Avon Heritage Duck Tape Festival Enjoy carnival rides, duct tape crafts, floats, a fashion show and much more. Free admission; some activities require additional purchase. Mercy Health Stadium, 2009 Baseball Blvd, Avon. 4-10 p.m. June 16; 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. June 17; noon - 5 p.m. June 18. DETAILS Cleveland Juneteenth Freedom Fest Enjoy live performances, art, food and other family-friendly activities. Friday night includes a fireworks display. Free admission. Mall C, Cleveland. 6-10 p.m. June 16; 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. June 17. DETAILS Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom Enjoy live music, food tastings, a children’s village, vendors, games and much more. Free admission. African American Cultural Garden, Cleveland. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. June 19. DETAILS Weezer Legendary Alt-rockers bring their Indie Rock Road Trip to Blossom Music Center this weekend. Enjoy classic favorites and songs from their latest album. Tickets start at $58.50 for pavilion seats, $44 for lawn seats. 1145 West Steels Corners Rd, Cuyahoga Falls. 7 p.m. June 16. DETAILS WWE Raw See your favorite WWE wrestlers like Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins stop in town for a slamming-good night of sports entertainment. Tickets start at $20. Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland. 7:30 p.m., June 19. DETAILS Colin Quinn: Small Talk Former “SNL’ cast member and longtime comedian brings his latest show to the North Coast. 21-and-over show. Tickets start at $35. Hilarities 4th Street Theatre, Cleveland. 7 p.m. June 15-16; 6 p.m. June 17. DETAILS Cedar Point Frontier Festival Everybody needs a break from roller coasters, right? This street festival in the amusement park’s Frontier Town celebrates hope, health and harvest with live music, character appearances, themed activities, and specialty food and beverages. Park admission starts at $49.99. Through June 18. 1 Cedar Point Drive, Sandusky. DETAILS Egyptomania: Fashion’s Conflicted Obsession Exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art features dozens of objects exploring the influence of Egyptomania in fashion by juxtaposing contemporary clothing and jewelry with fine and decorative artworks from the museum’s collection. Free. 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Through January 2024. DETAILS |
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‘Moulin Rouge’ at Playhouse Square Three years after winning the Tony for Best Musical, the North American tour of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” opened last week at Playhouse Square’s KeyBank State Theatre. Tickets $39-$129.. Through July 2. 1519 Euclid Ave, Cleveland. DETAILS Dancing Wheels: Legendary Ladies of Jazz The Dancing Wheels Company presents a night of music, dance and song honoring the contributions by women of color to the jazz era from the 1920′s to the ‘50s. Tickets start at $50. All tickets include post-show reception. Allen Theatre, 1407 Euclid Ave, Cleveland. 8 p.m. June 16. DETAILS Third Fridays at 78th Street Studios Visit 78th Street Studios and take in dozens of gallery and studio openings. Enjoy food, live music, shopping opportunities and more. 1300 West 78th St., Cleveland. 5 p.m. June 16. DETAILS Crooked River Festival Take a step back in time at Hale Farm and Village and enjoy immersive activities, folk music, living history demonstrations and much more. Tickets $8-$15. 2686 Oak Hill Road, Bath. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. June 17-18. DETAILS Cleveland Yoga Fest Enjoy music, food, yoga classes throughout the day and much more. Shop local vendors, take part in workshops and kid-friendly activities on the lake. Tickets $37-$75. Edgewater Park, Cleveland. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. June 17. DETAILS Cleveland Ballet in the Garden Cleveland Ballet invites you to a night under the stars at the Akron Art Museum. Tickets $25-$65. 1 South High Street, Akron. 6 p.m. June 17. DETAILS Disney Pride in Concert Join the North Coast Men’s Chorus at the Hanna Theatre for a multimedia celebration of LGBTQ life with songs from films like “The Little Mermaid,” “The Lion King” and Mary Poppins as well as modern hits. Tickets $20-$60. 2067 E. 14th Street, Cleveland. 