetzoo.com. 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. Call 216231-1177, 800-317-9155, or visit www.cmnh.org. Cleveland Public Theatre: 6415 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, presents, in association with Teatro Publico de Cleveland, the 14th annual Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Nov. 4. Call 216631-2727 or visit cptonline. org. Fairport Marine Museum and Lighthouse: 129 Second St., is open for private tours through Oct. 31. Call 440-354-4825, email keeper@fairportharborlighthouse.org or visit fairportharborlighthouse.org. Geauga County Historical Society At Century Village
Museum: on Burton Square, presents Lil’ Goblin’s Gathering, a family-friendly evening with traditional Halloween activities, including trick-or-treating, wagon rides, stories, games and snacks, 5 p.m. Oct. 30. Call 440-834-1492 or visit www.geaugahistorical.org.
Geauga Theater: 101 Water St., Chardon, presents Geauga Theater Rummage Sale, at the Arts Center, 106 Water St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 19 and 20. Call 440286-2255 or visit geaugatheater.org. Ghostly Manor Thrill Center: 3319 Milan Road, Sandusky, presents Lake Eerie Fearfest, 8 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 27, and 8 to 10 p.m. Sundays through Oct.
28. Call 419-626-4467 or visit www.ghostlymanor.com.
Great Lakes Mall: Mentor, presents KidX Boo Bash, featuring face painting, Halloween-themed crafts, giveaways and more, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. near Build-ABear; Trick-or-Treat, kicking off near Shelby’s Sugar Shop, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 24. Call 440-255-6900 or visit shopgreatlakesmall.com.
I-X Center: One I-X Center Drive, Cleveland, presents I-X Trick or Treat Street, Oct. 20, 21, 27 and 28; I-X Christmas Connection, Nov. 16 through 18. Call 216676-6009 or visit www. ixcenter.com. Lake View Cemetery: 12316 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Trolley Tours of Lake View Cemetery, 1 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 28. Call 216-421-2687 or visit lakeviewcemetery.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.