Great Lakes Theater’s 'A Christmas Carol' Ebenezer Scrooge learns the true meaning of Christmas after being visited by a series of ghosts in this Cleveland holiday tradition, now in its 34th year. Performances of this Dickens classic take place at Playhouse Square’s Mimi Ohio Theatre. Tickets, $35-$80. 1511 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Through Dec. 23. DETAILS Harlem Globetrotters The Harlem Globetrotters are set to make their usual end-of-December trip to Cleveland with a pair of games Tuesday, Dec. 27. Once again, the Globetrotters will blend athleticism, comedic talents and basketball skills against their old foe, the Washington Generals. Tipoff will be 2 and 7 p.m. at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. DETAILS Cleveland Cavaliers Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland and the Cavs have games wrapping around the Christmas holiday. In the next week, they’ll host Toronto and Brooklyn. Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, 1 Center Court, Cleveland. 7:30 p.m., Dec. 23, vs. Toronto. 7 p.m., Dec. 26, vs. Brooklyn. DETAILS Browns vs. Saints Nick Chubb, Myles Garrett and the Browns face off against New Orleans in a Saturday afternoon affair at FirstEnergy Stadium. 100 Alfred Lerner Way, Cleveland. 1 p.m., Dec. 24. DETAILS 'Elf' at Beck Center for the Arts
Based on the 2003 film starring Will Ferrell, this funny and heartwarming musical follows a grown man adopted as a child by Santa’s elves on a journey to New York City in search of his true identity. Tickets, $12-$38. 17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood. Through Dec. 30. DETAILS Wild Winter Lights at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo The zoo is transformed into a winter wonderland with hundreds of festive displays located throughout the park. Featuring over 1.5 million lights, the themed areas include Candyland, Enchanted Forest, Starry Skies and Future for Wildlife Trail. Guests can also take photos with the big fella at Santa’s Workshop. Walk and drive-thru options available. Tickets, $22 a person or $57-$66 per car. 3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland. Through Dec. 30. DETAILS Wild Lights at the Akron Zoo The Akron Zoo comes to life at night with the spirit of the season in the form of over one million twinkling lights. You’ll find dozens of dazzling photo-ops including some set to music, along with appearances by Santa Claus, s’mores at other goodies at Mrs. C’s Sweet shop, plus warm beverages, beer and more. Tickets, $11-$18. 500 Edgewood Ave., Akron. 5-9 p.m., through Dec. 30. DETAILS - Note: The Akron Zoo will be closed Friday, Dec. 23, including Wild Lights from 5 to 9 p.m. because of the winter storm. The zoo will reopen on Monday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The final week of Wild Lights, from Dec. 26 to 30, will continue on as planned. Any Wild Lights ticket holder for Dec. 23 will be contacted and given the option to reschedule their tickets for another date or discuss other opportunities.
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“Hamilton” at Playhouse Square Back at the KeyBank State Theatre for the first time in four years, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s groundbreaking musical tells the story of America then told by the people who make up America now. The talented and diverse cast performs new Broadway classics like “Satisfied,” “Wait For It” and “My Shot.” Tickets, $39-$249. Now through Jan. 15. 1519 Euclid Ave, Cleveland. DETAILS “The Land of Oz” at Dobama Theatre Cleveland’s Off-Broadway Theatre presents the world premiere of this musical based on the second book in L. Frank Baum’s “Oz” series. Developed by Cleveland theatre artists and musicians over the past 18 months, the show is about an orphan boy named Tip who escapes an evil witch and journeys to the Emerald City, meeting some familiar and new friends along the way. Tickets, $25-$45. 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights. Through Dec. 31. DETAILS Monsters vs. Charlotte Checkers The Cleveland Monsters take on the Charlotte Checkers this week. Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland. 7 p.m., Dec. 29. DETAILS Holiday Humor at Hilarities Some of Cleveland’s favorite comics will be home for the holidays and appearing at Hilarities. Watch the website for show details. Tickets are $15-$20. 2035 E 4th Street, Cleveland. 7 & 9:45 p.m., Dec. 23. DETAILS NELA Park Holiday Lights Now in its 98th year, the holiday light display at GE Lighting Headquarters boasts half a million LED lights and stretches for several blocks along Noble Road in East Cleveland. The “Holiday Delighter”-themed display includes 11 colorfully lit vignettes featuring Santa, snow globes, a gnome village, a replica of the National Christmas in Washington, D.C. and more. 1975 Noble Road, East Cleveland. Through January 2. Winter 2022-23 ski guide Skier visits soared during the pandemic, as Americans gravitated outside for entertainment. Now, as the pandemic wanes and life gets back to normal, it’s unclear whether the sport can retain its new followers. Ski resorts sure are going to try. Plain Dealer/cleveland.com Travel Editor Susan Glaser has compiled resort information, including new features, prices and more, for 14 ski parks in Ohio, western New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Michigan for the upcoming winter season. Northeast Ohio’s three resorts -- Boston Mills, Brandywine and Alpine Valley -- have set a tentative opening date of Dec. 17. READ MORE Holiday Lantern Tours at Hale Farm & Village Take a candle-lit tour through this living history museum focused on 19th-century life as you visit with village residents preparing for the holiday season, 1840s style. Tickets, $8-$15. 