November 21, 2008

ART - MUSEUMS

Akron Art Museum. 1 S. High St. 330-376-9185 or www.akronartmuseum.org. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday (until 9 p.m. Thursday). $7; $5, those 65 and older and students (with valid ID); free, children ages 12 and younger. Exhibit: "John Heartfield vs. Nazi Germany." Through Sunday, Nov. 30. Exhibit: "Unveiled: Recent Acquisitions >From the Museum's Collection." Through Sunday, Nov. 30. Exhibit: "Toying With Imagination: A Plastic Camera Exhibition." Through Sunday, Jan. 11.
Allen Memorial Art Museum. 87 N. Main St., Oberlin. 440-775-8665 or www.oberlin.edu/allenart. A strong permanent collection makes the Allen well worth a trip to Lorain County. The Weltzheimer/Johnson House (a Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian House, 1948-50) is open the first and third Sundays of the month, from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $5. Maps available at the museum. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. Exhibit: "Modern and Contemporary Art." Through May 31, 2009. Exhibit: "Aux Barricades! French Protest Posters from May 1968." Through Tuesday, Dec. 23. Free.
Cleveland Museum of Art. 11150 East Blvd. 216-421-7340 or www.clevelandart.org. The first group of renovated galleries recently reopened. Registration required for gallery talks and lectures. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday (until 9 p.m. Wednesday and Friday). Closed major holidays. Traveling Exhibit: "Artistic Luxury: Faberge, Tiffany, Lalique." Through Sunday, Jan. 18. Exhibition tickets required.
Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland. 8501 Carnegie Ave. 216-421-8671 or www.mocacleveland.org. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday (until 8 p.m. Wednesday). $4, $3 senior citizens and students with ID (free on Friday). The Cleveland Play House provides secure parking for $7.50. Exhibit: "Sheila Pree Bright: Suburbia." Photographs of suburban homes of affluent African-Americans around Atlanta. Through Sunday, Dec. 28. Exhibit: "Jorge Pardo: House." Pardo presents 60 key works of art around the concept of the home. Through Sunday, Dec. 28. Event: "Get Out and Get to MOCA: Artscape." Cleveland's hippest holiday shopping experience, featuring works by 50 artisans from across the country. 4:30-9 p.m. today; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. $5 for non-members today (MOCA members free); free for everyone Saturday.

ART - GALLERIES

BAYarts. Cleveland Metroparks-Huntington Reservation, 28795 Lake Road, Bay Village. 440-871-6543 or www.baycrafters.com. Holiday hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Monday; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Holiday Open House. Meet the Artists: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Through Wednesday, Dec. 24.
Bedford Commons. Nature Stone Showroom, 15 N. Park St. 440-735-6537 or www.bedfordoh.gov. Silvia Heller, paintings. Meet the Artist: 6-9 p.m. Wednesday. Entertainment by folk guitarists Dan & Friends; and jazz pianist Marshall Griffith.
Bonfoey Gallery. 1710 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. 216-621-0178 or www.bonfoey.com. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday. "Counting Water." New works by Stephen Pentak. Opening reception: 5-7:30 p.m. today. Through Saturday, Jan. 3.
Cleveland Artists Foundation. Beck Center for the Arts' Virginia Foley Gallery, 17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood. 216-227-9507 or www.clevelandartists.org. 1-8 p.m. today and Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. "Cleveland Collects." Favorite regional artwork from members' personal collections. Opens: today. Through Friday, Jan. 2.
Dick Kleinman Fine Art Gallery. Eton Chagrin Boulevard, 286990 Chagrin Blvd., Woodmere. 216-464-8989 or www.dkfineart.com. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday (until 8 p.m. Thursday); 1-5 p.m. Sunday. "Paint Out Loud." New works by Neal Hamilton. Meet the Artist: 6-9 p.m. Saturday. Through Friday, Dec. 12.
FAVA (Firelands Association for the Visual Arts). New Union Center for the Arts, 39 S. Main St., Oberlin. 440-774-7158 or www.favagallery.org. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. The 29th annual Members' Holiday Show. Opening reception: 2-4 p.m. Sunday. Through Friday, Dec. 19. The gallery will be closed Nov. 27 and 28.
John Rehner Fine Art and Framing. 16108 Detroit Ave., Lakewood. 216-227-2790 or www.johnrehner.com. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday. "The Cleveland Collection." Gary Burnett, photography. Opening reception: 6-9 p.m. today. Through Saturday, Dec, 27.
Local Girl Gallery. 16106 Detroit Ave., Lakewood. 216-228-1802 or www.localgirlgallery.com. Noon-6 p.m. Friday, Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. "Talking Points." Tom Kochheiser, paintings; Leslie Moore, hand-painted wooden bowls and serving sets; and Linda Goik, mixed media. Opening reception: 6-9 p.m. today. Through Friday, Dec. 19.
Ursuline College. Florence O'Donnell Wasmer Gallery, 2550 Lander Road, Pepper Pike. 440-646-8142 or www.ursuline.edu/wasmer. Noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sunday. Art Therapy Invitational: "Healing Expressions and Innovations," recycled art, altered art, assemblage and collage. Artists' reception: 4-7 p.m. today. Through Sunday, Dec. 21.
William Busta Gallery. 2731 Prospect Ave., Cleveland. 216-298-9071 or williambustagallery.com. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. The gallery will be closed Dec. 24 and 25. "Tableau." Kate Budd, carved wax sculptures. Opening reception: 5-9 p.m. today. Through Saturday, Dec. 27.

