Black music history
to spotlight photos and artifacts from Cleveland鈥檚 historic Motown and jazz venue Leo鈥檚 Casino. The show features memorabilia from R&B legends like Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick and Ohio favorites The O鈥橨ays. The one-night-only exhibit is at the Western Reserve Historical Society's Cleveland History Center in University Circle Friday from 5-9 p.m.
Brite Winter鈥檚 Sweet 16
From punk to disco to hip-hop, sample some of the signature sounds of Northeast Ohio at the 16th edition of Cleveland鈥檚 . DJ E-V headlines a group of 30 artists based in and from the area, including Chelsea Pastel, The Vumms and Benny Lava and The Guavas. Performances begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Flats East Bank.
Beatlemania
The music carries over to Portage County with . Seventeen bars and restaurants around Kent offer free, live performances from local musicians playing Beatles covers and original songs Friday starting at 5:30 p.m. Hear tribute acts like Abbey Road play the Beatles鈥� original instrument models or listen to Opus 216 use violin and double bass to give the songs a classical makeover.
Cleveland Kurentovanje
Celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring with Northeast Ohio鈥檚 Slovenian community at the . Attend an online talk with a curator of the Slovenian Ethnographic Museum at 6 p.m. Friday, a polka bonfire at the Slovenian National Home at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday and a film screening at Cleveland State University next Thursday at 7 p.m. The week of activities culminates in a festival and parade on March 1 at the Slovenian National Home.
Art in Akron
Explore Summit Artspace鈥檚 , which include a collection of ceramics by four local artists, industrial sculpture, mixed-media drawings, abstract calligraphy paintings and a curated show featuring art exploring 鈥渞adical softness.鈥� Summit Artspace is free and open on Fridays from noon to 7 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The five exhibits run through March 15.
