Happenings

hosting concerts presented by Live Nation: The Breeders, Nov. 1; Adam DeVine, Nov. 4; Hanson String Theory, Nov. 8; Gary Allan, Nov. 15; Halestorm, In This Moment, New Years Day, Nov. 26; Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening, Dec. 5; Clutch, The Messthetics, Lionize, Dec. 31; Tom Segura, Feb. 16; Cypress Hill, Hollywood Undead, March 9. Visit LiveNation.com. Music Box Supper Club: 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents Polyrhythmics, Oct. 26; Halloween Throwdown with The Sunrise Jones, DJ Freddy vs. DJ Jason, Oct. 27; Celtic Halloween with The Pornrsharks & Friends, Oct. 28; Reckless Kelly, Oct. 30; open mic night, Nov. 1. Call 216-242-1250 or visit www. musicboxcle.com.

Nighttown: 12387 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, presents Hubby Jenkins, Julien Labro Quartet, Oct. 26; Gin, Chocolate & Bottle Rockets, Oct. 28; Baldwin Wallace Musical Theater, Oct. 29; Loop Doctors, Oct. 30; Peter Asher & Jeremy Clyde, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Call 216-795-0550, or visit nighttowncleveland.com.

Playhouse Square: 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents “Rocktopia,” a concert fusing rock and classical, Oct. 27; The Music of Cream: 50th Anniversary World Tour, Nov. 1. Call 216241-6000 or visit PlayhouseSquare.org. Quicken Loans Arena: 1 Center Court, Cleveland, presents Fleetwood Mac, Oct. 26; Elton John, Nov. 3; Travis Scott, Dec. 4; Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Grand Funk Railroad, Dec. 6; Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Dec. 30 (two shows); Metallica, Feb. 1; Cher, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Feb. 6; New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, Naughty by Nature, Debbie Gibson, May 4. Call 216420-2200 or visit TheQArena.com. Wolstein Center: 2000 Prospect Ave., presents An Evening of Soul Music Festival, featuring Jeffrey Osborne, Angela Winbush, Keith Washington, Peabo Bryson, Dec. 8; Winter Jam 2019, featuring Newsboys United, Danny Gokey, Mandisa, Rend Collective, March 31. Call 877-468-4946 or visit wolsteincenter.com.

Dance

Hard Rock Rocksino at

Northfield Park: 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield, presents “Lord of the

Dance: Dangerous Games,” Nov. 9. Call 330-908-7625 or visit www.hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com.

Music

Lakeland Community

College: 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, presents The Lakeland Civic Band, “Symphonic Dances,” 4 p.m. Oct. 28. Call 440-375-7225 or visit www.lakelandcc.edu/ arts.

Tri-C Performs: presents French pianist Hugues Leclere, performing a tribute to Claude Debussy, 2 p.m. Oct. 28 a Gartner Auditorium in Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd.. Visit tri-c. edu/performingarts.com.

Parks

Observatory Park: 10610 Clay St., Montville Township, presents naturalist-led night-sky viewings 7 to 11 p.m. Oct. 27, Nov. 10 and 17 (with the Chagrin Valley Astronomical Society); hourlong hands-on astronomy education (followed by night-sky viewing, weather permitting), 7 p.m. Oct. 26 (Ohio’s Ancient Sky-Watchers), 7 p.m. Nov. 9 (Make a Particle Detector); “AstroNat” Chris will open the Robert McCullough Science Center and Oberle Observatory from 1 to 4 p.m., with The Sky Tonight Planetarium Shows at 2 p.m., Oct. 28. Call 440-286-9516 or visit geaugaparkdistrict.org. West Woods Nature Center: 9465 Kinsman Road, Russell Township, presents HelpingWildlife in Winter, 2 p.m. Nov. 4. Call 440-2869516 or visit geaugaparkdistrict.org. Theater Beck Center For The Arts: 17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, presents “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” through Nov. 4; “Shrek The Musical,” Dec. 7 through Jan. 6. Call 216-521-2540 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. Clague Playhouse inc.: 1371 Clague Road, Westlake, presents “Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!),” 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays Nov. 9 through Dec. 9. Call 440-331-0403 or visit www.clagueplayhouse.org. Cleveland Play House: Performing at Playhouse Square, presents “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),” 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, 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 “Day of Absense,” by Douglas Turner Ward,” Oct. 25 through Nov. 18 in Arena

Theatre; “Black Nativity,” by Langston Hughes, Nov. 29 through Dec. 30. Call 216795-7070 or visit KaramuHouse.org.

