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'Black Adam'
Dwayne Johnson makes his DC Extended Universe debut as Black Adam, a slave reborn into a god and then imprisoned for 5,000 years. Finally freed from his tomb, he must decide whether to use his powers to destroy the modern world or save it. DETAILS

  • Review: ‘Black Adam,’ a superhero franchise born on a Rock

Cavaliers vs. Wizards
Catch the home opener Sunday, Oct. 23, when the Cavs play the Washington Wizards in Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Tickets are $37 and up. 1 Center Court, Cleveland. 7 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 23. DETAILS

 

Cleveland Orchestra performs ‘An Alpine Symphony’
Violist Antoine Tamestit makes his Cleveland Orchestra this week at Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center in a program featuring Richard Strauss’ “An Alpine Symphony” and Jorg Widmann’s most unusual Viola Concerto. Daniel Harding, music director of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducts. Tickets $24 to $94. 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. DETAILS

 

Joe Satriani at MGM Northfield
Rock guitar hero Joe Satriano performs Friday at MGM Northfield Park as part of a tour to promote his latest album, “The Elephants of Mars,” a 14-track mostly instrumental set filled with his trademark hard-rock virtuosity. It arrives on the 35th anniversary year of his breakthrough “Surfing With the Alien” and shows that Satriani is still cruising at a high artistic altitude all these years later. Tickets start at $28. MGM Northfield Park, 10777 Northfield Rd., Northfied. 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21. DETAILS

  • Related: Joe Satriani talks about ‘Elephants,’ surfing aliens and Van Halen ahead of MGM Northfield Park show

‘Legally Blonde: The Musical’ at Akron Civic Theater
Like the movie, the musical “Legally Blonde” follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, sexism, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Tickets $20 to $68+ 182 S. Main St. (King James Way), Akron. Sunday, Oct. 23. DETAILS

 

Mike Cannon at Pickwick and Frolic
NYC-based comedian, podcaster and actor Mike Cannon will be at Pickwick and Frolic this weekend. Tickets $44. 2035 E 4th Street, Cleveland. 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Oct. 22; 7 p.m. Oct. 23. DETAILS

 

Drag Brunch at Music Box Supper Club
Drag queen Veranda L’Ni will preside over brunch at the Music Box Supper Club, complete with a Bloody Mary bar. Tickets $15 day of show. Brunch $25. 1148 Main Avenue, Cleveland. Noon, Sunday, Oct. 23. DETAILS

 

78th Street Studios Art Walk
Every third Friday of the month from 5 to 9 p.m., four floors of 78th Street Studios open to share and sell the works of more than 50 artists. Food trucks and culinary vendors are part of the scene. Free.  1300 West 78th Street, Cleveland.  Friday, Oct. 21. DETAILS

 

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

  • RELATED: 23 haunted houses in Northeast Ohio for frightful Halloween weekends
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The Cleveland Ballet performs ‘Swan Lake’
Cleveland Ballet’s first show of its 2022-2023 season is a beloved classic -- “Swan Lake,” Tchaikovsky’s tragic love story based on timeless, fairytale archetypes. The show will be presented at Connor Palace Theater in Playhouse Square, this weekend only. Tickets are $28 to $131. 1615 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. DETAILS

  • Related: Cleveland Ballet is back in action with a modern, fairytale production of ‘Swan Lake’ Oct. 21-22 at Connor Palace Theater

'Les Miserables' at the State Theatre
Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, “Les Miserables” returns to Cleveland. Set against the backdrop of 19th century France, the musical is a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Tickets $30-$130
1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Through Oct. 30. DETAILS

  • Review: Back at Playhouse Square, ‘Les Misérables’ still packs ‘em in with memorable music and powerful performances
  • Related:  Interview with ‘Les Misérables’ star Nick Cartell ‘Les Miserables’ relaunches national tour at Playhouse Square and it’s as relevant as ever

‘American Psycho’ at Blank Canvas Theater
Based on Bret Easton Ellis’s 1991 novel, this musical tells the story of a young, handsome Wall Street banker by day who becomes a killer at night. Tickets $25. 1305 West 78th Street, Suite 211, Cleveland. Oct. 21 to Nov. 5. DETAILS

