Gold Over America Tour Watch Simone Biles and your favorite male and female gymnasts bring their talents to the stage. Enjoy choreographed routines that will have you on the edge of your seats. Tickets $35 and up. Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland. 7 p.m., Oct. 27. DETAILS Cleveland Pops Orchestra: Broadway’s Best Enjoy an evening featuring your favorite stage tunes from the hottest new shows to classics beloved by all generations. Tickets $37 and up. Mandel Concert Hall, Severance Music Center, Cleveland. 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25. DETAILS Taylor Tomlinson live Stand-up comedian brings her Save Me Tour to Playhouse Square this weekend. Tickets $49.75 and up. KeyBank State Theatre, 1519 Euclid, Ave., Cleveland. 7 p.m., Oct. 25 and 8 p.m., Oct. 26. DETAILS Cavs vs. Pistons Baseball may be done for the years but the NBA regular season is back. Head downtown as Cleveland hosts Detroit at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Tickets $34 and up. 1 Center Ct., Cleveland. 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25. DETAILS Browns vs. Ravens Cleveland’s conference rivals fly into town for an afternoon battle on the lake. Huntington Bank Field, 100 Alfred Lerner Way, Cleveland. 1 p.m., Oct. 27. DETAILS 'The Neil Diamond Musical: A Beautiful Noise' The musical follows the life of singer Neil Diamond - a kid from Brooklyn who became a chart-busting singer who has sold 120 million albums. C’mon, you know you are dying to sing along to “Sweet Caroline” – BAHAMP BAHMP BAHMP! This is the final weekend of the show. Tickets $30-125. Playhouse Square, Connor Palace, 1615 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25. 1:30 and 7:30 p.m., Oct. 26. 1 and 6:30 p.m., Oct. 27. DETAILS 'A Midsummer’s Night Dream' Shakespeare’s play blends mismatched love, mischievous fairies (of course) and theatrical blundering. Tickets: $20-$89. Playhouse Square, Hanna Theatre, 2067 E. 14th St., Cleveland. 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25. 1:30 p.m., Oct. 26. 3 p.m., Oct. 27. DETAILS Related: Great Lakes Theater looks to make Shakespeare cool again with ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ “Into the Woods” Great Lakes Theater opens its 63rd season with Stephen Sondheim’s enchanting musical, which flips the script on your favorite childhood fairy tales. Tickets start at $20. Through Nov. 10. Hanna Theatre, 2067 E. 14th St., Cleveland DETAILS. ‘POTUS’ In this comedy, presented by Dobama Theatre, the President turns a PR error into a global crisis. Seven brilliant women he relies upon must risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble. Tickets $25 to $45. Sunday shows are at 2:30 p.m., all other performances have a 7:30 p.m. showtime. 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights. Oct. 25-27, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1-3. DETAILS Monsters vs. Americans Professional hockey returns to Cleveland as the Monsters celebrate their season home opener vs. Rochester. First 5,000 fans will receive and opening night schedule shirt. Tickets start at $12. Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland. 7 p.m., Oct. 26. DETAILS Western Reserve Historical Society Doll show Cleveland History Center's new exhibit, “All Dolled Up: 200 Years of Dolls and Miniatures,” presents the museum’s collection of dolls, doll houses, miniatures, and toys. The grand opening is from 5 to 8 p.m. WRHS members are free. All others included with general admission. Through August 2025. 10825 East Blvd, Cleveland. DETAILS |
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Howl-O-Ween Bash Grab your Halloween costume and enjoy a fun night at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Night features live bands and entertainers, DJ and much more. Food and beverage available for purchase. Tickets $30. 21-and-over only. 3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland. 6-10 p.m., Oct. 25. DETAILS Halloween Spooktacular: Heroes & Villains! Throw on a costume and join the Cleveland Orchestra for a family concert featuring a mix of classical and modern songs perfect for the season. Saturday’s performance will be a sensory-friendly, inclusive concert with relaxed house rules. Tickets $18-33. Mandel Concert Hall, Severance Music Center, Cleveland. 2 p.m., Oct. 26-27. DETAILS Trick or Treat at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Trick or Treat runs in tandem with general admission to the zoo. Daytime visitors must have Trick-or-Treat Fest tickets to access the event area and activities. These include more than a dozen trick-or-treat stations along, a Monster Mash Dance Party and more. The first 1,000 guests each day receive a complimentary trick or treat bag. Tickets $11 non-members, $9 members. 