One World Day, Tennis in the Land, Cleveland Garlic Festival, Disturbed at Blossom & more

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THIS WEEK'S TOP PICKS

One World Day

Celebrate Cleveland’s many cultures at the 77th annual edition of this festival. Taking place in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens, the event features a parade of flags, naturalization ceremony, cultural performances, authentic ethnic food, beer gardens, children’s village and more. Free. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 27. Cleveland Cultural Gardens along MLK Blvd. and East Blvd. DETAILS

WonderBus Music and Arts Festival

The headliners at this annual music festival in Columbus are so compelling, we had to include it on our list. We’re talking Pitbull on Friday, Demi Lovato on Saturday and Caamp on Sunday. The lineup also features 30+ acts including Sean Kingston, Oliver Tree, Portugal. The Man and more. Tickets start at $131. Aug. 25-27. The Lawn at CAS, 2540 Olentangy River Road, Columbus. DETAILS

Tennis in the Land

Some of the best women’s tennis players in the world are in Cleveland, competing in one of the top tournaments prior to the U.S. Open. The event includes singles and doubles matches on the West Bank of the Flats. A free fan fest adds live music, pickleball and concessions. Tickets start at $35. Now through Aug. 26. Nautica Entertainment Complex, Cleveland. DETAILS

Cleveland Orchestra: Impressions of France and Spain

The world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra continues its summer residency at Blossom Music Center with a program that includes Ravel’s “Alborada del gracioso” and Suite No. 2 from “Daphnis and Chloé,” Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3 and De Falla’s Suite No. 2 from “The Three-Cornered Hat.” The performance will be conducted by Fabien Gabel and feature violinist Simone Lamsma. Tickets start at $25. 7 p.m., Aug. 26. 1145 W. Steels Corners Rd., Cuyahoga Falls. DETAILS

'Six'

Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. This Tony-winning musical at Playhouse Square’s Connor Palace tells the stories of Henry VIII’s six wives from their perspectives. Each queen draws inspiration from a modern pop diva -- think Beyonce or Ariana Grande -- in a competition to determine which one of them suffered the most. Tickets $35-$120. Now through Sept. 10. 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. DETAILS

Atsuko Okatsuka: Full Grown Tour

Known for creating “The Drop Challenge” sensation on social media, this comedian broke through with her HBO comedy special “The Intruder” in 2022. She performs four shows during her two-night gig at Hilarities located inside Pickwick & Frolic. Tickets start at $25. Aug. 25-26. 2035 E. 4th St., Cleveland. DETAILS

A Splendid Land: Paintings from Royal Udaipur

Organized by the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C. to celebrate its 100th anniversary this year, this exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art focuses on 200 years of landscape paintings commissioned by the kings of Mewar, the royal dynasty that once ruled from Udaipur, India. Free. Now through Sept. 10. 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. DETAILS

Asian Lantern Festival

The annual family-favorite festival rolls on this weekend at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo with dazzling displays including a nearly 40-foot-tall giant lantern, walk-through tunnels and a 150-foot-long Enchanted Garden Experience. The event also boasts live acrobatic performances and a variety of culturally inspired food. Tickets start at $22. Through Sept. 17. 3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland. DETAILS

FOOD & DINING

Corner 11 Bowl & Wrap

Corner 11 Bowl & Wrap is the destination for Hawaiian-style poke bowls in Northeast Ohio. The gem of the Tremont restaurant is its poke bowls that contain a base of rice or mixed greens, cooked or raw proteins, and a variety of toppings. Sushi lovers can create their ideal meal thanks to Corner 11’s endless customization. Aside from poke bowls, Corner 11 serves ramen, bubble-tea smoothies, and other crowd-pleasing sharable plates. Corner 11 Bowl & Wrap is located at 2391 W. 11th St., Cleveland, and is open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. There is a second Corner 11 poke location in Strongsville. DETAILS

Four Paws Brewing Co.

