Cleveland International Film Festival The Cleveland International Film Festival returns for its 49th year. Taking place once again at Playhouse Square, the event showcases 104 feature-length films and 198 shorts (under 40 minutes) from 60 countries. The exciting and diverse lineup of independent films offers something for all audiences, from thought-provoking documentaries and uplifting true stories to hard-hitting, dramas, whimsical comedies and groundbreaking experimental films. clevelandfilm.org Related: CIFF49 Preview: New chapter begins at Cleveland International Film Festival Related: ‘Lost & Found in Cleveland’ brings a homegrown story to CIFF, filmed and set in Playhouse Square “Boutique: To Preserve and Collect” Cleveland International Film Festival (it’s CIFF49) presents this film focusing on boutique indie labels that strive to ensure cinema is restored for collectors everywhere. It chronicles the recent burgeoning Blu-ray collectible renaissance, the increasing number of specialty distribution labels and the efforts to rescue and restore films. It’s billed as a joyous documentary love letter to cinephilia. Includes Q&A. 5:15 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 2. Playhouse Square, Upper Allen Theatre, 1407 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. clevelandfilm.org Cleveland Cavaliers The Eastern Conference leaders host two upcoming games at the recently renamed Rocket Arena, and the April 2 matchup against the New York Knicks might be harbinger of what’s to come in the playoffs. Prices vary. 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 30, vs. Los Angeles Clippers (30th anniversary celebration). 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, vs. New York Knicks (Max Strus bobblehead night). Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, 1 Center Court, Cleveland. nba.com Cleveland Monsters The Texas Stars come to town for a late-season faceoff against the Monsters. Drop the puck and let’s go! 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 28-29. Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, 1 Center Court, Cleveland. clevelandmonsters.com Piston Powered Auto-Rama The massive indoor showcase of custom cars, trucks, antique equipment and more is back for its three-day run. More than 800 vehicles will be displayed. A model-car competition also is included. Box-office general admission is $25 (buy tickets at Car Parts Warehouse locations for $17 or online for $20). I-X Center, 1 I-X Center Dr., Cleveland. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, March 28; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 29; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 30. pistonpowershow.com Related: Piston Powered Auto-Rama returns to Cleveland for 3 days. “The Wolves” Dobama Theatre presents Sarah DeLappe’s Pulitzer Prize finalist play, which follows members of a girls’ soccer team as they navigate society, sex and sports through the lens of adolescence. The play is 90 minutes. Ticket prices vary. 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights. Through Sunday, March 30. dobama.org “Twelfth Night” The Shakespearean comedy centers around a shipwreck that throws lives into disarray when mistaken identities create hilarious havoc and unlikely romantic entanglements. Tickets are $20 to $89. Hanna Theatre at Playhouse Square, 1501 Euclid Ave. Through Sunday, April 6. 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 28; 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 29; 3 p.m. Sunday, March 30; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 2. greatlakestheater.org Ancient Aliens Live The 90-minute live experience celebrates the long-running History Channel program, “Ancient Aliens.” A quartet of enthusiasts (theorist, investigative mythologist, UFO investigator and ancient civilizations expert) dive into extraterrestrial theories. Admission is $42.50 to $62.50. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 29. The Knight Stage, 182 S. Main St., Akron. akroncivic.com |
