WCLV Arts Calendar
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Akron Symphony
The last concert of the season will feature Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. The Orchestra will be joined by the Akron Symphony Chorus for the performance on Saturday evening, May 9th at Akron's E. J. Thomas Hall.
Apollo's Fire
Apollo鈥檚 Fire will hold its annual May 31st at The Tudor Arms Hotel in University Circle. Festivities start at 5pm. For more information, contact RRoberts@apollosfire.org.
Arts Renaissance Tremont
was founded by Chris Haff Paluck. The organization will honor her legacy by presenting a concert by ART alumni, including guitarist Jason Vieaux, The Cleveland Orchestra Bass Quartet, the Amici Quartet, and, welcoming to the ART family, Jason Yu, Assistant Principal Second Violin of The Cleveland Orchestra. The concert will take place at Tremont's Pilgrim Church on Sunday afternoon, May 17th.
Arts Renaissance Tremont (A.R.T.) is bringing together five world class and diverse jazz musicians for an experimental evening. Some of them have never met; none have them have ever performed together in public. They鈥檙e each writing a new piece for this event. These five pieces will be rehearsed and performed in front of a live audience for the first time. Five world premieres with a five jazz greats who鈥檝e never worked together?
Welcome to UnchARTed Territory!!
Addison Frei - piano
Todd Coolman - bass
TJ Reddick - drums
Omar Lateef - trumpet
Charlie Pillow - woodwind doubler
September 19th at 7:30pm at
Pilgrim United Congregational Church in
Tremont, Cleveland
Admission is free!
Beachwood Arts Council
The Beachwood Arts Council is presenting a bass quartet made up of four members from the bass section of The Cleveland Orchestra. The concert takes place at the Beachwood Community Center (Fairmount & Richmond) on May 10th at 2:00-3:00 pm. Admission is free and refreshments will be served following the program. No reservations required. All are welcome!
BlueWater Chamber Orchestra
The , led by Artistic Director Daniel Meyer, will conclude its 16th season on Saturday evening, May 2nd, at the Church of the Covenant in Cleveland. The concert is titled Rustic Reverie and will feature soprano Midori Marsh performing Joseph Canteloube鈥檚 Songs of the Auvergne. The program will also include Douglas Moore鈥檚 Farm Journal and Joseph Haydn鈥檚 Symphony No. 99. The concert will be repeated on Sunday afternoon, May 3rd, in the Morely Music Hall of Lake Erie College in Painesville. 440-781-6215
CityMusic Cleveland
CityMusic Cleveland's final concert series for this season runs May 14鈥�17th. This will feature Apollo's Fire's Jeannette Sorrell and guest artists Diana Cohen and Roman Rabinovich of ChamberFest Cleveland. There'll be of the program at four different locations across Greater Cleveland.
Cleveland Art Book Fair
will take place at 78th Street Studios on Saturday, October 24th.
Cleveland Ballet
Cleveland Ballet will present four performances of , May 15th through 17th at the Mimi Theater in Playhouse Square.
Cleveland Chamber Choir
Cleveland Chamber Choir will present a program of French Renaissance polyphony called , featuring music by Josquin des Prez, Cl茅ment Janequin, Guillaume Dufay and others. There will be two performances on Friday , May 8th at Trinity Cathedral in Downtown Cleveland and on May 9th, at First Lutheran Choir in Lorain.
Cleveland Chamber Music Society
The next program to be presented by the Cleveland Chamber Music Society will feature the Isadore Quartet and pianist Jeremy Denk in a program that will include the Brahms Piano 'Quintet as well as string quartets by Haydn and Ligeti. The concert will take place on Tuesday evening, May 19th, at the Cleveland Museum of Art's Gartner Auditorium.
Cleveland Cinematheque
Current offerings at the in the Peter B. Lewis Theater include new films include Mirrors No. 3, the latest by Christian Petzold, and Dry Leaf, the latest from Alexandre Koberidze. There will be new 4K restorations of and Michael Almereyda鈥檚 David Lynch-produced vampire film Nadja, and John Woo鈥檚 action classic The Killer. CIA & CWRU professor Steven Ciampaglia will introduce a 35mm print of The Last Starfighter.
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
On Friday evening, May 1st at the , the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra will perform Paul Ferguson鈥檚 arrangements of music heard at the Woodstock festival, including music by Santana, Sly Stone, Jimi Hendrix, and Credence Clear Water Revival. The CJO will be joined by vocalist Mary Bridget Davies who received a Tony nomination for her tribute to Janis Joplin.
Cleveland Museum of Art
is the Cleveland Museum of Art鈥檚 first exhibition to highlight its collection of prints and drawings by Native American artists. The exhibit highlights the unique histories and perspectives of Indigenous artists from several backgrounds and tribal affiliations, This free exhibition is on view through Sunday, June 7th, in the James and Hanna Bartlett Prints and Drawings Galleries.
The Cleveland Museum of Art鈥檚 Parade the Circle will return for its 34th year. This year鈥檚 theme, Momentum, is inspired by the special exhibition , on view at the CMA through November 8th.
