4th of July fireworks and entertainment guide, Grand Slam BeerFest, Cuyahoga River Rally, Brothers Osborne in concert & more

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In Northeast Ohio, we need to play outside as much as we can when the weather is beautiful. This week’s list of activities includes many opportunities to do just that. Think baseball, beer, ballet and so much more. And that’s when you’re not celebrating July 4 with myriad festivities from food to fireworks. Here are some of the larger holiday events.

Downtown Cleveland Alliance’s Light Up the Lake fireworks

The annual Independence Day fireworks spectacular returns to downtown Cleveland. Fireworks will begin at sundown and will last 20 minutes. Some viewing location ideas include Settlers Landing, Flats East Bank, Superior Viaduct, Voinovich Bicentennial Park, Kirtland Park, Gordon Park, Edgewater Park, Whiskey Island and other parks throughout the city. Free. DETAILS

Cleveland Orchestra “Salute to America”

Cleveland Orchestra’s “Salute to America” featuring the Blossom Festival Band performs patriotic marches, Broadway favorites and an armed forces salute at 8 p.m. July 3 at Blossom Music Center. Fireworks to follow. DETAILS

Akron Rib White and Blue Festival

The Rubber City will be rocking for a weekend-long Independence Day celebration at the annual Rib White and Blue Festival taking place July 3-6 at Lock 3. In addition to plenty of ribs, pulled pork, festival food and nightly musical acts, fireworks are scheduled for Independence Day evening. DETAILS

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Guardians vs. White Sox

The Cleveland Guardians play the Chicago White Sox in a three-game series, two evening games and one day game. July 3 is Hawaiian shirt day for the first 15,000 fans. 6:40 p.m., July 2, 6:40 p.m., July 3, 1:10 p.m. July 4. Progressive Field, 2401 Ontario Street, Cleveland. DETAILS

Cuyahoga River Rally

The Cuyahoga River Rally is celebrating the renewal of the Cuyahoga River and the importance of clean water on June 29. River Rally activities will include free walking tours, kayak and boat tours and bike tours. Live music, yoga and a beer garden are part of the event. All activities are available for day-of registration on a first-come, first-served basis. See schedule. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 29. Hart Crane Memorial Park, 1895 Columbus Road, Cleveland. DETAILS

Funk Not Fight Fest

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Bootsy Collins and wife, Peppermint Patti Collins will host Cleveland’s first Funk Not Fight Love Fest on Sunday. The Funk Not Fight Movement unites communities by bringing awareness and solutions to youth violence. The Love Fest will feature Emcee Delvis Valentine and local artists like The Crew, The Fulla Love Orchestra, Sparrows Fortune, The Bottom Line Band and Motown Magic. Proceeds will benefit Leo’s Casino Arts and Music Collaboratory. Tickets $34.50. 5 to 9 p.m., June 30. Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Rd, Cleveland. DETAILS

Ohio Contemporary Ballet

Ohio Contemporary Ballet is producing a free dance performance “Directors’ Choice” at Cain Park at 8 p.m., June 29. Works include the company premiere of Joffrey Ballet founder Gerald Arpino’s “Light Rain.” Award-winning pianist Byeol Kim will work with the dancers for Heinz Poll’s “Schubert Waltzes.” Tickets are free, but require reservations. 8 p.m., June 29. Cain Park, 14591 Superior Rd, Cleveland Heights. DETAILS

The Cleveland Orchestra

The Cleveland Orchestra is presenting “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” at Blossom Music Center this weekend. The Cleveland Orchestra will perform the score while the film is shown on the big screen. Tickets $25 and up. 7 p.m., June 29 -30. Blossom Music Center, 1145 W Steels Corners, Cuyahoga Falls. DETAILS

“Back to the Future: The Musical”

The classic movie about a time-traveling teenager and his mad scientist friend is brought to the stage in a lavish Tony-nominated musical. Making its North American touring debut at Playhouse Square, the show is packed with nostalgia and laughs, not to mention a plutonium-powered DeLorean. Tickets start at $39. KeyBank State Theatre, 1519 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Now through July 7. DETAILS