3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland. 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from October 25-27. DETAILS HalloWeekends at Cedar Point Enjoy the final weekends of the season at Cedar Point with a daytime fall festival that gives way to spooky and frightening fun at night. Enjoy your favorite rides, haunted mazes and outdoor scare zones as well as themed food, kids activities and live entertainment. Or just ride your favorite roller coasters. Tickets start at $49.99. 1 Cedar Point Dr., Sandusky. Now through Nov. 2. DETAILS I-X Trick or Treat Street Kids 10 and under can enjoy an afternoon of spooky and safe fun featuring creatively decorated house, kiddie rides and live entertainment throughout the day. Tickets $16 in advance, $20 day of. Senior and military discounts available. One I-X Center Drive, Cleveland. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m., Oct. 26. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Oct. 27. DETAILS Pumpkins & Piranhas Enjoy indoor fun featuring costumed divers, animal encounters, Halloween decor and music and live activities. Sunday night will be a sensory-friendly experience night. Tickets $16.95 for kids (2-12), $19.95 for adults or $5 for passholders. Children under 2 are free. Greater Cleveland Aquarium, 2000 Sycamore St., Cleveland. 5 p.m. - 8 p.m., Oct. 25-28. DETAILS Halloween Drive-Thru Enjoy the roads and trails of Lake Metroparks Farmpark from the comfort of your own vehicle. Tickets timed by the half-hour, $27.50 per carload. 8800 Euclid Chardon Road, Kirtland. 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Oct. 25-27. DETAILS Tricks & Treats Bring the kids to enjoy trick-or-treating, a pet costume contest, dance parties, food trucks and more. Crocker Park, Westlake. Noon - 3 p.m., Oct. 26. DETAILS Double Decker Halloween Party Enjoy live dancing and live music featuring Bob Gatewood & Calabash and The Breakfast Club. Night also features costume party and cash bar and culminates with a fireworks display outside. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door. 21-and-over only. Padua High School, 6740 State Rd., Parma 7 p.m., Oct. 26. DETAILS Patterson Family Fun Fest Take the kids to the Patterson’s Family Fun Fest to see how apples are grown and experience farm-related play. The farm has wagon rides, corn maze, a giant covered straw pile, pedal tractors, push carts, tire swings, sand box and more. For an extra fee enjoy face painting and pumpkin painting. Tickets $7 to $11. 8765 Mulberry Rd, Chesterland. Through October 27. DETAILS Pumpkin Village at Mapleside Farms This popular fall festival is back with 20+ attractions on 100 picturesque acres including a giant corn maze, super slide and hayrides. The orchard celebrates Halloween this weekend with a"Spooky Fest" theme. Tickets $15-$18. Weekends through Oct. 27. 294 Pearl Rd., Brunswick. DETAILS Halloween at Skylight Park Tower City Center’s Halloween event will boast a spooky tower. It’s a world of ghosts, ghouls and games. Stroll down the grand hall to check out mysterious characters and festive decorations. Saturday also features a Fall Fest (Noon - 6 p.m.) which includes trick-or-treating, inflatable corn maze, games and more. Tower City Center, 230 W. Huron Road, Cleveland. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27. DETAILS Trick or Treat at Steelyard Commons Enjoy face painting, glitter tattoos and an afternoon of trick-or-treating from participating retailers (while supplies last). Steelyard Commons, Cleveland. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Oct. 26. DETAILS The Masque Head to the Akron Civic Theatre for an elegant masquerade ball. Put on your best and dance the night away. Event features a full bar, signature cocktail, light hors d’oeuvres, and live entertainment. Tickets $80. 21-and-over only. 182 S. Main Street, Akron. 8 p.m., Oct. 26. DETAILS Howl-O-Ween celebration Spooky season spirits are here. Families will be transported into an autumn paradise as the Great Wolf Lodge features seasonal decor and a variety of Halloween-themed festivities. Don your favorite costume and hit the new trick-or-treat trail, which includes a candy corn-inspired stop. A monster bash dance party allows kids to get out their jitters before bedtime, plus there’s arts and crafts, Halloween trivia, “Boo Bingo” and Howl-O-Ween drinks. Tickets: Admission is included for those staying at the lodge. Through Thursday, Oct. 31. Great Wolf Lodge, 4600 Milan Road, Sandusky. DETAILS |