BOOKS - AUTHORS

Barnes & Noble. Eton Chagrin Boulevard, 28801 Chagrin Blvd., Woodmere. 216-765-7520 or www.barnesandnoble.com. Book signing: Michael Scharf, "Enemy of the State: The Trial and Execution of Saddam Hussein." 2 p.m. Sunday.
Borders Books & Music. Promenade of Westlake, 30121 Detroit Road, Westlake. 440-892-7667 or www.bordersstores.com. Book signing: Chuck Schodowski, "Big Chuck." 7-8 p.m. today.
Borders Books & Music. The Shops at Fairlawn, 3737 W. Market St., Fairlawn. 330-666-7568 or www.bordersstores.com. Book signing: Chuck Schodowski, "Big Chuck." 2-3 p.m. Saturday.
Borders Books & Music. The Strip, 6751 Strip Ave., North Canton. 330-494-4776 or www.bordersstores.com. Book signing: Peter Chakerian, "The Browns Fans Tailgating Guide."
Borders Express. Chapel Hill Mall, 2000 Brittain Road, Cuyahoga Falls. 330-633-2538 or www.bordersstores.com. Book signing: Robert Spirko, "The Palestine Conspiracy." Noon-3 p.m. Saturday.
Joseph-Beth Booksellers. Legacy Village, 24519 Cedar Road, Lyndhurst. 216-691-7000 or www.josephbeth.com. Event: Help Save Superman House. A fund-raising effort to save the house in Cleveland where Superman was created. 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Book Signing: Food Network star Sandra Lee, "Semi-Homemade Money Saving Meals," "Semi-Homemade Fast Fix Family Favorites" and "Semi-Homemade Desserts 2." 2 and 7 p.m. Monday. Free, but line tickets are required for this signing.
Lakewood Public Library. 15425 Detroit Ave. 216-226-8275 or www.lkwdpl.org. Book Sale. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.
Learned Owl Book Shop. 204 N. Main St., Hudson. 330-653-2252 or www.learnedowl.com. Book signing: Helen Wallace, "Shimming the Glass House." Wallace is the winner of the 2007 Richard Snyder Prize. 6:30-8 p.m. today. Book signing: Nancy Phillips, "God's Blessings at Farm Creek Pond." 1-3 p.m. Saturday.
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage. 2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood. 216-593-0575 or www.maltzjewishmuseum.org. Event: Free Comic Book Grading. Bring in your old comic books (for best results, bring in books published before 1975) for evaluation by John Dudas, owner of the Carol & John's Comic Shop. Noon-3 p.m. Sunday. Free with museum admission.
Waldenbooks. Westfield Shoppingtown Southpark, 716 Southpark Center, Strongsville. 440-846-8890. Book signing: James Renner, "The Serial Killer's Apprentice." 2-3 p.m. Saturday.