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Mary J. Blige Newly minted Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Mary J. Blige plays Cleveland as part of nine shows on the “For My Fans” tour. Special guests Ne-Yo and Mario.X join the Grammy- and Emmy Award-winning performer. Ticket prices vary. 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 1. One Center Court, Cleveland. rocketarena.com Faizon Love Faizon Andre Love (real name: Langston Faizon Santisima) is a Cuban-born American actor, comedian and writer who has appeared in “Elf” and other movies. Tickets are $32. Show times: 7 p.m. (doors at 6 p.m.) and 9:30 p.m. (doors at 9 p.m.) Friday, March 28. 6:30 (doors at 5:30 p.m.) and 9 p.m. (doors at 8:30) Saturday, March 29. Funny Bone Comedy Club, 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland. cleveland.funnybone.com Jokes on You Host John Bruton and Jimmie Graham host Cleveland’s first crowd work comedy show, which challenges local and visiting comedians to think on their feet by skipping their jokes and make things funny by talking to you. Admission is $10. 7:15 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show) Sunday, March 30. Hilarities 4th Street Theatre, 2035 E. 4th St., Cleveland. hilarities.com/events “Stardust: An Immersive Music Experience” Cleveland Museum of Natural History is celebrating its grand reopening and renovation with planetarium shows. “Stardust” is a state-of-the-art, 4K-high-definition, 360-degree experience that shows twice daily. It features vocal “loop” artist and music educator Just Alliance (a.k.a. John Allen) who creates an “immersive, ambient soundscape journey” to accompany the visuals live and in real-time. Tickets are $30 (matinee) to $40 (evening show) with $15 for artist meet-and-greet. Through Sunday, March 30. 1 p.m. (matinee), 5 p.m. (evening show.) Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Nathan and Fannye Shafran Planetarium, 1 Wade Oval Dr., Cleveland. cmnh.org Related: Cleveland Museum of Natural History planetarium races through space with live-looped vocals in ‘Stardust’ Love and Death at Casablanca: Murder mystery party Immerse yourself in a murder-mystery as the Music Box Supper Club is turned into the famed Rick’s Café. Dress in your best 1940s outfit for a chance to participate in the show. Tickets are $20 (advance), $25 (at the door). 6 p.m. (doors), 7:30 p.m. (pre-show clue-hunt mingle with the actors), 8 p.m. (show) Friday, March 28. Music Box Supper Club, 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland. musicboxcle.com Cleveland Stories Dinner Parties: Cleveland Guardians Bob DiBiasio of the Cleveland Guardians talks about the team’s past, present and future at this installment of Cleveland Stories Dinner Parties. It will get you primed for the home opener on Tuesday, April 8. Free, reservation required. 5 p.m. (doors), 7 p.m. (show) Wednesday, April 2. Music Box Supper Club, 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland. musicboxcle.com/ StoryWalk The progressive reading activity begins at Barnes & Noble, where you read the first page of Bill Cotter’s “Don’t Push the Button! An Easter Surprise.” Then you dance, spin and jump your way through the shopping-dining-lifestyle center to read subsequent pages. Free. April 1-30. Crocker Park, Westlake (Barnes & Noble is at 198 Crocker Park Blvd.). crockerpark.com/storywalk She Roars! The Local 4 Music Fund presents an afternoon of chamber music by female composers. It features composer Elizabeth Start, Black Squirrel Winds ensemble and pianist Elizabeth DeMio. Free. Note: The performance also will be livestreamed on Bop Stop’s YouTube Channel. Accessing is free; donations are encouraged. 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 30. Bop Stop, 2920 Detroit Ave., Cleveland. themusicsettlement.org Rose B. Simpson: “Strata” The artist envisioned a site-specific project for the museum’s light-filled atrium titled “Strata.” Strata is inspired by her time spent in Cleveland, bringing the city and the background in her ancestral homelands of Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, to her work. Strata comprises two monumental figural sculptures constructed from clay, in addition to metalwork, porous concrete, and cast bronze. Free. Through Sunday, April 13. Cleveland Museum of Art, Ames Family Atrium, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. clevelandart.org April Fools’ Scavenger Hunt Take the family out on the trail for an April Fools’ Day scavenger hunt. The flat terrain covers about a quarter mile. Free. 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 1. Brecksville Nature Center, Brecksville Reservation, 9000 Chippewa Road, Brecksville. clevelandmetroparks.com Orchids: Love in Bloom Cleveland Botanical Garden’s annual orchid show guides visitors through a world of colorful displays featuring more than 3,000 flowers. It encompasses more than 100 distinct types of orchids. Tickets are $20. 11030 East Blvd., Cleveland. Through Sunday, March 30. holdenfg.org Related: Cleveland Botanical Garden’s ‘Orchids: Love in Bloom’ show opens on Valentine’s Day (photos). Print Media Spotlight Exhibition: Meryl Engler and Rita Montlack A two-woman exhibition featuring Meryl Engler and Rita Montlack, highlighting their artistic voices through enchanting woodcut prints, photography and installations. On view through Saturday, April 26. 