The Cleveland Museum of Art鈥檚 15th annual celebration will take place on Saturday evening, June 20th, from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Dobama Theater
Dobama Theatre will present by Pulitzer Prize-winner Martyna Majok, directed by Nathan Motta, through May 17.
Great Lakes Theater
Next up for is Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson - Apartment 2B, a madcap mystery romp by Kate Hamill. It's playing in the Hanna Theater through May 10th.
Harmonia Ensemble
Cleveland's Harmonia Ensemble will be joined by the Pittsburgh-based Gypsy Stringz and special guest cimbalom player Alex Udvary to present a and Dance on Saturday evening, May 2nd, at the Slovenian National Home.
Lorain County Community College
At Lorain County Community College, you can see , written by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt from April 30th through May 3 at Stocker Arts Center in the Cirigliano Studio Theatre. There'll also be a special preview performance held April 29th. 440-366-4040
Nightlight Cinema
is a non-profit arthouse cinema, located in Downtown Akron. Current screenings include the documentary The Shepherd and the Bear, Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Chime and The Serpent's Path, Exit 8 and the comedy Fantasy Life.
North Pointe Ballet
Lorain County's will celebrate its tenth anniversary by presenting four performances of Cinderella at the Lorain Palace Theater May 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
Ohio Goes to the Movies
is a statewide celebration of Ohioans in front of and behind the camera, featuring two hundred and fifty days of Ohio movies. It's a signature event of America Two Fifty.
Ohio Light Opera
The Box Office is now open for Ohio Light Opera's new season. The Lyric Theatre Festival opens on June 13th with My Fair Lady and will also include Damn Yankees, The Boys from Syracuse, The Merry Widow, The Red Mill and The Yeomen of the Guard. The season will run through August 2nd. 330-263-2345.
Parma Symphony Orchestra
The Parma Symphony Orchestra presents its final concert on May 3, at Valley Forge High School auditorium. Hristo Popov performs Aram Khachaturian's Violin Concerto, and there's also music by George Gershwin and Ferdi Grofe. Information at parmasymphony.org
Rabbit Run Theater
in Madison is presenting the following productions:
Mark Hollman's Urinetown, the Musical. Winner of three Tony Awards. It runs May 22nd through June 13th.
鈥淪tepping Out", a comedy by Richard Harris about a group of amateur dancers. It runs June 19th through July 3rd.
Cole Porter's Tony Award-winning musical, "Kiss Me Kate". Centering on the on and off relationship between the leading man and former wife. It runs July 17th through August 8th.
"The World Goes Round".
A showcase of songwriting team Kander and Ebb in the musical revue. It runs August 14th through August 29th.
Resonance Project
The final concert of the season presented by is called Lullabies and Laments, featuring CLE Concierto performing music by early female composers Barbara Strozzi, Merula, Antonia Bembo, and Isabella Leonarda, as well as a number of their male contemporaries. That performance will take place on Friday evening, May 8th at Forest Hill Church.
Rocky River Chamber Music Society
The Rocky River Chamber Music Society presents baritone Edward Vogel and pianist Jenny Parker performing A Palace in the Wild: Journeys in British Art Song, including songs by Britten, Vaughn Williams, and more. Edward Vogel and Jenny Parker, Monday May 11th, 7:30 pm at West Shore Unitarian Church on Hilliard Boulevard in Rocky River. All are welcome. Information at Rocky River Chamber Music dot org.
Shaw Festival
The l at Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada will get underway with Sleuth and Funny Girl among the many theatrical presentations running through October.
The Show
is a new play by local playwright S. Joshua Mendel. It's a comedy/drama that paints a picture of life in an anachronistic health food store. Performances run May 29th through June 7th at The Cultural Arts Center at Disciples Christian Church on Mayfield Road in Cleveland Heights.
Singers' Club
The 's May concert, "And All Nature Did Sing!" will celebrate the natural world, with music inspired by environmental aspects. Performances will take place on Saturday evening, May 16th at West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church in Rocky River and on Sunday, May 17th at Lakeland Community College.
South Newbury Union Chapel
The South Newbury Union Chapel Presents a free afternoon program entitled Union Chapel in Art, Poetry and Song Saturday May 2, at the Claridon Township Town Hall. The doors open at 4 and the program at 4:30.
The program includes the local gospel quartet Spirit Bound singing songs about Geauga County, such as WHEN IT鈥橲 SPRINGTIME IN GEAUGA and CHARDON : MAPLE SUGAR CENTER OF THE WORLD. There will also be readings of poetry about Geauga County along with history of the Chapel.
Trinity Lutheran Church
The Wednesday Noontime Music Near the Market continues at . On Wednesdays May 6th and 13th, Florence Mustric plays 鈥淧aris, City of Music,鈥� featuring such composers as Franck, Widor and Dupre, who worked in Paris.
Valley Art Center
presents Art by the Falls, a fine art and contemporary craft festival at the Polo Fields in Chagrin Falls. Featuring more than 170 booths with artists from around the country. It's Saturday June 6th and Sunday June 7th.
Weathervane Playhouse
At Akron's , you can see the classic comedy Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesserling April 30th through May 24th.