8 p.m. June 17; 3 p.m. June 18. DETAILS Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” Classic musical comes to the Akron Civic for three weekend performances. Enjoy the colorful love story of a charming cowboy and a feisty farm girl in a turn-of-the-century setting. Tickets $15-$30. 182 S. Main Street, Akron. 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. June 17; 2:30 p.m. June 18. DETAILS Classic, Antique and Collector Car Show Head to Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens to enjoy a Father’s Day car show featuring 400 vehicles produced between 1915 and 1998. Tickets are $8 for youths and $16 for adults with a discount for Stan Hywet members. Please note parking for this event is off-site with shuttles provided. 714 North Portage Path, Akron. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. June 18. DETAILS Have a Catch with Dad at League Park Enjoy coffee, juice and donuts with your paid admission to the Baseball Heritage Museum. In addition, have a chance to play catch with dad on the field. Tickets $10. 9 and under are free. 6601 Lexington Ave, Cleveland. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. June 18. DETAILS Father’s Day at the Zoo Explore all the animals and exhibits at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Dads get in free on Father’s Day. 3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. June 18. DETAILS Bloom! Botanicals & Birdhouses Enjoy hundreds of unique birdhouses, glass art and more from Cleveland artist Asia Amour. Exhibits are included with regular admission to the Cleveland Botanical Gardens. 11030 East Boulevard, Cleveland. Through Sep. 3. DETAILS Dinosaurs of the Sahara Take a trip back in time to explore original skeletons and flesh models of dinosaurs from Africa at the Great Lakes Science Center. Have a chance to touch real fossils and much more. Included with regular admission to the GLSC.6601 Erieside Ave, Cleveland. Through Sep. 4. DETAILS Sean Kenney’s “Nature Connects” made with Lego bricks Holden Arboretum invites you to explore the grounds and check out 14 larger-than-life flora and fauna exhibits brought to life through the use of over 350,000 building blocks assembled by noted LEGO artist Sean Kenney. Admission $13-$19. 9550 Sperry Road, Kirtland. Through Sept. 4. DETAILS “Doubt: A Parable” in Lakewood Based on John Patrick Shanley’s 2008 award-winning movie, this Beck Center for the Arts stage production follows a nun who’s suspicious of a priest’s behavior and relationship with a young student. Tickets $10 to $38. Through June 25. 17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood. DETAILS |
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FOOD & DINING Best places to eat and drink in Cleveland’s Flats The summer season is in full swing in Greater Cleveland and that’s a great reason to head to the the Flats, the low-lying entertainment district along the east and west banks of the Cuyahoga River for lunch, dinner and/or cocktails. After all, Northeast Ohio summers -- at least the good weather days -- are limited. Dining al fresco makes the most of those days. And there's plenty of patios and other riverfront fun to take advantage there. Plain Dealer/cleveland.com food writer Paris Wolfe has your guide to best places to eat and drink in the Flats, outside and in. READ MORE 17 River Grille, Chagrin Falls It’s patio season. The al fresco dining space at 17 River Grille, 17 River Street, Chagrin Falls, is hot, both figuratively and literally. You decide what’s better, the view of the falls or the taste of the American grille cuisine. The Happy Hour menu is creative and varied. Even on a hot day be sure to order the from-scratch “Heavenly Biscuits” with honey butter. The fluffy, buttery goodness is worth the carbs. DETAILS Blue Point Grille satiates seafood craving Blue Point Grille in downtown Cleveland has been on our mind since the restaurant announced its upcoming five-course wine dinner. And as the restaurant is marking 25 years, it’s a fine time for a visit. From classics like fresh oysters and seared scallops to truffle burrata, wagyu beef meatballs and Certified Angus Beef steaks, Blue Point has the land and sea bases covered. The restaurant is at 700 W. St. Clair Ave. Hours: 5 to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday and 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday. DETAILS ‘Dine Drink CLE’ offers lively guide to restaurant, bar scenes Get the latest news about Cleveland’s restaurant and bar scene in the new weekly "Dine Drink CLE" newsletter. With the latest on openings, closings, tastings and other events, plus recommendations, features and guides from our team of writers and critics. SUBSCRIBE |
