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 City of Mentor: presents “[unveiled],” an art exhibit featuring the work of Ralph J. Haehn (Lake County Art Contest Best in Show winner) and Pat Green (Lake County Art Contest First Place Watercolor), Feb. 8 through 28 at city hall, 8500 Civic Center Blvd. (opening reception 7 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 8). Call 440-9745735 or visit CityofMentor. com. Cleveland Museum of Art: 11150 East Blvd., presents “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; “Raul de Nieves: Fina,” through April 28 (at Transformer Station); “Color and Comfort: Swedish Modern Design,” Feb. 17 through Feb. 9, 2020; “Beyond Truth: Photography After the Shutter,” Feb. 10 through May 26; “Gordon Parks: The New Tide, Early Work 1940-1950,” March 23 through June 9; “Shinto: Discovery of the Divine in Japanese Art,” April 9 through June 30; “A Lasting Impression: Gifts of the Print Club of Cleveland,” May 5 through Sept. 22; “Water: Edward Burtynsky,” June 8 through Sept. 22; “Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders,” July 7 through Oct. 13; “Ama: The Gathering Place,” Aug. 2 through Nov. 24; “Michelangelo: Mind of the Master,” Oct. 13 through Feb. 23, 2020; “Second Careers: Two Tributaries in African Art,” Oct. 20 through March 8. Call 216-421-7340 or visit www.clevelandart.org. Lakeland Community College’s Gallery at Lakeland: 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, presents “from WOMAN XII ... Created by women, of women and about women,” Feb. 24 through March 29 (artist reception 3:30 to 5 p.m. March 24). Call 440-525-7029 or visit www.lakelandcc.edu/ gallery. Auditions Fine Arts Association: 38660 Mentor Ave. Willoughby, will hold auditions for “The Secret Garden,” 2 p.m. March 3 and 7 p.m. March 4 — sought are 25 people ages 8 through adult (two roles for children). Call 440-951-7500 or visit www.fineartsassociation. org. Comedy
Cleveland Improv: 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents Michael Colyar, through Feb. 10. Call 216696-4677 or visit ClevelandImprov.com. Hard Rock Rocksino at
Northfield Park: 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield, presents Cheech & Chong, Feb. 16; Jim Jefferies, March 9; Carrot Top, May 16; Larry the Cable Guy, April 6; Jo Koy, April 12; Wayne Brady, Aug. 17; David Feherty, June 29; Dane Cook, Oct. 18. Call 330-908-7625 or visit www.hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com. Playhouse Square: 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents John Crist, March 3; Eddie Izzard, May 29. Call 216-241-6000, or visit www.playhousesquare.com. Concerts Agora Theatre & Ballroom: 5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Radiate 2019, Feb. 16; 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. 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 Corrosion of Conformity, Crowbar, Weedeater, Mothership, Feb. 12; The Steel Woods, Josh Card, Feb. 14; “A Piano Valentine” with Rachel Brown & Mark Freeman, anitakeys and Ryan Guitar Andersen, 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; Northeast Ohio Drum & Music Jam, Feb. 21; Glostik Willy, Acrylic Grooves, The Intangibles, Feb. 22; 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; Joey Harkum Band, personsplacesthings, March 1. Call 216-383-1124 or visit www. beachlandballroom.com. Canton Palace Theatre: 605 Market Ave. N., presents NEEDTOBREATHE, Matt Maeson, Feb. 17; Tesla, April 25. Call 330-4548172 or visit cantonpalacetheatre.org. Grog Shop: 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., presents BAS, Feb. 13; Love Is a DRAG: Valentine’s Day Drag Show, Feb. 14; Pleasure Leftists, Royal Beasts, Jaite, Feb. 17; 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. Call 216321-5588 or visit www. grogshop.gs. Hard Rock Rocksino at
Northfield Park: 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield, presents Rick Springfield, Feb. 14; Candlebox, Feb. 17; Dokken, Feb. 21; Amy Grant, March 1; Lifehouse, March 7; an evening with Marie and The Osmonds, March 14; Clint Black, March 16; Jon Anderson of Yes, March 31; Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes, April 5; Chicago, April 7; Robin Trower, April 11; The Four Horsemen (Metallica tribute), April 13; Countess LuAnna and Friends, April 19; The Righteous Brothers, May 5; Buddy Guy, Samantha Fish, June 15. Call 330-9087625 or visit www.hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com.
