Happenings

Arts: 17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, presents “The Exonerated,” by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, Oct. 8through Nov. 7; “Little Tech Class of Horrors: When Good Science Goes Bad” (original script for Youth Theater Production), Oct. 21 through 24; “Elf (The Musical),” Dec. 3 through Jan. 2; “LIZZIE The Musical,” by Steven Cheklik-deMeyer, Tim Maner and Alan Stevens Hewitt, Feb. 4through 27; “Meteor Shower,” by Steve Martin, April 1through May 1; “The Legend of Georgia McBride, by Matthew Lopez, May 27 through June 27; “Something Rotten!,” by John O’Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick, through Aug. 7, 2022. Call 216-521-2540, or visit beckcenter.org. Broadway in Akron: a series at E.J. Thomas Hall in conjunction with Playhouse Square, presents “Waitress,” Oct. 8and 9; “Anastasia,” Nov. 30 and Dec. 1; “Hairspray,” April 12and 13; “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” May 10and 11. Call 330-253-2488 or visit broadwayinakron.com.

Cleveland Play House:

Performing at Playhouse Square, presents “Where Did We Sit on the Bus?,” by Brian Quijada,” Oct. 23 through Nov. 14 in the Allen Theatre; “Light It Up!,” a new holiday musical by Jason Michael Webb and Lelund Durond Thompson, Nov. 27 through Dec. 22 in the Allen Theatre; “The Three Musketeers,” adapted by Catherine Bush from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, Feb. 5 through 27 in the Allen Theatre; “antigone,” “freely adapted” by Emily Mann from the play by Sophocles,” May 5 through 27 in the Outcalt Theatre; “I’m Back Now,” by Charly Evon Simpson,” April 30 through May 22 in the Allen Theatre. Call 216-241-6000 or visit clevelandplayhouse.

Gabriella Marzetta, as Dawn, and Brian Lundy, as Ogie, perform in the touring production of “Waitress” that will be in Akron this weekend as the start of the next Broadway in Akron Series. For more information, visit broadwayinakron. com or check out a preview: bit.ly/akron-watiress-21.

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Cleveland Public Theatre: 6415 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, presents its 2021-22 season, Oct. 28 through Nov. 13 in Gordon Square Theatre. Call 216-631-2727 or visit cptonline.org.

Dobama Theatre: 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, presents “Airness,” Oct. 29 through Nov. 21; “Hurricane Diane,” Jan. 21 through Feb. 13; “Kill Move Paradise,” March 4 through 27; “Live Sucks,” April 22 through May 22. Call 216932-3396 or visit www. dobama.org.

Great Lakes Theater: at the Hanna Theatre at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, presents “The Tempest,” Oct. 15 through Nov. 7; “A Christmas Carol,” Nov. 26 through Dec. 23 in the Mimi Ohio Theatre; “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” Feb. 11 through March 6; “Much Ado About Nothing,” March 25 through April 10; “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” April 29 through May 22, 2022. Call 216-241-6000 or visit greatlakestheater.org.

Near West Theatre: 6702 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, presents Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” Nov. 19 through Dec. 5; “The Fantasticks,” Feb. 11through 20; Rodgers + Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” March 25 through April 10. Call 216961-9750or visit nearwesttheatre.org.

Playhouse Square: 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents “The Lion King,” through Oct. 15; “The Prom,” Nov. 2 through 21; “Wicked,” Dec. 8 to Jan. 2; “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (The Musical), Feb. 12 and 13 (Children’s Theatre Series), “The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Favorites,” March 5 and 6 (Children’s Theatre Series); “Pretty Woman,” March 8 through 27; “To Kill a Mockingbird,” April 26 through May 15, 2022; “Dino-Light,” April 30 and May 1 (Children’s Theatre Series); “Ain’t Too Proud,” through July 12 through 31; “Frozen,” through Sept. 11, 2022. Call 216-241-6000 or visit PlayhouseSquare.org. Workshop Players: 44820 Middle Ridge Road, Amherst, presents “Panache,” a comedy by Don Gordon, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8, 9, 15 and 16 and 3 p.m. Oct. 10 and 17. Call 440-988-5613 or visit workshopplayers.com.

Misc.

Cleveland Botanical Garden: 11030 East Blvd., presents Bootanical Bash, a family-friendly event inside the Hershey’s Children Garden and White Oak Walk with trick-or-treat trail, crafts, a dance party and more, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 16. Call 216-721-1600, or visit cbgarden.org. 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 Trickor-Treat Fest, featuring meet-and-greets with costumed characters, access to 15trick-or-treat stations and the Monster Mash Dance Party at the Zoo’s amphitheater, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fridays through Sundays Oct. 8 through 31. Call 216-661-6500 or visit clemetzoo.com.

Fields United Methodist Church: 34077 Lorain Road, North Ridgeville, presents 31st annual Craft Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 9. Call 440-327-8753 or visit fieldsumc.org.

Great Big Home + Garden Show: will be Feb. 11 through 20at the I-X Center in Cleveland. Visit GreatBigHomeandGardenShow.com. Great Lakes Science Center: 601Erieside Ave., Cleveland, presents “Above and Beyond,” an interactive experience from Parker

Aerospace featuring 5,000 square feet of demonstrations of the advances in aviation and aerospace, Sept. 25 through Jan. 2. Call 216-694-2000 or visit greatscience.com.

Hale Farm & Village: 2686 Oak Hill Road, Bath, presents Harvest Festival, Oct. 9 and 10. Call 330-666-3711 or visit halefarm.org. Lakewood Alive: presents Spooky Pooch Parade, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 16 in Madison Park in Lakewood’s Birdtown neighborhood. Visit LakewoodAlive.org. MGM Northfield Park: 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield, presents Tyler Henry, Hollywood medium, Oct. 30; Last Podcast on the Left: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Tour, April 30. Call 330-908-7625 or visit mgmnorthfieldpark.mgmresorts.com.

Music Box Supper Club: 1148Main Ave., Cleveland, presents CLE Rocks presents Tina Turner & The

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame live podcast recording, Oct. 27; Murder Mystery Party: “The Addams Family — Do or Die,” Oct. 30; Cleveland Stories Dinner Parties — “Rock This Town! Behind the Scenes at Belkin Concerts” with Fran and Jules Belkin, Nov. 4. Call 216-242-1250 or visit musicboxcle.com.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: will be 8 p.m. Oct. 30 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. Visit RocketMortgageFieldHouse.com. Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens: 714N. Portage Path, Akron, presents “Restoration: If This Hall Could Talk,” an exhibit celebrating restoration projects completed since 2015, through Nov. 1. Call 330-315-3287 or visit StanHywet.org.

Tri-C High School Rock Off: will be Jan. 22 and 29 and Feb. 5 and 12 at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Visit RockHall.com/rockoff.

JEREMY DANIEL