 

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Trick-or-Treat Fest
The Zoo’s Trick-or-Treat Fest includes meet-and-greets with costumed characters, 20 trick-or-treat stations and the return of the Monster Mash Dance Party at the Zoo’s amphitheater. Admission $10-$20.
4101 Fulton Parkway, Cleveland. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in October. 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

Nightmare on Front Street
This 5-hour Halloween-inspired event takes place Sunday on the plaza, in the amphitheater, and within the pavilion in downtown Cuyahoga Falls. It features Ohio breweries, wine, live entertainment, market vendors, food trucks, haunted history, costume contests, prizes, and more. Free
Front Street, Cuyahoga Falls. Sunday, Oct. 23. DETAILS

 

Lake MetroPark Leaf Walks
Lake Metroparks suggests “Binge Walk your Parks” to experience peak fall colors. Download a list of self-guided fall foliage walks of various park locations with trail names, a fall leaf scavenger hunt and trail maps. Free. Throughout fall. DETAILS

 

Friday Night Lights at Cleveland Museum of Natural History
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is staying open until 8 p.m. Friday nights to offer special programming, On Oct. 21, Ohio author Merrill Rainey of “Roar! I’m a Dinosaur” will lead a paper toy dinosaur workshop. Also, Dr. Caitlin Colleary, assistant curator of vertebrate paleontology, will give a gallery talk on Cleveland fossils. Members: Free. Non-members: General admission rates. 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland. Friday nights, Oct. 21 to Dec. 16. DETAILS

 

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

  • Review: Cleveland Museum of Art uncorks revelations of light, color, mood in newly donated Keithley Collection

Día de Muertos/Day of the Dead mask workshop
The Community Arts Center -- part of the Cleveland Museum of Art -- is offering “Day of the Dead” Mask Workshops for kids and their adults. Free
2937 W. 25th St. 1 to 3 p.m., Oct. 23. DETAILS

Dobama Theater presents 'The Thin Place'
“The Thin Place” is the story of Hilda and Linda. Linda communicates, professionally, with the dead, who are still here, just in a different part of here, in the “thin place.” She can make those who believe hear them. Hilda, who’s dealing with loss, takes a great interest in Linda’s abilities. Looking for answers she befriends the medium. The play transforms the theater into an intimate séance, crafting an unnerving testament to the power of the mind. Tickets $25-$41. 2340 Lee Rd., Cleveland Heights. Through Oct. 30. DETAILS

Looking for more things to do this week in Greater Cleveland?Cleveland.com's Paris Wolfe has your guide. READ MORE

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Sip, eat and relax at The Yard on 3rd
We’ve been thinking about The Yard on 3rd, which opened this year in Willoughby and is participating in a charity bar crawl next week. The seasonal spot is clinging to its fun, outdoor vibe as we still have a few warm nights remaining. Get a drink, relax, watch television, play an outdoor game or old-fashioned video game, or have a slice from the adjacent Geraci’s Slice Shop. The Yard on 3rd is at 38040 3rd St., Willoughby. It’s open 4 to 11 p.m. Monday, 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. to midnight Thursday to Saturday and 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday.
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Time for comfort food

If the sighting (or rumor) of snow has you thinking comfort food, the menu at the historic Welshfield Inn in Burton has several choices. These include pot roast with mashed potatoes, turkey breast with stuffing, kielbasa and pierogies and more. The restaurant, operated by Driftwood Group, has deep history. The Inn was built in 1840 as a hotel.  The original structure – which has been added to – was a stagecoach stop and part of the Underground Railroad. Welshfield Inn is at 14001 Main Market Rd, Burton. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday; 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. DETAILS

 

Cleveland Beer Week
Cleveland Beer Week includes events at local bars and eateries. Participants will find keg tapping, beer pairings, tasting dinners, brewer meet and greets, and educational events throughout Northeast Ohio. Prices vary. Through Oct. 22. DETAILS

