Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals The playoff-bound Guardians close out the regular season with a rare six-game series against the Kansas City Royals. Promotions include fan appreciation night on Saturday with $1 hot dogs, fireworks and the raising of the AL Central Division championship flag. On Sunday, kids can run the bases and all fans get 50% off concessions (excluding alcohol). Tickets start at $17. Progressive Field, Cleveland. Sept. 30-Oct. 5. DETAILS Cleveland Orchestra The world renown Cleveland Orchestra kicks off its 2022-23 Severance Music Center season with Mahler’s epic “Resurrection” Symphony. Franz Welser-Möst conducts the performance, which features soprano Lauren Snouffer, mezzo-soprano Marie-Nicole Lemieux and the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus. Tickets start at $20. 11001 Euclid Ave, Cleveland. Sept. 29-30. DETAILS Chagrin Documentary Film Festival Back for its 13th year, the CDFF features 91 documentaries from around the globe. The event kicks off Tuesday with a celebration of Slovenian culture and a screening of “Emerald Paradise - Fly-Fishing in the Soča Valley.” Celebrate the festival opening at the Taste of Ohio-themed reception and showing of “The Killing of Sister Dorothy, In Her Own Words” on Thursday night. More than 50 filmmakers are scheduled to appear during the run of the festival. Tickets start at $12. A virtual festival is set for Oct. 9-16. Multiple venues; Festival hub is located at Chagrin Falls Township Hall, 83 N. Main St. Oct. 4-9. DETAILS Woollybear Festival Started by the late Dick Goddard in the 1970s, this annual celebration of the fuzzy caterpillar returns to downtown Vermillion for its 50th edition. Highlights include a parade, live bands, races, costume contests plus plenty of food booths and vendors. Free. 5511 Liberty Ave., Vermillion. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Oct. 2. DETAILS 23 haunted houses in Northeast Ohio for frightful Halloween weekends Here’s our updated, annual guide to the area's top commercial haunted attractions -- some extreme, some family-friendly -- to get you in the Halloween mood. Some offer onsite concessions and a handful offer onsite bars. Most offer group discounts and fast pass options. READ MORE HalloWeekends at Cedar Point The Amazement Park’s daytime fall festival gives way to spooky and frightening fun at night. Dare, if you will, to find your way out of five haunted houses and six outdoor scare zones. Or just ride your favorite roller coasters. Tickets start at $49.99. 1 Cedar Point Dr. Sandusky. Thursday-Sunday through Oct. 30. DETAILS |
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Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection
This special exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art showcases Joseph and Nancy Keithley’s 2020 gift to the museum: a collection of more than 100 works of art worth more than $100 million. The pieces include five paintings by Pierre Bonnard; four each by Maurice Denis and Édouard Vuillard; and individual works by Henri-Edmond Cross, Vilhelm Hammershøi, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Camille Pissarro, Nicolas de Stael, and Andrew Wyeth. Tickets, $12-$15. Free for museum members. 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Through Jan. 8, 2023. DETAILS Cleveland Play House presents “American Mariachi”
CPH kicks off its 107th season at the Allen Theatre with this touching play about how mariachi music brings a daughter closer to her mother, who is facing dementia. Tickets, $25-$95. 1407 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Through Oct. 9. DETAILS Great Lakes Theater presents “Little Shop of Horrors”
The first show of GLT’s 61st season is Howard Ashman and Alan Menken’s cult classic at the Hanna Theatre. The musical tells the strange story of a nerdy flower shop employee, the woman he loves and a blood-thirsty plant. Tickets, $15-$89. 2067 E 14th St., Cleveland. Through Oct. 9. DETAILS “Clybourne Park” at Ensemble Theatre
Set during and after Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” Bruce Norris’ Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play examines the politics of race through the history of a single house from 1959 to the present day. Tickets, $15-$32. 4545 College Road, South Euclid. Through Oct. 9. DETAILS
“Buyer and Cellar” at Beck Center for the Arts
Jonathan Tolins’ one-man comedy is about a struggling actor who takes an odd job in the basement of the home of his idol, Barbra Streisand. Tickets, $10-$38. 17801 Detroit Ave, Lakewood. Through Oct. 9. DETAILS
Pumpkin Village at Mapleside Farms
The theme of Mapleside’s fall festival is “Rocktoberfest” and features live music and ethnic foods throughout the weekend. And don’t miss the giant corn maze, super slide, pig races, pumpkin patch, train, hayrides and Mapleside’s famous apple cider and apple cider donuts. Tickets, $13. 294 Pearl Rd., Brunswick. Sept. 30-Oct. 2. DETAILS
Pumpkin Pandemonium at Heritage Farms