DANCE

Case Western Reserve University. Mather Dance Center, 11201 Bellflower Road, Cleveland. 216-368-6262 or dance.case.edu. Mather Dance series: MaDaCol (Mather Dance Collective) Fall Semester. 8 p.m. today; 7 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday. $4.
Kent State University. School of Music & Speech Building's E. Turner Stump Theatre, Horning Drive and Main Street. 330-672-2497 or www.theatre.kent.edu. "Dance '08: Excellence in Motion." An evening of original modern dance and jazz choreography performed by dance majors and minors. 8 p.m. today-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $16 adults, $12 senior citizens, $8 students with ID.
University of Akron Dance Company. Kolbe Hall's Paul A. Daum Theatre, 328 Buchtel Common 330-972-7895 or www.uakron.edu/dtaa. "Fall Dance Concert 2008." Works by four faculty members: Nick Carlisle, Kimberly Lawver, Tom Smith, Cydney Spohn; and one student choreographer. 8 p.m. today-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $6-$12.

MUSIC - ORCHESTRAL, OPERA

Akron Symphony Orchestra. E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, 198 Hill St. 330-535-8131 or www.akronsymphony.org. Classic 7 series: "Mozart Times Two." Christopher Wilkins, conductor; Orion Weiss and Anna Polonsky, duo pianists. Works by Mozart, Zemlinsky and Strauss. 8 p.m. Saturday. $20-$40.
Cleveland Cinemas' Cedar Lee Theatre. 2163 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights. 440-564-2030 or www.clevelandcinemas.com. Europe's Grand Opera: Charles Gounod's "Romeo et Juliette." Performed at Salzburg Festival. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Repeats 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30. $20.
Cleveland Orchestra. Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Ave. 216-231-1111 or www.clevelandorchestra.com. Concert previews are presented in Reinberger Chamber Hall one hour before each concert. Concert: Herbert Blomstedt, conductor. Bruckner's "Symphony No. 8." 8 p.m. today-Saturday. $31-$87.
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra. Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Ave. 216-231-1111 or www.clevelandorchestra.com. Concert: Jayce Ogren, conductor. Works by Brahms, Dvorak and Prokofiev. 3 p.m. Sunday. $12.
Heights Chamber Orchestra. Judson Manor, 1890 East 107th St., Cleveland. www.heightschamberorchestra.org. Concert: Anthony Addison, conductor. Works by Ireland and Gounod; plus Elizabethan Madrigals by Bennet, Gibbons and Morley arranged by Anthony Addison for instruments. 4 p.m. Sunday. Offering.
Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD. www.fathomevents.com. The Metropolitan Opera (Live in HD) series: Berlioz's "La Damnation de Faust." James Levine, conductor; with Marcello Giordani, Susan Graham and John Relyea. Shown simultaneously at the following locations. Cinemark Strongsville. Westfield SouthPark, Ohio 82 and Howe Road. 1 p.m. Saturday. $16-$24. Cinemark Valley View. 6001 Canal Road. 1 p.m. Saturday. $16-$24. Regal Crocker Park Stadium 16. 30147 Detroit Road, Westlake. 1 p.m. Saturday. $15-$22. Regal Montrose Movies Stadium 12. 4020 Medina Road, Akron. 1 p.m. Saturday. $15-$22. Regal Severance Town Center Stadium 14. 3492 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights. 1 p.m. Saturday. $15-$22.
Oberlin Opera Theater. Hall Auditorium, 67 N. Main St. 440-775-8169 or www.oberlin.edu. Concert: Jules Massenet's "Cendrillon (Cinderella)." Carol I. Crawford, conductor. 8 p.m. today-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $12, general admission; $8, senior citizens; $5, students. All tickets are $3 more when purchased at the door.
Solon Philharmonic Orchestra. Solon Center for the Arts, 6315 SOM Center Road 440-337-1400 or www.solonarts.org. Concert: Greg Bassett, conductor. Works by Stauss, Kodaly and Dvorak. Reception in the Gallery following the concert. 3 p.m. Sunday. $8-$10.

