Dine fine with your Valentine Close your kitchen and dress to impress. Then head to one of the area’s fine dining establishments and treat your boo to a culinary experience in honor of Valentine's Day. Order something complicated ... a meal that you don’t, or won’t, make at home. Cleveland.com foodie Paris Wolfe has prepared your guide to the most date-worthy, luxurious and romantic restaurants in Greater Cleveland. With V Day falling on Wednesday, Feb. 14, restaurants expect to be busy this weekend. So make your reservations soon. READ MORE Affordable adventures for Valentine’s dates in Greater Cleveland Valentine’s dates can be both romantic and budget-friendly if you know where to go. In fact, who cares about the budget? Cleveland.com's Paris Wolfe has some suggestions for dates that are just plain romantic and fun -- and inexpensive. Try them or get inspired to identify an adventure that fills your heart. READ MORE ‘Hadestown’ Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, “Hadestown” is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go. Tickets $25 to $120. Through February 19. Connor Palace Theatre, 1501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. DETAILS 'Sense and Sensibility' Based on the novel by Jane Austen, this playful adaptation tells the story of Elinor and Marianne who find themselves socially vulnerable following the unexpected death of their father. Tickets $20-89. Hanna Theatre, 2067 E. 14th Street, Cleveland. Feb. 10 through Mar. 5. DETAILS Cupid’s Undie Run Fundraiser for neurofibromatosis research through the Children’s Tumor Foundation features a “mile-ish” run followed by a dance party. South Side, 2207 W. 11th Street, Cleveland. Noon, Feb. 11. DETAILS Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls Cavaliers vs. San Antonio Spurs Cheer on Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell and the rest of the team as the Cavs continue their push for the playoffs with a pair of home games. Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, 1 Center Court, Cleveland. 8 p.m., Feb. 11 and 7 p.m., Feb. 13. DETAILS The Great Big Home + Garden Show The Great Big Home + Garden Show is a marketplace where visitors see and experience home-related vignettes products and services that inspire future projects, The show has 600-plus vendor booths and new feature displays. $15, save $2 online. Through February 12. International Exposition Center, One I-X Center Dr., Cleveland. DETAILS Heather McMahan: The Comeback Tour Comedian Heather McMahan takes to the road to bring her unique style to audiences across the country. Tickets start at $46.75. Special VIP meet & greet package available for extra cost. KeyBank State Theatre, 1519 Euclid Ave, Cleveland. 7 p.m., Feb. 9. DETAILS North Coast Harbor Ice Fest Family-friendly event featuring 5K run and 1K walk, ice carving demonstrations, more than two dozen ice sculptures, ice bars and much more. Free entry. Voinovich Bicentennial Park, 800 E. 9th Street Pier, Cleveland. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Feb. 11. DETAILS |
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Orchids Forever at Cleveland Botanical Garden With more than 3,000 flowers from all over the world, this annual celebration of the Orchid highlights the vibrant colors and uniqueness of what some call the most stunning flower on Earth. The show features over 100 different types of orchids. Tickets, $14-$20. 11030 East Blvd., Cleveland. Jan. 28-Mar. 12. DETAILS Disney Animation: Immersive Experience Feel the magic when you step inside some of your favorite animated Disney films. This one-of-a-kind experience at Lighthouse ArtSpace gives you a front-row seat at Simba’s presentation ceremony, sends you on a magic carpet ride with Aladdin and transports you to snowy Arendelle for a song by Elsa. Tickets start at $36. 850 E. 72nd St., Cleveland. Now through April 10. DETAILS The Cleveland Orchestra Conductor Klaus Mäkelä leads The Cleveland Orchestra in a night highlighted by Mahler’s 5th Symphony. Tickets start at $24. Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. 7:30 p.m., Feb. 9 and 8 p.m., Feb. 11. DETAILS Gotta Dance! The Cleveland Orchestra and conductor Daniel Reith welcome members of Cleveland Ballet and Inlet Dance Theatre for family concert featuring works from “Swan Lake” and more. Tickets $17-32. Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. 2 p.m., Feb. 12. DETAILS Connecting to Our Ecosystem An evening blending science, music and nature features a presentation by Dr. Gavin Svenson followed by a multimedia performance by The Moth Project. Food, beer and wine will be available for purchase. Tickets $25 for members, $35 for nonmembers. Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval, Cleveland. 5 - 8 p.m., Feb. 9. DETAILS “Ghost the Musical” You’ve seen the movie, now enjoy Sam and Molly’s story in a brand new way, live on stage. Tickets $38. Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood. Feb. 10 through Feb. 26. DETAILS Cleveland Monsters vs. Belleville Senators Head to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for family fun as the Monsters take on the Senators in a pair of games this weekend. 1 Center Court, Cleveland. 7 p.m., Feb. 10 and 1 p.m., Feb 11. DETAILS Cleveland Pops Orchestra: A Celebration of Black History Month The Cleveland Pops Orchestra and Pops Chorus join forces with singer Aisha de Haas for a night of jazz. Tickets start at $31. Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. 8 p.m., Feb. 10. DETAILS “The Jungle Book” By Joseph Robinette and based on the book by Rudyard Kipling invites audiences to follow along with the adventures of Mowgli. Featuring members of the Yarnell Youth Theatre Company. Tickets $19. The Fine Arts Association, 38660 Mentor Ave., Willoughby. Weekends Feb. 10 through Feb. 26. DETAILS Hale Farm & Village Black History Celebration Hale Farm & Village presents of day highlighting Black narratives through a living history presentation, interactive music, art and more. Free admission. Gatehouse Visitor Center, 2686 Oak Hill Road, Peninsula. Noon - 4 p.m., Feb. 11. DETAILS Groundswell Fest Celebrating all things movement, featuring local health instructors offering 30-45 min movement classes, catered lunch, access to self-care stations, vendor village and much more. Tickets start at $85. Gordon Green, 5400 Detroit Ave, Cleveland. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Feb. 11. DETAILS Lovers: A Valentine’s Day at Visible Voice Books Couples can reserve a table for two featuring a bottle of wine, chocolates and more. Each session also features 90 minutes to browse the store. $60 per couple. Visible Voice Books, 2258 Professor Ave., Cleveland. 5:30, 7:15 and 9 p.m., Feb. 14. DETAILS Cleveland Charge vs. Wisconsin Herd Check out some up-and-coming talent as the Cavs’ G-League affiliate takes the court again Wisconsin. Tickets start at $5. Wolstein Center, 2000 Prospect Ave., Cleveland. 6 p.m., Feb. 14. DETAILS 'Stew' at Dobama Theatre Cleveland’s Off-Broadway theater presents this 2021 Pulitzer Prize finalist focusing on three generations of a family as they prepare a meal for a church event. Love, laughter and tensions simmer as the group is forced to confront their pasts. Tickets, $25-$41. 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights. Through Feb. 19. DETAILS Photographs in Ink at Cleveland Museum of Art This exhibition examines how like artists like Eadweard Muybridge, Andy Warhol, Carl Pope Jr., Lorna Simpson and more incorporate photographic images in their work with a focus on the tools, techniques and processes at their disposal. Free. 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Now through April 1. DETAILS Flanagan’s Wake at Kennedy’s Cabaret Centered around an Irish funeral, “Flanagan’s Wake” doesn’t sound like an inherently humorous play. But the interactive performance, which has taken place in Cleveland regularly since 1996, relies on audience-interactive improv, usually producing hilarious results. Tickets, $29. 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Weekends through April 29. DETAILS The Rink at Wade Oval Lace ‘em up and skate around the ice at Wade Oval’s ice rink in the University Circle neighborhood. Don’t know how? Ice skating lessons are offered every Saturday at noon. The concession stand offers hot cocoa, coffee and snacks. Admission $1-2; skate rentals, $2-$3. 10820 East Blvd., Cleveland. Weekends and holidays through Feb. 26. DETAILS Tobogganing in the Cleveland Metroparks Find your thrill in the chill at the Chalet in Mill Stream Run Reservation, whooshing down twin 700-foot refrigerated ice chutes on an old-timey toboggan. Reservations required. Tickets, $11-$13. 16200 Valley Parkway, Strongsville. Fridays-Sundays through February. DETAILS |
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FOOD & DINING Sweet spots for a Valentine’s Day cocktail or coffee There’s more to Valentine’s Day than steak, chocolate and flowers. Bring a date or a friend and explore Greater Cleveland’s uniquely sweet Valentine’s cocktails and coffee drinks this season. Contributing writer Allison Jack takes us on a tour of drinks from Brewella's, Mahall's, Ready Set Coffee Roasters, The Fairmount, Barrio and more. READ MORE Hit the road for Summit County brewery hoppin’ The seventh Summit Brew Path opens Saturday, with a chance to win prizes and check out area breweries. The path will take you at your pace to 21 stops in Summit County and surrounding areas. Many of the breweries have great food menus. The Brew Kettle in Hudson offers barbecue and much more, Thirsty Dog in Akron – the county’s largest brewery – has Whitey’s chili and pierogies from The Pierogi Lady, and Ohio Brewing Co. serves up burgers, pretzels, pizza and more. And of course, all have plenty of suds to wash down the eats. The Brew Kettle is at 11 Atterbury Road, Hudson; Thirsty Dog is at 587 Grant St., Akron, and Ohio Brewing is at 2250 Front St., Cuyahoga Falls. DETAILS Amba The food at Amba, 1430 W 28th Street, Cleveland, engages the senses with unfamiliar flavors as well as variations in texture and temperature. Craft cocktails are imaginative and attractive. Dining here is like taking your tastebuds on vacation ... in the heart of Cleveland. DETAILS |
