Akron Art Museum. 1 S. High St. 330-376-9185 or akronartmuseum.org. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday (until 9 p.m. Thursday), and holidays. $7; $5, those 65 and older and students (with valid ID); free, children ages 12 and younger. Free admission the first Sunday of the month. Exhibit: "Culture Revolution: Contemporary Chinese Paintings." On loan from Oberlin College's Allen Memorial Art Museum. Through Sunday, Feb. 27. Exhibit: "Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present." Through Sunday, Jan. 23. Come dressed in concert attire or as your favorite rock star. Exhibit (C. Blake McDonwell Jr. Gallery): Monet's "Wisteria." On loan from Oberlin College's Allen Memorial Art Museum. Through Friday, Feb. 11.
Allen Memorial Art Museum. 87 N. Main St., Oberlin. 440-775-8665 or www.oberlin.edu/allenart. The Weltzheimer/Johnson House (a Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian House, 1948-50), 534 Morgan St., is open the first and third Sundays of the month, from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $5. Renovation: The museum will be closed through late spring 2011. Works from the collection will be on view at the Akron Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, and museums in New York City and Washington, D.C.
Cleveland Museum of Art. 11150 East Blvd. 216-421-7340 or clevelandart.org. Registration required for gallery talks and lectures. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday (until 9 p.m. Wednesday and Friday). Closed major holidays. Free admission to the permanent collection. Admission may apply to touring exhibitions. Exhibit: "In Honor of the Cleveland Arts Prize," a rotation of works in all media created by former visual arts prize winners whose work is in the permanent collection. Through Sunday, March 13. Exhibit: "Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe." Through Sunday, Jan. 16. Organized by the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Walters Art Museum and the British Museum. Exhibit: "Objects Being Taught They Are Nothing But Tools." Works by contemporary Korean artist Kim Beom. Through Sunday, March 6. Exhibit: "The Glory of the Printed Page: Manuscript Illuminations From the Permanent Collection." Through Sunday, March 27.
Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland. 8501 Carnegie Ave. 216-421-8671 or mocacleveland.org. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday (until 8 p.m. Wednesday). $4; $3, senior citizens and students with ID (free on Friday). The Cleveland Play House provides secure parking for $7.50. Exhibitions: "Duke Riley: An Invitation to Lubberland," "Seth Rosenberg: The Cleveland Years" and "assume vivid astro focus: ilegitimo," a site-specific mural installation. Closes Sunday.
Howson Gallery at Judson Park. 2181 Ambleside Drive, Cleveland. 216-791-2885 or judsonsmartliving.org. Call for gallery hours. Exhibit: "Past to Present." Tamara Unger, ceramics. Opening reception: 4:30 p.m. today. 01/7/11 Through Friday, Feb. 11.
Lakeland Community College. Cleveland City Hall's Rotunda, 601 Lakeside Ave., Cleveland. Exhibit: "Pictures from France." Photographs taken in France by Lakeland students last summer during the Study Photography Abroad program. Opening reception: 5:30-7 p.m. Monday. 01/10/11 Through Saturday, Jan. 15.
Pop Shop Gallery/(art)ificial Gallery. 17020 Madison Ave., Lakewood. 216-227-8440 or popshopgallery.com or whatisartificial.com. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Event: "The 50 Dollar Show." Features close to 200 pieces by 50 artists with nothing more than $50. Meet the Artists: 6-9 p.m. Saturday. 01/8/11
Solon Center for the Arts Gallery. Solon City Hall, 34200 Bainbridge Road 440-337-1400 or solonarts.org. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Exhibit: "Solon Schools' Young Artists." Works by students in kindergarten through sixth grade at Lewis Elementary and Orchard Middle schools. Opens: today. 01/7/11 Through Friday, Feb. 4.
William Busta Gallery. 2731 Prospect Ave., Cleveland. 216-298-9071 or williambustagallery.com. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Exhibit: "Monsters and Ghosts." Works by Dexter Davis. Opening reception: 5-9 p.m. today. 01/7/11 Through Saturday, Feb. 5.
Willoughby Hills Community Art Gallery. 35400 Chardon Road. 440-942-3362 or wepl.lib.oh.us. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Exhibit: John Radigan, photography, and David Simmerer, paintings. Artists' reception: 7-9 p.m. today. 01/7/11 Through Tuesday, Feb. 1.
Lakewood Public Library. Main Library, 15425 Detroit Ave. 216-226-8275 or lkwdpl.org. Documentaries: Doris O'Donnell, "Cleveland's Golden Age of Print: Sketches." Episodes from Carl Stokes and Ralph Perk to mobster Shondor Birns and county coroner Sam Gerber. 7 p.m. Tuesday. 01/11/11 Free. Produced by Storytellers Media Group with the Cleveland Police Historical Society & Museum, as part of the PBS series, "Doris O'Donnell's Cleveland.."
