Photo Credit: Missal, from the convent of San Francesco, Montone, near Perugia, 1469. Opened to The Crucifixion with Facing Initial T[e igitur](folios 185v-186). Bartolomeo Caporali (Italian, c. 1420-c. 1505) and Giapeco Caporali (Italian, died 1476). Bound manuscript (complete), 400 folios; ink, tempera, silver, and burnished gold on vellum; 35 x 25 cm (each folio). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2006.154.

The House of Blue Leaves

Beck Center for the Arts

Through April 21

$15 - $28

17801 Detroit Ave, Lakewood 44107

Artie Shaughnessy is an aspiring songwriter who works as a zookeeper by day, performs in seedy lounges at night, and lives in Queens with his schizophrenic wife. When an old friend who is now a successful Hollywood movie director, arrives back in town, Artie plans to escape the life he despises.

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Much Ado About Nothing
Great Lakes Theater
April 1 - 14
$15 - $70; $13 students
Hanna Theatre, 2067 East 14th St, Cleveland 44115
Beatrice and Benedick would rather exchange insults than sweet nothings.  The pair is forced to forge a partnership in order to defend house and honor, and salvage the true love of Hero and Claudio after deceptions destroy the lovers' wedding day.  Will the endeavor elicit a change of heart for the effort's unlikely collaborators as well?
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New Evening Art Classes: 

Discover the Artist Within You  

Art Therapy Studio
Tuesdays in April, May and June, at 6 p.m.
$45 per session
Studio at Fairhill Partners, 12200 Fairhill Rd, Cleveland 44120
Take part in new evening classes including Painting for Relaxation (4/19 or 5/14), Steampunk Jewelry (4/23), Creative Clay Works (5/7), Art & Yoga (5/28) and "Fat Books" Collage (6/4). Complete a project in one evening with no previous art experience. 
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37th Cleveland International Film Festival 

Cleveland International Film Festival
April 3 - 14
$14
Tower City Cinemas, 737 Canal Rd, Cleveland 44113
The 37th Cleveland International Film Festival will launch with an Opening Night Film and Gala on April 3.  Following Opening Night, 480 film screenings will be exhibited in ten theaters at Tower City Cinemas in downtown Cleveland for the next ten days.
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Mitsuko Uchida's Mozart
The Cleveland Orchestra
April 4-6 at 8 p.m.
$45-$120; $10 students
Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Ave, Cleveland 44106

Mitsuko Uchida continues her acclaimed collaboration with The Cleveland Orchestra with performances of Mozart's Divertimento in B-flat major, and Piano Concertos Nos. 17 and 25.

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Putting It Together
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
April 5 - 20, Various dates and times
$18; $14 students and seniors
40 River St, Chagrin Falls 44022
CVLT presents Putting It Together, a musical revue by Stephen Sondheim.  Hear songs from some of Sondheim's most beloved works in new context.  A Manhattan cocktail party serves as the setting for five performers to use the musical selections as an examination of the ups and downs of two relationships.
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Marcin Dylla in Concert
Cleveland Classical Guitar Society
Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m.
$15 - $20
First Unitarian Church of Cleveland, 

21600 Shaker Blvd, Shaker Heights 44122
Polish virtuoso guitarist Marcin Dylla is winner of 19 international competitions. Guitarists from the Cleveland Institute of Music will open for this concert at 6:45 and a free reception will follow.
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Space Saturday Celebration - 

New NASA Glenn Visitor Center
Great Lakes Science Center
Saturday, April 6, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free for youth
601 Erieside Ave, Cleveland 44114
Celebrate the opening of the brand-new NASA Glenn Visitor Center galleries with special guests, hands-on activities and fun giveaways.  Free general admission for youth up to 12 years of age.
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Swingin' at the Temple

Cleveland Jazz Orchestra

Sunday, April 7 at 4 p.m.

$25; $20 seniors; $15 students

Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood 44122

Enjoy CJO's annual tribute to Jewish jazz composers featuring vocalist Helen Welch and Great American Songbook classics by Gershwin, Arlen, Bernstein and more.  Also, hear contemporary arrangements of Sephardic Jewish melodies.