1300 West 78th St., Suite 200, Cleveland. hedgeartgallery.com “Season’s Greetings” Students from Case Western Reserve University’s MFA acting program put on this show from comedic playwright Alan Ayckbourn. The holiday season always brings the unexpected when friends and family gather. Expect misunderstandings, botched romances and even a few puppets. 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 28; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 29; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 2. Cleveland Play House, 1407 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. tickets.playhousesquare.org History in Their Hands: Black Photographers in Cleveland The exhibitshowcases Black photographers from 1968 to present. It’s the inaugural exhibition for the African American History Gallery at Western Reserve Historical Society’s Cleveland History Center. Works from Van Dillard, Gina Gayle, Jimmy Gayle, Amanda D. King, Mychal Lilly and Charles J. Pinkney are presented. Admission: $15, ages 13 to 61. Discounts available. Through Sunday, Aug. 31. Cleveland History Center, 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland. wrhs.org MassMu’s Studio M Exhibit - Emily Olszewski: Playdates “Emily Olszewski: Playdates” will feature the work of the Akron artist who draws from pop culture and themes of feminine communication and community. While you’re there check out the permanent and rotating exhibits at MassMu. Free. Through Sunday, April 13. Massillon Museum, 121 Lincoln Way E., Massillon |
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FOOD & DRINK Grand River Valley Ice Wine Festival Six Northeast Ohio wineries and a distillery are celebrating the 22nd annual ice wine festival. Debonné Vineyards, Ferrante Winery & Ristorante, Grand River Cellars, Laurello Vineyards, Cask 307, South River Vineyards and Red Eagle Distillery are all participating in daily tastings. Cost is $10 per winery for wine samples and appetizers. Madison and Geneva. Through Sunday, March 30. wggrv.com Related: Ice Wine Festival back for 22nd year in NE OhioFish fry season It’s fish fry season at many non-profits across Northeast Ohio. Churches, VFW halls and other places are hosting dinners featuring everything from perch to pierogies. Times and dates vary based on location, but the churches and groups are located from Amherst to Willoughby. Fridays through Lent (Good Friday is April 18). Related - our weekly guide: Fish fry guide: Perch, cod, shrimp and more offered across NE Ohio 60+ Greater Cleveland restaurants, bars for Lenten fish fry specials Northeast Ohio restaurants are ready for the Lenten season with an array of fish fry specials. From traditional beer-battered cod to Lake Erie perch, more than 40 establishments are offering seafood dishes with classic sides like pierogi, fries, and coleslaw through Easter Sunday. Alex Darus and Paris Wolfe report on prices ranging from budget-friendly $10.99 specials to upscale $28 walleye dinners, with some locations featuring all-you-can-eat options and unique preparations like koji-fried fish. READ MORE Wine dinner Alexander Pierce restaurant is holding a dinner featuring wine from Implicit Cellars. Winery co-owner Ed Kuchar will help guide the six-course tasting dinner that features the California winery. Kuchar is one of six people from three couples in Northeast Ohio who are proprietors of the winery. Cost is $140. 6 p.m. Thursday, March 27. 797 E. Market St., Akron.opentable.com Related: Restaurant offers dinner featuring California wines owned by NE Ohioans Beachland Brunch Yes, the Beachland is for music. But you can eat there, too. Enjoy brunch with DJ Collin Lindrooth in the tavern. He’s spinning, you’re munching, all is well. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 30. Beachland Tavern, 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland. beachlandballroom.com TOP PICKS Masthead Brewing Company It’s not required to eat fried fish on Fridays during Lent. Change it up with the wood-fired pizza at Masthead Brewing Company in Cleveland. If you haven’t given up beer as your personal sacrifice for the Catholic, pre-Easter season, pair your favorite brew with any of the meatless pizzas. Consider the jalapeno IPA for a little extra zest. Or get a flight of four, four-ounce samples for $11, and determine your favorite. – Paris Wolfe - DETAILS Tony’s Burger Shop Tony’s Burger Shop is a recent addition to the Van Aken Market District in Shaker Heights that’s