House of Blues: 308 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents 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; Local Brews Local Grooves, “the ultimate craft beer, food and music festival,” Feb. 16; Anderson East, Feb. 17; Like a Storm, Royal Tusk, Afterlife, Feb. 17; Next Town Down, Feb. 19; Yung Gravy, Feb. 19; St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Feb. 20; Travis Greene, Feb. 21; DaniLeigh, Feb. 21; Badfish (Sublime tribute), Bumpin Uglies, Roots of Creation, Feb. 22; Wiz Khalifa, Curren$y, Feb. 23; Sheck Wes, Feb. 27; Gaelic Storm, Feb. 28; Switchfoot, Tyson Motsenbocker, March 1; Quinn XCII, Ashe, Christian French, March 2. Call 216-2415555 or visit www.hob.com/ cleveland. Lorain Palace Theater: 617 Broadway, Lorain, presents Pop, Rock & Doo Wopp Live!, Feb. 14. Call 440245-2323 or visit www. lorainpalace.com. Masonic Auditorium: 3615 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, hosting concerts presented by Live Nation: Tom Segura (two shows), Feb. 16; Excision, SQUINTO, Sullivan King, Feb. 17; an evening with Bob Weir and Wolf Bros., March 4. Visit LiveNation.com. Music Box Supper Club: 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents Slowhand (Eric Clapton tribute), Feb. 8; Apollo’s Fire’s “Lovers, Lutes & Lyres,” Feb. 14. Call 216-242-1250 or visit musicboxcle.com.
Nighttown: 12387 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, presents Marcus Johnson, Feb. 8; Planned Parenthood Benefit featuring Nellie McKay, Feb. 9; Rory Block, Feb. 10; Jackie Warren Trio, Feb. 12; Nellie McKay, Feb. 13 and 14; Reggie Kelly & David Thomas Trio, Feb. 14. Call 216-795-0550, or visit nighttowncleveland.com.
Playhouse Square: 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Lalah Hathaway, Feb. 14; Disney’s Dcappella, Feb. 27. Call 216-241-6000 or visit PlayhouseSquare.org.
Quicken Loans Arena: 1 Center Court, Cleveland, presents 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.
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. 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
Apollo’s Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra: presents “lovers, Lutes, & Lyres — “An Old English Valentine,” Feb. 14 at Music Box Supper Club, Feb. 14 at Nighttown and Feb. 16 at Mustard Seed Market in Montrose. Call 216-3200012 or 800-314-2535, or visit www.apollosfire.org. Cathedral of St. John The Evangelist: East Ninth Street and Superior Avenue, Cleveland, presents Mignarda Ensemble, Byrd Songes, 3 p.m. Feb. 24. Call 216-771-6666, ext. 5510, or visit SaintJohnCathedral.com/concerts. The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra: presents 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 Feb. 16 at BLU Jazz+. Call 216-5212540 or visit www.clevelandjazz.org. Cleveland Orchestra: performing at Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents a concert featuring Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusic and more, Feb. 14 through 17. Visit ClevelandOrchestra.com. The Musical Theater Project: Cleveland, presents “The Impact of ‘Shuffle Along,’” 8 p.m. Feb. 8 and 9 and 8 p.m. Feb. 10 at Karamu House. Call 216529-9411 or visit MusicalTheaterProject.org. Polka Hall of Fame and
Museum: 605 E. 222 St., Euclid, presents Swing Your Sweetie with Eddie Rodick at the Polka Hall of Fame Ball, starting with a 5 p.m. dinner, Feb. 15 at American Croatian Lodge in Eastlake. Call 216-261-FAME or 866-66POLKA.
