Star-Spangled Spectacular Brought To You By Cuyahoga Arts & Culture

The Cleveland Orchestra

Monday, July 1 at 9 p.m.

Free

Public Square in downtown Cleveland

This free community celebration concert features patriotic favorites, Broadway hits and symphonic classics, ending with Tchaikovsky's "1812" Overture and fireworks.

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The 10-10 New Plays Festival

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre

July 1 - July 13

$10

56 River St., Chagrin Falls 44022

CVLT presents its third biennial festival of ten-minute, one-act plays, featuring world-premiere works by playwrights from Northeast Ohio and beyond.

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WOW! Wade Oval Wednesdays

University Circle Inc.

Wednesdays through August 28, 6 to 9 p.m.

Free

Wade Oval, 10820 East Blvd., Cleveland 44106

One of Cleveland's most popular summer concert series continues on Wednesday evenings in July and August.  

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Rocket Nights

Lake Erie Nature & Science Center

July 3 and July 5 at 6:30 p.m.

$30

28728 Wolf Rd., Bay Village 44140

Learn about aerodynamics and build and launch your own rocket in this family rocket-building experience for children and adults.

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Front Porch Concerts

LakewoodAlive

Fridays in July and August, 7 to 9 p.m.

Free

Lakewood Public Library, 15425 Detroit Ave., Lakewood 44107

Enjoy great music from almost every genre at the Front Porch Concert Series.  Bring family, friends, blankets, chairs and snacks and have an entertaining evening in this open air theater.

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Free Admission Day

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage

Thursday, July 4, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Free

2929 Richmond Rd., Beachwood 44122

In celebration of Independence Day, the Maltz Museum will offer free admission to all.

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Rock and Boom

Great Lakes Science Center

Thursday, July 4 at 7 p.m.

$15

601 Erieside Ave., Cleveland 44114

Celebrate Independence Day from the decks of the Mather and watch Cleveland's fireworks. Call 216-621-2400 to reserve tickets.

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The Dress Says It All

BAYarts

July 5-31

Free

28795 Lake Rd., Bay Village 44140

A woman's dress is an extension of herself: another skin. The Dress Says It All is a celebration of fifteen women artists, individually responding to the "dress" in form and words. Free opening reception July 5, 7 to 9 p.m.

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Side Show

Fairmount Center for the Arts

July 5-7

$9-$15

400 E. Washington St., Chagrin Falls 44022

Join Fairmount Theatre Academy students as they dazzle with their presentation of the Tony Award nominated musical Side Show, the poignant and engaging story of conjoined twins and their search for love and happiness in the spotlight.

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Chautauqua-in-Chagrin

Chagrin Arts

July 9 - August 20

$20-$28 adults / $5 students

Various locations in Chagrin Falls

Chautauqua-in-Chagrin brings relevant and intriguing discussions, exciting musical performances and educational children's programs.  Free musical performances from The Singers' Club of Cleveland (July 9) and Rio Neon (July 16) in Riverside Park immediately follow the discussions.

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Summer Concert Series at Cleveland Metroparks

Cleveland Metroparks

July 10-28

Free

Various locations

Enjoy an evening of music with family and friends at Cleveland Metroparks' Summer Concert Series at Garfield Park Nature Center in Garfield Park Reservation (July 10, 17, 24), Stinchcomb-Groth Memorial in Rocky River Reservation (July 11, 18, 25), Look About Lodge in South Chagrin Reservation (July 14, 21, 28) and at the BrookStock event at Brookside Reservation (July 20).

Around Noon Open Air

ideastream

July 11 and 25; August 8 and 22, Noon to 1 p.m.

Free

Idea Center, 1375 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 44115

Bring your lunch and your appetite for fun to the live broadcasts of Around Noon: Open Air in a summer celebration of music and the arts.

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Latin Jazz Concert

The Roberto Ocasio Foundation

Friday, July 12 at 7 p.m.

Free

Drinko Hall, 2001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 44115

This concert, performed by students and faculty of the Roberto Ocasio 2013 Latin Jazz Youth Project, will light up the house with sizzlin' Latin beats and dancin' feet.  Featuring budding young musicians with amazing talent, performing the authentic and most historically significant and popular songs of this hip genre.