MUSIC - RECITALS, COMMUNITY CONCERTS

Ashtabula Arts Center. 2928 West 13th St. 440-964-3396 or www.ashartscenter.org. Concert: The Good Life Singers' "Christmas at the Movies." 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $7-$8.
Baldwin-Wallace College. Kulas Musical Arts Building's Gamble Auditorium, 96 Front St., Berea. 440-572-2048. Concert: B-W Percussion Ensemble. Josh Ryan, conductor. Works by Levitan, Harrison and Michael Burritt's "Doomsday Machine." 8 p.m. Sunday. Free.
Cassidy Theatre. 6200 Pearl Road, Parma Heights. 440-842-4600 or www.cassidytheatre.com. Concert: The Prayer Warriors' Holiday Concert. 8 p.m. today. $10-$12.
Christ Episcopal Church. 3445 Warrensville Center Road, Shaker Heights. 216-991-3432 or www.cometochristchurch.org. Concerts at the Crossroads series: JR Fralick, tenor; Amy Christina Hall, soprano; Nathan Carterette, piano. Final concert in Robert Schumann's four narrative song cycles. Reception to follow. 4:30 p.m. Saturday. $10.
Church of the Covenant. 11205 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. 216-421-0482 or www.covenantweb.org. Concert: Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music's College Choir. Dirk Garner, director. Works by Durufle. 7:30 p.m. Monday. Free.
Church of the Gesu. 2470 Miramar Road, University Heights. 216-932-0617 or www.gesu.com. Concert: Cantores Cleveland. "November Feasts: Works for the Roman Catholic Feasts days of All Saints and All Souls," featuring works by Tye, Bodgan, Bruckner, Purcell, Byrd, Palestrina, Witt and Andrew Lloyd Webber. 3 p.m. Sunday. Free.
Cleveland Institute of Music. 11021 East Blvd. 216-791-5000 or www.cim.edu. Most events free unless indicated. Seating passes will be distributed in lobby 30 minutes before the concert. Concert: CIM Orchestra. Jayce Ogren, guest conductor; Olga Gorelik, piano (Kulas Hall). 8 p.m. today. New Music series: CIM New Music Ensemble. Keith Fitch, director (Mixon Hall). 4 p.m. Sunday. Concert: CIM Percussion Ensemble. Paul Yancich, director (Mixon Hall). 8 p.m. Monday.
Cleveland Metroparks Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation. CanalWay Center, off East 49th Street (entrance between Grant Avenue and Canal Road), Cuyahoga Heights. 216-206-1000. CanalWay Coffeehouse Concert: Slipstream. 7:30 p.m. today. Free. CanalWay Acoustic Players Circle: "Hard Times." Bring your favorite blues songs. 1-3 p.m. Saturday. Free.
Cleveland State University. Music and Communication Building, 2001 Euclid Ave. 216-687-5018. Lecture: Cleveland Contemporary Players presents composer Caroline Mallonee (Walden School for Young Composers, Dublin, N.H.) in Room 311. 4 p.m. Monday. Free. Concert: CSU Percussion Ensemble. Matthew Bassett, director; Alison Shaw, guest artist (Waetjen Auditorium). 7:30 p.m. Monday. Free. Concert: CSU Orchestra. Victor Liva, conductor. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Free.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Happy Days Visitor Center, 500 W. Streetsboro Road (Ohio 303), one mile west of Ohio 8, Peninsula. 330-657-2909 or www.cvnpa.org. Concert: Eric Noden and Ann & Phil Case. 8 p.m. Saturday. Presented by Mountain Rose. Details: go to www.mountainroseconcerts.org. $12-$15, adults; $7:50, children ages 3-12.
Epworth-Euclid United Methodist Church. 1919 East 107th St., Cleveland. 216-421-1200 or www.epworth-euclid.org. Concert: Cleveland Messiah Chorus. Virginia W. Mast, conductor; Chritopher Toth, organist and assistant director. 4 p.m. Sunday. Offering.