“Jesus Christ Superstar”

Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University’s outdoor summer theater at Blossom Music Center, presents Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s first produced musical about Jesus’ final days in its debut show of the season. Tickets start at $15. 3143 O’Neil Rd., Cuyahoga Falls. Now through June 29. DETAILS

“Big Fish: The Musical”

Cain Park’s 25th theater season rolls on with “Big Fish,” a heartwarming and magical musical about a father and son partly based on Tim Burton’s 2003 movie. Tickets start at $25. 14591 Superior Rd., Cleveland Heights. Now through June 30. DETAILS

‘Corvair: The American Porsche’

Whether you think of the Corvair as a design innovation or unloved stepchild, the vehicle turns 64 years old this year, and the Crawford Auto Museum at the Western Reserve Historical Society has a full-throttle exhibition called “Corvair: The American Porsche?” which examines the sporty sedan line’s brief history. The exhibition itself is a delightful time warp, chock full of history, well-executed displays and impeccable automotive design prowess. With seven different Corvair models on display at the museum located at 10825 East Boulevard, Cleveland, this could be your car enthusiast’s banner event for the year. READ MORE

“Korean Couture: Generations of Revolution”

This exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art looks at history and the transformative legacy of Korean fashion. Thirty garments plus accompanying ephemera are showcased. These range from excavated 17th-century aristocratic garments to contemporary Korean couture by leading and emerging designers. Free. Through Oct. 13. 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. DETAILS

“Africa & Byzantium” at Cleveland Museum of Art

CMA’s flagship spring exhibition features more than 160 works, tracing the influence of Christianity through the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire and the expansion of Islam starting in the fourth century. Tickets $12-$15. Free for members. 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Now through July 21. DETAILS

Monet in Focus

This special exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art showcases five exquisite paintings by French Impressionist Claude Monet created during the tail end of his career, including three works on loan from the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris. Free. 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Now through Aug. 11. DETAILS

FOOD & DRINK

Grand Slam BeerFest

Grand Slam BeerFest at Progressive Field on June 29 celebrates Cleveland’s craft beer scene. The events is divided into two sessions – day drinking and night drinking. Beer enthusiasts will have 150 options including beer, hard seltzer, and summer cocktails. Tickets are $55 and up. June 29. Progressive Field, 2401 Ontario Street, Cleveland. DETAILS

Tremont Food Truck Festival

Organizers have planned the first Tremont Food Truck Festival, a two-day event they plan to continue annuals. It will include top area food trucks, live music, and specialty vendors. Free. 5 to 9 p.m., June 28th & noon to 8 p.m., June 29. Lincoln Park, Tremont. DETAILS

A Whiskey Deemed Worthy

Whiskey lovers and whiskey curious folks will learn more about whiskey and bourbon at the Akron Civic Theatre’s “A Whiskey Deemed Worthy” event. Patrons will have their choice of four standard-serving-size pours from among 18 American whiskeys. They come from Cleveland and Kentucky. Tickets $60. 7 p.m., June 28. Akron Civic Theater, 182 South Main Street (King James Way), Akron. DETAILS

Margarita Crawl Burton

This event from TasteCle is a margarita competition combined with a musical tribute to the late Jimmy Buffett. Three bands will play throughout the night. Local bars/restaurants will battle for Best Margarita in Geauga County. Food trucks and vendors will also be available. Sampling tickets $55. General admission $25. 4 p.m., June 29. Geauga County Fairgrounds, 14373 N Cheshire St, Burton. DETAILS

TV & MOVIES

"I Am Celine Dion"

Celine Dion gets an intimate documentary portrait in "I Am Celine Dion,” a film chronicling the Canadian singer's battle with Stiff Person Syndrome. For the film, director Irene Taylor spends time with Dion at home and in her personal life as she reflects on her career and discusses the difficulties of her condition, a rare affliction that she first divulged she's living with in 2022. Streaming this week on Prime Video. DETAILS

"Daddio"
Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn star in this two-hander about a woman and her taxi driver one night in New York. The film is an interesting and captivating pairing of actors, borne out of Johnson’s friendship with Penn (they’re neighbors in Malibu). He’s believable as this working class guy with no filter and she is as a woman with a lot on her mind. REVIEW

