Disney Animation: Immersive Experience Feel the magic when you step inside some of your favorite animated Disney films. This one-of-a-kind experience at Lighthouse ArtSpace gives you a front-row seat at Simba’s presentation ceremony, sends you on a magic carpet ride with Aladdin and transports you to snowy Arendelle for a song by Elsa. Tickets start at $36. 850 E. 72nd St., Cleveland. Now through April 10. DETAILS Totally Rad Vintage Fest at I-X Center Still rocking those jelly bracelets? Looking for a Starter jacket? This one-day vintage shopping event features totally cool fashions from the ‘80s and ‘90s, but you’ll also find records, home goods and memorabilia, too. Throwback photo ops, a video arcade and DJ spinning your favorite tunes add to the fun. Tickets, $8-$25. 1 I-X Center Dr., Cleveland. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Jan. 28. DETAILS Tri-C High School Rock Off Featuring 30 acts from local high schools, this 26th annual battle of the bands kicks off on Saturday with the first of three semifinal rounds at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Find out which ones move on to the Final Exam. Tickets, $15-$20. 1100 Rock & Roll Blvd., Cleveland. 6 p.m. Jan. 28. DETAILS Tom Petty’s 'Wildflowers' at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame This is the final weekend for this exhibit surrounding the celebrated 1994 album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Artifacts on display include handwritten lyrics, instruments, tour costumes and more. Admission, $35. Cleveland residents get in free. 1100 Rock & Roll Blvd., Cleveland. Open daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (9 p.m. on Thursdays). DETAILS Ice Festival at Lake Metroparks Farmpark Be amazed by this icy art form as expert ice carvers participate in live demonstrations and speed-carving competitions. You can also sit on an ice throne, whoosh down an ice slide or enjoy hot cocoa and s’mores. Admission, $7-$9. 8800 Euclid Chardon Rd, Kirtland. Jan. 27-28. DETAILS Crocker Park Ice Festival Check out creatively designed ice sculptures placed throughout the shopping center. Visitors can also pose with large 3D ice displays, watch ice-sculpture demos and enjoy live music. Free. Crocker Park, Westlake. Jan. 28-29. DETAILS |
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Orchids Forever at Cleveland Botanical Garden With more than 3,000 flowers from all over the world, this annual celebration of the Orchid highlights the vibrant colors and uniqueness of what some call the most stunning flower on Earth. The show features over 100 different types of orchids. Tickets, $14-$20. 11030 East Blvd., Cleveland. Jan. 28-Mar. 12. DETAILS 'Beetlejuice' at Playhouse Square The musical version of Tim Burton’s film, tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Through January 29. DETAILS 'Stew' at Dobama Theatre Cleveland’s Off-Broadway theater presents this 2021 Pulitzer Prize finalist focusing on three generations of a family as they prepare a meal for a church event. Love, laughter and tensions simmer as the group is forced to confront their pasts. Tickets, $25-$41. 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights. Jan. 27-Feb. 19. DETAILS Downtown Akron Lunar New Year Celebration Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit as the Akron Civic Theatre hosts the city’s annual Lunar New Year festivities. The event boasts cultural performances, food and beverages, followed by fireworks outside. Free. 182 S. Main St., Akron. 4:30-7:30 p.m., Jan. 28. DETAILS Photographs in Ink at Cleveland Museum of Art This recently opened exhibition examines how like artists like Eadweard Muybridge, Andy Warhol, Carl Pope Jr., Lorna Simpson and more incorporate photographic images in their work with a focus on the tools, techniques and processes at their disposal. Free. 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Now through April 1. DETAILS JR De Guzman at the Agora This Filipino American comedian is known for his hilarious and engaging standup act in which he combines music and comedy. On his “Later That Evening” tour, he shares songs, jokes and stories with the audience. Tickets, $29-$39. 5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. 