It’s fall fun for everybody at this Christmas tree farm located in the shadow of Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Attractions include hayrides, scavenger hunts, a harvest maze and kids zone. The event also offers live music, artisan vendors and food trucks. Free admission, $5 fee per attraction. 6050 Riverview Rd, Peninsula. Through Oct. 23. DETAILS
Apple Cider & Butter Weekend at Lake Metroparks Farmpark
Learn how apple butter and cider are made and sample a variety of apples, apple cider and apple butter at this working farm and education center in Kirtland. Check out the park’s three-acre corn maze while you’re there. Admission, $6-$8. 8800 Euclid Chardon Rd., Kirtland. Oct. 1-2. DETAILS
Aurora Fall Festival
Celebrate the season with a corn maze, hayrides, food trucks, inflatables, petting zoo, face painting, mini-golf, Flower Clown’s balloon creations and Jungle Terry’s animal show. Food trucks will be on-site, too. 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Oct. 1. 885 E. Mennonite Rd., Aurora. DETAILS Looking for more things to do this week in Greater Cleveland?Cleveland.com's Joey Morona has your guide. READ MORE |
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Crocker Park Food Truck Challenge is set
If you’re on the west side and you’re hungry, Crocker Park in Westlake is the place to be. Twenty trucks will be selling their dishes and competing for best-of awards in a handful of categories. From steak to smoothies, a multitude of cuisines will be available. Kid-friendly activities and more will be offered. The shopping area sits along Crocker Road just south of I-90. The food-truck challenge will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1. DETAILS
Lake Erie Food Festival
Discover locally based food and beverage businesses, sampling your way through the campus of Lakeland Community College at this inaugural event. You’ll find all types of products including baked goods, canned items, jams and jellies, condiments and sauces, coffee, jerky, dog treats and more. Free. 7700 Clocktower Dr. Kirtland. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 1. DETAILS
Thai flavors offered at Cilantro in downtown Akron We’ve been thinking of Akron restaurants since seeing that Akron Zoo’s most popular Brew at the Zoo of the year is Saturday, Oct. 1. If you’re in the mood for an extensive menu of Asian offerings with an emphasis on Thai dishes, check out Cilantro Thai and Sushi in downtown Akron. Best part: YOU control the spiciness of your dishes! It’s at 326 S. Main St., Akron. Hours: 5 to 9:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday; 5 to 10 p.m. Friday; 4:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday. DETAILS |
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TV & MOVIES 'Blonde' If you've always been fascinated by Marilyn Monroe and have three hours of free time on your hands, then maybe "Blonde" is worth a watch. But consider yourself warned. Andrew Dominik's reimagining of the bombshell's life is certainly pretty to look at and features a remarkable performance by Ana de Armas. But the director and screenwriter opts for style and shock over substance and truth. The result is trippy trauma porn that depicts Monroe as a powerless figure within her own story, making up the sordid details along the way for maximum effect. De Armas may very well nab an Oscar nomination for her portrayal, but Monroe, as she did in real life, deserved better. READ MORE
‘Hocus Pocus 2’
For something infinitely lighter and seasonally appropriate, head over to Disney+ on Friday, Sept. 30 for "Hocus Pocus 2," which brings the witchy Sanderson Sisters (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy) back to Salem. The first film, which was released in 1993, was neither a box office success nor a critical favorite by any stretch but kept a hold on those who saw and loved it as children. And almost every year since, "Hocus Pocus" has had a spike in sales around Halloween time. This sequel adds some TV comedy favorites to the mix like "Veep's" Tony Hale and Sam Richardson and "Ted Lasso's" Hannah Waddingham. DETAILS
‘Nothing Compares’
In a new documentary "Nothing Compares," Irish filmmaker Kathryn Ferguson looks at the life and career of Sinéad O'Connor, from her rise to her de facto exile from the pop establishment and beyond. The film, which begins streaming on demand for Showtime subscribers on Friday, Sept. 30, before premiering on air on the channel on Oct. 2, uses archival footage, some previously unseen, and a new interview with O'Connor to tell her story. DETAILS
‘Reasonable Doubt’
Kerry Washington ("Scandal") is behind the camera as an executive producer for Hulu's "Reasonable Doubt," debuting this week. Emayatzy Corinealdi stars as a L.A. defense attorney who chooses results over protocol and has a complicated personal life. Jay-Z's debut album and discography are cited as inspiration for the show and episode titles, with hip-hop, R&B and neo-soul featured on the soundtrack. Michael Ealy and Sean Patrick Thomas co-star in the first scripted drama from Disney's Onyx Collective, which focuses on programming from creators of color and underrepresented voices. DETAILS