“Kinds of Kindness”

Emma Stone’s “Poor Things” Oscar is barely in the rearview mirror and she’s already back with another Yorgos Lanthimos film, described as a triptych fable. Also starring Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie and Hunter Schafer. Opening this week in area theaters. REVIEW

"Fancy Dance”

Before Lily Gladstone was Oscar-nominated for Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon," she starred in the Sundance 2023 entry "Fancy Dance," director Erica Tremblay’s drama about life on the Seneca-Cayuga Nation reservation in Oklahoma. The film, which debuts Friday, June 28, on Apple TV+, is about Jax (Gladstone), who, with her niece Roki (Isabel Deroy-Olson), searches for her missing sister. "Fancy Dance," rich in both cultural detail and genre plotting, marks Tremblay's directorial debut. DETAILS

"Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge"

The life and style of fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg is chronicled in directors Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Trish Dalton's documentary "Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge," streaming this week on Hulu. The film, which kicked off the recent Tribeca Festival, profiles the Belgian designer whose huge influence on 20th century fashion is most notable for bringing the wrap dress to prominence in 1974. DETAILS

"Babylon Berlin"

After four years, the acclaimed and award-winning German series "Babylon Berlin" has a new season available in the United States. The show is set in the 1930s as the Nazis rose to power. The first three seasons of "Babylon Berlin" originally streamed on Netflix, but now those episodes plus a new fourth season is available exclusively in North America on the MHz Choice streaming service. DETAILS

"Land of Women"

In "Land of Women," Eva Longoria plays Gala, a New Yorker who is living the good life one day, and the next is left with her husband's massive debt after he disappears. She flees to northern Spain with her mother and teenage daughter. The fish-out-of-water series is based on a popular novel and was created for TV by the prolific Spanish TV producer Ramón Campos. The dialogue is a combo of English, Spanish and Catalan — a language spoken in northeastern Spain. "One of the big sources of comedy is miscommunication and this is ripe for that," Longoria told TV critics earlier this year. The "Land of Women" debuts Wednesday on Apple TV+. DETAILS

"The Real CSI: Miami"

Shows like "CSI" prompted an interest in forensics, not to mention crime-solving. Now, the franchise creator is behind a non-scripted version called "The Real CSI: Miami." The show looks at how science was used to solve true crime cases. It premieres Wednesday on CBS and will stream on Paramount+. DETAILS

"My Lady Jane"

Much like Hulu's take on Catherine the Great in "The Great," a new Prime Video series called "My Lady Jane" is an irreverent telling of the story of Lady Jane Grey. At 17, Grey became Queen for nine days before her half-sister Mary stole her support and her crown. She was then sent to the Tower of London where she was executed. "My Lady Jane" debuts Thursday. DETAILS

"That 90's Show"

Hello again, Wisconsin! The second season of "That 90's Show" debuts on Netflix on Thursday. Season one saw Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Wilmer Valderrama, Laura Prepon and Topher Grace reprise their roles. (Danny Masterson was written out of the show as he prepared for a rape trial that ended with his conviction and a 30-year prison sentence.) For season two, Prepon is the only one from the core group who will be back. The sequel series stars Callie Haverda as Leia Forman, the daughter of Grace's Eric and Prepon's Donna, who is visiting her grandparents, Red and Kitty, played by Kurtwood Smith and Debora Jo Rupp. DETAILS

"Owning Manhattan"

Ryan Serhant of Bravo's "Million Dollar Listing" is now fronting his own show on Netflix called "Owning Manhattan." Cameras follow some of his Serhant real estate employees as they compete for expensive listings in New York. Where Serhant pounded the pavement in "Million Dollar Listing," the pressure is now on his staff instead. Serhant appears in more of a mentor role. DETAILS

"Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie"

Marvel star Anthony Mackie swam with sharks in the Gulf of Mexico for National Geographic's "Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie," to kick off its SharkFest lineup. The actor is a boating enthusiast who has swam with sharks around the world. He's also passionate about that region of the country because New Orleans is his hometown. "Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie: Gulf Coast" debuts Sunday, June 30 on National Geographic and July 1 on Disney+ and Hulu. DETAILS