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FOOD & DRINK Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights brings back baking competition with DineDrinkCLE: The Podcast hosts The Grog Shop is returning for its third one-night-only baking competition based on television’s “The Great British Bake Off.” The Great Grog Bake Off returns at 8 p.m. on November 19. Amateur bakers will prepare 24 mini pies with fillings of their choice for the “signature bake” competition. Alex Darus and Josh Duke, the host of cleveland.com’s “DineDrinkCLE: The Podcast,” will be hosting the event. READ MORE Ranking 20 Philly cheesesteak sandwiches from your favorite chains A good Philly cheesesteak sandwich is one of those comfort food classics that, when done well, is almost a work of art. The thin-sliced beef, cheese and hoagie roll almost become a singular thing, with flavors and textures intermingling on the palate with a soft, meaty, creamy unctuousness. Add onions, peppers, mushrooms or any number of other delicious accoutrements and it just gets better. The Best of Cleveland team tasted and ranked 20 Cheesesteaks/Philly sandwiches found at local sandwich chains in the area. Will our rankings surprise you or do they align with your favorites? READ MORE Help Ohio City Pasta make longest noodle at West Side Market Help Ohio City Pasta make the longest noodle in Cleveland at the West Side Market Halloween festival on Saturday, Oct. 26. The festival goes from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with pasta making rolling out at 11 a.m. in the space between the market hall and the north produce arcade. Ohio City Pasta founder Gary Thomas and his partner/stand manager/daughter Ruby Thomas will show how to make pasta at home using a classic hand-crank machine. “He is going to make roasted red pepper and squid ink striped pasta,” says Ruby. “We will then hand crank the pasta sheet in an attempt to make Cleveland’s Longest Noodle. We’ll need all hands to help us stretch the dough through the alley next to the market.” READ MORE Marble Room to hold $1,000 dinner How’s this for decadent? Marble Room Steaks and Raw Bar will hold a $1,000 dinner featuring seven courses and 12 wines. And the wines will be the crème de la crème of France’s Bordeaux region. It's Wednesday, Oct. 30. Here’s the menu of dishes and paired wines. READ MORE Tartine Bistro to hold French wine dinner Tartine Bistro is holding a four-course French wine dinner Friday, Nov. 8, at the Rocky River restaurant-wine bar. We've got the menu and wines that the restaurant on Old Detroit Road will serve. READ MORE |
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TV & MOVIES ‘The Remarkable Life of Ibelin’ One of the documentary standouts of the Sundance Film Festival, "The Remarkable Life of Ibelin" packs an emotional wallop. The film, which won both the audience award and the directing award for documentary at Sundance, is about Mats Steen, a quadriplegic Norwegian who died from a degenerative disorder at age 25. After his death, his parents discovered their son's life was far richer than they had imagined. To a wide "World of Warcraft" community, Steen was Ibelin Redwood, a cherished virtual friend. Much of the film, directed by Benjamin Ree ( "The Painter and the Thief" ), is told through "War of Warcraft"-style animation. Streaming Friday, Oct. 25, on Netflix. DETAILS ‘Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’ There hasn't been a shortage of Bruce Springsteen documentaries in recent years, but "Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band" (streaming Friday, Oct. 25, on Disney+ and Hulu), is still a notable addition to the ever-expanding cottage industry of all things Bruce. The film is directed by Thom Zimny, who was also behind the docs "Western Stars" and "Springsteen on Broadway." This one candidly captures the band on their 2023-2024 tour, with archival footage mixed in. DETAILS ‘Trap’ The M. Night Shyamalan -produced thriller "Caddo Lake" has been popular on Max lately, and the filmmaker's own film, "Trap," joins it Friday, Oct. 25. In "Trap," Josh Hartnett stars as a serial killer taking his teenage daughter to an arena popstar concert. The event, though, has been fashioned as, well, a trap to catch him. In her review, AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr called it "a solidly entertaining film that's mostly silly and sometimes unnerving." DETAILS ‘Like a Dragon: Yakuza ‘ Another popular video game is getting the live-action treatment. "Like a Dragon: Yakuza," is based on a Sega game released in 2005. It follows a powerful gangster named Kazuma Kiryu, (Ryoma Takeuchi), who has a good heart and strong moral conviction — despite his ties to the mob. Kiryu's story unfolds in two