The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)
Happenings
2024. Call 216-707-5397 or visit PianoCleveland.org.
1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents John Mellencamp, May 26; Cleveland Celtic Ensemble, May 27. Call 216241-6000 or visit PlayhouseSquare.org.
Playhouse Square: Rockin’ on the River:
at Lorain’s Black River Landing, presents King’s Highway (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers tribute), Invincible (Pat Benatar tribute), May 26; Disco Inferno, 1988 (1980s rock tribute), June 2; Hotel California (Eagles tribute), My Drunk’n Uncle, June 9; The King & Queen of Country Music (Garth Brooks-and-Shania Twain tribute), Country Honk, June 16; E5C4P3(Journey tribute), Best of Times (Styx tribute), June 17; 24K Magic! (Bruno Mars tribute), Nonica Robins and The Whiskey Kings, June 30; Dirty Deeds (AC/DC tribute), Back & Forth (Foo Fighters tribute), July 7; Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd tribute), Colin Dussault’s Blues Project, July 8; Face 2 Face (Elton John-and-Billy Joel tribute), Zoo Station (U2 tribute), July 14; Queen Nation (Queen tribute), Black River, July 28; Bee Gees Gold (Bee Gees tribute), Dancing Queen (ABBA tribute), The Michael Weber Show, July 29; Forever Seger (Bob Seger tribute), Moving in Stereo (Cars tribute), Aug. 4; Double Vision (Foreigner tribute), The FM Project (Steely Dan tribute), Aug. 11; The Atomic Punks (Van Halen tribute), Motley Inc. (Motley Crue tribute), Aug. 18; Who’s Bad (Michael Jackson tribute), Shout!, Aug. 19; ZOSO (Led Zeppelin tribute), House Party (J Geils tribute), Aug. 25; Fleetwood Gold (Fleetwood Mac tribute), Harvest (Neil Young tribute), Sept. 1; Revival ABB (Allman Brothers Band tribute), Freebird (Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute),
Sept. 8; The Four Horsemen (Metallica tribute), Billy Morris and the Sunset Strip, Sept. 15. Visit rockinontheriver.com.
Stocker Arts Center at Lorain County Community College:
1005 N. Abbe Road, Elyria, presents Sisters In Song — Kristine Jackson, Rachel Brown, Becky Boyd and Emma Shook, May 26 and 27 in the
Cirigliano Studio Theatre. Call 440-366-4040 or visit StockerArtsCenter.com. Victory Live!: a two-day musical featuring WMMS Buzzard Fest — with Incubus, Bush, +Live+, Filter, Welshly Arms — on Aug. 4 and WGAR Country Jam — Chris Young, Brian Kelley, Gavin DeGraw, Dalton Dover, Tigirlily Gold — on Aug. 5 at Victory Park Ohio, 7777 Victory
Lane, North Ridgeville. Visit victorylivefest.com.
Theater Beck Center for the Arts:
17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, presents “Doubt: A Parable,” by John Patrick Shanley, May 26 through June 25, in Studio Theater. Call 216-521-2540 or visit beckcenter.org.
BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival:
featuring an eclectic mix of touring and regional productions, will be Aug. 3 through 5 in and around Playhouse Square in Cleveland. Visit BorderLightCle.org.
Clague Playhouse:
1371 Clague Road, Westlake, presents “Failure: A Love Story,” by Philip Dawkins, through June 4. Call 440331-0403 or visit ClaguePlayhouse.org.
Misc. Berea’s National Rib Cook-Off & Beer Fest:
noon to 11 p.m. May 26, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. May 27, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. May 28 and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 29 at Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, 164Eastland Road, Berea. Visit BereaRib.com.
Candytopia: a “nationally acclaimed, sweet interactive wonderland” featuring 14 interactive environments over 19,000 square feet, runs through Dec. 31 at Legacy Village in Lyndhurst (located between Dick’s Sporting Goods and Ethan Allen). Visit Candytopia.com. Cleveland Botanical Garden: 11030East Blvd., presents Spring Blossoms Tour at the Best Unknown Garden in The Land (Leach Research Station), 10 a.m. May 27; “Bloom! Botanicals & Birdhouses,” featuring “hundreds of unique birdhouses, stunning glass art, and artwork from Cleveland artist Asia Armour,” opening May 27; “Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects Made with LEGO Bricks,” featuring more than a dozen largerthan-life creations, May 27 through Sept. 4. Call 216721-1600 or visit cbgarden. org.
Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society:
10825 East Blvd., Cleveland, presents “Dressed for the Job: Clevelanders in Uniform,” featuring “garments, decorative arts, archival documents, photographs and paintings that tell stories of triumph and tragedy in Northeast Ohio,” through May 28. Visit WRHS.org.
Cleveland Humanities Festival:
an annual festival from Case Western Reserve University, which partners with numerous cultural organizations for events on race, class, gender, ethnicity and other identity-related topics runs from through May. Visit case.edu/artsci/ chf.
Cleveland Public Theatre:
6415 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, presents Station Hope 2023, May 27 on the grounds of Cleveland’s first authenticated Underground Railroad site at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 2600 Church Ave.. Call 216-6312727 or visit cptonline.org.
Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum:10825
East Blvd., Cleveland, presents “Top
Brass,” featuring Fred Crawford’s collection as it was when this museum’s predecessor—The Thompson Auto Album—first opened in 1943, through Oct. 8. Visit thecrawfordmuseum.org.
Disney Animation — Immersive Experience:
a collaboration of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Lighthouse Immersive Studios, the producer of “Immersive Van Gogh,” featuring projections and music pertaining to Disney classics, runs through Aug. 13at Lighthouse Artspace Cleveland, 850 E. 72nd St., Cleveland. Visit lighthouseimmersive.com/disney/cleveland.
Great Lakes Science Center:
601 Erieside Ave., Cleveland, presents “Dinosaurs of the Sahara,” bringing “the unique world of African dinosaurs to life with original fossils from the Sahara, one-of-a-kind mounted skeletons and flesh models, and a showstopping giant 32-foot rearing long-necked Jobaria skeleton,” May 26 through Sept. 4. Call 216-6942000 or visit greatscience. com.
Lorain Palace Theatre:
617 Broadway, Lorain, presents Michael Franzase’s “A Mob Story,” June 24. Call 440245-2323 or visit lorainpalace.com.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum:
Cleveland, presents “The Beatles: Get Back to Let It Be,” curated by the Rock Hall and meant as an immersive complement to Peter Jackson’s docuseries “The Beatles Get Back,” through December (extended). Call 888-588ROCK or visit rockhall.com.
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse:
1Center Court, Cleveland, presents Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s The Greatest Show On Earth, Oct. 6through 8. Call 888-894-9422 or visit rocketmortgagefieldhouse. com.