‘So Help Me Todd’
Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin play a mother-son odd couple in CBS' new dramady "So Help Me Todd," debuting this week. The Oscar-winning Harden's attorney Margaret Wright is organized to a fault; Astin's Todd is the black sheep in a successful family, an effective private eye who lost his license because he balked at following the rules. She decides the best cure for her wayward but talented offspring is to put him to work for her law firm as in-house investigator, and he accepts. Humor, mysteries and family dysfunction are promised to ensue. DETAILS
'Smile' They say never trust a smile. In this horror film starring Sosie Bacon, a smile can be deadly. Opens Friday in area theaters. DETAILS 'My Best Friend’s Exorcism' Set in 1988, this horror-comedy follows a pair of high school sophomores (played by Elsie Fisher and Amiah Miller) whose friendship is put through the test after one of them is seemingly possessed by the devil. Opens Friday in area theaters. Also streaming Friday on Prime Video. DETAILS 'The Greatest Beer Run Ever'
Peter Farrelly (”Green Book”) directs an inspiring drama based on a true story about a man who comes up with a crazy idea to personally deliver beer to his friends fighting the war in Vietnam. Opens Friday in area theaters. Also streaming Friday on Apple TV+. DETAILS
‘How I Got Here’
"How I Got Here" combines a roots-discovery trip, family bonding and travelogue, which pretty much means something for everyone. In each episode, a parent returns to their native country — young adult child in tow — to explore the sacrifice and circumstances that led to their decision to seek a new home. Each 10-day trip allows time to sample the local food, scenery and cultural highlights in countries including Chile, Israel, Italy and Zambia. The BYUtv series debuts at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, followed that night by episode two in its regular 6 p.m. slot. DETAILS
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Bjork
The first video from Björk's new album shows her in a psychedelic mushroom forest with a phalanx of bass clarinet players, which seems pretty on-brand. The Icelandic star releases "Fossora," on Friday, Sept. 30, and says the title is a word she made up — the feminine version of the Latin word for "digger." Björk has described the collection as a "mushroom album." Two of the album's tracks, "Sorrowful Soil" and "Ancestress," were inspired by the death of her mother. Her last album was "Utopia," which was light and airy. "This time around/the feeling was landing/on the earth and digging my feet into the ground," she wrote on social media. DETAILS
Dustin Lynch at Jacobs Pavilion
Described as a young George Strait, rising country star Dustin Lynch brings his old-school Nashville sound to the Flats for the last concert of the season at Nautica. Tickets, $20-$50. 2014 Sycamore St, Cleveland. 8 p.m., Sept. 30. DETAILS
Denzel Curry at the Agora
Following a big summer that included an appearance on the “Elvis” soundtrack and his own Tiny Desk Concert on NPR, rap star Denzel Curry brings his “Melt My Eyez” tour to Cleveland. AG Club, Redveil and PlayThatBoiZay are the opening acts. Tickets start at $35. 5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. 8 p.m,. Sept. 30. DETAILS
Gregory Porter at Playhouse Square
Grammy-winning jazz singer Gregory Porter brings his soothing voice to the Mimi Ohio Theatre for a performance that recalls Nat King Cole, Stevie Wonder and Bill Withers. Tickets start at $69.50. 1511 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. 8 p.m., Sept. 30. DETAILS
Battle of the Land at Tower City Center
Hundreds of Cleveland’s best singers, rappers and bands tried out, but only 16 get to perform. Who will advance to next weekend’s final for a chance to win a prize package worth over $6,000? Find out this weekend. Free admission. 230 W. Huron Rd., Cleveland. 2-6 p.m., Oct. 1-2. DETAILS
Rita Wilson
Rita Wilson is flexing her big-name connections with her new album, "Rita Wilson Now & Forever: Duets," out Tuesday. It sees Mrs. Tom Hanks collaborating with numerous artists, including Elvis Costello, Keith Urban, Willie Nelson, Smokey Robinson, Leslie Odom Jr., Josh Groban and Jackson Browne. Each tune explores songs from the '60s and '70s, from the Bee Gees' "Massachusetts" to Fleetwood Mac's "Songbird." She sings "Let It Be Me" with Browne, "Slip Slidin' Away" with Nelson and "Where Is The Love?" with Robinson. DETAILS
‘Into the Woods’
Can't make it to Broadway for one of the fall's loveliest shows? Then just stream the cast album of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods," with an all-star cast including Sara Bareilles, Brian d'Arcy James, Patina Miller, Phillipa Soo, Gavin Creel and Joshua Henry. In the musical, several classic Grimm fairy tales are thrown into a blender and then emerge intertwined, unmoored and unfinished. Bareilles' version of "Moments in the Woods" is utterly sublime. The stream starts Friday, Sept. 30. DETAILS Want more concert & music picks?
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