timelines, 1995 when he first gets drawn into the yakuza and in 2005 as a made man. The series debuts on Prime Video on Thursday with both subtitles and dubbed versions. DETAILS ‘The Pasta Queen’ Social media star Nadia Caterina Munno, a chef known as The Pasta Queen, now has her own travel food show with the same name. Munno takes viewers on a tour of Italy and then into the kitchen where she demonstrates how to make authentic Italian dishes with fresh ingredients. She knows her stuff. Munno comes from a family of pasta makers that goes back generations and the series also features members of her famiglia. "The Pasta Queen" drops Thursday on Prime Video. DETAILS ‘Before’ Billy Crystal stars in a new series for Apple TV+ called "Before," about a man grieving the death of his wife. A child therapist, Crystal's character Eli, finds himself drawn to a young boy (played by Jacobi Jupe) whom he realizes may carry past trauma that could help his own. The show also stars Judith Light and Rosie Perez. It premieres Oct. 25 on the streamer. DETAILS ‘Somebody Somewhere’ The Peabody Award-winning "Somebody Somewhere" starring Bridget Everett returns for its third and final season Sunday, Oct. 27 on HBO and Max. Everett plays Sam, a single woman who has found her people in a group of misfits in the Midwestern town of Manhattan, Kansas. DETAILS ‘Special Ops: Lioness ‘ Taylor Sheridan's CIA show called "Special Ops: Lioness" returns for its second season Sunday, Oct. 27 on Paramount+. Zoe Saldaña plays a CIA operative named Joe who recruits young females to infiltrate terrorist organizations in a secret program called Lioness. Nicole Kidman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Kelly, Dave Annable and Laysla De Oliveira all are back for season two. DETAILS |
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Mushroomhead: Halloween 2024 Longtime alternative rockers are back for another Halloween show this year. Night also features Upon A Burning Body, There Is No Us, Mind Incision, Bittersweet Revenge and Psycho Plantation. Tickets $39.50 - 79.50 in advance. Doors open one hour prior to show. The Agora, 5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. 6:30 p.m., Oct. 26. DETAILS Halsey In June, Halsey revealed she'd been privately battling both systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, the most common form of lupus) and a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder since 2022. On Friday, she'll release her fifth studio album, "The Great Impersonator," written and recorded in that time, what she's publicly referred to as "the space between life and death." Lyrically, the album touches on those themes — and musically, it is a great return to form for Halsey, an exploration of the music she deeply loves, done in her own fashion. There's the interpolation of Britney Spears on "Lucky," the shoegaze-meets-nu-metal "Lonely is the Muse," the pop-punky "Ego" and the folky "The End." DETAILS Andrea Bocelli Also on Friday, Oct. 25, Andrea Bocelli — arguably the world's most recognizable tenor — will release a new album of duets, simply titled "Duets," on the 30th anniversary of his debut album, 1994's "Il Mare Calmo della Sera." Bocelli tackles his best-known hits, now with new singing partners: Sarah Brightman on "Time to Say Goodbye," Jennifer Lopez on "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás," Céline Dion on "The Prayer," and so on. It's all A-listers here: Ed Sheeran, Gwen Stefani, Chris Stapleton, Marc Anthony, Karol G and more make an appearance. DETAILS Kelsea Ballerini Country-pop star Kelsea Ballerini is in love. But her fifth studio album, "Patterns," is no "happy-go-lucky, mushy, gushy record," as she told The Associated Press earlier this summer. Instead, her album examines a breadth of human experience, specifically what she's identified as "learning how to go from fighting with something or with someone, to fighting for something or for someone." It's a lofty goal, one she manages with ease across songs like "Sorry Mom," a swaying, guitar-pop confessional with intergenerational appeal. Banjos and beat drops appear here, too, in equal measure. DETAILS J.C. Chasez 'N Sync's J.C. Chasez first new album in 20 years, "Playing With Fire" alongside collaborator Jimmy Harry, is a musical theater concept album inspired by Mary Shelly's 1818 novel, "Frankenstein." It's an unusual mad lib, but it appears to center on grief and ambition – following a conversation between a dying Frankenstein and his monster at his wife's grave site. Musically, it marries Chasez's familiar falsetto, pop music and classical compositions. DETAILS |
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