Parks
West Woods Nature Center: 9465 Kinsman Road, Russell Township, presents The Secret Life of Turkey Vultures, 3:30 p.m. Feb. 10; “discARTed Recycled Art Exhibition,” featuring “functional, decorative and youth-made art made of discarted/found materials,” Feb. 19 through April 15, with Meet the Artists, an opening event featuring refreshments and live music performed on instruments made of recycled materials, 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 17; Sweet Maple: How to Make Maple Confections, with local maple producers James Miller of Sugar Valley Maple and Tom Salo of Salo Maple, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 23. Call 440-286-9516 or visit geaugaparkdistrict.org.
Theater
Broadway in Akron: a series at E.J. Thomas Hall in conjunction with Playhouse
Square, presents “Finding Neverland,” March 5 and 6. Call 330-253-2488 or visit broadwayinakron.com. Cleveland Play House: Performing at Playhouse Square, presents “An Iliad,” through Feb. 10; “Ken Ludwig’s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood,” through Feb. 24 in the Allen Theatre. Call 216-241-6000 or visit www.clevelandplayhouse.com. Cleveland Public Theatre: 6415 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, presents “Fire on the Water,” Feb. 14 through March 2. Call 216-631-2727 or visit www.cptonline.org.
Dobama Theatre: 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, presents “Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.,” by Alice Birch, through Feb. 17.
Call 216-932-3396 or visit www.dobama.org.
Gate Mills Players: presents “The Thin Man,” 7:30 p.m. March 8 and 9 and 2 p.m. March 10 at the Gates Mills Community House, 1460 River Road. Call 440973-6569 or visit GatesMillsPlayers.com. Geauga Theater: 101 Water St., Chardon, presents “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” weekends through Feb. 17. Call 440286-2255 or visit geaugatheater.org. Great Lakes Theater: at the Hanna Theatre at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, presents “Witness for the Prosecution,” by Agatha Christie, Feb. 15 through March 10. Call 216-2416000 or visit greatlakestheater.org. Lakeland Civic Theatre: 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, presents “Freaky
Friday,” through Feb. 17. Call 440-525-7526 or visit lakelandcc.edu/web/about/ lakeland-civic-theatre. Playhouse Square: Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, presents”Miss Saigon,” through Feb. 17; “School of Rock,” March 5 through 24; “A Bronx Tale, “April 23 through May 12; “Rock of Ages,” June 6; “Dear Evan Hansen,” June 11 through 30; “Come From Away,” July 9 through 28; “The Lion King,” Aug. 7 through Sept. 1. Call 216-241-6000 or visit www.playhousesquare. com.
Misc.
Beyond the Book Jacket
Author Series: at various branches of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, presents Ian Rankin, “In a House of Lies” (the latest John 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. Visit beyondbookjackets.com. Chagrin Arts: presents “The Magic of David Anthony,” the first part of its 2019 Performing Arts Series “Music, Magic and More,” 3 p.m. Feb. 24 Feb. 24 in the Gurney Elementary School Gymnasium, located at 1155 Bell St., Chagrin Falls. Call 440247-9700 or visit ChagrinArts.org. Cleveland Botanical Garden: 11030 East Blvd., presents “Orchid Mania, featuring more than 3,000 orchid flowers, through March 10; The We Do! Wedding Showcase, 1 to 3 p.m.
Feb. 10. Call 216-721-1600, or visit www.cbgarden.org. Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society: 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland, presents “RADwood: Cleveland Goes Rad, celebrating the 1980s and 1990s car culture and the lifestyles during those decades, through March 24 in the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum. 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 silkscreen pieces capturing some of nature’s most iconic endangered species,” through March 10; Women in Science Day, hosted by WKYC Channel 3 Chief Meteorologist Betsy Kling and featuring female science professionals and students from across the region, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 9. Call 216-231-1177, 800-317-9155, or visit www.cmnh.org. Fabulous 50’s + 60’s Fundraiser Dinner: to benefit the UMC Land Fund and featuring music by Downtown, will be March 23 at First United Methodist Church of Middlefield, 14999 S. State St. Ave. Call 440-632-0480. Great Lakes Science Center: 601 Erieside Ave., Cleveland, presents handson, head-to-head engineering fundraiser “Design & Build,” 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 9; its annual fundraiser and “out-of-this-world dance party,” “Yuri’s Night: Space Party,” 21 and older, featuring live music from Swagg, a DJ, an open bar with beer and wine, food
and science demonstrations, 7 p.m. to midnight April 13. Call 216-6942000 or visit www.greatscience.com. Hard Rock Rocksino At Northfield Park: 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield, presents Michael Carbonaro, March 8. Call 330-9087625 or visit hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com. Home & Lifestyle Expo: a presentation by Eastern Lake County Chamber of Commerce, Mentor Area Chamber of Commerce and Willoughby Western Lake County Chamber of Commerce, it will aim to offer “ideas, inspiration and practical advice in remodeling, home improvement, gardening and lifestyle,” 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 2 at Great Lakes Mall, 7850 Mentor Ave., Mentor. Call 440-357-7572.