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Yelp Cleveland’s fall food trends for 2022
Yelp Cleveland’s Community Director Lauren Kotmel gives up the scoop on the food and drink trends taking over Cleveland this fall. Burrata, Banana bread, Vegetable and fruit skewers, Aburi sushi & more. READ MORE

 

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TV & MOVIES

'Till'
Based on the true story that helped spark the civil rights movement, Danielle Deadwyler stars as Mamie Till Mobley, a mother seeking justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who was abducted and brutally lynched in a racist attack in Mississippi in 1955. DETAILS

  • Review: ‘Till’ grippingly reorients an American tragedy

'Ticket To Paradise'
George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite for their sixth movie together. In the rom-com directed by Ol Parker (”Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”), the duo plays contentious exes who travel to Bali on a joint mission to stop their daughter (Kaitlyn Dever) from marrying a guy she just met. DETAILS

  • Review: Julia Roberts, George Clooney bring charm to ‘Ticket to Paradise’ 

‘Descendant’

One of the year's standout documentaries , Margaret Brown's "Descendant" takes a wide lens to the discovery of the Clotilda, the last known ship to bring African captives to the American South for enslavement. As Brown has said, the discovery of the ship — sunk near Mobile, Alabama, after it brought 100 Africans in the mid-19th century decades after the international slave trade had been outlawed — is "just the tip of the iceberg." Speaking to many of the Clotilda descendants and others in the community around Africatown, where many of them settled, Brown ruminatively explores past and present, heritage and community. The film, which debuts Friday, Oct. 21, on Netflix and in select theaters, was a prize-winner at the Sundance Film Festival. DETAILS 

 

‘Raymond & Ray’

In Rodrigo Garcia's "Raymond & Ray," on Apple TV+ Friday, Oct. 21, Ethan Hawke and Ewan McGregor play half-brothers reunited for their father's funeral. Written and directed by Garcia ("Nine Lives," "Albert Nobbs"), and produced by Alfonso Cuarón, the film mixes catharsis and comedy as the two reckon with the damage done by the abusive father. DETAILS 

 

‘Ghostwriter’

Young viewers are in luck this week. "Ghostwriter" returns Friday, Oct. 21 on Apple TV+, with new stars Princess Mapp, Nour Assaf and Daire McLeod. As the pals attempt to solve an ongoing ghostly mystery, they find themselves in the company of characters inspired by "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," "Charlotte's Web" and other stories. There's a promising newcomer with Netflix's four-part animated series "Oni: Thunder God's Tale," also out Friday, Oct. 21 and including Momona Tamada, Craig Robinson and George Takei in the voice cast. In a world of "oddball gods and monsters" inspired by Japanese mythology, untested Onari is determined to guard her village from the enemy called the "Oni." DETAILS 

 

‘Doc Martin’

"Doc Martin" is getting a proper and extended farewell on Acorn TV. The 10th and last season of the British comedy revolving around an irascible small-town doctor (Martin Clunes) began this week with two new episodes, followed by one new episode weekly through its next-to-last episode on Nov. 28. On Dec. 26, the documentary "Doc Martin — A Celebration" will pay tribute to the series, followed by its finale on Dec. 29. The big question: Does Doc revisit his decision to resign from his practice in Portwenn? Eileen Atkins is back as Doc's daunting Aunt Ruth, with Lesley Nicol and Rupert Graves among the guest stars. DETAILS

 

‘Documentary Now!’

The purported goal of IFC's "Documentary Now!" is to honor innovators in the genre. Its real mission, of course, is to make us laugh, and it's garnered the usual impressive names for the six-episode season, which began Wednesday. Helen Mirren is back as host, with guest stars including Cate Blanchett, Harriet Walter, Jonathan Pryce, Nicholas Braun and legendary pop singer Tom Jones. The two-part season opener, written by John Mulaney, stars Alexander Skarsgård as a German filmmaker fighting nature and more to make his masterpiece — as in "Burden of Dreams," which detailed Werner Herzog's quest to make 1982's "Fitzcarraldo." The series is also available on AMC+. DETAILS

 

‘Adventures in Moviegoing’

