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.
Akron Symphony
Music Director Christopher Wilkins leads the Akron Symphony’s Home for the Holidays concert at E. J. Thomas Hall on Friday evening, December 13th. The Orchestra will be joined by the Akron Symphony Chorus, the Akron Youth Symphony, the CVCA Royal Ringers and tenor Daniel Doty. 330-535-8131
Apollo's Fire
Julian Wachner is the Guest Conductor of Apollo’s Fire for five performances of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio from Wednesday, December 11th, through Sunday, December 15th. There’s also a short form matinee version on Saturday afternoon, December 14th. 216-320-0012
Arts Renaissance Tremont
Cleveland’s Burning River Brass will return for a holiday tradition as part of the Arts Renaissance Tremont concert series at Pilgrim Congregational Church. There’ll be two performances, on Sunday and Monday evenings, December 15th and 16th.
Baldwin Wallace University
The Department of Theater and Dance at Baldwin Wallace University will present the Ten-Minute Play Festival, a dozen short plays directed by students of the Fall Directing course, on Tuesday evening, December 10th at BW’s Black Box Theater in Kleist Center. 440-816-2239
Beck Center
In Lakewood, Beck Center has Shrek: The Musical, based on the animated film of that title. It’s running December 6th through January 5th.
Canton Ballet
Canton Ballet’s performances of The Nutcracker take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 13th through 15th, at the Canton Palace Theater. 330-455-7220
CityMusic Cleveland
The next series of concerts by City Music Cleveland will be led by Guest Conductor Stefan Willich. The program, called Fire and Ice, will feature appropriate music by Falla, Haydn, Mozart and Humperdinck. There are performances in four different venues from Thursday, December 12th through Sunday, December 15th.
Cleveland Ballet
Cleveland Ballet’s holiday tradition, Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, is at the Hanna Theater in Playhouse Square for a dozen performances from December 5th through the 15th. 216-241-6000
Cleveland Cello Society
Astrid Schween, cellist of the Juilliard String Quartet, will perform music of Debussy, Franck, Schumann and Popper in a recital sponsored by the Cleveland Cello Society. The concert takes place on Saturday evening, December 14th, at Harkness Chapel on the Case Western Reserve Campus. 216-921-3480
Cleveland Orchestra
At Severance Hall, the Cleveland Orchestra begins its series of Holiday concerts with a dozen performances by the Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and guest choruses as well on Friday, December 13th. The concerts continue through December 22nd. There’ll also be a showing of the film It’s a Wonder Life, with the Orchestra performing the music live on Thursday, December 12th. 216-231-1111
Cleveland Philharmonic
The Cleveland Philharmonic will be joined by Choral Arts Cleveland and the Cleveland Pops Orchestra Chorus for two performances of its holiday program on Saturday evening, December 14th at Cleveland State’s Waetjen Auditorium, and on Sunday afternoon, December 15th, at Westlake Performing Arts Center in Rocky River.
Divinity Lutheran Church
The Outreach Through the Arts concert series at Divinity Lutheran Church in Parma Heights will present a holiday concert by the Celebration Ringers on Saturday evening, December 14th.
Dobama Theater
Dobama Theater continues to celebrate its 60th season with the play with music The Old Man and the Old Moon, opening December 6th and running through January 5th.
Great Lakes Theater
Great Lakes Theater’s holiday tradition, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, is on stage in the Mimi Ohio Theater in Playhouse Square from November 29th through December 22nd.
Karamu House
Black Nativity Reimagined is a new version of the classic by Langston Hughes. It’s at Karamu House December 5th through 29th. 216-795-7077
Mean Girls
The national tour of the musical comedy Mean Girls will be at the Connor Theater in Playhouse Square December 3rd through 22nd. 216-241—6000
North Coast Men's Chorus
The North Coast Men’s Chorus will give two performances of its Holiday Packages program on Saturday afternoon and Sunday evening, December 14th and 15th, at the Maltz Performing Arts Center in University Circle. 216-368-6062
North Pointe Ballet
North Pointe Ballet will perform Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker on two weekends – December 13th through 15th, at the Lorain Palace Theater, and on the 20th through 22nd, at the Magnificat Performing Arts Center.
Symphony West
Victoria Marra conducts Symphony West’s Christmas Joy concert on Friday evening, December 13th, at the Church of Saint Clarence on Lorain Road in North Olmsted.
Teatro Publico de Cleveland
Teatro Publico de Cleveland and Cleveland Public Theater present A Xmas Cuento Remix, a Latino culture and modern music-infused take on Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas Carol December 5th through 21st in the James Levin Theater. 216-631-2727 extension 501
Theater in the Circle
Theater in the Circle will present the stage adaptation, with original music and lyrics, of the holiday favorite It’s a Wonderful Life. There’ll be performances December 12th through 15th at Judson Manor in University Circle.
Weathervane Playhouse
Weathervane Playhouse in Akron will present Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in the Founders Theater November 26th through December 22nd. 330-836-2626