worth checking out. The simple shop by chef Anthony Zappola serves up smashburgers, chicken tenders, onion rings and more. Daily specials include fried fish sandwiches on Fridays during Lent or cherry pepper burgers. Tony’s Burger Shop is at 3403 Tuttle Road in Shaker Heights. - Alex Darus DETAILS Big Eye Japanese Cuisine & Sushi Bar Big Eye, an Asian restaurant in Akron, has a strong focus on sushi – a LOT of sushi - but there are plenty of other dishes as well (the octopus salad is wonderfully fresh, and the shrimp stir fry was a tasty Friday-night Lenten treat). If you’re feeling adventurous with a group, try the dragon boat – a not-so-small wooden boat that is filled with sushi and other delicacies. A handful of wines and several beer choices are perfect to go with your meal. It’s tucked in a small shopping area at 2965 W. Market St., Fairlawn. -- Marc Bona READ MORE |
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TV & MOVIES "Mufasa: The Lion King" "Mufasa: The Lion King" started out a little like a cub in theaters but ultimately roared to $717 million in worldwide ticket sales. On March 28, Barry Jenkins' photorealistic prequel arrives on Disney+. In it, Mufasa ( Aaron Pierre ) tells the story of how he was washed away from the pride lands by a flood but returns years later to to fulfill his destiny. In her review, AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr wrote that "Mufasa" "isn't simply checking off fan services boxes and overexplaining origins that never needed them: It's actually good." DETAILS "A Complete Unknown" James Mangold's Bob Dylan drama "A Complete Unknown" (March 27 on Hulu) might not have won any of the eight awards it was nominated for at the Academy Awards, including best picture and best actor for Timothée Chalamet. But was a hit in theaters and managed a possibly even more elusive prize: the blessing of Dylan, himself. The film charts Dylan's arrival in New York in 1961 and leads up to his infamous Newport Folk Festival appearance four years later. In his review, AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy praised "A Complete Unknown" as more about the Dylan effect than a revealing portrait of enigmatic musician: "It's not who Dylan is but what he does to us." DETAILS “Queer” The second 2024 Luca Guadagnino film penned by Justin Kuritzkes and scored by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, "Queer," arrives Mach 28 on Max. While drastically different from Guadagnino's "Challengers," his William S. Burroughs' adaptation, starring Daniel Craig as the Burroughs alter ego Lee, is likewise concerned with the mysteries of romantic connection. "'Queer' is best when it's a character study of Lee, who in Craig's hands is charming, selfish, arrogant, abrasive, foppish and sometimes unable to read a room," Kennedy wrote in his review. DETAILS "First to Finish" Shows about high-speed racing like Formula One and NASCAR have helped boost the popularity of motorsports but female racers have typically been overlooked by the genre. Just this month, Katherine Legge became the first woman to compete in a NASCAR Cup Series race since Danica Patrick in 2018. A new docuseries from Prime Video called "First to Finish" is dedicated to women in motorsports. It follows Heather Hadley and Sally Mott — both female drivers — and Shea Holbrook, a female team owner as they compete in the Mazda MX-5 Cup Championship. "First to Finish" debuted Tuesday on Prime Video. DETAILS "The Studio" Seth Rogen stars in a new satire called "The Studio" for Apple TV+. Rogen plays Matt Remick, the new head of The Continental, a storied Hollywood studio. Remick loves moviemaking and his romanticized version of the business is often at odds with its need to make money. Rogen is a co-creator on the series and also its writer, director and executive producer alongside his partner Evan Goldberg. Ike Barinholtz, Kathryn Hahn, Catherine O'Hara, Chase Sui Wonder also co-star as industry executives. The show also has guest appearances including Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Anthony Mackie, Ted Sarandos and Olivia Wilde — all playing exaggerated versions of themselves. It debuted Wednesday. DETAILS "Bosch: Legacy" The sequel series to Prime Video's "Bosch" called "Bosch: Legacy" launches its third and final season on Thursday. It stars Titus Welliver as Harry Bosch, a former LAPD detective now working in the private sector. The character was first introduced in novels by Michael Connelly. And here's a fun fact, in Connelly's books Bosch is the half-brother of Mickey Haller, who is the subject of Netflix's "The Lincoln Lawyer." DETAILS "Mid-Century Modern" After one of their closest friends dies, three gay men move in together in Palm Springs in Hulu's new comedy, "Mid-Century Modern." It stars Nathan Lane, Nathan Lee Graham and Matt Bomer (as the Rose Nylund of the group if this were "The Golden Girls," of which there are similarities.) The show debuts Friday, March 28 and also features Linda Lavin in her final role. DETAILS "MobLand" Guy Ritchie's new mafia series "MobLand" comes to Paramount+ on Sunday, March 30. It features an all-star cast including Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren, Joanne Froggatt as series regulars. The show follows two rival crime families whose middle-man is played by Hardy. DETAILS |