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TV & MOVIES ‘All That Breathes’ Shaunak Sen's "All That Breathes," one of the more transfixing and beautiful documentaries of the past year, is about a pair of brothers in New Dehli who make a makeshift clinic to mend and heal the birds of prey who are increasingly falling to Earth in the pollution-choked Indian capital. The film, nominated for best documentary at the Academy Awards, is a stirring and poetic portrait of ecological urban rescue that began streaming on HBO Max on this week. Nadeem Shehzad and Mohammad Saud may be amateurs, but they've saved some 20,000 birds. DETAILS ‘Your Place or Mine’ and ‘Somebody I Used to Know’ With Valentine's Day fast approaching, the rom-coms cometh. Two notable ones are on tap this week: "Your Place or Mine" on Netflix and "Somebody I Used to Know" on Prime Video. Aline Brosh McKenna's "Your Place or Mine," debuting Friday, Feb. 10, stars Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher as longtime friends who swap houses for a week. Dave Franco's "Somebody I Used to Know" is his second film as director and fourth collaboration with his wife, Alison Brie. Brie stars as a young woman who while visiting her hometown reunites with an old flame (Jay Ellis). 'Magic Mike’s Last Dance' Director Steven Soderbergh and star Channing Tatum reunite for the final chapter in the “Magic Mike” trilogy. Tatum stars as Mike Lane, a former male stripper turned down-on-his-luck bartender. Salma Hayek Pinault plays a wealthy socialite who brings him to London for one last shot at glory. DETAILS ‘Bill Russell: Legend’ Just half a year after the death of NBA great Bill Russell, a new Netflix documentary reflects on the life and legacy of one of the best basketball players of all time. Sam Pollard, the veteran documentarian of "MLK/FBI," directs "Bill Russell: Legend,” a two-part film featuring interviews with Russell taped before his death, as well as Steph Curry, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Chris Paul. The film illuminates both Russell's on-court accomplishments, including 11 championship titles with the Boston Celtics, and his off-the-court activism. DETAILS ‘Murf the Surf’ MGM+ (formerly known as EPIX) is out with a new documentary about Jack Roland Murphy — also known as "Murf the Surf." Murf was an infamous thief, who was also known for his elaborate, tall tales, stole the Star of India sapphire — plus other jewels — from New York's Museum of Natural History in 1964. To date, it's the largest jewel thief in the city's history. Murf went on to be convicted of murder and then sentenced to life in prison, plus additional time added later for other crimes but was paroled in 1986. The four-part series looks at Murphy's life, crimes and how a criminal was able to captivate both the media and public. DETAILS |
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Paramore Paramore's "This Is Why" will arrive on Friday, Feb. 10, and marks the first album from Hayley Williams, Taylor York and Zac Farro since 2017's "After Laughter." The trio says the album summarizes "the rollercoaster of being alive in 2022" and the singles seem to hint at a funkier, indie rock approach, including the terrific, jangly title cut. The band's third single, "C'est Comme Ça," (which translates roughly into the expression "That's just how it is") contains the spicy lyrics: "I hate to admit getting better is boring/But the high cost of chaos/Who can afford it?" DETAILS Bush English rockers hit the road in support of “The Art Of Survival,” their latest album. Concert is currently sold out and tickets are only available on secondary market. MGM Grand Northfield Park, 10777 Northfield Rd., Northfield. 7:30 p.m., Feb. 10. DETAILS Michael Bolton Grammy winner comes to Northeast Ohio for a pre-Valentine’s Day concert featuring some of his biggest hits, classics and more. Tickets start at $46. MGM Grand Northfield Park, 10777 Northfield Rd., Northfield. 7:30 p.m., Feb. 9. DETAILS An Evening with Dave Mason Enjoy a show by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and founding member of Traffic as he makes a stop in Northeast Ohio. Tickets $50-80. The Kent Stage, 175 E. Main Street, Kent 6:30 p.m., Feb. 14. DETAILS An Evening of Love & Soul Featuring performances by The Whispers, The Dramatics, Angela Winbush and Howard Hewitt. Tickets $59.50-99.50. KeyBank State Theatre, 1519 Euclid Ave, Cleveland. 8 p.m., Feb. 11. DETAILS Kelela Kelela's second full-length album, "Raven," arrives Friday, Feb. 10, with the new seductive single, "Contact." A mix of '90s house, electronic and R&B, "Contact" is a super sexy chill way to get ready for a night out and later the feel of sweaty, super cool bodies swaying. One music writer calls her music "the soundtrack to a night drive home as you watch the rain patter on your window, reflecting on how it could have all been different." The songwriter describes her new album as a "15 track deep-dive into facets of dance music that have always excited me." DETAILS Tri-C High School Rock Off Featuring 30 acts from local high schools, this 26th annual battle of the bands continues Saturday with the last of three semifinal rounds on Saturday at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Find out which acts move on to the Final Exam. Tickets, $15-$20. 1100 Rock & Roll Blvd., Cleveland. 6 p.m. Feb. 11. DETAILS This week from Malcolm X Abram Ministry, Buddy Guy and Death Grips book Cleveland dates, plus the lowdown on a great week of local live music Want more concert & music picks? Cleveland.com's weekly virtual concert guide is HERE Cleveland.com's weekly new music guide is HERE |
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