First Unitarian Church of Cleveland. 21600 Shaker Blvd., Shaker Heights. 216-751-2320 or www.firstunitariancleveland.org. Concert: Cantores Cleveland. "La Bella Musica: Singing the Italian Renaissance." 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Free.
Grace Tabernacle Baptist Church. 5020 Mayfield Road, Lyndhurst. 216-691-1580. Concert: "A Harvest Celebration," featuring Olivet Male Chorus and Earl Smith. 4 p.m. Sunday. Free.
Hiram College. Hayden Auditorium, Ohio 700 and 82 330-569-5294. Hiram College Choral Concert: Hiram College Choir, Hiram Men'ss Chorus and Hiram Women's Choral. 7:30 p.m. today. Free.
Lakeland Community College. Performing Arts Center, Interstate 90 and Ohio 306, Kirtland. 440-525-7526 or lakelandcc.edu. Concert: "An Afternoon of Jazz," featuring Lakeland Civic Jazz Orchestra and the Lakeland Jazz Impact. 4 p.m. Sunday. $2-$7.
Lee Memorial African Methodist Episcopal. 10512 Bryant Ave., Cleveland. 216-752-4446. Concert: William C. Bacon Concert Choir annual Benevolent Concert for the Salvation Army. 6 p.m. Monday. Offering and nonperishable canned goods.
Medina County Arts Council. County Administration Building's Broadway Hall, 144 N. Broadway St. 330-725-6443 or 330-722-5502. Concert: "The fourth annual Spotlight Showcase," featuring vocalists, instrumentalists and dancers from Medina County. Master of Ceremony: Scott Sabol from Fox Channel 8. 8 p.m. today. $12 adults, $6 children ages 12 and under.
Mega Church. 3170 Scranton Road, Cleveland. 216-741-0047. Concert: "I Made It! A Night of Thanksgiving and Praise," featuring the Voices of Mega Choir, Rhythmic Sounds of Mega Band, and the Mega Women's Dance Ministry. 6-8 p.m. Sunday. Free.
Messiah Lutheran Church. 21485 Lorain Road, Fairview Park. 440-331-2405 or www.messiahfp.org. Music for Tuesdays series: "Krebs Trio Sonatas," featuring Mary Beth Ions, violin; Sean Gabriel, flute; and David Gooding, piano. 12:10 p.m. Tuesday. Bring a brownbag lunch. Coffee, tea and cookies provided. Offering.
Singing Angels. Allen Theatre, PlayhouseSquare, Cleveland. 216-241-6000 or www.playhousesquare.org or www.singingangels.org. Concert: "Holiday Spectacular." 3 p.m. Sunday. $6.25-$35.
St. Ignatius of Antioch Roman Catholic Church. 10205 Lorain Ave., Cleveland. 216-251-02300 or www.stignatiusofantioch-school.org. Musical Arts series: "Evening Prayer," featuring the Schola Cantorium of Xavier University (Cincinnati). Scot Buzza, conductor; Jeffery Moellman, organ. Choral Evening Prayer for the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, including choral works by Lajos Bardos, Christensen, Josquin, Moses Hogan, Gerald Near, Urmas Sisask, Vivaldi and Julian Wachner. 7:30 p.m. today. Offering.
Trinity Cathedral. 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. 216-771-3630 or www.mandpa.org. Brownbag Concert: Trinity Chamber Orchestra. Works by Dvorak. 12:10 p.m. Wednesday. Free. Bring a brownbag lunch or buy a meal for $5 available at 11:45 a.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church. Lorain Avenue at West 30 Street (2031 West 30th Street), Cleveland. Brownbag Concert: Robert Myers, organ. "Luther Wrote the Tunes," featuring music by Zachow, Kittel, Hanff and others. 12:15 p.m. Wednesday.
University of Akron. Guzzetta Hall, 157 University Ave. 330-972-7590 or www.uakron.edu/music. Concert: UA Jazz Combos. 8 p.m. Monday. Free. Concert: UA Percussion Ensemble. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Free.