Cleveland Orchestra. Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Ave. 216-231-1111 or clevelandorchestra.com. Concert: "Dohnanyi Conducts Tchaikovsky's Sixth." Christoph von Dohnanyi, guest conductor. Plus Widmann's "Con Brio: Concert Overture" 11 a.m. today. 01/7/11 $25-$55. Concert: "Dohnanyi Conducts Tchaikovsky's Sixth." Christoph von Dohnanyi, guest conductor; Richard King, horns. Plus works by Widmann and Mozart 8 p.m. Saturday. 01/8/11 $25-$98. Family Concert: Stravinsky's "The Firebird" with the Academy Trainees of the Joffrey Ballet and Cleveland School of Dance. 2 p.m. Sunday. 01/9/11 $15-$22. Free pre-concert activities for the family at 1 p.m. Concert: Strauss' "Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life)." Franz Welser-Most, conductor; Radu Lupu, piano. Plus works by Schumann and Wagner. 8 p.m. Thursday. 01/13/11 Repeats 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15. $31-$92.
MUSIC -- RECITALS, COMMUNITY CONCERTSCleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library. University Heights branch, 13866 Cedar Road. 216-321-4700 or heightslibrary.org. University Heights Senior Adult Network Program: Eric Gould, director of department of music at Music School Settlement, on "The History of Jazz." 2 p.m. Thursday. 01/13/11 Free.
Cleveland Institute of Music. 11021 East Blvd. 216-791-5000 or cim.edu. Most events free unless indicated. Seating passes will be distributed in lobby 30 minutes before the concert and may be reserved one week in advance. Faculty recital (Kulas Hall): Jung Eun Ohm, soprano; Alicja Basinska, piano. Works by Argento, Handel, Bellini, Schubert and Faure. 8 p.m. Wednesday. 01/12/11
First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland. 3630 Fairmount Blvd., Shaker Heights. Concert: Alan Morrison, organ. Works by Franck, Dupre, Durufle, J.S. Bach, Wilson and Sowerby. 2 p.m. Sunday. 01/9/11 Offering.
Lakewood Public Library. Main Library, 15425 Detroit Ave. 216-226-8275 or lkwdpl.org. Sunday with the Friends series: The Dixon Family Reunion. 2 p.m. Sunday. 01/9/11 Free.
Liberation United Church of Christ. 13714 Madison Ave., Lakewood. 216-521-5556 or liberationucc.org. Concert: Watoto Children's Choir from Uganda. African rhythms, contemporary gospel and ethnic dance. 7:30 p.m. today. 01/7/11 Offering. Parking with shuttle available at Madison Park six blocks east of church.
Magnificat Center for the Performing Arts. 20770 Hilliard Road, Rocky River. Concert: "From Russia With Love," featuring the Golden Gates (St. Petersburg, Russia) and the Singing Angels. Plus the Dance Centre by Heidi Glynias. 7:30 p.m. Monday. 01/10/11 $10. For tickets, go to lakewoodrockyriverrotary.org.
Mountain Rose Concert Series. Fred Fuller Park's Smith Shelter House, 497 Middlebury Road, Kent. 330-733-8845 or mountainroseconcerts.org. Concert: Jan Hammond, hammered dulcimer, Rick Breuning, singer/songwriter. 7:15 p.m. Sunday. 01/9/11 $7.
Opera Circle Pops. Polish-American Cultural Center, 6501 Lansing Ave., Cleveland. 216-441-2822 or operacircle.org. Concert: Audrey Safford, piano and vocal; with Maddy Brady and Sara Tebeau, vocals; Sam Lasko, guitar; and Luke Schmidt, drums. 8 p.m. today. 01/7/11 Offering.
Rocky River Presbyterian Church. 21750 Detroit Road, Rocky River. 440-356-8989. Concert: The Golden Gates (St. Petersburg, Russia). 3:30 p.m. Sunday. 01/9/11 Offering.
St. John Cathedral. East Ninth Street and Superior Avenue, Cleveland. 216-771-6666, Ext. 5510, or saintjohncathedral.com. Concert: Xavier University Symphonic Winds and Concert Choir. Works by Gershwin, Brahms, Persichetti. 4:30 p.m. Saturday. 01/8/11 Offering.
St. Mary Church. 340 N. Main St., Hudson. 330-653-8118. Concert: The University of Notre Dame Chorale's Winter Tour. Ancient and traditional Christmas carols by Handel, Bach, Schubert, Wagner and Faure. 7 p.m. Monday. 01/10/11 Offering.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church. 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights. 216-932-5815 or stpauls-church.org. Concert: Karel Paukert's annual performance of Olivier Messiaen's "La Nativite du Seigneur (The Birth of the Lord)." 3 p.m. Sunday. 01/9/11 Offering.
