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 “The Medieval Top Seller: The Book of Hours,” through July 30; “When Salt Was Gold: Yangzhou, City of Riches and Art,” May 12 through Nov. 5; “The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England,” through May 14; “Tilman Riemenschneider’s Saint Jerome and Late Medieval Alabaster Sculpture,” through July 23; “Egyptomania: Fashion’s Conflicted Obsession,” through Jan. 28. Call 216421-7340 or visit clevelandart.org.

Euclid Art Association:

presents “Spring Fine Art Show,” May 13 through 20 at Euclid Public Library (reception and awards, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 17). Visit EuclidArt.com.

Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland:

11400 Euclid Ave., presents Nina Chanel Abney: “Big Butch Synergy,” Sam Falls: “We Are Dust and Shadow” and Amber N. Ford: “Someone, Somewhere, Something,” through June 11. Call 216-421-8671 or visit mocacleveland.org.

Penitentiary Glen Reservation: 8668 KirtlandChardon Road, Kirtland, presents Lake Metroparks’ 2023Spring Art Show, “The Color Trail (die Farbspur),” featuring the works of Kirtland artist Angela Schaal, through May 14; 36th annual “Amateur Photo Contest & Show,” June 10 through Aug. 6 (entries accepted all through May). Call 440-256-1404 or visit lakemetroparks.com/parkstrails/penitentiary-glenreservation.

Valley Art Center: 155 Bell St., Chagrin Falls, presents 39th Art by the Falls festival, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 10 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 11 at Riverside Park in Chagrin Falls. Call 440-247-7507 or visit valleyartcenter.org.

West Woods Nature Center:

9465 Kinsman Road, Russell Township, presents “Lay of the Land,” featuring oil-on-canvas land and water scapes by Melissa Harris, May 12 through July 12(Meet the Artists event 7 to 9 p.m. May 12). Call 440-286-9516 or visit geaugaparkdistrict.org.

Comedy

Cleveland Improv: 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents Benji Brown, May 12 through 14; Marlon Wayans, May 17 through 19. Call 216696-4677 or visit ClevelandImprov.com.

Hilarities 4th Street Theatre:

2025 E. Fourth St., Cleveland, presents Eddie

Ifft, May 12and 13; “Brian Kenny Loves Your Mother,” 6 p.m. May 14; Jacqueline Novak, May 18; Lil Sasquatch, May 18; Jason Banks, May 26 through 28; Nick Mullen, June 8 through 10; Frank Caliendo, June 21. Call 216-736-4242 or visit pickwickandfrolic.com.

3615 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Dan Lomorte, Natalie Cuomo, May 19; Anthony Jeselnik, Oct. 7. Visit MasonicCleveland.com.

Masonic Cleveland: MGM Northfield Park:

10777 Northfield Road, Northfield, presents Bill Maher, May 20. Call 330-9087625or visit mgmnorthfieldpark.mgmresorts.com.

1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Shane Gillis, May 12; “An Evening Celebrating — and Roasting — Dick Pogue,” May 18; Tom Papa, May 19; Miranda Sings, May 20. Call 216-241-6000 or visit PlayhouseSquare.org.

Playhouse Square: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse:

1Center Court, Cleveland, presents Impractical Jokers, June 3. Call 888-894-9422 or visit rocketmortgagefieldhouse. com.

Dance Cleveland Public Theatre:

6415 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, presents DanceWorks 2023, featuring Northeast Ohio choreographers, Part Two, through May 13 in Gordon Square Theatre. Call 216631-2727 or visit cptonline.

org. Fairmount Center for the Arts:

8400Road, Russell Township, presents Fairmount Dance Recital, May 13. Call 440-338-3171 or visit fairmountcenter.org.

Film Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque:

11610 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents “Enys Men” (Britain, 2022, Mark Jenkin), 9:30 p.m. May 12; “Dosed: The Trip of a Lifetime” (Canada, 2022, Tyler Chandler, Nicholas Meyers), 6:25 p.m. May 13 and 7:55 p.m. May 14; “Barfly” (USA, 1987, Barbet Schroeder); “5 Centimeters Per Second” (Japan, 2007,

Makoto Shinkai), 6:30 p.m. May 14. Call 216-421-7450 or visit CIA.edu/Cinematheque.

Music Agora Theatre & Ballroom:

5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Chimaira, May 12 and 13; Keys, May 20; Future Islands, May 24; Ugly Kid Joe, May 25; Seven Lions, May 31. Visit AgoraCleveland.com.

Apollo’s Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra:

presents “A Return to Bach’s Coffeehouse,” 7:30 p.m. May 12 and 8 p.m. May 13 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Cleveland Heights | 4p.m. May 14at Rocky River

Presbyterian. Call 216-3200012 or 800-314-2535, or visit apollosfire.org.

Beachland Ballroom:

15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland, presents Into The Blue: Grateful Dead Revival, May 12; Alex Williams, Mando Saenz, May 12; Hellow! 3D, DJ Teddy Eisenberg, May 13; Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band, Mourning (A) Blkstar, May 14; Thor Platter, May 16; Kepi Ghoulie, May 18. Call 216-3831124 or visit beachlandballroom.com.

Cain Park: Goodnor and Superior, Cleveland Heights, presents Judy Collins, May 20. Call 216-371-3000, or visit cainpark.com.

CityMusic Cleveland:

presents “Clarinet Dialogues,” featuring the music of Mendelssohn with two clarinets and a piano, 7 p.m. May 13 at Praxis Fiber Workshop. Call 216-632-3572 or visit citymusiccleveland.org. Cleveland Orchestra: performing at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents “The Girl of the Golden West,” featuring “La Fanciulla del West” (opera in three acts, in concert) (Cleveland Orchestra premiere), May 14, 17 and 20. Call 216-2317300 or visit ClevelandOrchestra.com.

ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Lizzo performs at the 2023New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 28, at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. On May 12, the pop star brings “The Special 2our” to Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Details: rocketmortgagefieldhouse.com.