Lake Erie Folk Fest: a celebration of an array of traditional music and dance styles from a variety of cultures, featuring workshops, performances by Journeywork (traditional Irish), Jim Volk (progressive roots guitar), Shri Kalaa Mandir (classical Indian) and The Chardon Polka Band, as well as an evening concert by Richie and Rosie, will be Feb. 23 at Shore Cultural Centre, 291 E. 222nd St., Euclid. Visit LakeErieFolkFest.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; free Presidents Day celebration, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 18. Call 216-593-0575 or visit MaltzJewishMuseum.org.
Mentor Chill Out: a familyfriendly, winterfest-style event with outdoor skating rink, toboggan slide, ice sculpture garden, human snow globe, various events, a DJ, chili cook off and other food and beverages, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 23 at Civic Center Park, 8600 Munson Road. Visit MentorChillout.com. Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland: 11400 Euclid Ave., presents a party with The New Agency, a group “of experimenters, catalysts, and change-makers, who are pushing Cleveland forward right now,” 8 p.m. Feb. 9. Call 216-421-8671 or visit mocacleveland.org. Music Box Supper Club: 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents storyteller Kevin Allison (“The State”) and “RISK!” live, featuring area storytellers Laila Aladimi, Regan Wann, Rick Dean and theonlynikki, an event that will be recorded for the “RISK!” podcast, 7 p.m. Feb. 7. Call 216-242-1250 or visit musicboxcle.com. “The Office” Charity Bar Crawl: to benefit the CA Special Wish Foundation Cleveland Chapter and featuring drink specials and a scavenger hunt related to “The Office,” will be noon to 5 p.m. March 9 at bars in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood. Visit tinyurl.com/ ASWOfficeCrawl. Playhouse Square: Cleveland, presents psychological illusionist Joshua Seth, Feb. 9; “Becoming: An Intimate Conversation With Michelle Obama,” March 16. Call 216-241-6000 or visit www.playhousesquare.org. Prosperity Social Club: 1109 Starkweather Ave., Cleveland, presents Valentine’s celebration, with a “Beatles-infused soundtrack” by The Two Souls (8 to 11 p.m.), Feb. 15. Call 216-937-1938 or visit ProsperitySocialClub.com. Tri-C High School Rock
Off: will hold the Final Exam, Feb. 16 at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. Visit rockhall.com/rockoff. Wizard World Comic Con Cleveland: featuring appearances by “Aquaman” star Jason Momoa, “Smallville” stars Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum, Sean Astin, Chad Michael Murray, Holly Marie Combs and more, will be March 8 through 10 at Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland. Visit wizardworld. com/comiccon/cleveland. Words and Wine Poetry
Reading Series: presents Ryan Kinney — a poet and writer who helps coordinate Beautiful Blasphemy, a co-op literary laboratory that runs Words to the Wise which donates local poets’ books to libraries in April for National Poetry Month — at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Steele Mansion, 348 Mentor Ave., Painesville. Call 440-579-5990 or email margiedelong@ hotmail.com. Yours Truly Restaurant: 7280 Center St., Mentor, presents Dinner With the Presidents, featuring actors portraying President and Mrs. Lincoln, first lady Lucretia Garfield and daughter Mollie and President and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 18. Call 440255-3003.