Westlake Porter Public Library. 27333 Center Ridge Road 440-871-2600 or westlakelibrary.org. Concert: Jerry Cosyn, acoustic guitar and vocal. Music in the American Folk tradition from the 1920s to the 21st Century. 2 p.m. Sunday. 01/9/11 Free.
Actors' Summit Theater. Greystone Hall, 6th Floor, 103 S. High St., Akron. 330-374-7568 or actorssummit.org. Rich Orloff's "Romantic Fools." 8 p.m. Thursday. 01/13/11 Preview (Thursday): $17. All other performances through Sunday, Jan. 30: $24-$30.
Cleveland Play House. 8500 Euclid Ave. 216-795-7000 or clevelandplayhouse.com. Bolton Theatre: Lynnette Barkley and Christopher McGovern's "Backwards in High Heels, the Ginger Musical." 8 p.m. today-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. 01/7/11-01/13/11 Through Sunday, Jan. 30. Guests participating in the High Heel & Accessories drive (donating high heels, jewelry, handbags, scarves, briefcases) through Jan. 30 will be entered to win a poster signed by the cast. $45-$65; $10 for students under 25 with school ID. Brooks Theatre: The Laughter League's "Sketch Comedy Show." 8 p.m. today-Saturday. 01/7/11-01/8/11 $15.
Dobama Theatre. 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights. 216-932-3396 or dobama.org. Paul Rudnick's "The New Century." 8 p.m. today-Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday. 01/7/11-01/9/11 Friday, Saturday: $23-$25. Sunday: $18-$20. Student tickets: $10. Rush tickets: $5 for ages 21 and younger (based on seat availability no earlier than five minutes before curtain).
First Mondays. The Alcazar, 2450 Derbyshire Road, Cleveland Heights. 216-371-5620. For handicapped parking, call 216-321-5400. Robert and Pamela Noll's "Hedda." 7 p.m. Monday. 01/10/11 $5.
National Theatre. Cleveland Cinemas' Cedar Lee Theatre, 2163 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights. clevelandcinemas.com. The cinematic showings of National Theatre performances in Britain. Tickets are $20 but patrons can save $2 when they present a ticket stub from any PlayhouseSquare, Great Lakes Theatre, Dobama Theatre or Cleveland Play House production. "Hamlet." 2 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Wednesday. 01/9/11-01/12/11
Oddy Festival. Cleveland Heights-University Heights Main Library's Brody-Nelson Room, 2345 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights. 216-926-8641 or twitter.com/OddyFest. OddyFest #29: Matt Greenfield and Ian Adler's "Postmodern Problems." 7 p.m. today. 01/7/11 Repeats 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21. Free.
PlayhouseSquare. Hanna Theatre, 2067 East 14th St., Cleveland. 216-241-6000 or playhousesquare.org. Gary Adler, Michael Patrick Walker and Kevin Del Aguila's "Altar Boyz." Through Sunday, Jan. 30. $10-$39.50.
PlayhouseSquare. 1519 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. 216-241-6000 or playhousesquare.org. Kennedy's Cabaret Theater, basement of Ohio Theatre: "Flanagan's Wake." 8 p.m. today-Saturday. 01/7/11-01/8/11 Through Saturday, April 30. No performances Feb. 26, 27. $20.
Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory's Touring Company. Cuyahoga Valley Career Center, 8091 Brecksville Road, Brecksville. 440-746-8127. Linda Daugherty's "Eat. It's Not About Food." 7:30 p.m. Monday. 01/10/11 At various locations through Monday, March 14. For complete schedule, go to fairmountcenter.org/theatre.html. Call 440-746-8127 to register.
Heads Up Productions. First Grace United Church of Christ, 350 S. Portage Path, Akron. 330-612-3090. Sandra Fenichel Asher's "A Woman Called Truth." 8 p.m. Thursday. 01/13/11 Through Saturday, Jan. 15. $1 of every ticket sold will be donated to the Battered Women's Shelter of Akron. $5.
TrueNorth Theatre. Lorain County Metro Parks' French Creek Center, 4530 Colorado Ave (Ohio 611), Sheffield. 440-458-5121 or metroparks.cc/truenorth-theatre.php. "Title TBD! An Improvised Musical." 7:30 p.m. Saturday. 01/8/11 Through Saturday, Jan. 29. $12.50.
Weathervane Playhouse. 1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron. 330-836-2626 or weathervaneplayhouse.com. Dietz Theater Series: Lynn Nottage's "Crumbs from the Table of Joy." 7:30 p.m. Thursday. 01/13/11 Through Saturday, Jan. 29. One Saturday matinee: 2 p.m. Jan. 29.$18.
AUDITIONS For the region's most comprehensive look at auditions at theaters and other arts organizations, go to cleveland.com/auditions.
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