Van Gogh Repetitions

Cleveland Museum of Art

Now through May 26

$20, includes admission to Remaking Tradition + Van Gogh Repetitions

11150 East Blvd., Cleveland 44106

The Cleveland Museum of Art and The Phillips Collection have joined together to develop a ground-breaking exhibition that presents new insights into the art of Vincent van Gogh.  Van Gogh Repetitions is the first exhibition to focus specifically on the artist's use of 'repetitions' - pairs or groups of works by Van Gogh that feature nearly identical compositions. 

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The Postman Joseph Roulin, February -March 1889. Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890). Oil on canvas; 65 x 54 cm. Collection Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, the Netherlands.

Big Spring

Cleveland Botanical Garden

Through April 27

$8-$12

11030 East Blvd., Cleveland 44106

Step into a larger than life fantasy at Big Spring. Kids can crawl, run, play, laugh and learn in an enchanting garden full of surprises. Highlights include the Toadstool Theatre, Ladybug Labyrinth and the opening of Hershey Children's Garden for the season.

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Spring Art Classes

Art Therapy Studio

New Spring Classes begin in April

Registration Fees Apply

Various studio locations: Fairhill Partners, Ursuline ArtSpace, River's Edge, MetroHealth Senior Health/Wellness Center

Discover the artist within you with weekly daytime and evening classes featuring a variety of media including watercolor, acrylic, clay, collage and more. Now offering new classes for Seniors! Beginners welcome!

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Flashdance

PlayhouseSquare

April 1 - 13

$10-75

Palace Theatre, 1615 Euclid Ave, 

Cleveland 44115

With electrifying dance at its core, Flashdance tells the inspiring and unforgettable story of Alex Owens, a Pittsburgh steel mill welder by day and bar dancer by night with dreams of one day becoming a professional performer. When romance with her steel mill boss threatens to complicate her ambitions, Alex learns the meaning of love and its power to fuel the pursuit of her dream. 

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Faculty Recital

Cleveland Institute of Music

Wednesday, April 2 at 8 p.m.

Free

Kulas Hall, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland 44106

William Preucil, violin, Mark Kosower, cello, and Jee-Won Oh, piano, perform works by Beethoven, Kodaly and Dvorak.

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NEOSonicFest

Cleveland Chamber Symphony

April 2 - 6, various dates and locations

$10 suggested donation

Locations in Cleveland, Lakewood and Berea

The Grammy Award winning Cleveland Chamber Symphony (CCS) is presenting "NEOSonicFest," a festival of new music focused on recent compositions from Northeast Ohio and beyond. 

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The Films of Bruce Checefsky

The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque

Thursday, April 3 at 6:45 p.m.

$6-9

Aitken Auditorium, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland 44106

Bruce Checefsky is a photographer and Director of the Reinberger Galleries at the Cleveland Institute of Art. For the past 13 years he has also moonlighted as a maker of short, independent films that have shown widely around the world-from MoMA and the Anthology Film Archives to the Tate Modern and more. Bruce Checefsky will answer audience questions after the screening.

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The Cleveland Orchestra in Performance: 

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 Broadcast

ideastream

Friday, April 4 at 10 p.m.

WVIZ/PBS presents this 90-minute program featuring The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Franz Welser-Most, including performances of two choral works by Anton Bruckner.

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Ephemeral Antidotes: 

Revisited - Arabella Proffer

BAYarts

April 4 - 25

Free

28795 Lake Road, Bay Village 44140

"Ephemeral Antidotes: Revisited" explores the medical superstitions and practices of centuries past with a touch of magic, realism, accompanying biographies, highlight the fascinating and misguided aspects of old medicine. Free opening reception Friday, April 4 from 7 to 9 p.m.

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The Curious Savage

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre

Friday April 4, 5, 11 and 12 at 8 p.m.