It’s a great time for a country drive, and when good beer is at the end of the road, well, that makes it all the more worthwhile. Tucked into the roadside Red Wagon Farm, Four Paws Brewing Co. offers a perfect opportunity to sample a few beers and then peruse fresh fruit and vegetables to buy for later. Both are at 16081 E. River Road, Columbia Station. The brewery is open 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday to Friday; noon to 9 p.m. Saturday; noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. DETAILS

Cleveland Garlic Festival

If you love garlic, follow your nose to Shaker Square for what may be the smelliest food festival in the nation. The annual event, a fundraiser for the North Union Farmers Market, features a series grill-offs between some of the area’s top chefs. You’ll also find garlic fries and garlic-infused beer, plus live music, kids’ activities and the Miss Garlic pageant. Tickets $5-$9. Aug. 26-27. 13111 Shaker Square, Cleveland. DETAILS

Collision Bend Riverfest

Party like it’s 1980 at Collision Brewery Company’s first Riverfest in honor of the popular event in the Flats from back in the day. The lineup includes live performances from six bands like LoConti, Smug Saints, Apostle Jones, and more, plus food and drink specials, a beer garden, patio games, you name it. Tickets $10-$15. 12-7 p.m., Aug. 27. 1250 Old River Rd., Cleveland. DETAILS

Avon Lake Beer Fest

Avon Lake Athletic Boosters return to Miller Park to host their annual fundraiser, showcasing more than 60 local and regional craft beers and wines from many of the area’s top breweries and wineries. Expect live musical performances from Carlos Jones, Midtown and Diamond Connection. Tickets $30-$50. 1-7 p.m., Aug. 26. 33760 Lake Rd., Avon Lake. DETAILS

LagerLand

Cleveland’s European immigrants in the 1800s helped make it one of the truly great cities for Lager in the U.S. That legacy will be celebrated at LagerLand, a beer-tasting festival held in the grand rotunda at Heinen’s downtown flagship store. The event will feature more than 40 beers from dozens of craft breweries, most of them local. Tickets $50. 6-8 p.m., Aug. 25. 900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. DETAILS

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TV & MOVIES

‘Star Wars: Ahsoka’

The Jedi Ahsoka Tano was originally introduced in the 2008 animated film "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and then returned in "The Mandalorian," played by Rosario Dawson. Now, Anakin Skywalker's former apprentice leads a "Mandalorian" spin-off called "Star Wars: Ahsoka." Ahsoka, a survivor of the Jedi purge, is investigating a threat to the galaxy after the fall of the Galactic Empire. Additional cast members include Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, David Tennant and Lars Mikkelsen. The series debuted Wednesday on Disney+. DETAILS

'Gran Turismo'

In 2006, a Nissan marketing executive had a truly insane idea to create a competition and an “academy” to turn gamers into race car drivers. In the third year of the “GT Academy,” an actual star emerged in a 19-year-old British kid named Jann Mardenborough who would go on to become a professional driver, just like he dreamed. This provides the basis for the movie adaptation “Gran Turismo,” rated PG-13 and opening in limited release Friday before expanding nationwide on Aug. 25. In her review, AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr writes that the filmmakers have taken an inspirational underdog story and made the most cliche version possible. Opens Friday in area theaters. READ MORE

'Golda'

Golda Meir was many things. She was modern Israel’s first and only female head of government and a wartime prime minister. And she's now provided the vehicle for Helen Mirren to try to earn some more acting awards. The great English actor dons prosthetics and an air of sourness in “Golda” to portray Meir leading Israel’s counterattack in the 1973 Arab-Israeli war while also undergoing cancer treatment. Associated Press critic Mark Kennedy says the script gives Mirren little insight into what is going on inside Meir and leaves her instead smoking nonstop. Opens Friday in area theaters. READ MORE

‘Invasion’

If you want to stay in space, "Invasion" season 2 launches on Apple TV+ on Wednesday. The show, co-created by Simon Kinberg and David Weil, focuses on individuals across various continents whose lives are upended by the arrival of aliens on Earth. In season two, the aliens are getting more aggressive. DETAILS

‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah ‘

Adam Sandler has long been known for making movies with his friends. Now it's his family's turn. "You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah," which streams Friday, Aug. 25 on Netflix, stars Sunny Sandler, Adam's teenage daughter, as one of two friends (Samantha Lorraine plays the other) driven apart by a squabble over a boy. Adam, himself, co-stars as Sunny's father in the adaptation of Fiona Rosenbloom's 2005 YA novel. Sandler's wife, Jackie, and other daughter, Sadie, also co-star. DETAILS

‘Who is Erin Carter?’