8 p.m., Jan. 28. DETAILS The Scientology Killer Murder Mystery Dinner Party at Hilarities Help solve a crime while you enjoy a three-course meal. The premise of this murder mystery dinner involves a prospective visit from “Tom Cruise,” Scientology and a mysterious death. Tickets, $62. 2035 E 4th St., Cleveland. 6:30 p.m., Jan. 28. DETAILS Flanagan’s Wake at Kennedy’s Cabaret Centered around an Irish funeral, “Flanagan’s Wake” doesn’t sound like an inherently humorous play. But the interactive performance, which has taken place in Cleveland regularly since 1996, relies on audience-interactive improv, usually producing hilarious results. Tickets, $29. 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Weekends through April 29. DETAILS The Rink at Wade Oval Lace ‘em up and skate around the ice at Wade Oval’s ice rink in the University Circle neighborhood. Don’t know how? Ice skating lessons are offered every Saturday at noon. The concession stand offers hot cocoa, coffee and snacks. Admission $1-2; skate rentals, $2-$3. 10820 East Blvd., Cleveland. Weekends and holidays through Feb. 26. DETAILS Tobogganing in the Cleveland Metroparks Find your thrill in the chill at the Chalet in Mill Stream Run Reservation, whooshing down twin 700-foot refrigerated ice chutes on an old-timey toboggan. Reservations required. Tickets, $11-$13. 16200 Valley Parkway, Strongsville. Fridays-Sundays through February. DETAILS |
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FOOD & DINING Boom's Pizza Be among the first to try Boom’s Pizza in Lakewood. It opened Tuesday, January 24, at 14730 Detroit Ave., in the former Campbell’s Popcorn space. Chefs Ben Bebenroth and Jonathan Bennett have engineered the “perfect” pizza dough and covered it with a simple sauce and a variety of toppings. Cleveland.com's Paris Wolfe talked with Bebenroth about the concept and took a tour of the new restaurant. READ MORE Market Garden Brewery Market Garden Brewery keeps chugging along as an anchor in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. Aside from having a spacious brewpub (conveniently located next to the West Side Market) they do occasional, creative events – like the annual Burns Night dinner Friday, Jan. 27. The feast celebrates the great Scottish poet Robert Burns with haggis, drinks and more. Market Garden is at 1947 W. 25th St., Cleveland. Hours: Noon to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; noon to midnight Friday, 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. Weekend brunch is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. DETAILS Biga Wood Fired Pizza Americans eat an average of 46 slices of pizza in a year. If you need to up your contribution to the stats and like to dine around, check out the traditional and specialty pies at Biga Wood Fired Pizza, 9145 Chillicothe Rd., Kirtland. 440-379-7503. bigawoodfiredpizza.com. They even have a drive-up window for pickup. DETAILS |
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TV & MOVIES ‘Shotgun Wedding’ Jennifer Lopez, rom-com queen, returns to the genre she's most identified with in "Shotgun Wedding," premiering Friday, Jan. 27, on Amazon's Prime Video. Lopez stars with Josh Duhamel as a couple whose Philippines beach-resort destination wedding goes awry when the wedding party is taken hostage. For Lopez, who last year wed Ben Affleck in a Las Vegas drive-thru chapel, it's her second wedding-themed romantic comedy in the last year, following 2022's "Marry Me." This one, at least, features "White Lotus" star Jennifer Coolidge (it's now Hollywood law that she must star in all exotically located tales). DETAILS ‘Poker Face’ "Knives Out" and "Glass Onion" writer, director Rian Johnson describes his new show "Poker Face," starring Natasha Lyonne, as a "how done it" and not a "who done it." Lyonne plays Charlie, a wise-cracking, friendly drifter who has an uncanny ability to immediately know if someone is lying. Charlie is on the run from a casino mobster, working odd jobs and encountering new people. She also often finds herself with a front-row seat to mysteries, setting off her internal lie detector, when she suspects someone is not telling the truth. If critics are correct, "Poker Face" could be Peacock's first hit. Its first three episodes dropped