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Cain Park Arts Festival

City of Cleveland Heights

July 12-14

Free on Friday; $5 each 13 & older Saturday & Sunday

Cain Park, 14591 Superior Rd, Cleveland Hts. 44118

Meet 150 artists who will show you their paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, clay and glass works, jewelry, fiber and more at one of America's top rated fine art and fine craft festivals.

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The View from Now

Heights Arts

July 12 - August 31

Free

2175 Lee Rd., Cleveland Hts. 44118

See brand-new work by three of Cleveland's most venerable photographic artists, each of whom has earned a place of honor in the arts community with her own distinctive vision and superb craft.  Free opening reception Friday, July 12, 6 to 9 p.m.

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Pop UP Pearl

Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation

Saturday, July 13, Noon to 6 p.m.

Free

Pearl Rd. at Broadview Rd., Cleveland 44109

Enjoy Pop UP Pearl, a street fair including eclectic entertainment, international and local food, crafters and artists, a rock climbing wall, skate park and fun for the whole family.

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Memory Jewelry:  A Healing Arts Workshop

Hospice of the Western Reserve

July 16, 18 or 24 at 6:30 p.m.

$5 suggested donation

Locations in Westlake, Cleveland and Warrensville Hts.

Healing Arts Workshops provide grieving people with a creative outlet for their grief and are open to the community; no art experience is necessary.  In this workshop, create a necklace, bracelet, or a rearview mirror hanger in memory of your loved one. 

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Circle of Hope:  Art Therapy Edition

Hospice of the Western Reserve

July 17 - August 28

$5 suggested donation

Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Bereavement Center, 300 East 185th St., Cleveland 44119

A six-session art and educational support class for adults who have had a loved one die.  No art experience is necessary.

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Maestro: Leonard Bernstein

Cleveland Play House

July 17 - August 4

$39 to $69; $15 students

Allen Theatre, 1407 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 44115

Take an extraordinary journey through the life and career of this musical icon who broke through every artistic ceiling possible to become the world's musical ambassador.

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Opening Doors Storytelling Workshop

Housing Research & Advocacy Center

Thursday, July 18, at 6 p.m.

Free

Brook Park Library, 6155 Engle Rd., Brook Park 44142

Have you ever been told "you are not welcome here" because of your race, religion, children, or disability? Share your experience at this workshop facilitated by the Storytellers of One House.

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All-Join-In Evening of a Musical Nature

Nature Center at Shaker Lakes

Friday, July 19, 7 to 9:30 p.m.

$25

2600 South Park Blvd., Cleveland 44120

The sounds of the Caribbean will fill the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes!  Stroll along the boardwalk, enjoy drinks and hors d'oeuvres and delight in the sounds of the steel drum artists of 7 Mile Isle.

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Side Show

Near West Theatre

July 19 - August 4

$8 adults, $6 children 12 and under

St. Patrick's Club Building, 3606 Bridge Ave., 3rd floor, Cleveland 44113

Based on the true story of Siamese twins Violet and Daisy Hilton, who became stars during the 1930s Depression, Side Show is a moving portrait of two women joined at the hip whose extraordinary bondage brings them fame but denies them love.

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Galatea Glance

The Sculpture Center

Friday, July 19, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Free

1834 E. 123 St., Cleveland 44106

R Ferris seeks to eliminate the unspoken boundaries between a work of art and the viewer in order to pinpoint experiences as as work of art. In "Galatea Glance," Ferris incorporates a model portraying the Greek statue Galatea, the ivory statue carved by Pygmalion of Cyprus that was said to spring to life.

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Reinventing a Historic Home:  Designing for How You Really Live

The Shaker Historical Society

Sunday, July 21 at 3 p.m.

$5

16740 South Park Blvd., Shaker Hts. 44120

Wondering how you can transform a historic house into larger, energy efficient, more livable spaces?  Attend this program presented by Jim Karlovec or Karlovec & Company Design/Build Remodel.

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Coventry Village Family Arts Day

Coventry Village Special Improvement District

Sunday, July 21, 1 to 5 p.m.

Free

Coventry Rd. from Mayfield Rd. to Euclid Heights Blvd.

Bring the family to enjoy musical performances, balloon artists, magicians, jugglers, face painters and more.

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ArtWorks Summer Culminating Events!

Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio

July 23 (Halle Building) and July 31 (Tri-C)

Free

Halle Building, 1228 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 44115 and 

Tri-C Metro Campus, 2900 Community College Ave., Cleveland 44115

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Dance Concert

Inlet Dance Theatre

July 24-25

Free

Evans Amphitheater, 14591 Superior Rd., Cleveland Hts., 44118

Inlet Dance Theatre presents two free performances at Cain Park's Evans Amphitheater: a kids' matinee on Wednesday, July 24 at 1 p.m., and an evening performance on Thursday, July 25 at 8 p.m.

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The Expressive Arts Project Performance

West Side Catholic Center

Thursday, July 25 at 6 p.m.

Free

Breen Center, 2008 W. 30th St., Cleveland 44113

The Expressive Arts Project Performance is the culmination of a series of therapeutic arts classes designed to address the consequences of trauma faced by the West Side Catholic Center's clients. 

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Oedipus

Dobama Theatre

July 25-28

$10

2340 Lee Rd., Cleveland Hts. 44118

Dobama Theatre continues its commitment to education programming as the successful Dobama Emerging Actors Program, our summer intensive acting program for high school and college students. The program culminates in a production of Oedipus.

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Freedom Jazz Collective

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland

Friday, July 26, 6 to 10 p.m.

$10

11400 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 44106

The Freedom Jazz Collective is an experiment in mass improvisation featuring a cross-section of Cleveland's avant-improv community.

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Fairmount Center for the Arts

July 26-28

$9-$15

400 E. Washington St., Chagrin Falls 44022

Fairmount Theatre Academy students shine in this presentation of Stephen Sondheim's much-loved musical.

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Professional Development Day for Dance Students

DANCECleveland

Saturday, July 27, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

$55

CSU's Middough Building, 1901 E. 13^th St., 5^th Floor, Cleveland 44114

DANCECleveland invites dance students ages 13-18 and their parents to learn more about a future career in dance.  The seminar will provide information from current professionals in the dance field, help to answer questions about different career options for dancers, steps to take in high school, resume-building for dance and more.  For more information, call DANCECleveland at 216-991-9000.

CCCCA Art Performance

Cleveland Contemporary Chinese Culture Association

Saturday, July 27, 3-4 p.m.

Free

Main Stage, Solon Community Park, 6679 SOM Center Rd, Solon 44139

CCCCA presents traditional Chinese dances, acrobats, Chinese musical instruments and songs.  Seniors and all are welcome to this free concert.

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MOCA + BELLWETHER

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland

Wednesdays in July at 9:30 p.m.

FREE

Transformer Station, 1460 W. 29th St., Cleveland 44113

On five consecutive Wednesdays in July, film screenings will be held on the side lawn of the Transformer Station.

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Kamm's Corners Farmers Market

Kamm's Corners Development Corporation

Sundays through October 13, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Free

Corner of Lorain Ave. and W. 168th St.

Enjoy live music at the Kamm's Corners Farmers Market. Sundays through October 13.

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Megalodon: Largest Shark that Ever Lived

Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Through September 1

Included in Museum Admission ($12 adults, $10 seniors and students)

1 Wade Oval Dr., Cleveland 44106

Discover the evolution, biology and misconceptions of Megalodon, an enormous prehistoric shark that once cruised all the world's oceans.

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Summer Classes: "Discover the Artist Within You"

Art Therapy Studio

Various dates beginning in July

Locations in Cleveland, Pepper Pike and Fairview Park

Discover the artist within you with weekly classes featuring a variety of media including watercolor, acrylic, clay, collage, drawing, and more! Socialize, have fun, and create your own unique forms of expression.  No previous art experience is needed.  Scholarships are available for those needing financial assistance.

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Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video

Cleveland Museum of Art

ThroughSeptember 29

Free

11150 East Blvd., Cleveland 44106

Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video showcases 125 examples of photographs, installations, audio pieces and video from six museums, several private collections and the artist's own holdings.
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1900-1914: Gateway to the 20th Century

Ukrainian Museum Archives

Through September 30

Free

Ukrainian Museum-Archives, 1202 Kenilworth Avenue, Cleveland 44113

This exhibit focuses on the period before the First World War - a period of growth in national awareness and cultural creativity in many diverse fields including history, literature, ethnography, music and art.

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