Find something fun to do in September in Northeast Ohio

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:

11150East Blvd., presents “New Histories, New Futures,” through Sept.

12 at Transformer Station; “Collecting Dreams: Odilon Redon,” Sept. 19 through Jan. 23; “Fashioning Identity: Mala Textiles of Panama,” through Jan. 9; “Private Lives: Home and Family in the Art of the Nabis, Paris, 1889-1900,” through Sept. 19; “A New York Minute: Street Photography, 1920-1950,” through Nov. 7; “Ashcan School Prints and the American City, 1900-1940,” through Dec. 26. Call 216-421-7340 or visit clevelandart.org.

Fairport Harbor Tourism Council: presents an outdoor pirate-themed art show, with works at the entrance of the village on both High and Third streets, through Sept. 19. Visit FairportHarborTourism.com.

Lake Erie College’s B.K. Smith Gallery: in Royce Hall for the Fine and Performing Arts, Gillett Street, Painesville, is one of five venues for “Converge,” a presentation of the Artists Archives that “brings together the diverse stories of the LGBTQ community, including the historically underrepresented voices of women, transgender people, and people of color,” through Oct. 16 (closing reception 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at Lake Erie College. Call 440375-7050 or visit LEC.edu.

Lakeland Community College’s Gallery at Lakeland: 7700Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, presents “Watercolor Ohio 2021: 44th Annual Juried Exhibition,” through Sept. 10. Call 440-5257029 or visit lakelandcc. edu/gallery.

Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland: 11400Euclid Ave., presents “Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A.,” through Jan. 2. Call 216421-8671 or visit mocacleveland.org.

Penitentiary Glen Reservation: 8668 Kirtland-Chardon Road, Kirtland, presents “Wild About Nature,” Lake Metroparks’ 2021 fall art show, a multimedia show featuring works by local artists, 9a.m. to 5p.m. through Oct. 10. Call 440-256-1404 or visit lakemetroparks.com/ parks-trails/penitentiaryglen-reservation.

Sculpture Center: 1834 E. 123rd St., Cleveland, presents Crossroads: “Still We Rise,” an augmented reality (AR) exhibition series that will showcase artwork from 12artists, through Sept. 25. Call 216-229-6527 or visit sculpturecenter.org.

Comedy

Agora Theatre & Ballroom: 5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Bianca Del Rio, Oct. 13; St. Vincent, Oct. 18; Heather McMahan, Oct. 23; Taylor Tomlinson, Nov. 12 (two shows); David Cross, Nov. 15; Nate Bargatze, Dec. 4; Whitney Cummings, Dec. 10; Patton Oswalt, Dec. 11. Visit AgoraCleveland.com.

Cleveland Improv: 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents Nate Jackson, Brian Simpson, Sept. 3 and 4; Justin Whitehead, Sept. 5; Tony Baker, Sept. 9 through 11; Earthquake, Sept. 17 through 19; Brandon T. Jackson, Sept. 23; Karious Miller, Sept. 24 through 26; Tony Roberts, Oct. 8through 10. Call 216-696-4677 or visit ClevelandImprov.com.

Hilarities 4th Street Theatre: 2025E. Fourth St., Cleveland, presents Lavell Crawford, Sept. 3through 5; Annie Lederman, Sept. 9 through 11; Jeff Allen, Sept. 11 and 12; Lewis Black, Sept. 16 through 19; Brad Wenzel, Sept. 23; Kevin Nealon,

Sept. 24 through 26; Clint Coley, Sept. 30; Jeff Garlin, Oct. 1 and 2. Call 216-7364242or visit pickwickandfrolic.com.

Dance

Verb Ballets Center for Dance: 3558 Lee Road, Shaker Heights, presents the last of it its Summer Series performances, 8p.m. Sept. 3 at Cain Park’s Evans Amphitheatre, 14591 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights. Call 216-397-3757 or visit verbballets.org.

Film

Chagrin Documentary Film Festival: presents its 2021festival, with both inperson and virtual screenings, Oct. 5 through 10. Call 440-247-1591 or visit chagrinfilmfest.org. Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque: 11610 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents “Greaser’s Palace,” 9:05 p.m. Sept. 4; Siberia,” 6:30 p.m. Sept. 5; “I Vitelloni,” 7 p.m. Sept. 3 and 4 p.m. Sept. 5; “The Castle of Gagliostro,” 9:05p.m. Sept. 3 and 5 p.m. Sept. 5; “Summer of 85,” 7 p.m. Sept. 4 and 8:25 p.m. Sept. 5. Call 216-421-7450or visit CIA. edu/Cinematheque.