2686 Oak Hill Road, Bath. Through Dec. 23. DETAILS Castle Noel This unique retail and museum-type experience bills itself as America’s largest indoor year-round Christmas attraction. You’ll find props and costumes from some of your favorite Christmas movies, animated window displays from major New York City department stores, visits with Santa, a 25-foot Christmas tree, a slide like the one from “A Christmas Story” and more. It even snows inside! Admission, $22.50-$27.50. Reservations required. 260 S. Court St, Medina. Open Tuesday-Sundays except Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year’s Day. DETAILS A Christmas Story House With the new movie “A Christmas Story Christmas” available on HBOMax, it’s a great time to tour A Christmas Story House in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood. While the house and related properties are for sale, the house and museum are still open for tours. Visitors will see original props, costumes and memorabilia from the film. Overnight stays are available in the house. Tickets $11 to $15. 3159 W 11th St., Cleveland. The holiday landmark announced on its Facebook page that it will be closed on Friday Saturday and Sunday, resuming regular business hours on Monday. DETAILS Cleveland Botanical Garden – Twinkle in the 216 Twinkle in the 216 will celebrate the historic character of Cleveland’s neighborhoods as they sparkle and shine. There will be festive plants, trees, decorations, events, a gingerbread house competition and much more throughout the holidays. Members free. Non-members $19/adult, $13/child, 2 and under free.11030 East Blvd, Cleveland. Through December. Note: Cleveland Botanical Garden will be closed Friday, Dec. 23, due to the winter storm. If you have already purchased a ticket for the Twinkle in the 216 show for this date, the tickets can be used anytime through the end of the show on Dec. 31. Simply bring in your online ticket on the day you would like to visit, and we will redeem it then. DETAILS Magic of Lights at Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds This dazzling drive-through experience returns once again, this time with the theme “Prehistoric Christmas” as life-sized displays of dinosaurs fill the county fairgrounds. Tickets, $23-$35 per carload. 19201 Bagley Rd., Middleburg Heights. 5:30-10 p.m. through Jan. 1. DETAILS Deck the Halls at Stan Hywet Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is decking the halls for the holidays. Each year the estate is tastefully adorned, inside and out. Rooms are decorated with holiday themes while more than 1.2 million lights line pathways, trees and the grounds. This year’s theme is “Gracious Gatherings.” The Deck the Hall event scheduled for Friday, Dec. 23, has been canceled because of the winter storm. Ticket holders for Friday will automatically receive a refund for their purchase. DETAILS |
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FOOD & DINING Have a pint and a bite at Butcher and the Brewer Butcher and the Brewer has been a nice craft-brewery stop nestled within E. 4th Street. Great craft beer and a menu that includes everything from shared plates to warm pretzels to meatballs puttanesca, taphouse tacos, corn dogs and many other items. BATB, which opens most days at 11:30 a.m., is at 2043 E. 4th St. Check for holiday hours. A great stop before or after one of the Harlem Globetrotter games (2 and 7 p.m.) Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. DETAILS Old Brooklyn Cheese Co. Stop by Old Brooklyn Cheese Co. in Cleveland around noon and pause long enough to order a grilled cheese sandwich (of course) and soup in their small café. The sandwiches use Old Brooklyn mustards for a gourmet touch. Take home enough cheese and mustard to experiment with your own sandwiches. The seven-year-old shop is at 4464 Broadview Road, Cleveland (Old Brooklyn). DETAILS Marble Room Steaks & Raw Bar for a touch of elegance In what has become a must-stop for visitors, Marble Room offers an expansive setting. With the grandeur and opulence of its former life – a bank in downtown Cleveland – the restaurant emphasizes steaks and seafood. It makes for an elegant night out, especially this time of year. Marble Room is at 623 Euclid Ave. Hours: 5 to 11 p.m. Monday to Thursday; 4:30 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday. DETAILS |
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TV & MOVIES 'Top Gun: Maverick’ At long last, "Top Gun: Maverick" is coming to a streaming hub. The biggest film of the year is gearing up to land on Paramount+ as of Thursday after its high-flying run in theaters in which it became the highest grossing film of the year with over $1.4 billion in worldwide ticket sales. In the unlikely chance you've been holding out for this moment to finally watch the film, which finds Tom Cruise back in the cockpit, the AP's Mark Kennedy, in his review, wrote that "Top Gun: Maverick" is "a textbook example of how to make a sequel." DETAILS ‘Puss In Boots: The Last Wish’ Having squandered eight of his nine lives, everybody’s favorite swashbuckling feline (Antonio Banderas) teams up with his nemesis Kitty Soft Paws (Salma Hayek) in a quest into the Black Forest to find the mythical Wishing Star and restore his lost