With Halloween approaching, a rush of horror films are making their way to most streaming services. One currently streaming series on the Criterion Channel takes a different tact, with 11 films picked by Ari Aster, the director of a few of the most nightmare-inducing films of recent years: "Hereditary" and "Midsommar." In "Adventures in Moviegoing" with Aster, the director chooses films that have shaped his life, from Kenji Mizoguchi's "Sansho the Bailiff" to Lucrecia Martel's "The Headless Horseman." DETAILS 

 

MUSIC

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Taylor Swift

Stay up until midnight on Friday, Oct. 21 for the latest Taylor Swift album, appropriately named "Midnights." The standard-issue album will have 13 tracks, which tell "the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life," the singer-songwriter posted online. It's been nearly two years since Swift's last studio album, "Evermore." The new album has one known main collaboration — "Snow on the Beach" with Lana Del Rey. Other titles are "Karma," "Anti-Hero" and "You're On Your Own, Kid." The only other clues to what the album sounds like are posts of photos with producer Jack Antonoff and a glass of white wine. DETAILS 

 

‘Songs and Stories from the first three MSB albums’
Michael Stanley Band members Jonah Koslen, Tommy Dobeck and Daniel Pecchio will offer local music fans a blast from the past this weekend. The trio will unite to share songs and stories from MSB’s first three albums live on the Kent Stage on Friday, Oct. 21, and Saturday, Oct. 22. In honor of the concerts, legendary Cleveland photographer Janet Macoska has unearthed a never-before-seen collection of images from Michael Stanley Band’s iconic Oct. 29, 1976 concert at the Agora. The show was one of three performances preserved to make up MSB’s 1977 live album “Stage Pass.” Koslen (guitar), Dobeck (drums) and Pecchio (bass) each performed at those concerts, which will surely be one of the many stories told this weekend. Tickets for both concerts are still available on the Kent Stage’s website. READ MORE

 

Marcus King at the Agora
Guitarist Marcus King’s latest album, “Young Blood” -- produced by the Black Key’s Dan Auerbach in Nashville -- takes stock of the singer, guitarist, songwriter and bandleader’s struggles with substance abuse and a bad relationship break-up. He says the confessional songs are also getting him the strongest responses he’s ever had on tour. King performs at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Agora in Cleveland. Tickets are $35 to $65. Agora, 5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23. DETAILS

 

Babyface

That smooth sound you hear signals the return of Babyface. On "Girls Night Out," the 12-time Grammy Award-winner has collaborated with next-generation R&B/hip-hop stars such as Ari Lennox, Doechii and Queen Naija. The project's first two singles, "Keeps On Fallin'" with Ella Mai — plus a video that stars Tiffany Haddish and Kendrick Sampson — and "Seamless" with Kehlani, are seductive, slinky R&B jewels. The album, out Friday, Oct. 21, reminds Babyface of another project he did that explored stories from his collaborators. "The process for it reminded me of when I did 'Waiting to Exhale' and I'm excited for the world to hear." DETAILS 

 

a-ha

If you think a-ha is only known for "Take On Me," take on this: The band's 11th studio album, "True North" out Friday, Oct. 21, sees the Norwegian stars perform and record with the Arctic Philharmonic orchestra, spinning off a full-length film in the process that weaves together the songs and recurring vignettes in which actors portray life in the north. "'True North' is a letter from a-ha, from the Arctic Circle, a poem from the far north of Norway with new music," says keyboardist Magne Furuholmen. Single "I'm In" is a glorious, slow-burning anthem. DETAILS 

 

Arctic Monkeys

The cover image — and later the title — of Arctic Monkeys' new album came from a photo taken by drummer, Matt Helders. It's a oddly mournful shot of a car alone in a parking lot. "I had a hunch when I saw it for the first time that it should be the next record cover," says singer Alex Turner. "The Car," out Friday Oct. 21, is the band's seventh studio album and features 10 new songs written by Turner. Singles include the lush breakup song "There'd Better Be a Mirrorball" and "Body Paint," which sounds almost rock opera-esque with David Bowie-like flourishes. DETAILS 

 

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