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TV & MOVIES 'The Flash' The spinoff to “The Justice League” you didn’t ask for and the sequel to Michael Keaton’s “Batman” movies you’ve waited for 30 years, DC's latest follows Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) as he travels back in time to prevent the murder of his mother. Things go awry when he gets stuck in 2013 and must convince his younger self, a different, retired Batman and a superhero from Krypton help him get back home. “The Flash” is at times an incoherent, overly meta, IP show & tell mess. But when it works, it's one of the most inventive and crowd-pleasing films in years. READ MORE ‘Extraction 2’ Clinical death is just a minor obstacle for Chris Hemsworth's action hero Tyler Rake, who audiences can see again in "Extraction 2," debuting on Netflix on Friday. In this outing, he's assigned the dangerous task of rescuing a Georgian gangster's family from a prison. Director Sam Hargrave promised twice as much action and more emotion in this outing, produced again by the Russo brothers. And Hemsworth has said that they opted for practical stunts and set pieces over green-screen fakery, which could be a bit frightening filming a sequence atop a train going 40 miles per hour through the snowy Czech Republic while a helicopter hovered 23 feet in front of him flying backwards. DETAILS ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ‘ Season two of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" arrives on Paramount+ on Thursday. If you haven't watched yet, the show takes place about a decade before "Star Trek: The Original Series," so it features younger versions of some of the "Star Trek" characters viewers know and love. "Strange New Worlds" stars Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike when he led the USS Enterprise, with a crew that includes Ethan Peck as Spock, Rebecca Romijn as Una Chin-Riley (otherwise known as Number One), and Celia Rose Gooding as Nyota Uhura. The season one finale introduced Paul Wesley in the role of James T. Kirk and the actor reprises the role in this new season. DETAILS ‘Chevalier ‘ "Chevalier," a lush, dramatic biopic of an accomplished Black man in Marie Antoinette's France who was all but erased, came and went in theaters without a lot of fanfare. But it's now headed to Hulu starting on Friday where audiences can learn about Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the son of a wealthy French plantation owner and an enslaved Senegalese teenager who rose through the ranks of French society due in part to his extraordinary musical talents as a composer and a violinist. Kelvin Harrison Jr. plays the title role in the Stephen Williams-directed film. DETAILS ‘Stan Lee ‘ And on Disney+, a new original documentary about the late Stan Lee premieres on Friday. "Stan Lee," directed by David Gelb, promises to explore Lee's life and cultural impact. Lee, who died in 2018 at age 95, co-created an army of comic book characters including Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Ant-Man and many more who have in the past 15 years become household names thanks to the popularity of Marvel films, many of which feature fun Stan Lee cameos. DETAILS ‘The Wonder Years ‘ The new "The Wonder Years" about a middle-class Black family in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1960s, returns for its second season on this week on ABC. The show is told from the point of view of 12-year-old Dean Williams (played by Elisha "EJ" Williams) with Don Cheadle narrating as the adult version of Dean. It's already been announced that season two will feature several guest stars including Donald Faison, Bradley Whitford, Phoebe Robinson, Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Patti LaBelle. DETAILS ‘Outlander’ Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan are star-crossed lovers in the time-traveling romance drama, "Outlander." It begins with a British nurse named Claire visiting Scotland after World War II who accidentally falls back in time to the 18th century when Scotland and England are at war. Claire has left her husband behind in the future, and feels like she will never get back there, so she begrudgingly marries a Highland warrior named Jamie. The two end up falling in love and embark on an epic romance. Season seven, premiering Friday on Starz, take place during the American Revolution. The story is based on the book series by Diana Gabaldon. DETAILS ‘Hoffman Family Gold ‘ "Gold Rush" fan favorite Todd Hoffman is trying to turn his fortune around by rehabilitating a rundown mine in Alaska in Discovery Channel's "Hoffman Family Gold." In season two, Todd has a small crew to help him including his father, Jack, and son, Hunter, but even with the familial assist, it's a major task and success is not guaranteed. On top of the pressure, Todd and Hunter are very competitive and no one pushes your buttons quite like family. "Hoffman Family Gold" season two debuts Friday. DETAILS |