$18; $14, students and seniors

40 River St, Chagrin Falls 44122

In John Patrick's heartwarming comedy, Mrs. Savage's step-children have committed her to a sanatorium in an effort to get their hands on their late father's millions. The social misfits that Mrs. Savage meets there conspire with her to put an end to the children's greedy plans.

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Festival of New Works

Friends of Cleveland School of the Arts

Friday, April 4 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 5 at 3 and 7 p.m.

$12; $6, students

Cleveland School of the Arts Auditorium, 10700 Churchill Ave, Cleveland 44106

This annual festival is a forum for young artists to express their heartfelt stories through original plays, films, poetry, dance and music. It provides the students of Cleveland School of the Arts the opportunity to showcase their creative talent and accomplishments. Their work is insightful; at times funny, other times alarming, and always, always imaginative.

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As You Like It

Great Lakes Theater

April 4 - 19

$15-70; $13, students

Hanna Theatre, 2067 East 14th St, Cleveland 44115

Comic twists and turns abound in the fertile Forest of Arden, where a disguised Rosalind seeks refuge after being wrongfully banished by her uncle. Her unfortunate exile is transformed into a charming adventure when she encounters some of Shakespeare's most beloved characters - colorful fools, witty rustics, and the handsome, lovesick Orlando. A clandestine, gender-bending courtship ensues, changing the lost into unexpected lovers, in this timeless and transcendent romantic comedy.

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Easter Bazaar

Ukrainian Museum Archives

April 4 - 12

Free

1202 Kenilworth Ave, Cleveland 44113

Spring is almost here - the season of renewal and rebirth. In the Ukrainian Easter tradition, it is customary to create beautiful art our of eggs - called Pysanky - that are known all over the world. You can buy these beautiful and delicate pieces of art as well as other Ukrainian artwork at the 21st Annual Easter Bazaar.

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Daring to be Dumbo: The Documentary Broadcast

Dancing Wheels

Saturday, April 5 at 7 p.m.

Tune in to WKYC Channel 3 for Daring to be Dumbo: The Documentary, whichtells the story of five individuals who were subjected to bullying but took action in their lives to make their world one of acceptance and love. Narrated by Al Roker, the 30 minute film is brought to you by Dancing Wheels Company & School and was primarily supported by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture through its Creative Culture Grants program.

Lauren Clifford Photography

Shaker Square and Crocker Park Markets Spring Opening

North Union Farmers Market

Saturday, April 5 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Shaker Square) and Saturday, April 12 

from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Crocker Park)

Free

Shaker Square, Cleveland 44120 and Crocker Park, Westlake 44145

Join us for the openings of our Shaker Square & Crocker Park Markets with live music by Cats on Holiday, an American influenced roots, country, cajun and blues band. Other opening day festivities include sheep shearing and Chef at the Market.

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Safety Sunday

The Children's Museum of Cleveland

Saturday, April 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Included with museum admission

10730 Euclid Ave, Cleveland 44106

Come to the Children's Museum of Cleveland for a day full of safety fun! Play on our safety course and learn about different safety issues through fun and hands on activities.

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Free Play Reading of 

Beneatha's Place

Cleveland Play House

Monday, April 7 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Free

Allen Theatre, 1407 Euclid Ave, Cleveland 44115

Clybourne Park is playwright-actor Bruce Norris' response to the classic A Raisin in the Sun. Beneatha's Place is noted writer-director Kwame Kwei-Armah's response to his perception that Clybourne perpetuates "the connotation... that whites build and blacks destroy." Join the Clybourne cast for a special reading and conversation about how we continue to wrestle with race, economics and class in America. RSVP to InsideCPH@clevelandplayhouse.com.

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Spring ArtWorks Culminating Event

Center for Arts-Inspired Learning

Tuesday, April 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Free

Halle Building, 1228 Euclid Ave, Cleveland 44115

ArtWorks Spring Apprentices will show you what happens when teens are hired to create and inspired to succeed! Join the Fashion, Recording Arts, Photography and Theater Co-ops in their culminating exhibition and/or performance. Prepared to be blown away by these 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students!

