The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)
HAPPENINGS
Here is a brief rundown of some coming entertainment options in Northeast Ohio. Make submissions for consideration via email to entertainment@morningjournal.com. You must include a phone number and/or web address for publication.
Art
Cleveland Museum of Art: 11150 East Blvd., presents “Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art,” through Dec. 31; “The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s,” through Jan. 14; “Rodin — 100 Years,” through May 13; “Beyond Angkor: Cambodian Sculpture From Banteay Chhmar,” through Jan. 7; “From Riches to Rags: American Photography in the Depression,” through Dec. 31; “Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art,” Dec. 31; Mourners From the Tomb of Isabella of Bourbon,” through Feb. 4; “Heritage: Wadsworth and Jae Jarrell,” through Feb. 25. Call 216-421-7340 or visit www.clevelandart.org.
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland: 11400 Euclid Ave., presents “A Poet*hical Wager,” through Jan. 28; “Phil Collins: My Heart’s in My Hand, and My Hand Is Pierced, and My Hand’s in the Bag, and the Back Is Shut, and My Heart Is Caught,” through Jan. 28. Call 216-421-8671 or visit mocacleveland.org. Sculpture Center: 1834 E. 123rd St., Cleveland, presents “Screaming Voicelessly to a Distant Silence,” new work by Paul O’Keeffe, and “Sculptural Voyage/2017/ Andrew T. Chakalis,” through Dec. 22. Call 216229-6527 or visit www.sculpturecenter.org.
Transformer Station: 1460 W. 29th St., Cleveland, presents “Scott Olson,” through Dec. 10; “Jerry Birchfield: Stagger When Seeing Visions,” through Dec. 10 “Liz Roberts and Henry Ross: Death Knell,” through Dec. 10. Call 216938-5429 or visit www. transformerstation.org.
Auditions
Mad* Factory: 39 S. Main St., Suite. 310, Oberlin, will hold auditions teens 13 to 19 for “The Addams Family,” 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 9 and 10 (choose one day and be prepared to be there that whole time), with callbacks being 6:30 to 9 p.m. Dec. 11 -those auditioning are asked to prepare one 32-bar cut and have music in a binder (accompanist will be provided). Call 440-935-3875 or visit MTIShows.com.
Comedy
Cleveland Improv: 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents JB Smoove, Dec. 8 and 9; DeRay Davis, Dec. 14 through 17. Call 216-6964677 or visit ClevelandImprov.com. Hilarities 4th Street Theatre: 2025 E. Fourth St., Cleveland, presents Andy Woodhull, Dec. 6 through 9; Mike Paramore, Dec. 10; Aaron Kleiber, Dec. 13; Josh Blue, Dec. 14 through 16. Call 216-736-4242 or visit www.pickwickandfrolic.com/shows/hilarities-4thstreet-theatre.
Concerts
Agora Theatre & Ballroom: 5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Do Make Say
Think, Dec. 9; Davey Suicide, Dec. 10; SWMRS, The Interrupters, The Regrettes, Dec. 13; Macabre, Dec. 14. Call 216-383-1124 or visit www. beachlandballroom.com.
Grog Shop: 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., presents Sonny Digital, Reese La Flare, Black Boe, DJ Fresco, DJ Knyce, Von Swagger, Dec. 8; The Tom Katlees, The Mason District, Meg & The Magnetosphere, Dec. 9; Suitcase Runaway, Julia Julian, The Rainbow Emergency, Biplane Orchard, Dec. 10; Radiator Hospital, Cheap Clone, Joey Sprinkles, Dec. 11; Made Violent, Ugly Sun, Pack Wolf, Dec. 12; R the Czar, B. Jones, BKA WATTS, Crazy8the Great, Dec. 13; Unsane, Big Brave, Child Bite, Dec. 14. Call 216-3215588 or visit www.grogshop.gs.