lives. The all-star voice cast also includes Florence Pugh, John Mulaney and Olivia Colman. DETAILS ‘Babylon’ “La La Land” director Damien Chazelle takes us back to Los Angeles for an epic story tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters working in the film industry during the age of excess and decadence that was 1920s Hollywood. The film stars Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva and Jean Smart. DETAILS ‘Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical ‘ Also coming to Netflix is "Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical," which will be available to watch Christmas Day. The adaptation of the 2011 stage musical (itself an adaptation of the 1988 children's classic) follows a young girl with a big imagination who decides to take a stand against her tyrannical keepers. Emma Thompson plays Miss Trunchbull and Lashana Lynch is Miss Honey, while Alisha Weir takes on the title role in this well-reviewed romp that doesn't shy away from the source material's darker themes. DETAILS ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery ‘ Netflix also saved a big gun for the holiday corridor with Rian Johnson's "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" hitting the service on Friday, Dec. 23. The crowd-pleasing whodunnit brings back Daniel Craig's honey-voiced detective Benoit Blanc and puts him on a private Greek island with a group of self-styled disruptors to solve a new mystery (the nature of the mystery is even part of the mystery this time). The star-studded cast includes Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kate Hudson and Dave Bautista. With its wealthy protagonists, intrigue and enviable vacation fashions, it's a terrific chaser for those mourning the loss "White Lotus" season 2. DETAILS ‘The Wheel’ The U.S. has remade a number of modern-day competition shows that first aired in the UK. "American Idol" came from "Pop Idol," "Dancing with the Stars" is inspired by "Strictly Come Dancing." The UK also had "Lions' Den" before we began airing "Shark Tank." Now, comedian Michael McIntyre has brought his hit British game show "The Wheel" stateside for a two-week stretch that began Monday on NBC. Episodes air at 8 p.m. weekdays on the broadcast network but are available for streaming on Peacock. Hosted by McIntyre, each episode features six celeb guests (including Bobby Berk of "Queer Eye," Chrissy Metz of "This is Us," and "Yellowjackets" actor Christina Ricci) who help everyday people win money. DETAILS ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ The 1965 animated special, "A Charlie Brown Christmas," about the plucky Chuck who is pulled out of a seasonal funk by a tiny eyesore of a Christmas tree, remains a holiday favorite year after year. Apple TV+ will exclusively stream the cartoon this year, but good news, between Thursday, Dec. 22 and Dec. 25 it's free. Subscribers will have more time to watch. DETAILS ‘The Best Man: The Final Chapters’ "The Best Man," a romantic comedy released in 1999 featuring an all-star cast of young, attractive Black actors including Taye Diggs, Nia Long and Terrence Howard, was a box office hit, cementing it in pop culture. A long-awaited sequel in 2013 called "The Best Man Holiday" was also successful. Director-writer Malcom D. Lee wraps up the franchise with a new limited series on Peacock. To underscore the finality of it all, the title of the series is "The Best Man: The Final Chapters." All eight episodes drop Thursday on the streaming service. DETAILS ‘Snap’ A new six-episode anthology series called "Snap" coming to ALLBLK has been compared to "Black Mirror" in that it tackles social and ethical questions through storytelling. Eric Benet created and acts in "Snap" alongside Michael Buscemi, Clifton Powell and Tisha Campbell. It debuts Thursday. ALLBLK is a subscription video on demand (SVOD) service dedicated to Black entertainment. DETAILS |
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‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ Naomi Ackie stars as Whitney Houston in a biopic that traces the late singer’s life from her humble beginnings as a choir girl in New Jersey to her meteoric rise as one of the best-selling and most-awarded recording artists of all time. DETAILS Mariah Carey How better to celebrate the holidays than with The Queen of Christmas herself? Mariah Carey premiered a two-hour primetime concert special on CBS on Tuesday. If you missed it, don’t fret. "Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!" is now available to stream on demand on Paramount+. Filmed in New York City at Madison Square Garden, the concert special will feature the singer-songwriter performing a repertoire of her festive holiday hits, including the perennial favorite, "All I Want for Christmas Is You." DETAILS A Charlie Brown Christmas The Cliff Habian Trio will perform the music of A Charlie Brown Christmas in its entirety. Tickets are $18 in advance, $25 day of show. Music Box Supper Club, 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland. 7:30 p.m., Dec. 22-23. DETAILS A Night of Jerry Garcia with The JiMiller Band The JiMiller Band, together since 1998, is known for freeform improvisation rock like that of The Grateful Dead and Allman Brothers. The band will be playing a tribute to Jerry Garcia on The Knight Stage at the Akron Civic Theater. 182 S. Main St. (King James Way), Akron. 8 p.m., Dec. 23. 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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