Monday and the rest of season one will be doled out one-by-one on a weekly basis. DETAILS 'Shrinking' A therapist (Jason Segel) grieving the loss of his wife goes rogue and starts giving patients his unfiltered opinions in this new comedy, which premieres Friday on Apple TV+. Harrison Ford co-stars in a rare comedic role. “Shrinking” is written by “Ted Lasso” co-creator Bill Lawrence, with help from Segel and Brett Goldstein, best known for his "Lasso" portrayal of grumpy AFC Richmond soccer star Roy Kent. DETAILS ‘You People’ "black-ish" creator Kenya Barris and Jonah Hill co-wrote "You People," a new Netflix comedy about a Los Angeles interracial couple and the culture clash of their families. Lauren London and Hill star as the couple, with Eddie Murphy and Nia Long playing her Muslim parents, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus and David Duchovny playing his Jewish parents. Barris directs the film, streaming Friday, Jan. 27. DETAILS ‘Accused’ The new Fox series "Accused" has an interesting premise. Each episode features a new cast, with a person on trial for a crime. The series then explains what happened — from the perspective of the defendant, leading up to the result of the trial. Cast members include Michael Chiklis, Jill Hennessy and Malcom-Jamal Warner. Howard Gordon, who created "24" and "Homeland" is an executive producer. "Accused," which debuted Sunday, Jan. 22, is based on a BBC program of the same name. DETAILS |
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Sam Smith Singer-songwriter Sam Smith is releasing "Gloria," an album the singer-songwriter calls a "coming of age." Early singles include the epically sexy arena pop "Unholy" featuring Kim Petras, and the intimate, self-affirming ballad "Love Me More" with the lyrics: "Every day I'm trying not to hate myself/But lately it's not hurting like it did before." Smith recorded the album in Jamaica, Los Angeles and London, and says: "It feels like emotional, sexual and spiritual liberation. It was beautiful, with this album, to sing freely again. Oddly, it feels like my first-ever record. And it feels like a coming of age." DETAILS Victoria Victoria Saturday night in the Cle, the Beachland Ballroom will play host to a groovy band called Victoria Victoria, the creative brainchild of singer-songwriter, Southern Ohio native, and North Carolina transplant Tori Elliot. The group already has one album under its belt, and in 2022, released a second album, the breezy, lightly soulful “To The Wayside,” co-written and produced by eight-string hybrid guitarist Charlie Hunter. The album is a svelte and tasteful nine-song, 35-minute affair, and it goes down your earholes real smooth and easy. The Beachland is located at 15711 Waterloo Rd. in Cleveland’s Collinwood neighborhood. Cleveland.com/Plain Dealer music writer Malcolm X Abram has more on the show in his weekly column. READ MORE Elle King For a sardonic look at life go no further than Elle King, whose spiky album "Come Get Your Wife" will be a welcome addition to 2023. The country collection celebrates all sides of the artist, from "being a hot mess, a glorious excess and a woman coming into her own." There are the tongue-in-cheek singles "Tulsa" and "Try Jesus," the latter of which finds King looking to a higher sort of relationship since men in her life are letting her down. It's accompanied by a hysterical video of her dressed as all the bad guys as she shops in a dollar store. DETAILS The Dolly Party at House of Blues Dance to your favorite Dolly Parton songs at this disco party inspired by the music of the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Ages 18+ only. Tickets, $12-$25. 308 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. 9 p.m., Jan. 28. DETAILS Lotus at Beachland Ballroom Spend an evening with this five-piece instrumental band. Founded in 1998, these festival favorites fuse electronic dance beats with jam music, but dabble in psych-rock, post-rock, disco, funk and jazz, too. The result is a high-energy show that will get your hips moving. Tickets, $30. 15711 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland. 8 p.m., Jan. 29. 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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