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:
11150East Blvd., presents “Medieval Treasures From Munster Cathedral,” through Aug. 14; “Women in Print: Recent Acquisitions,” through June 19; “Native North America,” through Dec. 4; “Ancient Andean Textiles,” through Dec. 4; “Arts of Africa,” through Dec. 18; “Martial Art of India,” through Aug. 24; “Cycles of Life: The Four Seasons Tapestries,” through Feb. 19. Call 216-421-7340or visit clevelandart.org.
Fine Arts Association: 38660 Mentor Ave., Willoughby, presents “Summer Solstice Student Showcase.” June 11 through 30 (Visual Arts Awards Night will be at 7p.m. June 16). Call 440-9517500or visit fineartsassociation. org.
Penitentiary Glen Reservation: 8668Kirtland-Chardon Road, Kirtland, presents Lake Metroparks’ annual amateur photo contest and show, featuring photos taken outdoors in Lake Count, June 4through July 31. Call 440-256-1404or visit lakemetroparks.com/parks-trails/ penitentiary-glen-reservation.
Sculpture Center: 1834 E. 123rd St., Cleveland, presents “Shani Richards: Patriot” and “Omid Shekari: (Disruptive),” through June 18. Call 216-2296527or visit sculpturecenter.org.
Valley Art Center: 155 Bell St., Chagrin Falls, presents the 38th annual Art by the Falls, an outdoor fine arts and contemporary crafts festival, 10a.m. to 7p.m. June 11, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 11 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 12 in Riverside Park in downtown Chagrin Falls. Call 440-247-7507or visit valleyartcenter.org.
Comedy
Agora Theatre & Ballroom: 5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Nikki Glaser, June 3; Game Grumps Live, June 25; Mark Normand, June 18; Comedy Bang Bang starring Scott Aukerman, Aug. 26. Visit AgoraCleveland.com.
Cleveland Improv: 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents Cocoa Brown, June 3 through 5; Andrew “King Bach” Bachelor, June 10 and 11; Corey Holcomb, June 17
through 19; Monet X Change, June 22. Call 216-696-4677or visit ClevelandImprov.com.
Hilarities 4th Street Theatre: 2025E. Fourth St., Cleveland, presents Hari Kondabolu, June 2 through 4; Tim Meadows, July 7 through 9; Dave Attell, Sept. 2 through 4; Josh Wolf, Sept. 15 through 17. Call 216-736-4242 or visit pickwickandfrolic.com.
MGM Northfield Park: 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield, presents Ron White, June 11 (sold-out); Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Aug. 12(two shows). Call 330-908-7625 or visit mgmnorthfieldpark.mgmresorts. com.
Playhouse Square: 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Leanne Morgan, June 11; Chris Rock, June 16and 17; Kurtis Conner, Sept. 8. Call 216-241-6000or visit PlayhouseSquare.org.
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse: 1Center Court, Cleveland, presents Kevin Hart July 10; John Mulaney, Sept. 23. Call 888894-9422or visit rocketmortgagefieldhouse.com.
Dance
Dancing Wheels: 3030 Euclid Ave. #100, Cleveland, presents “Beyond Barriers, Boundaries & Belief!,” a gala performance, 8p.m. June 10at Playhouse Square’s Allen Theatre in Cleveland. Call 216-432-0306or visit dancingwheels.org.
Verb Ballets Center for Dance: 3558Lee Road, Shaker Heights,
presents “Anti/gone,” 8p.m. June 25at Cain Park’s Evans Amphitheater, 14591Superior Road, Cleveland Heights. Call 216-397-3757or visit verbballets.org.
Music
Agora Theatre & Ballroom: 5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Wallows, June 4; Nothing More, Asking Alexandria, Atreyu, June 5; Syd, Destin Conrad, June 6; Tash Sultana, June 17; The Band Camino, June 21; Beach House, July 12; Rebelution, July 19; Tim Heidecker, July 23; Dashboard Confessional, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Aug. 5. Visit AgoraCleveland.com.