Hard Rock Rocksino at Northfield Park: 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield, presents Sara Evans (Christmas show), Dec. 8; Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin experience, Dec. 10; 98 Degrees, Dec. 14. Call 330-908-7625 or visit www.hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com.
House of Blues: 308 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Steel Panther, Dec. 12; Sza, Smino, Ravyn Lenae, Dec. 13; Matisyahu, Common Kings, Orphan, Dec. 14. Call 216-241-5555 or visit www.hob.com/cleveland.
Music Box Supper Club: 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents Brazilian Night with Luca Mundaca & her band, Dec. 8; Eric Clapton Tribute with Slowhand, Dec. 8; Polka Brunch with Santa and The Chardon Polka Band, Dec. 9; The Black Lillies, Dec. 10; Beatles Brunch Hoiiday Edition, Dec. 10; Lunasa, with guest vocalist Ashley Davis, “Christmas in Ireland, Dec. 10; Hayes Carll, Dec. 12; Sister Hazel, Dec. 13; Mike Doughty, Dec. 14. Call 216-242-1250 or visit www.musicboxcle.com.
Nighttown: 12387 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, presents Muriel Andersen, Mark Sganga, Pete Cavano, Dec. 8; Big Ship Holiday Brunch, Dec. 10; John Watkins Experience, Dec. 10; Ernie Krivda Fat Tuesday Big Band, Dec. 12; Tri-C Jazz Workshop, Dec. 13; Michael Ode Sextet Tribute to Tony williams, Dec. 14. Call 216795-0550, or visit www. nighttowncleveland.com.
Playhouse Square: 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Straight No Chaser, Dec. 10; Sing! An Irish Christmas, Dec. 14. Call 216-241-6000 or visit PlayhouseSquare.org.
Film
Great Lakes Science Center’s Cleveland Clinic DOME Theater: 601 Erieside Ave., Cleveland, presents Jajama-Rama breakfast and screening of “Frozen,” 8:30 a.m. to noon Dec. 9 and 16. Call 216621-2400, or visit www. GreatScience.com.
Music
Apollo’s Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra: presents 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover — Nicholas Phan & Friends perform “Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain: An Irish-Appalachian Celebration,” 8 p.m. Dec. 8 at Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 8 p.m. Dec. 9 at First Baptist Church, Shaker Heights and 4 p.m. Dec. 10 at St. Raphael Catholic Church, Bay Village. Call 216-320-0012 or 800314-2535, or visit www.apollosfire.org.
Cathedral of St. John The Evangelist: East Ninth Street and Superior Avenue, Cleveland, presents “Love Among Us,” a Christmas concert with the Daughters of St. Paul, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8. Call 216-771-6666, ext. 5510, or visit SaintJohnCathedral.com. CityMusic Cleveland: presents a concert featuring compositions by Mozart, Wagner and Schbert, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Road, Shaker Heights, 8 p.m. Dec. 9 at St. Stanislaus Church, 3649 E. 65th St., Cleveland. Call 216-321-8273 or visit www. citymusiccleveland.org. Cleveland Orchestra: presents “Brahm’s First Symphony,” Dec. 7 through 9 at Severance Hall in Cleveland. Visit ClevelandOrchestra.com.
Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra: presents concerts featuring compositions by Mozart and Rimsky-Korsakov and music for the holiday season, 3 p.m. Dec. 10 at Tri-C Western Campus Theatre, 11000 W. Pleasant Alley Road, Parma. Call 216556-1800, or visit www. clevephil.org. Credo Music: 65 E. College St., Suite 7, Oberlin, presents Messiah Sing Along, 7 p.m. Dec. 10 in Finney Chapel, 90 N. Professor St., Oberlin. Call 440-774-3658 or visit CredoMusic.org. Firelands Symphony Orchestra: presents Holiday Spectacular Concert, 4 p.m. Dec. 10 at Sandusky State Theatre. Visit FirelandsSymphony.com.