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Mosaics & Mandalas
Art House
Tuesdays, April 9 - May 7, at 6:30 p.m.
$130
3119 Denison Ave, Cleveland 44109
The circle is your muse!  Artists of all abilities will experiment with the elements of art to create decorative art based on the mandala, the Sanskrit word for circle.  Use clay to create tiles and to make wall hangings or other forms.
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Circle of Hope:  Art Therapy Edition
Hospice of the Western Reserve
Wednesdays, April 10 - May 15, at 10 a.m.
$5 donation for supplies
300 East 185th St, Cleveland 44119
A six-week art and educational support class for adults who are grieving the death of a loved one.  No previous art experience is necessary.  Call Mollie Postotnick at 216.486.6544, or email her at mpostotnik@hospicewr.org for more information and to register.
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Second Nature
Lake Erie Nature & Science Center
Thursday, April 11 at 7 p.m.
$7 advance; $10 at the door
28728 Wolf Rd, Bay Village 44140
Jennie Vasarhelyi, chief of interpretation, education and visitor services, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, presents a visual and virtual tour of our local National Park, highlighting the many ways that visitors can experience its nearby natural wonders.
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Photo by Lauren Stonestreet

In Concert at Cleveland Public Theatre's Danceworks '13
Inlet Dance Theatre
April 11-13 at 7 p.m.
$10 - $25
Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Ave, Cleveland 44102
Inlet Dance Theatre returns to Cleveland Public Theatre for the premiere of the second movement in Bill Wade's exploration of the 4 elements, Air, amidst an inspiring evening of revivals. 

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Celebrate Poetry!

Lake Erie Ink

Saturday, April 13 at 10 a.m.

$5

2843 Washington Blvd, Cleveland Hts 44118

Students of all ages are invited to celebrate National Poetry Month with performance poet Carla Thompson and write poems that turn on the lights! 

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Yuri's Night Space Party

Great Lakes Science Center 

Saturday, April 13. 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

$50, $40 with promo code YURI before 4/10

601 Erieside Ave, Cleveland 44114

Yuri's Night is an exciting global celebration of the past, present and future of human space flight! It's a night of dancing, live music by The Floorwalkers and Chicago DJ OZMTZ, a space-themed costume contest, food, drink and more! 

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Blues Guitar and Song Writing for Youth
Roots of American Music
Saturday, April 13 at 1 p.m.
$5
Mac's Backs, 1820 Coventry Rd, Cleveland Hts 44118  

Gather for an interactive blues guitar and song writing workshop for students age 8-14.   Guitars provided or bring your own.
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KLAMOR Auditions
Near West Theatre
April 13 - 14, 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Free
St. Patrick's Club Building, 3rd floor, 

3606 Bridge Ave, Cleveland 44113
"Kids Loud and Musical Organic Revue" (KLAMOR) is a free, six-week summer program for kids, ages 9 through 13.  Four mornings a week, they develop awareness of their strengths, fears, dreams and struggles through the theater arts.

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Fine Arts String Quartet

Local 4 Music Fund

Sunday, April 14 at 4 p.m.

Arts Collinwood, 15605 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland 44110

Free

'Spring Strings' features the Fine Arts String Quartet performing classical chamber music repertoire in the Gallery at Arts Collinwood.

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Uzu and Muzu from Kakaruzu

CityMusic Cleveland

April 16 - 20

FREE

Various locations

CityMusic presents a performance featuring Israeli composer Avner Dorman's Uzu and Muzu from Kakaruzu, a musical parable on a story by Ephraim Sidon as part of its Intergenerational Concert Series.

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Photo by Ron Wilson

The Rite of Spring: The Bride Unseen

Verb Ballets
April 18 - 20 at 7 p.m.

$10 - $25

Cleveland Public Theatre, 

6415 Detroit Ave, Cleveland 44102

In a contemporary rendition of The Rite of Spring, a bride surrenders her dreams to appease her family and succumbs to the pressure of an arranged marriage.  The ballet explores the interpersonal relationships of a quirky family and the influence they play in the family paradigm. 
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Rich Girl
Cleveland Play House
April 19 - May 19
$49 - $69; $15 students
1407 Euclid Ave, Cleveland 44115
When sheltered Claudine meets starving artist Henry, she falls head over heels.  But her mother, a celebrated tough-talking financial guru, has her doubts:  Is Henry everything her daughter deserves or is he only after her money?  Rich Girl is a clever new comedy about women and their relationships with men, mothers and money.
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The Lyons

Dobama Theatre

April 19 - May 19

$10 - $26

2340 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights 44118

Rita Lyons is the indomitable matriarch of a dysfunctional family at a major crossroads.  Her husband is dying, her son is in a dubious relationship, her daughter is barely holding it together.  And worst of all, Rita can't figure out how to redesign her living room!

