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5 things to do in NEO: Kurentovanje parade, Orchid Rodeo and more

Group shot of people wearing furry wool costumes
Kathryn Zitko
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Cleveland Kurentovanje
The Kurenti, beloved creatures in Slovenian culture, emerge every year the week before Lent to chase away winter and usher in spring.

Show your love for arts and culture in Northeast Ohio this Valentine鈥檚 Day with a classic romcom in Akron, orchids at the Cleveland Botanical Garden or the 14th annual Kurentovanje Parade.

Cleveland Kurentovanje

Around a bonfire behind the Slovenian National Home, the Kurenti emerged in Cleveland last weekend. The mythical creatures, covered in wool accented with brightly colored ribbons and belts made of bells gathered for their annual dance to chase away winter and herald the coming of spring. If you missed it, the Kurenti appear again , stepping off at noon Saturday near the corner of St. Clair Avenue and E. 62nd Street. Festivities continue into the evening with live music, traditional Slovenian food, local artisans and activities for the kids.

Orchid Rodeo

Grab your Stetson and giddy on up to the , opening Saturday in University Circle. The Wild West meets refined beauty as you wander through lush garden landscapes dotted with cacti and other desert delights. Saddle up with your sweetie for filled with crafting, live music and after-hours access to wander the orchids in full bloom from 6:30-9:30 p.m. The rodeo rides off into the sunset April 5, so don鈥檛 delay, pardner.

Perfect match

Can a man and woman ever just be friends? Make a date with Harry Burns and Sally Albright this Valentine鈥檚 weekend. In honor of the late director Rob Reiner, is screening the 1989 romcom classic 鈥淲hen Harry Met Sally鈥 Friday, Saturday and Sunday night. Whether you鈥檙e seeing it for the first time or the hundredth time, it鈥檚 bound to leave you saying, 鈥淚鈥檒l have what she鈥檚 having.鈥

鈥楽trange Dream鈥

Speaking of silver screen icons, the Cyrus Custom Framing and Art Gallery in Canton is honoring another legendary filmmaker with visual art. includes works by more than 40 area artists, each inspired in their own way by the master of surrealist cinema. Don your 鈥淏lue Velvet鈥 and head down the 鈥淟ost Highway鈥 for the opening on Friday from 6-9 p.m. The art remains on view until April 10.

鈥楢rsenic鈥 in Ashtabula

Poor Mortimer Brewster doesn鈥檛 know what he鈥檚 in for when he pays a visit to his elderly aunts, Abby and Martha. The two spinsters have taken to murdering lonely old men and have developed quite a body count 鈥 a dozen to be exact 鈥 all buried in the cellar of their Brooklyn home. Their weapon of choice? Elderberry wine poisoned with arsenic. First performed on Broadway in 1941, 鈥淎rsenic and Old Lace鈥 Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee on Sunday, and continues through Feb. 22.

Jean-Marie Papoi is a digital producer for the arts & culture team at 精东影业.