Oberlin College & Conservatory: presents Oberlin Orchestra, 8 p.m. Dec. 8 in Finney Chapel; Nothing but Treble Winter A Capella Concert, 8 p.m. Dec. 9 at Cat in the Cream Coffeeehouse. Call 440-775-8160 or 800-371-0178 or visit www.oberlin.edu/artsguide.Painesville
Theater
Beck Center For The Arts: 17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, presents “The Little Mermaid,” through Dec. 31. Call 216-521-2540 or visit www.BeckCenter.org.
Blank Canvas Theatre: 1305 W. 78th St., Suite 211, Cleveland, presents “Urinetown: The Musical,” through Dec. 16. Call 440-9410458 or visit BlankCanvasTheatre.com. Clague Playhouse inc.: 1371 Clague Road, Westlake, presents “Christmas at the Wiley Diner” (world premiere), by Margo Haas, through Dec. 10. Call 440331-0403 or visit www.clagueplayhouse.org. Cleveland Play House: Performing at Playhouse Square, presents “A Christmas Story,” through Dec. 23. Call 216-241-6000 or visit www.clevelandplayhouse.com.
Cleveland Public Theatre: 6415 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, presents “The Loush Sisters Get HARD for the Holidays (Yippie-Kai-Ya Mother-Loushers), a “bawdy, boozy, over-the-top holiday cabaret, through Dec. 23; “Pinch and Squeal’s WIZBANG!” — “Cleveland’s very own variety circus theatre filled with ridiculous acts, world-class circus and professional misbehaviors, Dec. 8 and 9. Call 216-631-2727 or visit www.cptonline.org.
Dobama Theatre: 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, presents “Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregulars,” by Eric Coble, through Dec. 30. Call 216932-3396 or visit www. dobama.org. French Creek Theatre: Pijor Hall, located within the French Creek Nature & Arts Center, Sheffield Village, presents “Annie,” through Dec. 17. Call 440949-5200, ext. 221 or visit metroparks.cc/theatre.php.
Playhouse Square: Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, presents “On Your Feet!,” through Dec. 23; in conjunction with Cleveland Public Theatre, “The Santaland Diaries,” by David Sedaris, through Dec. 17. Call 216-241-6000 or visit playhousesquare.com. Talespinner Children’s Theatre: 5209 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, presents “Mr. Scrooge’s Ghosts (a Dickens of a Tale),” by Michael D. Sepesy,” 7 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 17. Visit www.talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org or call 216-264-9680.
Misc.
Cleveland Botanical Garden: 11030 East Blvd., presents “Glow,” its annual holiday exhibition, through Dec. 31. Call 216-721-1600, or visit www.cbgarden.org.
Cleveland Museum of Natural History: 1 Wade Oval Drive, University Circle, presents “Creatures of Light: Nature’s Glowing Mysteries,” which “showcases the incredible organisms that shine through the darkness — from the dense forest to the deepest depths of the ocean, the darkest caves and more,” through Jan. 7; “The Celebrity Mantis,” showcasing Liturgusa Krattorum, a species of the insect discovered in Peru by Gavin Svenson, assistant director of science and curator & head of invertebrate zoology at CMNH, through Jan. 12. Call 216-231-1177, 800-317-9155, or visit www.cmnh.org.
Great Lakes Science Center: 601 Erieside Ave., Cleveland, presents “All Aboard! The Science of Trains,” through Feb. 19. Call 216-694-2000 or visit www.greatscience.com.
Lorain Palace Theater: 617 Broadway, Lorain, presents North Coast BeatleFest, a multi-media event featuring Beatles memorabilia, expert Steve Madonna, exhibitors, a Beatles photo exhibit by George Shuba and performances by Hard Days Night & The ReBeats and “Just Imagine ... The Reunion Concert, Dec. 9. Call 440245-2323 or visit www.lorainpalace.com.
Maltz Museum Of Jewish Heritage: 2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood, presents “Beyond Chicken Soup: Jews & Medicine in America,” through April 8. Call 216-593-0575 or visit MaltzJewishMuseum.org.