Cleveland Events Calendar

RICHARD STOUT, director

The weekly comedy show hosted by Dave Flynt & Ramon Rivas II is starting off May with your favorite Cleveland ginger gal and mine, MARIA BORGIO! Performances by: -Jimmie Graham -Rodescu Hopkins -Anthony Savatt -Michael Ivy.  Tickets are $8 day of show or just $5 online thru www.grogshop.gs.   

Wishbone Ash is THE pioneering British twin-lead guitar band that influenced Thin Lizzy and others along with a crop of new, young guitar bands. You can hear echoes of their work in songs by such diverse artists as Steely Dan and Franz Ferdinand. Today, just as in 1969, Wishbone Ash features founding guitarist Andy Powell, whose name is often associated with the Gibson Flying V, which he has popularized over the years. The current lineup includes Finnish guitar slinger Muddy Manninen and the st... Visit Website

Baobab-Le Theatre Motus (Canada)- In this region of West Africa where a drought has been persisting for a very long time, stands a big ancient baobab tree. One day, the ancient baobab brings forth an egg and from this egg is born a little boy. The people in the village discover that he is the only one who can free the source of water. Then begins a quest during which only the courage of a child might change the history of the World. In this sunny environment where shade provides a soothing ... Visit Website

At the dawn of electricity, a remarkable treatment for "hysterical" men and women is taking place. Patients arrive troubled and depart delighted with the assistance of the doctor's "little helper." One of the most gifted and adventurous American playwrights to emerge in recent years, Sarah Ruhl offers an inspired new comedy about the mysteries of our inner lives. Content Advisory: For mature audiences.

Not The Flying Stupendas By Jill Levin, with Renee and Company Directed by Renee Schilling Tickets only $5 for kids 12 and under! A show for the whole family! The audience has been promised The Flying Stupendas, acrobats extraordinaire, but due to a terrible accident the performance has been cancelled. The cruel Madame Producer, adamantly refusing to refund the ticket sales, demands that her staff perform in place of the Stupendas. As the "performers" attempt magic shows, song and dan... Visit Website

April 14 - May 13 Tuesday - Saturday - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday - Noon - 5:00 pm Free with Garden admission cbgarden.org Some of Northeast Ohio's top interior designers bring their skills and creativity to the Garden this spring to showcase their botanically inspired home designs. More than a dozen home vignettes will be displayed throughout the Garden's main building, with each featuring inspiration from some element of plant lie. On weekends, special "Meet the Designer" sessions wi... Visit Website

Spring at the Garden April 14 - May 13 Tuesday - Saturday - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday - Noon - 5:00 pm Free with Garden admission cbgarden.org For three wondrous weeks, the Garden transforms into a sea of magnificent colors as 30,00-plus flower bulbs bloom in concert with the start of spring. You'll see tulips, daffodils, lilies, hyacinths and hydrangeas in artfully arranged arrays. Inspired by Dutch master painters, the Garden both inside and out will come alive with thousands of colorful blos... Visit Website

From: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM* Preview this class or come to ask questions*This is for all those who have been CERTIFIED in Thai Massage, whether it was through the Studio, Thailand, or any other school of Thai massage. Look for this practice around the 3rd Sunday's. Going our workshop and events page register, the practice is free, donations for the use of the space will be greatly appreciated. You will be free to come and go as you please, stay for an hour, stay for the whole time. Those that know ... Visit Website

Join the Cleveland Institute of Art as it celebrates one of Cleveland's most unique artists-in-residence programs during a final public event, The Cuba Project: Works in Residence. This is the last opportunity to view the work of Cuban artists, created during their seven-month residency at CIA. The exhibition runs through May 19.  

Rembrandt in America will be the first major exhibition to explore in depth the collecting of Rembrandt paintings in America. Consisting of approximately fifty works, the exhibition will bring together autograph paintings by Rembrandt as well as others thought to be by the artist when they entered American collections but whose attributions can no longer be maintained. The exhibition therefore also presents a survey of the long career of Rembrandt as a painter, including his studio and a broade... Visit Website

The Gallery at Old Stone is currently showing "Metamorphosis" a photography exhibit which runs through the end of May. This show focuses on the transformation of lives through the Transitional Housing, Inc. (THI) program in Cleveland. See the before and after of eight women's lives represented through photography and short descriptions of their positive metamorphosis. Regular Exhibit Hours: Monday-Friday, 9AM-4PM through May 31  

