Lantern making in Tremont
The invites you to create a lantern out of recycled materials on Friday and join a lantern walk around the Cuyahoga River on Saturday. Learn how to make lanterns at a workshop Friday from 5-7 p.m. at the Community Arts Center in Tremont. Then, the parade starts Saturday at Sokolowski鈥檚 Overlook and loops around the Towpath Trail. Illuminating artwork commissioned from 10 local artists leads the parade at 6:30 p.m.
Folk meets symphony
Virginia-based folk-rock band the Steel Wheels join the this weekend for a show exploring rural life through a fusion of American roots and classical music. Northeast Ohio songwriter Ben Gage opens the one-night-only event at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday at Canton鈥檚 Zimmermann Symphony Center.
Twyla Tharp
for the first time in 23 years, performing Mozart鈥檚 鈥淒iabelli Variations鈥� and Phillip Glass鈥檚 鈥淎guas da Amazonia.鈥� Twyla Tharp is a Tony and Emmy-winning choreographer best known for her acclaimed collaboration with Billy Joel, the jukebox musical 鈥淢ovin鈥� Out.鈥� Watch Tharp鈥檚 style-blending routines alongside live piano Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Playhouse Square鈥檚 KeyBank State Theatre.
Musical improv
Imposters Theater presents 鈥�,鈥� a full-length production complete with piano accompaniment and improvised entirely from audience suggestions the night of performance. The content may include mature subject matter. It鈥檚 a different show every first Friday of the month at the Imposters Theater in Cleveland, and doors open at 7 p.m.
'Jersey Boys'
鈥溾�� brings the rags-to-riches story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons to Akron鈥檚 Weathervane Playhouse. The Tony-winning musical features live performances of the band鈥檚 chart-topping hits 鈥淐an鈥檛 Take My Eyes Off of You,鈥� 鈥淏ig Girls Don鈥檛 Cry鈥� and 鈥淪herry,鈥� running until March 30.