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Flowers of Hope: A Healing Arts Workshop

Hospice of the Western Reserve

April 8, 9 and 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

$5 suggested donation

Westlake (Apr. 8), Warrensville Heights (Apr. 9), and Cleveland (Apr. 10)

Healing Arts Workshops provide grieving people with a creative outlet for their grief. In hopeful anticipation of May flowers, participants will use soft pastels on velour to "paint" a flower. Contact Mollie Postotnik at 216-486-6544 for more information, and to register.

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Danceworks '14

Inlet Dance Theatre

April 10 - 12 at 7:30 p.m.

$12-28

Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Ave, Cleveland 44102

Inlet will premiere three new works by Bill Wade: "Angels Unaware" - an exploration of transformative human exchanges, "10" - a special duet honoring Inlet dancers Joshua Brown and Elizabeth Pollert's 10th season, and "Fire" - the third installment in "The Four Elements."

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Once On This Island Jr.

Near West Theatre

April 10 - 12 at 7:30 p.m. and April 13 at 3 p.m.

$10, adults; $8, children 12 & under

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

Like the original "Once On This Island," which received nine 1991 Tony nominations on Broadway, this "junior" version - shortened and modified for young actors - follows the orphan girl Ti Moune and the wealthy boy Daniel through journeys of beauty and struggle as they challenge boundaries that separate two cultures on a Caribbean island.

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A Streetcar Named Desire

Cassidy Theatre

April 11 - 27

$15; $14, students and seniors

6200 Pearl Rd, Parma Heights 44130

One of our generation's most poignant dramas. Blanche duBois arrives at her sister Stella's New Orleans apartment seeking refuge from a troubled past. Her ethereal spirit irks Stella's husband, the coarse Stanley Kowalski. Crudely and relentlessly he unmasks the lies and delusions that sustain Blanche, until her frail hold on reality is shockingly severed.

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Sleeping Beauty

Beck Center for the Arts

Saturday, April 12 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 13 at 3 p.m.

$10-12

17801 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood 44107

Specially choreographed for children, this condensed version of Sleeping Beauty is a romantic fairy tale that tells the story of the beautiful Princess Aurora. Cursed at birth by a wicked fairy, Princess Aurora will sleep for 100 years unless she is awakened by true love's kiss. The ballet concludes with a wedding celebration visited by favorite fairy tale characters.

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Jessica Lang Dance

DANCECleveland

Saturday, April 12 at 8 p.m.

$20-45

Ohio Theatre, 1511 Euclid Ave, Cleveland 44115

Founded in 2011, the young and innovative Jessica Lang Dance from New York City has become one of the most talked about new companies in the dance world! Formerly a dancer with Twyla Tharp, Lang is dedicated to the creation of dance works that broaden the spectrum of collaboration. 

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Yuri's Night Space Party

Great Lakes Science Center

Saturday, April 12 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

$55

601 Erieside Ave, Cleveland 44224

The best party on earth is back - Yuri's Night Space Party! It's a night of dancing, live music by Abby Normal, Vibe & Direct, DJ 41SE7EN and OZMTZ, beer and wine, hors d'oeuvres, a Black Light Lounge, cool science demos, special appearance by NASA astronaut Greg H. Johnson, a space-themed costume contest, a midnight balloon drop and so much more! 21 and over.

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And in My Dream I Was Rolling on the Floor

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland

Saturday, April 12 from 6:45 a.m. to 8:45 p.m.

Free

11400 Euclid Ave, Cleveland 44106 and

Cozad-Bates House: 11508 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland 44106

Since 2006, artist Kevin Beasley has developed a series of live audio performances, mixing found and recorded sounds into layered arrangements that address personal and collective histories. Beasley's newly commissioned work for MOCA Cleveland will be his most complex sound environment to date, and will occupy both the Museum and the Cozad-Bates house, a historic Italianate mansion just across the street.