Apollo’s Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra: presents “Resplendent: An (Un)Masked Ball?,” 30th-anniversary gala benefit, 6p.m. June 11at the Cleveland Museum of Art; Countryside Concerts: “The Road to Dublin,” 7:30 p.m. July 22 and 4 and 7:30p.m. July 23at Holden Arboretum in Kirtland, 2p.m. July 24at The Bath Church (UCC), 7:30p.m. July 24at Avon Lake United Church of Christ and 7:30 p.m. July 26at Mapleside Farms in Brunswick. Call 216-3200012 or 800-314-2535, or visit apollosfire.org.
Beachland Ballroom: 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland, presents Bob Log III, June 3; Olde wrestling, June 3; The Village Bicycle, Wastemen, June 4;
Mess Esque, June 4; School of Rock — Highland Heights, June 5; Central Heat Exchange, June 5; Nekromatix, June 5; Kings Kaleidoscope, June 6; Small Black, Death’s Dynamic Shroud, June 7; R.A.P. Ferreira, BLAX, June 7; We Are Scientists, Falling Stars, June 8; Nick Lowe’s Quality Rock & Roll Revue starring Los Straitjackets, June 9; This Summer, Mud Whale, June 10; Sunny Sweeney, Erin Enderlin, June 10; Cory Grinder & The Playboy Scouts, Ohio Civil Power, June 11; Tiny Moving Parts, Thsi Wild Life, June 12; Bill Kirchen, Radoslv Lorkovic, June 13; Cut Worms, John Andrews and The Yawns, June 15. Call 216-3831124or visit beachlandballroom. com.
Blossom Music Center:
1145W. Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls, presents Styx, REO Speedwagon, Loverboy, June 1; Halsey, Beabadoobee, Pink Pantheress, June 3; Kenny Chesney, Carly Pearce, June 9; Dave Matthews Band, June 10; Sammy Hagar & The Circle, George Thorogood and The Destroyers, June 16; Maverick, City Music, Kirk Franklin, Jonathan McReynolds, June 17; Train, Jewel, Blues Traveler, June 18; The Chicks, Patty Griffin, June 27; Jack Johnson, Durand Jones & The Indications, June 28; Josh Groban, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, June 29; Nick Cannon Presents MTV Wild ‘N Out Live Tour, July 1; Backstreet Boys, July 6; Chris Stapleton, Elle King,
Madeline Edwards, July 7; Big Time Rush, Dixie D’Amelio, July 8; Halestorm, The Pretty Reckless The Warning, July 13; Keith Urban, Ingrid Andress, July 15; OneRepublic, NEEDTOBREATHE, July 28. Call 330-920-8040or visit livemu.sc/2QcbKUb.
Blossom Music Festival: at Blossom Music Center, the summer home of The Cleveland Orchestra, presents “Fanfare for the Common Man,” featuring Gulda’s Concerto for Cello and Copland’s Symphony No. 3, along with fireworks (weather permitting), 8p.m. July 2; “Salute to America,” featuring patriotic music performed by the Blossom Festival Band and fireworks (weather permitting), 8p.m. July 3and 4; “Scheherazade,” featuring the Rimsky-Korsakov piece, along with music by Weber and Liszt, 7p.m. July 9; “Paul Simon Songbook,” 7p.m. July 10; “Pines and Fountains of Rome,” Respighi’s Fontane di Roma (Fountains of Rome) and Pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome), 7 p.m. July 16. Call 216-231-1111or visit clevelandorchestra.com
CityMusic Cleveland: presents “Peace,” featuring music by Mozart and more, The TempleTifereth Israel, 2600Shaker Blvd., Beachwood, and 7 p.m. June 3 at Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus, 3649E. 65th St., Cleveland. Call 216-632-3572or visit citymusiccleveland.org.