The life of an expat in Spain begins to unravel in the Netflix series, “Who is Erin Carter?” when a trip to a supermarket turns into a robbery and one of the robbers claims to recognize her. Might she have been living a double life? Evin Ahmad plays the titular characterin her first English-speaking role. All seven episodes drop Thursday on Netflix. DETAILS

‘Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves ‘

It would have been easy to dismiss "Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" as another tired Hollywood effort to parlay whatever unused IP it had lying around. Yet directors and co-writers Jonathan M. Goldstein and John Francis Daley, who helmed one of the better comedies in recent years ("Game Night"), turn "Honor Among Thieves" into a remarkably funny and refreshingly unserious fantasy adventure, led by comic performances by Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez and Hugh Grant. After playing in theaters this spring, "Honor Among Thieves" lands on Prime Video on Friday, Aug. 25. In her review, AP's Jocelyn Noveck said it works "surprisingly, sometimes delightfully well — even if you have no clue what a paladin or Red Wizard or Harper is." DETAILS

‘The Eight Mountains ‘

The hills are alive in "The Eight Mountains," Belgian filmmakers Charlotte Vandermeersch and Felix van Groeningen's soul-stirring Italian epic of male friendship. The film, one of the best of the year, tracks the lives of two friends (Luca Marinelli, Alessandro Borghi) from childhood through adulthood in the Italian Alps. A mountain idyll is a pastoral dream to one, a humble livelihood to the other. The film, which took a prize at the Cannes Film Festival last year, is unhurried, letting time unfurl against a stunning Alpine backdrop and the fragile, organ-inflected folk songs of Daniel Norgren. "The Eight Mountains” begins streaming on the Criterion Channel this week. DETAILS

MUSIC

Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw roars back with "Standing Room Only, " an album with the wistful title track, and "Hey Whiskey," which is almost a breakup song with booze. Another single, "Remember Me Well," is a look back at a love affair in which McGraw sings "If you're gonna forget me/Find someone else/If you're gonna remember me/ Remember me well." He says the songs are "some of the most emotional, thought-provoking, and life-affirming music I've ever recorded." DETAILS

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper welcomes you to a new album in a very Alice Cooper way. "I know you're looking for a real good time. So, let me introduce you to a friend of mine. I'm Alice. I'm the Master of Madness; the Sultan of Surprise," he sings in the first single, "I'm Alice." The rocker's new collection, Road" also includes "Welcome to the Show" and "White Line Frankenstein" featuring Tom Morello. His team says the new music "taps into the essence of his classic hits while offering a fresh and invigorating sound, bursting with energy from the first note." DETAILS

The 5 Seconds of Summer Show

This top-selling pop band from Australia takes the stage at Blossom Music Center on Friday, performing more than two dozen of their songs including bops like “Me Myself & I,” “She Looks So Perfect” and “Youngblood.” Tickets start at $29.50. 8 p.m., Aug. 25. 1145 W Steels Corners Rd., Cuyahoga Falls. DETAILS

Disturbed: Take Back Your Life Tour

On its first full tour since 2018, multi-platinum rock band Disturbed takes over Blossom Music Center on Sunday. Expect to hear bangers from the group’s latest album “Divisive,” plus classics like “Stupify” and “Down With the Sickness.” Breaking Benjamin & JINJER open. Tickets start at $29.50. 6:30 p.m., Aug. 27. 1145 W Steels Corners Rd., Cuyahoga Falls. DETAILS

An Evening with George Benson

Cozy up on a blanket and enjoy a night under the stars as 10-time Grammy winner George Benson takes you on a journey of his impressive repertoire of pop, jazz and R&B hits during an intimate performance at the Evans Amphitheater in Cain Park. Tickets start at $45. 8 p.m., Aug. 25. 14591 Superior Rd., Cleveland Heights. DETAILS

Don Felder in concert

The longtime guitarist of the Eagles returns to the rock and roll city to perform some of the group’s biggest hits at MGM Northfield Park. Take a trip back to the 1970s with songs like “Hotel California,” “Witchy Woman” and more. Ages 21 & over only. Tickets start at $37.50. 8 p.m., Aug. 26. 10777 Northfield Rd., Northfield. DETAILS

Soulja Boy and Smerco

Rap star Soulja Boy takes the House of Blues stage on Sunday for what promises to be a high-energy show. Smerco, an up-and-coming recording artist from Cleveland, is the opening act. Tickets $34.50. 7 p.m., Aug. 27. 308 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. DETAILS

Mapleside Farms Concert Over the Valley

Grab those jelly bracelets and put on your parachute pants as Breakfast Club takes you back to the 1980s with the final show of the season at one of the most picturesque outdoor concert venues in Northeast Ohio. Tickets $10. 7 p.m., Aug. 25. 294 Pearl Rd., Brunswick. DETAILS

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