Music

Agora Theatre & Ballroom:

5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents All Fizzed Up, a hard seltzer event, Sept. 11. Visit AgoraCleveland.com. Beachland Ballroom:

15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland, presents Carl Baldassarre’s Led Zeppelin Revival, Larry Insana, Sept. 3; Bette Smith, Sept. 3; Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Cory Grinder & the Playboy Scouts, Sept. 4; The Dead Revival Band, Sept. 5; Albert Cummings, Sept. 8; Natewantstobattle, CG5, Vesperra, Sept. 9; Dave Keller Band, Blue Lunch, Sept. 9; fifth Cleveland Drag Showcase, Sept. 10; WornTin, Ohtis, Sept. 10; 15 60 75(The Numbers Band), Sept. 11; Alex Williams, Ohio

John Mayer, left, and Bob Weir of Dead & Company perform at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in June 2016in Manchester, Tenn. On Sept. 7, the band will play Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls. Learn more about the band and its tour at deadandcompany.com.

Civil Power, Sept. 11; Ghost the summer home of Note, Sungazer, Sept. 12; The Cleveland Orchestra, Torres, Ariana and the Rose, presents “Hollywood Under Sept. 13; Marielle Kraft x the Stars,” Sept. 4 and 5; Emily Rowed, Sept. 14; Conway Stewart Copeland’s “Police the Machine with Stove Deranged for Orchestra,” God Cooks, Sept. 15; “Great Sept. 11. Call 216-231-1111 Lakes Groove” Open Jam, or visit clevelandorchestra. Sept. 15; Nonpoint, Any com.

Given Sin, Sept. 16; keiyaA, Cain Park: Goodnor and Sept. 16; Bill Kirchen, Sept. Superior, Cleveland Heights, 17; Alex G, Snarls, Sept. 17; presents Multi-Music Fest Jonah Koslen, Sept. 18; The featuring Stokley, SWV, Legendary Shake Shakers, Sept. 4; Indigo Girls, Sept. 9; Scoliosis Jones, Sept. 18; Tri-C JazzFest, Sept. 11and Osees, Mr. Elevator, Sept. 12; Soul Asylum, Sept. 16; 19; Amigo the Devil, Tejon Under the Streetlamp, Sept. Street Corner Thieves, Sept. 18. Call 216-371-3000, or 20; Vandoliers, Orange visit cainpark.com. Animal, Sept. 22; Black Covelli Centre: 229 E. Joe Lewis and the Honey French St., Youngstown, Bears, Sept. 23; Too Many presents Breaking Benjamin, Zooz, Big Freedia, Sept. 23; Sept. 21. Call 800-7453000or Holy Wave, Sept. 23; Erin visit www.covellicentre.com. Rae, Sept. 25; Nektar, Sept.

25; Dixon’s Violin, Sept.

26; Dead Sara, Sept. 27; Grog Shop: 2785 Euclid Joanne Shaw Taylor, Sept. Heights Blvd., Cleveland 28; Transviolet, Lorelei Heights, presents Herzog, Marcell, Sept. 29; Courtney Uno Lady, Pharmacy Keys, Marie Andrews, Sept. 30. Sept. 3; GlamGore “Sirens Call 216-383-1124 or visit & Songbirds,” Sept. 4; Long beachlandballroom.com. Ass Breakup Tour featuring

TYGKO, Sept. 5; Bartees Blossom Music Center: Strange, Ganser, Sept. 9; 1145 W. Steels Corners Meatbodies, Zip-Tie Handcuffs, Road, Cuyahoga Falls, Oregon Space Trail presents Dead & Company, of Doom, Sept. 9; Whiskey Sept. 7; The Jonas Brothers, Daredevils, Jack Fords, Falling Sept. 22; Jimmy Buffett & Stars, Sept. 10; Cousin The Coral Reefer and, Sept. Simple, Funny Business, 25; NF, Sept. 27. Call 330920-8040 Sept. 11; Telekinetic Yeti, or visit livemu. Worshiper, Black Spirit sc/2QcbKUb. Crown, Sept. 12; Anti-Flag, Blossom Music Festival: Sept. 15; Goddamn Gallows, at Blossom Music Center, Public Squares, Sept. 25.

Call 216-321-5588or visit grogshop.gs.

House of Blues: 308 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Avatar, Sept. 9; Isaiah Rashad, Lil Sunny’s Awesome Vacation, Sept. 12; Buckcherry, Sept. 14; Candlebox, Sept. 15; Mod Sun, Internet Killed the Rockstar, Sept. 16; Wizkid, Sept. 17; Toad the Wet Sprocket, Sept. 19; Too Many Zooz X Big Freedia, Sept. 23; JXDN, Sept. 24; Dr. Dog, Sept. 26; Thievery Corporation, Sept. 27; P.O.D., Sept. 28. Visit houseofblues.com/Cleveland.