Cleveland Orchestra: performing at Severance Music Center, 11001Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert, 7p.m. June 4. Call 216-231-7300or visit ClevelandOrchestra.com.
Grog Shop: 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights, presents Glam Gore: fourth annual Pre-Pride on the East Side, June 3; Jung Speedbat, Prince Ish, False Teeth, June 4; The Open Doors, Dairy Family, Max Lew Midwest Experience, June 5; Goodbye Again, weighted binkt, Inch, June 7; Wet, Hannah Jadagu, June 9; Primitive Man, Mortiferum, Body Void, June 10; Signals Midwest, Bars of God, June 11; Clint Coley, Lou Gee, Mary Santora, June 12; The Blue Stones, Des Rocs, June 14; Vovod, Ringworm, Year of the Cobra, June 15; The Flatliners, Mercy Union, Gladie, June 16; Back2Bassics (Summer Edition), June 17, June 17; Vundabar, M.A.G.S., June 18; Liily, Milly, Who Saved Who, June 19; almost Monday, June 20; Nectar, Dive Bombs, Warren Village, June 22; Strand of Oaks, The Still Tide, Orefice Roth, June 24; The Grievence Blub, Teamonade, Curtail, June 26; Clementine,
This Summer, Portage, June 28; Failure, June 30; Glam Gore: All American Trash, July 1. Call 216321-5588or visit grogshop.gs.
House of Blues: 308 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents PUP, Oceanator, June 3; The Art Is Murder, After the Burial, Currents, June 4; Marlon Craft, June 8; Adekunie Gold, June 9; JP Saxe, Claud, June 14; Motion City Soundtrack, June 15; UMI, June 28; Howard Jones, Midge Ure, July 6; Party, DJ Matt Bennett, July 8; Social House, Justin Park, July 16. Visit houseofblues. com/Cleveland.
Jacobs Pavilion: Nautica Entertainment Complex, West Bank of the Flats, Cleveland, presents Flume, June 3; Teddy Robb, June 4; Modest Mouse, June 5; Lord Huron, June 7; The War on Drugs, June 9; The Avett Brothers, June 10; Fitz & The Tantrums, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, June 15; Floggin Molly, The Interrupters, Tiger Army, June 19; My Morning Jacket, June 21; Rex Orange County, June 22; Darius Rucker, Tyler Booth, June 23; Barenaked Ladies, July 2; Punk in Drublic featuring NOFX, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, The Menzingers, July 8; David Gray, July 16. Call 216-622-6557or visit bit.ly/axs-jacobs.
The Legends of Jazz II: featuring Spyro Gyra, Hiroshima and Roy Ayers, will be June 18at Cain Park, 14591Superior Road, Cleveland Heights. Visit NewSeasonsProduction.com.
Mentor Rocks concert series: with shows at 7 p.m. at Mentor Civic Amphitheater, 8600 Munson Road, presents That Arena Rock Show (hair metal tribute), June 7; Elton Rohn (Elton John tribute), June 14; RaeLynn (country), June 21; George Michael Reborn (George Michael/Wham tribute), June 28; The Heart of Rock & Roll (Huey Lewis & The News tribute), July 5; Everclear (national artist), July 12; No Duh (No Doubt/ Gwen Stefani tribute), July 19; Red Not Chili Peppers (Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute), July 26; Fastball (national artist), Aug. 2; Livin’ on a Bad Name (Bon Jovi tribute), Aug. 9; 20 Ride (Zac Brown Band tribute), Aug. 16; ZOSO (Led Zeppelin tribute), Aug. 23; Matchbox Twenty-Too (Matchbox 20 tribute), Aug. 30. Visit mentorrocks.info.
MGM Northfield Park: 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield, presents Legends in Concert (tributes to Tina Turner, Elton John, Elvis Presley and Rod Stewart), June 3; Leonid & Friends (Chicago tribute), June 5; Jackson Browne, June 25; The