Arts Calendar

If your organization is planning an event you would like us to consider adding to the WCLV Arts Calendar, submit detailed information to John Simna via email.

Blue Water Chamber Orchestra

The Blue Water Chamber Orchestra will begin its tenth season on Sunday afternoon, September 15^th, with a program called Meditations and Serenades, to be performed at Temple Tifereth Israel in Beachwood. 440-781-6215

Burning River Baroque

Burning River Baroque will launch its eighth season with a program called A Mad, Burning Desire - featuring mad scenes by Henry Purcell, John Eccles, Godfrey Finger and John Blow. There’ll be a performance on Friday evening, August 23^rd, at Art House on Denison Avenue in Cleveland, as well as two house concert performances in Cleveland Heights and Fairlawn on the 22^nd and 24^th.

Cleveland Orchestra

The Cleveland Orchestra will be at the Blossom Music Center on Saturday evening, August 24^th as Andy Einhorn and the Orchestra present South Pacific– the full musical, in collaboration with the Baldwin Wallace Music Theater program directed by Victoria Bussert. The Orchestra will also perform twice at Severance Hall on Friday evening, August 23^rd, and Sunday afternoon, August 25^th. They’ll be joined by the Blossom Festival Chorus and conductor Ludwig Wicki to provide the music for two screenings of the 1989 film version of Batman with Danny Elfman’s score. 216-231-1111

First Lutheran Church of Lorain

First Lutheran Church of Lorain, in co-operation with the Cleveland Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, will host a dedicatory recital for the new organ built by Paul Fritts and Company. The church was destroyed by an arson fire two years ago. Organist Katelyn Emerson will perform music of Bach, Franck, Muffat, Brahms and others on the new instrument on Sunday afternoon, August 25^th, at 3:00.

No Exit

The new music ensemble No Exit begins a two-year collaboration with cimbalom player Chester Englander in September as part of a series of three performances that will include a piece or cimbalom and piano by Kati Agocs. There’ll also be pieces by Philip Blackburn, Adonai Henderson, Sean Parks and Nicholas Underhill. The concert will be performed on Friday, September 6^th at Spaces Gallery, Saturday, September 7^th at Heights Arts, and Friday, September 13^th, at Cleveland State University.

Playhouse Square - Lion King

Disney’s The Lion King returns to Playhouse Square August 7^th through September 1^st. 216-241-6000

Rabbit Run Theater

Rabbit Run Theater in Madison presents My Way, A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra running weekends August 16^th through 31^st.

Saints Constantine and Helen

Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral presents its annual Greek Festival in Cleveland Heights Thursday through Sunday, August 22^nd through 25^th. 216-932-3300

Tremont Arts in August

The Tremont Arts in August Festival is at Lincoln Park and will feature a night of indie music on Friday, August 23^rd, the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra on Saturday, the 24^th, and the band Kombilesa Ase on Sunday afternoon, August 25^th.

Tremont Arts in August

The Tremont Arts in August Festival is at Lincoln Park weekends throughout August, with performances ranging from dance to theater and a wide variety of music.

Trinity Lutheran Church

The noontime Wednesday organ concerts at Trinity Lutheran Church at West 30^th and Lorain near the West Side Market will feature organist Robert Myers playing a program called Major Delights – music in major keys by a variety of composers, on Wednesdays August 21^st and 28^th.

Waterloo Arts

The Music for Miles concert series at Waterloo Arts will feature a solo concert by saxophonist/composer Howie Smith on Sunday afternoon, September 8^th.