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Disturbed Are you Down with the Sickness? Disturbed’s The Sickness 25th anniversary tour hits Cleveland with guests Daughtry and Nothingmore. Disturbed will play the entire Sickness album. Prices vary. 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 31. Rocket Arena, 1 Center Court, Cleveland. rocketarena.com Related: Twenty-fifth anniversary is ‘surreal’ to heavy rock favorites Disturbed The Blind Boys of Alabama & Shemekia Copeland Gospel legends The Blind Boys of Alabama and blues powerhouse Shemekia Copeland are bringing their joint tour to the Kent Stage this Saturday, March 29. Peter Chakerian reports that this rare pairing offers "emotional uplift" and the chance to see living legends who have overcome incredible odds, from singing for pocket change in the Jim Crow South to performing for three American presidents. READ MORE The Magnetic Fields: 69 Love Songs 25th anniversary tour The band’s tour is playing intimate concerts featuring a setlist spanning its three-decade career, including material from their earliest albums in the ’90s and their iconic triple-album 69 Love Songs. The tour also celebrates the release of a special 30th-anniversary vinyl edition of The Magnetic Fields’ 1992 EP, “The House of Tomorrow.” Tickets for the all-ages show are $44.50 to $75. 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show) Tuesday and Wednesday, April 1-2. Agora Cleveland, 5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. agoracleveland.com/events Kristine Jackson HOB features live and local music with the versatile and talented singer-songwriter Kristine Jackson, a fixture at large venues, small clubs and everything in between. Check venue for cover charge. Doors open at 9 p.m. Friday, March 28. House of Blues, Crossroads Stage, 308 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. houseofblues.com/cleveland/concert-events Cleveland Rocks Past Present Future Incubator Artists If you consider yourself a music fan hit up B Side for its new incubator artists series. It’s a way to support Greater Cleveland musicians and non-profits. Sunday: Goodmorning Valentine (singer-songwriter Joseph Allen Beltram) and Shortt Stories, an indie trio, will perform. Free. 5 p.m. (doors), 5:30 to 8 p.m. (show) Sunday March 30. B Side Lounge, 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland. bsideliquorlounge.com Joe Brown Band / Late Arrival / Liam Brock Joe Brown, a singer-songwriter-producer from Hudson, draws on classic sounds of Fleetwood Mac and the Beatles, John Mayer, Lizzy McAlpine and others. Late Arrival and Liam Brock are also on this Grog Shop bill. Tickets are $10 (advance), $12 (day of). Also: Add $3 for those under 21. 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show) Sunday, March 30. 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights. grogshop.gs/calendar/ Will Smith On Friday, March 28, Will Smith will release the 14-track "Based on a True Story." Previously released songs may offer some hints about what fans can expect. The record will include "You Can Make It," which Smith debuted at the 2024 BET Awards alongside Kirk Franklin, Fridayy and the gospel choir Sunday Service. Then there are the rap tracks "Tantrum," with Joyner Lucas, "Beautiful Scars" with Big Sean and "Work Of Art" with Russ and his son Jaden Smith. DETAILS Perfume Genius Perfume Genius, the musical moniker of Mike Hadreas, creates at a tension point. On "Glory," out Friday, March 28, his latest collection is at the conceptual intersection of external ambition and a predilection for isolation. On the single "It's A Mirror," he makes the stress known in a familiar twang: "What do I get out of being established?" he sings, "I still run and hide when a man's at the door." This is sinewy, expansive indie-folk, where domesticity is both scary and sexy and everything in between. DETAILS |
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