Jacobs Pavilion: Nautica Entertainment Complex, West Bank of the Flats, Cleveland, presents Brit Floyd, Sept. 5; Flogging Molly, Violent Femmes, Sept. 11; Coheed & Cambria, The Used, Sept. 12; Quinn XCII, Chelsea Cutler, Sept. 14; Brett Eldredge, Sept. 16; 311, Sept. 18; Nine Inch Nails, Pixies, Sept. 21and 23 (canceled); Blackberry Smoke, Sept. 25; Phoebe Bridgers, Muna, Sept. 29. Call 216-622-6557 or visit livemu.sc/3uKm4lg.

Kent Stage: 175 E. Main St., Kent, presents The Uprooted Band (featuring Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root), Sept 7; Julian Marley, Sept. 8; Asleep at the Wheel, The Shootouts, Sept. 17; Five for Fighting with a string quartet, Sept. 22; Madeleine Peyroux, Sept. 24; Bela Fleck’s “My Bluegrass Heart, Sept. 28. Call 216-382-3871 or visit Legacy-Village.com.

Live at the Lighthouse Music Festival Series: a production of Fairport Harbor Arts & Culture Alliance with performances at Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse, presents The Fall Funky Jam — Pillars of Rome, Jul Big Green, Willie Phoenix, Broccoli Samurai, 2 p.m. Sept. 25. Visit fhaca.org.

MGM Northfield Park: 10777Northfield Road,

Northfield, presents Queensryche, Sept. 16. Call 330908-7625 or visit mgmnorthfieldpark.mgmresorts. com.

Music Box Supper Club: 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents Discotheque featuring LaLa Ri, Sept. 3; JiMiller Band, Paul Perme, Sept. 3; Carlos Jones & The PLUS Band, Sept. 5; Straight On (acoustic Heart tribute), Sept. 9; Doobie Brothers Brunch with China Grove, Sept. 12; Raul Malo, Sept. 15; Jonah Koslen and His Band, Sept. 17 and 20; Prime Time Drag Bingo, Sept. 18; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Brunch with Long Time Gone, Sept. 19; Marc Roberge of O.A.R., Sept. 21; Tropical Cleveland — NEON Glow Latin Dance Party, Sept. 24; Swamps of Jersey (Bruce Springsteen tribute), Sept. 24; Patsy Cline Brunch featuring Rachel & The Beatnik Playboys, Sept. 26. Call 216-242-1250 or visit musicboxcle.com.

Our Old Music for a New World: an outdoor picnic concert series from Northeast Ohio Musical Heritage Association featuring folk music at First Baptist Church, 3630 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights, presents Hal Walker, Eric Noden, Sept. 18. Visit hneomha.org.

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse: 1 Center Court, Cleveland, presents Eric Church, Sept. 24. Call 888894-9422 or visit rocketmortgagefieldhouse.com.

Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre: 201 S. Phelps St., Youngstown, presents Alice Cooper, Ace Frehley, Sept. 27. Visit theyoungstownfoundationamp. com.

Nightlife Annabelle’s Diner:

presents Chuck Hamilton & Friends, 6 p.m. Fridays through Oct. 2; the Chuck

Hamilton Band, 6p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 3. 8637 Twinbrook Road, Mentor. Call 440-255-6924. Ferrante Winery and Ristorante: 5585 N. River Road W., Geneva, presents Mitch Larson, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 3; Bob Wick Music, 2 p.m. Sept. 4; 2 Kings, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 4; DeDe Daub, 2 p.m. Sept. 5. Call 440-4668466or visit ferrantewinery. com.

Parks

Lake Metroparks Farmpark: 8800 Chardon Road, Kirtland, presents Fall Harvest Weekends, each featuring a different focus on an aspect of farming and harvest, along with Farmpark’s regularly scheduled activities, demonstrations and more — Sunflower Weekend, Sept. 18 and 19, Horsepower Weekend, Sept. 25and 26, Apple Butter & Cider Weekend, Oct. 2 and 3, Corn & Pumpkin Weekends, Oct. 9, 10, 16 and 17. Call 440-256-2122 or 800-366-3276, or visit goto.lakemetroparks.com/ farmpark.

Orchard Hills Park: 11340 Caves Road, Chester Township, presents Monarchs & Meadow Insects, 12:30 p.m. Sept. 12. Call 440-2869516 or visit geaugaparkdistrict.org.

Penitentiary Glen Reservation: 8668 Kirtland-Chardon Road, Kirtland, presents Bug Day! — with this year’s theme being “Bugs: They Need Us, We Need Them!” — noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 12. Call 440-256-1404 or visit lakemetroparks.com/parkstrails/penitentiary-glenreservation.

Swine Creek Reservation: 16004 Hayes Road, Middlefield, presents Monarchs & Meadow Insects, 12:30 p.m. Sept. 19. Call 440-2869516.