Monster Drawing Rally 2014

SPACES

Saturday, April 12 from 6 to 10 p.m.

$5; Free for children under 17

2220 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland 44113

Demystifying a process that usually takes place in the privacy of the studio, the Monster Drawing Rally allows spectators to observe artists in the act of creation in the public domain. In keeping with SPACES' mission to provide a public forum for artists, the Monster Drawing Rally sets the stage for extraordinary interaction.

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"Loud But Honest: The Impact of Ethel Merman"

The Musical Theater Project

Sunday, April 13 at 3:00 p.m.

$21-26

Regina Hall, Notre Dame College, 4545 College Rd, South Euclid 44121

She's the singer Cole Porter once compared to "a band going by." But Ethel Merman's legacy goes beyond her singular vocal power. Merman was one of the most important and influential vocalists of the 20th century, liberating herself (and us) by presenting a new kind of woman on Broadway - a woman she christened the "brassy dame."

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Earthfest 2014

Earth Day Coalition

Sunday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, 19201 East Bagley Rd, Berea 44017

Join Earth Day Coalition for EarthFest 2014 to celebrate the "Year of Zero Waste." There will be over 250 exhibits in Zero Waste, Local and Sustainable Food, Green Home and Garden, Advanced and Renewable Energy, Clean Transportation (with Ride and Drive), Family Fun, Health and Fitness, Community Works and Environmental Science.

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Brush Up Your Birding

Nature Center at Shaker Lakes

Thursday, April 17 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

$5

Nature Center at Shaker Lakes

2600 South Park Blvd, Shaker Hts 44120

Join local birding experts Julie West and Laura Gooch as they prepare for spring migration with a focus on warbler identification, habitat and timing.

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It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Superman

Karamu House

April 19 - May 4

$10

2355 East 89th St, Cleveland 44106

This production is the tale of Superman's efforts to defeat a vengeful scientist who seeks to destroy the world's symbol of good. Additionally, there is tension between Superman and a columnist for the Dailey Planet newspaper because of the super hero's attraction to Lois Lane.

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Dyngus Day

Dyngus Day Cleveland

Monday, April 21, 10:30 a.m. to Midnight

Free

Various locations in Gordon Square Arts District, Detroit Ave. and W. 58^th Streets, Cleveland 44102

Enjoy Polish food, live polka bands, an accordion parade, the Miss Dyngus pageant and D.J. Kishka spinning polka records.

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Classic Big Band Concert

Cleveland TOPS Swingband

Tuesday, April 22 from 2 to 3 p.m.

Free

Stratford Commons, Kindred Transfer & Rehabilitation, 7000 Cochran Rd, Glenwillow 44139

"Classic Big Band Music by Seniors for Seniors" The wonderful music of our Great Generation presented by the "Tough Old ProS" 19-piece Swingband.

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The Power of Love, 

Passions of Handel & Vivaldi

Apollo's Fire

April 25 - 27

$21-68; discounts for students/seniors

Locations in Cleveland Heights and Rocky River

Hailed in Europe as "the discovery of the evening," Amanda Forsythe is now a star of the international opera world. She returns to traverse the lovesick pathos and fire of the baroque opera stage. Concertmaster Olivier Brault and cellist René Schiffer set sparks flying in Vivaldi concertos. This program tours to Europe following the local performances.

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Inlet Dance Theatre

Rocky River Public Library

Thursday, April 24 at 7 p.m.

Free

Rocky River High School Auditorium, 20951 Detroit Rd, Rocky River 44116

Experience the excitement of live performance when this contemporary dance company bursts on the stage with its distinctive choreography in Rocky River Public Library's performing arts series-On Stage In River. This innovative dance company is at once powerful, athletic and theatrical in presenting themes that are uplifting and engaging, and through movement, speak creatively about human life issues.