Playhouse Square: Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, presents “Redemption of a Dogg,” a new musical produced by Je’Caryous Jonson and featuring the stage debut of Snoop Dog, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28; “Les Miserables, Oct. 30 through Nov. 18; “A View From the Bridge,” a production by theater students from Cuyahoga Community College, Nov. 1 through 3; “Rock of Ages,” Nov. 13 and 14 at E.J. Thomas Hall in Akron; “Chicago,” featuring former Ohio State Buckeyes running back Eddie George as Billy Flynn, Nov. 27 through Dec. 2. Call 216-241-6000 or visit www.playhousesquare.com.

Misc.

Beck Center For The Arts: 17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, presents its annual Spotlight gala, featuring a performance by Northeast Ohio native Rory O’Malley (Broadway’s “Hamilton”), 6 p.m. Nov. 10 at Cleveland Grays Armory Museum. Call 216-521-2540, or visit www.beckcenter.org. Beyond the Book Jacket

Author Series: at various branches of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, presents Elliot Ackerman, 2 p.m. Oct. 27, Parma Branch; Lee Chilcote & Friends, 2 p.m. Oct. 28, South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch; David Eden, 7 p.m. Nov. 1, Beachwood Branch; Kevin Prufer, 2 p.m. Nov. 4, South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch; Rachel Kadish, 2 p.m. Nov. 11, Beachwood Branch; Bernie Kosar, “Learning to Scramble,” Nov. 13 at North Olmsted Branch. Visit beyondbookjackets.com. 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. 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. 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 ghostlymanor.com. Great Lakes Science

Center: 601 Erieside Ave., Cleveland, presents Spooktacular Science, Oct. 27 and 27. Call 216-694-2000 or visit greatscience.com.

Indian Museum: Colonial Plaza, 7519 Mentor Ave., Suite A 112 (back of the plaza), presents, a program to celebrate its 38th anniversary with John and Marianne Washco talking about Ojibwa traditions, along with drumming and dancing, 2 p.m. Nov. 4. Call 440-9513813 or visit www.indianmuseumoflakecounty.org.

I-X Center: One I-X Center Drive, Cleveland, presents I-X Trick or Treat Street, Oct. 27 and 28. 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 216-593-0575 or visit MaltzJewishMuseum.org.

Playhouse Square: Cleveland, presents National Geographic Live: “On the Trail of Big Cats,” Nov. 7. Call 216-241-6000 or visit www.playhousesquare.org. Quicken Loans Arena: 1 Center Court, Cleveland, presents Cirque du Soleil’s “Corteo,” Nov. 15 through 18. Call 888-894-9422 or visit www.theQarena.com. Sokol Greater Cleveland Czech CulturalCenter: 4939 Broadway Ave., presents a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia and the important role Cleveland played in the event, Oct. 27 and 28. Call 216-883-0675 or email mail@sokolgreatercleveland.org. Tri-C High School Rock

Off: will be Saturdays Jan. 12 through 2, with the Final Exam, Feb. 16, at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. Visit rockhall.com/rockoff. Willoughby Parks and

Recreation: presents third annual Pumpking Chunkin, beginning with 9 a.m. checkin and safety inspection, with competition at 10:30 a.m., Oct. 27 in Osborne Park, 38575 Lake Shore Blvd. Call 440-953-4200

ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Paula Abdul arrives at WE Day California in April at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The pop singer and former “American Idol” judge is slated to play the Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park Oct. 26. Get info at hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com.