Theater

Beck Center for the Arts: 17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, presents “Broadway Bound,” by Neil Simon, Sept. 10 through Oct. 3. Call 216521-2540, or visit beckcenter.org.

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre: 40 River St., Chagrin Falls, presents “an unprecedented and experimental” fundraiser, Murder by the Falls: “Nursery Crimes,” an online event, Sept. 10, with a reception and season kickoff party Sept. 11. Call 440-247-8955 or visit CVLT.org.

Cleveland Public Theatre: 6415 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, presents “Evolve: — “Pandemonium 2021: The Break of Dawn,” Sept. 18. Call 216-631-2727 or visit cptonline.org.

Fine Arts Association’s Women’s Committee: presents “Divorced, Beheaded, Died: Divorced, Beheaded, Survived,” about the six wives of Henry VIII,” as its Second Wednesday program luncheon, 11 a.m. Sept. 8at The Fine Arts Association, 38660Mentor Ave., Willoughby — reservations required by Sept. 3 Call 440-579-5020 or email anthonyjanem@yahoo.com.

Near West Theatre: 6702 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, presents “The Reconstruction Project,” Sept. 11 through 19. Call 216-9619750or visit nearwesttheatre.org.

none too fragile theatre: 732 W. Exchange St., Akron, presents “Small Engine Repair,” by John Pollono, Sept. 3 through 18. Call 330-9625547 or email production@ nonetoofragile.com.

Playhouse Square: 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents “The Choir of Man,” through Sept. 18. Call 216241-6000 or visit PlayhouseSquare.org.

Rabbit Run Theater: 5648 W. Chapel Road, Madison Township, presents “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” through Sept. 11. Call 440428-7092 or visit rabbitrunonline.org.

Misc.

Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society: 10825

East Blvd., Cleveland, presents “A Century of the American Motorcycle, through March at the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum. Visit WRHS.org.

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo: 3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland, presents Asian Lantern Festival, featuring 1,000 new illuminated lanterns, live acrobatic performances and culturally inspired cuisine, through Sept. 26 (extended). Call 216-661-6500 or visit clemetzoo.com.

Cleveland Museum of Art: 11150East Blvd., presents the 32nd annual Chalk Festival, featuring sidewalk paintings by professional chalk artists and local community groups, families and individuals, with the community invited this year to take part in a featured chalk drawing by artist Bruno Casiano and make it come alive with color, noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 11. Call 216-421-7340 or visit clevelandart.org.

Cleveland National Air Show: featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, will be Sept. 4 through 6 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Call 216781-0747 or visit ClevelandAirShow.com.

Fairport Harbor Lighthouse & Museum: 129 Second St., will be open

1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and all legal holidays through Sept. 19. Call 440-354-4825, fairportharborlighthouse.org or email us at keeper@ fairportharborlighthouse.org.

Great Lakes Science Center: 601Erieside Ave., Cleveland, presents Science Under the Sun, a “STEM adventure,” in tents overlooking North Coast Harbor, with September’s Flight and Aeronautics Month closing it out; Air Show Deck Party aboard the historic Steamship William G. Mather, Sept. 4 through 6. Call 216694-2000 or visit greatscience.com.

Hale Farm & Village:

2686 Oak Hill Road, Bath, presents Made in Ohio Art & Craft Festival, noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 3 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 4and 5; Harvest Festival, Oct. 2, 3, 9and 10. Call 330-666-3711 or visit halefarm.org.

Music Box Supper Club:

1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents Cleveland Stories Dinner Parties — “Memoirs of a Cleveland TV News Reporter” with Paul Orlousky, Sept. 16, “My Ticket to Ride” with Janice Mitchell, Sept. 23, “Federal Takedown of the CLE Mob” with Donna Fitzsimmons; Murder Mystery dinner party — “Dead Man’s Chest,” presented by Murderous Mayhem, Sept. 17. Call 216242-1250 or visit musicboxcle.com.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: Cleveland, presents the exhibit “The Biggest Show on Turf: 55 Years of Halftime Shows,” through Sept. 30. Call 888588-ROCK or visit rockhall. com.

Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens: 714 N. Portage Path, Akron, presents “Restoration: If This Hall Could Talk,” an exhibit celebrating restoration projects completed throughout the stage since 2015, through Nov. 1; Molto Bella Auto Show, Sept. 12. Call 330-315-3287 or visit StanHywet.org.

Steele Mansion Inn & Gathering Hub: 348 Mentor Ave. Painesville, presents Murder Mystery Dinner, Sept. 17(“Wild West” theme). Call 440-6397948 or visit SteeleMansion. com.

“Under the Sycamores”: a presentation of BorderLight, is a self-paced (30 to 90 minutes) audio journey designed to take place outdoors at the historic Erie Street Cemetery in downtown Cleveland, through Sept. 30. Visit borderlightcle.org/under-thesycamores.

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