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Kin

Dobama Theatre

April 25 - May 25

$21 (student, senior and group discounts available)

2340 Lee Rd., Cleveland Hts., 44118

Traveling great distances and spanning many years in the lives of its nine characters, Kin is a love story between Anna, an Ivy League poetry scholar, and Sean, an Irish personal trainer - an unlikely but somehow perfect match.

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Station Hope

Cleveland Public Theatre

Saturday, April 26 from 6 to 10 p.m.

Free

St. John's Episcopal Church, 2600 Church St, Cleveland 44113

A Block-Party with a Purpose, an Arts Event for the People, a Celebration of Hope. Station Hope is a multi-arts event that celebrates the triumphs of the Underground Railroad, the history of St. John's Church and contemporary struggles for freedom and justice. Audiences tour through St. John's sanctuary, parish hall, and intricate basements to view an array of short performances of dance, theatre, storytelling and music.

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Von Trapped Concert

North Coast Men's Chorus

April 26-27

$10-40

Regina Auditorium, Notre Dame College, 1857 S. Green Rd, South Euclid 44121

The hills are alive with the sound of music as the North Coast Men's Chorus presents their own twisted version of one of the best-loved musical films of all time. Join us as we sing through fabricated Australian Alps with nuns, soldiers, seven precocious children, a goat herd and a drag queen baroness! You've seen the musical and the movie, but you've never seen anything like this!

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Dinofest

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Included with museum admission

1 Wade Oval Dr, Cleveland 44106

Learn about cutting-edge dinosaur discoveries straight from the scientists themselves. This special event is packed with workshops, talks and activities, like making a cast of a dinosaur bone! Dinosaur fanatics of all ages can meet leading dinosaur experts and comic artists.

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Antiques Appraisal Day with Wes Cowan

Western Reserve Historical Society

Saturday, April 26 at 10 a.m.

First item: $15, Second: $10

10825 East Blvd, Cleveland 44106

From Bakelite jewelry to dusty bikes or political posters, every day, regular people are discovering value in something they found around the house. As experts in American antiques and collectibles, the Ohio-based team of appraisers from Cowan's Auctions will be on-site to evalute your items.

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We Got Rhythm

Cleveland Jazz Orchestra

Saturday, April 26, at 8 p.m.

$25-$45

Hanna Theatre, 2067 E. 14th St, Cleveland 44115

Led by Associate Artistic Director Paul Ferguson and featuring Helen Welch, the CJO presents a tribute to the Great American Songbook with songs you know and love.  Enjoy classics by Gershwin, Arlen, Bernstein and more.

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Annual Severance Hall Concert

The Cleveland Women's Orchestra

Sunday, April 27 at 3:30 p.m.

$10-20

Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Ave, Cleveland 44106

The Cleveland Women's Orchestra, under the direction of Music Director Robert Cronquist, returns to Severance Hall to present its 79th Anniversary Concert. Featured soloist will be the brilliant 10 year old prodigy, Gavin George, performing "Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1." The program will also include "Wagner's Overture to Rienzi" and "Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C Major."

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Brush Strokes for Equality: Fair Housing Mural Dedication & Celebration

Housing Research & Advocacy Center

Tuesday, April 29 at 5 and 6 p.m.

$25

Come celebrate the installation of The Housing Center's public mural, created in partnership with Building Bridges youth arts organization, to raise awareness about housing choice. The ceremony (5 p.m. at Six Chimneys Apartments, 3907 Prospect Ave., Cleveland 44115) will be followed by a reception (Cathedral Hall at Trinity Commons, 2230 Euclid Ave, Cleveland 44115) with the mural artists featuring a community conversation about housing discrimination, emerging fair housing issues, and how we can build more welcoming and inclusive neighborhoods.

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Community Youth Art Show

Metro Catholic School

Wednesday, April 30 from 5 to 7 p.m.

78^th Street Studios, 1300 W 78th St, Cleveland 44102

Experience and enjoy student art at the Metro Catholic School Community Youth Art Show.  

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