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Bryan Adams: So Happy It Hurts Tour Grammy-winning rocker heads in to promote his latest studio album. Adams will be joined by special guests Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Tickets start at $59.50. Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland. 7: 30 p.m. June 15. DETAILS John Mellencamp John Mellencamp's output is not slowing down. A year after releasing the album "Strictly a One-Eyed Jack," the heartland rocker is back with "Orpheus Descending." Many of the 11 tracks — including the anti-gun violence anthem "Hey God" and a song about the homeless crisis "The Eyes of Portland" — focus on social issues. "All of these homeless/Where do they come from?/In this land of plenty/Where nothing gets done," sings Mellencamp, 71, on the latter track. DETAILS Fantasia at Jacobs Pavilion Grammy-winning singer makes a tour stop in the Flats for a weekend show. Tickets start at $20. 2014 Sycamore St, Cleveland. 7 p.m. June 16. DETAILS Killer Mike Father's Day may be around the corner, but Killer Mike is honoring his mother on his new solo album, "Michael." The single "Motherless" has Mike rapping about his late mother, featuring R&B singer Eryn Allen Kane: "I be missin' huggin' you, I miss kissin' you/I miss all the jewels and I miss all your wisdom, too." Another single is the Run the Jewels-like "Don't Let the Devil," in which he shows off his delinquent side, with the lyrics "Catch me after Sunday service disturbin' the church's workers." DETAILS Meshell Ndegeocello Loss is also in the DNA of the new album by multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello. "The Omnichord Real Book" is an album made after she lost her parents. "This album is about the way we see old things in new ways," Ndegeocello says. First single "Clear Water" is a soul-searching Sly Stone-inspired song featuring Jeff Parker's bluesy guitar lines and vocals by Justin Hicks. The album was produced by Josh Johnson and also features Jason Moran, Ambrose Akinmusire, Joel Ross, Jeff Parker, Brandee Younger, Julius Rodriguez, Mark Guiliana, Cory Henry, Joan As Police Woman and Thandiswa. DETAILS Queens of the Stone Age Only one band can make fonts sound cool and that's Queens of the Stone Age, who are out Friday, with the 10-track studio album "In Times New Roman…" On the spiky, off-kilter "Emotional Sickness," frontman Josh Homme sings "Use once and destroy/Single servings of pain/A dose of emotion sickness I just can't shake." But on "Carnavoyeur," he has a smooth, distant cool: "Flying high, realize/There are no more mountains to climb." DETAILS Phillip Phillips - The Drift Back Sessions Tour promoting Phillips latest album, released earlier this month, stops at The Kent Stage on Saturday. Tickets $20. 175 East Main Street, Kent. 8 p.m. June 17. DETAILS Rockin’ on the River Head to picturesque Black River Landing in Lorain for part of Northern Ohio’s longest-running and highest-attended outdoor concert series. Grab your boots and cowboy hat for a Friday night of country music featuring Garth Brooks & Shania Twain tributes along with special guest Country Honk. Saturday will see tributes to ‘80s rock bands with Journey tribute band E5C4P3 and Styxx tribute band Best of Times. Admission, $7. 421 Black River Landing, Lorain. 6:15 p.m. June 16-17. DETAILS Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters Hollywood star and his rocking bandmate bring their ‘60s rock vibe to Cleveland. With special guest Brent Kirby. Tickets $58-78, $10 off in advance. Music Box Supper Club, Cleveland. 8 p.m. June 20. DETAILS Want more concert & music picks? Cleveland.com's weekly virtual concert guide is HERE Cleveland.com's weekly new music guide is HERE |
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