Come and enjoy the stunning objects in this exhibit which explores the influence of culture in the works of four young Hungarian/American artists: Krisztina Lazar, Janos Nadas, Peter Tabor and Krisztina Walter. All four artists grew up immersed in the greater Cleveland Magyar community, from Hungarian Scouts to Hungarian school, and as members of the Regos folk ensemble where their cultural expressions found further form in dance, song and various folk-art. Fluent in Hungarian, all four shar... Visit Website

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is proud to present a major exhibition devoted to a truly unique American rock and roll band, Grateful Dead: The Long, Strange Trip. The exhibit will open on Thursday, April 12, as a part of the 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Week events. "The Grateful Dead is a band that is identified with a remarkable era in American history, and, inasmuch as they embody that era, their work is timeless," says Jim Henke, Vice President of Exhi... Visit Website

45 min long with 15 min optional meditation for those who may only have a short amount of time to get away! Making it easier on your health and wellness.  

Collective works of John Adams, Clare Murray Adams, and Susan McClelland. Includes works on paper, mixed media sculpture, and sculptural altered books. Gallery open Tuesdays-Saturdays 10am-4pm. Show runs March 30th through May 13th.  

Come experience the Geauga County countryside in a buggy! Through the woods and the fields and then on the back-road for a true Amish experience. Our buggy's are authentic and driven by their owners. Rides are 1/2 hour about three miles long. Ma & Pas Gift Shack 1-440-548-5521 remington@ohio.net. http://www.maandpas.com  

Sara Hume, Curator Ikat, batik, shibori, tie-dye, kasuri, adire, bandhani... Many different methods, one simple premise: creating patterns using dye. The exhibition is organized by technique in order to bring together examples from around the globe. While techniques vary widely, they rely on a few basic principles. The dye can be resisted using mechanical means by tying or clamping. Or the resist can be chemical, generally paste or wax. Resist techniques can be seen in the most expensive and t... Visit Website

It is said that one in every twenty homes in America has a work of Thomas Kinkade hanging on its walls. On Friday, the man who was known to the public as the "Painter of Light," died in his Los Gatos, CA home, of what appeared to be natural causes. He was 54. Kinkade was a favorite among art collectors. Locally, he visited Mentor, OH for events at Gallery One whose authorized Kinkade Signature Gallery on Route 615 attracts visitors from throughout the country. Kinkade leaves his wife, ... Visit Website

LA-based rock band Tom Kurlander & PaleBlueSound are currently on the Sugar Burn Sessions Tour in support of Tom's new release, Sugar Burn Sessions. The singer-songwriter (aka "TK") is known for his thoughtful, at times piercing lyrics, tied to strong melodies and catchy choruses. Sugar Burn Sessions is an album filled with exemplary musicianship and soaring guitar solos. The music is explosive at times, combining a driving arena rock sound with resonant storytelling and dynamic a... Visit Website

ELIZABETH CAMUS, director

Baobab-Le Theatre Motus (Canada)- In this region of West Africa where a drought has been persisting for a very long time, stands a big ancient baobab tree. One day, the ancient baobab brings forth an egg and from this egg is born a little boy. The people in the village discover that he is the only one who can free the source of water. Then begins a quest during which only the courage of a child might change the history of the World. In this sunny environment where shade provides a soothing ... Visit Website

Emilio and the Enchanted Cow - Marionetas de la Esquina (Mexico) - This is a story about a boy named Emilio who fears the changes that resulted from his parents' separation. He is faced with going to a new school, trying to make friends, and living in a new home without his father. Luckily, Emilio has a vivid imagination and an imaginary friend called Cow.

At the dawn of electricity, a remarkable treatment for "hysterical" men and women is taking place. Patients arrive troubled and depart delighted with the assistance of the doctor's "little helper." One of the most gifted and adventurous American playwrights to emerge in recent years, Sarah Ruhl offers an inspired new comedy about the mysteries of our inner lives. Content Advisory: For mature audiences.

Not The Flying Stupendas By Jill Levin, with Renee and Company Directed by Renee Schilling Tickets only $5 for kids 12 and under! A show for the whole family! The audience has been promised The Flying Stupendas, acrobats extraordinaire, but due to a terrible accident the performance has been cancelled. The cruel Madame Producer, adamantly refusing to refund the ticket sales, demands that her staff perform in place of the Stupendas. As the "performers" attempt magic shows, song and dan... Visit Website