THEATER - PROFESSIONAL

The Bang and the Clatter's A Shot Rings Out Theatre Company. 29 N. High St. (enter behind Mocha Maiden & Crave Restaurant on East Market Street), Akron. 330-606-5317 or www.bnctheatre.com. Neil LaBute's "A Dark Dark House." 8 p.m. today-Saturday and Wednesday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Saturday, Dec. 20. Thursday performances begin 8 p.m. Dec. 4. $15. Students and seniors have pay-as-you-can option.
The Bang and the Clatter's Sometimes in the Silence Theatre Company. 224 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. 330-606-5317 or www.bnctheatre.com. Cliff Hershman's "International House of Hamburgers." 8 p.m. today-Saturday. $15. Students and seniors have pay-as-you-can option.
Beck Center for the Arts. 17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood. 216-521-2540 or www.beckcenter.org. Studio Theater: Alan Bennett's "Talking Heads 2." 8 p.m. today-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Through Sunday, Dec. 7. $28; $25, senior citizens; and $17 for students ages 22 and younger with ID. Rush tickets for students ages 22 and younger available for $10 30 minutes prior to curtain, based on availability.
Carousel Dinner Theatre. 1275 E. Waterloo Road, Akron. 1-800-362-4100 or www.carouseldinnertheatre.com. $49-$58, dinner/show; $37-$43, show only. Open for lunch and dinner two hours before curtain time (Friday and Saturday evenings two and a half hours before curtain). "All Shook Up, The Music of Elvis." 8:30 p.m. today; 2 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday; 5 p.m. Sunday; 8 p.m. Tuesday; 2 and 8 p.m. Wednesday; 3 p.m. Thursday. Through Saturday, Jan. 3.
Cleveland Play House. 8500 Euclid Ave. 216-795-7000 or www.clevelandplayhouse.com. Drury Theatre: Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun." 8 p.m. today and Wednesday; 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Tuesday. Through Sunday, Nov. 30. $43 and up.
Convergence-Continuum. The Liminis. 2438 Scranton Road, Cleveland. 216-687-0074 or www.convergence-continuum.org. Tom Hayes' "Lord of the Burgeoning Lumber." 8 p.m. today-Saturday. Through Saturday, Dec. 20. Thursday performances resume 8 p.m. Dec. 4. $12-$15.
Ensemble Theatre. Cleveland Play House's Brooks Theatre, 8500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. 216-321-2930 or www.ensemble-theatre.com. Beth Henley's "The Lucky Spot." 8 p.m. today-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Through Sunday, Dec. 7. $22-$24 adults; $2 discount for senior citizens; $12 students with ID.
Karamu Performing Arts Theatre. 2355 East 89th St., Cleveland. 216-795-7077 or www.karamu.com. Arena Theatre: William A. Parker's "Waitin' 2 End Hell." 8 p.m. today; 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. $25.
PlayhouseSquare. 14th Street Theatre: 2037 East 14th St., Cleveland. 216-348-5265 or www.playhousesquarepartners.com. Robert Dubac's "Male Intellect: The 2nd Coming." 8 p.m. today; 5 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. $10-$35.50. Idea Center: Westfield Insurance Studio Theatre, 1375 Euclid Ave. 216-348-5258 or www.playhousesquare.org. "Cabaret 101." Eight adults (David Balliet, Brian Crowley, Amy DeAngelis, Cherie Dillon, Mary Faktor, Alicia Fogal, Mike Kekic and Jenna Messina) perform a 10-minute set from their eight-week program to improve their singing and performance skills. 7:30 p.m. Monday. $5. Palace Theatre: 1519 Euclid Ave. 216-241-6000 or www.playhousesquare.org. "Legally Blonde." 7:30 p.m. today; 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. $10-$70.
Unknown Theatre Co. The Powerhouse Pub, 2000 Sycamore St., Cleveland. 1-877-548-3237 or www.justkillingtimeinvegas.com. "Just Killing Time in Vegas." Murder mystery comedy with buffet dining. 7:30 p.m. today. Through Friday, Dec. 26. $38.50.