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Puccini's Suor Angelica & Gianni Schicchi

Opera Per Tutti

April 19 and 21

$25

Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Ave, Cleveland 44102

In his "Il Trittico," Puccini masterfully balanced the tragedy of Il Tabarro, the tearful sentimentality of Suir Angelica, and satirical wit of Gianni Schicchi.   Opera Per Tutti returns to complete the Trittico, with the two remaining one-act operas, creating an evening of contrasting motifs and emotions.

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Tri-C JazzFest

Cuyahoga Community College

April 19 - 27

Various prices and locations

Enjoy two weekends of jazz greats at the 34^th annual Tri-C JazzFest, including Natalie Cole, Michael Feinstein, Robert Glasper Experiment and more.

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Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque

The Silver Screen
North Coast Men's Chorus
April 20 at 8 p.m. & April 21 at 3 p.m.
$10-$35 advance; $15-$40 at the door
Regina Auditorium, Notre Dame College, 1857 S. Green Rd, S. Euclid 44121

Everybody loves the movies, whether it's a Hollywood classic, a thrilling adventure, or an outrageous cult film.  Part of what makes a film so good is the music composed for it.  Come explore the universal appeal of music in the movies.

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EarthFest 2013 - Celebrating Advanced and Renewable Energy
Earth Day Coalition
Sunday, April 21, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
$5 ages 12+; $3 ages 2-11, Free under 2
Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, 164 Eastland Rd, Berea 44017
Join Earth Day Coalition for EarthFest, Ohio's largest environmental education event and the longest-running Earth Day celebration in the nation.  Enjoy exhibits celebrating advanced and renewable energy, activities for kids, healthy and delicious local food.  Ride your bike or take RTA and get free admission.  

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Company Audition
City Ballet of Cleveland
Sunday, April 21, 1 to 3 p.m. 
Free
Cleveland City Dance, 13108 Shaker Square, Cleveland 44120
The City Ballet of Cleveland will hold open auditions for serious dancers of ballet ages 10-21. 
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Mozart & Papa Haydn with 

Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Apollo's Fire
April 25 - 28
$21 - $68
Various dates and locations.
The famous friendship between "Papa Haydn" and his protege Mozart inspires this evening of sparkling arias and orchestral brilliance. Haydn's stormy "Trauer" Symphony gives way to the laughter of young Mozart's early operas. 
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Opening Doors through the Art of Storytelling

The Housing Center

Thursday, April 25, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

$60 

The City Club of Cleveland, 850 Euclid Ave, 2nd Floor, Cleveland 44115

Join the Housing Center for a reception and art exhibition featuring an original series of photographs and personal stories from individuals impacted by housing discrimination.  Examine the benefits of diverse communities and the importance of working together to open doors to equal housing opportunities.  More Info

Festival of New Works
Cleveland School of the Arts
April 25 - 28
$8 - $15
Cleveland School of the Arts Auditorium, 10700 Churchill Rd, Cleveland 44106
Over 400 Cleveland School of the Arts students work with almost two dozen professional artists and create original plays, films, poetry, dance pieces, music compositions, fine art and graphic designs.
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The Tragedy of the Commons and Universe
The Sculpture Center
Friday, April 26, 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Free
1834 E. 123rd St, Cleveland 44106
The Tragedy of the Commons: A Collaboration between Ali Momeni and Robin Meier displays thousands of Atta ants, also known as leafcutter ants, as they react to various scents and flavors inserted into their environment. Mark Schatz: Universe, focuses on the visions of those who attempt to condense the world into a single image.
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Violist Eliesha Nelson

Arts Renaissance Tremont

Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m.

Free

Pilgrim Congregational Church, 2592 W. 14^th St, Cleveland 44113

Hear Eliesha Nelson, viola in a program of sonatas with pianist James Howsmon.  Selections include Ross Lee Finney's "Second Viola Sonata," Nikolai Kapustin's "Viola Sonata, Op. 69" and Schubert's "Arpeggione" Sonata.

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78th Anniversary Concert
The Cleveland Women's Orchestra
Sunday, April 28 at 3:30 p.m.
$10-$35
Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Ave, Cleveland 44106

The Cleveland Women's Orchestra returns to Severance Hall to perform its 78th Anniversary Concert celebrating its history and tradition.   Featured artists this year will be Jinjoo Cho, violin, and Cicely Parnas, cello, in a performance of Brahms' Double Concerto.  
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