MUSIC

Brothers Osborne at Jacobs Pavilion

Grammy-winning duo, Brothers Osborne, is bringing their “Might As Well Be Us” tour at Jacob’s Pavilion this week. Tickets start at $20. 7 p.m., June 29. Jacob’s Pavilion, 2014 Sycamore St, Cleveland. DETAILS

Hawthorne Heights at Cain Park

Hawthorne Heights is bringing their “Twenty years of tears” tour to Cain Park on Sunday. Tickets $65. 5 p.m., June 30. Cain Park, 14591 Superior Rd., Cleveland Heights. DETAILS

The Used at TempleLive Cleveland Masonic

The Used, a rock band from Utah, is coming to Cleveland Masonic Temple this weekend. Tickets $42.50 and up. 7 p.m., June 29. Cleveland Masonic Temple, 456 Euclid Ave, Cleveland. DETAILS

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Fam Jam

Fam Jam is a free event at The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame kids activities, story hour and live music performances. Free with RSVP. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., June 29. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 1100 E. 9th St., Cleveland. DETAILS

Donnie Iris & the Cruisers

Donnie Iris may have crossed into his 80s, but he and the Cruisers are still performing. They’ll be at The Kent Stage on Saturday. Tickets are $30 and up. 7:30 p.m., June 29. The Kent Stage, 175 E Main St, Kent. DETAILS

KC and the Sunshine Band at MGM

KC and the Sunshine Band - Party Zone Tour 2024 is coming to Northeast Ohio this weekend. A founder of the disco genre, KC and the band will light up Center Stage at MGM Northfield Park. Tickets $90 and up. 8 p.m., June 29. 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield. DETAILS

Lucky Daye

The Grammy-award winning R&B singer Lucky Daye is preparing to release a new album on Friday, June 28, titled "Algorithm." (Think of the name as a creative reversal — he aims to make soulful music that extends beyond the predictability of machine learning.) His single "Soft" is a celebration of the vulnerabilities inherent in a new relationship — atop big drum fills and heart-fluttering harmonies. "HERicane" slows it down, funky riffs making for a flirty track somewhere at the intersection of love and lust. DETAILS

Camila Cabello

On her fourth solo album, "C,XOXO," Camila Cabello aims to reinvent herself. The lead single "I LUV IT," featuring rapper Playboi Carti, is what happens when mainstream pop performers pay attention to the hyperpop underground — amplified by its elated, anxiety-inducing repetition of "I love it/I love it /I love it/I love it" in the song's chorus. Her second single was another detour: The lackadaisical club-y "He Knows," featuring Lil Nas X, samples Ojerime's "Give Up 2 Me," and moves leisurely like smoke dissipating in the air. So, what other surprises will appear on "C,XOXO"? That will be revealed on Friday, June 28. DETAILS

Megan Thee Stallion

"Megan" is Megan Thee Stallion's third full-length album and the first to be self-released under her own label, Hot Girl Productions, promises to continue her reign as the sovereign of hot girl summers. Independence looks good on her: From the rap-rock "COBRA," with its fearless lyricism on everything from infidelity to depression, to the Gwen Stefani-sampling "BOA" – an imaginative take on 2004's "What You Waiting For?" — it's clear Megan is enjoying her creative autonomy. But don't take it from us — a quick listen to "HISS," an aggressive reclamation of her public image, makes it clear from the spoken-word intro. DETAILS

"Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World”

Available on video-on-demand starting Friday, June 28, "Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World" documents the 1969 Toronto Rock and Roll Revival, a famous festival which featured the debut of The Plastic Ono Band — including video footage of John Lennon's first major performance outside the Beatles, what many credit as a trigger for Lennon's decision to leave the band. This doc offers a behind-the-scenes look at the event and footage from its grounds, featuring talking head interviews with some of the musicians who were there. And with a lineup bosting of Lennon, Yoko Ono, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, the Doors, Alice Cooper and beyond — there's a lot to celebrate. DETAILS

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