THEATER - COMMUNITY

Aurora Community Theatre. 115 E. Pioneer Trail 330-562-1818 or www.auroracommunitytheatre.com. Michael Frayn's "Noises Off." 8 p.m. today-Saturday. $10-$15.
Baldwin-Wallace College. Kleist Center for the Arts & Drama, 95 E. Bagley Road, Berea. 440-826-2240. Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown's "Parade." 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. $10-$15.
Brecksville Little Theatre. Brecksville Old Town Hall, Ohio 21 and 82. 440-526-4477 or www.brecksvillelittletheatre.org. "Play On." 8 p.m. today-Saturday. $10.
Broadview Heights Spotlights Theater. Country Lakes Party Center, 8626 Broadview Road, Broadveiw Heights. 440-526-0216. Dinner Theater: "Pump Boys and Dinettes." 6:30 p.m. today-Saturday; 1:30 p.m. Sunday. $43 evenings, $39 matinee; includes appetizers, dinner, dessert, show and cash bar. Prepaid reservation required.
Case Western Reserve University. Eldred Theater, 2070 Adelbert Road, Cleveland. 216-368-6262 or www.case.edu/artsci/thtr. Beth Henley's "Crimes of the Heart." 8 p.m. today-Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday. $5-$10.
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre. 40 River St., Chagrin Falls. 440-247-8955 or www.cvlt.org. "The Wizard of Oz." 8 p.m. today-Saturday. Through Friday, Dec. 19. Two Sunday matinees: 2 p.m. Nov. 30 and Dec. 7. $12-$16.
Clague Playhouse. 1371 Clague Road, Westlake. 440-331-0403 or www.clagueplayhouse.org. Mike Craver and Mark Hardwick's "Radio Gals." 8 p.m. today-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Sunday, Dec. 7. Thursday performance resume 8 p.m. Dec. 4. $11-$13. Sold out performance: Saturday, Dec. 6.
Cleveland State University. Factory Theatre, East 24th Street and Chester Avenue. 216-687-2109. Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House." 8 p.m. today-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $5-$10.
Cuyahoga Community College. Western Campus, 11000 Pleasant Valley Road, Parma. 216-987-5536. Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield's "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged." 8 p.m. today-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $8-$10.
Garfield Heights Little Theatre. Garfield Heights High School's Studio Theatre, 4900 Turney Road. 216-581-7554 or www.ghlt.org. "Smokey Joe's Cafe: Songs From Leiber and Stoller." 8 p.m. today-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. $8-$12.
Gates Mills Players. Gates Mills Community House, 1460 Chagrin River Road (one mile south of Mayfield Road) 440-423-3242. George S. Kaufman & Morrie Ryskind's "Of Thee I Sing." 8 p.m. today-Saturday. Wine, cheese and corn muffins after the show tonight. $8.
Hudson Players. Barlow Community Center, 41 S. Oviatt St. 330-655-8522 or www.hudsonplayers.com. Rupert Holmes' "Accomplice." 8 p.m. today-Saturday. $12.
Independence Community Theater. Old Town Hall, 6652 Brecksville Road (Ohio 21), 216-447-0443. Sam and Bella Spewack's "My Three Angels." 8 p.m. today-Saturday. $10.
Lake Erie College. C.K. Rickel Theater, 391 W. Washington St., Painesville. 440-375-7450 or www.lec.edu. "One Acts by Beckett." Features four one-act plays by Samuel Beckett: "Catastrophe," "Come and Go," "What Where" and "Breath." 8 p.m. today; 2 p.m. Saturday. $5.
Legacy in Education. Bucci's J. Bella Restaurant, 12201 Pearl Road, Strongsville. 440-846-0973. Murder Mystery Dinner Show: "The third annual Fundraiser fof Legacy in Education." Script written by Jonathan Wilhelm for a non-profit organization supporting music and arts education for children in Northeast Ohio. 7:30 p.m. today. $40.
Medina County Show Biz Company. Williams-on-the-Lake, 787 Lafayette Road 330-722-6766 or www.medinacountytheater.com. Larry Shue's "The Nerd." Dinner shows: 6:30 p.m. today, Saturday and Saturday, Nov. 29. Nondinner shows: 2 p.m. Sunday and 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28. Call for prices.
Stow Players. Silver Springs Park's Heritage Barn, 5328 Young Road, 330-655-6051 or www.stowplayers.org. "The House of Blue Leaves." 8 p.m. today-Saturday. $10-$12.
Strongsville Community Theatre. Strongsville High School's Little Theater, 20025 Lunn Road 440-954-4634. Jerry Herman's "Jerry's Girls." 8 p.m. today-Saturday. $10-$12.
TrueNorth at French Creek. Lorain County Metro Parks' French Creek Center, 4530 Colorado Ave. (Ohio 611), Sheffield Village. 440-949-5200 or www.tncarts.org. Stephen Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant and James Taylor's "Working." 7:30 p.m. today-Sunday. $10.
Workshop Players Theatre-in-the-Round. 44820 Middle Ridge Road, Amherst. 440-988-5613 or www.workshopplayers.com. Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten's "Christmas Belles." 8 p.m. today-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Through Sunday, Dec. 14. $12.

AUDITIONS
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