Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Yasmina Reza’s play of unmannerly suburban manners was a 2009 hit on Broadway, and is apparently a smash in Cleveland Heights, too.
God of Carnage is doing so well at Dobama Theatre that the performances have been extended through May 20. The additional shows are: Thursday, May 17, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 18, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, May 19, 8:00 p.m. Sunday, May 20, 2:30 p.m. The theater will also host special events during the bonus weekend. For more information, visit Dobama's site and read the preview by Christine Howey below. Parents Act Out in God of Carnage, Opening at Dobama It’s embarrassing when your child hurts another classmate during a fight. That’s why the parents of both children usually come together to work things out. But when that happens in God of Carnage, the bad behavior is only beginning. The adults begin acting more and more like children and, with …
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Local band frontwoman runs rock classes at La Place in Beachwood
Nearly 100 kids ages 4 to 16 gather every week in the storefront Borders left last year in La Place to rock out to Adele, Kesha and other singers at Club Rock, the brainchild of Solon resident Avril Burg, lead singer in Run Avril Run. Girls and boys from all over the area, including Cleveland Heights, Beachwood, Twinsburg and Solon, learn about vocals, dancing and stage precence. At the end of the 10-week sessions, the class performs a rock show at The Boneyard in Mayfield Heights. Watch the video above to see more about Club Rock. Website: Club Rock Cleveland
Bassett, scholar in residence at the Cleveland Institute of Art, will discuss the ceramic pieces, including those made for the Cleveland Heights public schools at 7 p.m. at the Lee Road Library.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Comedians who are quick on their feet will perform at Big Dog Theater Friday.
Check back every Friday for Cheap Date: one weekend event or activity that won't break the bank. You don't have to pay a lot for laughs at Big Dog Theater. Big Dog's nine-person, in-house improv comedy troupe, Thunderlips and the Submissives, will deliver jokes and establish funny situations without rehearsal tonight for just 8 bucks. Watch how the improv group slowly builds on each moment and story and performs comedy quick on their feet. Where: 2781 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights When: 9 to 10:30 p.m. Friday Price: $8 cash only. Tickets can be bought at the door the day of the show and reserved online or by phone at 216-472-3636. Website: http://bigdogtheater.com/index.html
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Big Dog Theater
2781 Euclid Heights Blvd, Cleveland Heights, OH
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Friday, May 4, 2012
Share your memories and love of "Star Wars"
Happy Star Wars Day! Why is today Star Wars Day? Because of some delightful wordplay: "May the Fourth be with you." Star Wars has embedded itself in our common culture the way few movies do. Even people who aren't big fans of the movies know the Imperial March music means something wicked this way comes. Big cinnamon rolls can make one think of Princess Leia. Share your memories of that galaxy far, far away. Did you (or your parents) wait in line for hours to see the original? Did you and your friends turn broom handles or sticks into lightsabers and have your own epic battles? Or maybe it was using your bikes for landspeeder races. When you say, "I love you," does your spouse say, "I know?" If you've ever used Yoda-talk with someone, …
Kick off Jewish Heritage Month with activities, a musical performance and more
Check back every Friday for Cheap Date: one weekend event or activity that won't break the bank. Take the kids - or a date - to the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage this Sunday for a free afternoon of activities, live music and more. May is Jewish Heritage Month and the Maltz will kick it off with Family Day. Activities, including a scavenger hunts and art projects, begin at 11 a.m.; a live concert from Blue Lunch frontman Bob Frank, a family tour of Cleveland Jewish History and a costume photo shoot are scheduled throughout the afternoon. Where: Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday Price: Free! Website: Family Day at the Maltz
Lee Hirsch will stop by the Cleveland Heights theater this Saturday
Thursday, May 3, 2012
The Ohio Philharmonic Orchestra will perform concerts Friday and Saturday at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
A trip this weekend to the Ohio Philharmonic Orchestra's concert would seem like nothing more than an activity you'll tell friends about on Monday. The group's leadership says its presentation, "Grieg & Ravel," is a bit more than that. "If you haven't heard it before, you'll be taken on an adventure," Tiffany Laufer, creative director of the OPO, said of the show. "If you have, it will bring you back, probably, to some memories that you didn't realize you had." Conducted by Domenico Boyagian, the orchestra will perform the show twice — at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday, both at the Gartner Auditorium at The Cleveland Museum of Art. The program features suites that pay homage to popular works by Maurice Ravel and Edvard Grieg. Tiffany…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
11150 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The event will feature a panel that includes Joyce Brabner, Pekar's wife, and several people who worked on the graphic novel.
This article was originally published April 12. Before acclaimed American Splendor comic book creator Harvey Pekar died in 2010, the Cleveland Heights resident was writing a graphic novel about Cleveland. That book, Harvey Pekar's Cleveland, was shipped to Mac's Backs — Books on Coventry in April. And the bookstore and Big Dog Theater are joining forces to celebrate. A book release party is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday at Big Dog Theater, which is in the former Centrum Theater on Coventry. The free event will feature an informal panel of Joyce Brabner, Pekar's widow, Joseph Remnant, who illustrated Harvey Pekar's Cleveland, Josh Frankel, president of Zip Comics, which is co-publishing the book with Top Shelf Productions, and Jeff Newelt, editor …
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Big Dog Theater
2781 Euclid Heights Blvd, Cleveland Heights, OH
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Mac's Backs: Books On Coventry
1820 Coventry Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH
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Friday, April 27, 2012
See a movie, the way people did more than 100 years ago, Saturday at the Cleveland Cinematheque.
Check back every Friday for Cheap Date: one weekend event or activity that won't break the bank. The Cleveland Cinematheque is taking a step back in time this weekend. Before CGI and 3-D and well, sound and color, live music, sing-alongs and colorful slides accompanied silent films. Rick Altman has recreated the more than 100-year-old theaters, called "nickelodeons," with his movie and performance, The Living Nickelodeon. The University of Iowa cinema and comparative literature professor is presenting his work at the Cinematheque at 7 p.m. Saturday. Those movies back in the late 1800s and early 1900s were just a nickel. Saturday's show isn't quite as cheap, but it's not bad for a movie, live entertainment and a trip back in time. Where: …
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The Cleveland Cinematheque
11141 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH
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